MEREDITH CORP (Form: 10-Q, Received: 01/27/2012 16:02:11)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2011	Commission file number 1-5128




MEREDITH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Iowa		42-0410230
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa		50309-3023
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (515) 284-3000

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.



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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).



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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



Shares of stock outstanding at December 31, 2011
Common shares	36,049,026
Class B shares	8,740,308
Total common and Class B shares	44,789,334




TABLE OF CONTENTS



			Page
	Part I - Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements

		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011, and June 30, 2011	1

		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010	2

		Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2011	3

		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010	4

		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	5

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		13

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		24

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		25

	Part II - Other Information

Item 1A.	Risk Factors		25

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		26

Item 6.	Exhibits		27


	Signature		28

	Index to Attached Exhibits		E-1



PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION



Item 1.	Financial Statements

Meredith Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)



Assets	December 31, 2011				June 30, 2011
(In thousands)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	26,118		$	27,721
Accounts receivable, net		210,126			212,365
Inventories		21,107			21,529
Current portion of subscription acquisition costs		56,410			54,581
Current portion of broadcast rights		7,870			3,974
Other current assets		21,987			13,568
Total current assets		343,618			333,738
Property, plant, and equipment		458,583			459,257
Less accumulated depreciation		(260,660		)	(272,819		)
Net property, plant, and equipment		197,923			186,438
Subscription acquisition costs		65,947			54,286
Broadcast rights		1,655			1,292
Other assets		75,039			66,940
Intangible assets, net		554,866			545,101
Goodwill		566,894			525,034
Total assets		$	1,805,942		$	1,712,829

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt		$	50,000		$	50,000
Current portion of long-term broadcast rights payable		10,942			8,548
Accounts payable		52,882			82,878
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		106,420			115,735
Current portion of unearned subscription revenues		166,841			151,831
Total current liabilities		387,085			408,992
Long-term debt		200,000			145,000
Long-term broadcast rights payable		5,937			5,431
Unearned subscription revenues		143,330			120,024
Deferred income taxes		176,853			160,709
Other noncurrent liabilities		99,674			97,688
Total liabilities		1,012,879			937,844
Shareholders' equity
Series preferred stock		—			—
Common stock		36,049			36,282
Class B stock		8,740			8,776
Additional paid-in capital		51,666			58,274
Retained earnings		712,315			687,816
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(15,707		)	(16,163		)
Total shareholders' equity		793,063			774,985
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	1,805,942		$	1,712,829

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Meredith Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(Unaudited)



	Three Months						Six Months
Periods Ended December 31,	2011			2010			2011			2010
(In thousands except per share data)
Revenues
Advertising	$	183,636		$	213,755		$	367,953		$	418,580
Circulation	63,902			63,737			130,491			129,677
All other	81,179			88,441			158,182			160,416
Total revenues	328,717			365,933			656,626			708,673
Operating expenses
Production, distribution, and editorial	128,412			137,251			265,303			280,092
Selling, general, and administrative	134,940			148,506			277,905			290,438
Depreciation and amortization	10,505			9,663			20,337			19,448
Total operating expenses	273,857			295,420			563,545			589,978
Income from operations	54,860			70,513			93,081			118,695
Interest expense, net	(2,897		)	(3,351		)	(5,616		)	(6,862		)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	51,963			67,162			87,465			111,833
Income taxes	(20,369		)	(26,065		)	(34,244		)	(44,674		)
Earnings from continuing operations	31,594			41,097			53,221			67,159
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	—			(540		)	—			(895		)
Net earnings	$	31,594		$	40,557		$	53,221		$	66,264

Basic earnings per share
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.70		$	0.90		$	1.18		$	1.48
Discontinued operations	—			(0.01		)	—			(0.02		)
Basic earnings per share	$	0.70		$	0.89		$	1.18		$	1.46
Basic average shares outstanding	44,838			45,571			44,923			45,527

Diluted earnings per share
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.70		$	0.89		$	1.18		$	1.47
Discontinued operations	—			(0.01		)	—			(0.02		)
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.70		$	0.88		$	1.18		$	1.45
Diluted average shares outstanding	45,044			45,912			45,115			45,849

Dividends paid per share	$	0.3825		$	0.2300		$	0.6375		$	0.4600

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Meredith Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity

(Unaudited)



(In thousands except per share data)	Common Stock - $1 par value				Class B Stock - $1 par value				Additional Paid-in Capital				Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss				Total
Balance at June 30, 2011		$	36,282			$	8,776			$	58,274		$	687,816			$	(16,163	)	$	774,985
Net earnings		—				—				—			53,221				—			53,221
Other comprehensive income, net		—				—				—			—				456			456
Total comprehensive income																				53,677
Share-based incentive plan transactions		319				—				2,013			—				—			2,332
Purchases of Company stock		(587		)		(1		)		(14,723		)	—				—			(15,311		)
Share-based compensation		—				—				7,632			—				—			7,632
Conversion of Class B to common stock		35				(35		)		—			—				—			—
Dividends paid
Common stock		—				—				—			(23,130		)		—			(23,130		)
Class B stock		—				—				—			(5,592		)		—			(5,592		)
Tax benefit from incentive plans		—				—				(1,530		)	—				—			(1,530		)
Balance at December 31, 2011		$	36,049			$	8,740			$	51,666		$	712,315			$	(15,707	)	$	793,063

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Meredith Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)



Six Months Ended December 31,	2011			2010
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings	$	53,221		$	66,264
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation	15,161			14,476
Amortization	5,176			4,976
Share-based compensation	7,632			5,891
Deferred income taxes	18,123			13,231
Amortization of broadcast rights	6,213			8,605
Payments for broadcast rights	(7,570		)	(9,325		)
Excess tax benefits from share-based payments	(83		)	(317		)
Changes in assets and liabilities	(29,126		)	(19,277		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	68,747			84,524
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisitions of businesses	(55,548		)	(28,556		)
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(26,621		)	(11,168		)
Other	(1,563		)	—
Net cash used in investing activities	(83,732		)	(39,724		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	85,000			12,500
Repayments of long-term debt	(30,000		)	(67,500		)
Purchases of Company stock	(15,311		)	(6,030		)
Dividends paid	(28,722		)	(21,017		)
Proceeds from common stock issued	2,332			6,622
Excess tax benefits from share-based payments	83			317
Other	—			(51		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	13,382			(75,159		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(1,603		)	(30,359		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	27,721			48,574
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	26,118		$	18,215

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



Meredith Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation —The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Meredith Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries (Meredith or the Company), after eliminating all significant intercompany balances and transactions. Meredith does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements. The Company's use of special-purpose entities is limited to Meredith Funding Corporation, whose activities are fully consolidated in Meredith's condensed consolidated financial statements.

The condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2011 , and for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 , are unaudited but, in management's opinion, include all normal, recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of interim periods. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of June 30, 2011 , was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year.

These consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, are condensed and presented in accordance with GAAP. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements, which are included in Meredith's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011 , filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards —In December 2010 , the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an accounting pronouncement related to intangibles - goodwill and other, which requires a company to consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist in performing step 2 of the impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. The Company adopted this pronouncement on July 1, 2011 . The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010 , the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement related to business combinations, which requires that when comparative financial statements are presented, revenue and earnings of the combined entity should be disclosed as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The disclosure provisions are effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010 , with early adoption permitted. Effective July 1, 2011 , the Company adopted this pronouncement but was not subject to the disclosure requirements in the first six months of fiscal 2012 due to the immateriality of the acquisitions made by the Company during the period.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards —In June 2011 , the FASB amended its guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income in financial statements to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items that are recorded in other comprehensive income. The new accounting guidance requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. While the new guidance changes the presentation of comprehensive income, there are no changes to the components that are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income under current accounting guidance. The provisions of this new guidance are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 . The Company will adopt this guidance for our fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 . As this guidance only amends the presentation of the components of comprehensive income, its adoption will not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In September 2011 , the FASB amended existing guidance related to intangibles - goodwill and other by giving an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If this is the case, companies will need to perform a more detailed two-step goodwill impairment test which is used to identify potential goodwill impairments and to measure the amount of goodwill impairment losses to be recognized, if any. This pronouncement is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 , with early adoption permitted. We intend to adopt this guidance for our fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 . We do not believe the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our financial statements.

2. Acquisitions

Effective July 1, 2011 , Meredith acquired 100 percent of the outstanding stock of the EatingWell Media Group (EatingWell). The results of EatingWell operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since that date. The EatingWell portfolio includes a bi-monthly magazine, a website, a content licensing and custom marketing program, a Healthy-in-a-Hurry mobile recipe application, and a series of high-quality food and nutrition-related books and cookbooks. The cash purchase price was $28.0 million .

As a result of the acquisition, the assets and liabilities of EatingWell, consisting primarily of accounts receivable, identifiable intangible assets, accounts payable, deferred subscription revenue, and other accrued expenses, are now reflected in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their respective fair values.

The Company is in the process of obtaining a third-party valuation of intangible assets; thus the provisional measurements of intangible assets, goodwill, and deferred income tax balances are subject to change. Trade names and internet domain names, both indefinite-lived assets, have been provisionally assigned values of $3.9 million and $0.9 million , respectively. Definite-lived intangible assets include developed content of $2.2 million , advertiser relationships of $0.3 million , and subscriber relationships of $0.1 million . The subscriber relationships have a 2 year useful life, the advertiser relationships have a 2.5 year useful life and the majority of the developed content has a 10 year useful life. Goodwill, with a provisionally assigned value of $20.8 million , is attributable to expected synergies and the assembled workforce of Eating Well. As noted, the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities is provisional pending receipt of the final valuation report.

EatingWell is subject to legal and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to those related to taxation, in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company has conducted a preliminary assessment of liabilities arising in each of these jurisdictions, and has recognized provisional amounts in its initial accounting for the acquisition of EatingWell for all identified liabilities in accordance with the business combinations guidance. However, the Company is continuing its review of these matters during the measurement period, and if new information about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date identifies adjustments to the liabilities initially recognized, or any additional liabilities that existed at the acquisition date, the acquisition accounting will be revised to reflect the resulting adjustments to the provisional amounts initially recognized.

On October 31, 2011 , Meredith completed its acquisition of Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine and its related digital assets (collectively Rachael Ray). In addition, Meredith announced it has finalized a 10-year licensing agreement with Watch Entertainment Inc. for the award-winning brand. The results of Rachael Ray's operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since that date. The cash purchase price was $4.3 million .

As a result of the acquisition, the assets and certain of the liabilities of Rachael Ray, consisting primarily of accounts receivable, identifiable intangible assets, and deferred subscription revenue, are now reflected in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the

allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their respective fair values.

The Company is in the process of obtaining a third-party valuation of intangible assets; thus the provisional measurements of intangible assets, goodwill, and deferred income tax balances are subject to change. Definite-lived intangible assets have a provisionally assigned value of $7.5 million and a 5 year useful life. Goodwill, with a provisionally assigned value of $21.1 million , is attributable to expected synergies and the assembled workforce of Rachael Ray. As noted, the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities is provisional pending receipt of the final valuation report.

The impact of the EatingWell and Rachael Ray acquisitions is not material to the Company's results of operations; therefore, pro forma financial information has not been provided. Acquisition related costs were expensed by the Company in the period in which they were incurred. Acquisition related costs were not material to the Company's results of operations.

3. Discontinued Operations

The fiscal 2011 loss from discontinued operations represents the operating results, net of taxes, of ReadyMade magazine. The revenues and expenses of ReadyMade magazine, along with associated taxes, were removed from continuing operations and reclassified into a single line item amount on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings titled loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes, as follows:



Periods Ended December 31, 2010	Three Months			Six Months
(In thousands except per share data)
Revenues	$	927		$	2,609
Costs and expenses	(1,813		)	(4,077		)
Loss before income taxes	(886		)	(1,468		)
Income taxes	346			573
Loss from discontinued operations	$	(540	)	$	(895	)
Loss from discontinued operations per share:
Basic	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.02	)
Diluted	(0.01		)	(0.02		)

4. Inventories

Major components of inventories are summarized below. Of total net inventory values shown, 46 percent are under the last-in first-out (LIFO) method at December 31, 2011 , and 46 percent at June 30, 2011 .



