CDW Corp (Form: 10-Q, Received: 05/12/2014 08:34:49)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014


¨	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 001-35985

CDW CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		26-0273989
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

200 N. Milwaukee Avenue Vernon Hills, Illinois		60061
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(847) 465-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ý Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ý Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes ý No

As o f May 9, 2014, there were 172,031,151 sha res of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

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CDW CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

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		Page
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements:
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013	4
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013	5
	Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014	6
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013	7
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	28
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	41
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	41
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	42
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	42
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	42
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	42
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	42
Item 5.	Other Information	42
Item 6.	Exhibits	43
SIGNATURES		44

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CDW CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in millions, except per-share amounts)

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Assets	(unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	306.7		$	188.1
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5.4 for both periods	1,335.0			1,451.0
Merchandise inventory	388.4			382.0
Miscellaneous receivables	164.5			146.3
Prepaid expenses and other	53.3			46.1
Total current assets	2,247.9			2,213.5
Property and equipment, net	129.9			131.1
Goodwill	2,219.1			2,220.3
Other intangible assets, net	1,286.6			1,328.0
Deferred financing costs, net	27.5			30.1
Other assets	1.5			1.6
Total assets	$	5,912.5		$	5,924.6
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable—trade	$	683.7		$	662.8
Accounts payable—inventory financing	250.2			256.6
Current maturities of long-term debt	15.4			45.4
Deferred revenue	93.6			94.8
Accrued expenses:
Compensation	91.1			112.2
Interest	64.8			31.8
Sales taxes	29.7			29.2
Advertising	35.7			33.2
Income taxes	48.8			6.3
Other	105.5			130.3
Total current liabilities	1,418.5			1,402.6
Long-term liabilities:
Debt	3,157.0			3,205.8
Deferred income taxes	540.8			563.5
Other liabilities	41.4			41.0
Total long-term liabilities	3,739.2			3,810.3
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value, 100.0 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding for both periods	—			—
Common shares, $0.01 par value, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 172.0 shares issued and outstanding for both periods	1.7			1.7
Paid-in capital	2,691.5			2,688.1
Accumulated deficit	(1,928.2		)	(1,971.8		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10.2		)	(6.3		)
Total shareholders’ equity	754.8			711.7
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	5,912.5		$	5,924.6

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CDW CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in millions, except per-share amounts) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Net sales	$	2,652.3		$	2,411.7
Cost of sales	2,227.1			2,009.7
Gross profit	425.2			402.0
Selling and administrative expenses	260.9			251.5
Advertising expense	28.5			30.4
Income from operations	135.8			120.1
Interest expense, net	(50.1		)	(72.1		)
Net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt	(5.4		)	(3.9		)
Other income, net	0.5			0.4
Income before income taxes	80.8			44.5
Income tax expense	(29.9		)	(16.2		)
Net income	$	50.9		$	28.3

Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.30		$	0.19
Diluted	$	0.30		$	0.19

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	169.6			145.2
Diluted	172.3			146.1

Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.0425		$	—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CDW CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (in millions) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Net income	$	50.9		$	28.3
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(3.9		)	(2.4		)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(3.9		)	(2.4		)
Comprehensive income	$	47.0		$	25.9

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CDW CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (in millions) (unaudited)

	Preferred Stock			Common Stock
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Shareholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2013	—	$	—	172.0	$	1.7	$	2,688.1	$	(1,971.8	)	$	(6.3	)	$	711.7
Equity-based compensation expense	—	—		—	—		3.3		—			—			3.3
Stock option exercises	—	—		—	—		0.1		—			—			0.1
Dividends declared	—	—		—	—		—		(7.3		)	—			(7.3		)
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		50.9			—			50.9
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—	—		—	—		—		—			(3.9		)	(3.9		)
Balance at March 31, 2014	—	$	—	172.0	$	1.7	$	2,691.5	$	(1,928.2	)	$	(10.2	)	$	754.8

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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CDW CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in millions) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	50.9		$	28.3
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	52.0			52.0
Equity-based compensation expense	3.3			1.9
Deferred income taxes	(22.1		)	(14.1		)
Amortization of deferred financing costs, debt premium, and debt discount, net	1.6			3.0
Net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt	5.4			3.9
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	113.2			18.8
Merchandise inventory	(6.5		)	(43.9		)
Other assets	(25.7		)	(19.6		)
Accounts payable-trade	21.5			124.2
Other current liabilities	52.0			57.6
Long-term liabilities	0.7			(4.1		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	246.3			208.0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(9.3		)	(8.8		)
Payment of accrued charitable contribution related to the MPK Coworker Incentive Plan II	(20.9		)	—
Net cash used in investing activities	(30.2		)	(8.8		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt	(3.9		)	(40.0		)
Payments to extinguish long-term debt	(79.5		)	(53.1		)
Net change in accounts payable-inventory financing	(6.4		)	3.7
Proceeds from stock option exercises	0.1			—
Dividends paid	(7.3		)	—
Repurchase of common shares	—			(0.1		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(97.0		)	(89.5		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(0.5		)	(0.5		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	118.6			109.2
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period	188.1			37.9
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	$	306.7		$	147.1
Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	(16.1	)	$	(16.2	)
Taxes paid, net	$	(9.5	)	$	(1.7	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)


1.	Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

CDW is a Fortune 500 company and a leading provider of integrated information technology (“IT”) solutions to small, medium and large business, government, education and healthcare customers in the U.S. and Canada. The Company's offerings range from discrete hardware and software products to integrated IT solutions such as mobility, security, data center optimization, cloud computing, virtualization and collaboration.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2014 and for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (the "consolidated financial statements") have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for interim financial statements. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the " December 31, 2013 financial statements"). The significant accounting policies used in preparing these consolidated financial statements were applied on a basis consistent with those reflected in the December 31, 2013 financial statements. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of a normal, recurring nature) necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in shareholders' equity as of the dates and for the periods indicated. The unaudited consolidated statements of operations for such interim periods reported are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

CDW Corporation ("Parent") was previously owned directly by CDW Holdings LLC ("CDW Holdings"), a company controlled by investment funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("Madison Dearborn") and Providence Equity Partners, L.L.C. ("Providence Equity," and together with Madison Dearborn, the "Sponsors"), certain other co-investors and certain members of CDW management. On July 2, 2013, Parent completed an initial public offering (the "IPO") of its common stock. In connection with the IPO, CDW Holdings distributed all of its shares of Parent's common stock to its members in June 2013 in accordance with the members' respective membership interests and was subsequently dissolved in August 2013. See Note 6 for additional discussion of the IPO.

Parent has two 100% owned subsidiaries, CDW LLC and CDW Finance Corporation. CDW LLC is an Illinois limited liability company that, together with its 100% owned subsidiaries, holds all material assets and conducts all business activities and operations of the Company. CDW Finance Corporation is a Delaware corporation formed for the sole purpose of acting as co-issuer of certain debt obligations as described in Note 12 and does not hold any material assets or engage in any business activities or operations.

Throughout these notes, the terms the “Company” and “CDW” refer to Parent and its 100% owned subsidiaries.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Parent and its 100% owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and accounts are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make use of certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the December 31, 2013 financial statements include an additional discussion of the significant accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of the Company's

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

consolidated financial statements. There have been no material changes to the Company's significant accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2014 .

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.


2.	Recent Accounting Pronouncements

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, there were no new accounting pronouncements or updates to recently issued accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


3.	Inventory Financing Agreements

The Company has entered into agreements with certain financial intermediaries to facilitate the purchase of inventory from various suppliers under certain terms and conditions, as described below. These amounts are classified separately as accounts payable-inventory financing on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not incur any interest expense associated with these agreements as balances are paid when they are due.

The following table presents the amounts included in accounts payable-inventory financing:



(in millions)	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement	$	250.1	$	256.1
Other inventory financing agreements	0.1		0.5
Accounts payable-inventory financing	$	250.2	$	256.6

The Company maintains a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility as described in Note 4, which incorporates a $400.0 million floorplan sub-facility to facilitate the purchase of inventory from a certain vendor. In connection with the floorplan sub-facility, the Company maintains an inventory financing agreement on an unsecured basis with a financial intermediary to facilitate the purchase of inventory from this vendor (the “Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement”). Amounts outstanding under the Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement are unsecured and non-interest bearing.

The Company also maintains other inventory financing agreements with financial intermediaries to facilitate the purchase of inventory from certain vendors. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, amounts owed under other inventory financing agreements of $0.1 million and $0.5 million , respectively, were collateralized by the inventory purchased under these financing agreements and a second lien on the related accounts receivable.

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(unaudited)


4.	Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt was as follows:



(dollars in millions)	Interest Rate ⁽¹⁾		March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility	—	%	$	—		$	—
Senior secured term loan facility	3.25	%	1,525.1			1,528.9
Unamortized discount on senior secured term loan facility			(4.2		)	(4.4		)
Senior secured notes due 2018	8.0	%	325.0			325.0
Senior notes due 2019	8.5	%	1,280.0			1,305.0
Unamortized premium on senior notes due 2019			4.0			4.2
Senior subordinated notes due 2017	12.535	%	42.5			92.5
Total long-term debt			3,172.4			3,251.2
Less current maturities of long-term debt			(15.4		)	(45.4		)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities			$	3,157.0		$	3,205.8

(1) Interest rate at March 31, 2014 .

At March 31, 2014 , the Company was in compliance with the covenants under its various credit agreements as described below.

Senior Secured Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility (“Revolving Loan”)

At March 31, 2014 , the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan, $2.2 million of undrawn letters of credit and $248.4 million reserved related to the floorplan sub-facility. The Revolving Loan matures on June 24, 2016.

In connection with the floorplan sub-facility, the Company maintains a Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement. At March 31, 2014 , the financial intermediary reported an outstanding balance of $238.7 million under the Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement. The total amount reported on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as accounts payable-inventory financing related to the Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement is $11.4 million more than the $238.7 million owed to the financial intermediary due to differences in the timing of reporting activity under the Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement. The outstanding balance reported by the financial intermediary excludes $9.7 million in reserves for open orders that reduce the availability under the Revolving Loan.

