e10vq
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
Commission file number 1-9645
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
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74-1787539 |
(State of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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200 East Basse Road |
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San Antonio, Texas
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78209 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
(210) 822-2828
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):
Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).
Yes o No þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each class of the issuers classes of common stock, as
of the latest practicable date.
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Class
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Outstanding at November 6, 2006 |
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Common Stock, $.10 par value
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493,795,799 |
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
PART I
Item 1. UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
(In thousands)
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Audited) |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
104,632 |
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$ |
82,786 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $55,249 in 2006
and $47,061 in 2005 |
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1,593,877 |
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1,505,650 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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127,027 |
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114,452 |
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Other current assets |
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292,010 |
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278,294 |
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Income taxes receivable |
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257,379 |
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417,112 |
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Total Current Assets |
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2,374,925 |
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2,398,294 |
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
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Land, buildings and improvements |
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895,414 |
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863,133 |
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Structures |
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3,490,365 |
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3,327,326 |
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Towers, transmitters and studio equipment |
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890,035 |
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881,070 |
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Furniture and other equipment |
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575,413 |
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599,296 |
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Construction in progress |
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91,337 |
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91,789 |
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5,942,564 |
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5,762,614 |
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Less accumulated depreciation |
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2,734,286 |
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2,506,965 |
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3,208,278 |
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3,255,649 |
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INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
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Definite-lived intangibles, net |
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518,437 |
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480,790 |
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Indefinite-lived intangibles licenses |
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4,331,872 |
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4,312,570 |
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Indefinite-lived intangibles permits |
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257,516 |
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207,921 |
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Goodwill |
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7,417,405 |
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7,111,948 |
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OTHER ASSETS |
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Notes receivable |
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10,800 |
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8,745 |
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Investments in, and advances to, nonconsolidated affiliates |
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313,765 |
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300,223 |
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Other assets |
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267,527 |
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302,655 |
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Other investments |
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230,685 |
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324,581 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
18,931,210 |
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$ |
18,703,376 |
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
(In thousands)
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Audited) |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
121,231 |
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$ |
250,563 |
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Accrued expenses |
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859,021 |
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731,105 |
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Accrued interest |
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109,581 |
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97,515 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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1,077,715 |
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891,185 |
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Deferred income |
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177,951 |
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116,670 |
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Other current liabilities |
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23,750 |
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20,275 |
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Total Current Liabilities |
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2,369,249 |
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2,107,313 |
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Long-term debt |
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7,045,558 |
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6,155,363 |
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Other long-term obligations |
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44,506 |
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119,655 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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703,793 |
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528,259 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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623,429 |
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675,962 |
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Minority interest |
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327,715 |
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290,362 |
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Commitment and contingent liabilities (Note 7) |
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SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Common Stock |
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49,264 |
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53,829 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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26,705,083 |
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27,945,725 |
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Retained deficit |
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(19,173,106 |
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(19,371,411 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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239,106 |
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201,928 |
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Cost of shares held in treasury |
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(3,387 |
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(3,609 |
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Total Shareholders Equity |
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7,816,960 |
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8,826,462 |
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
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$ |
18,931,210 |
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$ |
18,703,376 |
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share data)
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Nine Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
5,149,923 |
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$ |
4,853,830 |
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$ |
1,794,894 |
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$ |
1,683,288 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Direct operating expenses (includes share-based payments of
$13,028, $212, $4,330 and $0 for the nine and three months
ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and
excludes depreciation and amortization) |
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1,940,176 |
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1,813,523 |
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674,620 |
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614,023 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses (includes
share-based payments of $13,382, $0, $4,456 and $0 for the
nine and three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively, and excludes depreciation and amortization) |
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1,471,772 |
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1,426,776 |
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486,282 |
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488,820 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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466,722 |
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462,138 |
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157,174 |
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154,035 |
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Corporate expenses (includes share-based payments of
$7,995 $4,637, $2,260 and $1,931 for the nine and three
months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively,
and excludes depreciation and amortization) |
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140,645 |
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119,412 |
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49,630 |
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41,071 |
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Gain (loss) on disposition of assets net |
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56,000 |
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14,303 |
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8,915 |
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8,487 |
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Operating income |
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1,186,608 |
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1,046,284 |
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436,103 |
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393,826 |
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Interest expense |
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365,945 |
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324,794 |
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128,271 |
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113,087 |
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Gain (loss) on marketable securities |
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2,072 |
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(278 |
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5,396 |
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(815 |
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Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates |
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25,054 |
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28,160 |
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8,568 |
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10,565 |
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Other income (expense) net |
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(5,752 |
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8,585 |
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(536 |
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(560 |
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Income before income taxes, minority interest, and
discontinued operations |
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842,037 |
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757,957 |
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321,260 |
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289,929 |
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Income tax benefit (expense): |
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Current |
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(186,135 |
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(150,064 |
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(72,032 |
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(32,096 |
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Deferred |
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(159,100 |
) |
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(149,330 |
) |
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(59,684 |
) |
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(82,426 |
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Income tax benefit (expense) |
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(345,235 |
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(299,394 |
) |
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(131,716 |
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(114,522 |
) |
Minority interest income (expense), net of tax |
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(16,629 |
) |
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(6,380 |
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(3,673 |
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(3,577 |
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Income before discontinued operations |
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480,173 |
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452,183 |
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185,871 |
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171,830 |
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net |
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21,906 |
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33,645 |
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Net income |
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$ |
480,173 |
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$ |
474,089 |
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$ |
185,871 |
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$ |
205,475 |
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments |
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30,007 |
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(112,257 |
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3,621 |
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2,311 |
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Unrealized gain (loss) on securities and derivatives: |
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Unrealized holding gain (loss) on marketable securities |
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(68,961 |
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(5,135 |
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(6,002 |
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13,838 |
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Unrealized holding gain (loss) on cash flow derivatives |
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76,132 |
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12,513 |
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15,131 |
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(9,644 |
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Adjustment for (gain) loss included in net income (loss) |
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Comprehensive income (loss) |
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$ |
517,351 |
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$ |
369,210 |
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$ |
198,621 |
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$ |
211,980 |
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Net income per common share: |
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Income before discontinued operations Basic |
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$ |
.95 |
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$ |
.82 |
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$ |
.38 |
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$ |
.32 |
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Discontinued operations Basic |
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.04 |
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.06 |
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Net income Basic |
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$ |
.95 |
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$ |
.86 |
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$ |
.38 |
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$ |
.38 |
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Income before discontinued operations Diluted |
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$ |
.95 |
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$ |
.82 |
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$ |
.38 |
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$ |
.32 |
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Discontinued operations Diluted |
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.04 |
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.06 |
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Net income Diluted |
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$ |
.95 |
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$ |
.86 |
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$ |
.38 |
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$ |
.38 |
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Dividends declared per share |
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$ |
.5625 |
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$ |
.50 |
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$ |
.1875 |
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$ |
.1875 |
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- 5 -
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
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$ |
480,173 |
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$ |
474,089 |
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Income from discontinued operations, net |
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(21,906 |
) |
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480,173 |
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|
452,183 |
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Reconciling Items: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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466,722 |
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|
462,138 |
|
Deferred taxes |
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|
159,100 |
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|
149,330 |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets |
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(56,000 |
) |
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(14,303 |
) |
(Gain) loss forward exchange contract |
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16,827 |
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13,447 |
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(Gain) loss on trading securities |
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(18,899 |
) |
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(13,169 |
) |
Other reconciling items net |
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35,070 |
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|
(12,132 |
) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Federal income tax refund |
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133,336 |
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Decrease in income taxes receivable |
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28,421 |
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Increase in income taxes payable |
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(53,819 |
) |
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities,
net of effects of acquisitions |
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(62,566 |
) |
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(2,220 |
) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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1,182,184 |
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|
981,455 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Decrease (increase) in notes receivable net |
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(1,900 |
) |
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|
327 |
|
Decrease (increase) in investments in and advances
to nonconsolidated affiliates net |
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5,387 |
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|
12,374 |
|
Purchases of investments |
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(652 |
) |
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(707 |
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Proceeds from sale of investments |
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|
370 |
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
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(239,948 |
) |
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(219,353 |
) |
Proceeds from disposal of assets |
|
|
73,811 |
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|
23,585 |
|
Acquisition of operating assets, net of cash acquired |
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(293,416 |
) |
|
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(90,313 |
) |
Decrease (increase) in other net |
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(53,571 |
) |
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(10,154 |
) |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(510,289 |
) |
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(283,871 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Draws on credit facilities |
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2,500,198 |
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1,591,074 |
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Payments on credit facilities |
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(2,098,358 |
) |
|
|
(752,995 |
) |
Proceeds from long-term debt |
|
|
778,455 |
|
|
|
|
|
Payments on long-term debt |
|
|
(111,827 |
) |
|
|
(233,505 |
) |
Payment on forward exchange contract |
|
|
(83,132 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Payments for purchase of common shares |
|
|
(1,371,462 |
) |
|
|
(859,140 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, stock
purchase plan, common stock warrants, and other |
|
|
26,488 |
|
|
|
29,052 |
|
Dividends paid |
|
|
(290,411 |
) |
|
|
(241,503 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(650,049 |
) |
|
|
(467,017 |
) |
Cash flows from discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,511 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(135,143 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(122,632 |
) |
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
21,846 |
|
|
|
107,935 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
82,786 |
|
|
|
31,339 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
104,632 |
|
|
$ |
139,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Preparation of Interim Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements were prepared by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (the
Company) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals
and adjustments necessary for adoption of new accounting standards) necessary to present fairly the
results of the interim periods shown. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and
regulations. Management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information
presented not misleading. Due to seasonality and other factors, the results for the interim
periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The financial statements
contained herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included in the Companys 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Investments in companies in which the Company owns 20 percent to 50 percent of the voting common
stock or otherwise exercises significant influence over operating and financial policies of the
company are accounted for under the equity method. All significant intercompany transactions are
eliminated in the consolidation process.
Certain Reclassifications
The Company has reclassified prior year operating gains and losses to be included as a component of
operating income, reclassified share-based compensation to be included in the same operating
expense line items as cash compensation, reclassified minority interest expense below its provision
for income taxes and reclassified certain other assets to current assets to conform to current year
presentation. The Company completed the spin-off of its live entertainment and sports
representation businesses (now operating as Live Nation, Inc.) on December 21, 2005. The
historical results of these businesses have been reflected as discontinued operations in the
underlying financial statements and related disclosures for all periods presented. As a result,
the historical footnote disclosures have been revised to exclude amounts related to these
businesses. The following table presents summarized financial results for these businesses during
the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Nine Months |
|
Three Months |
Revenue (including sales to other Company
segments of $0.6 million and $0.1 million
for the nine and three months ended
September 30, respectively) |
|
$ |
2,178.4 |
|
|
$ |
998.2 |
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
$ |
36.2 |
|
|
$ |
55.6 |
|
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
$ |
(14.3 |
) |
|
$ |
(22.0 |
) |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement No. 155,
Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments (Statement 155). Statement 155 is an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
(Statement 133) and FASB Statement 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial
Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (Statement 140) and allows companies to elect to
measure at fair value entire financial instruments containing embedded derivatives that would
otherwise have to be accounted for separately. Statement 155 also requires companies to identify
interest in securitized financial assets that are freestanding derivatives or contain embedded
derivatives that would have to be accounted for separately, clarifies which interest- and
principal-only strips are subject to Statement 133, and amends Statement 140 to revise the
conditions of a qualifying special purpose entity due to the new requirement to identify whether
interests in securitized financial assets are freestanding derivatives or contain embedded
derivatives. Statement 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued in fiscal
years beginning after September 15, 2006. The Company will adopt Statement 155 on January 1, 2007
and anticipates that adoption will not materially impact its financial position or results of
operations.
In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for
uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing a recognition threshold for tax positions taken or
expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 requires that entities recognize in their financial
statements the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not of being sustained
on audit, based on the technical merits of the
position. The cumulative effect of applying the provisions of FIN 48 will be reported as an
adjustment to the opening balance of
- 7 -
retained earnings upon adoption. FIN 48 is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company will adopt FIN 48 on January 1, 2007
and is currently evaluating the impact FIN 48 will have on its financial position and results of
operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (Statement 157).
Statement 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands
disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Statement 157 applies whenever other
standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. Statement 157
does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. Statement 157 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company will
adopt Statement 157 on January 1, 2008 and anticipates that adoption will not materially impact its
financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit
Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)
(Statement 158). Statement 158 requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded
status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its statement of
financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes
occur through comprehensive income. The portions of Statement 158 that apply to the Company are
effective as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006. The Company will adopt
Statement 158 as of December 31, 2006 and anticipates that adoption will not materially impact its
financial position or results of operations.
