e10vq
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2007
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period
from to
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Commission file number
000-51360
Liberty Global, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as
specified in its charter)
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State of Delaware
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20-2197030
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(State or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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12300 Liberty Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado
(Address of principal
executive offices)
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80112
(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code:
(303) 220-6600
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 and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past
90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
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Large
Accelerated
Filer þ
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Accelerated
Filer o
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Non-Accelerated
Filer o
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company
as defined in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange
Act. Yes o No þ
The number of outstanding shares of Liberty Global, Inc.s
common stock as of November 1, 2007 was:
Series A common stock 179,919,175 shares;
Series B common stock 7,280,353 shares; and
Series C common stock 182,204,226 shares.
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
INDEX
1
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2007
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2006
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in millions
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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1,517.8
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$
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1,880.5
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Trade receivables, net
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751.3
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726.5
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Other receivables, net
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87.1
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110.3
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Restricted cash (note 8)
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27.8
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496.1
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Other current assets
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849.9
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349.1
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Total current assets
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3,233.9
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3,562.5
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Restricted cash (note 8)
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475.5
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Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity
method, and related receivables
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349.7
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1,062.7
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Other investments
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1,024.6
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477.6
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Property and equipment, net (note 7)
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10,187.5
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8,136.9
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Goodwill (note 7)
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12,379.8
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9,942.6
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Franchise rights and other intangible assets not subject to
amortization
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181.9
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177.1
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Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (note 7)
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2,377.4
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1,578.3
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Other assets, net
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854.4
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631.6
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Total assets
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$
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31,064.7
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$
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25,569.3
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
2
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Continued)
(unaudited)
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2007
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2006
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in millions
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$
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600.0
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$
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652.4
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Accrued liabilities and other
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1,519.5
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810.3
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Accrued capital distributions (notes 8 and 14)
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580.4
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Deferred revenue and advance payments from subscribers and others
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679.2
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640.1
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Accrued interest
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207.8
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257.0
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Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations
(notes 6 and 8)
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344.8
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1,384.9
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Total current liabilities
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3,931.7
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3,744.7
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Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (notes 6 and 8)
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15,933.9
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10,845.2
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Deferred tax liabilities
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767.6
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537.1
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Other long-term liabilities
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1,488.2
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1,283.7
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Total liabilities
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22,121.4
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16,410.7
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Commitments and contingencies (notes 8 and 12)
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Minority interests in subsidiaries
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2,378.5
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1,911.5
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Stockholders equity (note 9):
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Series A common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized
500,000,000 shares; issued 179,692,435 and
196,896,880 shares, respectively
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1.8
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2.0
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Series B common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized
50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 7,280,153 and
7,284,799 shares, respectively
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0.1
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0.1
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Series C common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized
500,000,000 shares; issued 181,978,373 and
197,256,404 shares, respectively
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1.8
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2.0
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Additional paid-in capital
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6,965.0
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8,093.5
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Accumulated deficit
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(1,121.9
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(1,020.3
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Accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes
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715.2
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169.8
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Treasury stock, at cost
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2.8
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Total stockholders equity
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6,564.8
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7,247.1
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity
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$
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31,064.7
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$
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25,569.3
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
3
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
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Three months ended
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Nine months ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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in millions, except per share amounts
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Revenue (note 11)
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$
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2,255.3
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$
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1,622.6
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$
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6,541.9
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$
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4,702.1
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Operating costs and expenses:
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Operating (other than depreciation and amortization) (including
stock-based compensation of $4.1 million,
$2.1 million, $8.9 million and $4.2 million,
respectively) (notes 10 and 11)
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912.4
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685.7
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2,694.2
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2,010.1
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Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) (including
stock-based compensation of $53.7 million,
$19.1 million, $132.4 million and $52.3 million,
respectively) (notes 10 and 11)
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483.1
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358.7
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1,385.8
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1,043.2
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Depreciation and amortization
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615.4
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457.7
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1,819.6
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1,338.1
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Provision for litigation (note 12)
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146.0
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146.0
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Impairment, restructuring and other operating charges, net
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11.6
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5.5
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17.5
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11.7
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2,168.5
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1,507.6
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6,063.1
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4,403.1
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Operating income
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86.8
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115.0
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478.8
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299.0
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Other income (expense):
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Interest expense (note 11)
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(247.1
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(181.8
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(706.4
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(482.0
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Interest and dividend income (note 11)
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36.1
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26.1
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84.6
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62.1
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Share of results of affiliates, net
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5.9
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5.5
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29.0
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5.9
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Realized and unrealized losses on financial and derivative
instruments, net (note 6)
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(88.1
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(181.1
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(233.9
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(160.0
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Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net
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(78.7
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0.9
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(26.2
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83.1
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Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt, net
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1.6
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(5.0
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(21.7
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(40.6
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Gains on disposition of assets, net (note 5)
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552.8
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52.7
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553.1
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100.3
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Other income (expense), net
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1.0
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0.9
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(3.6
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(5.3
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183.5
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(281.8
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(325.1
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(436.5
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Earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority interests and
discontinued operations
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270.3
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(166.8
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153.7
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(137.5
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Income tax benefit (expense)
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(178.4
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22.5
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(123.8
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(76.4
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Minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries, net
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(51.5
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(28.6
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(255.3
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(88.9
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
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40.4
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(172.9
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(225.4
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(302.8
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Discontinued operations (note 5):
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Earnings (loss) from operations
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(7.5
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6.8
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Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
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625.4
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1,033.4
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617.9
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1,040.2
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Net earnings (loss)
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$
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40.4
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$
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445.0
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$
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(225.4
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$
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737.4
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Basic earnings (loss) per common share (note 2):
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Continuing operations
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$
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0.11
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$
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(0.40
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$
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(0.58
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$
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(0.67
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Discontinued operations
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1.43
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2.30
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$
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0.11
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$
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1.03
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$
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(0.58
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$
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1.63
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Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (note 2):
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Continuing operations
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$
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0.10
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$
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(0.40
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$
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(0.58
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$
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(0.67
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Discontinued operations
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1.43
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2.30
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$
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0.10
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$
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1.03
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$
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(0.58
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$
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1.63
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
4
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
(LOSS)
(unaudited)
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Three months ended
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Nine months ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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in millions
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Net earnings (loss)
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$
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40.4
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$
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445.0
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$
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(225.4
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$
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737.4
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Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes:
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Foreign currency translation adjustments
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457.7
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(93.1
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506.9
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223.2
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Reclassification adjustment for foreign currency translation
losses included in net earnings
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19.4
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18.5
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19.4
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16.2
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Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
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20.3
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0.6
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15.6
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3.0
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Reclassification adjustment for net losses on available-for-sale
securities included in net earnings
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1.1
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3.8
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges and other
|
|
|
(2.1
|
)
|
|
|
(1.8
|
)
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
|
|
(1.4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive earnings (loss)
|
|
|
495.3
|
|
|
|
(74.7
|
)
|
|
|
546.4
|
|
|
|
251.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive earnings
|
|
$
|
535.7
|
|
|
$
|
370.3
|
|
|
$
|
321.0
|
|
|
$
|
988.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
5
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
Treasury
|
|
|
|
|
|
comprehensive
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
paid-in
|
|
|
stock,
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
earnings (loss),
|
|
|
stockholders
|
|
|
|
Series A
|
|
|
Series B
|
|
|
Series C
|
|
|
capital
|
|
|
at cost
|
|
|
deficit
|
|
|
net of taxes
|
|
|
equity
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2007, before effect of accounting
change
|
|
$
|
2.0
|
|
|
$
|
0.1
|
|
|
$
|
2.0
|
|
|
$
|
8,093.5
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(1,020.3
|
)
|
|
$
|
169.8
|
|
|
$
|
7,247.1
|
|
Accounting change (note 3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
123.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
195.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2007, as adjusted for accounting
change
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
|
8,164.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(896.5
|
)
|
|
|
169.8
|
|
|
|
7,442.3
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(225.4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(225.4
|
)
|
Other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
546.4
|
|
|
|
546.4
|
|
Repurchase and cancellation of common stock (note 9)
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|
|
(1,274.0
|
)
|
|
|
2.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,271.6
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation, net of taxes (note 10)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45.0
|
|
Stock issued in connection with equity incentive plans, net of
employee tax withholding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19.2
|
|
Adjustments due to issuance of stock by Telenet (note 4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(49.2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(49.2
|
)
|
Adjustments due to issuance of stock by J:COM (note 4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55.2
|
|
Adjustments due to other changes in subsidiaries equity
and other, net (note 9)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1.0
|
)
|
|
|
2.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2007
|
|
$
|
1.8
|
|
|
$
|
0.1
|
|
|
$
|
1.8
|
|
|
$
|
6,965.0
|
|
|
$
|
2.8
|
|
|
$
|
(1,121.9
|
)
|
|
$
|
715.2
|
|
|
$
|
6,564.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
6
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss)
|
|
$
|
(225.4
|
)
|
|
$
|
737.4
|
|
Net earnings from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,040.2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(225.4
|
)
|
|
|
(302.8
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to net
cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
141.3
|
|
|
|
56.5
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,819.6
|
|
|
|
1,338.1
|
|
Provision for litigation
|
|
|
146.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment, restructuring and other operating charges
|
|
|
17.5
|
|
|
|
11.7
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs and non-cash interest
|
|
|
63.9
|
|
|
|
59.9
|
|
Share of results of affiliates, net of dividends
|
|
|
(24.4
|
)
|
|
|
(1.2
|
)
|
Realized and unrealized losses on financial and derivative
instruments, net
|
|
|
233.9
|
|
|
|
160.0
|
|
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains), net
|
|
|
26.2
|
|
|
|
(83.1
|
)
|
Losses on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
21.7
|
|
|
|
40.6
|
|
Gains on disposition of assets, net
|
|
|
(553.1
|
)
|
|
|
(100.3
|
)
|
Deferred income tax expense
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
|
9.2
|
|
Minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries, net
|
|
|
255.3
|
|
|
|
88.9
|
|
Other non-cash items
|
|
|
6.0
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects
of acquisitions and dispositions
|
|
|
(174.4
|
)
|
|
|
(137.3
|
)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
1,756.1
|
|
|
|
1,225.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expended for property and equipment
|
|
|
(1,451.2
|
)
|
|
|
(1,050.4
|
)
|
Cash paid in connection with acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
(985.0
|
)
|
|
|
(1,134.6
|
)
|
Proceeds received upon dispositions of assets
|
|
|
454.0
|
|
|
|
135.6
|
|
Net cash received (paid) to purchase and settle derivative
instruments
|
|
|
(21.6
|
)
|
|
|
18.0
|
|
Change in restricted cash
|
|
|
(11.3
|
)
|
|
|
(244.2
|
)
|
Other investing activities
|
|
|
(19.0
|
)
|
|
|
(6.3
|
)
|
Proceeds received upon disposition of discontinued operations,
net of disposal costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,548.1
|
|
Net cash used by investing activities of discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(92.5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
|
|
$
|
(2,034.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
173.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
7
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS (Continued)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings of debt
|
|
$
|
8,634.9
|
|
|
$
|
6,890.8
|
|
Repayments of debt and capital lease obligations
|
|
|
(7,638.5
|
)
|
|
|
(6,358.7
|
)
|
Repurchase of common stock
|
|
|
(1,271.6
|
)
|
|
|
(1,757.2
|
)
|
Proceeds from issuance of stock by subsidiaries
|
|
|
122.5
|
|
|
|
8.8
|
|
Payment of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
(55.0
|
)
|
|
|
(70.5
|
)
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock
options
|
|
|
34.4
|
|
|
|
7.5
|
|
Change in cash collateral
|
|
|
8.0
|
|
|
|
21.1
|
|
Cash distribution by subsidiaries to minority interest owners
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(80.9
|
)
|
Other financing activities, net
|
|
|
(1.6
|
)
|
|
|
(5.1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used by financing activities
|
|
|
(166.9
|
)
|
|
|
(1,344.2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rates on cash
|
|
|
82.2
|
|
|
|
67.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
|
(362.7
|
)
|
|
|
140.0
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(17.6
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(362.7
|
)
|
|
|
122.4
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
|
|
1,880.5
|
|
|
|
1,202.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of period
|
|
$
|
1,517.8
|
|
|
$
|
1,324.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$
|
702.1
|
|
|
$
|
410.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash paid for taxes
|
|
$
|
62.5
|
|
|
$
|
55.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated financial statements.
8
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
(1)
|
Basis
of Presentation
|
Liberty Global, Inc. (LGI) was formed on January 13, 2005,
for the purpose of effecting the combination of Liberty Media
International, Inc. (LMI) and UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. (UGC).
LMI is the predecessor to LGI and was formed on March 16,
2004, in contemplation of the spin off of certain international
cable television and programming subsidiaries and assets of
Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty Media), including a majority
interest in UGC, an international broadband communications
provider. In the following text, the terms we,
our, our company, and us may
refer, as the context requires, to LGI and its predecessors and
subsidiaries.
LGI is an international broadband communications provider of
video, voice and Internet access services, with consolidated
broadband operations at September 30, 2007 in 17 countries,
primarily in Europe, Japan and Chile. Through our indirect
wholly owned subsidiary UPC Holding BV (UPC Holding), we provide
broadband communications services in 10 European countries and
in Chile. As further described in note 8, (i) our 100%
ownership interest in Cablecom Holdings GmbH (Cablecom), a
broadband communications operator in Switzerland, and
(ii) our 80% interest in VTR Global Com, S.A. (VTR), a
broadband communications operator in Chile, were transferred
from certain of our other indirect subsidiaries to UPC Broadband
Holding BV (UPC Broadband Holding), a subsidiary of UPC Holding,
during the second quarter of 2007. UPC Broadband Holdings
European broadband communications operations, including
Cablecom, are collectively referred to as the UPC Broadband
Division. Through our 51.1% indirect controlling ownership
interest in Telenet Group Holding NV (Telenet), which we began
accounting for as a consolidated subsidiary effective
January 1, 2007 (as further described in note 4), we
provide broadband communications services in Belgium. Through
our indirect 37.4% controlling ownership interest in Jupiter
Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (J:COM), we provide broadband
communications services in Japan. Through our indirect
53.4%-owned subsidiary Austar United Communications Limited
(Austar), we provide direct-to-home (DTH) satellite operations
in Australia. We also have (i) consolidated broadband
communications operations in Puerto Rico, Brazil and Peru,
(ii) a non-controlling interest in a broadband
communications company in Japan, (iii) consolidated
interests in certain programming businesses in Europe and
Argentina and (iv) non-controlling interests in certain
programming businesses in Europe, Japan, Australia and the
Americas. Our consolidated programming interests in Europe are
primarily held through Chellomedia BV (Chellomedia), which also
provides interactive digital services and owns or manages
investments in various businesses in Europe. Certain of
Chellomedias subsidiaries and affiliates provide
programming and interactive digital services to certain of our
broadband operations, primarily in Europe.
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States (GAAP) and with the instructions
to
Form 10-Q
and Article 10 of
Regulation S-X
for interim financial information. Accordingly, these statements
do not include all of the information required by GAAP or
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and regulations
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management,
these statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the
results for the interim periods presented. The results of
operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative
of results for the full year. These unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in our 2006 Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and
assumptions are used in accounting for, among other things, the
valuation of acquisition-related assets and liabilities,
allowances for uncollectible accounts, deferred income taxes and
related valuation allowances, loss contingencies, fair values of
financial and derivative instruments, fair values of long-lived
assets and any related impairments, capitalization of
9
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
internal costs associated with construction and installation
activities, useful lives of long-lived assets, actuarial
liabilities associated with certain benefit plans and
stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Unless otherwise indicated, convenience translations into
U.S. dollars are calculated as of September 30, 2007.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform
to the current year presentation.
|
|
(2)
|
Earnings
per Common Share (EPS)
|
Basic EPS is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted
average number of common shares (excluding nonvested common
shares) outstanding for the respective period. Diluted EPS
presents the dilutive effect, if any, on a per share basis of
potential common shares (e.g., options, nonvested shares and
convertible securities) as if they had been exercised or
converted at the beginning of the periods presented. The details
of the calculations of our basic and diluted EPS are set forth
in the following table:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions, except share amounts
|
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss) (basic EPS computation)
|
|
$
|
40.4
|
|
|
$
|
445.0
|
|
|
$
|
(225.4
|
)
|
|
$
|
737.4
|
|
Reverse impact of certain obligations that may be settled in
shares (net of taxes)
|
|
|
(0.6
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reverse impact of UGC Convertible Notes (net of taxes)
|
|
|
2.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss) (diluted EPS computation)
|
|
$
|
42.0
|
|
|
$
|
445.0
|
|
|
$
|
(225.4
|
)
|
|
$
|
737.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares (basic EPS computation)
|
|
|
380,820,488
|
|
|
|
430,627,900
|
|
|
|
385,518,890
|
|
|
|
452,578,000
|
|
Incremental shares attributable to the assumed conversion of the
UGC Convertible Notes
|
|
|
22,169,280
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incremental shares attributable to obligations that may be
settled in shares
|
|
|
715,393
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incremental shares attributable to the assumed exercise of
outstanding options (treasury stock method)
|
|
|
10,583,790
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares (diluted EPS calculation)
|
|
|
414,288,951
|
|
|
|
430,627,900
|
|
|
|
385,518,890
|
|
|
|
452,578,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A total of 3,238,728 stock options, stock appreciation rights
(SARs) and nonvested shares and 13,184,379 shares issuable
pursuant to obligations that may be settled in shares were
excluded from the calculation
10
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
of diluted earnings per share during the three months ended
September 30, 2007 because their effect would have been
anti-dilutive.
We reported losses from continuing operations during the nine
month ended September 30, 2007 and the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006. Therefore, the dilutive
effect as of September 30, 2007 and 2006 of (i) the
aggregate number of then outstanding options, stock appreciation
rights, and nonvested shares of 29,128,250 and 35,349,356,
respectively, (ii) the aggregate number of shares issuable
pursuant to the then outstanding convertible debt securities and
other obligations that may be settled in cash or shares of
39,180,586 and 38,202,876, respectively, and (iii) the
number of shares contingently issuable pursuant to
performance-based incentive plans of 9,470,990 and nil,
respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted
loss per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive to the
computation.
|
|
(3)
|
Accounting
Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
|
Accounting
Changes
FIN 48
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of
FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which clarifies
the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the
financial statements in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) Statement No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes the
recognition threshold and provides guidance for the financial
statement recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions
taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also
provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and
transition.
In connection with our January 1, 2007 adoption of
FIN 48, we recognized (i) a $157.9 million
decrease to our other long-term liabilities related to uncertain
income tax positions, (ii) a $187.3 million increase
to our deferred tax assets, net of related valuation allowances,
(iii) a $123.8 million decrease to our accumulated
deficit and (iv) a $145.5 million decrease to our
goodwill. In addition, we recorded a $71.4 million increase
to additional paid-in capital and a $4.5 million increase
to minority interests in subsidiaries related to the minority
interest owners share of the decrease to the
January 1, 2007 accumulated deficit of a majority-owned
subsidiary. See note 9.
Interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities are
included in income tax expense.
As of January 1, 2007, our unrecognized tax benefits, net
of potential interest and penalties of $17.4 million,
aggregated $471.7 million, including approximately
$80.3 million that would have a favorable impact on our
effective income tax rate if ultimately recognized, after
considering amounts that we would record as reductions of
goodwill or that we would expect to be offset by valuation
allowances. During the nine months ended September 30,
2007, (i) we recognized an income tax benefit of
$34.6 million, recorded a reduction to goodwill of
$28.8 million, and a reduction to our deferred tax assets
of $16.8 million relating to tax positions that were
previously unrecognized and have since met the recognition
criteria of FIN 48, and (ii) we recorded an increase
of $114.6 million to our unrecognized tax benefits as a
result of tax positions taken during the period. As a result of
the above-described changes, our unrecognized tax benefits at
September 30, 2007 were $491.3 million. No assurance
can be given that any of these tax benefits will be recognized
or realized.
It is reasonably possible that we could enter into transactions
and take tax positions with respect to certain of our tax
returns that could result in significant increases to our
unrecognized tax benefits during the next 12 months.
11
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
We are currently unable to provide a meaningful estimate of the
range of any such increases. No assurance can be given as to the
nature or impact of changes in our unrecognized tax positions
during the next 12 months.
LGI and certain of its subsidiaries are subject to
U.S. federal and state income tax. Other LGI subsidiaries
are subject to the income tax of foreign jurisdictions.
Substantially all material foreign income tax examinations have
been concluded for tax years through 2003. Currently we are, or
anticipate being, under examination in several jurisdictions in
which we operate. Although no assurance can be given, we
anticipate that the outcome of these examinations will not have
a material adverse effect on our financial position or results
of operations.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
SFAS 157
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value under GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2007. We have not completed our
evaluation of the impact of this standard on our consolidated
financial statements.
SFAS 159
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
(SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to
measure financial assets and financial liabilities at fair
value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair
value option has been elected are reported in earnings.
SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. We have not completed our evaluation of
the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial
statements.
2007
Transactions
Telenet On November 13, 2006, Belgian
Cable Investors, a Delaware partnership (Belgian Cable
Investors) and a then majority owned subsidiary of Chellomedia,
paid cash consideration of 135.0 million
($172.9 million at the transaction date) or 20.00
($25.62 at the transaction date) per share, before direct
acquisition costs, to exercise certain call options to acquire
6,750,000 ordinary shares of Telenet from various members of the
Mixed Intercommunales (entities comprised of certain
Flanders municipalities and Electrabel NV). At the time, the
Mixed Intercommunales were, along with certain of our
subsidiaries, members of a syndicate (the Telenet Syndicate)
that controls Telenet by virtue of the Telenet Syndicates
collective ownership of a majority of the outstanding Telenet
shares. As a result of this transaction, we obtained a majority
ownership interest in the Telenet shares owned by the Telenet
Syndicate, thereby acquiring certain governance rights that
provide us with the ability to exercise voting control over
Telenet, as further described below. As we did not obtain
regulatory approval to exercise our voting control over Telenet
until February 26, 2007, we accounted for Telenet using the
equity method through December 31, 2006. Effective
January 1, 2007, we began accounting for Telenet as a
consolidated subsidiary. We obtained control of Telenet to
enhance our strategic alternatives with respect to our
investment position in Telenet.
Including the 6,750,000 shares acquired upon the
November 13, 2006 exercise of the aforementioned call
options and 1,731,138 additional Telenet shares acquired from
third parties, we acquired an aggregate 8.4% interest in Telenet
during the fourth quarter of 2006.
12
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
On May 31, 2007, pursuant to the rights provided us under
the agreement among the Telenet Syndicate shareholders (the
Syndicate Agreement) (which rights we could not exercise until
February 26, 2007, the date we obtained competition
approval from the European Commission), we nominated seven
additional members to the Telenet Board, bringing our total
number of representatives to nine of the 17 total members. Under
the Syndicate Agreement and the Telenet Articles of Association,
certain limited Telenet Board decisions must receive the
affirmative vote of specified directors in order to be
effective. Based on the shareholdings of the other Telenet
Syndicate shareholders at the time, these special voting
requirements applied only to certain minority-protective
decisions, including affiliate transactions, incurrence of debt
in excess of that required to fund Telenets business
plan and dispositions of assets representing more than 20% of
Telenets fair market value.
During the first quarter of 2007, we acquired 2,720,970 or 2.7%
of Telenets outstanding ordinary shares through
transactions with third parties and the conversion of certain
subordinated debt warrants, for an aggregate cost of
63.9 million ($83.8 million at the average rate
for the period), including direct acquisition costs and the
4.9 million ($6.4 million at the average rate
for the period) fair value of the converted subordinated debt
warrants.
On June 29, 2007, an indirect subsidiary of Chellomedia
paid cash consideration of 35.3 million
($47.8 million at the transaction date) to acquire from an
unrelated third party the remaining 10.5% interest in Belgian
Cable Investors that we did not already own.
On July 4, 2007, Belgian Cable Investors paid cash
consideration of 466.7 million or 25.00 per
share ($635.4 million or $34.04 per share at the
transaction date), before direct acquisition costs, to exercise
options to acquire 18,668,826 Telenet shares from certain of the
Telenet Syndicate shareholders. As a result of this transaction,
only one third-party shareholder (the Financial Consortium)
remained within the Telenet Syndicate and our governance rights
increased such that the only Telenet Board decisions that we do
not control under the Syndicate Agreement and the Telenet
Articles of Association are certain minority-protective
decisions, including decisions to sell certain cable assets or
terminate cable services.
On August 7, 2007, we exercised 26,417 warrants to purchase
Telenet ordinary shares and on or around the same date, certain
third-party holders of these warrants exercised in the aggregate
a further 3,261,960 warrants. On August 10, 2007, Telenet
issued (i) 7,461,533 ordinary shares in the aggregate to
the Financial Consortium and other third parties and
(ii) 79,251 ordinary shares to our company upon the
exercise of these warrants. In connection with the dilution of
our Telenet ownership interest that resulted from the exercise
of the subordinated debt warrants by third party holders, we
recognized a loss of 35.8 million ($49.2 million
at the transaction date), which is reflected as a decrease to
additional paid-in capital in our condensed consolidated
statement of stockholders equity for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. No deferred income taxes were required
to be provided on this loss.
On September 24, 2007, we purchased 5,300,000 Telenet
ordinary shares in privately negotiated transactions for total
cash consideration of 117.8 million
($165.9 million at the transaction date), including direct
acquisition costs. These shares are subject to the terms of the
Syndicate Agreement.
As of September 30, 2007, we indirectly owned
55,861,521 shares or 51.1% of Telenets then
outstanding ordinary shares.
We have accounted for our acquisitions of Telenet and Belgian
Cable Investors interests as step acquisitions, and have
allocated our investment basis to our pro rata share of
Telenets assets and liabilities at each significant
acquisition date based on the estimated fair values of such
assets and liabilities on such dates, and the excess of our
investment basis over the adjusted estimated fair values of such
identifiable net assets has been allocated to goodwill. The
purchase accounting for the Telenet and Belgian Cable Investors
step acquisitions, as reflected in these condensed consolidated
financial statements, is preliminary and subject to adjustment
based upon our final assessment of the fair values of the
identifiable tangible and intangible assets and liabilities of
Telenet. Although
13
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
most items in the Telenet valuation process remain open, we
expect that the most significant adjustments to the preliminary
purchase price allocation will involve property and equipment,
intangible assets and deferred income taxes.
A summary of the January 1, 2007 opening balance sheet of
Telenet (as adjusted for the Telenet shares and the Belgian
Cable Investors interests acquired through September 30,
2007) is presented in the following table. The opening
balance sheet is based on preliminary purchase price allocations
and is therefore subject to adjustment (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
77.6
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
159.2
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
1,410.9
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
1,984.5
|
|
Intangible assets subject to amortization (a)
|
|
|
928.5
|
|
Other assets, net
|
|
|
(151.0
|
)
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
(576.8
|
)
|
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations
|
|
|
(1,809.3
|
)
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
(122.5
|
)
|
Minority interests (b)
|
|
|
(377.8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase price (c)
|
|
$
|
1,523.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
The amounts reflected as intangible assets subject to
amortization primarily include intangible assets related to
customer relationships and certain network-related rights (see
note 7). At January 1, 2007 and the respective 2007
step acquisition dates, the weighted average useful life of
Telenets intangible assets was approximately 17 years. |
|
(b) |
|
Represents the minority interest owners share of
Telenets net assets. |
|
(c) |
|
Amount includes the $523.3 million carrying value of our
equity method investment in Telenet as of December 31, 2006
and the consideration paid to acquire additional Telenet and
Belgian Cable Investors interests during the first nine months
of 2007. |
JTV Thematics Sumitomo Corporation
(Sumitomo) is the owner of a minority interest in LGI/Sumisho
Super Media LLC (Super Media), our indirect majority owned
subsidiary and the owner of a controlling interest in J:COM. On
July 2, 2007, Jupiter TV Co., Ltd. (Jupiter TV), our joint
venture with Sumitomo, was split into two separate companies
through the spin-off of the thematics channel business (JTV
Thematics). The business of the newly incorporated JTV Thematics
consists of the operations that invest in, develop, manage and
distribute fee-based television programming through cable,
satellite and broadband platforms systems in Japan. Effective on
July 2, 2007, Jupiter TV was renamed SC Media &
Commerce Inc., (SC Media) and its business will primarily focus
on the operation of Jupiter Shop Channel Co., Ltd. (Jupiter Shop
Channel), through which a wide variety of consumer products and
accessories are marketed and sold.
As further described in note 5, we exchanged our interest
in SC Media for shares of Sumitomo common stock on July 3,
2007.
On September 3, 2007, JTV Thematics and J:COM executed a
merger agreement under which JTV Thematics was merged with
J:COM, with Liberty Global Japan II, LLC, our wholly owned
indirect subsidiary, and Sumitomo receiving 253,675 and 253,676
J:COM shares, respectively.
14
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
The merger of J:COM and JTV Thematics has been treated as the
acquisition of JTV Thematics by J:COM. J:COM has accounted for
the acquisition of JTV Thematics under the provisions of
SFAS 141, Business Combinations, whereby the JTV
Thematics interest acquired from Sumitomo has been accounted for
using the purchase method of accounting and the JTV Thematics
interest acquired from our company has been treated as a
transaction between entities under common control. Accordingly,
for accounting purposes, J:COMs cost to acquire JTV
Thematics includes (i) ¥26,839 million
($231.7 million at the transaction date) representing the
value assigned to the J:COM ordinary shares issued to Sumitomo
based on the average quoted market price of J:COM ordinary
shares for the period beginning two trading days before and
ending two trading days after the terms of the merger were
agreed to and announced (May 22, 2007), (ii)
¥6,708 million ($57.9 million at the transaction
date) representing the value assigned to the J:COM ordinary
shares issued to our company based on our historical cost basis
in JTV Thematics at September 3, 2007 and (iii)
¥385.0 million ($3.3 million at the transaction
date) representing direct acquisition costs.
The aggregate cost basis assigned to the JTV Thematics interests
acquired by J:COM, as detailed above, has been allocated to the
acquired identifiable net assets of JTV Thematics based on
preliminary assessments of their respective fair values, and the
excess of the aggregate cost basis over the preliminary fair
values of such identifiable net assets was allocated to
goodwill. The allocation of this aggregate cost basis by J:COM,
as reflected in these condensed consolidated financial
statements, is preliminary and subject to adjustment based on
J:COMs final assessment of the fair values of the
identifiable assets and liabilities of JTV Thematics. Although
most items in the JTV Thematics valuation process remain open,
we expect that the most significant adjustments to the
preliminary allocation will involve intangible assets and
deferred income taxes.
In connection with the dilution of our J:COM ownership interest
that resulted from the issuance of the J:COM shares to Sumitomo,
we recorded a $53.0 million gain, which is reflected as an
increase to additional paid-in capital in our condensed
consolidated statement of stockholders equity for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007. No deferred income taxes
were required to be provided on this gain.
At September 30, 2007, our indirect controlling ownership
interest in J:COM was 37.4%.
2006
Acquisitions
Cable West During the third and fourth
quarters of 2006, J:COM increased its ownership interest in
Cable West, Inc. (Cable West) from an 8.6% non-controlling
interest to a 95.6% controlling interest for aggregate cash
consideration of ¥63.5 billion ($538.0 million at
the transaction dates) before direct acquisition costs. Cable
West is a broadband communications provider in Japan. For
financial reporting purposes, J:COM began consolidating Cable
West effective September 30, 2006.
Karneval In August 2006, we entered into a
total return swap with independent third parties to acquire
Unite Holdco III BV (Unite Holdco). On September 18,
2006, (i) Unite Holdco acquired 100% of Karneval Media SRO
and Forecable SRO (together Karneval) for aggregate cash
consideration of 331.1 million ($420.1 million
at the transaction date) before direct acquisition costs, and
(ii) Liberty Global Europe NV (Liberty Global Europe), our
indirect subsidiary, began consolidating Unite Holdco pursuant
to the requirements of FASB Interpretation No. 46(R),
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. On
December 28, 2006, following the receipt of regulatory
approvals, Liberty Global Europe completed its acquisition of
Unite Holdco. Karneval provides cable television and broadband
Internet services to residential customers and managed network
services to corporate customers in the Czech Republic. For
financial reporting purposes, we began consolidating Karneval
effective September 30, 2006.
15
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
INODE On March 2, 2006 we acquired
INODE Telekommunikationsdienstleistungs GmbH (INODE), an
unbundled Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) provider in Austria, for
cash consideration before direct acquisition costs of
93 million ($111 million at the transaction
date).