Availability under the Revolving Loan is limited to (a) the lesser of the revolving commitment of $900.0 million and the amount of the borrowing base less (b) outstanding borrowings, letters of credit and amounts outstanding under the Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement plus a reserve of 15% of open orders. At March 31, 2014 , the borrowing base was $1,107.4 million based on the amount of eligible inventory and accounts receivable balances as of February 28, 2014. The Company could have borrowed up to an additional $649.4 million under the Revolving Loan at March 31, 2014 . The fee on the unused portion of the Revolving Loan ranges from 37.5 to 50 basis points, depending on the amount of utilization.

Senior Secured Term Loan Facility

On April 29, 2013, the Company entered into a new seven-year, $1,350.0 million aggregate principal amount senior secured term loan facility (the "Term Loan"). The Term Loan was issued at a price that was 99.75% of par, which resulted in a discount of $3.4 million . Substantially all of the proceeds from the Term Loan were used to repay the $1,299.5 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of the prior senior secured term loan facility (the "Prior Term Loan Facility"). In connection with this refinancing, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $10.3 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. This loss represented a write-off of the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Prior Term Loan Facility.

On July 31, 2013, the Company borrowed an additional $190.0 million aggregate principal amount under the Term Loan at a price that was 99.25% of par, which resulted in a discount of $1.4 million . Such proceeds were used to redeem a portion of outstanding Senior Subordinated Notes. The discounts are reported on the consolidated balance sheets as a reduction to the face amount of the Term Loan and are being amortized to interest expense over the term of

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(unaudited)

the related debt. Fees of $6.1 million related to the Term Loan were capitalized as deferred financing costs and are being amortized over the term of the facility using the effective interest method.

The Company is required to pay quarterly principal installments equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan, with the remaining principal amount payable on the maturity date of April 29, 2020. The quarterly principal installment payments commenced during the quarter ended June 30, 2013. At March 31, 2014, the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan was $1,525.1 million , excluding $4.2 million in unamortized discount.

Borrowings under the Term Loan bear interest at either (a) the alternate base rate ("ABR") plus a margin or (b) LIBOR plus a margin; provided that for the purposes of the Term Loan, LIBOR shall not be less than 1.00% per annum at any time ("LIBOR Floor"). The margin is based upon a net leverage ratio as defined in the agreement governing the Term Loan, ranging from 1.25% to 1.50% for ABR borrowings and 2.25% to 2.50% for LIBOR borrowings. The total net leverage ratio was 3.5 at March 31, 2014. An interest rate of 3.25% , LIBOR Floor plus a 2.25% margin, was in effect during the three-month period ended March 31, 2014.

The Company has interest rate cap agreements in effect through January 14, 2015 with a combined notional amount of $1,150.0 million . These cap agreements have not been designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk for GAAP accounting purposes. Of the total $1,150.0 million notional amount, $500.0 million entitle the Company to payments from the counterparty of the amount, if any, by which three-month LIBOR exceeds 3.5% during the agreement period. The remaining cap agreements with a notional amount of $650.0 million entitle the Company to payments from the counterparty of the amount, if any, by which the three-month LIBOR exceeds 1.5% during the agreement period. The fair value of the Company's interest rate cap agreements was zero at both March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

On January 30, 2013, the Company made an optional prepayment of $40.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Prior Term Loan Facility. The optional prepayment satisfied the excess cash flow payment provision of the Prior Term Loan Facility with respect to the year ended December 31, 2012.

8.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (“Senior Secured Notes”)

The Senior Secured Notes were issued on December 17, 2010 and will mature on December 15, 2018. At March 31, 2014 , the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes was $325.0 million .

On July 2, 2013, the Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to redeem $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes. The redemption price of the Senior Secured Notes was 108.0% of the principal amount redeemed, plus $0.7 million of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. The Company used cash on hand to pay such accrued and unpaid interest. In connection with this redemption, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $16.7 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. This loss represented $14.0 million in redemption premium and $2.7 million for the write-off of a portion of the remaining deferred financing costs related to the Senior Secured Notes.

8.5% Senior Notes due 2019 (“Senior Notes”)

At March 31, 2014 , the outstanding principal amount of Senior Notes was $1,280.0 million , excluding $4.0 million in unamortized premium. The Senior Notes mature on April 1, 2019.

On March 20, 2014, the Company repurchased $25.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes from an affiliate of Providence Equity in a privately negotiated transaction on an arms' length basis at a price of 109.75% of the principal amount, and such Senior Notes were subsequently canceled. Cash on hand was used to fund the repurchase of $25.0 million aggregate principal amount, $2.4 million of repurchase premium and $1.0 million in accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. In connection with this repurchase, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $2.7 million in the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014. This loss represented $2.4 million in repurchase premium and $0.3 million for the write-off of a portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Senior Notes.

12.535% Senior Subordinated Exchange Notes due 2017 (“Senior Subordinated Notes”)

At March 31, 2014 , the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes was $42.5 million . The Senior Subordinated Notes have a maturity date of October 12, 2017.

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On January 22, 2014 and February 21, 2014, the Company redeemed $30.0 million and $20.0 million aggregate principal amounts of Senior Subordinated Notes, respectively, at redemption prices that were 104.178% of the principal amounts redeemed. Cash on hand was used to fund the redemptions of $50.0 million aggregate principal amount, $2.1 million in redemption premiums and $1.9 million in aggregate accrued and unpaid interest to the dates of redemption. In connection with these redemptions, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $2.7 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014. This loss represented $2.1 million in redemption premiums and $0.6 million for the write-off of a portion of the remaining deferred financing costs related to the Senior Subordinated Notes.

On October 18, 2013, the Company redeemed $155.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price that was 104.178% of the principal amount redeemed. A combination of cash on hand and the net proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock related to the underwriters' July 26, 2013 exercise in full of the overallotment option granted to them in connection with the IPO, in the amount of $56.0 million , was used to fund the redemption of $155.0 million aggregate principal amount, $6.5 million of redemption premium and $0.2 million in accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. See Note 6 for additional discussion of the underwriters' overallotment option. In connection with this redemption, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $8.5 million in the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. This loss represented $6.5 million in redemption premium and $2.0 million for the write-off of a portion of the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Senior Subordinated Notes.

On August 1, 2013, the Company redeemed $324.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price that was 106.268% of the principal amount redeemed. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to redeem $146.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes and incremental borrowings of $190.0 million under the Term Loan to redeem $178.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes. The Company used cash on hand to pay $12.0 million of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. In connection with this redemption, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $24.6 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. This loss represented $20.3 million in redemption premium and $4.3 million for the write-off of a portion of the remaining deferred financing costs related to the Senior Subordinated Notes.

On March 8, 2013, the Company redeemed $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price that was 106.268% of the principal amount redeemed. Cash on hand was used to fund the redemption of $50.0 million aggregate principal amount, $3.1 million of redemption premium and $2.5 million in accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. In connection with this redemption, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $3.9 million in the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013. This loss represented $3.1 million in redemption premium and $0.8 million for the write-off of a portion of the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Senior Subordinated Notes.

See Note 13 for a description of the redemption of all of the remaining $42.5 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes completed during the second quarter of 2014.

Fair Value

The fair value of the Company's long-term debt instruments at March 31, 2014 was $3,308.1 million . The fair value of the Senior Secured Notes, Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes is estimated using quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities that are traded in over-the-counter secondary markets that are not considered active. The fair value of the Term Loan is estimated using dealer quotes for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered active. Consequently, the Company's long-term debt is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

At March 31, 2014 , the carrying value of the Company's long-term debt was $3,172.6 million , excluding $4.0 million in unamortized premium and $4.2 million in unamortized discount.


5.	Income Taxes

The Company's effective income tax rate was 37.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the effective income tax rate was 36.4% and differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes.

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In the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to review by domestic and foreign taxing authorities, including the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”). In general, the Company is no longer subject to audit by the IRS for tax years through 2010 and state, local or foreign taxing authorities for tax years through 2008. Various other taxing authorities are in the process of auditing income tax returns of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company does not anticipate that any adjustments from the audits would have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


6.	Shareholders' Equity

The Company declared and paid cash dividends per common share during the periods presented as follows:



(in millions, except per share amounts)	Dividends Per Share		Amount
2014:
First Quarter	$	0.0425	$	7.3
2013:
First Quarter	$	—	$	—
Second Quarter	$	—	$	—
Third Quarter	$	—	$	—
Fourth Quarter	$	0.0425	$	7.3

See Note 13 for a discussion of the dividend declared during the second quarter of 2014. Future dividends will be subject to the approval of the Company's board of directors and will depend upon the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, business prospects, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, any potential indebtedness the Company may incur, restrictions imposed by applicable law, tax considerations and other factors that the Company’s board of directors deems relevant. In addition, the Company’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock will be limited by restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay dividends or make distributions to its stockholders and on the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or make distributions to the Company, in each case, under the terms of current and any future agreements governing the Company’s indebtedness.

On January 1, 2014, the first offering period under the Company's Coworker Stock Purchase Plan (the “CSPP”) commenced. The CSPP provides the opportunity for eligible coworkers to acquire shares of the Company's common stock at a 5% discount from the closing market price on the final day of the offering period. There is no compensation expense associated with the CSPP.

On July 2, 2013, the Company completed an IPO of 23,250,000 shares of common stock. On July 31, 2013, the Company completed the sale of an additional 3,487,500 shares of common stock to the underwriters of the IPO pursuant to the underwriters' July 26, 2013 exercise in full of the overallotment option granted to them in connection with the IPO. Such shares were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, which was declared effective by the SEC on June 26, 2013. The shares of common stock are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “CDW.” The Company's shares of common stock were sold to the underwriters at a price of $17.00 per share in the IPO and upon the exercise of the overallotment option, which together generated aggregate net proceeds of $424.7 million to the Company after deducting underwriting discounts, expenses and transaction costs.