Note 2: SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
The Company has granted options to purchase its common stock to employees and directors of the
Company and its affiliates under various stock option plans typically at no less than the fair
value of the underlying stock on the date of grant. These options are granted for a term not
exceeding ten years and are forfeited, except in certain circumstances, in the event the employee
or director terminates his or her employment or relationship with the Company or one of its
affiliates. These options generally vest over five years. All option plans contain anti-dilutive
provisions that permit an adjustment of the number of shares of the Companys common stock
represented by each option for any change in capitalization.
The Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment (Statement 123(R)), on January 1, 2006, using the
modified-prospective-transition method. The fair value of the options is estimated using a
Black-Scholes option-pricing model and amortized straight-line to expense over five years. Prior
to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for its share-based payments under the recognition and
measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25)
and related Interpretations, as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (Statement 123). Under that method, when options are
granted with a strike price equal to or greater than the market price on the date of issuance,
there is no impact on earnings either on the date of grant or thereafter, absent certain
modifications to the options. The amounts recorded as share-based payments prior to adopting
Statement 123(R) primarily related to the expense associated with restricted stock awards. Under
the modified-prospective-transition method, compensation cost recognized beginning in 2006
includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested
as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original
provisions of Statement 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted
subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the
provisions of Statement 123(R). Results for prior periods have not been restated.
As a result of adopting Statement 123(R) on January 1, 2006, the Companys income before income
taxes, minority interest and discontinued operations for the nine and three months ended September
30, 2006, was $23.4 million and $7.4 million lower, respectively, and net income for the nine and
three months ended September 30, 2006, was $13.8 million and $4.4 million lower, respectively, than
if it had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB 25. Basic and diluted
earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $0.03 and $0.03 lower,
respectively, than if the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB
25. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $0.01
and $0.01 lower than if the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB
25.
Prior to the adoption of Statement 123(R), the Company presented all tax benefits of deductions
resulting from the exercise of stock options as operating cash flows in the Statement of Cash
Flows. Statement 123(R) requires the cash flows resulting from the tax benefits resulting from tax
deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized for those options (excess tax benefits) to
be classified as financing cash flows. The excess tax benefit that is required to be classified as
a financing cash inflow after adoption of Statement 123(R) is not material.
- 8 -
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share for the nine and
three months ended September 30, 2005 as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition
provisions of Statement 123 to options granted under the Companys stock option plans in all
periods presented. For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the value of the options, excluding
restricted stock awards, is estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model and amortized to
expense over the options vesting periods.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
(In thousands, except per share data) |
|
September 30, 2005 |
|
|
September 30, 2005 |
|
Income before discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported |
|
$ |
452,183 |
|
|
$ |
171,830 |
|
Add: Stock-based employee compensation
expense included in reported net income, net
of related tax effects |
|
|
2,934 |
|
|
|
1,168 |
|
Deduct: Total stock-based employee
compensation expense determined under fair
value based method for all awards, net of
related tax effects |
|
|
(18,252 |
) |
|
|
(3,153 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma |
|
$ |
436,865 |
|
|
$ |
169,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported |
|
$ |
21,906 |
|
|
$ |
33,645 |
|
Add: Stock-based employee compensation
expense included in reported net income, net
of related tax effects |
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
480 |
|
Deduct: Total stock-based employee
compensation expense determined under fair
value based method for all awards, net of
related tax effects |
|
|
(3,465 |
) |
|
|
(826 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma |
|
$ |
19,237 |
|
|
$ |
33,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before discontinued operations per
common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported |
|
$ |
.82 |
|
|
$ |
.32 |
|
Pro Forma |
|
$ |
.80 |
|
|
$ |
.31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported |
|
$ |
.82 |
|
|
$ |
.32 |
|
Pro Forma |
|
$ |
.80 |
|
|
$ |
.31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations, net per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported |
|
$ |
.04 |
|
|
$ |
.06 |
|
Pro Forma |
|
$ |
.04 |
|
|
$ |
.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported |
|
$ |
.04 |
|
|
$ |
.06 |
|
Pro Forma |
|
$ |
.04 |
|
|
$ |
.06 |
|
The fair value of each option awarded is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. Expected volatilities are based on implied volatilities from traded options
on the Companys stock, historical volatility on the Companys stock, and other factors. The
expected life of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to
be outstanding. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee
terminations within the valuation model. The risk free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury
yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods equal to the expected life of the option.
The following assumptions were used to calculate the fair value of the Companys options on the
date of grant during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
Expected volatility |
|
|
25% |
|
|
25% |
Expected life in years |
|
|
5.0 7.5 |
|
|
|
5.0 7.5 |
|
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
4.61% 5.10 |
% |
|
|
4.06% 4.20 |
% |
Dividend yield |
|
|
2.61% 2.65 |
% |
|
|
1.46% 2.30 |
% |
The following table presents a summary of the Companys stock options outstanding at and stock
option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 (Price reflects the weighted
average exercise price per share):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining |
|
|
Intrinsic |
|
(In thousands, except per share data) |
|
Options |
|
|
Price |
|
|
Contractual Term |
|
|
Value |
|
Outstanding, beginning of year |
|
|
42,696 |
|
|
$ |
41.34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
28.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised (a) |
|
|
(1,180 |
) |
|
|
19.60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(1,148 |
) |
|
|
35.58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired |
|
|
(2,386 |
) |
|
|
51.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, September 30 |
|
|
37,998 |
|
|
|
41.54 |
|
|
3.4 years |
|
$ |
27,555 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable, September 30 |
|
|
28,133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.5 years |
|
$ |
27,311 |
|
Weighted average fair value per option granted |
|
$ |
7.18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Cash received from option exercises for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was
$23.1 million and $23.9 million, respectively. The Company received an income tax benefit of
$2.0 million and $0.6 million relating to the options exercised during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $7.18 and $8.59, respectively. The total intrinsic value of
options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $11.6 million and
$10.4 million, respectively.
A summary of the Companys nonvested options at December 31, 2005, and changes during the nine
months ended September 30, 2006, is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grant Date |
(In thousands, except per share data) |
|
Options |
|
Fair Value |
Nonvested, beginning of year |
|
|
13,086 |
|
|
$ |
15.03 |
|
Granted |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
7.18 |
|
Vested |
|
|
(2,089 |
) |
|
|
25.78 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(1,148 |
) |
|
|
13.49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nonvested, September 30 |
|
|
9,865 |
|
|
|
12.91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- 10 -
There were 36.4 million shares available for future grants under the various option plans at
September 30, 2006. Vesting dates range from February 1997 to April 2011, and expiration dates
range from October 2006 to April 2016 at exercise prices and average contractual lives as follows:
(In thousands of shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding |
Remaining |
Average |
Exercisable |
Average |
|
|
|
|
as of |
|
Contractual |
|
Exercise |
|
as of |
Exercise |
Range of Exercise Prices |
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
Life |
|
Price |
|
9/30/06 |
|
Price |
$ |
.01 |
|
$ |
10.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
$ |
5.90 |
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
$ |
5.90 |
|
|
10.01 |
|
|
20.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
16.41 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
16.41 |
|
|
20.01 |
|
|
30.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,912 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
25.74 |
|
|
|
2,784 |
|
|
|
25.68 |
|
|
30.01 |
|
|
40.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
10,157 |
|
|
|
5.8 |
|
|
|
32.55 |
|
|
|
2,369 |
|
|
|
33.14 |
|
|
40.01 |
|
|
50.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
18,332 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
44.97 |
|
|
|
16,383 |
|
|
|
45.06 |
|
|
50.01 |
|
|
60.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,614 |
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
|
55.35 |
|
|
|
3,614 |
|
|
|
55.35 |
|
|
60.01 |
|
|
70.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,491 |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
|
64.09 |
|
|
|
1,491 |
|
|
|
64.09 |
|
|
70.01 |
|
|
80.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
529 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
76.57 |
|
|
|
529 |
|
|
|
76.57 |
|
|
80.01 |
|
|
91.35 |
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
86.18 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
86.18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,998 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
|
41.54 |
|
|
|
28,133 |
|
|
|
43.96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted Stock Awards
The Company began granting restricted stock awards to employees and directors of the Company and
its affiliates in 2003. These common shares hold a legend which restricts their transferability
for a term of up to five years and are forfeited, except in certain circumstances, in the event the
employee or director terminates his or her employment or relationship with the Company prior to the
lapse of the restriction. The restricted stock awards were granted out of the Companys stock
option plans. Recipients of the restricted stock awards are entitled to all cash dividends as of
the date the award was granted.
The following table presents a summary of the Companys restricted stock outstanding at and
restricted stock activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 (Price reflects the
weighted average share price at the date of grant):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
(In thousands, except per share data) |
|
Awards |
|
Price |
Outstanding, beginning of year |
|
|
2,452 |
|
|
$ |
32.62 |
|
Granted |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
28.50 |
|
Vested (restriction lapsed) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
28.37 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
32.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, September 30 |
|
|
2,316 |
|
|
|
32.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsidiary Share-Based Awards
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO), a subsidiary of the Company, grants options to
purchase shares of its Class A common stock to its employees and directors and its affiliates under
its incentive stock plan typically at no less than the fair market value of the underlying stock on
the date of grant. These options are granted for a term not exceeding ten years and are forfeited,
except in certain circumstances, in the event the employee or director terminates his or her
employment or relationship with CCO or one of its affiliates. These options generally vest over
five years. The incentive stock plan contains anti-dilutive provisions that permit an adjustment
of the number of shares of CCOs common stock represented by each option for any change in
capitalization.
Prior to CCOs Initial Public Offering (IPO), CCO did not have any compensation plans under which
it granted stock awards to employees. However, the Company had granted certain of CCOs officers
and other key employees stock options to purchase shares of the Companys common stock. All
outstanding options to purchase shares of the Companys common stock held by CCO employees were
converted using an intrinsic value method into options to purchase shares of CCO Class A common
shares concurrent with the closing of CCOs IPO.
The fair value of each option awarded is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. Expected volatilities are based on implied volatilities from traded options
on CCOs stock, historical volatility on CCOs stock, and other
factors. The expected life is based on historical data of options granted and represents the
period of time that options granted are
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expected to be outstanding. CCO uses historical data to
estimate option exercises and employee terminations within the valuation model. Prior to the
adoption of Statement 123(R), the Company recognized forfeitures as they occurred in its Statement
123 pro forma disclosures. Beginning January 1, 2006, the Company includes estimated forfeitures
in its compensation cost and updates the estimated forfeiture rate through the final vesting date
of awards. The risk free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the
time of grant for periods equal to the expected life of the option. The following assumptions were
used to calculate the fair value of the CCOs options on the date of grant during the nine months
ended September 30, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
Expected volatility |
|
|
27 |
% |
Expected life in years |
|
|
5.0 7.5 |
|
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
4.58% 5.08 |
% |
Dividend yield |
|
|
0 |
% |
The following table presents a summary of CCOs stock options outstanding at and stock option
activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 (Price reflects the weighted average
exercise price per share):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining |
|
|
Intrinsic |
|
(In thousands, except per share data) |
|
Options |
|
|
Price |
|
|
Contractual Term |
|
|
Value |
|
Outstanding, beginning of year |
|
|
8,509 |
|
|
$ |
24.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
19.85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
20.42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(276 |
) |
|
|
22.59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired |
|
|
(510 |
) |
|
|
32.37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, September 30 |
|
|
7,894 |
|
|
|
23.43 |
|
|
4.5 years |
|
$ |
8,262 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable, September 30 |
|
|
3,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.3 years |
|
$ |
174 |
|
Weighted average fair value per option granted |
|
$ |
6.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A summary of CCOs nonvested options at December 31, 2005, and changes during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006, is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grant Date |
(In thousands, except per share data) |
|
Options |
|
Fair Value |
Nonvested, beginning of year |
|
|
5,634 |
|
|
$ |
4.56 |
|
Granted |
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
6.55 |
|
Vested |
|
|
(705 |
) |
|
|
.91 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(276 |
) |
|
|
4.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nonvested, September 30 |
|
|
4,830 |
|
|
|
5.21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There were 33.9 million shares available for future grants under CCOs option plan at September 30,
2006. Vesting dates range from April 2004 to April 2011, and expiration dates range from November
2006 to April 2016 at exercise prices and average contractual lives as follows:
(In thousands of shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding |
|
Remaining |
|
Average |
|
Exercisable |
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
as of |
|
Contractual |
|
Exercise |
|
as of |
|
Exercise |
Range of Exercise Prices |
|
|
|
|
|
9/30/06 |
|
Life |
|
Price |
|
9/30/06 |
|
Price |
$ 15.01 |
|
$ |
20.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,408 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
|
|
$ |
17.98 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
$ |
17.35 |
|
20.01 |
|
|
25.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,097 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
|
21.08 |
|
|
|
229 |
|
|
|
21.57 |
|
25.01 |
|
|
30.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,143 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
|
26.12 |
|
|
|
1,532 |
|
|
|
26.04 |
|
30.01 |
|
|
35.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
692 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
32.78 |
|
|
|
692 |
|
|
|
32.78 |
|
35.01 |
|
|
40.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
37.86 |
|
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
37.86 |
|
40.01 |
|
|
45.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
42.80 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
42.80 |
|
45.01 |
|
|
50.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
49.52 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
49.52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,894 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
|
|
|
23.43 |
|
|
|
3,064 |
|
|
|
29.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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CCO also grants restricted stock awards to employees and directors of CCO and its affiliates.