Pro
Forma Information
The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
operating results for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007 give effect to the Telenet and Belgian
Cable Investors step acquisitions that were completed during the
first nine months of 2007 as if they had been completed as of
January 1, 2007. The following unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated operating results for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006 give effect to (i) the
Telenet and Belgian Cable Investors step acquisitions that were
completed during the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first nine
months of 2007 and (ii) the September 2006 Cable West and
Karneval acquisitions as if they had been completed as of
January 1, 2006. No effect has been given to the
acquisition of INODE or J:COMs acquisition of JTV
Thematics since they would not have had a material impact on our
results of operations for the indicated periods. These pro forma
amounts are not necessarily indicative of the operating results
that would have occurred if these transactions had occurred on
such dates. The pro forma adjustments are based upon currently
available information and upon certain assumptions that we
believe are reasonable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions, except per share amounts
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
2,255.3
|
|
|
$
|
1,945.3
|
|
|
$
|
6,541.9
|
|
|
$
|
5,639.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
39.4
|
|
|
$
|
(191.6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(235.4
|
)
|
|
$
|
(370.9
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic EPS from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
$
|
(0.44
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.61
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.82
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted EPS from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
$
|
(0.44
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.61
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.82
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5)
|
Dispositions
and Discontinued Operations
|
2007
Dispositions
SC Media On July 3, 2007, pursuant to a
share-for-share exchange agreement with Sumitomo, we exchanged
all of our shares in SC Media for 45,652,043 shares of
Sumitomo common stock with a transaction date market value of
¥104.5 billion ($854.7 million at the transaction
date). As a result of this exchange transaction, we recognized a
pre-tax gain of $489.3 million, representing the excess of
the market value of the Sumitomo shares received over the
carrying value of our investment in SC Media, after deducting a
$19.4 million foreign currency translation loss that was
reclassified from our accumulated other comprehensive earnings
to our condensed consolidated statement of operations in
connection with this exchange transaction. During the second
quarter of 2007, we executed a zero cost collar transaction with
respect to the Sumitomo shares. See note 6.
Our investment in Sumitomo common stock is classified as
available-for-sale and carried at fair value, with changes in
fair value reflected as unrealized holding gains and losses, net
of income taxes, in our condensed consolidated statement of
comprehensive earnings (loss). We include our investment in
Sumitomo stock in other investments in our condensed
consolidated balance sheet.
Melita Cable Plc (Melita) On July 26,
2007, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Chellomedia sold
its 50% interest in Melita to an unrelated third party for cash
consideration of 73.6 million ($101.1 million at
the
16
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
transaction date). We recognized a gain of
45.2 million ($62.2 million at the transaction
date) in connection with this transaction.
2006
Disposition
UPC Belgium NV/SA (UPC Belgium) On
December 31, 2006, we sold UPC Belgium to Telenet for cash
consideration of 184.5 million ($243.3 million
at the transaction date), after deducting cash received to
settle net cash and working capital adjustments of
20.9 million ($27.6 million at the transaction
date). Due to our continuing ownership interest in Telenet, we
have not accounted for UPC Belgium as a discontinued operation.
2006
Discontinued Operations
On December 19, 2005 we reached an agreement to sell 100%
of UPC Norge AS (UPC Norway), and completed the sale on
January 19, 2006. On April 4, 2006, we reached an
agreement to sell 100% of NBS Nordic Broadband Services AB
(Publ) (UPC Sweden), and completed the sale on June 19,
2006. On June 6, 2006, we reached an agreement to sell 100%
of UPC France SA (UPC France) and completed the sale on
July 19, 2006. On June 9, 2006, we sold 100% of
Priority Telecom Norway A.S. (PT Norway). We have presented UPC
Norway, UPC Sweden, UPC France and PT Norway as discontinued
operations in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
The operating results of UPC Sweden, UPC France and PT Norway
that are classified as discontinued operations in our condensed
consolidated statements of operations are summarized in the
following table:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
325.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(7.5
|
)
|
|
$
|
25.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and minority interests
|
|
$
|
(7.5
|
)
|
|
$
|
7.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(7.5
|
)
|
|
$
|
6.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We were required to use proceeds from the UPC Norway, UPC Sweden
and UPC France dispositions to repay certain amounts outstanding
under the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility. Interest expense
related to such required debt repayments of nil and
$17.9 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006, respectively, is included in
discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
|
|
(6)
|
Derivative
Instruments
|
Through our subsidiaries, we have entered into various
derivative instruments to manage interest rate and foreign
currency exposure with respect to the U.S. dollar, the
euro, the Czech koruna (CZK), the Slovakian koruna (SKK), the
Hungarian forint (HUF), the Polish zloty (PLN), the Romanian lei
(RON), the Swiss franc (CHF), the Chilean peso (CLP), the
Japanese yen and the Australian dollar (AUD). With the exception
of J:COMs interest rate swaps, which are accounted for as
cash flow hedges, we do not apply hedge accounting to our
derivative instruments. Accordingly, changes in the fair values
of all other derivative instruments are recorded in realized and
unrealized gains (losses) on financial and derivative
instruments in our condensed consolidated statements of
17
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
operations. The following table provides details of the fair
value of our financial and derivative instrument assets
(liabilities), net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Cross-currency and interest rate exchange contracts
|
|
$
|
(172.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(174.6
|
)
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
|
(79.3
|
)
|
|
|
28.0
|
|
Call and put contracts
|
|
|
(15.2
|
)
|
|
|
37.4
|
|
Other
|
|
|
3.6
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (a)
|
|
$
|
(263.0
|
)
|
|
$
|
(106.1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current asset
|
|
$
|
144.8
|
|
|
$
|
51.0
|
|
Long-term asset
|
|
|
180.7
|
|
|
|
166.5
|
|
Current liability
|
|
|
(188.2
|
)
|
|
|
(40.3
|
)
|
Long-term liability
|
|
|
(400.3
|
)
|
|
|
(283.3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (a)
|
|
$
|
(263.0
|
)
|
|
$
|
(106.1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Excludes the prepaid forward sale of The News Corporation
Limited (News Corp.) Class A common stock, which is
included in long-term debt and capital lease obligations in our
condensed consolidated balance sheets. |
The details of our realized and unrealized losses on financial
and derivative instruments, net, are as follows for the
indicated interim periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Cross-currency and interest rate exchange contracts
|
|
$
|
(132.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(132.6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(60.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(146.8
|
)
|
UGC Convertible Notes (a)
|
|
|
46.7
|
|
|
|
(81.3
|
)
|
|
|
(162.7
|
)
|
|
|
(45.2
|
)
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
|
(17.5
|
)
|
|
|
22.7
|
|
|
|
(19.3
|
)
|
|
|
28.5
|
|
Call and put contracts (b)
|
|
|
15.8
|
|
|
|
9.8
|
|
|
|
6.4
|
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(1.0
|
)
|
|
|
0.3
|
|
|
|
1.8
|
|
|
|
(1.1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
(88.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(181.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(233.9
|
)
|
|
$
|
(160.0
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents the change in the fair value of the UGC Convertible
Notes that is not attributable to the remeasurement of the UGC
Convertible Notes into U.S. dollars. Gains and losses arising
from the remeasurement of the UGC Convertible Notes into U.S.
dollars are reported as foreign currency transaction gains
(losses), net. |
|
(b) |
|
Includes losses associated with the Sumitomo Collar (as
described below) during the 2007 periods and gains and losses
associated with (i) the call options we held with respect
to Telenet ordinary shares and (ii) the forward sale of
News Corp. Class A common stock during the 2007 and 2006
periods. See below and note 4. |
18
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Cross-currency
and Interest Rate Exchange Contracts
Cross-currency
Interest Rate Swaps:
The terms of our outstanding cross-currency interest rate swap
contracts at September 30, 2007 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional amount
|
|
|
Notional amount
|
|
|
Interest rate
|
|
Interest rate
|
|
|
due from
|
|
|
due to
|
|
|
due from
|
|
due to
|
Subsidiary / Final maturity date (a)
|
|
counterparty
|
|
|
counterparty
|
|
|
counterparty
|
|
counterparty
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Holding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 2013
|
|
$
|
200.0
|
|
|
|
150.9
|
|
|
LIBOR + 2.0%
|
|
5.73%
|
December 2014
|
|
|
885.0
|
|
|
|
668.0
|
|
|
LIBOR + 1.75%
|
|
5.72%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,085.0
|
|
|
|
818.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2009
|
|
|
60.0
|
|
|
CZK
|
1,703.1
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
5.15%
|
February 2010
|
|
|
105.8
|
|
|
|
3,018.7
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
4.88%
|
July 2010
|
|
|
60.0
|
|
|
|
1,703.1
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
5.33%
|
September 2012
|
|
|
200.0
|
|
|
|
5,800.0
|
|
|
5.46%
|
|
5.30%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
425.8
|
|
|
CZK
|
12,224.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2009
|
|
|
25.0
|
|
|
SKK
|
951.1
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
6.58%
|
July 2010
|
|
|
25.0
|
|
|
|
951.1
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
5.67%
|
September 2012
|
|
|
50.0
|
|
|
|
1,900.0
|
|
|
5.46%
|
|
6.04%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
|
SKK
|
3,802.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2009
|
|
|
410.0
|
|
|
HUF
|
118,937.5
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
8.75%
|
July 2010
|
|
|
410.0
|
|
|
|
118,937.5
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
7.82%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
820.0
|
|
|
HUF
|
237,875.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2009
|
|
|
245.0
|
|
|
PLN
|
1,000.6
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
7.00%
|
July 2010
|
|
|
245.0
|
|
|
|
1,000.6
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
6.52%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
490.0
|
|
|
PLN
|
2,001.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 2009
|
|
|
200.0
|
|
|
RON
|
709.1
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
10.25%
|
January 2010
|
|
|
60.0
|
|
|
|
213.1
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
9.65%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
260.0
|
|
|
RON
|
922.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 2012
|
|
|
229.1
|
|
|
CHF
|
355.8
|
|
|
EURIBOR + 2.50%
|
|
CHF LIBOR + 2.46%
|
December 2014
|
|
|
1,240.8
|
|
|
|
2,024.0
|
|
|
EURIBOR + 2.0%
|
|
CHF LIBOR + 1.95%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,469.9
|
|
|
CHF
|
2,379.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 2014
|
|
$
|
340.0
|
|
|
CLP
|
181,322.0
|
|
|
LIBOR + 1.75%
|
|
8.76%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VTR:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 2014
|
|
$
|
470.3
|
|
|
CLP
|
260,283.4
|
|
|
LIBOR + 3.0%
|
|
11.16%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chellomedia Programming Financing Holdco BV (Chellomedia PFH),
an indirect subsidiary of Chellomedia:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2013
|
|
|
32.5
|
|
|
HUF
|
8,632.0
|
|
|
5.50%
|
|
9.55%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
For each subsidiary, the notional amount of multiple derivative
instruments that mature within the same calendar month are shown
in the aggregate and interest rates are presented on a weighted
average basis. |
19
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Interest
Rate Swaps:
The terms of our outstanding interest rate swap contracts at
September 30, 2007 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate
|
|
Interest rate
|
|
|
|
|
due from
|
|
due to
|
Subsidiary / Final maturity date (a)
|
|
Notional amount
|
|
counterparty
|
|
counterparty
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Holding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2008
|
|
|
393.5
|
|
3 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
4.04%
|
January 2009
|
|
|
210.0
|
|
6 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
3.58%
|
April 2010
|
|
|
1,000.0
|
|
6 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
3.28%
|
January 2011
|
|
|
193.5
|
|
6 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
3.83%
|
September 2012
|
|
|
500.0
|
|
3 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
2.96%
|
December 2013
|
|
|
90.5
|
|
6 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
3.84%
|
January 2014
|
|
|
185.0
|
|
6 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
4.04%
|
December 2014
|
|
|
1,000.0
|
|
6 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
4.66%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,572.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 2010
|
|
CHF
|
618.5
|
|
6 mos. CHF LIBOR
|
|
2.19%
|
September 2012
|
|
|
711.5
|
|
6 mos. CHF LIBOR
|
|
2.33%
|
December 2014
|
|
|
2,380.0
|
|
6 mos. CHF LIBOR
|
|
3.54%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHF
|
3,710.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2013
|
|
CLP
|
110,700.0
|
|
6.78%
|
|
TAB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chellomedia PFH:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 2013
|
|
$
|
89.1
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
4.98%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 2013
|
|
|
128.5
|
|
EURIBOR
|
|
4.07%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austar Entertainment Pty Ltd. (Austar Entertainment), a
subsidiary of Austar:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
August 2011
|
|
AUD
|
250.0
|
|
AUD BBSY
|
|
6.21%
|
August 2013
|
|
|
230.0
|
|
AUD BBSY
|
|
6.36%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AUD
|
480.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico Ltd. (Liberty
Puerto Rico):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2014
|
|
$
|
149.6
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
5.19%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VTR:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2013
|
|
CLP
|
110,700.0
|
|
TAB
|
|
7.78%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telenet NV, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Telenet:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 2008
|
|
|
25.0
|
|
3 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
4.49%
|
September 2010
|
|
|
50.0
|
|
3 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
4.70%
|
December 2011
|
|
|
50.0
|
|
3 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
5.29%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telenet Bidco NV (Telenet Bidco), an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Telenet:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 2009
|
|
|
37.4
|
|
3 mos. EURIBOR
|
|
4.52%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J:COM:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2009
|
|
¥
|
24,444.7
|
|
TIBOR
|
|
0.52%
|
December 2009
|
|
|
8,000.0
|
|
TIBOR
|
|
0.63%
|
September 2010
|
|
|
3,000.0
|
|
TIBOR
|
|
1.46%
|
September 2011
|
|
|
2,000.0
|
|
TIBOR
|
|
1.37%
|
October 2011
|
|
|
10,000.0
|
|
¥ LIBOR
|
|
1.35%
|
April 2013
|
|
|
20,000.0
|
|
¥ LIBOR
|
|
1.75%
|
October 2013
|
|
|
19,500.0
|
|
¥ LIBOR
|
|
1.63%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
¥
|
86,944.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
For each subsidiary, the notional amount of multiple derivative
instruments that mature within the same calendar month are shown
in the aggregate and interest rates are presented on a weighted
average basis. |
20
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Telenet
Interest Rate Caps:
Each contract establishes the maximum EURIBOR rate payable on
the indicated notional amount, as detailed below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telenet subsidiary / Maturity date
|
|
Notional amount
|
|
Maximum rate
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
|
Telenet NV:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 2009
|
|
|
30.0
|
|
|
|
4.0
|
%
|
Telenet Bidco:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 2014
|
|
|
850.0
|
|
|
|
4.68
|
%
|
September 2015
|
|
|
650.0
|
|
|
|
4.75
|
%
|
Telenet
Interest Rate Collars:
Each contract establishes the minimum and maximum EURIBOR rate
payable on the indicated notional amount, as detailed below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telenet subsidiary / Maturity date
|
|
Notional amount
|
|
Minimum rate
|
|
Maximum rate
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telenet NV:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 2009
|
|
|
350.0
|
|
|
|
2.5
|
%
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
December 2011
|
|
|
50.0
|
|
|
|
2.5
|
%
|
|
|
4.5
|
%
|
December 2011
|
|
|
25.0
|
|
|
|
2.5
|
%
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
21
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Foreign
Exchange Contracts
Foreign
Exchange Forward Contracts
Several of our subsidiaries have outstanding foreign currency
forward contracts. Changes in the fair value of these contracts
are recorded in realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
financial and derivative instruments, net in our condensed
consolidated statements of operations. The following table
summarizes our outstanding foreign currency forward contracts at
September 30, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency
|
|
|
Currency
|
|
|
|
|
|
purchased
|
|
|
sold
|
|
|
|
LGI subsidiary
|
|
forward
|
|
|
forward
|
|
|
Maturity dates
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
|
|
J:COM
|
|
$
|
34.2
|
|
|
¥
|
3,879.7
|
|
|
October 2007 October 2010
|
VTR
|
|
$
|
37.7
|
|
|
CLP
|
20,013.0
|
|
|
October 2007 August 2008
|
Telenet NV
|
|
$
|
722.7
|
|
|
|
567.9
|
|
|
October 2007 December 2008
|
Austar Entertainment
|
|
$
|
32.7
|
|
|
AUD
|
42.8
|
|
|
October 2007 March 2009
|
Liberty Global Europe Financing BV
|
|
$
|
127.8
|
|
|
CLP
|
65,789.0
|
|
|
October 2007 December 2007
|
Telenet
Foreign Exchange Collars:
These contracts are comprised of (i) purchased call options
that specify the U.S. dollar rates at which Telenet Bidco
can require a counterparty to sell euros to Telenet Bidco and
(ii) written put options that specify the U.S. dollar
rates at which a counterparty can require Telenet Bidco to
purchase euros from the counterparty, as detailed below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise price
|
|
Exercise price
|
|
|
|
|
of call option
|
|
of put option
|
|
|
|
|
held by
|
|
held by
|
Maturity date
|
|
Notional amount
|
|
Telenet Bidco
|
|
counterparty
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
October 2007
|
|
|
360.0
|
|
|
$
|
1.3800
|
|
|
$
|
1.3523
|
|
Sumitomo
Collar and Secured Borrowing
During the second quarter of 2007, our wholly owned indirect
subsidiary, Liberty Programming Japan, Inc. (Liberty Programming
Japan), executed a zero cost share collar transaction (the
Sumitomo Collar) with respect to the underlying ordinary shares
of Sumitomo stock received by Liberty Programming Japan from
Sumitomo in exchange for Liberty Programming Japans
interest in SC Media. As further described in note 5,
Liberty Programming Japan received 45,652,043 Sumitomo shares
with a transaction date market value of ¥104.5 billion
($854.7 million at the transaction date) upon the closing
of this transaction on July 3, 2007. The Sumitomo Collar is
comprised of purchased put options exercisable by Liberty
Programming Japan and written call options exercisable by the
counterparty. The Sumitomo Collar effectively hedges the value
of our investment in Sumitomo shares from losses due to market
price decreases below a per share value of ¥2,118.50
($18.45) while retaining gains from market price increases up to
a per share value of ¥2,787.50 ($24.28). The Sumitomo
Collar provides for a projected gross cash ordinary dividend to
be paid per Sumitomo share during the term of the Sumitomo
Collar. If the actual dividend paid does not exactly match the
projected dividend, then an adjustment amount shall be payable
between the parties to the Sumitomo Collar depending on the
dividend actually paid by Sumitomo. The Sumitomo Collar may, at
the option of Liberty Programming Japan, be settled in Sumitomo
shares or in cash. The Sumitomo Collar also includes a purchased
fair value put option, which effectively provides Liberty
Programming Japan with the
22
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
ability to sell the Sumitomo shares when the market price is
trading between the put and call strike prices. The Sumitomo
Collar matures in five equal semi-annual installments beginning
on May 22, 2016.
We account for the Sumitomo Collar at fair value with changes in
fair value reported in realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
derivative instruments, net in our condensed consolidated
statements of operations. The fair value of the Sumitomo Collar
as of September 30, 2007 was a liability of
$15.2 million.
The Sumitomo Collar and related agreements also provide Liberty
Programming Japan with the ability to borrow funds on a secured
basis. Borrowings under these agreements, which are secured by a
pledge of 100% of the Sumitomo shares owned by Liberty
Programming Japan, bear interest at 1.883%, mature in five equal
semi-annual installments beginning on May 22, 2016, and are
included in long-term debt and capital lease obligations in our
condensed consolidated balance sheet. On June 28, 2007,
Liberty Programming Japan borrowed ¥93.660 billion
($757.6 million at the transaction date) under these
agreements (the Sumitomo Collar Loan). The pledge arrangement
entered into by Liberty Programming Japan provides that Liberty
Programming Japan will receive all dividends paid on the
Sumitomo shares and be able to exercise all voting and
consensual rights.
Property
and equipment, net
The details of property and equipment and the related
accumulated depreciation are set forth below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Cable distribution systems
|
|
$
|
13,024.3
|
|
|
$
|
9,835.5
|
|
Support equipment, buildings and land
|
|
|
1,650.2
|
|
|
|
1,224.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,674.5
|
|
|
|
11,060.0
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(4,487.0
|
)
|
|
|
(2,923.1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
$
|
10,187.5
|
|
|
$
|
8,136.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Release of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
pre-acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
valuation
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disposition of
|
|
|
allowances and
|
|
|
|
|
|
currency
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
|
|
|
investment in
|
|
|
other income
|
|
|
|
|
|
translation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 1,
|
|
|
related
|
|
|
SC Media
|
|
|
tax related
|
|
|
Adoption of
|
|
|
adjustments
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
adjustments
|
|
|
(note 5)
|
|
|
adjustments
|
|
|
FIN 48
|
|
|
and other
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Division:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Netherlands
|
|
$
|
1,403.4
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(119.4
|
)
|
|
$
|
(27.3
|
)
|
|
$
|
110.8
|
|
|
$
|
1,367.5
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
2,349.9
|
|
|
|
0.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104.8
|
|
|
|
2,455.3
|
|
Austria
|
|
|
791.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(53.6
|
)
|
|
|
(8.8
|
)
|
|
|
63.0
|
|
|
|
791.7
|
|
Ireland
|
|
|
250.0
|
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|
|
(0.4
|
)
|
|
|
19.8
|
|
|
|
269.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Western Europe
|
|
|
4,794.4
|
|
|
|
1.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(173.2
|
)
|
|
|
(36.5
|
)
|
|
|
298.4
|
|
|
|
4,884.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
402.3
|
|
|
|
3.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14.2
|
)
|
|
|
(9.6
|
)
|
|
|
36.3
|
|
|
|
418.1
|
|
Other Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
1,048.4
|
|
|
|
7.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19.3
|
)
|
|
|
(11.6
|
)
|
|
|
69.4
|
|
|
|
1,094.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
1,450.7
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33.5
|
)
|
|
|
(21.2
|
)
|
|
|
105.7
|
|
|
|
1,512.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division
|
|
|
6,245.1
|
|
|
|
12.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(206.7
|
)
|
|
|
(57.7
|
)
|
|
|
404.1
|
|
|
|
6,396.8
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,984.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
149.0
|
|
|
|
2,133.5
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
2,354.6
|
|
|
|
231.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3.5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73.9
|
|
|
|
2,656.9
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
527.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(22.4
|
)
|
|
|
(4.8
|
)
|
|
|
23.1
|
|
|
|
523.5
|
|
Corporate and other
|
|
|
815.3
|
|
|
|
35.0
|
|
|
|
(100.9
|
)
|
|
|
(25.5
|
)
|
|
|
(83.0
|
)
|
|
|
28.2
|
|
|
|
669.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total LGI
|
|
$
|
9,942.6
|
|
|
$
|
2,263.4
|
|
|
$
|
(100.9
|
)
|
|
$
|
(258.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(145.5
|
)
|
|
$
|
678.3
|
|
|
$
|
12,379.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Intangible
assets subject to amortization
The details of our amortizable intangible assets are set forth
below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Gross carrying amount:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer relationships
|
|
$
|
2,519.6
|
|
|
$
|
1,797.0
|
|
Other
|
|
|
500.4
|
|
|
|
120.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,020.0
|
|
|
$
|
1,917.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer relationships
|
|
$
|
(560.8
|
)
|
|
$
|
(308.2
|
)
|
Other
|
|
|
(81.8
|
)
|
|
|
(30.5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(642.6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(338.7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net carrying amount:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer relationships
|
|
$
|
1,958.8
|
|
|
$
|
1,488.8
|
|
Other
|
|
|
418.6
|
|
|
|
89.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,377.4
|
|
|
$
|
1,578.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
(8)
|
Debt
and Capital Lease Obligations
|
The components of our consolidated debt and capital lease
obligations are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Unused borrowing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
capacity (b)
|
|
|
Carrying value (c)
|
|
|
|
interest
|
|
|
Borrowing
|
|
U.S. $
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
rate (a)
|
|
|
currency
|
|
equivalent
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Parent:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LGI Credit Facility
|
|
|
7.88
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
215.0
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Subsidiaries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility
|
|
|
6.55
|
%
|
|
|
1,080.0
|
|
|
1,537.4
|
|
|
|
7,081.5
|
|
|
|
4,010.6
|
|
UPC Holding 8.0% Senior Notes due 2016 (formerly the
Cablecom Luxembourg 8.0% Senior Notes due 2016) (d)
|
|
|
8.00
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
427.1
|
|
|
|
395.7
|
|
UPC Holding 7.75% Senior Notes due 2014
|
|
|
7.75
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
711.8
|
|
|
|
659.5
|
|
UPC Holding 8.63% Senior Notes due 2014
|
|
|
8.63
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
427.1
|
|
|
|
395.7
|
|
UPC Holding Facility
|
|
|
7.04
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
355.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 Telenet Credit Facility
|
|
|
5.22
|
%
|
|
|
200.0
|
|
|
284.7
|
|
|
|
807.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telenet Senior Discount Notes
|
|
|
11.50
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
328.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telenet Senior Notes
|
|
|
9.00
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
537.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
J:COM Credit Facility
|
|
|
1.29
|
%
|
|
¥
|
30,000.0
|
|
|
261.3
|
|
|
|
496.0
|
|
|
|
642.5
|
|
Other J:COM debt
|
|
|
1.27
|
%
|
|
¥
|
18,000.0
|
|
|
156.8
|
|
|
|
980.5
|
|
|
|
966.7
|
|
UGC Convertible Notes (e)
|
|
|
1.75
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
932.4
|
|
|
|
702.3
|
|
Sumitomo Collar Loan (f)
|
|
|
1.88
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
815.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
VTR Bank Facility (g)
|
|
|
7.42
|
%
|
|
|
CLP136,391.6
|
|
|
266.7
|
|
|
|
470.3
|
|
|
|
475.0
|
|
Austar Bank Facility
|
|
|
8.09
|
%
|
|
|
AUD483.7
|
|
|
428.5
|
|
|
|
323.3
|
|
|
|
306.4
|
|
Chellomedia Bank Facility
|
|
|
7.56
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
308.2
|
|
|
|
229.1
|
|
Liberty Puerto Rico Bank Facility
|
|
|
7.69
|
%
|
|
$
|
30.0
|
|
|
30.0
|
|
|
|
149.6
|
|
|
|
149.9
|
|
LG Switzerland PIK Loan Facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
775.7
|
|
Secured borrowing on ABC Family
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Worldwide, Inc. (ABC Family) preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
345.0
|
|
Cablecom Luxembourg Bank Facility and Cablecom GmbH Revolving
Facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,094.7
|
|
Cablecom Luxembourg Old Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
424.8
|
|
Other
|
|
|
5.10
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
339.7
|
|
|
|
206.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total debt
|
|
|
5.88
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,965.4
|
|
|
|
15,707.4
|
|
|
|
11,780.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital lease obligations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J:COM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
468.5
|
|
|
|
423.8
|
|
Telenet
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
76.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.4
|
|
|
|
26.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capital lease obligations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
571.3
|
|
|
|
449.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total debt and capital lease obligations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,278.7
|
|
|
|
12,230.1
|
|
Current maturities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(344.8
|
)
|
|
|
(1,384.9
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
15,933.9
|
|
|
$
|
10,845.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents the weighted average interest rate in effect at
September 30, 2007 for all borrowings outstanding pursuant
to each debt instrument including the applicable margin. The
interest rates presented do not include the impact of our
interest rate exchange agreements. See note 6. |
26
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
|
(b) |
|
Unused borrowing capacity represents the maximum availability
under the applicable facility at September 30, 2007 without
regard to covenant compliance calculations. At
September 30, 2007, the full amount of unused borrowing
capacity was available to be borrowed under each of the
respective facilities except as indicated below. At
September 30, 2007, the availability of the unused
borrowing capacity of the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility
was limited by covenant compliance calculations. Based on the
September 30, 2007 covenant compliance calculations, the
aggregate amount that will be available for borrowing when the
September 30, 2007 bank reporting requirements have been
completed is 501.8 million ($714.3 million)
under the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility. |
|
(c) |
|
Includes unamortized debt discount or premium, if applicable. |
|
(d) |
|
As further described below, the Cablecom Luxembourg
8.0% Senior Notes due 2016 were assumed by UPC Holding on
April 17, 2007. |
|
(e) |
|
The UGC Convertible Notes are reported at fair value. |
|
(f) |
|
See note 6 for information regarding the Sumitomo Collar
Loan. |
|
(g) |
|
Pursuant to the deposit arrangements with the lender in relation
to the VTR Bank Facility (see below), we are required to fund a
cash collateral account in an amount equal to the outstanding
principal and interest under the VTR Bank Facility. This cash
collateral account had a balance of $470.2 million at
September 30, 2007, of which $4.7 million is presented
as short-term restricted cash in our condensed consolidated
balance sheet, and the remaining amount is presented as
long-term restricted cash. |
LGI
Revolving Credit Facility
In June 2007, LGI entered into a $215.0 million Senior
Revolving Facility Agreement (the LGI Credit Facility). The LGI
Credit Facility is available to be used to fund the general
corporate and working capital requirements of LGI and its
subsidiaries. The applicable interest payable under the LGI
Credit Facility is LIBOR plus 2.5%. The final maturity date of
June 25, 2009 may be extended, at LGIs option,
to June 25, 2010. Amounts that are repaid by LGI under the
LGI Credit Facility may be re-borrowed. The LGI Credit Facility
has a
27
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
commitment fee on undrawn and uncancelled commitments of 0.75%
per year. At September 30, 2007, the LGI Credit Facility
was fully drawn.
UPC
Broadband Holding Bank Facility Refinancing
Transactions
In April and May 2007, our indirect subsidiaries UPC Financing
Partnership (the Partnership) and UPC Broadband Holding
(together, the Borrowers) entered into six additional facility
accession agreements (collectively, the Accession Agreements)
pursuant to UPC Broadband Holdings senior secured credit
agreement (as amended and restated, the UPC Broadband Holding
Bank Facility). The Accession Agreements each provide for an
additional term loan facility under the UPC Broadband Holding
Bank Facility. Including the six term loan facilities added by
the Accession Agreements, the UPC Broadband Holding Bank
Facility was comprised of eight facilities at September 30,
2007, as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unused
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in borrowing
|
|
|
|
|
|
borrowing
|
|
|
principal
|
|
Facility
|
|
Effective date
|
|
|
currency)
|
|
|
Interest rate
|
|
|
capacity
|
|
|
amount
|
|
|
I
|
|
|
May 14, 2007
|
|
|
|
250.0
|
|
|
|
EURIBOR + 2.50%
|
|
|
$
|
355.9
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
L
|
|
|
July 3, 2006
|
|
|
|
830.0
|
|
|
|
EURIBOR + 2.25%
|
|
|
|
1,181.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
M1 (a)
|
|
|
April 17, 2007
|
|
|
|
1,695.0
|
|
|
|
EURIBOR + 2.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,412.8
|
|
M2 (b)
|
|
|
April 16, 2007
|
|
|
|
1,175.0
|
|
|
|
EURIBOR + 2.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,672.6
|
|
M3 (c)
|
|
|
May 18, 2007
|
|
|
|
520.0
|
|
|
|
EURIBOR + 2.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
740.2
|
|
M4 (d)
|
|
|
May 14, 2007
|
|
|
|
250.0
|
|
|
|
EURIBOR + 2.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
355.9
|
|
N1 (e)
|
|
|
May 16, 2007
|
|
|
$
|
1,775.0
|
|
|
|
LIBOR + 1.75%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,775.0
|
|
N2 (f)
|
|
|
May 18, 2007
|
|
|
$
|
125.0
|
|
|
|
LIBOR + 1.75%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,537.4
|
|
|
$
|
7,081.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
The proceeds of this facility, which we refer to as
Facility M1, were used to refinance all of the
outstanding borrowings under Facility J1 and
Facility K1 under the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility. |
|
(b) |
|
The proceeds of this facility, which we refer to as
Facility M2, were indirectly used to repay the
outstanding borrowings under the senior secured credit facility
agreement for Cablecom Luxembourg and Cablecom GmbH, dated
December 5, 2005 (the Cablecom Luxembourg Bank Facility),
and, together with available cash of 207.2 million
($280.8 million at the transaction date), to repay the
outstanding borrowings under the
Payment-in-Kind
(PIK) facility agreement of Liberty Global Switzerland, Inc.,
dated September 30, 2005 (the LG Switzerland PIK Loan
Facility). Effective April 16, 2007, Cablecom and its
subsidiaries became subsidiaries of UPC Broadband Holding. |
|
(c) |
|
The proceeds of this facility, which we refer to as
Facility M3, were used to fund the cash collateral
account that secures the senior secured credit facility for VTR,
dated September 20, 2006 (the VTR Bank Facility) and for
general corporate and working capital purposes. |
|
(d) |
|
The proceeds of this facility, which we refer to as
Facility M4, (and together with Facilities M1, M2
and M3, as Facility M) were fully drawn in September
2007 for general corporate purposes. |
|
(e) |
|
The proceeds of this facility, which we refer to as
Facility N1, were used to refinance all of the
outstanding borrowings under Facility J2 and Facility K2 under
the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility. |
|
(f) |
|
The proceeds of this facility, which we refer to as
Facility N2, (and together with Facility N1, as
Facility N), were used for general corporate
and working capital purposes. |
28
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Facility M and Facility N have a final maturity date falling on
the earlier of (i) December 31, 2014 and (ii) the
date (the Relevant Date) falling 90 days prior to the date
on which UPC Holdings existing Senior Notes due 2014 fall
due if such Senior Notes have not been repaid, refinanced or
redeemed prior to such Relevant Date. Any voluntary prepayment
of all or part of the principal amount of Facility M (other
than Facility M4) or Facility N made on or before
May 16, 2008 will include a premium of 1% such that the
prepaid amount will equal 101% of such principal amount plus
accrued interest. Any voluntary prepayment of all or part of the
principal amount of Facility M4 made within 12 months
of the relevant date of the last drawing under this facility
will include a premium of 1% such that the prepaid amount will
equal 101% of such principal amount plus accrued interest.