On November 19, 2013, the Company completed a secondary public offering, whereby certain selling stockholders sold 15,000,000 shares of common stock. On December 18, 2013, such selling stockholders sold an additional 2,250,000 shares of common stock to the underwriters of the secondary public offering pursuant to the underwriters' December 13, 2013 exercise in full of the overallotment option granted to them in connection with the secondary public offering. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares in the secondary public offering or upon the exercise of the overallotment option.

On March 12, 2014, the Company completed a secondary public offering, whereby certain selling stockholders sold 11,500,000 shares of common stock, including 1,500,000 shares of common stock sold to the underwriters of the secondary public offering on the same date pursuant to the underwriters' exercise in full of the overallotment option granted to them in connection with the secondary public offering. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares in the secondary public offering or upon the exercise of the overallotment option. Secondary-offering

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related expenses of $0.4 million were included within selling and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

In June 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors and the Company's sole shareholder at that time, CDW Holdings, approved the reclassification of the Company’s Class A common shares and Class B common shares into a single class of common shares and a 143.0299613 -for-1 stock split, effective immediately. The par value of the common shares was maintained at $0.01 per share. All references to common shares and per share amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the reclassification and stock split on a retroactive basis.


7.	Equity-Based Compensation

The Company recognized $3.3 million and $1.9 million in equity-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively.

The following table sets forth a summary of the Company's stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 :



Options	Number of Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2014	1,280,255		$	17.00
Granted	1,223,388		$	24.29
Forfeited/Expired	—		$	—
Exercised	(7,807	)	$	17.00		$	0.1
Outstanding at March 31, 2014	2,495,836		$	20.57	9.0	$	17.1
Vested at March 31, 2014	448,464		$	17.00	7.9	$	4.7
Exercisable at March 31, 2014	448,464		$	17.00	7.9	$	4.7
Expected to vest at March 31, 2014	1,973,141		$	21.36	9.3	$	12.0

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company granted 1,223,388 stock options under the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2013 LTIP"). These options vest annually over three years. The Company has elected to use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options granted. The Black-Scholes option pricing model incorporates various assumptions including volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rates and dividend yields. The assumptions used to value the stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2014 are presented below.



Assumptions	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Weighted-average grant date fair value	$	7.20
Weighted-average volatility ⁽¹⁾	30.00		%
Weighted-average risk-free rate ⁽²⁾	1.77		%
Dividend yield	0.70		%
Expected term (in years) ⁽³⁾	6.0


(1)	Based upon an assessment of the two-year, five-year and implied volatility for the Company’s selected peer group, adjusted for the Company’s leverage.


(2)	Based on a composite U.S. Treasury rate.


(3)	The expected term is calculated using the simplified method. The simplified method defines the expected term as the average of the option’s contractual term and the option’s weighted-average vesting period. The Company utilizes this method as it has limited historical stock option data that is sufficient to derive a reasonable estimate of the expected stock option term.

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The following table sets forth a summary of the Company's restricted stock unit activity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 :



	Number of Units		Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2014	1,351,572		$	17.04
Granted	25,773		24.29
Vested/Settled	(596	)	17.00
Forfeited	(33,992	)	17.00
Nonvested at March 31, 2014	1,342,757		$	17.18

In connection with the Company's 2013 IPO discussed in Note 6, CDW Holdings distributed all of its shares of the Company's common stock to its existing members in accordance with the members' respective membership interests and was subsequently dissolved in August 2013. Common stock received by holders of B Units in connection with the distribution is subject to any vesting provisions previously applicable to the holder's B Units. At the time of the IPO, B Unit holders received 3,798,508 shares of restricted stock with respect to B Units that had not yet vested at the time of the distribution. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 , 573,237 shares of such restricted stock vested/settled and 4,617 shares were forfeited. As of March 31, 2014 , 2,014,179 shares of restricted stock were outstanding.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014 , the Company granted 408,455 performance share units (the "PSUs") under the 2013 LTIP. The percentage of shares that shall vest will range from 0% to 200% of the number of PSUs granted based on the Company's performance against a cumulative adjusted free cash flow measure and cumulative non-GAAP net income per diluted share measure over a three-year performance period. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of the PSUs granted during the period was $24.29 per unit. As of March 31, 2014 , 408,455 PSUs were outstanding.

As of March 31, 2014 , the Company estimated there was $39.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost to be recognized over the next 2.8 years.


8.	Earnings per Share

The numerator for both basic and diluted earnings per share is net income. The denominator for basic earnings per share is the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options and MPK Plan units is reflected in the denominator for diluted earnings per share using the treasury stock method.

The following is a reconciliation of basic shares to diluted shares:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2014	2013
Weighted-average shares - basic	169.6	145.2
Effect of dilutive securities	2.7	0.9
Weighted-average shares - diluted	172.3	146.1

There were 0.1 million potential common shares excluded from diluted earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014, as their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect. There were no potential common shares excluded from diluted earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

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9.	Deferred Compensation Plan

On March 10, 2010, in connection with the Company’s purchase of $28.5 million principal amount of its outstanding senior subordinated debt, the Company established the Restricted Debt Unit Plan (the “RDU Plan”), an unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation plan. The total number of RDUs that can be granted under the RDU Plan is 28,500 . As of March 31, 2014 , 28,500 RDUs were outstanding. RDUs that are outstanding vest daily on a pro rata basis over the three -year period from January 1, 2012 (or, if later, the date of hire or the date of a subsequent RDU grant) through December 31, 2014. Participants have no rights to the underlying debt.

The total amount of compensation available to be paid under the RDU Plan was initially to be based on two components, a principal component and an interest component. The principal component credits the RDU Plan with a notional amount equal to the $28.5 million face value of the Senior Subordinated Notes (the "Debt Pool"), together with certain redemption premium equivalents as noted below. The interest component credits the RDU Plan with amounts equal to the interest that would have been earned on the Debt Pool from March 10, 2010 through maturity on October 12, 2017, except as discussed below. Interest amounts for 2010 and 2011 were deferred until 2012, and thereafter, interest amounts were paid to participants semi-annually on the interest payment due dates.

The Company used a portion of the IPO proceeds together with incremental borrowings to redeem $324.0 million of the total Senior Subordinated Notes outstanding on August 1, 2013. In connection with the IPO and the partial redemption of the Senior Subordinated Notes, the Company amended the RDU Plan to increase the retentive value of the plan. In accordance with the original terms of the RDU Plan, the principal component of the RDUs converted to a cash-denominated pool upon the redemption of the Senior Subordinated Notes. In addition, the Company added $1.4 million to the principal component in the year ended December 31, 2013 as redemption premium equivalents in accordance with the terms of the RDU plan. Under the terms of the amended RDU Plan, upon the partial redemption of outstanding Senior Subordinated Notes, the RDUs ceased to accrue the proportionate related interest component credits. The amended RDU Plan provides participants the opportunity to share on a pro rata basis in cash retention pools payable to participants who satisfy certain retention requirements. The aggregate amount of the retention pools was determined to be $15.0 million based upon the amount of interest component credits that would have been allocated to the RDU Plan if the Senior Subordinated Notes had remained outstanding from August 1, 2013 through maturity. The Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $7.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2013 for payment of the first cash retention pool. The second cash retention pool payment is expected to be made to participants who remain employed through December 31, 2015 in the first quarter of 2016. Participants continue to accrue an interest component credit for the proportionate amount of Senior Subordinated Notes still outstanding, payable on the aforementioned semi-annual due dates; such payments, however, will be deducted from the second retention pool payment amount of $7.5 million .

Unrecognized compensation expense as of March 31, 2014 of approximately $7 million is expected to be recognized through 2014 and approximately $7 million in 2015 through 2017. Payments under the RDU Plan may be impacted if certain significant events occur or circumstances change that would impact the financial condition or structure of the Company.

Compensation expense of $2.2 million and $2.1 million related to the RDU Plan was recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , the Company had $24.1 million and $21.8 million of liabilities related to the RDU Plan recorded on the consolidated balance sheets, respectively.

Payment of the principal component of the RDU Plan is expected to be made on October 12, 2017, unless accelerated due to a sale of the Company.


10.	Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is party to various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business, which include commercial, intellectual property, employment, tort and other litigation matters. The Company is also subject to audit by federal, state and local authorities, by various partners and customers, including government agencies, relating to purchases and sales under various contracts. In addition, the Company is subject to indemnification claims under various contracts. From time to time, certain customers of the Company file voluntary petitions for reorganization or liquidation under the U.S. bankruptcy laws. In such cases, certain pre-petition payments received by the Company could be considered preference items and subject to return to the bankruptcy administrator.

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As of March 31, 2014 , the Company does not believe that there is a reasonable possibility that any material loss exceeding the amounts already recognized for these proceedings and matters, if any, has been incurred. However, the ultimate resolutions of these proceedings and matters are inherently unpredictable. As such, the Company's financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected in any particular period by the unfavorable resolution of one or more of these proceedings or matters.


11.	Segment Information

Segment information is presented in accordance with a “management approach,” which designates the internal reporting used by the chief operating decision-maker for making decisions and assessing performance as the source of the Company's reportable segments. The Company's segments are organized in a manner consistent with which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.

The Company has two reportable segments: Corporate, which is comprised primarily of private sector business customers, and Public, which is comprised of government agencies and education and healthcare institutions. The Company also has two other operating segments, CDW Advanced Services and Canada, which do not meet the reportable segment quantitative thresholds and, accordingly, are combined together as “Other.”

The Company has centralized logistics and headquarters functions that provide services to the segments. The logistics function includes purchasing, distribution and fulfillment services to support both the Corporate and Public segments. As a result, costs and intercompany charges associated with the logistics function are fully allocated to both of these segments based on a percent of sales. The centralized headquarters function provides services in areas such as accounting, information technology, marketing, legal and coworker services. Headquarters' function costs that are not allocated to the segments are included under the heading of “Headquarters” in the tables below. Depreciation expense is included in Headquarters as it is not allocated among segments or used in measuring segment performance.

