UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
x | Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010,
or
¨ | Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the transition period from to .
Commission File Number 1-32663
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 86-0812139 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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200 East Basse Road San Antonio, Texas |
78209 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(210)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class |
Name of Exchange on Which Registered |
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Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
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As of June 30, 2010, the aggregate market value of the common stock beneficially held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $347.9 million based on the closing sales price of the Class A Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. (For purposes hereof, only directors and executive officers have been deemed affiliates).
On January 31, 2011, there were 40,809,721 outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, excluding 84,032 shares held in treasury, and 315,000,000 outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock.
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Portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting, expected to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal year end, are incorporated by reference into Part III.
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
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The Company
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the Company), a Delaware Corporation, provides clients with advertising opportunities through billboards, street furniture displays, transit displays and other out-of-home advertising displays, such as wallscapes, spectaculars, neons and mall displays, which we own or operate in key markets worldwide. Our business consists of two reportable operating segments: Americas and International. As of December 31, 2010, we owned or operated approximately 822,000 advertising displays worldwide. For the year ended December 31, 2010, we generated revenue of approximately $2.8 billion, with $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion from our Americas and International segments, respectively.
Our History
We were incorporated in August 1995 under the name Eller Media Company. In 1997, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Clear Channel Communications), our parent company, entered the outdoor advertising industry with its acquisition of Eller Media Company. We changed our name to Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in August 2005.
On November 11, 2005, we became a publicly traded company through an initial public offering, or IPO, in which we sold 10%, or 35.0 million shares, of our Class A common stock. Prior to our IPO, we were an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications. Clear Channel Communications currently owns all of our outstanding shares of Class B common stock, representing approximately 89% of the outstanding shares of our common stock and approximately 99% of the total voting power of our common stock.
Prior to or at the time of our IPO, we entered into agreements with Clear Channel Communications that govern the relationship between Clear Channel Communications and us and provide for, among other things, the provision of services by Clear Channel Communications to us and the allocation of employee benefit, tax and other liabilities and obligations attributable to our operations. These agreements include the Master Agreement, Corporate Services Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement and Tax Matters Agreement. All of the agreements relating to our ongoing relationship with Clear Channel Communications were made in the context of a parent-subsidiary relationship and the terms of these agreements may be more or less favorable to us than if they had been negotiated with unaffiliated third parties.
Clear Channel Communications has the right to terminate these agreements in various circumstances. As of the date of the filing of this report, no notice of termination of any of these agreements has been received from Clear Channel Communications.
As long as Clear Channel Communications continues to own shares of our common stock representing more than 50% of the total voting power of our common stock, it will have the ability to direct the election of all members of our Board of Directors and, therefore, to exercise a controlling influence over our business and affairs, including any determination with respect to mergers or other business combinations, our acquisition or disposition of assets, our incurrence of indebtedness, our issuance of any additional common stock or other equity securities, our repurchase or redemption of common stock or any preferred stock, if applicable, and our payment of dividends. Similarly, Clear Channel Communications will have the power to determine or significantly influence the outcome of matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including the power to prevent an acquisition or any other change in control, and to take other actions that might be favorable to Clear Channel Communications.
On July 30, 2008, Clear Channel Communications completed its merger with a subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. (CC Media Holdings), a company formed by a group of private equity funds sponsored by Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. Clear Channel Communications is now owned indirectly by CC Media Holdings.
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You can find more information about us at our Internet website located at www.clearchanneloutdoor.com. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports are available free of charge through our Internet website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish such material to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The contents of our website are not deemed to be part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or any of our other filings with the SEC.
Our principal executive offices are located at 200 East Basse Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209 (telephone: 210-832-3700).
Our Business Segments
We have two reportable business segments, Americas Outdoor Advertising (Americas or Americas outdoor advertising) and International Outdoor Advertising (International or International outdoor advertising), which represented 46% and 54% of our 2010 revenue, respectively.
We believe we offer advertisers a diverse platform of media assets across geographies and outdoor products. We intend to continue to execute upon our long-standing outdoor advertising strategies, while closely managing expenses and focusing on achieving operating efficiencies throughout our businesses. Within each of our operating segments, we share best practices across our markets in an attempt to replicate our successes throughout the markets in which we operate.
For more information about our revenue, gross profit and assets by segment and our revenue and long-lived assets by geographic area, see Note 13 to our Consolidated Financial Statements located in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Americas Outdoor Advertising
We are the largest outdoor advertising company in the Americas (based on revenue), which includes the United States, Canada and Latin America. Approximately 89% of our 2010 revenue in our Americas segment was derived from the United States. We own or operate approximately 188,000 displays in our Americas segment and have operations in 49 of the 50 largest markets in the United States, including all of the 20 largest markets.
Our Americas assets consist of billboards, street furniture and transit displays, airport displays, mall displays, and wallscapes and other spectaculars, which we own or operate under lease management agreements. Our Americas advertising business is focused on urban markets with dense populations.
Strategy
We seek to capitalize on our Americas outdoor network and diversified product mix to maximize revenue. In addition, by sharing best practices among our business segments, we believe we can quickly and effectively replicate our successes in other markets in which we operate. Our outdoor strategy also focuses on leveraging our diversified product mix and long-standing presence in many of our existing markets, which provides us with the platform to launch new products and test new initiatives in a reliable and cost-effective manner.
Drive Outdoor Media Spending. Given the attractive industry fundamentals of outdoor media and our depth and breadth of relationships with both local and national advertisers, we believe we can drive outdoor advertisings share of total media spending by utilizing our dedicated national sales team to highlight the value of outdoor advertising relative to other media. Outdoor advertising only represented 3% of total dollars spent on advertising in the United States in 2009. We have made and continue to make significant investments in research tools that enable our clients to better understand how our displays can successfully reach their target audiences and promote their advertising campaigns. Also, we are working closely with clients, advertising agencies and other diversified media companies to develop more sophisticated systems that will provide improved audience metrics for outdoor advertising. For example, we have implemented the EYES ON audience measurement system which: (1) separately reports audiences for each of the nearly 400,000 units of inventory across the industry in the United States, (2) reports those audiences using the same demographics available and used by other media permitting reach and frequency measures, (3) provides the same audience measures across more than 200 markets, and (4) reports which advertisement is most likely to be seen. We believe that measurement systems such as EYES ON will further enhance the attractiveness of outdoor advertising for both existing clients and new advertisers and further foster outdoor media spending growth.
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Continue to Deploy Digital Billboards. Digital outdoor advertising provides significant advantages over traditional outdoor media. Our electronic displays are linked through centralized computer systems to instantaneously and simultaneously change advertising copy on a large number of displays, allowing us to sell more slots to advertisers. The ability to change copy by time of day and quickly change messaging based on advertisers needs creates additional flexibility for our customers. The advantages of digital allow us to penetrate new accounts and categories of advertisers as well as serve a broader set of needs for existing advertisers. We expect this trend to continue as we increase our quantity of digital inventory. As of December 31, 2010, we have deployed a total of 615 digital displays in 36 markets in the United States.
Sources of Revenue
Americas generated 46%, 46% and 43% of our revenue in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Americas revenue is derived from the sale of advertising copy placed on our display inventory. Our display inventory consists primarily of billboards, street furniture displays and transit displays. The margins on our billboard contracts tend to be higher than those on contracts for other displays, due to their greater size, impact and location along major roadways that are highly trafficked. Billboards comprise approximately two-thirds of our display revenues. The following table shows the approximate percentage of revenue derived from each category for our Americas advertising inventory:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
Billboards |
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Bulletins (1) |
54% | 52% | 51% | |||||||||
Posters |
13% | 14% | 15% | |||||||||
Street furniture displays |
6% | 5% | 5% | |||||||||
Transit displays |
15% | 17% | 17% | |||||||||
Other displays (2) |
12% | 12% | 12% | |||||||||
Total |
100% | 100% | 100% | |||||||||
(1) | Includes digital displays. |
(2) | Includes spectaculars, mall displays and wallscapes. |
Our Americas segment generates revenues from local, regional and national sales. Our advertising rates are based on a number of different factors including location, competition, size of display, illumination, market and gross ratings points. Gross ratings points are the total number of impressions delivered, expressed as a percentage of a market population, of 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. For all of our billboards in the United States, we use independent, third-party auditing companies to verify the number of impressions delivered by a display. Reach is the percent of a target audience exposed to an advertising message at least once during a specified period of time, typically during a period of four weeks. Frequency is the average number of exposures an individual has to an advertising message during a specified period of time. Out-of-home frequency is typically measured over a four-week period.
While location, price and availability of displays are important competitive factors, we believe that providing quality customer service and establishing strong client relationships are also critical components of sales. In addition, we have long-standing relationships with a diversified group of advertising brands and agencies that allow us to diversify client accounts and establish continuing revenue streams.
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Billboards
Our billboard inventory primarily includes bulletins and posters.
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Bulletins . Bulletins vary in size, with the most common size being 14 feet high by 48 feet wide. Almost all of the advertising copy displayed on bulletins is computer printed on vinyl and transported to the bulletin where it is secured to the display surface. Because of their greater size and impact, we typically receive our highest rates for bulletins. Bulletins generally are located along major expressways, primary commuting routes and main intersections that are highly visible and heavily trafficked. Our clients may contract for individual bulletins or a network of bulletins, meaning the clients advertisements are rotated among bulletins to increase the reach of the campaign. Our client contracts for bulletins generally have terms ranging from four weeks to one year. |
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Posters . Posters are available in two sizes, 30-sheet and 8-sheet displays. The 30-sheet posters are approximately 11 feet high by 23 feet wide, and the 8-sheet posters are approximately 5 feet high by 11 feet wide. Advertising copy for 30-sheet posters is digitally printed on a single piece of polyethylene material that is then transported and secured to the poster surfaces. Advertising copy for 8-sheet posters is printed using silk screen, lithographic or digital process to transfer the designs onto paper that is then transported and secured to the poster surfaces. Posters generally are located in commercial areas on primary and secondary routes near point-of-purchase locations, facilitating advertising campaigns with greater demographic targeting than those displayed on bulletins. Our poster rates typically are less than our bulletin rates, and our client contracts for posters generally have terms ranging from four weeks to one year. Premiere displays, which consist of premiere panels and squares, are innovative hybrids between bulletins and posters that we developed to provide our clients with an alternative for their targeted marketing campaigns. The premiere displays utilize one or more poster panels, but with vinyl advertising stretched over the panels similar to bulletins. Our intent is to combine the creative impact of bulletins with the additional reach and frequency of posters. |
Street Furniture Displays
Our street furniture displays, marketed under our global Adshel brand, are advertising surfaces on bus shelters, information kiosks, freestanding units and other public structures, and are primarily located in major metropolitan cities and along major commuting routes. Generally, we own the street furniture structures and are responsible for their construction and maintenance. Contracts for the right to place our street furniture displays in the public domain and sell advertising space on them are awarded by municipal and transit authorities in competitive bidding processes governed by local law. Generally, these contracts have terms ranging from 10 to 20 years. As compensation for the right to sell advertising space on our street furniture structures, we pay the municipality or transit authority a fee or revenue share that is either a fixed amount or a percentage of the revenue derived from the street furniture displays. Typically, these revenue sharing arrangements include payments by us of minimum guaranteed amounts. Client contracts for street furniture displays typically have terms ranging from four weeks to one year, and are typically for network packages.
Transit Displays
Our transit displays are advertising surfaces on various types of vehicles or within transit systems, including on the interior and exterior sides of buses, trains, trams, and within the common areas of rail stations and airports. Similar to street furniture, contracts for the right to place our displays on such vehicles or within such transit systems and to sell advertising space on them generally are awarded by public transit authorities in competitive bidding processes or are negotiated with private transit operators. Generally, these contracts have terms ranging up to nine years. Our client contracts for transit displays generally have terms ranging from four weeks to one year.
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Other Inventory
The balance of our display inventory consists of spectaculars, wallscapes and mall displays. Spectaculars are customized display structures that often incorporate video, multidimensional lettering and figures, mechanical devices and moving parts and other embellishments to create special effects. The majority of our spectaculars are located in Times Square in New York City, Dundas Square in Toronto, Fashion Show in Las Vegas, Miracle Mile in Las Vegas and across from the Target Center in Minneapolis. Client contracts for spectaculars typically have terms of one year or longer. A wallscape is a display that drapes over or is suspended from the sides of buildings or other structures. Generally, wallscapes are located in high-profile areas where other types of outdoor advertising displays are limited or unavailable. Clients typically contract for individual wallscapes for extended terms. We also own displays located within the common areas of malls on which our clients run advertising campaigns for periods ranging from four weeks to one year.
Competition
The outdoor advertising industry in the Americas is fragmented, consisting of several larger companies involved in outdoor advertising, such as CBS and Lamar Advertising Company, as well as numerous smaller and local companies operating a limited number of display faces in a single or a few local markets. We also compete with other advertising media in our respective markets, including broadcast and cable television, radio, print media, direct mail, the Internet and other forms of advertisement.
Outdoor companies compete primarily based on ability to reach consumers, which is driven by location of the display.
Advertising Inventory and Markets
As of December 31, 2010, we owned or operated approximately 188,000 displays in our Americas segment. Our displays are located on owned land, leased land or land for which we have acquired permanent easements. The majority of the advertising structures on which our displays are mounted require permits. Permits are granted for the right to operate an advertising structure as long the structure is used in compliance with the laws and regulations of the applicable jurisdiction.
The following table sets forth certain selected information with regard to our Americas advertising inventory, with our markets listed in order of their designated market area (DMA ® ) region ranking (DMA ® is a registered trademark of Nielsen Media Research, Inc.):
Market |
DMA
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Market Rank |
Number
of Displays |
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New York, NY |
1 | 2,607 | ||||
Los Angeles, CA |
2 | 9,984 | ||||
Chicago, IL |
3 | 11,709 | ||||
Philadelphia, PA |
4 | 5,285 | ||||
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX |
5 | 17,571 | ||||
San Francisco-San Jose, CA |
6 | 10,104 | ||||
Boston, MA |
7 | 2,924 | ||||
Atlanta, GA |
8 | 2,527 | ||||
Washington, DC |
9 | 3,202 | ||||
Houston-Galveston, TX |
10 | 3,036 | ||||
Detroit, MI |
11 | 587 | ||||
Phoenix, AZ |
12 | 9,151 | ||||
Seattle-Tacoma, WA |
13 | 6,233 | ||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
14 | 2,319 | ||||
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN |
15 | 1,893 | ||||
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, FL |
16 | 5,313 |
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Market |
DMA
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Market Rank |
Number
of Displays |
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Denver-Boulder, CO |
17 | 1,156 | ||||||
Cleveland, OH |
18 | 3,329 | ||||||
Orlando, FL |
19 | 3,765 | ||||||
Sacramento, CA |
20 | 2,610 | ||||||
St. Louis, MO |
21 | 323 | ||||||
Portland, OR |
22 | 1,141 | ||||||
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC |
23 | 12 | ||||||
Pittsburgh, PA |
24 | 93 | ||||||
Raleigh-Durham, NC |
25 | 1,814 | ||||||
Baltimore, MD |
26 | 1,909 | ||||||
Indianapolis, IN |
27 | 3,243 | ||||||
San Diego, CA |
28 | 756 | ||||||
Nashville, TN |
29 | 732 | ||||||
Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT |
30 | 667 | ||||||
Kansas City, KS |
31 | 1,174 | ||||||
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, UT |
32 | 65 | ||||||
Cincinnati, OH |
33 | 12 | ||||||
Columbus, OH |
34 | 1,818 | ||||||
Milwaukee-Racine, WI |
35 | 6,034 | ||||||
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC |
36 | 91 | ||||||
San Antonio, TX |
37 | 6,991 | ||||||
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL |
38 | 624 | ||||||
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA |
39 | 176 | ||||||
Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) |
* | * | ||||||
Grand Rapids, MI |
41 | 290 | ||||||
Las Vegas, NV |
42 | 1,176 | ||||||
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA |
43 | 379 | ||||||
Austin, TX |
44 | 134 | ||||||
Oklahoma City, OK |
45 | 49 | ||||||
Albuquerque, NM |
46 | 1,180 | ||||||
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC |
47 | 751 | ||||||
Memphis, TN |
48 | 1,708 | ||||||
Jacksonville, FL |
49 | 956 | ||||||
Louisville, KY |
50 | 159 | ||||||
Various U.S. Cities |
51-100 | 14,393 | ||||||
Various U.S. Cities |
101-150 | 3,890 | ||||||
Various U.S. Cities |
151-200 | 2,119 | ||||||
Various U.S. Cities |
201+ | 63 | ||||||
Non-U.S. Markets |
N/A | 27,897 | ||||||
Total |
188,124 | |||||||
* | Represents markets where outdoor advertising is not operated. |
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Production
In a majority of our markets, our local production staff performs the full range of activities required to create and install advertising copy. Production work includes creating the advertising copy design and layout, coordinating its printing and installing the copy on displays. We provide creative services to smaller advertisers and to advertisers not represented by advertising agencies. National advertisers often use preprinted designs that require only installation. Our creative and production personnel typically develop new designs or adopt copy from other media for use on our inventory. Our creative staff also can assist in the development of marketing presentations, demonstrations and strategies to attract new clients.
Client Categories
In 2010, the top five client categories in our Americas segment were retail, business services, banking and financial services, media and telecommunications.
Construction and Operation
We typically own the physical structures on which our clients advertising copy is displayed. We build some of the structures at our billboard fabrication business in Illinois and erect them on sites we either lease or own or for which we have acquired permanent easements. The site lease terms generally range from one to 20 years. In addition to the site lease, we must obtain a permit to build the sign. Permits are typically issued in perpetuity by the state or local government and typically are transferable or renewable for a minimal, or no, fee. Bulletin and poster advertising copy is either printed with computer generated graphics on a single sheet of vinyl or placed on lithographed or silk-screened paper sheets supplied by the advertiser. These advertisements are then transported to the site and in the case of vinyl, wrapped around the face of the site, and in the case of paper, pasted and applied like wallpaper to the site. The operational process also includes conducting visual inspections of the inventory for display defects and taking the necessary corrective action within a reasonable period of time.
International Outdoor Advertising
Our International segment includes our operations in Asia, Australia and Europe, with approximately 37% of our 2010 revenue in this segment derived from France and the United Kingdom. As of December 31, 2010, we owned or operated approximately 634,000 displays in 29 countries.
Our International assets consist of street furniture and transit displays, billboards, mall displays, Smartbike schemes, wallscapes and other spectaculars, which we own or operate under lease agreements. Our International business is focused on urban markets with dense populations.
Strategy
Similar to our Americas outdoor advertising, we believe International outdoor advertising has attractive industry fundamentals including a broad audience reach and a highly cost effective media for advertisers as measured by cost per thousand persons reached compared to other traditional media. Our International strategy focuses on our competitive strengths to position the Company through the following strategies:
Promote Overall Outdoor Media Spending. Our strategy is to drive growth in outdoor advertisings share of total media spending and leverage such growth with our international scale and local reach. We are focusing on developing and implementing better and improved outdoor audience delivery measurement systems to provide advertisers with tools to determine how effectively their message is reaching the desired audience.
Capitalize on Product and Geographic Opportunities. We are also focused on growing our business internationally by working closely with our advertising customers and agencies in meeting their needs, and through new product offerings, optimization of our current display portfolio and selective investments targeting promising growth markets. We have continued to innovate and introduce new products in international markets based on local demands. Our core business is our street furniture business and that is where we plan to focus much of our investment. We plan to continue to evaluate municipal contracts that may come up for bid and will make prudent investments where we believe we can receive attractive returns. We will also continue to invest in markets such as China, Turkey and Poland, where we believe there is high growth potential.
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Sources of Revenue
Our International segment generated 54%, 54% and 57% of our revenue in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. International revenue is derived from the sale of advertising copy placed on our display inventory. Our International display inventory consists primarily of billboards, street furniture displays, transit displays and other out-of-home advertising displays, such as neon displays.
The following table shows the approximate percentage of revenue derived from each inventory category of our International segment:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
Billboards (1) |
30% | 32% | 35% | |||||||||
Street furniture displays |
42% | 40% | 38% | |||||||||
Transit displays |
8% | 8% | 9% | |||||||||
Other (2) |
20% | 20% | 18% | |||||||||
Total |
100% | 100% | 100% | |||||||||
(1) | Includes revenue from spectaculars and neon displays. |
(2) | Includes advertising revenue from mall displays, other small displays, and non-advertising revenue from sales of street furniture equipment, cleaning and maintenance services, operation of Smartbike schemes and production revenue. |
Our International segment generates revenues worldwide from local, regional and national sales. Similar to the Americas, advertising rates generally are based on the gross ratings points of a display or group of displays. The number of impressions delivered by a display, in some countries, is weighted to account for such factors as illumination, proximity to other displays and the speed and viewing angle of approaching traffic.
While location, price and availability of displays are important competitive factors, we believe that providing quality customer service and establishing strong client relationships are also critical components of sales. Our entrepreneurial culture allows local management to operate their markets as separate profit centers, encouraging customer cultivation and service.
Billboards
The sizes of our International billboards are not standardized. The billboards vary in both format and size across our networks, with the majority of our International billboards being similar in size to our posters used in our Americas business (30-sheet and 8-sheet displays). Our International billboards are sold to clients as network packages with contract terms typically ranging from one to two weeks. Long-term client contracts are also available and typically have terms of up to one year. We lease the majority of our billboard sites from private landowners. Billboards include our spectacular and neon displays. Defi Group SAS, our International neon subsidiary, is a global provider of neon signs with approximately 318 displays in more than 16 countries worldwide. Client contracts for International neon displays typically have terms of approximately five years.
Street Furniture Displays
Our International street furniture displays are substantially similar to their Americas street furniture counterparts, and include bus shelters, freestanding units, various types of kiosks, benches and other public structures. Internationally, contracts with municipal and transit authorities for the right to place our street furniture in the public domain and sell advertising on such street furniture typically provide for terms ranging from 10 to 15 years. The major difference between our International and Americas street furniture businesses is in the nature of the municipal contracts. In our International business, these contracts typically require us to provide the municipality with a broader range of urban amenities such as bus shelters with or without advertising panels, information kiosks and public wastebaskets, as well as space for the municipality to display maps or other public information. In exchange for providing such urban amenities and display space, we are authorized to sell advertising space on certain sections of the structures we erect in the public domain. Our International street furniture is typically sold to clients as network packages, with contract terms ranging from one to two weeks. Client contracts are also available with terms of up to one year.
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Transit Displays
Our International transit display contracts are substantially similar to their Americas transit display counterparts, and typically require us to make only a minimal initial investment and few ongoing maintenance expenditures. Contracts with public transit authorities or private transit operators typically have terms ranging from three to seven years. Our client contracts for transit displays generally have terms ranging from one week to one year, or longer.
Other International Inventory and Services
The balance of our revenue from our International segment consists primarily of advertising revenue from mall displays, other small displays and non-advertising revenue from sales of street furniture equipment, cleaning and maintenance services and production revenue. Internationally, our contracts with mall operators generally have terms ranging from five to ten years and client contracts for mall displays generally have terms ranging from one to two weeks, but are available for periods up to six months. Our International inventory includes other small displays that are counted as separate displays since they form a substantial part of our network and International Outdoor Advertising revenue. We also have a bike rental program which provides bicycles for rent to the general public in several municipalities. In exchange for providing the bike rental program, we generally derive revenue from advertising rights to the bikes, bike stations, additional street furniture displays, or fees from the local municipalities. Several of our International markets sell equipment or provide cleaning and maintenance services as part of a billboard or street furniture contract with a municipality.
Competition
The international outdoor advertising industry is fragmented, consisting of several larger companies involved in outdoor advertising, such as JC Decaux and CBS, as well as numerous smaller and local companies operating a limited number of display faces in a single or a few local markets. We also compete with other advertising media in our respective markets, including broadcast and cable television, radio, print media, direct mail, the Internet and other forms of advertisement.
Outdoor companies compete
Advertising Inventory and Markets
As of December 31, 2010, we owned or operated approximately 634,000 displays in our International segment. The following table sets forth certain selected information with regard to our International advertising inventory, which are listed in descending order according to 2010 revenue contribution:
International Markets |
Total
Displays |
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France |
121,902 | |||
United Kingdom |
56,512 | |||
China |
70,869 | |||
Italy |
52,422 | |||
Australia/New Zealand |
19,603 | |||
Spain |
33,422 | |||
Sweden |
106,888 | |||
Switzerland |
17,691 | |||
Belgium |
24,070 | |||
Denmark |
34,054 | |||
Norway |
23,849 | |||
Turkey |
15,350 | |||
Ireland |
9,874 |
International Markets |
Total
Displays |
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Holland |
6,508 | |||
Finland |
14,947 | |||
Poland |
7,262 | |||
Baltic States/Russia |
14,489 | |||
Singapore |
3,801 | |||
Romania |
154 | |||
Hungary |
30 | |||
Germany |
37 | |||
Austria |
12 | |||
Portugal |
12 | |||
Czech Republic |
6 | |||
United Arab Emirates |
1 | |||
Total International Displays |
633,765 | |||
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Production
The majority of our International clients are advertisers targeting national audiences whose business generally is placed with us through advertising agencies. These agencies often provide our International clients creative services to design and produce both the advertising copy and the physical printed advertisement. Advertising copy, both paper and vinyl, is shipped to centralized warehouses operated by us. The copy is then sorted and delivered to sites where it is installed on our displays.
Client Categories
In 2010, the top five client categories in our International segment, based on International revenue derived from these categories, were retail, food and food products, telecommunications, entertainment and automotive.
Construction and Operation
The International manufacturing process largely consists of two elements: the manufacture and installation of advertising structures and the weekly preparation of advertising posters for distribution throughout our networks. Generally, we outsource the manufacturing of advertising structures to third parties and regularly seek competitive bids. We use a wide range of suppliers, located in each of our markets. The design of street furniture structures (such as bus shelters, bicycle racks and kiosks) is typically done in conjunction with a third party design or architectural firm. These street furniture designs then form the basis of a competitive bidding process to select a manufacturer. Our street furniture sites are posted by our own employees or subcontractors who also clean and maintain the sites. The decision to use our own employees or subcontractors is made on a market-by-market basis taking into consideration the mix of products in the market and local labor costs.
Employees
As of January 21, 2011, we had approximately 2,023 domestic employees and approximately 5,247 international employees, of which approximately 251 were employed in corporate activities. Approximately 159 of our employees in the United States and approximately 342 of our employees outside the United States are subject to collective bargaining agreements in their respective countries. We are a party to numerous collective bargaining agreements, none of which represent a significant number of employees. We believe that our relationship with our employees is good.
Seasonality
Required information is located within Item 7 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Regulation of our Business
The outdoor advertising industry in the United States is subject to governmental regulation at the Federal, state and local levels. These regulations may include, among others, restrictions on the construction, repair, maintenance, lighting, upgrading, height, size, spacing and location of and, in some instances, content of advertising copy being displayed on outdoor advertising structures. In addition, the outdoor advertising industry outside of the United States is subject to certain foreign governmental regulation.
Domestically, in recent years, outdoor advertising has become the subject of targeted state and municipal taxes and fees. These laws may affect prevailing competitive conditions in our markets in a variety of ways. Such laws may reduce our expansion opportunities or may increase or reduce competitive pressure from other members of the outdoor advertising industry. No assurance can be given that existing or future laws or regulations, and the enforcement thereof, will not materially and adversely affect the outdoor advertising industry. However, we contest laws and regulations that we believe unlawfully restrict our constitutional or other legal rights and may adversely impact the growth of our outdoor advertising business.
Federal law, principally the Highway Beautification Act (HBA) regulates outdoor advertising on Federal-Aid Primary, Interstate and National Highway Systems roads within the United States (controlled roads). The HBA regulates the size and placement of billboards, requires the development of state standards, mandates a states compliance program, promotes the expeditious removal of illegal signs and requires just compensation for takings.
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To satisfy the HBAs requirements, all states have passed billboard control statutes and regulations that regulate, among other things, construction, repair, maintenance, lighting, height, size, spacing and the placement and permitting of outdoor advertising structures. We are not aware of any state that has passed control statutes and regulations less restrictive than the prevailing federal requirements, including the requirement that an owner remove any non-grandfathered, non-compliant signs along the controlled roads, at the owners expense and without compensation. Local governments generally also include billboard control as part of their zoning laws and building codes regulating those items described above and include similar provisions regarding the removal of non-grandfathered structures that do not comply with certain of the local requirements. Some local governments have initiated code enforcement and permit reviews of billboards within their jurisdiction challenging billboards located within their jurisdiction, and in some instances we have had to remove billboards as a result of such reviews.
As part of their billboard control laws, state and local governments regulate the construction of new signs. Some jurisdictions prohibit new construction, some jurisdictions allow new construction only to replace existing structures and some jurisdictions allow new construction subject to the various restrictions discussed above. In certain jurisdictions, restrictive regulations also limit our ability to relocate, rebuild, repair, maintain, upgrade, modify or replace existing legal non-conforming billboards. While these regulations set certain limits on the construction of new outdoor advertising displays, they also benefit established companies, including us, by creating barriers to entry and by protecting the outdoor advertising industry against an oversupply of inventory.
Federal law neither requires nor prohibits the removal of existing lawful billboards, but it does mandate the payment of compensation if a state or political subdivision compels the removal of a lawful billboard along the controlled roads. In the past, state governments have purchased and removed existing lawful billboards for beautification purposes using Federal funding for transportation enhancement programs, and these jurisdictions may continue to do so in the future. From time to time, state and local government authorities use the power of eminent domain and amortization to remove billboards. Thus far, we have been able to obtain satisfactory compensation for our billboards purchased or removed as a result of these types of governmental action, although there is no assurance that this will continue to be the case in the future.
Other important outdoor advertising regulations include the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (currently known as SAFETEA-LU), the Bonus Act/Bonus Program, the 1995 Scenic Byways Amendment and various increases or implementations of property taxes, billboard taxes and permit fees.
From time to time, legislation has been introduced in both the United States and foreign jurisdictions attempting to impose taxes on revenue from outdoor advertising. Several state and local jurisdictions have already imposed such taxes as a percentage of our outdoor advertising revenue in that jurisdiction. While these taxes have not had a material impact on our business and financial results to date, we expect state and local governments to continue to try to impose such taxes as a way of increasing revenue.
We have introduced and intend to expand the deployment of digital billboards that display static digital advertising copy from various advertisers that change up to several times per minute. We have encountered some existing regulations that restrict or prohibit these types of digital displays. However, since digital technology for changing static copy has only recently been developed and introduced into the market on a large scale, existing regulations that currently do not apply to digital technology by their terms could be revised to impose greater restrictions. These regulations may impose greater restrictions on digital billboards due to alleged concerns over aesthetics or driver safety.
International regulations have a significant impact on the outdoor advertising industry and our business. International regulation of the outdoor advertising industry can vary by municipality, region and country but generally limits the size, placement, nature and density of out-of-home displays. Other regulations may limit the subject matter and language of out-of-home displays.
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Risks Related to Our Business
Our results have been in the past, and could be in the future, adversely affected by deteriorations in economic conditions
The risks associated with our businesses become more acute in periods of a slowing economy or recession, which may be accompanied by a decrease in advertising. Expenditures by advertisers tend to be cyclical, reflecting economic conditions and budgeting and buying patterns. The recent global economic downturn resulted in a decline in advertising and marketing by our customers, which resulted in a decline in advertising revenues across our businesses. This reduction in advertising revenues had an adverse effect on our revenue, profit margins, cash flow and liquidity. Although we believe that global economic conditions are improving, if they do not continue to improve or if they deteriorate again, global economic conditions may once again adversely impact our revenue, profit margins, cash flow and liquidity. Furthermore, because a significant portion of our revenue is derived from local advertisers, our ability to generate revenues in specific markets is directly affected by local and regional conditions, and regional economic declines also may adversely impact our results. In addition, even in the absence of a downturn in general economic conditions, an individual business sector or market may experience a downturn, causing it to reduce its advertising expenditures, which may also adversely impact our results.
Our consolidated revenue increased $100.0 million during 2010 compared to 2009. However, primarily as a result of the recent global economic downturn, our consolidated revenue decreased $591.3 million during 2009 compared to 2008. This decrease in 2009 was experienced by each of our segments.
We performed impairment tests on our goodwill and other intangible assets during the fourth quarter of 2010 and recorded non-cash impairment charges of $11.5 million primarily related to a specific outdoor market for which the unfavorable impact of litigation has resulted in the impairment of certain advertising structures and declines in revenue. Additionally, we performed impairment tests in 2008 and 2009 on our indefinite-lived assets and goodwill and, as a result of the global economic downturn and the corresponding reduction in our revenues, we recorded non-cash impairment charges of $3.2 billion and $890.7 million, respectively. Although we believe we have made reasonable estimates and used appropriate assumptions to calculate the fair value of our billboard permits and reporting units, it is possible a material change could occur. If actual market conditions and operational performance for the respective reporting units underlying the intangible assets were to deteriorate, or if facts and circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the estimated fair value of the indefinite-lived assets or goodwill for these reporting units below their adjusted carrying amounts, we may also be required to recognize additional impairment charges in future periods, which could have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
To service our debt obligations and to fund capital expenditures, we will require a significant amount of cash to meet our needs, which depends on many factors beyond our control
Our ability to service our debt obligations and to fund capital expenditures for display construction or renovation will require a significant amount of cash, which depends on many factors beyond our control. This is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond our control, which may prevent us from securing sufficient cash to meet these needs. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness will also depend on our ability to generate cash in the future.
We cannot ensure that our business will generate sufficient cash flow or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. If our future cash flow from operations, cash on hand and other capital resources are insufficient to pay our obligations as they mature or to fund our liquidity needs, we may be forced to reduce or delay our business activities and capital expenditures, sell assets, or attempt to obtain additional equity capital or restructure or refinance all or a portion of indebtedness on or before maturity. We cannot ensure that we will be able to refinance any of our debt on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all. In addition, the terms of our existing indebtedness and other future indebtedness may limit our ability to pursue these alternatives.
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The indentures governing Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. $500.0 million Series A Senior Notes and $2.0 billion Series B Senior Notes, and Clear Channel Communications Bank Credit Facility (of which the Company is a Restricted Subsidiary) and the Master Agreement with Clear Channel Communications impose restrictions on our ability to finance operations and capital needs, make acquisitions or engage in other business activities
The indentures governing Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. $500.0 million Series A Senior Notes and $2.0 billion Series B Senior Notes, and Clear Channel Communications Bank Credit Facility and the Master Agreement with Clear Channel Communications include restrictive covenants that, among other things, restrict our ability to:
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issue any shares of capital stock or securities convertible into capital stock; |
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incur additional indebtedness; |
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pay dividends and make distributions; |
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make certain acquisitions and investments; |
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repurchase our stock; |
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create liens; |
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enter into transactions with affiliates; |
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enter into sale leaseback transactions; |
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dispose of all or substantially all of our assets; and |
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merge or consolidate. |
In addition, the indentures governing the Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. $500.0 million Series A Senior Notes and $2.0 billion Series B Senior Notes require us to make an offer to purchase the notes upon a change in control (as defined in the indentures), and, upon asset sales, subject to certain exceptions, make an offer to purchase the notes using the amount of excess proceeds received from such asset sales. Our failure to comply with the terms and covenants in our indebtedness could lead to a default under the terms of those documents, which would entitle the holders to accelerate the indebtedness and declare all amounts owed due and payable.
The existence of these restrictions limits our ability to finance operations and capital needs, make acquisitions or engage in other business activities, including our ability to grow and increase our revenue or respond to competitive changes. The following is a discussion of our sources of capital:
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Certain of our International subsidiaries may borrow against a $150.0 million sub-limit included in Clear Channel Communications $2.0 billion revolving credit facility, to the extent Clear Channel Communications has not already borrowed against this capacity and is in compliance with its covenants under the credit facility. As of December 31, 2010, we had no outstanding borrowings under the $150.0 million sub-limit facility as Clear Channel Communications has already borrowed against the entire capacity. |
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As part of the day-to-day cash management services provided by Clear Channel Communications, we maintain accounts that represent net amounts due to or from Clear Channel Communications, which is recorded as Due from/to Clear Channel Communications on the consolidated balance sheet. The accounts represent the net of the balances on our revolving promissory note issued by us to Clear Channel Communications and the revolving promissory note issued by Clear Channel Communications to us, each in the face amount of $1.0 billion, or if more or less than such amount, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all advances. Clear Channel Communications is not required to provide us with funds to finance our working capital or other cash requirements. Our claim in relation to cash transferred from our concentration account is on an unsecured basis and is limited to the balance of the Due from Clear Channel Communications account. If Clear Channel Communications were to become insolvent, we would be an unsecured creditor of Clear Channel Communications with respect to the revolving promissory note issued by Clear Channel Communications to us. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the asset recorded in Due from Clear Channel Communications on the consolidated balance sheet was $383.8 million and $123.3 million, respectively. |
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Downgrades in our credit ratings may adversely affect our borrowing costs, limit our financing options, reduce our flexibility under future financings and adversely affect our liquidity, and also may adversely impact our business operations
Our and Clear Channel Communications corporate credit ratings by Standard & Poors Ratings Services and Moodys Investors Service are speculative-grade and have been downgraded and upgraded at various times during the past several years. Any reductions in our credit ratings could increase our borrowing costs, reduce the availability of financing to us or increase the cost of doing business or otherwise negatively impact our business operations.
Our financial performance may be adversely affected by certain variables which are not in our control
Certain variables that could adversely affect our financial performance by, among other things, leading to decreases in overall revenues, the numbers of advertising customers, advertising fees, or profit margins include:
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unfavorable economic conditions, both general and relative to outdoor advertising and all related industries, which may cause companies to reduce their expenditures on advertising; |
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an increased level of competition for advertising dollars, which may lead to lower advertising rates as we attempt to retain customers or which may cause us to lose customers to our competitors who offer lower rates that we are unable or unwilling to match; |
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unfavorable fluctuations in operating costs, which we may be unwilling or unable to pass through to our customers; |
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technological changes and innovations that we are unable to adopt or are late in adopting that offer more attractive advertising alternatives than what we offer, which may lead to a loss of advertising customers or to lower advertising rates; |
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unfavorable shifts in population and other demographics, which may cause us to lose advertising customers as people migrate to markets where we have a smaller presence or which may cause advertisers to be willing to pay less in advertising fees if the general population shifts into a less desirable age or geographical demographic from an advertising perspective; |
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unfavorable changes in labor conditions, which may impair our ability to operate or require us to spend more to retain and attract key employees; and |
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changes in governmental regulations and policies and actions of regulatory bodies, including changes to restrictions on rebuilding non-conforming structures, which could restrict the advertising media that we employ or restrict some or all of our customers that operate in regulated areas from using certain advertising media, or from advertising at all. |
We face intense competition in the outdoor advertising industry
We operate in a highly competitive industry, and we may not be able to maintain or increase our current advertising and sales revenues. Our advertising properties compete for audiences and advertising revenue with other outdoor advertising companies, as well as with other media, such as radio, newspapers, magazines, television, direct mail, satellite radio and Internet-based media, within their respective markets. Market shares are subject to change, which could have the effect of reducing our revenue in that market. Our competitors may develop services or advertising media that are equal or superior to those we provide or that achieve greater market acceptance and brand recognition than we achieve. It also is possible that new competitors may emerge and rapidly acquire significant market share in any of our business segments. An increased level of competition for advertising dollars may lead to lower advertising rates as we attempt to retain customers or may cause us to lose customers to our competitors who offer lower rates that we are unable or unwilling to match.
Our business is dependent on our management team and other key individuals, many of whom are new to our company and one of whom, our Chief Executive Officer, has announced his intention to retire
Our business is dependent upon the performance of our management team and other key individuals. A number of these individuals, including Thomas W. Casey, our Chief Financial Officer, Scott D. Hamilton, our Chief Accounting Officer, and Robert H. Walls, Jr., our General Counsel, joined us in 2010, and our two divisional CEOs,
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Ronald Cooper, the Chief Executive Officer of Americas, and William Eccleshare, the Chief Executive Officer of International, have joined us within the last 18 months. Although we have entered into agreements with some of these and other individuals, we can give no assurance that all or any of our management team or key individuals will remain with us. Competition for these individuals is intense and many of our key employees are at-will employees who are under no legal obligation to remain with us, and may decide to leave for a variety of personal or other reasons beyond our control.
In June 2010, Mark P. Mays announced his decision to retire as our Chief Executive Officer and asked the Board of Directors of CC Media Holdings, our indirect parent entity, to initiate a search for his replacement. CC Media Holdings has been actively searching for a replacement but, to date, has not identified his successor. In January 2011, Mr. Mays informed us that he would step down as Chief Executive Officer on the earlier of the date that his successor joins the Company or March 31, 2011.
While Mr. Mays has indicated his desire to continue to serve as the Chairman of our Board of Directors and to remain actively involved with us in that capacity, if we are unable to identify a suitable candidate to succeed him as Chief Executive Officer, if any other senior members of our management or key individuals decide to leave us in the future, or if we are not successful in attracting, motivating and retaining other key employees, our business could be adversely affected.
Government regulation of outdoor advertising may restrict our outdoor advertising operations
U.S. federal, state and local regulations have a significant impact on the outdoor advertising industry and our business. One of the seminal laws is the HBA, which regulates outdoor advertising on the 306,000 miles of Federal-Aid Primary, Interstate and National Highway Systems. The HBA regulates the size and location of billboards, mandates a state compliance program, requires the development of state standards, promotes the expeditious removal of illegal signs and requires just compensation for takings. Construction, repair, maintenance, lighting, upgrading, height, size, spacing, the location and permitting of billboards and the use of new technologies for changing displays, such as digital displays, are regulated by federal, state and local governments. From time to time, states and municipalities have prohibited or significantly limited the construction of new outdoor advertising structures. Changes in laws and regulations affecting outdoor advertising at any level of government, including laws of the foreign jurisdictions in which we operate, could have a significant financial impact on us by requiring us to make significant expenditures or otherwise limiting or restricting some of our operations. Due to such regulations, it has become increasingly difficult to develop new outdoor advertising locations.
From time to time, certain state and local governments and third parties have attempted to force the removal of our displays under various state and local laws, including zoning ordinances, permit enforcement, condemnation and amortization. Amortization is the attempted forced removal of legal non-conforming billboards (billboards which conformed with applicable laws and regulations when built, but which do not conform to current laws and regulations) or the commercial advertising placed on such billboards after a period of years. Pursuant to this concept, the governmental body asserts that just compensation is earned by continued operation of the billboard over time. Amortization is prohibited along all controlled roads and generally prohibited along non-controlled roads. Amortization has, however, been upheld along non-controlled roads in limited instances where provided by state and local law. Other regulations limit our ability to rebuild, replace, repair, maintain and upgrade non-conforming displays. In addition, from time to time third parties or local governments assert that we own or operate displays that either are not properly permitted or otherwise are not in strict compliance with applicable law. For example, recent court rulings have upheld regulations in the City of New York that have impacted our displays in certain areas within the city. Although the number of our billboards from which we have been required to remove commercial advertising as a result of these regulations is immaterial, from time to time in the future we may be required to remove billboards for alleged noncompliance with regulations. Such regulations and allegations have not had a material impact on our results of operations to date, but if we are increasingly unable to resolve such allegations or obtain acceptable arrangements in circumstances in which our displays are subject to removal, modification or amortization, or if there occurs an increase in such regulations or their enforcement, our operating results could suffer.
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A number of state and local governments have implemented or initiated legislative billboard controls, including taxes, fees and registration requirements in an effort to decrease or restrict the number of outdoor signs and/or to raise revenue. In addition, a number of jurisdictions, including the City of Los Angeles, have implemented legislation or interpreted existing legislation to restrict or prohibit the installation of new digital billboards. While these controls have not had a material impact on our business and financial results to date, we expect states and local governments to continue these efforts. The increased imposition of these controls and our inability to overcome any such regulations could reduce our operating income if those outcomes require removal or restrictions on the use of preexisting displays. In addition, if we are unable to pass on the cost of these items to our clients, our operating income could be adversely affected.
International regulation of the outdoor advertising industry varies by region and country, but generally limits the size, placement, nature and density of out-of-home displays. Other regulations limit the subject matter and language of out-of-home displays. For instance, the United States and most European Union countries, among other nations, have banned outdoor advertisements for tobacco products. Our failure to comply with these or any future international regulations could have an adverse impact on the effectiveness of our displays or their attractiveness to clients as an advertising medium and may require us to make significant expenditures to ensure compliance. As a result, we may experience a significant impact on our operations, revenue, international client base and overall financial condition.
Additional restrictions on outdoor advertising of tobacco, alcohol and other products may further restrict the categories of clients that can advertise using our products
Out-of-court settlements between the major U.S. tobacco companies and all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and four other U.S. territories include a ban on the outdoor advertising of tobacco products. Other products and services may be targeted in the future, including alcohol products. Legislation regulating tobacco and alcohol advertising has also been introduced in a number of European countries in which we conduct business and could have a similar impact. Any significant reduction in alcohol-related advertising due to content-related restrictions could cause a reduction in our direct revenues from such advertisements and an increase in the available space on the existing inventory of billboards in the outdoor advertising industry.
Environmental, health, safety and land use laws and regulations may limit or restrict some of our operations
As the owner or operator of various real properties and facilities, we must comply with various foreign, federal, state and local environmental, health, safety and land use laws and regulations. We and our properties are subject to such laws and regulations relating to the use, storage, disposal, emission and release of hazardous and non-hazardous substances and employee health and safety as well as zoning restrictions. Historically, we have not incurred significant expenditures to comply with these laws. However, additional laws which may be passed in the future, or a finding of a violation of or liability under existing laws, could require us to make significant expenditures and otherwise limit or restrict some of our operations.
Doing business in foreign countries exposes us to certain risks not found when doing business in the United States
Doing business in foreign countries carries with it certain risks that are not found when doing business in the United States. The risks of doing business in foreign countries that could result in losses against which we are not insured include:
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exposure to local economic conditions; |
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potential adverse changes in the diplomatic relations of foreign countries with the United States; |
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hostility from local populations; |
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the adverse effect of foreign exchange controls; |
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government policies against businesses owned by foreigners; |
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investment restrictions or requirements; |
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expropriations of property; |
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the potential instability of foreign governments; |
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the risk of insurrections; |
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risks of renegotiation or modification of existing agreements with governmental authorities; |
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difficulties collecting receivables and otherwise enforcing contracts with governmental agencies and others in some foreign legal systems; |
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withholding and other taxes on remittances and other payments by subsidiaries; |
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changes in tax structure and level; and |
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changes in laws or regulations or the interpretation or application of laws or regulations. |
In addition, because we own assets in foreign countries and derive revenues from our International operations, we may incur currency translation losses due to changes in the values of foreign currencies and in the value of the U.S. dollar. We cannot predict the effect of exchange rate fluctuations upon future operating results.
Our international operations involve contracts with, and regulation by, foreign governments. We operate in many parts of the world that experience government corruption to some degree. Although we have policies and procedures in place that are designed to promote legal and regulatory compliance (including with respect to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act 2010), our employees, subcontractors and agents could take actions that violate applicable anticorruption laws or regulations. Violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.
The success of our street furniture and transit products is dependent on our obtaining key municipal concessions, which we may not be able to obtain on favorable terms
Our street furniture and transit products businesses require us to obtain and renew contracts with municipalities and other governmental entities. Many of these contracts, which require us to participate in competitive bidding processes at each renewal, typically have terms ranging from three to 20 years and have revenue share and/or fixed payment components. Our inability to successfully negotiate, renew or complete these contracts due to governmental demands and delay and the highly competitive bidding processes for these contracts could affect our ability to offer these products to our clients, or to offer them to our clients at rates that are competitive to other forms of advertising, without adversely affecting our financial results.
Future acquisitions and other strategic transactions could pose risks
We frequently evaluate strategic opportunities both within and outside our existing lines of business. We expect from time to time to pursue additional acquisitions and may decide to dispose of certain businesses. These acquisitions or dispositions could be material. Our acquisition strategy involves numerous risks, including:
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certain of our acquisitions may prove unprofitable and fail to generate anticipated cash flows; |
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expand corporate infrastructure to facilitate the integration of our operations with those of acquired properties, because failure to do so may cause us to lose the benefits of any expansion that we decide to undertake by leading to disruptions in our ongoing businesses or by distracting our management; |
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we may enter into markets and geographic areas where we have limited or no experience; |
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we may encounter difficulties in the integration of operations and systems; |
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our managements attention may be diverted from other business concerns; and |
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Additional acquisitions by us may require antitrust review by federal antitrust agencies and may require review by foreign antitrust agencies under the antitrust laws of foreign jurisdictions. We can give no assurances the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission or foreign antitrust agencies will not seek to bar
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us from acquiring additional outdoor advertising properties in any market where we already have a significant position. The DOJ actively reviews proposed acquisitions of outdoor advertising properties. In addition, the antitrust laws of foreign jurisdictions will apply if we acquire international outdoor advertising properties.
Our cost savings initiatives may not be entirely successful
In the fourth quarter of 2008, CC Media Holdings initiated a restructuring program targeting a reduction in fixed costs through renegotiations of lease agreements, workforce reductions, the elimination of overlapping functions and other cost savings initiatives. We incurred restructuring and other expenses under the program, and have incurred additional such expenses during 2010. We may incur additional expenses through ongoing cost-saving initiatives in the future. No assurance can be given that anticipated cost savings will be achieved in the timeframe expected or at all, or for how long any cost savings will persist.
Risks Related to Our Relationship with Clear Channel Communications
Because Clear Channel Communications controls substantially all of the total voting power of our common stock, investors will not be able to affect the outcome of any stockholder vote
As of December 31, 2010, Clear Channel Communications indirectly owned all of our outstanding shares of Class B common stock, representing approximately 89% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Each share of our Class B common stock entitles its holder to 20 votes and each share of our Class A common stock entitles its holder to one vote on all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote. As a result, Clear Channel Communications controlled approximately 99% of the total voting power of our common stock.
As long as Clear Channel Communications continues to own shares of our common stock representing more than 50% of the total voting power of our common stock, it will have the ability to direct the election of all members of our Board of Directors and, therefore, to exercise a controlling influence over our business and affairs, including any determinations with respect to mergers or other business combinations, our acquisition or disposition of assets, our incurrence of indebtedness, our issuance of any additional common stock or other equity securities, our repurchase or redemption of common stock or preferred stock, if applicable, and our payment of dividends. Similarly, Clear Channel Communications will have the power to determine or significantly influence the outcome of matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including the power to prevent an acquisition or any other change in control. Because Clear Channel Communications interests as our controlling stockholder may differ from other stockholders interests, actions taken by Clear Channel Communications with respect to us may not be favorable to all stockholders.