These common shares hold a legend which restricts their transferability for a term of up to five
years and are forfeited, except in certain circumstances, in the event the employee terminates his
or her employment or relationship with CCO prior to the lapse of the restriction. The restricted
stock awards were granted out of the CCOs stock option plan.
The following table presents a summary of CCOs restricted stock outstanding at and restricted
stock activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 (Price reflects the weighted
average share price at the date of grant):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
(In thousands, except per share data) |
|
Awards |
|
Price |
Outstanding, beginning of year |
|
|
236 |
|
|
$ |
18.00 |
|
Granted |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
19.87 |
|
Vested (restriction lapsed) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
18.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, September 30 |
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
18.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost
As of September 30, 2006, there was $49.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to
nonvested share-based compensation arrangements. The cost is expected to be recognized over a
weighted average period of approximately three years.
Note 3: INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
The Company has definite-lived intangible assets which consist primarily of transit and street
furniture contracts and other contractual rights in its Americas and international outdoor
segments, talent and program right contracts in its radio segment, and contracts for non-affiliated
radio and television stations in the Companys media representation operations, all of which are
amortized over the respective lives of the agreements. Other definite-lived intangible assets are
amortized over the period of time the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to
the Companys future cash flows.
The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major
class of definite-lived intangible assets at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2006 |
|
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
(In thousands) |
|
Amount |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Amortization |
|
Transit, street
furniture, and other
outdoor contractual
rights |
|
$ |
777,850 |
|
|
$ |
488,893 |
|
|
$ |
651,455 |
|
|
$ |
408,018 |
|
Talent contracts |
|
|
125,270 |
|
|
|
111,365 |
|
|
|
202,161 |
|
|
|
175,553 |
|
Representation contracts |
|
|
323,436 |
|
|
|
162,605 |
|
|
|
313,004 |
|
|
|
133,987 |
|
Other |
|
|
130,180 |
|
|
|
75,436 |
|
|
|
135,782 |
|
|
|
104,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,356,736 |
|
|
$ |
838,299 |
|
|
$ |
1,302,402 |
|
|
$ |
821,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCO completed the acquisition of Interspace Airport Advertising (Interspace) on July 1, 2006. As
a result of the acquisition, the company recorded $39.5 million in definite-lived intangible assets
which consists primarily of airport contracts with a remaining weighted average life of 5 years.
Total amortization expense from definite-lived intangible assets for the nine and three months
ended September 30, 2006 and for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $107.8 million, $34.3 million
and $154.2 million, respectively. The following table presents the Companys estimate of
amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for definite-lived intangible
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
$ |
104,999 |
|
2008 |
|
|
66,728 |
|
2009 |
|
|
52,492 |
|
2010 |
|
|
46,485 |
|
2011 |
|
|
35,080 |
|
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As acquisitions and dispositions occur in the future and as purchase price allocations are
finalized, amortization expense may vary.
The Companys indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of FCC broadcast licenses and billboard
permits. FCC broadcast licenses are granted to both radio and television stations for up to eight
years under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Act requires the FCC to renew a broadcast
license if: it finds that the station has served the public interest, convenience and necessity;
there have been no serious violations of either the Communications Act of 1934 or the FCCs rules
and regulations by the licensee; and there have been no other serious violations which taken
together constitute a pattern of abuse. The licenses may be renewed indefinitely at little or no
cost. The Company does not believe that the technology of wireless broadcasting will be replaced
in the foreseeable future. The Companys billboard permits are issued in perpetuity by state and
local governments and are transferable or renewable at little or no cost. Permits typically
include the location for which the permit allows the Company the right to operate an advertising
structure. The Companys permits are located on either owned or leased land. In cases where the
Companys permits are located on leased land, the leases are typically from 1 to 20 years and renew
indefinitely, with rental payments generally escalating at an inflation based index. If the
Company loses its lease, the Company will typically obtain permission to relocate the permit or
bank it with the municipality for future use.
The Company does not amortize its FCC broadcast licenses or billboard permits. The Company tests
these indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually using the direct method.
Under the direct method, it is assumed that rather than acquiring indefinite-lived intangible
assets as a part of a going concern business, the buyer hypothetically obtains indefinite-lived
intangible assets and builds a new operation with similar attributes from scratch. Thus, the buyer
incurs start-up costs during the build-up phase which are normally associated with going concern
value. Initial capital costs are deducted from the discounted cash flows model which results in
value that is directly attributable to the indefinite-lived intangible assets.
Under the direct method, the Company continues to aggregate its indefinite-lived intangible assets
at the market level for purposes of impairment testing. The Companys key assumptions using the
direct method are market revenue growth rates, market share, profit margin, duration and profile of
the build-up period, estimated start-up capital costs and losses incurred during the build-up
period, the risk-adjusted discount rate and terminal values. This data is populated using industry
normalized information.
Goodwill
The Company tests goodwill for impairment using a two-step process. The first step, used to screen
for potential impairment, compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount,
including goodwill. The second step, used to measure the amount of the impairment loss, compares
the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill.
The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the
Companys reportable segments for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Americas |
|
|
International |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
Radio |
|
|
Outdoor |
|
|
Outdoor |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
Balance as of December 31, 2005 |
|
$ |
6,321,394 |
|
|
$ |
405,964 |
|
|
$ |
343,611 |
|
|
$ |
40,979 |
|
|
$ |
7,111,948 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
42,499 |
|
|
|
211,649 |
|
|
|
33,917 |
|
|
|
6,564 |
|
|
|
294,629 |
|
Dispositions |
|
|
(10,591 |
) |
|
|
(1,913 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,504 |
) |
Foreign currency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
401 |
|
|
|
24,119 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,520 |
|
Adjustments |
|
|
(879 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(315 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(1,188 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2006 |
|
$ |
6,352,423 |
|
|
$ |
616,101 |
|
|
$ |
401,332 |
|
|
$ |
47,549 |
|
|
$ |
7,417,405 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Included in the Americas acquisitions amount above is $127.6 million related to the acquisition of
Interspace, all of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
Note 4: DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Companys wholly owned subsidiary, Clear Channel Investments, Inc., terminated its secured
forward exchange contract with respect to 8.3 million shares of its investment in XM Satellite
Radio Holdings, Inc. on August 2, 2006 by paying the counterparty approximately $83.1 million. The
accreted value of the debt was $92.9 million and the fair value of the collar was an asset of $6.0
million resulting in a net gain of approximately $3.8 million recorded in Gain (loss) on
marketable securities on the Companys consolidated statement of operations.
The Company holds options under two secured forward exchange contracts that limit its exposure to
and benefit from price fluctuations in American Tower Corporation (AMT) over the terms of the
contracts (the AMT contracts). These options are not
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designated as hedges of the underlying
shares of AMT. The fair values of the AMT contracts were a liability of $9.0 million recorded in
Other long term liabilities and an asset of $11.7 million recorded in Other assets at September
30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and
year ended December 31, 2005, the Company recognized losses of $20.7 million and $18.2 million,
respectively, in Gain (loss) on marketable securities related to the change in fair value of the
options. To offset the change in the fair value of these contracts, the Company has recorded AMT
shares as trading securities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and year ended
December 31, 2005, the Company recognized gains of $18.9 million and $17.5 million, respectively,
in Gain (loss) on marketable securities related to the change in the fair value of the shares.
The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange risks related to its investment in net assets
in foreign countries. To manage this risk, the Company entered into two United States dollar
Euro cross currency swaps with an aggregate Euro notional amount of
706.0 million and a
corresponding aggregate U.S. dollar notional amount of $877.7 million. These cross currency swaps
had a value of $44.5 million at September 30, 2006 and $2.9 million at December 31, 2005, which was
recorded in Other long-term obligations. These cross currency swaps require the Company to make
fixed cash payments on the Euro notional amount while it receives fixed cash payments on the
equivalent U.S. dollar notional amount, all on a semiannual basis. The Company has designated
these cross currency swaps as a hedge of its net investment in Euro denominated assets. The
Company selected the forward method under the guidance of the Derivatives Implementation Group
Statement 133 Implementation Issue H8, Foreign Currency Hedges: Measuring the Amount of
Ineffectiveness in a Net Investment Hedge. The forward method requires all changes in the fair
value of the cross currency swaps and the semiannual cash payments to be reported as a cumulative
translation adjustment in other comprehensive income (loss) in the same manner as the underlying
hedged net assets. As of September 30, 2006, a $20.7 million loss, net of tax, was recorded as a
cumulative translation adjustment to other comprehensive income (loss) related to the cross
currency swap.
Note 5: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Company Share Repurchase Program
On March 9, 2006, the Companys Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program,
permitting it to repurchase $600.0 million of its common stock. On September 6, 2006, the Board of
Directors authorized an additional share repurchase program, permitting the Company to repurchase
an additional $1.0 billion of its common stock. This increase expires on September 6, 2007,
although the program may be discontinued or suspended at anytime prior to its expiration. The
Company had repurchased an aggregate 130.9 million shares for $4.3 billion, including commission
and fees, under all previously announced share repurchase programs as of September 30, 2006, with
$1.0 billion remaining available.
Debt Offerings
On March 21, 2006 the Company completed a debt offering of $500.0 million 6.25% Senior Notes due
2011. Interest is payable on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The net proceeds of
approximately $497.5 million were used to repay borrowings under the Companys bank credit
facility.
On August 15, 2006 the Company completed an additional $250.0 million issuance of its 6.25% Senior
Notes due 2011 originally issued March 21, 2006. The net proceeds of approximately $253.4 million,
including accrued interest, were used to repay borrowings under the Companys bank credit facility.
Acquisitions
CCO completed the acquisition of Interspace on July 1, 2006, by issuing 4,250,000 shares of CCOs
Class A common stock and the payment of approximately $81.3 million. The acquisition was valued at
approximately $170.4 million based on CCOs common shares issued at the closing share price on the
date of acquisition and the cash consideration paid. Interspaces 2005 revenues and operating
expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) were approximately $45.8 million and $32.5
million, respectively.
The Company acquired radio stations for $16.6 million and a music scheduling company for $44.3
million in cash plus $10.0 million of deferred purchase consideration during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006. The Company also acquired
Americas and international outdoor display faces and additional equity interests in international
outdoor companies for $200.7 million in cash, which includes cash paid for Interspace. The Company
exchanged assets in one of its Americas outdoor markets for assets located in a different market.
In addition, the Companys national representation firm acquired representation contracts for $11.8
million in cash and its television business acquired a station for $20.0 million in cash.
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Disposition of Assets
The Company disposed of programming rights in its radio broadcasting segment and recognized a gain
of $31.4 million and exchanged assets in one of its Americas outdoor markets for assets located in
a different market and recognized a gain of $13.2 million. Both of these gains were recorded in
Gain on disposition of assets net during the first quarter of 2006.
Recent Legal Proceedings
On September 9, 2003, the Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
caused a Subpoena to Testify before Grand Jury to be issued to the Company. The Subpoena requires
the Company to produce certain information regarding commercial advertising run by it on behalf of
offshore and/or online (Internet) gambling businesses, including sports bookmaking and casino-style
gambling. On October 5, 2006, the Company received a subpoena from the Assistant United States
Attorney for the Southern District of New York requiring it to produce certain information
regarding substantially the same matters as covered in the subpoena from the Eastern District of
Missouri. The Company is cooperating with the requirements of both subpoenas.
On February 7, 2005, the Company received a subpoena from the State of New York Attorney Generals
office, requesting information on policies and practices regarding record promotion on radio
stations in the state of New York. The Company is cooperating with this subpoena.
On April 19, 2006, the Company received a letter of inquiry from the Federal Communications
Commission (the FCC) requesting information about whether consideration was provided by record
labels to the Company in exchange for the broadcast of music without disclosure of such
consideration to the public. The Company is cooperating with the FCC in responding to this request
for information.