The Company allocates resources to and evaluates performance of its segments based on net sales, income (loss) from operations and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure as defined in the Company's credit agreements. However, the Company has concluded that income (loss) from operations is the more useful measure in terms of discussion of operating results, as it is a GAAP measure.

Segment information for total assets and capital expenditures is not presented as such information is not used in measuring segment performance or allocating resources between segments.

Selected Segment Financial Information

The following table presents information about the Company’s segments for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 :



(in millions)	Corporate			Public			Other			Headquarters			Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014:
Net sales	$	1,505.6		$	969.9		$	176.8		$	—		$	2,652.3
Income (loss) from operations	101.1			54.1			6.5			(25.9		)	135.8
Depreciation and amortization expense	(24.1		)	(10.9		)	(2.1		)	(14.9		)	(52.0		)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013:
Net sales	$	1,403.9		$	846.8		$	161.0		$	—		$	2,411.7
Income (loss) from operations	94.1			45.6			6.1			(25.7		)	120.1
Depreciation and amortization expense	(24.4		)	(11.0		)	(2.3		)	(14.3		)	(52.0		)

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12.	Supplemental Guarantor Information

The Senior Secured Notes, Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes are guaranteed by Parent and each of CDW LLC’s direct and indirect, 100% owned, domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). All guarantees by Parent and Guarantor Subsidiaries are joint and several, and full and unconditional; provided that each guarantee by the Guarantor Subsidiaries is subject to certain customary release provisions contained in the indentures governing the Senior Secured Notes, Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes. CDW LLC's Canada subsidiary (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiary”) does not guarantee the debt obligations. CDW LLC and CDW Finance Corporation, as co-issuers, are 100% owned by Parent, and each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiary is 100% owned by CDW LLC . On May 9, 2014, all of the remaining $42.5 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes were redeemed in full and the indenture governing the Senior Subordinated Notes was satisfied and discharged. See Note 13.

The following tables set forth condensed consolidating balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , consolidating statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 , condensed consolidating statements of comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 , and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 , in accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. The consolidating financial information includes the accounts of CDW Corporation (the “Parent Guarantor”), which has no independent assets or operations, the accounts of CDW LLC (the “Subsidiary Issuer”), the combined accounts of the Guarantor Subsidiaries, the accounts of the Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, and the accounts of CDW Finance Corporation (the “Co-Issuer”) for the periods indicated. The information was prepared on the same basis as the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

March 31, 2014
(in millions)	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiary		Co-Issuer		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Assets

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	290.5	$	—	$	22.2	$	—	$	(6.0	)	$	306.7
Accounts receivable, net	—		—		1,255.2		79.8		—		—			1,335.0
Merchandise inventory	—		—		384.1		4.3		—		—			388.4
Miscellaneous receivables	—		50.5		107.6		6.4		—		—			164.5
Prepaid expenses and other	—		14.5		37.1		4.5		—		(2.8		)	53.3
Total current assets	—		355.5		1,784.0		117.2		—		(8.8		)	2,247.9

Property and equipment, net	—		70.9		57.4		1.6		—		—			129.9
Goodwill	—		751.9		1,439.0		28.2		—		—			2,219.1
Other intangible assets, net	—		332.4		948.0		6.2		—		—			1,286.6
Deferred financing costs, net	—		27.5		—		—		—		—			27.5
Other assets	4.7		1.5		—		1.2		—		(5.9		)	1.5
Investment in and advances to subsidiaries	750.1		2,820.6		—		—		—		(3,570.7		)	—
Total assets	$	754.8	$	4,360.3	$	4,228.4	$	154.4	$	—	$	(3,585.4	)	$	5,912.5

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable—trade	$	—	$	18.3	$	631.9	$	39.5	$	—	$	(6.0	)	$	683.7
Accounts payable—inventory financing	—		—		250.2		—		—		—			250.2
Current maturities of long-term debt	—		15.4		—		—		—		—			15.4
Deferred revenue	—		—		89.4		4.2		—		—			93.6
Accrued expenses	—		212.4		157.2		8.8		—		(2.8		)	375.6
Total current liabilities	—		246.1		1,128.7		52.5		—		(8.8		)	1,418.5

Long-term liabilities:
Debt	—		3,157.0		—		—		—		—			3,157.0
Deferred income taxes	—		169.2		374.8		1.5		—		(4.7		)	540.8
Other liabilities	—		37.9		3.4		1.3		—		(1.2		)	41.4
Total long-term liabilities	—		3,364.1		378.2		2.8		—		(5.9		)	3,739.2

Total shareholders’ equity	754.8		750.1		2,721.5		99.1		—		(3,570.7		)	754.8
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	754.8	$	4,360.3	$	4,228.4	$	154.4	$	—	$	(3,585.4	)	$	5,912.5

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2013
(in millions)	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiary		Co-Issuer		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Assets

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	196.5	$	—	$	14.0	$	—	$	(22.4	)	$	188.1
Accounts receivable, net	—		—		1,375.9		75.1		—		—			1,451.0
Merchandise inventory	—		—		378.9		3.1		—		—			382.0
Miscellaneous receivables	—		49.9		91.0		5.4		—		—			146.3
Prepaid expenses and other	—		10.7		33.4		5.1		—		(3.1		)	46.1
Total current assets	—		257.1		1,879.2		102.7		—		(25.5		)	2,213.5

Property and equipment, net	—		69.7		59.6		1.8		—		—			131.1
Goodwill	—		751.9		1,439.0		29.4		—		—			2,220.3
Other intangible assets, net	—		338.5		982.8		6.7		—		—			1,328.0
Deferred financing costs, net	—		30.1		—		—		—		—			30.1
Other assets	4.9		1.4		0.1		0.9		—		(5.7		)	1.6
Investment in and advances to subsidiaries	706.8		2,909.4		—		—		—		(3,616.2		)	—
Total assets	$	711.7	$	4,358.1	$	4,360.7	$	141.5	$	—	$	(3,647.4	)	$	5,924.6

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable-trade	$	—	$	21.4	$	637.3	$	26.5	$	—	$	(22.4	)	$	662.8
Accounts payable-inventory financing	—		—		256.6		—		—		—			256.6
Current maturities of long-term debt	—		45.4		—		—		—		—			45.4
Deferred revenue	—		—		89.9		4.9		—		—			94.8
Accrued expenses	—		163.5		175.1		7.5		—		(3.1		)	343.0
Total current liabilities	—		230.3		1,158.9		38.9		—		(25.5		)	1,402.6

Long-term liabilities:
Debt	—		3,205.8		—		—		—		—			3,205.8
Deferred income taxes	—		178.3		388.4		1.6		—		(4.8		)	563.5
Other liabilities	—		36.9		3.6		1.4		—		(0.9		)	41.0
Total long-term liabilities	—		3,421.0		392.0		3.0		—		(5.7		)	3,810.3

Total shareholders’ equity	711.7		706.8		2,809.8		99.6		—		(3,616.2		)	711.7
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	711.7	$	4,358.1	$	4,360.7	$	141.5	$	—	$	(3,647.4	)	$	5,924.6

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Consolidating Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(in millions)	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiary			Co-Issuer		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Net sales	$	—	$	—		$	2,518.1		$	134.2		$	—	$	—		$	2,652.3
Cost of sales	—		—			2,107.5			119.6			—		—			2,227.1
Gross profit	—		—			410.6			14.6			—		—			425.2
Selling and administrative expenses	—		25.9			226.3			8.7			—		—			260.9
Advertising expense	—		—			27.8			0.7			—		—			28.5
(Loss) income from operations	—		(25.9		)	156.5			5.2			—		—			135.8
Interest (expense) income, net	—		(50.2		)	—			0.1			—		—			(50.1		)
Net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt	—		(5.4		)	—			—			—		—			(5.4		)
Management fee	—		1.0			—			(1.0		)	—		—			—
Other income, net	—		—			0.4			0.1			—		—			0.5
(Loss) income before income taxes	—		(80.5		)	156.9			4.4			—		—			80.8
Income tax benefit (expense)	—		30.2			(58.9		)	(1.2		)	—		—			(29.9		)
(Loss) income before equity in earnings of subsidiaries	—		(50.3		)	98.0			3.2			—		—			50.9
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	50.9		101.2			—			—			—		(152.1		)	—
Net income	$	50.9	$	50.9		$	98.0		$	3.2		$	—	$	(152.1	)	$	50.9

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Consolidating Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(in millions)	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiary			Co-Issuer		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Net sales	$	—	$	—		$	2,289.8		$	121.9		$	—	$	—		$	2,411.7
Cost of sales	—		—			1,902.1			107.6			—		—			2,009.7
Gross profit	—		—			387.7			14.3			—		—			402.0
Selling and administrative expenses	—		25.7			216.7			9.1			—		—			251.5
Advertising expense	—		—			29.6			0.8			—		—			30.4
(Loss) income from operations	—		(25.7		)	141.4			4.4			—		—			120.1
Interest (expense) income, net	—		(72.2		)	—			0.1			—		—			(72.1		)
Net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt	—		(3.9		)	—			—			—		—			(3.9		)
Management fee	—		0.9			—			(0.9		)	—		—			—
Other income, net	—		—			0.3			0.1			—		—			0.4
(Loss) income before income taxes	—		(100.9		)	141.7			3.7			—		—			44.5
Income tax benefit (expense)	—		37.7			(53.0		)	(0.9		)	—		—			(16.2		)
(Loss) income before equity in earnings of subsidiaries	—		(63.2		)	88.7			2.8			—		—			28.3
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	28.3		91.5			—			—			—		(119.8		)	—
Net income	$	28.3	$	28.3		$	88.7		$	2.8		$	—	$	(119.8	)	$	28.3