(In thousands)	December 31, 2011			June 30, 2011
Raw materials	$	13,363		$	15,633
Work in process	12,578			11,723
Finished goods	2,531			1,609
	28,472			28,965
Reserve for LIFO cost valuation	(7,365		)	(7,436		)
Inventories	$	21,107		$	21,529

5. Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible assets consist of the following:



	December 31, 2011							June 30, 2011
(In thousands)	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Amount		Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Amount
Intangible assets
subject to amortization
National media
Noncompete agreements	$	240	$	(214	)	$	26	$	480	$	(424	)	$	56
Advertiser relationships	18,670		(17,140		)	1,530		18,400		(15,772		)	2,628
Customer lists	11,460		(6,718		)	4,742		11,330		(5,889		)	5,441
Other	11,450		(1,038		)	10,412		4,450		(3,256		)	1,194
Local media
Network affiliation agreements	218,559		(110,196		)	108,363		218,559		(107,750		)	110,809
Total	$	260,379	$	(135,306	)	125,073		$	253,219	$	(133,091	)	120,128
Intangible assets not
subject to amortization
National media
Internet domain names						2,076							1,166
Trademarks						128,641							124,731
Local media
FCC licenses						299,076							299,076
Total						429,793							424,973
Intangible assets, net						$	554,866						$	545,101

Amortization expense was $5.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2011 . Annual amortization expense for intangible assets is expected to be as follows: $10.7 million in fiscal 2012 , $8.4 million in fiscal 2013 , $8.0 million in fiscal 2014 , $7.5 million in fiscal 2015 , and $6.4 million in fiscal 2016 .

For certain acquisitions consummated prior to July 1, 2009 , the sellers are entitled to contingent payments should the acquired operations achieve certain financial targets generally based on earnings before interest and taxes, as defined in the respective acquisition agreements. None of the contingent consideration is dependent on the continued employment of the sellers. As of December 31, 2011 , the Company estimates that future aggregate contingent payments for such acquisitions will be $2.4 million , which is the maximum amount of contingent payments the sellers may receive. The additional purchase consideration, if any, will be recorded as additional goodwill on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet when the contingencies are resolved. For the six months ended December 31, 2010 , the Company recognized $7.9 million , which increased goodwill. No additional consideration was accrued in the six-month period ended December 31, 2011 .

Changes in the carrying amount of national media goodwill were as follows:



Six Months Ended December 31,	2011		2010
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	525,034	$	489,334
Acquisitions	41,860		23,024
Balance at end of period	$	566,894	$	512,358

6. Restructuring Accrual

Changes in the Company's restructuring accrual were as follows:



Six Months Ended December 31,	2011			2010
(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	8,042		$	5,538
Cash payments	(5,241		)	(1,604		)
Balance at end of period	$	2,801		$	3,934

7. Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:



(In thousands)	December 31, 2011			June 30, 2011
Variable-rate credit facilities
Asset-backed bank facility of $100 million, due 4/25/2013	$	75,000		$	70,000
Revolving credit facility of $150 million, due 6/16/2013	50,000			—

Private placement notes
5.04% senior notes, due 6/16/2012	50,000			50,000
6.70% senior notes, due 7/13/2013	50,000			50,000
7.19% senior notes, due 7/13/2014	25,000			25,000
Total long-term debt	250,000			195,000
Current portion of long-term debt	(50,000		)	(50,000		)
Long-term debt	$	200,000		$	145,000

In connection with the asset-backed bank facility, Meredith entered into a revolving agreement to sell all of its rights, title, and interest in the majority of its accounts receivable related to advertising and miscellaneous revenues to Meredith Funding Corporation, a special purpose entity established to purchase accounts receivable from Meredith. At December 31, 2011 , $154.7 million of accounts receivable net of reserves was outstanding under the agreement. Meredith Funding Corporation in turn may sell receivable interests to a major national bank. In consideration of the sale, Meredith receives cash and a subordinated note, bearing interest at the prime rate, 3.25 percent at December 31, 2011 , from Meredith Funding Corporation. The agreement is structured as a true sale under which the creditors of Meredith Funding Corporation will be entitled to be satisfied out of the assets of Meredith Funding Corporation prior to any value being returned to Meredith or its creditors. The accounts of Meredith Funding Corporation are fully consolidated in Meredith's condensed consolidated financial statements.

8. Fair Value Measurement

We have estimated the fair value of our financial instruments using available market information and valuation methodologies we believe to be appropriate for these purposes. Considerable judgment and a high degree of subjectivity are involved in developing these estimates and, accordingly, they are not necessarily indicative of amounts that we would realize upon disposition.

The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, which are described below:



•	Level 1	Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
•	Level 2	Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable ;
•	Level 3	Assets or liabilities for which fair value is based on valuation models with significant unobservable pricing inputs and which result in the use of management estimates.

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of broadcast rights payable were $16.9 million and $16.4 million , respectively, as of December 31, 2011 , and $14.0 million and $13.5 million , respectively, as of June 30, 2011 . The fair value of broadcast rights payable was determined using the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the Company's current borrowing rate.

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of long-term debt were $250.0 million and $257.1 million , respectively, as of December 31, 2011 , and $195.0 million and $205.1 million , respectively, as of June 30, 2011 . The fair value of long-term debt was determined using the present value of expected future cash flows using borrowing rates currently available for debt with similar terms and maturities.

9. Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans

The following table presents the components of net periodic benefit costs:



	Three Months						Six Months
Periods Ended December 31,	2011			2010			2011			2010
(In thousands)
Pension benefits
Service cost	$	2,359		$	2,411		$	4,718		$	4,823
Interest cost	1,497			1,324			2,994			2,648
Expected return on plan assets	(2,504		)	(2,172		)	(5,008		)	(4,344		)
Prior service cost amortization	92			93			184			186
Actuarial loss amortization	401			1,166			802			2,333
Net periodic benefit costs	$	1,845		$	2,822		$	3,690		$	5,646

Postretirement benefits
Service cost	$	113		$	119		$	226		$	238
Interest cost	240			198			480			396
Prior service cost amortization	(134		)	(184		)	(268		)	(368		)
Actuarial loss amortization	15			—			30			—
Net periodic benefit costs	$	234		$	133		$	468		$	266

10. Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from nonowner sources. The Company's comprehensive income includes net earnings and changes in prior service cost and net actuarial losses from pension and postretirement benefit plans. Total comprehensive income for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 , was $31.8 million and $41.2 million , respectively. Total comprehensive income for the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 , was $53.7 million and $67.6 million , respectively.