The Company is currently involved in certain legal proceedings and, as required, has accrued our
estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of these claims. These estimates have been
developed in consultation with counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results,
assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. It is possible, however, that
future results of operations for any particular period could be materially affected by changes in
managements assumptions or the effectiveness of its strategies related to these proceedings.
Note 6: RESTRUCTURING
The Company has restructuring liabilities related to its 2000 acquisition of AMFM Inc. (AMFM),
and the 2002 acquisition of The Ackerley Group, Inc. (Ackerley). The balance at September 30,
2006 of $5.3 million was comprised of $0.4 million of severance costs and $4.9 million of lease
termination costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, $0.4 million was paid and
charged to severance.
In addition to the AMFM and Ackerley restructurings, the Company restructured its outdoor
operations in France in the third quarter of 2005. As a result, the Company recorded $26.6 million
in restructuring costs as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. Of the
$26.6 million, $22.5 million was related to severance costs and $4.1 million was related to other
costs. During 2006, $7.4 million of related costs were paid and charged to the restructuring
accrual. As of September 30, 2006, the accrual balance was $14.7 million.
Note 7: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Certain agreements relating to acquisitions provide for purchase price adjustments and other future
contingent payments based on the financial performance of the acquired companies. The Company will
continue to accrue additional amounts related to such contingent payments if and when it is
determinable that the applicable financial performance targets will be met. The aggregate of these
contingent payments, if performance targets are met, would not significantly impact the financial
position or results of operations of the Company.
As discussed in Note 5, there are various lawsuits and claims pending against the Company. Based
on current assumptions, the Company has accrued its estimate of the probable costs for the
resolution of these claims. Future results of operations could be materially affected by changes
in these assumptions.
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Note 8: GUARANTEES
Within the Companys $1.75 billion credit facility, there exists a $150.0 million sub-limit
available to certain of the Companys international subsidiaries. This $150.0 million sub-limit
allows for borrowings in various foreign currencies, which are used to hedge net assets in those
currencies and provides funds to the Companys international operations for certain working capital
needs. Subsidiary borrowings under this sub-limit are guaranteed by the Company. At September 30,
2006, this portion of the $1.75 billion credit facilitys outstanding balance was $30.7 million,
which is recorded in Long-term debt on the Companys financial statements.
Within the Companys bank credit facility agreement is a provision that requires the Company to
reimburse lenders for any increased costs that they may incur in an event of a change in law, rule
or regulation resulting in their reduced returns from any change in capital requirements. In
addition to not being able to estimate the potential amount of any future payment under this
provision, the Company is not able to predict if such event will ever occur.
The Company currently has guarantees that provide protection to its international subsidiarys
banking institutions related to overdraft lines up to approximately $39.9 million. As of September
30, 2006, no amounts were outstanding under these agreements.
As of September 30, 2006, the Company has outstanding commercial standby letters of credit and
surety bonds of $130.2 million and $35.6 million, respectively. These letters of credit and surety
bonds relate to various operational matters including insurance, bid, and performance bonds as well
as other items. These letters of credit reduce the borrowing availability on the Companys bank
credit facilities, and are included in the Companys calculation of its leverage ratio covenant
under the bank credit facilities. The surety bonds are not considered as borrowings under the
Companys bank credit facilities.
Note 9: SEGMENT DATA
The Company has three reportable segments, which it believes best reflects how the Company is
currently managed radio broadcasting, Americas outdoor advertising and international outdoor
advertising. The Americas outdoor advertising segment consists of our operations in the United
States, Canada and Latin America, and the international outdoor segment includes operations in
Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The category other includes television broadcasting, media
representation and other general support services and initiatives. Revenue and expenses earned and
charged between segments are recorded at fair value and eliminated in consolidation.
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Outdoor |
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Broadcasting |
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Advertising |
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Other |
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assets - net |
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Eliminations |
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Consolidated |
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Nine Months Ended September
30, 2006 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
2,754,566 |
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$ |
965,733 |
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$ |
1,101,293 |
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$ |
423,098 |
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$ |
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$ |
(94,767 |
) |
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$ |
5,149,923 |
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Direct operating expenses |
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768,215 |
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382,401 |
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671,442 |
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164,716 |
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(46,598 |
) |
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1,940,176 |
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Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
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940,413 |
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150,846 |
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250,757 |
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177,925 |
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(48,169 |
) |
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1,471,772 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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102,998 |
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129,382 |
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169,888 |
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49,881 |
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14,573 |
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466,722 |
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Corporate expenses |
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140,645 |
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140,645 |
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Gain (loss) on disposition
of assets net |
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56,000 |
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56,000 |
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Operating income (loss) |
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$ |
942,940 |
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$ |
303,104 |
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$ |
9,206 |
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$ |
30,576 |
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$ |
(99,218 |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
1,186,608 |
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Intersegment revenues |
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$ |
30,764 |
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$ |
6,864 |
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$ |
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$ |
57,139 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
94,767 |
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Identifiable assets |
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$ |
12,262,329 |
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$ |
2,764,509 |
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$ |
2,265,066 |
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$ |
1,071,857 |
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$ |
567,449 |
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$ |
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$ |
18,931,210 |
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Capital expenditures |
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$ |
64,769 |
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$ |
60,367 |
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$ |
103,613 |
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$ |
7,805 |
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$ |
3,394 |
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$ |
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$ |
239,948 |
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Corporate |
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expenses and |
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Americas |
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International |
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gain (loss) on |
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Radio |
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Outdoor |
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disposition of |
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Broadcasting |
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Advertising |
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Advertising |
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Other |
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assets - net |
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Eliminations |
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Consolidated |
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Three Months Ended
September 30, 2006 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
962,147 |
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$ |
356,384 |
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$ |
363,870 |
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$ |
143,510 |
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$ |
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$ |
(31,017 |
) |
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$ |
1,794,894 |
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Direct operating expenses |
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265,319 |
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133,468 |
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234,152 |
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55,345 |
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(13,664 |
) |
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674,620 |
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Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
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308,787 |
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52,029 |
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82,608 |
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60,211 |
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(17,353 |
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486,282 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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33,582 |
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45,897 |
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56,226 |
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16,277 |
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5,192 |
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157,174 |
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Corporate expenses |
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49,630 |
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49,630 |
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Gain (loss) on disposition
of assets net |
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8,915 |
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8,915 |
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Operating income (loss) |
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$ |
354,459 |
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$ |
124,990 |
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$ |
(9,116 |
) |
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$ |
11,677 |
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$ |
(45,907 |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
436,103 |
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Intersegment revenues |
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$ |
10,175 |
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$ |
1,882 |
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$ |
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$ |
18,960 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
31,017 |
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|
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2005 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
2,624,736 |
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$ |
886,649 |
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$ |
1,044,822 |
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$ |
388,585 |
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$ |
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$ |
(90,962 |
) |
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$ |
4,853,830 |
|
Direct operating expenses |
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|
711,604 |
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|
358,862 |
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|
629,185 |
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|
160,339 |
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(46,467 |
) |
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|
1,813,523 |
|
Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
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|
900,647 |
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|
136,919 |
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|
273,044 |
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|
160,661 |
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(44,495 |
) |
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|
1,426,776 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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|
106,309 |
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|
127,019 |
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|
163,214 |
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|
51,443 |
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|
14,153 |
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|
462,138 |
|
Corporate expenses |
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|
119,412 |
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|
119,412 |
|
Gain (loss) on disposition
of assets net |
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|
14,303 |
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|
14,303 |
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|
Operating income (loss) |
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$ |
906,176 |
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|
$ |
263,849 |
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|
$ |
(20,621 |
) |
|
$ |
16,142 |
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$ |
(119,262 |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
1,046,284 |
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Intersegment revenues |
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$ |
27,396 |
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$ |
5,633 |
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$ |
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$ |
57,933 |
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$ |
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|
$ |
|
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|
$ |
90,962 |
|
Identifiable assets |
|
$ |
12,246,440 |
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|
$ |
2,515,518 |
|
|
$ |
2,166,667 |
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|
$ |
1,269,086 |
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|
$ |
316,296 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
18,514,007 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
$ |
65,806 |
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|
$ |
50,012 |
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|
$ |
87,210 |
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|
$ |
11,064 |
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$ |
5,261 |
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$ |
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$ |
219,353 |
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|
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2005 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
919,245 |
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$ |
317,705 |
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$ |
350,298 |
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$ |
130,352 |
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$ |
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|
$ |
(34,312 |
) |
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$ |
1,683,288 |
|
Direct operating expenses |
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|
248,716 |
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|
|
121,817 |
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|
207,648 |
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|
55,858 |
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(20,016 |
) |
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|
614,023 |
|
Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
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|
297,899 |
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|
|
45,768 |
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|
107,282 |
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|
52,167 |
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|
(14,296 |
) |
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|
488,820 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
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|
36,185 |
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|
|
40,928 |
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|
54,477 |
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|
17,763 |
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|
4,682 |
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|
154,035 |
|
Corporate expenses |
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|
41,071 |
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|
41,071 |
|
Gain (loss) on disposition
of assets net |
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|
8,487 |
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|
8,487 |
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|
Operating income (loss) |
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$ |
336,445 |
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|
$ |
109,192 |
|
|
$ |
(19,109 |
) |
|
$ |
4,564 |
|
|
$ |
(37,266 |
) |
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$ |
|
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$ |
393,826 |
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Intersegment revenues |
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$ |
9,240 |
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$ |
1,162 |
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$ |
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|
$ |
23,910 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
34,312 |
|
Revenue of $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion derived from foreign operations are included above
for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Revenue of $389.0 million and
$368.9 million derived from foreign operations are included above for the three months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Identifiable assets of $2.5 billion derived from
foreign operations are included above at September 30, 2006 and 2005.
Note 10: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 25, 2006, the Companys Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1875
per share on the Companys Common Stock. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2007 to
shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2006.
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On October 12, 2006, the Company received a $257.0 million tax refund related to the utilization of
a portion of the capital loss generated on the spin-off of Live Nation, Inc. The Company also
utilized 2005 net operating losses to reduce its September 15, 2006 tax payment by $21.3 million.
These two events resulted in a total cash benefit to the Company of $278.3 million.
On November 1, 2006, the Company redeemed its 6% Senior Notes at their maturity for $750.0
million plus accrued interest with proceeds from its bank credit facility.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Executive Summary
Consolidated revenue increased 7% during the third quarter of 2006 compared to the same period
of 2005. Revenue growth of $42.9 million from our radio broadcasting segment was driven by
increased national advertising revenues. Our Americas outdoor advertising segments revenues
increased $38.7 million primarily from growth in bulletin and airport revenues as well as from the
acquisition of Interspace. Our international outdoor segment contributed $13.6 million in revenue
growth which was primarily attributable to movements in foreign exchange over the third quarter of
2005.
Consolidated direct operating and SG&A expenses increased 5% during the third quarter of 2006,
compared to the same period of 2005, primarily from our radio and Americas segments, which
increased principally due to growth in commission expenses associated with the increase in revenue
and the adoption of FAS 123(R). Radio also experienced increased programming and distribution
expenses while Americas incurred increased site lease expenses. Direct operating and SG&A expenses
declined in our international outdoor segment primarily from a $26.6 million restructuring charge
related to our businesses in France recorded during the third quarter of 2005.
Our subsidiary, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., or CCO, completed its acquisition of
Interspace Airport Advertising on July 1, 2006, by issuing 4,250,000 shares of CCOs Class A Common
Stock and approximately $81.3 million in cash. Interspace contributed approximately $14.6 million
to revenue and $9.0 million to direct operating and SG&A expenses during the third quarter of 2006.
Format of Presentation
Managements discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes.
Our discussion is presented on both a consolidated and segment basis. Our reportable operating
segments are Radio Broadcasting which includes our national syndication business, Americas Outdoor
Advertising and International Outdoor Advertising. Included in the other segment are television
broadcasting; our media representation business, Katz Media; as well as other general support
services and initiatives.
We manage our operating segments primarily focusing on their operating income, while corporate
expenses, gain (loss) on disposition of assets net, interest expense, gain (loss) on marketable
securities, equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates, other income (expense) net, income
tax benefit (expense), minority interest net of tax, and discontinued operations are managed on a
total company basis and are, therefore, included only in our discussion of consolidated results.
Radio Broadcasting
Our revenues are derived from selling advertising time, or spots, on our radio stations. Our
radio markets are run predominantly by local management teams who control the formats selected for
their programming. The formats are designed to reach audiences with targeted demographic
characteristics that appeal to our advertisers. Management monitors average advertising rates,
which are principally based on the length of the spot and how many people in a targeted audience
listen to our stations, as measured by an independent ratings service. The size of the market
influences rates as well, with larger markets typically receiving higher rates than smaller
markets. Our advertising rates are also influenced by the time of day the advertisement airs, with
morning and evening drive-time hours typically the highest. Management monitors yield in addition
to average rates because yield allows management to track revenue performance across our inventory.