In connection with the refinancing of Facilities J1, J2, K1 and
K2, UPC Broadband Holding recognized debt extinguishment losses
of 6.2 million ($8.4 million at the average rate
for the period) during the second quarter of 2007, representing
the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs.
Pursuant to an amendment letter dated April 16, 2007, the
UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility has also been amended to
permit the acquisition of LGIs indirect 80% interest in
VTR (either directly or indirectly by the acquisition of its
holding company) and its subsidiaries by a member of the
Borrower Group (as defined in the UPC Broadband Holding Bank
Facility) (the VTR Transfer). The amendment letter also amended
the terms of the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility to, among
other things, permit security interests granted under the VTR
Bank Facility and over related deposits or similar arrangements
and to permit the disposal of all or any part of any member of
the VTR Group (consisting of VTR, its subsidiaries and its
parent holding company) without impact on the ability to dispose
of other assets in the Borrower Group under applicable covenants.
The VTR Transfer was completed on May 23, 2007, when
certain of our subsidiaries that collectively own an 80%
interest in VTR were transferred to a subsidiary of UPC
Broadband Holding. In connection with the VTR Transfer,
VTRs then existing bank facilities were refinanced. A
single lender acquired the interests and was subrogated to the
rights of the lenders under VTRs then existing term loan B
facility. The existing term loan B facility was then
amended and restated pursuant to an Amended and Restated Senior
Secured Credit Facility Agreement dated May 18, 2007 and
effective May 25, 2007 (the VTR Bank Facility). The
amendments included, among other things, a 100 basis point
reduction in the interest rate margin payable under the term
loan B facility and the elimination of certain restrictive
covenants and undertakings. VTRs then existing term loan A
and term loan C facilities were cancelled and replaced in
the VTR Bank Facility on substantially the same terms. Pursuant
to the deposit arrangements with the lender in relation to the
VTR Bank Facility, we are required to fund a cash collateral
account in an amount equal to the outstanding principal and
interest payable under the VTR Bank Facility. In this regard, we
used borrowings under Facility M3 to fund a deposit with
the new lender securing VTRs obligations under the VTR
Bank Facility. In connection with the refinancing of VTRs
bank facilities, VTR recognized debt extinguishment losses of
CLP 10.3 billion ($19.6 million at the average
rate for the period) during the second quarter of 2007,
representing the write-off of unamortized deferred financing
costs.
In June 2007, UPC Holding entered into a 250 million
($355.9 million) term loan facility (the UPC Holding
Facility). The UPC Holding Facility was fully drawn on
June 19, 2007. UPC Holding may, at its option, on or before
May 31, 2008 (the Conversion Date), require each lender
under the UPC Holding Facility to become an additional facility
lender under the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility and the
outstanding commitments of the lenders under the UPC Holding
Facility will be rolled over into Facility M under the UPC
Broadband Holding Bank Facility (the Conversion). The terms and
conditions of the UPC Holding Facility are similar to the terms
of the indenture for UPC Holdings existing Senior Notes
due 2014, however, in the event UPC Holding elects to execute
the Conversion, the UPC Holding Facility will be part of
Facility M and will be subject to the terms and conditions of
the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility. The applicable interest
payable under the UPC Holding Facility is (i) EURIBOR plus
2.75% until the later of May 16, 2008 and the date of the
Conversion (being no later than May 31,
29
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
2008) and (ii) thereafter, EURIBOR plus 2.0%. The
final maturity date of the UPC Holding Facility is
December 31, 2014 unless the Conversion does not occur, in
which case, it will be May 31, 2008. Any voluntary
prepayment of all or part of the principal amount of the UPC
Holding Facility made on or prior to May 16, 2008 will
include a premium of 1% such that the prepaid amount will equal
101% of such principal amount plus accrued interest.
Redemption
of Cablecom Luxembourg Old Fixed Rate Notes
On April 16, 2007, Cablecom Luxembourg redeemed in full its
9.375% Senior Notes due 2014 (the Cablecom Luxembourg Old
Fixed Rate Notes) at a redemption price of 109.375% of the
principal amount plus accrued interest through the redemption
date. The total amount of the redemption of
330.7 million ($448.1 million at the transaction
date) was funded by the Cablecom Luxembourg Defeasance Account,
an escrow account created in October 2006 for the benefit of the
holders of the Cablecom Luxembourg Old Fixed Rate Notes in
connection with the covenant defeasance of such Notes. At
December 31, 2006, the amount held in the Cablecom
Luxembourg Defeasance Account (331.6 million
($437.4 million at the December 31, 2006 exchange
rate)) was included in current restricted cash in our condensed
consolidated balance sheets. In connection with the redemption
of the Cablecom Luxembourg Old Fixed Rate Notes, Cablecom
Luxembourg recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of
CHF 6.3 million ($5.2 million at the average rate
for the period), representing the write-off of unamortized
premium.
Assumption
of Cablecom Luxembourg Senior Notes by UPC Holding
On April 17, 2007, Cablecom Luxembourgs
300 million ($427.0 million) 8.0% Senior
Notes due 2016 became the direct obligation of UPC Holding on
terms substantially identical (other than as to interest,
maturity and redemption) to those governing UPC Holdings
existing Senior Notes due 2014.
2006
Telenet Credit Facility
In May 2006, certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of Telenet
Communications NV (Telenet Communications), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Telenet, (as borrowers and guarantors) replaced
the then existing bank credit facility with a new senior credit
facility agreement (the 2006 Telenet Credit Facility), with
certain banks and financial institutions as lenders. As of
September 30, 2007, the 2006 Telenet Credit Facility
consisted of (i) a 600.0 million
($854.1 million) amortizing loan facility (the 2006 Telenet
Tranche A Facility), (ii) a 200 million
($284.7 million) revolving credit facility (the 2006
Telenet Revolving Facility) and (iii) an uncommitted
facility of up to 200.0 million ($284.7 million).
The 2006 Telenet Revolving Facility had a commitment fee on
undrawn and uncancelled commitments of 40% of the applicable
margin of the 2006 Telenet Revolving Facility.
At September 30, 2007, the outstanding principal balance
under the 2006 Telenet Tranche A Facility was
567.0 million ($807.1 million) and the 2006
Telenet Revolving Facility was undrawn. On October 10,
2007, Telenet used a portion of the proceeds from its new credit
facility (as described below) to repay in full the 2006 Telenet
Credit Facility.
Telenet
Senior Discount Notes
On December 22, 2003, Telenet issued Senior Discount Notes
(the Telenet Senior Discount Notes) at 57.298% of par value with
a principal amount due at maturity of $558.0 million,
receiving net proceeds of $300.3 million. Interest on the
Telenet Senior Discount Notes began accreting from
December 22, 2003 at an annual rate of 11.5%, compounded
semi-annually. Commencing on June 15, 2009 until maturity
on June 15, 2014, interest is payable
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
semi-annually at an annual rate of 11.5%. At September 30,
2007, the accreted value of the Telenet Senior Discount Notes
was $316.9 million.
On October 10, 2007, Telenet used 257.0 million
($363.8 million at the transaction date) of the proceeds
from its new credit facility (as described below) to redeem the
Telenet Senior Discount Notes at a redemption price equal to
100% of the accreted value of the Telenet Senior Notes plus a
make-whole premium.
Telenet
Senior Notes
On December 22, 2003, Telenet Communications issued
500.0 million ($619.1 million at the transaction
date) principal amount of 9.0% Senior Notes (the Telenet
Senior Notes). During the fourth quarter of 2005, a portion of
the outstanding principal amount of the Telenet Senior Notes was
redeemed. At September 30, 2007, the outstanding principal
balance of the Telenet Senior Notes was 368.4 million
($524.4 million).
On October 10, 2007, Telenet used 413.5 million
($585.4 million at the transaction date) of the proceeds
from its new credit facility (as described below) to redeem the
Telenet Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount (plus accrued and unpaid interest) of the
Telenet Senior Notes plus a make-whole premium.
Telenet
Refinancing and Capital Distribution
On August 1, 2007 (the Signing Date), Telenet Bidco (the
Borrower) executed a new senior credit facility agreement, as
amended and restated by supplemental agreements dated
August 22, 2007, September 11, 2007 and
October 8, 2007 (the New Telenet Credit Facility). The New
Telenet Credit Facility provides for (i) a
530.0 million ($754.4 million) Term Loan A
Facility (the New Telenet TLA Facility) maturing five years from
the Signing Date, (ii) a 307.5 million
($437.7 million) Term Loan B1 Facility (the New
Telenet TLB1 Facility) maturing seventy-eight months from
the Signing Date, (iii) a 225.0 million
($320.3 million) Term Loan B2 Facility (the New
Telenet TLB2 Facility) maturing seventy-eight months
from the Signing Date, (iv) a 1,062.5 million
($1,512.5 million) Term Loan C Facility (the New
Telenet TLC Facility) maturing eight years from the Signing
Date, and (v) a 175.0 million
($249.1 million) Revolving Facility (the New Telenet
Revolving Facility) maturing seven years from the Signing Date.
On October 10, 2007, the New Telenet TLA Facility, the New
Telenet TLB1 Facility and the New Telenet TLC Facility were
drawn in full. The New Telenet TLB2 Facility is available
to be drawn up to and including July 31, 2008. The New
Telenet Revolving Facility is available to be drawn through June
2014. The proceeds of the New Telenet TLA Facility, the New
Telenet TLB1 Facility and the first
462.5 million ($654.8 million at the transaction
date) drawn under the New Telenet TLC Facility have been used
primarily to (i) redeem in full the Telenet Senior Discount
Notes, (ii) redeem in full the Telenet Senior Notes and
(iii) repay in full the amounts outstanding under the 2006
Telenet Credit Facility. During the fourth quarter of 2007,
Telenet will recognize significant debt extinguishment losses in
connection with the redemption of the Telenet Senior Discount
Notes and the Telenet Senior Notes, and the repayment of the
2006 Telenet Credit Facility. These losses will include the
excess of the redemption values over the carrying values of the
Telenet Senior Discount Notes and Telenet Senior Notes, and the
write-off of applicable unamortized deferred financing fees.
The applicable margin for the New Telenet TLA Facility is 2.25%
per annum over EURIBOR. The applicable margin for the New
Telenet TLB1 Facility is 2.50% per annum over EURIBOR. The
margins of the New Telenet TLB2 and New Telenet TLC Facilities
are subject to certain market flex conditions. The applicable
margin for the New Telenet Revolving Facility is 2.125% per
annum over EURIBOR. Since the New Telenet TLB2 Facility and
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
the New Telenet TLC Facility are still in the process of
syndication, no margins are disclosed yet, however both are
subject to a cap.
The New Telenet TLB2 Facility and the remaining amounts under
the New Telenet TLC Facility may be used for general corporate
purposes (including permitted acquisitions) and to provide
funding to Telenet, via a dividend or intercompany loan, for a
distribution to Telenets shareholders by way of a capital
reduction.
On August 6, 2007, Telenet announced that a portion of the
cash proceeds from the New Telenet Credit Facility will be used
to fund a distribution to shareholders by way of a capital
reduction of 6.00 ($8.54) per share. This distribution,
which will total approximately 656.0 million
($933.8 million), is expected to take place on or about
November 19, 2007. Our share of this capital distribution
is expected to be 335.2 million
($477.2 million). The 320.8 million
($456.6 million) portion of this capital distribution that
will be paid to shareholders other than our company is recorded
as a current liability in our September 30, 2007 condensed
consolidated balance sheet.
The New Telenet TLA Facility and the New Telenet TLC Facility
will be repaid in full at maturity. The New Telenet TLB1
Facility and the New Telenet TLB2 Facility will each be repaid
in three equal installments, the first installment on the date
falling sixty-six months after the Signing Date, the second
installment on the date falling seventy-two months after the
Signing Date and the final installment payable at maturity.
Advances under the New Telenet Revolving Facility will be repaid
at the end of the applicable interest period and all advances
outstanding will be repaid in full at maturity.
In addition to customary restrictive covenants, prepayment
requirements and events of default, the New Telenet Credit
Facility requires compliance with a Net Total Debt to
Consolidated Annualized EBITDA covenant and a Consolidated
EBITDA to Total Cash Interest covenant, each capitalized term as
defined in the New Telenet Credit Facility. The Borrower under
the New Telenet Credit Facility is permitted to make certain
distributions and restricted payments to its shareholders
subject to compliance with applicable covenants. The New Telenet
Credit Facility is secured by (i) pledges over the shares
of the Borrower and certain of its subsidiaries,
(ii) pledges over certain intercompany and subordinated
shareholder loans and (iii) pledges over certain
receivables, real estate and other assets of the Borrower,
Telenet and certain other Telenet subsidiaries, in line with the
2006 Telenet Credit Facility.
The New Telenet TLB2 Facility has a commitment fee on undrawn
and uncancelled commitments of 40% of the applicable margin of
the New Telenet TLB2 Facility subject to a maximum of 1.00%. The
New Telenet Revolving Facility has a commitment fee on undrawn
and uncancelled commitments of 40% of the applicable margin of
the New Telenet Revolving Facility subject to a maximum of 0.75%.
Other
Telenet Obligations
Pursuant to agreements with four associations of municipalities
in Belgium, which we refer to as the pure intercommunales or the
PICs, Telenet has the exclusive right to provide
point-to-point services and the non-exclusive right to provide
certain other services on the broadband network owned by the
PICs (the Telenet Partner Network). In return for these usage
rights, Telenet issued stock to the PICs and, in addition,
agreed to pay for the capital upgrade of the Telenet Partner
Network so that the Telenet Partner Network would be
technologically capable of providing two-way communications
services (the two-way upgrade). The present values of amounts
payable by Telenet to the PICs pursuant to these agreements that
correspond to the two-way upgrade of the Telenet Partner Network
have been reflected as financed obligations, with corresponding
amounts reflected as intangible assets associated with
Telenets right to use the Telenet Partner Network, as
described above. As of September 30, 2007, these financed
obligations totaled 84.7 million
($120.6 million), and are included within other debt in the
above table.
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Telenet is required to make payments to the PICs under these
agreements during the term of its usage rights. The usage rights
were granted for an initial term of 50 years, expiring in
2046, and automatically renew for consecutive terms of
15 years unless terminated with ten years notice. Because
the life of the two-way upgrade was estimated to be
20 years at inception, contractual payments after
year 20 of the agreements have not been reflected as an
asset or in the financed obligation mentioned above. In
addition, Telenet has a legal obligation to reimburse the PICs
for 20% of the replacements and extensions to the Telenet
Partner Network that are in excess of the cost of the two-way
upgrade. Amounts recorded with respect to this obligation are
treated as additions to the aforementioned intangible assets.
The intangible assets associated with our usage rights include
components that are being amortized over periods ranging from 10
to 40 years, based on their respective estimated useful
lives. We include amortization of these intangible assets in
amortization expense in our condensed consolidated statement of
operations. The carrying value of these intangible assets has
been increased as a result of the application of purchase
accounting in connection with our acquisition of Telenet
interests in 2006 and 2007. See note 4.
Pursuant to a separate agreement, Telenet also compensates the
PICs for operations and maintenance services performed with
respect to the Telenet Partner Network. Amounts incurred with
respect to this agreement are included in operating expenses in
our condensed consolidated statement of operations.
As further described in note 12, certain aspects of the
above-described agreements between Telenet and the PICs are the
subject of ongoing negotiations and litigation.
UGC
Convertible Notes
On April 6, 2004, UGC completed the offering and sale of
500.0 million ($604.6 million at the transaction
date) 1.75% euro-denominated convertible senior notes (UGC
Convertible Notes) due April 15, 2024. Prior to
September 11, 2007, the UGC Convertible Notes in the
aggregate were convertible into 11,044,375 LGI Series A
shares and 11,044,375 LGI Series C shares based on the then
conversion price for one share of LGI Series A common stock
and the related Series C Dividend Shares Amount (as defined
in the indenture governing the UGC Convertible Notes), which was
equivalent to a conversion rate of 22.09 LGI Series A
shares and 22.09 LGI Series C shares for each 1,000
principal amount of UGC Convertible Notes. Effective
September 11, 2007, the conversion price of the UGC
Convertible Notes was adjusted to give effect to the cumulative
impact of our self-tender offers since the issuance of the UGC
Convertible Notes. As a result, as of such date the UGC
Convertible Notes in the aggregate were convertible into
11,159,319 LGI Series A shares and 11,044,375 LGI
Series C shares, which is equivalent to a conversion rate
of 22.32 shares of LGI Series A common stock and
22.09 shares of LGI Series C common stock for each
1,000 principal amount of UGC Convertible Notes.
Refinancing
of Liberty Puerto Rico Bank Facility
On June 15, 2007, Liberty Puerto Rico refinanced its then
existing bank facility pursuant to a new senior secured bank
credit facility (the Liberty Puerto Rico Bank Facility). The
Liberty Puerto Rico Bank Facility provides for (i) a
$150 million seven-year amortizing term loan (the LPR Term
Loan), (ii) a $20 million seven-year delayed draw
Senior Credit Facility (the LPR Delayed Draw Term Loan) and
(iii) a $10 million six-year revolving loan (the LPR
Revolving Loan). Borrowings under the Liberty Puerto Rico Bank
Facility, which were used to (i) refinance all of the
outstanding borrowings under Liberty Puerto Ricos prior
bank facility and (ii) fund the general corporate and
working capital requirements of Liberty Puerto Rico, bear
interest at a margin of 2.00% over LIBOR. The LPR Revolving Loan
has a final maturity in 2013 and the LPR Term Loan and LPR
Delayed Draw Term Loan each have a final maturity in 2014. The
LPR Delayed Draw Term Loan was drawn in full on November 7,
2007. The LPR
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Revolving Loan, which was undrawn as of September 30, 2007,
has a commitment fee on undrawn balances of 0.5% per year.
In addition to customary restrictive covenants, prepayment
requirements and events of default, the Liberty Puerto Rico Bank
Facility requires compliance with the following financial
covenants: (i) Net Debt to Annualized EBITDA and
(ii) Annualized EBITDA to Total Cash Interest Charges, each
capitalized term as defined in the Liberty Puerto Rico Bank
Facility. The Liberty Puerto Rico Bank Facility permits Liberty
Puerto Rico to transfer funds to its parent company (and
indirectly to LGI) through loans, dividends or other
distributions provided that Liberty Puerto Rico maintains
compliance with applicable covenants.
The Liberty Puerto Rico Bank Facility is secured by pledges over
(i) the Liberty Puerto Rico shares indirectly owned by our
company and (ii) certain other assets owned by Liberty
Puerto Rico. The Liberty Puerto Rico Bank Facility also requires
that Liberty Puerto Rico maintain a $10 million cash
collateral account to protect against losses in connection with
an uninsured casualty event.
Redemption
of ABC Family Preferred Stock
Prior to August 2, 2007, we owned a 99.9% beneficial
interest in the 9% Series A preferred stock of ABC Family.
Our ABC Family preferred stock was pledged as security for
$345.0 million principal amount of outstanding borrowings
by one of our subsidiaries. On August 2, 2007, the ABC
Family preferred stock was redeemed and we used the resulting
proceeds to repay in full the related secured borrowings. No
significant gain or loss was recorded in connection with this
redemption.
Refinancing
of Austar Bank Facility
On August 28, 2007, Austar Entertainment refinanced its
existing bank facility by entering into a new senior secured
bank facility (the Austar Bank Facility) with a selected
syndicate of local and international banks. The Austar Bank
Facility allows Austar Entertainment to borrow up to
AUD 850.0 million ($752.9 million). In addition
to refinancing existing financial indebtedness, the proceeds of
the Austar Bank Facility may be (i) advanced to Austar to
redeem the Austar Subordinated Transferable Adjustable
Redeemable Securities (STARS) (see note 14), (ii) used
for general corporate purposes, including permitted payments to
shareholders (see note 14) or (iii) used to
fund Austars capital expenditures and general
corporate and working capital requirements. The Austar Bank
Facility is comprised of (i) an AUD-denominated term loan
for AUD 225.0 million ($199.3 million), which bears
interest at BBSY plus margins ranging from 0.90% to 1.70% and
matures in August 2011, (ii) an AUD-denominated term loan
for AUD 500.0 million ($442.9 million), which bears
interest at BBSY plus margins ranging from 1.30% to 2.00% and
matures in August 2013 and (iii) an AUD-denominated
revolving facility for AUD 100.0 million
($88.6 million), which bears interest at BBSY plus margins
ranging from 0.90% to 1.70% and matures in August 2012. Austar
Entertainment also entered into an agreement with a single bank
for a AUD 25.0 million ($22.1 million) working capital
facility that matures in August 2012. In addition to customary
restrictive covenants, prepayment requirements and events of
default, the Austar Bank Facility requires compliance with
various financial covenants including a Leverage Ratio, as
defined in the Austar Bank Facility. The Austar Bank Facility
has a commitment fee on undrawn and uncancelled balances of 0.5%
per year. The Austar Bank Facility is secured by pledges over
(i) Austar Entertainment shares, (ii) shares of
certain of Austars subsidiaries and (iii) certain
other assets of Austar and certain of its subsidiaries. The
Austar Bank Facility is also guaranteed by Austar and certain of
its subsidiaries.
As Austar Entertainments refinancing of its existing bank
facility did not represent a substantial modification of terms,
we did not recognize a debt extinguishment gain or loss upon the
completion of this refinancing transaction.
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Stock
Repurchases
On March 8, 2006, our board of directors approved a stock
repurchase program under which we were authorized to acquire
$250 million of our LGI Series A and Series C
common stock through open market transactions or privately
negotiated transactions, which may include derivative
transactions. Under this program, which may be suspended or
discontinued at any time, we acquired shares of our LGI
Series A and Series C common stock for aggregate
purchase prices including direct acquisition costs of
(i) $132.2 million during the second quarter of 2006
and (ii) $42.5 million during the second quarter of
2007. On July 25, 2007, our board of directors increased
the then remaining aggregate amount authorized under the
March 8, 2006 stock repurchase plan to $150.0 million,
all of which was available as of September 30, 2007. The
timing of the repurchase of shares pursuant to this program will
depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions.
The following table provides details of our 2007 stock
repurchases, including those pursuant to various modified Dutch
auction self-tender offers. Shares purchased pursuant to these
self-tender offers are not applied against our March 8,
2006 stock repurchase program.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LGI Series A common stock
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|
|
LGI Series C common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Average price
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Average price
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase date
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purchased
|
|
|
paid per share (a)
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|
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purchased
|
|
|
paid per share (a)
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Total (a)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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in millions
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|
|
March 8, 2006 stock repurchase plan:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second quarter 2007
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|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
1,120,000
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|
|
$
|
37.99
|
|
|
$
|
42.5
|
|
Modified Dutch auction self-tender offers:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 10, 2007
|
|
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5,084,746
|
|
|
$
|
29.66
|
|
|
|
5,246,590
|
|
|
$
|
28.74
|
|
|
$
|
301.6
|
|
April 25, 2007
|
|
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7,882,862
|
|
|
$
|
35.21
|
|
|
|
724,183
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|
|
$
|
32.86
|
|
|
$
|
301.4
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|
September 17, 2007
|
|
|
5,682,000
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|
|
$
|
43.09
|
|
|
|
9,510,517
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|
|
$
|
40.09
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|
|
$
|
626.1
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Total
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18,649,608
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$
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36.10
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|
|
|
16,601,290
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|
|
$
|
36.05
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|
|
$
|
1,271.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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(a) |
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Includes direct acquisition costs. |
Subsidiaries
Equity
In connection with our December 2005 acquisition of a
controlling interest in Austar, we recorded the minority
interests share of Austars accumulated deficit at
the acquisition date as a decrease to our additional paid-in
capital and we have recorded subsequent changes in the minority
interest owners share of Austars equity movements as
adjustments to our additional paid-in capital. During the first
quarter of 2007, Austars accumulated deficit became
positive and we began recording the minority interest
owners share of Austars equity movements in minority
interests in subsidiaries in our condensed consolidated balance
sheet.
Treasury
Stock
At September 30, 2007, we held in treasury
33,664 shares of LGI Series A common stock and
33,664 shares of LGI Series C common stock. In October
2007, these shares were cancelled.
35
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
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(10)
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Stock
Incentive Awards
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Our stock-based compensation expense is based on the stock
incentive awards held by our and our subsidiaries
employees, including stock incentive awards related to LGI
shares and the shares of certain of our subsidiaries. The
following table summarizes our stock-based compensation expense
for the indicated periods:
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Nine months ended
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September 30,
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2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
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LGI Series A, Series B and Series C common stock:
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|
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|
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|
|
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Senior Executive and Management Performance Plans
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$
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78.0
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|
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$
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|
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Other
|
|
|
35.3
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|
|
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46.9
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total LGI Series A, Series B and Series C common
stock
|
|
|
113.3
|
|
|
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46.9
|
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Other (a)
|
|
|
28.0
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|
|
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9.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total
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$
|
141.3
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|
|
$
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56.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(a) |
|
The 2007 amount includes stock-based compensation related to
restricted shares of Zonemedia and LGI stock held by certain
Zonemedia employees of $15.3 million, of which
$12.8 million was recognized on an accelerated basis in
connection with the third quarter 2007 execution of certain
agreements between one of our subsidiaries and the holders of
these restricted shares. No further compensation expense will be
recognized in connection with these restricted stock awards. |
The following table provides certain information related to
nonvested stock awards as of September 30, 2007:
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|
|
As of September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
LGI Series A,
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Series B and
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|
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|
|
|
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SARs on
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|
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Series C
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LGI
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Austar
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VTR
|
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J:COM
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|
|
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common
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Performance
|
|
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Performance
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|
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common
|
|
|
ordinary
|
|
|
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stock (a)
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Plans (b)
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Plan (c)
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stock
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shares
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Total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet
recognized (in millions)
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$
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84.0
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|
$
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310.5
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|
$
|
34.8
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|
|
$
|
9.2
|
|
|
$
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Weighted average period remaining for expense recognition (in
years)
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2.8
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4.0
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4.0
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|
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2.3
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
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(a) |
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Amounts relate to (i) the Liberty Global, Inc. 2005
Incentive Plan (the LGI Incentive Plan), (ii) the Liberty
Global, Inc. 2006 Nonemployee Director Incentive Plan (the LGI
Director Incentive Plan), (iii) the LMI Transitional Stock
Adjustment Plan (the Transitional Plan) and (iv) certain
UGC incentive plans. The LGI Incentive Plan had
34,042,474 shares available for grant as of
September 30, 2007. These shares may be awarded at or above
fair value in any series of stock, except that no more than
23,372,168 shares may be awarded in LGI Series B
common stock. Any shares issued in satisfaction of our
obligations under the LGI Performance Plans (as described below)
will reduce the shares available for grant under the LGI
Incentive Plan. The LGI Directors Incentive Plan had
9,546,124 shares available for grant as of
September 30, 2007. These shares may be awarded at or above
fair value in any series of stock, except that no more than
5,000,000 shares may be awarded in LGI Series B common
stock. No new grants will be made under the Transitional Plan
and the UGC incentive plans. |
36
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
|
(b) |
|
Amounts relate to the LGI Senior Executive Performance Plan and
the LGI Management Performance Plan described below. |
|
(c) |
|
Amounts relate to the Austar Performance Plan described below. |
The following table summarizes certain information related to
the LGI common stock-incentive awards granted and exercised
pursuant to the LGI and UGC incentive plans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
LGI Series A, Series B and Series C common stock:
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
in millions, except per share amounts
|
|
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of awards granted:
|
|
|
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
4.56 5.02%
|
|
4.72 5.20%
|
Expected life
|
|
4.5 6.0 years
|
|
4.5 6.0 years
|
Expected volatility
|
|
22.40 25.20%
|
|
25.50 29.60%
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
None
|
|
None
|
Weighted average grant-date fair value per share of awards
granted:
|
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
$10.69
|
|
$ 6.51
|
SARs
|
|
$10.19
|
|
$ 6.36
|
Restricted stock
|
|
$36.46
|
|
$20.27
|
Total intrinsic value of awards exercised:
|
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
$36.1
|
|
$ 5.0
|
SARs
|
|
$45.8
|
|
$ 2.3
|
Cash received from exercise of options
|
|
$34.4
|
|
$ 7.5
|
Income tax benefit related to stock-based compensation
|
|
$20.6
|
|
$ 8.8
|
Income tax expense related to exercise of options, SARs and
restricted stock
|
|
$
|
|
$ 1.9
|
37
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Stock
Award Activity LGI Common Stock
The following tables summarize the activity during the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 in LGI stock awards under
the LGI and UGC incentive plans. The tables also include
activity related to LGI stock awards held by Zonemedia employees
and Liberty Media employees:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
Options LGI Series A common stock:
|
|
shares
|
|
|
exercise price
|
|
|
term
|
|
|
intrinsic value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in years
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
6,748,229
|
|
|
$
|
20.24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
497,253
|
|
|
$
|
37.93
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired or canceled
|
|
|
(31,470
|
)
|
|
$
|
79.36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(58,409
|
)
|
|
$
|
21.32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(1,016,434
|
)
|
|
$
|
17.58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
6,139,169
|
|
|
$
|
21.84
|
|
|
|
5.18
|
|
|
$
|
127.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
3,640,523
|
|
|
$
|
19.88
|
|
|
|
4.64
|
|
|
$
|
86.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
Options LGI Series B common stock:
|
|
shares
|
|
|
exercise price
|
|
|
term
|
|
|
intrinsic value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in years
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
3,066,716
|
|
|
$
|
20.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired or canceled
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
3,066,716
|
|
|
$
|
20.01
|
|
|
|
5.09
|
|
|
$
|
68.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
3,066,716
|
|
|
$
|
20.01
|
|
|
|
5.09
|
|
|
$
|
68.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
Options LGI Series C common stock:
|
|
shares
|
|
|
exercise price
|
|
|
term
|
|
|
intrinsic value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in years
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
9,566,033
|
|
|
$
|
19.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
497,253
|
|
|
$
|
35.40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired or canceled
|
|
|
(31,470
|
)
|
|
$
|
75.13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(58,409
|
)
|
|
$
|
20.31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(982,540
|
)
|
|
$
|
16.79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
8,990,867
|
|
|
$
|
20.09
|
|
|
|
5.18
|
|
|
$
|
175.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
6,492,221
|
|
|
$
|
18.82
|
|
|
|
4.87
|
|
|
$
|
137.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average grant-
|
|
|
remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
date fair value
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock LGI Series A common
stock:
|
|
shares
|
|
|
per share
|
|
|
term
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in years
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
660,189
|
|
|
$
|
21.19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
303,022
|
|
|
$
|
37.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired or canceled
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(14,942
|
)
|
|
$
|
20.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Released from restrictions
|
|
|
(234,405
|
)
|
|
$
|
21.87
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
713,864
|
|
|
$
|
28.01
|
|
|
|
2.91
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average grant-
|
|
|
remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
date fair value
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock LGI Series B common
stock:
|
|
shares
|
|
|
per share
|
|
|
term
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in years
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
35,562
|
|
|
$
|
22.23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired or canceled
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Released from restrictions
|
|
|
(11,854
|
)
|
|
$
|
22.23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
23,708
|
|
|
$
|
22.23
|
|
|
|
1.67
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average grant-
|
|
|
remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
date fair value
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock LGI Series C common
stock:
|
|
shares
|
|
|
per share
|
|
|
term
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in years
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
695,235
|
|
|
$
|
20.47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
303,028
|
|
|
$
|
35.17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired or canceled
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(14,942
|
)
|
|
$
|
19.97
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Released from restrictions
|
|
|
(246,089
|
)
|
|
$
|
20.94
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
737,232
|
|
|
$
|
26.37
|
|
|
|
2.87
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
SARs LGI Series A common stock:
|
|
shares
|
|
|
base price
|
|
|
term
|
|
|
intrinsic value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in years
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
5,652,674
|
|
|
$
|
15.54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
590,077
|
|
|
$
|
37.74
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired or canceled
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(190,686
|
)
|
|
$
|
16.14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(1,324,382
|
)
|
|
$
|
18.06
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
4,727,683
|
|
|
$
|
17.58
|
|
|
|
5.94
|
|
|
$
|
80.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
535,357
|
|
|
$
|
16.89
|
|
|
|
5.79
|
|
|
$
|
11.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
SARs LGI Series C common stock:
|
|
shares
|
|
|
base price
|
|
|
term
|
|
|
intrinsic value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in years
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
5,651,058
|
|
|
$
|
14.78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
590,121
|
|
|
$
|
35.12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired or canceled
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(190,686
|
)
|
|
$
|
15.36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(1,321,482
|
)
|
|
$
|
17.14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
4,729,011
|
|
|
$
|
16.64
|
|
|
|
5.94
|
|
|
$
|
75.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
536,641
|
|
|
$
|
16.12
|
|
|
|
5.79
|
|
|
$
|
10.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30, 2007, total SARs outstanding included
1,024,200 LGI Series A common stock capped SARs and
1,024,200 LGI Series C common stock capped SARs and total
SARs exercisable included 62,852 LGI Series A common stock
capped SARs and 62,852 LGI Series C common stock capped
SARs. The holder of an LGI Series A common stock capped SAR
will receive the difference between $6.84 and the lesser of
$10.90 or the market price of LGI Series A common stock on
the date of exercise. The holder of an LGI Series C common
stock capped SAR will
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
receive the difference between $6.48 and the lesser of $10.31 or
the market price of LGI Series C common stock on the date
of exercise.