11. Earnings per Share

The following table presents the calculations of earnings per share:



	Three Months				Six Months
Periods Ended December 31,	2011		2010		2011		2010
(In thousands except per share data)
Earnings from continuing operations	$	31,594	$	41,097	$	53,221	$	67,159
Basic average shares outstanding	44,838		45,571		44,923		45,527
Dilutive effect of stock options and equivalents	206		341		192		322
Diluted average shares outstanding	45,044		45,912		45,115		45,849
Earning per share from continuing operations
Basic earnings per share	$	0.70	$	0.90	$	1.18	$	1.48
Diluted earnings per share	0.70		0.89		1.18		1.47

For the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 , antidilutive options excluded from the above calculations totaled 5,770,000 (with a weighted average exercise price of $38.69 ) and 5,985,000 (with a weighted average exercise price of $39.01 ), respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 , antidilutive options excluded from the above calculations totaled 5,781,000 (with a weighted average exercise price of $38.82 ) and 5,975,000 (with a weighted average exercise price of $39.08 ), respectively.

In the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 , options were exercised to purchase 6,000 and 164,550 common shares, respectively.

12. Segment Information

Meredith is a diversified media company focused primarily on the home and family marketplace. On the basis of products and services, the Company has established two reportable segments: national media and local media. There have been no changes in the basis of segmentation since June 30, 2011 . There are no material intersegment transactions.

There are two principal financial measures reported to the chief executive officer for use in assessing segment performance and allocating resources. Those measures are operating profit and earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). Operating profit for segment reporting, disclosed below, is revenues less operating costs excluding unallocated corporate expenses. Segment operating expenses include allocations of certain centrally incurred costs such as employee benefits, occupancy, information systems, accounting services, internal legal staff, and human resources administration. These costs are allocated based on actual usage or other appropriate methods, primarily number of employees. Unallocated corporate expenses are corporate overhead expenses not directly attributable to the operating groups. In accordance with authoritative guidance on disclosures about segments of an enterprise and related information, EBITDA is not presented below.

The following table presents financial information by segment:



	Three Months						Six Months
Periods Ended December 31,	2011			2010			2011			2010
(In thousands)
Revenues
National media	$	244,315		$	268,483		$	502,927		$	535,198
Local media	84,402			97,450			153,699			173,475
Total revenues	$	328,717		$	365,933		$	656,626		$	708,673

Operating profit
National media	$	35,797		$	42,200		$	71,801		$	81,830
Local media	27,156			38,549			38,213			55,277
Unallocated corporate	(8,093		)	(10,236		)	(16,933		)	(18,412		)
Income from operations	$	54,860		$	70,513		$	93,081		$	118,695

Depreciation and amortization
National media	$	3,832		$	3,337		$	7,193		$	6,689
Local media	6,175			5,816			12,164			11,744
Unallocated corporate	498			510			980			1,015
Total depreciation and amortization	$	10,505		$	9,663		$	20,337		$	19,448



Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

Meredith Corporation is the leading media and marketing company serving American women. Meredith combines well-known national brands - including Better Homes and Gardens, Parents, Ladies' Home Journal, Family Circle, American Baby, Fitness, and More - with local television brands in fast growing markets. Meredith is the industry leader in creating content in key consumer interest areas such as home, family, health and wellness, and self-development. Meredith then uses multiple distribution platforms - including print, television, online, tablet, mobile, and video - to give consumers content they desire and to deliver the messages of its marketing partners. Additionally, Meredith uses its many assets to create powerful custom marketing solutions for many of the nation's top brands and companies.

Meredith operates two business segments. The national media group consists of magazine publishing, interactive media, integrated marketing, brand licensing, database-related activities, and other related operations. The local media group consists of 12 network-affiliated television stations, one radio station, related interactive media operations, and video-related operations. Both segments operate primarily in the U.S. and compete against similar media and other types of media on both a local and national basis. National media accounted for 77 percent of the Company's $656.6 million in revenues in the first six months of fiscal 2012 while local media revenues represented 23 percent .

NATIONAL MEDIA

Advertising revenues made up 46 percent of national media first six months ' revenues. These revenues were generated from the sale of advertising space in the Company's magazines and on websites to clients interested in promoting their brands, products, and services to consumers. Circulation revenues accounted for 26 percent of national media first six months ' revenues. Circulation revenues result from the sale of magazines to consumers through subscriptions and by single copy sales on newsstands, primarily at major retailers and grocery/drug stores. The remaining 28 percent of national media's revenues came from a variety of activities that included the sale of integrated marketing products and services and books as well as brand licensing and other related activities. National media's major expense categories are production and delivery of publications and promotional mailings and employee compensation costs.

LOCAL MEDIA

Local media derives the vast majority of its revenues— 89 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2012 —from the sale of advertising, both on the air and on our stations' websites. The remainder comes from television retransmission fees, television production services and products, and other services. Political advertising revenues are cyclical in that they are significantly greater during biennial election campaigns (which take place primarily in odd-numbered fiscal years) than at other times. Local media's major expense categories are employee compensation and programming costs.

FIRST SIX MONTHS FISCAL 2012 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW


•	National media revenues decreased 6 percent reflecting primarily declines in advertising and integrated marketing revenues. National media operating profit decreased 12 percent due primarily to declines in operating profits in our integrated marketing and interactive media operations.


•	Local media revenues and operating profit decreased 11 percent and 31 percent , respectively. Meredith recorded $31.9 million less in political advertising revenues in the first six months of fiscal 2012 due to the normal cyclical nature of political advertising. Partially offsetting this decline was a 6 percent increase in non-political advertising.


•	In July 2011, Meredith acquired the EatingWell Media Group (EatingWell), a multichannel brand focused on healthy eating, and in October 2011, Meredith acquired Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine and its related digital assets (collectively Rachael Ray).


•	In October 2011, Meredith invested in iris Nation Worldwide Limited (iris), a leading global marketing company.


•	Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations decreased 20 percent to $1.18 from $1.47 in the prior-year first six months .