Yield is defined by management as revenue earned divided by commercial capacity available. Radio
advertising contracts are typically less than one year.
Management monitors macro level indicators to assess our radio operations performance. Due
to the geographic diversity and autonomy of our markets, we have a multitude of market specific
advertising rates and audience demographics. Therefore, management reviews average unit rates
across all of our stations.
Management looks at our radio operations overall revenues including local advertising, which
is sold predominately in a stations local market, and national advertising, which is sold across
multiple markets. Local advertising is sold by each radio stations sales staffs while national
advertising is sold, for the most part, through our national representation firm. Local
advertising, which is our largest source of advertising revenue, and national advertising revenues
are tracked separately, because these revenue streams have different sales forces and respond
differently to changes in the economic environment.
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Management also looks at radio revenue by market size, as defined by Arbitron. Typically,
larger markets can reach larger audiences with wider demographics than smaller markets.
Additionally, management reviews our share of targeted demographics listening to the radio in an
average quarter hour. This metric gauges how well our formats are attracting and keeping
listeners.
A significant portion of our radio segments expenses vary in connection with changes in
revenue. These variable expenses primarily relate to costs in our sales department, such as
salaries, commissions and bad debt. Our programming and general and administrative departments
incur most of our fixed costs, such as talent costs, rights fees, utilities and office salaries.
Lastly, our highly discretionary costs are in our marketing and promotions department, which we
primarily incur to maintain and/or increase our audience share.
Americas and International Outdoor Advertising
Our revenues are derived from selling advertising space on displays that we own or operate in
key markets worldwide. The displays consist primarily of billboards, street furniture displays and
transit displays. We own the majority of our advertising displays, which typically are located on
sites that we either lease or own or for which we have acquired permanent easements. Our
advertising contracts with clients typically outline the number of displays reserved, the duration
of the advertising campaign and the unit price per display. The margins on our billboard contracts
tend to be higher than on contracts for our other displays.
Our advertising rates are generally based on the gross rating points, or total number of
impressions delivered, expressed as a percentage of a market population, by a display or group of
displays. The number of impressions delivered by a display is measured by the number of people
passing the site during a defined period of time and, in some international markets, is weighted to
account for such factors as illumination, proximity to other displays and the speed and viewing
angle of approaching traffic. Management typically monitors our business by reviewing the average
rates, average revenues per display, occupancy, and inventory levels of each of our display types
by market. In addition, because a significant portion of our advertising operations are conducted
in foreign markets, principally France and the United Kingdom, management reviews the operating
results from our foreign operations on a constant dollar basis. A constant dollar basis allows for
comparison of operations independent of foreign exchange movements. Because revenue-sharing and
minimum guaranteed payment arrangements are more prevalent in our international operations, the
margins in our international operations are typically less than the margins in our Americas
operations.
The significant expenses associated with our operations include (i) direct production,
maintenance and installation expenses, (ii) site lease expenses for land under our displays and
(iii) revenue-sharing or minimum guaranteed amounts payable under our street furniture and transit
display contracts. Our direct production, maintenance and installation expenses include costs for
printing, transporting and changing the advertising copy on our displays, the related labor costs,
the vinyl and paper costs and the costs for cleaning and maintaining our displays. Vinyl and paper
costs vary according to the complexity of the advertising copy and the quantity of displays. Our
site lease expenses include lease payments for use of the land under our displays, as well as any
revenue-sharing arrangements we may have with the landlords. The terms of our Americas site leases
generally range from 1 to 20 years. The terms of our international site leases generally range
from 3 to 15 years, but vary across our networks.
FAS 123(R), Share-Based Payment
We adopted FAS 123(R), Share-Based Payment, on January 1, 2006 under the modified-prospective
approach which requires us to recognize employee compensation cost related to our stock option
grants in the same line items as cash compensation in the 2006 financial statements for all options
granted after the date of adoption as well as for any options that were unvested at adoption.
Under the modified-prospective approach, no stock option expense attributable to these options is
reflected in the financial statements for 2005. The amounts recorded as share-based payments in
the financial statements during 2005 relate to the expense associated with restricted stock awards.
As of September 30, 2006, there was $49.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related
to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements. This cost is expected to be recognized over a
weighted average period of approximately three years.
The fair value of each option awarded is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. Expected volatilities are based on implied volatilities from traded options
on the Companys stock, historical volatility on the Companys stock, and other factors. The
expected life of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to
be outstanding. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee
terminations within the valuation model. The risk free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury
yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods equal to
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the expected life of the option.
The following table details compensation costs related to share-based payments for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Three Months |
|
Nine Months |
Radio Broadcasting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct Operating Expenses |
|
$ |
2.7 |
|
|
$ |
8.3 |
|
SG&A |
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
10.6 |
|
Americas Outdoor Advertising |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct Operating Expenses |
|
$ |
0.9 |
|
|
$ |
2.6 |
|
SG&A |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
International Outdoor Advertising |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct Operating Expenses |
|
$ |
0.2 |
|
|
$ |
0.6 |
|
SG&A |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct Operating Expenses |
|
$ |
0.5 |
|
|
$ |
1.5 |
|
SG&A |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
Corporate |
|
$ |
2.3 |
|
|
$ |
8.0 |
|
The comparison of Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 to Three and Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2005 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
% |
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
% |
(In thousands) |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
Change |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
Change |
Revenue |
|
$ |
1,794,894 |
|
|
$ |
1,683,288 |
|
|
|
7% |
|
$ |
5,149,923 |
|
|
$ |
4,853,830 |
|
|
|
6% |
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operating expenses |
|
|
674,620 |
|
|
|
614,023 |
|
|
|
10% |
|
|
1,940,176 |
|
|
|
1,813,523 |
|
|
|
7% |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
486,282 |
|
|
|
488,820 |
|
|
|
(1%) |
|
|
1,471,772 |
|
|
|
1,426,776 |
|
|
|
3% |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
157,174 |
|
|
|
154,035 |
|
|
|
2% |
|
|
466,722 |
|
|
|
462,138 |
|
|
|
1% |
Corporate expenses |
|
|
49,630 |
|
|
|
41,071 |
|
|
|
21% |
|
|
140,645 |
|
|
|
119,412 |
|
|
|
18% |
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets net |
|
|
8,915 |
|
|
|
8,487 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,000 |
|
|
|
14,303 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
436,103 |
|
|
|
393,826 |
|
|
|
11% |
|
|
1,186,608 |
|
|
|
1,046,284 |
|
|
|
13% |
Interest expense |
|
|
128,271 |
|
|
|
113,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
365,945 |
|
|
|
324,794 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on marketable securities |
|
|
5,396 |
|
|
|
(815 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,072 |
|
|
|
(278 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated
affiliates |
|
|
8,568 |
|
|
|
10,565 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,054 |
|
|
|
28,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense) net |
|
|
(536 |
) |
|
|
(560 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,752 |
) |
|
|
8,585 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes, minority
interest, and discontinued operations |
|
|
321,260 |
|
|
|
289,929 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
842,037 |
|
|
|
757,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefit (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
(72,032 |
) |
|
|
(32,096 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(186,135 |
) |
|
|
(150,064 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Deferred |
|
|
(59,684 |
) |
|
|
(82,426 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(159,100 |
) |
|
|
(149,330 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
|
(131,716 |
) |
|
|
(114,522 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(345,235 |
) |
|
|
(299,394 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Minority interest income (expense), net of tax |
|
|
(3,673 |
) |
|
|
(3,577 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,629 |
) |
|
|
(6,380 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before discontinued operations |
|
|
185,871 |
|
|
|
171,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
480,173 |
|
|
|
452,183 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations,
net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,645 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,906 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
185,871 |
|
|
$ |
205,475 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
480,173 |
|
|
$ |
474,089 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Revenue
Three Months
Consolidated revenue increased $111.6 million for the third quarter of 2006 compared to the
third quarter of 2005. Revenue growth was led by $42.9 million from our radio broadcasting
segment, primarily from an increase in national revenues. Our Americas outdoor advertising
segments revenue increased $38.7 million, primarily from increased bulletin and airport
revenues, as well as the acquisition of Interspace which contributed $14.6 million. Our
international outdoor segment contributed $13.6 million of the
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increase, primarily related to $13.1
million attributable to foreign exchange gains, while revenue in our other segment increased $13.2
million during the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the same period of 2005 primarily from
growth at Katz Media and our television business.
Nine Months
Consolidated revenue increased $296.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
compared to the same period of 2005. Radio contributed $129.8 million attributable to increased
average rates on local and national sales. Our Americas outdoor segments revenue increased $79.1
million from an increase in bulletin and airport revenues. Our international outdoor segment
contributed $56.5 million, of which approximately $44.9 million during the first six months of 2006
related to Clear Media which we began consolidating in the third quarter of 2005. Increased street
furniture revenues also contributed to our international revenue growth, which were partially
offset by a revenue decline of $18.7 million from foreign exchange fluctuations.
Consolidated Direct Operating Expenses
Three Months
Direct operating expenses increased $60.6 million during the third quarter of 2006 compared to
the same period of 2005. Radio broadcastings direct operating expenses increased $16.6 million,
$8.1 million of which related to programming and distribution initiatives. Our Americas outdoor
segment contributed $11.7 million, principally from an increase in site-lease expenses and our
acquisition of Interspace. Direct operating expenses in our international outdoor segment
increased $26.5 million over the third quarter of 2005 primarily from an increase in fixed rent
associated with guarantees on new contracts and $8.3 million from movements in foreign exchange.
Share-based payments included in direct operating expenses associated with the adoption of FAS
123(R) were $4.3 million for the third quarter of 2006.
Nine Months
Direct operating expenses increased $126.7 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 compared to the same period of 2005. Our radio broadcasting segment contributed $56.6 million
primarily from programming and distribution initiatives. Americas outdoor direct operating
expenses increased $23.5 million driven by increased site lease expenses associated with the
increase in revenue and the acquisition of Interspace. Interspace contributed $6.2 million to
direct operating expenses in the third quarter of 2006. Our international outdoor segment
contributed $42.3 million, of which $18.0 million during the first six months of 2006 related to
our consolidation of Clear Media and the remainder was principally due to an increase in site lease
expenses. The increase in international outdoors direct operating expense was partially offset by
a decline of $11.2 million related to movements in foreign exchange. Share-based payments included
in direct operating expenses associated with the adoption of FAS 123(R) were $13.0 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Consolidated Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, or SG&A
Three Months
SG&A decreased $2.5 million during the third quarter of 2006 compared to the same period of
2005 which included a $26.6 million charge related to restructuring our businesses in France during
the third quarter of 2005 partially offset by $2.9 million related to movements in foreign
exchange. SG&A increased in our radio broadcasting and Americas outdoor segments $10.9 million and
$6.3 million, respectively, primarily from sales expenses associated with the increase in revenue.
Share-based payments included in SG&A associated with the adoption of FAS 123(R) were $4.5 million
during the third quarter of 2006.
Nine Months
SG&A increased $45.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the same
period of 2005. Our radio broadcasting SG&A increased $39.8 million primarily as a result of $15.9
million in bonus and commission expenses associated with the increase in revenue. SG&A increased
$13.9 million in our Americas outdoor segment principally related to an increase in bonus and
commission expenses associated with the increase in revenues. Our international outdoor SG&A
expenses declined $22.3 million primarily attributable to a decline of $4.6 million from movements
in foreign exchange as well as $26.6 million related to restructuring our businesses in France
recorded in the third quarter of 2005. Share-based payments included in SG&A associated with the
adoption of FAS 123(R) were $13.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Corporate Expenses
Corporate expenses increased approximately $8.6 million and $21.2 million for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to the same periods of 2005. These
increases were primarily the result of increased bonus
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expenses. Share based payments increased
$0.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively, during the third quarter and nine months ended
September 30, 2006 as compared to the same periods of 2005.
Gain (loss) on Disposition of Assets Net
Gain on disposition of assets net of $56.0 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 mostly related to $31.4 million in our radio segment primarily from the sale of programming
rights and $13.2 million in our Americas outdoor segment from the exchange of assets in one of our
markets for the assets of a third party located in a different market.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $15.2 million and $41.2 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006, respectively, over the same periods of 2005 primarily due to increased interest
rates on our floating rate debt. Interest on our floating rate debt, which includes fixed-rate
debt on which we have entered into interest rate swap agreements, is influenced by changes in
LIBOR. Average LIBOR for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was 5.4% and 3.8%,
respectively. Average LIBOR for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was 5.1% and
3.3%, respectively.