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(in millions)	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiary			Co-Issuer		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	47.0	$	47.0	$	98.0	$	(0.7	)	$	—	$	(144.3	)	$	47.0

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(in millions)	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiary		Co-Issuer		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Comprehensive income	$	25.9	$	25.9	$	88.7	$	0.4	$	—	$	(115.0	)	$	25.9

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(in millions)	Parent Guarantor			Subsidiary Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiary			Co-Issuer		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	—		$	14.3		$	207.0		$	8.6		$	—	$	16.4		$	246.3
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(8.6		)	(0.7		)	—			—		—			(9.3		)
Payment of accrued charitable contribution related to the MPK Coworker Incentive Plan II	—			(20.9		)	—			—			—		—			(20.9		)
Net cash used in investing activities	—			(29.5		)	(0.7		)	—			—		—			(30.2		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt	—			(3.9		)	—			—			—		—			(3.9		)
Payments to extinguish long-term debt	—			(79.5		)	—			—			—		—			(79.5		)
Net change in accounts payable-inventory financing	—			—			(6.4		)	—			—		—			(6.4		)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	0.1			—			—			—			—		—			0.1
Dividends paid	(7.3		)	—			—			—			—		—			(7.3		)
Advances from (to) affiliates	7.2			192.6			(199.9		)	0.1			—		—			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	—			109.2			(206.3		)	0.1			—		—			(97.0		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			—			(0.5		)	—		—			(0.5		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			94.0			—			8.2			—		16.4			118.6
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period	—			196.5			—			14.0			—		(22.4		)	188.1
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	$	—		$	290.5		$	—		$	22.2		$	—	$	(6.0	)	$	306.7

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(in millions)	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiary			Co-Issuer		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	—	$	9.7		$	171.7		$	7.1		$	—	$	19.5		$	208.0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—		(7.8		)	(1.0		)	—			—		—			(8.8		)
Net cash used in investing activities	—		(7.8		)	(1.0		)	—			—		—			(8.8		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt	—		(40.0		)	—			—			—		—			(40.0		)
Payments to extinguish long-term debt	—		(53.1		)	—			—			—		—			(53.1		)
Net change in accounts payable-inventory financing	—		—			3.7			—			—		—			3.7
Advances from (to) affiliates	—		166.7			(166.5		)	(0.2		)	—		—			—
Other financing activities	—		(0.1		)	—			—			—		—			(0.1		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	—		73.5			(162.8		)	(0.2		)	—		—			(89.5		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—		—			—			(0.5		)	—		—			(0.5		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	—		75.4			7.9			6.4			—		19.5			109.2
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period	—		48.0			—			9.8			—		(19.9		)	37.9
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	$	—	$	123.4		$	7.9		$	16.2		$	—	$	(0.4	)	$	147.1

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13.	Subsequent Events

On May 8, 2014, the Company announced that its board of directors declared a cash dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.0425 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 10, 2014 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 27, 2014. Future dividends will be subject to the approval of the Company's board of directors.

On May 9, 2014, the Company redeemed all of the remaining $42.5 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price that was 104.178% of the principal amount redeemed plus $0.4 million in accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. In connection with this redemption, the Company expects to record a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $2.2 million in the consolidated statement of operations during the second quarter of 2014. This loss represents $1.8 million in redemption premium and $0.4 million for the write-off of the remaining deferred financing costs related to the Senior Subordinated Notes.

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

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, as used in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” the terms “we,” “us,” “the Company,” “our,” “CDW” and similar terms refer to CDW Corporation and its subsidiaries. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report and with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 . This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements” at the end of this discussion.

Overview

CDW is a Fortune 500 company and a leading provider of integrated information technology (“IT”) solutions in the U.S. and Canada. We help our customer base of approximately 250,000 small, medium and large business, government, education and healthcare customers by delivering critical solutions to their increasingly complex IT needs. Our broad array of offerings ranges from discrete hardware and software products to integrated IT solutions such as mobility, security, data center optimization, cloud computing, virtualization and collaboration. We are technology "agnostic," with a product portfolio that includes more than 100,000 products from more than 1,000 brands. We provide our products and solutions through sales force and service delivery teams consisting of more than 4,400 coworkers, including nearly 1,800 field sellers, highly-skilled technology specialists and advanced service delivery engineers.

We are a leading U.S. sales channel partner for many original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and software publishers (collectively, our “vendor partners”), whose products we sell or include in the solutions we offer. We believe we are an important extension of our vendor partners' sales and marketing capabilities, providing them with a cost-effective way to reach customers and deliver a consistent brand experience through our established end-market coverage and extensive customer access.

We have two reportable segments: Corporate, which is comprised primarily of private sector business customers, and Public, which is comprised of government agencies and education and healthcare institutions. Our Corporate segment is divided into a medium/large business customer channel, primarily serving customers with more than 100 employees, and a small business customer channel, primarily serving customers with up to 100 employees. We also have two other operating segments, CDW Advanced Services and Canada, which do not meet the reportable segment quantitative thresholds and, accordingly, are combined together as “Other.” The CDW Advanced Services business consists primarily of customized engineering services delivered by technology specialists and engineers, and managed services that include Infrastructure as a Service (“IaaS”) offerings. Revenues from the sale of hardware, software, custom configuration and third-party provided services are recorded within our Corporate and Public segments.

We may sell all or only select products that our vendor partners offer. Each vendor partner agreement provides for specific terms and conditions, which may include one or more of the following: product return privileges, price protection policies, purchase discounts and vendor incentive programs, such as purchase or sales rebates and cooperative advertising reimbursements. We also resell software for major software publishers. Our agreements with software publishers allow the end-user customer to acquire software or licensed products and services. In addition to helping our customers determine the best software solutions for their needs, we help them manage their software agreements, including warranties and renewals. A significant portion of our advertising and marketing expenses is reimbursed through cooperative advertising reimbursement programs with our vendor partners. These programs are at the discretion of our vendor partners and are typically tied to sales or purchasing volumes or other commitments to be met by us within a specified period of time.

Trends and key factors affecting our financial performance

We believe the following trends may have an important impact on our financial performance:

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Our Public segment sales are impacted by government spending policies, budget priorities and revenue levels. An adverse change in any of these factors could cause our Public segment customers to reduce their purchases or to terminate or not renew contracts with us, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations or cash flows. Although our sales to the federal government are diversified across multiple agencies and departments, they collectively accounted for approximately 7%, 10% and 10% of our net sales for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In 2013, Public segment results were negatively impacted by sequestration, the partial shutdown of the federal government and federal government budget uncertainty. First quarter 2014 Public segment results were negatively impacted by ongoing federal government uncertainty as budget allocations continued to be refined.

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An important factor affecting our ability to generate sales and achieve our targeted operating results is the impact of general economic conditions on our customers’ willingness to spend on information technology. While macroeconomic uncertainty drove a more cautious approach to customer spending in 2012 and the early part of 2013, uncertainty began to dissipate in the back half of 2013 and this trend continued in the first quarter of 2014. We will continue to closely monitor macroeconomic conditions during the remainder of 2014. Uncertainties related to potential reductions in government spending, requirements associated with implementation of the Affordable Care Act, potential changes in tax and regulatory policy, weakening consumer and business confidence or increased unemployment could result in reduced or deferred spending on information technology products and services by our customers and result in increased competitive pricing pressures.

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We believe that our customers’ transition to more complex technology solutions will continue to be an important growth area for us in the future. However, because the market for technology products and services is highly competitive, our success at capitalizing on this transition will be based on our ability to tailor specific solutions to customer needs, the quality and breadth of our product and service offerings, the knowledge and expertise of our sales force, price, product availability and speed of delivery.

Key business metrics

Our management monitors a number of financial and non-financial measures and ratios on a regular basis in order to track the progress of our business and make adjustments as necessary. We believe that the most important of these measures and ratios include average daily sales, gross margin, operating margin, net income, Non-GAAP net income, net income per common share, Non-GAAP net income per diluted share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, return on invested capital, cash and cash equivalents, net working capital, cash conversion cycle (defined to be days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable plus days of supply in inventory minus days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable, based on a rolling three-month average), debt levels including available credit and leverage ratios, sales per coworker and coworker turnover. These measures and ratios are compared to standards or objectives set by management, so that actions can be taken, as necessary, in order to achieve the standards and objectives. Non-GAAP net income and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these measures provide helpful information with respect to our operating performance and cash flows including our ability to meet our future debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements. Adjusted EBITDA also provides helpful information as it is the primary measure used in certain financial covenants contained in our senior credit facilities. See "Results of Operations" for the definitions of Non-GAAP net income and Adjusted EBITDA and reconciliations to net income.

The results of certain of our key business metrics are as follows:



(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Net sales	$	2,652.3	$	2,411.7
Gross profit	425.2		402.0
Income from operations	135.8		120.1
Net income	50.9		28.3
Non-GAAP net income	81.1		56.3
Adjusted EBITDA	193.7		178.6
Average daily sales	42.1		38.3
Net debt (defined as long-term debt minus cash and cash equivalents)	2,865.7		3,533.7
Cash conversion cycle (in days) ⁽¹⁾	22		22


(1)	Cash conversion cycle is defined as days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable plus days of supply in inventory minus days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable, based on a rolling three-month average. The prior period has been revised to conform to the current definition.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

The following table presents our results of operations, in dollars and as a percentage of net sales, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 :



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014					Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Dollars in Millions			Percentage of Net Sales		Dollars in Millions			Percentage of Net Sales
Net sales	$	2,652.3		100.0	%	$	2,411.7		100.0	%
Cost of sales	2,227.1			84.0		2,009.7			83.3
Gross profit	425.2			16.0		402.0			16.7
Selling and administrative expenses	260.9			9.8		251.5			10.4
Advertising expense	28.5			1.1		30.4			1.3
Income from operations	135.8			5.1		120.1			5.0
Interest expense, net	(50.1		)	(1.9	)	(72.1		)	(3.0	)
Net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt	(5.4		)	(0.2	)	(3.9		)	(0.2	)
Other income, net	0.5			—		0.4			—
Income before income taxes	80.8			3.0		44.5			1.8
Income tax expense	(29.9		)	(1.1	)	(16.2		)	(0.7	)
Net income	$	50.9		1.9	%	$	28.3		1.1	%

Net sales

The following table presents our net sales by segment, in dollars and as a percentage of total net sales, and the year-over-year dollar and percentage change in net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 :



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014				2013
(dollars in millions)	Net Sales		Percentage of Total Net Sales		Net Sales		Percentage of Total Net Sales		Dollar Change		Percent Change ⁽¹⁾
Corporate	$	1,505.6	56.8	%	$	1,403.9	58.2	%	$	101.7	7.2	%
Public	969.9		36.6		846.8		35.1		123.1		14.5
Other	176.8		6.7		161.0		6.7		15.8		9.8
Total net sales	$	2,652.3	100.1	%	$	2,411.7	100.0	%	$	240.6	10.0	%

(1) There were 63 selling days for both the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

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The following table presents our net sales by customer channel for our Corporate and Public segments and the year-over-year dollar and percentage change in net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 . Net sales of $34.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 have been reclassified from the Small Business customer channel to the Medium / Large customer channel to conform to the current period presentation.