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In fiscal 2011 , the Company discontinued the operations of ReadyMade magazine. The revenues and expenses, along with associated taxes, were reclassified from continuing operations into a single line item amount on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings titled loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes. Unless stated otherwise, as in the section titled Discontinued Operations, all of the information contained in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations relates to continuing operations.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

These condensed consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Our analysis of local media results includes references to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). EBITDA and EBITDA margin are non-GAAP measures. We use EBITDA along with operating profit and other GAAP measures to evaluate the financial performance of our local media. EBITDA is a common measure of performance in the broadcasting industry and is used by investors and financial analysts, but its calculation may vary among companies. Local media EBITDA is not used as a measure of liquidity, nor is it necessarily indicative of funds available for our discretionary use.

We believe the non-GAAP measures used in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) contribute to an understanding of our financial performance and provide an additional analytic tool to understand our results from core operations and to reveal underlying trends. These measures should not, however, be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



Three Months Ended December 31,	2011		2010		Change
(In thousands except per share data)
Total revenues	$	328,717	$	365,933	(10	)%
Operating expenses	273,857		295,420		(7	)%
Income from operations	$	54,860	$	70,513	(22	)%
Earnings from continuing operations	$	31,594	$	41,097	(23	)%
Net earnings	31,594		40,557		(22	)%
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	0.70		0.89		(21	)%
Diluted earnings per share	0.70		0.88		(20	)%



Six Months Ended December 31,	2011		2010		Change
(In thousands except per share data)
Total revenues	$	656,626	$	708,673	(7	)%
Operating expenses	563,545		589,978		(4	)%
Income from operations	$	93,081	$	118,695	(22	)%
Earnings from continuing operations	$	53,221	$	67,159	(21	)%
Net earnings	53,221		66,264		(20	)%
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	1.18		1.47		(20	)%
Diluted earnings per share	1.18		1.45		(19	)%

The following sections provide an analysis of the results of operations for the national media and local media segments and an analysis of the consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 , compared with the prior-year periods. This commentary should be read in conjunction with the interim condensed consolidated financial statements presented elsewhere in this report and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011 .

NATIONAL MEDIA

National media operating results were as follows:



Three Months Ended December 31,	2011			2010			Change
(In thousands)
Advertising revenue	$	107,180		$	122,352		(12	)%
Circulation revenue	63,902			63,737			0	%
Other revenue	73,233			82,394			(11	)%
Total revenues	244,315			268,483			(9	)%
Operating expenses	(208,518		)	(226,283		)	(8	)%
Operating profit	$	35,797		$	42,200		(15	)%
Operating profit margin	14.7		%	15.7		%



Six Months Ended December 31,	2011			2010			Change
(In thousands)
Advertising revenue	$	231,637		$	257,854		(10	)%
Circulation revenue	130,491			129,677			1	%
Other revenue	140,799			147,667			(5	)%
Total revenues	502,927			535,198			(6	)%
Operating expenses	(431,126		)	(453,368		)	(5	)%
Operating profit	$	71,801		$	81,830		(12	)%
Operating profit margin	14.3		%	15.3		%

Revenues

Magazine advertising revenues decreased 13 percent in the second quarter and 10 percent for the first six months of fiscal 2012 as total advertising pages decreased in the high-single digits on a percentage basis in both the second quarter and in the first six months of fiscal 2012 . Among our core advertising categories, home, and non-prescription drugs showed strength while demand was weaker for the food and beverage and prescription drug categories. Online advertising revenues in our interactive media operations declined 8 percent in the second quarter and 10 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2012 due to continued slowdown in demand.

Magazine circulation revenues were flat in the second quarter and increased 1 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2012. Subscription revenues increased while newsstand revenues declined. Subscription revenues increased primarily due to the acquisitions of Eating Well and Everyday with Rachael Ray . The decrease in newsstand revenues was primarily due to softness in the special interest media publications.

Other revenues decreased 11 percent in the second quarter and 5 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2012 . Meredith Xcelerated Marketing (MXM) revenues were down in the low teens in the second quarter. They were down in the mid-single digits for the first six months of fiscal 2012. The decline in MXM revenues is primarily due to certain clients within MXM scaling back programs.

Operating Expenses

National media operating expenses decreased 8 percent in the second quarter and 5 percent in the six month period. Performance-based incentive accruals, processing, postage, and paper declined in the periods primarily due to the decrease in advertising pages. The volume declines in paper were partially offset by mid-to-high-single digit increases in average paper prices. Circulation expenses also decreased in the periods.

Operating Profit

National media operating profit declined 15 percent in the second quarter and 12 percent in the six-month period compared with the respective prior-year periods reflecting primarily decreases in operating profit in our integrated marketing and interactive media operations partially offset by an increase in operating profit in our magazine operations.

LOCAL MEDIA

Local media operating results were as follows:



Three Months Ended December 31,	2011			2010			Change
(In thousands)
Non-political advertising revenues	$	75,382		$	69,376		9	%
Political advertising revenues	1,074			22,027			(95	)%
Other revenues	7,946			6,047			31	%
Total revenues	84,402			97,450			(13	)%
Operating expenses	(57,246		)	(58,901		)	(3	)%
Operating profit	$	27,156		$	38,549		(30	)%
Operating profit margin	32.2		%	39.6		%



Six Months Ended December 31,	2011			2010			Change
(In thousands)
Non-political advertising revenues	$	134,659		$	127,124		6	%
Political advertising revenues	1,657			33,602			(95	)%
Other revenues	17,383			12,749			36	%
Total revenues	153,699			173,475			(11	)%
Operating expenses	(115,486		)	(118,198		)	(2	)%
Operating profit	$	38,213		$	55,277		(31	)%
Operating profit margin	24.9		%	31.9		%

Revenues

Local media revenues declined 13 percent in the second quarter and 11 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2012 compared with the respective prior-year periods. Non-political advertising revenues grew 9 percent in the second quarter and 6 percent for the first six months of fiscal 2012. Local non-political advertising revenues increased 7 percent in the second quarter and 4 percent for the first six months of fiscal 2012. National non-political advertising increased 9 percent as compared to the prior-year quarter and 6 percent compared to the prior-year first six months. Net political advertising revenues totaled $1.1 million in the second quarter and $1.7 million in the first six months of the current fiscal year compared with $22.0 million in the prior-year second quarter and $33.6 million in the prior-year six-month period. Fluctuations in political advertising revenues at our stations and throughout the broadcasting industry generally follow the biennial cycle of election campaigns. Political advertising displaces a certain amount of non-political advertising; therefore, the revenues are not entirely incremental. Online advertising, a small but growing percentage of non-political advertising revenues, increased more than 50 percent in the second quarter and more than 40 percent in the six-month period as compared to the prior-year.

Other revenue increased 31 percent in the current quarter and 36 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2012 reflecting primarily Meredith's management of Peachtree TV (WPCH-TV) in Atlanta, which began in late March 2011.

Operating Expenses

Local media operating expenses decreased 3 percent in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and 2 percent in the six-month period primarily due to lower production and film amortization. These decreases were partially offset by higher legal services expenses.

Operating Profit

Local media operating profit declined 30 percent in the second quarter and 31 percent in the first six months compared with the prior-year periods. The declines primarily reflected lower revenues due to the cyclical nature of political advertising partially offset by growth in non-political revenues.

Supplemental Disclosure of Local Media EBITDA

Meredith's local media EBITDA is defined as local media segment operating profit plus depreciation and amortization expense. EBITDA is not a GAAP financial measure and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures. See the discussion of management's rationale for the use of EBITDA in the preceding Executive Overview section. Local media EBITDA and EBITDA margin were as follows:



Three Months Ended December 31,	2011			2010
(In thousands)
Revenues	$	84,402		$	97,450
Operating profit	$	27,156		$	38,549
Depreciation and amortization	6,175			5,816
EBITDA	$	33,331		$	44,365
EBITDA margin	39.5		%	45.5		%



Six Months Ended December 31,	2011			2010
(In thousands)
Revenues	$	153,699		$	173,475
Operating profit	$	38,213		$	55,277
Depreciation and amortization	12,164			11,744
EBITDA	$	50,377		$	67,021
EBITDA margin	32.8		%	38.6		%

UNALLOCATED CORPORATE EXPENSES

Unallocated corporate expenses are general corporate overhead expenses not attributable to the operating groups. These expenses were as follows:



Unallocated Corporate Expenses	2011		2010		Change
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended December 31,	$	8,093	$	10,236	(21	)%
Six Months Ended December 31,	$	16,933	$	18,412	(8	)%

Unallocated corporate expenses decreased 21 percent in the second quarter and 8 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2012. For the second quarter and six-month period, charitable contributions, performance-based incentive accruals, pension expense, consulting fees, medical costs, and investment spending in tablet platforms declined. While building rent decreased in the second quarter, it increased in the first six months of fiscal 2012 due to the acceleration in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 of lease expense on vacated leased properties related to a move to new space in New York.

CONSOLIDATED

Consolidated Operating Expenses

Consolidated operating expenses were as follows:



Three Months Ended December 31,	2011		2010		Change
(In thousands)
Production, distribution, and editorial	$	128,412	$	137,251	(6	)%
Selling, general, and administrative	134,940		148,506		(9	)%
Depreciation and amortization	10,505		9,663		9	%
Operating expenses	$	273,857	$	295,420	(7	)%



Six Months Ended December 31,	2011		2010		Change
(In thousands)
Production, distribution, and editorial	$	265,303	$	280,092	(5	)%
Selling, general, and administrative	277,905		290,438		(4	)%
Depreciation and amortization	20,337		19,448		5	%
Operating expenses	$	563,545	$	589,978	(4	)%

Production, distribution, and editorial costs decreased 6 percent as compared to the prior-year quarter and 5 percent as compared to the prior-year first six months. Declines in national media processing, postage, and paper and local media production and film amortization contributed to the reduction in both periods.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses decreased 9 percent in the second quarter and 4 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2012 . For both the second quarter and six-month period, performance-based incentive accruals, circulation expenses, charitable contributions and pension costs declined. While building rent decreased in the second quarter, it increased in the first six months of fiscal 2012 due to the acceleration in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 of lease expense on vacated leased properties related to a move to new space.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased 9 percent in the second quarter and 5 percent in the six-month period as compared to the prior-year periods primarily due to depreciation on the leasehold improvements and fixed assets in new leased property in New York.

Income from Operations

Income from operations decreased 22 percent in the second quarter and in the first six months of fiscal 2012, primarily as a result of lower political revenues due to the cyclical nature of political advertising, and weaker operating profits in our integrated marketing and interactive media operations partially offset by reduced operating expenses.

Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense declined to $2.9 million in the fiscal 2012 second quarter compared with $3.4 million in the comparable prior-year quarter. For the six months ended December 31, 2011, net interest expense was $5.6 million versus $6.9 million in the comparable prior-year period. Average long-term debt outstanding was $258 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and $240 million for the six-month period compared with $270 million in the prior year second quarter and $279 million in the prior year six-month period. The Company's approximate weighted average interest rate was 4.7 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2012 and 4.9 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2011.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate was 39.2 percent in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and 39.2 percent in the first half of fiscal 2012 as compared to 38.8 percent in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 and 39.9 percent in the first half of fiscal

2011.

Earnings from Continuing Operations and Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations

Earnings from continuing operations were $31.6 million ( $0.70 per diluted share), a decrease of 23 percent from fiscal 2011 second quarter earnings from continuing operations of $41.1 million ( $0.89 per diluted share). For the six months ended December 31, 2011, earnings from continuing operation were $53.2 million ( $1.18 per diluted share), a decrease of 21 percent from prior-year six month earnings of $67.2 million ( $1.47 per diluted share). The declines primarily reflected lower political revenues due to the cyclical nature of political advertising and weaker operating profits in our integrated marketing and interactive media operations partially offset by reduced operating expenses.

Discontinued Operations



Periods Ended December 31, 2010	Three Months			Six Months
(In thousands except per share data)
Revenues	$	927		$	2,609
Costs and expenses	(1,813		)	(4,077		)
Loss before income taxes	(886		)	(1,468		)
Income taxes	346			573
Loss from discontinued operations	$	(540	)	$	(895	)
Loss from discontinued operations per share:
Basic	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.02	)
Diluted	(0.01		)	(0.02		)

Net Earnings and Earnings per Share

Net earnings were $31.6 million ( $0.70 per diluted share) in the quarter ended December 31, 2011 , down 22 percent from $40.6 million ( $0.88 per diluted share) in the comparable prior-year quarter. For the six months ended December 31, 2011, earnings were $53.2 million ( $1.18 per diluted share), a decrease of 20 percent from prior-year six month earnings of $66.3 million ( $1.45 per diluted share). The declines primarily reflected lower political revenues due to the cyclical nature of political advertising and lower operating profit in our integrated marketing and interactive media operations, partially offset by reduced operating expenses and the lack of a loss from discontinued operations in the current fiscal year. Both average basic and diluted shares outstanding decreased in the quarter due to repurchases of common shares.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES



Six Months Ended December 31,	2011			2010			Change
(In thousands)
Net earnings	$	53,221		$	66,264		(20	)%
Cash flows from operating activities	$	68,747		$	84,524		(19	)%
Cash flows used in investing activities	(83,732		)	(39,724		)	111	%
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	13,382			(75,159		)	(118	)%
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(1,603	)	$	(30,359	)	(95	)%

OVERVIEW

Meredith's primary source of liquidity is cash generated by operating activities. Debt financing is typically used for significant acquisitions. We expect cash on hand, internally generated cash flow, and available credit from financing agreements will provide adequate funds for operating and recurring cash needs (e.g., working capital, capital expend itures, debt repayments, and cash dividends) into the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2011 , we have up to $100.0 million remaining of additional available borrowings under our revolving credit facility and up to $25.0 million of additional available borrowings under our asset-backed bank facility (depending on levels of accounts rece ivable). While t here are no guarantees that we will be able to replace current credit agreements when they expire, we expect to be able to do so.

SOURCES AND USES OF CASH

Cash and cash equivalents decreased $1.6 million in the first six months of fiscal 2012 ; they decreased $30.4 million in the comparable period of fiscal 2011 .

Operating Activities

The largest single component of operating cash inflows is cash received from advertising customers. Other sources of operating cash inflows include cash received from magazine circulation sales and other revenue transactions such as integrated marketing and licensing. Operating cash outflows include payments to vendors and employees and interest, pension, and income tax payments. Our most significant vendor payments are for production and delivery of publications and promotional mailings, broadcasting programming rights, employee compensation costs and benefits, and other services and supplies.

Cash provided by operating activities totaled $68.7 million in the first six months of fiscal 2012 compared with $84.5 million in the first six months of fiscal 2011 . The decrease is primarily due to lower net earnings.

Investing Activities

Investing cash inflows generally include proceeds from the sale of assets or a business. Investing cash outflows generally include payments for the acquisition of new businesses; investments; and additions to property, plant, and equipment.

Net cash used by investing activities increased to $83.7 million in the first six months of fiscal 2012 from $39.7 million in the prior-year period. The increase primarily reflects more cash used for investments in businesses due to the acquisitions of EatingWell and Rachael Ray and an investment in iris as well as higher spending for additions to property, plant, and equipment due to a move into new leased facilities in New York.

Financing Activities

Financing cash inflows generally include borrowings under debt agreements and proceeds from the exercise of common stock options issued under share-based compensation plans. Financing cash outflows generally include the repayment of long-term debt, repurchases of Company stock, and the payment of dividends.

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $13.4 million in the six months ended December 31, 2011 , compared with net cash used by financing activities of $75.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2010 . The change in cash used for financing activities is primarily due to net debt of $55.0 million being incurred in the current-year period compared to a net $55.0 million reduction in the prior-year period. Higher dividend payments due to the increased dividend per share rate and increased purchases of Company stock partially offset the change in net debt.

Long-term Debt

At December 31, 2011 , long-term debt outstanding totaled $250.0 million ($125.0 million in fixed-rate unsecured senior notes, $75.0 million under an asset-backed bank facility, and $50.0 million outstanding under a revolving credit facility). Of the senior notes, $50.0 million is due in the next 12 months. We expect to repay these senior

notes with cash from operations and credit available under existing credit agreements. The weighted average effective interest rate for the fixed-rate notes was 6.13 percent. The interest rate on the asset-backed bank facility is variable based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a fixed spread. As of December 31, 2011 , the asset-backed bank facility had a capacity of up to $100 million. It is expected to next renew in April 2013.

The interest rate on the revolving credit facility is variable based on LIBOR and Meredith's debt to trailing 12 month EBITDA ratio. The revolving credit facility has capacity for up to $150 million outstanding with an option to request up to another $150 million. At December 31, 2011 , $50.0 million was outstanding under the revolving credit facility. This facility expires on June 16, 2013.

All of our debt agreements include financial covenants, and failure to comply with any such covenants could result in the debt becoming payable on demand. The Company was in compliance with all financial debt covenants at December 31, 2011 .

Contractual Obligations

As of December 31, 2011 , there had been no material changes in our contractual obligations from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011.

Share Repurchase Program

As part of our ongoing share repurchase program, we spent $15.3 million in the first six months of fiscal 2012 to repurchase approxima te ly 587,000 shar e s of common stock at then current market prices. We spent $6.0 million to repurchase 187,000 shares in the first six months of fiscal 2011 . We expect to continue repurchasing shares from time to time subject to market conditions. As of December 31, 2011 , approximately $98.7 million was authorized for future repurchases. The status of the repurchase program is reviewed at each quarterly Board of Directors meeting. See Part II, Item 2 (c), Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities , of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for detailed information on share repurchases during the quarter ended December 31, 2011 .

In October 2011, Meredith announced the Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million in additional shares of the Company's stock through public and private transactions.

Dividends

Dividends paid in the first six months of fiscal 2012 totaled $28.7 million , or 63.75 cents per share, compared with dividend payments of $21.0 million , or 46.00 cents per share, in the first six months of fiscal 2011 . In October 2011, Meredith announced a 50 percent increase in our quarterly dividend, raising the quarterly dividend to 38.25 cents per share from 25.50 cents per share.

Capital Expenditures

Spending for property, plant, and equipment totaled $26.6 million in the first six months of fiscal 2012 compared with prior-year first six months spending of $11.2 million . Current year spending primarily relates to leasehold improvements related to our move into new leased facilities in New York along with assets acquired in the normal course of business. Prior year spending primarily related to assets acquired in the normal course of business. We have no material commitments for capital expenditures. We expect funds for future capital expenditures to come from operating activities or, if necessary, borrowings under credit agreements.

OTHER MATTERS

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Meredith's critical accounting policies are summarized in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011 . As of December 31, 2011 , the Company's critical accounting policies had not changed from June 30, 2011 .

ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING DEVELOPMENTS

In December 2010 , the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an accounting pronouncement related to intangibles - goodwill and other, which requires a company to consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist in performing step 2 of the impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. The Company adopted this pronouncement on July 1, 2011. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010 , the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement related to business combinations, which requires that when comparative financial statements are presented, revenue and earnings of the combined entity should be disclosed as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The disclosure provisions are effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted. Effective July 1, 2011, the Company adopted this pronouncement but was not subject to the disclosure requirements in the first six months of fiscal 2012 due to the immateriality of the acquisitions made by the Company during the period.

In June 2011 , the FASB amended its guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income in financial statements to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items that are recorded in other comprehensive income. The new accounting guidance requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. While the new guidance changes the presentation of comprehensive income, there are no changes to the components that are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income under current accounting guidance. The provisions of this new guidance are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 . The Company will adopt this guidance for our fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 . As this guidance only amends the presentation of the components of comprehensive income, its adoption will not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In September 2011 , the FASB amended existing guidance related to intangibles - goodwill and other by giving an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If this is the case, companies will need to perform a more detailed two-step goodwill impairment test which is used to identify potential goodwill impairments and to measure the amount of goodwill impairment losses to be recognized, if any. This pronouncement is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We intend to adopt this guidance for our fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012. We do not believe the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our financial statements.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted by such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current knowledge and estimates of factors affecting the Company's operations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking information. Factors that could adversely affect future results include, but are not limited to, downturns in national and/or local economies; a softening of the domestic advertising market; world, national, or local events that could disrupt broadcast television; increased consolidation among major advertisers or other events depressing the level of advertising spending; the unexpected loss or insolvency of one or more major clients; the integration of acquired businesses; changes in consumer reading, purchasing and/or television viewing patterns; increases in paper, postage, printing, or syndicated programming costs; changes in television network affiliation agreements; technological developments affecting products or methods of distribution; changes in government regulations affecting the Company's industries; unexpected changes in interest rates; and the consequences of acquisitions and/or dispositions. Meredith's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011 , includes a more complete description of the risk factors that may affect our results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.



Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Meredith is exposed to certain market risks as a result of its use of financial instruments, in particular the potential market value loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. The Company does not utilize financial instruments for trading purposes and does not hold any derivative financial instruments that could expose the Company to significant market risk. Readers are referred to Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011, for a more complete discussion of these risks.

Interest Rates

We generally manage our risk associated with interest rate movements through the use of a combination of variable and fixed-rate debt. At December 31, 2011 , Meredith had $125.0 million outstanding in fixed-rate long-term debt. There are no earnings or liquidity risks associated with the Company's fixed-rate debt. The fair value of the fixed-rate debt (based on discounted cash flows reflecting borrowing rates currently available for debt with similar terms and maturities) varies with fluctuations in interest rates. A 10 percent decrease in interest rates would have changed the fair value of the fixed-rate debt to $132.5 million from $132.1 million at December 31, 2011 .

At December 31, 2011 , $125.0 million of our debt was variable-rate debt. The Company is subject to earnings and liquidity risks for changes in the interest rate on this debt. A 10 percent increase in interest rates would increase annual interest expense on our variable-rate debt by $0.2 million.

Broadcast Rights Payable

There has been no material change in the market risk associated with broadcast rights payable since June 30, 2011 .



Item 4.	Controls and Procedures

Meredith's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the reports that Meredith files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to Meredith's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting in the quarter ended December 31, 2011 , that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.



PART II	OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1A.	Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the Company's risk factors as disclosed in Item 1A, Risk Factors , in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011 .



Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds



(c)		Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth information with respect to the Company's repurchases of common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2011 .



Period	(a) Total number of shares purchased ¹	(b) Average price paid per share			(c) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs	(d) Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under programs
						(in thousands)
October 1 to October 31, 2011	97,361		$	23.62	97,361	$	102,723
November 1 to November 30, 2011	133,472		26.93		133,472	99,157
December 1 to December 31, 2011	14,768		30.50		14,768	98,706
Total	245,601				245,601

¹ Total number of shares purchased includes the following purchases of Class B common stock: 710 in October 2011 and 28 in November 2011.

In May 2008, Meredith announced the Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to 2.0 million additional shares of the Company's stock through public and private transactions. In November 2011, repurchases under this authorization were completed.

In October 2011, Meredith announced the Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $100.0 million in additional shares of the Company's stock through public and private transactions.

For more information on the Company's share repurchase program, see Part I, Item 2 , Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations , under the heading "Share Repurchase Program."



Item 6.	Exhibits

	10.1	Form of Continuing Restricted Stock Agreement between Meredith Corporation and the named non-employee director.

	10.2	Form of Continuing Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement between Meredith Corporation and the named non-employee director.

	31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.

	31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.

	32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

	101.INS	XBRL Instance Document

	101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

	101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

	101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

	101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

	101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document



SIGNATURE

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.




	MEREDITH CORPORATION
	Registrant

	/s/ Joseph H. Ceryanec
	Joseph H. Ceryanec
	Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: January 24, 2012

INDEX TO ATTACHED EXHIBITS



Exhibit Number		Item

	10.1	Form of Continuing Restricted Stock Agreement between Meredith Corporation and the named non-employee director.

	10.2	Form of Continuing Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement between Meredith Corporation and the named non-employee director.

	31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.

	31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.

	32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

	101.INS	XBRL Instance Document

	101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

	101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

	101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

	101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

	101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

E-1



_______________________________________		_______________________________________
John S. Zieser, Chief Development		____________________, Director
Officer, General Counsel and Secretary		____________________
		Social Security Number



Award Date	Number of Shares	Vesting Date	Grant Price



_______________________________________		_______________________________________
John S. Zieser, Chief Development		____________________, Director
Officer, General Counsel and Secretary		SSN: ____________________



Award Date	Grant Price	Number of Options Granted	Vesting Date	Expiration Date



/s/ Stephen M. Lacy		/s/ Joseph H. Ceryanec
Stephen M. Lacy		Joseph H. Ceryanec
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (Principal Executive Officer)		Vice President - Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Dated: January 24, 2012		Dated: January 24, 2012




1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Meredith Corporation;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.	The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

	d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



	/s/ Stephen M. Lacy
	Stephen M. Lacy, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (Principal Executive Officer)



	/s/ Joseph H. Ceryanec
	Joseph H. Ceryanec Vice President - Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)



1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.