Gain (loss) on marketable securities
The gain on marketable securities of $5.4 million in the third quarter of 2006 related to a
$1.6 million gain associated with the change in fair value of our American Tower Corporation, or
AMT, securities that are classified as trading and a related secured forward exchange contract
associated with those securities, plus $3.8 million from terminating our secured forward exchange
contract associated with our investment in XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. The loss of $0.8
million in the third quarter of 2005 related to the change in fair value of AMT securities that
were classified as trading and a related secured forward exchange contract associated with those
securities.
The gain of $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 related to a $3.8
million gain from terminating our secured forward exchange contract associated with our investment
in XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. partially offset by a loss of $1.7 million from the change in
fair value of AMT securities that are classified as trading and a related secured forward exchange
contract associated with those securities. The loss of $0.3 million recorded in 2005 related to
the change in fair value of AMT securities that were classified as trading and a related secured
forward exchange contract associated with those securities.
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
Current tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2006 increased $39.9 million over
the same period of 2005. The increase was due to additional current tax expense recorded during
the current period related to an increase in taxable income of approximately $31.3 million. In
addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2005, an additional current tax benefit of
approximately $30.1 million was recorded related to the filing of an amended tax return and a
foreign exchange loss that was recognized upon the July 2005 maturity of our Euro denominated
bonds.
Current tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased $36.1 million over
the same period of 2005. The increase was primarily related to additional current tax expense
recorded during the period related to an increase in taxable income. Our effective tax rate for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was 41% and 39.5%, respectively.
Deferred tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2006 decreased $22.7 million
over the same period of 2005 primarily due to additional deferred tax expense being recorded during
the three months ended September 30, 2005 related to the filing of an amended tax return and a
foreign exchange loss that was recognized upon the July 2005 maturity of our Euro denominated
bonds.
Deferred tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased $9.8 million over
the same period of 2005 due to an increase in deferred tax expense of approximately $16.7 million
in the current period related to the uncertainty of our ability to utilize certain tax losses in
the future for certain international operations. In addition, a deferred tax benefit of $8.2
million was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 related to a change in state
tax law. These amounts were partially offset by additional deferred tax benefits being recorded
during the nine ended September 30, 2006 related to the reversal of book
compensation costs that resulted from the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, on January 1, 2006.
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Minority Interest Income (Expense), net of tax
Minority interest expense was essentially unchanged in the third quarter 2006 as compared to
the third quarter of 2005, with an increase from the initial public offering of 10% of our
subsidiary CCO, offset by decreases that were mainly attributable to an overall decline in
operating results in Italy and Australia as well as adjustments related to our investment in China
made to be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
Minority interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased $10.2 million over
the same period of 2005 principally as a result of the initial public offering of 10% of our
subsidiary CCO.
Segment Revenue and Divisional Operating Expenses
Radio Broadcasting
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
% Change |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
962,147 |
|
|
$ |
919,245 |
|
|
5% |
|
|
$ |
2,754,566 |
|
|
$ |
2,624,736 |
|
|
5% |
|
Direct operating expenses |
|
|
265,319 |
|
|
|
248,716 |
|
|
7% |
|
|
|
768,215 |
|
|
|
711,604 |
|
|
8% |
|
SG&A |
|
|
308,787 |
|
|
|
297,899 |
|
|
4% |
|
|
|
940,413 |
|
|
|
900,647 |
|
|
4% |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
33,582 |
|
|
|
36,185 |
|
|
(7%) |
|
|
|
102,998 |
|
|
|
106,309 |
|
|
(3%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
$ |
354,459 |
|
|
$ |
336,445 |
|
|
5% |
|
|
$ |
942,940 |
|
|
$ |
906,176 |
|
|
4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months
Our radio broadcasting revenues increased 5% during the third quarter of 2006 as compared to
the third quarter of 2005 primarily from an increase in national advertising revenues, driven by
increases in yield and average unit rates. The number of 30 second and 15 second commercials
broadcast as a percent of total minutes sold increased in the third quarter of 2006 as compared to
the same period of 2005. Our top 50 markets paced the revenue growth for the quarter, growing
revenues at a higher percentage than the remainder of our markets. Strong advertising client
categories during the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the third quarter of 2005 were
automotive, retail and entertainment.
Our radio broadcasting direct operating expenses increased $16.6 million primarily related to
increased costs associated with programming and distribution initiatives. This growth includes an
increase in share-based payments of $2.7 million as result of adopting FAS 123(R). Our SG&A
expenses increased $10.9 million for the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the third quarter of
2005 primarily from increased commission expenses associated with the increase in revenue. This
growth includes an increase in share-based payments of $3.6 million as result of adopting FAS
123(R).
Nine Months
Our radio broadcasting revenue increased 5% during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as
compared to the same period of 2005 primarily from an increase in both local and national
advertising revenues. This growth was driven by an increase in yield and average unit rates. The
number of 30 second and 15 second commercials broadcast as a percent of total minutes sold
increased in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to the same period of 2005.
Our radio broadcasting direct operating expenses increased $56.6 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 as compared to the same period of 2005. Included in direct operating
expenses for 2006 were share-based payments of $8.3 million as a result of adopting FAS 123(R).
Also contributing to the increase were added costs of approximately $30.7 million from programming
and distribution initiatives. Our SG&A expenses increased $39.8 million primarily as a result of
approximately $15.9 million in bonus and commission expenses as well as $10.6 million from the
adoption of FAS 123(R).
Americas Outdoor Advertising
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
% Change |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
356,384 |
|
|
$ |
317,705 |
|
|
12% |
|
|
$ |
965,733 |
|
|
$ |
886,649 |
|
|
9% |
|
Direct operating expenses |
|
|
133,468 |
|
|
|
121,817 |
|
|
10% |
|
|
|
382,401 |
|
|
|
358,862 |
|
|
7% |
|
SG&A |
|
|
52,029 |
|
|
|
45,768 |
|
|
14% |
|
|
|
150,846 |
|
|
|
136,919 |
|
|
10% |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
45,897 |
|
|
|
40,928 |
|
|
12% |
|
|
|
129,382 |
|
|
|
127,019 |
|
|
2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
$ |
124,990 |
|
|
$ |
109,192 |
|
|
14% |
|
|
$ |
303,104 |
|
|
$ |
263,849 |
|
|
15% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Three Months
Our Americas revenue increased 12% during the third quarter of 2006, as compared to the third
quarter of 2005, primarily attributable to bulletin and airport revenues, as well as revenues
associated with the acquisition of Interspace. The increase in bulletin revenue was driven by an
increase in rates. The increase in airport revenues was attributable to increased occupancy and
rates as well as the acquisition of Interspace in the current quarter, which contributed $14.6
million to revenue growth over the third quarter of 2005. Strong revenue growth for the quarter
was achieved across a broad spectrum of markets including Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, Minneapolis,
Orlando, Sacramento, San Antonio and Tucson. Top advertising client categories during the quarter
included autos, business and consumer services, entertainment, insurance and retail.
Direct operating expenses increased $11.7 million in the third quarter of 2006 over the third
quarter of 2005. The increase was driven by increased site lease expenses associated with the
increase in revenue. Interspace contributed $6.2 million to direct operating expenses in the third
quarter of 2006. SG&A expenses increased $6.3 million primarily related to an increase in
commission expenses associated with the increase in revenue. Included in direct operating and SG&A
expenses is an increase in share-based payments of $1.2 million related to the adoption of FAS
123(R).
Nine Months
Our Americas revenue increased 9% during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared
to the same period of 2005 primarily attributable to bulletin and airport revenues. Bulletin
revenues increased primarily from an increase in average rates while the increase in airport
revenues was attributable to increased occupancy and rates. Also contributing to the increased
airport revenues was $14.6 million from our acquisition of Intersapce.
Direct operating expenses increased $23.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006
over the same period of 2005 primarily from an increase in site lease expenses of approximately
$14.9 million as well as $2.6 million related to the adoption of FAS 123(R). Interspace
contributed $6.2 million to direct operating expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Our SG&A expenses increased $13.9 million in the nine months of 2006 over the same period of 2005
primarily from an increase in bonus and commission expenses of $7.2 million related to the increase
in revenue, and $0.9 million of share-based payments related to the adoption of FAS 123(R).
International Outdoor Advertising
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
% Change |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
363,870 |
|
|
$ |
350,298 |
|
|
4% |
|
|
$ |
1,101,293 |
|
|
$ |
1,044,822 |
|
|
5% |
|
Direct operating expenses |
|
|
234,152 |
|
|
|
207,648 |
|
|
13% |
|
|
|
671,442 |
|
|
|
629,185 |
|
|
7% |
|
SG&A |
|
|
82,608 |
|
|
|
107,282 |
|
|
(23%) |
|
|
|
250,757 |
|
|
|
273,044 |
|
|
(8%) |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
56,226 |
|
|
|
54,477 |
|
|
3% |
|
|
|
169,888 |
|
|
|
163,214 |
|
|
4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
$ |
(9,116 |
) |
|
$ |
(19,109 |
) |
|
|
N.A. |
|
|
$ |
9,206 |
|
|
$ |
(20,621 |
) |
|
|
N.A. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Revenues from our international outdoor operations increased 4% in the third quarter of 2006
as compared to the third quarter of 2005 primarily related to $13.1 million from movements in
foreign exchange. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange, our international outdoor revenue was
flat over the third quarter of 2005 with growth in our street furniture revenues offset by a
decline in our billboard revenues in France and the United Kingdom. Top 5 advertising client
categories during the quarter included autos, business and consumer services, entertainment,
insurance and retail.
Direct operating expenses increased $26.5 million over the third quarter of 2005 primarily
from an increase in fixed rent associated with guarantees on new contracts and $8.3 million from
movements in foreign exchange. Our SG&A expenses decreased $24.7 million during the third quarter
of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005 primarily from a $26.6 million charge from
restructuring our businesses in France recorded in the third quarter of 2005 partially offset by
$2.9 million related to movements in
foreign exchange. Included in direct operating and SG&A expenses is an increase in
share-based payments of $0.3 million related to the adoption of FAS 123(R).
Nine Months
Revenue in our international outdoor segment increased 5% in the first nine months of 2006
compared to the same period of 2005. The increase includes approximately $44.9 million during the
first six months of 2006 related to our consolidation of Clear Media which we began consolidating
in the third quarter of 2005. Also contributing to the increase was growth in street furniture
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revenues partially offset by a decline in billboard revenues and approximately $18.7 million
related to movements in foreign exchange for the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same
period of 2005.
Direct operating expenses increased $42.3 million during the nine months ended September 30,
2006 as compared to the same period of 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to $18.0
million during the first six months of 2006 related to our consolidation of Clear Media and an
increase in site lease expenses. Also included in the increase was $0.6 million related to the
adoption of FAS 123(R). The increase in direct operating expenses was partially offset by a
decline of approximately $11.2 million related to movements in foreign exchange. Our SG&A expenses
declined $22.3 million primarily attributable to a decline of $4.6 million from movements in
foreign exchange as well as $26.6 million related to restructuring our businesses in France
recorded in the third quarter of 2005.
Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income (Loss) to Consolidated Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
(In thousands) |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Radio Broadcasting |
|
$ |
354,459 |
|
|
$ |
336,445 |
|
|
$ |
942,940 |
|
|
$ |
906,176 |
|
Americas Outdoor Advertising |
|
|
124,990 |
|
|
|
109,192 |
|
|
|
303,104 |
|
|
|
263,849 |
|
International Outdoor Advertising |
|
|
(9,116 |
) |
|
|
(19,109 |
) |
|
|
9,206 |
|
|
|
(20,621 |
) |
Other |
|
|
11,677 |
|
|
|
4,564 |
|
|
|
30,576 |
|
|
|
16,142 |
|
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets net |
|
|
8,915 |
|
|
|
8,487 |
|
|
|
56,000 |
|
|
|
14,303 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
(54,822 |
) |
|
|
(45,753 |
) |
|
|
(155,218 |
) |
|
|
(133,565 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated operating income |
|
$ |
436,103 |
|
|
$ |
393,826 |
|
|
$ |
1,186,608 |
|
|
$ |
1,046,284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands) |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
Cash provided by (used in): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities |
|
$ |
1,182,184 |
|
|
$ |
981,455 |
|
Investing activities |
|
$ |
(510,289 |
) |
|
$ |
(283,871 |
) |
Financing activities |
|
$ |
(650,049 |
) |
|
$ |
(467,017 |
) |
Discontinued operations |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(122,632 |
) |
Operating Activities
Cash flow from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 principally
reflected net income of $480.2 million plus depreciation and amortization of $466.7 million. Also
contributing to cash flow from operating activities was an income tax refund of $133.3 million from
the overpayment of 2005 taxes due to a foreign exchange loss from the restructuring of our
international business in anticipation of our strategic realignment, as well as the application of
a portion of the capital loss generated from our spin-off of Live Nation. Cash flow from operating
activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 principally reflected income before
discontinued operations of $452.2 plus depreciation and amortization of $462.1 million.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 principally
reflected cash used for the acquisition of operating assets of $293.4 million which primarily
related to the acquisition of radio stations and a music scheduling
company in our radio segment, the acquisition of Interspace, the acquisition of an outdoor
advertising business in the United Kingdom, and the acquisition of a television station. Cash used
in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 also reflected $239.9 million
used for the purchase of property, plant and equipment. Cash used in investing activities for the
nine months ended September 30, 2005 principally reflected $219.4 million used for the purchase of
property, plant and equipment.
Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 primarily
reflected $1.4 billion used for the purchase of our common stock, $290.4 million used for the
payment of dividends, partially offset by net draws on our credit facility
- 27 -
of $401.8 million and
$778.5 million from the issuance of long term debt. Cash used in financing activities for the nine
months ended September 30, 2005 principally reflected $859.1 million for the purchase of our common
stock and $241.5 million for the payment of dividends, partially offset by net draws on our credit
facility of $838.1 million.
Discontinued Operations
We completed the spin-off of Live Nation, our former live entertainment and sports
representation businesses, on December 21, 2005. In accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment of Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, we
reported the results of operations of these businesses during 2005 in discontinued operations on
our Consolidated Statement of Operations and reclassified cash flows from these businesses to
discontinued operations on our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
Anticipated Cash Requirements
We expect to fund anticipated cash requirements (including payments of principal and interest
on outstanding indebtedness and commitments, acquisitions, anticipated capital expenditures,
quarterly dividends and share repurchases) for the foreseeable future with cash flows from
operations and various externally generated funds.
SOURCES OF CAPITAL
As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 we had the following debt outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
(In millions) |
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Credit facility |
|
$ |
687.2 |
|
|
$ |
292.4 |
|
Long-term bonds (a) |
|
|
7,279.5 |
|
|
|
6,537.0 |
|
Other borrowings |
|
|
156.6 |
|
|
|
217.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Debt |
|
|
8,123.3 |
|
|
|
7,046.5 |
|
Less: Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
104.6 |
|
|
|
82.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
8,018.7 |
|
|
$ |
6,963.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Includes $8.0 million and $10.5 million in unamortized fair value purchase accounting
adjustment premiums related to the merger with AMFM at September 30, 2006 and December 31,
2005, respectively. Also includes reductions of $32.4 million and $29.0 million related to
fair value adjustments for interest rate swap agreements at September 30, 2006 and December
31, 2005, respectively. |
Credit Facility
We have a multi-currency revolving credit facility in the amount of $1.75 billion, which can
be used for general working capital purposes including commercial paper support as well as to fund
capital expenditures, share repurchases, acquisitions and the refinancing of public debt
securities. At September 30, 2006, the outstanding balance on this facility was $687.2 million
and, taking into account letters of credit of $124.6 million, $938.1 million was available for
future borrowings, with the entire balance to be repaid on July 12, 2009.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we made principal payments totaling $2.1
billion and drew down $2.5 billion on the credit facility. As of November 6, 2006, the credit
facilitys outstanding balance was $1.2 billion and, taking into account outstanding letters of
credit, $516.2 million was available for future borrowings.
Debt Offering
On March 21, 2006, we completed a debt offering of $500.0 million 6.25% Senior Notes due 2011.
Interest is payable on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The net proceeds of approximately
$497.5 million were used to repay borrowings under our bank credit facility. On August 15, 2006 we
completed an additional $250.0 million issuance of our 6.25% Senior Notes due 2011 originally
issued March 21, 2006. The net proceeds of approximately $253.4 million, including accrued
interest, were used to repay borrowings under the Companys bank credit facility.
- 28 -
Shelf Registration
On August 30, 2006, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the issuance of
debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, warrants,
stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units. The shelf registration statement also covers
preferred securities that may be issued from time to time by our three Delaware statutory business
trusts and guarantees of such preferred securities by us. This shelf registration statement was
automatically effective on August 31, 2006 for a period of three years.
Debt Covenants
The significant covenants on our $1.75 billion five-year, multi-currency revolving credit
facility relate to leverage and interest coverage contained and defined in the credit agreement.
The leverage ratio covenant requires us to maintain a ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness to
operating cash flow (as defined by the credit agreement) of less than 5.25x. The interest coverage
covenant requires us to maintain a minimum ratio of operating cash flow (as defined by the credit
agreement) to interest expense of 2.50x. In the event that we do not meet these covenants, we are
considered to be in default on the credit facility at which time the credit facility may become
immediately due. At September 30, 2006, our leverage and interest coverage ratios were 3.7x and
4.6x, respectively. This credit facility contains a cross default provision that would be
triggered if we were to default on any other indebtedness greater than $200.0 million.
Our other indebtedness does not contain provisions that would make it a default if we were to
default on our credit facility.
The fees we pay on our $1.75 billion, five-year multi-currency revolving credit facility
depend on our long-term debt ratings. Based on our current ratings level of BBB-/Baa3, our fees on
borrowings are a 45.0 basis point spread to LIBOR and are 17.5 basis points on the total $1.75
billion facility. In the event our ratings improve, the fee on borrowings and facility fee decline
gradually to 20.0 basis points and 9.0 basis points, respectively, at ratings of A/A3 or better.
In the event that our ratings decline, the fee on borrowings and facility fee increase gradually to
120.0 basis points and 30.0 basis points, respectively, at ratings of BB/Ba2 or lower.
We believe there are no other agreements that contain provisions that trigger an event of
default upon a change in long-term debt ratings that would have a material impact to our financial
statements.
Additionally, our 8% senior notes due 2008, which were originally issued by AMFM Operating
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Clear Channel, contain certain restrictive covenants that limit
the ability of AMFM Operating Inc. to incur additional indebtedness, enter into certain
transactions with affiliates, pay dividends, consolidate, or effect certain asset sales.
At September 30, 2006, we were in compliance with all debt covenants. We expect to remain in
compliance throughout 2006.
USES OF CAPITAL
On August 9, 2005, we announced our intention to return approximately $1.6 billion of capital
to shareholders through either share repurchases, a special dividend or a combination of both.
Since announcing our intent through November 6, 2006, we have returned approximately $1.6 billion
to shareholders by repurchasing 53.5 million shares of our common stock. Since announcing a share
repurchase program in March 2004, we have repurchased approximately 130.9 million shares of our
common stock for approximately $4.3 billion. Subject to our financial condition, market
conditions, economic conditions and other factors, it remains our intention to return the remaining
balance of approximately $17.5 million in capital to our shareholders through share repurchases
from funds generated from the repayment of intercompany debt, the proceeds of any new debt
offerings, available cash balances and cash flow from operations.
- 29 -
Dividends
Our Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends as follows:
(In millions, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
per |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Declaration |
|
Common |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Date |
|
Share |
|
Record Date |
|
Payment Date |
|
Payment |
October 26, 2005 |
|
|
0.1875 |
|
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
January 15, 2006 |
|
$ |
100.9 |
|
February 14, 2006 |
|
|
0.1875 |
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|
April 15, 2006 |
|
|
95.5 |
|
April 26, 2006 |
|
|
0.1875 |
|
|
June 30, 2006 |
|
July 15, 2006 |
|
|
94.0 |
|
July 25, 2006 |
|
|
0.1875 |
|
|
September 30, 2006 |
|
October 15, 2006 |
|
|
92.4 |
|
Additionally, on October 25, 2006, the Companys Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.1875 per share on the Companys Common Stock. The dividend is payable on January
15, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2006.
Derivative Instruments
Our wholly owned subsidiary, Clear Channel Investments, Inc., terminated its secured forward
exchange contract with respect to 8.3 million shares of its investment in XM Satellite Radio
Holdings, Inc. on August 2, 2006 by paying the counterparty approximately $83.1 million. The
accreted value of the debt was $92.9 million and the fair value of the collar was an asset of $6.0
million resulting in a net gain of approximately $3.8 million.
Acquisitions
Our subsidiary, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., completed the acquisition of Interspace
on July 1, 2006, by issuing 4,250,000 shares of CCOs Class A Common Stock and approximately $81.3
million in cash. The acquisition was valued at approximately $170.4 million based on CCOs common
shares issued at the closing price on the date of acquisition and the cash consideration paid.
We acquired radio stations for $16.6 million and a music scheduling company for $44.3 million
in cash and $10.0 million of deferred purchase consideration during the nine months ended September
30, 2006. We also acquired Americas and international outdoor display faces and additional equity
interests in international outdoor companies for $200.7 million in cash, which includes cash paid
for Interspace. We also exchanged assets in one of our Americas outdoor markets for assets located
in a different market. In addition, our national representation firm acquired representation
contracts for $11.8 million in cash and our television business acquired a station for $20.0
million in cash.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures were $239.9 million and $219.4 million in the nine months ended September
30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Capital Expenditures |
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Americas |
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International |
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Outdoor |
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Outdoor |
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Corporate and |
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(In millions) |
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Radio |
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Advertising |
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Advertising |
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Other |
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Total |
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Non-revenue producing |
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$ |
64.8 |
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|
$ |
28.9 |
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|
$ |
29.4 |
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$ |
11.1 |
|
|
$ |
134.2 |
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Revenue producing |
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|
|
|
|
|
31.4 |
|
|
|
74.3 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
105.7 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
64.8 |
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|
$ |
60.3 |
|
|
$ |
103.7 |
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$ |
11.1 |
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$ |
239.9 |
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Treasury Stock Transactions
Our Board of Directors approved two separate share repurchase programs during 2004, each for
$1.0 billion. On February 1, 2005, our Board of Directors approved a third $1.0 billion share
repurchase program. On August 9, 2005, our Board of Directors authorized an increase in and
extension of the February 2005 program, which had $307.4 million remaining, by $692.6 million, for
a total of $1.0 billion. On March 9, 2006, our Board of Directors authorized an additional
share repurchase program, permitting us to
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repurchase $600.0 million of our common stock. On
September 6, 2006, our Board of Directors authorized an additional share repurchase program,
permitting us to repurchase an additional $1.0 billion of our common stock. This increase expires
on September 6, 2007, although the program may be discontinued or suspended at anytime prior to its
expiration. As of November 6, 2006, 130.9 million shares had been repurchased for an aggregate
purchase price of $4.3 billion, including commissions and fees, under the share repurchase
programs, with $1.0 billion remaining available.
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
There are various lawsuits and claims pending against us. Based on current assumptions, we
have accrued an estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of these claims. Future results
of operations could be materially affected by changes in these assumptions.
Certain agreements relating to acquisitions provide for purchase price adjustments and other
future contingent payments based on the financial performance of the acquired companies generally
over a one to five year period. We will continue to accrue additional amounts related to such
contingent payments if and when it is determinable that the applicable financial performance
targets will be met. The aggregate of these contingent payments, if performance targets are met,
would not significantly impact our financial position or results of operations.
Debt Maturities
On November 1, 2006, we redeemed the 6% Senior Notes at their maturity for $750.0 million
plus accrued interest with proceeds from our bank credit facility.
MARKET RISK
Interest Rate Risk
At September 30, 2006, approximately 26% of our long-term debt, including fixed-rate debt on
which we have entered into interest rate swap agreements, bears interest at variable rates.
Accordingly, our earnings are affected by changes in interest rates. Assuming the current level of
borrowings at variable rates and assuming a two percentage point change in the average interest
rate under these borrowings, it is estimated that our interest expense for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 would have changed by $31.7 million and that our net income for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 would have changed by $18.7 million. In the event of an adverse change in
interest rates, management may take actions to further mitigate its exposure. However, due to the
uncertainty of the actions that would be taken and their possible effects, this interest rate
analysis assumes no such actions. Further, the analysis does not consider the effects of the
change in the level of overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment.
At September 30, 2006, we had entered into interest rate swap agreements with a $1.3
billion aggregate notional amount that effectively float interest at rates based upon LIBOR.
These agreements expire from February 2007 to March 2012. The fair value of these agreements at
September 30, 2006 was a liability of $32.4 million.
Equity Price Risk
The carrying value of our available-for-sale and trading equity securities is affected by
changes in their quoted market prices. It is estimated that a 20% change in the market prices of
these securities would change their carrying value at September 30, 2006 by $42.8 million and would
change accumulated comprehensive income (loss) and net income by $16.6 million and $8.7 million,
respectively. At September 30, 2006, we also held $16.6 million of investments that do not have a
quoted market price, but are subject to fluctuations in their value.
We maintain derivative instruments on certain of our available-for-sale and trading equity
securities to limit our exposure to and benefit from price fluctuations on those securities.
Foreign Currency
We have operations in countries throughout the world. As a result, our financial results
could be affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic
conditions in the foreign markets in which we have operations. To mitigate a portion of the
exposure of international currency fluctuations, we maintain a natural hedge through borrowings in
currencies other than the U.S. dollar. In addition, we have U.S. dollar Euro cross currency
swaps which are also designated as a
hedge of our net investment in foreign denominated assets. These hedge positions are reviewed
monthly. Our foreign operations
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reported a net loss of $25.1 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006. It is estimated that a 10% change in the value of the U.S. dollar to foreign
currencies would change net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 by $2.5 million.
Our earnings are also affected by fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar as compared to
foreign currencies as a result of our investments in various countries, all of which are accounted
for under the equity method. It is estimated that the result of a 10% fluctuation in the value of
the dollar relative to these foreign currencies at September 30, 2006 would change our equity in
earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates by $2.3 million and would change our net income by
approximately $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
This analysis does not consider the implications that such fluctuations could have on the
overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment in the U.S. or the foreign
countries or on the results of operations of these foreign entities.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement No. 155,
Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments (Statement 155). Statement 155 is an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
(Statement 133) and FASB Statement 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial
Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (Statement 140) and allows companies to elect to
measure at fair value entire financial instruments containing embedded derivatives that would
otherwise have to be accounted for separately. Statement 155 also requires companies to identify
interest in securitized financial assets that are freestanding derivatives or contain embedded
derivatives that would have to be accounted for separately, clarifies which interest- and
principal-only strips are subject to Statement 133, and amends Statement 140 to revise the
conditions of a qualifying special purpose entity due to the new requirement to identify whether
interests in securitized financial assets are freestanding derivatives or contain embedded
derivatives. Statement 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued in fiscal
years beginning after September 15, 2006. We will adopt Statement 155 on January 1, 2007 and
anticipate that adoption will not materially impact our financial position or results of
operations.
In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for
uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing a recognition threshold for tax positions taken or
expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 requires that entities recognize in their financial
statements the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not of being sustained
on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The cumulative effect of applying the
provisions of FIN 48 will be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings
upon adoption. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We will
adopt FIN 48 on January 1, 2007 and are currently evaluating the impact FIN 48 will have on our
financial position and results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (Statement
157). Statement 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and
expands disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Statement 157 applies whenever other
standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. Statement 157
does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. Statement 157 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We will adopt
Statement 157 on January 1, 2008 and anticipate that adoption will not materially impact our
financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106,
and 132(R) (Statement 158). Statement 158 requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or
underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its
statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which
the changes occur through comprehensive income. The portions of Statement 158 that apply to us are
effective as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006. We will adopt Statement
158 as of December 31, 2006 and anticipate that adoption will not materially impact our financial
position or results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies
Management believes certain critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments
and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. Due to the
implementation of FAS 123 (R), we identified a new critical accounting policy related to
share-based compensation, which is listed below. Our other critical accounting policies and
estimates are disclosed in the Note A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2005.
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Stock Based Compensation
Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for our share-based payments under the recognition and
measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and related
Interpretations, as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation (Statement 123). Under that method, when options were granted with
a strike price equal to or greater than market price on date of issuance, there is no impact on
earnings either on the date of grant or thereafter, absent certain modifications to the options.
Subsequent to January 1, 2006, we account for stock based compensation in accordance with FAS
123(R), Share-Based Payment. Under the fair value recognition provisions of this statement, stock
based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is
recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Determining the fair value
of share-based awards at the grant date requires assumptions and judgments about expected
volatility and forfeiture rates, among other factors. If actual results differ significantly from
these estimates, our results of operations could be materially impacted.
Inflation
Inflation has affected our performance in terms of higher costs for wages, salaries and
equipment. Although the exact impact of inflation is indeterminable, we believe we have offset
these higher costs in various manners.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is as follows:
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Nine Months Ended |
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|
September 30, |
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Year Ended December 31, |
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
2.33
|
|
2.30
|
|
2.32
|
|
2.86
|
|
3.64
|
|
2.59
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|
* |
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* |
|
For the year ended December 31, 2001, fixed charges exceeded earnings before income taxes and
fixed charges by $1.1 billion. |
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was computed on a total enterprise basis. Earnings
represent income from continuing operations before income taxes less equity in undistributed net
income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates plus fixed charges. Fixed charges represent
interest, amortization of debt discount and expense, and the estimated interest portion of
rental charges. We had no preferred stock outstanding for any period presented.
Risks Regarding Forward Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for
forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Except for the historical information, this
report contains various forward-looking statements which represent our expectations or beliefs
concerning future events, including the future levels of cash flow from operations. Management
believes that all statements that express expectations and projections with respect to future
matters, including our ability to negotiate contracts having more favorable terms; and the
availability of capital resources; are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act. We caution that these forward-looking statements involve a
number of risks and uncertainties and are subject to many variables which could impact our
financial performance. These statements are made on the basis of managements views and
assumptions, as of the time the statements are made, regarding future events and business
performance. There can be no assurance, however, that managements expectations will necessarily
come to pass.
A wide range of factors could materially affect future developments and performance,
including:
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the impact of general economic and political conditions in the U.S. and in other
countries in which we currently do business, including those resulting from recessions,
political events and acts or threats of terrorism or military conflicts; |
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the impact of the geopolitical environment; |
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our ability to integrate the operations of recently acquired companies; |
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shifts in population and other demographics; |
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industry conditions, including competition; |
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fluctuations in operating costs; |
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technological changes and innovations; |
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changes in labor conditions; |
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fluctuations in exchange rates and currency values; |
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capital expenditure requirements; |
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the outcome of pending and future litigation settlements; |
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legislative or regulatory requirements; |
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interest rates; |
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the effect of leverage on our financial position and earnings; |
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taxes; |
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access to capital markets; and |
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certain other factors set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2005. |
This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking
statements are illustrative, but by no means exhaustive. Accordingly, all forward-looking
statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Required information is within Item 2
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our principal executive and financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation as of
the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, that our disclosure controls and procedures, as
defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are effective
to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
the SECs rules and forms, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
we are required to disclose in such reports is accumulated and communicated to management,
including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
On April 19, 2006, we received a letter of inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission
(the FCC) requesting information about whether consideration was provided by record labels to us
in exchange for the broadcast of music without disclosure of such consideration to the public. We
are cooperating with the FCC in responding to this request for information.
On September 9, 2003, the Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of
Missouri caused a Subpoena to Testify before Grand Jury to be issued to us. The Subpoena requires
us to produce certain information regarding commercial advertising run by us on behalf of offshore
and/or online (Internet) gambling businesses, including sports bookmaking and casino-style
gambling. On October 5, 2006, the Company received a subpoena from the Assistant United States
Attorney for the Southern District of New York requiring us to produce certain information
regarding substantially the same matters as covered in the subpoena from the Eastern District of
Missouri. We are cooperating with the requirements of both subpoenas.
We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings and, as required, have accrued our
estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of these claims. These estimates have been
developed in consultation with counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results,
assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. It is possible, however, that
future results of operations for any particular period could be materially affected by changes in
our assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to these proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
For information regarding risk factors, please refer to Item 1A in the Companys Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. Additional information relating to
risk factors is described in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations under Risks Regarding Forward Looking Statements.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(c) Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchases.
On March 9, 2006, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program, permitting us
to repurchase $600.0 million of our common stock. On September 6, 2006, our Board of Directors
authorized an additional share repurchase program, permitting us to repurchase an additional $1.0
billion of our common stock. This increase expires on September 6, 2007, although the program may
be discontinued or suspended at anytime prior to its expiration. During the three months ended
September 30, 2006, we repurchased the following shares:
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Total Number of |
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Maximum Dollar Value of |
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Total Number |
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Shares Purchased as |
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Shares that May Yet Be |
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of Shares |
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Average Price |
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Part of Publicly |
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Purchased Under the |
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Period |
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Purchased |
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Paid per Share |
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Announced Programs |
|
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Programs |
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July 1 through July 31 |
|
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3,758,500 |
|
|
$ |
29.85 |
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3,758,500 |
|
|
$ |
173,013,409 |
|
August 1 through
August 31 |
|
|
5,090,000 |
|
|
$ |
28.30 |
|
|
|
5,090,000 |
|
|
$ |
28,980,829 |
|
September 1 through
September 30 |
|
|
397,000 |
|
|
$ |
28.98 |
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397,000 |
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|
$ |
1,017,476,855 |
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Total |
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9,245,500 |
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9,245,500 |
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Item 6. Exhibits
See Exhibit Index on Page 37
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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November 9, 2006 |
/s/ Randall T. Mays
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Randall T. Mays |
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President and
Chief Financial Officer |
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November 9, 2006 |
/s/ Herbert W. Hill, Jr.
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Herbert W. Hill, Jr. |
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Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description |
3.1
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Current Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by
reference to the exhibits of the Companys Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-33371) dated September 9, 1997). |
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|
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3.2
|
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Seventh Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels Current Report on
Form 8-K dated July 31, 2006). |
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|
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3.3
|
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Amendment to the Companys Articles of Incorporation (incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the Companys Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998). |
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|
|
3.4
|
|
Second Amendment to Clear Channels Articles of Incorporation
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1999). |
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
Third Amendment to Clear Channels Articles of Incorporation
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2000). |
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
Agreement Concerning Buy-Sell Agreement by and between Clear
Channel Communications, Inc., L. Lowry Mays, B.J. McCombs, John M.
Schaefer and John W. Barger, dated August 3, 1998 (incorporated by
reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels Schedule 13-D/A,
dated October 10, 2002). |
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|
|
4.2
|
|
Waiver and Second Agreement Concerning Buy-Sell Agreement by and
between Clear Channel Communications, Inc., L. Lowry Mays and B.J.
McCombs, dated August 17, 1998 (incorporated by reference to the
exhibits to Clear Channels Schedule 13-D/A, dated October 10,
2002). |
|
|
|
4.3
|
|
Waiver and Third Agreement Concerning Buy-Sell Agreement by and
between Clear Channel Communications, Inc., L. Lowry Mays and B.J.
McCombs, dated July 26, 2002 (incorporated by reference to the
exhibits to Clear Channels Schedule 13-D/A, dated October 10,
2002). |
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
Waiver and Fourth Agreement Concerning Buy-Sell Agreement by and
between Clear Channel Communications, Inc., L. Lowry Mays and B.J.
McCombs, dated September 27, 2002 (incorporated by reference to
the exhibits to Clear Channels Schedule 13-D/A, dated October 10,
2002). |
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4.5
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|
Buy-Sell Agreement by and between Clear Channel Communications,
Inc., L. Lowry Mays, B. J. McCombs, John M. Schaefer and John W.
Barger, dated May 31, 1977 (incorporated by reference to the
exhibits of the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg.
No. 33-289161) dated April 19, 1984). |
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4.6
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|
Senior Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear
Channel Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Companys
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1997). |
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|
|
4.7
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|
Second Supplemental Indenture dated June 16, 1998 to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and the Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Companys
Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 27, 1998). |
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|
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4.8
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|
Third Supplemental Indenture dated June 16, 1998 to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and the Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Companys
Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 27, 1998). |
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|
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4.9
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|
Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated September 12, 2000, to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2000). |
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description |
4.10
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|
Tenth Supplemental Indenture dated October 26, 2001, to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2001). |
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4.11
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|
Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated January 9, 2003, to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002). |
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|
4.12
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|
Twelfth Supplemental Indenture dated March 17, 2003, to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 18, 2003). |
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4.13
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|
Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated May 1, 2003, to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 2, 2003). |
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4.14
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|
Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture dated May 21, 2003, to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 22, 2003). |
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4.15
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Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated November 5, 2003, to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 14, 2003). |
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4.16
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Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture dated December 9, 2003, to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 10, 2003). |
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4.17
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Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated September 15, 2004, to
Senior Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear
Channel Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 15, 2004). |
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4.18
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Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture dated November 22, 2004, to
Senior Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear
Channel Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 17, 2004). |
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4.19
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Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated December 13, 2004, to
Senior Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear
Channel Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 13, 2004). |
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4.20
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Twentieth Supplemental Indenture dated March 21, 2006, to Senior
Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 21, 2006). |
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description |
4.21
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Twenty-first Supplemental Indenture dated August 15, 2006, to
Senior Indenture dated October 1, 1997, by and between Clear
Channel Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to the exhibits to Clear Channels
Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 16, 2006). |
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11
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Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings. |
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12
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Statement re: Computation of Ratios. |
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31.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules
13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. |
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31.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules
13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. |
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32.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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