(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31,				Dollar Change		Percent Change
(dollars in millions)	2014		2013		Dollar Change		Percent Change
Corporate:
Medium / Large	$	1,274.8	$	1,180.5	$	94.3	8.0	%
Small Business	230.8		223.4		7.4		3.3
Total Corporate	$	1,505.6	$	1,403.9	$	101.7	7.2	%

Public:
Government	$	254.2	$	252.3	$	1.9	0.7	%
Education	321.6		232.2		89.4		38.5
Healthcare	394.1		362.3		31.8		8.8
Total Public	$	969.9	$	846.8	$	123.1	14.5	%

Total net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2014 increased $240.6 million , or 10.0% , to $2,652.3 million , compared to $2,411.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . There were 63 selling days for both the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The increase in total net sales was primarily the result of growth in hardware as certain customers refreshed their client devices, a more tenured sales force, a continued focus on seller productivity across all areas of the organization and the addition of almost 190 customer-facing coworkers, the majority in pre- and post-sale technical positions such as technical specialists and service delivery roles. Our total net sales growth for the three months ended March 31, 2014 reflected growth in notebooks/mobile devices and desktop computers.

Corporate segment net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2014 increased $101.7 million , or 7.2% , compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013 , driven by sales growth in the medium/large customer channel. Within our Corporate segment, net sales to medium/large customers increased 8.0% between periods due to certain of these customers refreshing their client devices, a more tenured sales force, a continued focus on seller productivity and additional customer-facing coworkers, the majority in pre- and post-sale technical positions such as technical specialists and service delivery roles. This increase was led by growth in notebooks/mobile devices and unit volume growth in desktop computers. Net sales to small business customers increased $7.4 million, or 3.3% , between periods, driven by unit volume growth in notebooks/mobile devices.

Public segment net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2014 increased $123.1 million , or 14.5% , between periods, driven by continued strong performance in the education customer channel. Net sales to education customers increased $89.4 million , or 38.5% , between periods, led by growth in net sales to K-12 customers, reflecting increased sales of notebooks/mobile devices to support standardized digital testing requirements. Net sales to healthcare customers increased $31.8 million , or 8.8% , between periods, driven by unit volume growth in desktop computers and growth in netcomm products. Net sales to government customers increased $1.9 million , or 0.7% , between periods, driven by growth in sales to state/local government customers, partially offset by declines in sales to the federal government, as federal government budget allocations continued to be refined following sequestration, the partial shutdown of the federal government and federal government budget uncertainty in 2013. The increase in net sales to state/local government customers was led by growth in sales of notebooks/mobile devices, desktop computers and software. The decline in net sales to the federal government was led by decreases in sales of software and notebooks/mobile devices, partially offset by growth in sales of enterprise storage.

Gross profit

Gross profit increased $23.2 million , or 5.8% , to $425.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , compared to $402.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . As a percentage of total net sales, gross profit decreased 70 basis points to 16.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , down from 16.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . Gross profit margin was negatively impacted 20 basis points by unfavorable price/mix changes within product margin, as transactional product categories such as desktops and notebooks experienced a higher rate of net sales growth than our overall net sales growth, accompanied by continuing product margin compression in these product categories. Further, gross product margin was negatively impacted 20 basis points by cooperative advertising funding and 10 basis points by inventory adjustments.

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The gross profit margin may fluctuate based on various factors, including vendor incentive and inventory price protection programs, cooperative advertising funds classified as a reduction of cost of sales, product mix, net service contract revenue, commission revenue, pricing strategies, market conditions and other factors, any of which could result in changes in gross profit margins.

Selling and administrative expenses

Selling and administrative expenses increased $9.4 million , or 3.7% , to $260.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , compared to $251.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . As a percentage of total net sales, selling and administrative expenses decreased 60 basis points to 9.8% in the first quarter of 2014, down from 10.4% in the first quarter of 2013. Sales payroll, including sales commissions and other variable compensation costs, increased $5.4 million, or 4.7%, between years, consistent with higher sales and gross profit. The remaining increase in selling and administrative expenses was primarily due to higher total coworker count, which increased by 261 coworkers, from 6,779 at March 31, 2013 to 7,040 at March 31, 2014. Total coworker count was 6,967 at December 31, 2013.

Advertising expense

Advertising expense decreased $1.9 million , or 5.9% , to $28.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , compared to $30.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . As a percentage of total net sales, advertising expense decreased 20 basis points to 1.1% in the first quarter of 2014, down from 1.3% in the first quarter of 2013. The decrease in advertising expense was due to a more integrated media campaign in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the first quarter of 2013, which was designed to result in comparable impressions at a lower cost.

Income from operations

The following table presents income (loss) from operations by segment, in dollars and as a percentage of net sales, and the year-over-year percentage change in income (loss) from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 :



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014					Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Dollars in Millions			Operating Margin Percentage		Dollars in Millions			Operating Margin Percentage		Percent Change in Income (loss) from Operations
Segments: ⁽¹⁾
Corporate	$	101.1		6.7	%	$	94.1		6.7	%	7.3	%
Public	54.1			5.6		45.6			5.4		18.6
Other	6.5			3.7		6.1			3.8		7.4
Headquarters ⁽²⁾	(25.9		)	nm*		(25.7		)	nm*		0.5
Total income from operations	$	135.8		5.1	%	$	120.1		5.0	%	13.1	%

* Not meaningful


(1)	Segment income (loss) from operations includes the segment’s direct operating income (loss) and allocations for Headquarters’ costs, allocations for logistics services, certain inventory adjustments and volume rebates and cooperative advertising from vendors.


(2)	Includes certain Headquarters’ function costs that are not allocated to the segments.

Income from operations was $135.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , an increase of $15.7 million , or 13.1% , compared to $120.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . The results for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were driven by higher net sales and gross profit, partially offset by higher selling and administrative expenses. Total operating margin percentage increased 10 basis points to 5.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , from 5.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . Operating margin percentage benefited from the decrease in selling and administrative expenses and advertising expense as a percentage of net sales, partially offset by a decrease in gross profit margin.

Corporate segment income from operations was $101.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , an increase of $7.0 million , or 7.3% , compared to $94.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . This increase was primarily driven by higher net sales and gross profit, partially offset by higher selling and administrative expenses. Corporate segment operating margin percentage was 6.7% in both the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

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Public segment income from operations was $54.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , an increase of $8.5 million , or 18.6% , compared to $45.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . This increase was primarily driven by higher net sales and gross profit, partially offset by higher selling and administrative expenses. Public segment operating margin percentage increased 20 basis points to 5.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2014, from 5.4% in the three months ended March 31, 2013. Operating margin percentage benefited from the decrease in selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales.

Interest expense, net

At March 31, 2014 , our outstanding long-term debt totaled $3,172.4 million compared to $3,680.8 million at March 31, 2013 . Net interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $50.1 million , a decrease of $22.0 million compared to $72.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . Net interest expense decreased $19.0 million due to lower debt balances for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the same period of the prior year as a result of debt repayments and refinancing activities completed during 2013 and 2014. The remaining decrease was primarily attributable to lower effective interest rates and reduced amortization of deferred financing costs for the three months ended March 31, 2014 .

Net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we recorded a net loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $5.4 million compared to $3.9 million for the same period in 2013.

In March 2014, we repurchased $25.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes. We recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $2.7 million, representing the difference between the repurchase price and the net carrying amount of the purchased debt, adjusted for a portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs.

In January and February 2014, we redeemed $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes. We recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $2.7 million, representing the difference between the redemption price and the net carrying amount of the purchased debt, adjusted for a portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs.

In March 2013, we redeemed $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes. We recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $3.9 million , representing the difference between the redemption price and the net carrying amount of the purchased debt, adjusted for a portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs. A higher contractual redemption premium percentage was in effect during the three months ended March 31, 2013, resulting in a larger loss on extinguishment for the March 2013 redemption compared to the January and February 2014 redemptions discussed above.

Income tax expense

Income tax expense was $29.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , compared to $16.2 million for the same period of the prior year. The effective income tax rate, expressed by calculating the income tax expense as a percentage of income before income taxes, was 37.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , compared to 36.4% for the same period of the prior year. The increase in the 2014 effective income tax rate is primarily attributable to a lower benefit realized on state tax credits due to the increase in income before income taxes.

Net income

Net income was $50.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , compared to $28.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . Significant factors and events causing the net changes between the periods are discussed above.

Non-GAAP net income

Non-GAAP net income was $81.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, an increase of $24.8 million , or 44.1% , compared to $56.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

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We have included a reconciliation of Non-GAAP net income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 below. Non-GAAP net income excludes, among other things, charges related to the amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, non-cash equity-based compensation, secondary-offering related expenses and gains and losses from the early extinguishment of debt. Non-GAAP net income is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP measures used by the Company may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures. We believe that Non-GAAP net income provides helpful information with respect to our operating performance and cash flows including our ability to meet our future debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements.



(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Net income	$	50.9		$	28.3
Amortization of intangibles ⁽¹⁾	40.3			40.3
Non-cash equity-based compensation	3.3			1.9
Net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt	5.4			3.9
Interest expense adjustment related to extinguishments of long-term debt ⁽²⁾	(0.6		)	(0.8		)
Secondary-offering related expenses	0.4			—
Aggregate adjustment for income taxes ⁽³⁾	(18.6		)	(17.3		)
Non-GAAP net income	$	81.1		$	56.3


(1)	Includes amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets, primarily customer relationships and trade names.


(2)	Reflects adjustments to interest expense resulting from debt extinguishments. Represents the difference between interest expense previously recognized under the effective interest method and actual interest paid.


(3)	Based on a normalized effective tax rate of 39.0%.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA was $193.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 , an increase of $15.1 million , or 8.5% , compared to $178.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 . As a percentage of net sales, Adjusted EBITDA was 7.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to 7.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 .

We have included reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 in the tables below. EBITDA is defined as consolidated net income before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA, which is a measure defined in our credit agreements, means EBITDA adjusted for certain items which are described in the table below. Both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are considered non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP measures used by the Company may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide helpful information with respect to our operating performance and cash flows including our ability to meet our future debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements. Adjusted EBITDA also provides helpful information as it is the primary measure used in certain financial covenants contained in our credit agreements.

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(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Net income	$	50.9		$	28.3
Depreciation and amortization	52.0			52.0
Income tax expense	29.9			16.2
Interest expense, net	50.1			72.1
EBITDA	182.9			168.6

Adjustments:
Non-cash equity-based compensation	3.3			1.9
Sponsor fee	—			1.3
Net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt	5.4			3.9
Litigation, net ⁽¹⁾	(0.3		)	—
Secondary-offering related expenses	0.4			—
Other adjustments ⁽²⁾	2.0			2.9
Total adjustments	10.8			10.0
Adjusted EBITDA	$	193.7		$	178.6


(1)	Relates to unusual, non-recurring litigation matters.


(2)	Other adjustments primarily include certain retention costs and equity investment income.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2014			2013
EBITDA	$	182.9		$	168.6
Depreciation and amortization	(52.0		)	(52.0		)
Income tax expense	(29.9		)	(16.2		)
Interest expense, net	(50.1		)	(72.1		)
Net income	50.9			28.3
Depreciation and amortization	52.0			52.0
Equity-based compensation expense	3.3			1.9
Deferred income taxes	(22.1		)	(14.1		)
Amortization of deferred financing costs, debt premium and debt discount, net	1.6			3.0
Net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt	5.4			3.9
Changes in assets and liabilities	155.2			133.0
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	246.3		$	208.0

Seasonality

While we have not historically experienced significant seasonality throughout the year, sales in our Corporate segment, which primarily serves private sector business customers, are typically higher in the fourth quarter than in other quarters due to customers spending their remaining technology budget dollars at the end of the year. Additionally, sales in our Public segment have historically been higher in the third quarter than in other quarters primarily due to the buying patterns of the federal government and education customers.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We finance our operations and capital expenditures through a combination of internally generated cash from operations and from borrowings under our senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility. We believe that our current sources of funds will be sufficient to fund our cash operating requirements for the next year. In addition, we believe that we

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have adequate sources of liquidity and funding available to meet our longer-term needs. However, there are a number of factors that may negatively impact our available sources of funds. The amount of cash generated from operations will be dependent upon factors such as the successful execution of our business plan and general economic conditions.

Cash Flows

Cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities were as follows:



(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	246.3		$	208.0
Investing activities	(30.2		)	(8.8		)

Net change in accounts payable-inventory financing	(6.4		)	3.7
Other cash flows from financing activities	(90.6		)	(93.2		)
Financing activities	(97.0		)	(89.5		)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(0.5		)	(0.5		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	118.6		$	109.2

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 increased $38.3 million compared to the same period of the prior year. Net income adjusted for the impact of non-cash items such as depreciation and amortization, equity-based compensation expense and net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt increased $16.1 million, reflecting stronger operating results in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the prior year period. Net changes in assets and liabilities increased cash by $155.2 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $133.0 million in the first quarter of 2013, resulting in a change of $22.2 million between periods. Cash contributions from accounts receivable increased $94.4 million between periods, driven by higher collections in 2014 compared to the prior year period. Accounts payable-trade contributed $21.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2014 , compared to $124.2 million during the prior year period. While the change in accounts payable-trade was relatively flat during the first quarter of 2014, we had a higher mix of payables with more favorable payment terms and favorable timing of quarter-end payments during the first quarter of 2013.

In order to manage our working capital and operating cash needs, we monitor our cash conversion cycle, defined as days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable plus days of supply in inventory minus days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable, based on a rolling three-month average.

The following table presents the components of our cash conversion cycle:



(in days)	March 31,
	2014		2013
Days of sales outstanding (DSO) ⁽¹⁾	44		44
Days of supply in inventory (DIO) ⁽²⁾	14		14
Days of purchases outstanding (DPO) ⁽³⁾	(36	)	(36	)
Cash conversion cycle	22		22


(1)	Represents the rolling three-month average of the balance of trade accounts receivable, net at the end of the period divided by average daily net sales for the same three-month period. Also incorporates components of other miscellaneous receivables.


(2)	Represents the rolling three-month average of the balance of inventory at the end of the period divided by average daily cost of sales for the same three-month peri od. The prior period has been revised to conform to the current definition.


(3)	Represents the rolling three-month average of the combined balance of accounts payable-trade, excluding cash overdrafts, and accounts payable-inventory financing at the end of the period divided by average daily cost of sales for the same three-month period.

The cash conversion cycle remained flat at 22 days for both March 31, 2014 and 2013.

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Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities increased $21.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the same period of the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by the payment of an accrued charitable contribution during the first quarter of 2014. In connection with a 2007 business combination, we agreed with a significant selling shareholder to establish the MPK Coworker Incentive Plan II (the “MPK Plan”) and to make charitable contributions in amounts equal to the net income tax benefits derived from payouts to participants under the MPK Plan (net of any related employer payroll tax costs). This arrangement has been accounted for as contingent consideration. Pre-2009 business combinations were accounted for under a former accounting standard which, among other aspects, did not require the recognition of certain contingent consideration as of the business combination date. Instead, under the former accounting standard, contingent consideration is accounted for as additional purchase price (goodwill) at the time the contingency is resolved. In connection with the completion of our initial public offering (the "IPO") in July 2013, we accrued $20.9 million related to this arrangement in other current liabilities. In the three months ended March 31, 2014 , this liability was fully settled in cash. Following the IPO, there is no remaining activity under the MPK Plan.

Capital expenditures were $9.3 million and $8.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, primarily for improvements to our information technology systems during both periods.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities increased $7.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the same period of the prior year. The net impact of our debt transactions resulted in cash outflows of $83.4 million and $93.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, as cash was used in each period to reduce our total long-term debt. Each debt transaction is described below under "Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements". Additionally, we commenced the payment of quarterly cash dividends on our common stock in the fourth quarter of 2013. Cash dividends of $7.3 million were paid during the first quarter of 2014. There was no corresponding activity in the first quarter of 2013. See Note 13 “Subsequent Events” to the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the dividend declared during the second quarter of 2014. Future dividends will be subject to the approval of our board of directors and will depend upon our results of operations, financial condition, business prospects, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, any potential indebtedness we may incur, restrictions imposed by applicable law, tax considerations and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends on our common stock will be limited by restrictions on our ability to pay dividends or make distributions to our stockholders and on the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or make distributions to us, in each case, under the terms of current and any future agreements governing our indebtedness.

Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements

Long-term debt was as follows:



(dollars in millions)	Interest Rate (1)		March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility	—	%	$	—		$	—
Senior secured term loan facility	3.25	%	1,525.1			1,528.9
Unamortized discount on senior secured term loan facility			(4.2		)	(4.4		)
Senior secured notes due 2018	8.0	%	325.0			325.0
Senior notes due 2019	8.5	%	1,280.0			1,305.0
Unamortized premium on senior notes due 2019			4.0			4.2
Senior subordinated notes due 2017	12.535	%	42.5			92.5
Total long-term debt			3,172.4			3,251.2
Less current maturities of long-term debt			(15.4		)	(45.4		)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities			$	3,157.0		$	3,205.8

(1) Interest rate at March 31, 2014 .

At March 31, 2014 , we were in compliance with the covenants under our various credit agreements as described below.

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Senior Secured Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility (“Revolving Loan”)

At March 31, 2014 , we had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan, $2.2 million of undrawn letters of credit and $248.4 million reserved related to the floorplan sub-facility. The Revolving Loan matures on June 24, 2016.

In connection with the floorplan sub-facility, we maintain a Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement. At March 31, 2014 , the financial intermediary reported an outstanding balance of $238.7 million under the Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement. The total amount reported on the consolidated balance sheet as accounts payable-inventory financing related to the Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement is $11.4 million more than the $238.7 million owed to the financial intermediary due to differences in the timing of reporting activity under the Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement. The outstanding balance reported by the financial intermediary excludes $9.7 million in reserves for open orders that reduce the availability under the Revolving Loan.

Availability under the Revolving Loan is limited to (a) the lesser of the revolving commitment of $900.0 million and the amount of the borrowing base less (b) outstanding borrowings, letters of credit and amounts outstanding under the Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement plus a reserve of 15% of open orders. At March 31, 2014 , the borrowing base was $1,107.4 million based on the amount of eligible inventory and accounts receivable balances as of February 28, 2014. We could have borrowed up to an additional $649.4 million under the Revolving Loan at March 31, 2014 . The fee on the unused portion of the Revolving Loan ranges from 37.5 to 50 basis points, depending on the amount of utilization.

