UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2006
Commission File Number: 001-12223
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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No. 95-4398884 |
(State of Incorporation) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification) |
Univision Communications
Inc.
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3050
Los Angeles, California 90067
Tel: (310) 556-7676
(address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days YES x 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.
Large accelerated filer x Accelerated Filer o Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO x.
There were 237,144,959 shares of Class A Common Stock, 36,962,390 shares of Class P Common Stock, 13,593,034 shares of Class T Common Stock and 17,837,164 of Class V Common Stock outstanding as of April 20, 2006.
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
103,169 |
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$ |
99,400 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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353,596 |
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395,508 |
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Program rights |
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25,974 |
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29,878 |
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Income taxes |
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3,194 |
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Deferred tax assets |
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29,149 |
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23,150 |
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Prepaid expenses and other |
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79,584 |
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82,470 |
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Total current assets |
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591,472 |
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633,600 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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589,184 |
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563,958 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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4,328,611 |
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4,271,584 |
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Goodwill |
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2,265,620 |
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2,231,238 |
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Deferred financing costs, net |
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7,564 |
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7,123 |
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Program rights |
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22,985 |
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25,960 |
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Investments in equity method investees |
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55,634 |
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54,644 |
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Investments in cost method investees |
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161,476 |
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299,775 |
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Other assets |
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32,595 |
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40,454 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
8,055,141 |
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$ |
8,128,336 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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$ |
241,489 |
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$ |
283,509 |
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Income taxes |
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9,854 |
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Accrued interest |
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19,637 |
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25,639 |
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Accrued license fees |
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17,533 |
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20,548 |
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Program rights obligations |
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16,408 |
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15,809 |
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Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations |
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250,765 |
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564,016 |
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Total current liabilities |
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555,686 |
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909,521 |
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Long-term debt |
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1,121,067 |
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935,493 |
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Capital lease obligations |
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47,924 |
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33,806 |
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Program rights obligations |
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17,998 |
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20,948 |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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1,034,316 |
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1,019,803 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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62,610 |
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59,976 |
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Total liabilities |
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2,839,601 |
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2,979,547 |
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Noncontrolling interest in variable interest entity |
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54,417 |
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57,889 |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,040,000,000 shares authorized; 305,483,907 shares issued and 305,483,774 shares outstanding in 2006 and 304,982,531 shares issued and outstanding in 2005 |
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3,054 |
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3,049 |
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Paid-in-capital |
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4,149,132 |
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4,133,889 |
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Deferred Compensation |
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(1,333 |
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Retained earnings |
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1,010,403 |
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956,500 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive losses |
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(1,466 |
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(1,205 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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5,161,123 |
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5,090,900 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
8,055,141 |
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$ |
8,128,336 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Net revenues: |
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Television, radio and Internet services |
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$ |
402,621 |
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$ |
370,804 |
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Music products and publishing |
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47,165 |
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62,215 |
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Total net revenues |
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449,786 |
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433,019 |
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Direct operating expenses of television, radio and Internet services |
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150,325 |
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147,270 |
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Direct operating expenses of music products and publishing |
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27,474 |
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37,614 |
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Total direct operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) |
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177,799 |
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184,884 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) |
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144,028 |
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131,780 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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22,963 |
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23,844 |
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Operating expenses |
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344,790 |
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340,508 |
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Operating income |
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104,996 |
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92,511 |
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Other expenses (income): |
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Interest expense, net |
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24,269 |
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19,348 |
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Amortization of deferred financing costs |
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839 |
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828 |
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Stock dividend |
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(453 |
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(453 |
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Equity income in unconsolidated subsidiaries and other |
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(632 |
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(11 |
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Gain on sale of Entravision stock |
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(1,260 |
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Noncontrolling interest in variable interest entities |
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1,532 |
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(907 |
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Income before taxes |
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80,701 |
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73,706 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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26,798 |
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29,228 |
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Net income |
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53,903 |
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44,478 |
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Other comprehensive loss: |
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Currency translation adjustment |
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(261 |
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(138 |
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Comprehensive income |
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$ |
53,642 |
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$ |
44,340 |
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Net income per common share: |
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Basic |
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$ |
0.18 |
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$ |
0.14 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
0.16 |
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$ |
0.13 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
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305,172,563 |
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323,403,395 |
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Diluted |
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337,460,423 |
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352,717,341 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Net income |
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$ |
53,903 |
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$ |
44,478 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
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20,336 |
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19,969 |
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Amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing costs |
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3,466 |
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4,703 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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14,508 |
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10,808 |
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Stock dividend |
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(453 |
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(453 |
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Noncontrolling interest in variable interest entities |
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1,532 |
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(907 |
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Equity income in unconsolidated subsidiaries |
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(417 |
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(1 |
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Loss on sale of property and equipment |
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128 |
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201 |
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Gain on sale of Entravision stock |
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(1,260 |
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Share-based compensation |
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2,791 |
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130 |
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Other non-cash items |
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204 |
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195 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed: |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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46,467 |
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5,860 |
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Program rights |
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6,879 |
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7,522 |
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Prepaid expenses and other |
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2,907 |
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7,186 |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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(41,996 |
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(4,132 |
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Deferred tax assets |
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(5,994 |
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Income taxes receivable |
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3,194 |
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Income taxes payable |
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9,854 |
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12,999 |
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Income tax benefit from share-based awards |
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2,964 |
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Accrued interest |
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(6,002 |
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(2,093 |
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Accrued license fees |
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(3,015 |
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1,400 |
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Program rights obligations |
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(2,351 |
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(4,192 |
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Other, net |
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239 |
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1,067 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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104,920 |
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107,704 |
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Cash flow from investing activities: |
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Acquisitions, net of acquired cash |
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(12,300 |
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Proceeds from sale of Entravision stock |
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51,100 |
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Capital expenditures |
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(19,963 |
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(16,796 |
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Distributions to Disa partner |
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(5,004 |
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(3,627 |
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Other, net |
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(152 |
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(1,353 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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13,681 |
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(21,776 |
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Cash flow from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |
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236,000 |
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Repayment of long-term debt |
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(363,138 |
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(1,142 |
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Purchases of treasury shares |
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(4 |
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(18,465 |
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Proceeds from stock options exercised |
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11,833 |
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2,710 |
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Income tax benefit from share-based awards |
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1,961 |
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Deferred financing costs |
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(1,484 |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
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(114,832 |
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(16,897 |
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Net increase in cash |
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3,769 |
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69,031 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
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99,400 |
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189,868 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
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$ |
103,169 |
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$ |
258,899 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Interest paid |
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$ |
26,600 |
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$ |
21,079 |
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Income taxes paid |
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$ |
7,573 |
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$ |
2,443 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
5
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
1. Organization of the Company
Univision Communications Inc., together with the subsidiaries through which its businesses are conducted (the Company, we, us and our), is the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States and operates in four business segments: television, radio, music and Internet. The Companys television operations include the Univision and TeleFutura networks, the Companys owned and operated television stations and Galavisión, the Companys cable television network. Univision Radio, Inc. (Univision Radio) operates the Companys radio business, which includes its radio network and owned and operated radio stations. The Companys music operations include the Univision Records label, Fonovisa Records label, SGZ Records label, La Calle label and the variable interest entity, Disa Records, S.A. de C.V. (Disa). Univision Online, Inc. (Univision Online) operates the Companys Internet portal, Univision.com. See note 5. Investments and Variable Interest Entities for a discussion of Disa.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Preparation of Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial statements. The interim financial statements are unaudited, but include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, that management considers necessary to fairly present the financial position and the results of operations for such periods. Results of operations of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Share-based Compensation
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement (FASB) No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123R). SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options and restricted stock, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values (i.e., footnote disclosure is no longer an alternative to financial statement recognition). Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company accounted for employee stock-based compensation using the intrinsic-value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB No. 25), Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and related interpretations.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
Revolving Credit Facility
On March 17, 2006, the Company entered into a new revolving credit facility with a syndicate of commercial lenders that will mature on March 17, 2011. This credit facility replaced the Companys prior revolving credit facility, which it entered into on July 18, 2001. The aggregate amount of the commitments under the new revolving credit facility is $1 billion, which includes a $100 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $200 million sublimit for borrowings by Univision of Puerto Rico Inc. Univision of Puerto Rico Inc. is jointly and severally liable for the obligations of the Company under the credit facility. The Company has the right, subject to certain customary conditions, and at the option of the Board of Directors, to effectuate an increase of up to $500 million in the aggregate amount of the commitments. No lender is obligated to participate in any such increase. See note 7. Debt.
Puerto Rico Program License Rights
On March 17, 2006, the Company entered into long-form definitive agreements dated as of May 31, 2005 with each of Televisa and Venevision with respect to such license rights, giving the Company the exclusive right until 2017 to license Televisa and Venevision programs for the Puerto Rico stations. Under such agreements, the Company is required to pay Televisa 12% of Puerto Rico net time sales and Venevision the greater of 6% of Puerto Rico net time sales or the amount of a program performance fee based on ratings produced by Venevision programs that the Puerto Rico stations broadcast (but not more than 12% of Puerto Rico net time sales).
Televisa Program License Agreement
Televisa, S.A. de C.V. (Televisa) and the Company are parties to a program license agreement (PLA) that provides our three television networks with a majority of its prime time programming and a substantial portion of its overall programming. The Company currently pays a license fee to Televisa for programming, subject to certain upward adjustments. On June 16, 2005, Televisa filed an amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging breach by us of our PLA with Televisa, including breach for our alleged failure to pay Televisa royalties attributable to revenues from one of Univisions programs, the Companys alleged unauthorized editing of certain Televisa programs and related copyright infringement claims, a claimed breach of a soccer rights side-letter to the PLA, and a claim that we have not been properly carrying out a provision of the PLA that gives Televisa the secondary right to use our unsold advertising inventory. Televisa seeks monetary relief in an amount not less than $1.5 million for breach, anticipated breach, declaratory relief against the Companys ability to recover amounts of approximately $5.0 million previously paid in royalties to Televisa, and an injunction against our alteration of Televisa programming without Televisas consent. In June 2005, the Company paid Televisa the $1.5 million under protest. On August 15, 2005, the Company filed an answer to the amended complaint denying Televisas claims and also filed counterclaims alleging various breaches of contract and covenants by Televisa. The Company seeks monetary damages and injunctive relief.
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
3. Recent Developments (Continued)
On September 20, 2005, Televisa filed a motion to dismiss certain of the Companys counterclaims. On November 17, 2005, the District Court denied that motion in its entirety. Thereafter, Televisa changed counsel and on January 31, 2006after several extensions of time granted by the CompanyTelevisa filed its answer to the Companys counterclaims. Televisa in its answer alleged that its claims rose to the level of a material breach of the PLA and delivered a purported notice of material breach on February 16, 2006. On March 2, 2006, we responded to Televisas purported notice of material breaches. In our response, we asserted that the notice was procedurally defective and that Televisas breach claims were not, in any event, well-founded. We do not believe that we are in breach of our agreements with Televisa and certainly not in material breach. Univision intends to take all action necessary to ensure Televisas continued performance under the PLA until its expiration in 2017. On March 15, 2006, the Company made a payment, under protest, of approximately $6 million related to the Televisa litigation. The Company will seek recovery of this amount via a counterclaim. On March 31, 2006, the Company and Televisa stipulated to the Filing of Televisas Second Amended and Supplemental Complaint in the lawsuit. The new proposed Complaint raises the same allegations of material breach contained in Televisas January 31 answer to the Companys counterclaims and in its February 16 notice of purported material breaches. Among other claims, the new proposed Complaint seeks a declaration that the Company is in material breach of the PLA and that Televisa has the right to suspend or terminate its performance under the PLA. The Company has not yet responded to this proposed new pleading. We intend to defend the litigation and pursue our counterclaims vigorously.
Investment in Entravision Communications Corporation
The Companys cost basis in its investment in Entravision stock is $7.12 per share. Entravisions stock price on March 31, 2006 was $9.16 and on May 4, 2006 was $8.59. Any gain or loss on future transactions involving Entravision stock will be measured by comparing the cost basis of $7.12 per share to the fair value of the Entravision stock at the transaction date. The Company monitors the Entravision stock price, its operating results, the performance and outlook for the media sector in general and other information available to determine if the value of our investment becomes other than temporarily impaired in subsequent reporting periods. The future sale of the stock will have no impact on the Companys existing television station affiliation agreements with Entravision.
On January 1, 2006, the Company acquired radio stations KBRG(FM) and KLOK(AM) serving the San Francisco/San Jose, California market from Entravision for approximately $90 million. The Company paid for the acquisition with shares of Entravision common stock held by the Company.
On March 2, 2006, the Company and Entravision Communications Corporation completed the repurchase by Entravision of 7 million shares of Entravision Class U common stock held by the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $51.1 million, or $7.30 per share. The Company recognized a gain on the repurchase transaction of approximately $1.3 million. This share repurchase transaction, coupled with the recent closing of the Companys purchase of Entravisions radio stations serving the San Francisco/San Jose market for approximately 12.6 million shares of Entravision Class U common stock, reduced the Companys non-voting ownership interest on a fully converted basis in Entravision to approximately 14.9%.
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
3. Recent Developments (Continued)
Investment in Equity Broadcasting Corporation
On April 10, 2006, Coconut Palm Acquisition Corp. (CPAC) announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Equity Broadcasting Corporation (EBC). At March 31, 2006, the Company has an investment in EBC of approximately $37 million. Upon completion of the acquisition, EBC will merge with and into CPAC, with CPAC remaining as the surviving corporation. Following closing of the acquisition, CPAC will seek to change its name to Equity Media Group to reflect its new status as a diversified media services company serving Spanish-language markets and apply for listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Under terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the Company expects to fully realize its investment in EBC. Consideration to be received will include cash of $20 million and other consideration with an estimated value in excess of $17 million.
Strategic Alternatives
On February 8, 2006, the Board of Directors announced that it had decided to begin a process to explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including but not limited to the raising of capital through the sale of securities or assets of the Company, a recapitalization, strategic acquisitions, and the combination, sale or merger of the Company with another entity. The Company gives no assurance that the exploration of strategic alternatives will result in a transaction and does not intend to disclose developments with respect to the exploration of strategic alternatives unless and until its Board of Directors has approved a specific transaction. During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company incurred strategic alternative costs of $836,000.
Effective Tax Rate
The Companys effective tax rate of 33.2% for March 31, 2006 is lower than the 39.7% for March 31, 2005 due primarily to a tax benefit recorded in the first quarter of 2006 of $5,697,000, resulting from the resolution of various federal and state income tax audits.
4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, such as broadcast licenses, are not amortized and are tested for impairment annually. The television and radio broadcast licenses have an indefinite life because the Company expects to renew them and renewals are routinely granted with little cost, provided that the licensee has complied with the applicable rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Over the last five years, all the television and radio licenses that have been up for renewal have been renewed and there has been no compelling challenge to the license renewal. The technology used in broadcasting is not expected to be replaced by another technology in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the television and radio broadcast licenses and the related cash flows are expected to continue indefinitely. These indefinite cash flows indicate that the broadcast licenses have an indefinite useful life. Therefore, the license would not be amortized until their useful life is deemed to no
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
longer be indefinite. The licenses, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill are tested annually for impairment, or more frequently if circumstances indicate a possible impairment exists.
Goodwill is allocated to various reporting units, which are either the operating segments or one level below the operating segment. For purposes of performing the impairment test of goodwill as required by SFAS No. 142, we established the following reporting units: Television, Radio, Music and Internet. SFAS No. 142 requires the Company to compare the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount on an annual basis to determine if there is potential goodwill impairment. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the fair value of the goodwill within the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. SFAS No. 142 also requires the Company to compare the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized. Fair value for broadcast licenses, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill are determined based on discounted cash flows, market multiples or appraised values as appropriate. The Company evaluated its licenses, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill, as of October 1, 2005 and concluded that it does not have an impairment loss related to these assets. In the future, the Company may incur impairment charges under SFAS No. 142 if market values decline and the Company does not achieve expected cash flow growth rates.
Below is an analysis of the Companys intangible assets currently being amortized, intangible assets not being amortized, goodwill by segments and estimated aggregate amortization expense for the years 2006 through 2011:
|
|
As of March 31, 2006 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Gross Carrying |
|
Accumulated |
|
Net Carrying |
|
|||||||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||
Intangible Assets Being Amortized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Nielsen contracts |
|
|
$ |
20,700 |
|
|
|
$ |
13,757 |
|
|
|
$ |
6,943 |
|
|
Fonovisa contracts, primarily artist contracts |
|
|
44,580 |
|
|
|
37,017 |
|
|
|
7,563 |
|
|
|||
Disa contracts, primarily artist contracts |
|
|
66,328 |
|
|
|
60,430 |
|
|
|
5,898 |
|
|
|||
Broadcast agreement |
|
|
9,892 |
|
|
|
2,515 |
|
|
|
7,377 |
|
|
|||
Advertiser related intangible, primarily advertiser contracts |
|
|
5,059 |
|
|
|
4,810 |
|
|
|
249 |
|
|
|||
Other amortizable intangibles |
|
|
5,266 |
|
|
|
2,401 |
|
|
|
2,865 |
|
|
|||
Total |
|
|
$ |
151,825 |
|
|
|
$ |
120,930 |
|
|
|
30,895 |
|
|
|
Intangible Assets Not Being Amortized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Broadcast licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,279,760 |
|
|
|||
Goodwill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,265,620 |
|
|
|||
Music trademarks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,800 |
|
|
|||
Other intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,156 |
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,563,336 |
|
|
|||
Total Net Intangible Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,594,231 |
|
|
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Gross Carrying |
|
Accumulated |
|
Net Carrying |
|
|||||||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||
Intangible Assets Being Amortized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Nielsen contracts |
|
|
$ |
20,700 |
|
|
|
$ |
13,498 |
|
|
|
$ |
7,202 |
|
|
Fonovisa contracts, primarily artist contracts |
|
|
44,580 |
|
|
|
36,193 |
|
|
|
8,387 |
|
|
|||
Disa contracts, primarily artist contracts |
|
|
66,328 |
|
|
|
59,444 |
|
|
|
6,884 |
|
|
|||
Broadcast agreement |
|
|
9,892 |
|
|
|
2,305 |
|
|
|
7,587 |
|
|
|||
Advertiser related intangibles, primarily advertiser contracts |
|
|
4,991 |
|
|
|
4,727 |
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
|||
Other amortizable intangibles |
|
|
5,262 |
|
|
|
2,137 |
|
|
|
3,125 |
|
|
|||
Total |
|
|
$ |
151,753 |
|
|
|
$ |
118,304 |
|
|
|
33,449 |
|
|
|
Intangible Assets Not Being Amortized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Broadcast licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,220,180 |
|
|
|||
Goodwill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,231,238 |
|
|
|||
Music trademarks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,800 |
|
|
|||
Other intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,155 |
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,469,373 |
|
|
|||
Total Net Intangible Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,502,822 |
|
|
The Company has various intangible assets that are being amortized. The Nielsen contract is being amortized through December 2012, the Fonovisa contracts are being amortized through June 2012, the Disa contracts are being amortized through December 2011, the broadcast agreements are being amortized through January 2015, advertiser related intangibles are being amortized through June 2006 and other amortizable intangibles have various amortization periods. The Nielsen contract, broadcast agreement, advertiser related intangibles, and a majority of the other amortizable intangibles are being amortized on a straight-line basis. The Fonovisa and Disa contracts are being amortized based on a revenue allocation of the artist and songwriter contracts. The Company incurred amortization expense of $2,627,000 and $3,875,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The changes in goodwill are as follows:
|
|
Segments |
|
Total |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Television |
|
Radio |
|
Music |
|
Internet |
|
Goodwill |
|
|||||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2005 |
|
$ |
448,706 |
|
$ |
1,520,338 |
|
$ |
262,194 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,231,238 |
|
Radio acquisitions |
|
|
|
33,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,858 |
|
|||||
WLII acquisition |
|
524 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
524 |
|
|||||
Balance as of March 31, 2006 |
|
$ |
449,230 |
|
$ |
1,554,196 |
|
$ |
262,194 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,265,620 |
|
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
Estimated Current Year Amortization Expense |
|
|
|
|
For the year ended 12/31/06 |
|
$ |
8,700 |
|
Estimated Amortization Expenses |
|
|
|
|
For the year ended 12/31/07 |
|
$ |
6,600 |
|
For the year ended 12/31/08 |
|
$ |
5,000 |
|
For the year ended 12/31/09 |
|
$ |
3,600 |
|
For the year ended 12/31/10 |
|
$ |
3,000 |
|
For the year ended 12/31/11 |
|
$ |
2,700 |
|
5. Investments and Variable Interest Entities
As part of the consent decree pursuant to which the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) approved our acquisition of Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, the Company exchanged all of its Entravision voting common stock for 36,926,600 shares of Class U common stock. The Entravision Class U common stock has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. Also, as part of the consent decree with the DOJ, we are required to sell enough of our Entravision stock so that our ownership of Entravision on a fully converted basis, which includes full conversion of employee options and all convertible securities, does not exceed 15% by March 26, 2006, which we have complied with as noted below, and 10% by March 26, 2009.
The Companys cost basis in its investment in Entravision stock is $7.12 per share. Entravisions stock price on March 31, 2006 was $9.16 and on May 4, 2006 was $8.59. Any gain or loss on future transactions involving Entravision stock will be measured by comparing the cost basis of $7.12 per share to the fair value of the Entravision stock at the transaction date. The Company monitors the Entravision stock price, its operating results, the performance and outlook for the media sector in general and other information available to determine if the value of our investment becomes other than temporarily impaired in subsequent reporting periods. The future sale of the stock will have no impact on the Companys existing television station affiliation agreements with Entravision.
On January 1, 2006, the Company acquired radio stations KBRG(FM) and KLOK(AM) serving the San Francisco/San Jose, California market from Entravision for approximately $90 million. The Company paid for the acquisition with shares of Entravision common stock held by the Company.
On March 2, 2006, the Company and Entravision Communications Corporation completed the repurchase by Entravision of 7 million shares of Entravision Class U common stock held by the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $51.1 million, or $7.30 per share. This share repurchase transaction, coupled with the recent closing of the Companys purchase of Entravisions radio stations serving the San Francisco/San Jose market for approximately 12.6 million shares of Entravision Class U common stock, reduced the Companys non-voting ownership interest on a fully converted basis in Entravision to approximately 14.9%. The Company recognized a gain on the repurchase transaction of approximately $1.3 million.
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
5. Investments and Variable Interest Entities (Continued)
On March 31, 2004, the Company was required to adopt Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, (FIN 46). FIN 46 expands upon and strengthens existing accounting guidance that addresses when a company should consolidate in its financial statements the assets, liabilities and operating results of another entity. Under previous guidance, a company generally included another entity in its consolidated financial statements only if it controlled the entity through voting interests. FIN 46 requires a variable interest entity (VIE) to be consolidated by a company if that company is the primary beneficiary of that entity. An entity is a VIE if, among other things, it has equity investors that do not absorb the expected losses or receive the expected returns of the entity. The primary beneficiary is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the VIEs activities, or is entitled to receive a majority of the VIEs residual returns, or both.
Under the guidelines of FIN 46, since March 31, 2004, the Company has been required to consolidate the assets, liabilities and operating results of Disa Records, which is a Mexico-based music recording and publishing company, owned 50% by the Company and 50% by the Chavez family, who manage the business. The Company has a call right and the Chavez family has a put right, beginning in June 2006, which requires the Company to purchase the remaining 50% of Disa Records for a minimum of $75,000,000, subject to certain upward adjustments. The Company expects that in 2006 it will exercise its option to acquire the remaining 50% of Disa. As a result of Disas put right, the Company has the majority of expected losses that could arise from the variability of the fair value of Disa Records. Under the rules governing FIN 46, the Company is considered the primary beneficiary of Disa Records and consequently is required to consolidate it.
In addition, under the guidelines of FIN 46, since March 31, 2004, the Company was required to consolidate the assets, liabilities, and operating results of the Puerto Rico stations, WLII/WSUR, Inc., a Delaware corporation (WLII), which were wholly owned by Raycom Media, Inc. (Raycom). On June 30, 2005, the Company acquired Raycoms ownership interest in WLII in Puerto Rico for approximately $190,000,000, excluding acquisition costs. The funds came primarily from the Companys bank credit facility. WLII is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and is no longer a VIE.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
5. Investments and Variable Interest Entities (Continued)
The following represents the income statement and balance sheet information consolidated by the Company for Disa Records:
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|||
|
|
Disa Records |
|
|||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||
Net revenues |
|
|
$ |
18,183 |
|
|
Direct operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) |
|
|
10,033 |
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) |
|
|
4,046 |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1,245 |
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
2,859 |
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest of variable interest entity |
|
|
1,532 |
|
|
|
Other income |
|
|
(348 |
) |
|
|
Income before taxes |
|
|
1,675 |
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
$ |
1,532 |
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2005 |
|
|||||||||||
|
|
Combined VIEs |
|
Disa Records |
|
WLII |
|
|||||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||||||||
Net revenues |
|
|
$ |
30,737 |
|
|
|
$ |
20,344 |
|
|
$ |
10,393 |
|
Direct operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) |
|
|
20,323 |
|
|
|
12,850 |
|
|
7,473 |
|
|||
Selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) |
|
|
6,849 |
|
|
|
3,717 |
|
|
3,132 |
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2,649 |
|
|
|
2,214 |
|
|
435 |
|
|||
Operating income |
|
|
916 |
|
|
|
1,563 |
|
|
(647 |
) |
|||
Noncontrolling interest of variable interest entities |
|
|
(907 |
) |
|
|
782 |
|
|
(1,689 |
) |
|||
Other expense (income) |
|
|
936 |
|
|
|
(106 |
) |
|
1,042 |
|
|||
Income before taxes |
|
|
887 |
|
|
|
887 |
|
|
|
|
|||
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income |
|
|
$ |
782 |
|
|
|
$ |
782 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
5. Investments and Variable Interest Entities (Continued)
|
|
Disa Records |
|
||||||||
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
||||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
$ |
29,624 |
|
|
|
$ |
36,246 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
3,933 |
|
|
|
3,133 |
|
|
||
Prepaid expenses and other |
|
|
10,366 |
|
|
|
10,215 |
|
|
||
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
687 |
|
|
|
948 |
|
|
||
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
5,898 |
|
|
|
6,885 |
|
|
||
Goodwill |
|
|
89,136 |
|
|
|
89,136 |
|
|
||
Total assets |
|
|
$ |
139,644 |
|
|
|
$ |
146,563 |
|
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
$ |
28,664 |
|
|
|
$ |
28,495 |
|
|
Noncontrolling interest of variable interest entity |
|
|
54,417 |
|
|
|
57,889 |
|
|
||
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
56,563 |
|
|
|
60,179 |
|
|
||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
|
|
$ |
139,644 |
|
|
|
$ |
146,563 |
|
|
On November 2, 2005, the Company announced a cost reduction plan that reduced its workforce and abandoned certain less profitable programming in an effort to achieve sustainable improvement in financial performance. The plan included reducing approximately 5.6% of the workforce by eliminating job redundancies and inefficiencies. The Company incurred a before-tax charge of approximately $30.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. The plan was substantially completed during the fourth quarter of 2005 and the unpaid portion will primarily be paid in 2006. The unpaid portion of the cost reduction plan as of March 31, 2006 is as follows:
|
|
Employee |
|
Abandonment of |
|
Other |
|
Total |
|
||||||||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
||||||||||||||||
Liability as of December 31, 2005 |
|
|
$ |
9,783 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,453 |
|
|
|
$ |
73 |
|
|
$ |
11,309 |
|
Cash paid in 2006 |
|
|
5,450 |
|
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
5,776 |
|
||||
Liability as of March 31, 2006 |
|
|
$ |
4,333 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,171 |
|
|
|
$ |
29 |
|
|
$ |
5,533 |
|
7. Debt
On March 17, 2006, the Company entered into a new revolving credit facility with a syndicate of commercial lenders that will mature on March 17, 2011. This credit facility replaced the Companys prior revolving credit facility, which it entered into on July 18, 2001. The aggregate amount of the commitments under the new revolving credit facility is $1 billion, which includes a $100 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $200 million sublimit for borrowings by Univision of Puerto Rico Inc. Univision of Puerto Rico Inc. is jointly and severally liable for the obligations of the Company under the credit facility. The Company has the right, subject to certain customary conditions, and at the option of the Board of Directors, to effectuate an increase of up to $500 million in the aggregate amount of the commitments. No lender is obligated to participate in any such increase.
15
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
7. Debt (Continued)
Loans made under the revolving credit facility bear interest determined by reference to LIBOR or a base rate equal to the higher of the prime rate of Bank of America or 0.50% per annum over the federal funds rate. Depending on the rating assigned by rating agencies to our senior unsecured debt, the LIBOR interest rate margin on the Companys revolving credit facility ranges from 0.19% to 0.475% per annum. The Companys LIBOR interest rate margin applicable to the revolving credit facility was 0.30% as of March 31, 2006. Interest is generally payable quarterly.
The credit agreement contains customary covenants, including restrictions on liens and financial covenants relating to interest coverage and leverage ratios. The credit agreement also restricts investments and cash dividends if a default exists or would result there from. Under the credit agreement, the Company is also limited in the amount of secured debt and subsidiary debt it can incur and in its ability to sell assets, engage in mergers, and engage in material lines of business substantially different from business generally considered to be in the media and communications industry.
8. Stockholders Equity
Share Repurchase Programs
On November 1, 2005, the Companys Board of Directors approved the repurchase of an additional $500 million of its outstanding Class A Common Stock. The share repurchase will be made in the open market or negotiated transactions as market and business conditions warrant, subject to securities laws and other legal requirements. The share repurchase plan will expire on December 31, 2006. No shares have been repurchased pursuant to the November plan.
Changes in Common Stock and Paid-in-Capital
During the three months ended March 31, 2006, stock awards were exercised for 501,376 shares of Class A Common Stock resulting in an increase to common stock of $5,000 and an increase to paid-in-capital of $13,789,000, including $1,962,000, which is the tax benefit associated with the exercise of stock awards. Additionally, paid-in-capital increased by $1,458,000 related to share-based compensation, which includes an adjustment of $1,333,000 related to deferred compensation associated with the HBC acquisition that was reclassified to paid-in-capital as of January 1, 2006
9. Performance Award Plans
On September 14, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the acceleration of vesting of substantially all unvested stock options outstanding whose exercise price was above the then current market price of $25.56. Vesting acceleration increased pro forma stock based compensation under the provisions of SFAS No. 123 by approximately $59 million before income tax.
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) Share-Based Compensation. This statement requires compensation expense relating to share-based payments to be recognized in net income using a fair-value measurement method. Under the fair value method, the estimated fair value of awards is charged to income on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting
16
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
9. Performance Award Plans (Continued)
period. The Company elected the modified prospective method as prescribed in SFAS No. 123(R) and therefore, prior periods were not restated. Under the modified prospective method, this statement was applied to new awards granted after the time of adoption, as well as to the unvested portion of previously granted equity-based awards for which the requisite service had not been rendered as of January 1, 2006.
The Company granted 1,207,100 stock options and 818,400 restricted stock awards in January 2006 under the 2004 Performance Award Plan (the Plan). These awards vest 25% each year over a four year vesting period.
Share-based compensation expense reduced the Companys results of operations as follows:
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|
|||
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data) |
|
|||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
|
$ |
2,791 |
|
|
Net income |
|
|
$ |
1,675 |
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
For the three months ended March 31, 2006, share-based compensation is net of a pre-tax adjustment of $33,579 recorded in the first quarter of 2006 for estimated forfeitures. The forfeitures related to the restricted stock awards and the stock option awards were $26,961 and $6,618, respectively. Total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized at March 31, 2006 is approximately $43,000,000 and the weighted period over which it is expected to be recognized is approximately 3.6 years.
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for share-based employee compensation under the provisions of SFAS No. 123 using the intrinsic value method prescribed by APB No. 25 and related interpretations. Under the intrinsic value method, no compensation expense was recognized for stock options, as the exercise price of employee stock options equaled the market value of the Companys stock on the date of grant. The following pro-forma net income and earnings per share information has been determined as if the Company had accounted for its share-based compensation awards issued using the fair value method.
|
|
March 31, 2005 |
|
|||
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data) |
|
|||
Net incomeas reported |
|
|
$ |
44,478 |
|
|
Share-based compensation expense, net of taxactual |
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
Share-based employee compensation, net of taxpro forma |
|
|
(10,082 |
) |
|
|
Net incomepro forma |
|
|
$ |
34,716 |
|
|
Basic earnings per shareas reported |
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
Basic earnings per sharepro forma |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
Diluted earnings per shareas reported |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
Diluted earnings per sharepro forma |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
9. Performance Award Plans (Continued)
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for grants for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively: dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 29.29% and 46.12%, risk-free interest rate of 4.31% and 3.95% and expected life of approximately six years. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option-pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility and expected life.
In years prior to 2006, historical volatility was used to estimate the expected volatility of the share price, whereas in 2006 implied volatility is used. Management feels the implied volatility factor reflects the markets expectations of future volatility. Market prices of traded options and shares were analyzed around the time of the 2006 stock option grant along with the analysis of other factors to estimate the expected volatility of the stock options granted in 2006.
Restricted stock units vest 25% on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the award date. The fair value of all time vested restricted units is based on the market value of the Companys stock on the date of grant. The restricted stock awards granted on January 13, 2006 had a fair value of $31.59 per share.
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
The Company is required to calculate basic earnings per share, which is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (the denominator) during the period. The Company is also required to compute diluted earnings per share, which is similar to basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued. The following is the reconciliation of the numerator and the denominator of the basic and diluted earnings-per-share computations:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||||||
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
||||||
|
|
(In thousands, except share and per share data) |
|
||||||||
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net income |
|
|
$ |
53,903 |
|
|
|
$ |
44,478 |
|
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Denominator for basic earnings per share |
|
|
305,172,563 |
|
|
|
323,403,395 |
|
|
||
Effect of dilutive securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Warrants |
|
|
27,412,762 |
|
|
|
27,407,536 |
|
|
||
Stock awards |
|
|
4,875,098 |
|
|
|
1,906,410 |
|
|
||
Denominator for diluted earnings per share |
|
|
337,460,423 |
|
|
|
352,717,341 |
|
|
||
Net income per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Basic |
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
Diluted |
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
Warrants and stock awards, which were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their antidilutive effect, amounted to 27,302,785 and 28,713,725 shares for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
The Companys principal business segment is television, which includes the operations of the Companys Univision Network, TeleFutura Network, Galavisión and owned-and-operated stations and the variable interest entity, WLII, which was acquired by the Company on June 30, 2005. The operating segments reported below are the segments of the Company for which separate financial information is available and for which segment results are evaluated regularly by management in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Companys corporate expenses are included in its television segment. Presented below is segment information pertaining to the Companys television, radio, music and Internet businesses:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
March 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
||||
Net revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Television |
|
$ |
323,149 |
|
$ |
294,207 |
|
Radio |
|
72,549 |
|
71,473 |
|
||
Music |
|
47,165 |
|
62,215 |
|
||
Internet |
|
6,923 |
|
5,124 |
|
||
Consolidated |
|
449,786 |
|
433,019 |
|
||
Direct expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization): |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Television |
|
128,892 |
|
127,521 |
|
||
Radio |
|
18,093 |
|
16,743 |
|
||
Music |
|
27,474 |
|
37,614 |
|
||
Internet |
|
3,340 |
|
3,006 |
|
||
Consolidated |
|
177,799 |
|
184,884 |
|
||
Selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization): |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Television |
|
86,006 |
|
80,203 |
|
||
Radio |
|
39,185 |
|
35,816 |
|
||
Music |
|
15,389 |
|
12,580 |
|
||
Internet |
|
3,448 |
|
3,181 |
|
||
Consolidated |
|
144,028 |
|
131,780 |
|
||
Operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Television |
|
108,251 |
|
86,483 |
|
||
Radio |
|
15,271 |
|
18,914 |
|
||
Music |
|
4,302 |
|
12,021 |
|
||
Internet |
|
135 |
|
(1,063 |
) |
||
Consolidated |
|
127,959 |
|
116,355 |
|
||
Depreciation and amortization: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Television |
|
17,176 |
|
16,335 |
|
||
Radio |
|
2,876 |
|
3,185 |
|
||
Music |
|
2,408 |
|
3,902 |
|
||
Internet |
|
503 |
|
422 |
|
||
Consolidated |
|
22,963 |
|
23,844 |
|
||
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
11. Business Segments (Continued)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
||||||
|
|
March 31, |
|
||||||
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
||||||
Operating income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Television |
|
91,075 |
|
|
70,148 |
|
|
||
Radio |
|
12,395 |
|
|
15,729 |
|
|
||
Music |
|
1,894 |
|
|
8,119 |
|
|
||
Internet |
|
(368 |
) |
|
(1,485 |
) |
|
||
Consolidated |
|
$ |
104,996 |
|
|
$ |
92,511 |
|
|
Capital Expenditures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Television |
|
$ |
15,379 |
|
|
$ |
13,653 |
|
|
Radio |
|
4,225 |
|
|
2,285 |
|
|
||
Music |
|
43 |
|
|
108 |
|
|
||
Internet |
|
316 |
|
|
750 |
|
|
||
Consolidated |
|
$ |
19,963 |
|
|
$ |
16,796 |
|
|
|
|
March 31 |
|
December 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
||||
Total assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Television |
|
$ |
3,285,269 |
|
|
$ |
3,447,159 |
|
|
Radio |
|
4,384,700 |
|
|
4,299,197 |
|
|
||
Music |
|
374,076 |
|
|
371,030 |
|
|
||
Internet |
|
11,096 |
|
|
10,950 |
|
|
||
Consolidated |
|
$ |
8,055,141 |
|
|
$ |
8,128,336 |
|
|
Reconciliation of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization to Net Income
The Company uses the key indicator of operating income before depreciation and amortization primarily to evaluate the Companys operating performance and for planning and forecasting future business operations. In addition, this key indicator is commonly used as a measure of performance for broadcast companies, is used by investors to measure a companys ability to service debt and other cash needs and provides investors the opportunity to evaluate the Companys performance as it is viewed by management. Operating income before depreciation and amortization is not, and should not be used as, an indicator of or an alternative to operating income, net income or cash flow as reflected in the consolidated financial statements, is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Since the definition of operating income before depreciation and amortization may vary among companies and industries it should not be used as a measure of performance among companies. In accordance with SEC guidelines, the Company is providing on a consolidated basis a reconciliation of the non-GAAP term operating income before depreciation and amortization to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
11. Business Segments (Continued)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
||||
|
|
March 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
||
|
|
(In thoursands) |
|
||||
Operating income before depreciation and amortization |
|
$ |
127,959 |
|
$ |
116,355 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
22,963 |
|
23,844 |
|
||
Operating income |
|
104,996 |
|
92,511 |
|
||
Other expense (income): |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Interest expense, net |
|
24,269 |
|
19,348 |
|
||
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
|
839 |
|
828 |
|
||
Gain on sale of Entravision stock |
|
(1,260 |
) |
|
|
||
Stock dividend |
|
(453 |
) |
(453 |
) |
||
Equity income in unconsolidated subsidiaries and other |
|
(632 |
) |
(11 |
) |
||
Noncontrolling interest in variable interest entities |
|
1,532 |
|
(907 |
) |
||
Provision for income taxes |
|
26,798 |
|
29,228 |
|
||
Net income |
|
$ |
53,903 |
|
$ |
44,478 |
|
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Univision Communications Inc., together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the Company, we, us and our), operates in four business segments:
· Television: The Companys principal business segment is television, which consists primarily of the Univision and TeleFutura national broadcast networks, the Companys owned and/or operated television stations and the Galavisión cable television network. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the television segment accounted for approximately 72% of the Companys net revenues.
· Radio: Univision Radio is the largest Spanish-language radio broadcasting company in the United States. The Company has owned Univision Radio since the Company acquired Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation in September 2003. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the radio segment accounted for approximately 16% of the Companys net revenues.
· Music: The Companys music recording and music publishing business, launched in April 2001, includes the Univision Records label, the Fonovisa Records label, SGZ Records label, La Calle label and Disa Records, which the Company began to consolidate on March 31, 2004. See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements5. Investments and Variable Interest Entities. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the music segment accounted for approximately 11% of the Companys net revenues.
· Internet: Univision Online, Inc. operates the Companys Internet portal, Univision.com, which provides Spanish-language content directed at Hispanics in the U.S., Mexico and Latin America. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Internet segment accounted for approximately 1% of the Companys net revenues.
Television net revenues are generated from the sale of network, national and local spot advertising time, subscriber fees and sales commissions on national advertising aired on Univision affiliate television stations less agency commissions, music license fees and station compensation paid to an affiliate. Univision Radios primary source of revenues is the sale of broadcasting time for advertising, with a majority of revenues coming from local advertising and the remainder primarily from national spot and network advertising. The music business derives its revenues primarily from the sale of recorded music and the Internet business primarily from online advertising.
Direct operating expenses consist primarily of programming, license fees, news and technical costs. License fees related to our program license agreements (the Program License Agreements) with Grupo Televisa S.A. and its affiliates (Televisa) and affiliates of Corporacion Venezolana del Television, C.A. (VENEVISION) (Venevision) accounted for approximately 14% and 12% for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, of our total direct operating and selling, general and administrative expenses.
On November 2, 2005, the Company announced a cost reduction plan that reduced its workforce and abandoned certain less profitable programming in an effort to achieve sustainable improvement in financial performance. The plan included reducing approximately 5.6% of the current workforce by eliminating job redundancies and inefficiencies. The Company incurred a pre-tax charge of approximately $30.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. The plan was substantially completed during the fourth quarter of 2005. At December 31, 2005, and March 31, 2006, the Company had liabilities related to the cost reduction plan of approximately $11.3 and $5.5 million, respectively.
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As part of the consent decree pursuant to which the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) approved our acquisition of Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, the Company exchanged all of its Entravision voting common stock for 36,926,600 shares of Class U common stock. The Entravision Class U common stock has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. Also, as part of the consent decree with the DOJ, we are required to sell enough of our Entravision stock so that our ownership of Entravision on a fully converted basis, which includes full conversion of employee options and all convertible securities, does not exceed 15% by March 26, 2006, which we have complied with as noted below, and 10% by March 26, 2009.
The Companys cost basis in its investment in Entravision stock is $7.12 per share. Entravisions stock price on March 31, 2006 was $9.16 and on May 4, 2006 was $8.59. Any gain or loss on future transactions involving Entravision stock will be measured by comparing the cost basis of $7.12 per share to the fair value of the Entravision stock at the transaction date. The Company monitors the Entravision stock price, its operating results, the performance and outlook for the media sector in general and other information available to determine if the value of our investment becomes other than temporarily impaired in subsequent reporting periods. The future sale of the stock will have no impact on the Companys existing television station affiliation agreements with Entravision.
On January 1, 2006, the Company acquired radio stations KBRG(FM) and KLOK(AM) serving the San Francisco/San Jose, California market from Entravision for approximately $90 million. The Company paid for the acquisition with shares of Entravision common stock held by the Company.
On March 2, 2006, the Company and Entravision Communications Corporation completed the repurchase by Entravision of 7 million shares of Entravision Class U common stock held by the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $51.1 million, or $7.30 per share. This share repurchase transaction, coupled with the recent closing of the Companys purchase of Entravisions radio stations serving the San Francisco/San Jose market for approximately 12.6 million shares of Entravision Class U common stock, reduced the Companys non-voting ownership interest on a fully converted basis in Entravision to approximately 14.9%. The Company recognized a gain on the repurchase transaction of approximately $1.3 million.
On March 17, 2006, the Company entered into a new revolving credit facility with a syndicate of commercial lenders that will mature on March 17, 2011. This credit facility replaced the Companys prior revolving credit facility, which it entered into on July 18, 2001. The aggregate amount of the commitments under the new revolving credit facility is $1 billion, which includes a $100 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $200 million sublimit for borrowings by Univision of Puerto Rico Inc. Univision of Puerto Rico Inc. is jointly and severally liable for the obligations of the Company under the credit facility. The Company has the right, subject to certain customary conditions, and at the option of the Board of Directors, to effectuate an increase of up to $500 million in the aggregate amount of the commitments. No lender is obligated to participate in any such increase. See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements7. Debt.
On November 2, 2005, the Company acquired the Spanish-language broadcast rights in the U.S. to the 2010 and 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup soccer games and other 2007-2014 FIFA events. A series of payments totaling $325 million is due over the term of the agreement. In addition to these payments, and consistent with past coverage of the World Cup games, the Company will be responsible for all costs associated with advertising, promotion and broadcast of the World Cup games, as well as the production of certain television programming related to the World Cup games.
Until December 26, 2005, Univision Network and TeleFutura Network solely subscribed to Nielsen Media Researchs National Hispanic Television Index (NHTI), which measures only Hispanics audiences. During the first quarter of 2006, Univision Network and TeleFutura Network ratings also became available
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on Nielsens national ratings service, Nielsen Television Index (NTI), which provides television ratings for all of the major U.S. networks. NTI is based on the National People Meter sample which is comprised of approximately 10,000 households and is subscribed to by broadcast networks, cable networks, syndicators, advertisers and advertising agencies nationwide. Both Univision Network and TeleFutura Network will maintain its subscription to NHTI until September 2007 when the National People Meter sample will become the sole sample for both English-language media and Spanish-language media.
On November 1, 2005, the Board of Directors approved the repurchase of $500 million of its outstanding Class A Common Stock. The share repurchases will be made in the open market or negotiated transactions as market and business conditions warrant, subject to securities laws and other legal requirements. The share repurchase plan will expire on December 31, 2006. No shares have been repurchased pursuant to the November plan.
On April 10, 2006, Coconut Palm Acquisition Corp. (CPAC) announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Equity Broadcasting Corporation (EBC). At March 31, 2006, the Company has an investment in EBC of approximately $37 million. Upon completion of the acquisition, EBC will merge with and into CPAC, with CPAC remaining as the surviving corporation. Following closing of the acquisition, CPAC will seek to change its name to Equity Media Group to reflect its new status as a diversified media services company serving Spanish-language markets and apply for listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Under terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the Company expects to fully realize its investment in EBC. Consideration to be received will include cash of $20 million and other consideration with an estimated value in excess of $17 million.
Televisa, S.A. de C.V. (Televisa) and the Company are parties to a program license agreement (PLA) that provides our three television networks with a majority of its prime time programming and a substantial portion of its overall programming. The Company currently pays a license fee to Televisa for programming, subject to certain upward adjustments. On June 16, 2005, Televisa filed an amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging breach by us of our PLA with Televisa, including breach for our alleged failure to pay Televisa royalties attributable to revenues from one of Univisions programs, the Companys alleged unauthorized editing of certain Televisa programs and related copyright infringement claims, a claimed breach of a soccer rights side-letter to the PLA, and a claim that we have not been properly carrying out a provision of the PLA that gives Televisa the secondary right to use our unsold advertising inventory. Televisa seeks monetary relief in an amount not less than $1.5 million for breach, anticipated breach, declaratory relief against the Companys ability to recover amounts of approximately $5.0 million previously paid in royalties to Televisa, and an injunction against our alteration of Televisa programming without Televisas consent. In June 2005, the Company paid Televisa the $1.5 million under protest. On August 15, 2005, the Company filed an answer to the amended complaint denying Televisas claims and also filed counterclaims alleging various breaches of contract and covenants by Televisa. The Company seeks monetary damages and injunctive relief.
On September 20, 2005, Televisa filed a motion to dismiss certain of the Companys counterclaims. On November 17, 2005, the District Court denied that motion in its entirety. Thereafter, Televisa changed counsel and on January 31, 2006after several extensions of time granted by the CompanyTelevisa filed its answer to the Companys counterclaims. Televisa in its answer alleged that its claims rose to the level of a material breach of the PLA and delivered a purported notice of material breach on February 16, 2006. On March 2, 2006, we responded to Televisas purported notice of material breaches. In our response, we asserted that the notice was procedurally defective and that Televisas breach claims were not, in any event, well-founded. We do not believe that we are in breach of our agreements with Televisa and certainly not in material breach. Univision intends to take all action necessary to ensure Televisas continued performance
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under the PLA until its expiration in 2017. On March 15, 2006, the Company made a payment, under protest, of approximately $6 million related to the Televisa litigation. The Company will seek recovery of this amount via a counterclaim. On March 31, 2006, the Company and Televisa stipulated to the Filing of Televisas Second Amended and Supplemental Complaint in the lawsuit. The new proposed Complaint raises the same allegations of material breach contained in Televisas January 31 answer to the Companys counterclaims and in its February 16 notice of purported material breaches. Among other claims, the new proposed Complaint seeks a declaration that the Company is in material breach of the PLA and that Televisa has the right to suspend or terminate its performance under the PLA. The Company has not yet responded to this proposed new pleading. We intend to defend the litigation and pursue our counterclaims vigorously.
Program Costs for Television Broadcast
Program costs pursuant to the Program License Agreements are expensed monthly by the Company as a license fee, which is based principally on a percentage of the Companys television combined net time sales, as defined in the PLA. All other costs incurred in connection with the production of or purchase of rights to programs that are ready, available and to be broadcast within one year are classified as current assets, while costs of those programs to be broadcast subsequently are considered non-current. Program costs are charged to operating expense as the programs are broadcast. In the case of multi-year sports contracts, program costs are charged to operating expense based on the flow-of-income method over the term of the contract.
Revenue Recognition
Net revenues are comprised of gross revenues from the Companys television and radio broadcast, cable, music and Internet businesses, including subscriber fees, commission income payable to the Company by the affiliated stations, less agency commissions, music license fees paid by television and radio and compensation costs paid to certain affiliates. The Companys television and radio gross revenues are recognized when advertising spots are aired and performance guaranties, if any, are achieved. The music business, which includes Univision Music Group and Disa, recognizes revenues from the sale of recorded music upon delivery of products to third parties based on terms F.O.B. destination, less an allowance for returns, cooperative advertising and discounts. The Internet business recognizes primarily banner and sponsorship advertisement revenues. Banner revenues are recognized as impressions are delivered and sponsorship revenues are recognized ratably over their contract period. Impressions are defined as the number of times that an advertisement appears in pages viewed by users of the Companys online properties. Revenues are recognized when collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.
Accounting for Intangibles
Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, such as broadcast licenses, are not amortized and are tested for impairment annually. The television and radio broadcast licenses have an indefinite life because the Company expects to renew them and renewals are routinely granted with little cost, provided that the licensee has complied with the applicable rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Over the last five years, all the television and radio licenses that have been up for renewal have been renewed and there has been no compelling challenge to the license renewal. The technology used in broadcasting is not expected to be replaced by another technology in the foreseeable future, therefore, the television and radio broadcast licenses and the related cash flows are expected to continue indefinitely. These indefinite cash flows indicate that the broadcast licenses have an indefinite useful life. The licenses would not be amortized until their useful life is deemed to no longer be
26
indefinite. The licenses, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill are tested annually for impairment, or more frequently if circumstances indicate a possible impairment exists.
Goodwill is allocated to various reporting units, which are the operating segments. For purposes of performing the impairment test of goodwill, we established the following reporting units: television, radio, music and Internet. The Company compares the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount on an annual basis to determine if there is potential goodwill impairment. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the fair value of the goodwill within the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. The Company also compares the fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets to their carrying amount. If the carrying amount of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized. Fair value for broadcast licenses, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill are determined primarily based on discounted cash flows, market multiples or appraised values as appropriate. The Company has evaluated its licenses, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill, as of October 1, 2005 and has concluded that it does not have an impairment loss related to these assets. In the future, the Company may incur impairment charges under SFAS No. 142 if market values decline and the Company does not achieve expected cash flow growth rates. The Company uses the direct value method to value intangible assets other than goodwill acquired in business combinations and for purposes of impairment testing.
Investment Valuation
The Company monitors the value of its equity and cost method investments for indicators of impairment, including changes in market conditions and/or the operating results of its underlying investments that may result in the inability to recover the carrying value of the investment. The Company will record an impairment charge if and when it believes any investment has experienced a decline that is other than temporary.
Related Party Transactions
Televisa and Venevision, which are principal stockholders of the Company, have program license agreements with us that provide our three television networks with a substantial amount of programming. The Company currently pays a license fee of approximately 15% of television net revenues to Televisa and Venevision for their programming, subject to certain upward adjustments. The Company believes that the program license agreements and all other agreements with Televisa and Venevision have been negotiated as arms-length transactions.
Share-based Compensation
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement (FASB) No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123R). SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options and restricted stock, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values (i.e., footnote disclosure is no longer an alternative to financial statement recognition). Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company accounted for employee stock-based compensation using the intrinsic-value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB No. 25), Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and related interpretations.
As prescribed in SFAS No. 123(R), the Company elected the modified prospective method for reporting purposes and therefore, prior periods were not restated. Under the modified prospective method, this statement was applied to new awards granted after the time of adoption, as well as to the unvested portion of previously granted equity-based awards for which the requisite service had not been rendered as of January 1, 2006.
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In years prior to 2006, historical volatility was used to estimate the expected volatility of the share price, whereas in 2006 implied volatility is used. Management feels the implied volatility factor reflects the markets expectations of future volatility. Market prices of traded options and shares were analyzed around the time of the 2006 stock option grant along with the analysis of other factors to estimate the expected volatility of the stock options granted in 2006.
The Company granted 1,207,100 stock options and 818,400 restricted stock awards in January 2006 under the 2004 Performance Award Plan (the Plan). These awards vest 25% each year over a four year vesting period. Total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized at March 31, 2006 is approximately $43,000,000 and the weighted period over which it is expected to be recognized is approximately 3.6 years.
In comparing our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006 (2006) with those ended March 31, 2005 (2005), the following should be noted:
· On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R. SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options and restricted stock, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values (i.e., footnote disclosure is no longer an alternative to financial statement recognition). Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company accounted for employee share-based compensation using the intrinsic-value method prescribed in APB No. 25. The Companys direct operating expenses include share-based compensation costs related to SFAS No. 123(R) of $325,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The Companys selling, general and administrative expenses include share-based compensation costs related to SFAS No. 123(R) of $2,466,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements7. Stockholders Equity
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
Revenues. Net revenues were $449,786,000 in 2006 compared to $433,019,000 in 2005, an increase of $16,767,000 or 3.9%. The Companys television segment revenues were $323,149,000 in 2006 compared to $294,207,000 in 2005, an increase of $28,942,000 or 9.8%. The growth was attributable to the Companys three television networks, resulting primarily from an increase in advertising revenue and increased subscriber fees, which include a favorable adjustment of $5,866,000 related to programming services provided to a cable operator, which was not previously recognized. The owned-and-operated stations also had increased revenues attributable primarily to the Puerto Rico, Phoenix, New York, Dallas and Sacramento markets. The Companys radio segment had revenues of $72,549,000 in 2006 compared to $71,473,000 in 2005, an increase of $1,076,000 or 1.5%. The growth was attributable primarily to the stations in the Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, San Antonio, and Puerto Rico markets. The Companys music segment generated revenues of $47,165,000 in 2006 compared to $62,215,000 in 2005, a decrease of $15,050,000 or 24.2%. The decrease in the music segment is due primarily to the timing of several successful album releases in 2005. The Companys Internet segment had revenues of $6,923,000 in 2006 compared to $5,124,000 in 2005, an increase of $1,799,000 or 35.1%, primarily related to an increase in advertisers.
Expenses. Direct operating expenses decreased to $177,799,000 in 2006 from $184,884,000 in 2005, a decrease of $7,085,000 or 3.8%. The Companys television segment direct operating expenses were $128,892,000 in 2006 compared to $127,521,000 in 2005, an increase of $1,371,000 or 1.1%. The increase is due to increased license fee expense of $8,301,000 paid under our Program License Agreements offset by a decrease in programming costs of $6,918,000 and other costs of $12,000. The decrease in the Companys
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programming costs were due primarily to the benefits resulting from the Companys cost reduction plan implemented in the fourth quarter of 2005. The Companys radio segment had direct operating expenses of $18,093,000 in 2006 compared to $16,743,000 in 2005, an increase of $1,350,000 or 8.1%. The increase is due to increased programming costs of $1,321,000 and technical cost of $29,000. The Companys music segments direct operating expenses were $27,474,000 in 2006 compared to $37,614,000 in 2005, a decrease of $10,140,000 or 27%. The decrease was attributable to decreased production costs resulting from lower sales. The Companys Internet segment had direct operating expenses of $3,340,000 in 2006 compared to $3,006,000 in 2005, an increase of $334,000 or 11.1%. The Companys direct operating expenses include share-based compensation costs of $325,000. As a percentage of net revenues, the Companys direct operating expenses decreased from 42.7% in 2005 to 39.5% in 2006.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $144,028,000 in 2006 from $131,780,000 in 2005, an increase of $12,248,000 or 9.3%. The Companys television segment selling, general and administrative expenses were $86,006,000 in 2006 compared to $80,203,000 in 2005, an increase of $5,803,000 or 7.2%. The increase is due in part to increased research cost of $2,916,000, increased general and administrative compensation costs of $1,879,000, share-based compensation costs in general and administrative expenses of $1,182,000, Televisa litigation costs of $1,412,000 and strategic alternative costs of $836,000 offset by a decrease in selling costs of $797,000. The Companys radio segment had selling, general and administrative expenses of $39,185,000 in 2006 compared to $35,816,000 in 2005, an increase of $3,369,000 or 9.4%. The increase is due in part to an increase in bad debt expense of $2,392,000, share-based compensation costs in general and administrative expenses of $346,000 offset by a decrease in selling cost of $718,000. The Companys music segment had selling, general and administrative expenses of $15,389,000 in 2006 compared to $12,580,000 in 2005, an increase of $2,809,000. The increase is due primarily to an increase in promotional and marketing costs of $1,846,000. The Companys Internet segment had selling, general and administrative expenses of $3,448,000 in 2006 compared to $3,181,000 in 2005, an increase of $267,000. The Companys selling, general and administrative expenses include share-based compensation costs of $2,466,000. As a percentage of net revenues, the Companys selling, general and administrative expenses increased from 30.4% in 2005 to 32% in 2006.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased to $22,963,000 in 2006 from $23,844,000 in 2005, a decrease of $881,000 or 3.7%. The Companys depreciation expense increased to $20,336,000 in 2006 from $19,969,000 in 2005, an increase of $367,000 primarily related to increased capital expenditures. The Company had amortization of intangible assets of $2,627,000 and $3,875,000 in 2006 and 2005, respectively, a decrease of $1,248,000, which is due primarily to a reduction of music intangible assets being amortized, primarily artist contracts. Depreciation and amortization expense for the television segment increased by $841,000 to $17,176,000 in 2006 from $16,335,000 in 2005 due to increased depreciation expense of $631,000 and amortization expense of $210,000. Depreciation and amortization expense for the radio segment decreased by $309,000 to $2,876,000 in 2006 from $3,185,000 in 2005 due to a decrease in depreciation expense of $517,000 and offset by an increase in amortization of intangibles of $208,000. Depreciation and amortization expense for the music segment decreased by $1,494,000 to $2,408,000 in 2006 from $3,902,000 in 2005, related primarily to a reduction of intangible assets being amortized related to artist contracts. These contracts acquired from Fonovisa are being amortized over 10 years, but most were fully amortized by the end of 2005. Depreciation and amortization expense for the Internet segment increased by $81,000 to $503,000 in 2006 from $422,000 in 2005, which was related to an increase in depreciation expense.
Operating income. As a result of the above factors, operating income increased to $104,996,000 in 2006 from $92,511,000 in 2005, an increase of $12,485,000 or 13.5%. The Companys television segment had operating income of $91,075,000 in 2006 and $70,148,000 in 2005, an increase of $20,927,000 or 29.8%. The Companys radio segment had operating income of $12,395,000 in 2006 compared to $15,729,000 in 2005, a decrease of $3,334,000 or 21.2%. The Companys music segment had operating income of
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$1,894,000 in 2006 compared to $8,119,000 in 2005, a decrease of $6,225,000. The Companys Internet segment had an operating loss of $368,000 in 2006 compared to a loss of $1,485,000 in 2005, an improvement of $1,117,000. As a percentage of net revenues, the Companys operating income increased from 21.4% in 2005 to 23.3% in 2006.
Interest expense, net. Interest expense increased to $24,269,000 in 2006 from $19,348,000 in 2005, an increase of $4,921,000 or 25.4%. The increase is due to higher interest rates and borrowings from the revolving credit facility to fund the stock repurchase plan and the acquisition of WLII in 2005.
Stock dividend. Equity Broadcasting Corporation stock dividend income was $453,000 in 2006 and 2005. The Series A convertible preferred stock has a mandatory redemption date of June 8, 2008. See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements3. Recent Developments.
Equity income in unconsolidated subsidiaries and other. Equity income in unconsolidated subsidiaries and other improved by $621,000 to income of $632,000 in 2006 from income of $11,000 in 2005, due primarily to higher income related to the Companys equity method investments.
Gain on sale of Entravision stock. On March 2, 2006, the Company and Entravision Communications Corporation completed the repurchase by Entravision of 7 million shares of Entravision Class U common stock held by the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $51.1 million, or $7.30 per share. The Company recognized a gain on the repurchase transaction of approximately $1,260,000 in the first quarter of 2006. This share repurchase transaction, coupled with the recent closing of the Companys purchase of Entravisions radio stations serving the San Francisco/San Jose market for approximately 12.6 million shares of Entravision Class U common stock, reduced the Companys non-voting ownership interest on a fully converted basis in Entravision to approximately 14.9%.
Noncontrolling interest in variable interest entities. Under the guidelines of FIN 46, the Company is required to consolidate the operating results of Disa, which is owned 50% by the Company and 50% by the Chavez family. Consequently, the Company recorded a noncontrolling interest loss of $1,532,000 in 2006, related to the Chavez familys 50% ownership of Disa. The Company consolidated WLII for the six months ended June 30, 2005 when it was owned 100% by Raycom. On June 30, 2005, the Company acquired WLII for approximately $190,000,000, excluding acquisition costs. In 2005, the Company recorded noncontrolling interest income of $907,000 related to its variable interest entities. By recording noncontrolling interest (the portion not owned by the Company), the results of operations of the VIEs do not have an impact on our net income. WLIIs net income has no impact on our net income through June 30, 2005 since Raycom owned 100% of WLII.
Provision for income taxes. In 2006, the Company reported an income tax provision of $26,798,000, representing $12,290,000 of current tax expense and $14,508,000 of deferred tax expense. In, 2005, the Company reported an income tax provision of $29,228,000, representing $18,420,000 of current tax expense and $10,808,000 of deferred tax expense. The total effective tax rate was 33.2% in 2006 and 39.7% in 2005. The Companys effective tax rate of 33.2% for 2006 is lower than the 39.7% for 2005 due primarily to a tax benefit recorded in the first quarter of 2006 of $5,697,000, resulting from the resolution of various federal and state income tax audits.
Net income. As a result of the above factors, the Company reported net income in 2006 of $53,903,000 compared to net income of $44,478,000 in 2005, an increase of $9,425,000 or 21.2%. As a percentage of net revenues, the Companys net income increased from 10.3% in 2005 to 12% in 2006.
Operating income before depreciation and amortization. Operating income before depreciation and amortization increased to $127,959,000 in 2006 from $116,355,000 in 2005, an increase of $11,604,000 or 10%. As a percentage of net revenues, the Companys operating income before depreciation and amortization increased from 26.9% in 2005 to 28.4% in 2006.
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The Company uses the key indicator of operating income before depreciation and amortization primarily to evaluate the Companys operating performance and for planning and forecasting future business operations. In addition, this key indicator is commonly used as a measure of performance for broadcast companies, is used by investors to measure a companys ability to service debt and other cash needs, and provides investors the opportunity to evaluate the Companys performance as it is viewed by management. Operating income before depreciation and amortization is not, and should not be used as, an indicator of or an alternative to operating income, net income or cash flow as reflected in the consolidated financial statements, is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Since the definition of operating income before depreciation and amortization may vary among companies and industries it should not be used as a measure of performance among companies. In accordance with SEC guidelines, the Company is providing on a consolidated basis a reconciliation of the non-GAAP term operating income before depreciation and amortization to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, and to operating income for the segments for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:
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Three Months Ended |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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(unaudited) |
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(unaudited) |
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(In thousands) |
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Operating income before depreciation and amortization |
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|
$ |
127,959 |
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|
|
$ |
116,355 |
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|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
22,963 |
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|
|
23,844 |
|
|
||
Operating income |
|
|
104,996 |
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|
|
92,511 |
|
|
||
Other expense (income): |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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||
Interest expense, net |
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|
24,269 |
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|
|
19,348 |
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||
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
|
|
839 |
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|
|
828 |
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|
||
Gain on sale of Entravision stock |
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(1,260 |
) |
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|
|
|
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||
Stock dividend |
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|
(453 |
) |
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|
(453 |
) |
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||
Equity income in unconsolidated subsidiaries and other |
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|
(632 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
||
Noncontrolling interest in variable interest entities |
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|
1,532 |
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|
|
(907 |
) |
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||
Provision for income taxes |
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|
26,798 |
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|
|
29,228 |
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||
Net income |
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|
$ |
53,903 |
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|
|
$ |
44,478 |
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |
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Consolidated |
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Television |
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Radio |
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Music |
|
Internet |
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(In thousands) |
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Operating income before depreciation and amortization |
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|
$ |
127,959 |
|
|
$ |
108,251 |
|
$ |
15,271 |
|
$ |
4,302 |
|
|
$ |
135 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
22,963 |
|
|
17,176 |
|
2,876 |
|
2,408 |
|
|
503 |
|
|
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Operating income (loss) |
|
|
$ |
104,996 |
|
|
$ |
91,075 |
|
$ |
12,395 |
|
$ |
1,894 |
|
|
$ |
(368 |
) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 |
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Consolidated |
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Television |
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Radio |
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Music |
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Internet |
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(In thousands) |
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Operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization |
|
|
$ |
116,355 |
|
|
|
$ |
86,483 |
|
|
$ |
18,914 |
|
$ |
12,021 |
|
$ |
(1,063 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
23,844 |
|
|
|
16,335 |
|
|
3,185 |
|
3,902 |
|
422 |
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Operating income (loss) |
|
|
$ |
92,511 |
|
|
|
$ |
70,148 |
|
|
$ |
15,729 |
|
$ |
8,119 |
|
$ |
(1,485 |
) |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Companys primary source of cash flow is its television and radio operations. Funds for debt service, capital expenditures and operations historically have been, and we expect will continue to be, provided by funds from operations and by borrowings.
Cash and cash equivalents were $103,169,000 at March 31, 2006, and $99,400,000 at December 31, 2005. The increase of $3,769,000 was attributable to net cash provided from operating activities of $104,920,000 and proceeds from the sale of Entravision stock of $51,100,000 offset by net bank repayments of $127,138,000, capital expenditures of $19,963,000 and other uses of funds of $5,150,000. Cash and cash equivalents related to Disa are $29,624,000 and $36,246,000 at March 31, 2006 and at December 31, 2005, respectively.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures totaled $19,963,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The Companys capital expenditures exclude the capitalized lease obligations of the Company. In 2006, the Company plans on spending a total of approximately $105,000,000, which consists of $23,000,000 for station facilities in Houston and Puerto Rico; $16,000,000 for Univision Network upgrades and facilities expansion; $6,000,000 primarily for radio station facility upgrades; $5,000,000 for TeleFutura Network upgrades and facilities expansion; and approximately $55,000,000 primarily for normal capital improvements.
Stock Purchase Plan
On November 1, 2005, the Companys Board of Directors approved the repurchase of an additional $500 million of its outstanding Class A Common Stock. The share repurchases will be made in the open market or negotiated transactions as market and business conditions warrant, subject to securities laws and other legal requirements. The share repurchase plan will expire on December 31, 2006. No shares were repurchased under this plan in the first quarter of 2006.
Debt Instruments
The Companys 7.85% senior notes due 2011 have a face value of $500,000,000 and bear simple interest at 7.85%. These senior notes pay interest on January 15 and July 15 of each year. The 7.85% senior notes due 2011 with a face value of $500,000,000 have a book value of $497,098,000 and a fair value of approximately $542,300,000 at March 31, 2006.
On October 15, 2003, the Company issued three-, four- and five-year senior notes due 2006, 2007 and 2008 with a face value of $700,000,000. These senior notes have a face value of $250,000,000, $200,000,000 and $250,000,000, respectively. These senior notes pay simple interest on April 15 and October 15 of each year. As part of the $700,000,000 note transaction the Company entered into a fixed-to-floating interest rate swap that results in a fair value hedge that is perfectly effective. At March 31, 2006, the Company had a swap liability with a fair value of $16,151,000 reported in other long-term liabilities related to this transaction. The $700,000,000 senior notes are carried at fair value at March 31, 2006.
The Companys senior notes are the Companys senior unsecured obligations, are equal in right of payment with all of the Companys existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, are senior in right of payment to any of the Companys future subordinated indebtedness and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by all of the Companys guarantors. The Company has the option to redeem all or a portion of the senior notes at any time at the redemption prices set forth in the note indenture. The indenture does not contain any provisions that would require us to repurchase or redeem or otherwise modify the terms of the senior notes upon a change of control. The indenture does not limit our ability to incur indebtedness or require the maintenance of financial ratios or specified levels of net worth or liquidity.
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On March 17, 2006, the Company entered into a new revolving credit facility that will mature on March 17, 2011 with a syndicate of commercial lenders. This credit facility replaced the Companys prior revolving credit facility, which it entered into on July 18, 2001. The aggregate amount of the commitments under the new revolving credit facility is $1 billion, which includes a $100 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit. The Company has the right, subject to certain customary conditions, and at the option of the Companys Board of Directors, to effectuate an increase of up to $500 million in the aggregate amount of the commitments. No lender is obligated to participate in any such increase. At March 31, 2006, the Company had bank borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility of $188,000,000 resulting primarily from the Companys repurchases of its Class A Common Stock. The Company has approximately $57,000,000 of letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility, which primarily includes $49,000,000 related to the FIFA World Cup Agreement.
Loans made under the revolving credit facility bear interest determined by reference to LIBOR or a base rate equal to the higher of the prime rate of Bank of America or 0.50% per annum over the federal funds rate. Depending on the rating assigned by rating agencies to our senior unsecured debt, the LIBOR interest rate margin on the Companys revolving credit facility ranges from 0.19% to 0.475% per annum. The Companys LIBOR interest rate margin applicable to the revolving credit facility was 0.30% as of March 31, 2006. The Company borrows at the prime rate from time to time but attempts to maintain these loans at a minimum. Interest is generally payable quarterly. During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Companys effective interest rate, excluding deferred financing costs, on its bank debt and senior notes was approximately 6.38%.
The credit agreement contains customary covenants, including restrictions on liens and financial covenants relating to interest coverage and leverage ratios. The credit agreement also restricts investments and cash dividends if a default exists or would result there from. Under the credit agreement, the Company is also limited in the amount of secured debt and subsidiary debt it can incur and in its ability to sell assets, engage in mergers and engage in material lines of business substantially different from business generally considered to be in the media and communications industry. At March 31, 2006, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants.
The subsidiaries that guarantee the Companys obligations under its credit agreement also guarantee the senior notes. The subsidiary guarantors under the credit facilities are all of our domestic subsidiaries other than certain immaterial subsidiaries. The guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several and any subsidiaries of the Company other than the subsidiary guarantors are minor. Univision Communications Inc. is not a guarantor and has no independent assets or operations. The Companys variable interest entity, Disa, which is not wholly-owned by the Company, does not guarantee the Companys bank credit agreement or senior notes. The guarantees of the obligations under the revolving credit facility and the senior notes will be released if our senior unsecured debt is rated BBB or better by Standard & Poors Rating Services and Baa2 or better by Moodys Investor Service, Inc. The guarantees of such subsidiary will be reinstated if such ratings fall below BBB- by Standard & Poors or Baa3 by Moodys. The Companys senior unsecured debt is currently rated BBB- by Standard & Poors Rating Services and Baa2 by Moodys Investor Service, Inc.
On January 1, 2006, the Company acquired radio stations KBRG(FM) and KLOK(AM) serving the San Francisco/San Jose, California market from Entravision for approximately $90 million. The Company paid for the acquisition with shares of Entravision common stock held by the Company.
The Company continues to explore acquisition opportunities to complement and capitalize on its existing business and management. The purchase price for any future acquisitions may be paid with
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(a) cash derived from operating cash flow, (b) proceeds available under bank facilities, (c) proceeds from future debt or equity offerings, or (d) any combination thereof.
Contractual Obligations & Other Pending Transactions
The Company is party to a lease for a three-story building with approximately 92,500 square feet for the relocation of its owned and/or operated television and radio stations and studio facilities in Puerto Rico. The building is to be constructed and owned by the landlord, with occupancy of the premises expected during the latter part of 2007. The term of the lease is 50 years. The sum of the lease payments will be approximately $74,000,000 over 50 years.
In June 2001, the Company acquired a 50% interest in Disa. The Company has a call right and the Chavez family, who owns the other 50% interest in Disa, has a put right starting in June 2006, which will require the Company to purchase the remaining 50% interest for $75,000,000, subject to certain upward adjustments. The Company expects that in 2006 it will exercise its option to acquire the remaining 50% of Disa.
Diara Inc., which is wholly-owned by José Behar, President and Chief Executive Officer of Univision Music Group, has a put right and the Company has a call right that would require the Company to purchase a portion of Diaras interest in Univision Music LLC in 2006 at an amount capped at $8 million. In 2009, Diara has a put right and the Company has a call right that would require the Company to purchase the remainder of Diaras interest in Unvision Music LLC. At March 31, 2006 the Company has a total of $13,254,000 accrued related to these rights.
On November 2, 2005, the Company announced a cost reduction plan that reduced its workforce and abandoned certain less profitable programming in an effort to achieve sustainable improvement in financial performance. The plan included reducing approximately 5.6% of the current workforce by eliminating job redundancies and inefficiencies. The Company incurred a pre-tax charge of approximately $30.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. The plan was substantially completed during the fourth quarter of 2005. At December 31, 2005, and March 31, 2006, the Company had liabilities related to the cost reduction plan of approximately $11.3 and of $5.5 million, respectively.
On November 2, 2005, the Company acquired the Spanish-language broadcast rights in the U.S. to the 2010 and 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup soccer games and other 2007-2014 FIFA events. A series of payments totaling $325 million are due over the term of the agreement. In addition to these payments, and consistent with past coverage of the World Cup games, the Company will be responsible for all costs associated with advertising, promotion and broadcast of the World Cup games, as well as the production of certain television programming related to the World Cup games. The funds for these payments are expected to come from income from operations and/or borrowings from the Companys bank credit facility.
In August 2000, the Company acquired the Spanish-language television rights in the U.S. to the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer games and other 2000-2006 FIFA events. A series of payments totaling $150,000,000 are due over the term of the agreement. Payments of $66 million will be made in 2006 related to these rights.
As the Company makes each payment, the next scheduled payment under the contract will be supported by a letter of credit. In addition to these payments and consistent with past coverage of the World Cup games, the Company will be responsible for all costs associated with advertising, promotion and broadcast of the World Cup games, as well as the production of certain television programming related to the World Cup games. The rights fees are being amortized over the 2002/2006 World Cups and other interim FIFA events based on the flow-of-income method. Under the flow-of-income method, the
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costs for the 2006 World Cup games, excluding advertising, promotion and broadcast costs, will be approximately $100,000,000 for the rights fees.
The funds for any payments discussed above are expected to come from cash from operations and/or borrowings from the Companys revolving credit facility.
As part of the consent decree pursuant to which the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) approved our acquisition of Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, the Company exchanged all of its Entravision voting common stock for 36,926,600 shares of Class U common stock. The Entravision Class U common stock has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. Also, as part of the consent decree with the DOJ, we are required to sell enough of our Entravision stock so that our ownership of Entravision on a fully converted basis, which includes full conversion of employee options and all convertible securities, does not exceed 15% by March 26, 2006, which we have complied with as noted below, and 10% by March 26, 2009.
The Companys cost basis in its investment in Entravision stock is $7.12 per share. Entravisions stock price on March 31, 2006 was $9.16 and on May 4, 2006 was $8.59. Any gain or loss on future transactions involving Entravision stock will be measured by comparing the cost basis of $7.12 per share to the fair value of the Entravision stock at the transaction date. The Company monitors the Entravision stock price, its operating results, the performance and outlook for the media sector in general and other information available to determine if the value of our investment becomes other than temporarily impaired in subsequent reporting periods. The future sale of the stock will have no impact on the Companys existing television station affiliation agreements with Entravision.
On January 1, 2006, the Company acquired radio stations KBRG(FM) and KLOK(AM) serving the San Francisco/San Jose, California market from Entravision for approximately $90 million. The Company paid for the acquisition with shares of Entravision common stock held by the Company.
On March 2, 2006, the Company and Entravision Communications Corporation completed the repurchase by Entravision of 7 million shares of Entravision Class U common stock held by the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $51.1 million, or $7.30 per share. This share repurchase transaction, coupled with the recent closing of the Companys purchase of Entravisions radio stations serving the San Francisco/San Jose market for approximately 12.6 million shares of Entravision Class U common stock, reduced the Companys non-voting ownership interest on a fully converted basis in Entravision to approximately 14.9%. The Company recognized a gain on the repurchase transaction of approximately $1.3 million.
Based on our current level of operations, planned capital expenditures, expected future acquisitions and major contractual obligations listed below, the Company believes that its cash flow from operations, together with available cash and available borrowings under the bank credit facility will be adequate to meet liquidity needs in the near and foreseeable future.
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Below is a summary of the Companys major contractual payment obligations as of March 31, 2006:
Major
Contractual Obligations
As of March 31, 2006
|
|
Payments Due By Period |
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2010 |
|
Thereafter |
|
Total |
|
|||||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Senior notes principal |
|
$ |
250,000 |
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
$ |
250,000 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
$ |
1,200,000 |
|
Senior notes interest-fixed |
|
19,625 |
|
39,250 |
|
39,250 |
|
39,250 |
|
39,250 |
|
39,250 |
|
215,875 |
|
|||||||
Senior notes interest-variable(a) |
|
35,156 |
|
22,880 |
|
12,739 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70,775 |
|
|||||||
Estimated bank debt |
|
2,779 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,779 |
|
|||||||
Bank debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
188,000 |
|
188,000 |
|
|||||||
Operating leases |
|
24,764 |
|
34,466 |
|
32,912 |
|
29,364 |
|
27,166 |
|
141,759 |
|
290,431 |
|
|||||||
Capital leases |
|
5,501 |
|
7,260 |
|
7,260 |
|
7,260 |
|
7,260 |
|
37,153 |
|
71,694 |
|
|||||||
Puerto Rico building lease |
|
|
|
|
|
1,017 |
|
1,017 |
|
1,017 |
|
70,931 |
|
73,982 |
|
|||||||
Spanish programming(c) |
|
94,993 |
|
48,302 |
|
38,749 |
|
43,616 |
|
87,034 |
|
170,675 |
|
483,369 |
|
|||||||
English programming(d) |
|
1,816 |
|
1,662 |
|
1,395 |
|
1,351 |
|
223 |
|
|
|
6,447 |
|
|||||||
Nielsen(e) |
|
31,238 |
|
35,972 |
|
26,157 |
|
20,079 |
|
21,028 |
|
26,115 |
|
160,589 |
|
|||||||
Music license fees |
|
13,365 |
|
11,681 |
|
8,427 |
|
5,227 |
|
|
|
|
|
38,700 |
|
|||||||
Other |
|
2,526 |
|
3,094 |
|
3,125 |
|
2,118 |
|
1,443 |
|
5,363 |
|
17,669 |
|
|||||||
|
|
$ |
481,763 |
|
$ |
404,567 |
|
$ |
421,031 |
|
$ |
149,282 |
|
$ |
184,421 |
|
$ |
1,179,246 |
|
$ |
2,820,310 |
|
(a) Interest expense is based on the LIBOR rate at March 31, 2006.
(b) Interest expense related to the bank debt outstanding at March 31, 2006.
(c) Amounts exclude the license fees that will be paid in accordance with the Program License Agreement, which is based primarily on 15% of Combined Net Time Sales. Amounts include broadcast rights costs for the 2006, 2010, and 2014 World Cup and other FIFA events.
(d) Programming costs relates to the USA Broadcasting acquisition in 2001.
(e) In the first quarter of 2006, Univision Network and TeleFutura Network became available on Nielsens national ratings service, Nielsen Television Index (NTI), which provides television ratings for all of the major U.S. networks. The total cost associated with these subscriptions is approximately $5,000,000, with payments ending in August 2007. The Company has other agreements with Nielsen, one of which expires in 2006.
Below are items not included in the summary table above:
The Company has a contractual obligation to fund its TuTV joint venture up to $20,000,000 through June 30, 2006. During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company did not fund the joint venture and does not anticipate any additional funding in 2006.
The Company, which owns 50% of Disa, has a call right and the Chavez family, who owns the other 50% interest in Disa, has a put right starting in June 2006, that will require the Company to purchase the remaining 50% interest for $75,000,000, subject to certain upward adjustments. This amount is not reflected in the table above since the Company is not obligated to exercise its call right and the Chavez Family is not obligated to exercise its put right to purchase the remaining 50% interest in Disa.
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Certain statements contained within this report constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as anticipate, plan, may, intend, will, expect, believe or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Also, these forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Except for our ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by federal securities laws, we do not intend to update you concerning any future revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include: cancellation or reductions in advertising; failure of our new or existing businesses to produce projected revenues or cash flow; failure to obtain the benefits expected from cross-promotion of media; regional downturns in economic conditions in those areas where our stations are located; changes in the rules and regulations of the FCC; a decrease in the supply or quality of programming; an increase in the cost of programming; an increase in the preference among Hispanics for English-language programming; the need for any unanticipated expenses; competitive pressures from other broadcasters and other entertainment and news media; potential impact of new technologies; unanticipated interruption in our broadcasting for any reason, including acts of terrorism; write downs of the carrying value of assets due to impairment; and a failure to achieve profitability, growth or anticipated cash flows from acquisitions. Actual results may differ materially due to these risks and uncertainties and those described in the Companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Companys primary interest rate exposure results from changes in the short-term interest rates applicable to the Companys LIBOR loans. The Company borrows at the U.S. prime rate from time to time but attempts to maintain these loans at a minimum. Based on the Companys overall interest rate exposure on its fixed-to-float interest rate swap on its senior notes of $700,000,000 and its bank loans outstanding of $188,000,000 at March 31, 2006, a change of 10% in interest rates would have an impact of approximately $4,500,000 on pre-tax earnings and pre-tax cash flows over a one-year period. The Company has an immaterial foreign exchange exposure in Mexico.
On October 15, 2003, the Company issued three-, four- and five-year senior notes due 2006, 2007 and 2008 with a face value of $700,000,000. The Companys 2.875%, 3.5% and 3.875% senior notes have a face value of $250,000,000, $200,000,000 and $250,000,000, respectively. We received net proceeds of $694,526,000 from the issuance of these senior notes, which pay simple interest on April 15 and October 15 of each year. As part of the transaction the Company entered into a fixed-to-floating interest rate swap that results in a fair value hedge that is perfectly effective. At March 31, 2006, the Company had a swap liability of $16,151,000 reported in other long-term liabilities related to this transaction.
Under the interest rate swap contract, the Company agreed to receive a fixed rate payment for a floating rate payment. Since the fair value hedge is perfectly effective under the guidelines of Financial Accounting Standards Board No. 133 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, the changes in the fair value of interest rate swap are expected to perfectly offset the changes in the fair value of the senior notes. On a quarterly basis, the Company adjusts the carrying amount of the swap to its fair value and adjusts the carrying amount of the senior notes by the same amount to reflect the change in its fair value attributable to the hedged risk. There is no hedge ineffectiveness to be recorded to earnings. The Company monitors the credit ratings of the counter party and obtains fair value swap valuations from the counter parties and third parties on a quarterly basis.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Control and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods. As of March 31, 2006, the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. The Company reviews its disclosure controls and procedures, on an ongoing basis, and may from time to time make changes aimed at enhancing their effectiveness and to ensure that they evolve with the Companys business.
In addition, no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the first quarter of 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Televisa, S.A. de C.V. (Televisa) and the Company are parties to a program license agreement (PLA) that provides our three television networks with a majority of its prime time programming and a substantial portion of its overall programming. The Company currently pays a license fee to Televisa for programming, subject to certain upward adjustments. On June 16, 2005, Televisa filed an amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging breach by us of our PLA with Televisa, including breach for our alleged failure to pay Televisa royalties attributable to revenues from one of Univisions programs, the Companys alleged unauthorized editing of certain Televisa programs and related copyright infringement claims, a claimed breach of a soccer rights side-letter to the PLA, and a claim that we have not been properly carrying out a provision of the PLA that gives Televisa the secondary right to use our unsold advertising inventory. Televisa seeks monetary relief in an amount not less than $1.5 million for breach, anticipated breach, declaratory relief against the Companys ability to recover amounts of approximately $5.0 million previously paid in royalties to Televisa, and an injunction against our alteration of Televisa programming without Televisas consent. In June 2005, the Company paid Televisa the $1.5 million under protest. On August 15, 2005, the Company filed an answer to the amended complaint denying Televisas claims and also filed counterclaims alleging various breaches of contract and covenants by Televisa. The Company seeks monetary damages and injunctive relief.
On September 20, 2005, Televisa filed a motion to dismiss certain of the Companys counterclaims. On November 17, 2005, the District Court denied that motion in its entirety. Thereafter, Televisa changed counsel and on January 31, 2006after several extensions of time granted by the CompanyTelevisa filed its answer to the Companys counterclaims. Televisa in its answer alleged that its claims rose to the level of a material breach of the PLA and delivered a purported notice of material breach on February 16, 2006. On March 2, 2006, we responded to Televisas purported notice of material breaches. In our response, we asserted that the notice was procedurally defective and that Televisas breach claims were not, in any event, well-founded. We do not believe that we are in breach of our agreements with Televisa and certainly not in material breach. Univision intends to take all action necessary to ensure Televisas continued performance under the PLA until its expiration in 2017. On March 15, 2006, the Company made a payment, under protest, of approximately $6 million related to the Televisa litigation. The Company will seek recovery of this amount via a counterclaim. On March 31, 2006, the Company and Televisa stipulated to the Filing of Televisas Second Amended and Supplemental Complaint in the lawsuit. The new proposed Complaint raises the same allegations of material breach contained in Televisas January 31 answer to the Companys counterclaims and in its February 16 notice of purported material breaches. Among other claims, the new proposed Complaint seeks a declaration that the Company is in material breach of the PLA and that Televisa has the right to suspend or terminate its performance under the PLA. The Company has not yet responded to this proposed new pleading. We intend to defend the litigation and pursue our counterclaims vigorously.
There have been no material changes in the discussion pertaining to the risk factors that was provided in the December 31, 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Item 2. Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
A summary of the Companys purchases of its Class A Common Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2006 under its $500,000,000 stock repurchase plan authorized by its Board of Directors on November 1, 2005 is as follows:
Period |
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|
|
Total Number |
|
Average Price |
|
Total Number |
|
Maximum Dollar |
|
|||||||||
January 1 - 31, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
February 1 - 28, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
March 1 - 31, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
500,000,000 |
|
|
||
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Exhibit |
|
|
|
Description |
|
2.1 |
|
(9) |
|
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated June 11, 2002, by and among UnivisionCommunications Inc., Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, and Univision Acquisition Corporation |
|
3.1 |
|
(8) |
|
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company |
|
3.2 |
|
(11) |
|
Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company |
|
3.3 |
|
(17) |
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company |
|
4.1 |
|
(2) |
|
Form of specimen stock certificate |
|
4.2 |
|
(6) |
|
Indenture dated as of July 18, 2001, between Univision Communications Inc. and The Bank of New York as Trustee |
|
4.3 |
|
(6) |
|
Form of Supplemental Indenture to be delivered by additional guarantors, among Univision Communications Inc., the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries to be named therein and The Bank of New York as Trustee |
|
4.4 |
|
(12) |
|
Officers Certificate dated July 18, 2001 relating to the Companys 7.85% Notes due 2011 |
|
4.5 |
|
(13) |
|
Form of Officers Certificate for the Companys 2006, 2007, and 2008 Senior Notes |
|
4.6 |
|
(13) |
|
Form of Supplemental Indenture for the Companys Senior Notes Due 2006, 2007, and 2008 |
|
4.7 |
|
(13) |
|
Form of 2.875% Senior Notes Due 2006 |
|
4.8 |
|
(13) |
|
Form of Guarantee to Senior Notes Due 2006 |
|
4.9 |
|
(13) |
|
Form of 3.500% Senior Notes Due 2007 |
|
4.10 |
|
(13) |
|
Form of Guarantee to Senior Notes Due 2007 |
|
4.11 |
|
(13) |
|
Form of 3.875% Senior Notes Due 2008 |
|
4.12 |
|
(13) |
|
Form of Guarantee to Senior Notes Due 2008 |
|
10.1 |
|
(14) |
|
Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and each of its executive officers and directors |
|
10.2.1 |
|
(2) |
|
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 2, 1996 |
|
10.2.2 |
|
(10) |
|
Registration Rights Agreement dated September 22, 2003 by and between the Company and members of the Tichenor family |
|
10.3.1 |
|
(4) |
|
1996 Performance Award Plan |
|
10.3.2 |
|
(15) |
|
2004 Performance Award Plan |
|
10.3.3 |
|
(18) |
|
Form of employee restricted stock unit agreement |
|
10.3.4 |
|
(18) |
|
Form of director stock option agreement |
|
10.3.5 |
|
(18) |
|
Form of employee stock option agreement form |
|
10.3.6 |
|
(18) |
|
Summary of director compensation |
|
10.4.1 |
|
(7) |
|
Second Amended and Restated Program License Agreement dated as of December 19, 2001 by and between Venevision International Corp. and the Company |
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10.4.2 |
|
(7) |
|
Second Amended and Restated Program License Agreement dated as of December 19, 2001 by and between Productora de Teleprogramas, S.A. de C.V. and the Company |
10.5 |
|
(2) |
|
Participation Agreement dated as of October 2, 1996 by and among the Company, Perenchio, Televisa, Venevision and certain of their affiliates |
10.6 |
|
(7) |
|
Amended and Restated International Program Rights Agreement dated as of December 19, 2001 by and among the Company, Venevision International, Inc. and Grupo Televisa, S.A. |
10.7.1 |
|
(2) |
|
Amended and Restated Warrant issued to Venevision dated as of October 2, 1996, as amended |
10.7.2 |
|
(7) |
|
Amended and Restated Warrant issued to Televisa Internacional, S.A. de C.V. dated as of December 19, 2001 |
10.7.3 |
|
(7) |
|
Warrants issued to Grupo Televisa, S.A. dated as of December 19, 2001 |
10.7.4 |
|
(7) |
|
Warrants issued to VVI Investments Corporation dated as of December 19, 2001 |
10.7.5 |
|
(7) |
|
Warrants issued to Venevision Investments LLC dated as of December 19, 2001 |
10.7.6 |
|
(11) |
|
Warrant issued to Television Holdings USA, LLC dated April 12, 2002 |
10.8 |
|
(19) |
|
Credit Agreement dated as of March 17, 2006 among Univision Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation, Univision of Puerto Rico Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lenders from time to time party hereto, the Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., as Syndication Agent |
10.10 |
|
(10) |
|
Voting Agreement dated June 11, 2002, by and among A. Jerrold Perenchio and McHenry Tichenor, Jr. |
10.12.1 |
|
(1) |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1995 between the Univision Network Limited Partnership and Ray Rodriguez |
10.12.2 |
|
(16) |
|
Amendment to Employment Agreement effective as of December 31, 2004 between The Univision Network Limited Partnership and Ray Rodriguez |
10.12.3 |
|
(18) |
|
Amendment to Employment Agreement effective as of December 31, 2005 between The Univision Network Limited Partnership and Ray Rodriguez |
10.13.1 |
|
(7) |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between The Univision Network Limited Partnership and Andrew Hobson |
10.13.2 |
|
(16) |
|
Amendment to Employment Agreement effective as of December 31, 2004 between Univision Management Company and Andrew Hobson |
10.13.3 |
|
(18) |
|
Amendment to Employment Agreement effective as of December 31, 2005 between Univision Management Company and Andrew Hobson |
10.14.1 |
|
(5) |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of August 17, 2000 between the Univision Communications Inc. and C. Douglas Kranwinkle |
10.14.2 |
|
(16) |
|
Amendment to Employment Agreement effective as of December 31, 2004 between Univision Management Company and C. Douglas Kranwinkle |
10.14.3 |
|
(18) |
|
Amendment to Employment Agreement effective as of December 31, 2005 between Univision Management Company and C. Douglas Kranwinkle |
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10.16.1 |
|
(16) |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 2004 between the Univision Communications Inc. and Robert V. Cahill |
10.16.2 |
|
(16) |
|
Amendment to Employment Agreement effective as of December 31, 2004 between Univision Management Company and Robert V. Cahill |
10.16.3 |
|
(18) |
|
Amendment to Employment Agreement effective as of December 31, 2005 between Univision Management Company and Robert V. Cahill |
10.17 |
|
(3) |
|
Reimbursement Agreement between the Company and Chartwell Services Inc. |
10.18.1 |
|
(7) |
|
Letter Agreement by and between Univision Communications Inc. and Grupo Televisa S.A. dated December 19, 2001 |
10.18.2 |
|
(7) |
|
First Amendment dated January 11, 2002 to Letter Agreement by and between Univision Communications Inc. and Grupo Televisa S.A. dated December 19, 2001 |
10.18.3 |
|
(7) |
|
Second Amendment dated January 28, 2002 to Letter Agreement by and between Univision Communications Inc. and Grupo Televisa S.A. dated December 19, 2001 |
10.18.4 |
|
(7) |
|
Third Amendment dated February 27, 2002 to Letter Agreement by and between Univision Communications Inc. and Grupo Televisa S.A. dated December 19, 2001 |
10.18.5 |
|
(7) |
|
Fourth Amendment dated March 7, 2002 to Letter Agreement by and between Univision Communications Inc. and Grupo Televisa S.A. dated December 19, 2001 |
31.1 |
|
|
|
Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31.2 |
|
|
|
Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.1 |
|
|
|
Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(1) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-6309)
(2) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 1996
(3) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the period ended March 31, 1999
(4) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Definitive Proxy Statement dated March 30, 2000
(5) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2000
(6) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-71426-01)
(7) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2001
(8) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 8, 2002
(9) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Report on Form 8K filed June 13, 2002
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(10) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 30, 2002 (File No. 333-99037)
(11) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2002
(12) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on September 30, 2003 (File No. 333-105933)
(13) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Report on Form 8K filed October 15, 2003
(14) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2003
(15) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Definitive Proxy Statement on March 19, 2004
(16) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2004
(17) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10Q for the period ended September 30, 2005.
(18) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2005
(19) Previously filed as an exhibit to Univision Communications Inc.s Report on Form 8K filed March 22, 2006
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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. |
|
|
|
(Registrant) |
|
By |
/s/ PETER H. LORI |
May 8, 2006 |
|
Peter H. Lori |
|
|
Corporate Controller and |
|
|
Chief Accounting Officer |
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