LGI
Performance Plans
On October 31, 2006 and November 1, 2006, the
compensation committee of our board of directors and our board,
respectively, authorized the implementation of a new
performance-based incentive plan for our senior executives (the
LGI Senior Executive Performance Plan) pursuant to the Liberty
Global, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan. The aggregate amount of the
maximum achievable awards that may be allocated under the LGI
Senior Executive Performance Plan is $313.5 million. In
February 2007, the full amount of the maximum achievable awards
was allocated or reserved for allocation to participants
including our President and Chief Executive Officer, and certain
of our other executive officers.
On January 12, 2007, the compensation committee of our
board authorized the implementation of a similar
performance-based incentive plan (the LGI Management Performance
Plan, and together with the LGI Senior Executive Plan, the LGI
Performance Plans) pursuant to the LGI Incentive Plan, for
certain management-level employees not participating in the LGI
Senior Executive Performance Plan. The aggregate amount of the
maximum achievable awards under the LGI Management Performance
Plan, as finalized in February 2007, is $86.5 million.
Although the compensation committees current intention is
to settle awards earned under each LGI Performance Plan using
restricted or unrestricted stock, we have included the accrued
stock compensation related to the LGI Performance Plans in other
long-term liabilities in our September 30, 2007 condensed
consolidated balance sheet due to the fact that our obligations
under the LGI Performance Plans represent fixed amounts that are
expected to be settled with a variable number of shares.
Austar
Performance Plan
The Austar Long Term Incentive Plan (the Austar Performance
Plan) is a five-year plan, with a two-year performance period,
beginning on January 1, 2007, and a three-year service
period beginning on January 1, 2009. At the end of the
two-year performance period, each participant may become
eligible to receive varying percentages of the maximum
achievable award specified for such participant based on
achievement of specified compound annual growth rates in
Austars consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the Austar
Performance Plan.
The participants in the Austar Performance Plan include
Austars Chief Executive Officer, certain of Austars
other executive officers and certain of Austars key
employees. The aggregate amount of the maximum awards under the
Austar Performance Plan is AUD 63.8 million
($56.5 million).
If the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for Austars
consolidated EBITDA from 2006 to 2008, as adjusted for events
such as acquisitions and dispositions that affect comparability,
is less than 15%, no participant will be eligible to receive any
amount under the Austar Performance Plan. At CAGRs ranging from
15% to 20%, the percentages of the maximum achievable awards
that participants will become eligible to receive will range
from 50% to 100%, respectively, subject to the other
requirements of the Austar Performance Plan.
Awards will be paid or will vest during the following three-year
period, and will be subject to forfeiture upon certain events of
termination of employment or acceleration in certain
circumstances. Further, Austars remuneration committee
will have the discretion to reduce the unpaid balance of an
award based on an assessment of the
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
participants individual job performance during the service
period. Awards may be settled in cash, ordinary restricted or
unrestricted shares of Austar, or any combination of the
foregoing, at the discretion of Austars remuneration
committee. Payments will be made or will vest in six equal
semi-annual installments on each March 31 and September 30,
commencing on March 31, 2009.
In the event a change of control of Austar is announced before
April 1, 2008, the Austar Performance Plan will be
terminated and no amounts will be awarded to participants.
Changes in control that are announced after April 1, 2008
will result in awards of (i) at least 50% of the earned
amount, subject to upward adjustment based on the discretion of
Austars remuneration committee, if the change in control
is announced during the two-year performance period, or
(ii) 100% of the earned amount, adjusted to present value,
if the change in control is announced during the three-year
service period.
The Austar remuneration committee has determined that its
current intention is to settle awards earned under the Austar
Performance Plan using restricted or unrestricted shares,
although it reserves the right to change that determination in
the future. In light of the Austar remuneration committees
current intention, we account for awards granted under the
Performance Plans pursuant to the provisions of
SFAS No. 123(R). The Austar Performance Plan is
accounted for as a liability-based plan given that it is
intended that a variable number of shares will be issued to
settle the fixed obligation that will be determined at the end
of the performance period. Compensation expense under the Austar
Performance Plan is (i) recognized using the accelerated
attribution method based on our assessment of the awards that
are probable to be earned and (ii) reported as stock-based
compensation in our consolidated statements of operations,
notwithstanding the fact that the Austar remuneration committee
could elect at a future date to cash settle all or any portion
of vested awards under the Austar Performance Plan. Austar began
recording stock compensation with respect to the Austar
Performance Plan on May 2, 2007, the date that the Austar
Performance Plan participants were notified of their awards.
Telenet
Option Plan
During periods ended prior to January 1, 2007, Telenet
granted Class A Options and Class B Options to certain
members of Telenet management. The Class A Options and the
Class B Options, both of which must be exercised in
multiples of three, provide the holder with the right to
subscribe to three Class A Profit Certificates for
20.00 ($28.47) and three Class B Profit Certificates
for 25.00 ($35.59), respectively. At September 30,
2007, 1,146,000 Class A Options and 506,256 Class B
Options were outstanding with a weighted average exercise price
per profit certificate of 6.67 ($9.49) and 8.33
($11.86), respectively. All of the Class A Options and
318,111 of the Class B Options were vested at
September 30, 2007. Stock-based compensation recorded by
Telenet with respect to the Class A Options and the
Class B Options was 0.4 million
($0.5 million at the average rate for the period) during
the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
42
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
VTR
Phantom SARs Plan
The following table summarizes the activity during the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 in VTR stock awards under
the VTR Phantom SARs plan. Awards under the VTR Phantom SARs
plan are denominated in Chilean pesos.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
remaining
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
average
|
|
|
contractual
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
SARs VTR common stock:
|
|
shares
|
|
|
base price
|
|
|
term
|
|
|
intrinsic value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in years
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
643,000
|
|
|
CLP
|
9,503
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
401,000
|
|
|
CLP
|
12,588
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired or canceled
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(78,125
|
)
|
|
CLP
|
9,503
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(49,250
|
)
|
|
CLP
|
9,503
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2007 (a)
|
|
|
916,625
|
|
|
CLP
|
10,853
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
|
|
CLP
|
4,301.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
255,590
|
|
|
CLP
|
10,310
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
|
|
CLP
|
1,338.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
The fair value of these awards at September 30, 2007 was
calculated using an expected volatility of 25.0%, an expected
life of 2.3 years and a risk-free return of 6.1%. In
addition, we were required to estimate the fair value of VTR
common stock at September 30, 2007. Accordingly, the fair
value of these awards is remeasured each reporting period, and
compensation expense is adjusted to reflect the current fair
value. |
United
Chile Synthetic Option Plan
Pursuant to a synthetic option plan (the United Chile Synthetic
Option Plan) that was adopted in December 2006 to replace the
former UIH Latin America, Inc. Stock Option Plan, certain of our
directors, executive officers and officers, and one of our
employees, hold an aggregate of 574,843 synthetic options with
respect to hypothetical shares of United Chile LLC (United
Chile), the owner of our 80% ownership interest in VTR. These
synthetic options represent a 2.8% fully diluted equity interest
in United Chile. For purposes of determining the value
attributable to these synthetic options, United Chile is assumed
to have a specified share capital and intercompany indebtedness.
These assumptions are designed to replicate at United Chile the
share capital and indebtedness (net of the value of certain
assets) that UIH Latin America, Inc. would have had absent
certain intercompany transactions that occurred in 2006. All of
the synthetic options outstanding under the United Chile Phantom
Plan are fully vested and expire between 2009 and 2011. Assuming
expected volatility of 100%, a risk-free interest rate of
approximately 4.1% and a weighted average expected life of
3.1 years, these synthetic options had an aggregate fair
value of $3.2 million as of September 30, 2007. No new
grants may be made under the United Chile Synthetic Option Plan.
We account for the United Chile Synthetic Option Plan awards as
liability-based awards.
43
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
(11)
|
Related
Party Transactions
|
Our related party transactions during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Revenue earned from related parties of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J:COM (a)
|
|
$
|
12.8
|
|
|
$
|
12.7
|
|
|
$
|
33.9
|
|
|
$
|
38.2
|
|
LGI and consolidated subsidiaries other than J:COM (b)
|
|
|
2.8
|
|
|
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
7.4
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total LGI
|
|
$
|
15.6
|
|
|
$
|
13.1
|
|
|
$
|
41.3
|
|
|
$
|
41.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses charged by related parties of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J:COM (c)
|
|
$
|
12.5
|
|
|
$
|
16.4
|
|
|
$
|
46.5
|
|
|
$
|
40.2
|
|
LGI and consolidated subsidiaries other than J:COM (d)
|
|
|
5.8
|
|
|
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
16.3
|
|
|
|
16.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total LGI
|
|
$
|
18.3
|
|
|
$
|
20.4
|
|
|
$
|
62.8
|
|
|
$
|
56.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SG&A expenses charged by related parties of J:COM (e)
|
|
$
|
2.9
|
|
|
$
|
2.6
|
|
|
$
|
7.9
|
|
|
$
|
8.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense charged by related parties of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J:COM (f)
|
|
$
|
3.0
|
|
|
$
|
2.6
|
|
|
$
|
8.6
|
|
|
$
|
7.4
|
|
LGI and consolidated subsidiaries other than J:COM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total LGI
|
|
$
|
3.0
|
|
|
$
|
2.8
|
|
|
$
|
8.6
|
|
|
$
|
7.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income recognized from related parties of LGI
and consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
$
|
0.3
|
|
|
$
|
0.4
|
|
|
$
|
0.7
|
|
|
$
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital lease additions related parties of J:COM (g)
|
|
$
|
44.8
|
|
|
$
|
45.8
|
|
|
$
|
114.8
|
|
|
$
|
98.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
J:COM provides programming, construction, management and
distribution services to its managed affiliates. In addition,
J:COM sells construction materials to such affiliates, provides
distribution services to other LGI affiliates and receives
distribution fees from SC Media, a subsidiary of Sumitomo. See
note 4. |
|
(b) |
|
Amounts consist primarily of management, advisory and
programming license fees, call center charges and fees for
uplink services charged to our equity method affiliates. |
|
(c) |
|
J:COM (i) purchases certain cable television programming
from its affiliates and (ii) incurs rental expense for the
use of certain vehicles and equipment under operating leases
with two subsidiaries of Sumitomo and an affiliate of Sumitomo. |
|
(d) |
|
Amounts consist primarily of programming costs and interconnect
fees charged by equity method affiliates. |
|
(e) |
|
J:COM has management service agreements with Sumitomo under
which officers and management level employees are seconded from
Sumitomo to J:COM, whose services are charged as service fees to
J:COM based on their payroll costs. |
|
(f) |
|
Amounts consist of related party interest expense, primarily
related to assets leased from the aforementioned Sumitomo
entities. |
44
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
|
|
|
(g) |
|
J:COM leases, in the form of capital leases, customer premise
equipment, various office equipment and vehicles from the
aforementioned Sumitomo entities. At September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, capital lease obligations of J:COM
aggregating ¥46.4 billion ($404.4 million) and
¥41.5 billion ($361.5 million), respectively,
were owed to these Sumitomo entities. |
|
|
(12)
|
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
Commitments
In the normal course of business, we have entered into
agreements that commit our company to make cash payments in
future periods with respect to non-cancellable leases,
programming contracts, satellite carriage commitments, purchases
of customer premise equipment and construction activities. We
expect that in the normal course of business, operating leases
that expire generally will be renewed or replaced by similar
leases. For a description of Telenets commitments with
respect to its agreements with the PICs, see note 8.
Contingent
Obligations
Our equity method investment in Mediatti Communications, Inc.
(Mediatti) is owned by our consolidated subsidiary, Liberty
Japan MC, LLC (Liberty Japan MC). Another shareholder of
Mediatti, Olympus Capital and certain of its affiliates
(Olympus), has a put right that is first exercisable during July
2008 to require Liberty Japan MC to purchase all of its Mediatti
shares at fair value. If Olympus exercises such right, the two
minority shareholders who are party to the shareholders
agreement may also require Liberty Japan MC to purchase their
Mediatti shares at fair value. If Olympus does not exercise such
right, Liberty Japan MC has a call right that is first
exercisable during July 2009 to require Olympus and the minority
shareholders to sell their Mediatti shares to Liberty Japan MC
at the then fair value. If both the Olympus put right and the
Liberty Japan MC call right are not exercised during the first
exercise period, either may thereafter exercise its put or call
right, as applicable, until October 2010. Upon Olympus
exercise of its put right, or our exercise of our call right,
Liberty Japan MC has the option to use cash, or subject to
certain conditions being met, marketable securities, including
LGI common stock, to acquire Olympus interest in Mediatti.
In connection with the April 13, 2005 combination of VTR
and Metrópolis Intercom SA (Metrópolis),
Cristalerías de Chile SA (Cristalerías) acquired the
right to require UGC to purchase Cristalerías equity
interest in VTR at fair value, subject to a $140 million
floor price. This put right is exercisable by Cristalerías
until April 13, 2015. Upon the exercise of this put right
by Cristalerías, UGC has the option to use cash or shares
of LGI common stock to acquire Cristalerías interest
in VTR. We have reflected the $4.5 million fair value of
this put obligation at September 30, 2007 in other current
liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.
The minority owner of Sport 1 TV RT (Sport 1), a subsidiary of
Chellomedia in Hungary, has the right to put all (but not part)
of its interest in Sport 1 to one of our subsidiaries each
year between January 1 and January 31, commencing in
2009. This put option lapses if not exercised by
February 1, 2011. Chellomedia has a corresponding call
right. The price payable upon exercise of the put or call right
will be the then fair value of the minority owners
interest in Sport 1. In the event the then fair value of
Sport 1 on exercise of the put right exceeds a multiple of
ten times EBITDA, as defined in the underlying agreement,
Chellomedia may in its sole discretion elect not to acquire the
minority interest and the put right lapses for that year, with
the minority shareholder being instead entitled to sell its
minority interest to a third party within three months of such
date, subject to Chellomedias right of first refusal.
After such three-month period elapses, the minority shareholder
cannot sell its shares to third parties without
Chellomedias consent. The put and call rights are to be
settled in cash.
45
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
At September 30, 2007, three individuals, including one of
our executive officers and an officer of one of our
subsidiaries, own a 14.3% common stock interest in Liberty
Jupiter, Inc. (Liberty Jupiter), which owned a 4.0% indirect
interest in J:COM at September 30, 2007. Under the amended
and restated shareholders agreement, the individuals can require
us to purchase all of their Liberty Jupiter common stock
interest, and we can require them to sell us all or part of
their Liberty Jupiter common stock interest, in exchange for LGI
common stock with an aggregate market value equal to the fair
value of the Liberty Jupiter shares so exchanged, as determined
by agreement of the parties or independent appraisal.
Guarantees
and Other Credit Enhancements
At September 30, 2007, J:COM guaranteed
¥7.8 billion ($67.9 million) of debt of certain
of its non-consolidated investees. The maturities of the
guaranteed debt range from 2007 to 2017.
In the ordinary course of business, we have provided
indemnifications to purchasers of certain of our assets, our
lenders, our vendors and certain other parties. In addition, we
have provided performance
and/or
financial guarantees to local municipalities, our customers and
vendors. Historically, these arrangements have not resulted in
our company making any material payments and we do not believe
that they will result in material payments in the future.
Legal
Proceedings and Other Contingencies
Cignal On April 26, 2002, Liberty Global
Europe received a notice that the former shareholders of Cignal
Global Communications (Cignal) filed a lawsuit (the 2002 Cignal
Action) against Liberty Global Europe in the District Court of
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, claiming damages for Liberty Global
Europes alleged failure to honor certain option rights
that were granted to those shareholders pursuant to a
Shareholders Agreement entered into in connection with the
acquisition of Cignal by Priority Telecom NV (Priority Telecom).
The Shareholders Agreement provided that in the absence of an
initial public offering (IPO), as defined in the Shareholders
Agreement, of shares of Priority Telecom by October 1,
2001, the Cignal shareholders would be entitled until
October 30, 2001 to exchange their Priority Telecom shares
into shares of Liberty Global Europe, with a cash equivalent
value of $200 million in the aggregate, or cash at Liberty
Global Europes discretion. Liberty Global Europe believes
that it complied in full with its obligations to the Cignal
shareholders through the successful completion of the IPO of
Priority Telecom on September 27, 2001. Accordingly, it
refused to cooperate with any attempted exercise of the option
rights.
On May 4, 2005, the District Court rendered its decision in
the 2002 Cignal Action, dismissing all claims of the former
Cignal shareholders. On August 2, 2005, an appeal against
the district court decision was filed. Subsequently, when the
grounds of appeal were filed in November 2005, nine individual
plaintiffs, rather than all former Cignal shareholders,
continued to pursue their claims. Based on the share ownership
information provided by the nine plaintiffs, the damage claims
remaining subject to the 2002 Cignal Action are approximately
$28 million in the aggregate before statutory interest. A
hearing on the appeal was held on May 22, 2007. On
September 13, 2007, the Court of Appeals rendered its
decision that no IPO within the meaning of the Shareholders
Agreement had been realized and accordingly the plaintiffs
should have been allowed to exercise their option rights. In the
same decision, the Court of Appeals directed the plaintiffs to
present more detailed calculations and substantiation of the
damages they claimed to have suffered as a result of Liberty
Global Europes nonperformance with respect to their option
rights, and stated that Liberty Global Europe will be allowed to
respond to the calculations submitted by the plaintiffs by
separate statement. The Court of Appeals gave the parties leave
to appeal to the Dutch Supreme Court and deferred all further
decisions pending such appeal. Liberty Global Europe has
determined that it has grounds for appeal and intends to file
the appeal with the Dutch Supreme Court in December 2007.
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
On June 13, 2006, Liberty Global Europe, Priority Telecom,
Euronext NV and Euronext Amsterdam NV were each served with a
summons for a new action (the 2006 Cignal Action) purportedly on
behalf of all the other former Cignal shareholders and
provisionally for the nine plaintiffs in the 2002 Cignal Action.
The 2006 Cignal Action claims, among other things, that the
listing of Priority Telecom on Euronext Amsterdam NV in
September 2001 did not meet the requirements of the applicable
listing rules and, accordingly, the IPO was not valid and did
not satisfy Liberty Global Europes obligations to the
Cignal shareholders. Aggregate claims of $200 million, plus
statutory interest, are asserted in this action, which amount
includes the amount provisionally claimed by the nine plaintiffs
in the 2002 Cignal Action. A hearing in the 2006 Cignal Action
took place on October 9, 2007 and the court is expected to
render its decision during the fourth quarter of 2007 or the
first quarter of 2008.
In light of the September 13, 2007 decision by the Court of
Appeals and other factors, we have recorded a provision of
$146.0 million during the third quarter of 2007,
representing our estimate of the loss that we may incur upon the
ultimate disposition of the 2002 and 2006 Cignal Actions. This
provision has been recorded notwithstanding the fact that we
intend to appeal the Court of Appeals decision to the Dutch
Supreme Court and that the Court of Appeals decision is not
binding with respect to the 2006 Cignal Action.
Class Action Lawsuits Relating to the LGI
Combination Since January 18, 2005,
21 lawsuits have been filed in the Delaware Court of
Chancery, and one lawsuit in the Denver District Court, State of
Colorado, all purportedly on behalf of UGCs public
stockholders, regarding the announcement on January 18,
2005 of the execution by UGC and LMI of the agreement and plan
of merger for the combination of the two companies under LGI
(the LGI Combination). The defendants named in these actions
include UGC, former directors of UGC, and LMI. The allegations
in each of the complaints, which are substantially similar,
assert that the defendants have breached their fiduciary duties
of loyalty, care, good faith and candor and that various
defendants have engaged in self-dealing and unjust enrichment,
approved an unfair price, and impeded or discouraged other
offers for UGC or its assets in bad faith and for improper
motives. The complaints seek various remedies, including damages
for the public holders of UGCs stock and an award of
attorneys fees to plaintiffs counsel. On
February 11, 2005, the Delaware Court of Chancery
consolidated all 21 Delaware lawsuits into a single action.
Also, on April 20, 2005, the Denver District Court, State
of Colorado, issued an order granting a joint stipulation for
stay of the action filed in this court pending the final
resolution of the consolidated action in Delaware. On
May 5, 2005, the plaintiffs in the Delaware action filed a
consolidated amended complaint containing allegations
substantially similar to those found in and naming the same
defendants named in the original complaints. The defendants
filed their answers to the consolidated amended complaint on
September 30, 2005. The parties are proceeding with
pre-trial discovery activity. The defendants believe that a fair
process was followed and a fair price was paid in connection
with the LGI Combination and intend to vigorously defend this
action. We cannot estimate the amount of loss, if any, that we
will incur upon the ultimate resolution of this matter.
Telenet Partner Network Negotiations At
September 30, 2007, Telenet provided services over
broadband networks owned by Telenet and the Telenet Partner
Network owned by the PICs (as further described in note 8),
with the networks owned by Telenet accounting for approximately
70% of the aggregate homes passed by the combined networks and
the Telenet Partner Network accounting for the remaining 30%.
Telenet has been negotiating with the PICs to increase the
capacity available to Telenet on the Telenet Partner Network.
Telenet is seeking the additional capacity in order to avoid a
possible future degradation of service due to congestion that
may arise in future years. No assurance can be given that
Telenet will be able to negotiate an agreement with the PICs on
reasonable terms, on a timely basis, or at all. In this regard,
the prospects of such an agreement may be adversely affected by
the litigation between Telenet and the PICs, as described below.
To the extent that Telenet cannot conclude its negotiations with
the PICs on satisfactory terms and Telenet has exhausted other
means to resolve network congestion issues, it is possible that
certain areas on the Telenet Partner Network would over time
begin to experience congestion, resulting in a deterioration in
the quality of service that Telenet would be able to
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
provide to its subscribers and possible damage to Telenets
reputation and its ability to maintain or increase revenue and
subscribers in the affected areas.
Telenet and the PICs had also been discussing the PICs
desire to provide
video-on-demand
and related digital interactive services over the Telenet
Partner Network. These discussions were complicated by
differences in the parties interpretation of the precise
scope of the long-term exclusive right to provide point-to-point
services over the Telenet Partner Network that the PICs
contributed to Telenet in exchange for stock in 1996. Telenet
learned that the PICs intended to launch certain digital
interactive services in breach of Telenets exclusive right
to provide point-to-point services on the Telenet Partner
Network and therefore instituted legal action before the courts
of Brussels to protect its rights. On July 5, 2007, the
Court of Brussels issued an injunction, prohibiting the PICs
from offering
video-on-demand
and other interactive services on the Telenet Partner Network.
The PICs appealed the court decision on July 28, 2007. If
the appeal were to be determined in a manner unfavorable to
Telenet, Telenets operations and revenue are likely to be
adversely affected, although the extent of such adverse effect
is difficult to predict at this time.
The Netherlands Regulatory Developments On
September 28, 2005, the Dutch competition authority, NMA,
informed UPC Nederland BV (UPC NL), our Dutch subsidiary, that
it had closed its investigation with respect to the price
increases for UPC NLs analog video services in
2003-2005.
The NMA concluded that the price increases were not excessive
and therefore UPC NL did not abuse what NMA views as UPC
NLs dominant position in the analog video services market.
KPN, the incumbent telecommunications operator in the
Netherlands, submitted an appeal of the NMA decision. The NMA
rejected the appeal of KPN by declaring the appeal inadmissible
on April 7, 2006. On May 3, 2006, UPC NL was informed
that KPN had filed an appeal against the NMA decision with the
Administrative Court (of Rotterdam). On February 6, 2007,
the Administrative Court declared KPNs appeal of the NMA
decision of September 2005 admissible. The NMA has appealed the
Administrative Courts decision and UPC NL has joined NMA
in its appeal. We do not anticipate that the outcome of this
proceeding will result in a material adverse effect on our
financial position or results of operations.
As part of the process of implementing certain directives
promulgated by the European Union in 2003, the Dutch national
regulatory authority (OPTA) analyzed eighteen markets predefined
in the directives to determine if any operator or service
provider has significant market power within the
meaning of the EU directives. In relation to video services,
OPTA analyzed market 18 (wholesale market for video services)
and an additional 19th market relating to the retail
delivery of radio and television packages (retail market). On
March 17, 2006, OPTA announced that UPC NL has significant
market power in the distribution of both free-to-air and pay
television programming on a wholesale and retail level. The OPTA
decision in relation to market 18 included the obligation
to provide access to content providers and packagers that seek
to distribute content over UPC NLs network using their own
conditional access platforms. The OPTA decision with respect to
market 19 expired on March 17, 2007.
UPC NL appealed the OPTA decisions on April 28, 2006 with
the highest administrative court. On July 24, 2007, the
court rendered its decision with respect to the appeal, whereby
the court annulled the OPTA decision in relation to
market 18 and dismissed the appeal against the OPTA
decision in relation to market 19. As a result, UPC
NLs obligation to offer wholesale access for video
services has been terminated.
OPTA could decide to take new positions in relation to markets
18 and 19.
Income Taxes We operate in numerous countries
around the world and accordingly, we are subject to, and pay
annual income taxes under, the various income tax regimes in the
countries in which we operate. The tax rules and regulations in
many countries are highly complex and subject to interpretation.
In the normal course of business, we may be subject to a review
of our income tax filings by various taxing authorities. In
connection with such reviews, disputes could arise with the
taxing authorities over the interpretation or application of
certain income tax
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
rules related to our business in that tax jurisdiction. Such
disputes may result in future tax and interest assessments by
these taxing authorities. The ultimate resolution of tax
contingencies will take place upon the earlier of (i) the
settlement date with the applicable taxing authorities in either
cash or agreement of income tax positions or (ii) the date
when the tax authorities are statutorily prohibited from
adjusting the companys tax computations. For information
concerning the impact of our January 1, 2007 adoption of
FIN 48, see note 3.
Regulatory Issues Video distribution,
broadband Internet, telephony and content businesses are
regulated in each of the countries in which we operate. The
scope of regulation varies from country to country, although in
some significant respects regulation in most European markets is
harmonized under the regulatory structure of the European Union.
Adverse regulatory developments could subject our businesses to
a number of risks. Regulation could limit growth, revenue and
the number and types of services offered. In addition,
regulation may restrict our operations and subject them to
further competitive pressure, including pricing restrictions,
interconnect and other access obligations, and restrictions or
controls on content, including content provided by third
parties. Failure to comply with current or future regulation
could expose our businesses to various penalties. On
December 12, 2006, Liberty Media announced publicly that it
had agreed to acquire an approximate 39% interest in DirecTV
Group, Inc. (DirecTV). On August 1, 2007, VTR received
formal written notice from the Chilean Federal Economic
Prosecutor (FNE) that Liberty Medias acquisition of the
DirecTV interest would violate one of the conditions imposed by
the Chilean Antitrust Court on VTRs combination with
Metrópolis prohibiting VTR and its control group from
participating, directly or indirectly through related persons,
in Chilean satellite or microwave television businesses. If the
FNE ultimately determines that a violation has occurred, it will
commence an action before the Chilean Antitrust Court. We
currently are unable to predict the outcome of this matter.
In addition to the foregoing items, we have contingencies
related to (i) legal proceedings, (ii) wage, property,
sales and other tax issues, (iii) disputes over
interconnection and copyright fees and (iv) other matters
arising in the ordinary course of business. Although it is
reasonably possible we may incur losses upon conclusion of such
matters, an estimate of any loss or range of loss cannot be
made. However, it is expected that the amounts, if any, which
may be required to satisfy such contingencies will not be
material in relation to our financial position or results of
operations.
We own a variety of international subsidiaries and investments
that provide broadband communications services, and to a lesser
extent, video programming services. We identify our reportable
segments as (i) those consolidated subsidiaries that
represent 10% or more of our revenue, operating cash flow (as
defined below), or total assets, and (ii) those equity
method affiliates where our investment or share of operating
cash flow represents 10% or more of our total assets or
operating cash flow, respectively. In certain cases, we may
elect to include an operating segment in our segment disclosure
that does not meet the above-described criteria for a reportable
segment. We evaluate performance and make decisions about
allocating resources to our operating segments based on
financial measures such as revenue and operating cash flow. In
addition, we review non-financial measures such as subscriber
growth and penetration, as appropriate.
Operating cash flow is the primary measure used by our chief
operating decision maker to evaluate segment operating
performance and to decide how to allocate resources to segments.
As we use the term, operating cash flow is defined as revenue
less operating and SG&A expenses (excluding stock-based
compensation, depreciation and amortization, provision for
litigation, and impairment, restructuring and other operating
charges or credits). We believe operating cash flow is
meaningful because it provides investors a means to evaluate the
operating performance of our segments and our company on an
ongoing basis using criteria that is used by our internal
decision makers. Our internal decision makers believe operating
cash flow is a meaningful measure and is superior
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
to other available GAAP measures because it represents a
transparent view of our recurring operating performance and
allows management to readily view operating trends, perform
analytical comparisons and benchmarking between segments in the
different countries in which we operate and identify strategies
to improve operating performance. For example, our internal
decision makers believe that the inclusion of impairment and
restructuring charges within operating cash flow would distort
the ability to efficiently assess and view the core operating
trends in our segments. In addition, our internal decision
makers believe our measure of operating cash flow is important
because analysts and investors use it to compare our performance
to other companies in our industry. However, our definition of
operating cash flow may differ from cash flow measurements
provided by other public companies. A reconciliation of total
segment operating cash flow to our consolidated earnings (loss)
before income taxes, minority interests and discontinued
operations is presented below. Operating cash flow should be
viewed as a measure of operating performance that is a
supplement to, and not a substitute for, operating income, net
earnings, cash flow from operating activities and other GAAP
measures of income.
We have identified the following consolidated operating segments
as our reportable segments:
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UPC Broadband Division:
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The Netherlands
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Switzerland
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Austria
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Ireland
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Hungary
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Other Central and Eastern Europe
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Telenet (Belgium)
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J:COM (Japan)
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VTR (Chile)
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All of the reportable segments set forth above derive their
revenue primarily from broadband communications services,
including video, voice and broadband Internet access services.