We have entered into agreements with Clear Channel Communications that impose obligations on us with respect to cash management and other corporate services, financing activities, acquisitions and other business activities
We have entered into a Master Agreement, a Corporate Services Agreement, a Tax Matters Agreement, a Trademark License Agreement and a number of other agreements with Clear Channel Communications setting forth various matters governing our relationship with Clear Channel Communications while it remains a significant stockholder in us. These agreements govern our relationship with Clear Channel Communications and allow Clear Channel Communications to retain control over many aspects of our operations. We are not able to terminate these agreements or amend them in a manner we deem more favorable so long as Clear Channel Communications continues to own shares of our common stock representing more than 50% of the total voting power of our common stock.
Pursuant to the Corporate Services Agreement, we are obligated to use various corporate services provided by Clear Channel Communications and its affiliates, including treasury, payroll and other financial services, executive officer services, human resources and employee benefit services, legal services, information systems and network services and procurement and sourcing support. Also pursuant to the Corporate Services Agreement, substantially all of the cash generated from our domestic Americas operations is transferred daily into accounts of Clear Channel Communications (after satisfying the funding requirements of the trustee account under the senior notes issued in December 2009 by Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary
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of ours), where funds of ours and of Clear Channel Communications may be commingled. We do not have a commitment from Clear Channel Communications to advance funds to us, and we have no access to the cash transferred from us to Clear Channel Communications. Net amounts owed are evidenced by revolving promissory notes. If Clear Channel Communications were to become insolvent, we would be an unsecured creditor of Clear Channel Communications. In such event, we would be treated the same as other unsecured creditors of Clear Channel Communications and, if we were not entitled to the cash previously transferred to Clear Channel Communications, or could not obtain such cash on a timely basis, we could experience a liquidity shortfall.
In addition, the Master Agreement includes restrictive covenants that, among other things, restrict our ability to:
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The rights of Clear Channel Communications under these agreements may allow Clear Channel Communications to delay or prevent an acquisition of us that our other stockholders may consider favorable. In addition, the restrictions contained in these agreements limit our ability to finance operations and capital needs, make acquisitions or engage in other business activities, including our ability to grow and increase our revenue or respond to competitive changes.
The terms of our arrangements with Clear Channel Communications may be more favorable than we would be able to obtain from an unaffiliated third party, and we may be unable to replace the services Clear Channel Communications provides us in a timely manner or on comparable terms
We negotiated our arrangements with Clear Channel Communications in the context of a parent-subsidiary relationship prior to the initial public offering of our Class A common stock. Although Clear Channel Communications is contractually obligated to provide us with services during the term of the Corporate Services Agreement, we cannot assure you these services will be sustained at an appropriate level, or that we will be able to replace these services in a timely manner or on comparable terms. In addition, we cannot provide assurance that the amount we pay Clear Channel Communications for the services will be as favorable to us as that which may be available for comparable services provided by unrelated third parties. Other agreements with Clear Channel Communications also govern our relationship with Clear Channel Communications and provide for the allocation of employee benefit, tax and other liabilities and obligations attributable to our operations. The agreements also contain terms and provisions that may be more favorable than terms and provisions we might have obtained in arms length negotiations with unaffiliated third parties. If Clear Channel Communications ceases to provide services to us pursuant to those agreements, our costs of procuring those services from third parties may increase.
Conflicts of interest may arise between Clear Channel Communications and us that could be resolved in a manner unfavorable to us
Questions relating to conflicts of interest may arise between Clear Channel Communications and us in a number of areas relating to our past and ongoing relationships. Clear Channel Communications is owned indirectly by CC Media Holdings. Three of our directors serve as directors of CC Media Holdings. Three of our other directors are affiliated with CC Media Holdings and its stockholders. In addition, four of our executive officers serve as executive officers of CC Media Holdings.
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Areas in which conflicts of interest between Clear Channel Communications and us could arise include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Cross officerships, directorships and stock ownership . The ownership interests of our directors or executive officers in the common stock of CC Media Holdings or service as a director or officer of both CC Media Holdings and us could create, or appear to create, conflicts of interest when directors and executive officers are faced with decisions that could have different implications for the two companies. For example, these decisions could relate to: (i) the nature, quality and cost of services rendered to us by Clear Channel Communications; (ii) disagreement over the desirability of a potential acquisition opportunity; (iii) employee retention or recruiting; or (iv) our dividend policy. |
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Intercompany transactions. From time to time, Clear Channel Communications or its affiliates may enter into transactions with us or our subsidiaries or other affiliates. Although the terms of any such transactions will be established based upon negotiations between employees of Clear Channel Communications and us and, when appropriate, subject to the approval of the independent directors on our Board or a committee of disinterested directors, there can be no assurance the terms of any such transactions will be as favorable to us or our subsidiaries or affiliates as may otherwise be obtained in arms length negotiations. |
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Intercompany agreements. We have entered into certain agreements with Clear Channel Communications pursuant to which it provides us certain management, administrative, accounting, tax, legal and other services, for which we reimburse Clear Channel Communications on a cost basis. In addition, we entered into a number of intercompany agreements covering matters such as tax sharing and our responsibility for certain liabilities previously undertaken by Clear Channel Communications for certain of our businesses. Pursuant to the Corporate Services Agreement between Clear Channel Communications and us, we are contractually obligated to utilize the services of the chief executive officer of Clear Channel Communications as our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Clear Channel Communications as our Chief Financial Officer until Clear Channel Communications owns shares of our common stock representing less than 50% of the total voting power of our common stock, or we provide Clear Channel Communications with six months prior written notice of termination. The terms of these agreements were established while we were a wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications and were not the result of arms length negotiations. In addition, conflicts could arise in the interpretation or any extension or renegotiation of these existing agreements. |
If Clear Channel Communications engages in the same type of business we conduct or takes advantage of business opportunities that might be attractive to us, our ability to successfully operate and expand our business may be hampered
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, subject to any contractual provision to the contrary, Clear Channel Communications will have no obligation to refrain from:
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engaging in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as us; or |
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In addition, the corporate opportunity policy set forth in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation addresses potential conflicts of interest between our company, on the one hand, and Clear Channel Communications or CC Media Holdings and its officers and directors who are officers or directors of our company, on the other hand. The policy provides that if Clear Channel Communications or CC Media Holdings acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both Clear Channel Communications and us, we will have renounced our interest in the corporate opportunity. It also provides that if one of our directors or officers who is also a director or officer of Clear Channel Communications or CC Media Holdings learns of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for both Clear Channel Communications and us, we will have renounced our interest in the corporate opportunity, unless that opportunity is expressly offered to that person in writing solely in his or her capacity as our director or officer.
If one of our officers or directors, who also serves as a director or officer of Clear Channel Communications or CC Media Holdings, learns of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for both Clear Channel Communications and us, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the director or officer will have no duty to communicate or present that corporate opportunity to us and will not be liable to us or our stockholders for breach of fiduciary duty by reason of Clear Channel Communications actions with respect to that corporate opportunity.
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This policy could result in Clear Channel Communications having rights to corporate opportunities in which both we and Clear Channel Communications have an interest.
We are a controlled company within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rules and, as a result, qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that may not provide as many protections as those afforded to stockholders of other companies
Clear Channel Communications owns shares of our common stock representing more than 50% of the total voting power of our common stock, and we are a controlled company under the NYSE corporate governance standards. As a controlled company, we may elect to use certain exemptions under the NYSE standards that free us from the obligation to comply with certain NYSE corporate governance requirements, including the requirements: (i) that a majority of the Board of Directors consists of independent directors; (ii) that we have a Nominating and Governance Committee composed entirely of independent directors and governed by a written charter addressing the Committees purpose and responsibilities; (iii) that we have a Compensation Committee composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the Committees purpose and responsibilities; and (iv) for an annual performance evaluation of the Compensation Committee. We intend to continue to utilize certain of these exemptions and, as a result, we may not create or maintain a Nominating and Governance Committee, and the Nominating and Governance Committee, if created, and the Compensation Committee may not consist entirely of independent directors, and our Board of Directors may not consist of a majority of independent directors. Accordingly, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the NYSE corporate governance requirements.
We do not have control over our tax decisions and could be liable for income taxes owed by Clear Channel Communications
As long as Clear Channel Communications continues to own shares of our common stock representing at least 80% of the total voting power and value of our common stock, we and certain of our subsidiaries will be included in Clear Channel Communications consolidated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes for all pre-merger periods and CC Media Holdings consolidated group for post-merger periods. In addition, we or one or more of our subsidiaries may be included in the combined, consolidated or unitary tax returns of Clear Channel Communications for pre-merger periods and CC Media Holdings for post-merger periods or one or more of its subsidiaries for foreign, state and local income tax purposes. Under the Tax Matters Agreement, we pay to Clear Channel Communications the amount of federal, foreign, state and local income taxes that we would be required to pay to the relevant taxing authorities if we and our subsidiaries filed combined, consolidated or unitary tax returns and were not included in the consolidated, combined or unitary tax returns of Clear Channel Communications or its subsidiaries. In addition, by virtue of its controlling ownership and the Tax Matters Agreement, Clear Channel Communications effectively controls all of our tax decisions. The Tax Matters Agreement provides that Clear Channel Communications has the sole authority to respond to and conduct all tax proceedings (including tax audits) relating to us, to file all income tax returns on our behalf and to determine the amount of our liability to (or entitlement to payment from) Clear Channel Communications under the Tax Matters Agreement. This arrangement may result in conflicts of interest between Clear Channel Communications and us. For example, under the Tax Matters Agreement, Clear Channel Communications is able to choose to contest, compromise, or settle any adjustment or deficiency proposed by the relevant taxing authority in a manner that may be beneficial to Clear Channel Communications and detrimental to us.
Moreover, notwithstanding the Tax Matters Agreement, federal law provides that each member of a consolidated group is liable for the groups entire tax obligation. Thus, to the extent Clear Channel Communications or other members of the group fail to make any United States federal income tax payments required by law, we would be liable for the shortfall. Similar principles may apply for foreign, state and local income tax purposes where we file combined, consolidated or unitary returns with Clear Channel Communications or its subsidiaries for federal, foreign, state and local income tax purposes.
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If Clear Channel Communications spins off our Class B common stock to the CC Media Holdings stockholders, we have agreed in the Tax Matters Agreement to indemnify Clear Channel Communications for its tax-related liabilities in certain circumstances
If Clear Channel Communications spins off our Class B common stock to the CC Media Holdings stockholders in a distribution intended to be tax-free under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to herein as the Code, we have agreed in the Tax Matters Agreement to indemnify Clear Channel Communications and its affiliates against any and all tax-related liabilities if such a spin-off fails to qualify as a tax-free distribution (including as a result of Section 355(e) of the Code) due to actions, events or transactions relating to our stock, assets or business, or a breach of the relevant representations or covenants made by us in the Tax Matters Agreement. If neither we nor Clear Channel Communications is responsible under the Tax Matters Agreement for any such spin-off not being tax-free under Section 355 of the Code, we and Clear Channel Communications have agreed to each be responsible for 50% of the tax-related liabilities arising from the failure of such a spin-off to so qualify.
Any deterioration in the financial condition of Clear Channel Communications could adversely affect our access to the credit markets and increase our borrowing costs
As long as Clear Channel Communications maintains significant control over us, a deterioration in the financial condition of Clear Channel Communications could have the effect of increasing our borrowing costs or impairing our access to the capital markets because of our reliance on Clear Channel Communications for availability under our Due from Clear Channel Communications account and its revolving credit facility. To the extent we do not pass on our increased borrowing costs to our clients, our profitability, and potentially our ability to raise capital, could be materially affected. Also, until the first date Clear Channel Communications owns shares of our common stock representing less than 50% of the total voting power of our common stock, pursuant to the Master Agreement between us and Clear Channel Communications, Clear Channel Communications will have the ability to limit our ability to incur debt or issue equity securities, among other limitations, which could adversely affect our ability to meet our liquidity needs or to grow our business.
Risks Related to Our Class A Common Stock
Our stock ownership by Clear Channel Communications, provisions in our agreements with Clear Channel Communications and our corporate governance documents and Delaware law may delay or prevent an acquisition of us that our other stockholders may consider favorable, which could decrease the value of your shares of Class A common stock
As long as Clear Channel Communications continues to own shares of our common stock representing more than 50% of the total voting power of our common stock, it will have the ability to control decisions regarding an acquisition of us by a third party. As a controlled company, we are exempt from some of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE, including the requirement that our Board of Directors be comprised of a majority of independent directors. In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Delaware law contain provisions that could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us without the consent of our Board of Directors. These provisions include restrictions on the ability of our stockholders to remove directors, supermajority voting requirements for stockholders to amend our organizational documents, restrictions on a classified board of directors and limitations on action by our stockholders by written consent. Some of these provisions, such as the limitation on stockholder action by written consent, only become effective once Clear Channel Communications no longer controls us. In addition, our Board of Directors has the right to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, which could be used to dilute the stock ownership of a potential hostile acquirer. Delaware law also imposes certain restrictions on mergers and other business combinations between any holder of 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock. These restrictions under Delaware law do not apply to Clear Channel Communications while it retains at least 15% or more of our Class B common stock. Although we believe these provisions protect our stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics and thereby provide for an opportunity to receive a higher bid by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our Board of Directors, these provisions apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders.
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If Clear Channel Communications spins off our Class B common stock to the CC Media Holdings stockholders and such shares do not convert into Class A common stock upon a sale or other transfer subsequent to such distribution, the voting rights of our Class A common stock will continue to be disproportionately lower than the voting rights of our Class B common stock
In connection with any distribution of shares of our Class B common stock to CC Media Holdings common stockholders in a spin-off, Clear Channel Communications may elect in its sole discretion whether our Class B common stock so distributed will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock upon a transfer or sale by the recipient subsequent to the spin-off or whether the Class B common stock will continue as Class B common stock after the distribution. In the event the Class B common stock does not convert into Class A common stock upon a sale or transfer subsequent to a spin-off, the voting rights of Class A common stock will continue to be disproportionately lower than the voting rights of our Class B common stock. Therefore, the holders of our Class B common stock will continue to be able to direct the election of all the members of our Board of Directors and exercise a controlling influence over our business and affairs.
Future sales or distributions of our shares by Clear Channel Communications could depress the market price for shares of our Class A common stock
Clear Channel Communications may sell all or part of the shares of our common stock it owns or distribute those shares to the CC Media Holdings stockholders, including pursuant to demand registration rights described in the Registration Rights Agreement between us and Clear Channel Communications. Sales or distributions by Clear Channel Communications of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market or to the CC Media Holdings stockholders could adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A common stock. Clear Channel Communications has advised us it currently intends to continue to hold all of our common stock it owns. However, Clear Channel Communications is not subject to any contractual obligation that would prohibit it from selling, spinning off, splitting off or otherwise disposing of any shares of our common stock. Consequently, we cannot assure you Clear Channel Communications will maintain its ownership of our common stock.
We currently do not pay dividends on our Class A common stock
To date, we have never paid dividends on our Class A common stock and are subject to restrictions on our ability to pay dividends should we seek to do so in the future. We are a holding company with no independent operations and no significant assets other than the stock of our subsidiaries. We therefore are dependent upon the receipt of dividends or other distributions from our subsidiaries to pay dividends. In addition, our senior notes contain restrictions on our ability to pay dividends. If we elect not to pay dividends in the future or are prevented from doing so, the price of our Class A common stock must appreciate in order to realize a gain on your investment. This appreciation may not occur.
Risks Related to Our Indebtedness
We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful
We have a substantial amount of indebtedness. This large amount of indebtedness could have negative consequences for us, including, without limitation:
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dedicating a substantial portion of our cash flow to the payment of principal and interest on indebtedness, thereby reducing cash available for other purposes, including to fund operations and capital expenditures, invest in new technology and pursue other business opportunities; |
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limiting our liquidity and operational flexibility and limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes; |
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limiting our ability to adjust to changing economic, business and competitive conditions; |
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requiring us to defer planned capital expenditures, reduce discretionary spending, sell assets, restructure existing indebtedness or defer acquisitions or other strategic opportunities; |
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limiting our ability to refinance any of our indebtedness or increasing the cost of any such financing in any downturn in our operating performance or decline in general economic conditions; |
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making us more vulnerable to an increase in interest rates, a downturn in our operating performance or a decline in general economic conditions; and |
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making us more susceptible to changes in credit ratings, which could impact our ability to obtain financing in the future and increase the cost of such financing. |
If compliance with our debt obligations materially hinders our ability to operate our business and adapt to changing industry conditions, we may lose market share, our revenue may decline and our operating results may suffer.
Our ability to make scheduled payments on our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We may not be able to maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness.
If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, sell assets or operations, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. We may not be able to take any of these actions, and these actions may not be successful or permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. Furthermore, these actions may not be permitted under the terms of our existing or future debt agreements.
Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. The terms of existing or future debt instruments may restrict us from adopting some of these alternatives. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. If we cannot make scheduled payments on our indebtedness we will be in default under one or more of our debt agreements and, as a result we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.
Because we derive a substantial portion of operating income from our subsidiaries, our ability to repay our debt depends upon the performance of our subsidiaries and their ability to dividend or distribute funds to us
We derive a substantial portion of operating income from our subsidiaries. As a result, our cash flow and the ability to service our indebtedness depend on the performance of our subsidiaries and the ability of those entities to distribute funds to us. We cannot assure you that our subsidiaries will be able to, or be permitted to, pay to us the amounts necessary to service our debt.
The documents governing our indebtedness contain restrictions that limit our flexibility in operating our business
Our material financing agreements contain various covenants restricting, among other things, our ability to:
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make acquisitions or investments; |
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make loans or otherwise extend credit to others; |
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incur indebtedness or issue shares or guarantees; |
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create security; |
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sell, lease, transfer or dispose of assets; |
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merge or consolidate with other companies; and |
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make a substantial change to the general nature of our business. |
These restrictions could affect our ability to operate our business and may limit our ability to react to market conditions or take advantage of potential business opportunities as they arise. For example, such restrictions could adversely affect our ability to finance our operations, make strategic acquisitions, investments or alliances, restructure our organization or finance our capital needs. Additionally, our ability to comply with these covenants and restrictions may be affected by events beyond our control. These include prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions. If we breach any of these covenants or restrictions, we could be in default under the agreements governing our indebtedness, and as a result we would be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.
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Cautionary Statement Concerning 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, without limitation, our future operating and financial performance and availability of capital and the terms thereof. Statements expressing expectations and projections with respect to future matters are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution that these forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are subject to many variables which could impact our future 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 performance. There can be no assurance, however, that managements expectations will necessarily come to pass. We do not intend, nor do we undertake any duty, to update any forward-looking statements.
A wide range of factors could materially affect future developments and performance, including:
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risks associated with a global economic downturn and its impact on capital markets; |
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other general economic and political conditions in the United States 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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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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legislative or regulatory requirements; |
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capital expenditure requirements; |
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fluctuations in exchange rates and currency values; |
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the outcome of pending and future litigation; |
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changes in interest rates; |
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taxes; |
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shifts in population and other demographics; |
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access to capital markets and borrowed indebtedness; |
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the risk that we may not be able to integrate the operations of recently acquired companies successfully; |
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the risk that our cost savings initiatives may not be entirely successful or that any cost savings achieved from those initiatives may not persist; |
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the effect of leverage on our financial position and earnings; |
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the impact of the above and similar factors on Clear Channel Communications, Inc., our primary direct or indirect external source of capital; and |
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certain other factors set forth in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative and is not intended to be exhaustive. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.
ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
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Our worldwide corporate headquarters is in San Antonio, Texas, where Clear Channel Communications owns an approximately 55,000 square foot executive office building and an approximately 123,000 square foot data and administrative service center. The headquarters of our Americas operations is in Phoenix, Arizona, and the headquarters of our International operations is in London, England. The types of properties required to support each of our outdoor advertising branches include offices, production facilities and structure sites. An outdoor branch and production facility is generally located in an industrial or warehouse district.
With respect to each of the Americas and International segments, we primarily lease our outdoor display sites and own or have acquired permanent easements for relatively few parcels of real property that serve as the sites for our outdoor displays. Our leases generally range from month-to-month to year-to-year and can be for terms of 10 years or longer, and many provide for renewal options.
There is no significant concentration of displays under any one lease or subject to negotiation with any one landlord. We believe that an important part of our management activity is to negotiate suitable lease renewals and extensions.
Please see Item 1 of Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a more complete description of the advertising display inventory.
We currently are involved in certain legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business and, as required, have accrued an 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. Additionally, due to the inherent uncertainty of litigation, there can be no assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
On or about July 12, 2006 and April 12, 2007, two of our operating businesses (L&C Outdoor Ltda. (L&C) and Publicidad Klimes Sao Paulo Ltda. (Klimes), respectively) in the Sao Paulo, Brazil market received notices of infraction from the state taxing authority, seeking to impose a value added tax (VAT) on such businesses, retroactively for the period from December 31, 2001 through January 31, 2006. The taxing authority contends that our businesses fall within the definition of communication services and as such are subject to the VAT.
We have filed petitions to challenge the imposition of this tax against each of our businesses, which are proceeding separately. Our challenge for L&C. was unsuccessful at the first administrative level, but successful at the second administrative level. The state taxing authority filed an appeal to the third and final administrative level, which required consideration by a full panel of 16 administrative law judges. On September 27, 2010, we received an unfavorable ruling at this final administrative level concluding that the VAT applied to L&C and intend to appeal this ruling to the judicial level. We have filed a petition to have the case remanded to the second administrative level for consideration of the reasonableness of the amount of the penalty assessed against us. The amounts allegedly owed by L&C are approximately $9.3 million in taxes, approximately $18.6 million in penalties and approximately $25.8 million in interest (as of December 31, 2010 at an exchange rate of .58).
Our challenge for Klimes was unsuccessful at the first administrative level, and denied at the second administrative level on or about September 24, 2009. On January 5, 2011, the administrative law judges at the third administrative level published a ruling that the VAT applies to Klimes as well but did reduce the penalty assessed by the state taxing authority. With the penalty reduction, the amounts allegedly owed by Klimes are approximately $10.5 million in taxes, approximately $5.2 million in penalties and approximately $16.1 million in interest (as of December 31, 2010 at an exchange rate of .58). In mid-January 2011, the taxing authority filed an extraordinary
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appeal to the third administrative level, asking that it reconsider the decision to reduce the penalty assessed against Klimes. The president of the third administrative level must decide whether to accept that appeal before it can proceed. Based on our review of the law in similar cases in other Brazilian states, we have not accrued any costs related to these claims and believe the occurrence of loss is not probable.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following information with respect to our executive officers is presented as of February 11, 2011:
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Mark P. Mays | 47 |
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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Joseph W. Bagan | 46 |
Chief Operating OfficerAmericas |
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Jonathan D. Bevan | 39 |
Chief Operating OfficerInternational |
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Thomas W. Casey | 48 |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Ronald H. Cooper | 53 |
President and Chief Executive OfficerAmericas |
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C. William Eccleshare | 55 |
President and Chief Executive OfficerInternational |
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Scott D. Hamilton | 41 |
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary |
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W. Chester Kwasniak | 51 |
Chief Financial OfficerAmericas |
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Franklin G. Sisson, Jr. | 58 |
Executive Vice PresidentSales & Marketing |
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Robert H. Walls, Jr. | 50 |
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
The officers named above serve until the next Board of Directors meeting immediately following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, in each case unless the officer sooner dies, resigns or is removed. We expect to retain the individuals named above as our executive officers at such next Board of Directors meeting immediately following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Mark P. Mays has served as our Chief Executive Officer since August 2005 and our Chairman since 2009. He has been a member of our Board since April 1997. Mr. Mark P. Mays was appointed as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of our indirect parent entity, CC Media Holdings, on July 30, 2008. Mr. Mark P. Mays also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of another indirect parent entity, Clear Channel Communications, from February 1997 until his appointment as its President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2004. He relinquished his duties as President of Clear Channel Communications in February 2006 until he was reappointed as President in January 2010. Mr. Mark P. Mays has been one of Clear Channel Communications directors since May 1998 and its Chairman since July 2008. Mr. Mark P. Mays is the brother of Randall T. Mays, our former Chief Financial Officer and a current director of ours, and the Vice Chairman and a director of CC Media Holdings and a director of Clear Channel Communications. In June 2010, Mr. Mark P. Mays announced his decision to retire as President and Chief Executive Officer of CC Media Holdings and Clear Channel Communications and as our Chief Executive Officer. CC Media Holdings, as our indirect parent entity, has been actively searching for a replacement but, to date, has not identified his successor. In January 2011, Mr. Mays informed us that he would step down as Chief Executive Officer on the earlier of the date that his successor joins the Company or March 31, 2011.
Joseph W. Bagan has served as our Chief Operating OfficerAmericas since July 2010. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Sharklet Technologies, a life sciences and medical devices company, from June 2007 until June 2010. Prior thereto, Mr. Bagan served as Senior Vice PresidentRegion Operations of Adelphia Communications Corporation from April 2004 until August 2006.
Jonathan D. Bevan has served as our Chief Operating Officer International since October 2009. He served as our Chief Financial Officer International and Director of Corporate Development from November 2006 to November 2009. Prior thereto, he served as our Chief Financial Officer International from January 2006 to November 2006.
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Thomas W. Casey was appointed as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CC Media Holdings and Clear Channel Communications, effective as of January 4, 2010. Previously, Mr. Casey served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Washington Mutual, Inc. from November 2002 until October 2008. Washington Mutual, Inc. filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in September 2008. Prior to November 2002, Mr. Casey served as Vice President of General Electric Company and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GE Financial Assurance since 1999.
Ronald H. Cooper has served as our Chief Executive OfficerAmericas since December 10, 2009. Previously, Mr. Cooper was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Adelphia Communications Corporation from 2003 until 2006. Prior thereto he served as the Chief Operating Officer of AT&T Broadband from 2001 to 2002 and as President and Chief Operating Officer of RELERA Data Centers & Solutions from 2000 to 2001.
C. William Eccleshare has served as our Chief Executive OfficerInternational since September 1, 2009. Previously, he was Chairman and CEO of BBDO Europe from 2005 to 2009. Prior thereto, he was Chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam EMEA since 2002.
Scott D. Hamilton was appointed as our Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary, and as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary of CC Media Holdings and Clear Channel Communications, on April 26, 2010. Previously, Mr. Hamilton served as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Avaya Inc. (Avaya), a multinational telecommunications company, from October 2008 to April 2010. Prior thereto, Mr. Hamilton served in various accounting and finance positions at Avaya, beginning in October 2004. Prior thereto, Mr. Hamilton was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers from September 1992 until September 2004.
W. Chester Kwasniak has served as our Chief Financial OfficerAmericas since June 15, 2009. Prior thereto, Mr. Kwasniak served as Chief Financial Officer of Greenheck Fan Corporation, a multinational manufacturer of commercial building ventilation equipment, from April 2005 to September 2008. Prior thereto, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Group Vice President of Finance and Business Development of the Sensors and Controls Group at Danaher Corporation, a diversified manufacturing and technology company, from October 2001 until April 2005.
Franklin G. Sisson, Jr . has served as our Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing since 2001.
Robert H. Walls, Jr. was appointed as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of CC Media Holdings and Clear Channel Communications on January 1, 2010. Previously, Mr. Walls was a founding partner of Post Oak Energy Capital, LP and served as Managing Director through December 31, 2009, and remains an advisor to and a partner of Post Oak Energy Capital, LP. Prior thereto, Mr. Walls was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Enron Corp., and a member of its Chief Executive Office since 2002. Prior thereto, he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Enron Global Assets and Services, Inc. and Deputy General Counsel of Enron Corp. Enron Corp. filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in December 2001.
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ITEM 5. Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol CCO. There were 83 shareholders of record as of February 8, 2011. This figure does not include an estimate of the indeterminate number of beneficial holders whose shares may be held of record by brokerage firms and clearing agencies. The following table sets forth, for the calendar quarters indicated, the reported high and low sales prices of our Class A common stock as reported on the NYSE:
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Second Quarter |
13.25 | 8.43 | ||||||
Third Quarter |
11.99 | 8.08 | ||||||
Fourth Quarter |
14.46 | 10.97 | ||||||
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First Quarter |
$ | 7.74 | $ | 2.14 | ||||
Second Quarter |
7.04 | 3.29 | ||||||
Third Quarter |
7.68 | 3.84 | ||||||
Fourth Quarter |
11.29 | 6.51 |
There is no established public trading market for our Class B common Stock. There were 315,000,000 Class B common shares outstanding on February 9, 2011. Clear Channel Communications indirectly holds all of the shares of Class B common stock outstanding, representing approximately 89% of the shares outstanding and approximately 99% of the voting power. The holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock have identical rights, except holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share while holders of Class B common stock are entitled to 20 votes per share. The Class B shares of common stock are convertible, at the option of the holder at any time or upon any transfer, into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain limited exceptions.
Dividend Policy
To date, we have never paid dividends on our Class A common stock and our ability to pay dividends on our common stock is subject to restrictions should we seek to do so in the future. We are a holding company with no independent operations and no significant assets other than the stock of our subsidiaries. We, therefore, are dependent on the receipt of dividends or other distributions from our subsidiaries to pay dividends. In addition, the indenture governing our Class B senior notes contains restrictions on our ability to pay dividends. If we were to declare and pay cash dividends in the future, holders of Class A common stock and Series B common stock would share equally, on a per share basis, in any such cash dividend. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources Sources of Capital Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Senior Notes.
Sales of Unregistered Securities
We did not sell any equity securities during 2010 that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
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Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth the purchases made during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 by or on behalf of the Company or an affiliated purchaser of shares of our Class A common stock registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:
Period |
Total Number
of Shares Purchased (1) |
Average
Price Paid per Share (2) |
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs |
Maximum Number
(or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
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October 1 through October 31 |
196 | $ | 11.65 | | (3) | |||||||||||||||
November 1 through November 30 |
14,883 | $ | 13.58 | | (3) | |||||||||||||||
December 1 through December 31 |
11,777 | $ | 13.87 | | (3) | |||||||||||||||
Total |
26,856 | $ | 13.70 | | $ | 100,000,000 | (3) | |||||||||||||
(1) | The shares indicated consist of shares tendered by employees to the Company during the three months ended December 31, 2010 to satisfy the employees tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and release of restricted shares, which are repurchased by the Company based on their fair market value on the date the relevant transaction occurs. |
(2) | The calculation of the average price paid per share does not give effect to any fees, commissions or other costs associated with the repurchase of such shares. |
(3) | On August 9, 2010, Clear Channel Communications announced that its board of directors approved a stock purchase program under which Clear Channel Communications or its subsidiaries may purchase up to an aggregate of $100 million of the Class A common stock of the Company and/or the Class A common stock of CC Media Holdings. The stock purchase program does not have a fixed expiration date and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time at Clear Channel Communications discretion. No shares were purchased under the stock purchase program during the three months ended December 31, 2010. |
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ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data
The following tables set forth our summary historical consolidated financial and other data as of the dates and for the periods indicated. The summary historical financial data are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods. Acquisitions and dispositions impact the comparability of the historical consolidated financial data reflected in this schedule of Selected Financial Data.
The summary historical consolidated financial and other data should be read in conjunction with Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto located within Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 is comprised of two periods: post-merger and pre-merger. We applied purchase accounting adjustments to the opening balance sheet on July 31, 2008 as the merger occurred at the close of business on July 30, 2008. The merger resulted in a new basis of accounting beginning on July 31, 2008. For additional discussion regarding the pre-merger and post-merger periods, please refer to the consolidated financial statements located within Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(In thousands, except per share data) | For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2010
Post-Merger |
2009
Post-Merger |
2008
Combined |
2007 (1)
Pre-Merger |
2006
Pre-Merger |
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Results of Operations Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | 2,797,994 | $ | 2,698,024 | $ | 3,289,287 | $ | 3,281,836 | $ | 2,897,721 | ||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Direct operating expenses |
1,559,972 | 1,625,083 | 1,882,136 | 1,734,845 | 1,514,842 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
494,656 | 484,404 | 606,370 | 537,994 | 486,994 | |||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
107,596 | 65,247 | 71,045 | 66,080 | 65,542 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
413,588 | 439,647 | 472,350 | 399,483 | 407,730 | |||||||||||||||
Impairment charges (2) |
11,493 | 890,737 | 3,217,649 | | | |||||||||||||||
Other operating income (expense) net |
(23,753 | ) | (8,231 | ) | 15,848 | 11,824 | 22,846 | |||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
186,936 | (815,325 | ) | (2,944,415 | ) | 555,258 | 445,459 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense net (including interest on debt with Clear Channel Communications) |
219,993 | 154,195 | 161,650 | 157,881 | 162,583 | |||||||||||||||
Loss on marketable securities |
6,490 | 11,315 | 59,842 | | | |||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates |
(9,936 | ) | (31,442 | ) | 68,733 | 4,402 | 7,460 | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) net |
(5,335 | ) | (9,368 | ) | 25,479 | 10,113 | 331 | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(54,818 | ) | (1,021,645 | ) | (3,071,695 | ) | 411,892 | 290,667 | ||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
(21,599 | ) | 149,110 | 220,319 | (146,641 | ) | (122,080 | ) | ||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
(76,417 | ) | (872,535 | ) | (2,851,376 | ) | 265,251 | 168,587 | ||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
11,106 | (4,346 | ) | (293 | ) | 19,261 | 15,515 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (87,523 | ) | $ | (868,189 | ) | $ | (2,851,083 | ) | $ | 245,990 | $ | 153,072 | |||||||
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For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010
Post-Merger |
2009
Post-Merger |
2008
Combined |
2007 (1)
Pre-Merger |
2006
Pre-Merger |
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Net income (loss) per common share: |
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Basic: |
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Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) | $ | (8.03 | ) | $ | 0.69 | $ | 0.43 | |||||||
Weighted average common shares |
355,568 | 355,377 | 355,233 | 354,838 | 352,155 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted: |
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Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) | $ | (8.03 | ) | $ | 0.69 | $ | 0.43 | |||||||
Weighted average common shares |
355,568 | 355,377 | 355,233 | 355,806 | 352,262 |
(In thousands) | As of December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2010
Post-Merger |
2009
Post-Merger |
2008
Post-Merger |
2007 (1)
Pre-Merger |
2006
Pre-Merger |
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Balance Sheet Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets |
$ | 1,569,978 | $ | 1,640,545 | $ | 1,554,652 | $ | 1,607,107 | $ | 1,189,915 | ||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment net |
2,297,724 | 2,440,638 | 2,586,720 | 2,244,108 | 2,191,839 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets |
7,096,050 | 7,192,422 | 8,050,761 | 5,935,604 | 5,421,891 | |||||||||||||||
Current liabilities |
785,421 | 771,093 | 791,865 | 921,292 | 841,509 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term debt, including current maturities |
2,563,809 | 2,608,878 | 2,601,854 | 2,682,021 | 2,684,176 | |||||||||||||||
Shareholders equity |
2,708,055 | 2,761,377 | 3,543,823 | 2,198,594 | 1,768,279 |
(1) | Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes , codified in ASC 740-10. In accordance with the provisions of ASC 740-10, the effects of adoption were accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded to the balance of retained earnings on the date of adoption. |
(2) | We recorded non-cash impairment charges of $11.5 million during 2010. We also recorded non-cash impairment charges of $890.7 million in 2009 and $3.2 billion in 2008 as a result of the global economic downturn which adversely affected advertising revenues across our businesses. Our impairment charges are discussed more fully in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
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ITEM 7. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
OVERVIEW
Clear Channel Communications Merger
On July 30, 2008, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Clear Channel Communications), our parent company, completed its merger with a subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. (CC Media Holdings), a company formed by a group of private equity funds sponsored by Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (together, the Sponsors). Clear Channel Communications is now owned indirectly by CC Media Holdings. The merger was accounted for as a purchase business combination in conformity with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations , and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 88-16, Basis in Leveraged Buyout Transactions . ASC 805-50-S99-1 requires the application of push down accounting in situations where the ownership of an entity has changed. As a result, the post-merger financial statements reflect a new basis of accounting. A portion of the consideration paid has been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired at their respective fair values at July 30, 2008. The remaining portion was recorded at the continuing shareholders basis, due to the fact that certain shares of Clear Channel Communications were exchanged for shares of CC Media Holdings Class A common stock. Excess consideration after this allocation was recorded as goodwill.
The purchase price allocation was complete as of July 30, 2009 in accordance with ASC 805-10-25, which requires that the allocation period not exceed one year from the date of acquisition.
Executive Summary
The key highlights of our business for the year ended December 31, 2010 are summarized below:
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Consolidated revenue increased $100.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to 2009, primarily as a result of improved economic conditions. |
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Americas revenue increased $51.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to 2009, driven by revenue growth across our advertising inventory, particularly digital. |
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International revenue increased $48.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to 2009, primarily as a result of increased revenue from street furniture across most countries, partially offset by a decrease from movements in foreign exchange of $10.3 million. |
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During 2010, we received $51.0 million in Federal income tax refunds. |
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On October 15, 2010, we transferred our interest in our Branded Cities operations to our joint venture partner, The Ellman Companies. We recorded a loss of $25.3 million in Other operating income (expense) net related to the transfer. |
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We performed impairment tests on our goodwill, billboard permits, and other intangible assets and recorded impairment charges of $11.5 million. Please see the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a more complete description of the impairment charges. |
The key highlights of our business for the year ended December 31, 2009 are summarized below:
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Consolidated revenue decreased $591.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 2008, primarily as a result of weakness in advertising and the global economy. |
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Americas revenue decreased $192.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 2008, driven by declines in bulletin, poster and transit revenues due to cancellations and non-renewals from larger national advertisers. |
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International revenue decreased $399.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 2008, primarily as a result of weak advertising demand across most countries. Also contributing to the decline was $118.5 million from movements in foreign exchange. |
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We recorded a $21.3 million impairment to taxi contract intangible assets in our Americas segment and a $55.0 million impairment primarily related to street furniture tangible assets and contract intangible assets in our International segment under ASC 360-10. |
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We performed impairment tests on our goodwill, billboard permits, and other intangible assets and recorded impairment charges of $890.7 million. We had previously recorded impairment charges of $3.2 billion as of December 31, 2008. Please see the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a more complete description of the impairment charges. |
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Our subsidiary, Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (CCWH), issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series A Senior Notes due 2017 and $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of Series B Senior Notes due 2017. |
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On December 31, 2009, our subsidiary Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. (CCOI) disposed of Clear Channel Taxi Media, LLC, our taxi advertising business and recorded a loss of $20.9 million. |
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 Americas Outdoor Advertising (Americas or Americas outdoor advertising) and International Outdoor Advertising (International or International outdoor advertising).
We manage our operating segments primarily focusing on their operating income, while Corporate expenses, Impairment charges, Other operating income (expense) - net, Interest expense, Gain (loss) on marketable securities, Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates, Other income (expense) net and Income tax benefit (expense) are managed on a total company basis and are, therefore, included only in our discussion of consolidated results.
In conjunction with the merger, Clear Channel Communications $1.75 billion revolving credit facility, including the $150.0 million sub-limit, was terminated. The facility was replaced with a $2.0 billion revolving credit facility with a maturity in July 2014, which includes a $150.0 million sub-limit that certain of our International subsidiaries may borrow against to the extent Clear Channel Communications has not already borrowed against this capacity and is in compliance with its covenants under the credit facility. The obligations of these International subsidiaries that are borrowers under the revolving credit facility are guaranteed by certain of our material wholly-owned subsidiaries, and secured by substantially all of the assets of such borrowers and guarantors, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions. As of December 31, 2010, we had no outstanding borrowings under the $150.0 million sub-limit facility as Clear Channel Communications had already borrowed against the entire capacity.
Certain Indenture EBITDA Adjustments
In the fourth quarter of 2008, CC Media Holdings initiated a restructuring program targeting a reduction in fixed costs through renegotiations of lease agreements, workforce reductions, the elimination of overlapping functions and other cost savings initiatives (the restructuring program). This restructuring program was substantially complete as of December 31, 2010.
The indenture governing the Series B Senior Notes issued by our subsidiary, CCWH, allows us to adjust the calculation of our adjusted EBITDA (as calculated in accordance with the indenture) for certain charges. These charges include restructuring costs of $19.2 million, $53.2 million and $35.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In addition, certain other charges, including costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, retention charges, systems establishment costs and acquisition and consulting fees incurred in connection with any of the foregoing, among other items, are also adjustments to the calculation of adjusted EBITDA. For the year ended December 31, 2010, we adjusted our adjusted EBITDA calculation for an additional $5.7 million. See Sources of Capital below for a description of calculation of our adjusted EBITDA pursuant to the indenture.
Description of Our Business
Our revenue is derived from selling advertising space on the displays we own or operate in key markets worldwide, consisting primarily of billboards, street furniture and transit displays.
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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.
Our advertising rates are based on a number of different factors including location, competition, size of display, illumination, market and gross ratings points. Gross ratings points are the total number of impressions delivered by a display or group of displays, expressed as a percentage of a market population. 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 revenue per display, or yield, 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, primarily Europe and China, 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.
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 billboard, 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 or minimum guaranteed amounts payable that we may have with the landlords. The terms of our site leases and revenue-sharing or minimum guaranteed contracts generally range from one to 20 years.
In our International business, normal market practice is to sell space on billboards and street furniture as network packages with contract terms typically ranging from one to two weeks, compared to contract terms typically ranging from four weeks to one year in the U.S. In addition, competitive bidding for street furniture and transit display contracts, which constitute a larger portion of our International business, and a different regulatory environment for billboards, result in higher site lease cost in our International business compared to our Americas business. As a result, our margins are typically lower in our International business than in the Americas.
Our street furniture and transit display contracts with municipal agencies, the terms of which range from three to 20 years, generally require us to make upfront investments in property, plant and equipment. These contracts may also include upfront lease payments and/or minimum annual guaranteed lease payments. We can give no assurance that our cash flows from operations over the terms of these contracts will exceed the upfront and minimum required payments.
Relationship with Clear Channel Communications
There are several agreements which govern our relationship with Clear Channel Communications including the Master Agreement, Corporate Services Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement and Tax Matters Agreement. Clear Channel Communications has the right to terminate these agreements in various circumstances. As of the date of the filing of this Annual Report, no notice of termination of any of these agreements has been received from Clear Channel Communications. Our agreements with Clear Channel Communications continue under the same terms and conditions subsequent to Clear Channel Communications merger.
In accordance with the Master Agreement, our branch managers follow a corporate policy allowing Clear Channel Communications to use, without charge, Americas displays they believe would otherwise be unsold. Our sales personnel receive partial revenue credit for that usage for compensation purposes. This partial revenue credit is not included in our reported revenue. Clear Channel Communications bears the cost of producing the advertising and we bear the costs of installing and removing this advertising. In 2010, we estimated this discounted revenue would have been less than 1% of our Americas revenue.
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Under the Corporate Services Agreement, Clear Channel Communications provides management services to us. These services are charged to us based on actual direct costs incurred or allocated by Clear Channel Communications based on headcount, revenue or other factors on a pro rata basis. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we recorded approximately $38.1 million, $28.5 million and $28.1 million, respectively, as a component of corporate expenses for these services.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Consolidated Results of Operations
The following tables summarize our historical results of operations:
(In thousands) | Post-Merger | Post-Merger | Combined (1) | |||||||||
Year Ended
December 31, 2010 |
Year Ended
December 31, 2009 |
Year Ended
December 31, 2008 |
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Revenue |
$ | 2,797,994 | $ | 2,698,024 | $ | 3,289,287 | ||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Direct operating expenses |
1,559,972 | 1,625,083 | 1,882,136 | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
494,656 | 484,404 | 606,370 | |||||||||
Corporate expenses |
107,596 | 65,247 | 71,045 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
413,588 | 439,647 | 472,350 | |||||||||
Impairment charges |
11,493 | 890,737 | 3,217,649 | |||||||||
Other operating income (expense) net |
(23,753 | ) | (8,231 | ) | 15,848 | |||||||
Operating income (loss) |
186,936 | (815,325 | ) | (2,944,415 | ) | |||||||
Interest expense (including interest on debt with Clear Channel Communications) |
219,993 | 154,195 | 161,650 | |||||||||
Loss on marketable securities |
6,490 | 11,315 | 59,842 | |||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates |
(9,936 | ) | (31,442 | ) | 68,733 | |||||||
Other income (expense) net |
(5,335 | ) | (9,368 | ) | 25,479 | |||||||
Loss before income taxes |
(54,818 | ) | (1,021,645 | ) | (3,071,695 | ) | ||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
(21,599 | ) | 149,110 | 220,319 | ||||||||
Consolidated net loss |
(76,417 | ) | (872,535 | ) | (2,851,376 | ) | ||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
11,106 | (4,346 | ) | (293 | ) | |||||||
Net loss attributable to the Company |
$ | (87,523 | ) | $ | (868,189 | ) | $ | (2,851,083 | ) | |||
(1) | The results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 are presented on a combined basis and are comprised of two periods: post-merger and pre-merger, which relate to the period succeeding Clear Channel Communications merger and the period preceding the merger, respectively. The post-merger and pre-merger results of operations are presented as follows: |
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Revenue
2010 v. 2009
Our consolidated revenue increased $100.0 million during 2010 compared to 2009. Americas revenue increased $51.9 million, driven by revenue increases across most of our advertising inventory, particularly digital. Our International revenue increased $48.1 million, primarily due to revenue growth from street furniture across most countries, partially offset by a $10.3 million decrease from movements in foreign exchange.
2009 v. 2008
Our revenue for 2009 decreased $591.3 million compared to 2008. Our Americas revenue declined $192.1 million, attributable to decreases in bulletin, poster and airport revenues associated with cancellations and non-renewals from larger national advertisers. Our International revenue declined $399.2 million primarily as a result of challenging advertising climates in our markets and approximately $118.5 million from movements in foreign exchange.
Direct Operating Expenses
2010 v. 2009
Our direct operating expenses decreased $65.1 million during 2010 compared to 2009. Americas direct operating expenses decreased $19.5 million, primarily as a result of the disposition of our taxi advertising business, partially offset by an increase in site lease expenses associated with the increase in revenue. Direct operating expenses in our International segment decreased $45.6 million, primarily as a result of a $20.4 million decline in expenses incurred in connection with our restructuring program in addition to decreased site lease expenses associated with cost savings from our restructuring program, and included an $8.2 million decrease from movements in foreign exchange.
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2009 v. 2008
Direct operating expenses for 2009 decreased $257.0 million compared to 2008. Our Americas operating expenses decreased $39.4 million driven by decreased site-lease expenses from lower revenue and cost savings from the restructuring program. Our International business contributed $217.6 million of the overall decrease primarily from a decrease in site-lease expenses from lower revenue and cost savings from the restructuring program and $85.6 million related to movements in foreign exchange.
Selling, General & Administrative (SG&A) Expenses
2010 v. 2009
Our SG&A expenses increased $10.3 million during 2010 compared to 2009. SG&A expenses increased $16.6 million in our Americas segment, primarily as a result of increased selling and marketing costs associated with the increase in revenue in addition to the unfavorable impact of litigation. Our International SG&A expenses decreased $6.3 million, primarily as a result of a decrease in business tax related to a change in French tax law, and included a $2.3 million decrease from movements in foreign exchange.
2009 v. 2008
SG&A expenses decreased $122.0 million during 2009 compared to 2008. Our Americas SG&A expenses decreased $50.7 million primarily related to a decline in commission expense. Our International SG&A expenses decreased $71.3 million primarily attributable to an overall decline in compensation and administrative expenses and $23.7 million from movements in foreign exchange.
Corporate Expenses
2010 v. 2009
Corporate expenses increased $42.3 million during 2010 compared to 2009, primarily due to increases in bonus expense from improved operating performance and increases related to headcount from centralization efforts and the expansion of corporate capabilities.
2009 v. 2008
Corporate expenses decreased $5.8 million in 2009 compared to 2008. The decrease was attributable to a decrease in expenses in our International segment of approximately $7.9 million due primarily to our cost savings initiatives and reduced legal fees compared to 2008. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in restructuring costs of $3.3 million.
Under the Corporate Services agreement between us and Clear Channel Communications, Clear Channel Communications provides management services to us, which include, among other things, (i) treasury, payroll and other financial related services, (ii) executive officer services, (iii) human resources and employee benefits services, (iv) legal and related services, (v) information systems, network and related services, (vi) investment services, (vii) procurement and sourcing support services, and (viii) other general corporate services. These services are charged to us based on actual direct costs incurred or allocated by Clear Channel Communications based on headcount, revenue or other factors on a pro rata basis. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we recorded approximately $38.1 million, $28.5 million and $28.1 million, respectively, as a component of corporate expenses for these services.
Depreciation and Amortization
2010 v. 2009
Depreciation and amortization decreased $26.1 million during 2010 compared to 2009, primarily as a result of assets in our International segment that became fully amortized during 2009.
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2009 v. 2008
Depreciation and amortization for 2009 decreased $32.7 million compared to 2008. The decrease was primarily due to a $43.2 million decrease in depreciation expense associated with the impairment of assets in our International segment during the fourth quarter of 2008 and a $20.6 million decrease from movements in foreign exchange. The decrease was partially offset by $34.3 million related to additional amortization associated with the purchase accounting adjustments to the acquired intangible assets.
Impairment Charges
We performed our annual impairment test on October 1, 2010 on our goodwill, billboard permits and other intangible assets and recorded impairment charges of $11.5 million. We also performed impairment tests in 2009 and 2008 on our goodwill, billboard permits and other intangible assets and recorded impairment charges of $890.7 million and $3.2 billion, respectively. Please see the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a further description of the impairment charges.