Senior Secured Term Loan Facility

On April 29, 2013, we entered into a new seven-year, $1,350.0 million aggregate principal amount senior secured term loan facility (the "Term Loan"). The Term Loan was issued at a price that was 99.75% of par, which resulted in a discount of $3.4 million . Substantially all of the proceeds from the Term Loan were used to repay the $1,299.5 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of the prior senior secured term loan facility (the "Prior Term Loan Facility"). In connection with this refinancing, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $10.3 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. This loss represented a write-off of the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Prior Term Loan Facility.

On July 31, 2013, we borrowed an additional $190.0 million aggregate principal amount under the Term Loan at a price that was 99.25% of par, which resulted in a discount of $1.4 million . Such proceeds were used to redeem a portion of outstanding Senior Subordinated Notes. The discounts are reported on the consolidated balance sheets as a reduction to the face amount of the Term Loan and are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the related debt. Fees of $6.1 million related to the Term Loan were capitalized as deferred financing costs and are being amortized over the term of the facility using the effective interest method.

We are required to pay quarterly principal installments equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan, with the remaining principal amount payable on the maturity date of April 29, 2020. The quarterly principal installment payments commenced during the quarter ended June 30, 2013. At March 31, 2014, the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan was $1,525.1 million , excluding $4.2 million in unamortized discount.

We have interest rate cap agreements in effect through January 14, 2015 with a combined notional amount of $1,150.0 million . These cap agreements have not been designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk for GAAP accounting purposes. Of the total $1,150.0 million notional amount, $500.0 million entitle us to payments from the counterparty of the amount, if any, by which three-month LIBOR exceeds 3.5% during the agreement period. The remaining cap agreements with a notional amount of $650.0 million entitle us to payments from the counterparty of the amount, if any, by which the three-month LIBOR exceeds 1.5% during the agreement period. The fair value of our interest rate cap agreements was zero at both March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

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On January 30, 2013, we made an optional prepayment of $40.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Prior Term Loan Facility. The optional prepayment satisfied the excess cash flow payment provision of the Prior Term Loan Facility with respect to the year ended December 31, 2012.

8.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (“Senior Secured Notes”)

The Senior Secured Notes were issued on December 17, 2010 and will mature on December 15, 2018. At March 31, 2014 , the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes was $325.0 million .

On July 2, 2013, we used a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to redeem $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes. The redemption price of the Senior Secured Notes was 108.0% of the principal amount redeemed, plus $0.7 million of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. We used cash on hand to pay such accrued and unpaid interest. In connection with this redemption, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $16.7 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. This loss represented $14.0 million in redemption premium and $2.7 million for the write-off of a portion of the remaining deferred financing costs related to the Senior Secured Notes.

8.5% Senior Notes due 2019 (“Senior Notes”)

At March 31, 2014 , the outstanding principal amount of Senior Notes was $1,280.0 million , excluding $4.0 million in unamortized premium. The Senior Notes mature on April 1, 2019.

On March 20, 2014, we repurchased $25.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes from an affiliate of Providence Equity in a privately negotiated transaction on an arms' length basis at a price of 109.75% of the principal amount, and such Senior Notes were subsequently canceled. Cash on hand was used to fund the repurchase of $25.0 million aggregate principal amount, $2.4 million of repurchase premium and $1.0 million in accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. In connection with this repurchase, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $2.7 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014. This loss represented $2.4 million in repurchase premium and $0.3 million for the write-off of a portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Senior Notes.

12.535% Senior Subordinated Exchange Notes due 2017 (“Senior Subordinated Notes”)

At March 31, 2014 , the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes was $42.5 million . The Senior Subordinated Notes have a maturity date of October 12, 2017.

On January 22, 2014 and February 21, 2014, we redeemed $30.0 million and $20.0 million aggregate principal amounts of Senior Subordinated Notes, respectively, at redemption prices that were 104.178% of the principal amounts redeemed. Cash on hand was used to fund the redemptions of $50.0 million aggregate principal amount, $2.1 million in redemption premiums and $1.9 million in aggregate accrued and unpaid interest to the dates of redemption. In connection with these redemptions, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $2.7 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014. This loss represented $2.1 million in redemption premiums and $0.6 million for the write-off of a portion of the remaining deferred financing costs related to the Senior Subordinated Notes.

On October 18, 2013, we redeemed $155.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price that was 104.178% of the principal amount redeemed. A combination of cash on hand and the net proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock related to the underwriters' July 26, 2013 exercise in full of the overallotment option granted to them in connection with the IPO, in the amount of $56.0 million , was used to fund the redemption of $155.0 million aggregate principal amount, $6.5 million of redemption premium and $0.2 million in accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. See Note 6 "Shareholders' Equity" to the accompanying unaudited interim con solidated financial statements for additional discussion of the underwriters' overallotment option. In connection with this redemption, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $8.5 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. This loss represented $6.5 million in redemption premium and $2.0 million for the write-off of a portion of the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Senior Subordinated Notes.

On August 1, 2013, we redeemed $324.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price that was 106.268% of the principal amount redeemed. We used a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to redeem $146.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes and incremental borrowings of $190.0 million under the Term Loan to redeem $178.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes. We used cash on hand to pay $12.0 million of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. In connection with this redemption, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $24.6 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. This loss represented $20.3 million in redemption premium and $4.3 million for the write-off of a portion of the remaining deferred financing costs related to the Senior Subordinated Notes.

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On March 8, 2013, we redeemed $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price that was 106.268% of the principal amount redeemed. Cash on hand was used to fund the redemption of $50.0 million aggregate principal amount, $3.1 million of redemption premium and $2.5 million in accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. In connection with this redemption, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $3.9 million in the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013. This loss represented $3.1 million in redemption premium and $0.8 million for the write-off of a portion of the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Senior Subordinated Notes.

See Note 13 "Subsequent Events" to the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for a description of the redemption of all of the remaining $42.5 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes completed during the second quarter of 2014.

Inventory Financing Agreements

We have entered into agreements with certain financial intermediaries to facilitate the purchase of inventory from various suppliers under certain terms and conditions, as described below. These amounts are classified separately as accounts payable-inventory financing on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. We do not incur any interest expense associated with these agreements as balances are paid when they are due.

The following table presents the amounts included in accounts payable-inventory financing:



(in millions)	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement	$	250.1	$	256.1
Other inventory financing agreements	0.1		0.5
Accounts payable-inventory financing	$	250.2	$	256.6

We maintain a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility as described above and in Note 4 "Long-Term Debt" to the consolidated financial statements, which incorporates a $400.0 million floorplan sub-facility to facilitate the purchase of inventory from a certain vendor. In connection with the floorplan sub-facility, we maintain an inventory financing agreement on an unsecured basis with a financial intermediary to facilitate the purchase of inventory from this vendor (the “Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement”). Amounts outstanding under the Revolving Loan inventory financing agreement are unsecured and non-interest bearing.

We also maintain other inventory financing agreements with financial intermediaries to facilitate the purchase of inventory from certain vendors. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , amounts owed under other inventory financing agreements of $0.1 million and $0.5 million , respectively, were collateralized by the inventory purchased under these financing agreements and a second lien on the related accounts receivable.

Contractual Obligations

Other than as discussed above in “Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements,” there have been no material changes to our contractual obligations from those reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Commitments and Contingencies

We are party to various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business, which include commercial, intellectual property, employment, tort and other litigation matters. We are also subject to audit by federal, state and local authorities, by various partners and customers, including government agencies, relating to purchases and sales under various contracts. In addition, we are subject to indemnification claims under various contracts. From time to time, certain of our customers file voluntary petitions for reorganization or liquidation under the U.S. bankruptcy laws. In such cases, certain pre-petition payments received by us could be considered preference items and subject to return to the bankruptcy administrator.

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As of March 31, 2014 , we do not believe that there is a reasonable possibility that any material loss exceeding the amounts already recognized for these proceedings and matters, if any, has been incurred. However, the ultimate resolutions of these proceedings and matters are inherently unpredictable. As such, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected in any particular period by the unfavorable resolution of one or more of these proceedings or matters.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our critical accounting policies have not changed from those reported in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 .

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, there were no new accounting pronouncements or updates to recently issued accounting pronouncements that we expect to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to analyses and other information, which are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies. We claim the protection of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all forward-looking statements in this report.

These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will” and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve those plans, intentions or expectations. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, or cautionary statements, are disclosed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 . All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this report as well as other cautionary statements that are made from time to time in our other SEC filings and public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this report in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

We caution you that the important factors referenced above may not contain all of the factors that are important to you. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results or developments we expect or anticipate or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the consequences or affect us or our operations in the way we expect. The forward-looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures of Market Risks” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 . As of March 31, 2014 , there had been no material change in this information.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company's management, with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company's disclosure

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controls and procedures were effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act, and that information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely discussions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Note 10 “Commitments and Contingencies” to the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

See “Risk Factors” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2014 , there had been no material change in this information.

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

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits



Exhibit		Description
10.1		Amended and Restated Compensation Protection Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2014, by and among CDW Corporation, CDW LLC and Thomas E. Richards, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 with CDW Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.2		Form of Compensation Protection Agreement, previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 with CDW Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.3		Form of Noncompetition Agreement under the Compensation Protection Agreement, previously filed as Exhibit 10.3 with CDW Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.4*		Form of Stock Option Agreement (executive officers) under the CDW Corporation 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

10.5*		Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (executive officers) under the CDW Corporation 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

10.6*		Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the CDW Corporation 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.1**		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350.

32.2**		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350.

101.INS*		XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

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*	Filed herewith


**	These items are furnished and not filed.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




		CDW CORPORATION

Date:	May 12, 2014	By:	/s/ Ann E. Ziegler
			Ann E. Ziegler
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			(Duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)


1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CDW Corporation (the "registrant");


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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