Certain segments also provide Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
(CLEC) and other business-to-business (B2B) communications
services. At September 30, 2007, our operating segments in
the UPC Broadband Division provided services in 10 European
countries. Our other Central and Eastern Europe segment includes
our operating segments in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania,
Slovak Republic and Slovenia. Telenet provides broadband
communications services in Belgium. J:COM provides broadband
communications services in Japan. VTR provides broadband
communications services in Chile. Our corporate and other
category includes (i) Austar and other less significant
consolidated operating segments that provide broadband
communications services in Puerto Rico, Brazil and Peru and
video programming and other services in Europe and Argentina,
and (ii) our corporate category. Intersegment eliminations
primarily represent the elimination of intercompany transactions
between our UPC Broadband Division and Chellomedia.
As further discussed in note 5, we sold UPC Belgium to
Telenet on December 31, 2006, and we began accounting for
Telenet as a consolidated subsidiary effective January 1,
2007. As a result, we began reporting a new segment as of
January 1, 2007 that includes Telenet from the
January 1, 2007 consolidation date and UPC Belgium for all
periods presented. The new reportable segment is not a part of
the UPC Broadband Division. Segment information for all periods
presented has been restated to reflect the transfer of UPC
Belgium to the Telenet segment.
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
We present only the reportable segments of our continuing
operations in the following tables.
Performance
Measures of Our Reportable Segments
The amounts presented below represent 100% of each
businesss revenue and operating cash flow. As we have the
ability to control Telenet, J:COM, VTR and Austar (which we
report in our corporate and other category), GAAP requires that
we consolidate 100% of the revenue and expenses of these
entities in our condensed consolidated statements of operations
despite that fact that third parties own significant interests
in these entities. The third-party owners interests in the
operating results of Telenet, J:COM, VTR, Austar and other less
significant majority owned subsidiaries are reflected in
minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries, net, in our
condensed consolidated statements of operations. Our ability to
consolidate J:COM is dependent on our ability to continue to
control Super Media, which will be dissolved in February 2010
unless we and Sumitomo mutually agree to extend the term. If
Super Media is dissolved and we do not otherwise control J:COM
at the time of any such dissolution, we will no longer be in a
position to consolidate J:COM. When reviewing and analyzing our
operating results, it is important to note that other
third-party entities own significant interests in Telenet,
J:COM, VTR and Austar and that Sumitomo effectively has the
ability to prevent our company from consolidating J:COM after
February 2010.
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Three months ended
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Nine months ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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in millions
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Revenue
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UPC Broadband Division:
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The Netherlands
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$
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262.7
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$
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237.9
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$
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775.3
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$
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677.3
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Switzerland
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217.5
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192.3
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637.1
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564.6
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Austria
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124.2
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109.1
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366.4
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305.9
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Ireland
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75.9
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66.6
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224.3
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193.1
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Total Western Europe
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680.3
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605.9
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2,003.1
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1,740.9
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Hungary
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94.7
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73.3
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278.6
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224.2
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Other Central and Eastern Europe
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205.1
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141.4
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584.3
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405.7
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Total Central and Eastern Europe
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299.8
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214.7
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862.9
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629.9
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Central and corporate operations
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1.9
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7.8
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9.1
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10.6
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Total UPC Broadband Division
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982.0
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828.4
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2,875.1
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2,381.4
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Telenet (Belgium)
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325.3
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10.9
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938.6
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31.7
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J:COM (Japan)
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563.1
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469.7
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1,629.8
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1,367.4
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VTR (Chile)
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160.5
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137.6
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460.4
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411.6
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Corporate and other
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246.8
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192.7
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700.5
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560.6
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Intersegment eliminations
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(22.4
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(16.7
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(62.5
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)
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(50.6
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Total consolidated LGI
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$
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2,255.3
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$
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1,622.6
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$
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6,541.9
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$
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4,702.1
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GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
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Three months ended
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Nine months ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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in millions
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Operating Cash Flow
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UPC Broadband Division:
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|
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The Netherlands
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$
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139.1
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$
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118.3
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$
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399.7
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$
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327.5
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Switzerland
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106.8
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|
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|
96.1
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|
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312.6
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260.5
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Austria
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59.5
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52.3
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176.7
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146.6
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Ireland
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23.7
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|
18.8
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70.4
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57.8
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Total Western Europe
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329.1
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285.5
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959.4
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792.4
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|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
47.4
|
|
|
|
33.5
|
|
|
|
140.6
|
|
|
|
104.9
|
|
Other Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
105.7
|
|
|
|
67.3
|
|
|
|
293.1
|
|
|
|
192.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
153.1
|
|
|
|
100.8
|
|
|
|
433.7
|
|
|
|
297.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central and corporate operations
|
|
|
(57.2
|
)
|
|
|
(51.1
|
)
|
|
|
(171.4
|
)
|
|
|
(151.8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division
|
|
|
425.0
|
|
|
|
335.2
|
|
|
|
1,221.7
|
|
|
|
938.3
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
158.4
|
|
|
|
5.2
|
|
|
|
442.6
|
|
|
|
16.7
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
228.6
|
|
|
|
187.4
|
|
|
|
660.3
|
|
|
|
537.6
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
64.0
|
|
|
|
49.7
|
|
|
|
178.0
|
|
|
|
144.1
|
|
Corporate and other
|
|
|
41.6
|
|
|
|
21.9
|
|
|
|
100.6
|
|
|
|
68.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consolidated LGI
|
|
$
|
917.6
|
|
|
$
|
599.4
|
|
|
$
|
2,603.2
|
|
|
$
|
1,705.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
The following table provides a reconciliation of total segment
operating cash flow to earnings (loss) before income taxes,
minority interests and discontinued operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Total segment operating cash flow
|
|
$
|
917.6
|
|
|
$
|
599.4
|
|
|
$
|
2,603.2
|
|
|
$
|
1,705.3
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
(57.8
|
)
|
|
|
(21.2
|
)
|
|
|
(141.3
|
)
|
|
|
(56.5
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(615.4
|
)
|
|
|
(457.7
|
)
|
|
|
(1,819.6
|
)
|
|
|
(1,338.1
|
)
|
Provision for litigation
|
|
|
(146.0
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(146.0
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment, restructuring and other operating charges, net
|
|
|
(11.6
|
)
|
|
|
(5.5
|
)
|
|
|
(17.5
|
)
|
|
|
(11.7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
86.8
|
|
|
|
115.0
|
|
|
|
478.8
|
|
|
|
299.0
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(247.1
|
)
|
|
|
(181.8
|
)
|
|
|
(706.4
|
)
|
|
|
(482.0
|
)
|
Interest and dividend income
|
|
|
36.1
|
|
|
|
26.1
|
|
|
|
84.6
|
|
|
|
62.1
|
|
Share of results of affiliates, net
|
|
|
5.9
|
|
|
|
5.5
|
|
|
|
29.0
|
|
|
|
5.9
|
|
Realized and unrealized losses on financial and derivative
instruments, net
|
|
|
(88.1
|
)
|
|
|
(181.1
|
)
|
|
|
(233.9
|
)
|
|
|
(160.0
|
)
|
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net
|
|
|
(78.7
|
)
|
|
|
0.9
|
|
|
|
(26.2
|
)
|
|
|
83.1
|
|
Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt, net
|
|
|
1.6
|
|
|
|
(5.0
|
)
|
|
|
(21.7
|
)
|
|
|
(40.6
|
)
|
Gains on disposition of assets, net
|
|
|
552.8
|
|
|
|
52.7
|
|
|
|
553.1
|
|
|
|
100.3
|
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
0.9
|
|
|
|
(3.6
|
)
|
|
|
(5.3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority interests and
discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
270.3
|
|
|
$
|
(166.8
|
)
|
|
$
|
153.7
|
|
|
$
|
(137.5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Geographic
Segments
The revenue of our geographic segments is set forth below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Europe:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Division:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Netherlands
|
|
$
|
262.7
|
|
|
$
|
237.9
|
|
|
$
|
775.3
|
|
|
$
|
677.3
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
217.5
|
|
|
|
192.3
|
|
|
|
637.1
|
|
|
|
564.6
|
|
Austria
|
|
|
124.2
|
|
|
|
109.1
|
|
|
|
366.4
|
|
|
|
305.9
|
|
Ireland
|
|
|
75.9
|
|
|
|
66.6
|
|
|
|
224.3
|
|
|
|
193.1
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
94.7
|
|
|
|
73.3
|
|
|
|
278.6
|
|
|
|
224.2
|
|
Romania
|
|
|
60.6
|
|
|
|
47.2
|
|
|
|
177.8
|
|
|
|
135.9
|
|
Czech Republic
|
|
|
56.1
|
|
|
|
30.6
|
|
|
|
162.3
|
|
|
|
89.0
|
|
Poland
|
|
|
58.8
|
|
|
|
43.7
|
|
|
|
163.4
|
|
|
|
122.8
|
|
Slovak Republic
|
|
|
15.6
|
|
|
|
12.1
|
|
|
|
45.2
|
|
|
|
35.7
|
|
Slovenia
|
|
|
14.0
|
|
|
|
7.8
|
|
|
|
35.6
|
|
|
|
22.3
|
|
Central and corporate operations (a)
|
|
|
1.9
|
|
|
|
7.8
|
|
|
|
9.1
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division
|
|
|
982.0
|
|
|
|
828.4
|
|
|
|
2,875.1
|
|
|
|
2,381.4
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
325.3
|
|
|
|
10.9
|
|
|
|
938.6
|
|
|
|
31.7
|
|
Chellomedia (b)
|
|
|
91.2
|
|
|
|
60.6
|
|
|
|
252.7
|
|
|
|
180.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Europe
|
|
|
1,398.5
|
|
|
|
899.9
|
|
|
|
4,066.4
|
|
|
|
2,593.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
563.1
|
|
|
|
469.7
|
|
|
|
1,629.8
|
|
|
|
1,367.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Americas:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
160.5
|
|
|
|
137.6
|
|
|
|
460.4
|
|
|
|
411.6
|
|
Other (c)
|
|
|
33.5
|
|
|
|
34.9
|
|
|
|
103.9
|
|
|
|
103.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total The Americas
|
|
|
194.0
|
|
|
|
172.5
|
|
|
|
564.3
|
|
|
|
515.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
|
|
122.1
|
|
|
|
97.2
|
|
|
|
343.9
|
|
|
|
276.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intersegment eliminations
|
|
|
(22.4
|
)
|
|
|
(16.7
|
)
|
|
|
(62.5
|
)
|
|
|
(50.6
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total consolidated LGI
|
|
$
|
2,255.3
|
|
|
$
|
1,622.6
|
|
|
$
|
6,541.9
|
|
|
$
|
4,702.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
The UPC Broadband Divisions central and corporate
operations are located primarily in the Netherlands. The revenue
reported by the UPC Broadband Divisions central and
corporate operations primarily relates to transitional services
provided to the buyers of certain of our discontinued operations
pursuant to agreements that expire at various dates in 2007. |
|
(b) |
|
Chellomedias geographic segments are located primarily in
the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain and other European
countries. |
|
(c) |
|
Includes certain less significant operating segments that
provide broadband services in Puerto Rico, Brazil and Peru and
video programming services in Argentina. |
54
LIBERTY
GLOBAL, INC.
(See note 1)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
Redemption
of STARS
On October 31, 2007, Austar redeemed in full its STARS for
a total cash redemption amount of AUD 115.0 million
($106.6 million at the transaction date). As of
September 30, 2007, the STARS had a carrying value of
AUD 115.0 million ($101.9 million) and were
included in other debt.
Austar
Return of Capital
On November 1, 2007, Austar distributed
AUD 299.9 million ($275.5 million at the
transaction date) or AUD 0.2368 ($0.2098) per ordinary
share to its shareholders. Our share of this capital
distribution was AUD 160.1 million
($147.1 million at the transaction date). The
AUD 139.8 million ($123.8 million) portion of
this capital distribution that was paid to shareholders other
than our company is recorded as a current liability in our
September 30, 2007 condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Acquisition
of Telesystems Tirol
On October 2, 2007, our operating subsidiary in Austria
acquired Telesystem Tirol GmbH & Co KG, a broadband
operator in Austria, for cash consideration of
81.0 million ($114.7 million at the transaction
date) before working capital adjustments and direct acquisition
costs.
LGJ
Holdings Loan
On October 31, 2007, LGJ Holdings LLC (LGJ Holdings), our
wholly owned indirect subsidiary, executed a new senior secured
credit facility agreement (the LGJ Credit Facility). The LGJ
Credit Facility provides for an initial term loan facility in
the amount of ¥75.0 billion ($654.8 million at
the transaction date) (the Term Loan Facility) which was drawn
in full on November 5, 2007 (the Closing Date). The
proceeds of the Term Loan Facility have been used to make a
distribution to the sole member of LGJ Holdings and to pay fees,
costs and expenses incurred in connection with granting the Term
Loan Facility. The Term Loan Facility will be repaid in two
installments with (i) 2.5% of the outstanding principal
amount of the Term Loan Facility being repayable four and a half
years from the Closing Date and (ii) 97.5% of the
outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Facility repayable
five years from the Closing Date. The applicable margin for the
Term Loan Facility is 3.25% per annum over TIBOR. The LGJ Credit
Facility contains a mechanism whereby additional term facilities
may be entered into subject to compliance with applicable
covenants and certain other restrictions. In addition to
customary restrictive covenants, prepayment requirements and
events of default, the LGJ Credit Facility requires compliance
with various financial covenants including Asset Coverage Ratios
and a Leverage Ratio (each as defined in the LGJ Credit
Facility). The Material Group Members (as defined therein) are
permitted to make certain limited distributions and restricted
payments. The LGJ Credit Facility is secured by (i) pledges
over the membership interests of LGJ Holdings and the stock of
its two subsidiaries, Liberty Japan, Inc. (Liberty Japan), a
wholly owned direct subsidiary of LGJ Holdings, and Liberty
Jupiter (except for up to 14.3% of the common stock of Liberty
Jupiter not held by LGJ Holdings), (ii) a pledge over a
bank account of LGJ Holdings, (iii) a security agreement in
respect of certain current and future assets of LGJ Holdings,
Liberty Japan and Liberty Jupiter and (iv) such other
security documents as may be entered into from time to time
pursuant to the Finance Documents (as defined therein). Liberty
Japan and Liberty Jupiter are members of Super Media through
which we indirectly own our interest in J:COM. LGJ
Holdings obligations are guaranteed by Liberty Japan and
Liberty Jupiter. LGI has provided a guarantee with respect to
the payment of interest and, under certain limited
circumstances, the payment of principal and other obligations
under the LGJ Credit Facility.
55
|
|
Item 2.
|
MANAGEMENTS
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
The following discussion and analysis is intended to assist in
providing an understanding of our financial condition, changes
in financial condition and results of operations. This
discussion is organized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Forward Looking Statements. This section
provides a description of certain of the factors that could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from
anticipated results or events.
|
|
|
|
Overview. This section provides a general
description of our business and recent events.
|
|
|
|
Material Changes in Results of
Operations. This section provides an analysis of
our results of operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006.
|
|
|
|
Material Changes in Financial Condition. This
section provides an analysis of our corporate and subsidiary
liquidity, condensed consolidated cash flow statements and our
off balance sheet arrangements.
|
|
|
|
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk. This section provides discussion and
analysis of the foreign currency, interest rate and other market
risk that our company faces.
|
The capitalized terms used below have been defined in the notes
to our condensed consolidated financial statements. In the
following text, the terms, we, our,
our company and us may refer, as the
context requires, to LGI and its predecessors and subsidiaries.
Unless otherwise indicated, convenience translations into
U.S. dollars are calculated as of September 30, 2007.
Forward
Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. To the extent
that statements in this Quarterly Report are not recitations of
historical fact, such statements constitute forward-looking
statements, which, by definition, involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.
In particular, statements under Item 2.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations and Item 3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk contain
forward-looking statements, including statements regarding
business, product, acquisition, disposition and finance
strategies, our capital expenditure priorities, subscriber
growth and retention rates, competition, the maturity of our
markets, anticipated cost increases and target leverage levels.
Where, in any forward-looking statement, we express an
expectation or belief as to future results or events, such
expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to
have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the
expectation or belief will result or be achieved or
accomplished. In addition to the risk factors described in our
2006 Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A,
the following are some but not all of the factors that could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from
anticipated results or events:
|
|
|
|
|
economic and business conditions and industry trends in the
countries in which we, and the entities in which we have
interests, operate;
|
|
|
|
the competitive environment in the broadband communications and
programming industries in the countries in which we, and the
entities in which we have interests, operate;
|
|
|
|
competitor responses to our products and services, and the
products and services of the entities in which we have interests;
|
|
|
|
fluctuations in currency exchange rates and interest rates;
|
|
|
|
consumer disposable income and spending levels, including the
availability and amount of individual consumer debt;
|
|
|
|
changes in consumer television viewing preferences and habits;
|
|
|
|
consumer acceptance of existing service offerings, including our
digital video, voice and broadband Internet access services;
|
56
|
|
|
|
|
consumer acceptance of new technology, programming alternatives
and broadband services that we may offer;
|
|
|
|
our ability to manage rapid technological changes;
|
|
|
|
our ability to increase the number of subscriptions to our
digital video, voice and broadband Internet access services and
our average revenue per household;
|
|
|
|
the outcome of pending or threatened litigation;
|
|
|
|
Telenets ability to favorably resolve negotiations and
litigation with the PICs with respect to the Telenet Partner
Network;
|
|
|
|
continued consolidation of the foreign broadband distribution
industry;
|
|
|
|
changes in, or failure or inability to comply with, government
regulations in the countries in which we, and the entities in
which we have interests, operate and adverse outcomes from
regulatory proceedings;
|
|
|
|
our ability to obtain regulatory approval and satisfy other
conditions necessary to close acquisitions, as well as our
ability to satisfy conditions imposed by competition and other
regulatory authorities in connection with acquisitions;
|
|
|
|
government intervention that opens our broadband distribution
networks to competitors;
|
|
|
|
our ability to successfully negotiate rate increases with local
authorities;
|
|
|
|
changes in laws or treaties relating to taxation, or the
interpretation thereof, in countries in which we, or the
entities in which we have interests, operate;
|
|
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uncertainties inherent in the development and integration of new
business lines and business strategies;
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capital spending for the acquisition
and/or
development of telecommunications networks and services;
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our ability to successfully integrate and recognize anticipated
efficiencies from the businesses we acquire;
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problems we may discover post-closing with the operations,
including the internal controls and financial reporting process
of businesses we acquire;
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the impact of our future financial performance, or market
conditions generally, on the availability, terms and deployment
of capital;
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the ability of suppliers and vendors to timely deliver products,
equipment, software and services;
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the availability of attractive programming for our digital video
services at reasonable costs;
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the loss of key employees and the availability of qualified
personnel;
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changes in the nature of key strategic relationships with
partners and joint venturers; and
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events that are outside of our control, such as political unrest
in international markets, terrorist attacks, natural disasters,
pandemics and other similar events.
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The broadband communications services industries are changing
rapidly and, therefore, the forward-looking statements of
expectations, plans and intent in this Quarterly Report are
subject to a significant degree of risk.
These forward-looking statements and risks, uncertainties and
other factors speak only as of the date of this Quarterly
Report, and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking
to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statement contained herein, to reflect any change in our
expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Overview
We are an international broadband communications provider of
video, voice and Internet access services with consolidated
broadband operations at September 30, 2007 in 17 countries,
primarily in Europe, Japan and Chile.
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Through our indirect wholly owned subsidiary UPC Holding, we
provide broadband communications services in 10 European
countries and in Chile. As further described in note 8 to
our condensed consolidated financial statements, (i) our
100% ownership interest in Cablecom, a broadband communications
operator in Switzerland, and (ii) our 80% interest in VTR,
a broadband communications operator in Chile, were transferred
from certain of our other indirect subsidiaries to UPC Broadband
Holding during the second quarter of 2007. UPC Broadband
Holdings European broadband communications operations,
including Cablecom, are collectively referred to as the UPC
Broadband Division. Through our indirect controlling ownership
interest in Telenet, which we began accounting for as a
consolidated subsidiary effective January 1, 2007 (as
further described in note 4 to our condensed consolidated
financials statements), we provide broadband communications
services in Belgium. Through our indirect 37.4% controlling
ownership interest in J:COM, we provide broadband communications
services in Japan. Through our indirect 53.4%-owned subsidiary
Austar, we provide DTH satellite operations in Australia. We
also have (i) consolidated broadband communications
operations in Puerto Rico, Brazil and Peru, (ii) a
non-controlling interest in a broadband communications company
in Japan, (iii) consolidated interests in certain
programming businesses in Europe and Argentina and
(iv) non-controlling interests in certain programming
businesses in Europe, Japan, Australia and the Americas. Our
consolidated programming interests in Europe are primarily held
through Chellomedia, which also provides interactive digital
services and owns or manages investments in various businesses
in Europe. Certain of Chellomedias subsidiaries and
affiliates provide programming and interactive digital services
to certain of our broadband operations, primarily in Europe.
As further described in note 4 to our condensed
consolidated financial statements, we have completed several
transactions since January 1, 2006 that impact the
comparability of our 2007 and 2006 results, including
(i) J:COMs consolidation of JTV Thematics effective
September 3, 2007, (ii) our consolidation of Telenet
effective January 1, 2007, (iii) our consolidation of
Karneval effective September 30, 2006,
(iv) J:COMs acquisition of a controlling interest in
Cable West on September 28, 2006 and (v) our
acquisition of INODE on March 2, 2006. In addition we have
completed the acquisition of a number of less significant
entities in Europe and Japan since January 1, 2006.
As further discussed in note 5 to our condensed
consolidated financial statements, our condensed consolidated
financial statements have been reclassified to present UPC
Norway, UPC Sweden, UPC France and PT Norway as discontinued
operations. Accordingly, in the following discussion and
analysis, the operating statistics, results of operations and
cash flows that we present and discuss are those of our
continuing operations.
From a strategic perspective, we are seeking to build broadband
and video programming businesses that have strong prospects for
future growth in revenue and operating cash flow (as defined in
note 13 to our condensed consolidated financial
statements). Therefore, we seek to acquire entities at prudent
prices that have strong growth potential and sell businesses
that we believe do not meet this profile. We also seek to
leverage the reach of our broadband distribution systems to
create new content opportunities in order to increase our
distribution presence and maximize operating efficiencies. As
discussed further under Material Changes in Financial
Condition Capitalization below, we also seek to
maintain our debt at levels that provide for attractive equity
returns without assuming undue risk.
From an operational perspective, we focus on achieving organic
revenue growth in our broadband communications operations by
developing and marketing bundled entertainment, information and
communications services, and extending and upgrading the quality
of our networks where appropriate. As we use the term, organic
growth excludes the effects of foreign currency exchange rate
fluctuations, acquisitions and dispositions. While we seek to
obtain new customers, we also seek to increase the average
revenue we receive from each household by increasing the
penetration of our digital video, broadband Internet and
telephony services with existing customers through product
bundling and upselling, or by migrating analog video customers
to digital video services that include various incremental
service offerings, as described below. We plan to continue to
employ this strategy to achieve organic revenue and customer
growth.
Through our subsidiaries and affiliates, we are the largest
international broadband communications operator in terms of
subscribers. At September 30, 2007, our consolidated
subsidiaries owned and operated networks that passed
30.1 million homes and served 23.5 million revenue
generating units (RGUs), consisting of 14.7 million video
subscribers, 5.1 million broadband Internet subscribers and
3.7 million telephony subscribers.
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Including the effects of acquisitions during 2007, our
consolidated operations added total RGUs of 428,000 and
4,104,500 during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, respectively. Excluding the effects of
acquisitions (RGUs added on the acquisition date), but including
post-acquisition RGU additions, our continuing operations added
total RGUs of 385,200 and 1,008,100 during the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. Our organic
RGU growth during the 2007 periods is primarily attributable to
the growth of our broadband Internet access services and digital
telephony services, as increases in our digital video and DTH
RGUs were offset by decreases in our analog video and, to a
lesser extent, multi-channel multi-point (microwave)
distribution system (MMDS) video RGU. As a result, we
experienced a slight increase in our video RGUs during the 2007
three-month period and a net decline in our video RGUs during
the 2007 nine-month period. We expect that competitive and other
factors will continue to adversely impact our ability to
maintain or increase our video RGUs, particularly in Europe.
We are experiencing increasing competition in all of our
broadband communications markets. In particular, competition in
Western Europe, Romania, Hungary and other parts of Central and
Eastern Europe has adversely affected our ability to sustain
recent historical levels of organic revenue and RGU growth
during 2007. We believe that we will continue to be challenged
to maintain recent historical organic revenue and RGU growth
rates in future periods as we expect that competition will
continue to grow and that the markets for certain of our service
offerings will continue to mature. Moreover, our ability to
maintain or increase our monthly subscription fees for our
service offerings has been, and we expect will continue to be,
limited by competitive and, to a lesser extent, regulatory
factors. In this regard, we experienced slight sequential
declines (i.e., declines from the second quarter of 2007 to the
third quarter of 2007) in the average monthly subscription
revenue earned per RGU (ARPU) in most of our broadband
communications markets, due primarily to increased discounting
in response to competition. Although this increased discounting
contributed to a significant sequential increase in RGU
additions, certain of our European markets, including the
Netherlands, Austria and Romania, experienced slight sequential
declines in their subscription revenue (as defined under
Discussion and Analysis of our Reportable Segments below)
as the positive impact of the improved RGU additions did not
fully offset the slight sequential ARPU declines mentioned above
in these markets. Although we monitor and respond to competition
in each of our markets, no assurance can be given that our
efforts to improve our competitive position will be successful,
and accordingly that we will be able to reverse negative trends
such as those described above. For additional information
concerning the ARPU and revenue trends of our reportable
segments, see Discussion and Analysis of our Reportable
Segments below. Notwithstanding the above discussion, we
continue to believe that most of our organic revenue growth in
the near term will be attributable to RGU growth.
Our analog video service offerings include basic programming and
expanded basic programming in some markets. We tailor both our
basic channel
line-up and
our additional channel offerings to each system according to
culture, demographics, programming preferences and local
regulation. Our digital video service offerings include basic
and premium programming and, in some markets, incremental
product and service offerings such as enhanced
pay-per-view
programming (including
video-on-demand
and near
video-on-demand),
digital video recorders and high definition television services.
We offer broadband Internet access services in all of our
markets. Our residential subscribers can access the Internet via
cable modems connected to their personal computers at faster
speeds than that of conventional
dial-up
modems. We determine pricing for each different tier of
broadband Internet access service through analysis of speed,
data limits, market conditions and other factors.
We offer telephony services in Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech
Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland,
Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland,
primarily over our broadband networks. In Austria, Belgium,
Chile, Hungary, Ireland, Japan and the Netherlands, we provide
circuit switched telephony services and VoIP telephony services.
Telephony services in the remaining countries are provided using
VoIP technology. In select markets, we also offer mobile
telephony services using third-party networks.
The video, broadband Internet access and telephony businesses in
which we operate are capital intensive. Significant capital
expenditures are required to add customers to our networks,
including expenditures for equipment and labor costs. As video,
broadband Internet access and telephony technology changes and
competition
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increases, we may need to increase our capital expenditures to
further upgrade our systems to remain competitive in markets
that might be impacted by the introduction of new technology. No
assurance can be given that any such future upgrades could be
expected to generate a positive return or that we would have
adequate capital available to finance such future upgrades. If
we are unable to, or elect not to, pay for costs associated with
adding new customers, expanding or upgrading our networks or
making our other planned or unplanned capital expenditures, our
growth could be limited and our competitive position could be
harmed.
Material
Changes in Results of Operations
As noted under Overview above, the comparability of our
operating results during the 2007 and 2006 interim periods is
affected by acquisitions. In the following discussion, we
quantify the impact of acquisitions on our operating results.
The acquisition impact represents our estimate of the difference
between the operating results of the periods under comparison
that is attributable to the timing of an acquisition. In
general, we base our estimate of the acquisition impact on an
acquired entitys operating results during the first three
months following the acquisition date such that changes from
those operating results in subsequent periods are considered to
be organic changes.
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates have a significant
impact on our operating results as all of our operating
segments, except for Puerto Rico, have functional currencies
other than the U.S. dollar. Our primary exposure is
currently to the euro and the Japanese yen. In this regard,
38.7% and 25.0% of our U.S. dollar revenue during the three
months ended September 30, 2007 and 38.8% and 24.9% of our
U.S. dollar revenue during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 was derived from subsidiaries whose
functional currency is the euro and the Japanese yen,
respectively. In addition, our operating results are impacted by
changes in the exchange rates for the Swiss franc, Chilean peso,
the Hungarian forint, the Australian dollar and other local
currencies in Europe.
The amounts presented and discussed below represent 100% of each
businesss revenue and operating cash flow. As we have the
ability to control Telenet, J:COM, VTR and Austar, GAAP requires
that we consolidate 100% of the revenue and expenses of these
entities in our condensed consolidated statements of operations
despite the fact that third parties own significant interests in
these entities. The third-party owners interests in the
operating results of Telenet, J:COM, VTR and, Austar and other
less significant majority owned subsidiaries are reflected in
minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries, net, in our
condensed consolidated statements of operations. Our ability to
consolidate J:COM is dependent on our ability to continue to
control Super Media, which will be dissolved in February 2010
unless we and Sumitomo mutually agree to extend the term. If
Super Media is dissolved and we do not otherwise control J:COM
at the time of any such dissolution, we will no longer be in a
position to consolidate J:COM. When reviewing and analyzing our
operating results, it is important to note that other
third-party entities own significant interests in Telenet,
J:COM, VTR and Austar and that Sumitomo effectively has the
ability to prevent our company from consolidating J:COM after
February 2010.
Discussion
and Analysis of our Reportable Segments
All of the reportable segments set forth below derive their
revenue primarily from broadband communications services,
including video, voice and broadband Internet access services.
Certain segments also provide CLEC and other B2B services. At
September 30, 2007, our operating segments in the UPC
Broadband Division provided services in 10 European countries.
Our Other Central and Eastern Europe segment includes our
operating segments in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovak
Republic and Slovenia. Telenet provides broadband communications
services in Belgium. J:COM provides broadband communications
services in Japan. VTR provides broadband communications
services in Chile. Our corporate and other category includes
(i) Austar and other less significant operating segments
that provide broadband communications services in Puerto Rico,
Brazil and Peru and video programming and other services in
Europe and Argentina and (ii) our corporate category.
Intersegment eliminations primarily represent the elimination of
intercompany transactions between our UPC Broadband Division and
Chellomedia.
As further discussed in notes 4 and 5 to our condensed
consolidated financial statements, we sold UPC Belgium to
Telenet on December 31, 2006, and we began accounting for
Telenet as a consolidated subsidiary effective January 1,
2007. As a result, we began reporting a new segment as of
January 1, 2007 that includes Telenet
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from the January 1, 2007 consolidation date and UPC Belgium
for all periods presented. The new reportable segment is not a
part of the UPC Broadband Division. Segment information for all
periods presented has been restated to reflect the transfer of
UPC Belgium to the Telenet segment. We present only the
reportable segments of our continuing operations in the
following tables.
For additional information concerning our reportable segments,
including a discussion of our performance measures and a
reconciliation of total segment operating cash flow to our
consolidated earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority
interests and discontinued operations, see note 13 to our
condensed consolidated financial statements.
The tables presented below in this section provide a separate
analysis of each of the line items that comprise operating cash
flow (revenue, operating expenses and SG&A expenses,
excluding allocable stock-based compensation expense in
accordance with our definition of operating cash flow) as well
as an analysis of operating cash flow by reportable segment for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, as
compared to the corresponding prior year periods. In each case,
the tables present (i) the amounts reported by each of our
reportable segments for the comparative interim periods,
(ii) the U.S. dollar change and percentage change from
period to period and (iii) the percentage change from
period to period, after removing foreign currency effects (FX).
The comparisons that exclude FX assume that exchange rates
remained constant during the periods that are included in each
table. As discussed under Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures about Market Risk below, we have significant
exposure to movements in foreign currency rates. We also provide
a table showing the operating cash flow margins (operating cash
flow divided by revenue) of our reportable segments for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 at
the end of this section.
Substantially all of the significant increases during the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to
the prior year periods, in our revenue, operating expense and
SG&A expenses for our Telenet (Belgium) segment are
attributable to the effects of our January 1, 2007
consolidation of Telenet, and accordingly, we do not separately
discuss the results of our Telenet (Belgium) segment below.
Telenet provides services over broadband networks owned by
Telenet and the Telenet Partner Network owned by the PICs (as
further described in note 8 to our condensed consolidated
financial statements), with the networks owned by Telenet
accounting for approximately 70% of the aggregate homes passed
by the combined networks and the Telenet Partner Network
accounting for the remaining 30%. For information concerning
Telenets ongoing negotiations and litigation with the PICs
with respect to the Telenet Partner Network, see note 12 to
our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Revenue derived by our broadband communications operating
segments includes amounts received from subscribers for ongoing
services, installation fees, advertising revenue, mobile
telephony revenue, channel carriage fees, telephony interconnect
fees and amounts received for CLEC and other B2B services. In
the following discussion, we use the term subscription
revenue to refer to amounts received from subscribers for
ongoing services, excluding installation fees and mobile
telephony revenue.
The rates charged for certain video services offered by our
broadband communications operations in Europe and Chile are
subject to rate regulation. Additionally, in Europe, our ability
to bundle or discount our services may be constrained if we are
held to be dominant with respect to any product we offer. The
amounts we charge and incur with respect to telephony
interconnection fees are also subject to regulatory oversight in
many of our markets. Adverse outcomes from rate regulation or
other regulatory initiatives could have a significant negative
impact on our ability to maintain or increase our revenue.
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Revenue
of our Reportable Segments
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Increase
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Three months ended
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(decrease)
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September 30,
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Increase (decrease)
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excluding FX
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2007
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2006
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$
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%
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%
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$ in millions
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UPC Broadband Division:
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The Netherlands
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$
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262.7
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$
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237.9
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$
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24.8
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10.4
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2.2
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Switzerland
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217.5
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192.3
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25.2
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13.1
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9.5
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Austria
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124.2
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109.1
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15.1
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13.8
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5.5
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Ireland
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75.9
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66.6
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9.3
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14.0
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5.7
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Total Western Europe
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680.3
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605.9
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74.4
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12.3
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5.5
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Hungary
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94.7
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73.3
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21.4
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29.2
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9.1
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Other Central and Eastern Europe
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205.1
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141.4
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63.7
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45.0
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27.9
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Total Central and Eastern Europe
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299.8
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214.7
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85.1
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39.6
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21.5
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Central and corporate operations
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1.9
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7.8
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(5.9
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(75.6
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)
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(77.0
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Total UPC Broadband Division
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982.0
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828.4
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153.6
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18.5
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8.9
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Telenet (Belgium)
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325.3
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10.9
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314.4
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N.M.
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N.M.
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J:COM (Japan)
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563.1
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469.7
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93.4
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19.9
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21.4
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VTR (Chile)
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160.5
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137.6
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22.9
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16.6
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12.4
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Corporate and other
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246.8
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192.7
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54.1
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28.1
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17.8
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Intersegment eliminations
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(22.4
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(16.7
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(5.7
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(34.1
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)
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(24.4
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Total LGI
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$
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2,255.3
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$
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1,622.6
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$
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632.7
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39.0
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31.4
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Increase
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Nine months ended
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(decrease)
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September 30,
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Increase (decrease)
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excluding FX
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2007
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2006
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$
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%
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%
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$ in millions
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UPC Broadband Division:
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The Netherlands
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$
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775.3
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$
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677.3
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$
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98.0
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14.5
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6.0
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Switzerland
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637.1
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564.6
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72.5
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12.8
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9.2
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Austria
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366.4
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305.9
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60.5
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19.8
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11.1
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Ireland
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224.3
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193.1
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31.2
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16.2
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7.6
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Total Western Europe
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2,003.1
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1,740.9
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262.2
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15.1
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8.1
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
278.6
|
|
|
|
224.2
|
|
|
|
54.4
|
|
|
|
24.3
|
|
|
|
8.8
|
|
Other Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
584.3
|
|
|
|
405.7
|
|
|
|
178.6
|
|
|
|
44.0
|
|
|
|
28.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
862.9
|
|
|
|
629.9
|
|
|
|
233.0
|
|
|
|
37.0
|
|
|
|
21.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central and corporate operations
|
|
|
9.1
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
|
|
(1.5
|
)
|
|
|
(14.2
|
)
|
|
|
(17.9
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division
|
|
|
2,875.1
|
|
|
|
2,381.4
|
|
|
|
493.7
|
|
|
|
20.7
|
|
|
|
11.5
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
938.6
|
|
|
|
31.7
|
|
|
|
906.9
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
1,629.8
|
|
|
|
1,367.4
|
|
|
|
262.4
|
|
|
|
19.2
|
|
|
|
22.7
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
460.4
|
|
|
|
411.6
|
|
|
|
48.8
|
|
|
|
11.9
|
|
|
|
11.3
|
|
Corporate and other
|
|
|
700.5
|
|
|
|
560.6
|
|
|
|
139.9
|
|
|
|
25.0
|
|
|
|
16.1
|
|
Intersegment eliminations
|
|
|
(62.5
|
)
|
|
|
(50.6
|
)
|
|
|
(11.9
|
)
|
|
|
(23.5
|
)
|
|
|
(14.3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total LGI
|
|
$
|
6,541.9
|
|
|
$
|
4,702.1
|
|
|
$
|
1,839.8
|
|
|
|
39.1
|
|
|
|
32.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N.M. Not meaningful.
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The Netherlands. The Netherlands revenue
increased $24.8 million or 10.4% and increased
$98.0 million or 14.5% during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the corresponding
prior year periods. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange
rate fluctuations, the Netherlands revenue increased
$5.3 million or 2.2% and $40.3 million or 6.0%,
respectively. These increases are attributable to increases in
subscription revenue, primarily due to higher average RGUs, as
increases in average telephony and broadband Internet RGUs were
only partially offset by declines in average video RGUs. The
declines in average video RGUs include declines in average
analog video RGUs that were not fully offset by gains in average
digital video RGUs. The declines in average video RGUs are due
largely to the effects of competition. ARPU increased slightly
during the respective 2007 periods primarily due to
(i) improvements in the Netherlands RGU mix,
attributable to a higher proportion of digital video RGUs, and
to a lesser extent, telephony and broadband Internet RGUs, and
(ii) increases in ARPU from video services, partially
offset by decreases in ARPU from broadband Internet and
telephony services. The increases in ARPU from video services
primarily are attributable to (i) the positive impact of
growth in the Netherlands enhanced digital service
offerings, as further described below, and (ii) a January
2007 price increase for certain analog video services. The
decreases in ARPU from broadband Internet services primarily are
attributable to a higher proportion of broadband Internet
customers selecting lower-priced tiers of service and higher
bundling discounts. The decrease in ARPU from telephony services
during the 2007 periods is due primarily to higher bundling
discounts. Subscription revenue for the 2006 nine-month period
includes 4.0 million ($4.8 million at the
average rate for the period), related to the first quarter 2006
release of deferred revenue in connection with rate settlements
with certain municipalities. There were no such releases during
the first nine months of 2007.
Non-subscription revenue decreased somewhat during the 2007
periods, primarily due to decreases of 5.0 million
($6.4 million at the average rate for the period) and
3.8 million ($4.7 million at the average rate
for the period) during the respective three-month and nine-month
periods related to certain accrual adjustments that positively
impacted non-subscription revenue during the 2006 periods.
In July 2007, the incumbent telecommunications operator in the
Netherlands announced significant price reductions for certain
tiers of video services. As a result, we expect that competition
for video subscribers in the Netherlands will continue to be
strong and may increase in future periods.
In October 2005, the Netherlands began providing analog video
customers with a digital interactive television box and, for a
promotional period following acceptance of the box, the digital
entry level service at no incremental charge to the customer
over the standard analog rate. As of September 30, 2007,
the promotional pricing period (currently 3 months) had
elapsed for nearly 85% of the Netherlands digital video
subscribers and these subscribers are currently generating ARPU
that is on average significantly higher than the basic analog
rate.
As compared to the first nine months of 2006, the net number of
digital video RGUs added by the Netherlands during the first
nine months of 2007 declined substantially. The decline in the
net number of digital video RGU additions during the first nine
months of 2007 is due in part to the continued emphasis on more
selective marketing strategies. Although the Netherlands
emphasis on more selective marketing strategies has resulted in
a more gradual pacing of the Netherlands digital migration
efforts, we are seeing the positive impact of these strategies
in 2007 in the form of reductions in certain marketing,
operating and capital costs and improved subscriber retention
rates.
We believe that the continuing deployment of enhanced digital
video service offerings, such as video on demand (launched in
certain of the Netherlands franchise areas during the
second quarter of 2007 and fully deployed during the third
quarter of 2007) and digital video recorders (launched in
December 2006), will have a positive impact on our ability to
add digital video subscribers and improve retention rates in the
Netherlands. No assurance can be given that we will be
successful in our efforts to (i) increase the number of RGU
additions to the Netherlands digital video service or
(ii) continue to improve digital video subscriber retention
rates.
Switzerland. Switzerlands revenue
increased $25.2 million or 13.1% and $72.5 million or
12.8% during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007, respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange rate
fluctuations, Switzerlands revenue increased
$18.3 million or 9.5% and $51.7 million or 9.2%,
respectively. Most of the increases are attributable to
increases in subscription revenue, as the number of average
broadband Internet, telephony and video RGUs was higher during
the 2007 periods, as compared to the corresponding 2006 periods.
ARPU remained relatively constant during the 2007
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periods, as the positive impact of an improvement in
Switzerlands RGU mix, attributable to a higher proportion
of digital video, telephony and broadband Internet RGUs, was
offset by decreases in ARPU from broadband Internet and
telephony services. ARPU from video services remained relatively
unchanged during the 2007 periods as the positive impact of an
improved video RGU mix resulting from Switzerlands digital
migration efforts was offset by the negative impact of
Switzerlands adoption of certain provisions of the
regulatory framework established by the Swiss Price Regulator in
November 2006. In order to comply with this regulatory
framework, Switzerland began offering a lower-priced tier of
digital video services and decreased the rental price charged
for digital video set top boxes during the second quarter of
2007. The decreases in ARPU from broadband Internet services
primarily are attributable to customers selecting lower-priced
tiers of service. ARPU from telephony services decreased during
the 2007 periods primarily due to the impact of lower call
volumes and competitive factors. Increases in revenue from B2B
services and other non-subscription revenue also contributed to
the increases in Switzerlands revenue.
Austria. Austrias revenue increased
$15.1 million or 13.8% and $60.5 million or 19.8%
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. The increase for the nine-month period includes
$14.7 million attributable to the impact of the March 2006
INODE acquisition. Excluding the effects of the INODE
acquisition and foreign exchange rate fluctuations,
Austrias revenue increased $6.0 million or 5.5% and
$19.2 million or 6.3%, respectively. A majority of the
increase during the nine-month period and a significant portion
of the increase during the three-month period is attributable to
increases in subscription revenue, as the positive effects of
higher average RGUs were only partially offset by declines in
ARPU. The increases in average RGUs during the 2007 periods are
attributable to significant increases in the average number of
broadband Internet RGUs and smaller increases in the average
number of telephony and video RGUs during the 2007 periods. The
declines in ARPU during the 2007 periods are due primarily to
the negative impacts of lower ARPU from broadband Internet and
telephony services that were only partially offset by the
positive impacts of (i) an improvement in Austrias
RGU mix, primarily attributable to a higher proportion of
broadband Internet RGUs, and (ii) a January 2007 rate
increase for analog video services. The decrease in ARPU from
broadband Internet services is attributable to a higher
proportion of customers selecting lower-priced tiers of service
and higher discounting in response to increased competition. The
decrease in ARPU from telephony services primarily is due to
(i) an increase in the proportion of subscribers selecting
VoIP telephony service, which generally is priced lower than
Austrias circuit switched telephony service, and
(ii) lower telephony call volumes. Telephony revenue in
Austria decreased slightly on an organic basis during the 2007
periods, as the negative effect of the decrease in telephony
ARPU was only partially offset by the positive impact of higher
average telephony RGUs. Increases in revenue from B2B services
and other non-subscription revenue also contributed to the
increases in Austrias revenue.
Ireland. Irelands revenue increased
$9.3 million or 14.0% and $31.2 million or 16.2%
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange rate
fluctuations, Irelands revenue increased $3.8 million
or 5.7% and $14.7 million or 7.6%. These increases
primarily are attributable to increases in subscription revenue
as a result of higher average RGUs and slightly higher ARPU
during the 2007 periods, as compared to the 2006 periods. The
increases in average RGUs primarily are attributable to
increases in the average number of broadband Internet RGUs. The
increases in ARPU during the 2007 periods primarily are due to
the positive effects of (i) an improvement in
Irelands RGU mix, primarily attributable to a higher
proportion of digital video and broadband Internet RGUs,
(ii) a November 2006 price increase for certain MMDS video
and broadband Internet services and (iii) lower promotional
discounts for broadband Internet services.
Hungary. Hungarys revenue increased
$21.4 million or 29.2% and $54.4 million or 24.3%
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
as compared to the corresponding prior year periods. These
increases include $0.5 million and $1.4 million,
respectively, attributable to the impact of a January 2007
acquisition. Excluding the effects of the acquisition and
foreign exchange rate fluctuations, Hungarys revenue
increased $6.2 million or 8.5% and $18.4 million or
8.2%, respectively. The majority of these increases are
attributable to higher subscription revenue, as higher average
numbers of broadband Internet and telephony RGUs were only
partially offset by lower average numbers of analog video and
DTH RGUs. ARPU remained relatively unchanged during the 2007
periods, as the positive effects of (i) improvements in
Hungarys RGU mix, primarily attributable to a higher
proportion of broadband Internet RGUs, and (ii) a January
2007 rate increase for analog video services
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were offset by the negative impacts of (a) increases in
discounting due to competitive factors, (b) a higher
proportion of customers selecting lower-priced broadband
Internet tiers, (c) growth in Hungarys VoIP telephony
service, which generally is priced slightly lower than
Hungarys circuit switched telephony services, and
(d) lower telephony call volume. Hungary is continuing to
experience organic declines in analog video RGUs, primarily due
to (i) the effects of intense competition from an
alternative DTH provider and (ii) subscriber reaction to
the January 1, 2007 rate increase for analog video
services. The majority of Hungarys recent analog video
subscriber losses have occurred in certain municipalities where
the technology of our networks limits our ability to create a
less expensive tier of service that would more effectively
compete with the alternative DTH provider. Due to decreases in
the average number of DTH and analog video RGUs and lower ARPU
from DTH video services as a result of competitive and other
factors, Hungary experienced slight declines in revenue from
video services during each of the 2007 periods, as compared to
the corresponding 2006 periods. Increases in revenue from B2B
services, which more than offset decreases in certain other
categories of non-subscription revenue, also contributed to the
increases in Hungarys revenue during the 2007 periods.
Other Central and Eastern Europe. Other
Central and Eastern Europes revenue increased
$63.7 million or 45.0% and $178.6 million or 44.0%
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. These increases include $22.8 million and
$61.7 million, respectively, attributable to the aggregate
impact of the September 2006 consolidation of Karneval and other
less significant acquisitions. Excluding the effects of these
acquisitions and foreign exchange rate fluctuations, Other
Central and Eastern Europes revenue increased
$16.7 million or 11.8% and $53.0 million or 13.1%,
respectively. These increases primarily are attributable to
increases in subscription revenue as a result of higher average
RGUs during the 2007 periods, as compared to the 2006 periods.
The increases in average RGUs during the 2007 periods, as
compared to the corresponding prior year periods, are
attributable to higher average numbers of (i) broadband
Internet RGUs (mostly in Poland, Romania and the Czech
Republic), (ii) telephony RGUs (mostly related to the
expansion of VoIP telephony services in Poland, the Czech
Republic and Romania) and (iii) video RGUs (mostly in the
Czech Republic, Romania and Slovenia for the nine-month period
and in the Czech Republic and Slovenia for the three-month
period, as Romania experienced a slight decrease in average
video RGUs during the 2007 three-month period). ARPU remained
relatively constant during the 2007 periods as the positive
effects of (i) an improvement in RGU mix, primarily
attributable to a higher proportion of broadband Internet RGUs,
(ii) January 2007 rate increases for video services in
certain countries and (iii) somewhat higher ARPU from
telephony services due to increased call volumes (primarily in
Poland and Romania) were offset by the negative effects of
higher discounting related to increased competition and a higher
proportion of broadband Internet subscribers selecting
lower-priced tiers. Due primarily to competitive factors,
Romania experienced a slight decline in revenue from video
services during the three months ended September 30, 2007,
as compared to the corresponding 2006 period.
We continue to experience increased competition for video RGUs
in Central and Eastern Europe due largely to the effects of
competition from alternative video providers that are competing
with us in our Central and Eastern European markets. In Romania,
where we are facing intense competition from multiple
alternative providers (two of which are also offering telephony
and Internet access services), we experienced significant
organic declines in video RGUs during 2007 as the video RGUs
added by Romania during the third quarter of 2007 only partially
offset the video RGUs lost by Romania during the first half of
2007. Most of these declines are occurring in smaller
municipalities where Romanias network has not yet been
upgraded to provide broadband Internet, telephony and digital
video services. Negative subscriber reaction to a
January 1, 2007 rate increase for Romanias analog
video services also contributed to the decline in video RGUs
during the first nine months of 2007. In addition, during the
third quarter of 2007, increased competition and other factors
contributed to small organic declines in video RGUs in Slovak
Republic, Slovenia and Poland.
J:COM (Japan). J:COMs revenue increased
$93.4 million or 19.9% and $262.4 million or 19.2%
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
as compared to the corresponding prior year periods. These
increases include $59.2 million and $169.0 million,
respectively, attributable to the aggregate impact of
(i) the September 2007 acquisition of JTV Thematics,
(ii) the September 2006 acquisition of Cable West, and
(iii) other less significant acquisitions. Excluding the
effects of these acquisitions and foreign exchange rate
fluctuations, J:COMs revenue increased $41.2 million
or 8.8% and $141.3 million or 10.3%, respectively. Most of
these increases are attributable to increases in subscription
revenue, due primarily to a higher average number of
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telephony, broadband Internet and video RGUs during the 2007
periods. ARPU remained relatively unchanged during the 2007
periods, as the positive effects of (i) an improvement in
J:COMs RGU mix, primarily attributable to a higher
proportion of digital video RGUs and (ii) a higher
proportion of broadband Internet subscribers selecting
higher-priced tiers of service were largely offset by the
negative effects of bundling discounts and lower telephony ARPU
due to decreases in customer call volumes and minutes used.
VTR (Chile). VTRs revenue increased
$22.9 million or 16.6% and $48.8 million or 11.9%
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange rate
fluctuations, VTRs revenue increased $17.0 million or
12.4% and $46.7 million or 11.3%, respectively. Most of
these increases are attributable to increases in subscription
revenue, due primarily to a higher average number of VTRs
broadband Internet, telephony and video RGUs during the 2007
periods. ARPU decreased somewhat during the 2007 periods,
primarily due to decreases in ARPU from video, telephony and,
for the nine-month period, broadband Internet services. ARPU
from broadband Internet services increased during the
three-month period. The decreases in ARPU from video services
primarily are attributable to the negative impact of
(i) higher bundling discounts and (ii) an increase in
the proportion of subscribers selecting lower-priced tiers of
video services. These negative factors were partially offset by
the positive impact of (i) a higher proportion of
subscribers selecting digital video over analog video services
and (ii) inflation adjustments to certain rates for analog
video services. ARPU from telephony services decreased primarily
due to the negative impact of lower call volumes for subscribers
that remain on a usage-based plan, partially offset by the
positive impact of (i) the migration of a significant
number of subscribers to a fixed-rate plan and (ii) lower
impacts of bundling discounts. The increase in ARPU from
broadband Internet services during the three-month period
primarily is attributable to the positive impact of (i) an
increase in the proportion of subscribers selecting higher-speed
broadband Internet services over the lower-speed alternatives
and (ii) inflation adjustments to certain rates for
broadband Internet services, partially offset by the effects of
higher discounting. For the nine-month period, the effect of
higher discounting more than offset the positive impacts
described above, resulting in a decrease in ARPU from broadband
Internet services.
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Operating
Expenses of our Reportable Segments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
(decrease)
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
excluding FX
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
|
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Division:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Netherlands
|
|
$
|
89.7
|
|
|
$
|
84.2
|
|
|
$
|
5.5
|
|
|
|
6.5
|
|
|
|
(1.5
|
)
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
74.8
|
|
|
|
61.5
|
|
|
|
13.3
|
|
|
|
21.6
|
|
|
|
17.7
|
|
Austria
|
|
|
43.7
|
|
|
|
39.6
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
|
|
10.4
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
|
Ireland
|
|
|
37.8
|
|
|
|
35.1
|
|
|
|
2.7
|
|
|
|
7.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Western Europe
|
|
|
246.0
|
|
|
|
220.4
|
|
|
|
25.6
|
|
|
|
11.6
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
34.4
|
|
|
|
29.7
|
|
|
|
4.7
|
|
|
|
15.8
|
|
|
|
(2.3
|
)
|
Other Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
74.6
|
|
|
|
54.6
|
|
|
|
20.0
|
|
|
|
36.6
|
|
|
|
20.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
109.0
|
|
|
|
84.3
|
|
|
|
24.7
|
|
|
|
29.3
|
|
|
|
12.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central and corporate operations
|
|
|
19.5
|
|
|
|
20.1
|
|
|
|
(0.6
|
)
|
|
|
(3.0
|
)
|
|
|
(10.1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division
|
|
|
374.5
|
|
|
|
324.8
|
|
|
|
49.7
|
|
|
|
15.3
|
|
|
|
5.8
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
110.6
|
|
|
|
3.9
|
|
|
|
106.7
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
223.2
|
|
|
|
187.7
|
|
|
|
35.5
|
|
|
|
18.9
|
|
|
|
20.4
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
63.4
|
|
|
|
59.9
|
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
|
|
5.8
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
Corporate and other
|
|
|
158.9
|
|
|
|
124.7
|
|
|
|
34.2
|
|
|
|
27.4
|
|
|
|
17.8
|
|
Intersegment eliminations
|
|
|
(22.3
|
)
|
|
|
(17.4
|
)
|
|
|
(4.9
|
)
|
|
|
(28.2
|
)
|
|
|
(18.2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation
expense
|
|
|
908.3
|
|
|
|
683.6
|
|
|
|
224.7
|
|
|
|
32.9
|
|
|
|
25.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
|
95.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total LGI
|
|
$
|
912.4
|
|
|
$
|
685.7
|
|
|
$
|
226.7
|
|
|
|
33.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
(decrease)
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
excluding FX
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Division:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Netherlands
|
|
$
|
268.3
|
|
|
$
|
242.3
|
|
|
$
|
26.0
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
217.9
|
|
|
|
196.2
|
|
|
|
21.7
|
|
|
|
11.1
|
|
|
|
7.3
|
|
Austria
|
|
|
131.0
|
|
|
|
110.9
|
|
|
|
20.1
|
|
|
|
18.1
|
|
|
|
9.7
|
|
Ireland
|
|
|
115.9
|
|
|
|
101.1
|
|
|
|
14.8
|
|
|
|
14.6
|
|
|
|
6.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Western Europe
|
|
|
733.1
|
|
|
|
650.5
|
|
|
|
82.6
|
|
|
|
12.7
|
|
|
|
5.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
101.8
|
|
|
|
87.7
|
|
|
|
14.1
|
|
|
|
16.1
|
|
|
|
1.6
|
|
Other Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
214.8
|
|
|
|
154.7
|
|
|
|
60.1
|
|
|
|
38.8
|
|
|
|
23.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
316.6
|
|
|
|
242.4
|
|
|
|
74.2
|
|
|
|
30.6
|
|
|
|
15.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central and corporate operations
|
|
|
57.7
|
|
|
|
57.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7.3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division
|
|
|
1,107.4
|
|
|
|
950.6
|
|
|
|
156.8
|
|
|
|
16.5
|
|
|
|
7.5
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
339.3
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
|
|
329.2
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
650.3
|
|
|
|
559.0
|
|
|
|
91.3
|
|
|
|
16.3
|
|
|
|
19.8
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
186.0
|
|
|
|
176.0
|
|
|
|
10.0
|
|
|
|
5.7
|
|
|
|
5.2
|
|
Corporate and other
|
|
|
465.3
|
|
|
|
361.7
|
|
|
|
103.6
|
|
|
|
28.6
|
|
|
|
19.5
|
|
Intersegment eliminations
|
|
|
(63.0
|
)
|
|
|
(51.5
|
)
|
|
|
(11.5
|
)
|
|
|
(22.3
|
)
|
|
|
(12.8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation
expense
|
|
|
2,685.3
|
|
|
|
2,005.9
|
|
|
|
679.4
|
|
|
|
33.9
|
|
|
|
28.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
8.9
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
|
|
4.7
|
|
|
|
111.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total LGI
|
|
$
|
2,694.2
|
|
|
$
|
2,010.1
|
|
|
$
|
684.1
|
|
|
|
34.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N.M. Not meaningful.
67
General. Operating expenses include
programming, network operations, interconnect, customer
operations, customer care, stock-based compensation expense and
other direct costs. We do not include stock-based compensation
in the following discussion and analysis of the operating
expenses of our reportable segments as stock-based compensation
expense is not included in the performance measures of our
reportable segments. Stock-based compensation expense is
discussed under the Discussion and Analysis of Our
Consolidated Operating Results below. Programming costs,
which represent a significant portion of our operating costs,
are expected to rise in future periods as a result of the
expansion of service offerings and the potential for price
increases. Any cost increases that we are not able to pass on to
our subscribers through service rate increases would result in
increased pressure on our operating margins.
UPC Broadband Division. The UPC Broadband
Divisions operating expenses increased $49.7 million
or 15.3% and $156.8 million or 16.5%, respectively, during
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, as
compared to the corresponding prior year periods. These
increases include $7.6 million and $29.6 million,
respectively, attributable to the aggregate impact of the INODE,
Karneval, and other less significant acquisitions. Excluding the
effects of these acquisitions, foreign exchange rate
fluctuations and stock-based compensation expense, the UPC
Broadband Divisions operating expenses increased
$11.3 million or 3.5% and $41.4 million or 4.4%,
respectively, primarily due to the net effect of the following
factors:
|
|
|
|
|
Increases in direct programming and copyright costs of
$0.9 million and $11.8 million during the respective
2007 periods, primarily due to an increase in costs for content
and interactive digital services related to subscriber growth on
the digital and DTH platforms;
|
|
|
|
Increases in outsourced labor and consulting fees of
$3.5 million and $11.3 million during the respective
2007 periods, driven by the use of third parties to manage
excess call center volume associated with growth in digital
video, broadband Internet and VoIP telephony services, primarily
in Ireland and Switzerland, and increased costs related to
network maintenance and upgrade activity in Ireland;
|
|
|
|
Increases in interconnect costs of $2.4 million and
$9.2 million during the respective 2007 periods, primarily
due to growth in telephony subscribers in the Netherlands,
Switzerland, and Hungary; and
|
|
|
|
Increases in bad debt expense and other individually
insignificant net increases, partially offset by decreases in
personnel costs and information technology related expenses.
|
J:COM (Japan). J:COMs operating expenses
increased $35.5 million or 18.9% and $91.3 million or
16.3%, during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007, respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. These increases include $22.6 million and
$59.6 million, respectively, attributable to the aggregate
impact of the JTV Thematics, Cable West and other less
significant acquisitions. Excluding the effects of these
acquisitions, foreign exchange rate fluctuations and stock-based
compensation expense, J:COMs operating expenses increased
$15.8 million or 8.4% and $51.1 million or 9.1%,
respectively. These increases, which are primarily attributable
to growth in J:COMs subscriber base, include the following
factors:
|
|
|
|
|
Increases in programming and related costs of $3.7 million
and $16.2 million, respectively, as a result of growth in
the number of video RGUs and a higher proportion of subscribers
selecting digital video services over analog video services;
|
|
|
|
Increases in salaries and other staff related costs of
$3.0 million and $8.1 million, respectively; and
|
|
|
|
Increases in the costs incurred by J:COM in connection with
construction services provided by J:COM to affiliates and third
parties and other individually insignificant increases.
|
VTR (Chile). VTRs operating expenses
increased $3.5 million or 5.8% and $10.0 million or
5.7% during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007, respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange rate
fluctuations and stock-based compensation expense, VTRs
operating expenses increased $1.2 million or 2.0% and
$9.2 million or 5.2%, respectively. These increases are due
largely to the increased scope of VTRs business. The
increase during the three-month period primarily is attributable
to a $1.8 million increase in programming costs, partially
offset by individually insignificant net decreases in other
components of VTRs operating expenses. The increase during
the nine-month period primarily is attributable to (i) a
$4.4 million increase in programming costs, (ii) a
$2.9 million increase in technical services and network
maintenance costs and (iii) individually insignificant net
increases in other components of VTRs operating expenses.
68
SG&A
Expenses of our Reportable Segments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
(decrease)
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
excluding FX
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Division:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Netherlands
|
|
$
|
33.9
|
|
|
$
|
35.4
|
|
|
$
|
(1.5
|
)
|
|
|
(4.2
|
)
|
|
|
(11.5
|
)
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
35.9
|
|
|
|
34.7
|
|
|
|
1.2
|
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austria
|
|
|
21.0
|
|
|
|
17.2
|
|
|
|
3.8
|
|
|
|
22.1
|
|
|
|
13.3
|
|
Ireland
|
|
|
14.4
|
|
|
|
12.7
|
|
|
|
1.7
|
|
|
|
13.4
|
|
|
|
5.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Western Europe
|
|
|
105.2
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
|
|
5.2
|
|
|
|
5.2
|
|
|
|
(1.2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
12.9
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
|
|
2.8
|
|
|
|
27.7
|
|
|
|
9.0
|
|
Other Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
24.8
|
|
|
|
19.5
|
|
|
|
5.3
|
|
|
|
27.2
|
|
|
|
12.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
37.7
|
|
|
|
29.6
|
|
|
|
8.1
|
|
|
|
27.4
|
|
|
|
11.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central and corporate operations
|
|
|
39.6
|
|
|
|
38.8
|
|
|
|
0.8
|
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
|
|
(4.9
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division
|
|
|
182.5
|
|
|
|
168.4
|
|
|
|
14.1
|
|
|
|
8.4
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
56.3
|
|
|
|
1.8
|
|
|
|
54.5
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
111.3
|
|
|
|
94.6
|
|
|
|
16.7
|
|
|
|
17.7
|
|
|
|
19.1
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
33.1
|
|
|
|
28.0
|
|
|
|
5.1
|
|
|
|
18.2
|
|
|
|
13.8
|
|
Corporate and other
|
|
|
46.3
|
|
|
|
46.1
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
(5.6
|
)
|
Inter-segment eliminations
|
|
|
(0.1
|
)
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
|
|
(0.8
|
)
|
|
|
(114.3
|
)
|
|
|
(116.7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total SG&A expenses excluding stock-based compensation
expense
|
|
|
429.4
|
|
|
|
339.6
|
|
|
|
89.8
|
|
|
|
26.4
|
|
|
|
20.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
53.7
|
|
|
|
19.1
|
|
|
|
34.6
|
|
|
|
181.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total LGI
|
|
$
|
483.1
|
|
|
$
|
358.7
|
|
|
$
|
124.4
|
|
|
|
34.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
(decrease)
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
excluding FX
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Division:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Netherlands
|
|
$
|
107.3
|
|
|
$
|
107.5
|
|
|
$
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|
|
(7.5
|
)
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
106.6
|
|
|
|
107.9
|
|
|
|
(1.3
|
)
|
|
|
(1.2
|
)
|
|
|
(4.6
|
)
|
Austria
|
|
|
58.7
|
|
|
|
48.4
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
|
|
21.3
|
|
|
|
12.4
|
|
Ireland
|
|
|
38.0
|
|
|
|
34.2
|
|
|
|
3.8
|
|
|
|
11.1
|
|
|
|
2.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Western Europe
|
|
|
310.6
|
|
|
|
298.0
|
|
|
|
12.6
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
|
|
(2.0
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
36.2
|
|
|
|
31.6
|
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
|
|
14.6
|
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
Other Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
76.4
|
|
|
|
58.2
|
|
|
|
18.2
|
|
|
|
31.3
|
|
|
|
17.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
112.6
|
|
|
|
89.8
|
|
|
|
22.8
|
|
|
|
25.4
|
|
|
|
11.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central and corporate operations
|
|
|
122.8
|
|
|
|
104.7
|
|
|
|
18.1
|
|
|
|
17.3
|
|
|
|
8.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division
|
|
|
546.0
|
|
|
|
492.5
|
|
|
|
53.5
|
|
|
|
10.9
|
|
|
|
2.7
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
156.7
|
|
|
|
4.9
|
|
|
|
151.8
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
319.2
|
|
|
|
270.8
|
|
|
|
48.4
|
|
|
|
17.9
|
|
|
|
21.3
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
96.4
|
|
|
|
91.5
|
|
|
|
4.9
|
|
|
|
5.4
|
|
|
|
4.9
|
|
Corporate and other
|
|
|
134.6
|
|
|
|
130.3
|
|
|
|
4.3
|
|
|
|
3.3
|
|
|
|
(1.5
|
)
|
Inter-segment eliminations
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
0.9
|
|
|
|
(0.4
|
)
|
|
|
(44.4
|
)
|
|
|
(62.5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total SG&A expenses excluding stock-based compensation
expense
|
|
|
1,253.4
|
|
|
|
990.9
|
|
|
|
262.5
|
|
|
|
26.5
|
|
|
|
21.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
132.4
|
|
|
|
52.3
|
|
|
|
80.1
|
|
|
|
153.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total LGI
|
|
$
|
1,385.8
|
|
|
$
|
1,043.2
|
|
|
$
|
342.6
|
|
|
|
32.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N.M. Not meaningful.
69
General. SG&A expenses include human
resources, information technology, general services, management,
finance, legal and marketing costs and other general expenses.
We do not include stock-based compensation in the following
discussion and analysis of the SG&A expenses of our
reportable segments as stock-based compensation expense is not
included in the performance measures of our reportable segments.
Stock-based compensation expense is discussed under the
Discussion and Analysis of Our Consolidated Operating Results
below.
UPC Broadband Division. The UPC Broadband
Divisions SG&A expenses increased $14.1 million
or 8.4% and $53.5 million or 10.9% during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as
compared to the corresponding prior year periods. These
increases include $5.4 million and $19.5 million,
respectively, attributable to the aggregate impact of the INODE,
Karneval, and other less significant acquisitions. Excluding the
effects of these acquisitions, foreign exchange rate
fluctuations and stock-based compensation expense, the UPC
Broadband Divisions SG&A expenses decreased
$5.0 million or 3.0% and $6.2 million or 1.3%,
respectively. The decreases in the UPC Broadband Divisions
SG&A expenses primarily are attributable to lower personnel
costs of $5.4 million and $5.5 million, respectively,
due to lower staffing levels in corporate operations, Ireland
and Switzerland, and other individually insignificant net
changes.
J:COM (Japan). J:COMs SG&A expenses
increased $16.7 million or 17.7% and $48.4 million or
17.9% during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007, respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. These increases include $14.7 million and
$44.3 million, respectively, attributable to the aggregate
impact of the JTV Thematics, Cable West and other less
significant acquisitions. Excluding the effects of these
acquisitions, foreign exchange rate fluctuations and stock-based
compensation expense, J:COMs SG&A expenses increased
$3.4 million or 3.6% and $13.3 million or 4.9%,
respectively. These increases primarily are attributable to
(i) $1.3 million and $6.3 million increases,
respectively, in labor and related overhead costs associated
with higher staffing levels and annual wage increases and
(ii) other individually insignificant increases.
VTR (Chile). VTRs SG&A expenses
increased $5.1 million or 18.2% and $4.9 million or
5.4% during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2007, respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. Excluding the effects of foreign exchange rate
fluctuations and stock-based compensation expense, VTRs
SG&A expenses increased $3.9 million or 13.8% and
$4.5 million or 4.9%, respectively. These increases
primarily are attributable to increases in labor and related
costs (including consulting and outsourcing) of
$2.2 million and $4.6 million, respectively. The
increase during the three-month period also includes
individually insignificant net increases in other components of
VTRs SG&A expenses.
Operating
Cash Flow of our Reportable Segments
Operating cash flow is the primary measure used by our chief
operating decision maker to evaluate segment operating
performance and to decide how to allocate resources to segments.
As we use the term, operating cash flow is defined as revenue
less operating and SG&A expenses (excluding stock-based
compensation, depreciation and amortization, provision for
litigation, and impairment, restructuring and other operating
charges or credits). For additional information and a
reconciliation of total segment operating cash flow to our
consolidated earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority
interests and discontinued operations, see note 13 to our
condensed consolidated financial statements. Operating cash flow
should be viewed as a measure of operating performance that is a
supplement to, and not a substitute for, operating income, net
earnings, cash flow from operating activities and other GAAP
measures of income.
70
Operating
Cash Flow Three months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
(decrease)
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
excluding FX
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Division:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Netherlands
|
|
$
|
139.1
|
|
|
$
|
118.3
|
|
|
$
|
20.8
|
|
|
|
17.6
|
|
|
|
9.1
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
106.8
|
|
|
|
96.1
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
|
|
11.1
|
|
|
|
7.7
|
|
Austria
|
|
|
59.5
|
|
|
|
52.3
|
|
|
|
7.2
|
|
|
|
13.8
|
|
|
|
5.4
|
|
Ireland
|
|
|
23.7
|
|
|
|
18.8
|
|
|
|
4.9
|
|
|
|
26.1
|
|
|
|
16.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Western Europe
|
|
|
329.1
|
|
|
|
285.5
|
|
|
|
43.6
|
|
|
|
15.3
|
|
|
|
8.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
47.4
|
|
|
|
33.5
|
|
|
|
13.9
|
|
|
|
41.5
|
|
|
|
19.2
|
|
Other Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
105.7
|
|
|
|
67.3
|
|
|
|
38.4
|
|
|
|
57.1
|
|
|
|
38.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
153.1
|
|
|
|
100.8
|
|
|
|
52.3
|
|
|
|
51.9
|
|
|
|
32.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central and corporate operations
|
|
|
(57.2
|
)
|
|
|
(51.1
|
)
|
|
|
(6.1
|
)
|
|
|
(11.9
|
)
|
|
|
(4.0
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division
|
|
|
425.0
|
|
|
|
335.2
|
|
|
|
89.8
|
|
|
|
26.8
|
|
|
|
16.2
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
158.4
|
|
|
|
5.2
|
|
|
|
153.2
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
228.6
|
|
|
|
187.4
|
|
|
|
41.2
|
|
|
|
22.0
|
|
|
|
23.5
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
64.0
|
|
|
|
49.7
|
|
|
|
14.3
|
|
|
|
28.8
|
|
|
|
24.0
|
|
Corporate and other
|
|
|
41.6
|
|
|
|
21.9
|
|
|
|
19.7
|
|
|
|
90.0
|
|
|
|
61.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
917.6
|
|
|
$
|
599.4
|
|
|
$
|
318.2
|
|
|
|
53.1
|
|
|
|
44.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Cash Flow Nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
(decrease)
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
Increase (decrease)
|
|
|
excluding FX
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Netherlands
|
|
$
|
399.7
|
|
|
$
|
327.5
|
|
|
$
|
72.2
|
|
|
|
22.0
|
|
|
|
13.0
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
312.6
|
|
|
|
260.5
|
|
|
|
52.1
|
|
|
|
20.0
|
|
|
|
16.2
|
|
Austria
|
|
|
176.7
|
|
|
|
146.6
|
|
|
|
30.1
|
|
|
|
20.5
|
|
|
|
11.7
|
|
Ireland
|
|
|
70.4
|
|
|
|
57.8
|
|
|
|
12.6
|
|
|
|
21.8
|
|
|
|
12.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Western Europe
|
|
|
959.4
|
|
|
|
792.4
|
|
|
|
167.0
|
|
|
|
21.1
|
|
|
|
13.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
140.6
|
|
|
|
104.9
|
|
|
|
35.7
|
|
|
|
34.0
|
|
|
|
17.2
|
|
Other Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
293.1
|
|
|
|
192.8
|
|
|
|
100.3
|
|
|
|
52.0
|
|
|
|
35.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
433.7
|
|
|
|
297.7
|
|
|
|
136.0
|
|
|
|
45.7
|
|
|
|
29.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central and corporate operations
|
|
|
(171.4
|
)
|
|
|
(151.8
|
)
|
|
|
(19.6
|
)
|
|
|
(12.9
|
)
|
|
|
(4.5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division
|
|
|
1,221.7
|
|
|
|
938.3
|
|
|
|
283.4
|
|
|
|
30.2
|
|
|
|
20.1
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
442.6
|
|
|
|
16.7
|
|
|
|
425.9
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
|
|
N.M.
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
660.3
|
|
|
|
537.6
|
|
|
|
122.7
|
|
|
|
22.8
|
|
|
|
26.4
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
178.0
|
|
|
|
144.1
|
|
|
|
33.9
|
|
|
|
23.5
|
|
|
|
22.9
|
|
Corporate and other
|
|
|
100.6
|
|
|
|
68.6
|
|
|
|
32.0
|
|
|
|
46.6
|
|
|
|
30.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
2,603.2
|
|
|
$
|
1,705.3
|
|
|
$
|
897.9
|
|
|
|
52.7
|
|
|
|
45.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N.M. Not meaningful.
71
Operating
Cash Flow Margin Three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006
The following table sets forth the operating cash flow margins
(operating cash flow divided by revenue) of our reportable
segments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
UPC Broadband Division:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Netherlands
|
|
|
53.0
|
|
|
|
49.7
|
|
|
|
51.6
|
|
|
|
48.4
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
49.1
|
|
|
|
50.0
|
|
|
|
49.1
|
|
|
|
46.1
|
|
Austria
|
|
|
47.9
|
|
|
|
47.9
|
|
|
|
48.2
|
|
|
|
47.9
|
|
Ireland
|
|
|
31.2
|
|
|
|
28.2
|
|
|
|
31.4
|
|
|
|
29.9
|
|
Total Western Europe
|
|
|
48.4
|
|
|
|
47.1
|
|
|
|
47.9
|
|
|
|
45.5
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
50.1
|
|
|
|
45.7
|
|
|
|
50.5
|
|
|
|
46.8
|
|
Other Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
51.5
|
|
|
|
47.6
|
|
|
|
50.2
|
|
|
|
47.5
|
|
Total Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
|
51.1
|
|
|
|
46.9
|
|
|
|
50.3
|
|
|
|
47.3
|
|
Total UPC Broadband Division, including central and corporate
costs
|
|
|
43.3
|
|
|
|
40.5
|
|
|
|
42.5
|
|
|
|
39.4
|
|
Telenet (Belgium)
|
|
|
48.7
|
|
|
|
47.7
|
|
|
|
47.2
|
|
|
|
52.7
|
|
J:COM (Japan)
|
|
|
40.6
|
|
|
|
39.9
|
|
|
|
40.5
|
|
|
|
39.3
|
|
VTR (Chile)
|
|
|
39.9
|
|
|
|
36.1
|
|
|
|
38.7
|
|
|
|
35.0
|
|
The improvements in the operating cash flow margins of our
reportable segments during the 2007 periods, as compared to the
respective 2006 periods, are generally attributable to improved
operational leverage resulting from revenue growth that is more
than offsetting the accompanying increases in our operating and
SG&A expenses. Cost containment efforts and synergies and
cost savings resulting from the continued integration of
acquisitions have also positively impacted the operating cash
flow margins of our reportable segments. The significant
improvement in the operating cash flow margin of the Netherlands
is principally due to cost reductions associated with the more
gradual pacing of the Netherlands digital migration
efforts during 2007. The decrease in the operating cash flow
margin of our Telenet (Belgium) segment is due to the fact that
the 2006 periods only include the results of UPC Belgium. As
discussed under Overview and Revenue of our Reportable
Segments above, our broadband operations are experiencing
significant competition, particularly in Europe. Sustained or
increased competition could adversely affect our ability to
maintain or improve the operating cash flow margins of our
reportable segments.
Discussion
and Analysis of our Consolidated Operating Results
General
As noted under Overview above, the effects of
acquisitions have affected the comparability of our results of
operations during the 2007 and 2006 interim periods. For more
detailed explanations of the changes in our revenue, operating
expenses and SG&A expenses, see the Discussion and
Analysis of Reportable Segments that appears above.
Revenue
Our total consolidated revenue increased $632.7 million or
39.0% and $1,839.8 million or 39.1% during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as
compared to the corresponding prior year periods. These
increases include $367.8 million and $1,085.2 million,
respectively, attributable to the impact of acquisitions.
Excluding the effects of acquisitions and foreign exchange rate
fluctuations, total consolidated revenue increased
$142.4 million or 8.8% and $464.0 million or 9.9%,
respectively. As discussed in greater detail under Discussion
and Analysis of our Reportable Segments Revenue of
our Reportable Segments above, most of these increases are
attributable to RGU growth. For information regarding
competitive developments in certain of our markets, see
Overview and Discussion and Analysis of our Reportable
Segments Revenue of our Reportable Segments
above.
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Operating
expenses
Our total consolidated operating expenses increased
$226.7 million or 33.1% and $684.1 million or 34.0%
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. These increases include $138.9 million and
$415.9 million, respectively, attributable to the impact of
acquisitions. Our operating expenses include stock-based
compensation expense, which increased $2.0 million and
$4.7 million, respectively. For additional information, see
discussion following SG&A expenses below. Excluding
the effects of acquisitions, foreign exchange rate fluctuations
and stock-based compensation expense, total consolidated
operating expenses increased $35.8 million or 5.2% and
$147.5 million or 7.4%, respectively. As discussed in more
detail under Discussion and Analysis of our Reportable
Segments Operating Expenses of our Reportable
Segments above, these increases generally reflect increases
in (i) programming costs, (ii) interconnect costs and
(iii) less significant increases in other expense
categories for the 2007 periods. Higher labor costs also
contributed to the nine-month period increase. Most of these
increases are a function of increased volumes or levels of
activity associated with the increase in our customer base.
SG&A
expenses
Our total consolidated SG&A expenses increased
$124.4 million or 34.7% and $342.6 million or 32.8%
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
period. These increases include $68.4 million and
$205.6 million, respectively, attributable to the impact of
acquisitions. Our SG&A expenses include stock-based
compensation expense, which increased $34.6 million and
$80.1 million, respectively. For additional information,
see discussion in the following section. Excluding the effects
of acquisitions, foreign exchange rate fluctuations and stock
based compensation expense, total consolidated SG&A
expenses increased $1.3 million or 0.4% and
$8.6 million or 0.9%, respectively. As discussed in more
detail above under Discussion and Analysis of our Reportable
Segments SG&A Expenses of our Reportable
Segments, the increase during the three-month period
generally reflects individually insignificant net increases. The
increase during the nine-month period generally reflects
increases in (i) labor costs, (ii) marketing and
advertising costs and sales commissions, and
(iii) individually insignificant net increases. The
increases in our marketing and advertising costs and sales
commissions primarily are attributable to our efforts to promote
RGU growth and launch new product offerings and initiatives.
Stock-based
compensation expense (included in operating and SG&A
expenses)
We record stock-based compensation that is associated with LGI
shares and the shares of certain of our subsidiaries. A summary
of the aggregate stock-based compensation expense that is
included in our SG&A and operating expenses is set forth
below:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
LGI common stock (a)
|
|
$
|
38.5
|
|
|
$
|
16.8
|
|
|
$
|
113.3
|
|
|
$
|
46.9
|
|
Other (b)
|
|
|
19.3
|
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
|
|
28.0
|
|
|
|
9.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
57.8
|
|
|
$
|
21.2
|
|
|
$
|
141.3
|
|
|
$
|
56.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expense
|
|
$
|
4.1
|
|
|
$
|
2.1
|
|
|
$
|
8.9
|
|
|
$
|
4.2
|
|
SG&A expense
|
|
|
53.7
|
|
|
|
19.1
|
|
|
|
132.4
|
|
|
|
52.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
57.8
|
|
|
$
|
21.2
|
|
|
$
|
141.3
|
|
|
$
|
56.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Our stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2007 includes $28.0 million
and $78.0 million, respectively, related to our Senior
Executive and Management Performance Plans. Our stock-based
compensation expense for the 2006 periods does not include any
amounts related to our Senior Executive and Management
Performance Plans as no awards were granted during 2006 and the
requisite service period did not begin until January 1,
2007. |
|
(b) |
|
The 2007 amount includes stock-based compensation related to
restricted shares of Zonemedia and LGI stock held by certain
Zonemedia employees of $15.3 million, of which
$12.8 million was recognized on an |
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accelerated basis in connection with the third quarter 2007
execution of certain agreements between one of our subsidiaries
and the holders of these restricted shares. No further
compensation expense will be recognized in connection with these
restricted stock awards. |
For additional information concerning our stock-based
compensation, see note 10 to our condensed consolidated
financial statements.
Depreciation
and amortization
Our total consolidated depreciation and amortization expense
increased $157.7 million and $481.5 million during the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2007,
respectively, as compared to the corresponding prior year
periods. These increases include $101.1 million and
$298.7 million, respectively, attributable to the impact of
acquisitions. Excluding the effect of acquisitions and foreign
exchange rate fluctuations, depreciation and amortization
expense increased $27.2 million or 5.9% and
$106.5 million or 8.0%, respectively. These increases are
due primarily to the net effect of (i) increases associated with
capital expenditures related to the installation of customer
premise equipment, the expansion and upgrade of our networks and
other capital initiatives, and (ii) decreases associated with
certain of VTRs network assets becoming fully depreciated.
Interest
expense
Our total consolidated interest expense increased
$65.3 million and $224.4 million during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as
compared to the corresponding prior year periods. Excluding the
effects of foreign exchange rate fluctuations, interest expense
increased $49.7 million or 27.3% and $182.9 million or
37.9%, respectively, during the 2007 periods. These increases
primarily are attributable to $4.4 billion or 39.4% and
$3.6 billion or 34.6% increases, respectively, in our
average outstanding indebtedness. The increase in debt primarily
is attributable to debt incurred or assumed in connection with
recapitalizations and acquisitions. Our weighted average
interest rates remained relatively constant during the 2007
three-month period and increased during the 2007 nine-month
period compared to the respective 2006 periods. The increase
during the nine-month period primarily is due to increases in
certain interest rates that were only partially offset by
decreases associated with the refinancing of the LG Switzerland
PIK Loan Facility and the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility.
Interest
and dividend income
Our total consolidated interest and dividend income increased
$10.0 million and $22.5 million during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as
compared to the corresponding prior year periods. These
increases primarily are attributable to increases in interest
income related to higher average consolidated cash and cash
equivalent balances and, to a lesser extent, higher average
interest rates earned on such balances. Dividend income remained
relatively constant during the 2007 and 2006 periods as dividend
income on the Sumitomo common stock that we acquired on
July 3, 2007 offset the loss of dividend income on the ABC
Family preferred stock that was redeemed on August 2, 2007.
Our interest and dividend income for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 includes $18.1 million of dividends
earned on our investment in ABC Family preferred stock. For
additional information, see notes 5 and 8 to our condensed
consolidated financial statements.
Share of
results of affiliates, net
The following table reflects our share of results of affiliates,
net:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Jupiter TV (a)
|
|
$
|
(1.2
|
)
|
|
$
|
4.2
|
|
|
$
|
16.7
|
|
|
$
|
21.3
|
|
Telenet (b)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1.4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16.4
|
)
|
Other
|
|
|
7.1
|
|
|
|
2.7
|
|
|
|
12.3
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
5.9
|
|
|
$
|
5.5
|
|
|
$
|
29.0
|
|
|
$
|
5.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
(a) |
|
On July 2, 2007, our investment in Jupiter TV was
restructured into investments in two entities, SC Media and JTV
Thematics. We exchanged our investment in SC Media for Sumitomo
shares on July 3, 2007 and J:COM acquired a 100% interest
in JTV Thematics on September 3, 2007. As a result of these
transactions, we no longer own an interest in SC Media, and
certain of the equity method investments formerly owned by
Jupiter TV are now owned by J:COM, including a 50% interest in
Discovery Japan, Inc. and a 33.4% interest in JSports
Broadcasting Corporation. |
|
(b) |
|
Effective January 1, 2007, we began accounting for Telenet
as a consolidated subsidiary. See note 4 to our condensed
consolidated financials statements. |
Realized
and unrealized losses on financial and derivative instruments,
net
The details of our realized and unrealized losses on financial
and derivative instruments, net, are as follows for the
indicated interim periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
Cross-currency and interest rate exchange contracts (a)
|
|
$
|
(132.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(132.6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(60.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(146.8
|
)
|
UGC Convertible Notes (b)
|
|
|
46.7
|
|
|
|
(81.3
|
)
|
|
|
(162.7
|
)
|
|
|
(45.2
|
)
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
|
(17.5
|
)
|
|
|
22.7
|
|
|
|
(19.3
|
)
|
|
|
28.5
|
|
Call and put contracts (c)
|
|
|
15.8
|
|
|
|
9.8
|
|
|
|
6.4
|
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(1.0
|
)
|
|
|
0.3
|
|
|
|
1.8
|
|
|
|
(1.1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
(88.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(181.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(233.9
|
)
|
|
$
|
(160.0
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
The losses on the cross-currency and interest rate exchange
contracts for the three months ended September 30, 2007 are
attributable to the net effect of (i) losses associated
with a decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the
euro, (ii) gains associated with a decrease in the value of
the Romanian lei, Hungarian forint, Polish zloty, Swiss franc
and Slovakian koruna relative to the euro, (iii) losses
associated with a decrease in market interest rates in Swiss
franc, Japanese yen, Chilean peso and Australian dollar markets,
(iv) losses associated with an increase in the value of the
Czech koruna relative to the euro, (v) losses associated
with an increase in the value of the Chilean peso relative to
the U.S. dollar and (vi) gains associated with increases in
market interest rates in euro and U.S. dollar markets. The
losses on the cross-currency and interest rate exchange
contracts for the nine months ending September 30, 2007 are
attributable to the net effect of (i) losses associated
with a decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the
euro, (ii) gains associated with an increase in market
interest rates in euro, Swiss franc, Australian dollar and U.S.
dollar markets, (iii) gains associated with a decrease in
the value of the Swiss franc relative to the euro,
(iv) losses associated with an increase in the value of the
Romanian lei, Hungarian forint, Slovakian koruna and Polish
zloty relative to the euro, (v) losses associated with an
increase in the value of the Chilean peso relative to the U.S.
dollar and (vi) losses associated with a decrease in market
interest rates in Japanese yen markets. The losses on the
cross-currency and interest rate exchange contracts for the 2006
periods include a CLP 12.3 billion ($23.3 million at
the average exchange rate for the period) unrealized loss during
the second quarter of 2006 related to certain cross-currency and
interest rate exchange contracts entered into by VTR in
anticipation of the refinancing of its then existing credit
facility. Most of this unrealized loss is associated with the
market spreads contained in these contracts due to the large
notional amount of these contracts relative to the standard size
of similar transactions in Chile. The remaining losses during
the 2006 periods are attributable to the net effect of
(i) gains associated with increases in market interest
rates, (ii) losses associated with a decrease in the value
of the euro relative to the Swiss franc and (iii) losses
associated with a decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar
relative to the euro. |
|
(b) |
|
Represents the change in the fair value of the UGC Convertible
Notes that is not attributable to the remeasurement of the UGC
Convertible Notes into U.S. dollars. Gains and losses arising
from the |
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|
|
|
|
remeasurement of the UGC Convertible Notes into U.S. dollars are
reported as foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net, in
our condensed consolidated statements of operations. See below.
The fair value of the UGC Convertible Notes is impacted by
changes in (i) the exchange rate for the U.S. dollar and
the euro, (ii) the market price of LGI common stock,
(iii) market interest rates and (iv) the credit rating
of UGC. |
|
(c) |
|
Includes gains and losses associated with the Sumitomo Collar
during the 2007 periods and gains and losses associated with
(i) the call options we held with respect to Telenet
ordinary shares and (ii) the forward sale of News Corp.
Class A common stock during the 2007 and 2006 periods. See
notes 4 and 6 to our condensed consolidated financial statements. |
Foreign
currency transaction gains (losses), net
The details of our foreign currency transaction gains (losses),
net, are as follows for the indicated interim periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Nine months ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
in millions
|
|
|
U.S. dollar debt issued by our European subsidiaries
|
|
$
|
97.0
|
|
|
$
|
(12.7
|
)
|
|
$
|
149.7
|
|
|
$
|
125.8
|
|
Yen denominated debt issued by a U.S. subsidiary
|
|
|
(54.8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(54.8
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. dollar debt issued by a Latin American subsidiary
|
|
|
14.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remeasurement of euro denominated UGC Convertible Notes
|
|
|
(47.0
|
)
|
|
|
4.8
|
|
|
|
(67.8
|
)
|
|
|
(37.8
|
)
|
Cash denominated in a currency other than the entities
functional currency
|
|
|
(42.3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(49.5
|
)
|
|
|
5.7
|
|
Intercompany notes denominated in a currency other than the
entities functional currency
|
|
|
(56.2
|
)
|
|
|
(2.9
|
)
|
|
|
(55.3
|
)
|
|
|
(0.6
|
)
|
Swiss franc debt issued by a European subsidiary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
|
|
21.5
|
|
|
|
1.7
|
|
Other
|
|
|
9.9
|
|
|
|
1.1
|
|
|
|
9.1
|
|
|
|
(11.7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
(78.7
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.9
|
|
|
$
|
(26.2
|
)
|
|
$
|
83.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gains
(losses) on extinguishment of debt, net
We recognized gains on extinguishment of debt, net, of
$1.6 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2007 and losses on extinguishment of debt,
net, of $21.7 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. The losses during the nine-month period
include (i) a CLP 10.3 billion
($19.6 million at the average rate for the period) loss
resulting from the write-off of deferred financing costs in
connection with the May 2007 refinancing of VTRs bank
facility, (ii) a 6.2 million ($8.4 million
at the average rate for the period) loss resulting from the
write-off of deferred financing costs in connection with the
second quarter 2007 refinancing of the UPC Broadband Holding
Bank Facility and (iii) a CHF 6.3 million
($5.2 million at the average rate for the period) gain on
the April 2007 redemption of the Cablecom Luxembourg Old Fixed
Rate Notes. We recognized losses on extinguishment of debt, net,
of $5.0 million and $40.6 million during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. The
losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 include
(i) a $22.2 million write-off of deferred financing
costs and creditor fees in connection with the May and July 2006
refinancings of the UPC Broadband Holding Bank Facility,
(ii) a $7.6 million loss associated with the first
quarter 2006 redemption of Cablecom Luxembourgs floating
rate Senior Notes, (iii) a $4.6 million loss
recognized by VTR in connection with the September 2006
refinancing of its bank debt and (iv) a $3.3 million
loss recognized by J:COM in connection with its refinancing
activities. The gain on the April 2007 redemption of the
Cablecom Luxembourg Old Fixed Rate Notes and the loss on the
first quarter 2006 redemption of the Cablecom Luxembourg
Floating Rate Senior Notes each represent the difference between
the redemption and carrying amounts at the respective dates of
redemption. During the fourth quarter of 2007, Telenet will
recognize significant debt extinguishment losses in connection
with the redemption of the Telenet Senior Discount Notes and the
Telenet Senior Notes, and the repayment of the 2006 Telenet
Credit Facility. These losses will include the excess of the
redemption values over the carrying values of the Telenet Senior
Discount Notes and Telenet Senior Notes, and the
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write-off of applicable unamortized deferred financing fees. See
note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Gains on
disposition of assets, net
We recognized gains on disposition of assets, net, of
$552.8 million and $553.1 million during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and
$52.7 million and $100.3 million during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. The
gains during the 2007 periods primarily are related to the
recognition of (i) a $489.3 million pre-tax gain in
connection with the July 2007 exchange of our interest in SC
Media for Sumitomo common stock and (ii) a
45.2 million ($62.2 million at the transaction
date) gain in connection with the July 2007 sale of Melita. See
note 5 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
The gains during the 2006 periods primarily are related to a
$35.8 million gain on the August 2006 sale of our
investment in Primacom AG, a $16.9 million gain on the
August 2006 sale of our cost investment in a DTH satellite
provider that operates in Brazil and a $45.3 million gain
on the February 2006 sale of our cost investment in a DTH
satellite provider that operates in Mexico.
Income
tax benefit (expense)
We recognized income tax expense of $178.4 million and an
income tax benefit of $22.5 million during the three months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The income tax expense for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 differs from the expected income tax
expense of $94.6 million (based on the U.S. federal
35% income tax rate) due primarily to tax expenses recognized in
connection with (i) a difference in the reporting treatment
between financial and tax accounting of a litigation provision,
(ii) certain permanent differences between financial and
tax accounting in the treatment of gains, losses and other items
related to investments in subsidiaries and intercompany loans,
and (iii) differences in the statutory and local tax rates
in certain jurisdictions in which we operate. The aforementioned
expenses were partially offset by the recognition of previously
unrecognized tax benefits that met the FIN 48 recognition
criteria during the period.
The income tax expense for the three months ended
September 30, 2006 differs from the expected income tax
benefit of $58.4 million (based on the U.S. federal
35% income tax rate) due primarily to (i) the realization
of taxable foreign currency gains and losses in certain
jurisdictions not recognized for financial reporting purposes,
(ii) a net increase in our valuation allowance established
against currently arising deferred tax assets in certain tax
jurisdictions that is largely offset by the release of valuation
allowances in other jurisdictions, and (iii) the impact of
certain permanent differences between the financial and tax
accounting treatment of interest and other items associated with
intercompany loans, investments in subsidiaries, and other items
that resulted in nondeductible expenses or tax-exempt income in
the tax jurisdiction.
We recognized income tax expense of $123.8 million and
$76.4 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The income tax expense for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 differs from the expected income tax
expense of $53.8 million (based on the U.S. federal
35% income tax rate) due primarily to the tax benefits
recognized in connection with net decreases in valuation
allowances previously established against deferred tax assets in
certain tax jurisdictions, including a tax benefit of
64 million ($86.3 million at the average rate
for the period) that we recognized during the second quarter of
2007 in connection with the release of valuation allowances by
Telenet. The full amount of this tax benefit, which represents
the portion of Telenets tax benefit that we did not
allocate to goodwill, was allocated to the minority interest
owners of Telenet. We also recognized previously unrecognized
tax benefits that met the FIN 48 recognition criteria
during the period. The positive impacts of these tax benefits
were more than offset by tax expenses recognized in connection
with (i) certain permanent differences between the
financial and tax accounting treatment of gains, losses and
other items associated with investments in subsidiaries and
intercompany loans, (ii) a difference between financial and
tax accounting treatment of a litigation provision,
(iii) differences in the statutory and local tax rates in
certain jurisdictions in which we operate, and (iv) the
increase of valuation allowances in jurisdictions where we
operate.
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The income tax expense for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 differs from the expected income tax
benefit of $48.1 million (based on the U.S. federal
35% income tax rate) due primarily to (i) the impact of
certain permanent differences between the financial and tax
accounting treatment of interest and other items associated with
intercompany loans, and investments in subsidiaries not
recognized for financial reporting purposes, (ii) the
realization of taxable foreign currency gains and losses in
certain jurisdictions, and (iii) the impact of differences
in the statutory and local tax rates in certain jurisdictions in
which we operate.
Material
Changes in Financial Condition
Sources
and Uses of Cash
Although our consolidated operating subsidiaries have generated
cash from operating activities and have borrowed funds under
their respective bank facilities, the terms of the instruments
governing the indebtedness of certain of our subsidiaries,
including UPC Broadband Holding, J:COM, Telenet, VTR, Austar,
Chellomedia and Liberty Puerto Rico, may restrict our ability to
access the assets of these subsidiaries. As set forth in the
table below, these subsidiaries accounted for a significant
portion of our consolidated cash and cash equivalents at
September 30, 2007. In addition, our ability to access the
liquidity of these and other subsidiaries may be limited by tax
considerations, the presence of minority interest owners and
other factors.
Cash and
cash equivalents
The details of the U.S. dollar equivalent balances of our
consolidated cash and cash equivalents at September 30,
2007 are set forth in the following table. With the exception of
LGI and UPC Holding, which are reported on a stand alone basis,
the amounts reported below include the cash and cash equivalents
of the named entity and its subsidiaries unless otherwise noted
(in millions):
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LGI
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$
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11.6
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Non-operating subsidiaries
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832.4
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UPC Broadband Division:
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UPC Holding
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1.0
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UPC Broadband Holding (excluding VTR)
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193.8
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J:COM
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234.4
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Telenet
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125.9
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VTR
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51.2
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Chellomedia
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28.3
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Austar
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21.0
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Liberty Puerto Rico
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11.8
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Other operating subsidiaries
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6.4
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LGI and
its Non-operating Subsidiaries
The $11.6 million of cash and cash equivalents held by LGI,
and subject to certain tax considerations, the
$832.4 million of cash and cash equivalents held by
LGIs non-operating subsidiaries represented available
liquidity at the corporate level at September 30, 2007. Our
remaining cash and cash equivalents of $673.8 million at
September 30, 2007 were held by our operating subsidiaries
as set forth in the table above. As noted above, various factors
may limit our ability to access the cash of our consolidated
operating subsidiaries.
Our current sources of corporate liquidity include (i) cash
and cash equivalents held by LGI and, subject to certain tax
considerations, LGIs non-operating subsidiaries,
(ii) interest and dividend income received on our cash and
cash equivalents and investments and (iii) proceeds
received upon the exercise of stock options. LGI also has access
to borrowings pursuant to the LGI Credit Facility. At
September 30, 2007, the LGI Credit Facility was fully
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drawn. As a result of the August 2, 2007 redemption of the
ABC Family preferred stock, we will no longer receive dividends
on this preferred stock. However, we expect the loss of these
dividends to be partially offset by the net dividends on
Sumitomo common stock that we will retain after we settle with
the counterparty to the Sumitomo Collar. As discussed in
note 6 to our condensed consolidated financial statements,
the terms of the Sumitomo Collar effectively fix the dividends
that we will receive on the Sumitomo common stock during the
term of the Sumitomo Collar.
From time to time, LGI and its non-operating subsidiaries may
also receive (i) proceeds in the form of distributions or
loan repayments from LGIs operating subsidiaries or
affiliates upon the completion of recapitalizations,
refinancings, asset sales or similar transactions by these
entities, (ii) proceeds upon the disposition of investments
and other assets of LGI and its non-operating subsidiaries and
(iii) proceeds received in connection with borrowings by
LGI and its non-operating subsidiaries. In this regard, we have
received significant cash from our subsidiaries in the form of
loans and loan repayments during the first nine months of 2007.
The majority of this cash was used to purchase LGI common stock.
In addition, during the first nine months of 2007, LGI borrowed
$215.0 million pursuant to the LGI Credit Facility and
Liberty Programming Japan, one of LGIs non-operating
subsidiaries, borrowed ¥93.660 billion
($757.6 million at the transaction date) pursuant to the
Sumitomo Collar Loan. LGI used the proceeds from these
borrowings to repay intercompany loans owed to one of our
European subsidiaries. Additionally, (i) one of our
non-operating subsidiaries received a
AUD 160.1 million ($147.1 million at the
transaction date) capital distribution from Austar on
November 1, 2007, (ii) LGJ Holdings, another
non-operating subsidiary, received proceeds upon the completion
of a ¥75.0 billion ($654.8 million at the
transaction date) term loan facility on November 5, 2007,
and (iii) another non-operating subsidiary is expected to
receive a 335.2 million ($477.2 million) capital
distribution from Telenet on or about November 19, 2007.
For additional information, see notes 8 and 14 to our
condensed consolidated financial statements.
The ongoing cash needs of LGI and its non-operating subsidiaries
include corporate general and administrative expenses and
interest payments on the LGI Credit Facility, the UGC
Convertible Notes and the Sumitomo Collar Loan. From time to
time, LGI and its non-operating subsidiaries may also require
funding in connection with the satisfaction of contingent
liabilities, acquisitions, the repurchase of LGI common stock,
or other investment opportunities.
Pursuant to our March 8, 2006 stock repurchase program and
our January 2007, April 2007 and September 2007 self-tender
offers, we repurchased during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 a total of 18,649,608 shares of our
LGI Series A common stock at a weighted average price of
$36.10 per share and 16,601,290 shares of our LGI
Series C common stock at a weighted average price of $36.05
per share, for an aggregate cash purchase price of
$1,271.6 million, including direct acquisition costs.
At September 30, 2007, we were authorized under our
March 8, 2006 stock repurchase plan to acquire an
additional $150.0 million of LGI Series A common and
LGI Series C common stock.
Operating
Subsidiaries
The cash and cash equivalents of our significant subsidiaries
are detailed in the table above. In addition to cash and cash
equivalents, the primary sources of liquidity of our operating
subsidiaries are cash provided by operations and, in the case of
UPC Broadband Holding, VTR, Telenet, J:COM, Austar, Chellomedia
and Liberty Puerto Rico, borrowing availability under their
respective debt instruments. For the details of the borrowing
availability of such entities at September 30, 2007, see
note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Our operating subsidiaries liquidity generally is used to
fund capital expenditures and debt service requirements. From
time to time, our operating subsidiaries may also require
funding in connection with acquisitions, recapitalizations or
other investment opportunities. For a discussion of our
consolidated capital expenditures and cash provided by operating
activities, see the discussion under Condensed Consolidated
Cash Flow Statements below.
We began consolidating Telenet effective January 1, 2007.
As a result, we experienced a significant increase in our
consolidated debt and capital lease obligations as a result of
the inclusion of Telenets debt and capital lease
obligations in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. At
September 30, 2007, Telenets total outstanding
indebtedness, including capital lease obligations, was
1,297.3 million ($1,846.7 million). For
information concerning Telenets debt instruments, see
note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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As further described in note 4 to our condensed
consolidated financial statements, we acquired significant
additional interests in Telenet during 2007.
On November 1, 2007, Austar distributed AUD
299.9 million ($275.5 million at the transaction date)
or AUD 0.2368 ($0.2098) per ordinary share to its
shareholders. In addition, Telenet has announced that it will
make a capital distribution on or about November 19, 2007
to its shareholders of 6.00 ($8.54) per share or
approximately 656.0 million ($933.8 million).
For additional information, see notes 8 and 14 to our
condensed consolidated financial statements.
Capitalization
We seek to maintain our debt at levels that provide for
attractive equity returns without assuming undue risk. In this
regard, we strive to cause our operating subsidiaries to
maintain their debt at levels that result in a consolidated debt
balance that is between four and five times our consolidated
operating cash flow. The ratio of our September 30, 2007
consolidated debt to our annualized consolidated operating cash
flow was 4.4 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and
the ratio of our September 30, 2007 consolidated net debt
(debt less cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
balances related to our debt instruments) to our annualized
consolidated operating cash flow was 3.9 for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007.
When it is cost effective, we generally seek to match the
denomination of the borrowings of our subsidiaries with the
functional currency of the operations that are supporting the
respective subsidiaries borrowings. As further discussed
under Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk below and in note 6 to our condensed consolidated
financial statements, we may also use derivative instruments to
mitigate currency and interest rate risk associated with our
debt instruments. Our ability to service or refinance our debt
is dependent primarily on our ability to maintain or increase
our cash provided by operations and to achieve adequate returns
on our capital expenditures and acquisitions.
At September 30, 2007, our outstanding consolidated debt
and capital lease obligations aggregated $16,278.7 billion,
including $344.8 million that is classified as current in
our condensed consolidated balance sheet. We believe that we
have sufficient resources to repay or refinance the current
portion of our debt and capital lease obligations during the
next 12 months.
At September 30, 2007, all but $215.0 million of our
consolidated debt and capital lease obligations had been
borrowed or incurred by our subsidiaries. For information
concerning our debt balances and significant developments with
respect to our and our subsidiaries debt instruments
during 2007, see notes 8 and 14 to our condensed
consolidated financial statements.
Condensed
Consolidated Cash Flow Statements
Our cash flows are subject to significant variations based on
foreign currency exchange rates. See related discussion under
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
below. See also our Discussion and Analysis of Reportable
Segments above.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we used
net cash provided by our operating activities of
$1,756.1 million and $444.9 million of our existing
cash and cash equivalent balances (excluding an
$82.2 million increase due to changes in foreign exchange
rates) to fund net cash used by our investing activities of
$2,034.1 million and net cash used by our financing
activities of $166.9 million.
Operating
Activities
Including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange
rates, net cash flows from operating activities during the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 increased
$530.7 million from $1,225.4 million during the 2006
period to $1,756.1 million during the 2007 period. This
increase primarily is attributable to an increase in revenue
during the 2007 period that was only partially offset by
(i) increases in cash used by our operating and SG&A
expenses, (ii) an increase in cash paid for interest and
(iii) an increase in cash used as a result of changes in
our working capital accounts.
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Investing
Activities
Net cash used by investing activities during the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 was $2,034.1 million,
compared to net cash provided by investing activities of
$173.7 million during the same period in 2006. This change,
which includes the effects of changes in foreign currency
exchange rates, primarily is attributable to (i) the 2006
receipt of $2,548.1 million of proceeds upon the
disposition of discontinued operations, net of disposal costs,
and (ii) a $400.8 million increase in capital
expenditures during the 2007 period, as compared to the 2006
period.
The UPC Broadband Division accounted for $762.9 million and
$551.3 million of our consolidated capital expenditures
during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. The increase in the capital expenditures of the
UPC Broadband Division primarily is due to (i) increased
expenditures for new build and upgrade projects to expand
services and improve our competitive position, and to meet
increased traffic and certain franchise commitments,
(ii) increased expenditures for the purchase and
installation of customer premise equipment, (iii) increases
due to the effects of acquisitions and (iv) other factors
such as information technology upgrades and expenditures for
general support systems.
J:COM accounted for $262.8 million and $298.3 million
of our consolidated capital expenditures during the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. J:COM uses
capital lease arrangements to finance a significant portion of
its capital expenditures. From a financial reporting
perspective, capital expenditures that are financed by capital
lease arrangements are treated as non-cash activities and
accordingly are not included in the capital expenditure amounts
presented in our condensed consolidated statements of cash
flows. Including $118.7 million and $71.9 million of
expenditures that were financed under capital lease
arrangements, J:COMs capital expenditures aggregated
$381.5 million and $370.2 million during the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The
increase in J:COMs capital expenditures (including amounts
financed under capital lease arrangements) primarily is due to
the net effect of (i) increased expenditures related to the
effects of acquisitions, (ii) increased expenditures for
the purchase and installation of customer premise equipment and
(iii) lower expenditures for new build and upgrade projects
to expand services. J:COM management currently expects that
J:COMs 2007 capital expenditures (including amounts
financed under capital lease arrangements), as a percentage of
J:COMs revenue, will fall within a range of 25% to 27%.
Our Telenet segment accounted for $173.2 million and
$3.7 million of our consolidated capital expenditures
during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. This increase primarily is attributable to our
consolidation of Telenet effective January 1, 2007. Telenet
uses capital lease arrangements to finance a portion of its
capital expenditures. Including $19.4 million of
expenditures that were financed under capital lease
arrangements, Telenets capital expenditures aggregated
$192.6 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. Telenets capital expenditures
during the 2007 period primarily relate to (i) expenditures
for new build and upgrade projects to expand services,
(ii) the purchase and installation of customer premise
equipment and (iii) other factors such as expenditures for
buildings and general support systems. Telenets management
currently expects that Telenets aggregate full year 2007
capital expenditures will fall within a range of 23% to 25% of
Telenets 2007 revenue.
The actual amount of our 2007 capital expenditures may vary from
the expected amounts for a variety of reasons, including changes
in (i) the competitive or regulatory environment,
(ii) business plans, (iii) current or expected future
operating results and (iv) the availability of capital.
Accordingly, no assurance can be given that our actual capital
expenditures will not vary from the amounts currently expected.
VTR accounted for $117.6 million and $101.4 million of
our consolidated capital expenditures during the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The
increase in the capital expenditures of VTR is primarily due to
(i) increased expenditures for new build and upgrade
projects to expand services and improve our competitive
position, and to meet increased traffic and certain regulatory
commitments, (ii) increased costs for the purchase and
installation of customer premise equipment, and (iii) other
factors such as information technology upgrades and expenditures
for general support systems.
The timing of cash payments during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, as compared to the corresponding prior
year period, also contributed to the increases in the capital
expenditures of the UPC Broadband Division, J:COM and VTR.
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Financing
Activities
Net cash used by financing activities during the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 was $166.9 million, compared
to $1,344.2 million during the same period in 2006. This
decrease, which includes the effects of changes in foreign
currency exchange rates, primarily is attributable to (i) a
$464.3 million increase in cash received from net
borrowings of debt, (ii) a $485.6 million decrease in
cash paid to repurchase common stock and (iii) a
$113.7 million increase in proceeds received from the
issuance of stock by our subsidiaries.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
For a description of our outstanding guarantees and other off
balance sheet arrangements at September 30, 2007, see
note 12 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Item 3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
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We are exposed to market risk in the normal course of our
business operations due to our investments in various foreign
countries and ongoing investing and financial activities. Market
risk refers to the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in
foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and stock
prices. The risk of loss can be assessed from the perspective of
adverse changes in fair values, cash flows and future earnings.
We have established policies, procedures and internal processes
governing our management of market risks and the use of
financial instruments to manage our exposure to such risks.
Cash
and Investments
We invest our cash in liquid instruments that meet high credit
quality standards and generally have maturities at the date of
purchase of less than three months. We are exposed to exchange
rate risk with respect to certain of our cash balances that are
denominated in Japanese yen, euros and, to a lesser degree,
other currencies. At September 30, 2007, our European
subsidiaries held cash balances of $735.8 million that were
denominated in euros and J:COM held cash balances of
$234.4 million that were denominated in Japanese yen.
Subject to applicable debt covenants, these euro and Japanese
yen cash balances are available to be used for future liquidity
requirements that may be denominated in such currencies.
We are also exposed to market price fluctuations related to our
investments in equity securities. At September 30, 2007,
the aggregate fair value of our equity method and
available-for-sale investments that was subject to price risk
was $1,003.8 million.
Foreign
Currency Risk
We are exposed to unfavorable and potentially volatile
fluctuations of the U.S. dollar (our functional currency)
against the currencies of our operating subsidiaries and
affiliates. Any increase (decrease) in the value of the
U.S. dollar against any foreign currency that is the
functional currency of one of our operating subsidiaries or
affiliates will cause us to experience unrealized foreign
currency translation losses (gains) with respect to amounts
already invested in such foreign currencies. In addition, we and
our operating subsidiaries and affiliates are exposed to foreign
currency risk to the extent that we enter into transactions
denominated in currencies other than our respective functional
currencies, such as investments in debt and equity securities of
foreign subsidiaries, equipment purchases, programming
contracts, notes payable and notes receivable (including
intercompany amounts) that are denominated in a currency other
than the applicable functional currency. Changes in exchange
rates with respect to these items will result in unrealized
(based upon period-end exchange rates) or realized foreign
currency transaction gains and losses upon settlement of the
transactions. In addition, we are exposed to foreign exchange
rate fluctuations related to our operating subsidiaries
assets and liabilities and the financial results of foreign
subsidiaries and affiliates when their respective financial
statements are translated into U.S. dollars for inclusion
in our consolidated financial statements. Cumulative translation
adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive
earnings (loss) as a separate component of stockholders
equity. As a result of foreign currency risk, we may experience
economic loss and a negative impact on earnings and equity with
respect to our holdings solely as a result of foreign currency
exchange rate fluctuations. Our primary exposure to foreign
currency risk is to the euro and the Japanese yen, as 38.7% and
25.0% of our U.S. dollar revenue during the three months
ended
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September 30, 2007 and 38.8% and 24.9% of our
U.S. dollar revenue during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, was derived from subsidiaries whose
functional currency is the euro and the Japanese yen,
respectively. In addition, we have significant exposure to
changes in the exchange rates for the Swiss franc, the Chilean
peso, the Hungarian forint, the Australian dollar and other
local currencies in Europe.
The relationship between (i) the euro, the Swiss franc, the
Japanese yen, the Chilean peso, the Hungarian forint and the
Australian dollar and (ii) the U.S. dollar, which is
our reporting currency, is shown below, per one U.S. dollar:
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September 30,
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Euro
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0.7025
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0.7582
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Swiss franc
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1.1663
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1.2198
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Japanese yen
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114.80
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119.08
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Chilean peso
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511.45
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534.25
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Hungarian forint
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176.12
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190.65
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Australian dollar
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1.1289
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1.2686
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Three months ended
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Nine months ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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Average rates:
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Euro
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0.7272
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0.7848
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0.7439
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0.8040
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Swiss franc
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1.1985
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1.2376
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1.2180
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1.2594
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Japanese yen
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117.73
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116.28
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119.31
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115.89
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Chilean peso
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519.54
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539.13
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528.99
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530.97
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Hungarian forint
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183.20
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216.05
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186.58
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213.19
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Australian dollar
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1.1811
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1.3214
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1.2187
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1.3378
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Interest
Rate Risks
We are exposed to changes in interest rates primarily as a
result of our borrowing and investment activities, which include
fixed-rate and variable-rate investments and borrowings by our
operating subsidiaries that are used to maintain liquidity and
fund their respective business operations. At September 30,
2007, our primary exposure to variable-rate debt was through the
EURIBOR-indexed and LIBOR-indexed debt of UPC Broadband Holding
and Telenet, the Japanese yen LIBOR-indexed and TIBOR-indexed
debt of J:COM, the LIBOR-indexed debt of LGI, the TAB-indexed
debt of VTR, the AUD BBSY-indexed debt of Austar and the
variable-rate debt of certain of our other subsidiaries.
These subsidiaries have entered into various derivative
transactions pursuant to their policies to manage exposure to
movements in interest rates. We use interest rate exchange
agreements to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference
between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by
reference to an
agreed-upon
notional principal amount. We also use interest rate cap and
collar agreements that lock in a maximum interest rate should
variable rates rise, but which enable our company to otherwise
pay lower market rates.
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate At
September 30, 2007, our variable-rate indebtedness
(exclusive of the effects of interest rate exchange agreements)
aggregated $10.8 billion and the weighted-average interest
rate (including margin) on such variable-rate indebtedness was
approximately 6.3% (6.8% exclusive of J:COM). Assuming no change
in the amount outstanding, and without giving effect to any
interest rate exchange agreements, a hypothetical 50 basis
point increase (decrease) in our weighted average variable
interest rate would increase (decrease) our annual consolidated
interest expense and cash outflows by $53.9 million. As
discussed above and in note 6 to our condensed consolidated
financial statements, we use interest rate exchange contracts to
manage our exposure to increases in variable interest rates such
that increases in the fair value of these contracts generally
would
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be expected to largely offset the economic impact of increases
in market interest rates over the lifetime of the relevant
indebtedness.
Derivative
Instruments
Through our subsidiaries, we have entered into various
derivative instruments to manage interest rate and foreign
currency exposure. For information concerning these derivative
instruments, see note 6 to our condensed consolidated
financial statements. Information concerning the sensitivity of
the fair value of certain of our more significant derivative and
financial instruments to changes in market conditions is set
forth below.
UPC
Broadband Holding Cross-currency and Interest Rate Exchange
Contracts
Holding all other factors constant, (i) an instantaneous
increase (decrease) of 10% in the value of the U.S. dollar
relative to the euro at September 30, 2007 would have
increased (decreased) the aggregate fair value of the UPC
Broadband Holding cross-currency and interest rate exchange
contracts by approximately 89.2 million
($127.0 million), (ii) an instantaneous increase
(decrease) of 10% in the value of the euro relative to the Swiss
franc, the Czech koruna, the Slovakian koruna, the Hungarian
forint, the Polish zloty and the Romanian lei at
September 30, 2007 would have decreased (increased) the
aggregate fair value of the UPC Broadband Holding cross-currency
and interest rate exchange contracts by approximately
319.2 million ($454.4 million), (iii) an
instantaneous increase (decrease) of 10% in the value of the
Chilean peso relative to the U.S. dollar at
September 30, 2007 would have decreased (increased) the
aggregate value of the UPC Broadband Holding cross-currency and
interest rate exchange contracts by approximately
29.3 million ($41.7 million), (iv) an
instantaneous increase in the relevant base rate of
50 basis points (0.50%) at September 30, 2007 would
have increased the aggregate fair value of the UPC Broadband
Holding cross-currency and interest rate exchange contracts and
caps by approximately 69.8 million
($99.4 million) and (v) an instantaneous decrease in
the relevant base rate of 50 basis points (0.50%) at
September 30, 2007 would have decreased the aggregate fair
value of the UPC Broadband Holding cross-currency and interest
rate exchange contracts and caps by approximately
71.9 million ($102.3 million).
VTR
Cross-currency and Interest Rate Exchange Contracts
Holding all other factors constant, (i) an instantaneous
increase (decrease) of 10% in the value of the Chilean Peso
relative to the U.S. dollar at September 30, 2007
would have decreased (increased) the aggregate fair value of the
VTR cross-currency and interest rate exchange contracts by
approximately CLP 33.5 billion ($65.5 million),
(ii) an instantaneous increase in the relevant base rate
(excluding margin) of 50 basis points (0.50%) at
September 30, 2007 would have increased the aggregate fair
value of the VTR cross-currency and interest rate exchange
contracts by approximately CLP 8.8 billion
($17.2 million) and (iii) an instantaneous decrease in
the relevant base rate of 50 basis points (0.50%) at
September 30, 2007 would have decreased the aggregate fair
value of the VTR cross-currency and interest rate exchange
contracts by approximately CLP 9.1 billion
($17.8 million).
UGC
Convertible Notes
Holding all other factors constant, (i) an instantaneous
increase of 10% in the value of the euro relative to the
U.S. dollar at September 30, 2007 would have decreased
the fair value of the UGC Convertible Notes by approximately
48.5 million ($69.0 million), (ii) an
instantaneous decrease of 10% in the value of the euro relative
to the U.S. dollar at September 30, 2007 would have
increased the fair value of the UGC Convertible Notes by
approximately 62.0 million ($88.3 million),
(iii) an instantaneous increase (decrease) in the risk free
rate of 50 basis points (0.50%) at September 30, 2007
would have decreased (increased) the fair value of the UGC
Convertible Notes by approximately 1.6 million
($2.3 million) and (iv) an instantaneous increase
(decrease) of 10% in the combined per share market price of LGI
Series A and Series C common stock at
September 30, 2007 would have increased (decreased) the
fair value of the UGC Convertible Notes by approximately
44.5 million ($63.3 million).
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Sumitomo
Collar
Holding all other factors constant, (i) an instantaneous
increase of 10% in the per share market price of Sumitomos
common stock would have decreased the aggregate fair value of
the Sumitomo collar by approximately ¥10.86 billion
($94.6 million) and (ii) an instantaneous decrease of
10% in the per share market price of Sumitomos common
stock would have increased the aggregate fair value of the
Sumitomo collar by approximately ¥6.26 billion
($54.5 million).
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Item 4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES.
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(a)
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Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures
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In accordance with Exchange Act Rule 13a-15, we carried out
an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation
of management, including our chief executive officer, principal
accounting officer, and principal financial officer (the
Executives), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of September 30, 2007. In designing and
evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, the
Executives recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter
how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable
assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and
management is necessarily required to apply judgment in
evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls
and objectives. Based on that evaluation, the Executives
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are
effective as of September 30, 2007, in making known to them
material information on a timely basis relating to us and our
consolidated subsidiaries required to be disclosed in our
reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. We have investments in certain unconsolidated entities. As
we do not control these entities, our disclosure controls and
procedures with respect to such entities are necessarily
substantially more limited than those we maintain with respect
to our consolidated subsidiaries.
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Changes
in internal control over financial reporting
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There have been no changes in our internal controls over
financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation
described above that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered
by this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.
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On April 26, 2002, Liberty Global Europe received a notice
that the former shareholders of Cignal Global Communications
(Cignal) filed a lawsuit (the 2002 Cignal Action) against
Liberty Global Europe in the District Court of Amsterdam, the
Netherlands, claiming damages for Liberty Global Europes
alleged failure to honor certain option rights that were granted
to those shareholders pursuant to a Shareholders Agreement
entered into in connection with the acquisition of Cignal by
Priority Telecom NV (Priority Telecom). The Shareholders
Agreement provided that in the absence of an initial public
offering (IPO), as defined in the Shareholders Agreement, of
shares of Priority Telecom by October 1, 2001, the Cignal
shareholders would be entitled until October 30, 2001 to
exchange their Priority Telecom shares into shares of Liberty
Global Europe, with a cash equivalent value of $200 million
in the aggregate, or cash at Liberty Global Europes
discretion. Liberty Global Europe believes that it complied in
full with its obligations to the Cignal shareholders through the
successful completion of the IPO of Priority Telecom on
September 27, 2001. Accordingly, it refused to cooperate
with any attempted exercise of the option rights.
On May 4, 2005, the District Court rendered its decision in
the 2002 Cignal Action, dismissing all claims of the former
Cignal shareholders. On August 2, 2005, an appeal against
the district court decision was filed. Subsequently, when the
grounds of appeal were filed in November 2005, nine individual
plaintiffs, rather than all former Cignal shareholders,
continued to pursue their claims. Based on the share ownership
information provided by the nine plaintiffs, the damage claims
remaining subject to the 2002 Cignal Action are approximately
$28 million in the aggregate before statutory interest. A
hearing on the appeal was held on May 22, 2007. On
September 13, 2007, the Court of Appeals rendered its
decision that no IPO within the meaning of the Shareholders
Agreement had been realized and accordingly the plaintiffs
should have been allowed to exercise their option rights. In the
same decision, the Court of Appeals directed the plaintiffs to
present more detailed calculations and substantiation of the
damages they claimed to have suffered as a result of Liberty
Global Europes nonperformance with respect to their option
rights, and stated that Liberty Global Europe will be allowed to
respond to the calculations submitted by the plaintiffs by
separate statement. The Court of Appeals gave the parties leave
to appeal to the Dutch Supreme Court and deferred all further
decisions pending such appeal. Liberty Global Europe has
determined that it has grounds for appeal and intends to file
the appeal with the Dutch Supreme Court in December 2007.
On June 13, 2006, Liberty Global Europe, Priority Telecom,
Euronext NV and Euronext Amsterdam NV were each served with a
summons for a new action (the 2006 Cignal Action) purportedly on
behalf of all the other former Cignal shareholders and
provisionally for the nine plaintiffs in the 2002 Cignal Action.
The 2006 Cignal Action claims, among other things, that the
listing of Priority Telecom on Euronext Amsterdam NV in
September 2001 did not meet the requirements of the applicable
listing rules and, accordingly, the IPO was not valid and did
not satisfy Liberty Global Europes obligations to the
Cignal shareholders. Aggregate claims of $200 million, plus
statutory interest, are asserted in this action, which amount
includes the amount provisionally claimed by the nine plaintiffs
in the 2002 Cignal Action. A hearing in the 2006 Cignal Action
took place on October 9, 2007 and the court is expected to
render its decision during the fourth quarter of 2007 or the
first quarter of 2008.
In light of the September 13, 2007 decision by the Court of
Appeals and other factors, we have recorded a provision of
$146.0 million during the third quarter of 2007,
representing our estimate of the loss that we may incur upon the
ultimate disposition of the 2002 and 2006 Cignal Actions. This
provision has been recorded notwithstanding the fact that we
intend to appeal the Court of Appeals decision to the Dutch
Supreme Court and that the Court of Appeals decision is not
binding with respect to the 2006 Cignal Action.
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Item 2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
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(c)
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Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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The following table sets forth information concerning our
companys purchase of its own equity securities during the
three months ended September 30, 2007:
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Total number
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of shares
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Approximate
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purchased as
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dollar value of
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part of publicly
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shares that may yet
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Total number of
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Average price
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announced plans
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be purchased under
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Period
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shares purchased
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paid per share (a)
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or programs
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the plans or programs
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July 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007
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Series A:
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Series A:
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$
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Series A:
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Series C:
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Series C:
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$
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August 1, 2007 through August 31, 2007
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Series A:
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$
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Series A:
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Series C:
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Series C:
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$
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September 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007
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Series A:
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5,682,000
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Total July 1, 2007 through September 30,
2007
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Series A:
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5,682,000
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9,510,517
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On March 8, 2006, our board of directors approved a stock
repurchase program under which we were authorized to acquire
$250 million of our LGI Series A and Series C
common stock through open market transactions or privately
negotiated transactions, which may include derivative
transactions. Under this program, which may be suspended or
discontinued at any time, we acquired shares of our LGI
Series A and Series C common stock for aggregate
purchase prices including direct acquisition costs of
(i) $132.2 million during the second quarter of 2006
and (ii) $42.5 million during the second quarter of
2007. On July 25, 2007, our board of directors increased
the then remaining aggregate amount authorized under the
March 8, 2006 stock repurchase plan to $150.0 million,
all of which was available as of September 30, 2007. |
On September 17, 2007, we purchased 5,682,000 shares
of our LGI Series A common stock at $43.00 per share and
9,510,517 shares of our LGI Series C common stock at
$40.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of
$624.7 million before acquisition costs, pursuant to two
modified Dutch auction self-tender offers. Shares purchased
pursuant to the foregoing tender offers are not applied against
our March 8, 2006 stock repurchase program.
In addition to the shares listed in the table above,
15,122 shares of LGI Series A common stock and
15,122 shares of LGI Series C common stock were
surrendered during the third quarter of 2007 by certain of our
officers and employees to pay withholding taxes and other
deductions in connection with the release of restrictions on
restricted stock.
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Listed below are the exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly
Report (according to the number assigned to them in
Item 601 of
Regulation S-K):
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3
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Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws:
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3
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.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated
June 15, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Current Report on
Form 8-K,
filed June 15, 2005 (File
No. 000-51360)
(the Merger
8-K))
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3
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Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Merger
8-K)
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4
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Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders:
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4
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2,300,000,000 Credit Agreement, originally dated
August 1, 2007, and as amended and restated by a
supplemental agreements dated August 22, 2007,
September 11, 2007 and October 8, 2007, among Telenet
Bidco NV as Borrower, the parties listed therein as Original
Guarantors, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., BNP Paribas S.A. and
J.P. Morgan PLC as Mandated Lead Arrangers, BNP Paribas
S.A. as Facility Agent, KBC Bank NV as Security Agent and the
financial institutions listed therein as Initial Original
Lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrants Current Report of
Form 8-K,
filed October 10, 2007 (File
No. 000-51360))
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10 Material Contracts:
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10
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Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement dated
August 14, 2007, among the Registrant, LGJ Holdings LLC,
Miranda Curtis, Graham Hollis, Yasushige Nishimura, Liberty
Jupiter, Inc. and with respect to Section 7 thereof Liberty
Media International Inc. and Liberty Media International
Holdings LLC*
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10
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Employment Agreement, effective November 1, 2007, between
Liberty Global Services II, LLC and Shane ONeill*
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10
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Executive Service Agreement, effective November 1, 2007,
between Chellomedia Services Ltd. and Shane ONeill*
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10
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Deed of Indemnity, effective November 1, 2007, between the
Registrant and Shane ONeill*
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
Certification:
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Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer*
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Certification of Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)*
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Certification of Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)*
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Section 1350 Certification*
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC.
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Dated: November 8, 2007
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/s/ Michael
T. Fries
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Michael T. Fries
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Dated: November 8, 2007
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/s/ Charles
H.R. Bracken
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Charles H.R. Bracken
Senior Vice President and Co-Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
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Dated: November 8, 2007
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/s/ Bernard
G. Dvorak
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Bernard G. Dvorak
Senior Vice President and Co-Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws: |
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3.1 |
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated June 15, 2005 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 15, 2005 (File No. 000-51360)
(the Merger 8-K)) |
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3.2 |
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Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Merger 8-K) |
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Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders: |
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4.1 |
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2,300,000,000 Credit Agreement, originally dated August 1, 2007, and as amended and restated by a
supplemental agreements dated August 22, 2007, September 11, 2007 and October 8, 2007, among Telenet
Bidco NV as Borrower, the parties listed therein as Original Guarantors, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., BNP Paribas
S.A. and J.P. Morgan PLC as Mandated Lead Arrangers, BNP Paribas S.A. as Facility Agent, KBC Bank NV as
Security Agent and the financial institutions listed therein as Initial Original Lenders (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrants Current Report of Form 8-K, filed October 10, 2007 (File
No. 000-51360)) |
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10 Material Contracts: |
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10.1 |
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Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement dated August 14, 2007, among the Registrant, LGJ
Holdings LLC, Miranda Curtis, Graham Hollis, Yasushige Nishimura, Liberty Jupiter, Inc. and with respect
to Section 7 thereof Liberty Media International Inc. and Liberty Media International Holdings LLC* |
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10.2 |
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Employment Agreement, effective November 1, 2007, between Liberty Global Services II, LLC and Shane
ONeill* |
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10.3 |
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Executive Service Agreement, effective November 1, 2007, between Chellomedia Services Ltd. and Shane
ONeill* |
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10.4 |
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Deed of Indemnity, effective November 1, 2007, between the Registrant and Shane ONeill* |
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification: |
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31.1 |
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Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer* |
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31.2 |
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Certification of Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)* |
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31.3 |
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Certification of Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)* |
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Section 1350 Certification* |