A rollforward of our goodwill balance from July 30, 2008 through December 31, 2009 by reporting unit is as follows:
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Balances as of
July 30, 2008 |
Acquisitions | Dispositions |
Foreign
Currency |
Impairment | Adjustments |
Balances as of
December 31, 2008 |
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United States Outdoor Markets |
$ | 3,083,660 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (2,296,915 | ) | $ | 37,985 | $ | 824,730 | |||||||||||||
Switzerland |
57,664 | | | (977 | ) | | 198 | 56,885 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland |
16,224 | | | (1,939 | ) | | | 14,285 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Baltics |
14,336 | | | | (3,707 | ) | | 10,629 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Americas Mexico |
20,501 | | | (11,772 | ) | | | 8,729 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Americas Chile |
9,311 | | | (5,347 | ) | | | 3,964 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Americas Peru |
45,284 | | | | | | 45,284 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Americas Brazil |
11,674 | | | (6,703 | ) | | | 4,971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Others International |
426,546 | | (542 | ) | (60,603 | ) | (169,728 | ) | 10,071 | 205,744 | ||||||||||||||||||
Americas Canada |
35,390 | | | (5,783 | ) | (24,687 | ) | | 4,920 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 3,720,590 | $ | | $ | (542 | ) | $ | (93,124 | ) | $ | (2,495,037 | ) | $ | 48,254 | $ | 1,180,141 | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances as of
December 31, 2008 |
Acquisitions | Dispositions |
Foreign
Currency |
Impairment | Adjustments |
Balances as of
December 31, 2009 |
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United States Outdoor Markets |
$ | 824,730 | $ | 2,250 | $ | | $ | | $ | (324,892 | ) | $ | 69,844 | $ | 571,932 | |||||||||||||
Switzerland |
56,885 | | | 1,276 | (7,827 | ) | | 50,334 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland |
14,285 | | | 223 | (12,591 | ) | | 1,917 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Baltics |
10,629 | | | | (10,629 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Americas Mexico |
8,729 | | | 7,440 | (10,085 | ) | (442 | ) | 5,642 | |||||||||||||||||||
Americas Chile |
3,964 | | | 4,417 | (8,381 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Americas Peru |
45,284 | | | | (37,609 | ) | | 7,675 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Americas Brazil |
4,971 | | | 4,436 | (9,407 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Others International |
205,744 | 110 | | 15,913 | (42,717 | ) | 45,042 | 224,092 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Americas Canada |
4,920 | | | | | (4,920 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,180,141 | $ | 2,360 | $ | | $ | 33,705 | $ | (464,138 | ) | $ | 109,524 | $ | 861,592 | ||||||||||||||
Other Operating Income (Expense) Net
Other operating expense of $23.8 million for 2010 primarily related to a $25.3 million loss recorded as a result of the transfer of our interest in our Branded Cities business.
Other operating expense for 2009 was $8.2 million and primarily related to a loss of $20.9 million on the sale of our taxi advertising business. The loss was partially offset by a $10.1 million gain on the sale of Americas and International assets.
Other operating income for 2008 was $15.8 million and was primarily due to a $2.6 million gain related to an asset exchange, a $4.0 million gain on the sale of property, and a $1.7 million gain on the sale of International street furniture.
Interest Expense Net (Including Interest on Debt with Clear Channel Communications)
Interest expense increased $65.8 million during 2010 compared to 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the issuance by our subsidiary, CCWH, of $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes in December 2009, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 9.25% per annum. The senior notes were issued at a higher interest rate than the $2.5 billion note to Clear Channel Communications, which was prepaid and retired in December 2009.
Interest expense for 2009 decreased $7.5 million compared to 2008. The decrease was primarily due to a lower weighted average cost of debt of Clear Channel Communications during 2009.
Loss on Marketable Securities
The loss on marketable securities of $6.5 million, $11.3 million, and $59.8 million for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, primarily related to the impairment of Independent News & Media PLC (INM). The fair value of INM was below cost for an extended period of time. As a result, we considered the guidance in ASC 320-10-S99 and reviewed the length of the time and the extent to which the market was less than cost and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer. After this assessment, we concluded that the impairment at each date was other than temporary and recorded non-cash impairment charges to our investment in INM, as noted above.
Equity in Earnings (Loss) of Nonconsolidated Affiliates
Equity in loss of nonconsolidated affiliates of $9.9 million for 2010 includes an $8.3 million impairment related to an equity investment in our International segment. Equity in loss of nonconsolidated affiliates of $31.4 million for 2009 primarily related to a $22.9 million impairment of equity investments in our International segment.
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Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates for 2008 increased $64.3 million compared to 2007. In the first quarter of 2008, we sold our 50% interest in Clear Channel Independent, a South African outdoor advertising company, and recognized a gain of $75.6 million. This gain was partially offset by a $9.0 million impairment charge to one of our International equity investments recorded during the third quarter of 2008.
Other Income (Expense) Net
Other expense recorded for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 primarily related to foreign exchange transaction gains/losses on short-term intercompany accounts.
Other income of $25.5 million for 2008 primarily related to net foreign exchange transaction gains on short-term intercompany accounts of $19.8 million. In addition, we recorded income of $8.0 million related to dividends received from an International investment.
Income Taxes
Our operations are included in a consolidated income tax return filed by Clear Channel Communications for pre-merger periods and CC Media Holdings for post-merger periods. However, for our financial statements, our provision for income taxes was computed as if we file separate consolidated Federal income tax returns with our subsidiaries.
Our effective tax rate for 2010 was (39.4%), primarily due to the fact that we were unable to benefit from tax losses in certain foreign jurisdictions due to the uncertainty of the ability to utilize those losses in future years. In addition, we recorded a valuation allowance of $13.6 million in 2010 against deferred tax assets related to capital allowances in foreign jurisdictions due to the uncertainty of the ability to realize those assets in future periods.
Our effective tax rate for 2009 was 14.6% primarily due to the goodwill impairment charge, which is not deductible for tax purposes, along with our inability to benefit from tax losses in certain foreign jurisdictions as discussed above.
Our effective tax rate for 2008 was 7.2%. The primary reason for the reduction in the effective tax rate from 2007 was the result of the impairment charge recorded in 2008 discussed in more detail above. In addition, we did not record tax benefits on certain tax losses in our foreign operations due to the uncertainty of the ability to utilize those tax losses in the future.
Americas Results of Operations
Disposition of Taxi Business
On December 31, 2009, our subsidiary, CCOI, disposed of Clear Channel Taxi Media, LLC (Taxis), our taxi advertising business. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Taxis contributed $41.5 million in revenue, $39.8 million in direct operating expenses and $10.5 million in SG&A expenses.
Our Americas operating results were as follows:
(In thousands) | Years Ended December 31, | % Change | ||||||||||||||
2010
Post-Merger |
2009
Post-Merger |
2008
Combined |
2010 v.
2009 |
2009 v.
2008 |
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Revenue |
$ | 1,290,014 | $ | 1,238,171 | $ | 1,430,258 | 4% | (13%) | ||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
588,592 | 608,078 | 647,526 | (3%) | (6%) | |||||||||||
SG&A expenses |
218,776 | 202,196 | 252,889 | 8% | (20%) | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
209,127 | 210,280 | 207,633 | (1%) | 1% | |||||||||||
Operating income |
$ | 273,519 | $ | 217,617 | $ | 322,210 | 26% | (32%) | ||||||||
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2010 v. 2009
Our Americas revenue increased $51.9 million during 2010 compared to 2009 as a result of revenue growth across most of our advertising inventory, particularly digital. The increase was driven by increases in both occupancy and rate. Partially offsetting the revenue increase was the decrease in revenue related to the sale of Taxis.
Our Americas direct operating expenses decreased $19.5 million during 2010 compared to 2009. The decline in direct operating expenses was due to the disposition of Taxis, partially offset by a $20.2 million increase in site-lease expenses associated with the increase in revenue. SG&A expenses increased $16.6 million as a result of a $6.3 million increase primarily related to the unfavorable impact of litigation, a $4.7 million increase in consulting costs and a $6.2 million increase primarily due to bonus and commission expenses associated with the increase in revenue, partially offset by the disposition of Taxis.
2009 v. 2008
Our Americas revenue decreased $192.1 million in 2009 compared to 2008 primarily driven by declines in bulletin, poster and transit revenues due to cancellations and non-renewals from larger national advertisers resulting from the overall weakness in advertising and the economy. The decline in bulletin, poster and transit revenues was also impacted by a decline in rate compared to 2008.
Our Americas direct operating expenses decreased $39.4 million in 2009 compared to 2008, primarily from a $25.3 million decrease in
site-lease expenses associated with cost savings from the restructuring program and the decline in revenues. This decrease was partially offset by $5.7 million related to the restructuring program. Our SG&A expenses decreased $50.7 million in
2009 compared to 2008, primarily from a $26.0 million decline in compensation expense associated with the decline in revenue and cost savings from the restructuring program, and a $16.2 million decline in bad debt expense primarily as a result of
International Results of Operations
Our International operating results were as follows:
(In thousands) | Years Ended December 31, | % Change | ||||||||||||||
2010
Post-Merger |
2009
Post-Merger |
2008
Combined |
2010 v.
2009 |
2009 v.
2008 |
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Revenue |
$ | 1,507,980 | $ | 1,459,853 | $ | 1,859,029 | 3% | (21%) | ||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
971,380 | 1,017,005 | 1,234,610 | (4%) | (18%) | |||||||||||
SG&A expenses |
275,880 | 282,208 | 353,481 | (2%) | (20%) | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
204,461 | 229,367 | 264,717 | (11%) | (13%) | |||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
$ | 56,259 | $ | (68,727 | ) | $ | 6,221 | |||||||||
2010 v. 2009
Our International outdoor revenue increased $48.1 million during 2010 compared to 2009, primarily as a result of revenue growth from street furniture across most countries, partially offset by the exit from the businesses in Greece and India. Foreign exchange movements negatively impacted revenue by $10.3 million.
Direct operating expenses in our International segment decreased $45.6 million during 2010 compared to 2009, primarily as a result of a $20.4 million decrease in expenses incurred in connection with our restructuring program and a $15.6 million decline in site-lease expenses associated with cost savings from our restructuring program. Also contributing to the decreased expenses was the exit from the businesses in Greece and India and an $8.2 million decrease from movements in foreign exchange. SG&A expenses decreased $6.3 million during 2010 compared to 2009, primarily as a result of a $5.4 million decrease in business tax related to a change in French tax law and a $2.3 million decrease from movements in foreign exchange.
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Depreciation and amortization decreased $24.9 million during 2010 compared to 2009 primarily as a result of assets that became fully amortized during 2009.
2009 v. 2008
Our International revenue decreased $399.2 million in 2009 compared to 2008 as a result of the weak global economy, as well as movements in foreign exchange, which contributed $118.5 million of the decrease. The revenue decline occurred across most countries, with the most significant decline in France of $75.5 million due to weak advertising demand. Other countries with significant declines include the U.K. and Italy, which declined $30.4 million and $28.3 million, respectively, due to weak advertising markets.
Direct operating expenses decreased $217.6 million in our International segment in 2009 compared to 2008, in part due to a decrease of $85.6 million from movements in foreign exchange. The remaining decrease in direct operating expenses was primarily attributable to a $146.4 million decline in site lease expenses partially attributable to cost savings from the restructuring program and partially as a result of lower revenues. The decrease in direct operating expenses was partially offset by $12.8 million related to the restructuring program and the decline in revenue. SG&A expenses decreased $71.3 million in 2009 compared to 2008, primarily from $23.7 million related to movements in foreign exchange, $34.3 million related to a decline in compensation expense and a $25.8 million decrease in administrative expenses, both partially attributable to cost savings from the restructuring program and the decline in revenue.
Depreciation and amortization decreased $35.4 million in our International segment in 2009 compared to 2008, primarily related to a $43.2
million decrease in depreciation expense associated with the impairment of assets during the fourth quarter of 2008 and a $20.6 million decrease from movements in foreign exchange. The decrease was partially offset by $31.9 million related to
Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income (Loss) to Consolidated Operating Income (Loss)
(In thousands) | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2010
Post-Merger |
2009
Post-Merger |
2008
Combined |
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Americas |
$ | 273,519 | $ | 217,617 | $ | 322,210 | ||||||
International |
56,259 | (68,727 | ) | 6,221 | ||||||||
Impairment charges |
(11,493 | ) | (890,737 | ) | (3,217,649 | ) | ||||||
Corporate (1) |
(107,596 | ) | (65,247 | ) | (71,045 | ) | ||||||
Other operating income (expense) net |
(23,753 | ) | (8,231 | ) | 15,848 | |||||||
Consolidated operating income (loss) |
$ | 186,936 | $ | (815,325 | ) | $ | (2,944,415 | ) | ||||
(1) | Corporate expenses include expenses related to our Americas and International operating segments. |
Share-Based Compensation
As of December 31, 2010, there was $17.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements that will vest based on service conditions. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years. In addition, as of December 31, 2010, there was $0.3 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements that will vest based on performance and service conditions. This cost will be recognized when it becomes probable that the performance condition will be satisfied.
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The following table indicates non-cash compensation costs related to share-based payments for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively:
(In thousands) | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2010
Post-Merger |
2009
Post-Merger |
2008
Combined |
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Americas |
$ | 9,207 | $ | 7,977 | $ | 8,465 | ||||||
International |
2,746 | 2,412 | 2,167 | |||||||||
Corporate |
384 | 1,715 | 957 | |||||||||
Total share-based compensation expense |
$ | 12,337 | $ | 12,104 | $ | 11,589 | ||||||
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Clear Channel Communications Merger
Clear Channel Communications capitalization, liquidity and capital resources substantially changed due to the consummation of its merger on July 30, 2008. Upon the closing of the merger, Clear Channel Communications incurred additional debt and became highly leveraged. We are not borrowers or guarantors under Clear Channel Communications credit agreements other than for direct borrowings by certain of our International subsidiaries pursuant to the $150.0 million sub-limit included in Clear Channel Communications $2.0 billion revolving credit facility and we are not a guarantor of any of Clear Channel Communications debt. The obligations of these International subsidiaries that are borrowers under the revolving credit facility are guaranteed by certain of our material wholly-owned subsidiaries, and secured by substantially all of the assets of such borrowers and guarantors, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions. As of December 31, 2010, we had no outstanding borrowings under the $150.0 million sub-limit facility as Clear Channel Communications had already borrowed against the entire capacity.
The interest rate on outstanding balances under the revolving credit facility is based upon LIBOR or, for Euro denominated borrowings, EURIBOR, plus, in each case, a margin. See discussion below under Liquidity and Capital Resources Sources of Capital Bank Credit Facility. A deterioration in the financial condition of Clear Channel Communications or borrowings by Clear Channel Communications under the $150.0 million sub-limit could also further increase our borrowing costs or impair our access to the capital markets because of our reliance on Clear Channel Communications for availability under this revolving credit facility.
We have a revolving promissory note issued by Clear Channel Communications to us in the amount of $383.8 million as of December 31, 2010 described more fully in our Liquidity and Capital Resources Sources of Capital section. We are an unsecured creditor of Clear Channel Communications with respect to the revolving promissory note.
Also, so long as Clear Channel Communications maintains a significant interest in us, pursuant to the Master Agreement between Clear Channel Communications and us, Clear Channel Communications will have the option to limit our ability to incur debt or issue equity securities, among other limitations, which could adversely affect our ability to meet our liquidity needs.
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Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our historical cash flows:
(In thousands) | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2010
Post-Merger |
2009
Post-Merger |
2008
Combined |
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Cash provided by (used for): |
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Operating activities |
$ | 525,217 | $ | 441,264 | $ | 603,624 | ||||||
Investing activities |
$ | (198,705 | ) | $ | (162,864 | ) | $ | (425,844 | ) | |||
Financing activities |
$ | (314,463 | ) | $ | 231,656 | $ | (232,840 | ) |
Operating Activities
2010
The increase in cash flows from operations in 2010 compared to 2009 was primarily driven by improved profitability, including a 4% increase in revenue and a 3% decrease in direct operating and SG&A expenses. Our cash paid for interest increased $81.1 million primarily due to the December 2009 issuance of $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes at a higher rate than the $2.5 billion note to Clear Channel Communications, which was prepaid and retired in December 2009. Partially offsetting the increased interest was the receipt of $51.0 million of Federal income tax refunds during the third quarter of 2010.
2009
The decline in cash flow from operations in 2009 compared to 2008 was primarily driven by an 18% decline in consolidated revenues associated with the weak economy and challenging advertising markets. Our net loss adjusted for non-cash items of $1.3 billion provided positive cash flows of $411.8 million. Changes in working capital provided an additional $29.4 million in operating cash flows for 2009.
2008
In 2008, our net loss adjusted for non-cash items of $3.5 billion provided positive cash flows of $610.0 million. Changes in working capital negatively impacted operating cash flows for 2008 by $6.4 million.
Investing Activities
2010
Cash used for investing activities during 2010 primarily reflected capital expenditures of $195.3 million, partially offset by proceeds of $7.8 million from the sale of International and Americas assets. We spent $96.7 million in our Americas segment primarily related to the construction of new billboards and $98.6 million in our International segment primarily related to new billboard and street furniture contracts and renewals of existing contracts.
2009
In 2009, we spent $84.4 million in our Americas segment for the purchase of property, plant and equipment mostly related to the construction of new billboards and $91.5 million in our International segment for the purchase of property, plant and equipment related to new billboard and street furniture contracts and renewals of existing contracts. We also received proceeds of $11.3 million from the sale of International assets and $6.8 million from the sale of Americas assets.
2008
We spent $175.8 million in our Americas segment for the purchase of property, plant and equipment mostly related to the construction of new billboards. We spent $182.5 million in our International segment for the purchase of property, plant and equipment related to new billboard and street furniture contracts and renewals of existing contracts. Our Americas segment paid $55.1 million for the acquisition of advertising structures and the
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final earnout payments for Interspace. Our International segment paid $41.4 million primarily related to the acquisition of additional equity interests in outdoor companies and the acquisition of advertising structures. We also received proceeds of $41.5 million from asset sales, $34.2 million of which was from the disposal of land and buildings in our International segment.
Financing Activities
2010
Cash used for financing activities of $314.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 primarily reflects payments on credit facilities and long-term debt of $47.1 million and $13.2 million, respectively, and net transfers to Clear Channel Communications of $260.5 million. The net transfers of cash to Clear Channel Communications represent the activity in the Due from/to Clear Channel Communications account. This activity primarily relates to working capital.
2009
Cash provided by financing activities of $231.7 million for 2009 primarily reflects the $2.5 billion proceeds from issuance of senior notes in addition to the $500.0 million repayment by Clear Channel Communications on the Due from Clear Channel Communications account offset by the prepayment and retirement of the $2.5 billion intercompany note due to Clear Channel Communications. In addition, we purchased the remaining 15% interest in our fully consolidated subsidiary, Paneles Napsa S.A., for $13.0 million, and acquired an additional 5% interest in our fully consolidated subsidiary, Clear Channel Jolly Pubblicita SPA, for $12.1 million.
2008
Cash used in financing activities of $232.8 million for 2008 reflected a net reduction in debt and credit facilities of $67.6 million and net transfers of cash to Clear Channel Communications of $169.2 million. The net transfers of cash to Clear Channel Communications represent the activity in the Due from/to Clear Channel Communications account. This activity primarily relates to working capital and settlement of interest on the revolving promissory notes and the $2.5 billion note payable to Clear Channel Communications.
Anticipated Cash Requirements
Our primary source of liquidity is cash on hand and cash flow from operations. Based on our current and anticipated levels of operations and conditions in our markets, we believe that cash on hand, cash flows from operations and borrowings under the revolving promissory note with Clear Channel Communications will enable us to meet our working capital, capital expenditure, debt service and other funding requirements for at least the next 12 months. In addition, we expect to be in compliance with the covenants governing our indebtedness in 2011. However, our anticipated results are subject to significant uncertainty and there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain compliance with these covenants. In addition, our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions.
Furthermore, in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2011, Clear Channel Communications stated that it expects to be in compliance with the covenants in its material financing agreements in 2011. Clear Channel Communications similarly stated in such Annual Report that its anticipated results are also subject to significant uncertainty and there can be no assurance that actual results will be in compliance with the covenants. Moreover, Clear Channel Communications stated in such Annual Report that its ability to comply with the covenants in its material financing agreements may be affected by events beyond its control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions. As discussed therein, the breach of any covenants set forth in Clear Channel Communications financing agreements would result in a default thereunder, and an event of default would permit the lenders under a defaulted financing agreement to declare all indebtedness thereunder to be due and payable prior to maturity. Moreover, as discussed therein, the lenders under the revolving credit facility under Clear Channel Communications secured credit facilities would have the option to terminate their commitments to make further extensions of revolving credit thereunder. In addition, Clear Channel Communications stated in such Annual Report that if Clear Channel Communications is unable to repay its obligations under any secured credit facility, the lenders could proceed against any assets that were pledged to secure such facility. Finally, Clear Channel Communications stated in such Annual Report that a default or acceleration under any of its material financing agreements could cause a default under other obligations that are subject to cross-default and cross-acceleration provisions.
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For so long as Clear Channel Communications maintains significant control over us, a deterioration in the financial condition of Clear Channel Communications could have the effect of increasing our borrowing costs or impairing our access to capital markets. As of December 31, 2010, Clear Channel Communications had $1.9 billion recorded as Cash and cash equivalents on its consolidated balance sheets.
We frequently evaluate strategic opportunities both within and outside our existing lines of business. We expect from time to time to pursue additional acquisitions and may decide to dispose of certain businesses. These acquisitions or dispositions could be material.
Our ability to fund our working capital needs, debt service and other obligations depends on our future operating performance and cash
flow. If our future operating performance does not meet our expectations or our plans materially change in an adverse manner or prove to be materially inaccurate, we may need additional financing. We may not be able to secure any such additional
Sources of Capital
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had the following indebtedness outstanding, cash and cash equivalents and amounts due from Clear Channel Communications:
(In millions) | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||
2010
Post-Merger |
2009
Post-Merger |
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CCWH Senior Notes |
$ | 2,500.0 | $ | 2,500.0 | ||||
Bank credit facility ($150.0 million sub-limit within Clear Channel Communications $2.0 billion facility, $150.0 million and $120.0 million of which was drawn by Clear Channel Communications at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively) |
| 30.0 | ||||||
Other debt |
63.8 | 78.9 | ||||||
Total debt |
2,563.8 | 2,608.9 | ||||||
Less: Cash and cash equivalents |
624.0 | 609.4 | ||||||
Less: Due from Clear Channel Communications |
383.8 | 123.3 | ||||||
$ | 1,556.0 | $ | 1,876.2 | |||||
We may from time to time repay our outstanding debt or seek to purchase our outstanding equity securities. Such transactions, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors.
Bank Credit Facility ($150.0 million sub-limit within Clear Channel Communications $2.0 billion revolving credit facility)
In addition to cash flows from operations, another potential source of liquidity to us is through borrowings under a $150.0 million sub-limit included in Clear Channel Communications multicurrency $2.0 billion revolving credit facility with a maturity in July 2014. Certain of our International subsidiaries may borrow under the sub-limit to the extent Clear Channel Communications has not already borrowed against this capacity and is in compliance with its covenants under the credit facility. The obligations of these International subsidiaries that are borrowers under the revolving credit facility are guaranteed by certain of our material wholly-owned subsidiaries, and secured by substantially all of the assets of such borrowers and guarantors, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions. On February 6, 2009, Clear Channel Communications borrowed the remaining availability under its $2.0 billion revolving credit facility, including the remaining availability under the $150.0 million sub-limit. As of December 31, 2010, we had no outstanding borrowings under the $150.0 million sub-limit facility as Clear Channel Communications had already borrowed against the entire capacity.
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Promissory Notes with Clear Channel Communications
As part of the day-to-day cash management services provided by Clear Channel Communications, we maintain accounts that represent net amounts due to or from Clear Channel Communications, which is recorded as Due from/to Clear Channel Communications on the consolidated balance sheet. The accounts represent our revolving promissory note issued by us to Clear Channel Communications and the revolving promissory note issued by Clear Channel Communications to us in the face amount of $1.0 billion, or if more or less than such amount, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all advances. The accounts accrue interest and are generally payable on demand. Prior to the amendment of the revolving promissory notes in December 2009, interest on the revolving promissory note owed by us accrued on the daily net negative cash position based upon LIBOR plus a margin. Interest on the revolving promissory note owed by Clear Channel Communications accrued on the daily net positive cash position based upon the average one-month generic treasury bill rate. In connection with the issuance of the CCWH Notes described below, we and Clear Channel Communications modified the terms of the revolving promissory notes (recorded as Due from/to Clear Channel Communications account) to extend the maturity of each revolving promissory note to coincide with the maturity date of the CCWH Notes. In addition, the terms were modified to change the interest rate on each revolving promissory note to equal the interest rate on the CCWH Notes. Included in the accounts are the net activities resulting from day-to-day cash management services provided by Clear Channel Communications. As a part of these services, we maintain collection bank accounts swept daily into accounts of Clear Channel Communications (after satisfying the funding requirements of the Trustee Account). In return, Clear Channel Communications funds our controlled disbursement accounts as checks or electronic payments are presented for payment. Our claim in relation to cash transferred from our concentration account is on an unsecured basis and is limited to the balance of the Due from Clear Channel Communications account. If Clear Channel Communications were to become insolvent, we would be an unsecured creditor of Clear Channel Communications with respect to the revolving promissory note issued by Clear Channel Communications to us. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the asset recorded in Due from Clear Channel Communications on the consolidated balance sheet was $383.8 million and $123.3 million, respectively. The net interest income for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $19.5 million, $0.7 million and $3.5 million, respectively. At December 31, 2010, the fixed interest rate on the Due from Clear Channel Communications account was 9.25%, which represents the interest rate on the CCWH Notes as described above. At December 31, 2010, we had no borrowings under the revolving promissory note to Clear Channel Communications.
Unlike the management of cash from our U.S. based operations, the amount of cash, if any, which is transferred from our foreign operations to Clear Channel Communications is determined on a basis mutually agreeable to us and Clear Channel Communications, and not on a pre-determined basis. In arriving at such mutual agreement, the reasonably foreseeable cash needs of our foreign operations are evaluated before a cash amount is considered as an excess or surplus amount for transfer to Clear Channel Communications.
As of December 31, 2008 we had a note in the original principal amount of $2.5 billion to Clear Channel Communications which was prepayable in whole at any time, or in part from time to time. In December 2009, we made voluntary prepayments on the note in the amount of the total outstanding balance and subsequently retired the Debt with Clear Channel Communications. The interest rate on the $2.5 billion note was 5.7% prior to its retirement.
Our working capital requirements and capital for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and capital expenditures, may be provided to us by Clear Channel Communications, in its sole discretion, pursuant to a revolving promissory note issued by us to Clear Channel Communications. Without the opportunity to obtain financing from Clear Channel Communications, we may need to obtain additional financing from banks, or through public offerings or private placements of debt, strategic relationships or other arrangements at some future date. As stated above, we may be unable to successfully obtain additional debt or equity financing on satisfactory terms or at all.
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As long as Clear Channel Communications maintains a significant interest in us, pursuant to the Master Agreement between Clear Channel Communications and us, Clear Channel Communications will have the option to limit our ability to incur debt or issue equity securities, among other limitations, which could adversely affect our ability to meet our liquidity needs. Under the Master Agreement with Clear Channel Communications, we are limited in our borrowing from third parties to no more than $400.0 million (including borrowings under the $150.0 million sub-limit of Clear Channel Communications $2.0 billion revolving credit facility).
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Senior Notes
Our subsidiary, CCWH, has outstanding $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series A Senior Notes due 2017 (the Series A Notes) and $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of Series B Senior Notes due 2017 (the Series B Notes and together with the Series A Notes, the CCWH Notes). The Notes are guaranteed by us, CCOI, and certain of our other direct and indirect subsidiaries.
The CCWH Notes bear interest on a daily basis and contain customary provisions, including covenants requiring us to maintain certain levels of credit availability and limitations on incurring additional debt.
The CCWH Notes are senior obligations that rank pari passu in right of payment to all unsubordinated indebtedness of CCWH and the guarantees of the CCWH Notes rank pari passu in right of payment to all unsubordinated indebtedness of the guarantors.
The indentures governing the CCWH Notes require us to maintain at least $100 million in cash or other liquid assets or have cash available to be borrowed under committed credit facilities consisting of (i) $50.0 million at the issuer and guarantor entities (principally the Americas outdoor segment) and (ii) $50.0 million at the non-guarantor subsidiaries (principally the International outdoor segment) (together the Liquidity Amount), in each case under the sole control of the relevant entity. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, or similar proceeding of Clear Channel Communications for the period thereafter that is the shorter of such proceeding and 60 days, the Liquidity Amount shall be reduced to $50.0 million, with a $25.0 million requirement at the issuer and guarantor entities and a $25.0 million requirement at the non-guarantor subsidiaries.
In addition, interest on the CCWH Notes accrues daily and is payable into an account established by the trustee for the benefit of the bondholders (the Trustee Account). Failure to make daily payment on any day does not constitute an event of default so long as (a) no payment or other transfer by us or any of our subsidiaries shall have been made on such day under the cash management sweep with Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and (b) on each semiannual interest payment date the aggregate amount of funds in the Trustee Account is equal to at least the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid interest on the CCWH Notes.
The indenture governing the Series A Notes contains covenants that limit our and our restricted subsidiaries ability to, among other things:
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incur or guarantee additional debt to persons other than Clear Channel Communications and its subsidiaries or issue certain preferred stock; |
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create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to ourselves from our restricted subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the notes; |
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enter into certain transactions with affiliates; |
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merge or consolidate with another person, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets; and |
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The indenture governing the Series A Notes does not include limitations on dividends, distributions, investments or asset sales.
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The indenture governing the Series B Notes contains covenants that limit our and our restricted subsidiaries ability to, among other things:
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create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to ourselves from our restricted subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the Notes; |
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enter into certain transactions with affiliates; |
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merge or consolidate with another person, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets; |
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pay dividends, redeem or repurchase capital stock or make other restricted payments; and |
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purchase or otherwise effectively cancel or retire any of the Series B Notes if after doing so the ratio of (a) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Series A Notes to (b) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes shall be greater than 0.250. This stipulation ensures, among other things, that as long as the Series A Notes are outstanding, the Series B Notes are outstanding. |
The Series A Notes indenture and the Series B Notes indenture restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness but permit us to incur additional indebtedness based on an incurrence test. In order to incur additional indebtedness under this test, our debt to adjusted EBITDA ratios (as defined by the indentures) must be lower than 6.5:1 and 3.25:1 for total debt and senior debt, respectively. The indentures contain certain other exceptions that allow us to incur additional indebtedness. The Series B Notes indenture also permits us to pay dividends from the proceeds of indebtedness or the proceeds from asset sales if our debt to adjusted EBITDA ratios (as defined by the indenture) are lower than 6.0:1 and 3.0:1 for total debt and senior debt, respectively. The Series A Notes indenture does not limit our ability to pay dividends. The Series B Notes indenture contains certain exceptions that allow us to incur additional indebtedness and pay dividends, including a $500 million exception for the payment of dividends. We were in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2010.
Consolidated leverage, defined as total debt divided by EBITDA for the preceding four quarters was 3.5:1 at December 31, 2010, and senior leverage, defined as senior debt divided by EBITDA for the preceding four quarters was also 3.5:1 at December 31, 2010. Our adjusted EBITDA of $741.6 million is calculated as operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization, impairment charges and other operating income (expense) net, plus non-cash compensation, and is further adjusted for certain items, including: (i) an increase for expected cost savings (limited to $58.8 million in any twelve month period) of $12.5 million; (ii) an increase of $44.7 million for non-cash items; (iii) an increase of $24.9 million related to expenses incurred associated with our cost savings program; and (iv) an increase of $11.4 million for various other items.
Prior to the date of the closing of the CCWH Notes offering, we made a demand for and received repayment of $500.0 million on the Due from Clear Channel Communications account.
Following such repayment, we contributed $500.0 million to the capital of CCOI, which used the proceeds received by it to prepay $500.0 million of the Debt with Clear Channel Communications account. Subsequent to this repayment, the outstanding balance of the Debt with Clear Channel Communications account was $2.0 billion.
A portion of the proceeds of the CCWH Notes offering were used to (i) pay the fees and expenses of the offering, (ii) fund $50.0 million of the Liquidity Amount (the $50.0 million Liquidity Amount of the non-guarantor subsidiaries was satisfied) and (iii) make a voluntary prepayment of the remaining $2.0 billion outstanding balance (which is equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes) under the note due to Clear Channel Communications and subsequently retire the Debt with Clear Channel Communications, with the balance of the proceeds available for general corporate purposes.
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In connection with the offering, we and Clear Channel Communications modified the terms of the revolving promissory notes (recorded as Due from/to Clear Channel Communications on the consolidated balance sheets) to extend the maturity of each revolving promissory note to coincide with the maturity date of the CCWH Notes. In addition, the terms were modified to change the interest rate on each revolving promissory note to a fixed per annum rate equal to 9.25%.
Other debt
Other debt consists primarily of loans with international banks. At December 31, 2010, approximately $63.8 million was outstanding as other debt.
Debt Covenants
The Clear Channel Communications $2.0 billion revolving credit facility contains a significant financial covenant which requires Clear Channel Communications to comply on a quarterly basis with a financial covenant limiting the ratio of its consolidated secured debt, net of cash and cash equivalents, to consolidated EBITDA for the preceding four quarters (maximum of 9.5:1). The financial covenant becomes more restrictive over time beginning in the second quarter of 2013. In its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2011, Clear Channel Communications stated that it was in compliance with this covenant as of December 31, 2010.
In addition, we were in compliance with the covenants contained in the Series A Notes indenture and the Series B Notes indenture as of December 31, 2010.
Clear Channel Communications Refinancing Transactions
Clear Channel Communications announced on February 7, 2011 that it intends to offer, subject to market and customary conditions, $750 million in aggregate principal amount of priority guarantee notes due 2021 (the Notes) in a private offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Clear Channel Communications intends to use the proceeds of the Notes together with cash on hand to repay $500 million of the indebtedness outstanding under its senior secured credit facilities, to repay at maturity $250 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.25% senior notes due 2011, to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with concurrent amendments to its senior secured credit facilities and its receivables based credit facility, the receipt of which is a condition to completion of the offering, and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the offering.
The concurrent amendments to its senior secured credit facilities and its receivables based credit facility would, among other things, permit Clear Channel Communications to request future extensions of the maturities of its senior secured credit facilities, provide Clear Channel Communications with greater flexibility in the use of its accordion provisions, provide Clear Channel Communications with greater flexibility to incur new debt, provided that such new debt is used to pay down senior secured credit facility indebtedness, and provide greater flexibility for us and our subsidiaries to incur new debt (provided the incurrence of that new debt is otherwise permitted to be incurred by such subsidiaries).
The Notes and related guarantees will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to persons outside of the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the Securities Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws and foreign securities laws.
This disclosure is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities. The Notes offering is not being made to any person in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offers of the Notes will be made only by means of a private offering circular.
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Dispositions and Other
On October 15, 2010, we transferred our interest in our Branded Cities operations to our joint venture partner, The Ellman Companies. We recognized a loss of $25.3 million in Other operating income (expense) net related to this transfer.
During 2010, our International segment sold its outdoor advertising business in India, resulting in a loss of $3.7 million included in Other operating income (expense) net.
During 2009, we sold international assets for $11.3 million resulting in a gain of $4.4 million in Other operating income (expense) net. In addition, we sold assets for $6.8 million in our Americas segment and recorded a gain of $4.9 million in Other operating income (expense) net. We sold our taxi advertising business and recorded a loss of $20.9 million in our Americas segment included in Other operating income (expense) net.
During the first quarter of 2008, we exchanged assets in one of our Americas markets for assets located in a different market and recognized a gain of $2.6 million in Other operating income net. In addition, we sold our 50% interest in Clear Channel Independent and recognized a gain of $75.6 million in Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates based on the fair value of the equity securities received.
Uses of Capital
Acquisitions
During 2009, our Americas segment paid $5.0 million primarily for the acquisition of land and buildings.
Purchases of Additional Equity Interests
During 2009, our Americas segment purchased the remaining 15% interest in our consolidated subsidiary, Paneles Napsa S.A., for $13.0 million and our International segment acquired an additional 5%
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures have consisted of the following:
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$ | 195.3 | $ | 176.0 | $ | 358.3 |
Part of our long-term strategy is to pursue the technology of digital displays, including flat screens, LCDs and LEDs, as alternatives to traditional methods of displaying our clients advertisements. We are currently installing these technologies in certain markets. We believe cash flow from operations will be sufficient to fund these expenditures because we expect enhanced margins through: (i) lower cost of production as the advertisements will be digital and controlled by a central computer network, (ii) decreased down time on displays because the advertisements will be digitally changed rather than manually posted paper or vinyl on the face of the display, and (iii) incremental revenue through more targeted and time specific advertisements.
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business and, as required, have accrued our estimate of the probable costs for resolution of those claims for which the occurrence of loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. 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. Please see Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
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Our short and long term cash requirements include minimum annual guarantees for our street furniture contracts and operating leases. Noncancelable contracts and operating lease requirements are included in our direct operating expenses, which historically have been satisfied by cash flows from operations. For 2011, we are committed to $394.6 million and $270.2 million for minimum annual guarantees and operating leases, respectively. Our long-term commitments for minimum annual guarantees, operating leases and capital expenditure requirements are included in Contractual and Other Obligations, below.
Certain agreements relating to acquisitions provide for purchase price adjustments and other future contingent payments based on the financial performance of the acquired company generally over a one to five year period. The aggregate of these contingent payments, if performance targets are met, would not significantly impact our financial position or results of operations.
In addition to the scheduled maturities on CCWHs debt, we have future cash obligations under various types of contracts. We lease office space, certain equipment and the majority of the land occupied by our advertising structures under long-term operating leases. Some of our lease agreements contain renewal options and annual rental escalation clauses (generally tied to the consumer price index), as well as provisions for our payment of utilities and maintenance.
We have minimum franchise payments associated with noncancelable contracts that enable us to display advertising on such media as buses, trains, bus shelters and terminals. The majority of these contracts contain rent provisions that are calculated as the greater of a percentage of the relevant advertising revenue or a specified guaranteed minimum annual payment.
The scheduled maturities of borrowings under our $2.5 billion Notes, other debt outstanding, future minimum rental commitments under noncancelable lease agreements, minimum payments under other noncancelable contracts, capital expenditure commitments and other long-term obligations as of December 31, 2010, are as follows:
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Long-term Debt |
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9.25% Series A Senior Notes Due 2017 |
$ | 500,000 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 500,000 | ||||||||||
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2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
Other debt |
63,809 | 41,676 | 22,133 | | | |||||||||||||||
Interest payments on long-term debt (1) |
1,621,964 | 233,959 | 463,005 | 462,500 | 462,500 | |||||||||||||||
Non-cancelable contracts |
1,824,104 | 394,632 | 521,306 | 380,189 | 527,977 | |||||||||||||||
Non-cancelable operating leases |
2,035,797 | 270,235 | 432,321 | 363,187 | 970,054 | |||||||||||||||
Capital expenditure commitments |
107,107 | 48,059 | 43,987 | 11,739 | 3,322 | |||||||||||||||
Unrecognized tax benefits (2) |
49,503 | 2,855 | | | 46,648 | |||||||||||||||
Employment contracts |
10,181 | 5,782 | 4,289 | 110 | | |||||||||||||||
Other long-term obligations (3) |
88,233 | | 1,325 | 1,097 | 85,811 | |||||||||||||||
Total (4) |
$ | 8,300,698 | $ | 997,198 | $ | 1,488,366 | $ | 1,218,822 | $ | 4,596,312 | ||||||||||
(1) | Interest payments on long-term debt consist primarily of interest on the 9.25% CCWH Senior Notes. |
(2) | The non-current portion of the unrecognized tax benefits is included in the Thereafter column as we cannot reasonably estimate the timing or amounts of additional cash payments, if any, at this time. For additional information, see Note 9 included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
(3) | Other long-term obligations consist of $48.3 million related to asset retirement obligations recorded pursuant to ASC 410-20, which assumes the underlying assets will be removed at some period over the next 50 years. Also included in the table is $34.6 million related to retirement plans and $5.3 million related to other long-term obligations with a specific maturity. |
(4) | Excluded from the table is $117.0 million related to various obligations with no specific contractual commitment or maturity. |
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Seasonality
Typically, both our Americas and International segments experience their lowest financial performance in the first quarter of the calendar year, with International historically experiencing a loss from operations in that period. Our Americas segment historically experiences consistent performance for the remainder of the calendar year. Our International segment typically experiences its strongest performance in the second and fourth quarters of
Market Risk
We are exposed to market risks arising from changes in market rates and prices, including movements in interest rates, equity security prices and foreign currency exchange rates.
Equity Price Risk
The carrying value of our available-for-sale 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 December 31, 2010 by $1.6 million and would change comprehensive income at December 31, 2010 by $1.0 million.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
We have operations in countries throughout the world. Foreign operations are measured in their local currencies. 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. We believe we mitigate a small portion of our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations with a natural hedge through borrowings in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Our foreign operations reported a net loss of $18.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. We estimate a 10% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies would have adjusted our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2010 by approximately $1.8 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 equity method investments in various countries. It is estimated that the result of a 10% fluctuation in the value of the dollar relative to these foreign currencies at December 31, 2010 would change our equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates by $1.0 million and would change our net income by approximately $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.
This analysis does not consider the implications that such currency fluctuations could have on the overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment in the United States or the foreign countries or on the results of operations of these foreign entities.
Inflation
Inflation is a factor in the economies in which we do business and we continue to seek ways to mitigate its effect. 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 by increasing the effective advertising rates of most of our outdoor display faces.
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New Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-28, When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts . This ASU updates ASC Topic 350, IntangiblesGoodwill and Other, to amend the criteria for performing Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts and requires performing Step 2 if qualitative factors indicate that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010. We do not currently have any reporting units with zero or negative carrying values.
In August 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-22, Accounting for Various TopicsTechnical Corrections to SEC Paragraphs . This ASU amends various SEC paragraphs and became effective upon issuance. The adoption of ASU No. 2010-22 did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
In August 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-21, Accounting for Technical Amendments to Various SEC Rules and Schedules . This ASU amends various SEC paragraphs pursuant to the issuance of Release No. 33-9026: Technical Amendments to Rules, Forms, Schedules and Codification of Financial Reporting Policies and became effective upon issuance. We adopted the provisions of ASU 2010-21 upon issuance with no material impact to our financial position or results of operations.
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09, Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements . ASU 2010-09 updates ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events . ASU 2010-09 removes the requirement to disclose the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events. We adopted the provisions of ASU 2010-09 upon issuance with no material impact to our financial position or results of operations.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements . This update amends ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to require new disclosures for significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, disaggregation regarding classes of assets and liabilities, valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 or Level 3. These disclosures are effective for the interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Additional new disclosures regarding the purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 beginning with the first interim period. We adopted certain of the relevant disclosure provisions of ASU 2010-06 on January 1, 2010 and adopted certain other provisions on January 1, 2011.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates that are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The result of these evaluations forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported amount of expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such difference could be material. Our significant accounting policies are discussed in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Management believes that the following accounting estimates are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results, and they require managements most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, resulting from the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. The following narrative describes these critical accounting estimates, the judgments and assumptions and the effect if actual results differ from these assumptions.
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We evaluate the collectability of our accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In circumstances where we are aware of a specific customers inability to meet its financial obligations, we record a specific reserve to reduce the amounts recorded to what we believe will be collected. For all other customers, we recognize reserves for bad debt based on historical experience of bad debts as a percent of revenue for each business unit, adjusted for relative improvements or deteriorations in the agings and changes in current economic conditions.
If our agings were to improve or deteriorate resulting in a 10% change in our allowance, we estimated that our bad debt expense for the year ended December 31, 2010, would have changed by approximately $4.9 million and our net loss for the same period would have changed by approximately $3.0 million.
Long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment and definite-lived intangibles are reviewed for impairment when events and circumstances indicate that depreciable and amortizable long-lived assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amounts of those assets. When specific assets are determined to be unrecoverable, the cost basis of the asset is reduced to reflect the current fair market value.
We use various assumptions in determining the current fair market value of these assets, including future expected cash flows, industry growth rates and discount rates, as well as future salvage values. Our impairment loss calculations require management to apply judgment in estimating future cash flows, including forecasting useful lives of the assets and selecting the discount rate that reflects the risk inherent in future cash flows.
If actual results are not consistent with our assumptions and judgments used in estimating future cash flows and asset fair values, we may be exposed to future impairment losses that could be material to our results of operations.
Indefinite-lived Assets
Indefinite-lived assets are reviewed annually for possible impairment using the direct valuation method as prescribed in ASC 805-20-S99. Under the direct valuation method, the estimated fair value of the indefinite-lived assets was calculated at the market level as prescribed by ASC 350-30-35 . Under the direct valuation 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.
Our key assumptions using the direct valuation 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 representing an average asset within a market.
On October 1, 2010, we performed our annual impairment test in accordance with ASC 350-30-35 and recognized an impairment charge of $4.8 million in one of our markets.
In determining the fair value of our billboard permits, the following key assumptions were used:
(i) | Industry revenue growth forecast at 7% was used for the initial four-year period; |
(ii) | 3% revenue growth was assumed beyond the initial four-year period; |
(iii) | Revenue was grown over a build-up period, reaching maturity by year 2; |
(iv) | Operating margins gradually climb to the industry average margin of up to 51%, depending on market size, by year 3; and |
(v) | Assumed discount rate of 10%. |
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While we believe we have made reasonable estimates and utilized appropriate assumptions to calculate the fair value of our indefinite-lived assets, it is possible a material change could occur. If future results are not consistent with our assumptions and estimates, we may be exposed to impairment charges in the future. The following table shows the decline in the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangibles that would result from a 100 basis point decline in our discrete and terminal period revenue growth rate and profit margin assumptions and a 100 basis point increase in our discount rate assumption:
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Billboard permits | $ | (548,200) | $ | (117,600) | $ | (554,900) |
The estimated fair value of our permits at October 1, 2010 was $1.9 billion while the carrying value was $1.1 billion.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations. We test goodwill at interim dates if events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. The fair value of our reporting units is used to apply value to the net assets of each reporting unit. To the extent that the carrying amount of net assets would exceed the fair value, an impairment charge may be required to be recorded.
The discounted cash flow approach we use for valuing goodwill involves estimating future cash flows expected to be generated from the related assets, discounted to their present value using a risk-adjusted discount rate. Terminal values are also estimated and discounted to their present value.
On October 1, 2010, we performed our annual impairment test in accordance with ASC 350-30-35 and recognized an impairment charge of $2.1 million in one country within our International segment. In determining the fair value of our reporting units, we used the following assumptions:
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Expected cash flows underlying our business plans for the periods 2011 through 2015. Our cash flow assumptions are based on detailed, multi-year forecasts performed by each of our operating segments, and reflect the improved advertising outlook across our businesses. |
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Cash flows beyond 2015 are projected to grow at a perpetual growth rate, which we estimated at 3% for both our Americas and International segments. |
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In order to risk adjust the cash flow projections in determining fair value, we utilized a discount rate of approximately 11% for each of our reporting units. |
Based on our annual assessment using the assumptions described above, a hypothetical 25% reduction in the estimated fair value in each of our reporting units would not result in a material impairment condition.
While we believe we have made reasonable estimates and utilized appropriate assumptions to calculate the estimated fair value of our reporting units, it is possible a material change could occur. If future results are not consistent with our assumptions and estimates, we may be exposed to impairment charges in the future. The following table shows the decline in the fair value of each of our reportable segments that would result from a 100 basis point decline in our discrete and terminal period revenue growth rate and profit margin assumptions and a 100 basis point increase in our discount rate assumption:
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Discount rates |
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Americas | $ | (520,000) | $ | (130,000) | $ | (480,000) | ||||||
International | $ | (290,000) | $ | (170,000) | $ | (250,000) |
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Tax Accruals
The IRS and other taxing authorities routinely examine our tax returns filed as part of the consolidated tax returns filed by Clear Channel Communications for the pre-merger periods and CC Media Holdings for the post-merger periods. From time to time, the IRS challenges certain of our tax positions. We believe our tax positions comply with applicable tax law and we would vigorously defend these positions if challenged. The final disposition of any positions challenged by the IRS could require us to make additional tax payments. We believe that we have adequately accrued for any foreseeable payments resulting from tax examinations and consequently do not anticipate any material impact upon their ultimate resolution.
Our estimates of income taxes and the significant items giving rise to the deferred assets and liabilities are shown in the notes to our consolidated financial statements and reflect our assessment of actual future taxes to be paid on items reflected in the financial statements, giving consideration to both timing and probability of these estimates. Actual income taxes could vary from these estimates due to future changes in income tax law or results from the final review of our tax returns by Federal, state or foreign tax authorities.
We have considered these potential changes in accordance with ASC 740-10, which requires us to record reserves for estimates of probable settlements of Federal and state tax audits.
Litigation Accruals
We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings. Based on current assumptions, we have accrued an estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of those claims for which the occurrence of loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Future results of operations could be materially affected by changes in these assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to these proceedings.
Managements estimates used have been developed in consultation with counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies.
Asset Retirement Obligations
ASC 410-20 requires us to estimate our obligation upon the termination or nonrenewal of a lease, to dismantle and remove our billboard structures from the leased land and to reclaim the site to its original condition.
Due to the high rate of lease renewals over a long period of time, our calculation assumes all related assets will be removed at some period over the next 50 years. An estimate of third-party cost information is used with respect to the dismantling of the structures and the reclamation of the site. The interest rate used to calculate the present value of such costs over the retirement period is based on an estimated risk-adjusted credit rate for the same period. If our assumption of the risk-adjusted credit rate used to discount current year additions to the asset retirement obligation decreased approximately 1%, our liability as of December 31, 2010 would not be materially impacted. Similarly, if our assumption of the risk-adjusted credit rate increased approximately 1%, our liability would not be materially impacted.
Share-based Compensation
Under the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718-10, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. 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.
ITEM 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
Required information is located within Item 7 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
MANAGEMENTS REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The consolidated financial statements and notes related thereto were prepared by and are the responsibility of management. The financial statements and related notes were prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and include amounts based upon managements best estimates and judgments.
It is managements objective to ensure the integrity and objectivity of its financial data through systems of internal controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that all transactions are properly recorded in our books and records, that assets are safeguarded from unauthorized use and that financial records are reliable to serve as a basis for preparation of financial statements.
The financial statements have been audited by our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, to the extent required by auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, they have expressed their professional opinion on the financial statements in their report included herein.
The Board of Directors meets with the independent registered public accounting firm and management periodically to satisfy itself that they are properly discharging their responsibilities. The independent registered public accounting firm has unrestricted access to the Board, without management present, to discuss the results of their audit and the quality of financial reporting and internal accounting controls.
/s/Mark P. Mays |
Chief Executive Officer |
/s/Thomas W. Casey |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
/s/Scott D. Hamilton |
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008, and the period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index as Item 15(a)2. These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2010 and 2009, the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008, and the period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Companys internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 14, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Antonio, Texas
February 14, 2011
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Year Ended December 31, |
Period from
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2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
Post-Merger | Post-Merger | Post-Merger | Pre-Merger | |||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | 2,797,994 | $ | 2,698,024 | $ | 1,327,224 | $ | 1,962,063 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Direct operating expenses (excludes depreciation and amortization) |
1,559,972 | 1,625,083 | 762,704 | 1,119,432 | ||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses (excludes depreciation and amortization) |
494,656 | 484,404 | 261,524 | 344,846 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses (excludes depreciation and amortization) |
107,596 | 65,247 | 31,681 | 39,364 | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
413,588 | 439,647 | 224,713 | 247,637 | ||||||||||||||||
Impairment charges |
11,493 | 890,737 | 3,217,649 | | ||||||||||||||||
Other operating income (expense) net |
(23,753 | ) | (8,231 | ) | 4,870 | 10,978 | ||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
186,936 | (815,325 | ) | (3,166,177 | ) | 221,762 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
239,453 | 154,919 | 73,725 | 91,377 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income on Due from Clear Channel Communications |
19,460 | 724 | 862 | 2,590 | ||||||||||||||||
Loss on marketable securities |
6,490 | 11,315 | 59,842 | | ||||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates |
(9,936 | ) | (31,442 | ) | (2,109 | ) | 70,842 | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) net |
(5,335 | ) | (9,368 | ) | 12,114 | 13,365 | ||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(54,818 | ) | (1,021,645 | ) | (3,288,877 | ) | 217,182 | |||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
(21,599 | ) | 149,110 | 271,895 | (51,576 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
(76,417 | ) | (872,535 | ) | (3,016,982 | ) | 165,606 | |||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
11,106 | (4,346 | ) | 1,655 | (1,948 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
(87,523 | ) | (868,189 | ) | (3,018,637 | ) | 167,554 | |||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments |
16,237 | 118,632 | (341,113 | ) | 84,603 | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currency reclassification adjustment for sale of foreign subsidiary |
3,437 | (523 | ) | | 2,588 | |||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
(7,809 | ) | (9,971 | ) | (59,825 | ) | (27,496 | ) | ||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss on marketable securities included in net income (loss) |
6,490 | 11,315 | 59,842 | | ||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | (69,168 | ) | $ | (748,736 | ) | $ | (3,359,733 | ) | $ | 227,249 | |||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
7,617 | 8,050 | (11,516 | ) | 14,019 | |||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (76,785 | ) | $ | (756,786 | ) | $ | (3,348,217 | ) | $ | 213,230 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share: |
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Basic |
$ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) | $ | (8.50 | ) | $ | 0.47 | |||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding Basic |
355,568 | 355,377 | 355,308 | 355,178 | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted |
$ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) | $ | (8.50 | ) | $ | 0.47 | |||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding Diluted |
355,568 | 355,377 | 355,308 | 355,741 |
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
(In thousands, except share data) | Additional | Retained | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-Merger |
Class A Common
Shares Issued |
Class B Common
Shares Issued |
Noncontrolling
Interest |
Common
Stock |
Paid-in
Capital |
Earnings
(Deficit) |
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss) |
Treasury
Stock |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2007 |
40,494,873 | 315,000,000 | $ | 215,864 | $ | 3,555 | $ | 1,304,359 | $ | 427,391 | $ | 247,478 | $ | (53 | ) | $ | 2,198,594 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
(1,948 | ) | 167,554 | 165,606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and other |
218,164 | 2 | 4,259 | (265 | ) | 3,996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions (minority buy-back) |
(5,292 | ) | (5,292 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payments to noncontrolling interests |
(616 | ) | (616 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payments |
6,506 | 6,506 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
(260 | ) | (260 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: |
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Currency translation adjustment and other |
14,019 | 70,584 | 84,603 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
(27,496 | ) | (27,496 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency reclassification adjustment |
2,588 | 2,588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at July 30, 2008 |
40,713,037 | 315,000,000 | 221,767 | 3,557 | 1,315,124 | 594,945 | 293,154 | (318 | ) | 2,428,229 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Post-Merger |
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Push-down accounting effects of merger |
5,357,409 | (594,945 | ) | (293,154 | ) | 318 | 4,469,628 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
1,655 | (3,018,637 | ) | (3,016,982 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and other |
(7,399 | ) | (44 | ) | (44 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions (minority buy-back) |
(1,773 | ) | (1,773 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payments from noncontrolling interests |
1,262 | 1,262 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payments |
4,181 | 4,181 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
418 | 418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: |
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Currency translation adjustment and other |
(11,516 | ) | (329,597 | ) | (341,113 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
(59,825 | ) | (59,825 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustments |
59,842 | 59,842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2008 |
40,705,638 | 315,000,000 | 211,813 | 3,557 | 6,676,714 | (3,018,637 | ) | (329,580 | ) | (44 | ) | 3,543,823 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
(4,346 | ) | (868,189 | ) | (872,535 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and other |
135,913 | (110 | ) | (110 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions |
(3,380 | ) | (9,720 | ) | (13,100 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payments |
12,104 | 12,104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
(18,407 | ) | (9,851 | ) | (28,258 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: |
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Currency translation adjustment and other |
8,050 | 110,582 | 118,632 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
(9,971 | ) | (9,971 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustments |
10,792 | 10,792 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2009 |
40,841,551 | 315,000,000 | 193,730 | 3,557 | 6,669,247 | (3,886,826 | ) | (218,177 | ) | (154 | ) | 2,761,377 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
11,106 | (87,523 | ) | (76,417 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and other |
45,372 | 1 | (501 | ) | (500 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payments |
12,337 | 12,337 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
(2,659 | ) | (4,438 | ) | (7,097 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: |
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Currency translation adjustment |
6,825 | 9,412 | 16,237 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
(7,809 | ) | (7,809 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustments |
792 | 9,135 | 9,927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2010 |
40,886,923 | 315,000,000 | $ | 209,794 | $ | 3,558 | $ | 6,677,146 | $ | (3,974,349 | ) | $ | (207,439 | ) | $ | (655 | ) | $ | 2,708,055 | |||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Business
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the Company) is an outdoor advertising company which owns or operates advertising display faces domestically and internationally. On November 11, 2005, the Company became a publicly traded company through an initial public offering (IPO), in which 10%, or 35.0 million shares, of the Companys Class A common stock was sold. Prior to the IPO, the Company was an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Clear Channel Communications), a diversified media company with operations in radio broadcasting and outdoor advertising. Clear Channel Communications indirectly holds all of the 315.0 million shares of Class B common stock outstanding, representing approximately 89% of the shares outstanding and approximately 99% of the voting power. The holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock have identical rights, except holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share while holders of Class B common stock are entitled to 20 votes per share. The Class B shares of common stock are convertible, at the option of the holder at any time or upon any transfer, into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain limited exceptions.
The Company operates in the outdoor advertising industry by selling advertising on billboards, street furniture displays, transit displays and other advertising displays. The Company has two reportable business segments: Americas and International. The Americas segment primarily includes operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America; the International segment primarily includes operations in Europe, Asia and Australia.
Clear Channel Communications Merger
On July 30, 2008, Clear Channel Communications completed its merger with a subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. (CC Media Holdings), a company formed by a group of private equity funds sponsored by Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (together, the Sponsors). Clear Channel Communications is now owned indirectly by CC Media Holdings. The purchase price was approximately $23.0 billion, including $94.0 million in capitalized transaction costs. The merger was accounted for as a purchase business combination in conformity with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations , and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 88-16, Basis in Leveraged Buyout Transactions . ASC 805-50-S99-1 requires the application of push down accounting in situations where the ownership of an entity has changed. As a result, the post-merger financial statements of the Company reflect the new basis of accounting.
The purchase price allocation was complete as of July 30, 2009 in accordance with ASC 805-10-25, which requires that the allocation period not exceed one year from the date of acquisition.
Format of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated statements of operations, statements of cash flows and shareholders equity are presented for the post-merger and pre-merger periods. The merger resulted in a new basis of accounting beginning on July 31, 2008 and the financial reporting periods are presented as follows:
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The years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the period from July 31 through December 31, 2008 reflect the post-merger period of the Company, including the purchase accounting adjustments related to the merger that were pushed down to the Company. |
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The period from January 1 through July 30, 2008 reflects the pre-merger period of the Company. The consolidated financial statements for the pre-merger period were prepared using the historical basis of accounting for the Company. As a result of the merger and the associated purchase accounting, the consolidated financial statements of the post-merger periods are not comparable to periods preceding the merger. |
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Agreements with Clear Channel Communications
There are several agreements which govern the Companys relationship with Clear Channel Communications including the Master Agreement, Corporate Services Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement and Tax Matters Agreement. Clear Channel Communications has the right to terminate these agreements in various circumstances. As of the date of the filing of this report, no notice of termination of any of these agreements has been received from Clear Channel Communications.
Clear Channel Communications Revolving Credit Facility
In conjunction with the merger, Clear Channel Communications $1.75 billion revolving credit facility, including the $150.0 million sub-limit, was terminated. The facility was replaced with a $2.0 billion revolving credit facility with a maturity in July 2014, which includes a $150.0 million sub-limit that certain of the Companys International subsidiaries may borrow against to the extent Clear Channel Communications has not already borrowed against this capacity and is in compliance with its covenants under the credit facility. The obligations of these International subsidiaries that at any time are borrowers under the revolving credit facility are guaranteed by certain of the Companys material wholly-owned subsidiaries, and secured by substantially all assets of such borrowers and guarantors, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the $150.0 million sub-limit facility as Clear Channel Communications had already borrowed against the entire capacity.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. 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 using the equity method of accounting.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2010 presentation.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In circumstances where it is aware of a specific customers inability to meet its financial obligations, it records a specific reserve to reduce the amounts recorded to what it believes will be collected. For all other customers, it recognizes reserves for bad debt based on historical experience of bad debts as a percent of revenue for each business unit, adjusted for relative improvements or deteriorations in the agings and changes in current economic conditions. The Company believes its concentration of credit risk is limited due to the large number and the geographic diversification of its customers.
Land Leases and Other Structure Licenses
Most of the Companys advertising structures are located on leased land. Americas land rents are typically paid in advance for periods ranging from one to 12 months. International land rents are paid both in advance and in arrears, for periods ranging from one to 12 months. Most International street furniture display faces are operated through contracts with municipalities for up to 20 years. The leased land and street furniture contracts often include a percent of revenue to be paid along with a base rent payment. Prepaid land leases are recorded as an asset and expensed ratably over the related rental term and license and rent payments in arrears are recorded as an accrued liability.
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Purchase Accounting
The Company accounts for its business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting. The total cost of an acquisition is allocated to the underlying identifiable net assets, based on their respective estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires managements judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including assumptions with respect to future cash inflows and outflows, discount rates, asset lives and market multiples, among other items. Various acquisition agreements may include contingent purchase consideration based on performance requirements of the investee. The Company accounts for these payments in conformity with the provisions of ASC 805-20-30, which establish the requirements related to recognition of certain assets and liabilities arising from contingencies.
Asset Retirement Obligation
ASC 410-20 requires the Company to estimate its obligation upon the termination or non-renewal of a lease to dismantle and remove its advertising structures from the leased land and to reclaim the site to its original condition. The Companys asset retirement obligation is reported in Other long-term liabilities. The Company records the present value of obligations associated with the retirement of its advertising structures in the period in which the obligation is incurred. When the liability is recorded, the cost is capitalized as part of the related advertising structures carrying amount. Over time, accretion of the liability is recognized as an operating expense and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the expected useful life of the related asset.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method at rates that, in the opinion of management, are adequate to allocate the cost of such assets over their estimated useful lives, which are as follows:
Buildings and improvements 10 to 39 years
Structures 5 to 40 years
Furniture and other equipment 3 to 20 years
Leasehold improvements shorter of economic life or lease term assuming renewal periods, if appropriate
For assets associated with a lease or contract, the assets are depreciated at the shorter of the economic life or the lease or contract term, assuming renewal periods, if appropriate. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred, whereas expenditures for renewal and betterments are capitalized.
The Company tests for possible impairment of property, plant, and equipment whenever events and circumstances indicate that depreciable assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amounts of those assets. When specific assets are determined to be unrecoverable, the cost basis of the asset is reduced to reflect the current fair market value.
The Company impaired outdoor advertising structures in its Americas segment by $4.0 million during 2010.
During 2009, the Company recorded a $21.0 million impairment to street furniture tangible assets in its International segment.
Intangible Assets
The Company classifies intangible assets as definite-lived, indefinite-lived, or goodwill. Definite-lived intangibles include primarily transit and street furniture contracts, site leases and other contractual rights, all of which are amortized over the shorter or either the respective lives of the agreements or over the period of time the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the Companys future cash flows. The Company periodically reviews the appropriateness of the amortization periods related to its definite-lived assets. These assets are recorded at cost.
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The Company tests for possible impairment of definite-lived intangible assets whenever events and circumstances indicate that amortizable long-lived assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amounts of those assets. When specific assets are determined to be unrecoverable, the cost basis of the asset is reduced to reflect the current fair market value.
The Company impaired certain definite-lived intangible assets related to one airport contract in its Americas segment by $0.5 million during 2010.
The Company impaired definite-lived intangible assets related to certain street furniture and billboard contract intangible assets in its Americas and International segments by $55.3 million during 2009.
The Companys indefinite-lived intangibles include billboard permits in its Americas segment. The Companys indefinite-lived intangibles are not subject to amortization, but are tested for impairment at least annually. The Company tests for possible impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances, such as a significant reduction in operating cash flow or a dramatic change in the manner for which the asset is intended to be used indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.
The Company performs its annual impairment test for its permits using a direct valuation technique as prescribed in ASC 805-20-S99. The Company engages Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC (Mesirow Financial), a third party valuation firm, to assist the Company in the development of these assumptions and the Companys determination of the fair value of its permits.
The Company performed its annual impairment test on its indefinite-lived intangible assets on October 1, 2010, which resulted in a non-cash impairment charge of $4.8 million related to its indefinite-lived permits. See Note 2 for further discussion.
The Company performed impairment tests during 2009 and 2008, which resulted in non-cash impairment charges of $345.4 million and $722.6 million, respectively, on its indefinite-lived permits. See Note 2 for further discussion.
At least annually, the Company performs its impairment test for each reporting units goodwill using a discounted cash flow model to determine if the carrying value of the reporting unit, including goodwill, is less than the fair value of the reporting unit. The Company identified its reporting units in accordance with ASC 350-20-55. The Companys U.S. outdoor advertising markets are aggregated into a single reporting unit for purposes of the goodwill impairment test. The Company also determined that within its Americas segment, Canada, Mexico, Peru, and Brazil constitute separate reporting units and each country in its International segment constitutes a separate reporting unit.
The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test on October 1, 2010, and recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $2.1 million related to a specific reporting unit in its International segment. See Note 2 for further discussion.
The Company performed impairment tests during 2009 and 2008, and recognized non-cash impairment charges of $419.5 million and $2.5 billion, respectively. See Note 2 for further discussion.
Nonconsolidated Affiliates
In general, investments in which the Company owns 20 percent to 50 percent of the common stock or otherwise exercises significant influence over the investee are accounted for under the equity method. The Company does not recognize gains or losses upon the issuance of securities by any of its equity method investees. The Company reviews the value of equity method investments and records impairment charges in the statement of operations as a component of Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates for any decline in value that is determined to be other-than-temporary.
For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $8.3 million and $22.9 million, respectively, related to certain equity investments in its International segment.
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Other Investments
Other investments are composed primarily of equity securities. These securities are classified as available-for-sale or trading and are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices. Securities are carried at historical value when quoted market prices are unavailable. The net unrealized gains or losses on the available-for-sale securities, net of tax, are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a component of shareholders equity. In addition, the Company holds investments that do not have quoted market prices. The Company periodically assesses the value of available-for-sale and non-marketable securities and records impairment charges in the statement of operations for any decline in value that is determined to be other-than-temporary. The average cost method is used to compute the realized gains and losses on sales of equity securities.
The Company periodically assesses the value of its available-for-sale securities. Based on these assessments, the Company concluded that other-than-temporary impairments existed at December 31, 2010, September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and recorded non-cash impairment charges of $6.5 million, $11.3 million and $59.8 million, respectively, during each of these years. Such charges are recorded on the statement of operations in Loss on marketable securities.
Financial Instruments
Due to their short maturity, the carrying amounts of accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings approximated their fair values at December 31, 2010 and 2009.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting bases and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the periods in which the deferred tax asset or liability is expected to be realized or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by valuation allowances if the Company believes it is more likely than not that some portion or the entire asset will not be realized. As all earnings from the Companys foreign operations are permanently reinvested and not distributed, the Companys income tax provision does not include additional U.S. taxes on foreign operations. It is not practical to determine the amount of Federal income taxes, if any, that might become due in the event that the earnings were distributed.
The operations of the Company are included in a consolidated Federal income tax return filed by Clear Channel Communications for the pre-merger periods and CC Media Holdings for the post-merger periods. However, for financial reporting purposes, the Companys provision for income taxes has been computed on the basis that the Company files separate consolidated Federal income tax returns with its subsidiaries.
Revenue Recognition
The Companys advertising contracts cover periods of a few weeks up to one year, and are generally billed monthly. Revenue for advertising space rental is recognized ratably over the term of the contract. Advertising revenue is reported net of agency commissions. Agency commissions are calculated based on a stated percentage applied to gross billing revenue for the Companys operations. Payments received in advance of being earned are recorded as deferred income.
Share-Based Compensation
Under the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718-10, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. For awards that vest based on service conditions, this cost is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. For awards that will vest based on market or performance conditions, this cost will be recognized when it becomes probable that the performance conditions will be satisfied. 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, the Companys results of operations could be materially impacted.
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Foreign Currency
Results of operations for foreign subsidiaries and foreign equity investees are translated into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rates during the year. The assets and liabilities of those subsidiaries and investees are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates at the balance sheet date. The related translation adjustments are recorded in a separate component of shareholders equity, Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in operations.
Advertising Expense
The Company records advertising expense as it is incurred. Advertising expenses from continuing operations were $12.0 million, $11.2 million and $15.9 million for the post-merger years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the combined period ended December 31, 2008, respectively.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes including, but not limited to, legal, tax and insurance accruals. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-28, When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts . This ASU updates ASC Topic 350, IntangiblesGoodwill and Other, to amend the criteria for performing Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts and requires performing Step 2 if qualitative factors indicate that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company does not currently have any reporting units with zero or negative carrying values.
In August 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-22, Accounting for Various TopicsTechnical Corrections to SEC Paragraphs . This ASU amends various SEC paragraphs and became effective upon issuance. The adoption of ASU No. 2010-22 did not have a material impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations.
In August 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-21, Accounting for Technical Amendments to Various SEC Rules and Schedules . This ASU amends various SEC paragraphs pursuant to the issuance of Release No. 33-9026: Technical Amendments to Rules, Forms, Schedules and Codification of Financial Reporting Policies and became effective upon issuance. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2010-21 upon issuance with no material impact to the Companys financial position or results of operations.
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09, Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements . ASU 2010-09 updates ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events . ASU 2010-09 removes the requirement to disclose the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2010-09 upon issuance with no material impact to the Companys financial position or results of operations.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements . This update amends ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to require new disclosures for significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, disaggregation regarding classes of assets and liabilities, valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 or Level 3. These disclosures are effective for the interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Additional new disclosures regarding the purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 beginning with the first interim period. The Company adopted certain of the relevant disclosure provisions of ASU 2010-06 on January 1, 2010 and adopted certain other provisions on January 1, 2011.
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NOTE 2 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
Property, Plant and Equipment
The Companys property, plant and equipment consisted of the following classes of assets at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively:
(In thousands) |
December 31,
2010 |
December 31,
2009 |
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Land, buildings and improvements |
$ | 206,355 | $ | 207,939 | ||||
Structures |
2,623,561 | 2,514,602 | ||||||
Furniture and other equipment |
86,417 | 71,567 | ||||||
Construction in progress |
53,550 | 51,598 | ||||||
2,969,883 | 2,845,706 | |||||||
Less accumulated depreciation |
672,159 | 405,068 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
$ | 2,297,724 | $ | 2,440,638 | ||||
Definite-lived Intangible Assets
The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of definite-lived intangible assets at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively:
(In thousands) | December 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | ||||||||||||||
Gross Carrying
Amount |
Accumulated
Amortization |
Gross Carrying
Amount |
Accumulated
Amortization |
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Transit, street furniture, and other contractual rights |
$ | 789,867 | $ | 241,461 | $ | 803,297 | $ | 166,803 | ||||||||
Other |
173,549 | 16,737 | 172,394 | 9,744 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 963,416 | $ | 258,198 | $ | 975,691 | $ | 176,547 | ||||||||
Amortization expense related to definite-lived intangible assets was $104.8 million, $101.2 million and $94.3 million for the post-merger years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the combined period ended December 31, 2008, respectively.
As acquisitions and dispositions occur in the future, amortization expense may vary. 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) |
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2011 |
$ | 81,502 | ||
2012 |
74,574 | |||
2013 |
71,566 | |||
2014 |
65,084 | |||
2015 |
55,111 |
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Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
The Companys indefinite-lived intangibles consist primarily of billboard permits in its Americas segment. The Companys billboard permits are granted for the right to operate an advertising structure at the specified location as long as the structure is in compliance with the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction. The Companys permits are located on owned land, leased land or land for which we have acquired permanent easements. In cases where the Companys permits are located on leased land, the leases typically have initial terms of between 10 and 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. Due to significant differences in both business practices and regulations, billboards in the International segment are subject to long-term, finite contracts unlike the Companys permits in the United States and Canada. Accordingly, there are no indefinite-lived assets in the International segment.
The impairment tests for indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of a comparison between the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible at the market level with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the indefinite-lived intangible exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to that excess. After an impairment loss is recognized, the adjusted carrying amount of the indefinite-lived asset is its new accounting basis. The fair value of the indefinite-lived asset is determined using the direct valuation method as prescribed in ASC 805-20-S99. Under the direct valuation method, the fair value of the indefinite-lived assets is calculated at the market level as prescribed by ASC 350-30-35. The Company engaged Mesirow Financial, a third-party valuation firm, to assist it in the development of the assumptions and the Companys determination of the fair value of its indefinite-lived assets.
The application of the direct valuation method attempts to isolate the income that is properly attributable to the indefinite-lived asset alone (that is, apart from tangible and identified intangible assets and goodwill). It is based upon modeling a hypothetical greenfield build-up to a normalized enterprise that, by design, lacks inherent goodwill and whose only other assets have essentially been paid for (or added) as part of the build-up process. The Company forecasts revenue, expenses, and cash flows over a ten-year period for each of its markets in its application of the direct valuation method. The Company also calculates a normalized residual year which represents the perpetual cash flows of each market. The residual year cash flow was capitalized to arrive at the terminal value of the permits in each market.
Under the direct valuation method, it is assumed that rather than acquiring indefinite-lived intangible assets as part of a going concern business, the buyer hypothetically develops 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 flow model which results in value that is directly attributable to the indefinite-lived intangible assets.
The key assumptions using the direct valuation 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 representing an average billboard permit within a market.
Annual Impairment Test to Billboard Permits
The Company performs its annual impairment test on October 1 of each year.
The aggregate fair value of the Companys permits on October 1, 2010 increased approximately 58% from the fair value at October 1, 2009. The increase in fair value resulted primarily from improvements to general market conditions leading to increased advertising spending, which results in higher revenues for the industry.
Although the aggregate fair values of billboard permits increased, certain markets experienced continuing declines. As a result, impairment charges were recorded in 2010 for billboard permits of $4.8 million.
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Interim Impairments to Billboard Permits
The Company performed interim impairment tests on its billboard permits as of December 31, 2008 and again on June 30, 2009 as a result of the poor economic environment during those periods. In determining the fair value of the Companys billboard permits, the following key assumptions were used:
(i) | Industry revenue growth of negative 9% and negative 16%, respectively, during the one year build-up period used in the December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 impairment tests; |
(ii) | Cost structure reached a normalized level over a three year period and the operating margins gradually grew over that period to the industry average margins of 46% and 45%, respectively, in the December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 impairment tests. The margin in year three was the lower of the industry average margin or the actual margin for the market; |
(iii) | Industry average revenue growth of 3% beyond the discrete build-up projection period in the December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 impairment tests; |
(iv) | Discount rates of 9.5% and 10%, respectively, in the December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 impairment tests. |
The discount rate used in the December 31, 2008 impairment model increased approximately 100 basis points over the discount rate used to value the permits in the preliminary purchase price allocation as of July 30, 2008. Industry revenue forecasts declined 10% through 2013 compared to the forecasts used in the preliminary purchase price allocation as of July 30, 2008. These market driven changes were primarily responsible for the decline in fair value of the billboard permits below their carrying value. As a result, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge at December 31, 2008 which totaled $722.6 million.
The discount rate used in the June 30, 2009 impairment model increased approximately 50 basis points over the discount rate used to value the permits at December 31, 2008. Industry revenue forecasts declined 8% through 2013 compared to the forecasts used in the 2008 impairment test. These market driven changes were primarily responsible for the decline in fair value of the billboard permits below their carrying value. As a result, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge at June 30, 2009 in all but five of its markets in the United States and Canada, which totaled $345.4 million.
Annual Impairment Test to Goodwill
The Company performs its annual impairment test on October 1 of each year. The Company engaged Mesirow Financial to assist the Company in the development of its assumptions and the Companys determination of the fair value of its reporting units.
Each of the Companys outdoor advertising markets are components. The U.S. advertising markets are aggregated into a single reporting unit for purposes of the goodwill impairment test using the guidance in ASC 350-20-55. The Company also determined that within its Americas outdoor segment, Canada, Mexico, Peru, and Brazil constitute separate reporting units and each country in its International segment constitutes a separate reporting unit.
The goodwill impairment test is 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. If applicable, 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.
Each of the Companys reporting units is valued using a discounted cash flow model which requires estimating future cash flows expected to be generated from the reporting unit, discounted to their present value using a risk-adjusted discount rate. Terminal values were also estimated and discounted to their present value. Assessing the recoverability of goodwill requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions about sales, operating margins, growth rates and discount rates based on its budgets, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and marketplace data. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and managements judgment in applying these factors.
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The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for each reporting unit. As a result of the merger, a new basis in goodwill was recorded in accordance with ASC 805-10. All impairments shown in the table below have been recorded subsequent to the merger and, therefore, do not include any pre-merger impairment.
The balance at December 31, 2008 is net of cumulative impairments of $2.3 billion and $173.4 million in the Americas and International segments, respectively.
The fair value of the Companys reporting units on October 1, 2010 increased from the fair value at October 1, 2009. The increase in the fair value of the Companys Americas reporting unit was primarily the result of a $638.6 million increase related to forecast revenues and operating margins. As a result of increase in fair value across the Companys Americas reporting unit, no goodwill impairment was recognized in this segment. Within the Companys International segment, one country experienced a decline in fair value which resulted in a $2.1 million non-cash impairment to goodwill.
Interim Impairment Tests to Goodwill
The discounted cash flow model indicated that the Company failed the first step of the impairment test for certain of its reporting units as of December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009, which required it to compare the implied fair value of each reporting units goodwill with its carrying value.
The Company forecasted revenue, expenses, and cash flows over a ten-year period for each of its reporting units. Historically, revenues in its industries have been highly correlated to economic cycles. Based on this consideration, among others, the assumed 2008 and 2009 revenue growth rates used in the December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 impairment models were negative followed by assumed revenue growth with an anticipated economic recovery in 2009 and 2010, respectively. The Company also calculated a normalized residual year which represents the perpetual cash flows of each reporting unit. The residual year cash flow was capitalized to arrive at the terminal value of the reporting unit.
The Company calculated the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) as of December 31, 2008 resulting in WACCs of 12.5% for the reporting units in both the Americas and International segments. As of June 30, 2009, the Company calculated WACCs of 12.5% and 13.5% for each of the reporting units in the Americas and International segments, respectively.
The Company also utilized the market approach to provide a test of reasonableness to the results of the discounted cash flow model. The market approach indicates the fair value of the invested capital of a business based on a companys market capitalization (if publicly traded) and a comparison of the business to comparable publicly traded companies and transactions in its industry. This approach can be estimated through the quoted market price method, the market comparable method, and the market transaction method. The three variations of the market approach indicated that the fair value determined by the Companys discounted cash flow model was within a reasonable range of outcomes as of December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009.
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The revenue forecasts for 2009 declined 21% and 29% for Americas and International, respectively, compared to the forecasts used in the July 30, 2008 preliminary purchase price allocation primarily as a result of the revenues realized for the year ended December 31, 2008. These market driven changes were primarily responsible for the decline in fair value of the reporting units below their carrying value. As a result, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge to reduce its goodwill of $2.5 billion at December 31, 2008.
The revenue forecasts for 2009 declined 7% and 9% for Americas and International, respectively, compared to the forecasts used in the 2008 impairment test primarily as a result of the revenues realized during the first six months of 2009. These market driven changes were primarily responsible for the decline in fair value of the reporting units below their carrying value. As a result, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge to reduce its goodwill of $419.5 million at June 30, 2009.
NOTE 3 BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
2009 Purchases of Additional Equity Interests
During 2009, the Companys Americas outdoor segment purchased the remaining 15% interest in its consolidated subsidiary, Paneles Napsa S.A., for $13.0 million and the Companys International outdoor segment acquired an additional 5% interest in its consolidated subsidiary, Clear Channel Jolly Pubblicita SPA, for $12.1 million.
NOTE 4 INVESTMENTS
The Companys most significant investments in nonconsolidated affiliates are listed below:
Clear Channel Independent
The Company owned a 50% interest in Clear Channel Independent (CCI), formerly known as Corp Comm, a South African outdoor advertising company. In the first quarter of 2008, the Company sold its 50% interest in CCI and recognized a gain of $75.6 million in Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates based on the fair value of the equity securities received in the pre-merger period ended July 30, 2008. The equity securities received are classified as available-for-sale and recorded as Other investments on the consolidated balance sheet.
Alessi
The Company owns a 49% interest in Alessi, an Italian outdoor advertising company.
Buspak
The Company owns a 50% interest in Buspak, an outdoor advertising company in Hong Kong.
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Summarized Financial Information
The following table summarizes the Companys investments in nonconsolidated affiliates:
(In thousands)
Alessi | Buspak |
All
Others |
Total | |||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2008 |
$ | 21,987 | $ | 10,364 | $ | 19,461 | $ | 51,812 | ||||||||
Equity in net earnings (loss) |
(12,161 | ) | (616 | ) | (18,665 | ) | (31,442 | ) | ||||||||
Other, net |
(698 | ) | (690 | ) | 3,553 | 2,165 | ||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(87 | ) | 474 | 432 | 819 | |||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2009 |
$ | 9,041 | 9,532 | $ | 4,781 | $ | 23,354 | |||||||||
Equity in net earnings (loss) |
(8,453 | ) | 439 | (1,922 | ) | (9,936 | ) | |||||||||
Other, net |
| (2,231 | ) | 3,042 | 811 | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(588 | ) | (21 | ) | 175 | (434 | ) | |||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2010 |
$ | | $ | 7,719 | $ | 6,076 | $ | 13,795 | ||||||||
The investments in the table above are not consolidated, but are accounted for under the equity method of accounting,
whereby the Company records its investments in these entities in the balance sheet as Other assets. The Companys interests in their operations are recorded in the statement of operations as Equity in earnings (loss) of
Other Investments
Other investments of $8.2 million and $17.0 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009 primarily represent marketable equity securities.
(In thousands) | December 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments |
Cost |
Gross
Unrealized Losses |
Gross
Unrealized Gains |
Fair
Value |
Cost |
Gross
Unrealized Losses |
Gross
Unrealized Gains |
Fair
Value |
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Available-for sale |
$ | 8,016 | $ | | $ | 82 | $ | 8,098 | $ | 14,506 | $ | | $ | 1,405 | $ | 15,911 | ||||||||||||||||
Other cost investments |
$ | 77 | $ | | $ | | $ | 77 | $ | 1,087 | $ | | $ | | $ | 1,087 |
The Companys available-for-sale security, Independent News & Media PLC (INM), was in an unrealized loss position for an extended period of time in 2008 and 2009. As a result, the Company considered the guidance in ASC 320-10-S99 and reviewed the length of the time and the extent to which the market value was less than cost and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer. After this assessment, the Company concluded that the impairment was other than temporary and recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $11.3 million and $59.8 million in Loss on marketable securities for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
The fair value of this investment has continued to decline throughout 2010 and the Company has concluded based on the guidance in ASC 320-10-S99 that such decline is other than temporary. Accordingly, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $6.5 million in 2010 to write the investment down to fair value, recorded in Gain (loss) on marketable securities.
Other cost investments include various investments in companies for which there is no readily determinable market value.
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NOTE 5 ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
The Companys asset retirement obligation is reported in Other long-term liabilities and relates to its obligation to dismantle and remove its advertising displays from leased land and to reclaim the site to its original condition upon the termination or non-renewal of a lease. Asset retirement obligations are also recorded as necessary for other structures residing on leased property. When the liability is recorded, the cost is capitalized as part of the related long-lived assets carrying value. Due to the high rate of lease renewals over a long period of time, the calculation assumes that all related assets will be removed at some period over the next 50 years. An estimate of third-party cost information is used with respect to the dismantling of the structures and the reclamation of the site. The interest rate used to calculate the present value of such costs over the retirement period is based on an estimated risk adjusted credit rate for the same period.
The following table presents the activity related to the Companys asset retirement obligation:
(In thousands) | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Beginning balance |
$ | 51,301 | $ | 55,592 | ||||
Adjustment due to change in estimate of related costs |
(5,295 | ) | (6,721 | ) | ||||
Accretion of liability |
4,822 | 5,209 | ||||||
Liabilities settled |
(2,565 | ) | (2,779 | ) | ||||
Ending balance |
$ | 48,263 | $ | 51,301 | ||||
NOTE 6 LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt at December 31, 2010 and 2009 consisted of the following:
(In thousands) | As of December 31, | |||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Bank credit facility ($150.0 million sub-limit within Clear Channel Communications $2.0 billion facility, $150.0 million and $120.0 million of which was drawn by Clear Channel Communications as of December 31, 2010 and 2009) |
$ | | $ | 30,000 | ||||
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Senior Notes: |
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9.25% Series A Senior Notes Due 2017 |
500,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
9.25% Series B Senior Notes Due 2017 |
2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
Other debt |
63,809 | 78,878 | ||||||
2,563,809 | 2,608,878 | |||||||
Less: current portion |
41,676 | 47,073 | ||||||
Total long-term debt |
$ | 2,522,133 | $ | 2,561,805 | ||||
The aggregate market value of the Companys debt based on quoted market prices for which quotes were available was approximately $2.8 billion and $2.7 billion at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Debt with Clear Channel Communications
As of December 31, 2008, the Company had a note in the original principal amount of $2.5 billion to Clear Channel Communications which was prepayable in whole at any time, or in part from time to time. The note accrued interest at a variable per annum rate equal to the weighted average cost of debt for Clear Channel Communications, calculated on a monthly basis. In December 2009, the Company made voluntary prepayments on the note in the amount of the total outstanding balance and subsequently retired the Debt with Clear Channel Communications. The interest rate on the $2.5 billion note was 5.7% prior to its retirement. See Note 8 for further discussion.
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Bank Credit Facility
In connection with the merger, Clear Channel Communications entered into a multi-currency revolving credit facility with a maturity in July 2014 in the amount of $2.0 billion. Certain of the Companys International subsidiaries may borrow under a $150.0 million sub-limit within this $2.0 billion credit facility, to the extent Clear Channel Communications has not already borrowed against this capacity and is in compliance with its covenants under the credit facility. This sub-limit allows for borrowings in various foreign currencies, which are used to hedge net assets in those currencies and provide funds to the Companys International operations for certain working capital needs. The obligations of these International subsidiaries that are borrowers under the revolving credit facility are guaranteed by certain of the Companys material wholly-owned subsidiaries, and secured by substantially all assets of such borrowers and guarantors, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions. The interest rate is based upon LIBOR or, for Euro denominated borrowings, EURIBOR, plus, in each case, a margin. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the $150.0 million sub-limit facility as Clear Channel Communications had already borrowed against the entire capacity. As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding balance on the sub-limit was approximately $150.0 million of which $30.0 million was drawn by the Company and the remaining amount drawn by Clear Channel Communications.
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Senior Notes
As of December 31, 2010, the Companys subsidiary, Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (CCWH), had outstanding $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of Series A Senior Notes due 2017 (the Series A Notes) and $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of Series B Senior Notes due 2017 (the Series B Notes and together with the Series A Notes, the CCWH Notes). The CCWH Notes are guaranteed by the Company, Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. (CCOI), the Companys wholly-owned subsidiary, and certain of the Companys direct and indirect subsidiaries.
The CCWH Notes bear interest on a daily basis and contain customary provisions, including covenants requiring the Company to maintain certain levels of credit availability and limitations on incurring additional debt.
The CCWH Notes are senior obligations that rank pari passu in right of payment to all unsubordinated indebtedness of CCWH and the guarantees of the CCWH Notes rank pari passu in right of payment to all unsubordinated indebtedness of the guarantors.
The indentures governing the CCWH Notes require the Company to maintain at least $100 million in cash or other liquid assets or have cash available to be borrowed under committed credit facilities consisting of (i) $50.0 million at the issuer and guarantor entities (principally the Americas outdoor segment) and (ii) $50.0 million at the non-guarantor subsidiaries (principally the International outdoor segment) (together the Liquidity Amount), in each case under the sole control of the relevant entity. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, or similar proceeding of Clear Channel Communications, for the period thereafter that is the shorter of such proceeding and 60 days, the Liquidity Amount shall be reduced to $50.0 million, with a $25.0 million requirement at the issuer and guarantor entities and a $25.0 million requirement at the non-guarantor subsidiaries.
In addition, interest on the CCWH Notes accrues daily and is payable into an account established by the trustee for the benefit of the bondholders (the Trustee Account). Failure to make daily payment on any day does not constitute an event of default so long as (a) no payment or other transfer by the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall have been made on such day under the cash management sweep with Clear Channel Communications, and (b) on each semiannual interest payment date the aggregate amount of funds in the Trustee Account is equal to at least the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid interest on the CCWH Notes.
The indenture governing the Series A Notes contains covenants that limit the Company and its restricted subsidiaries ability to, among other things:
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incur or guarantee additional debt to persons other than Clear Channel Communications and its subsidiaries or issue certain preferred stock; |
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create liens on its restricted subsidiaries assets to secure such debt; |
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create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to the Company from its restricted subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the notes; |
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enter into certain transactions with affiliates; |
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merge or consolidate with another person, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets; and |
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sell certain assets, including capital stock of its subsidiaries, to persons other than Clear Channel Communications and its subsidiaries. |
The indenture governing the Series A Notes does not include limitations on dividends, distributions, investments or asset sales.
The indenture governing the Series B Notes contains covenants that limit the Company and its restricted subsidiaries ability to, among other things:
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incur or guarantee additional debt or issue certain preferred stock; |
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redeem, repurchase or retire the Companys subordinated debt; |
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make certain investments; |
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create liens on its or its restricted subsidiaries assets to secure debt; |
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create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to it from its restricted subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the CCWH Notes; |
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enter into certain transactions with affiliates; |
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merge or consolidate with another person, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets; |
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sell certain assets, including capital stock of its subsidiaries; |
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designate its subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries; |
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pay dividends, redeem or repurchase capital stock or make other restricted payments; and |
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purchase or otherwise effectively cancel or retire any of the Series B Notes if after doing so the ratio of (a) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Series A Notes to (b) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes shall be greater than 0.250. This stipulation ensures, among other things, that as long as the Series A Notes are outstanding, the Series B Notes are outstanding. |
The Series A Notes indenture and the Series B Notes indenture restrict the Companys ability to incur additional indebtedness but permit the Company to incur additional indebtedness based on an incurrence test. In order to incur additional indebtedness under this test, the Companys debt to adjusted EBITDA ratios (as defined by the indentures) must be lower than 6.5:1 and 3.25:1 for total debt and senior debt, respectively. The indentures contain certain other exceptions that allow the Company to incur additional indebtedness. The Series B Notes indenture also permits the Company to pay dividends from the proceeds of indebtedness or the proceeds from asset sales if the Companys debt to adjusted EBITDA ratios (as defined by the indenture) are lower than 6.0:1 and 3.0:1 for total debt and senior debt, respectively. The Series A Notes indenture does not limit the Companys ability to pay dividends. The Series B Notes indenture contains certain exceptions that allow the Company to incur additional indebtedness and pay dividends, including a $500 million exception for the payment of dividends. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2010.
Prior to the date of the closing of the CCWH Notes offering, the Company made a demand for and received repayment of $500.0 million on the Due from Clear Channel Communications account.
Following such repayment, the Company contributed $500.0 million to the capital of CCOI, which used the proceeds received by it to prepay $500.0 million of the Debt with Clear Channel Communications account. Subsequent to this repayment, the outstanding balance of the Debt with Clear Channel Communications account was $2.0 billion.
A portion of the proceeds of the CCWH Notes offering were used to (i) pay the fees and expenses of the offering, (ii) fund $50.0 million of the Liquidity Amount (the $50.0 million Liquidity Amount of the non-guarantor subsidiaries was satisfied) and (iii) make a voluntary prepayment of the remaining $2.0 billion outstanding balance (which is equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes) under the note to Clear Channel Communications and subsequently retire the Debt with Clear Channel Communications, with the balance of the proceeds available for general corporate purposes.
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In connection with the offering, Clear Channel Communications and the Company modified the terms of the revolving promissory notes (recorded as Due from/to Clear Channel Communications account) to extend the maturity of each revolving promissory note to coincide with the maturity date of the CCWH Notes. In addition, the terms were modified to change the interest rate on each revolving promissory note to a fixed per annum rate equal to 9.25%.
Clear Channel Communications Refinancing Transactions
Clear Channel Communications announced on February 7, 2011 that it intends to offer, subject to market and customary conditions, $750 million in aggregate principal amount of priority guarantee notes due 2021 (the Notes) in a private offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Clear Channel Communications intends to use the proceeds of the Notes together with cash on hand to repay $500 million of the indebtedness outstanding under its senior secured credit facilities, to repay at maturity $250 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.25% senior notes due 2011, to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with concurrent amendments to its senior secured credit facilities and its receivables based credit facility, the receipt of which is a condition to completion of the offering, and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the offering.
The concurrent amendments to its senior secured credit facilities and its receivables based credit facility would, among other things, permit Clear Channel Communications to request future extensions of the maturities of its senior secured credit facilities, provide Clear Channel Communications with greater flexibility in the use of its accordion provisions, provide Clear Channel Communications with greater flexibility to incur new debt, provided that such new debt is used to pay down senior secured credit facility indebtedness, and provide greater flexibility for the Company and its subsidiaries to incur new debt (provided the incurrence of that new debt is otherwise permitted to be incurred by such subsidiaries).
The Notes and related guarantees will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to persons outside of the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the Securities Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws and foreign securities laws.
This disclosure is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities. The Notes offering is not being made to any person in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offers of the Notes will be made only by means of a private offering circular.
Other Debt
Other debt includes various borrowings and capital leases utilized for general operating purposes. Included in the $63.8 million balance at December 31, 2010 is $41.7 million that matures in less than one year.
Debt Covenants
The Clear Channel Communications $2.0 billion revolving credit facility contains a significant financial covenant which requires Clear Channel Communications to comply on a quarterly basis with a maximum consolidated senior secured net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio (maximum of 9.5:1). The financial covenant becomes more restrictive over time beginning in the second quarter of 2013. In its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2011, CC Media Holdings stated that it was in compliance with this covenant as of December 31, 2010.
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In addition, the Company was in compliance with the covenants contained in the Series A Notes indenture and the Series B Notes indenture as of December 31, 2010.
There are no significant covenants or events of default contained in the revolving promissory note issued by Clear Channel Communications to the Company or the revolving promissory note issued by the Company to Clear Channel Communications.
Future maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2010 are as follows:
(In thousands) |
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2011 |
$ | 41,676 | ||
2012 |
22,101 | |||
2013 |
32 | |||
2014 |
| |||
2015 |
| |||
Thereafter |
2,500,000 | |||
Total |
$ | 2,563,809 | ||
NOTE 7 COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES
The Company accounts for its rentals that include renewal options, annual rent escalation clauses, minimum franchise payments and maintenance related to displays under the guidance in ASC 840.
The Company considers its non-cancelable contracts that enable it to display advertising on buses, trains, bus shelters, etc. to be leases in accordance with the guidance in ASC 840-10. These contracts may contain minimum annual franchise payments which generally escalate each year. The Company accounts for these minimum franchise payments on a straight-line basis. If the rental increases are not scheduled in the lease, for example an increase based on the CPI, those rents are considered contingent rentals and are recorded as expense when accruable. Other contracts may contain a variable rent component based on revenue. The Company accounts for these variable components as contingent rentals and records these payments as expense when accruable. In addition, the Company has commitments relating to required purchases of property, plant, and equipment under certain street furniture contracts.
The Company accounts for annual rent escalation clauses included in the lease term on a straight-line basis under the guidance in ASC 840-10. The Company considers renewal periods in determining its lease terms if at inception of the lease there is reasonable assurance the lease will be renewed. Expenditures for maintenance are charged to operations as incurred, whereas expenditures for renewal and betterments are capitalized.
The Company leases office space, equipment and the majority of the land occupied by its advertising structures under long-term operating leases. The Company accounts for these leases in accordance with the policies described above.
The Companys contracts with municipal bodies or private companies relating to street furniture, billboards, transit and malls generally require the Company to build bus stops, kiosks and other public amenities or advertising structures during the term of the contract. The Company owns these structures and is generally allowed to advertise on them for the remaining term of the contract. Once the Company has built the structure, the cost is capitalized and expensed over the shorter of the economic life of the asset or the remaining life of the contract.
Certain of the Companys contracts contain penalties for not fulfilling its commitments related to its obligations to build bus stops, kiosks and other public amenities or advertising structures. Historically, any such penalties have not materially impacted the Companys financial position or results of operations.
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As of December 31, 2010, the Companys future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements with terms in excess of one year, minimum payments under non-cancelable contracts in excess of one year, and capital expenditure commitments consist of the following:
(In thousands) |
Non-Cancelable
Operating Leases |
Non-Cancelable
Contracts |
Capital
Expenditure Commitments |
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2011 |
$ | 270,235 | $ | 394,632 | $ | 48,059 | ||||||
2012 |
224,621 | 291,667 | 28,501 | |||||||||
2013 |
207,700 | 229,639 | 15,486 | |||||||||
2014 |
181,974 | 201,534 | 7,395 | |||||||||
2015 |
181,213 | 178,655 | 4,344 | |||||||||
Thereafter |
970,054 | 527,977 | 3,322 | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 2,035,797 | $ | 1,824,104 | $ | 107,107 | ||||||
Rent expense charged to operations for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $967.5 million and $999.1 million, respectively. Rent expense for the post-merger period from July 31, 2008 to December 31, 2008 and the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 to July 30, 2008 was $476.8 million $685.2 million, respectively.
The Company and its subsidiaries are currently involved in certain legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business and, as required, the Company has accrued its estimate of the probable costs for resolution of those claims for which the occurrence of loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. 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 the Companys assumptions or the effectiveness of its strategies related to these proceedings.
In 2006, two of the Companys operating businesses (L&C Outdoor Ltda. (L&C) and Publicidad Klimes Sao Paulo Ltda. (Klimes), respectively) in the Sao Paulo, Brazil market received notices of infraction from the state taxing authority, seeking to impose a value added tax (VAT) on such businesses, retroactively for the period from December 31, 2001 through January 31, 2006. The taxing authority contends that the Companys businesses fall within the definition of communication services and as such are subject to the VAT.
The Company has filed petitions to challenge the imposition of this tax against each of its businesses, which are proceeding separately. The Companys challenge for L&C was unsuccessful at the first administrative level, but successful at the second administrative level. The state taxing authority filed an appeal to the third and final administrative level, which required consideration by a full panel of 16 administrative law judges. On September 27, 2010, the Company received an unfavorable ruling at this final administrative level concluding that the VAT applied to L&C and intends to appeal this ruling to the judicial level. The Company has filed a petition to have the case remanded to the second administrative level for consideration of the reasonableness of the amount of the penalty assessed against it. The amounts allegedly owed by L&C are approximately $9.3 million in taxes, approximately $18.6 million in penalties and approximately $25.8 million in interest (as of December 31, 2010 at an exchange rate of .58).
The Companys challenge for Klimes was unsuccessful at the first administrative level, and denied at the second administrative level on or about September 24, 2009. On January 5, 2011, the administrative law judges at the third administrative level published a ruling that the VAT applies to Klimes as well but did reduce the penalty assessed by the state taxing authority. With the penalty reduction, the amounts allegedly owed by Klimes are approximately $10.5 million in taxes, approximately $5.2 million in penalties and approximately $16.1 million in interest (as of December 31, 2010 at an exchange rate of .58). In mid-January 2011, the taxing authority filed an extraordinary appeal to the third administrative level, asking that it reconsider the decision to reduce the penalty assessed against Klimes. The president of the third administrative level must decide whether to accept that appeal before it can proceed. Based on the Companys review of the law in similar cases in other Brazilian states, the Company has not accrued any costs related to these claims and believes the occurrence of loss is not probable.
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In various areas in which the Company operates, outdoor advertising is the object of restrictive and, in some cases, prohibitive zoning and other regulatory provisions, either enacted or proposed. The impact to the Company of loss of displays due to governmental action has been somewhat mitigated by Federal and state laws mandating compensation for such loss and constitutional restraints.
Certain acquisition agreements include deferred consideration payments based on performance requirements by the seller, typically involving the completion of a development or obtaining appropriate permits that enable the Company to construct additional advertising displays. At December 31, 2010, the Company believes its maximum aggregate contingency, which is subject to performance requirements by the seller, is approximately $35.0 million. As the contingencies have not been met or resolved as of December 31, 2010, these amounts are not recorded. If future payments are made, amounts will be recorded as additional purchase price.
As of December 31, 2010, Clear Channel Communications had outstanding commercial standby letters of credit and surety bonds of $47.1 million and $43.0 million, respectively, held on behalf of the Company. These letters of credit and surety bonds relate to various operational matters, including insurance, bid and performance bonds, as well as other items. Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company entered into a cash secured letter of credit facility. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had $9.2 million in letters of credit outstanding under this facility.
NOTE 8 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company records net amounts due to or from Clear Channel Communications as Due from/to Clear Channel Communications on the consolidated balance sheets. The accounts represent the revolving promissory note issued by the Company to Clear Channel Communications and the revolving promissory note issued by Clear Channel Communications to the Company, in the face amount of $1.0 billion, or if more or less than such amount, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all advances. The accounts accrue interest pursuant to the terms of the promissory notes and are generally payable on demand. Prior to the amendment of the revolving promissory notes in December 2009, interest on the revolving promissory note owed by the Company accrued on the daily net negative cash position based upon LIBOR plus a margin. Interest on the revolving promissory note owed by Clear Channel Communications accrued interest on the daily net positive cash position based upon the average one-month generic treasury bill rate. In connection with the issuance of the CCWH Notes described in Note 6, Clear Channel Communications and the Company modified the terms of the revolving promissory notes to extend the maturity of each revolving promissory note to coincide with the maturity date of the CCWH Notes. In addition, the terms were modified to change the interest rate on each revolving promissory note to equal the interest rate on the CCWH Notes. Included in the accounts are the net activities resulting from day-to-day cash management services provided by Clear Channel Communications. As a part of these services, the Company maintains collection bank accounts swept daily into accounts of Clear Channel Communications (after satisfying the funding requirements of the Trustee Account). In return, Clear Channel Communications funds the Companys controlled disbursement accounts as checks or electronic payments are presented for payment. The Companys claim in relation to cash transferred from its concentration account is on an unsecured basis and is limited to the balance of the Due from Clear Channel Communications account.
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the asset recorded in Due from Clear Channel Communications on the consolidated balance sheet was $383.8 million and $123.3 million, respectively. At December 31, 2010, the interest rate on the Due from Clear Channel Communications account was 9.25%, which represents the interest rate on the CCWH Notes as described above.
The net interest income for the post-merger years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $19.5 million and $0.7 million, respectively. The net interest income for the post-merger period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008 was $0.9 million. The net interest income for the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008 was $2.6 million.
At December 31, 2008, the Company had a note in the original principal amount of $2.5 billion to Clear Channel Communications which was prepayable in whole at any time, or in part from time to time. This note accrued interest at a variable per annum rate equal to the weighted average cost of debt for Clear Channel Communications, calculated on a monthly basis. This note was mandatorily payable upon a change of control of the Company (as
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defined in the note) and, subject to certain exceptions, all net proceeds from debt or equity raised by the Company had to be used to prepay such note. In December 2009, the Company made voluntary payments on the note in the amount of the total outstanding balance and subsequently retired the Debt with Clear Channel Communications as of December 31, 2009. The interest rate on the $2.5 billion note was 5.7% prior to its retirement.
Clear Channel Communications has a $2.0 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility with a maturity in July 2014 which includes a $150.0 million sub-limit that certain of the Companys International subsidiaries may borrow against to the extent Clear Channel Communications has not already borrowed against this capacity and is compliance with its covenants under the credit facility. The obligations of these International subsidiaries that are borrowers under the revolving credit facility will be guaranteed by certain of the Companys material wholly-owned subsidiaries, and secured by substantially all assets of such borrowers and guarantors, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions. The interest rate on outstanding balances under the new credit facility is equal to an applicable margin plus, at Clear Channel Communications option, either (i) a base rate determined by reference to the higher of (A) the prime lending rate publicly announced by the administrative agent and (B) the Federal funds effective rate from time to time plus 0.50%, or (ii) a Eurocurrency rate determined by reference to the costs of funds for deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs. The applicable margin percentage is 2.40% in the case of base rate loans, and 3.40% in the case of Eurocurrency rate loans, subject to adjustment based upon Clear Channel Communications leverage ratio. This note is further disclosed in Note 6. As of December 31, 2010, we had no outstanding borrowings under the $150.0 million sub-limit facility as Clear Channel Communications had already borrowed against the entire capacity.
The Company provides advertising space on its billboards for radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. For the post-merger years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded $4.2 million and $2.8 million in revenue for these advertisements, respectively. For the post-merger period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008, the Company recorded $4.0 million in revenue for these advertisements. For the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008, the Company recorded $4.6 million in revenue for these advertisements.
Under the Corporate Services Agreement between Clear Channel Communications and the Company, Clear Channel Communications provides management services to the Company, which include, among other things: (i) treasury, payroll and other financial related services; (ii) executive officer services; (iii) human resources and employee benefits services; (iv) legal and related services; (v) information systems, network and related services; (vi) investment services; (vii) procurement and sourcing support services; and (viii) other general corporate services. These services are charged to the Company based on actual direct costs incurred or allocated by Clear Channel Communications based on headcount, revenue or other factors on a pro rata basis. For the post-merger years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded $38.1 million and $28.5 million as a component of corporate expense for these services, respectively. For the post-merger period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008, the Company recorded $13.9 million as a component of corporate expense for these services. For the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008, the Company recorded $14.2 million as a component of corporate expense for these services.
Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement between Clear Channel Communications and the Company, the operations of the Company are included in a consolidated Federal income tax return filed by Clear Channel Communications. The Companys provision for income taxes has been computed on the basis that the Company files separate consolidated Federal income tax returns with its subsidiaries. Tax payments are made to Clear Channel Communications on the basis of the Companys separate taxable income. Tax benefits recognized on the Companys employee stock option exercises are retained by the Company.
The Company computes its deferred income tax provision using the liability method in accordance with Statement of ASC 740-10, as if the Company was a separate taxpayer. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting bases and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the periods in which the deferred tax asset or liability is expected to be realized or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by valuation allowances if the Company believes it is more likely than not some portion or all of the asset will not be realized. The Companys provision for income taxes is further disclosed in Note 9.
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Pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement, the Companys employees participate in Clear Channel Communications employee benefit plans, including employee medical insurance and a 401(k) retirement benefit plan. These costs are recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses and were approximately $10.3 million and $9.4 million for the post-merger years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These costs were approximately $6.7 million for the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008 and $4.8 million for the post-merger period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
NOTE 9 INCOME TAXES
The operations of the Company are included in a consolidated Federal income tax return filed by Clear Channel Communications for pre-merger periods and CC Media Holdings for the post-merger periods. However, for financial reporting purposes, the Companys provision for income taxes has been computed on the basis that the Company files separate consolidated Federal income tax returns with its subsidiaries.
Significant components of the provision for income tax benefit (expense) are as follows:
(In thousands)
Post-Merger | Pre-Merger | |||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, |
Period from
July 31 through December 31, |
Period from
July 30, |
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2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Current Federal |
$ | 6,600 | $ | 38,067 | $ | 19,435 | $ | (3,872 | ) | |||||||
Current foreign |
(40,720 | ) | (14,907 | ) | (15,359 | ) | (24,327 | ) | ||||||||
Current state |
(1,841 | ) | (6,391 | ) | (1,031 | ) | (1,972 | ) | ||||||||
Total current |
(35,961 | ) | 16,769 | 3,045 | (30,171 | ) | ||||||||||
Deferred Federal |
21,134 | 88,972 | 229,556 | (30,169 | ) | |||||||||||
Deferred foreign |
(3,859 | ) | 30,398 | 17,763 | 12,662 | |||||||||||
Deferred state |
(2,913 | ) | 12,971 | 21,531 | (3,898 | ) | ||||||||||
Total deferred |
14,362 | 132,341 | 268,850 | (21,405 | ) | |||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
$ | (21,599 | ) | $ | 149,110 | $ | 271,895 | $ | (51,576 | ) | ||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2010 the Company recorded current tax expense of $36.0 million as compared to current tax benefits of $16.8 million for the 2009 year. The change in current tax was due primarily to the companys ability to carry back certain net operating losses in 2009 to prior years. On November 6, 2009, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (the Act) was enacted into law. The Act amended Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code to allow net operating losses realized in a tax year ended after December 31, 2007 and beginning before January 1, 2010 to be carried back for up to five year (such losses were previously limited to a two-year carryback). This change allowed the Company to recognize current tax benefits of $45.0 million in 2009 related to the projected Federal income tax refund available upon the carryback of our fiscal 2009 taxable losses to prior periods. The 2009 Federal income tax return and related net operating loss carryback claim was filed in 2010 and resulted in an actual refund of approximately $51.0 million, which was received in 2010.
Deferred tax benefits decreased $118.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to 2009, primarily due to larger impairment charges recorded in 2009 related to tax deductible intangibles. In addition, in 2010 the Company recorded additional deferred tax expenses related to excess tax over book depreciation resulting from the accelerated tax depreciation provisions available under the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 that was signed into law by the President on December 17, 2010.
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Significant components of the Companys deferred tax liabilities and assets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
(In thousands) |
Year Ended
December 31, |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Deferred tax liabilities: |
||||||||
Intangibles and fixed assets |
$ | 839,409 | $ | 805,208 | ||||
Foreign |
52,202 | 59,761 | ||||||
Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates |
222 | 177 | ||||||
Other investments |
13,305 | 267 | ||||||
Total deferred tax liabilities |
905,138 | 865,413 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets: |
||||||||
Accrued expenses |
9,224 | 8,546 | ||||||
Equity in earnings |
66 | 195 | ||||||
Deferred income |
47 | 55 | ||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards |
66,270 | 2,423 | ||||||
Bad debt reserves |
1,913 | 2,732 | ||||||
Other |
13,480 | 11,545 | ||||||
Total deferred tax assets |
91,000 | 25,496 | ||||||
Less: Valuation Allowance |
13,580 | | ||||||
Net deferred tax assets |
77,420 | 25,496 | ||||||
Net deferred tax liabilities |
827,718 | 839,917 | ||||||
Less: current portion |
850 | 1,994 | ||||||
Long-term net deferred tax liabilities |
$ | 828,568 | $ | 841,911 | ||||
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, net deferred tax assets include a deferred tax asset of $13.5 million and $11.7 million, respectively, relating to stock-based compensation expense under ASC 718-10, CompensationStock Compensation . Full realization of this deferred tax asset requires stock options to be exercised at a price equaling or exceeding the sum of the grant price plus the fair value of the option at the grant date and restricted stock to vest at a price equaling or exceeding the fair market value at the grant date. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the stock price of the Companys Common Stock will rise to levels sufficient to realize the entire tax benefit currently reflected in our balance sheet. See Note 10 for additional discussion of ASC 718-10.
The deferred tax liabilities associated with intangibles and fixed assets primarily relates to the difference in book and tax basis of acquired permits and tax deductible goodwill created from the Companys various stock acquisitions. In accordance with ASC 350-10, IntangiblesGoodwill and Other , the Company does not amortize its book basis in permits. As a result, this deferred tax liability will not reverse over time unless the Company recognizes future impairment charges related to its permits and tax deductible goodwill or sells its permits. As the Company continues to amortize its tax basis in its permits and tax deductible goodwill, the deferred tax liability will increase over time.
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The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. Federal statutory tax rates to income tax benefit (expense) is:
(In thousands) | Post-Merger | Pre-Merger | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, |
Period from
July 31 through December 31, |
Period from
July 30, |
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2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Income tax expense at statutory rates |
$ | 19,187 | $ | 357,576 | $ | 1,151,107 | $ | (76,014 | ) | |||||||
State income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit |
(4,754 | ) | 6,580 | 20,500 | (5,870 | ) | ||||||||||
Foreign taxes |
(31,098 | ) | (92,929 | ) | (95,347 | ) | 29,667 | |||||||||
Nondeductible items |
(500 | ) | (405 | ) | (258 | ) | (351 | ) | ||||||||
Tax contingencies |
1,142 | 2,901 | 946 | (668 | ) | |||||||||||
Impairment charge |
| (113,712 | ) | (803,920 | ) | | ||||||||||
Other, net |
(5,576 | ) | (10,901 | ) | (1,133 | ) | 1,660 | |||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
$ | (21,599 | ) | $ | 149,110 | $ | 271,895 | $ | (51,576 | ) | ||||||
During 2010, the Company recorded tax expense of approximately $21.6 million. Foreign income before income taxes was approximately $38.5 million for 2010. The 2010 income tax expense and (39.4%) effective tax rate were impacted primarily due to the fact that the Company was unable to benefit tax losses in certain foreign jurisdictions due to the uncertainty of the ability to utilize those losses in future years. In addition, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $13.6 million in 2010 against deferred tax assets related to capital allowances in foreign jurisdictions due to the uncertainty of the ability to realize those assets in future periods.
All tax liabilities owed by the Company are paid by the Company or on behalf of the Company by Clear Channel Communications through an operating account that represents net amounts due to or from Clear Channel Communications.
The Company continues to record interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in current income tax expense. The total amount of interest accrued at December 31, 2010 and 2009, was $11.4 million and $7.3 million, respectively. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties at December 31, 2010 and 2009, was $54.2 million and $54.9 million, respectively, of which $46.6 million and $54.5 million is included in Other long-term liabilities and $2.9 million and $0.4 million is included in Accrued Expenses on the Companys consolidated balance sheet. In addition, $4.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits are recorded net with the Companys deferred tax assets for its net operating losses as opposed to being recorded in Other long-term liabilities at December 31, 2010. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2010 and 2009 that, if recognized, would impact the effective income tax rate is $54.2 million and $54.9 million, respectively.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(In thousands) | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ | 47,568 | $ | 48,406 | ||||
Increases due to tax positions taken in the current year |
2,540 | 977 | ||||||
Increases due to tax positions taken in previous years |
6,265 | 10,697 | ||||||
Decreases due to tax positions taken in previous years |
(6,594 | ) | (4,463 | ) | ||||
Decreases due to settlements with taxing authorities |
(1,879 | ) | | |||||
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitations |
(5,093 | ) | (8,049 | ) | ||||
Balance at end of period |
$ | 42,807 | $ | 47,568 | ||||
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Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement between Clear Channel Communications and the Company, the operations of the Company are included in a consolidated Federal income tax return filed by Clear Channel Communications. In addition, the Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in various state and foreign jurisdictions. During 2010, the Company settled the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) exam for the tax years 2005 and 2006. As a result of the settlement the Company will pay approximately $1.0 million, inclusive of interest, to the IRS and reverse the excess liabilities related to the effectively settled tax years. In addition, the Company effectively settled several state and foreign tax audits during 2010 that resulted in a decrease to the liabilities recorded. During 2009, the Company increased its liability for certain issues in prior years in foreign jurisdictions as a result of ongoing audits. In addition, certain liabilities were reversed as a result of the statute of limitations lapsing for certain tax years in foreign jurisdictions. The IRS is currently auditing Clear Channel Communications and the Companys 2007 and pre-merger 2008 tax year and the CC Media Holdings and the Companys post-merger 2008 tax year. Substantially all material state, local and foreign income tax matters have been concluded for the years through 2003.
NOTE 10 SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Stock Options
The Company has granted options to purchase shares of its Class A common stock to employees and directors of the Company and its affiliates under its equity incentive plan 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 vest over a period of up to five years. A portion of the options granted vest based solely on continued service over a period of up to four years with the remainder becoming eligible to vest over five years if certain predetermined performance targets are met. The equity incentive plan contains 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 accounts for its share-based payments using the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718-10. The fair value of the options is estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model and amortized straight-line to expense over the vesting period. ASC 718-10 requires the cash flows 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 application of ASC 718-10 is not material.
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 exercise and employee terminations within the valuation model. 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 Companys options on the date of grant:
Post-Merger | Pre-Merger | |||||||
Year Ended December 31, |
Period from
July 31 through December 31, |
Period from
July 30, |
||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||
Expected volatility |
58% | 58% | n/a | 27% | ||||
Expected life in years |
5.5 7.0 | 5.5 7.0 | n/a | 5.5 7.0 | ||||
Risk-free interest rate |
1.38% 3.31% | 2.31% 3.25% | n/a | 3.24% 3.38% | ||||
Dividend yield |
0% | 0% | n/a | 0% |
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The following table presents a summary of the Companys stock options outstanding at and stock option activity during the year ended December 31, 2010 (Price reflects the weighted average exercise price per share):
(In thousands, except per share data) | Options | Price |
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Term |
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value |
||||||||||
Outstanding, January 1, 2010 |
9,040 | $ | 17.58 | |||||||||||
Granted (a) |
2,092 | 9.87 | ||||||||||||
Exercised (b) |
(178) | 5.26 | ||||||||||||
Forfeited |
(798) | 13.03 | ||||||||||||
Expired |
(1,115) | 23.72 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2010 |
9,041 | 15.55 | 6.2 years | $ | 23,799 | |||||||||
Exercisable |
4,652 | 19.80 | 4.1 years | 3,195 | ||||||||||
Expect to vest |
3,890 | 11.20 | 8.4 years | 15,867 |
(a) | The weighted average grant date fair value of the Companys options granted during the post-merger years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $5.65 per share and $3.38 per share, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of the Companys options granted during the pre-merger prior from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008 was $7.10 per share. |
(b) | Cash received from option exercises during the post-merger ended December 31, 2010 was $0.9 million. The total intrinsic value of the options exercised during the post-merger year ended December 31, 2010 was $1.1 million. No options were exercised during the post-merger year ended December 31, 2009. Cash received from option exercises during the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008, was $4.3 million. The total intrinsic value of the options exercised during the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008 was $0.7 million. |
A summary of the Companys unvested options at and changes during the year ended December 31, 2010, is presented below:
(In thousands, except per share data) | Options |
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair Value |
||||||
Unvested, January 1, 2010 |
5,623 | $ | 5.71 | |||||
Granted |
2,092 | 5.65 | ||||||
Vested (a) |
(2,528 | ) | 6.28 | |||||
Forfeited |
(798 | ) | 5.64 | |||||
Unvested, December 31, 2010 |
4,389 | 5.31 | ||||||
(a) | The total fair value of the options vested during the post-merger years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $15.9 million and $9.9 million, respectively. The total fair value of the options vested during the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008 was $5.7 million. The total fair value of the options vested during the post-merger period from July 31 through December 31, 2008 was $2.3 million. |
Restricted Stock Awards
The Company has also granted both restricted stock awards and restricted stock units to employees and directors of the Company and its affiliates under its equity incentive plan. The restricted stock awards represent shares of Class A common stock that hold a legend which restricts their transferability for a term of up to five years. The restricted stock units represent the right to receive shares upon vesting, which is generally over a period of up to five years. Both restricted stock awards and restricted stock units are forfeited, except in certain circumstances, in the event the employee terminates his or her employment or relationship with the Company prior to the lapse of the restriction.
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The following table presents a summary of the Companys restricted stock and restricted stock units outstanding and activity during the year ended December 31, 2010 (Price reflects the weighted average share price at the date of grant):
(In thousands, except per share data) |
||||||||
Awards | Price | |||||||
Outstanding, January 1, 2010 |
365 | $ | 18.14 | |||||
Granted |
11 | 12.57 | ||||||
Vested (restriction lapsed) |
(173 | ) | 19.89 | |||||
Forfeited |
(23 | ) | 22.96 | |||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2010 |
180 | 15.36 | ||||||
Share-Based Compensation Cost
The share based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The following table presents the amount of share based compensation recorded for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, during the five months ended December 31, 2008 and the seven months ended July 30, 2008:
(In thousands) | Post-Merger | Pre-Merger | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, |
Period from July 31 through December 31, |
Period from
through July 30, |
||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
$ | 8,756 | $ | 7,612 | $ | 3,038 | $ | 5,019 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
3,197 | 2,777 | 771 | 1,804 | ||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
384 | 1,715 | 372 | 585 | ||||||||||||
Total share-based payments |
$ | 12,337 | $ | 12,104 | $ | 4,181 | $ | 7,408 | ||||||||
As of December 31, 2010, there was $17.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years. In addition, as of December 31, 2010, there was $0.3 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements that will vest based on performance and service conditions. This cost will be recognized when it becomes probable that the performance condition will be satisfied.
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Reconciliation of Earnings (Loss) per Share
(In thousands, except per share data) | Post-Merger | Pre-Merger | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, |
Period from
July 31 through December 31, |
Period from
July 30, |
||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Basic and diluted numerator: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company Common Shares |
$ | (87,523 | ) | $ | (868,189 | ) | $ | (3,018,637 | ) | $ | 167,554 | |||||
Less: Participating securities dividends |
5,916 | 6,799 | | | ||||||||||||
Income attributable to the Company Unvested Shares |
| | | 214 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (93,439 | ) | $ | (874,988 | ) | $ | (3,018,637 | ) | $ | 167,340 | |||||
Denominator: |
||||||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares basic |
355,568 | 355,377 | 355,308 | 355,178 | ||||||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities: |
||||||||||||||||
Stock options and restricted stock awards (1) |
| | | 563 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares diluted |
355,568 | 355,377 | 355,308 | 355,741 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per basic common share |
$ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) | $ | (8.50 | ) | $ | 0.47 | |||||
Net income (loss) per diluted common share |
$ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) | $ | (8.50 | ) | $ | 0.47 | |||||
(1) | 5.2 million, 6.7 million, 7.7 million and 6.3 million stock options were outstanding at December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (post-merger) and July 30, 2008 (pre-merger), respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive as the respective options strike price was greater than the current market price of the shares. |
NOTE 11 EMPLOYEE STOCK AND SAVINGS PLANS
The Companys U.S. employees were eligible to participate in various 401(k) savings and other plans provided by Clear Channel Communications for the purpose of providing retirement benefits for substantially all employees. Under these plans, a Company employee can make pre-tax contributions and the Company will match 50% of the employees first 5% of pay contributed to the plan. Employees vest in these Company matching contributions based upon their years of service to the Company. Contributions to these plans of $1.9 million and $0.8 million for the post-merger years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were recorded as a component of operating expenses. Contributions of these plans of $1.4 million for the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008 and $0.9 million for the post-merger period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008 were recorded as a component of operating expenses. As of April 30, 2009, the Company suspended its matching contribution. Effective April 1, 2010, the Company reinstated the matching contribution retroactive to January 1, 2010.
In addition, employees in the Companys International segment participate in retirement plans administered by the Company which are not part of the 401(k) savings and other plans sponsored by Clear Channel Communications. Contributions to these plans of $15.8 million and $17.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were recorded as a component of operating expenses. Contributions to these plans of $7.7 million for the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008 and $5.5 million for the post-merger period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008 were recorded as a component of operating expenses.
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Certain highly compensated executives of the Company are eligible to participate in a non-qualified
deferred compensation plan sponsored by Clear Channel Communications, under which such executives are able to make an annual election to defer up to 50% of their annual salary and up to 80% of their bonus before taxes. Matching credits on amounts
deferred may be made in the sole discretion of Clear Channel Communications and Clear Channel Communications retains ownership of all assets until distributed. Participants in the plan have the opportunity to allocate their deferrals and any
matching credits among different investment options, the performance of which is used to determine the amounts paid to participants under the plan. There is no liability recorded by the Company under this deferred compensation plan as the liability
NOTE 12 OTHER INFORMATION
(In thousands) | Post-Merger | Pre-Merger | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, |
Period from
July 31 through December 31, |
Period from
July 30, |
||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) net includes: |
||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss) |
$ | (6,014 | ) | $ | (4,207 | ) | $ | 10,440 | $ | 9,404 | ||||||
Dividends on marketable securities |
| | 2,533 | 5,468 | ||||||||||||
Other |
679 | (5,161 | ) | (859 | ) | (1,507 | ) | |||||||||
Total other income (expense) net |
$ | (5,335 | ) | $ | (9,368 | ) | $ | 12,114 | $ | 13,365 | ||||||
(In thousands) | As of December 31, | |||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Other current assets include: |
||||||||
Income taxes receivable |
$ | | $ | 65,642 | ||||
Inventory |
20,698 | 24,268 | ||||||
Deposits |
30,533 | 18,707 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets |
850 | 1,994 | ||||||
Other |
38,888 | 72,388 | ||||||
Total other current assets |
$ | 90,969 | $ | 182,999 | ||||
(In thousands) | As of December 31, | |||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes: |
||||||||
Cumulative currency translation adjustment |
$ | (207,481 | ) | $ | (219,538 | ) | ||
Cumulative unrealized gain on investments |
42 | 1,361 | ||||||
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | (207,439 | ) | $ | (218,177 | ) | ||
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NOTE 13 SEGMENT DATA
The Company has two reportable operating segments, which it believes best reflects how the Company is currently managed Americas and International. The Americas segment primarily includes operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America, and the International segment primarily includes operations in Europe, Asia and Australia. Corporate includes infrastructure and support including, information technology, human resources, legal, finance and administrative functions of each of the Companys operating segments, as well as overall executive, administrative and support functions. Share-based payments are recorded by each segment in direct operating and selling, general and administrative expenses.
The following table presents the Companys operating segment results for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009; the post-merger period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008 and the pre-merger period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008:
(In thousands) | Americas | International |
Corporate and
other reconciling items |
Consolidated | ||||||||||||
Post-Merger Year Ended December 31, 2010 |
||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | 1,290,014 | $ | 1,507,980 | $ | | $ | 2,797,994 | ||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
588,592 | 971,380 | | 1,559,972 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
218,776 | 275,880 | | 494,656 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
209,127 | 204,461 | | 413,588 | ||||||||||||
Impairment charges |
| | 11,493 | 11,493 | ||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
| | 107,596 | 107,596 | ||||||||||||
Other operating expense net |
| | (23,753 | ) | (23,753 | ) | ||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
$ | 273,519 | $ | 56,259 | $ | (142,842 | ) | $ | 186,936 | |||||||
Identifiable assets |
$ | 4,597,615 | $ | 2,059,892 | $ | 438,543 | $ | 7,096,050 | ||||||||
Capital expenditures |
$ | 96,720 | $ | 98,553 | $ | | $ | 195,273 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expense |
$ | 9,207 | $ | 2,746 | $ | 384 | $ | 12,337 | ||||||||
Post-Merger Year Ended December 31, 2009 |
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | 1,238,171 | $ | 1,459,853 | $ | | $ | 2,698,024 | ||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
608,078 | 1,017,005 | | 1,625,083 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
202,196 | 282,208 | | 484,404 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
210,280 | 229,367 | | 439,647 | ||||||||||||
Impairment charges |
| | 890,737 | 890,737 | ||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
| | 65,247 | 65,247 | ||||||||||||
Other operating expense net |
| | (8,231 | ) | (8,231 | ) | ||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
$ | 217,617 | $ | (68,727 | ) | $ | (964,215 | ) | $ | (815,325 | ) | |||||
Identifiable assets |
$ | 4,722,975 | $ | 2,216,691 | $ | 252,756 | $ | 7,192,422 | ||||||||
Capital expenditures |
$ | 84,440 | $ | 91,513 | $ | | $ | 175,953 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expense |
$ | 7,977 | $ | 2,412 | $ | 1,715 | $ | 12,104 |
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(In thousands) | Americas | International |
Corporate and
other reconciling items |
Consolidated | ||||||||||||
Post-Merger Period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008 |
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | 587,427 | $ | 739,797 | $ | | $ | 1,327,224 | ||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
276,602 | 486,102 | | 762,704 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
114,260 | 147,264 | | 261,524 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
90,624 | 134,089 | | 224,713 | ||||||||||||
Impairment charges |
| | 3,217,649 | 3,217,649 | ||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
| | 31,681 | 31,681 | ||||||||||||
Other operating income net |
| | 4,870 | 4,870 | ||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
$ | 105,941 | $ | (27,658 | ) | $ | (3,244,460 | ) | $ | (3,166,177 | ) | |||||
Identifiable assets |
$ | 5,187,838 | $ | 2,409,652 | $ | 453,271 | $ | 8,050,761 | ||||||||
Capital expenditures |
$ | 93,146 | $ | 66,067 | $ | | $ | 159,213 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expense |
$ | 3,012 | $ | 797 | $ | 372 | $ | 4,181 | ||||||||
Pre-Merger Period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008 |
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | 842,831 | $ | 1,119,232 | $ | | $ | 1,962,063 | ||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
370,924 | 748,508 | | 1,119,432 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
138,629 | 206,217 | | 344,846 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
117,009 | 130,628 | | 247,637 | ||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
| | 39,364 | 39,364 | ||||||||||||
Other operating income net |
| | 10,978 | 10,978 | ||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
$ | 216,269 | $ | 33,879 | $ | (28,386 | ) | $ | 221,762 | |||||||
Capital expenditures |
$ | 82,672 | $ | 116,450 | $ | | $ | 199,122 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expense |
$ | 5,453 | $ | 1,370 | $ | 585 | $ | 7,408 |
Revenue of $1.6 billion, $1.6 billion, $790.6 million and $1.2 billion derived from the Companys foreign operations are included in the data above for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the post-merger period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008 and the pre-merger period January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008, respectively. Revenue of $1.2 billion, $1.1 billion, $536.6 million and $776.3 million derived from the Companys U.S. operations are included in the data above for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the post-merger period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008 and the pre-merger period January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008, respectively.
Identifiable long-lived assets of $801.1 million, $862.1 million and $908.0 million derived from the Companys foreign operations are included in the data above for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Identifiable long-lived assets of $1.5 billion, $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion derived from the Companys U.S. operations are included in the data above for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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NOTE 14 QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
March 31, | June 30, | September 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | 608,768 | $ | 582,216 | $ | 701,407 | $ | 692,117 | $ | 695,086 | $ | 660,622 | $ | 792,733 | $ | 763,069 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
378,886 | 379,608 | 385,884 | 392,309 | 380,619 | 398,766 | 414,583 | 454,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
111,357 | 117,764 | 130,692 | 121,342 | 115,224 | 108,824 | 137,383 | 136,474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
20,772 | 14,246 | 23,757 | 15,653 | 26,197 | 15,547 | 36,870 | 19,801 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
101,709 | 101,908 | 105,299 | 114,808 | 103,833 | 111,053 | 102,747 | 111,878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment charges |
| | | 812,390 | | | 11,493 | 78,347 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income (expense) net |
1,018 | 4,612 | 1,720 | 4,353 | (27,672 | ) | 1,160 | 1,181 | (18,356 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
(2,938 | ) | (26,698 | ) | 57,495 | (760,032 | ) | 41,541 | 27,592 | 90,838 | (56,187 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
58,318 | 38,887 | 60,395 | 38,197 | 60,276 | 37,908 | 60,464 | 39,927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income on Due from Clear Channel Communications |
3,413 | 114 | 3,806 | 111 | 4,800 | 133 | 7,441 | 366 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on marketable securities |
| | | | | 11,315 | 6,490 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates |
(803 | ) | (2,293 | ) | 4 | (21,755 | ) | (663 | ) | (2,046 | ) | (8,474 | ) | (5,348 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense) net |
(837 | ) | (3,168 | ) | (4,155 | ) | (2,612 | ) | 1,545 | 492 | (1,888 | ) | (4,080 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(59,483 | ) | (70,932 | ) | (3,245 | ) | (822,485 | ) | (13,053 | ) | (23,052 | ) | 20,963 | (105,176 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
10,704 | (20,423 | ) | 741 | 133,124 | (18,829 | ) | (10,999 | ) | (14,215 | ) | 47,408 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
(48,779 | ) | (91,355 | ) | (2,504 | ) | (689,361 | ) | (31,882 | ) | (34,051 | ) | 6,748 | (57,768 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
(997 | ) | (3,475 | ) | 6,623 | (263 | ) | 3,012 | 325 | 2,468 | (933 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (47,782 | ) | $ | (87,880 | ) | $ | (9,127 | ) | $ | (689,098 | ) | $ | (34,894 | ) | $ | (34,376 | ) | $ | 4,280 | $ | (56,835 | ) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic |
$ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (1.94 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.18 | ) | |||||||||
Diluted |
$ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (1.94 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.18 | ) |
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NOTE 15 GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES
The Company and certain of Clear Channels direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (the Guarantor Subsidiaries) fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis certain of Clear Channels outstanding indebtedness. The following consolidating schedules present financial information on a combined basis in conformity with the SECs Regulation S-X Rule 3-10(d):
Post-merger (In thousands) |
December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent
Company |
Subsidiary
Issuer |
Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | | $ | | $ | 420,229 | $ | 203,789 | $ | | $ | 624,018 | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
| | 270,037 | 484,563 | | 754,600 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany receivables |
| 116,624 | 841,867 | 5,781 | (964,272 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
1,537 | | 43,116 | 55,738 | | 100,391 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other current assets |
| | 10,205 | 80,764 | | 90,969 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Current Assets |
1,537 | 116,624 | 1,585,454 | 830,635 | (964,272 | ) | 1,569,978 | |||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
| | 1,493,640 | 804,084 | | 2,297,724 | ||||||||||||||||||
Definite-lived intangibles, net |
| | 400,012 | 305,206 | | 705,218 | ||||||||||||||||||
Indefinite-lived intangibles |
| | 1,098,958 | 15,455 | | 1,114,413 | ||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
| | 571,932 | 290,310 | | 862,242 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany notes receivable |
182,026 | 2,590,955 | 9,243 | 17,832 | (2,800,056 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Due from Clear Channel Communications |
383,778 | | | | | 383,778 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other assets |
2,773,305 | 1,034,182 | 1,492,337 | 62,319 | (5,199,446 | ) | 162,697 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 3,340,646 | $ | 3,741,761 | $ | 6,651,576 | $ | 2,325,841 | $ | (8,963,774 | ) | $ | 7,096,050 | |||||||||||
Accounts payable |
$ | | $ | | $ | 6,175 | $ | 94,365 | $ | | $ | 100,540 | ||||||||||||
Accrued expenses |
(26 | ) | 165 | 135,570 | 406,821 | | 542,530 | |||||||||||||||||
Intercompany notes payable |
834,695 | | 129,577 | | (964,272 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Deferred income |
| | 38,264 | 62,411 | | 100,675 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt |
| | | 41,676 | | 41,676 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Current Liabilities |
834,669 | 165 | 309,586 | 605,273 | (964,272 | ) | 785,421 | |||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt |
| 2,500,000 | | 22,133 | | 2,522,133 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany notes payable |
7,491 | | 2,701,610 | 90,955 | (2,800,056 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
| 1,108 | 105,482 | 145,283 | | 251,873 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax liability |
225 | | 761,593 | 66,750 | | 828,568 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total shareholders equity |
2,498,261 | 1,240,488 | 2,773,305 | 1,395,447 | (5,199,446 | ) | 2,708,055 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
$ | 3,340,646 | $ | 3,741,761 | $ | 6,651,576 | $ | 2,325,841 | $ | (8,963,774 | ) | $ | 7,096,050 | |||||||||||
95
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Post-merger (In thousands) |
December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent
Company |
Subsidiary
Issuer |
Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | | $ | | $ | 431,105 | $ | 178,331 | $ | | $ | 609,436 | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
| | 249,325 | 480,981 | | 730,306 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany receivables |
| 4,689 | 582,554 | 20,606 | (607,849 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
1,799 | | 43,521 | 72,484 | | 117,804 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other current assets |
997 | (1,935 | ) | 79,115 | 104,822 | | 182,999 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Current Assets |
2,796 | 2,754 | 1,385,620 | 857,224 | (607,849 | ) | 1,640,545 | |||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
| | 1,562,256 | 878,382 | | 2,440,638 | ||||||||||||||||||
Definite-lived intangibles, net |
| | 423,935 | 375,209 | | 799,144 | ||||||||||||||||||
Indefinite-lived intangibles |
| | 1,117,568 | 14,650 | | 1,132,218 | ||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
| | 571,932 | 289,660 | | 861,592 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany notes receivable |
182,026 | 2,700,000 | 9,243 | 18,235 | (2,909,504 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Due from Clear Channel Communications |
123,308 | | | | | 123,308 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other assets |
2,849,918 | 1,075,719 | 1,517,111 | 80,019 | (5,327,790 | ) | 194,977 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 3,158,048 | $ | 3,778,473 | $ | 6,587,665 | $ | 2,513,379 | $ | (8,845,143 | ) | $ | 7,192,422 | |||||||||||
Accounts payable |
$ | | $ | | $ | 6,096 | $ | 103,226 | $ | | $ | 109,322 | ||||||||||||
Accrued expenses |
| | 106,396 | 398,724 | 505,120 | |||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany notes payable |
582,554 | | 25,295 | | (607,849 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Deferred income |
| | 38,579 | 70,999 | | 109,578 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt |
| | 77 | 46,996 | | 47,073 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Current Liabilities |
582,554 | | 176,443 | 619,945 | (607,849 | ) | 771,093 | |||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt |
| 2,500,000 | | 61,805 | | 2,561,805 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany notes payable |
7,622 | | 2,692,639 | 209,243 | (2,909,504 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
| 1,225 | 87,819 | 167,192 | | 256,236 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax liability |
225 | | 780,846 | 60,840 | | 841,911 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total shareholders equity |
2,567,647 | 1,277,248 | 2,849,918 | 1,394,354 | (5,327,790 | ) | 2,761,377 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
$ | 3,158,048 | $ | 3,778,473 | $ | 6,587,665 | $ | 2,513,379 | $ | (8,845,143 | ) | $ | 7,192,422 | |||||||||||
96
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Post-merger (In thousands) |
Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent
Company |
Subsidiary
Issuer |
Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | | $ | | $ | 1,125,243 | $ | 1,672,751 | $ | | $ | 2,797,994 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
| | 498,452 | 1,061,520 | | 1,559,972 | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
| | 184,674 | 309,982 | | 494,656 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
13,407 | 451 | 66,390 | 27,348 | | 107,596 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| | 193,973 | 219,615 | | 413,588 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment charge |
| | 9,351 | 2,142 | | 11,493 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expense net |
| | (13,244 | ) | (10,509 | ) | | (23,753 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
(13,407 | ) | (451 | ) | 159,159 | 41,635 | | 186,936 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
447 | 230,687 | 4,312 | 4,007 | | 239,453 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest income on Due from Clear Channel Communications |
| | 19,460 | | | 19,460 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany interest income |
14,062 | 231,680 | | 987 | (246,729 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Intercompany interest expense |
484 | | 244,422 | 1,823 | (246,729 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Loss on marketable securities |
| | | 6,490 | | 6,490 | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates |
(87,351 | ) | (26,733 | ) | (26,899 | ) | (9,753 | ) | 140,800 | (9,936 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) net |
| | (16,266 | ) | 10,931 | | (5,335 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(87,627 | ) | (26,191 | ) | (113,280 | ) | 31,480 | 140,800 | (54,818 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
104 | 515 | 25,929 | (48,147 | ) | | (21,599 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
(87,523 | ) | (25,676 | ) | (87,351 | ) | (16,667 | ) | 140,800 | (76,417 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| | | 11,106 | | 11,106 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (87,523 | ) | $ | (25,676 | ) | $ | (87,351 | ) | $ | (27,773 | ) | $ | 140,800 | $ | (87,523 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
| 3,720 | | 12,517 | | 16,237 | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency reclassification adjustment |
| | | 3,437 | | 3,437 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
| | | (7,809 | ) | | (7,809 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss on marketable securities included in net income (loss) |
| | | 6,490 | | 6,490 | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity in subsidiary comprehensive income |
10,738 | (318 | ) | 10,738 | | (21,158 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) |
(76,785 | ) | (22,274 | ) | (76,613 | ) | (13,138 | ) | 119,642 | (69,168 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| | | 7,617 | | 7,617 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (76,785 | ) | $ | (22,274 | ) | $ | (76,613 | ) | $ | (20,755 | ) | $ | 119,642 | $ | (76,785 | ) | |||||||
97
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Post-merger (In thousands) |
Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent
Company |
Subsidiary
Issuer |
Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | | $ | | $ | 1,102,716 | $ | 1,595,308 | $ | | $ | 2,698,024 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
| | 534,423 | 1,090,660 | | 1,625,083 | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
| | 172,818 | 311,586 | | 484,404 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
13,859 | | 36,403 | 14,985 | | 65,247 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| | 195,439 | 244,208 | | 439,647 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment charge |
| | 696,500 | 194,237 | | 890,737 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income (expense) net |
| | (11,807 | ) | 3,576 | | (8,231 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Operating loss |
(13,859 | ) | | (544,674 | ) | (256,792 | ) | | (815,325 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
410 | 5,702 | 143,570 | 5,237 | | 154,919 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest income on Due from Clear Channel Communications |
| | 724 | | | 724 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany interest income |
10,729 | 7,198 | 1,086 | 1,225 | (20,238 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Intercompany interest expense |
860 | | 16,751 | 2,627 | (20,238 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Loss on marketable securities |
| | | 11,315 | | 11,315 | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates |
(864,323 | ) | (233,027 | ) | (287,430 | ) | (30,928 | ) | 1,384,266 | (31,442 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other expense net |
(1,683 | ) | | (2,806 | ) | (4,879 | ) | | (9,368 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(870,406 | ) | (231,531 | ) | (993,421 | ) | (310,553 | ) | 1,384,266 | (1,021,645 | ) | |||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
2,217 | (2,742 | ) | 129,481 | 20,154 | | 149,110 | |||||||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
(868,189 | ) | (234,273 | ) | (863,940 | ) | (290,399 | ) | 1,384,266 | (872,535 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| | | (4,346 | ) | | (4,346 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (868,189 | ) | $ | (234,273 | ) | $ | (863,940 | ) | $ | (286,053 | ) | $ | 1,384,266 | $ | (868,189 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |
| | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
| (286 | ) | | 118,918 | | 118,632 | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency reclassification adjustment |
| | | (523 | ) | | (523 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
| | | (9,971 | ) | | (9,971 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss on marketable securities included in net income (loss) |
| | | 11,315 | | 11,315 | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity in subsidiary comprehensive income |
111,403 | 79,329 | 111,403 | | (302,135 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) |
(756,786 | ) | (155,230 | ) | (752,537 | ) | (166,314 | ) | 1,082,131 | (748,736 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| | | 8,050 | | 8,050 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (756,786 | ) | $ | (155,230 | ) | $ | (752,537 | ) | $ | (174,364 | ) | $ | 1,082,131 | $ | (756,786 | ) | |||||||
98
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Post-merger (In thousands) |
Period from July 31 through December 31, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent
Company |
Subsidiary
Issuer |
Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | | $ | | $ | 523,553 | $ | 803,671 | $ | | $ | 1,327,224 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
| | 241,222 | 521,482 | | 762,704 | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
| | 99,332 | 162,192 | | 261,524 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
4,449 | | 16,345 | 10,887 | | 31,681 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| | 84,642 | 140,071 | | 224,713 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment charges |
| | 3,019,528 | 198,121 | | 3,217,649 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income net |
| | 4,546 | 324 | | 4,870 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating loss |
(4,449 | ) | | (2,932,970 | ) | (228,758 | ) | | (3,166,177 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
189 | (1 | ) | 71,082 | 2,455 | | 73,725 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest income on Due from Clear Channel Communications |
| | 862 | | | 862 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany interest income |
5,756 | 1,474 | 1,301 | 897 | (9,428 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Intercompany interest expense |
698 | | 5,955 | 2,775 | (9,428 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Loss on marketable securities |
| | | 59,842 | | 59,842 | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates |
(3,018,903 | ) | (255,806 | ) | (277,256 | ) | (1,348 | ) | 3,551,204 | (2,109 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense) net |
| | (2,843 | ) | 14,957 | | 12,114 | |||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(3,018,483 | ) | (254,331 | ) | (3,287,943 | ) | (279,324 | ) | 3,551,204 | (3,288,877 | ) | |||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
(154 | ) | (943 | ) | 269,760 | 3,232 | | 271,895 | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
(3,018,637 | ) | (255,274 | ) | (3,018,183 | ) | (276,092 | ) | 3,551,204 | (3,016,982 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| | | 1,655 | | 1,655 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (3,018,637 | ) | $ | (255,274 | ) | $ | (3,018,183 | ) | $ | (277,747 | ) | $ | 3,551,204 | $ | (3,018,637 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
| | | (341,113 | ) | | (341,113 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency reclassification adjustment |
| | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
| | | (59,825 | ) | | (59,825 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss on marketable securities included in net income (loss) |
| | | 59,842 | | 59,842 | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity in subsidiary comprehensive income |
(329,580 | ) | (266,227 | ) | (329,580 | ) | | 925,387 | | |||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) |
(3,348,217 | ) | (521,501 | ) | (3,347,763 | ) | (618,843 | ) | 4,476,591 | (3,359,733 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| | | (11,516 | ) | | (11,516 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | (3,348,217 | ) | $ | (521,501 | ) | $ | (3,347,763 | ) | $ | (607,327 | ) | $ | 4,476,591 | $ | (3,348,217 | ) | |||||||
99
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Pre-merger (In thousands) |
Period from January 1 through July 30, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent
Company |
Subsidiary
Issuer |
Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | | $ | | $ | 761,648 | $ | 1,200,415 | $ | | $ | 1,962,063 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direct operating expenses |
| | 328,598 | 790,834 | | 1,119,432 | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
| | 119,437 | 225,409 | | 344,846 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses |
2,773 | | 24,626 | 11,965 | | 39,364 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| | 109,619 | 138,018 | | 247,637 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other operating income net |
| | 4,525 | 6,453 | | 10,978 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
(2,773 | ) | | 183,893 | 40,642 | | 221,762 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
170 | | 86,704 | 4,503 | | 91,377 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest income on Due from Clear Channel Communications |
| | 2,590 | | | 2,590 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany interest income |
6,718 | 2,529 | | 11 | (9,258 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Intercompany interest expense |
| | 6,729 | 2,529 | (9,258 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliates |
165,284 | 101,170 | 109,198 | 70,963 | (375,773 | ) | 70,842 | |||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense) net |
(183 | ) | | (636 | ) | 14,184 | | 13,365 | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
168,876 | 103,699 | 201,612 | 118,768 | (375,773 | ) | 217,182 | |||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense |
(1,322 | ) | (1,438 | ) | (36,328 | ) | (12,488 | ) | | (51,576 | ) | |||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
167,554 | 102,261 | 165,284 | 106,280 | (375,773 | ) | 165,606 | |||||||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| | | (1,948 | ) | | (1,948 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | 167,554 | $ | 102,261 | $ | 165,284 | $ | 108,228 | $ | (375,773 | ) | $ | 167,554 | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |
| | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
| | | 84,603 | | 84,603 | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency reclassification adjustment |
| | | 2,588 | | 2,588 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
| | | (27,496 | ) | | (27,496 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Equity in subsidiary comprehensive income |
45,676 | 36,516 | 45,676 | | (127,868 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) |
213,230 | 138,777 | 210,960 | 167,923 | (503,641 | ) | 227,249 | |||||||||||||||||
Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| | | 14,019 | | 14,019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company |
$ | 213,230 | $ | 138,777 | $ | 210,960 | $ | 153,904 | $ | (503,641 | ) | $ | 213,230 | |||||||||||
100
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Post-merger | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
Parent
Company |
Subsidiary
Issuer |
Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
$ | (87,523 | ) | $ | (25,676 | ) | $ | (87,351 | ) | $ | (16,667 | ) | $ | 140,800 | $ | (76,417 | ) | |||||||
Reconciling items: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment charges |
| | 9,351 | 2,142 | | 11,493 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| | 193,973 | 219,615 | | 413,588 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax expense (benefit) |
| | (15,158 | ) | 796 | | (14,362 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts |
| | 2,284 | 6,584 | | 8,868 | ||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation |
| | 9,591 | 2,746 | | 12,337 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss on sale of operating assets |
| | 13,244 | 10,509 | | 23,753 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss on marketable securities |
| | | 6,490 | | 6,490 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other, net |
87,351 | 30,453 | 30,522 | 17,982 | (140,800 | ) | 25,508 | |||||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase in accounts receivable |
| | (23,460 | ) | (23,653 | ) | | (47,113 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in Federal income taxes receivable |
774 | (1,502 | ) | 50,136 | 1,550 | | 50,958 | |||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
| (117 | ) | 55,016 | (4,176 | ) | | 50,723 | ||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in deferred income |
| | 232 | (7,277 | ) | | (7,045 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions |
815 | (267 | ) | 10,652 | 55,236 | | 66,436 | |||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
1,417 | 2,891 | 249,032 | 271,877 | | 525,217 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
| | (90,702 | ) | (104,571 | ) | | (195,273 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from disposal of assets |
| | 6,501 | 1,252 | | 7,753 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of operating assets, net of cash acquired |
| | (1,765 | ) | (76 | ) | | (1,841 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Equity contributions to subsidiaries |
| | (331 | ) | | 331 | | |||||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in intercompany notes receivable net |
| 109,045 | | 404 | (109,449 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Dividends from subsidiaries |
| | 107 | | (107 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Change in other net |
| | (1,797 | ) | (7,547 | ) | | (9,344 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities |
| 109,045 | (87,987 | ) | (110,538 | ) | (109,225 | ) | (198,705 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Draws on credit facilities |
| | | 4,670 | | 4,670 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payments on credit facilities |
| | (78 | ) | (47,017 | ) | | (47,095 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt |
| | | 6,844 | | 6,844 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payments on long-term debt |
| | | (13,212 | ) | | (13,212 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net transfers to Clear Channel Communications |
(260,470 | ) | | | | | (260,470 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Intercompany funding |
258,268 | (111,936 | ) | (171,569 | ) | 25,237 | | | ||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in intercompany notes payable net |
(130 | ) | | (274 | ) | (109,045 | ) | 109,449 | | |||||||||||||||
Dividends declared and paid |
| | | (107 | ) | 107 | | |||||||||||||||||
Equity contributions from parent |
| | | 331 | (331 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Change in other net |
915 | | | (6,115 | ) | | (5,200 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities |
(1,417 | ) | (111,936 | ) | (171,921 | ) | (138,414 | ) | 109,225 | (314,463 | ) | |||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
| | | 2,533 | | 2,533 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
| | (10,876 | ) | 25,458 | | 14,582 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
| | 431,105 | 178,331 | | 609,436 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | | $ | | $ | 420,229 | $ | 203,789 | $ | | $ | 624,018 | ||||||||||||
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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Post-merger | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
Parent
Company |
Subsidiary
Issuer |
Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
$ | (868,189 | ) | $ | (234,273 | ) | $ | (863,940 | ) | $ | (290,399 | ) | $ | 1,384,266 | $ | (872,535 | ) | |||||||
Reconciling items: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment charges |
| | 696,500 | 194,237 | | 890,737 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| | 195,439 | 244,208 | | 439,647 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax expense (benefit) |
224 | | (99,644 | ) | (32,921 | ) | | (132,341 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts |
| | 2,605 | 14,975 | | 17,580 | ||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation |
| | 9,692 | 2,412 | | 12,104 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Gain) loss on sale of operating assets |
| | 11,807 | (3,576 | ) | | 8,231 | |||||||||||||||||
Loss on marketable securities |
| | | 11,315 | | 11,315 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other net |
863,766 | 232,741 | 289,432 | 35,426 | (1,384,266 | ) | 37,099 | |||||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable |
| | (87 | ) | 68,089 | | 68,002 | |||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
| 225 | 18,387 | (6,855 | ) | | 11,757 | |||||||||||||||||
Decrease in deferred income |
| | (1,641 | ) | (346 | ) | | (1,987 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions |
(1,977 | ) | 992 | (30,405 | ) | (16,955 | ) | | (48,345 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities |
(6,176 | ) | (315 | ) | 228,145 | 219,610 | | 441,264 | ||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
| | (79,523 | ) | (96,430 | ) | | (175,953 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from disposal of assets |
| | 6,682 | 11,462 | | 18,144 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of operating assets, net of cash acquired |
| | (5,032 | ) | 99 | | (4,933 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Equity contributions to subsidiaries |
(500,000 | ) | | (58 | ) | | 500,058 | | ||||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in intercompany notes receivable net |
| (2,500,000 | ) | | 4,663 | 2,495,337 | | |||||||||||||||||
Dividends from subsidiaries |
| | 17,028 | | (17,028 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Change in other net |
2,132 | | (3,282 | ) | 1,028 | | (122 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities |
(497,868 | ) | (2,500,000 | ) | (64,185 | ) | (79,178 | ) | 2,978,367 | (162,864 | ) | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Draws on credit facilities |
| | | 7,125 | | 7,125 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payments on credit facilities |
| | (1,052 | ) | (2,312 | ) | | (3,364 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt |
| 2,500,000 | | | | 2,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payments on long-term debt |
| | (2,500,000 | ) | (5,913 | ) | | (2,505,913 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net transfers from Clear Channel Communications |
319,401 | | | | | 319,401 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred financing charges |
| | (60,330 | ) | | | (60,330 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Purchases of noncontrolling interest |
| | | (25,153 | ) | | (25,153 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Intercompany funding |
191,893 | 315 | (159,150 | ) | (33,058 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in intercompany notes payable net |
(7,140 | ) | | 2,502,477 | | (2,495,337 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared and paid |
| | | (17,028 | ) | 17,028 | | |||||||||||||||||
Equity contributions from parent |
| | 500,000 | 58 | (500,058 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Change in other net |
(110 | ) | | | | | (110 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities |
504,044 | 2,500,315 | 281,945 | (76,281 | ) | (2,978,367 | ) | 231,656 | ||||||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
| | | 4,568 | | 4,568 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
| | 445,905 | 68,719 | | 514,624 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
| | (14,800 | ) | 109,612 | | 94,812 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | | $ | | $ | 431,105 | $ | 178,331 | $ | | $ | 609,436 | ||||||||||||
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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Post-merger | Period from July 31 through December 31, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
Parent
Company |
Subsidiary
Issuer |
Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
$ | (3,018,637 | ) | $ | (255,274 | ) | $ | (3,018,183 | ) | $ | (276,092 | ) | $ | 3,551,204 | $ | (3,016,982 | ) | |||||||
Reconciling items: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment charges |
| | 3,019,528 | 198,121 | | 3,217,649 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| | 84,642 | 140,071 | | 224,713 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax benefit |
(97 | ) | | (253,322 | ) | (15,431 | ) | | (268,850 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts |
| | 16,268 | 8,000 | | 24,268 | ||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation |
| | 3,385 | 796 | | 4,181 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of operating assets |
| | (4,546 | ) | (324 | ) | | (4,870 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Loss on marketable securities |
| | | 59,842 | | 59,842 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other net |
3,018,903 | 255,806 | 277,256 | 1,348 | (3,551,204 | ) | 2,109 | |||||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in accounts receivable |
| | 27,842 | 59,409 | | 87,251 | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
| 171 | 5,236 | (84,020 | ) | | (78,613 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Decrease in deferred income |
| | (11,550 | ) | (36,885 | ) | | (48,435 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions |
(2,094 | ) | (494 | ) | 6,081 | 66,546 | | 70,039 | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities |
(1,925 | ) | 209 | 152,637 | 121,381 | | 272,302 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
| | (74,925 | ) | (84,288 | ) | | (159,213 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from disposal of assets |
| | 2,143 | 774 | | 2,917 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of operating assets, net of cash acquired |
| | (8,337 | ) | (3,340 | ) | | (11,677 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Equity contributions to subsidiaries |
| | (1,798 | ) | | 1,798 | | |||||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in intercompany notes receivable net |
37,798 | | (8,783 | ) | | (29,015 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||
Change in other net |
240 | | 224 | (25,203 | ) | | (24,739 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities |
38,038 | | (91,476 | ) | (112,057 | ) | (27,217 | ) | (192,712 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Draws on credit facilities |
| | | 30,000 | | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payments on credit facilities |
| | (526 | ) | (134 | ) | | (660 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt |
| | | 25,020 | | 25,020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payments on long-term debt |
| | | (37,145 | ) | | (37,145 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net transfers to Clear Channel Communications |
(85,611 | ) | | | | | (85,611 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Intercompany funding |
49,544 | (209 | ) | (55,673 | ) | 6,338 | | | ||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in intercompany notes payable net |
| | | (29,015 | ) | 29,015 | | |||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared and paid |
| | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity contributions from parent |
| | | 1,798 | (1,798 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Change in other net |
(46 | ) | | | | | (46 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities |
(36,113 | ) | (209 | ) | (56,199 | ) | (3,138 | ) | 27,217 | (68,442 | ) | |||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
| | | 10,539 | | 10,539 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
| | 4,962 | 16,725 | | 21,687 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
| | (19,762 | ) | 92,887 | | 73,125 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | | $ | | $ | (14,800 | ) | $ | 109,612 | $ | | $ | 94,812 | |||||||||||
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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Pre-merger | Period from January 1 through July 30, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
Parent
Company |
Subsidiary
Issuer |
Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated net income (loss) |
$ | 167,554 | $ | 102,261 | $ | 165,284 | $ | 106,280 | $ | (375,773 | ) | $ | 165,606 | |||||||||||
Reconciling items: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| | 109,619 | 138,018 | | 247,637 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax expense (benefit) |
30 | | 33,839 | (12,464 | ) | | 21,405 | |||||||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts |
| | 2,927 | 5,661 | | 8,588 | ||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation |
| | 5,135 | 1,371 | | 6,506 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of operating assets |
| | (4,525 | ) | (6,453 | ) | | (10,978 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Other net |
(165,284 | ) | (101,170 | ) | (109,198 | ) | (70,963 | ) | 375,773 | (70,842 | ) | |||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in accounts receivable |
| | 1,232 | 5,876 | | 7,108 | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
| 78 | (8,328 | ) | (17,856 | ) | | (26,106 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Increase in deferred income |
| | 2,651 | 30,567 | | 33,218 | ||||||||||||||||||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions |
(1,156 | ) | 158 | (21,136 | ) | (28,686 | ) | | (50,820 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
1,144 | 1,327 | 177,500 | 151,351 | | 331,322 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
| | (75,917 | ) | (123,205 | ) | | (199,122 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from disposal of assets |
| | 5,097 | 33,533 | | 38,630 | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of operating assets, net of cash acquired |
| | (46,773 | ) | (38,048 | ) | | (84,821 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Equity contributions to subsidiaries |
| (20 | ) | (21 | ) | | 41 | | ||||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in intercompany notes receivable net |
(37,798 | ) | | | (22,898 | ) | 60,696 | | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends from subsidiaries |
| 19,390 | 28,853 | | (48,243 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Change in other net |
(848 | ) | | (4,184 | ) | 17,213 | | 12,181 | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities |
(38,646 | ) | 19,370 | (92,945 | ) | (133,405 | ) | 12,494 | (233,132 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Draws on credit facilities |
| | | 72,150 | | 72,150 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payments on credit facilities |
| | (2,642 | ) | (155,132 | ) | | (157,774 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt |
| | | 5,476 | | 5,476 | ||||||||||||||||||
Payments on long-term debt |
| | | (4,662 | ) | | (4,662 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net transfers to Clear Channel Communications |
(83,585 | ) | | | | | (83,585 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Intercompany funding |
102,328 | (1,327 | ) | (103,867 | ) | 2,866 | | | ||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in intercompany notes payable net |
14,762 | | 8,136 | 37,798 | (60,696 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared and paid |
| (19,390 | ) | | (28,853 | ) | 48,243 | | ||||||||||||||||
Equity contributions from parent |
| 20 | | 21 | (41 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
Change in other net |
3,997 | | | | | 3,997 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities |
37,502 | (20,697 | ) | (98,373 | ) | (70,336 | ) | (12,494 | ) | (164,398 | ) | |||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
| | | 4,436 | | 4,436 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
| | (13,818 | ) | (47,954 | ) | | (61,772 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
| | (5,944 | ) | 140,841 | | 134,897 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | | $ | | $ | (19,762 | ) | $ | 92,887 | $ | | $ | 73,125 | |||||||||||
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ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable
ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we have carried out an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2010 to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation of the Companys financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
As of December 31, 2010, management assessed the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the assessment, management determined that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on those criteria.
Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited the consolidated financial statements of the Company included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. The report, which expresses an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, is included in this Item under the heading Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
We have audited Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.s (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). The Companys management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the COSO criteria .
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the period from July 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008, and the period from January 1, 2008 through July 30, 2008 and our report dated February 14, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Antonio, Texas
February 14, 2011
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Not applicable
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ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item with respect to our executive officers is set forth at the end of Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the Code) applicable to our directors and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller. The Code is publicly available on our internet website at www.clearchanneloutdoor.com. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirements of Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Code that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and relates to any element of the definition of code of ethics set forth in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K by posting such information on our website, www.clearchanneloutdoor.com.
All other information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information set forth in our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Definitive Proxy Statement), which we expect to file with the SEC within 120 days after our fiscal year end.
ITEM 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement, which we expect to file with the SEC within 120 days after our fiscal year end.
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The following table summarizes information as of December 31, 2010 relating to the Companys equity compensation plan pursuant to which grants of options, restricted stock or other rights to acquire shares may be granted from time to time.
Plan category |
Number of
securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) |
Weighted-
average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b) |
Number of securities
remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) |
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Equity compensation plans approved by
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9,221,300 | $ | 15.24 | 31,478,849 | ||||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |
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Total |
9,221,300 | $ | 15.24 | 31,478,849 |
(1) | Represents the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. |
All other information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement, which we expect to file with the SEC within 120 days after our fiscal year end.
ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement, which we expect to file with the SEC within 120 days after our fiscal year end.
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ITEM 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement, which we expect to file with the SEC within 120 days after our fiscal year end.
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ITEM 15. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |
(a)1. Financial Statements.
The following consolidated financial statements are included in Item 8:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009.
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(a)2. Financial Statement Schedule.
The following financial statement schedule for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 and related report of independent auditors is filed as part of this report and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements.
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are in applicable, and therefore have been omitted.
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SCHEDULE II
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
(In thousands)
Description |
Balance at
Beginning of Period |
Charges to
Costs, Expenses and Other |
Write-off
of Accounts Receivable |
Other
(1) |
Balance at
End of Period |
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Period from January 1 through July 30, 2008 |
$ | 29,741 | $ | 8,588 | $ | 4,654 | $ | 2,152 | $ | 35,827 | ||||||||||
Period from July 31 through December 31, 2008 |
$ | 35,827 | $ | 24,268 | $ | 8,155 | $ | (3,340 | ) | $ | 48,600 | |||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2009 |
$ | 48,600 | $ | 17,580 | $ | 14,760 | $ | (350 | ) | $ | 51,070 | |||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2010 |
$ | 51,070 | $ | 8,773 | $ | 11,373 | $ | 562 | $ | 49,032 |
(1) | Primarily foreign currency adjustments. |
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance
(In thousands)
Description |
Balance at beginning
of period |
Charges to costs,
expenses and other (1) |
Balance at end of
period |
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Year ended December 31, 2010 |
$ | | $ | 13,580 | $ | 13,580 |
(1) | During 2010, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on certain capital allowance deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of the ability to utilize those assets in future periods. |
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(a)3. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number |
Description |
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3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005). | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007). | |
4.1 | Form of Specimen Class A Common Stock certificate of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-127375) filed October 25, 2005). | |
4.2 | Indenture with respect to 9.25% Series A Senior Notes due 2017, dated as of December 23, 2009, by and among Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association and the guarantors party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). | |
4.3 | Indenture with respect to 9.25% Series B Senior Notes due 2017, dated as of December 23, 2009, by and among Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association and the guarantors party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). | |
10.1 | Master Agreement dated November 16, 2005 between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005). | |
10.2 | Registration Rights Agreement dated November 16, 2005 between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005). | |
10.3 | Corporate Services Agreement dated November 16, 2005 between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and Clear Channel Management Services, L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005). | |
10.4 | Tax Matters Agreement dated November 10, 2005 between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005). | |
10.5 | Employee Matters Agreement dated November 10, 2005 between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005). |
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
|
10.6 | Amended and Restated License Agreement dated November 10, 2005 between Clear Channel Identity, L.P. and Outdoor Management Services, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005). | |
10.7 | Revolving Promissory Note dated November 10, 2005 payable by Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. to Clear Channel Communications, Inc. in the original principal amount of $1,000,000,000 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005). | |
10.8 | First Amendment, dated as of December 23, 2009, to the Revolving Promissory Note, dated as of November 10, 2005, by Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., as Maker, to Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). | |
10.9 | Revolving Promissory Note dated November 10, 2005 payable by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. to Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in the original principal amount of $1,000,000,000 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005). | |
10.10 | First Amendment, dated as of December 23, 2009, to the Revolving Promissory Note, dated as of November 10, 2005, by Clear Channel Communications, Inc., as Maker, to Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). | |
10.11 | Senior Unsecured Term Promissory Note dated August 2, 2005 in the original principal amount of $2.5 billion (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Amendment No. 2 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-127375) filed September 26, 2005). | |
10.12 | First Amendment to Senior Unsecured Term Promissory Note dated October 7, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Amendment No. 3 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-127375) filed October 14, 2005). | |
10.13§ | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 30, 2007). | |
10.14§ | First Form of Option Agreement under the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-130229) filed December 9, 2005). | |
10.15§ | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-130229) filed December 9, 2005). | |
10.16*§ | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. | |
10.17§ | 2006 Annual Incentive Plan of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 30, 2007). | |
10.18§ | Relocation Policy - Chief Executive Officer and Direct Reports (Guaranteed Purchase Offer) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 21, 2010). |
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
|
10.19§ | Relocation Policy - Chief Executive Officer and Direct Reports (Buyer Value Option) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 21, 2010). | |
10.20§ | Relocation Policy - Function Head Direct Reports (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 21, 2010). | |
10.21§ | Form of Independent Director Indemnification Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 3, 2010). | |
10.22§ | Form of Affiliate Director Indemnification Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 3, 2010). | |
10.23§ | Contract of Employment between C. William Eccleshare and Clear Channel Outdoor Ltd dated August 31, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). | |
10.24§ | Contract of Employment between Jonathan Bevan and Clear Channel Outdoor Ltd dated October 30, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 11, 2009). | |
10.25***§ | Employment Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2009, between Ronald Cooper and Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. | |
10.26§ | Employment Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2009, between Tom Casey and Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 5, 2010). | |
10.27§ | Employment Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2009, between Robert H. Walls, Jr., and Clear Channel Management Services, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 5, 2010). | |
10.28§ | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2009, by and among Randall T. Mays, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and CC Media Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the CC Media Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). | |
10.29§ | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated June 23, 2010, by and among Mark P. Mays, CC Media Holdings, Inc., and Clear Channel Communications, Inc., as successor to BT Triple Crown Merger Co., Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 24, 2010). | |
10.30§ | Employment Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2010, by and among Joseph Bagan, and Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. Americas. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010). | |
10.31§ | Employment Separation Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2009, between Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and Herbert W. Hill (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Companys Amendment to Form 10-Q filed November 13, 2009). | |
10.32§ | Employment Separation Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2009, between Andrew W. Levin and CC Media Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the CC Media Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). | |
10.33*§ | Severance Agreement and General Release, dated as of October 22, 2010, between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., and David Clark. |
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
|
10.34*§ | Form of Stock Option Agreement dated September 17, 2009 between C. William Eccleshare and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. | |
10.35*§ | Form of Stock Option Agreement dated December 13, 2010 between C. William Eccleshare and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. | |
10.36*§ | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement dated December 20, 2010 between C. William Eccleshare and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. | |
11* | Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings (Loss). | |
21* | Subsidiaries. | |
23* | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. | |
24* | Power of Attorney (included on signature page). | |
31.1* | Certification 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. | |
31.2* | Certification 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. | |
32.1** | 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. | |
32.2** | 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. |
* | Filed herewith. |
** | This exhibit is furnished herewith and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be 6 by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
*** | Previously filed and being re-filed herewith. |
§ | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1034, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on February 14, 2011.
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Mark P. Mays | |
Mark P. Mays | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
Power of Attorney
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Mark P. Mays, Thomas W. Casey and Scott D. Hamilton, or any one of them, each of whom may act without joinder of the others, to execute in the name of each such person who is then an officer or director of the Registrant and to file any amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K necessary or advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, which amendments may make such changes in such report as such attorney-in-fact may deem appropriate.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ Mark P. Mays Mark P. Mays |
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
February 14, 2011 | ||
/s/ Thomas W. Casey Thomas W. Casey |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | February 14, 2011 | ||
/s/ Scott D. Hamilton Scott D. Hamilton |
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | February 14, 2011 | ||
/s/ Randall T. Mays Randall T. Mays |
Director | February 14, 2011 | ||
/s/ Margaret W. Covell Margaret W. Covell |
Director | February 14, 2011 | ||
/s/ Blair E. Hendrix Blair E. Hendrix |
Director | February 14, 2011 | ||
/s/ Douglas L. Jacobs Douglas L. Jacobs |
Director | February 14, 2011 | ||
/s/ Daniel G. Jones Daniel G. Jones |
Director | February 14, 2011 |
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Name |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Marsha McCombs Shields Marsha McCombs Shields |
Director | February 14, 2011 | ||
/s/ Dale W. Tremblay Dale W. Tremblay |
Director | February 14, 2011 | ||
/s/ Scott R. Wells Scott R. Wells |
Director | February 14, 2011 |
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Exhibit 10.16
Grantee: |
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|
Date of Grant: |
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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (the Agreement ), made as of this day of (the Grant Date ) by and between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), and (the Grantee ), evidences the grant by the Company of an award of restricted stock units (the Award ) to the Grantee on such date and the Grantees acceptance of the Award in accordance with the provisions of the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the Plan ). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them as set forth in the Plan. The Company and the Grantee agree as follows:
1. | Grant of Award . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee the Award, giving the Grantee the conditional right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company (the Shares ). |
2. | Vesting . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Award will vest with respect to [insert vesting schedule determined by Compensation Committee] (each a Vesting Date ); provided, that, the Grantee is still employed by the Company on each such Vesting Date. |
3. | Payment of Award . The Company shall, as soon as practicable upon the vesting of any portion of the Award (but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such vesting occurs), issue (if necessary) and transfer to the Grantee the Shares with respect to such vested portion of the Award, and shall deliver to the Grantee or have deposited in the Grantees brokerage account with the Administrator such Shares, at the Grantees election either electronically or represented by a certificate or certificates therefor, registered in the Grantees name. No Shares will be issued pursuant to this Award unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the issuance or transfer of such Shares have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Company. |
4. | Termination of Employment . |
a. | If the Grantees employment is terminated due to death and such death occurs before this Award is vested in full, this Award shall automatically vest in full. |
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b. |
If the Grantees employment is terminated due to Disability (as defined herein) or Retirement (as defined herein) and such Disability or Retirement, as the case may be, occurs prior to the date this Award is vested in full, the Grantee shall be treated, for purposes of this Agreement only, as if his/her employment or service continued with the Company until the date this Award would have vested in full under Section 2 if such employment or service had continued (the Extension Period ) and the Award will vest in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 2; provided, that, if the Grantee dies during the Extension Period and the Restricted Stock has not been forfeited in accordance with Section 4(e), this Award shall automatically vest in full on the date of death and, further provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, including, without limitation, Section 3, to the extent that this Award becomes vested in accordance with this Section 4(b), payment of the applicable portion of the Award shall in no event be later than the date that is 2 1 / 2 months after the date such portion becomes vested under this Section 4(b) in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 2 (with each payment deemed a separate installment for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), to the extent such section of the Code is applicable). Disability shall mean (i) if the Grantees employment with the Company is subject to the terms of an employment or other service agreement between such Grantee and the Company, which agreement includes a definition of Disability, the term Disability shall have the meaning set forth in such agreement during the period that such agreement remains in effect; and (ii) in all other cases, the term Disability shall mean a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the Grantees ability to perform substantially his or her duties for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. Retirement shall mean the Grantees resignation from the Company on or after the date on which the sum of his/her (i) full years of age (measured as of his/her last birthday preceding the date of termination of employment or service) and (ii) full years of service with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) measured from his date of hire (or re-hire, if later), is equal at least seventy (70); provided, that, the Grantee must have attained at least the age of sixty (60) and completed at least five (5) full years of service with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) prior to the date of his/her resignation. Any disputes relating to whether the Grantee is eligible for Retirement under this Agreement, including, without limitation, his years of service, shall be settled by the Committee in its sole discretion. |
c. | If the termination of the Grantees employment is for any other reason, the then unvested portion of the Award shall be immediately forfeited without consideration. The Grantees status as an employee shall not be considered terminated in the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company (including, but not limited to, military and sick leave); provided , that , such leave is for a period of not more than three months or re-employment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. |
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d. | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, including, without limitation, Sections 2, 4 and 6 of this Agreement: |
i. | If it is determined by the Committee that the Grantee engaged (or is engaging in) any activity that is harmful to the business or reputation of the Company (or any parent or subsidiary), including, without limitation, any Competitive Activity (as defined below) or conduct prejudicial to or in conflict with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) or any material breach of a contractual obligation to the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) (collectively, Prohibited Acts ), then, upon such determination by the Committee, the unvested portion of the Award shall be forfeited without consideration. |
ii. | If it is determined by the Committee that the Grantee engaged in (or is engaging in) any Prohibited Act where such Prohibited Act occurred or is occurring within the one (1) year period immediately following the vesting of any portion of the Award, the Grantee agrees that he/she will repay to the Company any gain realized on the vesting of such portion of the Award (such gain to be valued as of the relevant Vesting Date(s) based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares vesting on the relevant Vesting Date). Such repayment obligation will be effective as of the date specified by the Committee. Any repayment obligation must be satisfied in cash or, if permitted in the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the gain realized upon vesting of such portion of the Award. The Company is specifically authorized to off-set and deduct from any other payments, if any, including, without limitation, wages, salary or bonus, that it may own the Grantee to secure the repayment obligations herein contained. |
The determination of whether the Grantee has engaged in a Prohibited Act shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in its sole discretion. The provisions of Section 6(c) shall have no effect following a Change in Control (as defined herein). For purposes of this Agreement, the term Competitive Activity shall mean the Grantee, without the prior written permission of the Committee, anywhere in the world where the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) engages in business, directly or indirectly, (i) entering into the employ of or rendering any services to any person, entity or organization engaged in a business which is directly or indirectly related to the businesses of the Company or any parent or subsidiary ( Competitive Business ) or (ii) becoming associated with or interested in any Competitive Business as an individual, partner, shareholder, creditor, director, officer, principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant, advisor or in any other relationship or capacity other than ownership of passive investments not exceeding 1% of the vote or value of such Competitive Business.
e. | The term Company as used in this Agreement with reference to the employment or service of the Grantee shall include the Company and its parent and subsidiaries, as appropriate. |
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5. | Change in Control . Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined herein) of the Company, this Award shall become immediately fully vested. For the purposes hereof, the term Change in Control of the Company shall mean a transaction or series of transactions that constitutes an Exchange Transaction within the meaning of the Plan or such other event involving a change in ownership or control of the business or assets of the Company as the Board, acting in its sole discretion, may determine. For the avoidance of doubt, the determination of whether a transaction or series of transactions constitutes an Exchange Transaction within the meaning of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, acting in its sole discretion. |
6. | Withholding . The Grantee agrees that no later each Vesting Date, the Grantee shall pay to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company) such amount as the Company deems necessary to satisfy its obligation to withhold federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred with respect to the portion of the Award vesting on such Vesting Date. The Grantee may elect to pay to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company) an amount equal to the amount of the taxes which the Company shall be required to withhold by delivering to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company), cash, a check or at the sole discretion of the Company, shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the withholding tax obligation as determined by the Company. |
7. | Section 409A . |
a. | It is the intent of the Company that the payments and benefits under this Agreement shall comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations and guidance thereunder (collectively, Section 409A ) and accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance with, or be exempt from, Section 409A. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty that may be imposed on the Grantee by Section 409A or for any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A. |
b. | For purposes of Section 409A and to the extent Section 409A is applicable to any payment hereunder, Grantees right to receive any installment payment pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. |
c. |
Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., payment shall be made within 2 1 / 2 months following the date specified in Section 2 or payment shall be made no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which vesting occurs), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the Companys sole discretion. |
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d. | If Grantee is deemed on the date of termination to be a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code, any amounts to which Grantee is entitled under this Agreement that constitute non-qualified deferred compensation payable on separation from service under Section 409A and would otherwise be payable prior to the earlier of (1) the 6-month anniversary of the Employees date of termination and (2) the date of the Employees death (the Delay Period) shall instead be paid in a lump sum immediately upon (and not before) the expiration of the Delay Period to the extent required under Section 409A. |
8. | Rights as a Stockholder . No Shares shall be issued under this Award until payment of the applicable tax withholding obligations have been satisfied or provided for to the satisfaction of the Company, and the Grantee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by this Award until such shares are duly and validly issued by the Company to or on behalf of the Grantee. |
9. | Non-Transferability . This Award is not assignable or transferable except upon the Grantees death to a beneficiary designated by the Grantee in a manner prescribed or approved for this purpose by the Committee or, if no designated beneficiary shall survive the Grantee, pursuant to the Grantees will or by the laws of descent and distribution. |
10. | Limitation of Rights . Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to the continuation of his employment or service with the Company, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to terminate such employment or other service or to increase or decrease, or otherwise adjust, the compensation and/or other terms and conditions of the Grantees employment or other service. |
11. | Restrictions on Transfer . The Grantee agrees, by acceptance of this Award, that, upon issuance of any Shares hereunder, that, unless such Shares are then registered under applicable federal and state securities laws, (i) acquisition of such Shares will be for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, and (ii) the Company may require an investment letter from the Grantee in such form as may be recommended by Company counsel. The Company shall in no event be obliged to register any securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (as now in effect or as hereafter amended) or to take any other affirmative action in order to the issuance or transfer of Shares pursuant to this Award to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. |
12. | Notice . Any notice to the Company provided for in this Agreement shall be addressed to it in care of its Secretary at its executive offices at Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 200 East Basse Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209-8328, and any notice to the Grantee shall be addressed to the Grantee at the current address shown on the payroll records of the Company. Any notice shall be deemed to be duly given if and when properly addressed and posted by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. |
13. | Incorporation of Plan by Reference . This Award is granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and this Award shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The Committee shall interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and its interpretations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and any other person claiming an interest hereunder, with respect to any issue arising hereunder or thereunder. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control. |
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15. | Miscellaneous . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified other than by written instrument executed by the parties. |
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Exhibit 10.25
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (Agreement) is between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCOH or Company) and Ronald Cooper (Employee).
1. | TERM OF EMPLOYMENT |
This Agreement commences December 10, 2009 (Effective Date) and shall continue until terminated by either party in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement (the Employment Period).
2. | TITLE AND EXCLUSIVE SERVICES |
(a) Title and Duties. Employees title is Chief Executive OfficerClear Channel Outdoor, Inc.Americas, and he will perform job duties that are usual and customary for this position. Employee will report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the CEO) and shall perform such duties on behalf of the Company as may be assigned by the CEO from time to time. Employee acknowledges receipt of the Companys Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and will review and abide by its terms.
(b) Exclusive Services. Employee shall not be employed or render services elsewhere during the Employment Period; provided that with advance notice to the CEO, Employee may participate in educational, welfare, social, religious and civic organizations and any other activities approved by the CEO, so long as such activities do not materially and adversely interfere or conflict with Employees performance of his obligations hereunder or conflict in any material way with the business of the Company. The Company agrees that Employee is and may remain a member of the Board of Directors of CSG Systems, Inc.
3. | COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS |
(a) Base Salary. Employee shall be paid an annual salary of Seven Hundred SeventyFive Thousand Dollars ($775,000.00) (Base Salary) and is eligible for annual salary increases commensurate with Company policy.
(b) Vacation. Employee is eligible for vacation days as set forth in the Employee Guide, which will not be less than 20 days paid vacation per year.
(c) Annual Bonus. Eligibility for an Annual Bonus is based on financial and performance criteria established by Company and approved in the annual budget, and will be paid no later than March 15 each calendar year following the year in which the Annual Bonus was earned. For calendar year 2010 and each calendar year thereafter during the Employment Period, Employees target bonus (the Target Bonus) shall be no less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), subject to bonus criteria of 70% Company financial performance-based and 30% MBO-based. The MBOs for the 2010 calendar year are to be mutually agreed upon with the CEO no later than March 10, 2010. The Company agrees that no other similarly situated executive domestic employees of the Company and its domestic affiliates (including, without limitation, affiliates of CC Media Holdings, Inc. (CCMH)) shall be provided a bonus or incentive plan in any year that is on more favorable terms than that in place for Employee. The payment of any Annual Bonus shall be subject to Section 19 and shall be within the Short-Term Deferral period under Section 409A (as defined in Section 19) and applicable regulations and net of any applicable withholding tax or other deductions required by law or Company benefit plans.
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(d) Benefit Plans. Employee may participate in employee welfare benefit plans in which other similarly situated employees of the Company and its affiliated companies may participate, on the same terms as may be applicable to such similarly situated employees, as such welfare benefit plans are stated in the Employee Guide. Additionally, Employee shall be eligible for any other benefits, including fringe benefits, severance benefits in excess of those described in Section 9 of this Agreement, and any other benefits that do not constitute a welfare benefit plan, on the same or better terms as any other similarly situated executive domestic employees of the Company and its domestic affiliates (including, without limitation, affiliates of CCMH) may receive. Employee acknowledges receipt of the Employee Guide available on the intercompany website and will review and abide by its terms.
(e) | Expenses. |
(i) Subject to Section 19 and required withholding, Company will reimburse Employee for travel and entertainment related expenses, consistent with past practices pursuant to Company policy.
(ii) The Company agrees to reimburse Employee for all reasonable expenses associated with Employees commute from the Denver metropolitan area to the Phoenix metropolitan area (or any other location to which the Companys headquarters is relocated) and housing expenses for Phoenix (or such other location) until no later than August 2012. Employee agrees to relocate from the Denver metropolitan area to the location of the Companys headquarters during or prior to August 2012 and that his failure to so relocate by such date will constitute a voluntary termination by Employee without Good Cause pursuant to Section 8(e). Upon Employees relocation as contemplated pursuant to this paragraph, the Company will pay relocation costs associated with such relocation in accordance with the applicable Company relocation policies.
(f) Equity Compensation. As additional consideration for entering into this Agreement, Employee shall be granted equity compensation as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, which grants shall be evidenced by the award agreements attached hereto as Exhibit B, Exhibit C and Exhibit D.
4. NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. During the course of the Employees employment with the Company, the Company will provide the Employee with access to certain confidential information, trade secrets, and other matters which are of a confidential or proprietary nature, including but not limited to the Companys customer lists, pricing information, production and cost data, compensation and fee information, strategic business plans, budgets, financial statements, and other information the Company treats as confidential or proprietary (collectively the Confidential Information). The Company provides on an ongoing basis such Confidential Information as the Company deems necessary or desirable to aid the Employee in the performance of his duties. The Employee understands and acknowledges that such Confidential Information is confidential and proprietary, and agrees not to use or disclose such Confidential Information to anyone outside the Company except to the extent that (i) the Employee deems such disclosure or use reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with performing his duties on behalf of the Company; (ii) the Employee is required by order of a court of competent jurisdiction (by subpoena or similar process) to disclose or discuss any Confidential Information, provided that in such case, the Employee shall promptly inform the Company of such event, shall cooperate with the Company in attempting to obtain a protective order or to otherwise restrict such disclosure, and shall only disclose Confidential Information to the minimum extent necessary to comply with any such court order. Confidential Information shall no longer be deemed confidential or proprietary at such time as it becomes generally known to and available for use in the industries in which the Company does business, other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Employee. The Employee further agrees that he will not during employment and/or at any time thereafter use such Confidential Information in competing, directly or indirectly, with the Company. At such time as the Employee shall cease to be employed by the Company, he will immediately turn over to the Company all Confidential Information, including papers, documents, writings, electronically stored information, other property, and all copies of them, provided to or created by him during the course of his employment with the Company. This nondisclosure covenant is binding on the Employee, as well as his heirs, successors, and legal representatives, and will survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
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5. NONHIRE OF COMPANY EMPLOYEES. To further preserve the rights of the Company pursuant to the nondisclosure covenant discussed above, and for the consideration promised by the Company under this Agreement, during the term of the Employees employment with the Company and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, regardless of the reason for termination of employment, the Employee will not, directly or indirectly, (i) hire any current or prospective employee of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company (including, without limitation, any current or prospective employee of the Company within the 6-month period preceding the Employees last day of employment with the Company or within the 18-month period of this covenant) who worked, works, or has been offered employment by the Company and with respect to whom Employee had any role, direct or indirect, in recruiting on behalf of the Company or who was, or would have been, a direct report of Employee in his position at the Company; (ii) solicit or encourage any such employee to terminate their employment with the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company; or (iii) solicit or encourage any such employee to accept employment with any business, operation, corporation, partnership, association, agency, or other person or entity with which the Employee may be associated.
6. NON-INTERFERENCE. To further preserve the rights of the Company pursuant to the nondisclosure covenant discussed above, and for the consideration promised by the Company under this Agreement, during the term of the Employees employment with the Company and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, regardless of the reason. for termination of employment, the Employee will not, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of any Competing Business (determined, for purposes of this paragraph, without respect to any geographic limitations on scope that might otherwise apply to such definition for other purposes within this Agreement), call upon, compete for, solicit, divert, or take away, or attempt to divert or take away current or prospective customers (including, without limitation, any customer with whom the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, (i) has an existing agreement or business relationship; (ii) has had an agreement or business relationship within the six-month period preceding the Employees last day of employment with the Company; or (iii) has included as a prospect in its applicable pipeline) of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.
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7. NON-COMPETITION. To further preserve the rights of the Company pursuant to the nondisclosure covenant discussed above, and for the consideration promised by the Company under this Agreement, during the Employees employment with the Company and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter (such eighteen (18) month period, the Non-Compete Period), regardless of the reason for termination of employment, the Employee will not, directly or indirectly, as an owner, director, principal, agent, officer, employee, partner, consultant, servant, or otherwise, carry on, operate, manage, control, or become involved in any manner with any business, operation, corporation, partnership, association, agency, or other person or entity which is in the same business as the Company in any location in which the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, operates or has plans or has projected to operate during the Employees employment with the Company, including any area within a 50-mile radius of any such location (a Competing Business); for purposes of clarification, Competing Business does not include any cable TV, broadband or internet company that sells advertising on any of its electronic or digital formats (but does include such entities if the entity sells outdoor advertising or radio advertising, excluding public radio)). The foregoing shall not prohibit the Employee from owning up to 5.0% of the outstanding stock of any publicly held company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the Employees employment with the Company has terminated, upon receiving written permission by the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board), the Employee shall be permitted to engage in such competing activities that would otherwise be prohibited by this covenant if such activities are determined in the sole discretion of the Board in good faith to be immaterial to the operations of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, in the location in question.
The Company and the Employee agree that the restrictions contained in this noncompetition covenant are reasonable in scope and duration and are necessary to protect the Companys business interests and Confidential Information. If any provision of this noncompetition covenant as applied to any party or to any circumstance is adjudged by a court or arbitrator to be invalid or unenforceable, the same will in no way affect any other circumstance or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. If any such provision, or any part thereof, is held to be unenforceable because of the scope, duration, or geographic area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court or arbitrator making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope and/or duration and/or geographic area of such provision, and/or to delete specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be , enforced. The parties agree and acknowledge that the breach of this noncompetition covenant may cause irreparable damage to the Company, and upon breach of any provision of this noncompetition covenant, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief, specific performance, or other equitable relief; provided, however, that this shall in no way limit any other remedies which the Company may have (including, without limitation, the right to seek monetary damages).
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Should the Employee violate the provisions of this noncompetition covenant, then in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity, the duration of this covenant shall automatically be extended for the period of time from which the Employee began such violation until he permanently ceases such violation.
8. | TERMINATION |
Employment may be terminated by mutual agreement or:
(a) Death. The date of Employees death or court-declared presumed death shall be the termination date.
(b) Disability. Company may terminate employment if Employee is unable to perform the essential functions of his full-time position for more than 180 consecutive days in any 12 month period, subject to applicable law.
(c) Termination By Company. Company may terminate employment with or without Cause. Cause means Employees:
(i) willful misappropriation of or material misrepresentation regarding property of Company that causes material and demonstrable injury to the Company, whether monetary or otherwise, but not including customary and de minimis use of Company property for personal purposes, as determined in discretion of Company;
(ii) willful and unreasonable refusal to follow lawful directives of the CEO;
(iii) felony conviction, plea of nolo contendere for a felony, or other criminal conduct that has or would result in material and demonstrable injury, whether monetary or otherwise, to Companys reputation, including conviction of fraud, theft, embezzlement, or a crime involving moral turpitude;
(iv) material breach of this Agreement; or
(v) significant violation of Companys written employment and management policies that causes material and demonstrable injury, whether monetary or otherwise, to the Company, including without limitation, violation of sexual or other harassment policies.
If Company elects to terminate for Cause under (c)(i), (ii), (iv) or (v), Employee shall have thirty (30) days to cure after written notice, except where such cause, by its nature, is not curable or the termination is based upon a recurrence of an act previously cured by Employee.
(d) Termination By Employee For Good Cause. Employee may terminate his employment at any time for Good Cause, which is: (i) Companys failure to comply with a material term of this Agreement after written notice by Employee specifying the alleged failure; and Companys failure to cure within thirty (30) days after such notice; or (ii) a substantial and unusual increase in responsibilities and authority without an offer of additional reasonable compensation as determined by Company in light of compensation for similarly situated employees; or (iii) a substantial and unusual reduction in responsibilities or authority. If Employee elects to terminate his employment for Good Cause, Employee must provide Company written notice within thirty (30) days after Employees knowledge of the specific acts or events which give rise to Good Cause (or, if earlier, the date Employee reasonably should have known of such specific acts or events), after which Company shall have thirty (30) days to cure. If Company has not cured and Employee elects to terminate his employment, he must do so within ten (10) days after the end of the cure period.
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(e) Termination By Employee Without Good Cause. Employee may terminate his employment at any time without Good Cause with ninety (90) days advance written notice to the CEO (which termination of employment with such advance written notice shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by Employee), in which case the Company may terminate Employees employment immediately upon or anytime after receipt of such notice, which termination shall not be a termination by the Company without Cause, and pay Employee any Base Salary remaining with respect to such ninety (90) day advance notice period if Employee signs a Severance Agreement and General Release of claims in a form satisfactory to Company.
9. COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION
(a) Death. Upon termination of employment pursuant to Section 8(a), the Company shall pay to Employees designee or, if no person is designated, to Employees estate, (i) Employees unpaid Base Salary, if any, less applicable payroll, taxes and other deductions, that was earned through the termination date but not otherwise previously paid, which shall be paid within 30 days of the date of Employees termination of employment (Accrued Base Salary), (ii) the Annual Bonus, if any, that Employee earned with respect to the calendar year prior to the calendar year that includes the termination date (to the extent not paid as of the date of termination) shall be paid at the time such Annual Bonus is payable in accordance with Section 3(c), less applicable payroll, taxes and other deductions (the Unpaid Prior Year Bonus), (iii) a pro-rata portion of the Annual Bonus for the calendar year that includes the termination date (which proration shall be determined by the Company and payable only as follows: If Employees termination date is between September 1st and December 31st, Employees designee or estate will receive a pro-rata portion of the Annual Bonus calculated based upon performance as of the termination date as related to overall performance at the end of the calendar year for which pro-rata portion of the Annual Bonus Employee shall be eligible only if a bonus would have been earned by the end of the calendar year and the calculation and payment of the pro-rata bonus, if any, will be pursuant to the plan in effect during the calendar year that includes the date of termination) but not later than the March 15 following the end of such calendar year, less applicable payroll, taxes and other deductions (the Pro-Rata Bonus)and (iv) any payments required under applicable employee benefit plans. The Company shall have no further obligation to Employee upon such termination under this Agreement.
(b) Disability. Upon termination of employment pursuant to Section 8(b), the Company shall pay to Employee, or, in the event of Employees legal incapacity, to the individual who holds a power of attorney on behalf of Employee ( the POA), any Accrued Base Salary and any payments required under applicable employee benefit plans. In addition, if Employee signs and delivers a Severance Agreement and General Release of claims in a form satisfactory to the Company (the Release) and such Release is no longer subject to revocation, if applicable, or if Employee is legally incapacitated, on the date that is sixty (60) days after the date of Employees termination of employment (the Payment Date), then the Company shall pay to Employee or the POA on the Payment Date, if payable, any (i) Unpaid Prior Year Bonus and/or (ii) any Pro-Rata Bonus.
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(c) Termination By Company For Cause: Upon termination of employment by the Company for Cause pursuant to Section 8(c), the Company shall pay to Employee any Accrued Base Salary and any payments required under applicable employee benefit plans. The Company shall have no further obligation to Employee upon such termination under this Agreement.
(d) Termination By Company Without Cause or By Employee With Good Cause. Upon termination of employment by the Company without Cause pursuant to Section 8(c) and not by reason of disability (within the meaning of Section 8(b)), or upon termination of employment by Employee for Good Cause pursuant to Section 8(d), the Company will pay to Employee any Accrued Base Salary and any payments required under applicable employee benefit plans. In addition, if Employee signs and delivers the Release to the Company after the date of Employees termination of employment and such Release is no longer subject to revocation, if applicable, on the Payment Date, then the Company shall pay to Employee a single lump sum on the Payment Date equal to (less applicable payroll, taxes and other deductions), (i) one and one-half (1.5) times the sum of (x) Employees annual rate of Base Salary on the date of termination plus (y) the Target Bonus with respect to the calendar year that includes the date of termination (the Severance Payment), plus, if payable, any (ii) Unpaid Prior Year Bonus and/or (iii) Pro-Rata Bonus. The Company shall have no further obligation to Employee upon such termination under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Employee violates Section 7 of this Agreement during the Non-Compete Period, then Employee shall forfeit any right to the pro-rata portion of the Severance Payment equal to the quotient of (x) the number of full months remaining in the NonCompete Period after the date such breach occurs divided by (y) eighteen (18), which quotient shall be multiplied by (z) the Severance Payment, and Employee shall reimburse such forfeited pro-rata portion of the Severance Payment to the Company within thirty (30) days of notice of such violation from the Company. The foregoing shall not affect Companys right to enforce the Non-Compete pursuant to Section 7.
(e) Termination By Employee Without Good Cause: Upon termination of employment by Employee without Good Cause pursuant to Section 8(e), the Company shall pay any Accrued Base Salary and any payments required under applicable employee benefit plans. In addition, if Employee signs and delivers the Release after the date of Employees termination of employment and such Release is no longer subject to revocation, if applicable, on the Payment Date, then the Company shall pay to Employee on the Payment Date, if payable, any Unpaid Prior Year Bonus. If the Company terminates Employees employment immediately upon or after receipt of Employees notice of termination (such termination by the Company shall not be deemed a termination by the Company without Cause), the Company shall also pay any pro-rata Base Salary for the remaining portion of the ninety (90) day notice advance period as described in Section 8(e) if Employee signs and delivers the Release after the date of Employees termination of employment and such Release is no longer subject to revocation, if applicable, on the Payment Date (and pro-rata Base Salary that would otherwise be paid sooner shall be paid on the earlier of the date such Release becomes irrevocable or the Payment Date). The Company shall have no further obligation to Employee upon such termination under this Agreement.
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(f) Nonqualified Deferred Compensation. To the extent that the payment of any amount under this Section 9 constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Code Section 409A (as defined in Section 19), any such payment scheduled to occur during the first sixty (60) days following the termination of employment shall not be paid until the sixtieth (60th) day following such termination and shall include payment of any amount that was otherwise scheduled to be paid prior thereto. In addition, if the Employee is deemed on the date of termination to be a specified employee within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), any amounts to which Employee is entitled under this Section 9 that constitute non-qualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A and would otherwise be payable prior to the earlier of (i) the 6-month anniversary of the Employees date of termination and (ii) the date of the Employees death (the Delay Period) shall instead be paid in a lump sum immediately upon (and not before) the expiration of the Delay Period to the extent required under Code Section 409A.
10. | OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS |
Employee agrees that all inventions, improvements, discoveries, designs, technology, and works of authorship (including but not limited to computer software) made, created, conceived, or reduced to practice by Employee, whether alone or in cooperation with others, during employment, together with all patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and other intellectual property rights related to any of the foregoing throughout the world, are among other things works made for hire and belong exclusively to the Company, and Employee hereby assigns all such rights to the Company. Employee agrees to execute any documents, testify in any legal proceedings, and do all things necessary or desirable to secure Companys rights to the foregoing, including without limitation executing inventors declarations and assignment forms.
11. | LIMITATION ON BENEFITS |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent that any of the payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement between the Company and Employee (collectively, the Payments) (i) constitute a parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) and (ii) but for this Section 8(g), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the Payments shall be payable either (i) in full or (ii) as to such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such Payments being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (determined in accordance with the reduction of payments and benefits paragraph set forth below); whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the excise tax imposed by Section 4999, results in Employees receipt on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits under this Agreement, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Unless Employee and the Company otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section shall be made in writing by the Companys independent public accountants (the Accountants), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Employee and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely in reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Section 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and Employee shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section. If any Payments would be reduced pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence but would not be so reduced if the stockholder approval requirements of section 280G(b)(5) of the Code are satisfied, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such payments to be submitted for such approval prior to the event giving rise to such payments.
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The reduction of payments and benefits hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by reducing, first, payments or benefits to be paid in cash hereunder in the order in which such payment or benefit would be paid or provided (beginning with such payment or benefit that would be made last in time and continuing, to the extent necessary, through to such payment or benefit that would be made first in time) and, then, reducing any benefit to be provided in-kind hereunder in a similar order.
12. | PARTIES BENEFITED; ASSIGNMENTS |
This Agreement shall be binding upon Employee, his heirs and his personal representative or representatives, and upon Company and its respective successors and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by Employee, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
13. | GOVERNING LAW |
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas and Employee expressly consents to the personal jurisdiction of the Texas state and federal courts for any lawsuit relating to this Agreement.
14. | DEFINITION OF COMPANY |
Company shall include Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and its past, present and future divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and successors in interest.
15. | LITIGATION AND REGULATORY COOPERATION |
During and after employment, Employee shall reasonably cooperate in the defense or prosecution of claims, investigations, or other actions which relate to events or occurrences during employment. Employees cooperation shall include being available to prepare for discovery or trial and to act as a witness. Company will pay an hourly rate (based on Base Salary as of the last day of employment) for cooperation that occurs after employment, and reimburse for reasonable expenses, including travel expenses, reasonable attorneys fees and costs.
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16. | INDEMNIFICATION |
Company shall defend and indemnify Employee for acts committed in the course and scope of employment on terms no less favorable than those provided within the Companys Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws as of the Effective Date.
17. | DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
(a) | Injunctive Relief: Employee agrees that irreparable damages to Company may result from Employees breach of this Agreement, including loss of revenue, loss of goodwill associated with Employee as a result of employment, and/or loss of the benefit to Company of any training, confidential, and/or trade secret information provided to Employee, and any other tangible and intangible investments made to and on behalf of Employee. A breach or threat of breach of this Agreement shall give the non-breaching party the right to seek a temporary restraining order and a preliminary or permanent injunction enjoining the breaching party from violating this Agreement in order to prevent immediate and irreparable harm. The breaching party shall pay to the nonbreaching party reasonable attorneys fees and costs associated with enforcement of this Agreement, including any appeals. Pursuit of equitable relief under this Agreement shall have no effect regarding the continued enforceability of the Arbitration Section below. Remedies for breach under this Section are cumulative and not exclusive; the parties may elect to pursue any remedies available under this Agreement. |
(b) | Arbitration: The parties agree that any dispute or claim, including discrimination or retaliation claims, relating to this Agreement or arising out of Employees employment or termination of employment, shall, upon timely written request of either party, be submitted to binding arbitration, except claims regarding: (i) workers compensation benefits; (ii) unemployment benefits; (iii) Companys employee welfare benefit plans, if the plan contains a final and binding appeal procedure for the resolution of disputes under the plan; (iv) wage and hour disputes within the jurisdiction of any state Labor Commissioner; and (v) issues that could be brought before the National Labor Relations Board or covered by the National Labor Relations Act. This Agreement is not intended to prohibit the Employee from filing a claim or communicating with any governmental agency including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board or the Department of Labor. The arbitration shall be conducted in the market in which Employee resides. The arbitration shall proceed in accordance with the National Rules for Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in effect at the time the claim or dispute arose, unless other rules are agreed upon by the parties. Unless agreed to in writing, the arbitration shall be conducted by one arbitrator from AAA or a comparable arbitration service, and who is selected pursuant to the National Rules for Resolution of Employment Disputes of the AAA, or other rules as the parties may agree to in writing. Any claims received after the applicable statute of limitations period shall be deemed null and void. The arbitrator shall issue a reasoned award with findings of fact and conclusions of law. Either party may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel arbitration under this Agreement, or to enforce or vacate an arbitration award. However, in actions seeking to vacate an award, the standard of review to be applied by said court to the arbitrators findings of fact and conclusions of law will be the same as that applied by an appellate court reviewing a decision of a trial court sitting without a jury, unless state law requires otherwise. Company will pay the actual costs of arbitration excluding attorneys fees. Unless otherwise provided by law and awarded by the arbitrator, each party will pay its own attorneys fees and other costs. |
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18. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EMPLOYEE |
Employee shall keep all terms of this Agreement confidential, except as may be disclosed to Employees spouse, accountants or attorneys. Employee represents that he is under no contractual or other restriction inconsistent with the execution of this Agreement, the performance of his duties hereunder, or the rights of Company. Employee represents that he is under no disability that would hinder the performance of his duties.
19. | SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE |
(a) | It is the intent of the Company and Employee that the payments and benefits under this Agreement shall comply with Section 409A and applicable regulations and guidance thereunder (collectively, Section 409A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance with Section 409A and the parties hereto agree to reasonably cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to effect such compliance. |
(b) | Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a termination of the Employment Period shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A (which, by definition, includes a separation from any other entity that would be deemed a single employer together with the Company for this purpose under Section 409A), and for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a termination, termination of the Employment Period, termination of employment or similar terms shall mean separation from service. |
(c) | To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefits under this Agreement constitute non-qualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A, (i) all such expenses or other reimbursements under this Agreement shall be made on or prior to the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such expenses were incurred by Employee, (ii) any right to reimbursement or in kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, and (iii) no such reimbursement, expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided in any taxable year shall in any way affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year. |
(d) | Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the Companys sole discretion. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall any payment under this Agreement that constitutes non-qualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A be subject to offset, counterclaim or recoupment by any other amount unless otherwise permitted by Section 409A. |
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20. MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement is not effective unless fully executed by all parties, which may be done in counterparts. This Agreement, including Exhibits A, B, C, and D hereto, contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes any prior written or oral agreements or understandings between the parties. No modification shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the parties. The failure of a party to require performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the right of such party to later enforce any provision. A waiver of the breach of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term or condition. If any provision of this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held unenforceable, such unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, except as specifically noted in this Agreement, or the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, all of which shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law. Company and Employee agree that the restrictions contained in Section 5, 6, and 7, are reasonable in scope and duration and are necessary to protect Confidential Information. If any restrictive covenant is held to be unenforceable because of the scope, duration or geographic area, the parties agree that the court or arbitrator may to reduce the scope, duration, or geographic area, and in its reduced form, such provision shall be enforceable. Should Employee violate the provisions of Sections 5, 6, or 7, then in addition to all other remedies available to Company, the duration of these covenants shall be extended for the period of time when Employee began such violation until he permanently ceases such violation. All provisions of this Agreement having or contemplated as having continued application from and after the termination of the Employment Period shall survive and continue in full force in accordance with their terns notwithstanding the termination of the Employment Period. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not control the meaning of any provision hereof.
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Upon full execution by all parties, this Agreement shall be effective on the Effective Date in Section 1.
EMPLOYEE:
/s/ Ronald Cooper |
Date: |
12/10/09 |
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Ronald Cooper |
COMPANY:
/s/ Mark P. Mays |
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12/10/09 |
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Mark P. Mays | ||||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. |
EXHIBIT A TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Equity Compensation. As additional consideration for entering into this Agreement, Employee shall be granted equity compensation as set forth on this Exhibit A.
1) | Company Equity. Provided Employee remains employed by the Company on the applicable dates set forth below, Employee shall be granted (i) 150,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) and (ii) an aggregate of 500,000 incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options (with such options being allocated such that Employee receives the maximum amount of incentive stock options for which he may qualify under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code)), each with respect to the common stock of the Company as follows: |
a) | On the Effective Date, Employee shall be granted 150,000 RSUs and 300,000 stock options (with such options allocated such that Employee receives the maximum amount of incentive stock options for which he may qualify under the Code) pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Companys 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2005 Plan), which grant shall be evidenced by the award agreements attached hereto as Exhibit B and Exhibit C . |
b) | On each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Effective Date, Employee shall be granted an aggregate of 66,667 incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options (with such Additional Company Options being allocated such that Employee receives the maximum amount of incentive stock options for which he may qualify under the Code) pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the 2005 Plan, each such grant shall be evidenced by the award agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C . |
2) | CCMH Equity . On the Effective Date, Employee shall be granted 165,000 stock options with respect to the common stock of CCMH, a parent of the Company under Treas. Reg. § 1.424-1(f)(1) as of the Effective Date, at an exercise price equal to $36 per share (with such options allocated such that Employee receives the maximum amount of incentive stock options for which he may qualify under the Code), which option grant has been approved by the board of directors of CCMH, pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Clear Channel 2008 Executive Incentive Plan, which grant shall be evidenced by the award agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D . |
EXHIBIT B TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Grantee: | Ronald Cooper | |||
Date of Grant: | December 10, 2009 |
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (the Agreement ), made as of this day of December 10, 2009 (the Grant Date ) by and between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), and Ronald Cooper (the Grantee ), evidences the grant by the Company of an award of restricted stock units (the Award ) to the Grantee on such date and the Grantees acceptance of the Award in accordance with the provisions of the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the Plan). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them as set forth in the Plan. The Company and the Grantee agree as follows:
1. | Grant of Award. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee the Award, giving the Grantee the conditional right to receive 150,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the Shares ). |
2. | Vesting. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Award will vest with respect to 25% of the Shares of covered hereby on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, as to an additional 25% of the Shares covered hereby on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, as to an additional 25% of the Shares covered hereby on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, and as to an additional 25% of the Shares covered hereby on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date (each a Vesting Date ); provided , that , the Grantee is still employed by the Company on each such Vesting Date. |
3. | Payment of Award. The Company shall, as soon as practicable upon the vesting of any portion of the Award (but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such vesting occurs), issue (if necessary) and transfer to the Grantee the Shares with respect to such vested portion of the Award, and shall deliver to the Grantee or have deposited in the Grantees brokerage account with the Administrator such Shares, at the Grantees election either electronically or represented by a certificate or certificates therefor, registered in the Grantees name. No Shares will be issued pursuant to this Award unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the issuance or transfer of such Shares have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Company. |
4. | Termination of Employment. |
a. | If the Grantees employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Grantee for Good Cause, this Award shall automatically vest in full. For purposes of this section, each of Cause and Good Cause shall have the same meanings as given to such terms in the employment agreement between the Grantee and the Company dated as of December 10, 2009, as amended from time to time (the Employment Agreement ). |
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If the termination of the Grantees employment is for any other reason, the then unvested portion of the Award shall be immediately forfeited without consideration. The Grantees status as an employee shall not be considered terminated in the case of a leave . of absence agreed to in writing by the Company (including, but not limited to, military and sick leave); provided , that , such leave is for a period of not more than three months or re-employment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. |
c. | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, including, without limitation, Sections 2 and 6 of this Agreement: |
i. | If Grantee has been terminated for Cause, then the unvested portion of the Award shall be forfeited without consideration. |
ii. | If Grantee has been terminated for Cause or it has been determined by the Committee that Grantee has violated the provisions of any of Sections 4, 5, 6, or 7 of the Employment Agreement within the one (1) year period immediately following the vesting of any portion of the Award, the Grantee agrees that he/she will repay to the Company any gain realized on the vesting of such portion of the Award (such gain to be valued as of the relevant Vesting Date(s) based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares vesting on the relevant Vesting Date). Such repayment obligation will be effective as of the date specified by the Committee. Any repayment obligation must be satisfied in cash or at Grantees option, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the gain realized upon vesting of such portion of the Award. The Company is specifically authorized to off-set and deduct from any other payments, if any, including, without limitation, wages, salary or bonus, that it may owe the Grantee to secure the repayment obligations herein contained. |
The determination of whether the Grantee has been terminated for Cause or has violated the provisions of any of Sections 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the Employment Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in its sole discretion. The provisions of Section 4(e) shall have no effect following a Change in Control (as defined herein).
d. | The term Company as used in this Agreement with reference to the employment or service of the Grantee shall include the Company and its parent and subsidiaries, as appropriate. |
5. | Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined herein) of either the Company or CC Media Holdings, Inc. (CCMH), this Award shall become immediately fully vested. For the purposes hereof, the term Change in Control (i) with respect to the Company shall mean a transaction or series of transactions that constitutes an Exchange Transaction within the meaning of the Plan or such other event involving a change in ownership or control of the business or assets of the Company as the Board, acting in its sole discretion, may determine and (ii) with respect to CCMH shall have the same meaning given to such term in the stock option agreement dated as of December 10, 2009 between CCMH and the Grantee with respect to CCMH options granted to the Grantee as of such date. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of clause (i) above, the determination of whether a transaction or series of transactions constitutes an Exchange Transaction within the meaning of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, acting in its sole discretion. |
EXHIBIT B TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
6. | Withholding. The Grantee agrees that no later than each Vesting Date, the Grantee shall pay to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company) such amount as the Company deems necessary to satisfy its obligation to withhold federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred with respect to the portion of the Award vesting on such Vesting Date. The Grantee may elect to pay to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company) an amount equal to the amount of the taxes which the Company shall be required to withhold by delivering to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company), cash, a check or at the option of the Grantee, shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the withholding tax obligation as determined by the Company. |
7. | Rights as a Stockholder. No Shares shall be issued under this Award until payment of the applicable tax withholding obligations have been satisfied or provided for to the satisfaction of the Company, and the Grantee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by this Award until such shares are duly and validly issued by the Company to or on behalf of the Grantee. |
8. | Non-Transferability. This Award is not assignable or transferable except upon the Grantees death to a beneficiary designated by the Grantee in a manner prescribed or approved for this purpose by the Committee or, if no designated beneficiary shall survive the Grantee, pursuant to the Grantees will or by the laws of descent and distribution. |
9: | Limitation of Rights. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to the continuation of his employment or service with the Company, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to terminate such employment or other service or to increase or decrease, or otherwise adjust, the compensation and/or other terms and conditions of the Grantees employment or other service. |
10. | Restrictions on Transfer. The Grantee agrees, by acceptance of this Award, that, upon issuance of any Shares hereunder, that, unless such Shares are then registered under applicable federal and state securities laws, (i) acquisition of such Shares will be for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, and (ii) the Company may require an investment letter from the Grantee in such form as may be recommended by Company counsel. The Company shall in no event be obliged to register any securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (as now in effect or as hereafter amended) or to take any other affirmative action in order to the issuance or transfer of Shares pursuant to this Award to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. |
EXHIBIT B TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
11. | Notice. Any notice to the Company provided for in this Agreement shall be addressed to it in care of its Secretary at its executive offices at Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 200 East Basse Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209-8328, and any notice to the Grantee shall be addressed to the Grantee at the current address shown on the payroll records of the Company. Any notice shall be deemed to be duly given if and when properly addressed and posted by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. |
12. | Incorporation of Plan by Reference. This Award is granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and this Award shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The Committee shall interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and its interpretations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and any other person claiming an interest hereunder, with respect to any issue arising hereunder or thereunder. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control. |
13. | Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights of all persons claiming under this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles thereof. |
14. | Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified other than by written instrument executed by the parties. |
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EXHIBIT B TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Award to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This Award shall take effect as a sealed instrument.
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: |
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Name: Mark P. Mays | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Dated:
Acknowledged and Agreed |
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Name: Ronald Cooper |
Address of Principal Residence: |
EXHIBIT C TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Optionee: | Ronald Cooper | |||
Date of Grant: | December 10, 2009 |
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the Agreement ), made as of this day of December 10, 2009 (the Grant Date ) by and between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), and Ronald Cooper (the Optionee ), evidences the grant by the Company of an Option to purchase a certain number of shares of the Companys common stock, $.0l par value (the Common Stock ) to the Optionee on such date and the Optionees acceptance of this Option (as defined below) in accordance with the provisions of the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the Plan). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them as set forth in the Plan. The Company and the Optionee agree as follows:
1. | Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee an option (this Option) to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock (the Option Shares ) from the Company at the price per share of $9.03 (the Option Price ). |
2. | Limitations on Exercise of Option. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Option will vest and become exercisable with respect to 25% of the shares of Common Stock covered hereby on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, as to an additional 25% of the shares of Common Stock covered hereby on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, as to an additional 25% of the shares of Common Stock coveted hereby on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, and as to an additional 25% of the shares of Common Stock covered hereby on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date (each, a Vesting Date ); provided, that, the Optionee is still employed by the Company on each such Vesting Date. |
3. | Term of this Option. Unless sooner terminated in accordance herewith or in the Plan, this Option shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (Final Exercise Date). |
4. | Method of Exercise. |
a, | The Optionee may exercise this Option, from time to time, to the extent then exercisable, by contacting the Companys outside Plan administrator (the Administrator ) and following the procedures established by the Administrator. The Option Price of this Option may be paid in cash or by certified or bank check or in any other manner the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of Directors (the Committee ) , in its discretion, may permit, including, without limitation, (i) the delivery of previously-owned shares, (ii) by a combination of a cash payment and delivery of previously-owned shares, or (iii) pursuant to a cashless exercise program established and made available through a registered broker-dealer in accordance with applicable law. In addition to the methods of payment otherwise permitted by the Plan, the Committee shall, at the election of the Optionee, hold back shares from an Option having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price in payment of the Option exercise price. |
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b. | At the time of exercise, the Optionee shall pay to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company) such amount as the Company deems necessary to satisfy its obligation to withhold federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred by reason of the exercise of this Option. The Optionee may elect to pay to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company) an amount equal to the amount of the taxes which the Company shall be required to withhold by delivering to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company), cash, a check or at the sole discretion of the Company, shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the withholding tax obligation as determined by the Company. |
5. | Issuance of Shares. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, as promptly as practical after receipt of notification of exercise and full payment of the Option Price and any required income tax withholding, the Company shall issue (if necessary) and transfer to the Optionee the number of Option Shares with respect to which this Option has been so exercised, and shall deliver to the Optionee or have deposited in the Optionees brokerage account with the Administrator such Option Shares, at the Optionees election either electronically or represented by a certificate or certificates therefor, registered in the Optionees name. |
6. | Termination of Employment. |
a. | If the Optionees termination of employment is due to death, this Option shall automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full and shall be exercisable by the Optionees designated beneficiary, or, if none, the person(s) to whom the Optionees rights under this Option are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution for one year following such termination of employment (but in no event beyond the Final Exercise Date), and shall thereafter terminate. |
b. | If the Optionees termination of employment is due to Disability (as defined herein), the Optionee shall be treated, for purposes of this Agreement only, as if his/her employment continued with the Company for the lesser of (i) five years or (ii) the Final Exercise Date and this Option will continue to vest and remain exercisable during such period (the Disability Vesting Period ). Upon expiration of the Disability Vesting Period, this Option shall automatically terminate; provided, that, if the Optionee should die during such period, this Option shall automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full and shall be exercisable by the Optionees designated beneficiary, or, if none, the person(s) to whom the Optionees rights under this Option are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution for one year following such death (but in no event beyond the teini of the Option), and shall thereafter terminate. For purposes of this section, Disability shall have the same meaning as in the Employment Agreement. |
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c. | If the termination of the Optionees employment is for Cause (as defined herein), this Option shall terminate upon such termination of employment, regardless of whether this Option was then exercisable. For purposes of this section and Section 6(d), Cause shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Employment Agreement. |
d. | If the Optionees employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Optionee for Good Cause after August 31 of a calendar year, a pro-rata portion of the unvested Option that would have vested on the Vesting Date (as defined in Section 2 herein) during the calendar year that includes the date of termination shall become vested by multiplying the number of Options that would have vested prior to such December 31 by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of days elapsed during the calendar year that includes the Optionees date of employment termination and the denominator of which is 365. For purposes of this section, Good Cause shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Employment Agreement. |
e. | In the event of a termination of the Optionees employment for any other reason not described above, the unvested portion of the Option, if any, shall terminate on the date of Optionees termination of employment and the vested portion of this Option shall be exercisable for a period of ninety (90) days following such termination of employment or service (but in no event beyond the term of the Option), and shall thereafter terminate. The Optionees status as an employee shall not be considered terminated in the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company (including, but not limited to, military and sick leave); provided, that, such leave is for a period of not more than three months or reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. |
f. | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, including, without limitation, Sections 2 and 6 of this Agreement. |
i. | If Optionee has been terminated for Cause, then this Option shall be cancelled and cease to be exercisable (whether or not then vested). |
ii. | If Optionee has been terminated for Cause or it is determined by the Committee that Optionee has violated the provisions of any of Sections 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the Employment Agreement within the one (1) year period immediately following the exercise of any Option granted under this Agreement, the Optionee agrees that he/she will repay to the Company any gain realized on the exercise of such Option (such gain to be valued as of the relevant exercise date(s)). Such repayment obligation will be effective as of the date specified by the Committee. Any repayment obligation must be satisfied in cash or, at Optionees discretion, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the gain realized upon exercise of the Option. The Company is specifically authorized to off-set and deduct from any other payments, if any, including, without limitation, wages, salary or bonus, that it may owe the Optionee in order to secure the repayment obligations herein contained. |
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The determination of whether the Optionee has been terminated for Cause or has violated the provisions of any of Sections 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the Employment Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in its sole discretion. The provisions of Section 6(f) shall have no effect following a Change in Control (as defined herein).
g. | The term Company as used in this Agreement with reference to the employment of the Optionee shall include the Company and its parent and subsidiaries, as appropriate. |
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Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined herein) of either the Company or CC Media Holdings, Inc. (CCMH), this Option shall become immediately vested and exercisable in full subject to Section 11 of the Plan; provided that in the event of a Change in Control in which the shareholders of the . Company receive as merger consideration common stock of a non-public company, the Optionee shall be permitted, but not required, to exchange his Option (or be granted a substituted option) to acquire shares of common stock of the acquirer (any such exchange or substitution shall be made in compliance with Section 409A and Section 422 of the Code, as applicable), or, in lieu thereof, to exercise his Option and to cause the Company to redeem the shares of stock received upon exercise coincident with such transaction (such redemption shall be on the same basis as if Optionee had participated in such transaction as a stockholder). For the purposes hereof, the term Change in Control (i) with respect to the Company shall mean a transaction or series of transactions that constitutes an Exchange Transaction within the meaning of the Plan or such other event involving a change in ownership or control of the business or assets of the Company as the Board, acting in its sole discretion, may determine and (ii) with respect to CCMH shall have the same meaning given to such term in the stock option agreement dated as of December 10, 2009 between CCMH and the Optionee with respect to CCMH options granted to the Optionee as of such date. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of clause (i) above, the determination of whether a transaction or series of transactions constitutes an Exchange Transaction within the meaning of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, acting in its sole discretion. |
8. | Rights as a Stockholder. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued in respect of the exercise of this Option until payment of the exercise price and the applicable tax withholding obligations have been satisfied or provided for to the satisfaction of the Company, and the Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by this Option until such shares are duly and validly issued by the Company to or on behalf of the Optionee. |
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9. | Non-Transferability . This Option is not assignable or transferable except upon the Optionees death to a beneficiary designated by the Optionee in a manner prescribed or approved for this purpose by the Committee or, if no designated beneficiary shall survive the Optionee, pursuant to the Optionees will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During an Optionees lifetime, this Option may be exercised, only by the Optionee or the Optionees guardian or legal representative. |
10. | Limitation of Rights. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right with respect to the continuation of his employment with the Company, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to terminate such employment or to increase or decrease, or otherwise adjust, the compensation and/or other terms and conditions of the Optionees employment. |
11. | Restrictions on Transfer. The Optionee agrees, by acceptance of this Option, that, upon issuance of any shares hereunder, that, unless such shares are then registered under applicable federal and state securities laws, (i) acquisition of such shares will be for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, and (ii) the Company may require an investment letter from the Optionee in such form as may be recommended by Company counsel. The Company shall in no event be obliged to register any securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (as now in effect or as hereafter amended) or to take any other affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of this Option or the issuance or transfer of shares pursuant thereto to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. |
12. | Notice. Any notice to the Company provided for in this Agreement shall be addressed to it in care of its Secretary at its executive offices at Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 200 East Basse Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209-8328, and any notice to the Optionee shall be addressed to the Optionee at the current address shown on the payroll records of the Company. Any notice shall be deemed to be duly given if and when properly addressed and posted by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. |
13. | Incorporation of Plan by Reference. This Option is granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and this Option shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The Committee shall interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and its interpretations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and any other person claiming an interest hereunder, with respect to any issue arising hereunder or thereunder. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control. |
14. | Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights of all persons claiming under this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles thereof. |
15. | Tax Status of Option. This Option is intended to be, to the maximum extent permissible under Section 422(d) of the Code, an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. |
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16. | Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified other than by written instrument executed by the parties. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Option to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This Option shall take effect as a sealed instrument.
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
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Name: Ronald Cooper |
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EXHIBIT D TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EXECUTIVE OPTION AGREEMENT
Optionee: Ronald Cooper
This Option and any securities issued upon exercise of this Option are subject to restrictions on transfer and requirements of sale and other provisions as set forth below.
CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This stock option (the Option ) is granted by CC Media Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), to the Optionee, pursuant to the Companys 2008 Executive Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the Plan). For the purpose of this Executive Option Agreement (the Agreement ), the Grant Date shall mean December 10, 2009.
1. Grant of Option. The Agreement evidences the grant by the Company on the Grant Date to the Optionee of an option to purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms provided herein and in the Plan, 165,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the Shares ) from the Company at the price per share of $36.
The Option evidenced by this Agreement is intended to qualify, to the maximum extent permissible under Section 422(d) of the Code, as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
2. | Vesting. |
(a) During Employment. During the Optionees Employment, this Option shall vest and become exercisable with respect to 25% of the Option on each of the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of the Grant Date.
(b) Termination of Employment. Subject to Section 2(c) below, automatically and immediately upon the cessation of Employment, all outstanding and unvested Options shall terminate, and the vested portion shall be exercisable as described in Section 3 below.
(c) Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2, in the event of a Change of Control, 100% of the then outstanding and unvested Options shall become eligible to vest and shall vest and become exercisable in full in accordance with Section 3(a) below.
Notwithstanding the foregoing (but subject to any contrary provision of this Agreement or any other written agreement between the Company and the Optionee with respect to vesting and termination of Awards granted under the Plan), no Options shall vest or shall become eligible to vest on any date specified above unless the Optionee is then, and since the Grant Date has continuously been, an Employee.
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3. Exercise of Option. Each election to exercise this Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and shall be in writing, signed by the Optionee or by his or her executor or administrator or by the person or persons to whom this Option is transferred by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution (the Legal Representative ), and made pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan. In addition to the methods of payment otherwise permitted by the Plan, the Administrator shall, at the election of the Optionee, hold back Shares from an Option having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price in payment of the Option exercise price. The latest date on which this Option may be exercised (the Final Exercise Date ) is the date which is the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(c) above, the following rules will apply if the Optionees Employment ceases:
(a) any portion of this Option held by the Optionee immediately prior to the termination of the Optionees Employment by reason of a termination by the Company without Cause or by the Optionee with Good Cause, to the extent then vested and exercisable, will remain exercisable for the shorter of (i) a period of 90 days or (ii) the period ending on the Final Exercise Date, and will thereupon terminate; and
(b) any portion of this Option held by the Optionee immediately prior to the termination of the Optionees Employment by reason of death or Disability, to the extent then vested and exercisable, will remain exercisable for the shorter of (i) the one year period ending with the first anniversary of the Optionees death or Disability, as the case may be, or (ii) the period ending on the Final Exercise Date, and will thereupon terminate.
4. Withholding. No Shares will be transferred pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless and until the person exercising this Option shall have remitted to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, or local withholding tax requirements, or shall have made other arrangements satisfactory to the Company with respect to such taxes. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, hold back Shares otherwise receivable upon, exercise of the Option or permit an Optionee to tender previously owned shares of Stock in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements (but not in excess of the applicable minimum statutory withholding rate).
5. Nontransferability of Option. This Option is not transferable by the Optionee other than by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during the Optionees lifetime only by the Optionee.
6. | Restrictions on Shares. |
(a) Transferability of Shares. Except as provided in this Section 6, no Transfer of Shares received upon exercise of the Option (Received Shares) by the Optionee is permitted:
(i) Permitted Transferees. The Optionee may Transfer any and all Received Shares to a Permitted Transferee, provided that such Permitted Transferee shall become a party to and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Prior to the initial Transfer of any Received Shares to a given Permitted Transferee pursuant to this Section 6(a) and as a condition thereto, the Permitted Transferee shall execute a written agreement in a form provided by the Company under which such Permitted Transferee shall become subject to all provisions of this Agreement to the extent applicable to the Received Shares, including without limitation Sections 6, 7, and 11.
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(ii) Public Transfers. After the third anniversary of the closing of a Qualified Public Offering, the Optionee may Transfer any or all Received Shares to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Rule 144).
(iii) Sale Rights on Termination Due to Death or Disability. Upon the Optionees termination of Employment due to death or Disability, the Optionee and his or her Permitted Transferees will have the right, subject to Sections 6(a)(v) and 6(a)(vi), to sell to the public pursuant to Rule 144 at any time during the one-year period following the effective date of such termination all or any portion of the Received Shares, notwithstanding that such a Transfer might not otherwise then be permitted by Section 6(a)(ii).
(iv) Release of Received Shares. If prior to the third anniversary of the closing of a Qualified Public Offering, any Investor makes a Transfer of its Equity Shares to any Person (other than a Transfer to any other Investor or Sponsor or to any of the respective Affiliates or Affiliated Funds of any such Investor or Sponsor), then the Optionee will be permitted to Transfer, pursuant to Rule 144, that portion of the Optionees Received Shares that bears the same proportion to the total number of Shares with respect to which this Option is then vested and exercisable and Received Shares then owned by the Optionee as the number of Equity Shares that were Transferred by such Investor bears to the total number of Equity Shares that were owned by all Investors immediately prior to such Transfer.
(v) Legal Restrictions; Other Restrictions. The restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement, including those specified in this Section 6, are in addition to any prohibitions and other restrictions on transfer arising under any applicable laws, rules or regulations, and the Optionee may not Transfer Received Shares to any other Person unless the Optionee first takes all reasonable and customary steps, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company, to ensure that such Transfer would not violate, or be reasonably expected to restrict or impair the respective business activities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under, any applicable laws, rules or regulations, including applicable securities, antitrust or U.S. federal communications laws, rules and regulations. The restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement are in addition to any other restrictions on Transfer to which the Optionee may be subject, including any restrictions on Transfer contained in the Companys certificate of incorporation (including restrictions therein relating to federal communications laws), or any other agreement to which the Optionee is a party or is bound or any applicable lock-up rules and regulations of any national securities exchange or national securities association.
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(vi) Impermissible Transfers. Any Transfer of Received Shares not made in compliance with the terms of this Section 6 shall be null and void ab initio, and the Company shall not in any way give effect to any such Transfer.
(vii) Period. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, all the Transfer restrictions of this Section 6 shall terminate.
(b) Drag Rights.
(i) Sale Event Drag Along. If the Company notifies the Optionee in writing that it has received a valid Drag Along Sale Notice (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement and that Capital IV has informed the Company that it desires to have the Optionee participate in the transaction that is the subject of the Drag Along Sale Notice, then the Optionee shall be bound and obligated to Transfer in such transaction the percentage of the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which this Option is then vested and exercisable and Received Shares then held by the Optionee that , the Company notifies the Optionee is equal to the percentage of Equity Shares held by the Sponsors and their Affiliates that the Sponsors and Affiliates are transferring in such transaction, on the same terms and conditions as the Sponsors and their Affiliates with respect to each Equity Share Transferred. With respect to a given transaction that is the subject of a Drag Along Notice, the Optionee`s obligations under this Section 6(b) shall remain in effect until the earlier of (1) the consummation of such transaction and (2) notification by the Company that such Drag Along Sale Notice has been withdrawn.
(ii) Waiver of Appraisal. Rights. The Optionee agrees not to demand or exercise appraisal rights under Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporate Law, as amended, or otherwise with respect to any transaction subject to this Section 6(b), whether or not such appraisal rights are otherwise available.
(iii) Further Assurances, The Optionee shall take or cause to be taken all such actions as requested by the Company or Capital IV in order to consummate any transaction subject to this Section 6(b) and any related transactions, including but not limited to the exercise of vested Options and the execution of agreements and other documents requested by the Company.
(iv) Period. The foregoing provisions of this Section 6(b) shall terminate upon the occurrence of a Change of Control.
(c) Lock-Up. The Optionee agrees that in connection with a Public Offering, upon the request of the Company or the managing underwriters(s) of such Public Offering, the Optionee will not Transfer, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, pledge, enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers any of the economic ownership, or otherwise encumber or dispose of the Option or any portion thereof or any of the Received Shares for such period as the Company or such managing underwriter(s), as the case may be, may request, commencing on the effective date of the registration statement relating to such Public Offering and continuing for not more than 90 days (or 180 days in the case of any Public Offering up to and including the Qualified Public Offering), except with the prior written consent of the Company or such managing underwriter(s), as the case may be. The Optionee also agrees that he or she will sign a lock up or similar arrangement in connection with a Public Offering on terms and conditions that the Company or the managing underwriter(s) thereof deems necessary or desirable.
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7. Grant of Proxy. To the extent permitted by law, the Optionee hereby grants to Capital IV an irrevocable proxy coupled with an interest, with full power of substitution, to vote such Optionees Received Shares as Capital IV sees fit on all matters related to (i) the election of members of the Board, (ii) any transaction subject to Section 6(b) herein or (iii) any amendment to the Companys certificate of incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized thereunder. Such proxy shall be valid and remain in effect until the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (2) with respect to any particular matter, the latest date permitted by applicable law.
8. Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control in which the shareholders of the Company receive as merger consideration common stock of a non-public company, the Optionee shall be permitted, but not required, to exchange his Option (or be granted a substituted option) to acquire shares of common stock of the acquirer (any such exchange or substitution shall be made in compliance with Section 409A and Section 422 of the Code, as applicable), or, in lieu thereof, to exercise his Option and to cause the Company to redeem the shares of stock received upon exercise coincident with such transaction (such redemption shall be on the same basis as if Optionee had participated in such transaction as a stockholder).
9. Status Change. Upon the termination of the Optionees Employment, this Option shall continue or terminate, as and to the extent provided in the Plan and this Agreement.
10. Effect on Employment. Neither the grant of this Option, nor the issuance of Shares upon exercise of this Option, shall give the Optionee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or its Affiliates, affect the right of the Company or its Affiliates to discharge or discipline such Optionee at any time, or affect any right of such Optionee to terminate his or her Employment at any time.
11. Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Non-Disclosure. In the event of a breach by Employee of Section 4, 5, 6 or 7 of Optionees Employment Agreement (without the advance written consent of the Company) that occurs . during the period following termination of employment, the Company may require that (i) the Optionee sell to the Company Received Shares then held by the Optionee for a purchase price equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Options and (ii) the Optionee remit or deliver to the Company (1) the amount of any gain realized upon the sale of any Received Shares, and (2) any consideration received upon the exchange of any Received Shares (or the extent that such consideration was not received in the form of cash, the cash equivalent thereof valued at the time of the exchange). The Company shall have the right to offset, against any Shares and any cash amounts due to the Optionee under or by reason of Optionees holding this Option, any amounts to which the Company is entitled as a result of Optionees violation of the terms of any non-competition, non-solicitation or nondisclosure agreement with the Company or Optionees breach of any duty to the Company. Accordingly, Optionee acknowledges that (i) the Company may withhold delivery of Shares, (ii) the Company may place the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of Shares in an escrow account of the Companys choosing pending resolution of any dispute with the Company, and (iii) the Company has no liability for any attendant market risk caused by any such delay, withholding, or escrow. The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the calculation of damages from a breach of an agreement with the Company or of any duty to the Company would be difficult to calculate accurately and that the right to offset or other remedy provided for herein is reasonable and not a penalty. The Optionee further agrees not to challenge the reasonableness of such provisions even where the Company rescinds, delays, withholds or escrows Shares or proceeds or uses those Shares or proceeds as a setoff.
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12. Provisions of the Plan. This Option is subject in its entirety to the provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Plan as in effect on the date of the grant of this Option has been furnished to the Optionee. By exercising all or any part of this Option, the Optionee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
13. Definitions. The initially capitalized terms Optionee and Grant Date shall have the meanings set forth on the first page of this Agreement; initially capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning provided in the Plan, and, as used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. For the purposes of this Agreement, control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries will be considered an Affiliate of any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates or Affiliated Funds.
Affiliated Fund means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) an investment fund that is an Affiliate of such Person or that is advised by the same investment adviser as such Person or by an Affiliate of such investment adviser or such Person or, with respect to a Person that is a Sponsor or an Affiliate of a Sponsor, (b) any partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity controlled (i) jointly by the Sponsors and/or their respective Affiliates or (ii) individually by a single Sponsor and/or its Affiliates, in each case (i) and (ii) that is formed to invest directly or indirectly in the Company.
Capital IV means Clear Channel Capital IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed and jointly controlled by the Sponsors, and its successors and/or assigns.
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Capital V means Clear Channel Capital V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership formed and jointly controlled by the Sponsors, and its successors and/or assigns.
Cause shall have the same meaning given to such term in the Optionees Employment Agreement.
Change of Control means (a) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other Person, or any other corporate reorganization or transaction (including the acquisition of capital stock of the Company), whether or not the Company is a party thereto, after which the Sponsors and their respective Affiliated Funds and Affiliates do not directly or indirectly control capital stock representing more than 25% of the economic interests in and 25% of the voting power of the Company or other surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization or transaction; (b) any stock sale or other transaction or series of related transactions, whether or not the Company is a party thereto, after which in excess of 50% of the Companys voting power is owned directly or indirectly by any Person and its affiliates or associates (as such terms are defined the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules thereunder), other than the Sponsors and their respective Affiliated Funds and Affiliates (or a group of Persons that includes such Persons); or (c) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person and the affiliates or associates of such Person (or a group of Persons acting in concert), other than the Sponsors and their respective Affiliated Funds and Affiliates (or a group of Persons that includes such Persons).
Disability (a) has the meaning given to such term in the Optionees Employment Agreement then in effect, if any, between the Optionee and the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (b) if there is no such term in such employment agreement or there is no such employment agreement then in effect, means the disability of an Optionee during his or her Employment through any illness, injury, accident or condition of either a physical or psychological nature as a result of which, in the judgment of the Board, he or she is unable to perform substantially all of his or her duties and responsibilities, notwithstanding the provision of any reasonable accommodation, for 6 consecutive months during any period of 12 consecutive months.
Employment Agreement means the employment agreement between the Optionee and the Company dated December 10, 2009, as amended from time to time.
Equity Shares means Shares as such term is used in the Stockholders Agreement.
Good Cause shall have the same meaning given to such term in the Optionees Employment Agreement.
Investors means Capital IV and Capital V and their Permitted Transferees, as defined in the Stockholders Agreement.
Investor Shares means Equity Shares of any type held by the Investors and shall include any stock, securities or other property or interests received by the Investors in respect of Equity Shares in connection with any stock dividend or other similar distribution, stock split or combination of shares, recapitalization, conversion, reorganization, consolidation, split-up, spinoff, combination, repurchase, merger, exchange of stock or other transaction or event that affects the Companys capital stock occurring after the date of issuance.
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Members of the Immediate Family means, with respect to an individual, each spouse or child or other descendant of such individual, each trust created solely for the benefit of one or more of the aforementioned persons and their spouses and each custodian or guardian of any property of one or more of the aforementioned persons in his or her capacity as such custodian or guardian.
Permitted Transferee means (a) the Optionees estate, executors, administrators, personal representatives, heirs, legatees or distributees, in each case acquiring the Received Shares in question pursuant to the will or other instrument taking effect at death of such Optionee or by applicable laws of descent and distribution, or (b) a trust, private foundation or entity formed for estate planning purposes for the benefit of the Optionee and/or any of the Members of the Immediate Family of such Optionee. In addition, the Optionee shall be a Permitted Transferee of the Optionees Permitted Transferees.
Public Offering means a public offering and sale of shares of common stock of the Company, for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Qualified Public Offering means the first underwritten Public Offering after the Grant Date pursuant to an effective registration statement (other than on Form S-4, S-8 or a comparable form) in connection with which the Company or any of the Sponsors or their respective Affiliates or Affiliated Funds receives sale proceeds therefrom.
Sponsors shall mean Bain Capital (CC) IX L.P. and Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI, L.P.
Stockholders Agreement means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2008, as amended from time to time, by and among the Company, BT Triple Crown Merger Co., Inc. and other stockholders of the Company who from time to time may become parties thereto.
Transfer means any sale, pledge, assignment, encumbrance, distribution or other transfer or disposition of shares or other property to any other Person, whether directly, indirectly, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise.
14. General. For purposes of this Option and any determinations to be made by the Administrator or Committee, as the case may be, hereunder, the determinations by the Administrator or Committee, as the case may be, shall be binding upon the Optionee and any transferee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Option to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This Option shall take effect as a sealed instrument.
CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
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Ronald Cooper |
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Exhibit 10.33
SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE
This Severance Agreement and General Release (Agreement) is made and entered into by David Clark, Employee ID No.: 1055662 (hereinafter referred to as Employee), and Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., in full and final settlement of any and all claims Employee may have or hereafter claim to have against Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. and all of its past, present and future parents, subsidiaries and affiliates and their employees, officers, directors, agents, insurers and legal counsel (hereinafter referred to as Company).
1. | End of Employment. |
1.1 Employees termination date is October 22, 2010 (Termination Date).
1.2 Employee has been paid all earned salary and accrued but unused vacation pay through the Termination Date, except for his final paycheck and unused vacation, which shall be paid on or before the Companys next payroll date following the Termination Date.
2. | Consideration for Agreement from Company. |
2.1 In return for this Agreement and in full and final settlement, compromise, and release of all of Employees claims (as described in Section 3 below), Company agrees to pay as severance to Employee the sum of Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($270,000.00), less applicable federal and state withholding and all other ordinary payroll deductions, to be paid in accordance with Companys ordinary payroll practices over a period of approximately twelve months. These payments will begin on Companys next regularly scheduled pay date following the expiration of the seven-day revocation period noted in 4.11, and only if Employee does not revoke this Agreement, and shall continue until paid in full (the Severance Pay Period). Employee hereby acknowledges the sufficiency of this payment from Company.
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2.2 If Employee is rehired by Company as a full-time employee during the Severance Pay Period, the severance payments shall cease; however, in this event, if Employees new annualized base salary is less than his previous annualized base salary, Company agrees to continue to pay to Employee the difference between Employees previous annualized base salary and Employees new annualized base salary for the remainder of the Severance Pay Period
3. | Employees Release of Claims. |
3.1 Employee affirms that he has not filed, caused to be filed, and/or is not presently a party to any claim, complaint, or action against Company in any forum or form. In addition, Employee affirms that as of the Termination Date, he has been paid for and/or has received all compensation, wages, bonuses, commissions, and/or benefits to which he may be entitled. Employee furthermore affirms that he has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases.
3.2 Save and except for Employees right to indemnification as an officer and employee of the Company, rights as a shareholder of a Company, or rights under health, benefit or insurance plans or policies as an employee of Company, Employee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges Company from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, and liabilities of any nature, both past and present, known and unknown, resulting from any act or omission of any kind occurring on or before the date of execution of this Agreement which arise under contract or common law, or any federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance. Employee understands and agrees that Employees release of claims includes, but is not limited to, the following: all claims, demands, causes of action and liabilities for past or future loss of pay or benefits, expenses, damages for pain and suffering, punitive damages, compensatory damages, attorneys fees, interest, court costs, physical or mental injury, damage to reputation, and any other injury, loss, damage or expense or equitable remedy of any kind whatsoever.
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3.3 Employee additionally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges Company from any and all claims, demands, causes of action and liabilities arising out of or in any way connected with, directly or indirectly, Employees employment with Company or any incident thereof, including, without limitation, his treatment by Company or any other person, the terms and conditions of his employment, and any and all possible state or federal statutory and/or common law claims, including but not limited to:
(a.) All claims which he might have arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq .; The Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and § 1988; Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. ; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq .; The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq.; The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. ; The Older Worker Benefit Protection Act of 1990; The Immigration Reform and Control Act, as amended; and/or, The Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended;
(b.) All contractual claims for any wages or other employment benefits owed as a result of Employees separation from Company;
(c.) All claims arising under the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. § 1981a; and,
(d.) All other claims, whether based on contract, tort (personal injury), or statute, arising from Employees employment, the separation from that employment, or any investigation and/or interview conducted by or on behalf of Company.
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3.4 Employee does not waive rights or claims which cannot be waived by law, including, but not limited to the right to file a Charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), or its state equivalent, or to participate in an agency investigation, although Employee does waive any right to monetary recovery should the EEOC or other state or federal administrative or governmental agency pursue claims against the Company on Employees behalf.
3.5 Employee does not waive rights or claims that arise following the execution of this Agreement.
4. | Other Understandings, Agreements, and Representations. |
4.1 Employee agrees that this Agreement binds him and also binds his spouse, children, heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, agents, partners, successors in interest, and all other persons and entities in privity with him.
4.2 Employee promises and represents that he will not disclose, disseminate, or publicize, or cause or permit to be disclosed, disseminated, or publicized, any of the terms of this Agreement, except (1) to advisors, attorneys, accountants, representatives or members of Employees immediate family, provided that any individual to whom such disclosure is made agrees to abide by the terms of this Section; (2) to the extent necessary to report income to appropriate taxing authorities; (3) in response to an order or subpoena of a court of competent jurisdiction; or (4) in response to any subpoena issued by a state or federal governmental agency.
4.3 Employee promises and represents that he will not make or cause to be made any derogatory, negative or disparaging statements, either written or verbal, about Company. Company agrees to use reasonable best efforts to cause its management employee who worked with Employee not to make, on behalf of Company, any derogatory, negative or disparaging statements, either written or verbal, about Employee.
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4.4 During the course of employment, Company provided Employee with confidential and proprietary information of Company. This confidential information includes, but is not limited to, Companys operational, programming, training/employee development, engineering information, sales information, customer lists, business and employment contracts, representation agreements, pricing and ratings information, production and cost data, compensation and fee information, strategic business plans, budgets, financial statements, and other information Company treats as confidential or proprietary. Employee agrees that he will not disclose or use Companys confidential or proprietary information. Employee understands that Company may seek from a court of competent jurisdiction an injunction to prohibit such disclosure.
4.5 Employee agrees he will not for sixty (60) days following the Termination Date, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, recruit or otherwise induce or attempt to induce any employees to leave the employment of Company or its affiliates; (ii) interfere with or disrupt Companys relationship with any of its employees, contractors, or accounts; (iii) induce or attempt to induce any person or entity which is an advertiser, sponsor, client, or contractor with Company to cease performing services for or doing business with Company; (iv) induce or attempt to induce any person or entity which is an advertiser, sponsor, client, or contractor with Company to perform services for, advertise with, or sponsor any other broadcast program or station or communication company; or (v) influence or attempt to influence any person or persons, firm, association, syndicate, partnership, company, corporation or other entity that is a contracting party with Company to terminate any written or oral agreement with Company, or enter into any agreement with any such person or entity which would have an adverse effect on Company.
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4.6 During the Severance Period, Employee agrees to provide assistance and cooperation in the operation of Companys business, including but not limited to lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, governmental hearings, investigations or proceedings (collectively, legal proceedings) in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates are a party or otherwise involved and in which Employee is knowledgeable, as may be reasonably requested from time to time. By way of example, assistance and cooperation may include (i) assisting in compiling documents or other data in response to Companys requests for information, (ii) meeting and/or talking with legal counsel of the Company from time to time to assist in the preparation of arguments and the discovery or compilation of factual matters, and (iii) providing testimony or statements in connection with any legal proceedings. Employer shall reimburse Employee for any documented out-of-pocket expenses, reasonably incurred by the Employee in complying with this Paragraph, and shall pay the Employee $175 per hour for any reasonable amount of time spent by Employee in order to comply with this Paragraph. The Company shall cooperate to schedule any assistance requested under this Paragraph at such times and locations as shall not unreasonably interfere with Employees business or personal affairs.
4.7 Prior to execution of this Agreement, Employee shall return to Company all property belonging to Company that the Employee possesses or has possessed but has provided to a third party, including but not limited to, all equipment or other materials and all originals and copies of Company documents, files, memoranda, notes, computer-readable information (maintained on disk or in any other form) and video or tape recordings of any kind other than personal materials relating solely to the Employee. Employee warrants and represents that Employee has not retained, distributed or caused to be distributed, and shall not retain, distribute or cause to be distributed, any original or duplicates of any such Company property specified in this Section.
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4.8 As a former officer and employee of the Company, (a) Employee is covered under the indemnification provisions in the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in effect as of the date hereof (the A&R Bylaws) subject to the terms and provisions of such A&R Bylaws; and (b) Employee is covered under Companys present Director and Officer Liability Insurance policies and shall be covered in the future to the same extent and in a manner consistent with the coverage provided to similarly situated officers and employees under Companys future Director and Officer Liability Insurance policies, in each case under this subparagraph (b), for any covered acts occurring during Employees official duties while and in the course and scope of Employees employment with Company.
4.9 This Agreement together with the A&R Bylaws contains the entire understanding between Employee and Company and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be modified, amended, or terminated unless such modification, amendment, or termination is executed in writing by Employee and an authorized representative of Company.
4.10 Any disputes that relate in any way to the provisions of this Agreement shall be resolved by binding arbitration. The arbitration shall proceed in accordance with the National Rules for Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in effect at the time the claim or dispute arose, unless other rules are agreed upon by the parties. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing, the arbitration shall be conducted in Phoenix, Arizona by one arbitrator who is a member of the AAA or any comparable arbitration service, and who is selected pursuant to the methods set out in the National Rules for Resolution of Employment Disputes of the AAA, or other rules as the parties may agree to in writing. Company will pay the actual costs of arbitration excluding attorneys fees. Each party will pay its own attorneys fees and other costs incurred by their respective attorneys.
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4.11 Employee may take up to twenty-one (21) days from receipt of this Agreement to decide whether to accept this Agreement. Employee may actually accept and sign this Agreement at any time within this 21-day period, but Employee is not required to do so by Company. If Employee has not signed this Agreement as of the 22 nd day after receipt, this severance offer is revoked by Company. In deciding whether to accept the terms of this Agreement, Employee is also advised that he may revoke this entire release up to seven days following its execution.
4.12 Notice Regarding Attorney: Employee is hereby advised to consult with an attorney of his choice, at his expense, before signing this Agreement.
4.13 Unless otherwise specified or required by statute in a particular jurisdiction which expressly pertains to an employment relationship (e.g., wage payment timing, tax withholding, etc.), all construction and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona , without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.
4.14 Employee agrees that, if any single section or clause of this Agreement should be found invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and the remaining sections and clauses enforced in accordance with the intent of this Agreement.
4.15 Employee represents and certifies that he (1) has received a copy of this Agreement for review and study and has had ample time to review it before signing; (2) has read this Agreement carefully; (3) has been given a fair opportunity to discuss and negotiate the terms of this Agreement; (4) understands its provisions; (5) has been advised to consult with an attorney; (6) has determined that it is in his best interest to enter into this Agreement; (7) has not been influenced to sign this Agreement by any statement or representation by Company not contained in this Agreement; and (8) enters into this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily.
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4.16 This Agreement must be delivered to: Kimberly Wray, Director of Human Resources, 200 E. Basse Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78209 the time specified herein in order to be effective.
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DAVID CLARK | ||||||||
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10/22/10 |
/s/ David Clark |
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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, INC. | ||||||||
Date: |
10/22/10 |
By: |
/s/ Ronald Cooper |
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Ronald Cooper |
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President and CEO |
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Exhibit 10.34
Optionee: | William Eccleshare | |||||||||
Date of Agreement: | September 17, 2009 |
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the Agreement ), made as of this 10th day of September, 2009 by and between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), and William Eccelshare (the Optionee ), evidences the grant by the Company of Options to purchase a certain number of shares of the Companys common stock, $.01 par value (the Common Stock ) to the Optionee on such dates set out below and the Optionees acceptance of these Options (as defined below) in accordance with the provisions of the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the Plan ). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them as set forth in the Plan. The Company and the Optionee agree as follows:
1. | Grant of Options . |
a. | Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company shall grant to the Optionee the following five options (together, the Options ) to purchase, at the dates set forth below: |
i. | 40,000 shares of Common Stock ( Option A ), which is hereby granted on the date of this Agreement; |
ii. | 92,163 shares of Common Stock ( Option B ), which is hereby granted on the date of this Agreement; |
iii. | the number of shares of Common Stock calculated in accordance with Section 1(b) ( Option C ), which shall be granted on the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement; |
iv. | the number of shares of Common Stock calculated in accordance with Section 1(b) ( Option D ), which shall be granted on the second anniversary of the date of this Agreement; and |
v. | the number of shares of Common Stock calculated in accordance with Section 1(b) ( Option E ), which shall be granted on the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement. |
The date each Option is granted is referred to as the Grant Date .
b. | The number of shares of the Common Stock to be granted under Options (C), (D) and (E) shall be calculated as follows: |
2,200,000 | ||||||||
(45 X) |
Where X is the Option Price at the relevant Grant Date and for the avoidance of doubt where X is greater than 44, the amount of 2,200,000 shall not be divided. Where any amount is to be converted into or from US dollars for the purposes of the formula above, it shall be converted using an exchange rate of US$1.49:£1
c. | The amount payable for each share of the Common Stock in the event of the Options being exercised (the Option Price ) shall be as follows: |
i. | in respect of Option A, USD $7.02; |
ii. | in respect of Option B, USD $7.02; and |
iii. | in respect of Option C, D and E, the closing sale price on the Grant Date of a share of Common Stock in consolidated trading of securities listed on the principal national securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are then traded, unless determined otherwise by the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of Directors (the Committee ). |
2. | Limitations on Exercise of Options . |
a. | Option A shall become exercisable as follows: |
i. | half of the shares of Common Stock under Option A shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of signing the employment agreement; and |
ii. | half of the shares of Common Stock under Option A shall vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary of the date of signing the employment agreement. |
b. | Option B, C, D and E shall be exercisable as follows: |
i. | one-twelfth of the shares of Common Stock under each Option shall vest and become exercisable on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of its Grant Date; and |
ii. | two-thirds of the shares of Common Stock under Options B, C, D or E (for each Option, the Performance-Related Option ) shall vest and become exercisable to the extent that the performance conditions as set out in the Schedule are met. |
3. | Term of the Options . Unless sooner terminated in accordance herewith or in the Plan, the Options shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date. |
4. | Method of Exercise . |
a. | The Optionee may exercise the Options, from time to time, to the extent then exercisable, by contacting the Companys outside Plan administrator (the Administrator ) and following the procedures established by the Administrator. The Option Price of the Options may be paid in cash or by certified or bank check or in any other manner the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of Directors (the Committee ), in its discretion, may permit, including, without limitation, (i) the delivery of previously-owned shares, (ii) by a combination of a cash payment and delivery of previously-owned shares, or (iii) pursuant to a cashless exercise program established and made available through a registered broker-dealer in accordance with applicable law. |
b. | At the time of exercise, the Optionee shall pay to Clear Channel Outdoor Limited (or such third party as it directs) such amount as it deems necessary to meet any liability to tax (including but without limitation income tax under PAYE and employees national insurance contributions) which it is obliged to pay or account for to any tax authority in respect of any issue or transfer of any Common Stock on the exercise of the Options (the Tax Liability ). The Optionee may elect to pay to Clear Channel Outdoor Limited (or such third party as it directs) an amount equal to the Tax Liability by delivering to Clear Channel Outdoor Limited (or such third party as it directs), cash, a check or at the sole discretion of the Company, shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the Tax Liability. |
5. | Issuance of Shares . Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, as promptly as practical after receipt of notification of exercise and full payment of the Option Price and any Tax Liability, the Company shall issue (if necessary) and transfer to the Optionee the number of Option Shares with respect to which this Option has been so exercised, and shall deliver to the Optionee or have deposited in the Optionees brokerage account with the Administrator such Option Shares, at the Optionees election either electronically or represented by a certificate or certificates therefor, registered in the Optionees name. |
6. | Termination of Employment . |
a. | Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Option may be granted or exercised unless the Optionee shall have remained in employment or service with the Company since the date of this Agreement. |
b. | If the Optionees termination of employment or service is due to death, the Options then held by the Optionee shall automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full and shall be exercisable by the Optionees designated beneficiary, or, if none, the person(s) to whom the Optionees rights under these Options are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution for one year following such termination of employment or service (but in no event beyond the term of the Options), and shall thereafter terminate. |
c. | If the Optionees termination of employment or service is due to Disability (as defined herein), with respect to Options then held by the Optionee, the Optionee shall be treated as if his employment or service continued with the Company for the lesser of (i) five years or (ii) the remaining term of the Options solely for purposes of continued vesting and exercisability during such period (the Disability Vesting Period ). Upon expiration of the Disability Vesting Period, the Options shall automatically terminate; provided , that , if the Optionee should die during such period, the Options shall automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full and shall be exercisable by the Optionees designated beneficiary, or, if none, the person(s) to whom the Optionees rights under the Options are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution for one year following such death (but in no event beyond the term of the Options), and shall thereafter terminate. For purposes of this section, Disability shall mean (i) if the Optionees employment or service with the Company is subject to the terms of an employment or other service agreement between such Optionee and the Company, which agreement includes a definition of Disability, the term Disability shall have the meaning set forth in such agreement during the period that such agreement remains in effect; and (ii) in all other cases, the term Disability shall mean a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the Optionees ability to perform substantially his or her duties for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. |
d. | If the Optionees termination of employment or service is due to Retirement (as defined herein), with respect to Options then held by the Optionee, the Optionee shall be treated as if his/her employment or service continued with the Company for the lesser of (i) five years or (ii) the remaining term of the Options solely for purposes of continued vesting and exercisability during such period (the Retirement Vesting Period ). Upon expiration of the Retirement Vesting Period, these Options shall automatically terminate; provided , that , if the Optionee should die during such period, these Options shall automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full and shall be exercisable by the Optionees designated beneficiary, or, if none, the person(s) to whom such Optionees rights under the Options are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution for one year following such death (but in no event beyond the term of the Options), and shall thereafter terminate. For purposes of this section, Retirement shall mean the Optionees resignation from the Company on or after the date on which the sum of his/her (i) full years of age (measured as of his/her last birthday preceding the date of termination of employment or service) and (ii) full years of service with the Company measured from his/her date of hire (or re-hire, if later), is equal at least seventy (70); provided , that , the Optionee must have attained at least the age of sixty (60) and completed at least five (5) full years of service with the Company prior to the date of his/her resignation. Any disputes relating to whether the Optionee is eligible for Retirement under this Agreement, including, without limitation, his/her years of service, shall be settled by the Committee in its sole discretion. |
e. | If the termination of the Optionees employment or service is for Cause (as defined herein), the Options shall terminate upon such termination of employment or service, regardless of whether the Options were then exercisable. For purposes of this section, Cause shall mean the Optionees (i) intentional failure to perform reasonably assigned duties, (ii) dishonesty or willful misconduct in the performance of duties, (iii) involvement in a transaction in connection with the performance of duties to the Company which transaction is adverse to the interests of the Company and which is engaged in for personal profit or (iv) willful violation of any law, rule or regulation in connection with the performance of duties (other than traffic violations or similar offenses). |
f. | If the termination of the Optionees employment or service is for any reason other than Cause (as defined herein), Option A shall automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full. |
g. | If the termination of the Optionees employment or service is for any other reason not covered by (b) to (e) above, the unvested portion of Options B, C, D and E, if any, shall terminate on the date of termination and the vested portion of those Options shall be exercisable for a period of three-months following such termination of employment or service (but in no event beyond the term of those Options), and shall thereafter terminate. The Optionees status as an employee shall not be considered terminated in the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company (including, but not limited to, military and sick leave); provided , that , such leave is for a period of not more than three-months or re-employment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. |
h. | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, including, without limitation, Sections 2 and 6 of this Agreement: |
(i) | If it is determined by the Committee that the Optionee engaged in (or is engaging in) any Prohibited Act (as defined below) where such Prohibited Act occurred or is occurring within the one (1) year period immediately following the exercise of any Option granted under this Agreement, the Optionee agrees that he/she will repay to the Company (or such third party as it directs) any net gain (after deduction of the Tax Liability) realized on the exercise of such Option (such gain to be valued as of the relevant exercise date(s)). Such repayment obligation will be effective as of the date specified by the Committee. Any repayment obligation must be satisfied in cash or, if permitted in the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the gain realized upon exercise of the Option(s). The Company is specifically authorized to off-set and deduct from any other payments, if any, including, without limitation, wages, salary or bonus, that it may owe the Optionee to secure the repayment obligations herein contained. The determination of whether the Optionee has engaged in a Prohibited Act shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in its sole discretion. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term Prohibited Activity shall mean any activity that is harmful to the business or reputation of the Company (or any parent or subsidiary), including, without limitation, any Competitive Activity (as defined below in h(ii)) or conduct prejudicial to or in conflict with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary). |
(ii) | If it is determined by the Committee that the Optionee engaged (or is engaging in) any Competitive Activity (as defined below), then, upon such determination by the Committee, the Options shall be cancelled and cease to be exercisable (whether or not then vested). The determination of whether the Optionee is engaging or has engaged in a Competitive Activity shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in its sole discretion. The provisions of Section 6(h) shall have no effect following a Change of Control (as defined herein). For purposes of this Agreement, the term Competitive Activity shall mean the Optionee directly or indirectly and whether alone or in conjunction with or on behalf of any other person and whether as a principal, shareholder, director, employee, agent, consultant, partner or otherwise: |
1. | at any time during the period of 9 months from the Effective Date within the Restricted Territory, take any steps preparatory to or be engaged, employed, interested or concerned in (A) any business that provides any Competing Business and/or (B) any Target Business Entity and/or (C) any firm, company or other entity directly or indirectly owning or controlling either a business that provides any Competing Business or a Target Business Entity; |
2. | at any time during the period of 9 months from the Effective Date within the Restricted Territory, acquire a substantial or controlling interest directly or by or through any nominee or nominees in any business providing any Competing Business, a Target Business Entity or in any firm, company or other entity owning or controlling a business that provides any Competing Business or a Target Business Entity; |
3. | at any time during the period of 9 months from the Effective Date solicit or induce or endeavour to solicit or induce any Key Person to leave the employ of the Company or any Relevant Group Company, whether or not such person would commit any breach of his or her own contract of employment or engagement by leaving the service of the Company or any Relevant Group Company; or |
4. | at any time during the period of 9 months from the Effective Date solicit or induce or endeavour to solicit or induce any person who is a Restricted Client or Prospective Client away from the Company or any Group Company or interfere with or endeavour to interfere with the Companys or any Group Companys relationship with any person who is a Restricted Client or Prospective Client provided always that nothing contained in this clause shall be deemed to prohibit the seeking or doing of business not in direct or indirect competition with the Restricted Business; or |
5. | at any time during the period of 9 months from the Effective Date have business dealings directly or indirectly with any person who is a Restricted Client or Prospective Client provided always that nothing contained in this clause shall be deemed to prohibit the seeking or doing of business not in direct or indirect competition with the Restricted Business; or |
6. | encourage, assist or procure any third party to do anything which, if done by him would be in breach of sub-paragraphs i. to v. above, |
but for the avoidance of doubt nothing in this section 6(h) will result in your forfeiting any Options as a result of working in the Restricted Period for a company or business which is not (i) a Competing Business; (ii) a Target Business Entity; or (iii) a firm, company or other entity which owns or controls a business that provides any Competing Business or a Target Business Entity and in which business you have a material involvement.
a) | For the purposes of this section 6, the following expressions shall have the following meanings: |
i. | Competing Business shall mean any products or services which are the same as or materially similar to and competitive with any Restricted Business to include without limitation the businesses of Stroer, JCD, News Outdoor, Titan and CBS; |
ii. | Effective Date means the date on which the Optionees employment terminates (the Termination Date) provided always that if no duties have been assigned to him or he has carried out duties other than his normal duties or has been excluded from the Companys or any Group Companys premises immediately preceding the Termination Date, it means the last date on which he carried out his normal duties; |
iii. | Key Person shall mean any person who on the Effective Date is a director or officer or manager or executive or of the same grade to the Optionee employed or engaged by the Company or any Relevant Group Company or any consultant working for the Company or any Relevant Group Company as a director or officer or manager or executive or in a similar capacity (or any person who would have been so employed by or working for the Company or any Relevant Group Company on the Effective Date but for the Optionees breach of his obligations under this Agreement or any employment agreement and/or implied by law) with whom he worked or had material dealings or for whose work he was responsible or managed in the course of his employment at any time during the Relevant Period; |
iv. | Prospective Client shall mean any person who at any time during the Relevant Period was a prospective client or prospective customer of the Company or any Group Company and with whom the Optionee had a material involvement during the course of his employment at any time during the Relevant Period; |
v. | Relevant Group Company shall mean any Group Company (other than the Company) for which the Optionee has performed services or for which the Optionee has had operational or management responsibility or has provided services at any time during the Relevant Period; |
vi. | Relevant Period shall mean the period of 12 months immediately before the Effective Date; |
vii. | Restricted Business shall mean the business of owning, operating and developing advertising structures both static and moveable, indoor and outdoor including advertising panels designed to display advertisements and any other products or services provided by the Company or any Relevant Group Company at any time during the Relevant Period with which the Optionee had a material involvement during the course of his employment at any time during the Relevant Period; |
viii. | Restricted Client shall mean any person who at any time during the Relevant Period was a client or customer of the Company or any Group Company and with whom the Optionee had a material involvement during the course of his employment at any time during the Relevant Period; |
ix. | Restricted Territory shall mean within the United Kingdom and any other country in the world where on the Effective Date the Company or any Relevant Group Company was engaged in the research into, development, manufacture, distribution, sale or supply or otherwise dealt in any Restricted Business; |
x. | Target Business Entity means any business howsoever constituted (whether or not providing Competing Business) which was at the Effective Date or at any time during the Relevant Period a business which the Company or any Relevant Group Company had entered into negotiations with, had approached or had identified as (i) a potential target with a view to its acquisition by the Company or any Relevant Group Company and/or (ii) a potential party to any joint venture with the Company or any Relevant Group Company, in either case where such approach or negotiations or identification were known to a material degree by the Optionee during the Relevant Period. |
Each of the forfeiture provisions in this section 6(h) is intended to be separate and severable and in the event that any of such restrictions shall be adjudged to be void or ineffective for whatever reason but would be adjudged to be valid and effective if part of the wording or range of services or products were reduced in scope or deleted, the said restrictions shall apply with such modifications as may be necessary to make them valid and effective.
i. | The term Company as used in this Agreement with reference to the employment or service of the Optionee shall include the Company and its parent and subsidiaries, as appropriate. |
7. | Change in Control . |
a. | Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined herein), the Options already granted in accordance with Section 1 herein shall become immediately vested and exercisable in full. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, following a Change in Control, no further Options shall be granted under Section 1. For the purposes hereof, the term Change in Control shall mean a transaction or series of transactions which constitutes an Exchange Transaction within the meaning of the Plan or such other event involving a change in ownership or control of the business or assets of the Company as the Board, acting in its discretion, may determine. For the avoidance of doubt, the determination of whether a transaction or series of transactions constitutes an Exchange Transaction within the meaning of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, acting in its sole discretion. |
b. | In the event that the Company decides to divest Clear Channel Outdoor International prior to 31 August 2012 the Options shall become immediately vested and the Optionee will have the option to exercise the Options immediately, hold the Options for future exercise or exchange such Options for a guaranteed minimum value of US$1.2 million (to be converted from US dollars using an exchange rate of US$1.49:£1). |
8. | Rights as a Stockholder . No shares of Common Stock shall be issued in respect of the exercise of the Options until payment of the exercise price and the applicable Tax Liability have been satisfied or provided for to the satisfaction of the Company, and the Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Options until such shares are duly and validly issued by the Company to or on behalf of the Optionee. |
9. | Non-Transferability . The Options are not assignable or transferable except upon the Optionees death to a beneficiary designated by the Optionee in a manner prescribed or approved for this purpose by the Committee or, if no designated beneficiary shall survive the Optionee, pursuant to the Optionees will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During an Optionees lifetime, the Options may be exercised only by the Optionee or the Optionees guardian or legal representative. Any purported assignment, charge, pledge, disposal of or dealing with an Option shall cause the Option to lapse forthwith. |
10. | Limitation of Rights . Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right with respect to the continuation of his employment or service with the Company, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to terminate such employment or other service (including dismissal by his employer in breach of the terms of his employment contract) or to increase or decrease, or otherwise adjust, the compensation and/or other terms and conditions of the Optionees employment or other service. |
11. | Restrictions on Transfer . The Optionee agrees, by acceptance of the Options, that, upon issuance of any shares hereunder, that, unless such shares are then registered under applicable federal and state securities laws, (i) acquisition of such shares will be for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, and (ii) the Company may require an investment letter from the Optionee in such form as may be recommended by Company counsel. The Company shall in no event be obliged to register any securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (as now in effect or as hereafter amended) or to take any other affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of the Options or the issuance or transfer of shares pursuant thereto to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. |
12. | Notice . Any notice to the Company provided for in this Agreement shall be addressed to it in care of its Secretary at its executive offices at Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 200 East Basse Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209-8328, and any notice to the Optionee shall be addressed to the Optionee at the current address shown on the payroll records of the Company. Any notice shall be deemed to be duly given if and when properly addressed and posted by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. |
13. | Incorporation of Plan by Reference . This Option is granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and this Option shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The Committee shall interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and its interpretations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and any other person claiming an interest hereunder, with respect to any issue arising hereunder or thereunder. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control. |
14. | Governing Law . This Agreement and the rights of all persons claiming under this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles thereof. |
15. | Tax Status of Option . This Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. |
16. | Exchange rate. Where any amount is to be converted into or from US dollars for the purposes of the Plan (including any Tax Liability but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any calculation under section 1(b) and 7(b)), it shall be converted using the applicable spot rate quoted in The Wall Street Journal for that day (or such other source as the Committee deems reliable). |
17. | Miscellaneous . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified other than by written instrument executed by the parties. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Option to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This Option shall take effect as a sealed instrument.
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Schedule: Performance Conditions
1. | This Schedule describes the performance conditions for the purpose of Section 2(b) of the Agreement. |
2. | EBITDA shall be the post-corporate reportable Operating Income Before Depreciation, Amortisation and Interest in the financial statements for Clear Channel Outdoor International. |
3. | As soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event within 30 days, following each annual anniversary of each Grant Date, the EBITDA over the twelve months preceding the anniversary in question ( LTM EBITDA ) shall be calculated. |
4. | Each Performance Related Option shall be divided into four equal parts (namely, the Part 1 Performance Related Option, the Part 2 Performance Related Option, the Part 3 Performance Related Option and the Part 4 Performance Related Option). |
a. | The Part 1 Performance Related Option shall be tested against the LTM EBITDA calculated most recently after the first anniversary of its Grant Date; |
b. | the Part 2 Performance Related Option shall be tested against the LTM EBITDA calculated most recently after the second anniversary of its Grant Date; |
c. | the Part 3 Performance Related Option shall be tested against the LTM EBITDA calculated most recently after the third anniversary of its Grant Date; and |
d. | the Part 4 Performance Related Option shall be tested against the LTM EBITDA calculated most recently after the fourth anniversary of its Grant Date, |
in order to determine the extent to which each part of each Performance Related Option may be exercised, as determined below.
5. | Where the LTM EBITDA is greater than or equal to USD 350m, the relevant Part of a Performance-Related Option shall be immediately exercisable in its entirety. |
6. | Where the LTM EBITDA is less than USD 250m, the relevant Part of a Performance-Related Option shall not be exercisable and shall terminate automatically. |
7. | If neither paragraph 5 or 6 above apply, a proportion of the relevant Part of a Performance-Related Option shall be immediately exercisable, such proportion being 50% of the relevant part of a Performance-Related Option being exercisable on the LTM EBITDA being equal to USD 250m and rising in equal proportion to the LTM EBITDA being equal to USD 350m. The relevant Part of the Performance-Related Option that does not become exercisable hereunder shall not be exercisable and shall terminate automatically. |
8. | For the avoidance of doubt, should the proportion of the relevant Part of a Performance-Related Option determined in accordance with this Schedule result in the Optionee being able to acquire a fraction of a share of Common Stock, this should be rounded down to the nearest whole number. |
Exhibit 10.35
Grantee: | William Eccleshare | |||||||||||||
Date of Grant: | December 13, 2010 |
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the Agreement), made as of the 13 th day of December, 2010 (the Grant Date) by and between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and William Eccleshare (the Optionee), evidences the grant by the Company of an Option to purchase shares of the Companys common stock, $.01 par value (the Common Stock) to the Optionee on such date and the Optionees acceptance of this Option in accordance with the provisions of the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan). The Company and the Optionee agree as follows:
1. | Grant of Option . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee an option (the Option) to purchase 15,360 shares of Common Stock (the Option Shares) from the Company at the price per share of $13.75 (the Option Price). |
2. | Limitations on Exercise of Option . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Option will vest and become exercisable with respect to 33.333% of the shares (5,120 shares) of Common Stock covered thereby on each of September 10, 2011, September 10, 2012, and September 10, 2013 (each a Vesting Date); provided , that , the Optionee is still employed or performing services for the Company on each such Vesting Date. |
3. | Term of Option . Unless sooner terminated in accordance herewith or in the Plan, this Option shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date. |
4. | Method of Exercise . |
a. | The Optionee may exercise this Option, from time to time, to the extent then exercisable, by contacting the Companys outside Plan administrator (the Administrator) and following the procedures established by the Administrator. The Option Price of this Option may be paid in cash or by certified or bank check or in any other manner the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of Directors (the Committee), in its discretion, may permit, including, without limitation, (i) the delivery of previously-owned shares, (ii) by a combination of a cash payment and delivery of previously-owned shares, or (iii) pursuant to a cashless exercise program established and made available through a registered broker-dealer in accordance with applicable law. |
b. | At the time of exercise, the Optionee shall pay to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company) such amount as the Company deems necessary to satisfy its obligation to withhold federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred by reason of the exercise of this Option. The Optionee may elect to pay to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company) an amount equal to the amount of the taxes which the Company shall be required to withhold by delivering to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company), cash, a check or at the sole discretion of the Company, shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the withholding tax obligation as determined by the Company. |
5. | Issuance of Shares . Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, as promptly as practical after receipt of notification of exercise and full payment of the Option Price and any required income tax withholding, the Company shall issue or transfer to the Optionee the number of Option Shares with respect to which this Option has been so exercised, and shall deliver to the Optionee or have deposited in the Optionees brokerage account with the Administrator a certificate or certificates therefor, registered in the Optionees name. |
6. | Termination of Employment . |
a. | If the Optionees termination of employment or service is due to death, this Option shall automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full and shall be exercisable by the Optionees designated beneficiary, or, if none, the person(s) to whom the Optionees rights under this Option are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution for one year following such termination of employment or service (but in no event beyond the term of the Option), and shall thereafter terminate. |
b. | If the Optionees termination of employment or service is due to Disability (as defined herein), the Optionee shall be treated, for purposes of this Agreement only, as if his/her employment or service continued with the Company for the lesser of (i) five years or (ii) the remaining term of this Option and this Option will continue to vest and remain exercisable during such period (the Disability Vesting Period). Upon expiration of the Disability Vesting Period, this Option shall automatically terminate; provided , that , if the Optionee should die during such period, this Option shall automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full and shall be exercisable by the Optionees designated beneficiary, or, if none, the person(s) to whom the Optionees rights under this Option are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution for one year following such death (but in no event beyond the term of the Option), and shall thereafter terminate. For purposes of this section, Disability shall mean (i) if the Optionees employment with the Company is subject to the terms of an employment or other service agreement between such Optionee and the Company, which agreement includes a definition of Disability, the term Disability shall have the meaning set forth in such agreement during the period that such agreement remains in effect; and (ii) in all other cases, the term Disability shall mean a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the Optionees ability to perform substantially his or her duties for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. |
c. | If the Optionees termination of employment or service is due to Retirement (as defined herein), the Optionee shall be treated, for purposes of this Agreement only, as if his/her employment or service continued with the Company for the lesser of (i) five years or (ii) the remaining term of this Option and this Option will continue to vest and remain exercisable during such period (the Retirement Vesting Period). Upon expiration of the Retirement Vesting Period, this Option shall automatically terminate; provided , that , if the Optionee should die during such period, this Option shall automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full and shall be exercisable by the Optionees designated beneficiary, or, if none, the person(s) to whom such Optionees rights under this Option are transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution for one year following such death (but in no event beyond the term of the Option), and shall thereafter terminate. For purposes of this section, Retirement shall mean the Optionees resignation from the Company on or after the date on which the sum of his/her (i) full years of age (measured as of his/her last birthday preceding the date of termination of employment or service) and (ii) full years of service with the Company measured from his/her date of hire (or re-hire, if later), is equal at least seventy (70); provided , that , the Optionee must have attained at least the age of sixty (60) and completed at least five (5) full years of service with the Company prior to the date of his/her resignation. Any disputes relating to whether the Optionee is eligible for Retirement under this Agreement, including, without limitation, his years of service, shall be settled by the Committee in its sole discretion. |
d. | If the termination of the Optionees employment or service is for Cause (as defined herein), this Option shall terminate upon such termination of employment or service, regardless of whether this Option was then exercisable. For purposes of this section, Cause shall mean the Optionees (i) intentional failure to perform reasonably assigned duties, (ii) dishonesty or willful misconduct in the performance of duties, (iii) involvement in a transaction in connection with the performance of duties to the Company which transaction is adverse to the interests of the Company and which is engaged in for personal profit or (iv) willful violation of any law, rule or regulation in connection with the performance of duties (other than traffic violations or similar offenses). |
e. | If the termination of the Optionees of employment or service is for any other reason, the unvested portion of this Option, any, shall terminate on the date of termination and the vested portion of this Option shall be exercisable for a period of three-months following such termination of employment or service (but in no event beyond the term of the Option), and shall thereafter terminate. The Optionees status as an employee shall not be considered terminated in the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company (including, but not limited to, military and sick leave); provided , that , such leave is for a period of not more than three-months or re-employment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. |
f. | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, including, without limitation, Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of this Agreement: |
i. | If it is determined by the Committee that prior to the date that this Option is fully vested (whether or not during the Disability Vesting Period or the Retirement Vesting Period), the Optionee engaged (or is engaging in) any activity that is harmful to the business or reputation of the Company (or any parent or subsidiary), including, without limitation, any Competitive Activity (as defined below) or conduct prejudicial to or in conflict with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) or any material breach of a contractual obligation to the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) (collectively, Prohibited Acts), then, upon such determination by the Committee, this Option shall be cancelled and cease to be exercisable (whether or not then vested). |
ii. | If it is determined by the Committee that the Optionee engaged (or is engaging in) any Prohibited Act where such Prohibited Act occurred or is occurring within the one (1) year period immediately following the exercise of any Option granted under this Agreement, the Optionee agrees that he/she will repay to the Company any gain realized on the exercise of such Option (such gain to be valued as of the relevant exercise date(s)). Such repayment obligation will be effective as of the date specified by the Committee. Any repayment obligation must be satisfied in cash or, if permitted in the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal the gain realized upon exercise of the Option. The Company is specifically authorized to off-set and deduct from any other payments, if any, including, without limitation, wages, salary or bonus, that it may own the Optionee to secure the repayment obligations herein contained. |
The determination of whether the Optionee has engaged in a Prohibited Act shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in its sole discretion. The provisions of Section 7(f) shall have no effect following a Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, the term Competitive Activity shall mean the Optionee, without the prior written permission of the Committee, anywhere in the world where the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) engages in business, directly or indirectly, (i) entering into the employ of or rendering any services to any person, entity or organization engaged in a business which is directly or indirectly related to the businesses of the Company or any parent or subsidiary (Competitive Business) or (ii) becoming associated with or interested in any Competitive Business as an individual, partner, shareholder, creditor, director, officer, principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant, advisor or in any other relationship or capacity other than ownership of passive investments not exceeding 1% of the vote or value of such Competitive Business.
g. | The term Company as used in this Agreement with reference to the employment or service of the Optionee shall include the Company and its parent and subsidiaries, as appropriate. |
7. | Change in Control . Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined herein), this Option shall become immediately vested and exercisable in full. For the purposes hereof, the term Change in Control shall mean a transaction or series of transactions which constitutes an exchange transaction within the meaning of the Plan or such other event involving a change in ownership or control of the business or assets of the Company as the Board, acting in its discretion, may determine. |
8. | Rights as a Stockholder . No shares of Common Stock shall be issued in respect of the exercise of this Option until payment of the exercise price and the applicable tax withholding obligations have been satisfied or provided for to the satisfaction of the Company, and the Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by this Option until such shares are duly and validly issued by the Company to or on behalf of the Optionee. |
9. | Non-Transferability . This Option is not assignable or transferable except upon the Optionees death to a beneficiary designated by the Optionee in a manner prescribed or approved for this purpose by the Committee or, if no designated beneficiary shall survive the Optionee, pursuant to the Optionees will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During an Optionees lifetime, this Option may be exercised only by the Optionee or the Optionees guardian or legal representative. |
10. | Limitation of Rights . Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right with respect to the continuation of his employment or service with the Company, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to terminate such employment or other service or to increase or decrease, or otherwise adjust, the compensation and/or other terms and conditions of the Optionees employment or other service. |
11. | Restrictions on Transfer . The Optionee agrees, by acceptance of this Option, that, upon issuance of any shares hereunder, that, unless such shares are then registered under applicable federal and state securities laws, (i) acquisition of such shares will be for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, and (ii) the Company may require an investment letter from the Optionee in such form as may be recommended by Company counsel. The Company shall in no event be obliged to register any securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (as now in effect or as hereafter amended) or to take any other affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of this Option or the issuance or transfer of shares pursuant thereto to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. |
12. | Notice . Any notice to the Company provided for in this Agreement shall be addressed to it in care of its Secretary at its executive offices at Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 200 East Basse Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209-8328, and any notice to the Optionee shall be addressed to the Optionee at the current address shown on the payroll records of the Company. Any notice shall be deemed to be duly given if and when properly addressed and posted by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. |
13. | Incorporation of Plan by Reference . This Option is granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and this Option shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The Committee shall interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and its interpretations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and any other person claiming an interest hereunder, with respect to any issue arising hereunder or thereunder. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them as set forth in the Plan. |
14. | Governing Law . This Agreement and the rights of all persons claiming under this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles thereof. |
15. | Tax Status of Option . This Option is [not] intended to be an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. |
16. | Miscellaneous . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified other than by written instrument executed by the parties. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
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Exhibit 10.36
Grantee: |
William Eccleshare | |||||||||||||
Date of Grant: |
December 20, 2010 |
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (the Agreement ), made as of this 20 th day of December, 2010 (the Grant Date ) by and between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), and William Eccleshare (the Grantee ), evidences the grant by the Company of an award of restricted stock units (the Award ) to the Grantee on such date and the Grantees acceptance of the Award in accordance with the provisions of the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the Plan ). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them as set forth in the Plan. The Company and the Grantee agree as follows:
1. | Grant of Award . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee the Award, giving the Grantee the conditional right to receive 7,507 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company (the Shares ). |
2. | Vesting . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Award will vest with respect to 2,502 Shares of the Award on each of September 10, 2011 and September 10, 2012, and 2,503 Shares of the Award on September 10, 2013 (each a Vesting Date ); provided , that , the Grantee is still employed by the Company on each such Vesting Date. |
3. | Payment of Award . The Company shall, as soon as practicable upon the vesting of any portion of the Award (but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such vesting occurs), issue (if necessary) and transfer to the Grantee the Shares with respect to such vested portion of the Award, and shall deliver to the Grantee or have deposited in the Grantees brokerage account with the Administrator such Shares, at the Grantees election either electronically or represented by a certificate or certificates therefor, registered in the Grantees name. No Shares will be issued pursuant to this Award unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the issuance or transfer of such Shares have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Company. |
4. | Termination of Employment . |
a. | If the Grantees employment is terminated due to death and such death occurs before this Award is vested in full, this Award shall automatically vest in full. |
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b. | If the Grantees employment is terminated due to Disability (as defined herein) or Retirement (as defined herein) and such Disability or Retirement, as the case may be, occurs prior to the date this Award is vested in full, the Grantee shall be treated, for purposes of this Agreement only, as if his/her employment or service continued with the Company until the date this Award would have vested in full under Section 2 if such employment or service had continued (the Extension Period ) and the Award will vest in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 2; provided, that, if the Grantee dies during the Extension Period and the Restricted Stock has not been forfeited in accordance with Section 4(e), this Award shall automatically vest in full on the date of death and, further provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, including, without limitation, Section 3, to the extent that this Award becomes vested in accordance with this Section 4(b), payment of the applicable portion of the Award shall in no event be later than the date that is 2 1/2 months after the date such portion becomes vested under this Section 4(b) in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 2 (with each payment deemed a separate installment for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), to the extent such section of the Code is applicable). Disability shall mean (i) if the Grantees employment with the Company is subject to the terms of an employment or other service agreement between such Grantee and the Company, which agreement includes a definition of Disability, the term Disability shall have the meaning set forth in such agreement during the period that such agreement remains in effect; and (ii) in all other cases, the term Disability shall mean a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the Grantees ability to perform substantially his or her duties for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. Retirement shall mean the Grantees resignation from the Company on or after the date on which the sum of his/her (i) full years of age (measured as of his/her last birthday preceding the date of termination of employment or service) and (ii) full years of service with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) measured from his date of hire (or re-hire, if later), is equal at least seventy (70); provided, that, the Grantee must have attained at least the age of sixty (60) and completed at least five (5) full years of service with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) prior to the date of his/her resignation. Any disputes relating to whether the Grantee is eligible for Retirement under this Agreement, including, without limitation, his years of service, shall be settled by the Committee in its sole discretion. |
c. | If the termination of the Grantees employment is for any other reason, the then unvested portion of the Award shall be immediately forfeited without consideration. The Grantees status as an employee shall not be considered terminated in the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company (including, but not limited to, military and sick leave); provided , that , such leave is for a period of not more than three months or re-employment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. |
d. | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, including, without limitation, Sections 2, 4 and 6 of this Agreement: |
i. | If it is determined by the Committee that the Grantee engaged (or is engaging in) any activity that is harmful to the business or reputation of the Company (or any parent or subsidiary), including, without limitation, any Competitive Activity (as defined below) or conduct prejudicial to or in conflict with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) or any material breach of a contractual obligation to the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) (collectively, Prohibited Acts ), then, upon such determination by the Committee, the unvested portion of the Award shall be forfeited without consideration. |
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ii. | If it is determined by the Committee that the Grantee engaged in (or is engaging in) any Prohibited Act where such Prohibited Act occurred or is occurring within the one (1) year period immediately following the vesting of any portion of the Award, the Grantee agrees that he/she will repay to the Company any gain realized on the vesting of such portion of the Award (such gain to be valued as of the relevant Vesting Date(s) based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares vesting on the relevant Vesting Date). Such repayment obligation will be effective as of the date specified by the Committee. Any repayment obligation must be satisfied in cash or, if permitted in the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the gain realized upon vesting of such portion of the Award. The Company is specifically authorized to off-set and deduct from any other payments, if any, including, without limitation, wages, salary or bonus, that it may own the Grantee to secure the repayment obligations herein contained. |
The determination of whether the Grantee has engaged in a Prohibited Act shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in its sole discretion. The provisions of Section 6(c) shall have no effect following a Change in Control (as defined herein). For purposes of this Agreement, the term Competitive Activity shall mean the Grantee, without the prior written permission of the Committee, anywhere in the world where the Company (or any parent or subsidiary) engages in business, directly or indirectly, (i) entering into the employ of or rendering any services to any person, entity or organization engaged in a business which is directly or indirectly related to the businesses of the Company or any parent or subsidiary ( Competitive Business ) or (ii) becoming associated with or interested in any Competitive Business as an individual, partner, shareholder, creditor, director, officer, principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant, advisor or in any other relationship or capacity other than ownership of passive investments not exceeding 1% of the vote or value of such Competitive Business.
e. | The term Company as used in this Agreement with reference to the employment or service of the Grantee shall include the Company and its parent and subsidiaries, as appropriate. |
5. | Change in Control . Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined herein) of the Company, this Award shall become immediately fully vested. For the purposes hereof, the term Change in Control of the Company shall mean a transaction or series of transactions that constitutes an Exchange Transaction within the meaning of the Plan or such other event involving a change in ownership or control of the business or assets of the Company as the Board, acting in its sole discretion, may determine. For the avoidance of doubt, the determination of whether a transaction or series of transactions constitutes an Exchange Transaction within the meaning of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, acting in its sole discretion. |
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6. | Withholding . The Grantee agrees that no later each Vesting Date, the Grantee shall pay to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company) such amount as the Company deems necessary to satisfy its obligation to withhold federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred with respect to the portion of the Award vesting on such Vesting Date. The Grantee may elect to pay to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company) an amount equal to the amount of the taxes which the Company shall be required to withhold by delivering to the Administrator (or at the option of the Company, to the Company), cash, a check or at the sole discretion of the Company, shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the withholding tax obligation as determined by the Company. |
7. | Section 409A . |
a. | It is the intent of the Company that the payments and benefits under this Agreement shall comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations and guidance thereunder (collectively, Section 409A ) and accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance with, or be exempt from, Section 409A. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty that may be imposed on the Grantee by Section 409A or for any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A. |
b. | For purposes of Section 409A and to the extent Section 409A is applicable to any payment hereunder, Grantees right to receive any installment payment pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. |
c. | Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., payment shall be made within 2 1/2 months following the date specified in Section 2 or payment shall be made no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which vesting occurs), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the Companys sole discretion. |
d. | If Grantee is deemed on the date of termination to be a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code, any amounts to which Grantee is entitled under this Agreement that constitute non-qualified deferred compensation payable on separation from service under Section 409A and would otherwise be payable prior to the earlier of (1) the 6-month anniversary of the Employees date of termination and (2) the date of the Employees death (the Delay Period) shall instead be paid in a lump sum immediately upon (and not before) the expiration of the Delay Period to the extent required under Section 409A. |
8. | Rights as a Stockholder . No Shares shall be issued under this Award until payment of the applicable tax withholding obligations have been satisfied or provided for to the satisfaction of the Company, and the Grantee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by this Award until such shares are duly and validly issued by the Company to or on behalf of the Grantee. |
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9. | Non-Transferability . This Award is not assignable or transferable except upon the Grantees death to a beneficiary designated by the Grantee in a manner prescribed or approved for this purpose by the Committee or, if no designated beneficiary shall survive the Grantee, pursuant to the Grantees will or by the laws of descent and distribution. |
10. | Limitation of Rights . Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to the continuation of his employment or service with the Company, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to terminate such employment or other service or to increase or decrease, or otherwise adjust, the compensation and/or other terms and conditions of the Grantees employment or other service. |
11. | Restrictions on Transfer . The Grantee agrees, by acceptance of this Award, that, upon issuance of any Shares hereunder, that, unless such Shares are then registered under applicable federal and state securities laws, (i) acquisition of such Shares will be for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, and (ii) the Company may require an investment letter from the Grantee in such form as may be recommended by Company counsel. The Company shall in no event be obliged to register any securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (as now in effect or as hereafter amended) or to take any other affirmative action in order to the issuance or transfer of Shares pursuant to this Award to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. |
12. | Notice . Any notice to the Company provided for in this Agreement shall be addressed to it in care of its Secretary at its executive offices at Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 200 East Basse Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209-8328, and any notice to the Grantee shall be addressed to the Grantee at the current address shown on the payroll records of the Company. Any notice shall be deemed to be duly given if and when properly addressed and posted by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. |
13. | Incorporation of Plan by Reference . This Award is granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and this Award shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The Committee shall interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and its interpretations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and any other person claiming an interest hereunder, with respect to any issue arising hereunder or thereunder. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control. |
14. | Governing Law . This Agreement and the rights of all persons claiming under this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles thereof. |
15. | Miscellaneous . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified other than by written instrument executed by the parties. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Award to be executed under its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This Award shall take effect as a sealed instrument.
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EXHIBIT 11 Computation of Per Share Earnings (Loss)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Post-Merger | Pre-Merger | |||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, |
Period from
July 31 through December 31, |
Period from
July 30, |
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2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
Basic and diluted numerator: |
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Net income (loss) attributable to the Company Common Shares |
$ | (87,523 | ) | $ | (868,189 | ) | $ | (3,018,637 | ) | $ | 167,554 | |||||
Less: Participating securities dividends |
5,916 | 6,799 | | | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) attributable to the Company Unvested Shares |
| | | 214 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) attributable to the Company per common share basic and diluted |
$ | (93,439 | ) | $ | (874,988 | ) | $ | (3,018,637 | ) | $ | 167,340 | |||||
Denominator: |
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Weighted average common shares basic |
355,568 | 355,377 | 355,308 | 355,178 | ||||||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities: |
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Stock options and restricted stock awards (1) |
| | | 563 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares diluted |
355,568 | 355,377 | 355,308 | 355,741 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per basic common share |
$ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) | $ | (8.50 | ) | $ | 0.47 | |||||
Net income (loss) per diluted common share |
$ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) | $ | (8.50 | ) | $ | 0.47 | |||||
(1) | 5.2 million, 6.7 million, 7.7 million and 6.3 million options were outstanding at December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (post-merger) and July 30, 2008 (pre-merger), respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive as the respective options strive price was greater than the current market price of the shares. |
EXHIBIT 21 Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010
Name |
State of Incorporation |
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1567 Media, LLC |
DE | |
CC CV LP, LLC |
DE | |
CCHCV LP, LLC |
DE | |
Clear Channel Adshel, Inc. |
DE | |
Clear Channel Airports of Georgia, Inc. |
GA | |
Clear Channel Airports of Texas, JV |
TX | |
Clear Channel Brazil Holdco, LLC |
DE | |
Clear Channel Digital, LLC |
DE | |
Clear Channel Metra, LLC |
DE | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Company Canada |
DE | |
Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. |
DE | |
Clear Channel Peoples, LLC |
DE | |
Clear Channel Spectacolor, LLC |
DE | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. |
NV | |
Clear Channel/Interstate Philadelphia, LLC |
DE | |
Eller-PW Company, LLC |
CA | |
Exceptional Outdoor Advertising, Inc. |
FL | |
Get Outdoors Florida, LLC |
FL | |
Interspace Airport Advertising International, LLC |
PA | |
Interspace Services, Inc. |
PA | |
Keller Booth Sumners Joint Venture |
TX | |
Kelnic II Joint Venture |
DE | |
Outdoor Management Services, Inc. |
NV | |
Sunset Billboards, LLC |
WA |
Name |
Country Of Incorporation |
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Adshel (Brazil) Ltda |
Brazil | |
Adshel Ireland Limited |
Ireland | |
Adshel Ltda |
Brazil | |
Allied Outdoor Advertising Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Arcadia Cooper Properties Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Barrett Petrie Sutcliffe London Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Barrett Petrie Sutcliffe Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Bk Studi BV |
Netherlands | |
C.F.D. Billboards Ltd. CAC City Advertising Company AG |
United Kingdom Switzerland |
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Clear Channel Haidemenos Media SA |
Greece | |
Clear Channel International BV |
Netherlands | |
Clear Channel International Holdings BV |
Netherlands | |
Clear Channel Netherlands BV |
Netherlands | |
CCO International Holdings BV |
Netherlands | |
CCO Ontario Holdings, Inc. |
Canada | |
China Outdoor Media Investment (HK) Co., Ltd. |
Hong Kong | |
China Outdoor Media Investment, Inc. |
British Virgin Islands | |
Clear Channel Adshel AS |
Norway | |
Clear Channel Affitalia SRL |
Italy | |
Clear Channel Baltics & Russia Limited |
Russia | |
Clear Channel Baltics & Russia AB |
Sweden |
Name |
Country Of Incorporation |
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Clear Channel Banners Limited |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel Belgium SA |
Belgium | |
Clear Channel Brazil Holding S/A |
Brazil | |
Clear Channel (Central) Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel CP III BV |
Netherlands | |
Clear Channel CP IV BV |
Netherlands | |
Clear Channel CV |
Netherlands | |
Clear Channel Danmark A/S |
Denmark | |
Clear Channel Entertainment of Brazil Ltda |
Brazil | |
Clear Channel Espana SL |
Spain | |
Clear Channel Espectaculos SL |
Spain | |
Clear Channel Estonia OU |
Estonia | |
Clear Channel European Holdings SAS |
France | |
Clear Channel Felice GmbH |
Switzerland | |
Clear Channel France SA |
France | |
Clear Channel Hillenaar BV |
Netherlands | |
Clear Channel Holding AG |
Switzerland | |
Clear Channel Holding Italia SPA |
Italy | |
Clear Channel Holdings CV |
Netherlands | |
Clear Channel Holdings, Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel Hong Kong Ltd. |
Hong Kong | |
Clear Channel International Limited |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel Ireland Ltd. |
Ireland | |
Clear Channel Italy Outdoor SRL |
Italy | |
Clear Channel Jolly Pubblicita SPA |
Italy | |
Clear Channel KNR Neth Antilles NV |
Netherlands Antilles | |
Clear Channel Latvia |
Latvia | |
Clear Channel Lietuva |
Lithuania | |
Clear Channel (Midlands) Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel NI Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel (Northwest) Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel Norway AS |
Norway | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Company Canada |
Canada | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Hungary KFT |
Hungary | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Mexico SA de CV |
Mexico | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Mexico, Operaciones SA de CV |
Mexico | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Mexico, Servicios Administrativos, SA de CV |
Mexico | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Mexico, Servicios Corporativos, SA de CV |
Mexico | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Spanish Holdings S.L. |
Spain | |
Clear Channel Overseas Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel Pacific Pte Ltd. |
Singapore | |
Clear Channel Plakanda Aida GmbH |
Switzerland | |
Clear Channel Plakanda GmbH |
Switzerland | |
Clear Channel Poland Sp ZO.o. |
Poland | |
Clear Channel Romania SRL |
Romania | |
Clear Channel Rooftop SRL |
Romania | |
Clear Channel Sales AB |
Sweden |
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Country Of Incorporation |
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Clear Channel Sao Paulo Participacoes Ltda |
Brazil | |
Clear Channel (Scotland) Ltd. |
Scotland | |
Clear Channel Singapore Pte Ltd. |
Singapore | |
Clear Channel Smartbike |
France | |
Clear Channel Solutions Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel South America S.A.C. |
Peru | |
Clear Channel (South West) Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel Suomi Oy |
Finland | |
Clear Channel Sverige AB |
Sweden | |
Clear Channel Tanitim Ve Iletisim AS |
Turkey | |
Clear Channel UK Ltd |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel UK (One) Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel UK (Two) Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Channel UK Three Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Clear Media Limited |
Bermuda | |
Comurben SA |
Morocco | |
Defi Belgium |
Belgium | |
Defi Czecia |
Czech Republic | |
Defi Deutschland GmbH |
Germany | |
Defi France SAS |
France | |
Defi Group Asia |
Hong Kong | |
Defi Group SAS |
France | |
Defi Italia SPA |
Italy | |
Defi Neolux |
Portugal | |
Defi Poland SP ZO.o |
Poland | |
Defi Hungary Kft |
Hungary | |
Defi Ukraine |
Ukraine | |
Eller Holding Company Cayman I |
Cayman Islands | |
Eller Holding Company Cayman II |
Cayman Islands | |
Eller Media Asesorias Y Comercializacion Publicitaria Ltda |
Chile | |
Eller Media Servicios Publicitarios Ltda |
Chile | |
Epiclove Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Equipamientos Urbanos de Canarias SA |
Spain | |
Equipamientos Urbanos Del Sur SL |
Spain | |
Equipamientos Urbanos - Gallega de Publicidad Disseno AIE |
Spain | |
FM Media Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Foxmark (UK) Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Giganto Holding Cayman |
Cayman Islands | |
Giganto Outdoor SA |
Chile | |
Grosvenor Advertising Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Hainan Whitehorse Advertising Media Investment Company Ltd. |
China | |
Hillenaar Outdoor Advertising BV |
Netherlands | |
Hillenaar Services BV |
Netherlands | |
Iberdefi (Espagne) |
Spain | |
Illuminated Awnings Systems Ltd. |
Ireland | |
Infotrak SA |
Switzerland | |
Interpubli Werbe AG |
Switzerland | |
Interspace Airport Advertising Australia Pty Ltd. |
Australia |
Name |
Country Of Incorporation |
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Interspace Costa Rica Airport Advertising SA |
Costa Rica | |
Interspace Airport Advertising Curacao NV |
Netherlands Antilles | |
Interspace Airport Advertising Netherlands Antilles NV |
Netherlands Antilles | |
Interspace Airport Advertising West Indies Ltd. |
West Indies | |
Interspace Airport Advertising New Zealand Ltd. |
New Zealand | |
KMS Advertising Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
L Efficience Publicitaire SA |
Belgium | |
L & C Outdoor Ltda. |
Brazil | |
Landimat |
France | |
Mars Reklam Ve Producksiyon AS Maurice Stam Ltd. |
Turkey United Kingdom |
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Metrabus |
Belgium | |
Ming Wai Holdings Ltd. |
British Virgin Islands | |
More OFerrall Ireland Ltd. |
Ireland | |
Multimark Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Nitelites (Ireland) Ltd. |
Ireland | |
Adshel Mexico |
Mexico | |
Outdoor Advertising BV |
Netherlands | |
Outstanding Media I Stockholm AB |
Sweden | |
Overtop Services SRL |
Romania | |
Paneles Napsa. S.A. |
Peru | |
Parkin Advertising Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Plakanda Awi AG |
Switzerland | |
Plakanda GmbH |
Switzerland | |
Plakanda Management AG |
Switzerland | |
Plakanda Ofex AG |
Switzerland | |
Plakatron AG |
Switzerland | |
Postermobile Advertising Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Postermobile Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Premium Holdings Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Premium Outdoor Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Procom Publicidade via Publica Ltda |
Chile | |
PTKC Rotterdam BV |
Netherlands | |
Publicidade Klimes Sao Paulo Ltda |
Brazil | |
Q Panel SRL |
Romania | |
Racklight SA de CV |
Mexico | |
Regentfile Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Rockbox Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Signways Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Simon Outdoor Ltd. |
Russia | |
Sites International Ltd. Super Signs Ltd. Supersigns Polska SP ZO.o. |
United Kingdom Bahamas Poland |
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Team Relay Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
The Canton Property Investment Co. Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
The Kildoon Property Co. Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Torpix Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Town & City Posters Advertising. Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Tracemotion Ltd. |
United Kingdom |
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Trainer Advertising Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
Urban Media SA |
Belgium | |
Upright Sprl |
Belgium | |
Vision Posters Ltd. |
United Kingdom | |
ZAO Defi Russie |
Russia | |
Adshel Street Furniture Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Citysites Outdoor Advertising (West Australia) Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Adshel New Zealand Ltd. |
New Zealand | |
Citysites Outdoor Advertising (South Australia) Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Citysites Outdoor Advertising (Albert) Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Street Furniture (NSW) Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Urban Design Furniture Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Citysites Outdoor Advertising Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Perth Sign Company Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Phillips Neon Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Shelter Advertising Pty Ltd |
Australia | |
CR Phillips Investments Pty Ltd. |
Australia | |
Phillips Finance Pty Ltd. |
Australia |
EXHIBIT 23 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
1. | Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (No. 333-130229); and |
2. | Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (No. 333-167468) |
of our reports dated February 14, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Antonio, Texas
February 14, 2011
EXHIBIT 31.1 - | CERTIFICATION 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 |
I, Mark P. Mays, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.; |
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 registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: February 14, 2011
/s/ MARK P. MAYS |
Mark P. Mays |
Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 31.2 - | CERTIFICATION 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 |
I, Thomas W. Casey, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.; |
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 registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: February 14, 2011
/s/ THOMAS W. CASEY |
Thomas W. Casey |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.1 | 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 |
This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and accompanies the Annual Report on Form 10-K (the Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010 of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the Issuer). The undersigned hereby certifies that the Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer.
Dated: February 14, 2011
By: |
/s/ MARK P. MAYS |
Name: | Mark P. Mays |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.2 | 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 |
This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and accompanies the Annual Report on Form 10-K (the Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010 of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the Issuer). The undersigned hereby certifies that the Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer.
Dated: February 14, 2011
By: |
/s/ THOMAS W. CASEY |
Name: | Thomas W. Casey |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |