S-4
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 31, 2006
Registration
No.
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
CCH I, LLC
and
CCH II, LLC
(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)
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Delaware
Delaware
Delaware |
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4841
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43-1843179
13-4257699
03-0511293 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(Primary Standard Industrial
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
12405 Powerscourt Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
(314) 965-0555
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Grier C. Raclin
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
12405 Powerscourt Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
(314) 965-0555
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Dennis J. Friedman
Jeffrey L. Kochian
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
(212) 351-4000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of
this Registration Statement.
If the securities being registered on this form are being
offered in connection with the formation of a holding company
and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the
following
box. o
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same
offering. o
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Maximum |
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CCH II, LLC 10.25% Senior Notes due 2013
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$250,000,000 |
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104.0% |
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$260,000,000 |
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$27,820 |
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CCH I, LLC 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2015
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$462,006,000 |
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97.00% |
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$448,145,820 |
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$47,952 |
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Guarantee of CCH II, LLC 10.25% Senior Notes due 2013(2)
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Guarantee of CCH I, LLC 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due
2015(2)
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(1) |
The amount of the registration fee paid herewith was calculated,
pursuant to Rule 457(f)(1) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. |
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Pursuant to Rule 457(n), no registration fee is payable
with respect to the guarantees. |
The Registrants hereby amend this Registration Statement on
such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective
date until the Registrants shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this
Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as
the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may
determine.
TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS
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CCH I Capital Corp.
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CCH II Capital Corp.
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The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these
securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state where such offer or sale is not
permitted.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER
31, 2006
PROSPECTUS
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
and
CCH I, LLC
Offer to Exchange
$462,006,000 Principal Amount of 11.00% Senior Secured
Notes due 2015 of
CCH I, LLC and CCH I Capital Corp. which have been
registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the New CCH I Notes)
for any and all outstanding 11.00%
Senior Secured Notes due 2015 issued by CCH I, LLC
and
CCH I Capital Corp. on September 14, 2006 (the
Original CCH I Notes)
and
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
and
CCH II, LLC
Offer to Exchange
$250,000,000 in Principal Amount of 10.25% Senior Notes due
2013 of
CCH II, LLC and CCH II Capital Corp. which have
been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the New CCH II
Notes) for any and all outstanding 10.25%
Senior Notes due 2013 issued by CCH II, LLC and
CCH II Capital Corp. on September 14, 2006 (the
Original CCH II Notes)
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY
TIME, ON
, 2006, UNLESS EXTENDED
The offers to exchange are made upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this prospectus (this
Prospectus) and in the accompanying letter of
transmittal (the Letter of Transmittal and together
with the Prospectus, the exchange offer or
exchange offers). The terms of the New CCH I
Notes and the New CCH II Notes (collectively, the new
notes) to be issued in the exchange offer are identical in
all material respects to those of the Original CCH I Notes
and the Original CCH II Notes (collectively, the
original notes), except for certain transfer
restrictions and registration rights relating to the outstanding
notes. The new notes will be issued pursuant to, and entitled to
the benefits of the supplemental indentures under our indentures
discussed herein.
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC will unconditionally
guarantee the new notes on a senior basis.
No public market currently exists for the original notes or
the new notes. We do not intend to list the new notes on any
securities exchange or seek approval for quotation through any
automated quotation system.
You should carefully consider the risk factors beginning on
page 10 of this Prospectus before deciding whether or not
to participate in the exchange offer.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date of this Prospectus is
October , 2006.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a
registration statement on
Form S-4
(Registration
No. 333- )
with respect to the securities we are offering for exchange.
This Prospectus, which forms part of this registration
statement, does not contain all the information included in the
registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules.
For further information about us and the securities described in
this Prospectus, you should refer to the registration statement
and its exhibits and schedules. Statements we make in this
Prospectus about certain contracts or other documents are not
necessarily complete. When we make such statements, we refer you
to the copies of the contracts or documents that are filed as
exhibits to the registration statement, because those statements
are qualified in all respects by reference to those exhibits.
The registration statement, including the exhibits and
schedules, is on file at the offices of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC) and may be inspected
without charge. Our SEC filings are also available to the public
at the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
You may also obtain this information without charge by writing
or telephoning us at the following address and phone number:
Charter Plaza, 12405 Powerscourt Drive, St. Louis, Missouri
63131. Our telephone number is (314) 965-0555. To obtain
timely delivery, you must request this information no later than
five business days before the date you must make your investment
decision. Therefore, you must request this information no later
than ,
2006.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Prospectus includes forward-looking statements regarding,
among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both
business and financial. Although we believe that our plans,
intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you
that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or
expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject
to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many of the
forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus may be
identified by the use of forward-looking words such as
believe, expect, anticipate,
should, planned, will,
may, intend, estimated,
aim, on track and potential,
among others. Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make
in this Prospectus are set forth in this Prospectus and in other
reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC
and include, but are not limited to:
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the availability, in general, of funds to meet interest payment
obligations under our debt and to fund our operations and
necessary capital expenditures, either through cash flows from
operating activities, further borrowings or other sources and,
in particular, our ability to be able to provide under
applicable debt instruments and applicable law such funds (by
dividend, investment or otherwise) to the applicable obligor of
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our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and
credit facilities, any violation of which would result in a
violation of the applicable facility or indenture and could
trigger a default of other obligations under cross-default
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our ability to pay or refinance debt prior to or when it becomes
due and/or to take advantage of market opportunities and market
windows to refinance that debt through new issuances, exchange
offers or otherwise, including restructuring our balance sheet
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our ability to sustain and grow revenues and cash flows from
operating activities by offering video, high-speed Internet,
telephone and other services and to maintain and grow a stable
customer base, particularly in the face of increasingly
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our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to
pass programming cost increases on to our customers; |
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general business conditions, economic uncertainty or
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the effects of governmental regulation, including but not
limited to local franchise authorities, on our business. |
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person
acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety
by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation
to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date
of this Prospectus.
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SUMMARY
The following summary is provided solely for the convenience
of the holders of the original notes. This summary is not
intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text and more specific details contained
elsewhere in this Prospectus, the Letter of Transmittal and any
amendments or supplements hereto or thereto. Holders of the
original notes are urged to read this Prospectus in its
entirety. Each of the capitalized terms used in this summary and
not defined herein has the meaning set forth elsewhere in this
Prospectus.
Unless otherwise stated, the discussion in this Prospectus of
our business and operations includes the business of Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC (Charter Holdings) and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Charter Holdings is an
indirect subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc.
(Charter). Unless otherwise stated or the context
otherwise requires, the terms we, us and
our refer to Charter Holdings and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
CCH I, LLC and CCH II, LLC are wholly-owned
indirect subsidiaries of Charter Holdings, CCH I, LLC and
CCH II, LLC are holding companies with no operations of
their own. CCH II Capital Corp. (together with CCH II,
LLC, CCH II) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
CCH II, LLC. CCH I Capital Corp (together with CCH I,
LLC, CCH I) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
CCH I, LLC. CCH I Capital Corp. and CCH II Capital
Corp. are companies with no operations of their own and no
subsidiaries. For a chart showing our ownership structure, see
page 3.
The Company
We are a broadband communications company operating in the
United States, with approximately 5.81 million customers at
June 30, 2006, pro forma for the asset sales discussed
below. Through our broadband network of coaxial and fiber optic
cable, we offer our customers traditional cable video
programming (analog and digital, which we refer to as
video service), high-speed Internet access, advanced
broadband cable services (such as video on demand
(VOD), high definition television service, and
interactive television) and, in some of our markets, telephone
service. See Business Products and
Services for further description of these terms, including
customers.
At June 30, 2006, pro forma for the asset sales discussed
below, we served approximately 5.52 million analog video
customers, of which approximately 2.73 million were also
digital video customers. We also served approximately
2.26 million high-speed Internet customers (including
approximately 266,700 who received only high-speed Internet
services). We also provided telephone service to approximately
257,600 customers (including approximately 24,100 who received
telephone service only).
Our principal executive offices are located at Charter Plaza,
12405 Powerscourt Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63131. Our
telephone number is (314) 965-0555 and we have a website
accessible at www.charter.com. The information posted or linked
on this website is not part of the exchange offer or this
Prospectus and you should rely solely on the information
contained in this Prospectus and the related documents to which
we refer herein when deciding whether or not to tender your
notes.
Recent Events
On September 14, 2006, Charter announced the closing of the
offer by its subsidiaries, CCHC, LLC (CCHC) and
CCH II to issue a combination of cash, Class A common
stock of Charter, and 10.25% Senior Notes due 2010 issued
by CCH II (the CCH II 2010 notes) in
exchange for $450.0 million of Charters
5.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2009 (the CCI
Exchange Offer).
Charter also announced the closing of the offers on
September 14, 2006, by CCH II and CCH I, to issue
new notes in exchange (the Private Exchange) for up
to any and all of certain series of the outstanding debt
securities of Charter Holdings. CCH II issued the Original
CCH II Notes and CCH I issued the Original CCH I Notes
in a private exchange for $797.4 million principal amount
of Charter Holdings notes.
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The Original CCH II Notes and the Original CCH I Notes
are the subject of the exchange offer as described in this
Prospectus.
As part of the Private Exchange, CCHC contributed its 70%
interest (the CC VIII Interest) in the Class A
preferred equity interests of CC VIII, LLC (CC
VIII), a majority-owned indirect subsidiary of Charter
Communications Operating, LLC (Charter Operating),
to CCH I. The CC VIII Interest was pledged as security for all
CCH I notes. The CC VIII preferred interests are entitled to a
2% accreting priority return on the priority capital. The CC
VIII Interest represents approximately 13% of the total equity
interests in CC VIII at June 30, 2006. CC VIII owns systems
with approximately 934,000 analog video customers at
June 30, 2006.
Asset Sales. Earlier in 2006, we signed three separate
definitive agreements to sell certain cable television systems
serving a total of approximately 356,000 analog video customers
in (1) West Virginia and Virginia to Cebridge Connections,
Inc. (Cebridge), (2) Illinois and Kentucky to
Telecommunications Management, LLC, doing business as New Wave
Communications (New Wave) and (3) Nevada,
Colorado, New Mexico and Utah to Orange Broadband Holding
Company, LLC (Orange) for a total of approximately
$971 million. The sale of the systems to Cebridge and New
Wave closed on July 1, 2006, and the sale of systems to
Orange closed in September 2006. Proceeds from the sales were
used to reduce the amount outstanding on our revolving credit
facility to zero, without reducing commitments, and the
remainder to fund our business, including to fund the cash
consideration paid in the CCI Exchange Offer. Because the
West Virginia and Virginia systems meet the criteria for
presentation as discontinued operations, on August 10,
2006, Charter Holdings, filed a current report on
Form 8-K
reflecting revenues and expenses related to the West Virginia
and Virginia systems for each of the three years ended
December 31, 2005 as discontinued operations.
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Organizational Structure
The chart below sets forth our organizational structure as of
June 30, 2006 and that of our direct and indirect
subsidiaries after giving effect to the contribution
by CCHC, LLC of its 70% interest (the CC VIII
Interest) in the Class A preferred equity interests
of CC VIII, LLC to CCH I, LLC. This chart does not
include all of our affiliates and subsidiaries and, in some
cases, we have combined separate entities for presentation
purposes. The equity ownership, voting percentages and
indebtedness amounts shown below are approximations as of
June 30, 2006 without giving effect to any
exercise, conversion or exchange of then outstanding options,
preferred stock, convertible notes and other convertible or
exchangeable securities. Indebtedness amounts shown below are
accreted values for financial reporting purposes as of
June 30, 2006. See Description of Other
Indebtedness, which also includes the principal amount of
the indebtedness described below.
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Charter acts as the sole manager of Charter Holdco and its
direct and indirect limited liability company subsidiaries,
including CCH I and CCH II. |
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Without giving effect to the CCI Exchange. Concurrently with the
CCI Exchange, CCH II and CCH I completed the Private
Exchange. |
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Held by Charter Investment, Inc. (CII) and Vulcan
Cable III Inc., each of which is 100% owned by Paul G.
Allen, Charters Chairman and controlling shareholder. They
are exchangeable at any time on a one-for-one basis for shares
of Class A common stock. |
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The percentages reflect the issuance of the 116.9 million
shares of Class A common stock issued in 2005 and February
2006 and the corresponding issuance of an equal number of mirror
membership units by Charter Holdco to Charter. However, for
accounting purposes, Charters common equity interest in
Charter Holdco is 48%, and Paul G. Allens ownership of
Charter Holdco is 52%. These percentages exclude the
116.9 million mirror membership units issued to Charter due
to the required return of the issued mirror units upon return of
the shares offered pursuant to the share lending agreement. |
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Represents an exchangeable accreting note issued by CCHC related
to the settlement of the CC VIII dispute. See Certain
Relationships and Related Party Transactions
Transactions Arising Out of Our Organizational Structure and
Mr. Allens Investment in Charter and Its
Subsidiaries Equity Put Rights CC
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Without giving effect to the Private Exchange. In the Private
Exchange, CCH I issued $462 million aggregate principal
amount of Original CCH I Notes in addition to the
$3.525 billion aggregate principal amount currently
outstanding. |
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Without giving effect to the Private Exchange and the CCI
Exchange Offer. In the Private Exchange, CCH II issued
$250 million aggregate principal amount of Original
CCH II Notes. In the CCI Exchange Offer, CCH II issued
$146.2 million aggregate principal amount of CCH II
2010 notes. |
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Giving pro forma effect to the asset sales described under
Recent Events Asset Sales,
the aggregate principal amount of loans under Charter
Operatings senior credit facilities is $5.0 billion. |
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This subsidiary guarantees the Charter Operating senior credit
facilities and senior second lien notes, which guarantee is
secured by substantially all assets of this subsidiary. |
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The Exchange Offers
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Original CCH I Notes |
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$462.0 million of 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due
2015, which CCH I issued on September 14, 2006. |
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New CCH I Notes |
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$462.0 million of CCH Is 11.00% Senior
Secured Notes due 2015, the offering and sale of which is
registered under the Securities Act of 1933. |
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Original CCH II Notes |
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$250 million of 10.250% Senior Notes due 2013, which
CCH II issued on September 14, 2006. |
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New CCH II Notes |
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$250 million of CCH IIs 10.250% Senior
Notes due 2013, the offering and sale of which is registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. |
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Exchange Offers |
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Charter Holdings, CCH I and CCH II (the
Offerors) are offering to issue registered new notes
in exchange for a like principal amount and like denomination of
our original notes. The Offerors are offering to issue these
registered new notes to satisfy our obligations under an
exchange and registration rights agreement that the Offerors
entered into with the initial purchasers of the original notes
when the Offerors sold the original notes in a transaction that
was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. You may tender your original notes for exchange by
following the procedures described under the caption The
Exchange Offers. |
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Tenders; Expiration date;
Withdrawal |
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The exchange offers will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time,
on ,
2006, which is within 60 business days after the exchange offers
registration statement is declared effective, unless the
Offerors extend it. If you decide to exchange your original
notes for new notes, you must acknowledge that you are not
engaging in, and do not intend to engage in, a distribution of
the new notes. You may withdraw any original notes that you
tender for exchange at any time prior to the expiration of the
exchange offers. If the Offerors decide for any reason not to
accept any original notes you have tendered for exchange, those
original notes will be returned to you without cost promptly
after the expiration or termination of the exchange offers. See
The Exchange Offers Terms of the Exchange
Offers for a more complete description of the tender and
withdrawal provisions. |
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Accrued Interest on the New Notes and Original Notes |
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The new notes will bear interest from October 1, 2006 (the
date of the last interest payment in respect of the original
notes). Holders of original notes that are accepted for exchange
will be deemed to have waived the right to receive any payment
in respect of interest on such original notes accrued to the
date of issuance of the new notes. |
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Conditions to the Exchange Offers |
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The exchange offers are subject to customary conditions, some of
which the Offerors may waive. See The Exchange
Offers Conditions to the Exchange Offers for a
description of the conditions. Other than the federal securities
laws, we are not |
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subject to federal or state regulatory requirements in
connection with the exchange offers. |
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Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations |
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The exchange of original notes for new notes in the exchange
offers will not be a taxable event for United States federal
income tax purposes. See Important United States Federal
Income Tax Considerations. |
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Exchange Agent Use of Proceeds |
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The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA is serving as exchange
agent. We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offers. |
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Consequences of failure to exchange your original notes |
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Original notes that are not tendered or that are tendered but
not accepted will continue to be subject to the restrictions on
transfer that are described in the legend on those notes. In
general, you may offer or sell your original notes only if they
are registered under, or offered or sold under an exemption
from, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
Except in limited circumstances with respect to specific types
of holders of original notes, neither CCH I nor
CCH II, however, will have a further obligation to register
the original notes. If you do not participate in the exchange
offer, the liquidity of your original notes could be adversely
affected. |
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Consequences of exchanging your original notes |
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Based on interpretations of the staff of the SEC, we believe
that you may offer for resale, resell or otherwise transfer the
new notes that CCH I or CCH II issues in the exchange
offers without complying with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act if you: |
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acquire the new notes issued in the exchange offers
in the ordinary course of your business; |
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are not participating, do not intend to participate,
and have no arrangement or undertaking with anyone to
participate, in the distribution of the new notes issued to you
in the exchange offers, and |
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are not an affiliate of our company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. |
If any of these conditions is not satisfied and you transfer any
new notes issued to you in the exchange offers without
delivering a proper prospectus or without qualifying for a
registration exemption, you may incur liability under the
Securities Act. We will not be responsible for or indemnify you
against any liability you may incur.
Any broker-dealer that acquires new notes in the exchange offers
for its own account in exchange for original notes which it
acquired through market-making or other trading activities, must
acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus when it resells or
transfers any new notes issued in the exchange offers. See
Plan of Distribution for a description of the
prospectus delivery obligations of broker-dealers in the
exchange offers.
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Summary of the New Notes
The terms of the new notes we are issuing in this exchange offer
and the terms of the outstanding notes of the same series are
identical in all material respects, except the new notes offered
in the exchange offer:
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will have been registered under the Securities Act; |
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will not contain transfer restrictions and registration rights
that relate to the outstanding notes; and |
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will not contain provisions relating to the payment of
additional interest to be made to the holders of the outstanding
notes under circumstances related to the timing of the exchange
offer. |
A brief description of the material terms of the new notes
follows:
Summary of the New CCH I Notes
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Issuers |
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CCH I, LLC and CCH I Capital Corp. |
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Maturity |
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October 1, 2005. |
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Interest |
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Interest will accrue from and including the settlement date and
will be payable in cash semi-annually, in arrears, on
April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing on
October 1, 2006. |
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Interest Rate |
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The per annum interest rate on the New CCH I Notes will be
11.00%. |
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Ranking |
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The New CCH I Notes will be pari passu with, of the same
class as, and will vote on any matter submitted to bondholders
with and otherwise be substantially identical in all respects
to, the Original CCH I Notes, except that (i) the New
CCH I Notes will have a separate CUSIP number from the
Original CCH I Notes and thus will not be fungible with the
Original CCH I Notes The New CCH I Notes will be the
senior secured obligations of CCH I and will rank
effectively senior to all of CCH Is future unsecured
senior indebtedness. In addition, the New CCH I Notes have
been structured to be effectively senior to any indebtedness of
any parent of CCH I. The New CCH I Notes will rank
equally with all existing and future indebtedness of CCH I
that may be secured equally and ratably by the collateral
securing the New CCH I Notes, including $3,525 million
aggregate principal amount of CCH Is outstanding
CCH I notes. The New CCH I Notes will be effectively
subordinated to all existing and future obligations of
CCH Is subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2006,
CCH I had stand-alone indebtedness and other liabilities of
approximately $3.8 billion, and its consolidated
subsidiaries had approximately $13.2 billion of
indebtedness and other liabilities outstanding on their
consolidated balance sheet. See Capitalization. |
|
Guarantee |
|
Charter Holdings will unconditionally guarantee the New
CCH I Notes on a senior unsecured basis. If CCH I
cannot make payments on the New CCH I Notes, Charter
Holdings must make them. |
|
Collateral |
|
The New CCH I Notes will be secured by a pledge of 100% of
the equity interests of CCH Is wholly owned
subsidiary, CCH II, LLC, and the proceeds thereof, and by a
pledge of the CC VIII interests, and the proceeds thereof
(collectively, the collateral). |
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The CC VIII interests are entitled to a 2% accreting
priority return on the priority capital. The CC VIII
interests represented approximately 13% of the total equity
interests in CC VIII at June 30, 2006. CC VIII
owned systems with approximately 934,000 analog video customers
at June 30, 2006. CC VIII and certain other
subsidiaries have guaranteed, on a secured basis, the credit
facility and senior second lien notes of our subsidiary, Charter
Operating. In addition, CC VIII may from time to time be
obligated on other secured or unsecured indebtedness, including
indebtedness to subsidiaries of CCH I. The New CCH I
Notes and the outstanding CCH I notes will be, and all
future indebtedness of CCH I that is permitted to be
incurred by the CCH I indenture may be, secured equally and
ratably by the collateral. The pledge agreement contains certain
limitations on the rights of the trustee and the holders to
exercise remedies with respect to the collateral. |
|
Optional Redemption |
|
CCH I may redeem, at its option, the New CCH I Notes
in whole or in part from time to time as described in the
section Description of the CCH I Notes
Optional Redemption. |
|
Change of Control |
|
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined herein),
each holder of the New CCH I Notes will have the right to
require CCH I to repurchase all or any part of that
holders New CCH I Notes at a repurchase price equal
to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the New CCH I
Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if
any, to the date of purchase. There can be no assurance that
CCH I will have sufficient funds available at the time of
any Change of Control to make any required debt repayment
(including repurchases of the New CCH I Notes and
outstanding CCH I notes). See Description of the
CCH I Notes Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Change of Control. |
|
Restrictive Covenants |
|
The indenture under which the New CCH I Notes will be
issued, which we refer to as the CCH I
indenture, restricts the ability of CCH I and
CCH Is restricted subsidiaries to: (1) incur
indebtedness; (2) create liens; (3) pay dividends or
make distributions in respect of capital stock and other
restricted payments; (4) make investments; (5) sell
assets; (6) create restrictions on the ability of
restricted subsidiaries to make certain payments; (7) enter
into transactions with affiliates; or (8) consolidate,
merge or sell all or substantially all assets. However, such
covenants are subject to a number of important qualifications
and exceptions as described under Description of the
CCH I Notes Certain Covenants, including
provisions allowing CCH I and its restricted subsidiaries,
as long as CCH Is leverage ratio is not greater than
7.5 to 1.0, to incur additional indebtedness and make
investments. CCH I is also permitted under these covenants
to provide funds to its parent companies to pay interest on and,
subject to meeting its leverage ratio test, to retire or
repurchase their debt obligations. |
|
Events of Default |
|
For a discussion of events that will permit acceleration of the
payment of the principal of and accrued interest on the New |
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CCH I Notes, see Description of the CCH I
Notes Events of Default and Remedies. |
Summary of the New CCH II Notes
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Issuers |
|
CCH II, LLC and CCH II Capital Corp. |
|
Maturity |
|
October 1, 2013. |
|
Interest |
|
Interest will accrue from and including the settlement date and
will be payable in cash semi-annually, in arrears, on
April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on
April 1, 2007. |
|
Interest Rate |
|
The per annum interest rate on the New CCH II Notes will be
10.25%. |
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Ranking |
|
The New CCH II Notes will be the senior unsecured
obligations of CCH II and will rank pari passu to all of
CCH IIs existing and future unsecured senior
indebtedness, including $2.1 billion aggregate principal
amount of CCH IIs 10.25% Senior Notes due 2010 that
are currently outstanding (the outstanding CCH II
2010 notes) and the $146 million aggregate
principal amount of additional CCH II 2010 notes that were
issued in the CCI Exchange Offer. In addition, the New
CCH II Notes have been structured to be effectively senior
to any indebtedness of any parent of CCH II, including the
CCH I notes. However, because the CC VIII Interests is
held by CCH I, holders of the New CCH II Notes will
not have any direct or indirect claim against, or interest in,
those preferred equity interests. Furthermore, the New
CCH II Notes will be effectively subordinated to all
existing and future obligations of CCH IIs
subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2006, CCH II had
stand-alone indebtedness and other liabilities outstanding of
approximately $2.1 billion, and its consolidated
subsidiaries had approximately $11.3 billion of
indebtedness and other liabilities outstanding on their
consolidated balance sheet. See Capitalization. |
|
Guarantee |
|
Charter Holdings will unconditionally guarantee the New
CCH II Notes on a senior unsecured basis. If CCH II
cannot make payments on the New CCH II Notes, Charter
Holdings must make them. |
|
Optional Redemption |
|
CCH II may redeem, at its option, the New CCH II Notes
in whole or in part from time to time as described in the
section Description of the CCH II Notes
Optional Redemption. |
|
Change of Control |
|
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined herein),
each holder of the New CCH II Notes will have the right to
require CCH II to repurchase all or any part of that
holders New CCH II Notes at a repurchase price equal
to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the New CCH II
Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if
any, to the date of purchase. There can be no assurance that
CCH II will have sufficient funds available at the time of
any Change of Control to make any required debt repayment
(including repurchases of the |
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New CCH II Notes). See Description of the CCH II
Notes Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Change of Control. |
|
Restrictive Covenants |
|
The indenture under which the New CCH II Notes will be
issued, which we refer to as the CCH II
indenture, restricts the ability of CCH II and
CCH IIs restricted subsidiaries to: (1) incur
indebtedness; (2) create liens; (3) pay dividends or
make distributions in respect of capital stock and other
restricted payments; (4) make investments; (5) sell
assets; (6) create restrictions on the ability of
restricted subsidiaries to make certain payments; (7) enter
into transactions with affiliates; or (8) consolidate,
merge or sell all or substantially all assets. However, such
covenants are subject to a number of important qualifications
and exceptions as described under Description of the
CCH II Notes Certain Covenants, including
provisions allowing CCH II and its restricted subsidiaries,
as long as CCH IIs leverage ratio is not greater than
5.5 to 1.0, to incur additional indebtedness and make
investments. CCH II is also permitted under these covenants
to provide funds to its parent companies to pay interest on and,
subject to meeting its leverage ratio test, to retire or
repurchase their debt obligations. |
|
Events of Default |
|
For a discussion of events that will permit acceleration of the
payment of the principal of and accrued interest on the New
CCH II Notes, see Description of the CCH II
Notes Events of Default and Remedies. |
Summary Consolidated Financial Data
Charter Holdings is a holding company whose primary assets are
equity interests in its cable operating subsidiaries. The
following table presents summary financial and other data for
Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries and has been derived from
the audited consolidated financial statements of Charter
Holdings and its subsidiaries for the three years ended
December 31, 2005 and the unaudited consolidated financial
statements of Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries for the six
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The consolidated
financial statements of Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries
for the years ended December 31, 2003 to 2005 have been
audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting
firm:
The pro forma data set forth below represent our unaudited pro
forma consolidated financial statements after giving effect to
the following transactions as if they occurred on
January 1, 2005 for the statement of operations data and
other financial data and as of the last day of the respective
period for the operating and balance sheet data.
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|
(1) the redemption in March, 2005 of all (approximately
$113 million principal amount) of CC V Holdings, LLCs
outstanding 11.875% senior discount notes due 2008 with
cash on hand; |
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|
(2) the issuance and sale of $300 million of
83/4%
CCO Holdings, LLC senior notes in August, 2005 and the use of a
portion of such proceeds to pay financing costs and accrued
interest in the September, 2005 exchange transaction referenced
below; |
|
|
(3) the exchange in September, 2005 of approximately
$3.4 billion principal amount of Charter Holdings
notes scheduled to mature in 2009 and 2010 for CCH I notes
and the exchange of approximately $3.4 billion principal
amount of Charter Holdings notes scheduled to mature in
2011 and 2012 for CCH I Holdings, LLC (CIH)
notes and CCH I notes; |
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|
(4) the issuance and sale of $450 million principal
amount of CCH II 2010 Notes in January, 2006 and the use of
such proceeds to pay down credit facilities; |
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(5) the refinancing of the Charter Operating credit
facilities in April, 2006 and the related reductions in interest
rate margins on the term loan; |
|
|
(6) the acquisition of certain assets in January, 2006 for
approximately $42 million; |
|
|
(7) the dispositions of certain assets for net proceeds of
$948 million and the use of such proceeds to reduce amounts
outstanding under our revolving credit facility to zero; |
|
|
(8) the issuance of $146 million principal amount of
additional CCH II 2010 Notes, 45 million shares of
Charters Class A common stock and $188 million
in cash in exchange for $450 million principal amount of
outstanding Charter convertible notes pursuant to the CCI
Exchange Offer; and |
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|
(9) the issuance of $250 million principal amount of
Original CCH II Notes and $462 million principal
amount of Original CCH I Notes in exchange for $797 million
principal amount of Charter Holdings notes and the contribution
of the CC VIII interests to CCH I pursuant to the Private
Exchange. |
The pro forma data are based on information available to us as
of the date of this Prospectus and certain assumptions that we
believe are reasonable under the circumstances. The financial
data required allocation of certain revenues and expenses and
such information has been presented for comparative purposes and
is not intended to provide any indication of what our actual
financial position, including actual cash balances and revolver
borrowings, or results of operations would have been had the
transactions described above been completed on the dates
indicated or to project our results of operations for any future
date.
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The following information should be read in conjunction with
Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data,
Capitalization, Unaudited Pro Forma
Consolidated Financial Statements, Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and the
historical consolidated financial statements and related notes
included elsewhere in this Prospectus.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
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|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
June 30, | |
|
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| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
2003 Actual | |
|
2004 Actual | |
|
2005 Actual | |
|
Pro Forma(a) | |
|
Pro Forma(a) | |
|
Pro Forma(a) | |
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| |
|
| |
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| |
|
| |
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| |
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(Dollars in millions) | |
Statement of Operations Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video
|
|
$ |
3,306 |
|
|
$ |
3,217 |
|
|
$ |
3,248 |
|
|
$ |
3,195 |
|
|
$ |
1,596 |
|
|
$ |
1,655 |
|
|
|
High-speed Internet
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
875 |
|
|
|
868 |
|
|
|
422 |
|
|
|
499 |
|
|
|
Telephone
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
Advertising sales
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
311 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
4,616 |
|
|
|
4,760 |
|
|
|
5,033 |
|
|
|
4,963 |
|
|
|
2,446 |
|
|
|
2,658 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and Expenses:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
1,873 |
|
|
|
1,994 |
|
|
|
2,203 |
|
|
|
2,172 |
|
|
|
1,066 |
|
|
|
1,191 |
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
909 |
|
|
|
965 |
|
|
|
1,012 |
|
|
|
1,003 |
|
|
|
476 |
|
|
|
544 |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,396 |
|
|
|
1,433 |
|
|
|
1,443 |
|
|
|
1,432 |
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
|
685 |
|
|
|
Impairment of franchises
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,297 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other operating (income) expenses, net
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total costs and expenses
|
|
|
4,132 |
|
|
|
6,702 |
|
|
|
4,729 |
|
|
|
4,639 |
|
|
|
2,278 |
|
|
|
2,430 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
484 |
|
|
|
(1,942 |
) |
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
228 |
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(1,486 |
) |
|
|
(1,618 |
) |
|
|
(1,739 |
) |
|
|
(1,676 |
) |
|
|
(827 |
) |
|
|
(880 |
) |
|
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and
cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
|
(789 |
) |
|
|
(3,490 |
) |
|
|
(836 |
) |
|
|
(1,270 |
) |
|
|
(609 |
) |
|
|
(635 |
) |
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before cumulative effect of
accounting change
|
|
$ |
(802 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,455 |
) |
|
$ |
(845 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,279 |
) |
|
$ |
(617 |
) |
|
$ |
(639 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Financial Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
804 |
|
|
|
893 |
|
|
|
1,088 |
|
|
|
1,051 |
|
|
|
524 |
|
|
|
524 |
|
|
Deficiency of earnings to cover fixed charges(b)
|
|
|
728 |
|
|
|
3,614 |
|
|
|
830 |
|
|
|
1,271 |
|
|
|
603 |
|
|
|
634 |
|
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(end of period)(c):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Analog video customers
|
|
|
6,431,300 |
|
|
|
5,991,500 |
|
|
|
5,884,500 |
|
|
|
5,884,500 |
|
|
|
5,943,100 |
|
|
|
5,876,100 |
|
|
|
Digital video customers
|
|
|
2,671,900 |
|
|
|
2,674,700 |
|
|
|
2,796,600 |
|
|
|
2,796,600 |
|
|
|
2,685,600 |
|
|
|
2,889,000 |
|
|
|
Residential high-speed Internet customers
|
|
|
1,565,600 |
|
|
|
1,884,400 |
|
|
|
2,196,400 |
|
|
|
2,196,400 |
|
|
|
2,022,200 |
|
|
|
2,375,100 |
|
|
|
Telephone customers
|
|
|
24,900 |
|
|
|
45,400 |
|
|
|
121,500 |
|
|
|
121,500 |
|
|
|
67,800 |
|
|
|
257,600 |
|
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|
|
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Pro Forma as of | |
|
|
June 30, 2006 | |
|
|
| |
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
(end of period):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
15,133 |
|
|
|
Long-term debt(d)
|
|
|
18,274 |
|
|
|
Loans payable-related party
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
Minority interest(e)
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
Members deficit
|
|
|
(4,902 |
) |
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Pro forma loss from continuing operations before cumulative
effect of accounting change exceeded actual loss from continuing
operations before cumulative effect of accounting change by
$434 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
actual loss from continuing operations before cumulative effect
of accounting change exceeded pro forma loss from continuing
operations before cumulative effect of accounting change by
$59 million and $154 million and six months ended
June 30, 2005 and 2006, respectively. |
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(b) |
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Earnings include net loss plus fixed charges. Fixed charges
consist of interest expense and an estimated interest component
of rent expense. |
|
(c) |
|
See section entitled Business Products and
Services included elsewhere in this Prospectus for
definitions of the terms contained in this section. |
|
(d) |
|
Certain of the CIH notes and CCH I notes issued in exchange for
Charter Holdings notes in 2005 and certain of the Original
CCH I Notes and Original CCH II Notes issued in the Private
Exchange are recorded at the historical book values of the
Charter Holdings notes for financial reporting proposes as
opposed to the current accreted value for legal purposes and
notes indenture purposes (which, for both purposes, is the
amount that would become payable if the debt becomes immediately
due). As of June 30, 2006, the accreted value of Charter
Holdings debt for legal purposes and notes indenture
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RISK FACTORS
The new notes, like the original notes, entail the following
risks. You should carefully consider these risk factors, as well
as the other information contained in this Prospectus, before
making a decision to continue your investment in the notes or to
tender your original notes in exchange for the new notes. In
this Prospectus, when we refer to notes, we are
referring to both the original notes and the new notes.
Risks Related to the Exchange Offers and the New Notes
There is currently no public market for the new notes, and an
active trading market may not develop for the new notes. The
failure of a market to develop for the new notes could adversely
affect the liquidity and value of the new notes.
The new notes will be new securities for which there is
currently no public market. Further, although we intend to apply
for the new notes to be eligible for trading in the
PORTALsm
Market, we do not intend to apply for listing of the new notes,
on any securities exchange or for quotation of the new notes on
any automated dealer quotation system. Accordingly,
notwithstanding any existing market for the notes, a market may
not develop for the new notes, and if a market does develop, it
may not be sufficiently liquid for your purposes. If an active,
liquid market does not develop for the new notes, the market
price and liquidity of the new notes may be adversely affected.
The liquidity of the trading market, if any, and future trading
prices of the new notes will depend on many factors, including,
among other things, prevailing interest rates, our operating
results, financial performance and prospects, the market for
similar securities and the overall securities market, and may be
adversely affected by unfavorable changes in these factors. The
market for the new notes may be subject to disruptions that
could have a negative effect on the holders of the new notes,
regardless of our operating results, financial performance or
prospects.
We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to
fulfill our obligations under the new notes following a change
of control, which would place us in default under the indenture
governing the new notes.
Under the indenture governing the new notes, upon the occurrence
of specified change of control events, we will be required to
offer to repurchase all of the outstanding new notes. However,
we may not have sufficient funds at the time of the change of
control event to make the required repurchases of the new notes.
In addition, a change of control would require the repayment of
borrowings under credit facilities and publicly held debt of our
subsidiaries and our parent companies. Our failure to make or
complete an offer to repurchase the new notes would place us in
default under the indentures governing the new notes.
If you do not exchange your original notes for new notes, you
will continue to have restrictions on your ability to resell
them.
The original notes were not registered under the Securities Act
of 1933 or under the securities laws of any state and may not be
resold, offered for resale or otherwise transferred unless they
are subsequently registered or resold pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
and applicable state securities laws. If you do not exchange
your original notes for new notes pursuant to the exchange
offers, you will not be able to resell, offer to resell or
otherwise transfer the original notes unless they are registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 or unless you resell them,
offer to resell them or otherwise transfer them under an
exemption from the registration requirements of, or in a
transaction not subject to, the Securities Act of 1933. In
addition, once the exchange offers have terminated, we will no
longer be under an obligation to register the original notes
under the Securities Act of 1933 except in the limited
circumstances provided in the exchange and registration rights
agreement. In addition, to the extent that original notes are
tendered for exchange and accepted in the exchange offers, any
trading market for the untendered and tendered but unaccepted
original notes could be adversely affected.
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Risks Related to the Original Notes and the New Notes
CCH I may secure additional indebtedness by the collateral,
and the value of the collateral may be insufficient, which could
impair a recovery by holders of the CCH I notes.
CCH I secures its notes, including the New CCH I Notes, by
a pledge of all of the equity interests of CCH II and the
proceeds thereof and a pledge of its CC VIII interests and the
proceeds thereof. The collateral equally and ratably secures
approximately $4.0 billion aggregate principal amount of
outstanding CCH I notes, including the Original CCH I
Notes. In addition, the CCH I indenture permits CCH I to grant
equal and ratable liens on the collateral to secure future debt
permitted under the CCH I indenture. The existence of an equal
and ratable claim on the collateral could impair the rights and
remedies of and the ultimate recovery by the holders of the CCH
I notes.
The value of the collateral may be insufficient to satisfy the
claims of the holders of the CCH I notes, including the New
CCH I Notes, and other equally and ratably secured
indebtedness. Such value may be materially diminished or
impaired by any bankruptcy, reorganization or other proceedings
or cases involving CCH I or any of their subsidiaries or by the
regulatory consequences thereof or by any of the other matters
discussed in these risk factors, as well as factors beyond our
control and the control of our creditors.
To the extent that the collateral is insufficient to satisfy the
claims of holders of CCH I notes, including the New CCH I
Notes, and other equally and ratably secured indebtedness, the
holders of the CCH I notes will have unsecured claims against
CCH I in respect of their CCH I notes. Given that the collateral
constitutes substantially all of the assets of CCH I, it is
unlikely that there would be any material value available to
satisfy any such deficiency.
Although the CCH I notes are secured by a pledge of the
collateral, the trustee and the holders of CCH I notes will not
have a right to sell the collateral.
The pledge agreement pursuant to which the collateral will be
pledged to the trustee for the benefit of the holders of the CCH
I notes, including the New CCH I Notes, will provide that the
trustee and the holders will not have the right to sell the
collateral to satisfy the obligations under the CCH I notes or
the right to vote the collateral, even after an event of
default. However, the holders of the CCH I notes should be
entitled to priority over unsecured creditors in a bankruptcy
case and should be treated as secured creditors for purposes of
entitlement to post-petition interest in a bankruptcy case. See
Description of the CCH I Notes
Security Certain Bankruptcy Limitations.
Nonetheless, the restrictions on the ability of the holders of
the CCH I notes to sell the collateral may have a material
adverse effect on the security interest and the value of the
collateral and the rights of the holders of the CCH I notes with
respect thereto.
The pledge of the collateral could be wholly or partially
voided as a preferential transfer.
If we become the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding within
90 days after we consummated the Private Exchange (or, with
respect to any insiders specified in bankruptcy law who are
holders of new notes, within one year after consummation of the
Private Exchange), and the court determines that we were
insolvent at the time of the Private Exchange, the court could
find that the issuance of the Original CCH I Notes involved
a preferential transfer by altering the status of participants
from unsecured to secured creditors. As secured creditors,
holders of the Original CCH I Notes could be entitled to
receive a greater recovery in liquidation than the same holders
would have been entitled to receive if those holders had not
participated in the Private Exchange. If the court determined
that the CCH I exchange offer were therefore a preferential
transfer which did not qualify for a bankruptcy law defense, and
avoided the lien and the amounts owing under the Original
CCH I Notes, then the value of any consideration holders
received with respect to the Original CCH I Notes or the
New CCH I Notes could be recovered from such holders and
possibly from subsequent transferees, or holders might be
returned to the same position they held prior to their
participation in the Private Exchange. If liens were avoided,
holders of the Original CCH I Notes or the New CCH I
Notes would be unsecured creditors with claims that ranked pari
passu with all other unsubordinated creditors of CCH I,
including trade creditors.
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If we do not fulfill our obligations to you under the new
notes, you will not have any recourse against our parent
entities, Mr. Allen or their affiliates.
Except for the guarantees provided by Charter Holdings, none of
our direct or indirect equity holders, directors, officers,
employees or affiliates, including, without limitation, Charter,
Charter Holdco, CCHC and Mr. Allen, are an obligor or
guarantor under the new notes or the original notes. The
indentures governing the new notes and original notes expressly
provide that these parties will not have any liability for our
obligations under the new notes or the original notes or the
indentures governing these notes. By accepting the new notes,
you waive and release all such liability as consideration for
issuance of the new notes. If we do not fulfill our obligations
to you under the new notes, you will have no recourse against
any of our direct or indirect equity holders, directors,
officers, employees or affiliates including, without limitation,
Charter, Charter Holdco, CCHC and Mr. Allen.
Risks Related to Substantial Indebtedness of Us, Our
Subsidiaries and Charter
We may not generate (or, in general, have available to the
applicable obligor) sufficient cash flow or access to additional
external liquidity sources to fund our capital expenditures,
ongoing operations and debt obligations, including our payment
obligations under the original notes and the new notes, which
could have a material adverse effect on you as holders of the
original notes and the new notes.
Our ability to service our debt (including payments on the
original notes and the new notes) and to fund our planned
capital expenditures and ongoing operations will depend on both
our ability to generate cash flow and our access to additional
external liquidity sources, and in general our ability to
provide (by dividend or otherwise), such funds to the applicable
issuer of the debt obligation. Our ability to generate cash flow
is dependent on many factors, including:
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Some of these factors are beyond our control. If we are unable
to generate sufficient cash flow or access additional external
liquidity sources, we may not be able to service and repay our
debt, operate our business, respond to competitive challenges or
fund our other liquidity and capital needs. Although CCH II
sold $450 million principal amount of outstanding
CCH II 2010 notes in January 2006 and our subsidiary,
Charter Operating, completed a $6.85 billion refinancing of
its credit facilities in April 2006, we may not be able to
access additional sources of external liquidity on similar
terms, if at all. We expect that cash on hand, cash flows from
operating activities, proceeds from sales of assets and the
amounts available under our credit facilities will be adequate
to meet our and our parent companies cash needs through
2007. We believe that cash flows from operating activities and
amounts available under our credit facilities may not be
sufficient to fund our operations and satisfy our and our parent
companies interest and principal repayment obligations in
2008 and will not be sufficient to fund such needs in 2009 and
beyond. See Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC Liquidity and Capital
Resources in this Prospectus.
Charter Operating may not be able to access funds under its
credit facilities if it fails to satisfy the covenant
restrictions in its credit facilities, which could adversely
affect our financial condition and our ability to conduct our
business.
Our subsidiaries have historically relied on access to credit
facilities in order to fund operations and to service parent
company debt, and we expect such reliance to continue in the
future. Our total potential
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borrowing availability under the Charter Operating credit
facilities was approximately $900 million as of
June 30, 2006, none of which was limited by covenant
restrictions.
Pro forma for the closing of the asset sales on July 1,
2006, and the related application of net proceeds to repay
amounts outstanding under Charter Operatings revolving
credit facility, potential availability under Charter
Operatings credit facilities as of June 30, 2006
would have been approximately $1.7 billion, although actual
availability would have been limited to $1.3 billion
because of limits imposed by covenant restrictions. In the past,
our actual availability under our credit facilities has been
limited by covenant restrictions. There can be no assurance that
our actual availability under our credit facilities will not be
limited by covenant restrictions in the future.
One of the conditions to the availability of funding under
Charter Operatings credit facilities is the absence of a
default under the credit facilities, including as a result of
any failure to comply with the covenants under the facilities.
Among other covenants, the facilities require Charter Operating
to maintain specific financial ratios. The facilities also
provide that Charter Operating has to obtain an unqualified
audit opinion from its independent accountants for each fiscal
year. There can be no assurance that Charter Operating will be
able to continue to comply with these or any other of the
covenants under the credit facilities.
An event of default under the credit facilities or indentures,
if not waived, could result in the acceleration of those debt
obligations and, consequently, other debt obligations. Such
acceleration could result in exercise of remedies by our
creditors and could force us to seek the protection of the
bankruptcy laws, which could materially adversely impact our
ability to operate our business and to make payments under our
debt instruments.
Because of our holding company structure, our original notes,
and the new notes will be, structurally subordinated in right of
payment to all liabilities of our subsidiaries. Restrictions in
our subsidiaries debt instruments limit their ability to
provide funds to us.
Our sole assets are our equity interests in our subsidiaries.
Our operating subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal
entities and are not obligated to make funds available to us for
payments on the original notes or the new notes or other
obligations in the form of loans, distributions or otherwise.
Our subsidiaries ability to make distributions to
CCH II, CCH I and us is subject to their compliance with
the terms of their credit facilities and indentures. There can
be no assurance that our subsidiaries will be permitted to make
distributions in the future in compliance with these
restrictions in amounts needed to service our and our parent
companies indebtedness.
Our direct or indirect subsidiaries include the borrowers and
guarantors under the Charter Operating credit facilities.
Several of our subsidiaries are also obligors under other senior
high yield notes. See Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations of
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC Liquidity and
Capital Resources Recent Financing
Transactions in this Prospectus. The original notes and
the new notes are structurally subordinated in right of payment
to all of the debt and other liabilities of the respective
subsidiaries. However, because the CC VIII Interests will be
held by CCH I, holders of CCH I notes (including the
Original CCH I Notes and the New CCH I Notes), through
CCH I, will have a preferred equity claim against the CC
VIII assets and holders of the CCH II notes (including the
Original CCH II Notes and the New CCH II Notes) will
not have any claim to those preferred equity interests. As of
June 30, 2006, pro forma for the asset sales, Private
Exchange and the CCI Exchange Offer on the basis of the
assumptions described in Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
Financial Statements, our total debt was approximately
$18.3 billion of which approximately $10.7 billion was
structurally senior to the notes of CCH I and approximately
$8.2 billion was structurally senior to the notes of
CCH II.
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In the event of bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution of one or
more of our subsidiaries, that subsidiarys assets would
first be applied to satisfy its own obligations, and following
such payments, such subsidiary may not have sufficient assets
remaining to make payments to us as an equity holder or
otherwise. In that event:
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the holders of our subsidiaries other debt instruments
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Is subsidiary, CC VIII, would have a claim on a portion of
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We, our subsidiaries and Charter have a significant amount of
existing debt and may incur significant additional debt,
including secured debt, in the future, which could adversely
affect our financial health and our ability to react to changes
in our business.
We, our subsidiaries and Charter have a significant amount of
debt and may (subject to applicable restrictions in their debt
instruments) incur additional debt in the future. As of
June 30, 2006, Charter Holdings total debt was
approximately $19.0 billion, its members
deficit was approximately $5.3 billion and the deficiency
of earnings to cover fixed charges for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 was $740 million. As of June 30,
2006, CCH Is total debt was approximately
$14.7 billion, its members deficit was approximately
$1.1 billion and the deficiency of earnings to cover fixed
charges for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was
$511 million, respectively. CCH I issued
$462 million of Original CCH I Notes in connection
with the Private Exchange. As of June 30, 2006,
CCH IIs total debt was approximately
$11.1 billion, its members equity was approximately
$2.6 billion and the deficiency of earnings to cover fixed
charges for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was
$321 million. CCH II issued $146 million of
CCH II 2010 notes in connection with the CCI Exchange
Offer, and $250 million of the Original CCH II Notes
in connection with the Private Exchange.
As of June 30, 2006, Charter had outstanding approximately
$863 million aggregate principal amount of convertible
notes, Charter Holdings had outstanding approximately
$1.8 billion aggregate principal amount of notes, CIH had
outstanding approximately $2.5 billion aggregate principal
amount of notes, CCH I had outstanding approximately
$3.5 billion aggregate principal amount of notes and
CCH II had outstanding approximately $2.1 billion
aggregate principal amount of notes. We will need to raise
additional capital and/or receive distributions or payments from
our subsidiaries in order to satisfy Charters and our debt
obligations in 2009. However, because of Charters and our
significant indebtedness, the ability for Charter and us to
raise additional capital at reasonable rates or at all is
uncertain, and the ability of our subsidiaries to make
distributions or payments to their parent companies is subject
to availability of funds and restrictions under our and our
subsidiaries applicable debt instruments as more fully
described in the section entitled Description of Other
Indebtedness. You should note that the indentures governing the
original notes currently permit and the indentures governing the
new notes will permit, CCH I and CCH II to provide funds to
their respective parents to pay interest on debt or to repay,
repurchase, redeem or defease debt, subject to certain
conditions.
Charters and our significant amounts of debt could have
other important consequences. For example, the debt will or
could:
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A default by us or one of our subsidiaries under our or its debt
obligations could result in the acceleration of those
obligations, the obligations of our other subsidiaries, and our
obligations under the original notes and the new notes, as well
as Charters obligations under its notes. We may not have
the ability to fund our obligations under the original notes and
new notes in the event of such a default. We, Charter and our
subsidiaries may incur substantial additional debt in the
future. If current debt levels increase, the related risks that
we and you now face will intensify.
Any failure by CCH IIs or CCH Is direct and
indirect parent companies to satisfy their substantial debt
obligation could have a material adverse effect on the original
notes and the new notes.
Because Charter is our sole manager, and because CCH II and
CCH I are directly and indirectly wholly owned by certain parent
entities, financial or liquidity problems of Charter and their
parent companies could cause serious disruption to
CCH IIs and CCH Is business and could have a
material adverse effect on their operations and results. To the
extent these entities rely on receiving distributions from their
subsidiaries, they are subject to compliance with the terms of
their credit facilities and indentures and restrictions under
applicable law. Under the Delaware limited liability company
act, these subsidiaries may only pay dividends to their parent
if they have surplus as definded in the act. Under
fraudulent transfer laws, these subsidiaries may not pay
dividends to their parent if they are insolvent or are rendered
insolvent thereby. While we believe that the relevant Charter
subsidiaries currently have surplus and are not insolvent, there
can be no assurance that these subsidiaries will be permitted to
make distributions in the future in compliance with these
restrictions in amounts needed to service parent company
indebtedness. A failure by Charter Holdings or any parent of CCO
Holdings that is a subsidiary of Charter Holdings to satisfy
certain of its respective debt payment obligations or a
bankruptcy filing with respect to such parent with respect to
indebtedness in an outstanding aggregate principal amount which
exceeds $200 million would give the lenders under the
Charter Operating credit facilities the right to accelerate the
payment obligations under these facilities. Any such
acceleration would be a default under the indentures governing
the new notes and the old notes. In addition, if such parent
companies were to default under their respective debt
obligations and that default were to result in a change of
control of any of them (whether through a bankruptcy,
receivership or other reorganization, or otherwise), such a
change of control could result in an event of default under the
Charter Operating credit facilities and require a change of
control repurchase offer under the new notes, the old notes and
our parent companies and subsidiaries other
outstanding notes. See Risks Related to
Substantial Indebtedness of Us. Our Subsidiaries and
Charter All of our and our subsidiaries
outstanding debt is subject to change of control provisions. We
may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to fulfill
our obligations under our indebtedness following a change of
control, which would place us in default under the applicable
debt instruments.
Furthermore, the Charter Operating credit facilities provide
that an event of default would occur if certain of Charter
Operating parent companies have indebtedness in excess of
$500 million aggregate principal amount which remains
undefeased three months prior to its final maturity. The parent
company indebtedness subject to this provision will mature in
2009 and 2010, respectively. The inability of those parent
companies to refinance or repay their indebtedness would result
in a default under those credit facilities.
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The agreements and instruments governing our debt and the
debt of our subsidiaries contain restrictions and limitations
that could significantly affect ability to operate our business,
as well as significantly affect Charters liquidity, and
adversely affect the holders of the original notes and the new
notes.
The Charter Operating credit facilities and the indentures
governing our and our subsidiaries debt (including the
original notes and the new notes) contain a number of
significant covenants that could adversely affect the holders of
the original notes and new notes and our ability to operate our
business, as well as significantly affect our and Charters
liquidity, and therefore could adversely affect our results of
operations. These covenants will restrict, among other things,
our and our subsidiaries ability to:
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Furthermore, Charter Operatings credit facilities require
our subsidiaries to, among other things, maintain specified
financial ratios, meet specified financial tests and provide
annual audited financial statements, with an unqualified opinion
from our independent auditors. See Description of Other
Indebtedness for a summary of our outstanding indebtedness
and a description of our credit facilities and other
indebtedness and for details on our debt covenants and future
liquidity. Charter Operatings ability to comply with these
provisions may be affected by events beyond our control.
The breach of any covenants or obligations in the foregoing
indentures or credit facilities, not otherwise waived or
amended, could result in a default under the applicable debt
agreement or instrument and could trigger acceleration of the
related debt, which in turn could trigger defaults under other
agreements governing our long-term indebtedness. In addition,
the secured lenders under the Charter Operating credit
facilities and the holders of the Charter Operating senior
second-lien notes could foreclose on their collateral, which
includes equity interests in our subsidiaries, and exercise
other rights of secured creditors. Any default under those
credit facilities, or the indentures governing the original
notes and new notes or our subsidiaries debt could
adversely affect our growth, our financial condition and our
results of operations and our ability to make payments on the
original notes and new notes and Charter Operatings credit
facilities and other debt of our subsidiaries. See
Description of Other Indebtedness for a summary of
our outstanding indebtedness and a description of our credit
facilities and other indebtedness and for details on our debt
covenants and future liquidity.
All of our and our subsidiaries outstanding debt is
subject to change of control provisions. We may not have the
ability to raise the funds necessary to fulfill our obligations
under our indebtedness following a change of control, which
would place us in default under the applicable debt
instruments.
We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to
fulfill our obligations under our and our subsidiaries
notes and credit facilities following a change of control. Under
the indentures governing the notes issued by Charter and us
including the original notes and the new notes, upon the
occurrence of specified change of control events, we and Charter
are required to offer to repurchase all of these notes. However,
we and Charter may not have sufficient funds at the time of the
change of control event to make the required repurchase of all
the notes issued by Charter and us, including the original notes
and the new notes, and our subsidiaries are limited in their
ability to make distributions or other payments to fund any
required repurchase. In addition, a change of control under our
subsidiaries credit facilities would result in a default
under those credit facilities. Because such credit facilities
and our subsidiaries notes are obligations of our
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subsidiaries, the credit facilities and our subsidiaries
notes would have to be repaid by our subsidiaries before their
assets could be available to CCH II, CCH I or us to
repurchase the original notes and new notes. Our failure to make
or complete a change of control offer would place us in default
under the original notes and new notes. The failure of our
subsidiaries to make a change of control offer or repay the
amounts accelerated under their credit facilities would place
them in default.
Paul G. Allen and his affiliates are not obligated to
purchase equity from, contribute to or loan funds to us or any
of our subsidiaries.
Paul G. Allen and his affiliates are not obligated to purchase
equity from, contribute to or loan funds to us or any of our
subsidiaries.
Risks Related to Our Business
We operate in a very competitive business environment, which
affects our ability to attract and retain customers and can
adversely affect our business and operations. We have lost a
significant number of video customers to direct broadcast
satellite competition and further loss of video customers could
have a material negative impact on our business.
The industry in which we operate is highly competitive and has
become more so in recent years. In some instances, we compete
against companies with fewer regulatory burdens, easier access
to financing, greater personnel resources, greater brand name
recognition and long-established relationships with regulatory
authorities and customers. Increasing consolidation in the cable
industry and the repeal of certain ownership rules may provide
additional benefits to certain of our competitors, either
through access to financing, resources or efficiencies of scale.
Our principal competitor for video services throughout our
territory is direct broadcast satellite (DBS).
Competition from DBS, including intensive marketing efforts and
aggressive pricing has had an adverse impact on our ability to
retain customers. DBS has grown rapidly over the last several
years and continues to do so. The cable industry, including us,
has lost a significant number of subscribers to DBS competition,
and we face serious challenges in this area in the future. We
believe that competition from DBS service providers may present
greater challenges in areas of lower population density, and
that our systems service a higher concentration of such areas
than those of other major cable service providers.
Local telephone companies and electric utilities can offer video
and other services in competition with us and they increasingly
may do so in the future. Certain telephone companies have begun
more extensive deployment of fiber in their networks that enable
them to begin providing video services, as well as telephone and
high bandwidth Internet access services, to residential and
business customers and they are now offering such service in
limited areas. Some of these telephone companies have obtained,
and are now seeking, franchises or operating authorizations that
are less burdensome than existing Charter franchises.
The subscription television industry also faces competition from
free broadcast television and from other communications and
entertainment media. Further loss of customers to DBS or other
alternative video and Internet services could have a material
negative impact on the value of our business and its performance.
With respect to our Internet access services, we face
competition, including intensive marketing efforts and
aggressive pricing, from telephone companies and other providers
of DSL and
dial-up.
DSL service is competitive with high-speed Internet service over
cable systems. In addition, DBS providers have entered into
joint marketing arrangements with Internet access providers to
offer bundled video and Internet service, which competes with
our ability to provide bundled services to our customers.
Moreover, as we expand our telephone offerings, we will face
considerable competition from established telephone companies
and other carriers, including VoIP providers.
In order to attract new customers, from time to time we make
promotional offers, including offers of temporarily
reduced-price or free service. These promotional programs result
in significant advertising, programming and operating expenses,
and also require us to make capital expenditures to acquire
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digital set-top boxes. Customers who subscribe to our services
as a result of these offerings may not remain customers for any
significant period of time following the end of the promotional
period. A failure to retain existing customers and customers
added through promotional offerings or to collect the amounts
they owe us could have a material adverse effect on our business
and financial results.
Mergers, joint ventures and alliances among franchised, wireless
or private cable operators, satellite television providers,
local exchange carriers and others, may provide additional
benefits to some of our competitors, either through access to
financing, resources or efficiencies of scale, or the ability to
provide multiple services in direct competition with us.
We cannot assure you that our cable systems will allow us to
compete effectively. Additionally, as we expand our offerings to
include other telecommunications services, and to introduce new
and enhanced services, we will be subject to competition from
other providers of the services we offer. We cannot predict the
extent to which competition may affect our business and
operations in the future.
We have a history of net losses and expect to continue to
experience net losses. Consequently, we may not have the ability
to finance future operations.
We have had a history of net losses and expect to continue to
report net losses for the foreseeable future. Our net losses are
principally attributable to insufficient revenue to cover the
combination of operating costs and interest costs we incur
because of our high level of debt and the depreciation expenses
that we incur resulting from the capital investments we have
made in our cable properties. We expect that these expenses will
remain significant, and we expect to continue to report net
losses for the foreseeable future. We reported net losses of
$315 million and $309 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and
$754 million and $657 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Continued losses
would reduce our cash available from operations to service our
indebtedness, as well as limit our ability to finance our
operations.
We may not have the ability to pass our increasing
programming costs on to our customers, which would adversely
affect our cash flow and operating margins.
Programming has been, and is expected to continue to be, our
largest operating expense item. In recent years, the cable
industry has experienced a rapid escalation in the cost of
programming, particularly sports programming. We expect
programming costs to continue to increase because of a variety
of factors, including inflationary or negotiated annual
increases, additional programming being provided to customers
and increased costs to purchase programming. The inability to
fully pass these programming cost increases on to our customers
has had an adverse impact on our cash flow and operating
margins. As measured by programming costs, and excluding premium
services (substantially all of which were renegotiated and
renewed in 2003), as of July 7, 2006, approximately 11% of
our current programming contracts were expired, and
approximately another 4% were scheduled to expire at or before
the end of 2006. There can be no assurance that these agreements
will be renewed on favorable or comparable terms. Our
programming costs increased by approximately 13% and 11% in the
three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the
corresponding periods in 2005, respectively. We expect our
programming costs in 2006 to continue to increase at a higher
rate than in 2005. To the extent that we are unable to reach
agreement with certain programmers on terms that we believe are
reasonable we may be forced to remove such programming channels
from our line-up, which could result in a further loss of
customers.
If our required capital expenditures in 2006, 2007 and beyond
exceed our projections, we may not have sufficient funding,
which could adversely affect our growth, financial condition and
results of operations.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, we
spent approximately $298 million and $539 million,
respectively, on capital expenditures. During 2006, we expect
capital expenditures to be approximately $1.0 billion to
$1.1 billion. The actual amount of our capital expenditures
depends on the level of growth in high-speed Internet and
telephone customers and in the delivery of other advanced
services, as well as the cost of introducing any new services.
We may need additional capital in 2006, 2007 and beyond if
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there is accelerated growth in high-speed Internet customers,
telephone customers or in the delivery of other advanced
services. If we cannot obtain such capital from increases in our
cash flow from operating activities, additional borrowings,
proceeds from asset sales or other sources, our growth,
financial condition and results of operations could suffer
materially.
Our inability to respond to technological developments and
meet customer demand for new products and services could limit
our ability to compete effectively.
Our business is characterized by rapid technological change and
the introduction of new products and services. We cannot assure
you that we will be able to fund the capital expenditures
necessary to keep pace with unanticipated technological
developments, or that we will successfully anticipate the demand
of our customers for products and services requiring new
technology. Our inability to maintain and expand our upgraded
systems and provide advanced services in a timely manner, or to
anticipate the demands of the marketplace, could materially
adversely affect our ability to attract and retain customers.
Consequently, our growth, financial condition and results of
operations could suffer materially.
Malicious and abusive Internet practices could impair our
high-speed Internet services
Our high-speed Internet customers utilize our network to access
the Internet and, as a consequence, we or they may become victim
to common malicious and abusive Internet activities, such as
unsolicited mass advertising (i.e., spam) and
dissemination of viruses, worms and other destructive or
disruptive software. These activities could have adverse
consequences on our network and our customers, including
degradation of service, excessive call volume to call centers
and damage to our or our customers equipment and data.
Significant incidents could lead to customer dissatisfaction
and, ultimately, loss of customers or revenue, in addition to
increased costs to us to service our customers and protect our
network. Any significant loss of high-speed Internet customers
or revenue or significant increase in costs of serving those
customers could adversely affect our growth, financial condition
and results of operations.
Risks Related to Mr. Allens Controlling
Position
The failure by Mr. Allen to maintain a minimum voting
and economic interest in us could trigger a change of control
default under our subsidiarys credit facilities.
The Charter Operating credit facilities provide that the failure
by (a) Mr. Allen, (b) his estate, spouse,
immediate family members and heirs and (c) any trust,
corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries,
stockholders, partners or other owners of which consist
exclusively of Mr. Allen or such other persons referred to
in (b) above or a combination thereof, to maintain a 35%
direct or indirect voting interest in the applicable borrower
would result in a change of control default. Such a default
could result in the acceleration of repayment of the original
notes and the new notes and our subsidiaries and our
parent companies other indebtedness, including borrowings
under the Charter Operating credit facilities.
Mr. Allen controls our stockholder voting and may have
interests that conflict with your interests.
Mr. Allen has the ability to control us. Through his
control as of June 30, 2006 of approximately 90% of the
voting power of our capital stock of our manager, Charter,
Mr. Allen is entitled to elect all but one of our board
members and effectively has the voting power to elect the
remaining board member as well. Mr. Allen thus has the
ability to control fundamental corporate transactions requiring
equity holder approval, including, but not limited to, the
election of all of our directors, approval of merger
transactions involving us and the sale of all or substantially
all of our assets.
Mr. Allen is not restricted from investing in, and has
invested in, and engaged in, other businesses involving or
related to the operation of cable television systems, video
programming, high-speed Internet service, telephone or business
and financial transactions conducted through broadband
interactivity and Internet services. Mr. Allen may also
engage in other businesses that compete or may in the future
compete with us.
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Mr. Allens control over our management and affairs
could create conflicts of interest if he is faced with decisions
that could have different implications for him, us and the
holders of the original notes and new notes. Further,
Mr. Allen could effectively cause us to enter into
contracts with another entity in which he owns an interest or to
decline a transaction into which he (or another entity in which
he owns an interest) ultimately enters.
Current and future agreements between us and either
Mr. Allen or his affiliates may not be the result of
arms-length negotiations. Consequently, such agreements
may be less favorable to us than agreements that we could
otherwise have entered into with unaffiliated third parties.
We are not permitted to engage in any business activity other
than the cable transmission of video, audio and data unless
Mr. Allen authorizes us to pursue that particular business
activity, which could adversely affect our ability to offer new
products and services outside of the cable transmission business
and to enter into new businesses, and could adversely affect our
growth, financial condition and results of operations.
Charters certificate of incorporation and Charter
Holdcos limited liability company agreement provide that
Charter and Charter Holdco and their subsidiaries, including us
and our subsidiaries, cannot engage in any business activity
outside the cable transmission business except for specified
businesses. This will be the case unless Mr. Allen consents
to our engaging in the business activity. The cable transmission
business means the business of transmitting video, audio
(including telephone services), and data over cable television
systems owned, operated or managed by us from time to time.
These provisions may limit our ability to take advantage of
attractive business opportunities.
The loss of Mr. Allens services could adversely
affect our ability to manage our business.
Mr. Allen is Chairman of Charters board of directors
and provides strategic guidance and other services to Charter.
If Charter were to lose his services, our growth, financial
condition and results of operations could be adversely impacted.
The issuance of the Class A common stock offered in the
CCI Exchange Offer and the possible return of shares of such
stock in connection with the unwinding of hedge positions as
well as the recent issuance of Class A common stock
pursuant to a share lending agreement and possible future
conversions of Charters convertible notes significantly
increase the risk that Charter will experience an ownership
change in the future for tax purposes, resulting in a material
limitation of the use of a substantial amount of its existing
net operating loss carryforwards.
As of June 30, 2006, Charter had approximately
$6.4 billion of tax net operating losses (resulting in a
gross deferred tax asset of approximately $2.6 billion)
expiring in the years 2007 through 2026. Due to uncertainties in
projected future taxable income, valuation allowances have been
established against the gross deferred tax assets for book
accounting purposes except for deferred benefits available to
offset certain deferred tax liabilities. Currently such tax net
operating losses can accumulate and be used to offset any of
Charter future taxable income. An ownership change
as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, would place significant limitations, on an
annual basis, on the use of such net operating losses to offset
any future taxable income Charter may generate. Such
limitations, in conjunction with the net operating loss
expiration provisions, could effectively eliminate
Charters ability to use a substantial portion of its net
operating losses to offset future taxable income.
The issuance of the Class A common stock in the CCI
Exchange Offer and the possible return of shares of Class A
common stock in connection with the unwinding of hedge positions
undertaken by holders of Charters convertible notes who
participated in the CCI Exchange Offer as well as the issuance
of up to a total of 150 million shares of Class A
common stock (of which a total of 116.9 million have been
issued through June 2006) offered pursuant to a share lending
agreement executed by Charter in connection with the issuance of
Charters convertible notes in November 2004 and possible
future conversions of Charters convertible notes
significantly increase the risk that we will experience an
ownership change in the future for
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tax purpose, resulting in a material limitation on the use of a
substantial amount of Charters existing net operating loss
carryforwards. Such future transactions include additional
issuances of Class A common stock by Charter (including but
not limited to issuances upon future conversion of
Charters convertible notes), reacquisitions, by
Charter of shares borrowed pursuant to the share lending
agreement, or acquisitions or sales of shares by certain holders
of Charters shares, including persons who have held,
currently hold, or accumulate in the future five percent or more
of Charters outstanding stock (including upon an exchange
by Mr. Allen or his affiliates, directly or indirectly, of
membership units of Charter Holdco into Class A common
stock). Many of the foregoing transactions are beyond our
control.
Risks Related to Regulatory and Legislative Matters
Our business is subject to extensive governmental legislation
and regulation, which could adversely affect our business.
Regulation of the cable industry has increased cable
operators administrative and operational expenses and
limited their revenues. Cable operators are subject to, among
other things:
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requirements governing when a cable system must carry a
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Additionally, many aspects of these regulations are currently
the subject of judicial proceedings and administrative or
legislative proposals. There are also ongoing efforts to amend
or expand the federal, state and local regulation of some of our
cable systems, which may compound the regulatory risks we
already face. Certain states and localities are considering new
telecommunications taxes that could increase operating expenses.
Our cable systems are operated under franchises that are
subject to non-renewal or termination. The failure to renew a
franchise in one or more key markets could adversely affect our
business.
Our cable systems generally operate pursuant to franchises,
permits and similar authorizations issued by a state or local
governmental authority controlling the public
rights-of-way. Many
franchises establish comprehensive facilities and service
requirements, as well as specific customer service standards and
monetary penalties for non-compliance. In many cases, franchises
are terminable if the franchisee fails to comply with
significant provisions set forth in the franchise agreement
governing system operations. Franchises are generally granted
for fixed terms and must be periodically renewed. Local
franchising authorities may resist granting a renewal if either
past performance or the prospective operating proposal is
considered inadequate. Franchise authorities often demand
concessions or other commitments as a condition to renewal. In
some instances, franchises have not been renewed at expiration,
and we have operated and are operating under either temporary
operating agreements or without a license while negotiating
renewal terms with the local franchising authorities.
Approximately 12% of our franchises, covering approximately 13%
of our analog video customers, were expired as of June 30,
2006. Approximately 4% of additional franchises, covering
approximately an additional 6% of our analog video customers,
will expire on or before December 31, 2006, if not renewed
prior to expiration.
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We cannot assure you that we will be able to comply with all
significant provisions of our franchise agreements and certain
of our franchisors have from time to time alleged that we have
not complied with these agreements. Additionally, although
historically we have renewed our franchises without incurring
significant costs, we cannot assure you that we will be able to
renew, or to renew as favorably, our franchises in the future. A
termination of or a sustained failure to renew a franchise in
one or more key markets could adversely affect our business in
the affected geographic area.
Our cable systems are operated under franchises that are
non-exclusive. Accordingly, local franchising authorities can
grant additional franchises and create competition in market
areas where none existed previously, resulting in overbuilds,
which could adversely affect results of operations.
Our cable systems are operated under non-exclusive franchises
granted by local franchising authorities. Consequently, local
franchising authorities can grant additional franchises to
competitors in the same geographic area or operate their own
cable systems. In addition, certain telephone companies are
seeking authority to operate in local communities without first
obtaining a local franchise. As a result, competing operators
may build systems in areas in which we hold franchises. In some
cases municipal utilities may legally compete with us without
obtaining a franchise from the local franchising authority.
Different legislative proposals have been introduced in the
United States Congress and in some state legislatures that would
greatly streamline cable franchising. This legislation is
intended to facilitate entry by new competitors, particularly
local telephone companies. Such legislation has passed in at
least six states in which we have operations and one of these
newly enacted statutes is subject to court challenge. Although
various legislative proposals provide some regulatory relief for
incumbent cable operators, these proposals are generally viewed
as being more favorable to new entrants due to a number of
factors, including provisions withholding streamlined cable
franchising from incumbents until after the expiration of their
existing franchises. To the extent incumbent cable operators are
not able to avail themselves of this streamlined franchising
process, such operators may continue to be subject to more
onerous franchise requirements at the local level than new
entrants. A proceeding is pending at the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) to determine whether local
franchising authorities are impeding the deployment of
competitive cable services through unreasonable franchising
requirements and whether such impediments should be preempted.
We are not yet able to determine what impact such proceeding may
have on us.
The existence of more than one cable system operating in the
same territory is referred to as an overbuild. These overbuilds
could adversely affect our growth, financial condition and
results of operations by creating or increasing competition. As
of June 30, 2006, we are aware of overbuild situations
impacting approximately 8% of our estimated homes passed, and
potential overbuild situations in areas servicing approximately
an additional 5% of our estimated homes passed. Additional
overbuild situations may occur in other systems.
Local franchise authorities have the ability to impose
additional regulatory constraints on our business, which could
further increase our expenses.
In addition to the franchise agreement, cable authorities in
some jurisdictions have adopted cable regulatory ordinances that
further regulate the operation of cable systems. This additional
regulation increases the cost of operating our business. We
cannot assure you that the local franchising authorities will
not impose new and more restrictive requirements. Local
franchising authorities also generally have the power to reduce
rates and order refunds on the rates charged for basic services.
Further regulation of the cable industry could cause us to
delay or cancel service or programming enhancements or impair
our ability to raise rates to cover our increasing costs,
resulting in increased losses.
Currently, rate regulation is strictly limited to the basic
service tier and associated equipment and installation
activities. However, the FCC and the U.S. Congress continue
to be concerned that cable rate increases are exceeding
inflation. It is possible that either the FCC or the
U.S. Congress will again restrict the
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ability of cable system operators to implement rate increases.
Should this occur, it would impede our ability to raise our
rates. If we are unable to raise our rates in response to
increasing costs, our losses would increase.
There has been considerable legislative and regulatory interest
in requiring cable operators to offer historically bundled
programming services on an á la carte basis or to at least
offer a separately available child-friendly Family
Tier. It is possible that new marketing restrictions could
be adopted in the future. Such restrictions could adversely
affect our operations.
Actions by pole owners might subject us to significantly
increased pole attachment costs.
Pole attachments are cable wires that are attached to poles.
Cable system attachments to public utility poles historically
have been regulated at the federal or state level, generally
resulting in favorable pole attachment rates for attachments
used to provide cable service. The FCC clarified that a cable
operators favorable pole rates are not endangered by the
provision of Internet access, and that approach ultimately was
upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States. Despite the
existing regulatory regime, utility pole owners in many areas
are attempting to raise pole attachment fees and impose
additional costs on cable operators and others. The favorable
pole attachment rates afforded cable operators under federal law
can be increased by utility companies if the operator provides
telecommunications services, in addition to cable service, over
cable wires attached to utility poles. To date, Voice over
Internet Protocol, or VoIP, service has not been classified as
either a telecommunications service or cable service under the
Communications Act. If VoIP were classified as a
telecommunications service under the Communications Act by the
FCC, a state Public Utility Commission, or an appropriate court,
it might result in significantly increased pole attachment costs
for us, which could adversely affect our financial condition and
results of operations. Any significant increased costs could
have a material adverse impact on our profitability and
discourage system upgrades and the introduction of new products
and services.
We may be required to provide access to our networks to other
Internet service providers which could significantly increase
our competition and adversely affect our ability to provide new
products and services.
A number of companies, including independent Internet service
providers, or ISPs, have requested local authorities and the FCC
to require cable operators to provide non-discriminatory access
to cables broadband infrastructure, so that these
companies may deliver Internet services directly to customers
over cable facilities. In a June 2005 ruling, commonly referred
to as Brand X , the Supreme Court upheld an FCC decision
(and overruled a conflicting Ninth Circuit opinion) making it
less likely that any nondiscriminatory open access
requirements (which are generally associated with common carrier
regulation of telecommunications services) will be
imposed on the cable industry by local, state or federal
authorities. The Supreme Court held that the FCC was correct in
classifying cable provided Internet service as an
information service, rather than a
telecommunications service. Notwithstanding Brand
X , there has been increasing advocacy by certain internet
content providers and consumer groups for new federal laws or
regulations to limiting the ability of broadband network owners
(like Charter) to manage and control their own networks. The
proposals might prevent network owners, for example, from
charging bandwidth intensive content providers, such as certain
online gaming, music, and video service providers, an additional
fee to ensure quality delivery of the services to consumers. If
we were required to allocate a portion of our bandwidth capacity
to other Internet service providers, or were prohibited from
charging heavy bandwidth intensive services a fee for use of our
networks, we believe that it could impair our ability to use our
bandwidth in ways that would generate maximum revenues.
Changes in channel carriage regulations could impose
significant additional costs on us.
Cable operators also face significant regulation of their
channel carriage. They currently can be required to devote
substantial capacity to the carriage of programming that they
would not carry voluntarily, including certain local broadcast
signals, local public, educational and government access
programming, and unaffiliated commercial leased access
programming. This carriage burden could increase in the future,
particularly if cable systems were required to carry both the
analog and digital versions of local broadcast signals (dual
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carriage) or to carry multiple program streams included with a
single digital broadcast transmission (multicast carriage).
Additional government-mandated broadcast carriage obligations
could disrupt existing programming commitments, interfere with
our preferred use of limited channel capacity and limit our
ability to offer services that would maximize customer appeal
and revenue potential. Although the FCC issued a decision in
February 2005, confirming an earlier ruling against mandating
either dual carriage or multicast carriage, that decision has
been appealed. In addition, the FCC could reverse its own ruling
or Congress could legislate additional carriage obligations.
Offering voice communications service may subject us to
additional regulatory burdens, causing us to incur additional
costs.
In 2002, we began to offer voice communications services on a
limited basis over our broadband network. We continue to develop
and deploy Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP services. The
FCC has declared that certain VoIP services are not subject to
traditional state public utility regulation. The full extent of
the FCC preemption of state and local regulation of VoIP
services is not yet clear. Expanding our offering of these
services may require us to obtain certain authorizations,
including federal and state licenses. We may not be able to
obtain such authorizations in a timely manner, or conditions
could be imposed upon such licenses or authorizations that may
not be favorable to us. The FCC has extended certain traditional
telecommunications requirements, such as E911 and Universal
Service requirements, to many VoIP providers, such as Charter.
The FCC has also required that these VoIP providers comply with
obligations applied to traditional telecommunications carriers
to ensure their networks can accommodate law enforcement
wiretaps by May 2007. Telecommunications companies generally are
subject to other significant regulation which could also be
extended to VoIP providers. If additional telecommunications
regulations are applied to our VoIP service, it could cause us
to incur additional costs.
USE OF PROCEEDS
These exchange offers are intended to satisfy our obligations
under the exchange and registration rights agreement that was
executed in connection with the issuance of the original notes.
We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offers. You
will receive, in exchange for the original notes tendered by you
and accepted by the Offerors in the exchange offers, new notes
in the same principal amount. The original notes surrendered in
exchange for the new notes will be retired and will not result
in any increase in our outstanding debt. Any
tendered-but-unaccepted original notes will be returned to you
and will remain outstanding.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth, as of June 30, 2006, on a
consolidated basis:
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the actual as adjusted capitalization after giving effect to:
(1) the disposition of certain assets to Cebridge, New Wave
and Orange for total proceeds of $971 million and the use
of such proceeds to reduce amounts outstanding under our
revolving credit facility to zero; and (2) the CCI Exchange
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the capitalization on a pro forma basis to reflect the
transactions above and the consummation of the CCI Exchange
Offer and the Private Exchange on the basis of the assumptions
described in Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial
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The following information should be read in conjunction with
Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data,
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial
Statements, Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and the historical
consolidated financial statements and related notes of Charter
Holdings included elsewhere in this Prospectus.
This table should be read in conjunction with the
Summary Summary Consolidated Financial
Data and the historical consolidated financial statements
and related notes that are included elsewhere in this
Prospectus. The financial data is not intended to provide any
indication of what our actual financial position, including
actual cash balances and revolver borrowings, or results of
operations would have been had the transactions described above
been completed on the dates indicated or to project our results
of operations for any future date.
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Charter Communications Holdings, LLC:
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Senior and senior discount notes(a)
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CCH I Holdings, LLC:
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CCH I, LLC:
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11.000% senior notes due 2015
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CCO Holdings:
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8.000% senior second lien notes due 2012
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|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
83/8% senior
second lien notes due 2014
|
|
|
770 |
|
|
|
770 |
|
|
|
770 |
|
Credit Facilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter Operating(d)
|
|
|
5,800 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
5,030 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
|
|
19,012 |
|
|
|
18,360 |
|
|
|
18,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan Payable Related Party
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority Interest(e)
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members Deficit
|
|
|
(5,316 |
) |
|
|
(5,452 |
) |
|
|
(4,902 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Capitalization
|
|
$ |
14,330 |
|
|
$ |
13,542 |
|
|
$ |
13,564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents the following Charter Holdings notes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars in millions) | |
8.250% senior notes due 2007
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
8.625% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
292 |
|
9.920% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
198 |
|
10.000% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
154 |
|
10.250% senior notes due 2010
|
|
|
49 |
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2010
|
|
|
43 |
|
10.750% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
131 |
|
11.125% senior notes due 2011
|
|
|
217 |
|
13.500% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
94 |
|
9.625% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
107 |
|
10.000% senior notes due 2011
|
|
|
136 |
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
125 |
|
12.125% senior discount notes due 2012
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
1,757 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b) |
|
Represents the following CIH notes: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars in millions) | |
11.125% senior notes due 2014
|
|
$ |
151 |
|
9.920% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
471 |
|
10.000% senior notes due 2014
|
|
|
299 |
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
815 |
|
13.500% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
581 |
|
12.125% senior discount notes due 2015
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
2,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c) |
|
Certain of the CIH notes and CCH I notes issued in exchange for
Charter Holdings notes in 2005 and certain of the Original
CCH I Notes and Original CCH II Notes issued in the
Private Exchange are recorded at the historical book values of
the Charter Holdings notes for financial reporting purposes as |
30
|
|
|
|
|
opposed to the current accreted value for legal purposes and
notes indenture purposes (which, for both purposes, is the
amount that would become payable if the debt becomes immediately
due). As of June 30, 2006, the accreted value of Charter
Holdings debt for legal purposes and notes indenture
purposes is approximately $18.6 billion. |
|
(d) |
|
As of June 30, 2006, our potential availability under our
credit facilities totaled approximately $900 million, none
of which was limited by covenant restrictions. However, pro
forma for the closing of the asset sales on July 1, 2006,
and the related application of net proceeds to repay amounts
outstanding under our revolving credit facility, potential
availability under our credit facilities as of June 30,
2006 would have been approximately $1.7 billion, although
actual availability would have been limited to $1.3 billion
because of limits imposed by covenant restrictions. |
|
(e) |
|
Minority interest represents preferred membership interests in
CC VIII. As part of the Private Exchange, CCHC contributed the
CC VIII Interest to CCH I. |
31
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial
statements are based on the historical consolidated financial
statements of Charter Holdings, adjusted to reflect the
following transactions as if they occurred on January 1,
2005 for the statement of operations data and other financial
data and as of June 30, 2006 for the balance sheet data:
|
|
|
(1) the redemption in March, 2005 of all (approximately
$113 million principal amount) of CC V Holdings, LLCs
outstanding 11.875% senior discount notes due 2008 with
cash on hand; |
|
|
(2) the issuance and sale of $300 million of
83/4%
CCO Holdings senior notes in August, 2005 and the use of a
portion of such proceeds to pay financing costs and accrued
interest in the September, 2005 exchange transaction referenced
below; |
|
|
(3) the exchange in September, 2005 of approximately
$3.4 billion principal amount of Charter Holdings
notes scheduled to mature in 2009 and 2010 for outstanding CCH I
notes and the exchange of approximately $3.4 billion
principal amount of Charter Holdings notes scheduled to
mature in 2011 and 2012 for CIH notes and outstanding CCH I
notes; |
|
|
(4) the issuance and sale of $450 million principal
amount of outstanding CCH II 2010 notes in January, 2006 and the
use of such proceeds to pay down credit facilities; |
|
|
(5) the refinancing of the Charter Operating credit
facilities in April, 2006 and the related reductions in interest
rate margins on the term loan; |
|
|
(6) the acquisition of certain assets in January, 2006 for
approximately $42 million; |
|
|
(7) the dispositions of certain assets to Cebridge, New
Wave and Orange for net proceeds of $948 million and the
use of such proceeds to reduce amounts outstanding under our
revolving credit facility to zero; |
|
|
(8) the issuance of $146 million principal amount of
additional CCH II 2010 Notes, 45 million shares of
Charters Class A common stock and $188 million
in cash in exchange for $450 million principal amount of
outstanding Charter convertible notes pursuant to the CCI
Exchange Offer; and |
|
|
(9) the issuance of $250 million principal amount of
Original CCH II Notes and $462 million principal
amount of Original CCH I Notes in exchange for $797 million
principal amount of Charter Holdings notes and the contribution
of the CC VIII interests to CCH I pursuant to the Private
Exchange. |
The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based on information
available to us as of the date of this Prospectus and certain
assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the
circumstances. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial
statements required allocation of certain revenues and expenses
and such information has been presented for comparative purposes
and is not intended to provide any indication of what our actual
financial position, including actual cash balances and revolver
borrowings, or results of operations would have been had the
transactions described above been completed on the dates
indicated or to project our results of operations for any future
date.
32
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition/ | |
|
Prior Financing | |
|
Convert | |
|
|
|
CCH | |
|
|
|
|
Historical | |
|
Dispositions(a) | |
|
Transactions(b) | |
|
Transaction(c) | |
|
Sub Total | |
|
Exchange(d) | |
|
Pro Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars in millions) | |
REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video
|
|
$ |
1,684 |
|
|
$ |
(29 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,655 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,655 |
|
|
High-speed Internet
|
|
|
506 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
499 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
499 |
|
|
Telephone
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
Advertising sales
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,703 |
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,658 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,658 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,191 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
551 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
544 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
544 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
690 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
685 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
685 |
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other operating expenses, net
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,565 |
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,430 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,430 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income from continuing operations
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(907 |
) |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(882 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(880 |
) |
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(926 |
) |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(874 |
) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(863 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
(788 |
) |
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(646 |
) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(635 |
) |
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(792 |
) |
|
$ |
116 |
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
|
$ |
(650 |
) |
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
(639 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents the elimination of operating results related to the
disposition of certain cable systems in July and September 2006
and the inclusion of operating results related to the
acquisition of certain cable systems in January 2006. |
|
(b) |
|
Represents the adjustment to interest expense associated with
the completion of the financing transactions discussed in pro
forma assumptions four and five (in millions): |
|
|
|
|
|
Reduction in interest expense on the April 2006 refinancing of
Charter Operating credit facilities
|
|
$ |
(9 |
) |
Interest on $450 million principal amount of CCH II
2010 notes issued in January 2006
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in interest expense
|
|
$ |
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to other income (expense), net represents the
elimination of the write-off of deferred financing fees and
third party costs related to the Charter Operating refinancing
in April 2006. |
33
|
|
|
(c) |
|
Represents the adjustment to interest expense to reflect
interest on the CCH II 2010 notes associated with the CCI
Exchange Offer discussed in pro forma assumption eight. |
|
(d) |
|
Represents the adjustment to interest expense associated with
the Private Exchange discussed in pro forma assumption nine (in
millions): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on Original CCH I Notes and Original CCH II
Notes issued in September 2006
|
|
$ |
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
Historical interest expense on Charter Holdings notes exchanged
for Original CCH I Notes and Original CCH II Notes
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to other income (expense), net represents the
elimination of minority interest as a result of transferring the
CC VIII Interest to CCH I. |
34
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition/ | |
|
Prior Financing | |
|
Convert | |
|
|
|
CCH | |
|
Pro | |
|
|
Historical | |
|
Dispositions(a) | |
|
Transactions(b) | |
|
Transaction(c) | |
|
Sub Total | |
|
Exchange(d) | |
|
Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars in millions) | |
|
|
REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video
|
|
$ |
3,248 |
|
|
$ |
(53 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3,195 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3,195 |
|
|
High-speed Internet
|
|
|
875 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
868 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
868 |
|
|
Telephone
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
Advertising sales
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,033 |
|
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
2,203 |
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,172 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
1,012 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,003 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,443 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,432 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,432 |
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other operating expenses, net
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,729 |
|
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,639 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,639 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income from continuing operations
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(1,739 |
) |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(1,681 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(1,676 |
) |
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
599 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(485 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,140 |
) |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
(445 |
) |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(1,567 |
) |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(1,594 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
(836 |
) |
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
(445 |
) |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(1,243 |
) |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(1,270 |
) |
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(845 |
) |
|
$ |
54 |
|
|
$ |
(445 |
) |
|
$ |
(16 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,252 |
) |
|
$ |
(27 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,279 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents the elimination of operating results related to the
disposition of certain cable systems in July 2005, July 2006 and
September 2006 and the inclusion of operating results related to
the acquisition of certain cable systems in January 2006. |
35
|
|
|
(b) |
|
Represents the adjustment to interest expense associated with
the completion of the financing transactions discussed in pro
forma assumptions (1) through (5) (in millions): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reduction in interest expense on the Charter Operating
refinancing in April 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(26 |
) |
Interest on $450 million principal amount of CCH II
2010 notes issued in January 2006
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Historical interest expense for Charter Operatings
revolving credit facility
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on CCH I notes issued in September 2005 in exchange for
Charter Holdings notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Historical interest expense on Charter Holdings notes exchanged
for CCH I notes
|
|
|
(327 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on $300 million of CCO Holdings
83/4% senior
notes issued in August 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
Historical interest expense on Charter Operatings
revolving credit facility repaid with cash on hand in February
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
Historical interest expense on CC V Holdings, LLC
8.75% senior discount notes repaid with cash on hand in
March 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(40 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to other income (expense), net represents the
elimination of gains related to the exchange of Charter Holdings
notes for CCH I and CIH notes issued in September 2005 and the
elimination of losses related to the redemption of CC V
Holdings, LLC 11.875% notes due 2008. |
|
(c) |
|
Represents the adjustment to interest expense associated with
the CCI Exchange Offer discussed in pro forma assumption eight
(in millions): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on CCH II 2010 notes issued September 2006
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(d) |
|
Represents the adjustment to interest expense associated with
the Private Exchange discussed in pro forma assumption nine (in
millions): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on Original CCH I Notes and Original CCH II
Notes issued in September 2006
|
|
$ |
79 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Historical interest expense on Charter Holdings notes exchanged
for Original CCH I Notes and Original CCH II Notes
|
|
|
(85 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to other income (expense), net represents the
elimination of minority interest as a result of transferring the
CC VIII Interest to CCH I. |
36
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition/ | |
|
Prior Financing | |
|
Convert | |
|
Sub | |
|
CCH | |
|
Pro | |
|
|
Historical | |
|
Dispositions(a) | |
|
Transactions(b) | |
|
Transaction(c) | |
|
Total | |
|
Exchange(d) | |
|
Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars in millions) | |
REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video
|
|
$ |
1,623 |
|
|
$ |
(27 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,596 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,596 |
|
|
High-speed Internet
|
|
|
425 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
422 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
422 |
|
|
Telephone
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
Advertising sales
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,481 |
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,446 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,446 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
1,081 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,066 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
483 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
476 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
476 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other operating expenses, net
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,339 |
|
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income from continuing operations
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(855 |
) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(829 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(827 |
) |
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(810 |
) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(779 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(777 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
(668 |
) |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(611 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(609 |
) |
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(676 |
) |
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
|
$ |
(619 |
) |
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
(617 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents the elimination of operating results related to the
disposition of certain cable systems in July 2005, July 2006 and
September 2006 and the inclusion of operating results related to
the acquisition of certain cable systems in January 2006. |
37
|
|
|
(b) |
|
Represents the adjustment to interest expense associated with
the completion of the financing transactions discussed in pro
forma assumptions (1) through (5) (in millions): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reduction in interest expense on the Charter Operating
refinancing in April 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(13 |
) |
Interest on $450 million principal amount of CCH II
2010 notes issued in January 2006
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Historical interest expense for Charter Operatings
revolving credit facility
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
Interest on CCH I notes issued in September 2005 in exchange for
Charter Holdings notes
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Historical interest expense on Charter Holdings notes exchanged
for CCH I notes
|
|
|
(217 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
Interest on $300 million of CCO Holdings
83/4%
senior notes issued in August 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
Historical interest expense on Charter Operatings
revolving credit facility repaid with cash on hand in February
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
Historical interest expense on CC V Holdings, LLC 8.75% senior
discount notes repaid with cash on hand in March 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(23 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to other income (expense), net represents the
elimination of losses related to the redemption of CC V
Holdings, LLC 11.875% notes due 2008. |
|
(c) |
|
Represents the adjustment to interest expense to reflect
interest on the CCH II 2010 notes associated with the
financing transaction discussed in pro forma assumption eight. |
|
(d) |
|
Represents the adjustment to interest expense associated with
the financing transaction discussed in pro forma assumption nine
(in millions): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on Original CCH I Notes and Original CCH II
Notes issued in September 2006
|
|
$ |
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
Historical interest expense on Charter Holdings notes exchanged
for Original CCH I Notes and Original CCH II Notes
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convert | |
|
|
|
CCH | |
|
Pro | |
|
|
Historical | |
|
Dispositions(a) | |
|
Transaction(b) | |
|
Sub Total | |
|
Exchange(c) | |
|
Forma | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars in millions) | |
ASSETS |
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
148 |
|
|
$ |
(195 |
) |
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
(768 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
1,014 |
|
|
|
(620 |
) |
|
|
(195 |
) |
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
5,354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,354 |
|
|
Franchises, net
|
|
|
9,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment in cable properties, net
|
|
|
14,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
15,942 |
|
|
$ |
(620 |
) |
|
$ |
(188 |
) |
|
$ |
15,134 |
|
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
15,133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS DEFICIT |
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
1,129 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,129 |
|
|
$ |
(23 |
) |
|
$ |
1,106 |
|
|
Payables to related parties
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
Liabilities held for sale
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
1,239 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,219 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
1,196 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM DEBT
|
|
|
19,012 |
|
|
|
(800 |
) |
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
18,360 |
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
18,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE PAYABLE RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
(442 |
) |
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEMBERS DEFICIT:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members deficit
|
|
|
(5,318 |
) |
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
(336 |
) |
|
|
(5,454 |
) |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
(4,904 |
) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total members deficit
|
|
|
(5,316 |
) |
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
(336 |
) |
|
|
(5,452 |
) |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
(4,902 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and members deficit
|
|
$ |
15,942 |
|
|
$ |
(620 |
) |
|
$ |
(188 |
) |
|
$ |
15,134 |
|
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
15,133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Represents the elimination of assets and liabilities related to
the disposition of certain cable systems in July and September
2006 and the related use of the proceeds to repay amounts
outstanding under our revolving credit facility and for general
corporate purposes. Adjustment to equity represents the expected
gain on the sale of the assets. |
|
(b) |
|
Adjustment to cash represents use of cash to pay the cash
portion of the consideration paid to repurchase the Charter
convertible notes in the CCI Exchange Offer. Adjustment to other
assets represents the payment of approximately $7 million
of fees. Adjustment to long-term debt represents the fair value
of CCH II 2010 notes issued in the CCI Exchange Offer.
Adjustments to members equity are detailed below. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of CCH II 2010 notes issued
|
|
$ |
148 |
|
Cash consideration distributed
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in deficit
|
|
$ |
336 |
|
|
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
(c) |
|
Adjustment to accounts payable and accrued expenses represents
payment of accrued interest related to the Charter Holdings
notes. Adjustment to minority interest represents the
contribution of the CC VIII Interest to CCH I. Adjustment to
long-term debt and members deficit are detailed below. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accreted value of Charter Holdings notes exchanged
|
|
$ |
(797 |
) |
Fair value of CCH II notes issued
|
|
|
262 |
|
Fair value of CCH I notes issued
|
|
|
419 |
|
Drawdown on credit facility for payment of transaction fees and
accrued interest on notes exchanged
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in long-term debt
|
|
$ |
(86 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net gain on exchange
|
|
$ |
108 |
|
Contribution of CC VIII Interest to CCH I
|
|
|
442 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in members deficit
|
|
$ |
550 |
|
|
|
|
|
40
SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following tables present summary financial and other data
for Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries and has been derived
from the audited consolidated financial statements of Charter
Holdings and its subsidiaries for the five years ended
December 31, 2005 and the unaudited consolidated financial
statements of Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries for the six
months ended June 30, 2005 and 2006. The following
information should be read in conjunction with
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations of Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC Liquidity and Capital
Resources Recent Financing Transactions, and
the historical consolidated financial statements and related
notes included elsewhere in this Prospectus.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2001(a) | |
|
2002(a) | |
|
2003(a) | |
|
2004(a) | |
|
2005(a) | |
|
2005(a) | |
|
2006(a) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars in millions) | |
Statement of Operations Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
3,648 |
|
|
$ |
4,377 |
|
|
$ |
4,616 |
|
|
$ |
4,760 |
|
|
$ |
5,033 |
|
|
$ |
2,481 |
|
|
$ |
2,703 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
1,430 |
|
|
|
1,736 |
|
|
|
1,873 |
|
|
|
1,994 |
|
|
|
2,203 |
|
|
|
1,081 |
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
932 |
|
|
|
909 |
|
|
|
965 |
|
|
|
1,012 |
|
|
|
483 |
|
|
|
551 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
2,638 |
|
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
|
1,396 |
|
|
|
1,433 |
|
|
|
1,443 |
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
|
690 |
|
|
Impairment of franchises
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,220 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,297 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
Other operating (income) expenses, net
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,885 |
|
|
|
8,291 |
|
|
|
4,132 |
|
|
|
6,702 |
|
|
|
4,729 |
|
|
|
2,339 |
|
|
|
2,565 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
(1,237 |
) |
|
|
(3,914 |
) |
|
|
484 |
|
|
|
(1,942 |
) |
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(1,247 |
) |
|
|
(1,425 |
) |
|
|
(1,486 |
) |
|
|
(1,618 |
) |
|
|
(1,739 |
) |
|
|
(855 |
) |
|
|
(907 |
) |
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
(118 |
) |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and
cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
|
(2,602 |
) |
|
|
(5,467 |
) |
|
|
(789 |
) |
|
|
(3,490 |
) |
|
|
(836 |
) |
|
|
(668 |
) |
|
|
(788 |
) |
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before cumulative effect of
accounting change
|
|
|
(2,575 |
) |
|
|
(5,251 |
) |
|
|
(802 |
) |
|
|
(3,455 |
) |
|
|
(845 |
) |
|
|
(676 |
) |
|
|
(792 |
) |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
(408 |
) |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
|
(2,549 |
) |
|
|
(5,659 |
) |
|
|
(770 |
) |
|
|
(3,559 |
) |
|
|
(806 |
) |
|
|
(657 |
) |
|
|
(754 |
) |
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(540 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(840 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(2,573 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,199 |
) |
|
$ |
(770 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,399 |
) |
|
$ |
(806 |
) |
|
$ |
(657 |
) |
|
$ |
(754 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficiencies of earnings to cover fixed charges(b)
|
|
$ |
2,560 |
|
|
$ |
5,859 |
|
|
$ |
728 |
|
|
$ |
3,614 |
|
|
$ |
830 |
|
|
$ |
643 |
|
|
$ |
740 |
|
Balance Sheet Data (end of period):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
310 |
|
|
$ |
85 |
|
|
$ |
546 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
Total assets
|
|
|
26,220 |
|
|
|
22,156 |
|
|
|
21,148 |
|
|
|
17,084 |
|
|
|
16,192 |
|
|
|
16,442 |
|
|
|
15,942 |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
14,960 |
|
|
|
17,288 |
|
|
|
17,873 |
|
|
|
18,474 |
|
|
|
18,525 |
|
|
|
18,384 |
|
|
|
19,012 |
|
Laon payable related party
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Minority interest(c)
|
|
|
655 |
|
|
|
693 |
|
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
662 |
|
|
|
631 |
|
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In 2006, we signed three separate definitive agreements to sell
certain cable television systems serving a total of
approximately 356,000 analog video customers in 1) West
Virginia and Virginia to Cebridge Connections, Inc. (the
Cebridge Transaction); 2) Illinois and Kentucky
to Telecommunications Management, LLC, doing business as New
Wave Communications (the New Wave Transaction) and
3) Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah to Orange
Broadband Holding Company, LLC (the Orange |
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Transaction) for a total of
approximately $971 million. These cable systems met the
criteria for assets held for sale. As such, the assets were
written down to fair value less estimated costs to sell
resulting in asset impairment charges during the six months
ended June 30, 2006 of approximately $99 million
related to the New Wave Transaction and the Orange Transaction.
In the third quarter of 2006, we expect to record a gain of
approximately $200 million on the Cebridge Transaction. In
addition, assets and liabilities to be sold have been presented
as held for sale. We have also determined that the West Virginia
and Virginia cable systems comprise operations and cash flows
that for financial reporting purposes meet the criteria for
discontinued operations. Accordingly, the results of operations
for the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems have been
presented as discontinued operations, net of tax for the six
months ended June 30, 2006 and all prior periods presented
herein have been reclassified to conform to the current
presentation.
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Earnings include net loss plus
fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense and an
estimated interest component of rent expense.
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Minority interest represents
preferred membership interests in our indirect subsidiary, CC
VIII, and since June 6, 2003, the pro rata share of the
profits and losses of CC VIII. This preferred membership
interest arises from approximately $630 million of
preferred membership units issued by CC VIII in connection with
an acquisition in February 2000 and was the subject of a dispute
between Charter and Mr. Allen, Charters Chairman and
controlling shareholder that was settled October 31, 2005.
As part of the Private Exchange, CCHC contributed the CC VIII
Interest to CCH I. See Certain Relationships and Related
Party Transactions Transactions Arising Out of Our
Organizational Structure and Mr. Allens Investment in
Charter and Its Subsidiaries Equity Put
Rights CC VIII.
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS,
LLC
Unless otherwise stated, the terms we,
us and our used in this
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations of Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC refer to Charter Holdings and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
Reference is made to Risk Factors and Special
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, which
describe important factors that could cause actual results to
differ from expectations and non-historical information
contained herein. In addition, the following discussion should
be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial
statements of Charter Holdings and subsidiaries as of and for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and the
unaudited consolidated financial statements of Charter
Holdings,and its subsidiaries as of and for the six months ended
June 30, 2006. Charter Holdings is a holding company whose
primary assets are equity interests in its cable operating
subsidiaries. Charter Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of
CCHC which is a subsidiary of Charter Holdco. Charter Holdco is
a subsidiary of Charter. See Summary Organizational
Structure. Our parent companies are CCHC,
Charter Holdco and Charter. We, us and
our refer to Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries.
Introduction
We continue to pursue opportunities to improve our liquidity.
Our efforts in this regard have resulted in the completion of a
number of financing transactions in 2005 and 2006, as follows:
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the July and September 2006 sale of cable systems to Cebridge,
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the April 2006 refinancing of our existing credit facilities
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the January 2006 sale by our subsidiaries, CCH II and
CCH II Capital Corp., of an additional $450 million
principal amount of their 10.250% senior notes due 2010; |
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the October 2005 entry by our subsidiaries, CCO Holdings and CCO
Holdings Capital Corp., as guarantor thereunder, into a
$600 million senior bridge loan agreement with various
lenders (which was reduced to $435 million as a result of
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the September 2005 exchange by Charter Holdings, CCH I and CIH
of approximately $6.8 billion in total principal amount of
outstanding debt securities of Charter Holdings in a private
placement for new debt securities; |
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the August 2005 sale by our subsidiaries, CCO Holdings and CCO
Holdings Capital Corp., of $300 million of
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notes due 2013; |
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the March and June 2005 issuance of $333 million of Charter
Operating notes in exchange for $346 million of Charter
Holdings notes; |
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the repurchase during 2005 of $136 million of
Charters 4.75% convertible senior notes due 2006
leaving $20 million in principal amount
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During the years 1999 through 2001, we grew significantly,
principally through acquisitions of other cable businesses
financed by debt and, to a lesser extent, equity. We have no
current plans to pursue any significant acquisitions. However,
we may pursue exchanges of non-strategic assets or divestitures,
such as the sale of cable systems discussed above. We therefore
do not believe that our historical growth rates are accurate
indicators of future growth.
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The industrys and our most significant operational
challenges include competition from DBS providers and DSL
service providers. See Business
Competition. We believe that competition from DBS has
resulted in net analog video customer losses and decreased
growth rates for digital video customers. Competition from DSL
providers combined with limited opportunities to expand our
customer base now that approximately 36% of our analog video
customers subscribe to our high-speed Internet services has
resulted in decreased growth rates for high-speed Internet
customers. In the recent past, we have grown revenues by
offsetting video customer losses with price increases and sales
of incremental advanced services such as high-speed Internet,
video on demand, digital video recorders and high definition
television. We expect to continue to grow revenues through price
increases and through continued growth in high-speed Internet
and incremental new services including telephone, high
definition television, VOD and DVR service.
Historically, our ability to fund operations and investing
activities has depended on our continued access to credit under
our credit facilities. We expect we will continue to borrow
under our credit facilities from time to time to fund cash
needs. The occurrence of an event of default under our credit
facilities could result in borrowings from these credit
facilities being unavailable to us and could, in the event of a
payment default or acceleration, also trigger events of default
under the indentures governing our outstanding notes and would
have a material adverse effect on us. See
Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Sale of Assets
In 2006, we signed three separate definitive agreements to sell
certain cable television systems serving a total of
approximately 356,000 analog video customers in 1) West
Virginia and Virginia to Cebridge Connections, Inc. (the
Cebridge Transaction); 2) Illinois and Kentucky
to Telecommunications Management, LLC, doing business as New
Wave Communications (the New Wave Transaction) and
3) Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah to Orange
Broadband Holding Company, LLC (the Orange
Transaction) for a total of approximately
$971 million. These cable systems met the criteria for
assets held for sale. As such, the assets were written down to
fair value less estimated costs to sell resulting in asset
impairment charges during the six months ended June 30,
2006 of approximately $99 million related to the New Wave
Transaction and the Orange Transaction. In the third quarter of
2006, we expect to record a gain of approximately
$200 million on the Cebridge Transaction. In addition,
assets and liabilities to be sold have been presented as held
for sale. We have also determined that the West Virginia and
Virginia cable systems comprise operations and cash flows that
for financial reporting purposes meet the criteria for
discontinued operations. Accordingly, the results of operations
for the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems have been
presented as discontinued operations, net of tax for the six
months ended June 30, 2006 and all prior periods presented
herein have been reclassified to conform to the current
presentation.
Overview of Operations
Approximately 86% of our revenues for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and year ended December 31, 2005 are
attributable to monthly subscription fees charged to customers
for our video, high-speed Internet, telephone and commercial
services provided by our cable systems. Generally, these
customer subscriptions may be discontinued by the customer at
any time. The remaining 14% of revenue for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and year ended December 31, 2005 is
derived primarily from advertising revenues, franchise fee
revenues, which are collected by us but then paid to local
franchising authorities, pay-per-view and VOD programming where
users are charged a fee for individual programs viewed,
installation or reconnection fees charged to customers to
commence or reinstate service, and commissions related to the
sale of merchandise by home shopping services. We have increased
revenues during the past three years, primarily through the sale
of digital video and high-speed Internet services to new and
existing customers and price increases on video services offset
in part by dispositions of systems. Going forward, our goal is
to increase revenues by offsetting video customer losses with
price increases and sales of incremental advanced services such
as telephone, high-speed Internet, video on demand, digital
video recorders and high definition television. See
Business Sales and Marketing.
Our success in our efforts to grow revenues and improve margins
will be impacted by our ability to compete against companies
with easier access to financing, greater personnel resources,
greater brand name
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recognition, long-established relationships with regulatory
authorities and customers, and, often fewer regulatory burdens.
Additionally, controlling our cost of operations is critical,
particularly cable programming costs, which have historically
increased at rates in excess of inflation and are expected to
continue to increase. See Business
Programming. We are attempting to control our costs of
operations by maintaining strict controls on expenses. More
specifically, we are focused on managing our cost structure by
managing our workforce to control cost increases and improve
productivity, and leveraging our size in purchasing activities.
Our expenses primarily consist of operating costs, selling,
general and administrative expenses, depreciation and
amortization expense and interest expense. Operating costs
primarily include programming costs, the cost of our workforce,
cable service related expenses, advertising sales costs,
franchise fees and expenses related to customer billings. For
the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, our operating
income from continuing operations, which includes depreciation
and amortization expense and asset impairment charges but
excludes interest expense, was $138 million and
$142 million, respectively. We had operating margins of 5%
and 6% for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. The decrease in operating income from continuing
operations and operating margins for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 compared to 2005 was principally due to an
increase in operating costs and asset impairment charges of
$60 million. Our operating loss from continuing operations
decreased from $1.9 billion for year ended
December 31, 2004 to income of $304 million for the
year ended December 31, 2005. We had a positive operating
margin (defined as operating income (loss) from continuing
operations divided by revenues) of 6% and a negative operating
margin of 40% for the years ended December 31, 2005 and
2004, respectively. The improvement from an operating loss from
continuing operations and negative operating margin to operating
income from continuing operations and positive operating margin
for the year end December 31, 2005 is principally due to
the impairment of franchises of $2.3 billion recorded in
the third quarter of 2004 which did not recur in 2005. For the
year ended December 31, 2003, operating income from
continuing operations was $484 million and for the year
ended December 31, 2004, our operating loss from continuing
operations was $1.9 billion. We had a negative operating
margin of 40% for the year ended December 31, 2004, whereas
for the year ending December 31, 2003, we had positive
operating margin of 10%. The decline in operating income from
continuing operations and operating margin for the year end
December 31, 2004 is principally due to the impairment of
franchises of $2.3 billion recorded in the third quarter of
2004. The year ended December 31, 2004 also includes a gain
on the sale of certain cable systems to Atlantic Broadband
Finance, LLC which is substantially offset by an increase in
option compensation expense and special charges when compared to
the year ended December 31, 2003. Although we do not expect
charges for impairment in the future of comparable magnitude,
potential charges could occur due to changes in market
conditions.
We have a history of net losses. Our net losses are principally
attributable to insufficient revenue to cover the combination of
operating costs and interest costs we incur because of our high
level of debt and depreciation expenses that we incur resulting
from the capital investments we have made and continue to make
in our cable properties. We expect that these expenses will
remain significant, and we therefore expect to continue to
report net losses for the foreseeable future. We had net losses
of $754 million and $657 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Certain of our accounting policies require our management to
make difficult, subjective or complex judgments. Management has
discussed these policies with the Audit Committee of
Charters Board of Directors and the Audit Committee has
reviewed the following disclosure. We consider the following
policies to be the most critical in understanding the estimates,
assumptions and judgments that are involved in preparing our
financial statements and the uncertainties that could affect our
results of operations, financial condition and cash flows:
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In addition, there are other items within our financial
statements that require estimates or judgment but are not deemed
critical, such as the allowance for doubtful accounts, but
changes in judgment, or estimates in these other items could
also have a material impact on our financial statements.
Capitalization of labor and overhead costs. The
cable industry is capital intensive, and a large portion of our
resources are spent on capital activities associated with
extending, rebuilding, and upgrading our cable network. As of
June 30, 2006, December 31, 2005 and 2004, the net
carrying amount of our property, plant and equipment (consisting
primarily of cable network assets) was approximately
$5.4 billion (representing 34% of total assets),
$5.8 billion (representing 36% of total assets) and
$6.1 billion (representing 36% of total assets),
respectively. Total capital expenditures for the six months
ended June 30, 2006 and the years ended December 31,
2005, 2004 and 2003 were approximately $539 million,
$1.1 billion, $893 million and $804 million,
respectively.
Costs associated with network construction, initial customer
installations (including initial installations of new or
advanced services), installation refurbishments and the addition
of network equipment necessary to provide new or advanced
services are capitalized. While our capitalization is based on
specific activities, once capitalized, we track these costs by
fixed asset category at the cable system level and not on a
specific asset basis. Costs capitalized as part of initial
customer installations include materials, direct labor, and
certain indirect costs (overhead). These indirect
costs are associated with the activities of personnel who assist
in connecting and activating the new service and consist of
compensation and overhead costs associated with these support
functions. The costs of disconnecting service at a
customers dwelling or reconnecting service to a previously
installed dwelling are charged to operating expense in the
period incurred. Costs for repairs and maintenance are charged
to operating expense as incurred, while equipment replacement
and betterments, including replacement of cable drops from the
pole to the dwelling, are capitalized.
We make judgments regarding the installation and construction
activities to be capitalized. We capitalize direct labor and
overhead using standards developed from actual costs and
applicable operational data. We calculate standards for items
such as the labor rates, overhead rates and the actual amount of
time required to perform a capitalizable activity. For example,
the standard amounts of time required to perform capitalizable
activities are based on studies of the time required to perform
such activities. Overhead rates are established based on an
analysis of the nature of costs incurred in support of
capitalizable activities and a determination of the portion of
costs that is directly attributable to capitalizable activities.
The impact of changes that resulted from these studies were not
significant in the periods presented.
Labor costs directly associated with capital projects are
capitalized. We capitalize direct labor costs associated with
personnel based upon the specific time devoted to network
construction and customer installation activities. Capitalizable
activities performed in connection with customer installations
include such activities as:
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(i.e., determining whether the customers dwelling is
capable of receiving service by our cable network and/or
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technicians and third-party contractors in connection with
customer installations, installation of network equipment in
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Judgment is required to determine the extent to which overhead
is incurred as a result of specific capital activities, and
therefore should be capitalized. The primary costs that are
included in the determination of the
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overhead rate are (i) employee benefits and payroll taxes
associated with capitalized direct labor, (ii) direct
variable costs associated with capitalizable activities,
consisting primarily of installation and construction vehicle
costs, (iii) the cost of support personnel, such as
dispatch, that directly assist with capitalizable installation
activities, and (iv) indirect costs directly attributable
to capitalizable activities.
While we believe our existing capitalization policies are
appropriate, a significant change in the nature or extent of our
system activities could affect managements judgment about
the extent to which we should capitalize direct labor or
overhead in the future. We monitor the appropriateness of our
capitalization policies, and perform updates to our internal
studies on an ongoing basis to determine whether facts or
circumstances warrant a change to our capitalization policies.
We capitalized internal direct labor and overhead of
$100 million, $185 million, $159 million and
$166 million, respectively, for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003. Capitalized internal direct labor and overhead
costs have increased in 2005 as a result of the use of more
internal labor for capitalizable installations rather than third
party contractors.
Useful lives of property, plant and equipment. We
evaluate the appropriateness of estimated useful lives assigned
to our property, plant and equipment, based on annual analyses
of such useful lives, and revise such lives to the extent
warranted by changing facts and circumstances. Any changes in
estimated useful lives as a result of these analyses, which were
not significant in the periods presented, will be reflected
prospectively beginning in the period in which the study is
completed. The effect of a one-year decrease in the weighted
average remaining useful life of our property, plant and
equipment would be an increase in depreciation expense for the
year ended December 31, 2005 of approximately
$232 million. The effect of a one-year increase in the
weighted average useful life of our property, plant and
equipment would be a decrease in depreciation expense for the
year ended December 31, 2005 of approximately
$172 million.
Depreciation expense related to property, plant and equipment
totaled $687 million, $1.4 billion, $1.4 billion
and $1.4 billion, representing approximately 27%, 30%, 21%
and 34% of costs and expenses, for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003, respectively. Depreciation is recorded using the
straight-line composite method over managements estimate
of the estimated useful lives of the related assets as listed
below:
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Impairment of property, plant and equipment, franchises
and goodwill. As discussed above, the net carrying value
of our property, plant and equipment is significant. We also
have recorded a significant amount of cost related to
franchises, pursuant to which we are granted the right to
operate our cable distribution network throughout our service
areas. The net carrying value of franchises as of June 30,
2006, December 31, 2005 and 2004 was approximately
$9.3 billion (representing 58% of total assets),
$9.8 billion (representing 61% of total assets) and
$9.9 billion (representing 58% of total assets),
respectively. Furthermore, our noncurrent assets include
approximately $61 million of goodwill.
We adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets, on January 1, 2002.
SFAS No. 142 requires that franchise intangible assets
that meet specified indefinite-life criteria no longer be
amortized against earnings, but instead must be tested for
impairment annually based on valuations, or more frequently as
warranted by events or changes in circumstances. In determining
whether our franchises have an indefinite-life, we considered
the exclusivity of the franchise, the expected costs of
franchise renewals, and the technological state of the
associated cable systems with a view to whether or not we are in
compliance with any technology upgrading requirements. We have
concluded that as of June 30, 2006, December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003 more than 99% of our franchises qualify for
indefinite-life treatment under SFAS No. 142, and that
less than one percent of our franchises do not qualify for
indefinite-life treatment due to technological or operational
factors that limit their lives. Costs of finite-lived
franchises, along with costs associated with
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franchise renewals, are amortized on a straight-line basis over
10 years, which represents managements best estimate
of the average remaining useful lives of such franchises.
Franchise amortization expense was approximately
$1 million, $4 million, $3 million and
$7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003,
respectively. We expect that amortization expense on franchise
assets will be approximately $2 million annually for each
of the next five years. Actual amortization expense in future
periods could differ from these estimates as a result of new
intangible asset acquisitions or divestitures, changes in useful
lives and other relevant factors. Our goodwill is also deemed to
have an indefinite life under SFAS No. 142.
SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal
of Long-Lived Assets, requires that we evaluate the
recoverability of our property, plant and equipment and
franchise assets which did not qualify for indefinite-life
treatment under SFAS No. 142 upon the occurrence of
events or changes in circumstances which indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Such events
or changes in circumstances could include such factors as the
impairment of our indefinite-life franchises under
SFAS No. 142, changes in technological advances,
fluctuations in the fair value of such assets, adverse changes
in relationships with local franchise authorities, adverse
changes in market conditions or a deterioration of operating
results. Under SFAS No. 144, a long-lived asset is
deemed impaired when the carrying amount of the asset exceeds
the projected undiscounted future cash flows associated with the
asset. No impairments of long-lived assets were recorded in the
six months ended June 30, 2006 and the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 or 2003, however, approximately
$99 million and $39 million of impairment on assets
held for sale was recorded for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005. We
were also required to evaluate the recoverability of our
indefinite-life franchises, as well as goodwill, as of
January 1, 2002 upon adoption of SFAS No. 142,
and on an annual basis or more frequently as deemed necessary.
Under both SFAS No. 144 and SFAS No. 142, if
an asset is determined to be impaired, it is required to be
written down to its estimated fair market value. We determine
fair market value based on estimated discounted future cash
flows, using reasonable and appropriate assumptions that are
consistent with internal forecasts. Our assumptions include
these and other factors: penetration rates for analog and
digital video, high-speed Internet and telephone, revenue growth
rates, expected operating margins and capital expenditures.
Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate future
cash flows, and such estimates include inherent uncertainties,
including those relating to the timing and amount of future cash
flows and the discount rate used in the calculation.
Based on the guidance prescribed in Emerging Issues Task Force
(EITF) Issue No. 02-7, Unit of Accounting
for Testing of Impairment of Indefinite-Lived Intangible
Assets, franchises were aggregated into essentially
inseparable asset groups to conduct the valuations. The asset
groups generally represent geographic clustering of our cable
systems into groups by which such systems are managed.
Management believes such groupings represent the highest and
best use of those assets.
Our valuations, which are based on the present value of
projected after tax cash flows, result in a value of property,
plant and equipment, franchises, customer relationships and our
total entity value. The value of goodwill is the difference
between the total entity value and amounts assigned to the other
assets. The use of different valuation assumptions or
definitions of franchises or customer relationships, such as our
inclusion of the value of selling additional services to our
current customers within customer relationships versus
franchises, could significantly impact our valuations and any
resulting impairment.
Franchises, for valuation purposes, are defined as the future
economic benefits of the right to solicit and service potential
customers (customer marketing rights), and the right to deploy
and market new services such as interactivity and telephone to
the potential customers (service marketing rights). Fair value
is determined based on estimated discounted future cash flows
using assumptions consistent with internal forecasts. The
franchise after-tax cash flow is calculated as the after-tax
cash flow generated by the potential customers obtained and the
new services added to those customers in future periods. The sum
of the present value of the franchises after-tax cash flow
in years 1 through 10 and the continuing value of the after-tax
cash flow beyond year 10 yields the fair value of the franchise.
Prior to the adoption of EITF Topic
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Use of the Residual Method to Value Acquired Assets Other
than Goodwill, discussed below, we followed a residual
method of valuing our franchise assets, which had the effect of
including goodwill with the franchise assets.
We follow the guidance of EITF
Issue 02-17,
Recognition of Customer Relationship Intangible Assets
Acquired in a Business Combination, in valuing customer
relationships. Customer relationships, for valuation purposes,
represent the value of the business relationship with our
existing customers and are calculated by projecting future
after-tax cash flows from these customers including the right to
deploy and market additional services such as interactivity and
telephone to these customers. The present value of these
after-tax cash flows yields the fair value of the customer
relationships. Substantially all our acquisitions occurred prior
to January 1, 2002. We did not record any value associated
with the customer relationship intangibles related to those
acquisitions. For acquisitions subsequent to January 1,
2002, we did assign a value to the customer relationship
intangible, which is amortized over its estimated useful life.
In September 2004, EITF Topic
D-108, Use of the
Residual Method to Value Acquired Assets Other than
Goodwill, was issued, which requires the direct method of
separately valuing all intangible assets and does not permit
goodwill to be included in franchise assets. We performed an
impairment assessment as of September 30, 2004, and adopted
Topic D-108 in that
assessment resulting in a total franchise impairment of
approximately $3.3 billion. We recorded a cumulative effect
of accounting change of $840 million (approximately
$875 million before tax effects of $16 million and
minority interest effects of $19 million) for the year
ended December 31, 2004 representing the portion of our
total franchise impairment attributable to no longer including
goodwill with franchise assets. The effect of the adoption was
to increase net loss and loss per share by $765 million and
$2.55, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2004.
The remaining $2.4 billion of the total franchise
impairment was attributable to the use of lower projected growth
rates and the resulting revised estimates of future cash flows
in our valuation and was recorded as impairment of franchises in
our consolidated statements of operations for the year ended
December 31, 2004. Sustained analog video customer losses
by us and our industry peers in the third quarter of 2004
primarily as a result of increased competition from DBS
providers and decreased growth rates in our and our industry
peers high-speed Internet customers in the third quarter
of 2004, in part as a result of increased competition from DSL
providers, led us to lower our projected growth rates and
accordingly revise our estimates of future cash flows from those
used at October 1, 2003. See Business
Competition.
The 2003 and 2005 valuations showed franchise values in excess
of book value and thus resulted in no impairment.
The valuations used in our impairment assessments involve
numerous assumptions as noted above. While economic conditions,
applicable at the time of the valuation, indicate the
combination of assumptions utilized in the valuations are
reasonable, as market conditions change so will the assumptions
with a resulting impact on the valuation and consequently the
potential impairment charge.
Sensitivity Analysis. The effect on franchise
values as of October 1, 2005 of the indicated
increase/decrease in the selected assumptions is shown below:
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Increase/(Decrease) | |
Assumption |
|
Change | |
|
(Dollars in millions) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Annual Operating Cash Flow(1)
|
|
|
+/-5% |
|
|
$ |
1,200/$(1,200) |
|
Long-Term Growth Rate(2)
|
|
|
+/-1pts(3) |
|
|
|
1,700/(1,300) |
|
Discount Rate
|
|
|
+/-0.5pts(3) |
|
|
|
(1,300)/1,500 |
|
|
|
(1) |
Operating Cash Flow is defined as revenues less operating
expenses and selling general and administrative expenses. |
|
(2) |
Long-Term Growth Rate is the rate of cash flow growth beyond
year ten. |
|
(3) |
A percentage point change of one point equates to 100 basis
points. |
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Income taxes. All operations are held through
Charter Holdco and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Charter
Holdco and the majority of its subsidiaries are not subject to
income tax. However, certain of these subsidiaries are
corporations and are subject to income tax. All of the taxable
income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of Charter Holdco
are passed through to its members: Charter, CII and Vulcan
Cable III Inc. Charter is responsible for its share of
taxable income or loss of Charter Holdco allocated to it in
accordance with the Charter Holdco limited liability company
agreement (LLC Agreement) and partnership tax rules
and regulations.
The LLC Agreement provides for certain special allocations of
net tax profits and net tax losses (such net tax profits and net
tax losses being determined under the applicable federal income
tax rules for determining capital accounts). Under the LLC
Agreement, through the end of 2003, net tax losses of Charter
Holdco that would otherwise have been allocated to Charter based
generally on its percentage ownership of outstanding common
units were allocated instead to membership units held by Vulcan
Cable III Inc. and CII (the Special Loss
Allocations) to the extent of their respective capital
account balances. After 2003, under the LLC Agreement, net tax
losses of Charter Holdco are allocated to Charter, Vulcan
Cable III Inc. and CII based generally on their respective
percentage ownership of outstanding common units to the extent
of their respective capital account balances. Allocations of net
tax losses in excess of the members aggregate capital
account balances are allocated under the rules governing
Regulatory Allocations, as described below. Subject to the
Curative Allocation Provisions described below, the LLC
Agreement further provides that, beginning at the time Charter
Holdco generates net tax profits, the net tax profits that would
otherwise have been allocated to Charter based generally on its
percentage ownership of outstanding common membership units will
instead generally be allocated to Vulcan Cable III Inc. and
CII (the Special Profit Allocations). The Special
Profit Allocations to Vulcan Cable III Inc. and CII will
generally continue until the cumulative amount of the Special
Profit Allocations offsets the cumulative amount of the Special
Loss Allocations. The amount and timing of the Special Profit
Allocations are subject to the potential application of, and
interaction with, the Curative Allocation Provisions described
in the following paragraph. The LLC Agreement generally provides
that any additional net tax profits are to be allocated among
the members of Charter Holdco based generally on their
respective percentage ownership of Charter Holdco common
membership units.
Because the respective capital account balance of each of Vulcan
Cable III Inc. and CII was reduced to zero by
December 31, 2002, certain net tax losses of Charter Holdco
that were to be allocated for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, to
Vulcan Cable III Inc. and CII instead have been allocated
to Charter (the Regulatory Allocations). As a result
of the allocation of net tax losses to Charter in 2005,
Charters capital account balance was reduced to zero
during 2005. The LLC Agreement provides that once the capital
account balances of all members have been reduced to zero, net
tax losses are to be allocated to Charter, Vulcan Cable III
Inc. and CII based generally on their respective percentage
ownership of outstanding common units. Such allocations are also
considered to be Regulatory Allocations. The LLC Agreement
further provides that, to the extent possible, the effect of the
Regulatory Allocations is to be offset over time pursuant to
certain curative allocation provisions (the Curative
Allocation Provisions) so that, after certain offsetting
adjustments are made, each members capital account balance
is equal to the capital account balance such member would have
had if the Regulatory Allocations had not been part of the LLC
Agreement. The cumulative amount of the actual tax losses
allocated to Charter as a result of the Regulatory Allocations
through the year ended December 31, 2005 is approximately
$4.1 billion.
As a result of the Special Loss Allocations and the Regulatory
Allocations referred to above (and their interaction with the
allocations related to assets contributed to Charter Holdco with
differences between book and tax basis), the cumulative amount
of losses of Charter Holdco allocated to Vulcan Cable III
Inc. and CII is in excess of the amount that would have been
allocated to such entities if the losses of Charter Holdco had
been allocated among its members in proportion to their
respective percentage ownership of Charter Holdco common
membership units. The cumulative amount of such excess losses
was approximately $977 million through December 31,
2005.
In certain situations, the Special Loss Allocations, Special
Profit Allocations, Regulatory Allocations and Curative
Allocation Provisions described above could result in Charter
paying taxes in an amount that is more or less than if Charter
Holdco had allocated net tax profits and net tax losses among
its members based
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generally on the number of common membership units owned by such
members. This could occur due to differences in (i) the
character of the allocated income (e.g., ordinary versus
capital), (ii) the allocated amount and timing of tax
depreciation and tax amortization expense due to the application
of section 704(c) under the Internal Revenue Code,
(iii) the potential interaction between the Special Profit
Allocations and the Curative Allocation Provisions,
(iv) the amount and timing of alternative minimum taxes
paid by Charter, if any, (v) the apportionment of the
allocated income or loss among the states in which Charter
Holdco does business, and (vi) future federal and state tax
laws. Further, in the event of new capital contributions to
Charter Holdco, it is possible that the tax effects of the
Special Profit Allocations, Special Loss Allocations, Regulatory
Allocations and Curative Allocation Provisions will change
significantly pursuant to the provisions of the income tax
regulations or the terms of a contribution agreement with
respect to such contributions. Such change could defer the
actual tax benefits to be derived by Charter with respect to the
net tax losses allocated to it or accelerate the actual taxable
income to Charter with respect to the net tax profits allocated
to it. As a result, it is possible under certain circumstances,
that Charter could receive future allocations of taxable income
in excess of its currently allocated tax deductions and
available tax loss carryforwards. The ability to utilize net
operating loss carryforwards is potentially subject to certain
limitations as discussed below.
In addition, under their exchange agreement with Charter, Vulcan
Cable III Inc. and CII may exchange some or all of their
membership units in Charter Holdco for Charters
Class B common stock, be merged with Charter, or be
acquired by Charter in a non-taxable reorganization. If such an
exchange were to take place prior to the date that the Special
Profit Allocation provisions had fully offset the Special Loss
Allocations, Vulcan Cable III Inc. and CII could elect to
cause Charter Holdco to make the remaining Special Profit
Allocations to Vulcan Cable III Inc. and CII immediately
prior to the consummation of the exchange. In the event Vulcan
Cable III Inc. and CII choose not to make such election or
to the extent such allocations are not possible, Charter would
then be allocated tax profits attributable to the membership
units received in such exchange pursuant to the Special Profit
Allocation provisions. Mr. Allen has generally agreed to
reimburse Charter for any incremental income taxes that Charter
would owe as a result of such an exchange and any resulting
future Special Profit Allocations to Charter. The ability of
Charter to utilize net operating loss carryforwards is
potentially subject to certain limitations (See Risk
Factors Risks Related to Charters Future
Ability to Utilize Net Operating Loss Carryforwards). If
Charter were to become subject to such limitations (whether as a
result of an exchange described above or otherwise), and as a
result were to owe taxes resulting from the Special Profit
Allocations, then Mr. Allen may not be obligated to
reimburse Charter for such income taxes. Charters ability
to make such income tax payments, if any, will depend on its
liquidity or its ability to raise additional capital and/or on
receipt of payments or distributions from Charter Holdco and its
subsidiaries, including us.
As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and 2004, we
have recorded net deferred income tax liabilities of
$213 million, $213 million and $208 million,
respectively. Additionally, as of June 30, 2006,
December 31, 2005 and 2004, we have deferred tax assets of
$86 million, $86 million and $103 million,
respectively, which primarily relate to financial and tax losses
allocated to Charter from Charter Holdco. We are required to
record a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not
that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will
not be realized. Given the uncertainty surrounding our ability
to utilize our deferred tax assets, these items have been offset
with a corresponding valuation allowance of $51 million,
$51 million and $71 million at June 30, 2006,
December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Charter Holdco is currently under examination by the Internal
Revenue Service for the tax years ending December 31, 2002
and 2003. Our results (excluding Charter and our indirect
corporate subsidiaries) for these years are subject to this
examination. Management does not expect the results of this
examination to have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated financial condition, results of operations or our
liquidity, including our ability to comply with our debt
covenants.
Litigation. Legal contingencies have a high degree
of uncertainty. When a loss from a contingency becomes estimable
and probable, a reserve is established. The reserve reflects
managements best estimate of the probable cost of ultimate
resolution of the matter and is revised accordingly as facts and
circumstances change and, ultimately when the matter is brought
to closure. We have established reserves for certain
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matters and if any of these matters are resolved unfavorably
resulting in payment obligations in excess of managements
best estimate of the outcome, such resolution could have a
material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition,
results of operations or our liquidity.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Six Months
Ended June 30, 2005 |
The following table sets forth the percentages of revenues that
items in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations constituted for the periods presented (dollars in
millions, except per share and share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Revenues
|
|
$ |
2,703 |
|
|
|
100% |
|
|
$ |
2,481 |
|
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
45% |
|
|
|
1,081 |
|
|
|
44% |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
551 |
|
|
|
20% |
|
|
|
483 |
|
|
|
19% |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
690 |
|
|
|
26% |
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
|
29% |
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
4% |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
2% |
|
|
Other operating expenses, net
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,565 |
|
|
|
95% |
|
|
|
2,339 |
|
|
|
94% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income from continuing operations
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
5% |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(907 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(855 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expenses), net
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(926 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(810 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(788 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(668 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(792 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(676 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(754 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(657 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues. The overall increase in revenues from
continuing operations in 2006 compared to 2005 is principally
the result of an increase from June 30, 2005 of 343,800
high-speed Internet customers, 194,300 digital video customers
and 189,800 telephone customers, as well as price increases for
video and high-speed Internet services, and is offset partially
by a decrease of 41,400 analog video customers. Our goal is to
increase revenues by improving customer service, which we
believe will stabilize our analog video customer base,
implementing price increases on certain services and packages
and increasing the number of customers who purchase high-speed
Internet services, digital video and advanced products and
services such as telephone, VOD, high definition television and
digital video recorder service.
Average monthly revenue per analog video customer increased to
$79.73 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from $72.47
for the six months ended June 30, 2005 primarily as a
result of incremental revenues from advanced services and price
increases. Average monthly revenue per analog video customer
represents total revenue for the six months ended during the
respective period, divided by six, divided by the average number
of analog video customers during the respective period.
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Revenues by service offering were as follows (dollars in
millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 over 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% | |
|
|
Revenues | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Change | |
|
Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Video
|
|
$ |
1,684 |
|
|
|
62% |
|
|
$ |
1,623 |
|
|
|
66% |
|
|
$ |
61 |
|
|
|
4% |
|
High-speed Internet
|
|
|
506 |
|
|
|
19% |
|
|
|
425 |
|
|
|
17% |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
19% |
|
Telephone
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
2% |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
1% |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
250% |
|
Advertising sales
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
5% |
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
5% |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
9% |
|
Commercial
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
6% |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
5% |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
16% |
|
Other
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
6% |
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
6% |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,703 |
|
|
|
100% |
|
|
$ |
2,481 |
|
|
|
100% |
|
|
$ |
222 |
|
|
|
9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from analog and
digital video services provided to our non-commercial customers.
Approximately $58 million of the increase was the result of
price increases and incremental video revenues from existing
customers and approximately $24 million was the result of
an increase in digital video customers. The increases were
offset by decreases of approximately $21 million related to
a decrease in analog video customers.
Approximately $73 million of the increase in revenues from
high-speed Internet services provided to our non-commercial
customers related to the increase in the average number of
customers receiving high-speed Internet services, whereas
approximately $8 million related to the increase in average
price of the service.
Revenues from telephone services increased primarily as a result
of an increase of 189,800 telephone customers in 2006.
Advertising sales revenues consist primarily of revenues from
commercial advertising customers, programmers and other vendors.
Advertising sales revenues increased primarily as a result of an
increase in local advertising sales and a one-time ad buy by a
programmer. For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and
2005, we received $10 million and $6 million,
respectively, in advertising sales revenues from programmers.
Commercial revenues consist primarily of revenues from video and
high-speed Internet services provided to our commercial
customers. Commercial revenues increased primarily as a result
of an increase in commercial high-speed Internet revenues.
Other revenues consist of revenues from franchise fees,
equipment rental, customer installations, home shopping,
dial-up Internet
service, late payment fees, wire maintenance fees and other
miscellaneous revenues. For the six months ended June 30,
2006 and 2005, franchise fees represented approximately 53% of
total other revenues. The increase in other revenues was
primarily the result of an increase in franchise fees of
$5 million, installation revenue of $3 million and
wire maintenance fees of $4 million.
Operating expenses. Programming costs represented
62% and 63% of operating expenses for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Key expense
components as a percentage of revenues were as follows (dollars
in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 over 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% | |
|
|
Expenses | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Expenses | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Change | |
|
Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Programming
|
|
$ |
755 |
|
|
|
28% |
|
|
$ |
678 |
|
|
|
27% |
|
|
$ |
77 |
|
|
|
11% |
|
Service
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
15% |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
15% |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
15% |
|
Advertising sales
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
2% |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
2% |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
11% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,215 |
|
|
|
45% |
|
|
$ |
1,081 |
|
|
|
44% |
|
|
$ |
134 |
|
|
|
12% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers
for analog, premium, digital channels, VOD and pay-per-view
programming. The increase in programming costs was primarily a
result of rate
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increases and increases in digital video customers. Programming
costs were offset by the amortization of payments received from
programmers in support of launches of new channels of
$8 million and $17 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Our cable programming costs have increased in every year we have
operated in excess of customary inflationary and
cost-of-living
increases. We expect them to continue to increase due to a
variety of factors, including annual increases imposed by
programmers and additional programming being provided to
customers as a result of system rebuilds and bandwidth
reallocation, both of which increase channel capacity. In 2006,
programming costs have increased and we expect will continue to
increase at a higher rate than in 2005. These costs will be
determined in part on the outcome of programming negotiations in
2006 and may be subject to offsetting events. Our increasing
programming costs have resulted in declining operating margins
on our video services because we have been unable to pass on all
cost increases to our customers. We expect to partially offset
the resulting margin compression on our traditional video
services with revenue from advanced video services, increased
telephone revenues, high-speed Internet revenues, advertising
revenues and commercial service revenues.
Service costs consist primarily of service personnel salaries
and benefits, franchise fees, system utilities, costs of
providing high-speed Internet service and telephone service,
maintenance and pole rent expense. The increase in service costs
resulted primarily from increased costs of providing high-speed
Internet and telephone service of $16 million, an increase
in service personnel salaries and benefits of $14 million,
higher fuel and utility prices of $8 million, increased
labor and maintenance costs to support improved service levels
and our advanced products of $7 million and franchise fees
of $5 million. Advertising sales expenses consist of costs
related to traditional advertising services provided to
advertising customers, including salaries, benefits and
commissions. Advertising sales expenses increased primarily as a
result of increased salary, benefit and commission costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Key
components of expense as a percentage of revenues were as
follows (dollars in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 over 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% | |
|
|
Expenses | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Expenses | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Change | |
|
Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
General and administrative
|
|
$ |
471 |
|
|
|
17% |
|
|
$ |
418 |
|
|
|
17% |
|
|
$ |
53 |
|
|
|
13% |
|
Marketing
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
3% |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
2% |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
23% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
551 |
|
|
|
20% |
|
|
$ |
483 |
|
|
|
19% |
|
|
$ |
68 |
|
|
|
14% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of
salaries and benefits, rent expense, billing costs, customer
care center costs, internal network costs, bad debt expense and
property taxes. The increase in general and administrative
expenses resulted primarily from a rise in salaries and benefits
of $34 million, increases in billing costs of
$7 million, computer maintenance of $5 million, bad
debt expense of $5 million, telephone expense of
$4 million, contractor labor of $3 million and
property and casualty insurance of $2 million partially
offset by decreases in consulting services of $8 million.
Marketing expenses increased as a result of increased spending
in targeted marketing campaigns consistent with
managements strategy to increase revenues.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and
amortization expense decreased by $40 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the six months ended
June 30, 2005. The decrease in depreciation was primarily
the result of assets becoming fully depreciated.
Asset impairment charges. Asset impairment charges
for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 represent
the write-down of assets related to cable asset sales to fair
value less costs to sell. See Note 3 to the condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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Other operating expenses, net. Other operating
expenses, net increased $4 million as a result of an
$8 million increase in special charges primarily related to
severance associated with closing call centers and divisional
restructuring and a $4 million decrease related to losses
on sales of assets.
Interest expense, net. Net interest expense
increased by $52 million, or 6%, for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 compared to the six months ended
June 30, 2005. The increase in net interest expense was a
result of an increase in our average borrowing rate from 9.04%
in the six months ended June 30, 2005 to 9.58% in the six
months ended June 30, 2006 and an increase of
$286 million in average debt outstanding from
$18.4 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2005
compared to $18.7 billion for the six months ended
June 30, 2006.
Other income (expenses), net. Other income
decreased $64 million from other income of $45 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to other expense of
$19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006
primarily as a result of a $35 million decrease in the gain
(loss) on extinguishment of debt from a $4 million gain for
the six months ended June 30, 2005 to a loss of
$27 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial
statements. Other income also decreased as a result of a
$15 million decrease in net gains on derivative instruments
and hedging activities as a result of decreases in gains on
interest rate agreements that do not qualify for hedge
accounting under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. In addition, the six
months ended June 30, 2005 included a $20 million gain
on investments for the six months ended June 30, 2005
recognized as a result of a gain realized on an exchange of our
interest in an equity investee for an investment in a larger
enterprise. Other income also includes the 2% accretion of the
preferred membership interests in our indirect subsidiary, CC
VIII, and the pro rata share of the profits and losses of CC
VIII.
Income tax expense. Income tax expense was
recognized through increases in deferred tax liabilities and
current federal and state income tax expenses of certain of our
indirect corporate subsidiaries.
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax.
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax increased from
$19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to
$38 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006
primarily due to a decrease in depreciation for the six months
ended June 30, 2006 as we ceased recognizing depreciation
on the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems when we
classified them as assets held for sale in the first quarter of
2006.
Net loss. Net loss increased by $97 million,
or 15%, for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to
the six months ended June 30, 2005 as a result of the
factors described above.
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|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2005, December 31, 2004 and
December 31, 2003 |
The following table sets forth the percentage of revenues that
items in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations
constitute for the indicated periods (dollars in millions).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenues
|
|
$ |
5,033 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
4,760 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
4,616 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
2,203 |
|
|
|
44 |
% |
|
|
1,994 |
|
|
|
42 |
% |
|
|
1,873 |
|
|
|
41 |
% |
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
1,012 |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
965 |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
909 |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,443 |
|
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
1,433 |
|
|
|
30 |
% |
|
|
1,396 |
|
|
|
30 |
% |
|
Impairment of franchises
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,297 |
|
|
|
48 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other operating (income) expenses, net
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,729 |
|
|
|
94 |
% |
|
|
6,702 |
|
|
|
140 |
% |
|
|
4,132 |
|
|
|
90 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
(1,942 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
)% |
|
|
484 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(1,739 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,618 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,486 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and
cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
|
(836 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,490 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(789 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before cumulative effect of
accounting change
|
|
|
(845 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,455 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(802 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
|
(806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,559 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(770 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(840 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(4,399 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(770 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2004
Revenues. The overall increase in revenues in 2005
compared to 2004 is principally the result of an increase from
December 31, 2004 of 306,000 and 124,600 high-speed
Internet customers and digital video customers, respectively, as
well as price increases for video and high-speed Internet
services, and is offset partially by a decrease of 79,100 analog
video customers and $12 million of credits issued to
hurricane Katrina and Rita impacted customers related to service
outages. We have restored service to our impacted customers.
Included in the reduction in analog video customers and reducing
the increase in digital video and high-speed Internet customers
are 26,800 analog video customers, 12,000 digital video
customers and 600 high-speed Internet customers sold in the
cable system sales in Texas and West Virginia, which closed in
July 2005. The cable system sales to Atlantic Broadband Finance,
LLC, which closed in March and April 2004
56
and the cable system sales in Texas and West Virginia, which
closed in July 2005 (collectively referred to in this section as
the Systems Sales) reduced the increase in revenues
by approximately $30 million.
Average monthly revenue per analog video customer increased from
$67.37 for the year ended December 31, 2004 to $73.73 for
the year ended December 31, 2005 primarily as a result of
price increases and incremental revenues from advanced services.
Average monthly revenue per analog video customer represents
total annual revenue, divided by twelve, divided by the average
number of analog video customers during the respective period.
Revenues by service offering were as follows (dollars in
millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 over 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Revenues | |
|
% of Revenues | |
|
Revenues | |
|
% of Revenues | |
|
Change | |
|
% Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Video
|
|
$ |
3,248 |
|
|
|
65 |
% |
|
$ |
3,217 |
|
|
|
68 |
% |
|
$ |
31 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
High-speed Internet
|
|
|
875 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
23 |
% |
Telephone
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
Advertising sales
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
Commercial
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
Other
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,033 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
4,760 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
273 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from analog and
digital video services provided to our non-commercial customers.
Approximately $119 million of the increase in video
revenues was the result of price increases and incremental video
revenues from existing customers and approximately
$18 million was the result of an increase in digital video
customers. The increases were offset by decreases of
approximately $76 million related to a decrease in analog
video customers, approximately $21 million resulting from
the System Sales and approximately $9 million of credits
issued to hurricanes Katrina and Rita impacted customers related
to service outages.
Approximately $135 million of the increase in revenues from
high-speed Internet services provided to our non-commercial
customers related to the increase in the average number of
customers receiving high-speed Internet services, whereas
approximately $34 million related to the increase in
average price of the service. The increase was offset by
approximately $3 million of credits issued to hurricanes
Katrina and Rita impacted customers related to service outages
and $3 million resulting from the System Sales.
Revenues from telephone services increased primarily as a result
of an increase of 76,100 telephone customers in 2005.
Advertising sales revenues consist primarily of revenues from
commercial advertising customers, programmers and other vendors.
Advertising sales revenues increased primarily as a result of an
increase in local advertising sales and offset by a decline in
national advertising sales. In addition, the increase was offset
by a decrease of $1 million as a result of the System
Sales. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, we
received $15 million and $16 million, respectively, in
advertising sales revenues from programmers.
Commercial revenues consist primarily of revenues from cable
video and high-speed Internet services provided to our
commercial customers. Commercial revenues increased primarily as
a result of an increase in commercial high-speed Internet
revenues. The increase was reduced by approximately
$3 million as a result of the System Sales.
Other revenues consist of revenues from franchise fees,
equipment rental, customer installations, home shopping,
dial-up Internet
service, late payment fees, wire maintenance fees and other
miscellaneous revenues. For the years ended December 31,
2005 and 2004, franchise fees represented approximately 54% and
52%, respectively, of total other revenues. The increase in
other revenues was primarily the result of an increase in
franchise fees of $14 million and installation revenue of
$8 million offset by a decrease of $2 million in
equipment rental and $2 million in processing fees. In
addition, other revenues were offset by approximately
$2 million as a result of the System Sales.
57
Operating expenses. The overall increase in
operating expenses was reduced by approximately $12 million
as a result of the System Sales. Programming costs were
$1.4 billion and $1.3 billion, representing 62% and
63% of total operating expenses for the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Key expense
components as a percentage of revenues were as follows (dollars
in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 over 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% | |
|
|
Expenses | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Expenses | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Change | |
|
Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Programming
|
|
$ |
1,359 |
|
|
|
27 |
% |
|
$ |
1,264 |
|
|
|
27 |
% |
|
$ |
95 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
Service
|
|
|
748 |
|
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
13 |
% |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
Advertising sales
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,203 |
|
|
|
44 |
% |
|
$ |
1,994 |
|
|
|
42 |
% |
|
$ |
209 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers
for analog, premium, digital channels and pay-per-view
programming. The increase in programming was a result of price
increases, particularly in sports programming, partially offset
by a decrease in analog video customers. Additionally, the
increase in programming costs was reduced by $9 million as
a result of the Systems Sales. Programming costs were offset by
the amortization of payments received from programmers in
support of launches of new channels of $40 million and
$59 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
2004, respectively. Programming costs for the year ended
December 31, 2004 also include a $5 million reduction
related to the settlement of a dispute with TechTV, Inc., a
related party. See Note 25 to the accompanying consolidated
financial statements included in this Prospectus.
Service costs consist primarily of service personnel salaries
and benefits, franchise fees, system utilities, cost of
providing high-speed Internet and telephone service, maintenance
and pole rental expense. The increase in service costs resulted
primarily from increased labor and maintenance costs to support
improved service levels and our advanced products, increased
costs of providing high-speed Internet and telephone service as
a result of the increase in these customers and higher fuel
prices. The increase in service costs was reduced by
$3 million as a result of the System Sales. Advertising
sales expenses consist of costs related to traditional
advertising services provided to advertising customers,
including salaries, benefits and commissions. Advertising sales
expenses increased primarily as a result of increased salary,
benefit and commission costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. The
overall increase in selling, general and administrative expenses
was reduced by $4 million as a result of the System Sales.
Key components of expense as a percentage of revenues were as
follows (dollars in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 over 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% of | |
|
|
|
% | |
|
|
Expenses | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Expenses | |
|
Revenues | |
|
Change | |
|
Change | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
General and administrative
|
|
$ |
870 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
|
$ |
846 |
|
|
|
18 |
% |
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
Marketing
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,012 |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
|
$ |
965 |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
|
$ |
47 |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of
salaries and benefits, rent expense, billing costs, call center
costs, internal network costs, bad debt expense and property
taxes. The increase in general and administrative expenses
resulted primarily from increases in salaries and benefits of
$24 million and professional fees associated with
consulting services of $18 million both related to
investments to improve service levels in our customer care
centers as well as an increase of $13 million in legal and
other professional fees offset by decreases in bad debt expense
of $16 million related to a reduction in the use of
discounted pricing, property taxes of $5 million, property
and casualty insurance of $6 million and the System Sales
of $4 million.
58
Marketing expenses increased as a result of an increased
investment in targeted marketing campaigns.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and
amortization expense increased by $10 million in 2005. The
increase in depreciation is related to an increase in capital
expenditures, which was partially offset by lower depreciation
as the result of the Systems Sales and certain assets becoming
fully depreciated.
Impairment of franchises. We performed an
impairment assessment during the third quarter of 2004. The use
of lower projected growth rates and the resulting revised
estimates of future cash flows in our valuation, primarily as a
result of increased competition, led to the recognition of a
$2.3 billion impairment charge for the year ended
December 31, 2004. Our annual assessment in 2005 did not
result in an impairment.
Asset impairment charges. Asset impairment charges
for the year ended December 31, 2005 represent the
write-down of assets related to cable asset sales to fair value
less costs to sell. See Note 4 to the accompanying
consolidated financial statements included in this Prospectus.
Other operating (income) expenses, net. Other
operating expenses increased $19 million primarily as a
result of a $19 million hurricane asset retirement loss
recorded in 2005 associated with the write-off of the net book
value of assets destroyed by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This
was coupled with a decrease in gain on sale of assets of
$92 million primarily as a result of the gain realized on
the sale of systems to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC which
closed in 2004. This was offset by a decrease in special charges
of $97 million primarily as a result of a decrease in
severance and related costs of our management reduction and
realignment in 2004, litigation costs and costs incurred as part
of a settlement of the consolidated federal class actions, state
derivative actions and federal derivative actions.
Interest expense, net. Net interest expense
increased by $121 million, or 7%, for the year ended
December 31, 2005 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2004. The increase in net interest expense was
a result of an increase in our average borrowing rate from 8.79%
in the year ended December 31, 2004 to 9.19% in the year
ended December 31, 2005 and an increase of
$502 million in average debt outstanding from
$17.8 billion in 2004 to $18.3 billion in 2005.
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt. Gain on
extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2005
represents $490 million related to the exchange of
approximately $6.8 billion total principal amount of
outstanding debt securities of Charter Holdings for new CCH I
and CIH debt securities and approximately $10 million
related to the issuance of Charter Operating notes in exchange
for Charter Holdings notes. These gains were offset by
approximately $5 million of losses related to the
redemption of our subsidiarys CC V Holdings, LLC
11.875% notes due 2008. See Note 9 to the accompanying
consolidated financial statements included in this Prospectus.
Loss on extinguishment of debt for the year ended
December 31, 2004 represents the write-off of deferred
financing fees and third party costs related to the Charter
Communications Operating refinancing in April 2004.
Other income, net. Net other income for the year
ended December 31, 2005 represents the gain realized on an
exchange of our interest in an equity investee for an investment
in a larger enterprise. Net other income for the year ended
December 31, 2004 represents gains realized on equity
investments.
Income tax benefit (expense). Income tax expense
for the year ended December 31, 2005 was recognized through
increases in deferred tax liabilities and current federal and
state income tax expenses of certain of our indirect corporate
subsidiaries. Income tax benefit for the year ended
December 31, 2004 was directly related to the impairment of
franchises. The deferred tax liabilities of our indirect
corporate subsidiaries decreased as a result of the write-down
of franchise assets for financial statement purposes. We do not
expect to recognize a similar benefit associated with the
impairment of franchises in future periods. However, the actual
tax provision calculations in future periods will be the result
of current and future temporary differences, as well as future
operating results.
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of
tax. Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
decreased from $104 million for the year ended
December 31, 2004 to income from discontinued operations,
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net of tax of $39 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005 primarily due to the impairment of
franchises recognized in 2004 described above.
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of
tax. Cumulative effect of accounting change of
$840 million (net of minority interest effects of
$19 million and tax effects of $16 million) in 2004
represents the impairment charge recorded as a result of our
adoption of Topic D-108.
Net loss. Net loss decreased by $3.6 billion
in 2005 compared to 2004 as a result of the factors described
above. The impact to net loss in 2005 of the asset impairment
charges and extinguishment of debt was to decrease net loss by
approximately $455 million. The impact to net loss in 2004
of the impairment of franchises and cumulative effect of
accounting change was to increase net loss by approximately
$3.0 billion.
Year Ended December 31,
2004 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2003
Revenues. The overall increase in revenues in 2004
compared to 2003 is principally the result of an increase of
311,600 from December 31, 2003 and 2,300 high-speed
Internet customers and digital video customers, respectively, as
well as price increases for video and high-speed Internet
services, and is offset partially by a decrease of 425,300
analog video customers. Included in the reduction in analog
video customers and reducing the increase in digital video and
high-speed Internet customers are 230,800 analog video
customers, 83,300 digital video customers and 37,800 high-speed
Internet customers sold in the cable system sales to Atlantic
Broadband Finance, LLC, which closed in March and April 2004
(collectively, with the cable system sale to WaveDivision
Holdings, LLC in October 2003, referred to in this section as
the Systems Sales). The Systems Sales reduced the
increase in revenues by $161 million.
Average monthly revenue per analog video customer increased from
$61.84 for the year ended December 31, 2003 to $67.37 for
the year ended December 31, 2004 primarily as a result of
price increases and incremental revenues from advanced services.
Average monthly revenue per analog video customer represents
total annual revenue, divided by twelve, divided by the average
number of analog video customers during the respective period.
Revenues by service offering were as follows (dollars in
millions):
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3,306 |
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227 |
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4,616 |
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Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from analog and
digital video services provided to our non-commercial customers.
Approximately $116 million of the decrease in video
revenues was the result of the Systems Sales and approximately
an additional $58 million related to a decline in analog
video customers. These decreases were offset by increases of
approximately $59 million resulting from price increases
and incremental video revenues from existing customers and
approximately $26 million resulting from an increase in
digital video customers.
Approximately $159 million of the increase in revenues from
high-speed Internet services provided to our non-commercial
customers related to the increase in the average number of
customers receiving high-speed Internet services, whereas
approximately $31 million related to the increase in
average price of the service.
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The increase in high-speed Internet revenues was reduced by
approximately $13 million as a result of the Systems Sales.
Revenues from telephone services increased primarily as a result
of an increase of 20,500 telephone customers.
Advertising sales revenues consist primarily of revenues from
commercial advertising customers, programmers and other vendors.
Advertising sales revenues increased primarily as a result of an
increase in national advertising campaigns and election related
advertising. The increase was offset by a decrease of
$7 million as a result of the System Sales. For the years
ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, we received
$16 million and $15 million, respectively, in
advertising revenue from programmers.
Commercial revenues consist primarily of revenues from cable
video and high-speed Internet services to our commercial
customers. Commercial revenues increased primarily as a result
of an increase in commercial high-speed Internet revenues. The
increase was reduced by approximately $14 million as a
result of the Systems Sales.
Other revenues consist of revenues from franchise fees,
equipment rental, customer installations, home shopping,
dial-up Internet
service, late payment fees, wire maintenance fees and other
miscellaneous revenues. For the year ended December 31,
2004 and 2003, franchise fees represented approximately 52% and
50%, respectively, of total other revenues. Approximately
$11 million of the decrease in other revenues was the
result of the Systems Sales offset by an increase in home
shopping and infomercial revenue.
Operating expenses. The overall increase in
operating expenses was reduced by approximately $59 million
as a result of the System Sales. Programming costs were
$1.3 billion and $1.2 billion, representing 63% and
64% of total operating expenses for the years ended
December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Key expense
components as a percentage of revenues were as follows (dollars
in millions):
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1,264 |
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1,195 |
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69 |
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1,994 |
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1,873 |
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Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers
for analog, premium and digital channels and pay-per-view
programming. The increase in programming costs was a result of
price increases, particularly in sports programming, an
increased number of channels carried on our systems, and an
increase in digital video customers, partially offset by a
decrease in analog video customers. Additionally, the increase
in programming costs was reduced by $45 million as a result
of the Systems Sales. Programming costs were offset by the
amortization of payments received from programmers in support of
launches of new channels of $59 million and
$63 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 and
2003, respectively. Programming costs for the year ended
December 31, 2004 also include a $5 million reduction
related to the settlement of a dispute with TechTV, Inc., a
related party. See Note 25 to the accompanying consolidated
financial statements included in this Prospectus.
Service costs consist primarily of service personnel salaries
and benefits, franchise fees, system utilities, Internet service
provider fees, maintenance and pole rental expense. The increase
in service costs resulted primarily from additional activity
associated with ongoing infrastructure maintenance. The increase
in service costs was reduced by $12 million as a result of
the System Sales. Advertising sales expenses consist of costs
related to traditional advertising services provided to
advertising customers, including salaries, benefits and
commissions. Advertising sales expenses increased primarily as a
result of increased salary, benefit and commission costs. The
increase in advertising sales expenses was reduced by
$2 million as a result of the System Sales.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses. The
overall increase in selling, general and administrative expenses
was reduced by $22 million as a result of the System Sales.
Key components of expense as a percentage of revenues were as
follows (dollars in millions):
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846 |
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806 |
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119 |
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103 |
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965 |
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909 |
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General and administrative expenses consist primarily of
salaries and benefits, rent expense, billing costs, call center
costs, internal network costs, bad debt expense and property
taxes. The increase in general and administrative expenses
resulted primarily from increases in costs associated with our
commercial business of $21 million, third party call center
costs resulting from increased emphasis on customer service of
$9 million, bad debt expense of $9 million and costs
associated with salaries and benefits of $11 million offset
by decreases in and rent expense of $3 million.
Marketing expenses increased as a result of an increased
investment in marketing and branding campaigns.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and
amortization expense increased by $37 million, or 3%. The
increase in depreciation related to an increase in capital
expenditures, which was partially offset by lower depreciation
as the result of the Systems Sales.
Impairment of franchises. We performed an
impairment assessment during the third quarter of 2004. The use
of lower projected growth rates and the resulting revised
estimates of future cash flows in our valuation, primarily as a
result of increased competition, led to the recognition of a
$2.3 billion impairment charge for the year ended
December 31, 2004.
Other operating (income) expenses, net. Other
operating income decreased $59 million primarily as a
result of an increase in special charges of $83 million
related to severance and related costs of our management
reduction and realignment in 2004, litigation costs and costs
incurred as part of a settlement of the consolidated federal
class actions, state derivative actions and federal derivative
actions. This was coupled with a decrease of $67 million in
the settlement of estimated liabilities recorded in connection
with prior business combinations, which based on current facts
and circumstances, are no longer required. This was offset by an
increase of $91 million in gain on sale of assets as a
result of the gain realized on the sale of systems to Atlantic
Broadband Finance, LLC which closed in 2004.
Interest expense, net. Net interest expense
increased by $132 million, or 9%, for the year ended
December 31, 2004 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2003. The increase in net interest expense was
a result of an increase in our average borrowing rate from 8.17%
in the year ended December 31, 2003 to 8.79% in the year
ended December 31, 2004 partially offset by a decrease in
average debt outstanding from $17.9 billion in 2003 to
$17.8 billion in 2004.
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt. Loss on
extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2004
represents the write-off of deferred financing fees and third
party costs related to the Charter Communications Operating
refinancing in April 2004. Gain on extinguishment of debt for
the year ended December 31, 2003 represents the gain
realized on the purchase of an aggregate $1.3 billion
principal amount of Charter Holdings senior notes and
senior discount notes in consideration for an aggregate of
$1.1 billion principal amount of 10.25% notes due 2010
issued by our indirect subsidiary, CCH II. The gain is net
of the write-off of deferred financing costs associated with the
retired debt of $18 million.
Other income, net. Other income increased
$65 million primarily as a result of a $49 million
increase in minority interest and an increase in net gains on
derivative instruments and hedging activities as a result of
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increases in gains on interest rate agreements that do not
qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS No. 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.
In addition, other income in 2003 included losses of
$11 million associated with amending a revolving credit
facility of our subsidiaries and costs associated with
terminated debt transactions that did not recur in 2004.
Minority interest includes the 2% accretion of the preferred
membership interests in our indirect subsidiary, CC VIII, and
the pro rata share of the profits and losses of CC VIII.
Income tax benefit. Income tax benefit for the
year ended December 31, 2004 was directly related to the
impairment of franchises. The deferred tax liabilities of our
indirect corporate subsidiaries decreased as a result of the
write-down of franchise assets for financial statement purposes.
We do not expect to recognize a similar benefit associated with
the impairment of franchises in future periods. However, the
actual tax provision calculations in future periods will be the
result of current and future temporary differences, as well as
future operating results. The income tax expense recognized in
the year ended December 31, 2003 represents increases in
the deferred tax liabilities and current federal and state
income tax expenses of certain of our indirect corporate
subsidiaries.
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of
tax. Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
decreased from $32 million for the year ended
December 31, 2003 to loss from discontinued operations, net
of tax of $104 million for the year ended December 31,
2004 primarily due to the impairment of franchises recognized in
2004 described above.
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of
tax. Cumulative effect of accounting change of
$840 million (net of minority interest effects of
$19 million and tax effects of $16 million) in 2004
represents the impairment charge recorded as a result of our
adoption of Topic D-108.
Net loss. Net loss increased by $3.6 billion
in 2004 compared to 2003 as a result of the factors described
above. The impact to net loss in 2004 of the impairment of
franchises and cumulative effect of accounting change was to
increase net loss by approximately $3.1 billion. The impact
to net loss in 2003 of the gain on the sale of systems,
unfavorable contracts and settlements and gain on debt exchange,
net of income tax impact, was to decrease net loss by
$276 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
This section contains a discussion of our liquidity and capital
resources, including a discussion of our cash position, sources
and uses of cash, access to credit facilities and other
financing sources, historical financing activities, cash needs,
capital expenditures and outstanding debt.
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In January 2006, CCH II, LLC (CCH II) and
CCH II Capital Corp. issued $450 million in debt
securities, the proceeds of which were provided, directly or
indirectly, to Charter Communications Operating, LLC
(Charter Operating), which used such funds to reduce
borrowings, but not commitments, under the revolving portion of
its credit facilities.
In April 2006, Charter Operating completed a $6.85 billion
refinancing of its credit facilities including a new
$350 million revolving/term facility (which converts to a
term loan no later than April 2007), a $5.0 billion term
loan due in 2013 and certain amendments to the existing
$1.5 billion revolving credit facility. In addition, the
refinancing reduced margins on Eurodollar rate term loans to
2.625% from a weighted average of 3.15% previously and margins
on base rate term loans to 1.625% from a weighted average of
2.15% previously. Concurrent with this refinancing, the CCO
Holdings, LLC (CCO Holdings) bridge loan was
terminated.
We have a significant level of debt. Our long-term financing as
of June 30, 2006 consists of $5.8 billion of credit
facility debt and $13.2 billion accreted value of
high-yield notes. For the remainder of 2006, none of the
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Companys debt matures, and in 2007 and 2008,
$130 million and $50 million mature, respectively. In
2009 and beyond, significant additional amounts will become due
under our remaining long-term debt obligations.
Our business requires significant cash to fund debt service
costs, capital expenditures and ongoing operations. We have
historically funded these requirements through cash flows from
operating activities, borrowings under our credit facilities,
sales of assets, issuances of debt and equity securities and
cash on hand. However, the mix of funding sources changes from
period to period. For the six months ended June 30, 2006,
we generated $204 million of net cash flows from operating
activities after paying cash interest of $765 million. In
addition, we used approximately $539 million for purchases
of property, plant and equipment. Finally, we had net cash flows
from financing activities of $383 million. We expect that
our mix of sources of funds will continue to change in the
future based on overall needs relative to our cash flow and on
the availability of funds under our credit facilities, our
access to the debt and equity markets, the timing of possible
asset sales and our ability to generate cash flows from
operating activities. We continue to explore asset dispositions
as one of several possible actions that we could take in the
future to improve our liquidity, but we do not presently believe
unannounced future asset sales to be a significant source of
liquidity.
We expect that cash on hand, cash flows from operating
activities, proceeds from sale of assets and the amounts
available under our credit facilities will be adequate to meet
our cash needs through 2007. We believe that cash flows from
operating activities and amounts available under our credit
facilities may not be sufficient to fund our operations and
satisfy our interest and principal repayment obligations in 2008
and will not be sufficient to fund such needs in 2009 and
beyond. See Risk Factors Risks Related to
Substantial Indebtedness of Us, Our Subsidiaries and
Charter We may not generate (or, in general, have
available to the applicable obligor) sufficient cash flow or
access to additional external liquidity sources to fund our
capital expenditures, ongoing operations and debt obligations,
including our payment obligations under the original notes and
the new notes, which could have a material adverse effect on you
as holders of the original notes and the new notes. We
continue to work with our financial advisors in our approach to
addressing liquidity, debt maturities and our overall balance
sheet leverage.
Our ability to operate depends upon, among other things, our
continued access to capital, including credit under the Charter
Operating credit facilities. The Charter Operating credit
facilities, along with our indentures, contain certain
restrictive covenants, some of which require us to maintain
specified financial ratios and meet financial tests and to
provide annual audited financial statements with an unqualified
opinion from our independent auditors. As of June 30, 2006,
we are in compliance with the covenants under our indentures and
credit facilities, and we expect to remain in compliance with
those covenants for the next twelve months. As of June 30,
2006, our potential availability under our credit facilities
totaled approximately $900 million, none of which was
limited by covenant restrictions. In the past, our actual
availability under our credit facilities has been limited by
covenant restrictions. There can be no assurance that our actual
availability under our credit facilities will not be limited by
covenant restrictions in the future. However, pro forma for the
closing of the asset sales on July 1, 2006, and the related
application of net proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under
our revolving credit facility, potential availability under our
credit facilities as of June 30, 2006 would have been
approximately $1.7 billion, although actual availability
would have been limited to $1.3 billion because of limits
imposed by covenant restrictions. Continued access to our credit
facilities is subject to our remaining in compliance with these
covenants, including covenants tied to our operating
performance. If any events of non-compliance occur, funding
under the credit facilities may not be available and defaults on
some or potentially all of our debt obligations could occur. An
event of default under any of our debt instruments could result
in the acceleration of our payment obligations under that debt
and, under certain circumstances, in cross-defaults under our
other debt obligations, which could have a material adverse
effect on our consolidated financial condition and results of
operations. See Risk Factors Risks Related to
Substantial Indebtedness of Us, Our and Our Subsidiaries and
Charter Charter Operating may not be able to access
funds under its credit facilities if it fails to satisfy the
covenant restrictions in its credit facilities, which could
adversely affect our financial condition and our ability to
conduct our business.
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Parent Company Debt Obligations |
Any financial or liquidity problems of our parent companies
could cause serious disruption to our business and have a
material adverse effect on our business and results of
operations. Charters ability to make interest payments on
its convertible senior notes, and, in 2009, to repay the
outstanding principal of its convertible senior notes of
$863 million will depend on its ability to raise additional
capital and/or on receipt of payments or distributions from
Charter Holdco and its subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2006,
Charter Holdco was owed $3 million in intercompany loans
from its subsidiaries, which were available to pay interest and
principal on Charters convertible senior notes. In
addition, Charter has $74 million of U.S. government
securities pledged as security for the next three scheduled
semi-annual interest payments on Charters
5.875% convertible senior notes.
Distributions by Charters subsidiaries to a parent company
(including Charter, Charter Holdco, CCHC, LLC and Charter
Holdings) for payment of principal on parent company notes are
restricted under the indentures governing the CIH notes, CCH I
notes, CCH II notes, CCO Holdings notes and Charter
Operating notes unless there is no default under the applicable
indenture, each applicable subsidiarys leverage ratio test
is met at the time of such distribution and, in the case of
Charters convertible senior notes, other specified tests
are met. For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, there was no
default under any of these indentures and each such subsidiary
met its applicable leverage ratio tests based on June 30,
2006 financial results. Such distributions would be restricted,
however, if any such subsidiary fails to meet these tests at
such time. In the past, certain subsidiaries have from time to
time failed to meet their leverage ratio test. There can be no
assurance that they will satisfy these tests at the time of such
distribution. Distributions by Charter Operating for payment of
principal on parent company notes are further restricted by the
covenants in the credit facilities.
Distributions by CIH, CCH I, CCH II, CCO Holdings and
Charter Operating to a parent company for payment of parent
company interest are permitted if there is no default under the
aforementioned indentures. However, distributions for payment of
interest on Charters convertible senior notes are further
limited to when each applicable subsidiarys leverage ratio
test is met and other specified tests are met. There can be no
assurance that the subsidiary will satisfy these tests at the
time of such distribution.
The indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes permit
Charter Holdings to make distributions to Charter Holdco for
payment of interest or principal on Charters convertible
senior notes, only if, after giving effect to the distribution,
Charter Holdings can incur additional debt under the leverage
ratio of 8.75 to 1.0, there is no default under Charter
Holdings indentures and other specified tests are met. For
the quarter ended June 30, 2006, there was no default under
Charter Holdings indentures and Charter Holdings met its
leverage ratio test based on June 30, 2006 financial
results. Such distributions would be restricted, however, if
Charter Holdings fails to meet these tests at such time. In the
past, Charter Holdings has from time to time failed to meet this
leverage ratio test. There can be no assurance that Charter
Holdings will satisfy these tests at the time of such
distribution. During periods in which distributions are
restricted, the indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes
permit Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries to make specified
investments (that are not restricted payments) in Charter Holdco
or Charter up to an amount determined by a formula, as long as
there is no default under the indentures.
Our significant amount of debt could negatively affect our
ability to access additional capital in the future.
Additionally, our ability to incur additional debt may be
limited by the restrictive covenants in our indentures and
credit facilities. No assurances can be given that we will not
experience liquidity problems if we do not obtain sufficient
additional financing on a timely basis as our debt becomes due
or because of adverse market conditions, increased competition
or other unfavorable events. If, at any time, additional capital
or borrowing capacity is required beyond amounts internally
generated or available under our credit facilities or through
additional debt or equity financings, we would consider:
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issuing equity at the Charter or Charter Holdco level, the
proceeds of which could be loaned or contributed to us; |
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issuing debt securities that may have structural or other
priority over our existing notes; |
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further reducing our expenses and capital expenditures, which
may impair our ability to increase revenue; |
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selling assets; or |
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requesting waivers or amendments with respect to our credit
facilities, the availability and terms of which would be subject
to market conditions. |
If the above strategies are not successful, we could be forced
to restructure our obligations or seek protection under the
bankruptcy laws. In addition, if we need to raise additional
capital through the issuance of equity or find it necessary to
engage in a recapitalization or other similar transaction, our
shareholders could suffer significant dilution and our
noteholders might not receive principal and interest payments to
which they are contractually entitled.
In July 2006, we closed the Cebridge Transaction and New Wave
Transaction for a sales price of approximately
$896 million. We used the net proceeds from the asset sales
to repay (but not reduce permanently) amounts outstanding under
our revolving credit facility. In September 2006, we closed the
Orange Transaction, for a sales price of $75 million.
In July 2005, we closed the sale of certain cable systems in
Texas and West Virginia and closed the sale of an additional
cable system in Nebraska in October 2005 for a total sales price
of approximately $37 million, representing a total of
approximately 33,000 customers.
In January 2006, we closed the purchase of certain cable systems
in Minnesota from Seren Innovations, Inc. We acquired
approximately 17,500 analog video customers, 8,000 digital video
customers, 13,200 high-speed Internet customers and 14,500
telephone customers for a total purchase price of approximately
$42 million.
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Summary of Outstanding Contractual Obligations |
The following table summarizes our payment obligations as of
December 31, 2005 under our long-term debt and certain
other contractual obligations and commitments (dollars in
millions).
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Payments by Period | |
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3-5 | |
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Contractual Obligations
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Long-Term Debt Principal Payments(1)
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$ |
18,453 |
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$ |
30 |
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$ |
1,129 |
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$ |
4,918 |
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$ |
12,376 |
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Long-Term Debt Interest Payments(2)
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11,325 |
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1,469 |
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3,173 |
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3,016 |
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3,667 |
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Payments on Interest Rate Instruments(3)
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18 |
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8 |
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10 |
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Capital and Operating Lease Obligations(1)
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94 |
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20 |
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27 |
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23 |
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24 |
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Programming Minimum Commitments(4)
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1,253 |
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342 |
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678 |
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233 |
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Other(5)
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301 |
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|
146 |
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|
70 |
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42 |
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|
43 |
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Total
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$ |
31,444 |
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$ |
2,015 |
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$ |
5,087 |
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$ |
8,232 |
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$ |
16,110 |
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(1) |
The table presents maturities of long-term debt outstanding as
of December 31, 2005. Refer to Notes 9 and 26 to our
accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data in our 2005 Annual Report on
Form 10-K for a
description of our long-term debt and other contractual
obligations and commitments. |
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(2) |
Interest payments on variable debt are estimated using amounts
outstanding at December 31, 2005 and the average implied
forward London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) rates
applicable for the quarter during the interest rate reset based
on the yield curve in effect at December 31, 2005. Actual
interest payments will differ based on actual LIBOR rates and
actual amounts outstanding for applicable periods. |
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(3) |
Represents amounts we will be required to pay under our interest
rate hedge agreements estimated using the average implied
forward LIBOR applicable rates for the quarter during the
interest rate reset based on the yield curve in effect at
December 31, 2005. |
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(4) |
We pay programming fees under multi-year contracts ranging from
three to ten years typically based on a flat fee per customer,
which may be fixed for the term or may in some cases, escalate
over the term. Programming costs included in the accompanying
statement of operations were $1.4 billion,
$1.3 billion and $1.2 billion for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Certain of
our programming agreements are based on a flat fee per month or
have guaranteed minimum payments. The table sets forth the
aggregate guaranteed minimum commitments under our programming
contracts. |
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(5) |
Other represents other guaranteed minimum
commitments, which consist primarily of commitments to our
billing services vendors. |
The following items are not included in the contractual
obligations table because the obligations are not fixed and/ or
determinable due to various factors discussed below. However, we
incur these costs as part of our operations:
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We also rent utility poles used in our operations. Generally,
pole rentals are cancelable on short notice, but we anticipate
that such rentals will recur. Rent expense incurred for pole
rental attachments related to continuing operations for the
years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, was
$44 million, $42 million and $38 million,
respectively. |
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We pay franchise fees under multi-year franchise agreements
based on a percentage of revenues earned from video service per
year. We also pay other franchise related costs, such as public
education grants under multi-year agreements. Franchise fees and
other franchise-related costs related to continuing operations
included in the accompanying statement of operations were
$165 million, $159 million and $157 million for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003,
respectively. |
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We also have $165 million in letters of credit, primarily
to our various workers compensation, property casualty and
general liability carriers as collateral for reimbursement of
claims. These letters of credit reduce the amount we may borrow
under our credit facilities. |
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Historical Operating, Financing and Investing
Activities |
Our cash flows include the cash flows related to our
discontinued operations for all periods presented.
We held $48 million in cash and cash equivalents as of
June 30, 2006 compared to $14 million as of
December 31, 2005. For the six months ended June 30,
2006, we generated $204 million of net cash flows from
operating activities after paying cash interest of
$765 million. In addition, we used approximately
$539 million for purchases of property, plant and
equipment. Finally, we had net cash flows from financing
activities of $383 million.
Operating Activities. Net cash provided by
operating activities increased $40 million, or 24%, from
$164 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to
$204 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
For the six months ended June 30, 2006, net cash provided
by operating activities increased primarily as a result of
changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided
$128 million more cash during the six months ended
June 30, 2006 than the corresponding period in 2005 coupled
with an increase in revenue over cash costs offset by an
increase in cash interest expense of $106 million over the
corresponding prior period.
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased
$177 million, or 41%, from $431 million for the year
ended December 31, 2004 to $254 million for the year
ended December 31, 2005. For the year ended
December 31, 2005, net cash provided by operating
activities decreased primarily as a result of an increase in
cash interest expense of $179 million over the
corresponding prior period.
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Net cash provided by operating activities decreased
$315 million, or 42%, from $746 million for the year
ended December 31, 2003 to $431 million for the year
ended December 31, 2004. For the year ended
December 31, 2004, net cash provided by operating
activities decreased primarily as a result of an increase in
cash interest expense of $227 million over the
corresponding prior period and changes in operating assets and
liabilities that provided $84 million less cash during the
year ended December 31, 2004 than the corresponding period
in 2003. The change in operating assets and liabilities is
primarily the result of the benefit in the year ended
December 31, 2003 from collection of receivables from
programmers related to network launches, while accounts
receivable remained essentially flat in the year ended
December 31, 2004.
Investing Activities. Net cash used by investing
activities for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
was $553 million and $472 million, respectively.
Investing activities used $81 million more cash during the
six months ended June 30, 2006 than the corresponding
period in 2005 primarily as a result of increased cash used for
the purchase of cable systems discussed above coupled with a
decrease in our liabilities related to capital expenditures.
Net cash used in investing activities for the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $1.0 billion and
$191 million, respectively. Investing activities used
$827 million more cash during the year ended
December 31, 2005 than the corresponding period in 2004
primarily as a result of cash provided by proceeds from the sale
of certain cable systems to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC in
2004 which did not recur in 2005 combined with increased cash
used for capital expenditures.
Net cash used in investing activities for the years ended
December 31, 2004 and 2003 was $191 million and
$765 million, respectively. Investing activities used
$574 million less cash during the year ended
December 31, 2004 than the corresponding period in 2003
primarily as a result of cash provided by proceeds from the sale
of certain cable systems to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC
offset by increased cash used for capital expenditures.
Financing Activities. Net cash provided by
financing activities was $383 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2006 and net cash used in financing
activities was $214 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2005. The increase in cash provided during the six
months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the corresponding
period in 2005, was primarily the result of proceeds from the
issuance of debt.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $232 million
and $221 million for the years ended December 31, 2005
and 2004, respectively. The increase in cash provided during the
year ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the
corresponding period in 2004, was primarily the result of a
decrease in net borrowings of long-term debt and in payments for
debt issuance costs.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended
December 31, 2004 was $221 million and the net cash
used in financing activities for the year ended
December 31, 2003 was $206 million. The increase in
cash provided during the year ended December 31, 2004, as
compared to the corresponding period in 2003, was primarily the
result of an increase in borrowings of long-term debt and
proceeds from issuance of debt reduced by repayments of
long-term debt.
We have significant ongoing capital expenditure requirements.
Capital expenditures were $539 million, $542 million,
$1.1 billion, $893 million and $804 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Capital expenditures decreased as a result of decreases in
expenditures related to line extensions and support capital
partially offset by increased spending on customer premise
equipment as a result of increases in digital video, high- speed
Internet and telephone customers. See the table below for more
details.
Our capital expenditures are funded primarily from cash flows
from operating activities, the issuance of debt and borrowings
under credit facilities. In addition, during the six months
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, our liabilities related
to capital expenditures decreased $9 million and increased
$48 million and $13 million and decreased
$33 million and $41 million, respectively.
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During 2006, we expect capital expenditures to be approximately
$1.0 billion to $1.1 billion. We expect that the
nature of these expenditures will continue to be composed
primarily of purchases of customer premise equipment related to
telephone and other advanced services, support capital and for
scalable infrastructure costs. We expect to fund capital
expenditures for 2006 primarily from cash flows from operating
activities, proceeds from asset sales and borrowings under our
credit facilities.
We have adopted capital expenditure disclosure guidance, which
was developed by eleven publicly traded cable system operators,
including Charter, with the support of the National
Cable & Telecommunications Association
(NCTA). The disclosure is intended to provide more
consistency in the reporting of operating statistics in capital
expenditures and customers among peer companies in the cable
industry. These disclosure guidelines are not required
disclosure under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(GAAP), nor do they impact our accounting for
capital expenditures under GAAP.
The following table presents our major capital expenditures
categories in accordance with NCTA disclosure guidelines for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars
in millions):
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Six Months | |
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Ended June 30, | |
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
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2003 | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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Customer premise equipment(a)
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|
$ |
258 |
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|
$ |
228 |
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$ |
434 |
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|
$ |
451 |
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|
$ |
380 |
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Scalable infrastructure(b)
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|
|
97 |
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|
|
89 |
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|
|
174 |
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|
|
108 |
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|
|
66 |
|
Line extensions(c)
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|
|
59 |
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|
|
77 |
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|
|
134 |
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|
|
131 |
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|
|
130 |
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Upgrade/ Rebuild(d)
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|
|
23 |
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|
|
22 |
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|
|
49 |
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|
|
49 |
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|
|
132 |
|
Support capital(e)
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|
|
102 |
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|
|
126 |
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|
|
297 |
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|
|
154 |
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|
|
96 |
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Total capital expenditures
|
|
$ |
539 |
|
|
$ |
542 |
|
|
$ |
1,088 |
|
|
$ |
893 |
|
|
$ |
804 |
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(a) |
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Customer premise equipment includes costs incurred at the
customer residence to secure new customers, revenue units and
additional bandwidth revenues. It also includes customer
installation costs in accordance with SFAS No. 51,
Financial Reporting by Cable Television Companies, and
customer premise equipment (e.g., set-top boxes and cable
modems, etc.). |
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(b) |
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Scalable infrastructure includes costs, not related to customer
premise equipment or our network, to secure growth of new
customers, revenue units and additional bandwidth revenues or
provide service enhancements (e.g., headend equipment). |
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(c) |
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Line extensions include network costs associated with entering
new service areas (e.g., fiber/coaxial cable, amplifiers,
electronic equipment, make-ready and design engineering). |
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(d) |
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Upgrade/rebuild includes costs to modify or replace existing
fiber/coaxial cable networks, including betterments. |
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(e) |
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Support capital includes costs associated with the replacement
or enhancement of non-network assets due to technological and
physical obsolescence (e.g., non-network equipment, land,
buildings and vehicles). |
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to various market risks, including fluctuations
in interest rates. We use interest rate risk management
derivative instruments, such as interest rate swap agreements
and interest rate collar agreements (collectively referred to
herein as interest rate agreements) as required under the terms
of the credit facilities of our subsidiaries. Our policy is to
manage interest costs using a mix of fixed and variable rate
debt. Using interest rate swap agreements, we agree to exchange,
at specified intervals through 2007, the difference between
fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to
an agreed-upon notional principal amount. Interest rate collar
agreements are used to limit our exposure to, and to derive
benefits from, interest rate fluctuations on variable rate debt
to within a certain range of rates. Interest rate risk
management agreements are not held or issued for speculative or
trading purposes.
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As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, our
long-term debt totaled approximately $19.0 billion and
$18.5 billion, respectively. This debt was comprised of
approximately $5.8 billion and $5.7 billion of credit
facilities debt, $13.2 billion and $12.8 billion
accreted amount of high-yield notes, respectively.
As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the
weighted average interest rate on the credit facility debt was
approximately 8.0% and 7.8% and the weighted average interest
rate on the high-yield notes was approximately 10.3% and 10.2%,
respectively, resulting in a blended weighted average interest
rate of 9.6% and 9.5%, respectively. The interest rate on
approximately 76% of the total principal amount of our debt was
effectively fixed, including the effects of our interest rate
hedge agreements as of June 30, 2006 and December 31,
2005. The fair value of our high-yield notes was
$11.0 billion and $10.4 billion at June 30, 2006
and December 31, 2005, respectively. The fair value of our
credit facilities is $5.8 billion and $5.7 billion at
June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. The
fair value of high-yield notes is based on quoted market prices,
and the fair value of the credit facilities is based on dealer
quotations.
We do not hold or issue derivative instruments for trading
purposes. We do, however, have certain interest rate derivative
instruments that have been designated as cash flow hedging
instruments. For qualifying hedges, SFAS No. 133
allows derivative gains and losses to offset related results on
hedged items in the consolidated statement of operations. We
have formally documented, designated and assessed the
effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. For
the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, other income
includes gains of $2 million, $1 million,
$3 million, $4 million and $8 million,
respectively, which represent cash flow hedge ineffectiveness on
interest rate hedge agreements arising from differences between
the critical terms of the agreements and the related hedged
obligations. Changes in the fair value of interest rate
agreements designated as hedging instruments of the variability
of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations
that meet the effectiveness criteria of SFAS No. 133
are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss and
minority interest. For the six months ended June 30, 2006
and 2005 and the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and
2003, a gain of $0 and $9 million, $16 million,
$42 million and $48 million, respectively, related to
derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, was
recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The amounts
are subsequently reclassified into interest expense as a yield
adjustment in the same period in which the related interest on
the floating-rate debt obligations affects earnings (losses).
Certain interest rate derivative instruments are not designated
as hedges as they do not meet the effectiveness criteria
specified by SFAS No. 133. However, management
believes such instruments are closely correlated with the
respective debt, thus managing associated risk. Interest rate
derivative instruments not designated as hedges are marked to
fair value, with the impact recorded as other income in our
statements of operations. For the six months ended June 30,
2006 and 2005 and the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004
and 2003, other income includes gains of $9 million,
$25 million, $47 million, $65 million and
$57 million, respectively, for interest rate derivative
instruments not designated as hedges.
The table set forth below summarizes the fair values and
contract terms of financial instruments subject to interest rate
risk maintained by us as of June 30, 2006 (dollars in
millions):
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Fair Value at | |
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2006 | |
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2007 | |
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2008 | |
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2009 | |
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2010 | |
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Thereafter | |
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Total | |
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June 30, 2006 | |
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Debt:
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Fixed Rate
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|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
684 |
|
|
$ |
2,143 |
|
|
$ |
771 |
|
|
$ |
8,842 |
|
|
$ |
12,545 |
|
|
$ |
10,430 |
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Average Interest Rate
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8.25 |
% |
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9.50 |
% |
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|
10.28 |
% |
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|
11.01 |
% |
|
|
10.38 |
% |
|
|
10.34 |
% |
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|
|
Variable Rate
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
25 |
|
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
600 |
|
|
$ |
850 |
|
|
$ |
4,775 |
|
|
$ |
6,350 |
|
|
$ |
6,359 |
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|
|
Average Interest Rate
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8.21 |
% |
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8.14 |
% |
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8.22 |
% |
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9.64 |
% |
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8.66 |
% |
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8.39 |
% |
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8.75 |
% |
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Interest Rate
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Variable to Fixed Swaps
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$ |
898 |
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$ |
875 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
1,773 |
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$ |
6 |
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Average Pay Rate
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7.70 |
% |
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7.58 |
% |
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7.64 |
% |
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Average Receive Rate
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8.33 |
% |
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8.31 |
% |
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8.32 |
% |
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The notional amounts of interest rate instruments do not
represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a
measure of our exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged
are determined by reference to the notional amount and the other
terms of the contracts. The estimated fair value approximates
the costs (proceeds) to settle the outstanding contracts.
Interest rates on variable debt are estimated using the average
implied forward London Interbank Offering Rate
(LIBOR) rates for the year of maturity based on the yield
curve in effect at June 30, 2006.
At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we had
outstanding $1.8 billion and $1.8 billion and
$20 million and $20 million, respectively, in notional
amounts of interest rate swaps and collars, respectively. The
notional amounts of interest rate instruments do not represent
amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of
exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged are determined by
reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the
contracts.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued SFAS No. 153, Exchanges
of Non-monetary Assets An Amendment of APB
No. 29. This statement eliminates the exception to fair
value for exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it
with a general exception for exchange transactions that do not
have commercial substance that is, transactions that
are not expected to result in significant changes in the cash
flows of the reporting entity. We adopted this pronouncement
effective April 1, 2005. The exchange transaction discussed
in Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements included
elsewhere in this prospectus, was accounted for under this
standard.
In December 2004, the FASB issued the revised
SFAS No. 123, Share-Based Payment, which
addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in
which a company receives employee services in exchange for
(a) equity instruments of that company or
(b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the
companys equity instruments or that may be settled by the
issuance of such equity instruments. This statement was
effective for us beginning January 1, 2006. Because we
adopted the fair value recognition provisions of
SFAS No. 123 on January 1, 2003, we do not expect
this revised standard to have a material impact on our financial
statements.
In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47,
Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations.
This interpretation clarifies that the term conditional
asset retirement obligation as used in FASB Statement
No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations, refers to a legal obligation to perform an
asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of
settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not
be within the control of the entity. This pronouncement is
effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005.
The adoption of this interpretation did not have a material
impact on our financial statements.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of
FASB Statement No. 109, which provides criteria for the
recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of
uncertain tax positions. A tax benefit from an uncertain
position may be recognized only if it is more likely than
not that the position is sustainable based on its
technical merits. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We are
currently assessing the impact of FIN 48 on our financial
statements.
We do not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet
effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a
material effect on our accompanying financial statements.
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BUSINESS
For a chart showing our ownership structure, see page 3.
The data included in this Business section does not
take into account the effect of the sale of various assets to
Cebridge described under Summary Recent
Events Assets Sales unless otherwise noted.
Overview
We are a broadband communications company operating in the
United States, with approximately 6.17 million customers at
June 30, 2006. Through our broadband network of coaxial and
fiber optic cable, we offer our customers traditional cable
video programming (analog and digital, which we refer to as
video service), high-speed Internet access, advanced
broadband cable services (such as video on demand
(VOD), high definition television service and
interactive television) and, in some of our markets, telephone
service. See Products and Services for
further description of these terms, including
customers.
At June 30, 2006, we served approximately 5.88 million
analog video customers, of which approximately 2.89 million
were also digital video customers. We also served approximately
2.38 million high-speed Internet customers (including
approximately 272,500 who received only high-speed Internet
services). We also provided telephone service to approximately
257,600 customers (including approximately 24,100 who received
telephone service only).
At June 30, 2006, our investment in cable properties,
long-term debt and total members deficit was
$14.6 billion, $19.0 billion and $5.3 billion,
respectively. Our working capital deficit was $225 million
at June 30, 2006. For the six months ended June 30,
2006, our revenues from continuing operations and net loss were
approximately $2.7 billion and $754 million,
respectively.
We have a history of net losses. Further, we expect to continue
to report net losses for the foreseeable future. Our net losses
are principally attributable to insufficient revenue to cover
the combination of operating costs and interest costs we incur
because of our high level of debt and the depreciation expenses
that we incur resulting from the capital investments we have
made in our cable properties. We expect that these expenses will
remain significant, and we therefore expect to continue to
report net losses for the foreseeable future.
We are wholly owned by our parent company, CCHC, LLC
(CCHC), and indirectly owned by Charter
Communications Holding Company, LLC (Charter Holdco)
and Charter Communications, Inc. (Charter). Charter
was organized as a Delaware corporation in 1999 and completed an
initial public offering of its Class A common stock in
November 1999. Charter is a holding company whose principal
assets are, for accounting purposes, an approximate 48% equity
interest and a 100% voting interest in Charter Holdco, the
direct parent of CCHC. Charters only business is to act as
the sole manager of Charter Holdco and its subsidiaries. As sole
manager, Charter controls the affairs of Charter Holdco and most
of its subsidiaries, including us. Certain of our subsidiaries
commenced operations under the Charter
Communications name in 1994, and our growth through 2001
was primarily due to acquisitions and business combinations. We
do not expect to make any significant acquisitions in the
foreseeable future, but plan to evaluate opportunities to
consolidate our operations through exchanges of cable systems
with other cable operators, as they arise. We may also sell
certain assets from time to time. Paul G. Allen owns 44% of
Charter Holdco through affiliated entities. His membership units
are convertible at any time for shares of Charters
Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. Paul G. Allen
controls Charter with an as-converted common equity interest of
approximately 47% and a voting control interest of 90% as of
June 30, 2006.
Business Strategy
Our strategy is to leverage the capacity and the capabilities of
our broadband network to become the premier provider of in-home
entertainment and communications services in the communities we
serve. By offering excellent value and variety to our customers
through creative product bundles, strategic pricing and
packaging of all our products and services, our goal is to
increase profitable revenues that will enable us to maximize
return on our invested capital.
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Building on the foundation established throughout 2005, in 2006
we will strive toward:
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improving the
end-to-end customer
experience and increasing customer loyalty; |
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growing sales and retention for all our products and
services; and |
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driving operating and capital effectiveness. |
Providing superior customer service is an essential element of
our fundamental business strategy. We strive to continually
improve the end-to-end
customer experience and increase customer loyalty by effectively
managing our customer care contact centers in alignment with
technical operations. We are seeking to instill a
customer-service-oriented culture throughout the organization
and will continue to focus on excellence by pursuing further
improvements in customer service, technical operations, sales
and marketing.
We are dedicated to fostering strong relationships and making
not only financial investments, but the investment of time and
effort to strengthen the communities we serve. We have developed
programs and initiatives that provide valuable television time
to groups and organizations over our cable networks.
Providing desirable products and services and investing in
profitable marketing programs are major components of our sales
strategy. Bundling services, combining two or more services for
one discounted price, is fundamental to our marketing strategy.
We believe that combining our products into bundled offerings
provides value to our customers that distinguishes us from the
competition. We believe bundled offerings increase penetration
of all our products and services and improves customer retention
and perception. Through targeted marketing of bundled services,
we will pursue growth in our customer base and improvements in
customer satisfaction. Targeted marketing also promotes the
appropriate matching of services with customer needs leading to
improved retention of existing customers and lower bad debt
expense.
Expanding telephone service to additional markets and achieving
increased telephone service penetration will be a high priority
in 2006 and will be important to revenue growth. We plan to add
enhancements to our high-speed Internet service to provide
customers the best possible Internet experience. Our digital
video platform enables us to provide customers advanced video
products and services such as VOD, high-definition television
and digital video recorder (DVR) service. We will
also continue to explore additional product and service
offerings to complement and enhance our existing offerings and
generate profitable revenue growth.
In addition to the focus on our primary residential customer
base, we will strive to expand the marketing of our video and
high-speed Internet services to the business community and
introduce telephone service, which we believe has growth
potential.
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Operating and Capital Effectiveness |
We plan to further capitalize on initiatives launched during
2005 to continue to drive operating and capital effectiveness.
Specifically, additional improvements in work force management
will enhance the efficient operation of our customer care
centers and technical operations functions. We will continue to
place the highest priority for capital spending on
revenue-generating initiatives such as telephone deployment.
With over 92% of our homes passed having bandwidth of 550
megahertz or higher, we believe our broadband network provides
the infrastructure to deliver the products and services
todays consumer desires. See Our Network
Technology. In 2005 we invested in programs and
initiatives to improve all aspects of operations, and going
forward we will seek to capitalize on that solid foundation. We
plan to leverage both our broadband network and prior
investments in operational efficiencies to generate profitable
revenue growth.
Through our targeted marketing strategy, we plan to meet the
needs of our current customers and potential customers with
desirable, value-based offerings. We will seek to capitalize on
the capabilities of our
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broadband network in order to bring innovative products and
services to the marketplace. Our employees are dedicated to our
customer-first philosophy, and we will strive to support their
continued professional growth and development, providing the
right tools and training necessary to accomplish our goals. We
believe our strategy differentiates us from the competition and
plan to enhance our ability to continue to grow our broadband
operations in the communities we serve.
We continue to pursue opportunities to improve our liquidity.
Our efforts in this regard have resulted in the completion of a
number of transactions in 2005 and 2006, as follows:
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the July and September 2006 sale of cable systems to Cebridge,
New Wave and Orange for a total sales price of approximately
$971 million; |
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the April 2006 refinancing of our existing credit facilities
(see Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC Liquidity and Capital
Resources Recent Financing Transactions
included elsewhere in this Prospectus; |
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the January 2006 sale by CCH II of an additional
$450 million principal amount of CCH II 2010 notes; |
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the September 2005 exchange by Charter Holdings, CCH I and CCH I
Holdings, LLC (CIH), of approximately
$6.8 billion in total principal amount of outstanding debt
securities of Charter Holdings in a private placement for new
debt securities; |
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the August 2005 sale by our subsidiaries, CCO Holdings, LLC
(CCO Holdings) and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., of
$300 million of
83/4% senior
notes due 2013; |
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the March and June 2005 issuance of $333 million of Charter
Operating notes in exchange for $346 million of Charter
Holdings notes; |
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the repurchase during 2005 of $136 million of
Charters 4.75% convertible senior notes due 2006
leaving $20 million in principal amount
outstanding; and |
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the March 2005 redemption of all of CC V Holdings, LLCs
outstanding 11.875% senior discount notes due 2008 at a
total cost of $122 million. |
Charter Background
In 1998, Mr. Allen acquired approximately 99% of the
non-voting economic interests in Marcus Cable, which owned
various operating subsidiaries that served approximately
1.1 million customers. Thereafter, in December 1998,
Mr. Allen acquired, through a series of transactions,
approximately 94% of the equity interests of CII, which
controlled various operating subsidiaries that serviced
approximately 1.2 million customers.
In March and April of 1999, Mr. Allen acquired the
remaining interests in Marcus Cable and, through a series of
transactions, combined the Marcus companies with the Charter
companies. As a consequence, the former operating subsidiaries
of Marcus Cable and all of the cable systems they owned came
under the ownership of Charter Holdings.
In July 1999, Charter was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of
CII, and in November 1999, Charter completed its initial public
offering.
During 1999 and 2000, Charter completed 16 cable system
acquisitions for a total purchase price of $14.7 billion
including $9.1 billion in cash, $3.3 billion of
assumed debt, $1.9 billion of equity interests issued and
Charter cable systems valued at $420 million. These
transactions resulted in a net total increase of approximately
3.9 million customers as of their respective dates of
acquisition.
In February 2001, Charter entered into several agreements with
AT&T Broadband, LLC involving several strategic cable system
transactions that resulted in a net addition of customers for
our systems. In the AT&T transactions, which closed in June
2001, Charter acquired cable systems from AT&T Broadband,
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LLC serving approximately 551,000 customers for a total of
$1.74 billion consisting of $1.71 billion in cash and
a Charter cable system valued at $25 million. In 2001,
Charter also acquired all of the outstanding stock of Cable USA,
Inc. and the assets of certain of its related affiliates in
exchange for consideration valued at $100 million
(consisting of Series A Preferred Stock with a face amount
of $55 million and the remainder in cash and assumed debt).
During 2002, Charter purchased additional cable systems in
Illinois serving approximately 28,000 customers, for a total
cash purchase price of approximately $63 million.
In 2003 and 2004, Charter sold certain non-core cable systems
serving approximately 264,100 customers in Florida,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and Washington
for an aggregate consideration of approximately
$826 million.
Products and Services
We offer our customers traditional cable video programming
(analog and digital) and in some areas advanced broadband
services such as high definition television, VOD and interactive
television as well as high-speed Internet services. We sell our
video programming and high-speed Internet services on a
subscription basis, with prices and related charges, that vary
primarily based on the types of service selected, whether the
services are sold as a bundle versus on an
á la carte basis, and the equipment necessary
to receive the services, with some variation in prices depending
on geographic location. In addition, we offer telephone service
to a portion of our homes passed.
The following table summarizes our customer statistics for
analog and digital video, residential high-speed Internet, and
residential telephone as of June 30, 2006 and 2005:
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Cable Video Services:
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Analog Video:
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Residential (non-bulk) analog video customers(b)
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5,600,300 |
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5,683,400 |
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Multi-dwelling (bulk) and commercial unit customers(c)
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275,800 |
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259,700 |
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Total analog video customers(b)(c)
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5,876,100 |
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5,943,100 |
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Digital Video:
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Digital video customers(d)
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2,889,000 |
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2,685,600 |
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Non-Video Cable Services:
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Residential high-speed Internet customers(e)
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2,375,100 |
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2,022,200 |
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Residential telephone customers(f)
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257,600 |
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67,800 |
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(a) |
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Customers include all persons our corporate billing
records show as receiving service (regardless of their payment
status), except for complimentary accounts (such as our
employees). At June 30, 2006 and 2005,
customers include approximately 55,900 and 45,100
persons whose accounts were over 60 days past due in
payment, approximately 14,300 and 8,200 persons whose accounts
were over 90 days past due in payment and approximately
8,900 and 4,500 of which were over 120 days past due in
payment, respectively. |
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Analog video customers include all customers who
receive video services (including those who also purchase
high-speed Internet and telephone services) but excludes
approximately 296,500 and 248,400 customers at June 30,
2006 and 2005, respectively, who receive high-speed Internet
service only or telephone service only and who are only counted
as high-speed Internet customers or telephone customers. |
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Included within video customers are those in
commercial and multi-dwelling structures, which are calculated
on an equivalent bulk unit (EBU) basis. EBU is
calculated for a system by dividing the bulk price charged to
accounts in an area by the most prevalent price charged to
non-bulk residential |
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customers in that market for the comparable tier of service. The
EBU method of estimating analog video customers is consistent
with the methodology used in determining costs paid to
programmers and has been used consistently. As we increase our
effective analog prices to residential customers without a
corresponding increase in the prices charged to commercial
service or multi-dwelling customers, our EBU count will decline
even if there is no real loss in commercial service or
multi-dwelling customers. |
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Digital video customers include all households that
have one or more digital set-top boxes. Included in
digital video customers on June 30, 2006 and
2005 are approximately 8,400 and 9,700 customers, respectively,
that receive digital video service directly through satellite
transmission. |
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Residential high-speed Internet customers represent
those customers who subscribe to our high-speed Internet service. |
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Residential telephone customers include all
households receiving telephone service. |
Our video service offerings include the following:
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Basic Analog Video. All of our video customers
receive a package of basic programming which generally consists
of local broadcast television, local community programming,
including governmental and public access, and limited
satellite-delivered or non-broadcast channels, such as weather,
shopping and religious services. Our basic channel
line-up generally has
between 15 and 30 channels. |
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Expanded Basic Video. This expanded programming
level includes a package of satellite-delivered or non-broadcast
channels and generally has between 30 and 50 channels in
addition to the basic channel line-up. |
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Premium Channels. These channels provide
commercial-free movies, sports and other special event
entertainment programming. Although we offer subscriptions to
premium channels on an individual basis, we offer an increasing
number of premium channel packages and we offer premium channels
with our advanced services. |
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Pay-Per-View. These channels allow customers to
pay on a per event basis to view a single showing of a recently
released movie, a one-time special sporting event, music concert
or similar event on a commercial-free basis. |
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Digital Video. We offer digital video service to
our customers in several different service combination packages.
All of our digital packages include a digital set-top box, an
interactive electronic programming guide, an expanded menu of
pay-per-view channels and the option to also receive digital
packages which range from 8 to 30 additional video channels. We
also offer our customers certain digital packages with one or
more premium channels that give customers access to several
different versions of the same premium channel. Some digital
tier packages focus on the interests of a particular customer
demographic and emphasize, for example, sports, movies, family
or ethnic programming. In addition to video programming, digital
video service enables customers to receive our advanced services
such as VOD and high definition television. Other digital
packages bundle digital television with our advanced services,
such as high-speed Internet services. |
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Video on Demand and Subscription Video on Demand.
We offer VOD service, which allows customers to access hundreds
of movies and other programming at any time with digital picture
quality. In some systems we also offer subscription VOD
(SVOD) for a monthly fee or included in a digital
tier premium channel subscription. |
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High Definition Television. High definition
television offers our digital customers video programming at a
higher resolution than the standard analog or digital video
image. |
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Digital Video Recorder. DVR service enables
customers to digitally record programming and to pause and
rewind live programming. |
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High-Speed Internet Services |
We offer high-speed Internet services to our residential and
commercial customers primarily via cable modems attached to
personal computers. We generally offer our high-speed Internet
service as Charter High-Speed
Internettm.
We also offer traditional
dial-up Internet access
in a very limited number of our markets.
We ended the second quarter of 2006 with 21% penetration of
high-speed Internet homes passed, up from 18% penetration of
high-speed Internet homes passed at June 30, 2005. This
gave us an annual percentage increase in high-speed Internet
customers of 17% and an increase in high-speed Internet revenues
of 19% in the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to
the six months ended June 30, 2005.
We provide voice communications services using voice over
Internet protocol, or VoIP, to transmit digital
voice signals over our systems. At June 30, 2006, telephone
service was available to approximately 4.7 million homes
passed, and we were marketing to approximately 92% of those
homes. We will continue to prepare additional markets for
telephone launches in 2006 and expect to have 6 to
8 million homes passed by the end of 2006.
We offer integrated network solutions to commercial and
institutional customers. These solutions include high-speed
Internet and video services. In addition, we offer high-speed
Internet services to small businesses. We will continue to
expand the marketing of our video and high-speed Internet
services to the business community and intend to introduce
telephone services.
We receive revenues from the sale of local advertising on
satellite-delivered networks such as
MTV®,
CNN®
and
ESPN®.
In any particular market, we generally insert local advertising
on up to 48 channels. We also provide cross-channel advertising
to some programmers.
From time to time, certain of our vendors, including programmers
and equipment vendors, have purchased advertising from us. For
the six months ended June 30, 2006 and the years ending
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, we had advertising
revenues from programmers of approximately $10 million,
$15 million, $16 million and $15 million,
respectively. These revenues resulted from purchases at market
rates pursuant to binding agreements.
Pricing of Our Products and Services
Our revenues are derived principally from the monthly fees our
customers pay for the services we offer. A one-time installation
fee, which is sometimes waived or discounted during certain
promotional periods, is charged to new customers. The prices we
charge vary based on the level of service the customer chooses
and the geographic market. Most of our pricing is reviewed and
adjusted on an annual basis.
In accordance with the Federal Communications Commissions
(FCC) rules, the prices we charge for cable-related
equipment, such as set-top boxes and remote control devices, and
for installation services are based on actual costs plus a
permitted rate of return.
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Although our cable service offerings vary across the markets we
serve because of various factors including competition and
regulatory factors, our services, when offered on a stand-alone
basis, are typically offered at monthly price ranges, excluding
franchise fees and other taxes, as follows:
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Price Range as of | |
Service |
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June 30, 2006 | |
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Analog video packages
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$ |
6.38-$ 58.00 |
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Premium channels
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$ |
10.00-$ 15.00 |
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Pay-per-view events
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$ |
2.99-$179.00 |
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Digital video packages (including high-speed Internet service
for higher tiers)
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$ |
34.00-$172.99 |
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High-speed Internet service
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$ |
21.95-$ 59.99 |
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Video on demand (per selection)
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$ |
0.99-$ 29.99 |
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High definition television
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$ |
3.00-$ 10.99 |
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Digital video recorder (DVR)
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$ |
9.99-$ 14.99 |
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In addition, from time to time we offer free service or
reduced-price service during promotional periods in order to
attract new customers. There is no assurance that these
customers will remain as customers when the period of free
service expires.
Our Network Technology
The following table sets forth the technological capacity of our
systems as of June 30, 2006 based on a percentage of homes
passed:
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550 megahertz | |
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550 megahertz | |
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750 megahertz | |
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860/870 megahertz | |
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Two-way Enabled | |
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5 |
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40 |
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47 |
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87 |
% |
Approximately 92% of our homes passed are served by systems that
have bandwidth of 550 megahertz or greater. This bandwidth
capacity enables us to offer digital television, high-speed
Internet services and other advanced services. It also enables
us to offer up to 82 analog channels, and even more channels
when our bandwidth is used for digital signal transmissions. Our
increased bandwidth also permits two-way communication for
Internet access, interactive services and telephone services.
We have reduced the number of headends that serve our customers
from 1,138 at January 1, 2001 to 711 at June 30, 2006.
Because headends are the control centers of a cable system,
where incoming signals are amplified, converted, processed and
combined for transmission to the customer, reducing the number
of headends reduces related equipment, service personnel and
maintenance expenditures. We believe that the headend
consolidation, together with our other upgrades, allows us to
provide enhanced picture quality and greater system reliability.
As of June 30, 2006, approximately 86% of our customers
were served by headends serving at least 10,000 customers.
As of June 30, 2006, our cable systems consisted of
approximately 223,000 strand miles, including approximately
59,400 strand miles of fiber optic cable, passing approximately
12.6 million households and serving approximately
6.2 million customers.
We adopted the hybrid fiber coaxial cable (HFC)
architecture as the standard for our systems upgrades. HFC
architecture combines the use of fiber optic cable with coaxial
cable. Fiber optic cable is a communication medium that uses
glass fibers to transmit signals over long distances with
minimum signal loss or distortion. Fiber optic cable has
excellent broadband frequency characteristics, noise immunity
and physical durability and can carry hundreds of video, data
and voice channels over extended distances. Coaxial cable is
less expensive but requires a more extensive signal
amplification in order to obtain the desired transmission levels
for delivering channels. In most systems, we deliver our signals
via fiber optic cable from the headend to a group of nodes, and
use coaxial cable to deliver the signal from individual nodes to
the homes passed served by that node. Our system design enables
a maximum of 500 homes passed to be served by a single node.
Currently, our average node serves approximately 385 homes
passed. Our system design
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provides for six strands of fiber to each node, with two strands
activated and four strands reserved for spares and future
services. The design also provides reserve capacity for the
addition of future services.
The primary advantages of HFC architecture over traditional
coaxial-only cable networks include:
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We currently maintain a national network operations center to
monitor our data networks and to further our strategy of
providing high quality service. Centralized monitoring is
increasingly important as we increase the number of high-speed
Internet customers utilizing two-way high-speed Internet
service. Our local dispatch centers focus primarily on
monitoring the HFC plant.
Management of Our Systems
Many of the functions associated with our financial and
administrative management are centralized, including accounting,
cash management, billing, finance and acquisitions, payroll,
accounts payable and benefits administration, information system
design and support, internal audit, purchasing, customer care,
marketing, programming contract administration and Internet
service, network and circuits administration. We operate with
four divisions. Each division is supported by operational,
financial, customer care, marketing and engineering functions.
Customer Care
Our customer care centers are managed centrally by Corporate
Vice Presidents of Customer Care. This team oversees and
administers the deployment and execution of care strategies and
initiatives on a company-wide basis. We have 36 customer service
locations, including 14 regional contact centers that serve our
customers. This reflects a substantial consolidation of our
customer care facilities. We believe that this consolidation
will continue to allow us to improve the consistency of our
service delivery and customer satisfaction.
Specifically, through this consolidation, we are now able to
service our customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week and
utilize technologically advanced equipment that we believe
enhances interactions with our customers through more
intelligent call routing, data management, and forecasting and
scheduling capabilities. We believe this consolidation also
allows us to more effectively provide our customer care
specialists with ongoing training intended to improve complaint
resolution, equipment troubleshooting, sales of new and
additional services, and customer retention.
We believe that, despite our consolidation, we still need to
make improvements in the area of customer care, and that this
has, in part, led to a continued loss of customers. Accordingly,
we have begun an internal operational improvement initiative
aimed at helping us gain new customers and retain existing
customers, which is focused on customer care, among other areas.
We have increased our efforts to focus management attention on
instilling a customer service oriented culture throughout the
company and to give those areas of our operations increased
priority of resources for staffing levels, training budgets and
financial incentives for employee performance in those areas.
In a further effort to better serve our customers, we have also
entered into outsource partnership agreements with multiple
outsource providers. We believe the establishment of these
relationships expands our ability to achieve our service
objectives and increases our ability to support marketing
activities by providing additional capacity available to support
customer inquiries.
We also utilize our website to enhance customer care by enabling
customers to view and pay their bills online, obtain useful
information and perform various equipment troubleshooting
procedures. We also offer chat and email functionality on-line
to our customers.
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Sales and Marketing
Our marketing infrastructure is intended to promote interaction,
information flow and sharing of best practices between our
corporate office and our field offices, which make local
decisions as to when and how marketing programs will be
implemented. In 2005, our primary strategic direction was
focused on eliminating aggressive promotional pricing and
implementing targeted marketing programs designed to offer the
optimal combination of products to the most appropriate
consumers to accelerate the growth of profitable revenues.
In 2005, we increased our targeted marketing efforts and related
expenditures, the long-term objective of which is to increase
revenues through deeper market penetration of all of our
services and increase the average number of services per
household. Marketing expenditures from continuing operations
increased 23% to $80 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2006, as compared to the six months ended
June 30, 2005. Marketing expenditures from continuing
operations increased 19% over the year ended December 31,
2004 to $142 million for the year ended December 31,
2005. We will continue to invest in targeted marketing efforts
in 2006.
We monitor customer perception, competition, pricing and product
preferences, among other factors, to increase our responsiveness
to our customers. Our coordinated marketing strategies include
door-to-door
solicitation, telemarketing, media advertising,
e-marketing, direct
mail solicitation and retail locations. In 2005, we increased
our focus on marketing and selling our services through consumer
electronics retailers and other retailers that sell televisions
or cable modems.
Programming
We believe that offering a wide variety of programming is an
important factor that influences a customers decision to
subscribe to and retain our cable services. We rely on market
research, customer demographics and local programming
preferences to determine channel offerings in each of our
markets. We obtain basic and premium programming from a number
of suppliers, usually pursuant to a written contract. Our
programming contracts generally continue for a fixed period of
time, usually from three to ten years, and are subject to
negotiated renewal. Some program suppliers offer financial
incentives to support the launch of a channel and/or ongoing
marketing support. We also negotiate volume discount pricing
structures. Programming costs are usually payable each month
based on calculations performed by us and are subject to audits
by the programmers.
Programming is usually made available to us for a license fee,
which is generally paid based on the number of customers to whom
we make such programming available. Such license fees may
include volume discounts available for higher
numbers of customers, as well as discounts for channel placement
or service penetration. Some channels are available without cost
to us for a limited period of time, after which we pay for the
programming. For home shopping channels, we receive a percentage
of the revenue attributable to our customers purchases.
Our cable programming costs have increased, in every year we
have operated, in excess of customary inflationary and
cost-of-living type
increases. We expect them to continue to increase due to a
variety of factors, including annual increases imposed by
programmers and additional programming being provided to
customers as a result of system rebuilds and bandwidth
reallocation, both of which increase channel capacity. In
particular, sports programming costs have increased
significantly over the past several years. In addition,
contracts to purchase sports programming sometimes provide for
optional additional programming to be available on a surcharge
basis during the term of the contract.
Over the past several years, we have not been able to increase
prices sufficiently to offset increased programming costs and
with the impact of competition and other marketplace factors, we
will not be able to do so in the foreseeable future. In order to
maintain or mitigate reductions of margins despite increasing
programming costs, we plan to continue to migrate certain
program services from our analog level of service to
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our digital tiers. As we migrate our programming to our digital
tier packages, certain programming that was previously available
to all of our customers via an analog signal, may be part of an
elective digital tier package. As a result, the customer base
upon which we pay programming fees will proportionately
decrease, and the overall expense for providing that service
would likewise decrease. Reductions in the size of certain
programming customer bases may result in the loss of specific
volume discount benefits.
As measured by programming costs, and excluding premium services
(substantially all of which were renegotiated and renewed in
2003), as of July 7, 2006 approximately 11% of our current
programming contracts were expired, and approximately another 4%
are scheduled to expire by the end of 2006. We plan to seek to
renegotiate the terms of our agreements with certain programmers
as these agreements come due for renewal. There can be no
assurance that these agreements will be renewed on favorable or
comparable terms. To the extent that we are unable to reach
agreement with certain programmers on terms that we believe are
reasonable, we may be forced to remove such programming channels
from our line-up, which may result in a loss of customers. In
addition, our inability to fully pass these programming cost
increases on to our customers has had an adverse impact on our
cash flow and operating margins.
Franchises
As of June 30, 2006, our systems operated pursuant to a
total of approximately 4,100 franchises, permits and similar
authorizations issued by local and state governmental
authorities. Each franchise, permit or similar authorization is
awarded by a governmental authority and such governmental
authority often must approve a transfer to another party. Most
franchises are subject to termination proceedings in the event
of a material breach. In addition, most franchises require us to
pay the granting authority a franchise fee of up to 5.0% of
gross revenues as defined in the various agreements, which is
the maximum amount that may be charged under the applicable
federal law. We are entitled to and generally do pass this fee
through to the customer.
Prior to the scheduled expiration of most franchises, we
initiate renewal proceedings with the granting authorities. This
process can take three years but in some instances can take a
shorter period of time. The Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (the Communications Act), which is the
primary federal statute regulating interstate communications,
provides for an orderly franchise renewal process in which
granting authorities may not unreasonably withhold renewals. In
connection with the franchise renewal process, many governmental
authorities require the cable operator to make certain
commitments. Historically we have been able to renew our
franchises without incurring significant costs, although any
particular franchise may not be renewed on commercially
favorable terms or otherwise. Our failure to obtain renewals of
our franchises, especially those in the major metropolitan areas
where we have the most customers, could have a material adverse
effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of
operations or our liquidity, including our ability to comply
with our debt covenants. Approximately 12% of our franchises,
covering approximately 13% of our analog video customers, were
expired as of June 30, 2006. Approximately 4% of additional
franchises, covering approximately 6% of additional analog video
customers, will expire on or before December 31, 2006, if
not renewed prior to expiration. We do not expect the granting
authorities to deny our right to renew substantially all of
these franchises.
Different legislative proposals have been introduced in the
United States Congress and in some state legislatures that would
greatly streamline cable franchising. This legislation is
intended to facilitate entry by new competitors, particularly
local telephone companies. Such legislation has passed in a
number of states in which we have operations and one of these
newly enacted statutes is subject to court challenge. Although
various legislative proposals provide some regulatory relief for
incumbent cable operators, these proposals are generally viewed
as being more favorable to new entrants due to a number of
varying factors including efforts to withhold streamlined cable
franchising from incumbents until after the expiration of their
existing franchises and the potential for new entrants to serve
only higher-income areas of a particular community. To the
extent incumbent cable operators are not able to avail
themselves of this streamlined franchising process, such
operators may continue to be subject to more onerous franchise
requirements at the local level than new entrants. The FCC
recently initiated a proceeding to determine whether local
franchising authorities are impeding the deployment of
competitive cable services through unreasonable franchising
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requirements and whether any such impediments should be
preempted. At this time, we are not able to determine what
impact such proceeding may have on us.
Competition
We face competition in the areas of price, service offerings,
and service reliability. We compete with other providers of
television signals and other sources of home entertainment. In
addition, as we continue to expand into additional services such
as high-speed Internet access and telephone, we face competition
from other providers of each type of service. We operate in a
very competitive business environment, which can adversely
affect our business and operations.
In terms of competition for customers, we view ourselves as a
member of the broadband communications industry, which
encompasses multi-channel video for television and related
broadband services, such as high-speed Internet, telephone and
other interactive video services. In the broadband industry, our
principal competitor for video services throughout our territory
is direct broadcast satellite (DBS), our principal
competitor for data services is digital subscriber line
(DSL) provided by telephone companies and our
principal competitors for telephone services are established
telephone companies and other carriers, including VoIP
providers. Based on telephone companies entry into video
service and the upgrade of their networks, they will likely
increasingly become an even more significant competitor for both
data and video services. We do not consider other cable
operators to be significant
one-on-one competitors
in the market overall, as traditional overbuilds are infrequent
and spotty geographically (although in any particular market, a
cable operator overbuilder would likely be a significant
competitor at the local level). As of June 30, 2006, we are
aware of traditional overbuild situations in service areas
covering approximately 8% of our total homes passed and
potential overbuilds in areas servicing approximately an
additional 5% of our total homes passed.
Although cable operators tend not to be direct competitors for
customers, their relative size may affect the competitive
landscape in terms of how a cable company competes against
non-cable competitors in the marketplace as well as in
relationships with vendors who deal with cable operators. For
example, a larger cable operator might have better access to and
pricing for the multiple types of services cable companies
offer. Also, a larger entity might have different access to
financial resources and acquisition opportunities.
Our key competitors include:
Direct broadcast satellite is a significant competitor to cable
systems. The DBS industry has grown rapidly over the last
several years and now serves more than 27 million
subscribers nationwide. DBS service allows the subscriber to
receive video services directly via satellite using a relatively
small dish antenna. EchoStar and DirecTV both have entered into
joint marketing agreements with major telecommunications
companies to offer bundled packages combining phone, data and
video services.
Video compression technology and high powered satellites allow
DBS providers to offer more than 200 digital channels from a
single satellite, thereby surpassing the typical analog cable
system. In 2005, major DBS competitors offered a greater variety
of channel packages, and were especially competitive at the
lower end pricing, such as a monthly price of approximately $35
for 60 channels compared to approximately $45 for the closest
comparable package in most of our markets. In addition, while we
continue to believe that the initial investment by a DBS
customer exceeds that of a cable customer, the initial equipment
cost for DBS has decreased substantially, as the DBS providers
have aggressively marketed offers to new customers of incentives
for discounted or free equipment, installation and multiple
units. DBS providers are able to offer service nationwide and
are able to establish a national image and branding with
standardized offerings, which together with their ability to
avoid franchise fees of up to 5% of revenues and property tax,
leads to greater efficiencies and lower costs in the lower tiers
of service. We believe that cable-delivered VOD and SVOD service
are superior to DBS service because cable headends can store
thousands of titles which customers can access and control
independently, whereas DBS technology can only make available a
much smaller number of titles with DVR-like customer control. We
also believe that our higher tier products, particularly our
bundled premium packages, are price-competitive with DBS
packages and that many consumers prefer our
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ability to economically bundle video packages with data
packages. Further, cable providers have the potential in some
areas to provide a more complete whole house
communications package when combining video, high-speed Internet
and telephone services. We believe that this ability to bundle,
combined with the introduction of more new products that DBS
cannot readily offer (local high definition television and local
interactive television) differentiates us from DBS competitors
and could enable us to win back some of our former customers who
migrated to satellite. However, joint marketing arrangements
between DBS providers and telecommunications carriers allow
similar bundling of services in certain areas and DBS providers
are making investments to offer more high definition programming
including local high definition programming. Competition from
DBS service providers may also present greater challenges in
areas of lower population density, and we believe that our
systems serve a higher concentration of such areas than those of
other major cable service providers.
DBS providers have made attempts at widespread deployment of
high-speed Internet access services via satellite but those
services have been technically constrained and of limited
appeal. DBS providers continue to explore options, such as
combining satellite communications with terrestrial wireless
networks, to provide high-speed Internet and other services. DBS
providers have entered into joint marketing arrangements with
telecommunications carriers allowing them to offer terrestrial
DSL services in many markets.
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DSL service allows Internet access to subscribers at data
transmission speeds greater than those available over
conventional telephone lines. DSL service therefore is
competitive with high-speed Internet access over cable systems.
Most telephone companies which already have plant, an existing
customer base, and other operational functions in place (such
as, billing, service personnel, etc.) offer DSL service. DSL
actively markets its service and many providers have offered
promotional pricing with a one-year service agreement. The FCC
has determined that DSL service is an information
service, and based on that classification removed DSL
service from many traditional telecommunications regulations.
Legislative action and the FCCs decisions and policies in
this area are subject to change. We expect DSL to remain a
significant competitor to our data services, particularly as we
enter the telephone business and telephone companies
aggressively bundle DSL with telephone service to discourage
customers from switching. In addition, the continuing deployment
of fiber by telephone companies into their networks will enable
them to provide higher bandwidth Internet service than provided
over traditional DSL lines.
DSL and other forms of high-speed Internet access provide
competition to our high-speed Internet service. For example, as
discussed above, satellite-based delivery options are in
development. In addition, local wireless Internet services have
recently begun to operate in many markets using available
unlicensed radio spectrum. This service option, popularly known
as wi-fi, offers another alternative to cable-based
Internet access.
High-speed Internet access facilitates the streaming of video
into homes and businesses. As the quality and availability of
video streaming over the Internet improves, video streaming
likely will compete with the traditional delivery of video
programming services over cable systems. It is possible that
programming suppliers will consider bypassing cable operators
and market their services directly to the consumer through video
streaming over the Internet.
We believe that pricing for residential and commercial Internet
services on our system is generally comparable to that for
similar DSL services and that some residential customers prefer
our ability to bundle Internet services with video services.
However, DSL providers may currently be in a better position to
offer data services to businesses since their networks tend to
be more complete in commercial areas. They also have the ability
to bundle telephone with Internet services for a higher
percentage of their customers, and that ability is appealing to
many consumers. Joint marketing arrangements between DSL
providers and DBS providers may allow some additional bundling
of services. Moreover, major telephone companies, such as
AT&T and Verizon, are now deploying fiber deep into their
networks that enables them in some areas to offer high bandwidth
video services over their networks, in addition to established
voice and Internet services.
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The competitive environment has been significantly affected by
technological developments and regulatory changes enacted under
the 1996 Telecom Act, which amended the Communications Act and
which is designed to enhance competition in the cable television
and local telephone markets (the 1996 Telecom Act).
Federal cross-ownership restrictions historically limited entry
by local telephone companies into the cable business. The 1996
Telecom Act modified this cross-ownership restriction, making it
possible for local exchange carriers, who have considerable
resources, to provide a wide variety of video services
competitive with services offered by cable systems.
Telephone companies already provide facilities for the
transmission and distribution of voice and data services,
including Internet services, in competition with our existing or
potential interactive services ventures and businesses.
Telephone companies can lawfully enter the cable television
business and some telephone companies have been extensively
deploying fiber in their networks, which enables them to provide
video services, as well as telephone and Internet access
service. At least one major telephone company plans to provide
Internet protocol video over its upgraded network and contends
that its use of this technology should allow it to provide video
service without a cable franchise as required under
Title VI of the Communications Act. Telephone companies
deploying fiber more extensively are already providing video
services in some communities. Although telephone companies have
obtained franchises or alternative authorizations in some areas
and are seeking them in others, they are attempting through
various means (including federal and state legislation and
through FCC rulemaking) to weaken or streamline the franchising
requirements applicable to them. If telephone companies are
successful in avoiding or weakening the franchise and other
regulatory requirements that are applicable to cable operators
like us, their competitive posture would be enhanced. We cannot
predict the likelihood of success of the broadband services
offered by our competitors or the impact on us of such
competitive ventures. The large scale entry of major telephone
companies as direct competitors in the video marketplace could
adversely affect the profitability and valuation of established
cable systems.
We provide telephone service over our broadband communications
networks in a number of its service areas. We also provide
traditional circuit-switched phone service in a few communities.
In these areas, we compete directly with established telephone
companies and other carriers, including VoIP providers, for
voice service customers. As we expand our offerings to include
voice services, we will be subject to considerable competition
from telephone companies and other telecommunications providers.
The telecommunications industry is highly competitive and
includes competitors with greater financial and personnel
resources, who have brand name recognition and long-standing
relationships with regulatory authorities and customers.
Moreover, mergers, joint ventures and alliances among franchise,
wireless or private cable operators, local exchange carriers and
others may result in providers capable of offering cable
television, Internet, and telecommunications services in direct
competition with us. For example, major local exchange carriers
have entered into arrangements with EchoStar and DirecTV in
which they will market packages combining phone service, DSL and
DBS services.
Additionally, we are subject to competition from utilities which
possess fiber optic transmission lines capable of transmitting
signals with minimal signal distortion. Utilities are also
developing broadband over power line technology, which will
allow the provision of Internet and other broadband services to
homes and offices. Utilities have deployed broadband over power
line technology in a few limited markets.
Cable television has long competed with broadcast television,
which consists of television signals that the viewer is able to
receive without charge using an off-air antenna. The
extent of such competition is dependent upon the quality and
quantity of broadcast signals available through
off-air reception compared to the services provided
by the local cable system. Traditionally, cable television has
provided a higher picture quality and more channel offerings
than broadcast television. However, the recent licensing of
digital spectrum by the FCC will provide traditional
broadcasters with the ability to deliver high definition
television pictures and multiple digital-quality program
streams, as well as advanced digital services such as
subscription video and data transmission.
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Cable systems are operated under non-exclusive franchises
granted by local authorities. More than one cable system may
legally be built in the same area. It is possible that a
franchising authority might grant a second franchise to another
cable operator and that such a franchise might contain terms and
conditions more favorable than those afforded us. In addition,
entities willing to establish an open video system, under which
they offer unaffiliated programmers non-discriminatory access to
a portion of the systems cable system, may be able to
avoid local franchising requirements. Well financed businesses
from outside the cable industry, such as public utilities that
already possess fiber optic and other transmission lines in the
areas they serve, may over time become competitors. There are a
number of cities that have constructed their own cable systems,
in a manner similar to city-provided utility services. There
also has been interest in traditional overbuilds by private
companies. Constructing a competing cable system is a capital
intensive process which involves a high degree of risk. We
believe that in order to be successful, a competitors
overbuild would need to be able to serve the homes and
businesses in the overbuilt area on a more cost-effective basis
than we can. Any such overbuild operation would require either
significant access to capital or access to facilities already in
place that are capable of delivering cable television
programming.
As of June 30, 2006, we are aware of overbuild situations
impacting approximately 8% of our total homes passed and
potential overbuild situations in areas servicing approximately
an additional 5% of our total homes passed. Additional overbuild
situations may occur in other systems.
Additional competition is posed by satellite master antenna
television systems, or SMATV systems, serving multiple dwelling
units, or MDUs, such as condominiums, apartment complexes, and
private residential communities. These private cable systems may
enter into exclusive agreements with such MDUs, which may
preclude operators of franchise systems from serving residents
of such private complexes. Private cable systems can offer both
improved reception of local television stations and many of the
same satellite-delivered program services that are offered by
cable systems. SMATV systems currently benefit from operating
advantages not available to franchised cable systems, including
fewer regulatory burdens and no requirement to service low
density or economically depressed communities. Exemption from
regulation may provide a competitive advantage to certain of our
current and potential competitors.
Cable systems also compete with wireless program distribution
services such as multi-channel multipoint distribution systems
or wireless cable, known as MMDS, which uses
low-power microwave frequencies to transmit television
programming
over-the-air to paying
customers. MMDS services, however, require unobstructed
line of sight transmission paths and MMDS ventures
have been quite limited to date.
The FCC completed its auction of Multichannel Video
Distribution & Data Service (MVDDS)
licenses. MVDDS is a new terrestrial video and data fixed
wireless service that the FCC hopes will spur competition in the
cable and DBS industries.
Our principal physical assets consist of cable distribution
plant and equipment, including signal receiving, encoding and
decoding devices, headend reception facilities, distribution
systems and customer drop equipment for each of our cable
systems.
Our cable plant and related equipment are generally attached to
utility poles under pole rental agreements with local public
utilities and telephone companies, and in certain locations are
buried in underground ducts or trenches. We own or lease real
property for signal reception sites and own most of our service
vehicles.
Historically, our subsidiaries have owned the real property and
buildings for our data centers, customer contact centers and our
divisional administrative offices. Since early 2003 we have
reduced our total real
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estate portfolio square footage by approximately 17% and have
decreased our operating annual lease costs by approximately 30%.
In addition, Charter has sold $15 million worth of surplus
land and buildings. We plan to continue to reduce costs and
excess capacity in this area through consolidation of sites
within our system footprints. Our subsidiaries generally have
leased space for business offices throughout our operating
divisions. Our headend and tower locations are located on owned
or leased parcels of land, and we generally own the towers on
which our equipment is located. Charter Holdco owns the real
property and building for our principal executive offices.
The physical components of our cable systems require maintenance
as well as periodic upgrades to support the new services and
products we introduce. See Our Network
Technology. We believe that our properties are generally
in good operating condition and are suitable for our business
operations.
Employees
As of June 30, 2006, we had approximately
15,600 full-time equivalent employees, and our parent
companies employed approximately 600 full-time employees to
manage our operations. At June 30, 2006, approximately 100
of our employees were represented by collective bargaining
agreements. We have never experienced a work stoppage.
The corporate office, which includes employees of Charter and
Charter Holdco, is responsible for coordinating and overseeing
our operations. The corporate office performs certain financial
and administrative functions on a centralized basis such as
accounting, taxes, billing, finance and acquisitions, payroll
and benefit administration, information system design and
support, internal audit, purchasing, customer care, marketing
and programming contract administration and oversight and
coordination of external auditors and consultants and related
professional fees. The corporate office performs these services
on a cost reimbursement basis pursuant to a management services
agreement. See Certain Relationships and Related Party
Transactions Transactions Arising Out of Our
Organizational Structure and Mr. Allens Investment in
Charter and Its Subsidiaries Intercompany Management
Arrangements and Certain Relationships and Related
Party Transactions Transactions Arising Out of Our
Organizational Structure and Mr. Allens Investment in
Charter and Its Subsidiaries Mutual Services
Agreements.
Legal Proceedings
Charter is a party to lawsuits and claims that have arisen in
the ordinary course of conducting its business. The ultimate
outcome of all of these legal matters pending against us or our
subsidiaries cannot be predicted, and although such lawsuits and
claims are not expected individually to have a material adverse
effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of
operations or liquidity, such lawsuits could have, in the
aggregate, a material adverse effect on our consolidated
financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION
The following summary addresses the key regulatory and
legislative developments affecting the cable industry. Cable
system operations are extensively regulated by the FCC, some
state governments and most local governments. A failure to
comply with these regulations could subject us to substantial
penalties. Our business can be dramatically impacted by changes
to the existing regulatory framework, whether triggered by
legislative, administrative, or judicial rulings. Congress and
the FCC have expressed a particular interest in increasing
competition in the communications field generally and in the
cable television field specifically. The 1996 Telecom Act, which
amended the Communications Act, altered the regulatory structure
governing the nations communications providers. It removed
barriers to competition in both the cable television market and
the local telephone market. At the same time, the FCC has
pursued spectrum licensing options designed to increase
competition to the cable industry by wireless multi-channel
video programming distributors. We could be materially
disadvantaged in the future if we are subject to new regulations
that do not equally impact our key competitors.
Congress and the FCC have frequently revisited the subject of
communications regulation, and they are likely to do so in the
future. In addition, franchise agreements with local governments
must be periodically renewed, and new operating terms may be
imposed. Future legislative, regulatory, or judicial changes
could adversely affect our operations. We can provide no
assurance that the already extensive regulation of our business
will not be expanded in the future.
Cable Rate Regulation
The cable industry has operated under a federal rate regulation
regime for more than a decade. The regulations currently
restrict the prices that cable systems charge for the minimum
level of video programming service, referred to as basic
service, and associated equipment. All other cable
offerings are now universally exempt from rate regulation.
Although basic rate regulation operates pursuant to a federal
formula, local governments, commonly referred to as local
franchising authorities, are primarily responsible for
administering this regulation. The majority of our local
franchising authorities have never been certified to regulate
basic cable rates, but they retain the right to do so (and order
rate reductions and refunds), except in those specific
communities facing effective competition, as defined
under federal law. With increased DBS competition, our systems
are increasingly likely to satisfy the effective competition
standard. We have already secured FCC recognition of effective
competition, and been rate deregulated, in many of our
communities.
There have been frequent calls to impose expanded rate
regulation on the cable industry. Confronted with rapidly
increasing cable programming costs, it is possible that Congress
may adopt new constraints on the retail pricing or packaging of
cable programming. For example, there has been considerable
legislative and regulatory interest in requiring cable operators
to offer historically bundled programming services on an á
la carte basis or to at least offer a separately available
child-friendly Family Tier. Such constraints could
adversely affect our operations.
Federal rate regulations generally require cable operators to
allow subscribers to purchase premium or pay-per-view services
without the necessity of subscribing to any tier of service,
other than the basic service tier. The applicability of this
rule in certain situations remains unclear, and adverse
decisions by the FCC could affect our pricing and packaging of
services. As we attempt to respond to a changing marketplace
with competitive pricing practices, such as targeted promotions
and discounts, we may face additional legal restraints and
challenges that impede our ability to compete.
Must Carry/ Retransmission Consent
There are two alternative legal methods for carriage of local
broadcast television stations on cable systems. Federal law
currently includes must carry regulations, which
require cable systems to carry certain local broadcast
television stations that the cable operator would not select
voluntarily. Alternatively, federal law includes
retransmission consent regulations, by which popular
commercial television stations can prohibit cable carriage
unless the cable operator first negotiates for
retransmission consent, which may be conditioned on
significant payments or other concessions. Either option has a
potentially adverse effect on our
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business. The burden associated with must carry could increase
significantly if cable systems were required to simultaneously
carry both the analog and digital signals of each television
station (dual carriage), as the broadcast industry transitions
from an analog to a digital format. The burden could also
increase significantly if cable systems become required to carry
multiple program streams included within a single digital
broadcast transmission (multicast carriage). Additional
government-mandated broadcast carriage obligations could disrupt
existing programming commitments, interfere with our preferred
use of limited channel capacity and limit our ability to offer
services that would maximize customer appeal and revenue
potential.
Although the FCC issued a decision in 2005 confirming an earlier
ruling against mandating either dual carriage or multicast
carriage, that decision is subject to a petition for
reconsideration which is pending before the FCC. In addition,
the FCC could reverse its own ruling or Congress could legislate
additional carriage obligations. February 2009 has been
established as the deadline for broadcasters to complete their
transition to digital spectrum and for the federal government to
reclaim analog spectrum. Cable operators may need to take
additional operational steps at that time to ensure that
customers not otherwise equipped to receive digital programming,
retain access to broadcast programming.
Access Channels
Local franchise agreements often require cable operators to set
aside certain channels for public, educational and governmental
access programming. Federal law also requires cable systems to
designate a portion of their channel capacity for commercial
leased access by unaffiliated third parties. Increased activity
in this area could further burden the channel capacity of our
cable systems.
Access to Programming
The Communications Act and the FCCs program
access rules generally prevent video programmers
affiliated with cable operators from favoring cable operators
over competing multichannel video distributors, such as DBS, and
limit the ability of such programmers to offer exclusive
programming arrangements to cable operators. The FCC has
extended the exclusivity restrictions through October 2007.
Given the heightened competition and media consolidation that we
face, it is possible that we will find it increasingly difficult
to gain access to popular programming at favorable terms. Such
difficulty could adversely impact our business.
Ownership Restrictions
Federal regulation of the communications field traditionally
included a host of ownership restrictions, which limited the
size of certain media entities and restricted their ability to
enter into competing enterprises. Through a series of
legislative, regulatory, and judicial actions, most of these
restrictions recently were eliminated or substantially relaxed.
For example, historic restrictions on local exchange carriers
offering cable service within their telephone service area, as
well as those prohibiting broadcast stations from owning cable
systems within their broadcast service area, no longer exist.
Changes in this regulatory area could alter the business
landscape in which we operate, as formidable new competitors
(including electric utilities, local exchange carriers, and
broadcast/media companies) may increasingly choose to offer
cable services.
The FCC previously adopted regulations precluding any cable
operator from serving more than 30% of all domestic
multi-channel video subscribers and from devoting more than 40%
of the activated channel capacity of any cable system to the
carriage of affiliated national video programming services.
These cable ownership restrictions were invalidated by the
courts, and the FCC is now considering adoption of replacement
regulations.
Internet Service
Over the past several years, proposals have been advanced that
would require cable operators offering Internet service to
provide non-discriminatory access to its network to competing
Internet service providers. In a 2005 ruling, commonly referred
to as Brand X , the Supreme Court upheld an FCC decision
making it less likely that any non-discriminatory open
access requirements (which are generally associated with
common
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carrier regulation of telecommunications services)
will be imposed on the cable industry by local, state or federal
authorities. The Supreme Court held that the FCC was correct in
classifying cable-provided Internet service as an
information service, rather than a
telecommunications service. This favorable
regulatory classification limits the ability of various
governmental authorities to impose open access requirements on
cable-provided Internet service.
Claiming an interest in maintaining network
neutrality, certain internet content providers and
consumer groups have advocated for new federal laws or
regulations limiting the ability of broadband network owners
(like us) to manage and control their own networks. In 2005, the
FCC issued a non-binding policy statement establishing four
basic principles that the FCC says will inform its ongoing
policymaking activities regarding broadband-related Internet
services. Those principles state that: consumers are entitled to
access the lawful Internet content of their choice; consumers
are entitled to run applications and services of their choice,
subject to the needs of law enforcement; consumers are entitled
to connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the
network; and consumers are entitled to competition among network
providers, application and service providers and content
providers. It is unclear what, if any, additional regulations
the FCC or Congress might impose on our Internet service, and
what, if any, impact such regulations might have on our business.
As the Internet has matured, it has become the subject of
increasing regulatory interest. Congress and federal regulators
have adopted a wide range of measures directly or potentially
affecting Internet use, including, for example, consumer
privacy, accommodation of law enforcement wiretaps, copyright
protections (which afford copyright owners certain rights
against us that could adversely affect our relationship with a
customer accused of violating copyright laws), defamation
liability, taxation, obscenity, and unsolicited commercial
e-mail regulations.
State and local governmental organizations have also adopted
Internet-related regulations. These various governmental
jurisdictions are also considering additional regulations in
these and other areas, such as pricing, service and product
quality, and intellectual property ownership. The adoption of
new Internet regulations or the adaptation of existing laws to
the Internet could adversely affect our business.
Phone Service
The 1996 Telecom Act, which amended the Communications Act,
created a more favorable regulatory environment for us to
provide phone services. In particular, it limited the regulatory
role of local franchising authorities and established
requirements ensuring that we could interconnect with other
telephone companies to provide a viable service. Many
implementation details remain unresolved, and there are
substantial regulatory changes being considered that could
impact, in both positive and negative ways, our primary
telecommunications competitors and our own entry into the field
of phone service. The FCC and state regulatory authorities are
considering, for example, whether common carrier regulation
traditionally applied to incumbent local exchange carriers
should be modified. The FCC has concluded that alternative voice
technologies, like certain types of VoIP, should be regulated
only at the federal level, rather than by individual states. A
legal challenge to that FCC decision is pending. While the
FCCs decision appears to be a positive development for
VoIP offerings, the FCC has demonstrated a willingness to impose
some traditional telecommunications regulations on VoIP
providers, requiring phone services using Internet Protocol
technology to comply with traditional 911 emergency service
obligations (E911) and universal service
obligations. It has also extended its requirement for
accommodating law enforcement wiretaps to such providers with a
deadline for compliance in 2007, that requirement has been
affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The
extension of other traditional telecommunications common carrier
requirements to VoIP providers could adversely affect our
business. It is unclear how these regulatory matters ultimately
will be resolved and how they will affect our potential
expansion into phone service.
Pole Attachments
The Communications Act requires most utilities to provide cable
systems with access to poles and conduits and simultaneously
subjects the rates charged for this access to either federal or
state regulation. The Communications Act specifies that
significantly higher rates apply if the cable plant is providing
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telecommunications service, in addition to cable service. The
FCC has clarified that a cable operators favorable pole
rates are not endangered by the provision of Internet access,
and that determination was upheld by the United States Supreme
Court. To date, VoIP service has not been classified as either a
telecommunications service or cable service under the
Communications Act. If VoIP were classified as a
telecommunications service under the Communications Act by the
FCC, a state Public Utility Commission, or an appropriate court,
it might result in significant increased pole attachment costs
for us, which could adversely affect our financial condition and
results of operations. It also remains possible that the
underlying pole attachment formula, or its application to
Internet and telecommunications offerings, will be modified in a
manner that substantially increases our pole attachment costs.
Cable Equipment
The FCC has undertaken several steps to promote competition in
the delivery of cable equipment and compatibility with new
digital technology. The FCC has expressly ruled that cable
customers must be allowed to purchase set-top boxes from third
parties and established a multi-year phase-in during which
security functions (which would remain in the operators
exclusive control) would be unbundled from the basic converter
functions, which could then be provided by third party vendors.
The first phase of implementation has already passed. A
prohibition on cable operators leasing digital set-top boxes
that integrate security and basic navigation functions is
currently scheduled to go into effect as of July 1, 2007.
We have petitioned the FCC to waive the prohibition as applied
to our least expensive digital set-top boxes. We cannot predict
whether the FCC will grant our request.
The FCC has adopted rules implementing an agreement between
major cable operators and manufacturers of consumer electronics
on plug and play specifications for one-way digital
televisions. The rules require cable operators to provide
CableCard security modules and support to customer
owned digital televisions and similar devices equipped with
built-in set-top box functionality. Cable operators must support
basic home recording rights and copy protection rules for
digital programming content. The FCCs plug and play rules
are under appeal, although the appeal has been stayed pending
FCC reconsideration.
The FCC is conducting additional related rulemakings, and the
cable and consumer electronics industries are currently
negotiating an agreement that would establish additional
specifications for two-way digital televisions. Congress is also
considering companion broadcast flag legislation to
provide copy protection for digital broadcast signals. It is
unclear how this process will develop and how it will affect our
offering of cable equipment and our relationship with our
customers.
Other Communications Act Provisions and FCC Regulatory
Matters
In addition to the Communications Act provisions and FCC
regulations noted above, there are other statutory provisions
and FCC regulations affecting our business. The Communications
Act, for example, includes cable and telecommunications-specific
privacy obligations. The Communications Act carefully limits our
ability to collect and disclose personal information.
FCC regulations include a variety of additional areas,
including, among other things: (1) equal employment
opportunity obligations; (2) customer service standards;
(3) technical service standards; (4) mandatory
blackouts of certain network, syndicated and sports programming;
(5) restrictions on political advertising;
(6) restrictions on advertising in childrens
programming; (7) restrictions on origination cablecasting;
(8) restrictions on carriage of lottery programming;
(9) sponsorship identification obligations;
(10) closed captioning of video programming;
(11) licensing of systems and facilities;
(12) maintenance of public files; and (13) emergency
alert systems.
It is possible that Congress or the FCC will expand or modify
its regulation of cable systems in the future, and we cannot
predict at this time how that might impact our business. For
example, there have been recent discussions about imposing
indecency restrictions directly on cable programming.
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Copyright
Cable systems are subject to federal copyright licensing
covering carriage of television and radio broadcast signals. The
possible modification or elimination of this compulsory
copyright license is the subject of continuing legislative
review and could adversely affect our ability to obtain desired
broadcast programming. Moreover, the Copyright Office has not
yet provided any guidance as to how the compulsory copyright
license should apply to newly offered digital broadcast signals.
Copyright clearances for non-broadcast programming services are
arranged through private negotiations. Cable operators also must
obtain music rights for locally originated programming and
advertising from the major music performing rights
organizations. These licensing fees have been the source of
litigation in the past, and we cannot predict with certainty
whether license fee disputes may arise in the future.
Franchise Matters
Cable systems generally are operated pursuant to nonexclusive
franchises granted by a municipality or other state or local
government entity in order to cross public
rights-of-way. Cable
franchises generally are granted for fixed terms and in many
cases include monetary penalties for noncompliance and may be
terminable if the franchisee fails to comply with material
provisions.
The specific terms and conditions of cable franchises vary
materially between jurisdictions. Each franchise generally
contains provisions governing cable operations, franchise fees,
system construction, maintenance, technical performance, and
customer service standards. A number of states subject cable
systems to the jurisdiction of centralized state government
agencies, such as public utility commissions. Although local
franchising authorities have considerable discretion in
establishing franchise terms, there are certain federal
protections. For example, federal law caps local franchise fees
and includes renewal procedures designed to protect incumbent
franchisees from arbitrary denials of renewal. Even if a
franchise is renewed, however, the local franchising authority
may seek to impose new and more onerous requirements as a
condition of renewal. Similarly, if a local franchising
authoritys consent is required for the purchase or sale of
a cable system, the local franchising authority may attempt to
impose more burdensome requirements as a condition for providing
its consent.
Different legislative proposals have been introduced and are
being actively considered in the United States Congress and
in some state legislatures that would greatly streamline cable
franchising. This legislation is intended to facilitate entry by
new competitors, particularly local telephone companies. Such
legislation has already passed in a number of states in which we
have operations and one of these newly enacted statutes is
subject to court challenge. Although various legislative
proposals provide some regulatory relief for incumbent cable
operators, these proposals are generally viewed as being more
favorable to new entrants due to a number of factors, including
provisions withholding streamlined cable franchising from
incumbents until after the expiration of their existing
franchises and allowing new entrants to serve only higher-income
areas of a particular community. To the extent incumbent cable
operators are not able to avail themselves of this streamlined
franchising process, such operators may continue to be subject
to more onerous franchise requirements at the local level than
new entrants. The FCC has initiated a proceeding to determine
whether local franchising authorities are impeding the
deployment of competitive cable services through unreasonable
franchising requirements and whether such impediments should be
preempted. At this time, we are not able to determine what
impact such proceeding may have on us.
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MANAGEMENT
Directors
CCH I, LLC and CCH II, LLC are holding companies with
no operations. CCH I Capital Corp and CCH II Capital Corp.
are wholly owned finance subsidiaries of CCH I, LLC and
CCH II, LLC, respectively, that exist solely for the
purpose of serving as co-obligor of CCH Is and CCH
IIs notes. CCH II, LLC, CCH I, LLC, CCH I
Captial Corp and CCH II Capital Corp. do not have any
employees. CCH II, LLC and CCH I, LLC, are
wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of Charter Holdings. See
Certain Relationships and Related Party
Transactions Transactions Arising Out of Our
Organization Structure and Mr. Allens Investment in
Charter and Its Subsidiaries Intercompany Management
Arrangements.
Neil Smit is the sole director of CCH I Capital Corp. and
CCH II Capital Corp. The persons listed below are directors
of Charter, CCH I Capital Corp or CCH II Capital Corp. as
indicated.
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Paul G. Allen
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Chairman of the board of directors |
W. Lance Conn
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Director of Charter |
Nathaniel A. Davis
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Jonathan L. Dolgen
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Director of Charter |
Rajive Johri
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Director of Charter |
Robert P. May
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Director of Charter |
David C. Merritt
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Director of Charter |
Marc B. Nathanson
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Director of Charter |
Jo Allen Patton
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Director of Charter |
Neil Smit
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Director of Charter, CCH I Capital Corp., CCH II Capital
Corp., President and Chief Executive Officer of Charter and
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John H. Tory
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Larry W. Wangberg
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The following sets forth certain biographical information with
respect to the directors listed above.
Paul G. Allen, 53, has been Chairman of
Charters board of directors since July 1999, and Chairman
of the board of directors of Charter Investment, Inc. (a
predecessor to, and currently an affiliate of, Charter) since
December 1998. Mr. Allen co-founded Microsoft Corporation
with Bill Gates in 1976 and remained the companys chief
technologist until he left Microsoft Corporation in 1983.
Mr. Allen is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc., a
multibillion dollar investment portfolio that includes large
stakes in DreamWorks Animation SKG, Digeo, Oxygen Media, real
estate and more than 40 other technology, media and content
companies. In 2004, Mr. Allen funded SpaceShipOne, the
first privately-funded effort to successfully put a civilian in
suborbital space and winner of the Ansari X-Prize competition.
Mr. Allen also owns the Seattle Seahawks NFL and Portland
Trail Blazers NBA franchises. In addition, Mr. Allen is a
director of Vulcan Programming Inc., Vulcan Ventures, Vulcan
Inc., Vulcan Cable III Inc., numerous privately held
companies and, until its sale in May 2004 to an unrelated third
party, TechTV L.L.C.
W. Lance Conn, 38, was elected to the board
of directors of Charter in September 2004. Since July 2004,
Mr. Conn has served as Executive Vice President, Investment
Management for Vulcan Inc., the investment and project
management company that oversees a diverse multi-billion dollar
portfolio of investments by Paul G. Allen. Prior to joining
Vulcan Inc., Mr. Conn was employed by America Online, Inc.,
an interactive online services company, from March 1996 to May
2003. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Conn served in various senior
business development roles at America Online. In 2000,
Mr. Conn began supervising all of America Onlines
European investments, alliances and business initiatives. In
2002, he became Senior Vice President of America Online
U.S. where he led a company-wide effort to restructure and
optimize America Onlines operations. From September 1994
until February 1996, Mr. Conn was an attorney with the Shaw
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firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Conn holds a J.D. degree
from the University of Virginia, a M.A. degree in history from
the University of Mississippi and an A.B. degree in history from
Princeton University.
Nathaniel A. Davis, 52, was elected to the board
of directors of Charter on August 23, 2005. In July 2006,
Mr. Davis became President and Chief Operating Officer of
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. where he is also a director.
Prior to that, from June 2003 until July 2006, Mr. Davis
was Managing Director and owner of RANND Advisory Group, a
technology consulting group, which advises venture capital,
telecom and other technology related firms. From January 2000
through May of 2003, he was President and Chief Operating
Officer of XO Communication, Inc. XO Communications filed a
petition to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code in June 2002 and completed its restructuring and emerged
from Chapter 11 in January 2003. From October 1998 to
December 1999 he was Executive Vice President, Network and
Technical Services of Nextel Communications, Inc. Prior to that,
he worked for MCI Communications from 1982 until 1998 in a
number of positions, including as Chief Financial Officer of
MCIT from November 1996 until October 1998. Previously,
Mr. Davis served in a variety of roles that include Senior
Vice President of Network Operations, Chief Operating Officer of
MCImetro, Senior Vice President of Finance and Vice President of
Systems Development. Mr. Davis holds a B.S. degree from
Stevens Institute of Technology, an M.S. degree from Moore
School of Engineering and an M.B.A. degree from the Wharton
School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the
board of Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation.
Jonathan L. Dolgen, 61, was elected to the board
of directors of Charter in October 2004. Since July 2004,
Mr. Dolgen has also been a Senior Advisor to Viacom Inc.
(Old Viacom), a worldwide entertainment and media
company, where he provided advisory services to the Chief
Executive Officer of Old Viacom, or others designated by him, on
an as requested basis. Effective December 31, 2005, Old
Viacom was separated into two publicly traded companies, Viacom
Inc. (New Viacom) and CBS Corporation. Since
the separation of Old Viacom, Mr. Dolgen provides advisory
services to the Chief Executive Officer of New Viacom, or others
designated by him, on an as requested basis. Since July 2004,
Mr. Dolgen has been a private investor and since September
2004, Mr. Dolgen has been a principal of Wood River
Ventures, LLC, a private
start-up entity that
seeks investment and other opportunities primarily in the media
sector and seeks to provide consulting services. Mr. Dolgen
is also a member of the board of directors of Expedia, Inc. From
April 1994 to July 2004, Mr. Dolgen served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the Viacom Entertainment Group, a
unit of Old Viacom, where he oversaw various operations of Old
Viacoms businesses, which during 2003 and 2004 primarily
included the operations engaged in motion picture production and
distribution, television production and distribution, regional
theme parks, theatrical exhibition and publishing. As a result
of the separation of Old Viacom, Old Viacoms motion
picture production and distribution and theatrical exhibition
businesses became part of New Viacoms businesses, and the
remainder of Old Viacoms businesses overseen by
Mr. Dolgen remained with CBS Corporation.
Mr. Dolgen began his career in the entertainment industry
in 1976, and until joining the Viacom Entertainment Group,
served in executive positions at Columbia Pictures Industries,
Inc., Twentieth Century Fox and Fox, Inc., and Sony Pictures
Entertainment. Mr. Dolgen holds a B.S. degree from Cornell
University and a J.D. degree from New York University.
Rajive Johri, 56, was elected to the board of
directors of Charter on April 18, 2006. Since June 2006,
Mr. Johri has served as President and Director of First
National Bank of Omaha. From September 2005 to June 2006, he
served as President of the First National Credit Cards Center
for First National Bank of Omaha. From August 2004 to September
2005, he served as Executive Consultant for Park Li Group in New
York, NY. Prior to that, Mr. Johri served as Executive Vice
President, Marketing for J.P. Morgan Chase Bank from
September 1999 until August 2004. From 1985 to 1999,
Mr. Johri was employed by Citibank N.A. in a number of
management positions. Mr. Johri is a director for First
National Bank of Nebraska and Chairman of InfiCorp/ InfiBank.
Mr. Johri received a bachelors of technology degree
in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology in
New Delhi, India and a M.B.A. degree in Marketing and Finance
from Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta, India.
Robert P. May, 57, was elected to Charters
board of directors in October 2004 and was Charters
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from January until
August 2005. Mr. May was named Chief Executive Officer and
a director of Calpine Corporation, a power company, in December
2005. Calpine filed for
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Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in December 2005. He
served on the board of directors of HealthSouth Corporation, a
national provider of healthcare services, from October 2002
until October 2005, and was its Chairman from July 2004 until
October 2005. Mr. May also served as HealthSouth
Corporations Interim Chief Executive Officer from March
2003 until May 2004, and as Interim President of its Outpatient
and Diagnostic Division from August 2003 to January 2004. Since
March 2001, Mr. May has been a private investor and
principal of RPM Systems, which provides strategic business
consulting services. From March 1999 to March 2001, Mr. May
served on the board of directors and was Chief Executive of PNV
Inc., a national telecommunications company. Prior to his
employment at PNV Inc., Mr. May was Chief Operating Officer
and a member of the board of directors of Cablevision Systems
Corporation from October 1996 to February 1998, and from 1973 to
1993 he held several senior executive positions with Federal
Express Corporation, including President, Business Logistics
Services. He is a member of Deutsche Bank of Americas Advisory
Board. Mr. May was educated at Curry College and Boston
College and attended Harvard Business Schools Program for
Management Development.
David C. Merritt, 52, was elected to the board of
directors of Charter in July 2003, and was also appointed as
Chairman of Charters Audit Committee at that time. Since
October 2003, Mr. Merritt has been a Managing Director of
Salem Partners, LLC, an investment banking firm. He was a
Managing Director in the Entertainment Media Advisory Group at
Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co., Inc., a company that
provided financial advisory services to the entertainment and
media industries from January 2001 through April 2003. From July
1999 to November 2000, he served as Chief Financial Officer of
CKE Associates, Ltd., a privately held company with interests in
talent management, film production, television production, music
and new media. He also served as a director of Laser-Pacific
Media Corporation from January 2001 until October 2003 and
served as Chairman of its audit committee. In December 2003, he
became a director of Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. and serves
as Chairman of its audit committee. Mr. Merritt joined KPMG
in 1975 and served in a variety of capacities during his years
with the firm, including national partner in charge of the media
and entertainment practice. Mr. Merritt was an audit and
consulting partner of KPMG for 14 years. In February 2006,
Mr. Merritt became a director of Calpine Corporation.
Mr. Merritt holds a B.S. degree in business and accounting
from California State University Northridge.
Marc B. Nathanson, 61, has been a director of
Charter since January 2000 and serves as Vice Chairman of
Charters board of directors, a non-executive position.
Mr. Nathanson is the Chairman of Mapleton Investments LLC,
an investment vehicle formed in 1999. He also founded and served
as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Holding Group,
Inc., a cable operator, and its predecessors, from 1975 until
1999. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Enstar Communications Corporation, a cable operator, from 1988
until November 1999. Prior to 1975, Mr. Nathanson held
executive positions with Teleprompter Corporation, Warner Cable
and Cypress Communications Corporation. In 1995, he was
appointed by the President of the United States to the
Broadcasting Board of Governors, and from 1998 through September
2002, served as its Chairman. Mr. Nathanson holds a B.A.
degree in mass communications from the University of Denver and
a M.A. degree in political science from University of
California/ Santa Barbara.
Jo Allen Patton, 48, has been a director of
Charter since April 2004. Ms. Patton joined Vulcan Inc. as
Vice President in 1993, and since that time she has served as an
officer and director of many affiliates of Mr. Allen,
including her current position as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Vulcan Inc. since July 2001. Ms. Patton is also
President of Vulcan Productions, an independent feature film and
documentary production company, Vice Chair of First &
Goal, Inc., which developed and operated the Seattle Seahawks
NFL stadium, and serves as Executive Director of the six Paul G.
Allen Foundations. Ms. Patton is a co-founder of the
Experience Music Project museum, as well as the Science Fiction
Museum and Hall of Fame. Ms. Patton is the sister of
Mr. Allen.
Neil Smit, 47, was elected a director and
President and Chief Executive Officer of Charter on
August 22, 2005. He had previously worked at Time Warner,
Inc. since 2000, most recently serving as the President of Time
Warners America Online Access Business. He also served at
America Online (AOL) as Executive Vice President,
Member Development, Senior Vice President of AOLs product
and programming team, Chief Operating Officer of AOL Local and
Chief Operating Officer of MapQuest. Prior to that he was a
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Regional President with Nabisco and was with Pillsbury in a
number of management positions. Mr. Smit has a B.S. degree
from Duke University and a M.S. degree with a focus in
international business from Tufts Universitys Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy.
John H. Tory, 52, has been a director of Charter
since December 2001. Mr. Tory served as the Chief Executive
Officer of Rogers Cable Inc., Canadas largest broadband
cable operator, from 1999 until 2003. From 1995 to 1999,
Mr. Tory was President and Chief Executive Officer of
Rogers Media Inc., a broadcasting and publishing company. Prior
to joining Rogers, Mr. Tory was a Managing Partner and
member of the executive committee at Tory Tory
DesLauriers & Binnington, one of Canadas largest
law firms. Mr. Tory serves on the board of directors of
Rogers Telecommunications Limited and Cara Operations Limited
and is Chairman of Cara Operations Audit Committee.
Mr. Tory was educated at University of Toronto Schools,
Trinity College (University of Toronto) and Osgoode Hall Law
School. Effective September 18, 2004, Mr. Tory was
elected Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. On
March 17, 2005, he was elected a Member of the Provincial
Parliament and on March 29, 2005, became the Leader of Her
Majestys Loyal Opposition.
Larry W. Wangberg, 64, has been a director of
Charter since January 2002. Since July 2002, Mr. Wangberg
has been an independent business consultant. From August 1997 to
May 2004, Mr. Wangberg was a director of TechTV L.L.C., a
cable television network controlled by Mr. Allen. He also
served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from August
1997 through July 2002. In May 2004, TechTV L.L.C. was sold to
an unrelated party. Prior to joining TechTV L.L.C.,
Mr. Wangberg was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
StarSight Telecast Inc., an interactive navigation and program
guide company which later merged with Gemstar International,
from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Wangberg was Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Times Mirror Cable Television and Senior
Vice President of its corporate parent, Times Mirror Co., from
1983 to 1994. He currently serves on the boards of Autodesk Inc.
and ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Mr. Wangberg holds a B.S.
degree in mechanical engineering and a M.S. degree in industrial
engineering, both from the University of Minnesota.
Board of Directors and Committees of the Board of
Directors
Charters board of directors meets regularly throughout the
year on a set schedule. The board may also hold special meetings
and act by written consent from time to time if necessary.
Meetings of the independent members of the board occur from time
to time. Management is not present at these meetings.
Charters board of directors delegates authority to act
with respect to certain matters to board committees whose
members are appointed by the board. As of August 31, 2006
the following were the committees of Charters board of
directors: Audit Committee, Finance Committee, Compensation and
Benefits Committee, Executive Committee, Strategic Planning
Committee, and Corporate Governance Committee.
Charters Audit Committee, which has a written charter
approved by the board, consists of Nathaniel Davis, Rajive Johri
and David Merritt, all of whom are believed to be independent in
accordance with the applicable corporate governance listing
standards of the Nasdaq Global Market. Charters board of
directors has determined that, in its judgment, David Merritt is
an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the
applicable federal regulations.
Director Compensation
Each non-employee member of Charters board receives an
annual retainer of $40,000 in cash plus restricted stock,
vesting one year after the date of grant. Prior to
August 29, 2005, the value on the date of grant was
$50,000. Beginning August 29, 2005 and going forward, each
director will receive an annual grant with a value on that date
of $65,000. In addition, Charters Audit Committee chair
receives $25,000 per year, and the chair of each other
committee receives $10,000 per year. Prior to
February 22, 2005, all committee members also received
$1,000 for attendance at each committee meeting. Beginning on
February 22, 2005 each director also receives $1,000 for
telephonic attendance at each meeting of the full board and
$2,000 for in-person attendance. Each director of Charter is
entitled to reimbursement for costs incurred in connection with
attendance at board and committee meetings. Vulcan has informed
us that, in accordance
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with its internal policy, Mr. Conn turns over to Vulcan all
cash compensation he receives for his participation on
Charters board of directors or committees thereof.
Directors who were employees did not receive additional
compensation in 2004 or 2005. Messrs. Vogel and Smit, who
were Charters President and Chief Executive Officer in
2005, were the only directors who were also employees during
2005. Mr. May, who was Charters Interim President and
Chief Executive Officer from January 2005 until August 2005, was
not an employee. However, he received fees and a bonus pursuant
to an agreement. See Employment Arrangements
and Related Agreements.
Charters Bylaws provide that all directors are entitled to
indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by law from and
against any claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs or
expenses incurred in connection with or arising out of the
performance by them of their duties for Charter or its
subsidiaries.
Executive Officers
The following persons are executive officers of Charter and
other than Mr. Allen, also hold similar positions with
Charter Holdco, CCHC, Charter Holdings, CCH II, LLC,
CCH II Capital Corp. and Charter Operating:
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Paul G. Allen
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Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Neil Smit
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Michael J. Lovett
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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
Jeffrey T. Fisher
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Grier C. Raclin
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Marwan Fawaz
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Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer |
Robert A. Quigley
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Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer |
Sue Ann R. Hamilton
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Executive Vice President, Programming |
Lynne F. Ramsey
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Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
Kevin D. Howard
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
Information regarding our executive officers who do not serve as
directors is set forth below.
Michael J. Lovett, 45, Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Lovett was promoted to his
current position in April 2005. Prior to that he served as
Executive Vice President, Operations and Customer Care from
September 2004 through March 2005, and as Senior Vice President,
Midwest Division Operations and as Senior Vice President of
Operations Support, since joining Charter in August 2003 until
September 2004. Mr. Lovett was Chief Operating Officer of
Voyant Technologies, Inc., a voice conferencing hardware and
software solutions provider, from December 2001 to August 2003.
From November 2000 to December 2001, he was Executive Vice
President of Operations for OneSecure, Inc., a startup company
delivering management/monitoring of firewalls and virtual
private networks. Prior to that, Mr. Lovett was Regional
Vice President at AT&T from June 1999 to November 2000 where
he was responsible for operations. Mr. Lovett was Senior
Vice President at Jones Intercable from October 1989 to June
1999 where he was responsible for operations in nine states.
Mr. Lovett began his career in cable television at Centel
Corporation where he held a number of positions. Mr. Lovett
serves on the board of directors for Conversant Communications
and Digeo, Inc.
Jeffrey T. Fisher, 44, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fisher was appointed to
the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, effective February 6, 2006. Prior to joining
Charter, Mr. Fisher was employed by Delta Airlines, Inc.
from 1998 to 2006 in a number of positions including Senior Vice
President Restructuring from September 2005 until
January 2006, President and General Manager of Delta Connection,
Inc. from January to September 2005, Chief Financial Officer of
Delta Connection from 2001 until January 2005, Vice President of
Finance, Marketing and Sales Controller of Delta Airlines in
2001 and Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis of
Delta Airlines from 2000 to
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2001. Delta Airlines filed a petition under Chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code on September 14, 2005. Mr. Fisher
received a B.B.M. degree from Embry Riddle University and a
M.B.A. degree in International Finance from University of Texas
in Arlington, Texas.
Grier C. Raclin, 53, Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Raclin joined
Charter in his current position in October 2005. Prior to
joining Charter, Mr. Raclin had served as the Chief Legal
Officer and Corporate Secretary of Savvis Communications
Corporation from January 2003 until October 2005. Prior to
joining Savvis, Mr. Raclin served as Executive Vice
President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary from 2000 to 2002 and as Senior Vice
President of Corporate Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary from 1997 to 2000 of Global TeleSystems Inc.
(GTS). In 2001, GTS filed, in pre-arranged
proceedings, a petition for surseance (moratorium),
offering a composition, in The Netherlands and a petition under
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, both in
connection with the sale of the company to KPNQwest. Prior to
joining GTS, Mr. Raclin was Vice-Chairman and a Managing
Partner of Gardner, Carton and Douglas in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Raclin earned a J.D. degree from Northwestern
University Law School, where he served on the Editorial Board of
the Northwestern University Law School Law Review, attended
business school at the University of Chicago Executive Program
and earned a B.S. degree from Northwestern University, where he
was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Marwan Fawaz, 43, Executive Vice President and
Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Fawaz joined Charter in his
current position on August 1, 2006. Prior to that, he
served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer for
Adelphia Communications Corporation (Adelphia) from
March 2003 until July 2006. Adelphia filed a petition under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in June 2002. From May
2002 to March 2003, he served as Investment Specialist/
Technology Analyst for Vulcan, Inc. Mr. Fawaz served as
Regional Vice President of Operations for the Northwest Region
for Charter from July 2001 to March 2002. From July 2000 to Dec
2000, he served as Chief Technology Officer for Infinity
Broadband. He served as Vice President Engineering
and Operations at MediaOne, Inc. from January 1996 to June 2000.
Mr. Fawaz received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering
and a M.S. in electrical/communication-engineering from
California State University Long Beach.
Robert A. Quigley, 62, Executive Vice President
and Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Quigley joined Charter in
his current position in December 2005. Prior to joining Charter,
Mr. Quigley was President and CEO at Quigley Consulting
Group, LLC, a private consulting group, from April 2005 to
December 2005. From March 2004 to March 2005, he was Executive
Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Cardean Education Group
(formerly UNext com LLC), a private online education company.
From February 2000 to March 2004, Mr. Quigley was Executive
Vice President of America Online and Chief Operating Officer of
its Consumer Marketing division. Prior to America Online, he was
owner, President and CEO of Wordsquare Publishing Co. from July
1994 to February 2000. Mr. Quigley is a graduate of
Wesleyan University with a B.A. degree in history and is a
member of the Direct Marketing Association board of directors.
Sue Ann R. Hamilton, 45, Executive Vice President,
Programming. Ms. Hamilton joined Charter as Senior Vice
President of Programming in March 2003 and was promoted to her
current position in April 2005. From March 1999 to November
2002, Ms. Hamilton served as Vice President of Programming
for AT&T Broadband, L.L.C. Prior to that, from October 1993
to March 1999, Ms. Hamilton held numerous management
positions at AT&T Broadband, L.L.C. and Tele-Communications,
Inc. (TCI), which was acquired by AT&T Broadband, L.L.C. in
1999. Prior to her cable television career with TCI, she was a
partner with Kirkland & Ellis representing domestic and
international clients in complex commercial transactions and
securities matters. A magna cum laude graduate of Carleton
College in Northfield, Minnesota, Ms. Hamilton received a
J.D. degree from Stanford Law School, where she was Associate
Managing Editor of the Stanford Law Review and Editor of
the Stanford Journal of International Law.
Lynne F. Ramsey, 49, Senior Vice President, Human
Resources. Ms. Ramsey joined Charters Human Resources
group in March 2001, serving as Corporate Vice President, Human
Resources and was promoted to Senior Vice President in July
2004. Before joining Charter, Ms. Ramsey was Executive Vice
President of Human Resources for Broadband Infrastructure Group
from March 2000 through November 2000. From
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1994 to 1999, Ms. Ramsey served as Senior Vice President of
Human Resources for Firstar Bank, previously Mercantile Bank of
St. Louis. She served as Vice President of Human Resources
for United Postal Savings, where she worked from 1982 through
1994, at which time it was acquired by Mercantile Bank of
St. Louis. Ms. Ramsey received a bachelors
degree in Education from Maryville College and a masters
degree in Human Resources Management from Washington University
in St. Louis.
Kevin D. Howard, 37, Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer. Mr. Howard was promoted to his current
position in April 2006. Prior to that, he served as Vice
President of Finance from April 2003 until April 2006 and as
Director of Financial Reporting since joining Charter in April
2002. Mr. Howard began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP in
1993 where he held a number of positions in the audit division
prior to leaving in April 2002. Mr. Howard received a
B.S.B.A. degree in finance and economics from the University of
Missouri Columbia and is a certified public
accountant, certified managerial accountant and certified in
financial management.
Compensation and Benefits Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
At the beginning of 2005, Mr. Lillis and Mr. Merritt
served as the Option Plan Committee which administered the 1999
Charter Communications Option Plan and the Charter
Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and the
Compensation and Benefits Committee consisted of
Messrs. Allen, Lillis and Nathanson. The Option Plan
Committee and the Compensation and Benefits Committee merged in
February 2005 and the committee then consisted of
Messrs. Allen, Merritt and Nathanson. Mr. May joined
the committee in August 2005. The Compensation and Benefits
Committee is currently comprised of Messrs. Allen, May,
Merritt and Nathanson.
No member of Charters Compensation and Benefits Committee
or its Option Plan Committee was an officer or employee of
Charter or any of its subsidiaries during 2005, except for
Mr. Allen who served as a non-employee chairman of the
Compensation and Benefits Committee and Mr. May who served
in a non-employee capacity as Interim President and Chief
Executive Officer from January 2005 until August 2005.
Mr. May joined the Compensation and Benefits Committee in
August 2005 after his service as Interim President and Chief
Executive Officer. Also, Mr. Nathanson was an officer of
certain subsidiaries of Charter prior to their acquisition by
Charter in 1999 and held the title of Vice Chairman of
Charters board of directors, a non-executive, non-salaried
position in 2005. Mr. Allen is the 100% owner and a
director of Vulcan Inc. and certain of its affiliates, which
employs Mr. Conn and Ms. Patton as executive officers.
Mr. Allen also was a director of and indirectly owned 98%
of TechTV, of which Mr. Wangberg, one of Charters
directors, was a director until the sale of TechTV to an
unrelated third party in May 2004. Transactions between Charter
and members of the Compensation and Benefits Committee are more
fully described in Director Compensation
and in Certain Relationships and Related Party
Transactions Other Miscellaneous Relationships.
During 2005, (1) none of Charters executive officers
served on the Compensation and Benefits Committee of any other
company that has an executive officer currently serving on
Charters board of directors, Compensation and Benefits
Committee or Option Plan Committee and (2) none of
Charters executive officers served as a director of
another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the
Compensation and Benefits Committee or Option Plan Committee,
except for Carl Vogel who served as a director of Digeo, Inc.,
an entity of which Paul Allen is a director and by virtue of his
position as Chairman of the board of directors of Digeo, Inc. is
also a non-employee executive officer. Mr. Lovett was
appointed a director of Digeo, Inc. in December 2005.
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Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information as of
December 31, 2005 regarding the compensation of those
executive officers listed below for services rendered for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005. These
officers consist of the three individuals who served as Chief
Executive Officer and each of the other four most highly
compensated executive officers as of December 31, 2005.
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Neil Smit(2)
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2005 |
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415,385 |
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1,200,000 |
(9) |
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3,278,500 |
(21) |
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3,333,333 |
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23,236 |
(28) |
President and Chief
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2004 |
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Executive Officer
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2003 |
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Robert P. May(3)
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2005 |
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839,000 |
(10) |
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1,360,239 |
(16) |
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180,000 |
(22) |
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Former Interim President
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2004 |
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10,000 |
(16) |
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50,000 |
(22) |
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and Chief Executive Officer
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2003 |
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Carl E. Vogel(4)
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2005 |
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115,385 |
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1,428 |
(17) |
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1,697,451 |
(29) |
Former President and Chief
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2004 |
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1,038,462 |
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500,000 |
(11) |
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38,977 |
(17) |
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4,729,400 |
(23) |
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580,000 |
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3,239 |
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Executive Officer
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2003 |
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1,000,000 |
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150,000 |
(12) |
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40,345 |
(17) |
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750,000 |
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3,239 |
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Michael J. Lovett(5)
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2005 |
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516,153 |
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377,200 |
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14,898 |
(18) |
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265,980 |
(24) |
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216,000 |
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59,013 |
(30) |
Executive Vice President
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2004 |
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291,346 |
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241,888 |
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7,797 |
(18) |
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355,710 |
(24) |
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172,000 |
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6,994 |
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and Chief Operating Officer
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2003 |
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81,731 |
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60,000 |
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2,400 |
(18) |
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100,000 |
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1,592 |
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Paul E. Martin(6)
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2005 |
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350,950 |
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299,017 |
(13) |
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52,650 |
(25) |
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83,700 |
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7,047 |
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Senior Vice President,
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2004 |
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193,173 |
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25,000 |
(13) |
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269,100 |
(25) |
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77,500 |
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6,530 |
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Interim Chief Financial
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2003 |
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167,308 |
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14,000 |
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Accounting Officer and
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Corporate Controller
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Wayne H. Davis(7)
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2005 |
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409,615 |
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184,500 |
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108,810 |
(26) |
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145,800 |
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3,527 |
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Executive Vice President
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2004 |
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269,231 |
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61,370 |
(14) |
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435,635 |
(26) |
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135,000 |
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2,278 |
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and Chief Technical Officer
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2003 |
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212,885 |
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47,500 |
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581 |
(19) |
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225,000 |
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436 |
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Sue Ann R. Hamilton(8)
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2005 |
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362,700 |
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152,438 |
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107,838 |
(27) |
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145,000 |
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6,351 |
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Executive Vice President
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2004 |
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346,000 |
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13,045 |
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245,575 |
(27) |
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90,000 |
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3,996 |
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Programming
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2003 |
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225,000 |
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231,250 |
(15) |
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4,444 |
(20) |
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1,710 |
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(1) |
Except as noted in notes 28 through 30 below respectively,
these amounts consist of matching contributions under our 401(k)
plan, premiums for supplemental life insurance available to
executives, and long-term disability available to executives. |
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Mr. Smit joined Charter on August 22, 2005 in his
current position. |
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Mr. May served as Interim President and Chief Executive
Officer from January 2005 through August 2005. |
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Mr. Vogel resigned from all of his positions with Charter
and its subsidiaries on January 17, 2005. |
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Mr. Lovett joined Charter in August 2003 and was promoted
to his current position in April 2005. |
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Mr. Martin resigned from all of his positions with Charter
and its subsidiaries on April 3, 2006. |
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Mr. Davis resigned from all of his positions with Charter
and its subsidiaries on March 23, 2006. |
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Ms. Hamilton joined Charter in March 2003 and was promoted
to her current position in April 2005. |
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Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Smit received a
$1,200,000 bonus for 2005. |
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(10) |
This bonus was paid pursuant to Mr. Mays Executive
Services Agreement. See Employment Arrangements and
Related Agreements. |
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Mr. Vogels 2004 bonus was a mid-year discretionary
bonus. |
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(12) |
Mr. Vogels 2003 bonus was determined in accordance
with the terms of his employment agreement. |
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Includes (i) for 2005, Mr. Martins bonus
included a guarantee bonus of $50,000 for Mr. Martins
services as Interim Co-Chief Financial Officer and a
discretionary bonus of $50,000 and (ii) for 2004, a SOX
implementation bonus of $25,000. |
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Mr. Davis 2004 bonus included a $50,000 discretionary
bonus. |
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Ms. Hamiltons 2003 bonus included a $150,000 signing
bonus. |
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Includes (i) for 2005, $1,177,885 as compensation for
services of Mr. May as Interim President and Chief
Executive Officer pursuant to his Executive Services Agreement
(see Employment Arrangements and Related
Agreements), $67,000 as compensation for services as a
director on Charters board of directors, $15,717
attributed to personal use of the corporate airplane and $99,637
for reimbursement for transportation and living expenses
pursuant to Mr. Mays Executive Services Agreement,
and (ii) for 2004, compensation for services as a director
on Charters board of directors. |
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Includes (i) for 2005, $1,428 attributed to personal use of
the corporate airplane, (ii) for 2004, $28,977 attributed
to personal use of the corporate airplane and $10,000 for tax
advisory services, and (iii) for 2003, $30,345 attributed
to personal use of the corporate airplane and $10,000 for tax
advisory services. |
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Includes (i) for 2005, $7,698 attributed to personal use of
the corporate airplane and $7,200 for automobile allowance,
(ii) for 2004, $597 attributed to personal use of the
corporate airplane and $7,200 for automobile allowance and
(iii) for 2003, $2,400 for automobile allowance. |
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(19) |
Amount attributed to personal use of the corporate airplane. |
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(20) |
Amount attributed to personal use of the corporate airplane. |
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(21) |
Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Smit received
1,250,000 restricted shares in August 2005, which will vest on
the first anniversary of the grant date and 1,562,500 restricted
shares in August 2005, which will vest over three years in equal
one-third installments. See Employment Arrangements and
Related Agreements. At December 31, 2005, the value
of all of Mr. Smits unvested restricted stock
holdings was $3,431,250, based on a per share market value
(closing sale price) of $1.22 for the Class A common stock
on December 31, 2005. |
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(22) |
Includes (i) for 2005, 100,000 restricted shares granted in
April 2005 under our 2001 Stock Incentive Program for
Mr. Mays services as Interim President and Chief
Executive Officer that vested upon his termination in that
position in August 2005 and 40,650 restricted shares granted in
October 2005 under our 2001 Stock Incentive Program for
Mr. Mays annual director grant which vest on the
first anniversary of the grant date, and (ii) for 2004,
19,685 restricted shares granted in October 2004 under our 2001
Stock Incentive Program for Mr. Mays annual director
grant, which vested on the first anniversary of the grant date
in October 2005. At December 31, 2005, the value of all of
Mr. Mays unvested restricted stock holdings was
$49,593, based on a per share market value (closing sale price)
of $1.22 for the Class A common stock on December 31,
2005. |
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(23) |
Includes 340,000 performance shares granted in January 2004
under our Long-Term Incentive Program that were to vest on the
third anniversary of the grant date only if Charter meets
certain performance criteria. Also includes 680,000 restricted
shares issued in exchange for stock options held by
Mr. Vogel pursuant to the February 2004 option exchange
program described below, one half of which constituted
performance shares which were to vest on the third anniversary
of the grant date only if Charter met certain performance
criteria, and the other half of which were to vest over three
years in equal one-third installments. Under the terms of the
separation agreement described below in Employment
Arrangements and Related Agreements, Mr. Vogels
options and remaining restricted stock vested until
December 31, 2005, and all vested options were exercisable
until sixty (60) days thereafter. All performance shares
were forfeited upon termination of employment. All remaining
unvested restricted stock and stock options were cancelled on
December 31, 2005. Therefore, at December 31, 2005,
the value of all of Mr. Vogels unvested restricted
stock holdings was $0. |
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(24) |
Includes (i) for 2005, 129,600 performance shares granted
in April 2005 under our Long-Term Incentive Program which will
vest on the third anniversary of the grant date only if Charter
meets certain performance criteria and 75,000 restricted shares
granted in April 2005 under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan that
will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, and
(ii) for 2004, 88,000 |
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performance shares granted under our Long-Term Incentive Program
that will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date only
if Charter meets certain performance criteria. At
December 31, 2005, the value of all of
Mr. Lovetts unvested restricted stock holdings
(including performance shares) was $356,972, based on a per
share market value (closing sale price) of $1.22 for the
Class A common stock on December 31, 2005. |
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(25) |
Includes (i) for 2005, $40,500 performance shares granted
under our Long-Term Incentive Program that will vest on the
third anniversary of the grant date only if Charter meets
certain performance criteria, and (ii) for 2004, 37,500
performance shares granted in January 2004 under our Long-Term
Incentive Program which were to vest on the third anniversary of
the grant date only if Charter meets certain performance
criteria and 17,214 restricted shares issued in exchange for
stock options held by Mr. Martin pursuant to the February
2004 option exchange program described below, one half of which
constituted performance shares which were to vest on the third
anniversary of the grant date only if Charter meets certain
performance criteria, and the other half of which were to vest
over three years in equal one-third installments. At
December 31, 2005, the value of all of
Mr. Martins unvested restricted stock holdings
(including performance shares) was $112,661, based on a per
share market value (closing sale price) of $1.22 for the
Class A common stock on December 31, 2005. |
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(26) |
Includes (i) for 2005, 83,700 performance shares granted
under our Long-Term Incentive Program that will vest on the
third anniversary of the grant date only if Charter meets
certain performance criteria, and (ii) for 2004, 77,500
performance shares granted in January 2004 under our Long-Term
Incentive Program which will vest on the third anniversary of
the grant date only if Charter meets certain performance
criteria and 8,000 restricted shares issued in exchange for
stock options held by Mr. Davis pursuant to the February
2004 option exchange program described below, one half of which
constituted performance shares which will vest on the third
anniversary of the grant date only if Charter meets certain
performance criteria, and the other half of which will vest over
three years in equal one-third installments. At
December 31, 2005, the value of all of
Mr. Daviss unvested restricted stock holdings
(including performance shares) was $204,797, based on a per
share market value (closing sale price) of $1.22 for the
Class A common stock on December 31, 2005. |
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(27) |
These restricted shares consist of 83,700 and 47,500 performance
shares granted in 2005 and 2004 under our Long-Term Incentive
Program that will vest on the third anniversary of the grant
date only if Charter meets certain performance criteria. At
December 31, 2005, the value of all of
Ms. Hamiltons unvested restricted stock holdings
(including performance shares) was $160,064 based on a per share
market value (closing sale price) of $1.22 for the Class A
common stock on December 31, 2005. |
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(28) |
In addition to items in Note 1 above, includes $19,697
attributed to reimbursement for taxes (on a grossed
up basis) paid in respect of prior reimbursements for
relocation expenses. |
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(29) |
In addition to items in Note 1 above, includes accrued
vacation at time of termination and severance payments pursuant
to Mr. Vogels separation agreement (See
Employment Arrangements and Related
Agreements). |
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(30) |
In addition to items in Note 1 above, includes $51,223
attributed to reimbursement for taxes (on a grossed
up basis) paid in respect of prior reimbursements for
relocation expenses. |
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2005 Option Grants
The following table shows individual grants of options made to
individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table during 2005.
All such grants were made under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
and the exercise price was based upon the fair market value of
our Class A common stock on the respective grant dates.
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Neil Smit
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3,333,333 |
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1.18 |
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2,465,267 |
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6,247,470 |
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Carl E. Vogel
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Michael J. Lovett
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216,000 |
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2.00 |
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1.30 |
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4/26/2015 |
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175,914 |
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445,802 |
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Paul E. Martin
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83,700 |
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0.77 |
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1.30 |
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4/26/2015 |
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68,430 |
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173,415 |
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Wayne H. Davis
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145,800 |
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1.35 |
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1.30 |
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4/26/2015 |
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118,742 |
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300,916 |
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Sue Ann R. Hamilton
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97,200 |
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1.53 |
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3/25/2015 |
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93,221 |
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236,240 |
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47,800 |
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1.27 |
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10/18/2015 |
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38,208 |
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Options are transferable under limited conditions, primarily to
accommodate estate planning purposes. These options generally
vest in four equal installments commencing on the first
anniversary following the grant date. |
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This column shows the hypothetical gains on the options granted
based on assumed annual compound price appreciation of 5% and
10% over the full ten-year term of the options. The assumed
rates of 5% and 10% appreciation are mandated by the SEC and do
not represent our estimate or projection of future prices. |
2005 Aggregated Option Exercises and Option Value
The following table sets forth, for the individuals named in the
Summary Compensation Table, (i) information concerning
options exercised during 2005, (ii) the number of shares of
the Class A common stock underlying unexercised options at
year-end 2005, and (iii) the value of unexercised
in-the-money
options (i.e., the positive spread between the exercise price of
outstanding options and the market value of the Class A
common stock) on December 31, 2005.
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Neil Smit
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3,333,333 |
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Robert P. May
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Carl E. Vogel(3)
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Michael J. Lovett
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93,000 |
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395,000 |
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Paul E. Martin(4)
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143,125 |
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193,075 |
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176,250 |
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379,550 |
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Sue Ann R. Hamilton
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122,500 |
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312,500 |
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Options granted prior to 2001 and under the 1999 Charter
Communications Option Plan, when vested, are exercisable for
membership units of Charter Holdco which are immediately
exchanged on a one-for-one basis for shares of the Class A
common stock upon exercise of the option. Options granted under
the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and after 2000 are exercisable for
shares of the Class A common stock. |
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Based on a per share market value (closing price) of $1.22 as of
December 31, 2005 for the Class A common stock. |
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Mr. Vogels employment terminated on January 17,
2005. Under the terms of the separation agreement, his options
continued to vest until December 31, 2005, and all vested
options were exercisable for sixty (60) days
thereafter. |
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Mr. Martins employment terminated on April 3,
2006. Under the terms of his January 9, 2006 retention
agreement, his options continue to vest until September 2,
2007, and all vested options are exercisable until sixty
(60) days thereafter. |
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Mr. Davis employment terminated on March 23,
2006. Under the terms of his separation agreement, his options
continue to vest until September 30, 2007, and all vested
options are exercisable until sixty (60) days
thereafter. |
Long-Term Incentive Plans Awards in Last Fiscal
Year
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Robert P. May
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Carl E. Vogel
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Michael J. Lovett
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129,600 |
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90,720 |
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129,600 |
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259,200 |
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Paul E. Martin
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40,500 |
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28,350 |
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40,500 |
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83,700 |
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58,590 |
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83,700 |
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167,400 |
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Sue Ann R. Hamilton
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83,700 |
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58,590 |
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Option/ Stock Incentive Plans
The Plans. We have granted stock options,
restricted stock and other incentive compensation under two
plans the 1999 Charter Communications Option Plan
and the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. The 1999 Charter
Communications Option Plan provided for the grant of options to
purchase membership units in Charter Holdco to current and
prospective employees and consultants of Charter Holdco and its
affiliates and to our current and prospective non-employee
directors. Membership units received upon exercise of any
options are immediately exchanged for shares of the Class A
common stock on a one-for-one basis.
The 2001 Stock Incentive Plan provides for the grant of
non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, dividend
equivalent rights, performance units and performance shares,
share awards, phantom stock and shares of restricted stock
(currently not to exceed 20,000,000 shares) as each term is
defined in the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. Employees, officers,
consultants and directors of Charter and its subsidiaries and
affiliates are eligible to receive grants under the 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan. Generally, options expire 10 years from the
grant date. Unless sooner terminated by our board of directors,
the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan will terminate on
February 12, 2011, and no option or award can be granted
thereafter.
Together, the plans allow for the issuance of up to a total of
90,000,000 shares of the Class A common stock (or
units exchangeable for the Class A common stock). Any
shares covered by options that are terminated under the 1999
Charter Communications Option Plan will be transferred to the
2001 Stock Incentive Plan, and no new options will be granted
under the 1999 Charter Communications Option Plan. At
December 31, 2005, 1,317,520 shares had been issued
under the plans upon exercise of options, 825,725 had been
issued upon vesting of restricted stock granted under the plans,
and 4,252,570 shares were subject to
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future vesting under restricted stock agreements. Of the
remaining 83,604,185 shares covered by the plans, as of
December 31, 2005, 29,126,744 were subject to outstanding
options (34% of which were vested), and there were 11,719,032
performance shares granted under Charters Long-Term
Incentive Program as of December 31, 2005, to vest on the
third anniversary of the date of grant conditional upon
Charters performance against certain financial targets
approved by Charters board of directors at the time of the
award. As of December 31, 2005, 42,758,409 shares
remained available for future grants under the plans. As of
December 31, 2005, there were 5,341 participants in the
plans.
The plans authorize the repricing of options, which could
include reducing the exercise price per share of any outstanding
option, permitting the cancellation, forfeiture or tender of
outstanding options in exchange for other awards or for new
options with a lower exercise price per share, or repricing or
replacing any outstanding options by any other method.
Long-Term Incentive Program. In January 2004, the
Compensation and Benefits Committee of our board of directors
approved our Long-Term Incentive Program (the LTIP)
which is a program administered under the 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan. Under the LTIP, employees of Charter and its subsidiaries
whose pay classifications exceed a certain level are eligible to
receive stock options, and more senior level employees were
eligible to receive stock options and performance shares. The
stock options vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries
of the date of grant. The performance shares vest on the third
anniversary of the date of grant, conditional upon our
performance against financial performance measures established
by our management and approved by the board of directors or
Compensation and Benefits Committee as of the time of the award.
Charter granted 3.2 million performance shares in 2005
under this program except that the 2005 performance share grants
are based on a one-year performance cycle. We recognized expense
of $1 million in the first three quarters of 2005. However,
in the fourth quarter of 2005, we reversed the entire
$1 million of expense based on our assessment of the
probability of achieving the financial performance measures
established by management and required to be met for the
performance shares to vest. In February 2006, Charters
Compensation and Benefits Committee approved achievement of the
financial performance measures required for the 2005 performance
shares to vest at a level of 86.25%. Management believes that
approximately 2.5 million of the performance shares are
likely to vest. As such, expense of approximately
$3 million will be amortized over the remaining two year
service period.
The 2001 Stock Incentive Plan must be administered by, and
grants and awards to eligible individuals must be approved by,
our board of directors or a committee thereof consisting solely
of non-employee directors as defined in
Section 16b-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The board
of directors or such committee determines the terms of each
stock option grant, restricted stock grant or other award at the
time of grant, including the exercise price to be paid for the
shares, the vesting schedule for each option, the price, if any,
to be paid by the grantee for the restricted stock, the
restrictions placed on the shares, and the time or times when
the restrictions will lapse. The board of directors or such
committee also has the power to accelerate the vesting of any
grant or extend the term thereof.
Upon a change of control of Charter, the board of directors or
the administering committee can shorten the exercise period of
any option, have the survivor or successor entity assume the
options with appropriate adjustments, or cancel options and pay
out in cash. If an optionees or grantees employment
is terminated without cause or for good
reason following a change in control (as those
terms are defined in the plans), unless otherwise provided in an
agreement, with respect to such optionees or
grantees awards under the plans, all outstanding options
will become immediately and fully exercisable, all outstanding
stock appreciation rights will become immediately and fully
exercisable, the restrictions on the outstanding restricted
stock will lapse, and all of the outstanding performance shares
will vest and the restrictions on all of the outstanding
performance shares will lapse as if all performance objectives
had been satisfied at the maximum level.
February 2004 Option Exchange. In January 2004, we
offered employees of Charter and its subsidiaries the right to
exchange all stock options (vested and unvested) under the 1999
Charter Communications Option Plan and 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
that had an exercise price over $10 per share for shares of
restricted Charter Class A common stock or, in some
instances, cash. Based on a sliding exchange ratio,
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which varied depending on the exercise price of an
employees outstanding options, if an employee would have
received more than 400 shares of restricted stock in
exchange for tendered options, we issued to that employee shares
of restricted stock in the exchange. If, based on the exchange
ratios, an employee would have received 400 or fewer shares of
restricted stock in exchange for tendered options, we instead
paid to the employee cash in an amount equal to the number of
shares the employee would have received multiplied by $5.00. The
offer applied to options to purchase a total of
22,929,573 shares of Class A common stock, or
approximately 48% of our 47,882,365 total options (vested and
unvested) issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2003.
Participation by employees was voluntary. Non-employee members
of the board of directors of Charter or any of its subsidiaries
were not eligible to participate in the exchange offer.
In the closing of the exchange offer on February 20, 2004,
we accepted for cancellation eligible options to purchase
approximately 18,137,664 shares of Class A common
stock. In exchange, we granted approximately
1,966,686 shares of restricted stock, including 460,777
performance shares to eligible employees of the rank of senior
vice president and above, and paid a total cash amount of
approximately $4 million (which amount includes applicable
withholding taxes) to those employees who received cash rather
than shares of restricted stock. The restricted stock was
granted on February 25, 2004. Employees tendered
approximately 79% of the options eligible to be exchanged under
the program.
The cost of the stock option exchange program was approximately
$10 million, with a 2004 cash compensation expense of
approximately $4 million and a non-cash compensation
expense of approximately $6 million to be expensed ratably
over the three-year vesting period of the restricted stock
issued in the exchange.
The participation of the named executive officers in this
exchange offer is reflected in the following table:
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On February 25, 2004, in exchange for 3,400,000 options
tendered, 340,000 performance shares were granted with a three
year performance cycle and three year vesting along with 340,000
restricted stock units with one-third of the shares vesting on
each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant. On
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On February 25, 2004, in exchange for 105,000 options
tendered, 8,607 performance shares were granted with a three
year performance cycle and three year vesting along with 8,607
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each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. On the
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On February 25, 2004, in exchange for 80,000 options
tendered, 4,000 performance shares were granted with a three
year performance cycle and three year vesting along with 4,000
restricted stock units with one-third of the shares vesting on
each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. On the
grant date, the price of Charters common stock was $4.37. |
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2005 Executive Cash Award Plan
On June 9, 2005, we adopted the 2005 Executive Cash Award
Plan to provide additional incentive to, and retain the services
of, certain officers of Charter and its subsidiaries, to achieve
the highest level of individual performance and contribute to
the success of Charter. Eligible participants are employees of
Charter or any of its subsidiaries who have been recommended by
the CEO and designated and approved as Plan participants by the
Compensation and Benefits Committee Charters board of
directors. At the time the Plan was adopted, the interim CEO
recommended and the Compensation and Benefits Committee
designated and approved as Plan participants the permanent
President and Chief Executive Officer position (when filled),
Executive Vice President positions and selected Senior Vice
President positions.
The Plan provides that each participant be granted an award
which represents an opportunity to receive cash payments in
accordance with the Plan. An award will be credited in book
entry format to a participants account in an amount equal
to 100% of a participants base salary on the date of Plan
approval in 2005 and 20% of participants base salary in
each year 2006 through 2009, based on that participants
base salary as of May 1 of the applicable year. The Plan
awards will vest at the rate of 50% of the plan award balance at
the end of 2007 and 100% of the plan award balance at the end of
2009. Participants will be entitled to receive payment of the
vested portion of the award if the participant remains employed
by Charter continuously from the date of the participants
initial participation through the end of the calendar year in
which his or her award becomes vested, subject to payment of
pro-rated award balances to a participant who terminates due to
death or disability or in the event we elect to terminate the
Plan.
A participants eligibility for, and right to receive, any
payment under the Plan (except in the case of intervening death)
is conditioned upon the participant first executing and
delivering to Charter an agreement releasing and giving up all
claims that participant may have against Charter and related
parties arising out of or based upon any facts or conduct
occurring prior to the payment date, and containing additional
restrictions on post-employment use of confidential information,
non-competition and nonsolicitation and recruitment of customers
and employees.
In April 2006, the Plan was revised to accommodate new
participants who become eligible for the Plan beginning in April
2006 through December 2006. For those new participants, an award
will be credited in book entry format to a participants
account in an amount equal to 100% of a participants base
salary on the date of eligibility approval or hire in 2006 and
20% of participants base salary in each year 2007 through
2010, based on that participants base salary as of
May 1 of the applicable year. The Plan awards will vest at
the rate of 50% of the plan award balance at the end of 2008 and
100% of the Plan award balance at the end of 2010. All other
terms and conditions remain the same.
Employment Arrangements and Related Agreements
Charter and Neil Smit entered into an agreement as of
August 9, 2005 whereby Mr. Smit will serve as
Charters President and Chief Executive Officer (the
Employment Agreement) for a term expiring on
December 31, 2008, and Charter may extend the agreement for
an additional two years by giving Mr. Smit written notice
of its intent to extend not less than six months prior to the
expiration of the Employment Agreement (Mr. Smit has the
right to reject the extension within a certain time period as
set forth in the Employment Agreement). Under the Employment
Agreement, Mr. Smit will receive a $1,200,000 base salary
per year, through the third anniversary of the Employment
Agreement, and thereafter $1,440,000 per year for the
remainder of the Employment Agreement. Mr. Smit shall be
eligible to receive a performance-based target bonus of 125% of
annualized salary, with a maximum bonus of 200% of annualized
salary, as determined by the Compensation and Benefits Committee
of Charters board of directors. However, for 2005 only, he
received a minimum bonus of $1,200,000, provided only that he
was employed by Charter on December 31, 2005. Under
Charters Long-Term Incentive Plan, he received options to
purchase 3,333,333 shares of Class A common
stock, exercisable for 10 years, with annual vesting of
one-third of the grant in each of the three years from his
employment date; a performance share award for a maximum of
4,123,720 shares of Class A common stock, to be earned
during a three-year performance cycle starting January 2006; and
a restricted stock award of 1,562,500 shares of
Class A common stock, with
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annual vesting over three years following his employment date.
In addition, Mr. Smit received another restricted stock
award for 1,250,000 shares of Class A common stock
which vested on the first anniversary of his employment date.
Mr. Smit received full reimbursement for his relocation
expenses and will receive employee benefits consistent with
those made generally available to other senior executives. In
the event that Mr. Smit is terminated by Charter without
cause or for good reason termination, as
those terms are defined in the Employment Agreement, he will
receive the greater of two times base salary or salary through
the remainder to the term of the Employment Agreement; a pro
rata bonus for the year of termination; full vesting of options
and restricted shares; vesting of performance stock if targets
are achieved; and a lump sum payment equal to twelve months of
COBRA payments. The Employment Agreement contains non-compete
provisions from six months to two years, depending on the type
of termination. Charter will gross up federal taxes in the event
that Mr. Smit is subject to any additional tax under
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
Charter entered into an agreement with Robert May, effective
January 17, 2005, whereby Mr. May served as
Charters Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
(the May Executive Services Agreement). Under the
May Executive Services Agreement, Mr. May received a
$1,250,000 base fee per year. Mr. May continued to receive
the compensation and reimbursement of expenses to which he was
entitled in his capacity as a member of Charters board of
directors. The May Executive Services Agreement provided that
Charter would provide equity incentives commensurate with his
position and responsibilities, as determined by Charters
board of directors. Accordingly, Mr. May was granted
100,000 shares of restricted stock under Charters
2001 Stock Incentive Plan. The 100,000 restricted shares vested
on the date on which Mr. Mays interim service as
President and Chief Executive Officer terminated,
August 22, 2005. Mr. May served as an independent
contractor and was not entitled to any vacation or eligible to
participate in any employee benefit programs of Charter. Charter
reimbursed Mr. May for reasonable transportation costs from
Mr. Mays residence in Florida or other locations to
Charters offices and provided temporary living quarters or
reimbursed expenses related thereto. The May Executive Services
Agreement was terminated effective December 31, 2005 and
upon termination of the Agreement, Mr. May was eligible for
a bonus payment. On January 5, 2006, Charter paid him a
bonus of $750,000, with the possibility that such bonus would be
increased by an additional percentage. In February 2006,
Charters Compensation and Benefits Committee approved an
additional bonus of approximately $88,900 for Mr. May.
Charter and Michael Lovett entered into an employment agreement,
effective as of February 28, 2006 (the Lovett
Agreement), whereby Mr. Lovett will serve as its
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at a salary
of $700,000 per year which is to be reviewed annually, and
will perform such duties and responsibilities set forth in the
Lovett Agreement. The Lovett Agreement amends, supersedes and
replaces Mr. Lovetts prior employment agreement dated
March 31, 2005. The term of the Agreement is three years
from the effective date and will be reviewed and considered for
extension at 18-month
intervals during Mr. Lovetts employment. Under the
Lovett Agreement, Mr. Lovett will be entitled to receive
cash bonus payments in an amount per year targeted at 100% of
salary in accordance with the senior management plan and to
participate in all employee benefit plans that are offered to
other senior executives. Mr. Lovett received a grant of
150,000 restricted shares of Class A common stock on the
effective date of the Lovett Agreement, which will vest in equal
installments over a three-year period from employment date; an
award of 300,000 restricted shares of Class A common stock
on the first anniversary of the Lovett Agreement, vesting in
equal installments over a three-year period; an award of options
to purchase 432,000 shares of Class A common
stock under terms of Charters 2001 Stock Incentive Plan on
the effective date of the Lovett Agreement; an award of options
to purchase 864,000 shares of Class A common
stock under the terms of the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan on the
first anniversary of the Lovett Agreement; an award of 259,200
performance shares under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan on the
effective date of the Lovett Agreement and will be eligible to
earn these shares over a performance cycle from January 2006 to
December 2006; and an award of 518,400 performance shares under
the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan on the first anniversary of the
Lovett Agreement and will be eligible to earn these shares over
a three-year performance cycle January 2007-December 2009.
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If terminated other than for cause, as such term is
defined in the Lovett Agreement, prior to March 31, 2007,
Mr. Lovett will receive relocation expenses to the city of
his choice in the 48 contiguous states in accordance with
Charters relocation policy. In the event that
Mr. Lovett is terminated by Charter without
cause, for good reason or by
Mr. Lovett within 60 days following a change in
control, as those terms are defined in the Lovett
Agreement, Mr. Lovett will receive his salary for the
remainder of the term of the Lovett Agreement; a pro rata bonus
for the year of termination; and the immediate vesting of
options, restricted stock and performance shares. The Lovett
Agreement also contains a two-year non-solicitation clause.
As of January 20, 2006, Charter entered into an employment
agreement with Jeffrey Fisher, Executive Vice President and
Chief Executive Officer (the Fisher Agreement). The
Fisher Agreement provides that Mr. Fisher will serve in an
executive capacity as its Executive Vice President at a salary
of $500,000, to perform such executive, managerial and
administrative duties as are assigned or delegated by the
President and/or Chief Executive Officer, including but not
limited to serving as Chief Financial Officer. The term of the
Fisher Agreement is two years from the effective date. Under the
Fisher Agreement, Mr. Fisher received a signing bonus of
$100,000 and he shall be eligible to receive a performance-based
target bonus of up to 70% of salary and to participate in the
Long-Term Incentive Plan and to receive such other employee
benefits as are available to other senior executives.
Mr. Fisher will participate in the 2005 Executive Cash
Award Plan commencing in 2006 and, in addition, Charter will
provide the same additional benefit to Mr. Fisher that he
would have been entitled to receive under the Plan if he had
participated in the Plan at the time of its inception in 2005.
He also received a grant of 50,000 restricted shares of
Class A common stock, which will vest in equal installments
over a three-year period from his employment date; an award of
options to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Class A
common stock under terms of the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan on the
effective date of the Fisher Agreement; and in the first quarter
of 2006, an award of additional options to
purchase 145,800 shares of Class A common stock
under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. Those options shall vest in
equal installments over a four-year time period from the grant
date. In addition, in the first quarter of 2006, he received
83,700 performance shares under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
and will be eligible to earn these shares over a three-year
performance cycle from January 2006 to December 2008.
Mr. Fisher received relocation assistance pursuant to
Charters executive homeowner relocation plan and the costs
for temporary housing. In the event that Mr. Fisher is
terminated by Charter without cause or for
good reason, as those terms are defined in the
Fisher Agreement, Mr. Fisher will receive his salary for
the remainder of the term of the agreement or twelve
months salary, whichever is greater; a pro rata bonus for
the year of termination; a lump sum payment equal to payments
due under COBRA for the greater of twelve months or the number
of full months remaining in the term of the agreement; and the
vesting of options and restricted stock for as long as severance
payments are made. The Fisher Agreement contains a one-year
non-compete provision (or until the end of the term of the
Fisher Agreement, if longer) and a two-year non-solicitation
clause.
Until his employment terminated on March 23, 2006, Wayne
Davis was employed as Executive Vice President and Chief
Technical Officer. On April 5, 2006, Charter entered into
an agreement with Mr. Davis governing the terms and
conditions of his resignation as an officer and employee of
Charter, effective March 23, 2006 (the Separation
Agreement). Under the terms of the Separation Agreement,
Mr. Davis will receive the amount of base salary,
calculated at an annual rate of $450,000 from March 23,
2006 until September 30, 2007, (the Separation
Term), which will be paid over the remainder of the
Separation Term in equal bi-weekly installments on
Charters regular pay days for executives. These payments
will be made in accordance with section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code. Mr. Davis will be eligible for a
prorated amount of incentive compensation for 2006 based on the
period from January 1, 2006 and his termination date of
March 23, 2006. This amount will be payable no later than
April 1, 2007. Mr. Davis received a lump sum payment
equal to 18 times the monthly cost, at the time of termination,
for paid coverage for health, dental and vision benefits under
COBRA. Any stock options and restricted stock previously granted
to Mr. Davis will continue to vest during the remainder of
the Separation Term. Mr. Davis agreed to abide by the
non-disparagement provision in the Separation Agreement and
released Charter from any claims arising out of or based upon
any facts occurring prior to the date of the Separation
Agreement. Mr. Davis has also agreed that
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he will continue to be bound by the non-competition,
non-interference and non-disclosure provisions contained in his
September 7, 2005 employment agreement.
On April 5, 2006, Charter entered into a consulting
agreement with Mr. Davis governing the terms and conditions
for his services as an independent consultant to Charter,
effective March 23, 2006 (the Consulting
Agreement). Mr. Davis will serve as an independent
consultant for Charter providing such professional, executive
and administrative duties, directives and assignments as may
reasonable by assigned to him by the Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Operating Officer or their designee, from March 24,
2006 until April 28, 2006 or such later date designated by
Charter (the Consulting Period). Mr. Davis
received $45,000 in return for his services through
April 28, 2006, which was paid on the regular Charter pay
period for executives following April 28, 2006. If Charter
requests Mr. Davis services after April 28,
2006, Mr. Davis will be paid at a rate of $1,730 per
day for each worked thereafter, which he will receive on the
next regular Charter pay period for executives immediately
following the last day of service. Mr. Davis payments
as an independent consultant are separate from the payments he
will receive pursuant to his Separation Agreement. During the
Consulting Period, Mr. Davis will be reimbursed for
reasonable expenses incurred at Charters request in
connection with his consulting activities, including but not
limited to reasonable travel, lodging and entertainment
expenses. Since Mr. Davis will not be an employee of
Charter, he agrees that he will not be eligible for programs
applicable to an employee of Charter, such as incentive, bonus
and benefit plans, vacation, sick or paid leave and 401(k).
Mr. Davis agrees that the confidentiality and
non-disclosure obligations contained in his Separation Agreement
and his employment agreement will extend during his Consulting
Period.
On September 7, 2005, Charter entered into an employment
agreement with Mr. Davis, then Executive Vice President and
Chief Technical Officer. The agreement provided that
Mr. Davis be employed in an executive capacity to perform
such duties as were assigned or delegated by the President and
Chief Executive Officer or the designee thereof, at a salary of
$450,000. The term of this agreement was two years from the date
of the agreement. Mr. Davis was eligible to participate in
Charters Long-Term Incentive Plan, 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan and to receive such employee benefits as are available to
other senior executives. In the event that he was terminated by
Charter without cause or for good
reason, as those terms are defined in the agreement, he
would receive his salary for the remainder of the term of the
agreement or twelve months salary, whichever was greater;
a pro rata bonus for the year of termination; a lump sum payment
equal to payments due under COBRA for the greater of twelve
months or the number of full months remaining in the term of the
agreement; and the vesting of options and restricted stock for
as long as severance payments are made. The agreement contains
one-year, non-compete provisions (or until the end of the term
of the agreement, if longer) in a Competitive Business, as such
term is defined in the agreement, and two-year non-solicitation
clauses.
Until his resignation in April 2006, Paul Martin was employed as
Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer and
Corporate Controller. Upon resignation, the termination terms of
his retention agreement went into effect. Effective
January 9, 2006, Charter entered into a retention agreement
with Mr. Martin, in which Mr. Martin agreed to remain
as Interim Chief Financial Officer until at least March 31,
2006 or such time as Charter reassigns or terminates his
employment, whichever occurs first (the Termination
Date). On the Termination Date, Charter paid
Mr. Martin a special retention bonus in a lump sum of
$116,200. This special retention bonus was in addition to any
amounts due to Mr. Martin under the 2005 Executive Bonus
Plan and to any other severance amounts, set forth below.
Mr. Martin will not participate in any executive incentive
or bonus plan for 2006 unless otherwise agreed to by the
parties. In addition, pursuant to this agreement, Charter would
treat (a) any termination of Mr. Martins
employment by Charter without cause, and other than due to death
or disability, as such latter term is defined in his
previously-executed employment agreement, after January 1,
2006, and (b) any termination by Mr. Martin of his
employment for any reason after April 1, 2006 (including
voluntary resignation), as if his employment terminated without
cause and Charter would pay as severance to Mr. Martin an
amount calculated pursuant to his employment agreement on the
basis of his base salary as Controller and without regard to any
additional compensation he had been receiving as Interim Chief
Financial Officer. He also received three months of outplacement
assistance at a level and from a provider selected by Charter in
its sole discretion.
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On September 2, 2005, Charter entered into an employment
agreement with Mr. Martin. The agreement provides that
Mr. Martin would be employed in an executive capacity to
perform such duties as are assigned or delegated by the
President and Chief Executive Officer or the designee thereof,
at a salary of $240,625. The term of this agreement was two
years from the date of the agreement. Mr. Martin was
eligible to participate in Charters Long-Term Incentive
Plan, 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and to receive such employee
benefits as available to other senior executives. In the event
that he was terminated by Charter without cause or
for good reason, as those terms are defined in the
agreement, he would receive his salary for the remainder of the
term of the agreement or twelve months salary, whichever
was greater; a pro rata bonus for the year of termination; a
lump sum payment equal to payments due under COBRA for the
greater of twelve months or the number of full months remaining
in the term of the agreement; and the vesting of options and
restricted stock for as long as severance payments are made. The
agreement contained one-year, non-compete provisions (or until
the end of the term of the agreement, if longer) in a
Competitive Business, as such term is defined in the agreement,
and two-year non-solicitation clauses.
Effective April 15, 2005, Charter also entered into an
agreement governing the terms of the service of Mr. Martin
as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Under the terms of the
agreement, Mr. Martin received approximately $13,700 each
month for his service in the capacity of Interim Chief Financial
Officer until a permanent Chief Financial Officer was employed.
Under the agreement, Mr. Martin was also be eligible to
receive an additional bonus opportunity of up to approximately
$13,600 per month served as Interim Chief Financial
Officer, payable in accordance with Charters 2005
Executive Bonus Plan. The amounts payable to Mr. Martin
under the agreement were in addition to all other amounts
Mr. Martin received for his services in his capacity as
Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer and
Corporate Controller. In addition, Mr. Martin received an
additional special bonus of $50,000 for his service as Interim
co-Chief Financial Officer prior to April 15, 2005. This
amount was in addition to the bonus agreed upon in 2004 for his
service in that capacity through March 31, 2005.
On October 31, 2005, Charter entered into an employment
agreement with Sue Ann Hamilton, Executive Vice President,
Programming. The agreement provides that Ms. Hamilton shall
be employed in an executive capacity to perform such duties as
are assigned or delegated by the President and Chief Executive
Officer or the designee thereof, at a salary of $371,800. The
term of this agreement is two years from the date of the
agreement. She shall be eligible to participate in
Charters incentive bonus plan that applies to senior
executives, the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and to receive such
employee benefits as are available to other senior executives.
In the event that Ms. Hamiltons employment is
terminated by Charter without cause or for
good reason, as those terms are defined in the
employment agreement, Ms. Hamilton will receive her salary
for the remainder of the term of the agreement or twelve
months salary, whichever is greater; a pro rata bonus for
the year of termination; a lump sum payment equal to payments
due under COBRA for the greater of twelve months or the number
of full months remaining in the term of the agreement; and the
vesting of options and restricted stock for as long as severance
payments are made. The employment agreement contains a one-year
non-compete provision (or until the end of the term of the
agreement, if longer) in a Competitive Business, as such term is
defined in the agreement, and two-year non-solicitation clauses.
On November 14, 2005, Charter executed an employment
agreement with Grier Raclin, effective as of October 10,
2005. The agreement provides that Mr. Raclin shall be
employed in an executive capacity as Executive Vice President
and General Counsel with management responsibility for
Charters legal affairs, governmental affairs, compliance
and regulatory functions and to perform such other legal,
executive, managerial and administrative duties as are assigned
or delegated by the Chief Executive Officer or the equivalent
position, at a salary of $425,000, to be reviewed on an annual
basis. The agreement also provides for a one time signing bonus
of $200,000, the grant of 50,000 restricted shares of
Class A common stock, an option to
purchase 100,000 shares of Class A common stock
under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, an option to
purchase 145,800 shares of Class A common stock
under the Long-Term Incentive portion of the 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan, and 62,775 performance shares under the 2001
Stock Incentive Plan. He shall be eligible to participate in the
incentive bonus plan, the 2005 Executive Cash Award Plan and to
receive such other employee benefits as are available to other
senior executives. The term of this agreement is two years from
the effective date of the agreement. In the event that
Mr. Raclins employment is terminated by
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Charter without cause or by Mr. Raclin for
good reason, as those terms are defined in the
employment agreement, Mr. Raclin will receive (a) if
such termination occurs before the first scheduled payout of the
executive cash award plan (unless that failure is due to his
failure to execute the required related agreement) or at any
time within one year after a change of control as defined in the
agreement, two (2) times his salary or (b) if such
termination occurs at any other time, his salary for the
remainder of the term of the agreement or twelve months
salary, whichever is greater; a pro rata bonus for the year of
termination; a lump sum payment equal to payments due under
COBRA for the greater of twelve months or the number of full
months remaining in the term of the agreement; and the vesting
of options and restricted stock for as long as severance
payments are made. The employment agreement contains a one-year
non-compete provision (or until the end of the term of the
agreement, if longer) in a Competitive Business, as such term is
defined in the agreement, and a two-year non-solicitation
clause. Mr. Raclin is entitled to relocation assistance
pursuant to Charters executive homeowner relocation plan
and the costs for temporary housing until he consummates the
purchase of a home in the St. Louis area or August 16,
2006, whichever occurs first.
On August 1, 2006, Charter executed an employment agreement
with Mr. Fawaz. The agreement provides that Mr. Fawaz
will serve in an executive capacity as its Executive Vice
President at a salary of $450,000, to perform such executive,
managerial and administrative duties as are assigned or
delegated by the President and/or Chief Executive Officer,
including but not limited to serving as Chief Technology
Officer. The term of the employment agreement is two years from
the effective date. Under the employment agreement,
Mr. Fawaz received a signing bonus of $100,000 and he shall
be eligible to receive a performance-based target bonus of up to
70% of salary and to participate in the LTIP and to receive such
other employee benefits as are available to other senior
executives. Mr. Fawaz will participate in the 2005
Executive Cash Award Plan, as amended, commencing in 2006, which
will provide the same benefit to Mr. Fawaz that he would
have been entitled to receive under the Cash Award Plan if he
had participated in the Plan at the time of the inception of the
Plan in 2005, only with cash awards made one-year later. He also
received a grant of 50,000 restricted shares of Class A
common stock, vesting in equal installments over a three-year
period from effective date and an award of options to
purchase 300,000 shares of Class A common stock
under terms of the stock incentive plan on the effective date of
the Employment Agreement, which will vest in equal installments
over a four-year time period from the grant date. In addition,
on the effective date, he received 133,741 performance shares
under the stock incentive plan and will be eligible to earn
these shares over a one-year performance cycle to vest at the
end of a three-year vesting period. In the event that
Mr. Fawazs employment is terminated by Charter
without cause or for good reason, as
those terms are defined in the employment agreement,
Mr. Fawaz will receive his salary for the remainder of the
term of the agreement or twelve months salary, whichever
is greater; a pro rata bonus for the year of termination; a lump
sum payment equal to payments due under COBRA for the greater of
twelve months or the number of full months remaining in the term
of the agreement; and the vesting of options and restricted
stock for as long as severance payments are made. The employment
agreement contains a one-year non-compete provision (or until
the end of the term of the agreement, if longer) and a two-year
non-solicitation clause.
On December 9, 2005, Charter executed an employment
agreement with Robert Quigley. The agreement provides that
Mr. Quigley shall be employed in an executive capacity to
perform such executive, managerial and administrative duties as
are assigned or delegated by the President and Chief Executive
Officer or the designee thereof, at a salary of $450,000. He
shall be eligible to participate in the incentive bonus plan,
the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and to receive such other employee
benefits as are available to other senior executives. The term
of this agreement is two years from the effective date of the
agreement. In the event that Mr. Quigleys employment
is terminated by Charter without cause or by
Mr. Quigley for good reason, as those terms are
defined in the employment agreement, Mr. Quigley will
receive his salary for the remainder of the term of the
agreement or twelve months salary, whichever is greater; a
pro rata bonus for the year of termination; a lump sum payment
equal to payments due under COBRA for the greater of twelve
months or the number of full months remaining in the term of the
agreement; and the vesting of options and restricted stock for
as long as severance payments are made. The employment agreement
contains a one-year non-compete provision (or until the end of
the term of the agreement, if longer) in a Competitive Business,
as such term is defined in the agreements, and two-year
non-solicitation clauses. In addition, at the time of his
employment, Charter agreed to pay him a signing bonus of
$200,000 deferred until January 2006; grant
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options to purchase 145,800 shares of Class A
common stock under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan; 83,700
performance shares under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan; and
50,000 shares of restricted stock which will vest over a
three year period.
Until his resignation in January 2005, Carl Vogel was employed
as President and Chief Executive Officer, earning a base annual
salary of $1,000,000 and was eligible to receive an annual bonus
of up to $500,000, a portion of which was based on personal
performance goals and a portion of which was based on
Charters performance measured against criteria established
by the board of directors of Charter with Mr. Vogel.
Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Vogel was granted
3,400,000 options to purchase Class A common stock and
50,000 shares of restricted stock under our 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan. In the February 2004 option exchange,
Mr. Vogel exchanged his 3,400,000 options for
340,000 shares of restricted stock and 340,000 performance
shares. Mr. Vogels initial 50,000 restricted shares
vested 25% on the grant date, with the remainder vesting in 36
equal monthly installments beginning December 2002. The
340,000 shares of restricted stock were to vest over a
three-year period, with one-third of the shares vesting on each
of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. The 340,000
performance shares were to vest at the end of a three-year
period if certain financial criteria were met.
Mr. Vogels agreement provided that, if Mr. Vogel
is terminated without cause or if Mr. Vogel terminated the
agreement for good reason, he would be entitled to his aggregate
base salary due during the remainder of the term and full
prorated benefits and bonus for the year in which termination
occurs. Mr. Vogels agreement included a covenant not
to compete for the balance of the initial term or any renewal
term, but no more than one year in the event of termination
without cause or by Mr. Vogel with good reason.
Mr. Vogels agreement entitled him to participate in
any disability insurance, pensions or other benefit plans
afforded to employees generally or to our executives, including
our LTIP. We agreed to reimburse Mr. Vogel annually for the
cost of term life insurance with a death benefit in the amount
of $5 million, although he declined this reimbursement in
2003, 2004 and 2005. Mr. Vogel was entitled to
reimbursement of fees and dues for his membership in a country
club of his choice, which he declined in 2003, 2004 and 2005,
and reimbursement for up to $10,000 per year for tax, legal
and financial planning services. His agreement also provided for
a car and associated expenses for Mr. Vogels use.
Mr. Vogels agreement provided for automatic one-year
renewals and also provided that we would cause him to be elected
to our board of directors without any additional compensation.
In February 2005, Charter entered into an agreement with
Mr. Vogel setting forth the terms of his resignation. Under
the terms of the agreement, Mr. Vogel received in February
2005 all accrued and unpaid base salary and vacation pay through
the date of resignation and a lump sum payment equal to the
remainder of his base salary during 2005 (totaling $953,425). In
addition, he received a lump sum cash payment of approximately
$358,000 in January 2006, which represented the agreed-upon
payment of $500,000 reduced to the extent of compensation
attributable to certain competitive activities.
Mr. Vogel continued to receive certain health benefits
during 2005 and will receive COBRA premiums for such health
insurance coverage for 18 months thereafter. All of his
outstanding stock options, as well as his restricted stock
granted in 2004 (excluding 340,000 shares of restricted
stock granted as performance units, which were
automatically forfeited), continued to vest through
December 31, 2005. In addition, one-half of the remaining
unvested portion of his 2001 restricted stock grant vested upon
the effectiveness of the agreement and the other half was
forfeited. Mr. Vogel had 60 days after
December 31, 2005 to exercise any outstanding vested stock
options. Under the agreement, Mr. Vogel waived any further
right to any bonus or incentive plan participation and provided
certain releases of claims against Charter and its subsidiaries
from any claims arising out of or based upon any facts occurring
prior to the date of the agreement, but Charter will continue to
provide Mr. Vogel certain indemnification rights and to
include Mr. Vogel in its director and officer liability
insurance for a period of six years. Charter and its
subsidiaries also agreed to provide releases of certain claims
against Mr. Vogel with certain exceptions reserved.
Mr. Vogel also agreed, with limited exceptions that he will
continue to be bound by the covenant not to compete,
confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions contained in
his 2001 employment agreement.
In addition to the indemnification provisions which apply to all
employees under Charters Bylaws, Mr. Vogels
agreement provides that we will indemnify and hold him harmless
to the maximum extent permitted by law from and against any
claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs or expenses in
connection with
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or arising out of the performance by him of his duties. The
above agreement also contains confidentiality and
non-solicitation provisions.
We have established separation guidelines which generally apply
to all employees in situations where management determines that
an employee is entitled to severance benefits. Severance
benefits are granted solely in managements discretion and
are not an employee entitlement or guaranteed benefit. The
guidelines provide that persons employed at the level of Senior
Vice President may be eligible to receive between six and
fifteen months of severance benefits. Currently, all Executive
Vice Presidents have employment agreements with Charter which
provide for specific separation arrangements ranging from the
payment of twelve to twenty-four months of severance benefits.
Separation benefits are contingent upon the signing of a
separation agreement containing certain provisions including a
release of all claims against us. Severance amounts paid under
these guidelines are distinct and separate from any one-time,
special or enhanced severance programs that may be approved by
us from time to time.
Our senior executives are eligible to receive bonuses according
to our 2005 Executive Bonus Plan. Under this plan, our executive
officers and certain other management and professional employees
are eligible to receive an annual bonus. Each participating
employee would receive his or her target bonus if Charter (or
such employees division) meets specified performance
measures for revenues, operating cash flow, un-levered free cash
flow and customer satisfaction.
Limitation of Directors Liability and Indemnification
Matters
The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Charter limits the
liability of directors to the maximum extent permitted by
Delaware law. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that
a corporation may eliminate or limit the personal liability of a
director for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability for:
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the corporation and its shareholders; |
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(2) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
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(3) unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock
purchases or redemptions; or |
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(4) any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit. |
Charters Bylaws provide that we will indemnify all persons
whom we may indemnify pursuant thereto to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or
persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we
have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
We have reimbursed certain of our current and former directors,
officers and employees in connection with their defense in
certain legal actions. See Certain Relationships and
Related Party Transactions Other Miscellaneous
Relationships Indemnification Advances.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding
beneficial ownership of Charters Class A common stock
(Class A common stock) as of September 30,
2006 by:
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each current director of Charter; |
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the current chief executive officer and individuals named in the
Summary Compensation Table; |
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all persons currently serving as directors and officers of
Charter, as a group; and |
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each person known by us to own beneficially 5% or more of
Charters outstanding Class A common stock as of
September 30, 2006. |
With respect to the percentage of voting power set forth in the
following table:
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each holder of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote
per share; and |
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each holder of Charter Class B common stock
(Class B common stock) is entitled to
(i) ten votes per share of Class B common stock held
by such holder and its affiliates and (ii) ten votes per
share of Class B common stock for which membership units in
Charter Holdco held by such holder and its affiliates are
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The 50,000 shares of Class B common stock owned by
Mr. Allen represents 100% of the outstanding Class B
common stock.
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Paul G. Allen(7)
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29,165,526 |
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49,242 |
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10,000 |
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366,475,601 |
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49.88 |
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90.29 |
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Charter Investment, Inc.(8)
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250,162,428 |
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36.96 |
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Vulcan Cable III Inc.(9)
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116,313,173 |
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21.42 |
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Neil Smit
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970,834 |
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1,041,666 |
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1,111,111 |
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Robert P. May
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160,335 |
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49,242 |
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W. Lance Conn
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51,303 |
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49,242 |
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Nathaniel A. Davis
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49,242 |
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Jonathan L. Dolgen
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60,335 |
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49,242 |
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Rajive Johri
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67,379 |
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David C. Merritt
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64,768 |
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49,242 |
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Marc B. Nathanson
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464,768 |
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49,242 |
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Jo Allen Patton
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51,300 |
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63,986 |
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John H. Tory
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69,068 |
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49,242 |
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Larry W. Wangberg
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67,768 |
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49,242 |
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40,000 |
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Michael J. Lovett
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24,387 |
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200,000 |
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215,000 |
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Sue Ann Hamilton
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231,250 |
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(20 persons)
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31,168,250 |
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1,950,525 |
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1,867,236 |
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Carl E. Vogel(10)
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158,126 |
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Wayne Davis(11)
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1,642 |
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312,700 |
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Paul Martin(12)
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9,659 |
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Steelhead Partners(13)
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30,284,630 |
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30,284,630 |
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52,487,788 |
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12.30 |
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30,876,404 |
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Includes shares for which the named person has sole voting and
investment power; or shared voting and investment power with a
spouse. Does not include shares that may be acquired through
exercise of options. |
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Includes unvested shares of restricted stock issued under the
Charter Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
(including those issued in the February 2004 option exchange for
those eligible employees who elected to participate), as to
which the applicable director or employee has sole voting power
but not investment power. Excludes certain performance units
granted under the Charter 2001 Stock Incentive Plan with respect
to which shares will not be issued until the third anniversary
of the grant date and then only if Charter meets certain
performance criteria (and which consequently do not provide the
holder with any voting rights). |
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Includes shares of Class A common stock issuable
(a) upon exercise of options that have vested or will vest
on or before November 29, 2006 under the 1999 Charter
Communications Option Plan and the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan or
(b) upon conversion of other convertible securities. |
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Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with
Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act. The beneficial owners at September 30,
2006 of Class B common stock, Charter Holdco membership
units and convertible senior notes of Charter are deemed to be
beneficial owners of an equal number of shares of Class A
common stock because such holdings are either convertible into
Class A shares (in the case of Class B shares and
convertible senior notes) or exchangeable (directly or
indirectly) for Class A shares (in the case of the
membership units) on a one-for-one basis. Unless otherwise
noted, the named holders have sole investment and voting power
with respect to the shares listed as beneficially owned. As a
result of the settlement of the CC VIII dispute, Mr. Allen
received an accreting note exchangeable as of September 30,
2006 for 27,343,570 Charter Holdco units. See Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions Transactions
Arising Out of Our Organizational Structure and
Mr. Allens Investment in Charter Communications, Inc.
and Its Subsidiaries Equity Put Rights
CC VIII. |
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The calculation of this percentage assumes for each person that: |
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426,699,355 shares of Class A common stock are issued
and outstanding as of September 30, 2006; |
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50,000 shares of Class B common stock held by
Mr. Allen have been converted into shares of Class A
common stock; |
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the acquisition by such person of all shares of Class A
common stock that such person or affiliates of such person has
the right to acquire upon exchange of membership units in
subsidiaries or conversion of Series A Convertible
Redeemable Preferred Stock or 5.875% or 4.75% convertible
senior notes; |
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the acquisition by such person of all shares that may be
acquired upon exercise of options to purchase shares or
exchangeable membership units that have vested or will vest by
November 29, 2006; and |
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that none of the other listed persons or entities has received
any shares of Class A common stock that are issuable to any
of such persons pursuant to the exercise of options or otherwise. |
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A person is deemed to have the right to acquire shares of
Class A common stock with respect to options vested under
the 1999 Charter Communications Option Plan. When vested, these
options are exercisable for membership units of Charter Holdco,
which are immediately exchanged on a one-for-one basis for
shares of Class A common stock. A person is also deemed to
have the right to acquire shares of Class A common stock
issuable upon the exercise of vested options under the 2001
Stock Incentive Plan. |
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(6) |
The calculation of this percentage assumes that
Mr. Allens equity interests are retained in the form
that maximizes voting power (i.e., the 50,000 shares of
Class B common stock held by Mr. Allen have not been
converted into shares of Class A common stock; that the
membership units of Charter Holdco owned by each of Vulcan
Cable III Inc. and Charter Investment, Inc. have not been
exchanged for shares of Class A common stock). |
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The total listed includes: |
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250,162,428 membership units in Charter Holdco held by Charter
Investment, Inc.; and |
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116,313,173 membership units in Charter Holdco held by Vulcan
Cable III Inc. |
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The listed total includes 27,343,570 shares of Class A
common stock issuable as of September 30, 2006 upon
exchange of units of Charter Holdco, which are issuable to
Charter Investment, Inc. (which is owned by Mr. Allen) as a
consequence of the settlement of the CC VIII dispute. See
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Transactions Arising Out of Our Organizational Structure and
Mr. Allens Investment in Charter Communications, Inc.
and Its Subsidiaries Equity Put Rights
CC VIII. The address of this person is: 505 Fifth Avenue
South, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98104. |
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Includes 250,162,428 membership units in Charter Holdco, which
are exchangeable for shares of Class B common stock on a
one-for-one basis, which are convertible to shares of
Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. The address of
this person is: Charter Plaza, 12405 Powerscourt Drive,
St. Louis, MO 63131. |
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Includes 116,313,173 membership units in Charter Holdco, which
are exchangeable for shares of Class B common stock on a
one-for-one basis, which are convertible to shares of
Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. The address of
this person is: 505 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 900, Seattle,
WA 98104. |
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Mr. Vogel terminated his employment effective on
January 17, 2005. His stock options and restricted stock
shown in this table continued to vest until December 31,
2005, and his options were exercisable for another 60 days
thereafter. |
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Mr. Davis terminated his employment effective
March 23, 2006. His stock options and restricted stock
shown in this table continue to vest until September 30,
2007, and his options will be exercisable for another
60 days thereafter. |
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Mr. Martin terminated his employment effective
April 3, 2006. His stock options and restricted stock shown
in this table continue to vest until September 2, 2007, and
his options will be exercisable for another 60 days
thereafter. |
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The equity ownership reported in this table is based upon the
holders Form 13F filed with the SEC April 28,
2006. The business address of the reporting person is: 1301
First Avenue, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98101. Steelhead
Partners, LLC acts as general partner of J-K Navigator Fund,
L.P., and J. Michael Johnston and Brian K. Klein act as the
member-managers of Steelhead Partners, LLC. Accordingly, shares
shown as beneficially held by Steelhead Partners, LLC,
Mr. Johnston and Mr. Klein include shares beneficially
held by J-K Navigator Fund, L.P. |
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The equity ownership reported in this table is based on the
holders Schedule 13G/ A filed with the SEC on
February 14, 2006. The address of the person is: 82
Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Fidelity
Management & Research Company is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FMR Corp. and is the beneficial owner of
46,192,873 shares as a result of acting as investment
adviser to various investment companies and includes:
31,231,402 shares resulting from the assumed conversion of
5.875% senior notes. Fidelity Management Trust Company, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp. and is a beneficial owner
of 3,066,115 shares as a result of acting as investment
adviser to various investment companies and includes:
3,066,115 shares resulting from the assumed conversion of
5.875% senior notes. Fidelity International Limited
(FIL) provides investment advisory and management
services to
non-U.S. investment
companies and certain institutional investors and is a
beneficial owner of 3,228,800 shares. FIL is a separate and
independent corporate entity from FMR Corp. Edward C. Johnson
3d, Chairman of FMR Corp. and FIL own shares of FIL voting stock
with the right to cast approximately 38% of the total votes of
FIL voting stock. Edward C. Johnson 3d, chairman of FMR Corp.,
and FMR Corp. each has sole power to dispose of
52,487,788 shares. |
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The equity ownership reported in this table is based upon
holders Schedule 13F filed with the SEC
August 16, 2006. The address of the reporting person is:
101 California Street,
36th Floor,
San Francisco, CA 94111. |
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The equity ownership reported in this table is based upon
holders Schedule 13F filed with the SEC
August 14, 2006. The address of the reporting person is:
152 West
57th Street,
50th Floor,
New York, NY 10019. |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The following sets forth certain transactions in which we are
involved and in which the directors, executive officers and
affiliates of ours have or may have a material interest. The
transactions fall generally into three broad categories:
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Transactions in which Mr. Allen has an interest that
arise directly out of Mr. Allens investment in
Charter and Charter Holdco. A large number of the
transactions described below arise out of Mr. Allens
direct and indirect (through Charter Investment, Inc.
(CII), or the Vulcan entities, each of which
Mr. Allen controls) investment in Charter and its
subsidiaries, as well as commitments made as consideration for
the investments themselves. |
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Transactions with third party providers of products,
services and content in which Mr. Allen has or had a
material interest. Mr. Allen has had numerous
investments in the areas of technology and media. We have a
number of commercial relationships with third parties in which
Mr. Allen has or had an interest. |
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Other Miscellaneous Transactions. We have a
limited number of transactions in which certain of the officers,
directors and principal stockholders of Charter and its
subsidiaries, other than Mr. Allen, have an interest. |
A number of our debt instruments and those of our subsidiaries
require delivery of fairness opinions for transactions with
Mr. Allen or his affiliates involving more than
$50 million. Such fairness opinions have been obtained
whenever required. All of our transactions with Mr. Allen
or his affiliates have been considered for approval either by
the board of directors of Charter or a committee of the board of
directors. All of our transactions with Mr. Allen or his
affiliates have been deemed by the board of directors or a
committee of the board of directors to be in our best interest.
Related party transactions are approved by our Audit Committee
in compliance with the listing requirements applicable to Nasdaq
Global Market listed companies. Except where noted below, we do
not believe that these transactions present any unusual risks
for us that would not be present in any similar commercial
transaction. The chart below summarizes certain information with
respect to these transactions. Additional information regarding
these transactions is provided following the chart.
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Private Exchange |
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Affiliates of Mr. Allen hold approximately $56 million of
Charter Holdings that were the subject of the Private
Exchange. Mr. Allens affiliates tendered these notes in
the Private Exchange and will likely participate in the exchange
offer. |
Intercompany Management Arrangements
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Paul G. Allen |
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Subsidiaries of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
(Charter Holdings) paid Charter approximately
$84 million, $90 million, $128 million and
$67 million for management services rendered in 2003, 2004
and 2005 and the six months ended June 30, 2006,
respectively. |
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Mutual Services Agreement
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Paul G. Allen |
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Charter paid Charter Holdco approximately $73 million,
$74 million, $89 million and $52 million for
services rendered in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the six months
ended June 30, 2006, respectively. |
Previous Management Agreement |
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Paul G. Allen |
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No fees were paid in 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006, although total
management fees accrued and payable to CII, exclusive of
interest, were approximately $14 million at
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and June 30, 2006. |
Channel Access Agreement
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Paul G. Allen
W. Lance Conn
Jo Allen Patton |
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At Vulcan Ventures request, we will provide Vulcan
Ventures with exclusive rights for carriage on eight of our
digital cable channels as partial consideration for a 1999
capital contribution of approximately $1.3 billion. |
Equity Put Rights
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Paul G. Allen |
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Certain sellers of cable systems that we acquired were granted,
or previously had the right, as described below, to put to Paul
Allen equity in Charter and CC VIII, LLC issued to such sellers
in connection with such acquisitions. |
Previous Funding Commitment of Vulcan Inc. |
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W. Lance Conn
Jo Allen Patton |
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Pursuant to a commitment letter dated April 14, 2003,
Vulcan Inc., which is an affiliate of Paul Allen, agreed to
lend, under certain circumstances, or cause an affiliate to lend
to Charter Holdings or any of its subsidiaries a total amount of
up to $300 million, which amount included a subfacility of
up to $100 million for the issuance of letters of credit.
In November 2003, the commitment was terminated. We incurred
expenses to Vulcan Inc. totaling $5 million in connection
with the commitment prior to termination. |
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TechTV Carriage Agreement
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Paul G. Allen
W. Lance Conn
Jo Allen Patton
Larry W. Wangberg |
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We recorded approximately $1 million, $5 million,
$1 million and $0.6 million from TechTV under the
affiliation agreement in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the six months
ended June 30, 2006, respectively, related to launch
incentives as a reduction of programming expense. |
Oxygen Media Corporation Carriage Agreement |
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Paul G. Allen
W. Lance Conn
Jo Allen Patton |
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We paid Oxygen Media approximately $9 million,
$13 million, $9 million and $4 million under a
carriage agreement in exchange for programming in 2003, 2004 and
2005 and the six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
We recorded approximately $1 million, $1 million,
$0.1 million and $0 in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the six
months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, from Oxygen Media
related to launch incentives as a reduction of programming
expense. We received 1 million shares of Oxygen Preferred
Stock with a liquidation preference of $33.10 per share in
March 2005. We recognized approximately $9 million,
$13 million, $2 million and $0 as a reduction of
programming expense in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the six months
ended June 30, 2006, respectively, in recognition of the
guaranteed value of the investment. |
Portland Trail Blazers Carriage Agreement |
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We paid approximately $135,200, $96,100, $116,500 and $115,600
for rights to carry the cable broadcast of certain Trail Blazers
basketball games in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the six months ended
June 30, 2006, respectively. |
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Digeo, Inc. Broadband Carriage Agreement |
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Paul G. Allen
Carl E. Vogel
Jo Allen Patton
W. Lance Conn
Michael J. Lovett |
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We paid Digeo approximately $4 million, $3 million,
$3 million and $1 million for customized development
of the i-channels and the local content tool kit in 2003, 2004
and 2005 and for the six months ended June 30, 2006,
respectively. We entered into a license agreement in 2004 for
the Digeo software that runs DVR units purchased from a third
party. We paid approximately $0.5 million, $1 million
and $3 million in license and maintenance fees in 2004,
2005 and for the six months ended June 30, 2006,
respectively. In 2004 we executed a purchase agreement for the
purchase of up to 70,000 DVR units and a related software
license agreement, both subject to satisfaction of certain
conditions. We paid approximately $1 million,
$10 million and $8 million in capital purchases in
2004, 2005 and for the six months ended June 30, 2006,
respectively. |
Viacom Networks
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We are party to certain affiliation agreements with networks of
New Viacom and CBS Corporation, pursuant to which they provide
Charter with programming for distribution via our cable systems.
For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
Charter paid Old Viacom approximately $188 million,
$194 million, $201 million, respectively, and for the
six months ended June 30, 2006, Charter paid New Viacom
$62 million and CBS Corporation $46 million for
programming, and Charter recorded as receivables approximately
$5 million, $8 million and $15 million for launch
incentives and marketing support for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. |
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Payment for relatives services |
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Since June 2003, Mr. Vogels brother-in-law has been
an employee of Charter Holdco and has received a salary
commensurate with his position in the engineering department |
Radio advertising |
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We believe that, through a third party advertising agency, we
have paid approximately $67,300, $49,300, $67,600 and $56,500 in
2003, 2004 and 2005 and for the six months ended June 30,
2006, respectively, to Mapleton Communications, an affiliate of
Mapleton Investments, LLC. |
Enstar Limited Partnership Systems Purchase and Management
Services |
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Charter officers who were appointed by a Charter subsidiary (as
general partner) to serve as officers of Enstar limited
partnerships |
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Certain of our subsidiaries purchased certain assets of the
Enstar Limited Partnerships for approximately $63 million
in 2002. We also earned approximately $469,300, $0, $0 and $0 in
2003, 2004 and 2005 and for the six months ended June 30,
2006, respectively, by providing management services to the
Enstar Limited Partnerships. |
Indemnification Advances |
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Charter reimbursed certain of its current and former directors
and executive officers a total of approximately $8 million,
$3 million, $16,200 and $400 for costs incurred in
connection with litigation matters in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and
for the six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. |
The following sets forth additional information regarding the
transactions summarized above.
Transactions Arising Out of Our Organizational Structure and
Mr. Allens Investment in Charter and Its
Subsidiaries
As noted above, a number of our related party transactions arise
out of Mr. Allens investment in Charter and its
subsidiaries. Some of these transactions are with CII and Vulcan
Ventures (both owned 100% by Mr. Allen), Charter
(controlled by Mr. Allen) and Charter Holdco (approximately
55% owned by us and 45% owned by other affiliates of
Mr. Allen). See Summary Organizational
Structure for more information regarding the ownership by
Mr. Allen and certain of his affiliates.
Affiliates of Mr. Allen held approximately $56 million of
Charter Holdings notes that were the subject of the
Private Exchange. Mr. Allens affiliates tendered these
notes in the Private Exchange and will likely participate in the
exchange offer.
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Intercompany Management Arrangements |
Charter is a party to management arrangements with Charter
Holdco and certain of its subsidiaries. Under these agreements,
Charter provides management services for the cable systems owned
or operated by its subsidiaries. These management agreements
provide for reimbursement to Charter for all costs and expenses
incurred by it for activities relating to the ownership and
operation of the managed cable systems, including corporate
overhead, administration and salary expense.
The total amount paid by Charter Holdco and all of its
subsidiaries is limited to the amount necessary to reimburse
Charter for all of its expenses, costs, losses, liabilities and
damages paid or incurred by it in connection with the
performance of its services under the various management
agreements and in connection with its corporate overhead,
administration, salary expense and similar items. The expenses
subject to reimbursement include fees Charter is obligated to
pay under the mutual services agreement with CII. Payment of
management fees by Charters operating subsidiaries is
subject to certain restrictions under the credit facilities and
indentures of such subsidiaries and the indentures governing the
Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries public debt. If any
portion of the management fee due and payable is not paid, it is
deferred by Charter and accrued as a liability of such
subsidiaries. Any deferred amount of the management fee will
bear interest at the rate of 10% per year, compounded
annually, from the date it was due and payable until the date it
is paid. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005 and the six months ended June 30, 2006, the
subsidiaries of Charter Holdings paid approximately
$84 million, $90 million, $128 million and
$67 million, respectively, in management fees to Charter.
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Charter, Charter Holdco and CII are parties to a mutual services
agreement whereby each party shall provide rights and services
to the other parties as may be reasonably requested for the
management of the entities involved and their subsidiaries,
including the cable systems owned by their subsidiaries all on a
cost-reimbursement basis. The officers and employees of each
party are available to the other parties to provide these rights
and services, and all expenses and costs incurred in providing
these rights and services are paid by Charter. Each of the
parties will indemnify and hold harmless the other parties and
their directors, officers and employees from and against any and
all claims that may be made against any of them in connection
with the mutual services agreement except due to its or their
gross negligence or willful misconduct. The mutual services
agreement expires on November 12, 2009, and may be
terminated at any time by any party upon thirty days
written notice to the other. For the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the six months ended
June 30, 2006, Charter paid approximately $73 million,
$74 million, $89 million and $52 million,
respectively, to Charter Holdco for services rendered pursuant
to the mutual services agreement. All such amounts are
reimbursable to Charter pursuant to a management arrangement
with our subsidiaries. See Intercompany
Management Arrangements. The accounts and balances related
to these services eliminate in consolidation. CII no longer
provides services pursuant to this agreement.
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Prior to November 12, 1999, CII provided management and
consulting services to our operating subsidiaries for a fee
equal to 3.5% of the gross revenues of the systems then owned,
plus reimbursement of expenses. The balance of management fees
payable under the previous management agreement was accrued with
payment at the discretion of CII with interest payable on unpaid
amounts. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005, our subsidiaries did not pay any fees to CII to reduce
management fees payable. As of December 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005 and June 30, 2006, total management fees payable by
our subsidiaries to CII were approximately $14 million,
exclusive of any interest that may be charged and are included
in deferred management fees-related party on our consolidated
balance sheets.
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Vulcan Ventures Channel Access Agreement |
Vulcan Ventures, an entity controlled by Mr. Allen,
Charter, CII and Charter Holdco are parties to an agreement
dated September 21, 1999 granting to Vulcan Ventures the
right to use up to eight of our digital cable channels as
partial consideration for a prior capital contribution of
$1.325 billion. Specifically, at Vulcan Ventures
request, we will provide Vulcan Ventures with exclusive rights
for carriage of up to eight
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digital cable television programming services or channels on
each of the digital cable systems with local and to the extent
available, national control of the digital product owned,
operated, controlled or managed by Charter or its subsidiaries
now or in the future of 550 megahertz or more. If the system
offers digital services but has less than 550 megahertz of
capacity, then the programming services will be equitably
reduced. Upon request of Vulcan Ventures, we will attempt to
reach a comprehensive programming agreement pursuant to which it
will pay the programmer, if possible, a fee per digital video
customer. If such fee arrangement is not achieved, then we and
the programmer shall enter into a standard programming
agreement. The initial term of the channel access agreement was
10 years, and the term extends by one additional year (such
that the remaining term continues to be 10 years) on each
anniversary date of the agreement unless either party provides
the other with notice to the contrary at least 60 days
prior to such anniversary date. To date, Vulcan Ventures has not
requested to use any of these channels. However, in the future
it is possible that Vulcan Ventures could require us to carry
programming that is less profitable to us than the programming
that we would otherwise carry and our results would suffer
accordingly.
CC VIII. As part of the acquisition of the cable
systems owned by Bresnan Communications Company Limited
Partnership in February 2000, CC VIII, Charters indirect
limited liability company subsidiary, issued, after adjustments,
24,273,943 Class A preferred membership units
(collectively, the CC VIII interest) with a value
and an initial capital account of approximately
$630 million to certain sellers affiliated with AT&T
Broadband, subsequently owned by Comcast Corporation (the
Comcast sellers). Mr. Allen granted the Comcast
sellers the right to sell to him the CC VIII interest for
approximately $630 million plus 4.5% interest annually from
February 2000 (the Comcast put right). In April
2002, the Comcast sellers exercised the Comcast put right in
full, and this transaction was consummated on June 6, 2003.
Accordingly, Mr. Allen, indirectly through a company
controlled by him, CII, became the holder of the CC VIII
interest. In the event of a liquidation of CC VIII,
Mr. Allen would be entitled to a priority distribution with
respect to a 2% priority return (which will continue to
accrete). Any remaining distributions in liquidation would be
distributed to CC V Holdings, LLC and Mr. Allen in
proportion to CC V Holdings, LLCs capital account and
Mr. Allens capital account (which will equal the
initial capital account of the Comcast sellers of approximately
$630 million, increased or decreased by
Mr. Allens pro rata share of CC VIIIs profits
or losses (as computed for capital account purposes) after
June 6, 2003).
An issue arose as to whether the documentation for the Bresnan
transaction was correct and complete with regard to the ultimate
ownership of the CC VIII interest following consummation of the
Comcast put right. Thereafter, the board of directors of Charter
formed a Special Committee (comprised of Messrs. Merritt,
Tory and Wangberg) to investigate the matter and take any other
appropriate action on behalf of Charter with respect to this
matter. After conducting an investigation of the relevant facts
and circumstances, the Special Committee determined that a
scriveners error had occurred in February 2000
in connection with the preparation of the last-minute revisions
to the Bresnan transaction documents and that, as a result,
Charter should seek the reformation of the Charter Holdco
limited liability company agreement, or alternative relief, in
order to restore and ensure the obligation that the CC VIII
interest be automatically exchanged for Charter Holdco units.
The Special Committee further determined that, as part of such
contract reformation or alternative relief, Mr. Allen
should be required to contribute the CC VIII interest to Charter
Holdco in exchange for 24,273,943 Charter Holdco membership
units. The Special Committee also recommended to the board of
directors of Charter that, to the extent the contract
reformation is achieved, the board of directors should consider
whether the CC VIII interest should ultimately be held by
Charter Holdco or Charter Holdings or another entity owned
directly or indirectly by them.
Mr. Allen disagreed with the Special Committees
determinations described above and so notified the Special
Committee. Mr. Allen contended that the transaction was
accurately reflected in the transaction documentation and
contemporaneous and subsequent company public disclosures. The
Special Committee and Mr. Allen determined to utilize the
Delaware Court of Chancerys program for mediation of
complex business disputes in an effort to resolve the CC VIII
interest dispute.
As of October 31, 2005, Mr. Allen, the Special
Committee, Charter, Charter Holdco and certain of their
affiliates agreed to settle the dispute, and execute certain
permanent and irrevocable releases pursuant to the
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Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release agreement dated
October 31, 2005 (the Settlement). Pursuant to
the Settlement, CII has retained 30% of its CC VIII interest
(the Remaining Interests). The Remaining Interests
are subject to certain drag along, tag along and transfer
restrictions as detailed in the revised CC VIII Limited
Liability Company Agreement. CII transferred the other 70% of
the CC VIII interest directly and indirectly, through Charter
Holdco, to a newly formed entity, CCHC (a direct subsidiary of
Charter Holdco and the direct parent of Charter Holdings). Of
that other 70% of the CC VIII preferred interests, 7.4% has been
transferred by CII to CCHC for a subordinated exchangeable note
with an initial accreted value of $48 million, accreting at
14%, compounded quarterly, with a
15-year maturity (the
CCHC note). The remaining 62.6% has been transferred
by CII to Charter Holdco, in accordance with the terms of the
settlement for no additional monetary consideration. Charter
Holdco contributed the 62.6% interest to CCHC.
As part of the Settlement, CC VIII issued approximately
49 million additional Class B units to CC V in
consideration for prior capital contributions to CC VIII by
CC V, with respect to transactions that were unrelated to
the dispute in connection with CIIs membership units in CC
VIII. As a result, Mr. Allens pro rata share of the
profits and losses of CC VIII attributable to the Remaining
Interests is approximately 5.6%.
The CCHC note is exchangeable, at CIIs option, at any
time, for Charter Holdco Class A common units at a rate
equal to the then accreted value, divided by $2.00 (the
Exchange Rate). Customary anti-dilution protections
have been provided that could cause future changes to the
Exchange Rate. Additionally, the Charter Holdco Class A
common units received will be exchangeable by the holder into
Charter common stock in accordance with existing agreements
between CII, Charter and certain other parties signatory
thereto. Beginning February 28, 2009, if the closing price
of Charter common stock is at or above the Exchange Rate for a
certain period of time as specified in the Exchange Agreement,
Charter Holdco may require the exchange of the CCHC note for
Charter Holdco Class A common units at the Exchange Rate.
CCHC has the right to redeem the CCHC note under certain
circumstances, for cash in an amount equal to the then accreted
value, such amount, if redeemed prior to February 28, 2009,
would also include a make whole up to the accreted value through
February 28, 2009. CCHC must redeem the CCHC note at its
maturity for cash in an amount equal to the initial stated value
plus the accreted return through maturity.
There are no contractual or other obligations that would prevent
the transfer or encumbrance of the CC VIII interest by CCHC.
Rifkin. On September 14, 1999, Mr. Allen
and Charter Holdco entered into a put agreement with certain
sellers of the Rifkin cable systems that received a portion of
their purchase price in the form of 3,006,202 Class A
preferred membership units of Charter Holdco. This put agreement
allowed these holders to compel Charter Holdco to redeem their
Class A preferred membership units at any time before
September 14, 2004 at $1.00 per unit, plus accretion
thereon at 8% per year from September 14, 1999.
Mr. Allen had guaranteed the redemption obligation of
Charter Holdco. These units were put to Charter Holdco for
redemption, and were redeemed on April 18, 2003 for a total
price of approximately $3.9 million.
Mr. Allen also was a party to a put agreement with certain
sellers of the Rifkin cable systems that received a portion of
their purchase price in the form of shares of Class A
common stock of Charter. Under this put agreement, such holders
have the right to sell to Mr. Allen any or all of such
shares of the Class A common stock at $19 per share
(subject to adjustments for stock splits, reorganizations and
similar events), plus interest at a rate of 4.5% per year,
compounded annually from November 12, 1999. Approximately
4.6 million shares were put to Mr. Allen under these
agreements prior to their expiration on November 12, 2003.
Falcon. Mr. Allen also was a party to a put
agreement with certain sellers of the Falcon cable systems
(including Mr. Nathanson, one of our directors) that
received a portion of their purchase price in the form of shares
of Class A common stock of Charter. Under the Falcon put
agreement, such holders had the right to sell to Mr. Allen
any or all shares of Class A common stock received in the
Falcon acquisition at $25.8548 per share (subject to
adjustments for stock splits, reorganizations and similar
events), plus interest at a rate of 4.5% per year,
compounded annually from November 12, 1999. Approximately
19.4 million shares were put to Mr. Allen under these
agreements prior to their expiration on November 12, 2003.
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Helicon. In 1999 we purchased the Helicon cable
systems. As part of that purchase Mr. Allen entered into a
put agreement with a certain seller of the Helicon cable systems
that received a portion of the purchase price in the form of a
preferred membership interest in Charter Helicon LLC with a
redemption price of $25 million plus accrued interest.
Under the Helicon put agreement, such holder has the right to
sell to Mr. Allen any or all of the interest to
Mr. Allen prior to its mandatory redemption in cash on
July 30, 2009. On August 31, 2005, 40% of the
preferred membership interest was put to Mr. Allen. The
remaining 60% of the preferred interest in Charter Helicon LLC
remained subject to the put to Mr. Allen. Such preferred
interest was recorded in other long-term liabilities as of
December 31, 2004. On October 6, 2005, Charter
Helicon, LLC redeemed all of the preferred membership interest
for the redemption price of $25 million plus accrued
interest.
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Effective April 14, 2003, our subsidiary, Charter
Communications VII, LLC entered into a commitment letter with
Vulcan Inc., which is an affiliate of Paul Allen, under which
Vulcan Inc. agreed to lend, under certain circumstances, or
cause an affiliate to lend initially to Charter Communications
VII, LLC, or another subsidiary of Charter Holdings, up to
$300 million, which amount included a subfacility of up to
$100 million for the issuance of letters of credit. No
amounts were ever drawn under the commitment letter. In November
2003, the commitment was terminated. We incurred expenses to
Vulcan Inc. totaling $5 million in connection with the
commitment (including an extension fee) prior to termination.
Ms. Jo Allen Patton is a director and the President and
Chief Executive Officer of Vulcan Inc., and Mr. Lance Conn
is Executive Vice President of Vulcan Inc.
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Mr. Allen |
As described under Third Party Business
Relationships in which Mr. Allen has or had an
Interest in this section, Mr. Allen and a number of
his affiliates have interests in various entities that provide
services or programming to our subsidiaries. Given the diverse
nature of Mr. Allens investment activities and
interests, and to avoid the possibility of future disputes as to
potential business, Charter and Charter Holdco, under the terms
of their respective organizational documents, may not, and may
not allow their subsidiaries, to engage in any business
transaction outside the cable transmission business except for
the Digeo, Inc. joint venture; a joint venture to develop a
digital video recorder set-top box; an existing investment in
Cable Sports Southeast, LLC, a provider of regional sports
programming; as an owner of the business of Interactive
Broadcaster Services Corporation or, Chat TV; an investment in
@Security Broadband Corp., a company developing broadband
security applications; and incidental businesses engaged in as
of the closing of Charters initial public offering in
November 1999. This restriction will remain in effect until all
of the shares of Charters high-vote Class B
common stock have been converted into shares of the Class A
common stock due to Mr. Allens equity ownership
falling below specified thresholds.
Charter or Charter Holdco or any of their subsidiaries may not
pursue, or allow their subsidiaries to pursue, a business
transaction outside of this scope, unless Mr. Allen
consents to Charter or its subsidiaries engaging in the business
transaction. In any such case, the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of Charter and the limited liability company
agreement of Charter Holdco would need to be amended accordingly
to modify the current restrictions on the ability of such
entities to engage in any business other than the cable
transmission business. The cable transmission business means the
business of transmitting video, audio, including telephone, and
data over cable systems owned, operated or managed by Charter,
Charter Holdco or any of their subsidiaries from time to time.
Under Delaware corporate law, each director of Charter,
including Mr. Allen, is generally required to present to
Charter, any opportunity he or she may have to acquire any cable
transmission business or any company whose principal business is
the ownership, operation or management of cable transmission
businesses, so that we may determine whether we wish to pursue
such opportunities. However, Mr. Allen and the other
directors generally will not have an obligation to present other
types of business opportunities to Charter, and they may exploit
such opportunities for their own account.
Also, conflicts could arise with respect to the allocation of
corporate opportunities between us and Mr. Allen and his
affiliates in connection with his investments in businesses in
which we are permitted to
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engage under the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Charter. Certain of the indentures of Charter and its
subsidiaries require the applicable issuer of notes to obtain,
under certain circumstances, approval of the board of directors
of Charter and, where a transaction or series of related
transactions is valued at or in excess of $50 million, a
fairness opinion with respect to transactions in which
Mr. Allen has an interest. Related party transactions are
approved by Charters Audit Committee in compliance with
the listing requirements applicable to Nasdaq Global Market
listed companies. We have not instituted any other formal plan
or arrangement to address potential conflicts of interest.
Third Party Business Relationships in Which Mr. Allen
has or had an Interest
As previously noted, Mr. Allen has and has had extensive
investments in the areas of media and technology. We have a
number of commercial relationships with third parties in which
Mr. Allen has an interest. Mr. Allen or his affiliates
own equity interests or warrants to purchase equity interests in
various entities with which we do business or which provide us
with products, services or programming. Mr. Allen owns 100%
of the equity of Vulcan Ventures Incorporated and Vulcan Inc.
and is the president of Vulcan Ventures. Ms. Jo Allen
Patton is a director and the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Vulcan Inc. and is a director and Vice President of
Vulcan Ventures. Mr. Lance Conn is Executive Vice President
of Vulcan Inc. and Vulcan Ventures. The various cable,
media, Internet and telephone companies in which Mr. Allen
has invested may mutually benefit one another. We can give no
assurance, nor should you expect, that any of these business
relationships will be successful, that we will realize any
benefits from these relationships or that we will enter into any
business relationships in the future with Mr. Allens
affiliated companies.
TechTV, Inc. (TechTV) operated a cable television
network that offered programming mostly related to technology.
Pursuant to an affiliation agreement that originated in 1998 and
that terminates in 2008, TechTV has provided us with programming
for distribution via our cable systems. The affiliation
agreement provides, among other things, that TechTV must offer
Charter Holdco certain terms and conditions that are no less
favorable in the affiliation agreement than are given to any
other distributor that serves the same number of or fewer TechTV
viewing customers. Additionally, pursuant to the affiliation
agreement, we were entitled to incentive payments for channel
launches through December 31, 2003.
In March 2004, Charter Holdco entered into agreements with
Vulcan Programming and TechTV, which provide for
(a) Charter Holdco and TechTV to amend the affiliation
agreement which, among other things, revises the description of
the TechTV network content, provides for Charter Holdco to waive
certain claims against TechTV relating to alleged breaches of
the affiliation agreement and provides for TechTV to make
payment of outstanding launch receivables due to Charter Holdco
under the affiliation agreement, (b) Vulcan Programming to
pay approximately $10 million and purchase over a
24-month period, at
fair market rates, $2 million of advertising time across
various cable networks on Charter cable systems in consideration
of the agreements, obligations, releases and waivers under the
agreements and in settlement of the aforementioned claims and
(c) TechTV to be a provider of content relating to
technology and video gaming for Charters interactive
television platforms through December 31, 2006 (exclusive
for the first year). For the years ended December 31, 2003,
2004 and 2005 and the six months ended June 30, 2006 we
recognized approximately $1 million, $5 million,
$1 million and $0.6 million respectively, of the
Vulcan Programming payment as an offset to programming expense.
We believe that Vulcan Programming, which is 100% owned by
Mr. Allen, owned an approximate 98% equity interest in
TechTV at the time Vulcan Programming sold TechTV to an
unrelated third party in May 2004.
Oxygen Media LLC (Oxygen) provides programming
content aimed at the female audience for distribution over cable
systems and satellite. On July 22, 2002, Charter Holdco
entered into a carriage agreement with Oxygen, whereby we agreed
to carry programming content from Oxygen. Under the carriage
agreement, we currently make Oxygen programming available to
approximately 5 million of our video
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customers. In August 2004, Charter Holdco and Oxygen entered
into agreements that amended and renewed the carriage agreement.
The amendment to the carriage agreement (a) revised the
number of our customers to which Oxygen programming must be
carried and for which we must pay, (b) released Charter
Holdco from any claims related to the failure to achieve
distribution benchmarks under the carriage agreement,
(c) required Oxygen to make payment on outstanding
receivables for launch incentives due to us under the carriage
agreement, and (d) requires that Oxygen provide its
programming content to us on economic terms no less favorable
than Oxygen provides to any other cable or satellite operator
having fewer subscribers than us. The renewal of the carriage
agreement (a) extends the period that we will carry Oxygen
programming to our customers through January 31, 2008, and
(b) requires license fees to be paid based on customers
receiving Oxygen programming, rather than for specific customer
benchmarks. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005 and the six months ended June 30, 2006, we paid Oxygen
approximately $9 million, $13 million, $9 million
and $4 million, respectively, for programming content. In
addition, Oxygen pays us launch incentives for customers
launched after the first year of the term of the carriage
agreement up to a total of $4 million. We recorded
approximately $1 million, $1 million,
$0.1 million and $0 related to these launch incentives as a
reduction of programming expense for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the six months ended
June 30, 2006, respectively.
In August 2004, Charter Holdco and Oxygen amended an equity
issuance agreement to provide for the issuance of 1 million
shares of Oxygen Preferred Stock with a liquidation preference
of $33.10 per share plus accrued dividends to Charter
Holdco in place of the $34 million of unregistered shares
of Oxygen Media common stock required under the original equity
issuance agreement. Oxygen Media delivered these shares in March
2005. The preferred stock is convertible into common stock after
December 31, 2007 at a conversion ratio, the numerator of
which is the liquidation preference and the denominator which is
the fair market value per share of Oxygen Media common stock on
the conversion date.
We recognized the guaranteed value of the investment over the
life of the carriage agreement as a reduction of programming
expense. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and
2005 and the six months ended June 30, 2006, we recorded
approximately $9 million, $13 million, $2 million
and $0, respectively, as a reduction of programming expense. The
carrying value of our investment in Oxygen was approximately
$19 million, $32 million, $33 million and
$33 million as of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and
June 30, 2006, respectively.
As of December 31, 2005, through Vulcan Programming,
Mr. Allen owned an approximate 31% interest in Oxygen
assuming no exercises of outstanding warrants or conversion or
exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities. Ms. Jo
Allen Patton is a director and the President of Vulcan
Programming. Mr. Lance Conn is a Vice President of Vulcan
Programming. Marc Nathanson has an indirect beneficial interest
of less than 1% in Oxygen.
On October 7, 1996, the former owner of our Falcon cable
systems entered into a letter agreement and a cable television
agreement with Trail Blazers Inc. for the cable broadcast in the
metropolitan area surrounding Portland, Oregon of pre-season,
regular season and playoff basketball games of the Portland
Trail Blazers, a National Basketball Association basketball
team. Mr. Allen is the 100% owner of the Portland Trail
Blazers and Trail Blazers Inc. Under the letter agreement, Trail
Blazers Inc. was paid a fixed fee for each customer in areas
directly served by the Falcon cable systems. Under the cable
television agreement, we shared subscription revenues with Trail
Blazers Inc. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004
and 2005 and the six months ended June 30, 2006, we paid
approximately $135,200, $96,100, $116,500 and $115,600,
respectively, in connection with the cable broadcast of Portland
Trail Blazers basketball games under the October 1996 cable
television agreement and subsequent local cable distribution
agreements.
In March 2001, a subsidiary of CCH II, Charter
Communications Ventures, LLC (Charter Ventures) and
Vulcan Ventures Incorporated formed DBroadband Holdings, LLC for
the sole purpose of purchasing equity interests in Digeo, Inc.
(Digeo), an entity controlled by Paul Allen. In
connection with the execution of the broadband carriage
agreement, DBroadband Holdings, LLC purchased an equity interest
in Digeo
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funded by contributions from Vulcan Ventures Incorporated. At
that time, the equity interest was subject to a priority return
of capital to Vulcan Ventures up to the amount contributed by
Vulcan Ventures on Charter Ventures behalf. After Vulcan
Ventures recovered its amount contributed (the Priority
Return), Charter Ventures should have had a 100% profit
interest in DBroadband Holdings, LLC. Charter Ventures is not
required to make any capital contributions, including capital
calls, to DBroadband Holdings, LLC. Pursuant to an amended
version of this arrangement, in 2003, Vulcan Ventures
contributed a total of $29 million to Digeo,
$7 million of which was contributed on Charter
Ventures behalf, subject to Vulcan Ventures
aforementioned priority return. Since the formation of
DBroadband Holdings, LLC, Vulcan Ventures has contributed
approximately $56 million on Charter Ventures behalf.
On October 3, 2006, Vulcan Ventures and Digeo recapitalized
Digeo. In connection with such recapitalization, DBroadband
Holdings, LLC consented to the conversion of its preferred stock
holdings in Digeo to common stock, and Vulcan Ventures agreed in
principle to surrender this Priority Return to Charter Ventures.
On March 2, 2001, Charter Ventures entered into a broadband
carriage agreement with Digeo Interactive, LLC (Digeo
Interactive), a wholly owned subsidiary of Digeo. The
carriage agreement provided that Digeo Interactive would provide
to Charter a portal product, which would function as
the television-based Internet portal (the initial point of entry
to the Internet) for Charters customers who received
Internet access from Charter. The agreement term was for
25 years and Charter agreed to use the Digeo portal
exclusively for six years. Before the portal product was
delivered to Charter, Digeo terminated development of the portal
product.
On September 27, 2001, Charter and Digeo Interactive
amended the broadband carriage agreement. According to the
amendment, Digeo Interactive would provide to Charter the
content for enhanced Wink interactive television
services, known as Charter Interactive Channels
(i-channels).
In order to provide the
i-channels, Digeo
Interactive sublicensed certain Wink technologies to Charter.
Charter is entitled to share in the revenues generated by the
i-channels. Currently,
our digital video customers who receive
i-channels receive the
service at no additional charge.
On September 28, 2002, Charter entered into a second
amendment to its broadband carriage agreement with Digeo
Interactive. This amendment superseded the amendment of
September 27, 2001. It provided for the development by
Digeo Interactive of future features to be included in the Basic
i-TV service to be
provided by Digeo and for Digeos development of an
interactive toolkit to enable Charter to develop
interactive local content. Furthermore, Charter could request
that Digeo Interactive manage local content for a fee. The
amendment provided for Charter to pay for development of the
Basic i-TV service as
well as license fees for customers who would receive the
service, and for Charter and Digeo to split certain revenues
earned from the service. In 2003, 2004, 2005 and the six months
ended June 30, 2006, we paid Digeo Interactive
approximately $4 million, $3 million, $3 million
and $1 million respectively, for customized development of
the i-channels and the
local content tool kit. This amendment expired pursuant to its
terms on December 31, 2003. Digeo Interactive is continuing
to provide the Basic
i-TV service on a
month-to-month basis.
On June 30, 2003, Charter Holdco entered into an agreement
with Motorola, Inc. for the purchase of 100,000 digital video
recorder (DVR) units. The software for these DVR
units is being supplied by Digeo Interactive, LLC under a
license agreement entered into in April 2004. Under the license
agreement Digeo Interactive granted to Charter Holdco the right
to use Digeos proprietary software for the number of DVR
units that Charter deployed from a maximum of 10 headends
through year-end 2004. This maximum number of headends
restriction was expanded and eventually eliminated through
successive agreement amendments and the date for entering into
license agreements for units deployed was extended. The license
granted for each unit deployed under the agreement is valid for
five years. In addition, Charter will pay certain other fees
including a per-headend license fee and maintenance fees.
Maximum license and maintenance fees during the term of the
agreement are expected to be approximately $7 million. The
agreement includes an MFN clause pursuant to which
Charter is entitled to receive contract terms, considered on the
whole, and license fees, considered apart from other contract
terms, no less favorable than those accorded to any other Digeo
customer. Charter paid approximately $0.5 million,
$1 million and
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$3 million in license and maintenance fees for the years
ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 and the six months ended
June 30, 2006, respectively.
In April 2004, we launched DVR service (using units containing
the Digeo software) in our Rochester, Minnesota market using a
broadband media center that is an integrated set-top box with a
cable converter, DVR hard drive and connectivity to other
consumer electronics devices (such as stereos, MP3 players, and
digital cameras).
In May 2004, Charter Holdco entered into a binding term sheet
with Digeo Interactive for the development, testing and purchase
of 70,000 Digeo PowerKey DVR units. The term sheet provided that
the parties would proceed in good faith to negotiate, prior to
year-end 2004, definitive agreements for the development,
testing and purchase of the DVR units and that the parties would
enter into a license agreement for Digeos proprietary
software on terms substantially similar to the terms of the
license agreement described above. In November 2004, Charter
Holdco and Digeo Interactive executed the license agreement and
in December 2004, the parties executed the purchase agreement,
each on terms substantially similar to the binding term sheet.
Total purchase price and license and maintenance fees during the
term of the definitive agreements are expected to be
approximately $41 million. The definitive agreements are
terminable at no penalty to Charter in certain circumstances. We
paid approximately $1 million, $10 million and
$8 million in capital purchases under this agreement for
the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 and the six
months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
In late 2003, Microsoft filed suit against Digeo for
$9 million in a breach of contract action, involving an
agreement that Digeo and Microsoft had entered into in 2001.
Digeo informed Charter that it believed it had an
indemnification claim against Charter for half that amount.
Digeo settled with Microsoft agreeing to make a cash payment and
to purchase certain amounts of Microsoft software products and
consulting services through 2008. In consideration of Digeo
agreeing to release Charter from its potential claim against
Charter, after consultation with outside counsel Charter agreed,
in June 2005, to purchase a total of $2.3 million in
Microsoft consulting services through 2008, a portion of which
amounts Digeo has informed Charter will count against
Digeos purchase obligations with Microsoft.
In October 2005, Charter Holdco and Digeo Interactive entered
into a binding term sheet for the test market deployment of the
Moxi Entertainment Applications Pack (MEAP). The
MEAP is an addition to the Moxi Client Software and will contain
ten games (such as Video Poker and Blackjack), a photo
application and jukebox application. The term sheet is limited
to a test market application of approximately 14,000 subscribers
and the aggregate value is not expected to exceed
$0.1 million. In the event the test market proves
successful, the companies will replace the term sheet with a
long form agreement including a planned roll-out across
additional markets. The term sheet expires on August 30,
2006.
We believe that Vulcan Ventures, an entity controlled by
Mr. Allen, owns an approximate 60% equity interest in
Digeo, Inc., on a fully converted non-diluted basis.
Messrs. Allen and Conn and Ms. Patton are directors of
Digeo. Mr. Lovett was a director of Digeo from December
2005 to October 2006. Mr. Fawaz was a director of Digeo and
resigned from such position in October 2006. Mr. Vogel was
a director of Digeo in 2004. During 2004 and 2005,
Mr. Vogel held options to purchase 10,000 shares
of Digeo common stock.
Other Miscellaneous Relationships
Pursuant to certain affiliation agreements with networks of New
Viacom, including MTV, MTV2, Nickelodeon, VH1, TVLand, CMT,
Spike TV, Comedy Central and Viacom Digital Suite, and stations
and networks of CBS Corporation including CBS-owned and
operated broadcast stations, Showtime, The Movie Channel, and
Flix, New Viacom and CBS Corporation provide Charter with
programming for distribution via our cable systems. The
affiliation agreements provide for, among other things, rates
and terms of carriage, advertising on these networks, which
Charter can sell to local advertisers and marketing support. For
the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, Charter
paid Old Viacom approximately $188 million,
$194 million and $201 million, respectively, and for
the six months ended June 30, 2006, Charter paid
New Viacom $62 million and CBS Corporation
$46 million for programming. Charter recorded approximately
$5 million, $8 million and $15 million as
receivables from Old Viacom networks related to launch incentives
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for certain channels and marketing support, respectively, for
the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005. From
April 1994 to July 2004, Mr. Dolgen served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the Viacom Entertainment Group.
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Since June 2003, Mr. Vogels
brother-in-law has been
an employee of Charter Holdco and has received a salary
commensurate with his position in the engineering department.
We believe that, through a third party advertising agency, we
have paid approximately $67,300, $49,300, $67,600 and $56,500 in
2003, 2004 and 2005 and the six months ended June 30, 2006,
respectively, to Mapleton Communications, an affiliate of
Mapleton Investments, LLC that owns radio stations in Oregon and
California. Mr. Nathanson is the Chairman and owner of
Mapleton Investments, LLC.
Enstar Cable Corporation, the manager of the Enstar limited
partnerships through a management agreement, engaged Charter
Holdco to manage the Enstar limited partnerships. Pursuant to
the management agreement, Charter Holdco provides management
services to the Enstar limited partnerships in exchange for
management fees. The Enstar limited partnerships also purchase
basic and premium programming for their systems at cost from
Charter Holdco. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004
and 2005 and the six months ended June 30, 2006, Charter
Holdco earned approximately $469,300, $0, $0 and $0,
respectively, by providing management services to the Enstar
limited partnerships. In September 2003 the Enstar limited
partnerships completed sales of all their remaining assets, and
as a result no further management fees were paid in 2004. In
November 2004, the Enstar limited partnerships were dissolved.
All of the executive officers of Charter (with the exception of
Mr. Allen), Charter Holdco and Charter Holdings acted as
officers of Enstar Communications Corporation.
Pursuant to Charters Bylaws (and the employment agreements
of certain of our current and former officers), Charter is
obligated (subject to certain limitations) to indemnify and hold
harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any officer,
director or employee against all expense, liability and loss
(including, among other things, attorneys fees) reasonably
incurred or suffered by such officer, director or employee as a
result of the fact that he or she is a party or is threatened to
be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or
proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
director, officer or employee of Charter. In addition, Charter
is obligated to pay, as an advancement of its indemnification
obligation, the expenses (including attorneys fees)
incurred by any officer, director or employee in defending any
such action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final
disposition, subject to an obligation to repay those amounts
under certain circumstances. Pursuant to these indemnification
arrangements and as an advancement of costs, Charter has
reimbursed certain of its current and former directors and
executive officers a total of approximately $8 million,
$3 million, $16,200 and $400 in respect of invoices
received in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the six months ended
June 30, 2006, respectively, in connection with their
defense of certain legal actions. These amounts were submitted
to Charters director and officer insurance carrier and
have been reimbursed consistent with the terms of the settlement
of the legal actions.
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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
The following description of our external indebtedness is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the relevant credit
facilities, indentures and related documents governing such
indebtedness. Intercompany indebtedness is not included or
described herein. As used herein.
Description of Our Outstanding Debt
As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, Charter
Holdings accreted value of debt was approximately
$19.0 billion and $18.5 billion, respectively, and as
summarized below (dollars in millions):
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|
|
4/30/12 |
|
|
83/8% senior
second-lien notes due 2014
|
|
|
770 |
|
|
|
770 |
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
|
4/30 & 10/30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4/30/14 |
|
CCO Holdings, LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83/4% senior
notes due 2013
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
795 |
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
794 |
|
|
|
5/15 & 11/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/15/13 |
|
|
Senior floating notes due 2010
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
3/15, 6/15, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/15/10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/15 & 12/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCH II, LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.250% senior notes due 2010
|
|
|
2,051 |
|
|
|
2,042 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
3/15 & 9/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/15/10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total CCH II, LLC
|
|
|
11,071 |
|
|
|
11,057 |
|
|
|
10,629 |
|
|
|
10,624 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCH I(a):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.00% senior notes due 2015
|
|
|
3,525 |
|
|
|
3,678 |
|
|
|
3,525 |
|
|
|
3,683 |
|
|
|
4/1 & 10/1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/1/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total CCH I, LLC
|
|
|
14,596 |
|
|
|
14,735 |
|
|
|
14,154 |
|
|
|
14,307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CIH(a):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.125% senior notes due 2014
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
1/15 & 7/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/15/14 |
|
|
9.920% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
4/1 & 10/1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4/1/14 |
|
|
10.000% senior notes due 2014
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
5/15 & 11/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5/15/14 |
|
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
781 |
|
|
|
5/15 & 11/15 |
|
|
|
11/15/06 |
|
|
|
5/15/14 |
|
|
13.500% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
581 |
|
|
|
581 |
|
|
|
581 |
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
1/15 & 7/15 |
|
|
|
7/15/06 |
|
|
|
1/15/14 |
|
|
12.125% senior discount notes due 2015
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
1/15 & 7/15 |
|
|
|
7/15/07 |
|
|
|
1/15/15 |
|
Charter Holdings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.250% senior notes due 2007
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
4/1 & 10/1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4/1/07 |
|
|
8.625% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
4/1 & 10/1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4/1/09 |
|
|
9.920% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
4/1 & 10/1 |
|
|
|
10/1/04 |
|
|
|
4/1/11 |
|
|
10.000% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
4/1 & 10/1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4/1/09 |
|
|
10.250% senior notes due 2010
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
1/15 & 7/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/15/10 |
|
132
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Start Date | |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2006 | |
|
December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
|
for Interest | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
Semi-Annual | |
|
Payment on | |
|
|
|
|
Principal | |
|
Accreted | |
|
Principal | |
|
Accreted | |
|
Interest | |
|
Discount | |
|
Maturity | |
|
|
Amount | |
|
Value(a) | |
|
Amount | |
|
Value(a) | |
|
Payment Dates | |
|
Notes | |
|
Date(b) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2010
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
1/15 & 7/15 |
|
|
|
7/15/05 |
|
|
|
1/15/10 |
|
|
10.750% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
4/1 & 10/1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/1/09 |
|
|
11.125% senior notes due 2011
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
1/15 & 7/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/15/11 |
|
|
13.500% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
1/15 & 7/15 |
|
|
|
7/15/06 |
|
|
|
1/15/11 |
|
|
9.625% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
5/15 & 11/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/15/09 |
|
|
10.000% senior notes due 2011
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
5/15 & 11/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5/15/11 |
|
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
5/15 & 11/15 |
|
|
|
11/15/06 |
|
|
|
5/15/11 |
|
|
12.125% senior discount notes due 2012
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
1/15 & 7/15 |
|
|
|
7/15/07 |
|
|
|
1/15/12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Charter Holdings
|
|
$ |
18,895 |
|
|
$ |
19,012 |
|
|
$ |
18,453 |
|
|
$ |
18,525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
The accreted value presented above generally represents the
principal amount of the notes less the original issue discount
at the time of sale plus the accretion to the balance sheet date
except as follows. The accreted value of the CIH notes issued in
exchange for Charter Holdings notes and the CCH I notes issued
in exchange for the 8.625% Charter Holdings notes due 2009 are
recorded at the historical book values of the Charter Holdings
notes for financial reporting purposes as opposed to the current
accreted value for legal purposes and notes indenture purposes
(which, for both purposes, is the amount that would become
payable if the debt becomes immediately due). As of
June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the accreted
value of Charter Holdings debt for legal purposes and
notes and indentures purposes is approximately
$18.6 billion and $18.0 billion, respectively. |
|
|
|
(b) |
|
In general, the obligors have the right to redeem all of the
notes set forth in the above table (except with respect to the
8.25% Charter Holdings notes due 2007, the 10.000% Charter
Holdings notes due 2009, the 10.75% Charter Holdings notes due
2009 and the 9.625% Charter Holdings notes due 2009) in whole or
part at their option, beginning at various times prior to their
stated maturity dates, subject to certain conditions, upon the
payment of the outstanding principal amount (plus a specified
redemption premium) and all accrued and unpaid interest. For
additional information, see Note 9 to the accompanying
consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this
Prospectus. |
As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, Charter
Holdings long-term debt totaled approximately $19.0 billion
and $18.5 billion, respectively. This debt was comprised of
approximately $5.8 billion and $5.7 billion of credit
facility debt and $13.2 billion and $12.8 billion
accreted amount of high-yield notes at June 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively.
As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the
weighted average interest rate on the credit facility debt was
approximately 8.0% and 7.8%, the weighted average interest rate
on Charter Holdings high-yield notes was approximately 10.3% and
10.2% respectively, resulting in a blended weighted average
interest rate of 9.6% and 9.5%, respectively. The interest rate
on approximately 76% of the total principal amount of Charter
Holdings debt was effectively fixed, including the effects of
Charter Holdings interest rate hedge agreements as of
June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The fair value of
Charter Holdings high-yield notes was $11.0 billion and
$10.4 billion at June 30, 2006 and December 31,
2005, respectively. The fair value of Charter Holdings credit
facilities is $5.8 billion and $5.7 billion at
June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
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The fair value of high-yield is based on quoted market prices,
and the fair value of the credit facilities is based on dealer
quotations.
The following description is a summary of certain material
provisions of the amended and restated Charter Operating credit
facilities and our other notes and those of our subsidiaries
(collectively, the Debt Agreements). The summary
does not restate the terms of the Debt Agreements in their
entirety, nor does it describe all terms of the Debt Agreements.
The agreements and instruments governing each of the Debt
Agreements are complicated and you should consult such
agreements and instruments for more detailed information
regarding the Debt Agreements.
Charter Operating Credit Facilities General
The Charter Operating credit facilities were amended and
restated in April 2006, among other things, to defer maturities
and increase availability under these facilities. The Charter
Operating credit facilities provide borrowing availability of up
to $6.85 billion as follows:
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|
|
|
|
a term facility with a total principal amount of
$5.0 billion, which shall be repayable in 23 equal
quarterly installments, commencing September 30, 2007,
aggregating in each loan year to 1% of the original amount of
the term facility, with the remaining balance due at final
maturity in 2013; |
|
|
|
a revolving credit facility, in a total amount of
$1.5 billion, with a maturity date in 2010; and |
|
|
|
a revolving credit facility (the R/ T Facility), in
a total amount of $350.0 million, that converts to term
loans in April 2007, repayable on the same terms as the term
facility described above. |
Amounts outstanding under the Charter Operating credit
facilities bear interest, at Charter Operatings election,
at a base rate or the Eurodollar rate, as defined, plus a margin
for Eurodollar loans of up to 3.00% for the revolving credit
facility and R/ T Facility (until converted to term loans), and
up to 2.625% for the term facility and R/ T Facility loans after
converting to term loans, and for base rate loans of up to 2.00%
for the revolving credit facility and R/ T Facility (until
converted to term loans), and up to 1.625% for the term facility
and R/ T Facility loans after converting to term loans. A
quarterly commitment fee of up to .75% is payable on the average
daily unborrowed balance of the revolving credit facility and,
until April 2007, the R/ T Facility.
The obligations of our subsidiaries under the Charter Operating
credit facilities (the Obligations) are guaranteed
by Charter Operatings immediate parent company, CCO
Holdings, and the subsidiaries of Charter Operating, except for
immaterial subsidiaries and subsidiaries precluded from
guaranteeing by reason of the provisions of other indebtedness
to which they are subject (the non-guarantor
subsidiaries). The Obligations are also secured by
(i) a lien on all of the assets of Charter Operating and
its subsidiaries (other than assets of the non-guarantor
subsidiaries), to the extent such lien can be perfected under
the Uniform Commercial Code by the filing of a financing
statement, and (ii) a pledge by CCO Holdings of the equity
interests owned by it in Charter Operating or any of Charter
Operatings subsidiaries, as well as intercompany
obligations owing to it by any of such entities.
Charter Operating Credit Facilities Restrictive
Covenants
The Charter Operating credit facilities contain representations
and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants customary
for financings of this type. The financial covenants measure
performance against standards set for leverage, debt service
coverage, and interest coverage, tested as of the end of each
quarter. The maximum allowable leverage ratio is 4.25 to 1.0 and
the minimum allowable interest coverage ratio (applicable to the
revolving credit facility and R/ T Facility (until converted to
term loans) only) is 1.10 to 1.0. Additionally, the Charter
Operating credit facilities contain provisions requiring
mandatory loan prepayments when significant amounts of assets
are sold and the proceeds are not reinvested in assets useful in
the business of the borrower within a specified period.
The Charter Operating credit facilities permit Charter Operating
and its subsidiaries to make distributions to pay interest on
the CCO Holdings senior notes, the CCH II senior notes, the
CCH I Notes, the CIH
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senior notes, the Charter Holdings senior notes and the
Convertible Notes; provided that, among other things, no default
has occurred and is continuing under the Charter Operating
credit facilities. The Charter Operating credit facilities
restrict the ability of Charter Operating and its subsidiaries
to make distributions for the purpose of repaying indebtedness
of their parent companies, except if certain conditions are met,
including (1) the satisfaction of a 1.5 to 1.0 interest
coverage ratio test, (2) a minimum available liquidity
requirement of $250 million, (3) the requirement that
no default under the credit facilities or parent indentures
exist or be caused by such distribution and (4) the
requirement that the debt repayment take place within
60 days of the distribution, except that the 1.5 to 1.0
interest coverage test does not have to be met for any such debt
repayments made with proceeds of certain asset sales that do not
need to be applied to prepay loans under the credit facilities
in order to keep the leverage ratio at the same level as it was
prior to such sale, after giving pro forma effect to such sale,
up to a total amount of $3 billion of such asset sales.
Conditions to future borrowings include absence of a default or
an event of default under the Charter Operating credit
facilities and the continued accuracy in all material respects
of the representations and warranties, including the absence
since December 31, 2005 of any event, development or
circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on our business.
The events of default under the Charter Operating credit
facilities include, among other things:
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|
|
(i) the failure to make payments when due or within the
applicable grace period, |
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|
(ii) the failure to comply with specified covenants,
including but not limited to a covenant to deliver audited
financial statements with an unqualified opinion from our
independent auditors, |
|
|
(iii) the failure to pay or the occurrence of events that
cause or permit the acceleration of other indebtedness owing by
CCO Holdings, Charter Operating or Charter Operatings
subsidiaries in amounts in excess of $50 million in
aggregate principal amount, |
|
|
(iv) the failure to pay or the occurrence of events that
result in the acceleration of other indebtedness owing by
certain of CCO Holdings direct and indirect parent
companies in amounts in excess of $200 million in aggregate
principal amount, |
|
|
(v) Paul Allen and/or certain of his family members and/or
their exclusively owned entities (collectively, the Paul
Allen Group) ceasing to have the power, directly or
indirectly, to vote at least 35% of the ordinary voting power of
Charter Operating, |
|
|
(vi) the consummation of any transaction resulting in any
person or group (other than the Paul Allen Group) having power,
directly or indirectly, to vote more than 35% of the ordinary
voting power of Charter Operating, unless the Paul Allen Group
holds a greater share of ordinary voting power of Charter
Operating, |
|
|
(vii) certain of Charter Operatings indirect or
direct parent companies, Charter Operating or Charter
Operatings subsidiaries having indebtedness in excess of
$500 million aggregate principal amount (other than under
the Charter Operating credit facilities) which remains
undefeased three months prior to the final maturity of such
indebtedness, and |
|
|
(viii) Charter Operating ceasing to be a wholly-owned
direct subsidiary of CCO Holdings, except in certain very
limited circumstances. |
CCO Holdings, LLC Notes
|
|
|
83/4% Senior
Notes due 2013 |
In November 2003 and August 2005, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings
Capital Corp. jointly issued $500 million and
$300 million, respectively, total principal amount of
83/4% senior
notes due 2013. Interest on the CCO Holdings senior notes
accrues at
83/4% per
year and is payable semi-annually in arrears on each May 15 and
November 15.
At any time prior to November 15, 2006, the issuers of the
CCO Holdings senior notes may redeem up to 35% of the total
principal amount of the CCO Holdings senior notes to the extent
of public equity proceeds
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they have received on a pro rata basis at a redemption price
equal to 108.75% of the principal amount of CCO Holdings senior
notes redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. On or
after November 15, 2008, the issuers of the CCO Holdings
senior notes may redeem all or a part of the notes at a
redemption price that declines ratably from the initial
redemption price of 104.375% to a redemption price on or after
November 15, 2011 of 100.0% of the principal amount of the
CCO Holdings senior notes redeemed, plus, in each case, any
accrued and unpaid interest.
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|
|
Senior Floating Rate Notes Due 2010 |
In December 2004, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
jointly issued $550 million total principal amount of
senior floating rate notes due 2010. The CCO Holdings senior
floating rate notes have an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus
4.125%, which resets and is payable quarterly in arrears on each
March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15.
At any time prior to December 15, 2006, CCO Holdings and
CCO Holdings Capital Corp. may redeem up to 35% of the notes in
an amount not to exceed the amount of proceeds of one or more
public equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 100% of
the principal amount, plus a premium equal to the interest rate
per annum applicable to the notes on the date notice of
redemption is given, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the
original aggregate principal amount of the notes issued remains
outstanding after the redemption. CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings
Capital Corp. may redeem the notes in whole or in part at the
issuers option from December 15, 2006 until
December 14, 2007 for 102% of the principal amount, from
December 15, 2007 until December 14, 2008 for 101% of
the principal amount and from and after December 15, 2008,
at par, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
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|
|
Additional Terms of the CCO Holdings Senior Notes and
Senior Floating Rate Notes |
The CCO Holdings notes are general unsecured obligations of CCO
Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. They rank equally with
all other current or future unsubordinated obligations of CCO
Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. The CCO Holdings notes
are structurally subordinated to all obligations of subsidiaries
of CCO Holdings, including the Charter Operating notes and the
Charter Operating credit facilities.
In the event of specified change of control events, CCO Holdings
must offer to purchase the outstanding CCO Holdings senior notes
from the holders at a purchase price equal to 101% of the total
principal amount of the notes, plus any accrued and unpaid
interest.
The indenture governing the CCO Holdings senior notes contains
restrictive covenants that limit certain transactions or
activities by CCO Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries,
including the covenants summarized below. Substantially all of
CCO Holdings direct and indirect subsidiaries are
currently restricted subsidiaries.
The covenant in the indenture governing the CCO Holdings senior
notes that restricts incurrence of debt and issuance of
preferred stock permits CCO Holdings and its subsidiaries to
incur or issue specified amounts of debt or preferred stock, if,
after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence or issuance, CCO
Holdings could meet a leverage ratio (ratio of consolidated debt
to four times EBITDA, as defined, from the most recent fiscal
quarter for which internal financial reports are available) of
4.5 to 1.0. In addition, regardless of whether the leverage
ratio could be met, so long as no default exists or would result
from the incurrence or issuance, CCO Holdings and its restricted
subsidiaries are permitted to incur or issue:
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including debt under credit facilities outstanding on the issue
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up to $75 million of debt incurred to finance the purchase
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intercompany debt, refinancing of existing debt, and interest
rate swaps to provide protection against fluctuation in interest
rates. |
The restricted subsidiaries of CCO Holdings are generally not
permitted to issue debt securities contractually subordinated to
other debt of the issuing subsidiary or preferred stock, in
either case in any public or Rule 144A offering.
The CCO Holdings indenture permits CCO Holdings and its
restricted subsidiaries to incur debt under one category, and
later reclassify that debt into another category. The Charter
Operating credit facilities generally impose more restrictive
limitations on incurring new debt than CCO Holdings
indenture, so our subsidiaries that are subject to credit
facilities are not permitted to utilize the full debt incurrence
that would otherwise be available under the CCO Holdings
indenture covenants.
Generally, under CCO Holdings indenture, CCO Holdings and
its restricted subsidiaries are permitted to pay dividends on
equity interests, repurchase interests, or make other specified
restricted payments only if CCO Holdings can incur $1.00 of new
debt under the leverage ratio test, which requires that CCO
Holdings meet a 4.5 to 1.0 leverage ratio after giving effect to
the transaction, and if no default exists or would exist as a
consequence of such incurrence. If those conditions are met,
restricted payments are permitted in a total amount of up to
100% of CCO Holdings consolidated EBITDA, as defined,
minus 1.3 times its consolidated interest expense, plus 100% of
new cash and appraised non-cash equity proceeds received by CCO
Holdings and not allocated to the debt incurrence covenant, all
cumulatively from the fiscal quarter commenced on
October 1, 2003, plus $100 million.
In addition, CCO Holdings may make distributions or restricted
payments, so long as no default exists or would be caused by the
transaction:
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to repurchase management equity interests in amounts not to
exceed $10 million per fiscal year; |
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to pay, regardless of the existence of any default, pass-through
tax liabilities in respect of ownership of equity interests in
Charter Holdings or its restricted subsidiaries; |
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to pay, regardless of the existence of any default, interest
when due on the Convertible Notes, Charter Holdings notes, CIH
notes, CCH I notes and the CCH II Notes; |
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to purchase, redeem or refinance Charter Holdings notes, CIH
notes, CCH I notes, CCH II Notes, Charter notes, and other
direct or indirect parent company notes, so long as CCO Holdings
could incur $1.00 of indebtedness under the 4.5 to 1.0 leverage
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to make other specified restricted payments including merger
fees up to 1.25% of the transaction value, repurchases using
concurrent new issuances, and certain dividends on existing
subsidiary preferred equity interests. |
The indenture governing the CCO Holdings senior notes restricts
CCO Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries from making
investments, except specified permitted investments, or creating
new unrestricted subsidiaries, if there is a default under the
indenture or if CCO Holdings could not incur $1.00 of new debt
under the 4.5 to 1.0 leverage ratio test described above after
giving effect to the transaction.
Permitted investments include:
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investments by CCO Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries in
CCO Holdings and in other restricted subsidiaries, or entities
that become restricted subsidiaries as a result of the
investment, |
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investments aggregating up to 100% of new cash equity proceeds
received by CCO Holdings since November 10, 2003 to the
extent the proceeds have not been allocated to the restricted
payments covenant described above, |
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certain specified additional investments, such as investments in
customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business and
investments received in connection with permitted asset sales. |
CCO Holdings is not permitted to grant liens on its assets other
than specified permitted liens. Permitted liens include liens
securing debt and other obligations incurred under our
subsidiaries credit facilities, liens securing the
purchase price of new assets, liens securing indebtedness up to
$50 million and other specified liens incurred in the
ordinary course of business. The lien covenant does not restrict
liens on assets of subsidiaries of CCO Holdings. CCO Holdings
and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., its co-issuer, are generally not
permitted to sell all or substantially all of their assets or
merge with or into other companies unless their leverage ratio
after any such transaction would be no greater than their
leverage ratio immediately prior to the transaction, or unless
CCO Holdings and its subsidiaries could incur $1.00 of new debt
under the 4.5 to 1.0 leverage ratio test described above after
giving effect to the transaction, no default exists, and the
surviving entity is a U.S. entity that assumes the CCO
Holdings senior notes.
CCO Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries may generally not
otherwise sell assets or, in the case of restricted
subsidiaries, issue equity interests, unless they receive
consideration at least equal to the fair market value of the
assets or equity interests, consisting of at least 75% in cash,
assumption of liabilities, securities converted into cash within
60 days or productive assets. CCO Holdings and its
restricted subsidiaries are then required within 365 days
after any asset sale either to commit to use the net cash
proceeds over a specified threshold to acquire assets, including
current assets, used or useful in their businesses or use the
net cash proceeds to repay debt, or to offer to repurchase the
CCO Holdings senior notes with any remaining proceeds.
CCO Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries may generally not
engage in sale and leaseback transactions unless, at the time of
the transaction, CCO Holdings could have incurred secured
indebtedness in an amount equal to the present value of the net
rental payments to be made under the lease, and the sale of the
assets and application of proceeds is permitted by the covenant
restricting asset sales.
CCO Holdings restricted subsidiaries may generally not
enter into restrictions on their ability to make dividends or
distributions or transfer assets to CCO Holdings on terms that
are materially more restrictive than those governing their debt,
lien, asset sale, lease and similar agreements existing when
they entered into the indenture, unless those restrictions are
on customary terms that will not materially impair CCO
Holdings ability to repay its notes.
The restricted subsidiaries of CCO Holdings are generally not
permitted to guarantee or pledge assets to secure debt of CCO
Holdings, unless the guarantying subsidiary issues a guarantee
of the notes of comparable priority and tenor, and waives any
rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation arising from
the guarantee transaction for at least one year.
The indenture also restricts the ability of CCO Holdings and its
restricted subsidiaries to enter into certain transactions with
affiliates involving consideration in excess of $15 million
without a determination by the board of directors that the
transaction is on terms no less favorable than arms-length, or
transactions with affiliates involving over $50 million
without receiving an independent opinion as to the fairness of
the transaction to the holders of the CCO Holdings notes.
Charter Communications Operating, LLC Notes
On April 27, 2004, Charter Operating and Charter
Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued
$1.1 billion of 8% senior second-lien notes due 2012
and $400 million of
83/8% senior
second-lien notes due 2014, for total gross proceeds of
$1.5 billion. In March and June 2005, Charter Operating
consummated exchange transactions with a small number of
institutional holders of Charter Holdings 8.25% senior
notes due 2007 pursuant to which Charter Operating issued, in
private placement transactions, approximately $333 million
principal amount of its
83/8% senior
second-lien notes due 2014 in exchange for approximately
$346 million of the Charter Holdings 8.25% senior
notes due 2007. Interest on the Charter Operating notes is
payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 30 and
October 30.
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The Charter Operating notes were sold in a private transaction
that was not subject to the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933. The Charter Operating notes are not
expected to have the benefit of any exchange or other
registration rights, except in specified limited circumstances.
On the issue date of the Charter Operating notes, because of
restrictions contained in the Charter Holdings indentures, there
were no Charter Operating note guarantees, even though Charter
Operatings immediate parent, CCO Holdings, and certain of
our subsidiaries were obligors and/or guarantors under the
Charter Operating credit facilities. Upon the occurrence of the
guarantee and pledge date (generally, the fifth business day
after the Charter Holdings leverage ratio was certified to be
below 8.75 to 1.0), CCO Holdings and those subsidiaries of
Charter Operating that were then guarantors of, or otherwise
obligors with respect to, indebtedness under the Charter
Operating credit facilities and related obligations were
required to guarantee the Charter Operating notes. The note
guarantee of each such guarantor is:
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structurally senior to the outstanding senior notes of CCO
Holdings (except in the case of CCO Holdings note
guarantee, which is structurally pari passu with such
senior notes), the outstanding CCH II Notes, the
outstanding CCH I notes, the outstanding CIH notes, the
outstanding Charter Holdings notes and the outstanding
Convertible Notes (but subject to provisions in the Charter
Operating indenture that permit interest and, subject to meeting
the 4.25 to 1.0 leverage ratio test, principal payments to be
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senior in right of payment to any future subordinated
indebtedness of such guarantor. |
As a result of the above leverage ratio test being met, CCO
Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries provided the additional
guarantees described above during the first quarter of 2005. All
the subsidiaries of Charter Operating (except CCO NR Sub, LLC,
and certain other subsidiaries that are not deemed material and
are designated as nonrecourse subsidiaries under the Charter
Operating credit facilities) are restricted subsidiaries of
Charter Operating under the Charter Operating notes.
Unrestricted subsidiaries generally will not be subject to the
restrictive covenants in the Charter Operating indenture.
In the event of specified change of control events, Charter
Operating must offer to purchase the Charter Operating notes at
a purchase price equal to 101% of the total principal amount of
the Charter Operating notes repurchased plus any accrued and
unpaid interest thereon.
The limitations on incurrence of debt contained in the indenture
governing the Charter Operating notes permit Charter Operating
and its restricted subsidiaries that are guarantors of the
Charter Operating notes to incur additional debt or issue shares
of preferred stock if, after giving pro forma effect to the
incurrence, Charter Operating could meet a leverage ratio test
(ratio of consolidated debt to four times EBITDA, as defined,
from the most recent fiscal quarter for which internal financial
reports are available) of 4.25 to 1.0.
In addition, regardless of whether the leverage ratio test could
be met, so long as no default exists or would result from the
incurrence or issuance, Charter Operating and its restricted
subsidiaries are permitted to incur or issue:
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up to $6.8 billion of debt under credit facilities (but
such incurrence is permitted only by Charter Operating and its
restricted subsidiaries that are guarantors of the Charter
Operating notes, so long as there are such guarantors),
including debt under credit facilities outstanding on the issue
date of the Charter Operating notes; |
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up to $75 million of debt incurred to finance the purchase
or capital lease of assets; |
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up to $300 million of additional debt for any
purpose, and |
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other items of indebtedness for specific purposes such as
refinancing of existing debt and interest rate swaps to provide
protection against fluctuation in interest rates and, subject to
meeting the leverage ratio test, debt existing at the time of
acquisition of a restricted subsidiary. |
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The indenture governing the Charter Operating notes permits
Charter Operating to incur debt under one of the categories
above, and later reclassify the debt into a different category.
The Charter Operating credit facilities generally impose more
restrictive limitations on incurring new debt than the Charter
Operating indenture, so our subsidiaries that are subject to the
Charter Operating credit facilities are not permitted to utilize
the full debt incurrence that would otherwise be available under
the Charter Operating indenture covenants.
Generally, under Charter Operatings indenture, Charter
Operating and its restricted subsidiaries are permitted to pay
dividends on equity interests, repurchase interests, or make
other specified restricted payments only if Charter Operating
could incur $1.00 of new debt under the leverage ratio test,
which requires that Charter Operating meet a 4.25 to 1.0
leverage ratio after giving effect to the transaction, and if no
default exists or would exist as a consequence of such
incurrence. If those conditions are met, restricted payments are
permitted in a total amount of up to 100% of Charter
Operatings consolidated EBITDA, as defined, minus 1.3
times its consolidated interest expense, plus 100% of new cash
and appraised non-cash equity proceeds received by Charter
Operating and not allocated to the debt incurrence covenant, all
cumulatively from the fiscal quarter commenced April 1,
2004, plus $100 million.
In addition, Charter Operating may make distributions or
restricted payments, so long as no default exists or would be
caused by the transaction:
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regardless of the existence of any default, to pay pass-through
tax liabilities in respect of ownership of equity interests in
Charter Operating or its restricted subsidiaries; |
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to pay, regardless of the existence of any default, interest
when due on the Convertible Notes, the Charter Holdings notes,
the CIH notes, the CCH I notes, the CCH II Notes and the
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to purchase, redeem or refinance the Charter Holdings notes, the
CIH notes, the CCH I notes, the CCH II Notes, the CCO
Holdings notes, the Convertible Notes, and other direct or
indirect parent company notes, so long as Charter Operating
could incur $1.00 of indebtedness under the 4.25 to 1.0 leverage
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to make other specified restricted payments including merger
fees up to 1.25% of the transaction value, repurchases using
concurrent new issuances, and certain dividends on existing
subsidiary preferred equity interests. |
The indenture governing the Charter Operating notes restricts
Charter Operating and its restricted subsidiaries from making
investments, except specified permitted investments, or creating
new unrestricted subsidiaries, if there is a default under the
indenture or if Charter Operating could not incur $1.00 of new
debt under the 4.25 to 1.0 leverage ratio test described above
after giving effect to the transaction.
Permitted investments include:
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investments by Charter Operating and its restricted subsidiaries
in Charter Operating and in other restricted subsidiaries, or
entities that become restricted subsidiaries as a result of the
investment, |
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investments aggregating up to 100% of new cash equity proceeds
received by Charter Operating since April 27, 2004 to the
extent the proceeds have not been allocated to the restricted
payments covenant described above, |
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other investments up to $750 million outstanding at any
time, and |
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certain specified additional investments, such as investments in
customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business and
investments received in connection with permitted asset sales. |
Charter Operating and its restricted subsidiaries are not
permitted to grant liens senior to the liens securing the
Charter Operating notes, other than permitted liens, on their
assets to secure indebtedness or other obligations, if, after
giving effect to such incurrence, the senior secured leverage
ratio (generally, the
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ratio of obligations secured by first priority liens to four
times EBITDA, as defined, from the most recent fiscal quarter
for which internal financial reports are available) would exceed
3.75 to 1.0. Permitted liens include liens securing indebtedness
and other obligations under permitted credit facilities, liens
securing the purchase price of new assets, liens securing
indebtedness of up to $50 million and other specified liens
incurred in the ordinary course of business.
Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital
Corp., its co-issuer, are generally not permitted to sell all or
substantially all of their assets or merge with or into other
companies unless their leverage ratio after any such transaction
would be no greater than their leverage ratio immediately prior
to the transaction, or unless Charter Operating and its
subsidiaries could incur $1.00 of new debt under the 4.25 to 1.0
leverage ratio test described above after giving effect to the
transaction, no default exists, and the surviving entity is a
U.S. entity that assumes the Charter Operating notes.
Charter Operating and its restricted subsidiaries generally may
not otherwise sell assets or, in the case of restricted
subsidiaries, issue equity interests, unless they receive
consideration at least equal to the fair market value of the
assets or equity interests, consisting of at least 75% in cash,
assumption of liabilities, securities converted into cash within
60 days or productive assets. Charter Operating and its
restricted subsidiaries are then required within 365 days
after any asset sale either to commit to use the net cash
proceeds over a specified threshold to acquire assets, including
current assets, used or useful in their businesses or use the
net cash proceeds to repay debt, or to offer to repurchase the
Charter Operating notes with any remaining proceeds.
Charter Operating and its restricted subsidiaries may generally
not engage in sale and leaseback transactions unless, at the
time of the transaction, Charter Operating could have incurred
secured indebtedness in an amount equal to the present value of
the net rental payments to be made under the lease, and the sale
of the assets and application of proceeds is permitted by the
covenant restricting asset sales.
Charter Operatings restricted subsidiaries may generally
not enter into restrictions on their ability to make dividends
or distributions or transfer assets to Charter Operating on
terms that are materially more restrictive than those governing
their debt, lien, asset sale, lease and similar agreements
existing when Charter Operating entered into the indenture
governing the Charter Operating senior second-lien notes unless
those restrictions are on customary terms that will not
materially impair Charter Operatings ability to repay the
Charter Operating notes.
The restricted subsidiaries of Charter Operating are generally
not permitted to guarantee or pledge assets to secure debt of
Charter Operating, unless the guarantying subsidiary issues a
guarantee of the notes of comparable priority and tenor, and
waives any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation
arising from the guarantee transaction for at least one year.
The indenture also restricts the ability of Charter Operating
and its restricted subsidiaries to enter into certain
transactions with affiliates involving consideration in excess
of $15 million without a determination by the board of
directors that the transaction is on terms no less favorable
than arms-length, or transactions with affiliates involving over
$50 million without receiving an independent opinion as to
the fairness of the transaction to the holders of the Charter
Operating notes.
Charter Operating and its restricted subsidiaries are generally
not permitted to transfer equity interests in restricted
subsidiaries unless the transfer is of all of the equity
interests in the restricted subsidiary or the restricted
subsidiary remains a restricted subsidiary and net proceeds of
the equity sale are applied in accordance with the asset sales
covenant.
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Until the guarantee and pledge date, the Charter Operating notes
are secured by a second-priority lien on all of Charter
Operatings assets that secure the obligations of Charter
Operating under the Charter Operating credit facility and
specified related obligations. The collateral secures the
obligations of Charter Operating with respect to the
8% senior second-lien notes due 2012 and the
83/8% senior
second-lien notes due 2014 on a ratable basis. The collateral
consists of substantially all of Charter Operatings assets
in which security interests may be perfected under the Uniform
Commercial Code |
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all of the capital stock of all of Charter Operatings
direct subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, CCO NR
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all intercompany obligations owing to Charter Operating
including, but not limited to, intercompany notes from CC VI
Operating, CC VIII Operating and Falcon, which notes are
supported by the same guarantees and collateral that supported
these subsidiaries credit facilities prior to the
amendment and restatement of the Charter Operating credit
facilities. |
Since the occurrence of the guarantee and pledge date, the
collateral for the Charter Operating notes consists of all of
Charter Operatings and its subsidiaries assets that
secure the obligations of Charter Operating or any subsidiary of
Charter Operating with respect to the Charter Operating credit
facilities and the related obligations. The collateral currently
consists of the capital stock of Charter Operating held by CCO
Holdings, all of the intercompany obligations owing to CCO
Holdings by Charter Operating or any subsidiary of Charter
Operating, and substantially all of Charter Operatings and
the guarantors assets (other than the assets of CCO
Holdings) in which security interests may be perfected under the
Uniform Commercial Code by filing a financing statement
(including capital stock and intercompany obligations),
including, but not limited to:
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with certain exceptions, all capital stock (limited in the case
of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries, if any, to 66% of the
capital stock of first tier foreign Subsidiaries) held by
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with certain exceptions, all intercompany obligations owing to
Charter Operating or any guarantor. |
In March 2005, CC V Holdings, LLC redeemed in full the notes
outstanding under the CC V indenture. In June 2006, Renaissance
Media (Louisiana) LLC, Renaissance Media (Tennessee) LLC and
Renaissance Media Holdings Capital Corporation redeemed in full
the notes outstanding under the Renaissance indenture. Following
the redemptions CC V Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries and
Renaissance Media LLC, respectively, guaranteed the Charter
Operating credit facilities and the related obligations and
secured those guarantees with first-priority liens, and
guaranteed the notes and secured the Charter Operating senior
second-lien notes with second-priority liens, on substantially
all of their assets in which security interests may be perfected
under the Uniform Commercial Code by filing a financing
statement (including capital stock and intercompany obligations).
In the event that additional liens are granted by Charter
Operating or its subsidiaries to secure obligations under the
Charter Operating credit facilities or the related obligations,
second priority liens on the same assets will be granted to
secure the Charter Operating notes, which liens will be subject
to the provisions of an intercreditor agreement (to which none
of Charter Operating or its affiliates are parties).
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, no such second priority
liens need be provided if the time such lien would otherwise be
granted is not during a guarantee and pledge availability period
(when the Leverage Condition is satisfied), but such second
priority liens will be required to be provided in accordance
with the foregoing sentence on or prior to the fifth business
day of the commencement of the next succeeding guarantee and
pledge availability period.
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March 1999 Charter Holdings Notes |
The March 1999 Charter Holdings notes were issued under three
separate indentures, each dated as of March 17, 1999, among
Charter Holdings and Charter Communications Holdings Capital
Corporation (Charter Holdings Capital), as the
issuers, and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as trustee. Charter
Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital exchanged these notes for
new notes with substantially similar terms, except that the new
notes are registered under the Securities Act.
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The March 1999 Charter Holdings notes are general unsecured
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital.
Cash interest on the March 1999 9.920% Charter Holdings notes
began to accrue on April 1, 2004.
The March 1999 Charter Holdings notes are senior debt
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital.
They rank equally with all other current and future
unsubordinated obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter
Holdings Capital. They are structurally subordinated to the
obligations of Charter Holdings subsidiaries, including
the CIH notes, the CCH I notes, the CCH II Notes, the CCO
Holdings notes, the Charter Operating notes and the Charter
Operating credit facilities.
Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital will not have the
right to redeem the March 1999 8.250% Charter Holdings notes
prior to their maturity date on April 1, 2007. Charter
Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital may redeem some or all of
the March 1999 8.625% Charter Holdings notes and the March 1999
9.920% Charter Holdings notes at any time, in each case, at a
premium. The optional redemption price declines to 100% of the
principal amount of March 1999 Charter Holdings notes redeemed,
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, for redemption on or
after April 1, 2007.
In the event that a specified change of control event occurs,
Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital must offer to
repurchase any then outstanding March 1999 Charter Holdings
notes at 101% of their principal amount or accreted value, as
applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The indentures governing the March 1999 Charter Holdings notes
contain restrictive covenants that limit certain transactions or
activities by Charter Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries.
Substantially all of Charter Holdings direct and indirect
subsidiaries are currently restricted subsidiaries. See
Summary of Restrictive Covenants Under the
Charter Holdings High Yield Notes.
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January 2000 Charter Holdings Notes |
The January 2000 Charter Holdings notes were issued under three
separate indentures, each dated as of January 12, 2000,
among Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital, as the
issuers, and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as trustee. In June
2000, Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital exchanged
these notes for new notes with substantially similar terms,
except that the new notes are registered under the Securities
Act.
The January 2000 Charter Holdings notes are general unsecured
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital.
Cash interest on the January 2000 11.75% Charter Holdings notes
began to accrue on January 15, 2005.
The January 2000 Charter Holdings notes are senior debt
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital.
They rank equally with all other current and future
unsubordinated obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter
Holdings Capital. They are structurally subordinated to the
obligations of Charter Holdings subsidiaries, including
the CIH notes, the CCH I notes, the CCH II Notes, the CCO
Holdings notes, the Charter Operating notes and the Charter
Operating credit facilities.
Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital will not have the
right to redeem the January 2000 10.00% Charter Holdings notes
prior to their maturity on April 1, 2009. Charter Holdings
and Charter Holdings Capital may redeem some or all of the
January 2000 10.25% Charter Holdings notes and the January 2000
11.75% Charter Holdings notes at any time, in each case, at a
premium. The optional redemption price declines to 100% of the
principal amount of the January 2000 Charter Holdings notes
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, for
redemption on or after January 15, 2008.
In the event that a specified change of control event occurs,
Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital must offer to
repurchase any then outstanding January 2000 Charter Holdings
notes at 101% of their total principal amount or accreted value,
as applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The indentures governing the January 2000 Charter Holdings notes
contain substantially identical events of default, affirmative
covenants and negative covenants as those contained in the
indentures governing the
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March 1999 Charter Holdings notes. See Summary
of Restrictive Covenants Under the Charter Holdings High-Yield
Notes.
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The January 2001 Charter Holdings notes were issued under three
separate indentures, each dated as of January 10, 2001,
each among Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital, as the
issuers, and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as trustee. In March
2001, Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital exchanged
these notes for new notes with substantially similar terms,
except that the new notes are registered under the Securities
Act.
The January 2001 Charter Holdings notes are general unsecured
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital.
Cash interest on the January 2001 13.500% Charter Holdings notes
began to accrue on January 15, 2006.
The January 2001 Charter Holdings notes are senior debt
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital.
They rank equally with all other current and future
unsubordinated obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter
Holdings Capital. They are structurally subordinated to the
obligations of Charter Holdings subsidiaries, including
the CIH notes, the CCH I notes, the CCH II Notes, the CCO
Holdings notes, the Charter Operating notes and the Charter
Operating credit facilities.
Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital will not have the
right to redeem the January 2001 10.750% Charter Holdings notes
prior to their maturity on October 1, 2009. Charter
Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital may redeem some or all of
the January 2001 11.125% Charter Holdings notes and the January
2001 13.500% Charter Holdings notes at any time, in each case,
at a premium. The optional redemption price declines to 100% of
the principal amount of the January 2001 Charter Holdings notes
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, for
redemption on or after January 15, 2009.
In the event that a specified change of control event occurs,
Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital must offer to
repurchase any then outstanding January 2001 Charter Holdings
notes at 101% of their total principal amount or accreted value,
as applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The indentures governing the January 2001 Charter Holdings notes
contain substantially identical events of default, affirmative
covenants and negative covenants as those contained in the
indentures governing the March 1999 and January 2000 Charter
Holdings notes. See Summary of Restrictive
Covenants Under the Charter Holdings High-Yield Notes.
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The May 2001 Charter Holdings notes were issued under three
separate indentures, each among Charter Holdings and Charter
Holdings Capital, as the issuers, and BNY Midwest Trust Company,
as trustee. In September 2001, Charter Holdings and Charter
Holdings Capital exchanged substantially all of these notes for
new notes with substantially similar terms, except that the new
notes are registered under the Securities Act.
The May 2001 Charter Holdings notes are general unsecured
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital.
Cash interest on the May 2001 11.750% Charter Holdings notes
will not accrue prior to May 15, 2006.
The May 2001 Charter Holdings notes are senior debt obligations
of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital. They rank
equally with all other current and future unsubordinated
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital.
They are structurally subordinated to the obligations of Charter
Holdings subsidiaries, including the CIH notes, the CCH I
notes, the CCH II Notes, the CCO Holdings notes, the
Charter Operating notes and the Charter Operating credit
facilities.
Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital will not have the
right to redeem the May 2001 9.625% Charter Holdings notes prior
to their maturity on November 15, 2009. On or after
May 15, 2006, Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital
may redeem some or all of the May 2001 10.000% Charter Holdings
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notes and the May 2001 11.750% Charter Holdings notes at any
time, in each case, at a premium. The optional redemption price
declines to 100% of the principal amount of the May 2001 Charter
Holdings notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, for redemption on or after May 15, 2009.
In the event that a specified change of control event occurs,
Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital must offer to
repurchase any then outstanding May 2001 Charter Holdings notes
at 101% of their total principal amount or accreted value, as
applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The indentures governing the May 2001 Charter Holdings notes
contain substantially identical events of default, affirmative
covenants and negative covenants as those contained in the
indentures governing the March 1999, January 2000 and January
2001 Charter Holdings notes. See Summary of
Restrictive Covenants Under the Charter Holdings High-Yield
Notes.
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The January 2002 Charter Holdings notes were issued under three
separate indentures, each among Charter Holdings and Charter
Holdings Capital, as the issuers, and BNY Midwest Trust Company,
as trustee, two of which were supplements to the indentures for
the May 2001 Charter Holdings notes. In July 2002, Charter
Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital exchanged substantially
all of these notes for new notes with substantially similar
terms, except that the new notes are registered under the
Securities Act.
The January 2002 Charter Holdings notes are general unsecured
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital.
Cash interest on the January 2002 12.125% Charter Holdings notes
will not accrue prior to January 15, 2007.
The January 2002 Charter Holdings notes are senior debt
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital.
They rank equally with the current and future unsecured and
unsubordinated debt of Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings
Capital. They are structurally subordinated to the obligations
of Charter Holdings subsidiaries, including the CIH notes,
the CCH I notes, the CCH II Notes, the CCO Holdings notes,
the Charter Operating notes and the Charter Operating credit
facilities.
The Charter Holdings 12.125% senior discount notes are
redeemable at the option of the issuers at amounts decreasing
from 106.063% to 100% of accreted value beginning
January 15, 2007.
In the event that a specified change of control event occurs,
Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital must offer to
repurchase any then outstanding January 2002 Charter Holdings
notes at 101% of their total principal amount or accreted value,
as applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The indentures governing the January 2002 Charter Holdings notes
contain substantially identical events of default, affirmative
covenants and negative covenants as those contained in the
indentures governing the March 1999, January 2000, January 2001
and May 2001 Charter Holdings notes. See
Summary of Restrictive Covenants Under the
Charter Holdings High-Yield Notes.
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Holdings High-Yield Notes |
The limitations on incurrence of debt and issuance of preferred
stock contained in Charter Holdings indentures permit
Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries to incur additional debt
or issue preferred stock, so long as there is no default under
the Charter Holdings indentures. These limitations restrict the
incurrence of debt unless, after giving pro forma effect to the
incurrence, the Charter Holdings leverage ratio would be below
8.75 to 1.0. In addition, regardless of whether the leverage
ratio could be met, so long as no default exists or would result
from the incurrence or issuance, Charter Holdings and its
restricted subsidiaries are permitted to issue:
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additional debt in an amount equal to 200% of new cash equity
proceeds received by Charter Holdings and its restricted
subsidiaries since March 1999, the date of its first indenture,
and not allocated for restricted payments or permitted
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other items of indebtedness for specific purposes such as
intercompany debt, refinancing of existing debt, and interest
rate swaps to provide protection against fluctuation in interest
rates. |
Indebtedness under a single facility or agreement may be
incurred in part under one of the categories listed above and in
part under another. Accordingly, indebtedness under our credit
facilities is incurred under a combination of the categories of
permitted indebtedness listed above.
The restricted subsidiaries of Charter Holdings are generally
not permitted to issue debt securities contractually
subordinated in right of payment to other debt of the issuing
subsidiary or preferred stock, in either case in any public or
Rule 144A offering.
The Charter Holdings indentures permit Charter Holdings and its
restricted subsidiaries to incur debt under one category, and
later reclassify that debt into another category. The Charter
Operating credit facilities generally impose more restrictive
limitations on incurring new debt than Charter Holdings
indentures, so our subsidiaries that are subject to the Charter
Operating credit facilities may not be permitted to utilize the
full debt incurrence that would otherwise be available under the
Charter Holdings indenture covenants.
Generally, under Charter Holdings high-yield indentures,
Charter Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries are generally
permitted to pay dividends on equity interests, repurchase
interests, or make other specified restricted payments only if,
Charter Holdings can incur $1.00 of new debt under the Charter
Holdings leverage ratio test which requires 8.75 to 1.0 leverage
ratio after giving effect to the transaction and if no default
exists or would exist as a consequence of such incurrence. If
those conditions are met, restricted payments in a total amount
of up to 100% of Charter Holdings consolidated EBITDA, as
defined, minus 1.2 times its consolidated interest expense, plus
100% of new cash and non-cash equity proceeds received by
Charter Holdings and not allocated to the debt incurrence
covenant or to permitted investments, all cumulatively from
March 1999, the date of the first Charter Holdings indenture,
plus $100 million.
In addition, Charter Holdings may make distributions or
restricted payments, so long as no default exists or would be
caused by transactions:
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tax liabilities in respect of ownership of equity interests in
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fees up to 1.25% of the transaction value, repurchases using
concurrent new issuances, and certain dividends on existing
subsidiary preferred equity interests. |
Charter Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries may not make
investments except permitted investments if there is a default
under the indentures or if, after giving effect to the
transaction, the Charter Holdings leverage ratio would be above
8.75 to 1.0. Permitted investments include:
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investments in productive assets (including through equity
investments) aggregating up to $150 million since March
1999, |
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investments aggregating up to 100% of new cash equity proceeds
received by Charter Holdings since March 1999 and not allocated
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other investments aggregating up to $50 million since March
1999. |
Charter Holdings is not permitted to grant liens on its assets
other than specified permitted liens. Permitted liens include
liens securing debt and other obligations incurred under Charter
Holdings and its
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subsidiaries credit facilities, liens securing the
purchase price of new assets, liens securing indebtedness of up
to $50 million and other specified liens incurred in the
ordinary course of business. The lien covenant does not restrict
liens on assets of subsidiaries of Charter Holdings.
Charter Holdings and Charter Holdings Capital, its co-issuer,
are generally not permitted to sell all or substantially all of
their assets or merge with or into other companies unless their
leverage ratio after any such transaction would be no greater
than their leverage ratio immediately prior to the transaction,
or unless after giving effect to the transaction, the Charter
Holdings leverage ratio would be below 8.75 to 1.0, no default
exists, and the surviving entity is a U.S. entity that
assumes the Charter Holdings notes.
Charter Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries may generally
not otherwise sell assets or, in the case of restricted
subsidiaries, issue equity interests, unless they receive
consideration at least equal to the fair market value of the
assets or equity interests, consisting of at least 75% in cash,
assumption of liabilities, securities converted into cash within
60 days or productive assets. Charter Holdings and its
restricted subsidiaries are then required within 365 days
after any asset sale either to commit to use the net cash
proceeds over a specified threshold to acquire assets, including
current assets, used or useful in their businesses or use the
net cash proceeds to repay debt, or to offer to repurchase the
Charter Holdings notes with any remaining proceeds.
Charter Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries may generally
not engage in sale and leaseback transactions unless, at the
time of the transaction, Charter Holdings could have incurred
secured indebtedness in an amount equal to the present value of
the net rental payments to be made under the lease, and the sale
of the assets and application of proceeds is permitted by the
covenant restricting asset sales.
Charter Holdings restricted subsidiaries may generally not
enter into restrictions on their ability to make dividends or
distributions or transfer assets to Charter Holdings on terms
that are materially more restrictive than those governing their
debt, lien, asset sale, lease and similar agreements existing
when they entered into the indentures, unless those restrictions
are on customary terms that will not materially impair Charter
Holdings ability to repay the high-yield notes.
The restricted subsidiaries of Charter Holdings are generally
not permitted to guarantee or pledge assets to secure debt of
Charter Holdings, unless the guaranteeing subsidiary issues a
guarantee of the notes of comparable priority and tenor, and
waives any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation
arising from the guarantee transaction for at least one year.
The indentures also restrict the ability of Charter Holdings and
its restricted subsidiaries to enter into certain transactions
with affiliates involving consideration in excess of
$15 million without a determination by the board of
directors of Charter Holdings that the transaction is on terms
no less favorable than arms length, or transactions with
affiliates involving over $50 million without receiving an
independent opinion as to the fairness of the transaction
addressed to the holders of the Charter Holdings notes.
CCH I Holdings, LLC Notes
In September 2005, CIH and CCH I Holdings Capital Corp. jointly
issued $2.5 billion total principal amount of 9.92% to
13.50% senior accreting notes due 2014 and 2015 in exchange
for an aggregate amount of $2.4 billion of Charter Holdings
notes due 2011 and 2012, spread over six series of notes and
with varying interest rates as set forth in the table under
Description of Other Indebtedness. The notes are
guaranteed by Charter Holdings.
The CIH notes are senior debt obligations of CIH and CCH I
Holdings Capital Corp. They rank equally with all other current
and future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of CIH and CCH
I Holdings Capital Corp. The CIH notes are structurally
subordinated to all obligations of subsidiaries of CIH,
including the CCH I notes, the CCH II Notes, the CCO
Holdings notes, the Renaissance notes, the Charter Operating
notes and the Charter Operating credit facilities.
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The CIH notes may not be redeemed at the option of the issuers
until September 30, 2007. On or after such date, the CIH
notes may be redeemed in accordance with the following table.
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In the event that a specified change of control event happens,
CIH and CCH I Holdings Capital Corp. must offer to repurchase
any outstanding notes at a price equal to the sum of the
accreted value of the notes plus accrued and unpaid interest
plus a premium that varies over time.
The indenture governing the CIH notes contains restrictive
covenants similar to those contained in the indenture governing
the Charter Holdings notes with the following exceptions:
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(rather than $3.5 billion) of debt under credit facilities
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CIH and its restricted subsidiaries are generally permitted to
pay dividends on equity interests, repurchase interests, or make
other specified restricted payments only if, after giving pro
forma effect to the transaction, the CIH leverage ratio would be
below 8.75 to 1.0 and if no default exists or would exist as a
consequence of such transaction. If those conditions are met,
restricted payments are permitted in a total amount of up to the
sum of (1) the greater of (a) $500 million or
(b) 100% of CIHs consolidated EBITDA, as defined,
minus 1.2 times its consolidated interest expense each for the
period from September 28, 2005 to the end of CIHs
most recently ended full fiscal quarter for which internal
financial statements are available, plus (2) 100% of new cash
and non-cash equity proceeds received by CIH and not allocated
to the debt incurrence covenant or to permitted investments, all
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investment baskets described above, there is a $750 million
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CCH I, LLC Notes
In September 2005, CCH I and CCH I Capital Corp. jointly issued
$3.5 billion total principal amount of 11% senior
secured notes due October 2015 in exchange for an aggregate
amount of $4.2 billion of certain Charter Holdings notes.
The notes are guaranteed by Charter Holdings and are secured by
a pledge of 100% of the equity interest of CCH Is wholly
owned direct subsidiary, CCH II, LLC. Such pledge is subject to
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significant limitations as described in the related pledge
agreement. Interest on the CCH I notes accrues at 11% per
annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on each
April 1 and October 1, commencing on April 1,
2006.
The CCH I notes are senior debt obligations of CCH I and CCH I
Capital Corp. To the extent of the value of the collateral, they
rank senior to all of CCH Is future unsecured senior
indebtedness. The CCH I notes are structurally subordinated to
all obligations of subsidiaries of CCH I, including the
CCH II Notes, CCO Holdings notes, the Charter Operating
notes and the Charter Operating credit facilities.
CCH I and CCH I Capital Corp. may, prior to October 1, 2008
in the event of a qualified equity offering providing sufficient
proceeds, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of
the CCH I notes at a redemption price of 111% of the principal
amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Aside from this
provision, CCH I and CCH I Capital Corp. may not redeem at their
option any of the notes prior to October 1, 2010. On or
after October 1, 2010, CCH I and CCH I Capital Corp. may
redeem, in whole or in part, CCH I notes at the applicable
prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) listed
below, plus accrued and unpaid interest if redeemed during the
twelve month period beginning on October 1 of the years
listed below.
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If a change of control occurs, each holder of the CCH I notes
will have the right to require the repurchase of all or any part
of that holders CCH I notes at 101% of the principal
amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The indenture governing the CCH I notes contains restrictive
covenants that limit certain transactions or activities by CCH I
and its restricted subsidiaries, including the covenants
summarized below. Substantially all of CCH Is direct and
indirect subsidiaries are currently restricted subsidiaries.
The covenant in the indenture governing the CCH I notes that
restricts incurrence of debt and issuance of preferred stock
permits CCH I and its subsidiaries to incur or issue specified
amounts of debt or preferred stock, if, after giving pro forma
effect to the incurrence or issuance, CCH I could meet a
leverage ratio (ratio of consolidated debt to four times EBITDA,
as defined, from the most recent fiscal quarter for which
internal financial reports are available) of 7.5 to 1.0.
In addition, regardless of whether the leverage ratio could be
met, so long as no default exists or would result from the
incurrence or issuance, CCH I and its restricted subsidiaries
are permitted to incur or issue:
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the amount of net proceeds of asset sales applied to repay such
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up to $300 million of additional debt for any
purpose; and |
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intercompany debt, refinancing of existing debt, and interest
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The restricted subsidiaries of CCH I are generally not permitted
to issue debt securities contractually subordinated to other
debt of the issuing subsidiary or preferred stock, in either
case in any public offering or private placement.
The CCH I indenture generally permits CCH I and its restricted
subsidiaries to incur debt under one category, and later
reclassify that debt into another category. The Charter
Operating credit facilities generally impose more restrictive
limitations on incurring new debt than those in the CCH I
indenture, so our
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subsidiaries that are subject to credit facilities are not
permitted to utilize the full debt incurrence that would
otherwise be available under the CCH I indenture covenants.
Generally, under the CCH I indenture, CCH I and its restricted
subsidiaries are permitted to pay dividends on equity interests,
repurchase interests, or make other specified restricted
payments only if CCH I can incur $1.00 of new debt under the
leverage ratio test, which requires that CCH I meet a 7.5 to 1.0
leverage ratio after giving effect to the transaction, and if no
default exists or would exist as a consequence of such
incurrence. If those conditions are met, restricted payments are
permitted in a total amount of up to 100% of CCH Is
consolidated EBITDA, as defined, for the period from
September 28, 2005 to the end of CCH Is most recently
ended full fiscal quarter for which financial statements are
available minus 1.3 times its consolidated interest expense for
such period, plus 100% of new cash and appraised non-cash equity
proceeds received by CCH I and not allocated to certain
investments, from and after September 28, 2005, plus
$100 million.
In addition, CCH I and its restricted subsidiaries may make
distributions or restricted payments, so long as no default
exists or would be caused by the transaction:
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to pay, regardless of the existence of any default, pass-through
tax liabilities in respect of ownership of equity interests in
CCH I or its restricted subsidiaries; |
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their indebtedness; |
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refinance certain indebtedness, so long as CCH I could incur
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fees up to 1.25% of the transaction value, repurchases using
concurrent new issuances, and certain dividends on existing
subsidiary preferred equity interests. |
The indenture governing the CCH I notes restricts CCH I and its
restricted subsidiaries from making investments, except
specified permitted investments, or creating new unrestricted
subsidiaries, if there is a default under the indenture or if
CCH I could not incur $1.00 of new debt under the 7.5 to 1.0
leverage ratio test described above after giving effect to the
transaction.
Permitted investments include:
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investments aggregating up to 100% of new cash equity proceeds
received by CCH I since September 28, 2005 to the extent
the proceeds have not been allocated to the restricted payments
covenant described above, |
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time, and |
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certain specified additional investments, such as investments in
customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business and
investments received in connection with permitted asset sales. |
CCH I is not permitted to grant liens on its assets other than
specified permitted liens. Permitted liens include liens
securing the purchase price of new assets, liens securing
obligations up to $50 million and other specified liens.
The lien covenant does not restrict liens on assets of
subsidiaries of CCH I.
CCH I and CCH I Capital Corp., its co-issuer, are generally not
permitted to sell all or substantially all of their assets or
merge with or into other companies unless their leverage ratio
after any such transaction would be no greater than their
leverage ratio immediately prior to the transaction, or unless
CCH I and its subsidiaries could incur $1.00 of new debt under
the 7.50 to 1.0 leverage ratio test described above after giving
effect to the transaction, no default exists, and the surviving
entity is a U.S. entity that assumes the CCH I notes.
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CCH I and its restricted subsidiaries may generally not
otherwise sell assets or, in the case of restricted
subsidiaries, issue equity interests, unless they receive
consideration at least equal to the fair market value of the
assets or equity interests, consisting of at least 75% in cash,
assumption of liabilities, securities converted into cash within
60 days or productive assets. CCH I and its restricted
subsidiaries are then required within 365 days after any
asset sale either to commit to use the net cash proceeds over a
specified threshold to acquire assets, including current assets,
used or useful in their businesses or use the net cash proceeds
to repay certain debt, or to offer to repurchase the CCH I notes
with any remaining proceeds.
CCH I and its restricted subsidiaries may generally not engage
in sale and leaseback transactions unless, at the time of the
transaction, CCH I could have incurred secured indebtedness in
an amount equal to the present value of the net rental payments
to be made under the lease, and the sale of the assets and
application of proceeds is permitted by the covenant restricting
asset sales.
With certain exceptions, CCH Is restricted subsidiaries
may generally not enter into restrictions on their ability to
make dividends or distributions or transfer assets to CCH I.
The restricted subsidiaries of CCH I are generally not permitted
to guarantee or pledge assets to secure other debt of
CCH I, except in respect of credit facilities unless the
guarantying subsidiary issues a guarantee of the CCH I notes and
waives any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation
arising from the guarantee transaction for at least one year.
The indenture also restricts the ability of CCH I and its
restricted subsidiaries to enter into certain transactions with
affiliates involving consideration in excess of $15 million
without a determination by the board of directors that the
transaction is on terms no less favorable than arms-length, or
transactions with affiliates involving over $50 million
without receiving an independent opinion as to the fairness of
the transaction to the holders of the CCH I notes.
Parent Company Indebtedness
As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, our
indirect parent companies total debt was approximately
$863 million and 883 million, respectively as
summarized below (dollars in millions):
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(a) |
The accreted value presented above represents the principal
amount of the notes less the original issue discount at the time
of sale plus the accretion to the balance sheet date. |
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The 5.875% convertible senior notes are redeemable if the
closing price of Charters Class A common stock
exceeds the conversion price by certain percentages as directed
below. |
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The 5.875% convertible senior notes are convertible at the
option of the holder into shares of Charter Class A common
stock at an initial conversion rate of 413.2231 shares per
$1,000 principal amount of notes, which is equivalent to a price
of $2.42 per share. Certain anti-dilutive provisions cause
adjustments to occur automatically upon the occurrence of
specified events. Additionally, the conversion ratio may be
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Charter 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes due
2009 |
In November 2004, Charter issued 5.875% convertible senior
notes due 2009 with a total original principal amount of
$862.5 million. The 5.875% convertible senior notes
are unsecured (except with respect to the collateral as
described below) and rank equally with Charters existing
and future unsubordinated and unsecured indebtedness (except
with respect to the collateral described below), but are
structurally subordinated to all existing and future
indebtedness and other liabilities of Charters
subsidiaries. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears.
The 5.875% convertible senior notes are convertible at any
time at the option of the holder into shares of Charters
Class A common stock at an initial conversion rate of
413.2231 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which
is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately
$2.42 per share, subject to certain adjustments.
Specifically, the adjustments include anti-dilutive provisions,
which cause adjustments to occur automatically based on the
occurrence of specified events to provide protection rights to
holders of the notes. The conversion rate may also be increased
(but not to exceed 462 shares per $1,000 principal amount
of notes) upon a specified change of control transaction.
Additionally, Charter may elect to increase the conversion rate
under certain circumstances when deemed appropriate and subject
to applicable limitations of the NASDAQ stock market. Holders
who convert their notes prior to November 16, 2007 will
receive an early conversion make whole amount in respect of
their notes based on a proportional share of the portfolio of
pledged securities described below, with specified adjustments.
No holder of notes will be entitled to receive shares of
Charters Class A common stock on conversion to the
extent that receipt of the shares would cause the converting
holder to become, directly or indirectly, a beneficial
holder (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder) of more than 4.9% of the outstanding shares of
Charters Class A common stock if such conversion
would take place prior to November 16, 2008, or more than
9.9% thereafter.
If a holder tenders a note for conversion, Charter may direct
that holder (unless Charter has called those notes for
redemption) to a financial institution designated by Charter to
conduct a transaction with that institution, on substantially
the same terms that the holder would have received on
conversion. But if any such financial institution does not
accept such notes or does not deliver the required conversion
consideration, Charter remains obligated to convert the notes.
Charter Holdco used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of
the notes to purchase a portfolio of U.S. government
securities in an amount which it believes will be sufficient to
make the first six interest payments on the notes. These
government securities were pledged to us as security for a
mirror note issued by Charter Holdco to Charter and pledged to
the trustee under the indenture governing the notes as security
for Charters obligations thereunder. Charter expects to
use such securities to fund the first six interest payments
under the notes, two of which were funded in 2005. The fair
value of the pledged securities was $73 million at
June 30, 2006.
Upon a change of control and certain other fundamental changes,
subject to certain conditions and restrictions, Charter may be
required to repurchase the notes, in whole or in part, at 100%
of their principal amount plus accrued interest at the
repurchase date.
Charter may redeem the notes in whole or in part for cash at any
time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate
principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, deferred
interest and liquidated damages, if any, but only if for any 20
trading days in any 30 consecutive trading day period the
closing price has exceeded 180% of the conversion price, if such
30 trading day period begins prior to November 16, 2007 or
150% of the conversion price, if such 30 trading period begins
thereafter. Holders who convert notes that Charter has called
for redemption shall receive, in addition to the early
conversion make whole amount, if applicable, the present value
of the interest on the notes converted that would have been
payable for the period from the later of November 17, 2007
and the redemption date through the scheduled maturity date for
the notes, plus any accrued deferred interest.
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CCHC, LLC Note
In October 2005, Charter, acting through a Special Committee of
Charters Board of Directors, and Mr. Allen, settled a
dispute that had arisen between the parties with regard to the
ownership of CC VIII. As part of that settlement, CCHC issued
the CCHC note to CII. The CCHC note has a
15-year maturity. The
CCHC note has an initial accreted value of $48 million
accreting at the rate of 14% per annum compounded
quarterly, except that from and after February 28, 2009,
CCHC may pay any increase in the accreted value of the CCHC note
in cash and the accreted value of the CCHC note will not
increase to the extent such amount is paid in cash. The CCHC
note is exchangeable at CIIs option, at any time, for
Charter Holdco Class A common units at a rate equal to the
then accreted value, divided by $2.00 (the Exchange
Rate). Customary anti-dilution protections have been
provided that could cause future changes to the Exchange Rate.
Additionally, the Charter Holdco Class A common units
received will be exchangeable by the holder into Charter
Class A common stock in accordance with existing agreements
between CII, Charter and certain other parties signatory
thereto. Beginning February 28, 2009, if the closing price
of Charter Class A common stock is at or above the Exchange
Rate for a certain period of time as specified in the Exchange
Agreement, Charter Holdco may require the exchange of the CCHC
note for Charter Holdco Class A common units at the
Exchange Rate. Additionally, CCHC has the right to redeem the
CCHC note under certain circumstances for cash in an amount
equal to the then accreted value, such amount, if redeemed prior
to February 28, 2009, would also include a make whole up to
the accreted value through February 28, 2009. CCHC must
redeem the CCHC note at its maturity for cash in an amount equal
to the initial stated value plus the accreted return through
maturity. The accreted value of the CCHC note is
$53 million as of June 30, 2006.
Cross-Defaults
Our indentures and those of certain of our parent companies and
our subsidiaries include various events of default, including
cross-default provisions. Under these provisions, a failure by
any of the issuers or any of their restricted subsidiaries to
pay at the final maturity thereof the principal amount of other
indebtedness having a principal amount of $100 million or
more (or any other default under any such indebtedness resulting
in its acceleration) would result in an event of default under
the indenture governing the applicable notes. The Renaissance
indenture contains a similar cross-default provision with a
$10 million threshold that applies to the issuers of the
Renaissance notes and their restricted subsidiaries. As a
result, an event of default related to the failure to repay
principal at maturity or the acceleration of the indebtedness
under the Charter Holdings notes, CIH notes, CCH I notes,
CCH II Notes, CCO Holdings notes, Charter Operating notes
or the Charter Operating credit facilities could cause
cross-defaults under CCH IIs and our and our
subsidiaries indentures.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE CCH I NOTES
This description of notes relates to the 11.00% senior
secured notes due 2015 (the CCH I Notes) of
CCH I, LLC and CCH I Capital Corp. For the purposes of this
Description of the CCH I Notes, references to the CCH I Notes
mean the New CCH I Notes. We refer, in this Description of the
CCH I Notes, to CCH I, LLC and CCH I Capital Corp., which
are the co-obligors with respect to the CCH I Notes, as the
CCH I Issuers, and we sometimes refer to them each
as a CCH I Issuer. We may also refer to CCH I,
LLC as CCH I. You can find the definitions of
certain terms used in this description under the subheading
Certain Definitions.
The CCH I Notes will be issued on terms substantially identical
to those of the CCH I Issuers outstanding
$4.0 billion principal amount of 11.00% senior secured
notes due 2015, including the $462.0 million principal
amount of 11.00% senior secured notes due 2015 that were
issued on September 14, 2006 (the 2006 original CCH I
Notes) (collectively the original CCH I notes)
and vote together as a single class on any matter submitted to
noteholders, except that (i) the CCH I Notes offered hereby
have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and,
therefore, will not bear legends restricting their transfer and,
(ii) the CCH I Notes offered hereby will have a separate
CUSIP number from the original CCH I notes and thus will not be
fungible with the original CCH I notes. For purposes of this
description, except where the context otherwise requires, the
term CCH I Notes shall refer collectively to the
original CCH I notes and the CCH I Notes offered hereby.
The CCH I Notes will be issued under the indenture, dated as of
September 28, 2005 (as supplemented, the CCH I
Indenture), among the Issuers, the Parent Guarantor and
The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA, as trustee, under which
the Issuers previously issued the original CCH I notes. The
terms of the CCH I Notes will include those stated in the CCH I
Indenture and those made part of the CCH I Indenture by
reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
The CCH I Notes will have the benefit of a first priority lien
on the Collateral as provided in the Pledge Agreement.
The following description is a summary of the provisions we
consider material of the CCH I Indenture and the Pledge
Agreement. It does not restate those agreements in their
entirety. We urge you to read the CCH I Indenture and the Pledge
Agreement because they, and not this description, define your
rights as holders of the respective CCH I Notes. Copies of the
proposed forms of the CCH I Indenture and the Pledge Agreement
are available as set forth under Additional
Information.
Brief Description of the CCH I Notes and Note Guarantee
The CCH I Notes will be:
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senior secured obligations of the CCH I Issuers, secured by the
Collateral equally and ratably with all future indebtedness of
CCH I that may be secured by the Collateral as permitted by the
CCH I Indenture, including all Additional CCH I Notes; |
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effectively senior in right of payment to any future unsecured
Indebtedness of the CCH I Issuers, to the extent of the value of
the Collateral; |
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structured to be effectively senior to the notes of CIH and
Charter Holdings and the outstanding convertible senior notes of
Charter Communications, Inc.; |
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senior in right of payment to any future subordinated
Indebtedness of the CCH I Issuers; |
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structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other
liabilities (including trade payables) of the CCH I
Issuers subsidiaries, including indebtedness under our
subsidiaries credit facilities, the original CCH II
notes and the additional CCH II notes being offered in the
CCI exchange offer, and the senior notes of CCO Holdings and
CCO; and |
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unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by the Parent
Guarantor. |
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At June 30, 2006, on a pro forma basis to reflect the
transactions set forth in Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
Financial Statements of Charter Holdings, as if those
transactions had occurred on that date, the total outstanding
Indebtedness and other obligations of CCH I and its
subsidiaries, reflected on its consolidated balance sheet, would
have been approximately $16.6 billion, of which
approximately $12.8 billion would have been Indebtedness
and other liabilities of the CCH I Issuers
Subsidiaries and, therefore, structurally senior to the
CCH I Notes. However, because the CC VIII interests will be
held by CCH I, holders of the CCH I Notes will have a
direct claim against those preferred equity interests.
Substantially all of the Subsidiaries of CCH I (except
certain non-material Subsidiaries) are Restricted
Subsidiaries. Under the circumstances described below
under Certain Covenants
Investments, CCH I will be permitted to designate
additional Subsidiaries as Unrestricted
Subsidiaries. Unrestricted Subsidiaries will generally not
be subject to the restrictive covenants in the CCH I
Indenture.
The Note Guarantee
The CCH I Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed by the
Parent Guarantor.
The Note Guarantee:
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is pari passu in right of payment with all existing and
future unsubordinated indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor,
including the old CCH notes that remain outstanding following
consummation of the Exchange Offers; and |
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is senior in right of payment to any existing and future
subordinated indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor. |
The restrictive covenants contained in the CCH I Indenture
will apply to the CCH I Issuers and their Restricted
Subsidiaries and not the Parent Guarantor.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The CCH I Notes will be issued in denominations of $1,000
and integral multiples thereof. The CCH I Notes will mature
on October 1, 2015.
Interest on the CCH I Notes will accrue at the rate of
11.00% per annum. Interest on the CCH I Notes will
accrue from the settlement date. Interest on the CCH I
Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1
and October 1 of each year beginning October 1, 2006.
The CCH I Issuers will make each interest payment to the
holders of record of the CCH I Notes on the immediately
preceding September 15 and March 15. Interest will be computed
on the basis of a
360-day year comprised
of twelve 30-day
months. The 2006 original CCH I notes were issued in an
aggregate principal amount of $462 million. The other
original CCH I notes were issued initially in the aggregate
principal amount of $3.525 billion. Subject to the
limitations set forth under Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, the CCH I Issuers may issue an
unlimited principal amount of Additional CCH I Notes under
the CCH I Indenture, which will be secured by the
Collateral equally and ratably with all outstanding CCH I
Notes. The CCH I Notes and any Additional CCH I Notes
subsequently issued under the CCH I Indenture would be
treated as a single class of securities for all purposes of the
CCH I Indenture. For purposes of this description, unless
otherwise indicated, references to the CCH I Notes include
any Additional CCH I Notes subsequently issued under the
CCH I Indenture.
Security
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Assets Pledged as Collateral |
CCH I has granted to the trustee, as collateral agent for
the holders of the CCH I Notes and any holders of Pari
Passu Secured Indebtedness, as defined below (in such capacity,
the Collateral Agent) a first priority Lien (subject
to Permitted Liens) on all Equity Interests in CCH II from
time to time owned by
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CCH I and the proceeds thereof and has granted to the Collateral
Agent for the benefit of all outstanding CCH I Notes a first
priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on all Equity
Interests in CC VIII from time to time owned by CCH I and the
proceeds thereof (collectively, the Collateral). The
Lien secures all Obligations relating to the CCH I Notes and, as
described below, all Obligations relating to any Pari Passu
Secured Indebtedness from time to time incurred by CCH I as
permitted by the CCH I Indenture.
CCH I has acquired the CC VIII interests. The CC VIII interests
are entitled to a 2% accreting priority return on the priority
capital. The CC VIII interests represented approximately 13% of
the total equity interests in CC VIII at June 30, 2006. CC
VIII and certain other subsidiaries have guaranteed, on a
secured basis, the credit facility and senior second lien notes
of our subsidiary, Charter Operating.
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Certain Limitations on Remedies, Etc. |
Pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Collateral
Agent and the holders of the Obligations secured by the
Collateral (including the holders of the CCH I Notes) (the
Secured Parties) will, in their capacities as
Secured Parties (whether before or after, or during the
continuance of, a Default or Event of Default):
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respect to the Collateral or receive any dividends or other
distributions with respect thereto, except for distributions in
any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding (an
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(ii) be prohibited from commencing judicial or non-judicial
foreclosure or collection proceedings with respect to, seeking
to have a trustee, receiver, liquidator or similar official
appointed for or over, attempting any action to take possession
of any Collateral, exercising any right, remedy or power with
respect to, or otherwise taking any action to realize upon the
Collateral, including without limitation (a) any right to
dispose of the Collateral after default under Article 9 of
the Uniform Commercial Code or (b) any other default remedy
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(iii) be prohibited from seeking relief from the automatic
stay or from any other stay in any insolvency proceeding, in
each case, with respect to any Collateral. |
Upon any sale or disposition of Collateral permitted pursuant to
the terms of the CCH I Indenture, the Lien in favor of the
Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, with respect to
such Collateral, shall be automatically and unconditionally
released with no further consent or action of any Person
(subject to any continuing lien on the proceeds of such sale or
disposition). Thus, the Holders remedy under the Pledge
Agreement is to receive the value of the Collateral before
unsecured creditors.
The trustee and each present or future holder of CCH I Notes
shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to the foregoing.
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Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness |
The Pledge Agreement provides that any and all future
Indebtedness of CCH I (including any Additional CCH I Notes)
issued after the settlement date that ranks pari passu in right
of payment with the CCH I Notes and which CCH I is permitted to
incur under the CCH I Indenture may be secured by an equal and
ratable Lien on the Collateral if CCH I so elects (any such
Indebtedness including related obligations being Pari
Passu Secured Indebtedness). See Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock for a description of future Indebtedness
that the CCH I Indenture permits CCH I to incur.
Accordingly, any proceeds received with respect to the
Collateral in any insolvency proceeding or otherwise would have
to be shared, equally and ratably, with the holders of any Pari
Passu Secured Indebtedness. This would dilute the value of the
pledge for the holders of CCH I Notes. The Pledge Agreement may
be amended to facilitate such Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness.
Under the terms of the Pledge Agreement, subject to certain
exceptions, decisions by the Secured Parties (including the
holders of the CCH I Notes and the holders of any such Pari
Passu Secured Indebtedness) regarding amendments of the Pledge
Agreement, collateral releases and other matters will require a
majority in principal amount of all
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Secured Parties, voting as one class, except as otherwise
provided below regarding collateral releases. See
Release.
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Certain Bankruptcy Limitations |
Bankruptcy Law permits the payment and/or accrual of
post-petition interest, costs and attorneys fees to a
secured creditor during a debtors bankruptcy case only to
the extent the value of the collateral is determined by the
bankruptcy court to exceed the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the obligations secured by the collateral. There can
be no assurance that the value of the Collateral will exceed the
aggregate principal amount of the CCH I Notes and any Pari Passu
Secured Indebtedness secured by the Collateral.
Furthermore, in the event a bankruptcy court determines that the
value of the Collateral is not sufficient to repay all amounts
due on the CCH I Notes and any Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness
the holders of the CCH I notes would hold secured claims to the
extent of the value of the Collateral to which the holders of
the CCH I Notes are entitled, and unsecured claims with respect
to such shortfall. See Pari Passu Secured
Indebtedness above.
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Sufficiency of Collateral |
No appraisals of any Collateral have been prepared by us or on
our behalf in connection with this offering. The fair market
value of the Collateral is subject to fluctuations based on
factors that include, among others, the value of the operating
subsidiaries of CCH I, the amount of the debt and other
obligations of the subsidiaries of CCH I, the condition of
their industry, the ability to sell the Collateral in an orderly
sale, general economic conditions, the availability of buyers
and similar factors.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Collateral will
be sufficient to cover all Obligations secured thereby,
including the CCH I Notes.
The Liens on the Collateral will be released with respect to the
CCH I Notes:
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(1) in whole, upon payment in full of the principal of, and
accrued and unpaid interest and premium, if any, on the CCH I
Notes; |
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(2) in whole, upon satisfaction and discharge of the CCH I
Indenture; |
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(3) in whole, upon a legal or covenant defeasance as set
forth under Legal Defeasance and Covenant
Defeasance, below; |
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(4) upon the sale or other disposition of the Collateral in
accordance with, and as expressly provided for under, the CCH I
Indenture (subject to any continuing Lien on the proceeds of
such sale or disposition); and |
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(5) with the consent of the holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding CCH I Notes,
including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection
with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, CCH I
Notes. |
To the extent required by the CCH I Indenture, the CCH I Issuers
will furnish to the trustee, prior to each proposed release of
Collateral pursuant to (1) through (5) above:
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(a) an officers certificate and such other
documentation as required under the CCH I Indenture and the
Pledge Agreement; and |
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(b) an opinion of counsel to the effect that such
accompanying documents constitute all documents required by the
CCH I Indenture and the Pledge Agreement. |
Upon compliance by the CCH I Issuers with the conditions
precedent set forth above (if any), and if required by the CCH I
Indenture, upon delivery by the CCH I Issuers to the trustee of
an Opinion of
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Counsel to the effect that such conditions precedent have been
complied with, the trustee or the Collateral Agent shall
promptly cause to be released and reconveyed to CCH I the
released Collateral.
Optional Redemption
At any time prior to October 1, 2008, the CCH I Issuers
may, on any one or more occasions, redeem up to 35% of the
aggregate principal amount of the CCH I Notes on a pro rata
basis (or nearly as pro rata as practicable), at a redemption
price of 111% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and
unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash
proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; provided that
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(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the
CCH I Notes must remain outstanding immediately after the
occurrence of such redemption (excluding CCH I Notes held by the
CCH I Issuers and their Subsidiaries), and |
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date of the closing of such Equity Offering. |
Except pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the CCH I Notes will
not be redeemable at the option of the CCH I Issuers prior to
October 1, 2010.
On or after October 1, 2010, the CCH I Issuers may redeem
all or a part of the CCH I Notes upon not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days notice, at the applicable redemption prices
(expressed as percentages of the principal amount of the CCH I
Notes) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon,
if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during
the twelve month period beginning on October 1 of the years
indicated below:
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Repurchase at the Option of Holders
If a Change of Control occurs, each holder of CCH I Notes will
have the right to require the CCH I Issuers to repurchase all or
any part (equal to $1,000 in principal amount, or in either
case, an integral multiple thereof) of that holders CCH I
Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. In the
Change of Control Offer, the CCH I Issuers will offer a
Change of Control Payment in cash equal to 101% of
the aggregate principal amount of the CCH I Notes repurchased
plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of
purchase.
Within ten days following any Change of Control, the CCH I
Issuers will mail a notice to each holder (with a copy to the
trustee) describing the transaction or transactions that
constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase CCH
I Notes on a certain date (the Change of Control Payment
Date) specified in such notice, pursuant to the procedures
required by the CCH I Indenture and described in such notice.
The CCH I Issuers will comply with the requirements of
Rule 14e-1 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any successor rules, and
any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the
extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection
with the repurchase of the CCH I Notes as a result of a Change
of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities
laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this
covenant, the CCH I Issuers compliance with such laws and
regulations shall not in and of itself cause a breach of their
obligations under such covenant.
On the Change of Control Payment Date, the CCH I Issuers will,
to the extent lawful:
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(2) deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the
Change of Control Payment in respect of all CCH I Notes or
portions thereof so tendered; and |
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(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the trustee the CCH
I Notes so accepted together with an officers certificate
stating the aggregate principal amount of CCH I Notes or
portions thereof being purchased by the CCH I Issuers. |
The paying agent will promptly mail to each holder of CCH I
Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such CCH I
Notes, and the trustee will promptly authenticate and mail, or
cause to be transferred by book entry, to each holder a new CCH
I Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of
the CCH I Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each
such new CCH I Note will be in a principal amount of $1,000 or
an integral multiple thereof.
The provisions described above that require the CCH I Issuers to
make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control
will be applicable regardless of whether or not any other
provisions of the CCH I Indenture are applicable. Except as
described above with respect to a Change of Control, the CCH I
Indenture will not contain provisions that permit the holders of
the CCH I Notes to require that the CCH I Issuers repurchase or
redeem the CCH I Notes in the event of a takeover,
recapitalization or similar transaction.
The CCH I Issuers will not be required to make a Change of
Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes
the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and
otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the
CCH I Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by
the CCH I Issuers and purchases all CCH I Notes validly tendered
and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating
to the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the assets of CCH I and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or of a Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body
of case law interpreting the phrase substantially
all, there is no precise established definition of the
phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a
holder of CCH I Notes to require the CCH I Issuers to repurchase
CCH I Notes as a result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance
or other disposition of less than all of the assets of CCH I and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or of a Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person or group may
be uncertain.
CCH I will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
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(1) CCH I or such Restricted Subsidiary receives
consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to
the fair market value of the assets or Equity Interests issued
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(2) such fair market value is determined by the Board of
Directors of CCH I and evidenced by a resolution of such Board
of Directors set forth in an officers certificate
delivered to the trustee; and |
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(3) at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by
CCH I or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash, Cash
Equivalents or readily marketable securities. |
For purposes of this provision, each of the following shall be
deemed to be cash:
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(a) any liabilities (as shown on CCH Is or such
Restricted Subsidiarys most recent balance sheet) of CCH I
or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities
and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the CCH
I Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets
pursuant to a customary novation agreement that releases CCH I
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(b) any securities, notes or other obligations received by
CCH I or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee
that are converted by the recipient thereof into cash, Cash
Equivalents or readily marketable securities within 60 days
after receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash, Cash
Equivalents or readily marketable securities received in that
conversion); and |
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(c) Productive Assets. |
Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from
an Asset Sale, CCH I or a Restricted Subsidiary of CCH I may
apply such Net Proceeds at its option:
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(1) to repay debt under the Credit Facilities or any other
Indebtedness of the Restricted Subsidiaries of CCH I (other than
Indebtedness represented by a guarantee of a Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH I); or |
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(2) to invest in Productive Assets; provided that any such
amount of Net Proceeds which CCH I or a Restricted Subsidiary
has committed to invest in Productive Assets within
365 days of the applicable Asset Sale may be invested in
Productive Assets within two years of such Asset Sale. |
The amount of any Net Proceeds received from Asset Sales that
are not applied or invested as provided in the preceding
paragraph will constitute Excess Proceeds. When the aggregate
amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25 million, CCH I will
make an offer to purchase CCH I Notes (an Asset Sale
Offer) to all holders of CCH I Notes and will repay,
redeem or offer to purchase all Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness
of CCH I that contains provisions requiring repayment,
redemption or offers to purchase with the proceeds of sales of
assets, to purchase, repay or redeem, on a pro rata basis, the
maximum principal amount of CCH I Notes and such Pari Passu
Secured Indebtedness that may be purchased, repaid or redeemed
out of the Excess Proceeds, which amount includes the entire
amount of the Net Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale
Offer will be payable in cash and equal to 100% of the principal
amount of the subject CCH I Notes plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the date of purchase. If the aggregate
principal amount of CCH I Notes tendered into such Asset Sale
Offer and such Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness to be purchased,
repaid or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds exceeds the amount
of Excess Proceeds, the trustee shall select the CCH I Notes
tendered into such Asset Sale Offer and such Pari Passu Secured
Indebtedness to be purchased, repaid or redeemed on a pro rata
basis.
If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset
Sale Offer, then CCH I or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof may
use such remaining Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise
prohibited by the CCH I Indenture. Upon completion of any Asset
Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
Selection and Notice
If less than all of the CCH I Notes are redeemed at any time,
the trustee will select CCH I Notes for redemption as follows:
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(1) if any CCH I Notes are listed, in compliance with the
requirements of the principal national securities exchange on
which the CCH I Notes are listed; or |
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(2) if the CCH I Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata
basis, by lot or by such method as the trustee shall deem fair
and appropriate. |
No CCH I Notes of $1,000 principal amount or less shall be
redeemed in part. Notices of redemption shall be mailed by first
class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the
redemption date to each holder of CCH I Notes to be redeemed at
its registered address. Notices of redemption may be conditional.
If any CCH I Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of
redemption that relates to that CCH I Note shall state the
portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new
CCH I Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion
of the original CCH I Note will be issued in the name of the
holder thereof upon cancellation of the original CCH I Note. CCH
I Notes called for redemption become
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irrevocably due and payable on the date fixed for redemption at
the redemption price. On and after the redemption date, interest
ceases to accrue on CCH I Notes or portions of them called for
redemption.
Certain Covenants
Set forth in this section are summaries of certain covenants
contained in the CCH I Indenture.
During any period of time that (a) any CCH I Notes have
Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies and
(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing under the CCH I Indenture, (i) the trustee will
be required to release all its right, title and interest in the
Collateral, and (ii) CCH I and the Restricted Subsidiaries
of CCH I will not be subject to the provisions of the CCH I
Indenture described under:
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Repurchase at the Option of Holders
Asset Sales, |
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Restricted Payments, |
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Investments, |
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Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, |
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Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Subsidiaries, |
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clause (D) of the first paragraph of
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Transactions with Affiliates and |
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Sale and Leaseback Transactions. |
If CCH I and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to
these covenants for any period of time as a result of the
previous sentence and, subsequently, one, or both, of the Rating
Agencies withdraws its ratings or downgrades the ratings
assigned to the applicable CCH I Notes below the required
Investment Grade Ratings or a Default or Event of Default occurs
and is continuing, then (a) CCH I will again grant a first
priority lien in the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens) to
the trustee for the benefit of the holders of the CCH I notes,
and (b) CCH I and its Restricted Subsidiaries will
thereafter again be subject to these covenants. The ability of
CCH I and its Restricted Subsidiaries to make Restricted
Payments after the time of such withdrawal, downgrade, Default
or Event of Default will be calculated as if the covenant
governing Restricted Payments had been in effect during the
entire period of time from the Issue Date.
CCH I will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
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(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment
or distribution on account of its or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries Equity Interests (including, without
limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or
consolidation involving CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of CCH
Is or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Equity
Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or
distributions payable (x) solely in Equity Interests (other
than Disqualified Stock) of CCH I or (y) in the case of CCH
I and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to CCH I or a Restricted
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(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for
value (including, without limitation, in connection with any
merger or consolidation involving CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries) any Equity Interests of CCH I or any direct or
indirect Parent of CCH I or any Restricted Subsidiary of CCH I
(other than, in the case of CCH I and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, any such Equity Interests owned by CCH I or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries); or |
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(3) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase,
redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any
Indebtedness of CCH I that is subordinated to the CCH I Notes,
except a payment of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity
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(all such payments and other actions set forth in
clauses (1) through (3) above are collectively
referred to as Restricted Payments), unless, at the
time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
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(1) no Default or Event of Default under the CCH I
Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur
as a consequence thereof; and |
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(2) CCH I would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and
after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted
Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable quarter
period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of
additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Leverage Ratio test set
forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described below
under the caption Incurrence of Indebtedness and
Issuance of Preferred Stock; and |
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(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate
amount of all other Restricted Payments made by CCH I and its
Restricted Subsidiaries from and after the Issue Date (excluding
Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4),
(5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) of the next
succeeding paragraph), shall not exceed, at the date of
determination, the sum of the following: |
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(a) an amount equal to 100% of the Consolidated EBITDA of
CCH I for the period beginning on the Issue Date to the end of
CCH Is most recently ended full fiscal quarter for which
internal financial statements are available, taken as a single
accounting period, less the product of 1.3 times the
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(b) an amount equal to 100% of Capital Stock Sale Proceeds
less any amount of such Capital Stock Sale Proceeds used in
connection with an Investment made on or after the Issue Date
pursuant to clause (5) of the definition of Permitted
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(c) $100 million. |
So long as no Default under the CCH I Indenture has occurred and
is continuing or would be caused thereby, the preceding
provisions will not prohibit:
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(1) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after
the date of declaration thereof, if at said date of declaration
such payment would have complied with the provisions of the CCH
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(2) the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or
other acquisition of any subordinated Indebtedness of CCH I in
exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of, the substantially
concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of CCH I) of Equity
Interests of CCH I (other than Disqualified Stock); provided
that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are
utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement,
defeasance or other acquisition shall be excluded from
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(3) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other
acquisition of subordinated Indebtedness of CCH I or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries with the net cash proceeds from an
incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; |
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(4) regardless of whether a Default then exists, the
payment of any dividend or distribution made in respect of any
calendar year or portion thereof during which CCH I or any of
its Subsidiaries is a Person that is not treated as a separate
tax paying entity for United States federal income tax purposes
by CCH I and its Subsidiaries (directly or indirectly) to the
direct or indirect holders of the Equity Interests of CCH I or
its Subsidiaries that are Persons that are treated as a separate
tax paying entity for United States federal income tax purposes,
in an amount sufficient to permit each such holder to pay the
actual income taxes (including required estimated tax
installments) that are required to be paid by it with respect to
the taxable income of any Parent (through its direct or indirect
ownership of CCH I and/or its Subsidiaries), CCH I, its
Subsidiaries or any Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, in
any calendar year, as estimated in good faith by CCH I or its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be; |
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(5) regardless of whether a Default then exists, the
payment of any dividend by a Restricted Subsidiary of CCH I to
the holders of its common Equity Interests on a pro rata basis; |
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(6) the payment of any dividend on the Helicon Preferred
Stock or the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other
acquisition of the Helicon Preferred Stock in an amount not in
excess of its aggregate liquidation value; |
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(7) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or
retirement for value, or the payment of any dividend or
distribution to the extent necessary to permit the repurchase,
redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value, of any
Equity Interests of CCH I or a Parent of CCH I held by any
member of CCH Is, such Parents or any Restricted
Subsidiarys management pursuant to any management equity
subscription agreement or stock option agreement entered into in
accordance with the policies of CCH I, any Parent or any
Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate price paid
for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity
Interests shall not exceed $10 million in any fiscal year
of the Issuers; |
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(8) payment of fees in connection with any acquisition,
merger or similar transaction in an amount that does not exceed
an amount equal to 1.25% of the transaction value of such
acquisition, merger or similar transaction; |
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(9) additional Restricted Payments directly or indirectly
to CIH or any other Parent (i) regardless of whether a
Default exists (other than a Default described in
paragraphs (1), (2), (7) or (8) under the caption
Events of Default and Remedies), for the purpose of
enabling Charter Holdings, CIH or any Charter Refinancing
Subsidiary to pay interest when due on Indebtedness under the
Charter Holdings Indentures, the CIH Indenture, and/or any
Charter Refinancing Indebtedness, (ii) for the purpose of
enabling CCI and/or any Charter Refinancing Subsidiary to pay
interest when due on Indebtedness under the CCI Indentures
and/or any Charter Refinancing Indebtedness and (iii) so
long as CCH I would have been permitted, at the time of such
Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as
if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the
applicable quarter period, to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Leverage Ratio test set forth in
the first paragraph of the covenant described below under the
caption Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, (A) to the extent required to enable
Charter Holdings, CIH, CCI or any Charter Refinancing Subsidiary
to defease, redeem, repurchase, prepay, repay, discharge or
otherwise acquire or retire Indebtedness under the Charter
Holdings Indentures, the CIH Indenture, the CCI Indentures or
any Charter Refinancing Indebtedness (including any expenses
incurred by any Parent in connection therewith) or
(B) consisting of purchases, redemptions or other
acquisitions by CCH I or its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness under the Charter Holdings Indentures, the CIH
Indenture, the CCI Indentures, or any Charter Refinancing
Indebtedness (including any expenses incurred by CCH I and its
Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith) and the
distribution, loan to or investment in any Parent of
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(10) Restricted Payments that are part of the Exchange
Offers. |
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be
the fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of
the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued
by CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the
Restricted Payment. The fair market value of any assets or
securities that are required to be valued by this covenant shall
be determined by the Board of Directors of CCH I, whose
resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered to the
trustee. Such Board of Directors determination must be
based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an accounting,
appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing if the
fair market value exceeds $100 million.
Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment
involving an amount or fair market value in excess of
$10 million, the Issuers shall deliver to the trustee an
officers certificate stating that such Restricted Payment
is permitted and setting forth the basis upon which the
calculations required by this Restricted Payments
covenant were computed, together with a copy of any fairness
opinion or appraisal required by the CCH I Indenture.
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CCH I will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
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(1) make any Restricted Investment; or |
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(2) allow any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to become an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, unless, in each case: |
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(a) no Default or Event of Default under the CCH I
Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur
as a consequence thereof; and |
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(b) CCH I would, at the time of, and after giving effect
to, such Restricted Investment or such designation of a
Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, have been
permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
pursuant to the applicable Leverage Ratio test set forth in the
first paragraph of the covenant described below under the
caption Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock. |
An Unrestricted Subsidiary may be redesignated as a Restricted
Subsidiary if such redesignation would not cause a Default.
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Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock |
CCH I will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue,
assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly
liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to
(collectively, incur) any Indebtedness (including
Acquired Debt) and CCH I will not issue any Disqualified Stock
and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue
any shares of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, provided
that CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur
Indebtedness, CCH I may issue Disqualified Stock and, subject to
the final paragraph of this covenant below, Restricted
Subsidiaries of CCH I may incur Preferred Stock, if the Leverage
Ratio of CCH I and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been
not greater than 7.5 to 1.0 determined on a pro forma basis
(including a pro forma application of the net proceeds
therefrom) as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred,
or the Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock had been issued, as
the case may be, at the beginning of the most recently ended
fiscal quarter.
So long as no Default under the CCH I Indenture shall have
occurred and be continuing or would be caused thereby, the first
paragraph of this covenant will not prohibit the incurrence of
any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively,
Permitted Debt):
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(1) the incurrence by CCH I and its Restricted Subsidiaries
of Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities; provided
that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of
CCH I and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding under this
clause (1) for all Credit Facilities of CCH I and its
Restricted Subsidiaries after giving effect to such incurrence
does not exceed an amount equal to $9.75 billion less the
aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds from Asset Sales applied by
CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to repay any such
Indebtedness under a Credit Facility pursuant to the covenant
described under Repurchase at the Option of
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(2) the incurrence by CCH I and its Restricted Subsidiaries
of Existing Indebtedness (other than under Credit Facilities); |
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(3) the incurrence on the Issue Date by CCH I of
Indebtedness represented by the CCH I Notes (but not including
any Additional CCH I Notes); |
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(4) the incurrence by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease
Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations,
in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any
part of the purchase price or cost of construction or
improvement (including, without limitation, the cost of design,
development, construction, acquisition, transportation,
installation, improvement, and migration) of Productive Assets
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Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed,
together with any related Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
permitted by clause (5) below, $75 million at any time
outstanding; |
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(5) the incurrence by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange
for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance
or replace, in whole or in part, Indebtedness (other than
intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by the CCH I
Indenture to be incurred under this clause (5), the first
paragraph of this covenant or clauses (2), (3) or
(4) of this paragraph; |
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(6) the incurrence by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among CCH I
and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that: |
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(a) if CCH I is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such
Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment
in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the CCH I
Notes; and |
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(b) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity
Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a
Person other than CCH I or a Restricted Subsidiary of CCH I and
(ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to
a Person that is not either CCH I or a Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH I, shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an
incurrence of such Indebtedness that was not permitted by this
clause (6); |
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(7) the incurrence by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations that are incurred for the
purpose of fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to
any floating rate Indebtedness that is permitted by the terms of
the CCH I Indenture to be outstanding; |
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(8) the guarantee by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that was
permitted to be incurred by another provision of this covenant; |
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(9) the incurrence by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding under this
clause (9), not to exceed $300 million; and |
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(10) the accretion or amortization of original issue
discount and the write up of Indebtedness in accordance with
purchase accounting. |
For purposes of determining compliance with this
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock covenant, any Indebtedness under Credit Facilities
outstanding on the Issue Date shall be deemed to have been
incurred pursuant to clause (1) above and, in the event
that an item of proposed Indebtedness (other than any
Indebtedness initially deemed on the Issue Date to be incurred
under clause (1) above) (a) meets the criteria of more
than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in
clauses (1) through (10) above or (b) is entitled
to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant,
CCH I will be permitted to classify and from time to time to
reclassify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies
with this covenant. Once any item of Indebtedness is so
reclassified, it will no longer be deemed outstanding under the
category of Permitted Debt where initially incurred or
previously reclassified. For avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to a single agreement, instrument, program,
facility or line of credit may be classified as Indebtedness
arising in part under one of the clauses listed above or under
the first paragraph of this covenant, and in part under any one
or more of the other clauses listed above, to the extent that
such Indebtedness satisfies the criteria for such classification.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH I consummate a Subordinated Debt Financing or
a Preferred Stock Financing. A Subordinated Debt
Financing or a Preferred Stock Financing, as
the case may be, with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH I shall mean a public offering or private placement (whether
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or
otherwise) of Subordinated Notes or Preferred Stock (whether or
not such Preferred Stock constitutes Disqualified Stock), as the
case may be, of such Restricted Subsidiary to one or more
purchasers (other than to one or more Affiliates of CCH I).
Subordinated Notes with respect to any Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH I shall mean Indebtedness of such Restricted
Subsidiary that is contractually subordinated in right of
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payment to any other Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary
(including, without limitation, Indebtedness under Credit
Facilities), provided that the foregoing shall not apply to
priority of Liens, including by way of intercreditor
arrangements. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to:
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(a) any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock of any Person
existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or
becomes a Subsidiary of CCH I; provided that such
Indebtedness or Preferred Stock was not incurred or issued in
connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person merging
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(b) any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock of a Restricted
Subsidiary issued in connection with, and as part of the
consideration for, an acquisition, whether by stock purchase,
asset sale, merger or otherwise, in each case involving such
Restricted Subsidiary, which Indebtedness or Preferred Stock is
issued to the seller or sellers of such stock or assets;
provided that such Restricted Subsidiary is not obligated
to register such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock under the
Securities Act or obligated to provide information pursuant to
Rule 144A under the Securities Act. |
The CCH I Indenture will provide that CCH I will not, directly
or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien
of any kind securing Indebtedness, Attributable Debt or trade
payables on any asset of CCH I, whether owned on the Issue
Date or thereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens.
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Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Subsidiaries |
CCH I will not, directly or indirectly, create or permit to
exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the
ability of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:
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(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its
Capital Stock to CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or
with respect to any other interest or participation in, or
measured by, its profits, or pay any Indebtedness owed to CCH I
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(2) make loans or advances to CCH I or any of its
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(3) transfer any of its properties or assets to CCH I or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. |
However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to
encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
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(1) Existing Indebtedness, contracts and other instruments
as in effect on the Issue Date and any amendments,
modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements,
refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided
that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals,
increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings
are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with
respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than
those contained in the most restrictive Existing Indebtedness,
contracts or other instruments, as in effect on the Issue Date; |
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(2) applicable law; |
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(3) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock
of a Person acquired by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition
(except to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred in
connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which
encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or
the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person,
or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided
that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was
permitted by the terms of the CCH I Indenture to be incurred; |
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(4) customary non-assignment provisions in leases,
franchise agreements and other commercial agreements entered
into in the ordinary course of business; |
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(5) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the
ordinary course of business that impose restrictions on the
property so acquired of the nature described in clause (3)
of the preceding paragraph; |
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(6) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of
Capital Stock or assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that
restricts distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary pending
such sale or other disposition; |
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(7) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the
restrictions contained in the agreements governing such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more
restrictive at the time such restrictions become effective,
taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements
governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; |
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(8) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations
otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to the provisions of
the covenant described above under the caption
Liens that limit the right of CCH I or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to dispose of the assets subject to such
Lien; |
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(9) provisions with respect to the disposition or
distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements
and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course
of business; |
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(10) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth
imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business; |
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(11) restrictions contained in the terms of Indebtedness or
Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred under the covenant
described under the caption Incurrence of
Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock; provided
that such restrictions are not materially more restrictive,
taken as a whole, than the terms contained in the most
restrictive, together or individually, of the Credit Facilities
and other Existing Indebtedness as in effect on the Issue
Date; and |
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(12) restrictions that are not materially more restrictive,
taken as a whole, than customary provisions in comparable
financings and that the management of CCH I determines, at the
time of such financing, will not materially impair the
CCH I Issuers ability to make payments as required
under the CCH I Notes. |
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Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets |
Neither CCH I Issuer may, directly or indirectly,
(1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person
(whether or not such CCH I Issuer is the surviving Person)
or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose
of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one
or more related transactions, to another Person; unless:
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(i) such CCH I Issuer is the surviving Person; or |
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(ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than such CCH I Issuer)
or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition shall have been made is a Person organized or
existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof
or the District of Columbia, provided that if the Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger with
such CCH I Issuer is a Person other than a corporation, a
corporate co-issuer shall also be an obligor with respect to the
CCH I Notes; |
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(B) the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than such
CCH I Issuer) or the Person to which such sale,
assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition shall have
been made assumes all the obligations of such CCH I Issuer
under the CCH I Notes and the CCH I Indenture pursuant to
agreements reasonably satisfactory to the trustee; |
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(C) immediately after such transaction no Default or Event
of Default exists; and |
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(D) such CCH I Issuer or the Person formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such
CCH I Issuer) will, on the date of such transaction after
giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing
transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the
applicable four-quarter period, |
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(x) be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Leverage Ratio test set forth in
the first paragraph of the covenant described above under the
caption Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock; or |
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(y) have a Leverage Ratio immediately after giving effect
to such consolidation or merger no greater than the Leverage
Ratio immediately prior to such consolidation or merger. |
In addition, neither of the CCH I Issuers may, directly or
indirectly, lease all or substantially all of their properties
or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other
Person. The foregoing clause (D) of this Merger,
Consolidation or Sale of Assets covenant will not apply to
a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of
assets between or among a CCH I Issuer and any of its
Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries or to the consummation of
the Exchange Offers.
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Transactions with Affiliates |
CCH I will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer
or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or
purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or
amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan,
advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate
(each, an Affiliate Transaction), unless:
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(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not
less favorable to CCH I or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary
than those that would have been obtained in a comparable
transaction by CCH I or such Restricted Subsidiary with an
unrelated Person; and |
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(2) CCH I delivers to the trustee: |
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(a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of
related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration
given or received by CCH I or any such Restricted Subsidiary in
excess of $15 million, a resolution of the Board of
Directors of CCH I or CCI set forth in an officers
certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies
with this covenant and that such Affiliate Transaction has been
approved by a majority of the members of such Board of
Directors; and |
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(b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of
related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration
given or received by CCH I or any such Restricted Subsidiary in
excess of $50 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the
holders of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of
view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking
firm of national standing. |
The following items shall not be deemed to be Affiliate
Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the
provisions of the prior paragraph:
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(1) any existing employment agreement and employee benefit
arrangement (including stock purchase or option agreements,
deferred compensation plans, and retirement, savings or similar
plans) entered into by CCH I or any of its Subsidiaries and any
employment agreement and employee benefit arrangements entered
into by CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business; |
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(2) transactions between or among CCH I and/or its
Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(3) payment of reasonable directors fees to Persons who are
not otherwise Affiliates of CCH I, and customary
indemnification and insurance arrangements in favor of
directors, regardless of affiliation with CCH I or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(4) payment of Management Fees; |
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(5) Restricted Payments that are permitted by the
provisions of the covenant described above under the caption
Restricted Payments and Restricted
Investments that are permitted by the provisions of the covenant
described above under the caption Investments; |
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(6) Permitted Investments; |
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(7) transactions pursuant to agreements existing on the
Issue Date, as in effect on the Issue Date, or as subsequently
modified, supplemented, or amended, to the extent that any such
modifications, supplements, or amendments comply with the
applicable provisions of paragraph (1) of this
covenant; and |
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(8) contributions to the common equity capital of CCH I or
the issue or sale of Equity Interests of CCH I. |
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Sale and Leaseback Transactions |
CCH I will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction;
provided that CCH I and its Restricted Subsidiaries may
enter into a sale and leaseback transaction if:
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(a) incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the
Attributable Debt relating to such sale and leaseback
transaction under the Leverage Ratio test in the first paragraph
of the covenant described above under the caption
Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock; and |
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(b) incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to
the covenant described above under the caption
Liens or the definition of Permitted
Liens; and |
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(2) the transfer of assets in that sale and leaseback
transaction is permitted by, and CCH I or such Restricted
Subsidiary applies the proceeds of such transaction in
compliance with, the covenant described above under the caption
Repurchase at the Option of Holders
Asset Sales. |
The foregoing restrictions do not apply to a sale and leaseback
transaction if the lease is for a period, including renewal
rights, of not in excess of three years.
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Limitations on Issuances of Guarantees of
Indebtedness |
CCH I will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
directly or indirectly, to Guarantee or pledge any assets to
secure the payment of any other Indebtedness of CCH I,
except in respect of Credit Facilities (the Guaranteed
Indebtedness), unless
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(1) such Restricted Subsidiary simultaneously executes and
delivers a supplemental indenture providing for the Guarantee (a
Subsidiary Guarantee) of the payment of the CCH I
Notes by such Restricted Subsidiary, and |
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(2) until one year after all the CCH I Notes have been paid
in full in cash, such Restricted Subsidiary waives and will not
in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage
of, any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation or any
other rights against CCH I or any other Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH I as a result of any payment by such Restricted Subsidiary
under its Subsidiary Guarantee; provided that this
paragraph shall not be applicable to any Guarantee or any
Restricted Subsidiary that existed at the time such Person
became a Restricted Subsidiary and was not incurred in
connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a
Restricted Subsidiary. |
If the Guaranteed Indebtedness is subordinated to the CCH I
Notes, then the Guarantee of such Guaranteed Indebtedness shall
be subordinated to the Subsidiary Guarantee at least to the
extent that the Guaranteed Indebtedness is subordinated to the
CCH I Notes.
Any Subsidiary Guarantee shall terminate upon the release of
such guarantor from its guarantee of the Guaranteed Indebtedness.
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CCH I will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any
consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of CCH I Notes
for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of
any of the terms or provisions of the CCH I Indenture or the CCH
I Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is
paid to all holders of the CCH I Notes that consent, waive or
agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation
documents relating to such consent, waiver or amendment.
Whether or not required by the SEC, so long as any CCH I Notes
will be outstanding, the Issuers will furnish to the holders of
the CCH I Notes, within the time periods specified in the
SECs rules and regulations:
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(1) all quarterly and annual financial information that
would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on
Forms 10-Q
and 10-K if the
CCH I Issuers were required to file such forms, including a
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations section and, with
respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual
consolidated financial statements of CCH I of its independent
public accountants; and |
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(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed
with the SEC on
Form 8-K if the
CCH I Issuers were required to file such reports. |
While (a) any Parent of CCH I that guarantees the CCH I
Notes is subject to the reporting obligations of Section 13
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (including pursuant to the terms of
its Indebtedness), (b) the rules and regulations of the SEC
permit CCH I and any such Parent to report at the level of such
Parent on a consolidated basis and (c) such Parent is not
engaged in any business in any material respect other than
incidental to its direct or indirect ownership of the Capital
Stock of CCH I, such consolidated reporting at such Parent
level in a manner consistent with that described in this
covenant for CCH I shall satisfy this covenant; provided
that such Parent includes in its reports information about
CCH I that is required to be provided by a parent guaranteeing
debt of an operating company subsidiary pursuant to
Rule 3-10 of
Regulation S-X or
any successor rule then in effect.
For any fiscal quarter or fiscal year at the end of which
Subsidiaries of CCH I are Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the
quarterly and annual financial information required by the
preceding paragraph shall include a reasonably detailed
presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or
in the footnotes thereto, and in Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,
of the financial condition and results of operations of CCH I
and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial
condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted
Subsidiaries of CCH I.
In addition, whether or not required by the SEC, the Issuers
will file a copy of all of the information and reports referred
to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for
public availability within the time periods specified in the
SECs rules and regulations, unless the SEC will not accept
such a filing, and make such information available to securities
analysts and prospective investors upon request.
Events of Default and Remedies
Each of the following is an Event of Default with respect to the
CCH I Notes:
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(1) default for 30 consecutive days in the payment when due
of interest on the CCH I Notes; |
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(2) default in payment when due of the principal of or
premium, if any, on the CCH I Notes; |
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(3) failure by CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
to comply with the provisions of the CCH I Indenture described
under the captions Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Change of Control or
Certain Covenants Merger, Consolidation or Sale of
Assets; |
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(4) failure by CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
for 30 consecutive days after written notice thereof has been
given to the Issuers by the trustee or to the Issuers and the
trustee by holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal
amount of the CCH I Notes outstanding to comply with any of
their other covenants or agreements in the CCH I Indenture; |
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(5) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument
under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured
or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by CCH I or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is
guaranteed by CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries)
whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created
after the Issue Date, if that default: |
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(a) is caused by a failure to pay at final stated maturity
the principal amount on such Indebtedness prior to the
expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on
the date of such default (a Payment Default); or |
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(b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior
to its express maturity, |
and, in each case, the principal amount of any such
Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other
such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default
or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates
$100 million or more;
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(6) failure by CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
to pay final judgments which are nonappealable aggregating in
excess of $100 million, net of applicable insurance which
has not been denied in writing by the insurer, which judgments
are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days; |
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(7) CCH I or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant
to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: |
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(a) commences a voluntary case, |
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(b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it
in an involuntary case, |
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(c) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for
all or substantially all of its property, or |
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(d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors; |
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(8) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or
decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: |
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(a) is for relief against CCH I or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries in an involuntary case; |
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(b) appoints a custodian of CCH I or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries or for all or substantially all of the property of
CCH I or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or |
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(c) orders the liquidation of CCH I or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries; |
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60
consecutive days; or
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(9) so long as the Pledge Agreement has not otherwise been
terminated in accordance with its terms, (a) failure by CCH
I for 30 consecutive days after written notice thereof has been
given to CCH I by the trustee or to CCH I and the trustee by
holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the
CCH I Notes outstanding to comply with any of CCH Is
covenants or agreements in the Pledge Agreement which failure
adversely affects the enforceability, validity, perfection or
priority of the trustees Lien on the Collateral or
(b) repudiation or disaffirmation by CCH I of the Pledge
Agreement. |
In the case of an Event of Default described in the foregoing
clauses (7) and (8) with respect to CCH I, all
outstanding CCH I Notes will become due and payable immediately
without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least
25% in principal amount of the then outstanding CCH I Notes may
declare the CCH I Notes to be due and payable immediately.
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Holders of the CCH I Notes may not enforce the CCH I Indenture
or the CCH I Notes except as provided in the CCH I Indenture.
Subject to certain limitations, the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding CCH I Notes may direct
the trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The trustee
may withhold from holders of the CCH I Notes notice of any
continuing Default or Event of Default under the CCH I Indenture
(except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of
principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice
is in their interest.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
CCH I Notes then outstanding by notice to the trustee may on
behalf of the holders of all of the CCH I Notes waive any
existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under
the CCH I Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of
Default in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, or
premium, if any, on, the CCH I Notes.
The CCH I Issuers will be required to deliver to the
trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the CCH I
Indenture. Upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of
Default, the CCH I Issuers will be required to deliver to
the trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of
Default and what action the CCH I Issuers are taking or
propose to take with respect thereto.
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees,
Members and Stockholders
No director, officer, employee or incorporator of the CCH I
Issuers or the Parent Guarantor, as such, and no member or
stockholder of the CCH I Issuers or the Parent Guarantor,
as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the
CCH I Issuers or the Parent Guarantor under the CCH I
Notes, the CCH I Indenture, the Note Guarantee, the pledge
agreement or the registration rights agreement, or for any claim
based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or
their creation. Each holder of CCH I Notes by accepting a CCH I
Note and a Note Guarantee waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release will be part of the
consideration for issuance of the CCH I Notes and the Note
Guarantee. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities
under the federal securities laws.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
The CCH I Issuers and the Parent Guarantor may, at their
option and at any time, elect to have all of their obligations
discharged with respect to any outstanding CCH I Notes, the Note
Guarantee and the Pledge Agreement (Legal
Defeasance) except for:
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(1) the rights of holders of outstanding CCH I Notes to
receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the CCH I Notes when such payments are due
from the trust referred to below; |
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(2) the CCH I Issuers obligations with respect
to the CCH I Notes concerning issuing temporary CCH I Notes,
registration of CCH I Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen CCH I Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency
for payment and money for security payments held in trust; |
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(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of
the trustee, and the CCH I Issuers obligations in
connection therewith; and |
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(4) the Legal Defeasance provisions of the CCH I Indenture. |
In addition, the CCH I Issuers may, at their option and at
any time, elect to have the obligations of the Issuers and the
Parent Guarantor released with respect to certain covenants that
are described in the CCH I Indenture, the Note Guarantee and the
Pledge Agreement (Covenant Defeasance) and
thereafter any omission to comply with those covenants shall not
constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the CCH
I Notes or the Note Guarantee. In the event Covenant Defeasance
occurs, certain events (not including nonpayment, bankruptcy,
receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events) described
under Events of Default and Remedies will no longer
constitute Events of Default with respect to the CCH I Notes,
the Note Guarantee or the Pledge Agreement. In addition, upon
covenant defeasance, the Note Guarantee will be released and all
Collateral will be released from the Lien of the Pledge
Agreement.
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In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance:
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(1) the CCH I Issuers or the Parent Guarantor must
irrevocably deposit with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit
of the holders of the CCH I Notes, cash in U.S. dollars,
non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in
such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to
pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
outstanding CCH I Notes on the stated maturity or on the
applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the
CCH I Issuers and the Parent Guarantor must specify whether
the CCH I Notes will be defeased to maturity or to a particular
redemption date; |
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(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the CCH I Issuers
shall have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel
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(a) the CCH I Issuers and the Parent Guarantor have
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal
Revenue Service a ruling or |
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(b) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the
applicable federal income tax law, |
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such
opinion of counsel shall confirm that, the holders of the
outstanding CCH I Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss
for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal
Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have
been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
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(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the CCH I
Issuers or the Parent Guarantor shall have delivered to the
trustee an opinion of counsel confirming that the holders of the
outstanding CCH I Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss
for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant
Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have
been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred; |
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(4) no Default or Event of Default under the CCH I
Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing either
(a) on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or
Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be
applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such
borrowing); or (b) insofar as Events of Default from
bankruptcy or insolvency events are concerned, at any time in
the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit; |
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(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not
result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under any material agreement or instrument (other than the CCH I
Indenture) to which the CCH I Issuers or any of their
Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the CCH I
Issuers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries is bound; |
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(6) the CCH I Issuers must have delivered to the
trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that after the
91st day, assuming no intervening bankruptcy, that no
holder is an insider of either of the CCH I Issuers
following the deposit and that such deposit would not be deemed
by a court of competent jurisdiction a transfer for the benefit
of the CCH I Issuers in their capacities as such, the trust
funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors rights generally; |
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(7) the CCH I Issuers or the Parent Guarantor must
deliver to the trustee an officers certificate stating
that the deposit was not made by the CCH I Issuers with the
intent of preferring the holders of the CCH I Notes over the
other creditors of the CCH I Issuers or the Parent
Guarantor with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or
defrauding creditors of the CCH I Issuers, the Parent
Guarantor or others; and |
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(8) the CCH I Issuers or the Parent Guarantor must
deliver to the trustee an officers certificate and an
opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent
relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have
been complied with. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the opinion of counsel required
by clause (2) above with respect to a Legal Defeasance need
not be delivered and the condition set forth in clauses 4(b) and
(6) shall not apply if all applicable CCH I Notes not
theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation
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(b) will become due and payable on the maturity date or a
redemption date within one year under arrangements satisfactory
to the trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the
trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the CCH I
Issuers. |
Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
Except as provided below, the CCH I Indenture, the CCH I Notes,
the Pledge Agreement or the Note Guarantee may be amended or
supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
CCH I Notes. This includes consents obtained in connection with
a purchase of CCH I Notes, a tender offer for CCH I Notes or an
exchange offer for CCH I Notes. Any existing Default or
compliance with any provision of the CCH I Indenture, the CCH I
Notes, the Pledge Agreement or the Note Guarantee (other than
any provision relating to the right of any holder of a CCH I
Note to bring suit for the enforcement of any payment of
principal, premium, if any, and interest on the CCH I Note, on
or after the scheduled due dates expressed in the CCH I Notes)
may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding CCH I Notes.
This includes consents obtained in connection with a purchase of
CCH I Notes, a tender offer for CCH I Notes or an exchange offer
for CCH I Notes.
Without the consent of each holder affected thereby, an
amendment or waiver may not (with respect to any CCH I Notes
held by such holder):
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(1) reduce the principal amount of such CCH I Notes; |
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(2) change the fixed maturity of such CCH I Notes or reduce
the premium payable upon redemption of such CCH I Notes; |
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(3) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of
interest on such CCH I Notes; |
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(4) waive a Default or an Event of Default in the payment
of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the CCH I
Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the CCH I Notes by
the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the CCH I Notes and a waiver of the payment default that
resulted from such acceleration); |
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(5) make such CCH I Notes payable in money other than that
stated in such CCH I Notes; |
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(6) make any change in the provisions of the CCH I
Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults applicable to any
CCH I Notes or the rights of holders thereof to receive payments
of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on such CCH I
Notes; |
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(7) waive a redemption payment with respect to such CCH I
Notes (other than a payment required by one of the covenants
described above under the caption Repurchase at the
Option of Holders); or |
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(8) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver
provisions. |
Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder
of CCH I Notes, the CCH I Issuers, the Parent Guarantor and
the trustee may amend or supplement the CCH I Indenture, the CCH
I Notes, the Pledge Agreement or the Note Guarantee:
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(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; |
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(2) to provide for uncertificated CCH I Notes in addition
to or in place of certificated CCH I Notes; |
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(3) to provide for or confirm the issuance of Additional
CCH I Notes; |
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(4) to provide for the assumption of the CCH I
Issuers or the Parent Guarantors obligations to
holders of CCH I Notes in the case of a merger or consolidation
or sale of all or substantially all of the CCH I
Issuers assets; |
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(5) to release any Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with
the provisions of the CCH I Indenture; |
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(6) to make any change that would provide any additional
rights or benefits to the holders of CCH I Notes or that
does not adversely affect the legal rights under the CCH I
Indenture of any such holder; |
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(7) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to
effect or maintain the qualification of the CCH I Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act or otherwise as necessary to
comply with applicable law; or |
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(8) to provide for the issuance or incurrence of Pari Passu
Secured Indebtedness in compliance with the provisions set forth
in the CCH I Indenture and the Pledge Agreement as in
effect on the Issue Date. |
Governing Law
The CCH I Indenture and the CCH I Notes will be
governed by the laws of the State of New York.
Concerning the Trustee
If the trustee becomes a creditor of the CCH I Issuers, the
CCH I Indenture will limit its right to obtain payment of
claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property
received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise.
The trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions;
however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must
eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC
for permission to continue or resign.
The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding CCH I Notes will have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
exercising any remedy available to the trustee, subject to
certain exceptions. The CCH I Indenture will provide that
in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the
trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use
the degree of care of a prudent man in the conduct of his own
affairs. Subject to such provisions, the trustee will be under
no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the
CCH I Indenture at the request of any holder of CCH I
Notes, unless such holder shall have offered to the trustee
indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or
expense.
Additional Information
Anyone who receives this Prospectus may obtain a copy of the
CCH I Indenture and the Pledge Agreement without charge by
writing to the CCH I Issuers at Charter Plaza, 12405
Powerscourt Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63131, Attention:
Corporate Secretary.
Certain Definitions
This section sets forth certain defined terms used in the
CCH I Indenture. Reference is made to the CCH I
Indenture for a full disclosure of all such terms, as well as
any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition
is provided.
Acquired Debt means, with respect to
any specified Person:
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(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time
such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary
of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is
incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other
Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such
specified Person; and |
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(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset
acquired by such specified Person. |
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Additional CCH I Notes means any CCH I
Notes issued under the CCH I Indenture in addition to the
original CCH I notes issued on the Issue Date (other than
CCH I Notes issued in exchange or replacement for such
original CCH I Notes). The CCH I Notes offered hereby
constitute Additional Notes.
Affiliate of any specified Person
means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
such specified Person. For purposes of this definition,
control, as used with respect to any Person, shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of
10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person shall be deemed to
be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms
controlling, controlled by and
under common control with shall have correlative
meanings.
Asset Acquisition means:
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(1) an Investment by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in any other Person pursuant to which such Person
shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of CCH I or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries or shall be merged with or into CCH I or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or |
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(2) the acquisition by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of the assets of any Person which constitute all or
substantially all of the assets of such Person, any division or
line of business of such Person or any other properties or
assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of
business. |
Asset Sale means:
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(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any
assets or rights, other than sales of inventory in the ordinary
course of the Cable Related Business; provided that the sale,
conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of CCH I and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will
be governed by the provisions of the CCH I Indenture described
above under the caption Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Change of Control and/or the
provisions described above under the caption
Certain Covenants Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of
Assets and not by the provisions of the covenant described
above under the caption Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Asset Sales; and |
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(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH I or the sale by CCH I or any Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH I of Equity Interests of any Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH I. |
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Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items shall not be
deemed to be Asset Sales: |
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(1) any single transaction or series of related
transactions that: |
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(a) involves assets having a fair market value of less than
$100 million; or |
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(b) results in net proceeds to CCH I and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of less than $100 million; |
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(2) a transfer of assets between or among CCH I and/or its
Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH I to CCH I or to another Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary of CCH I; |
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(4) a Restricted Payment that is permitted by the covenant
described above under the caption Certain
Covenants Restricted Payments, a Restricted
Investment that is permitted by the covenant described above
under the caption Certain Covenants
Investments or a Permitted Investment; |
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(5) the incurrence of Liens not prohibited by the CCH I
Indenture and the disposition of assets related to such Liens by
the secured party pursuant to a foreclosure; and |
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(6) any disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents. |
Attributable Debt in respect of a sale
and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination,
the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental
payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such
sale and leaseback transaction, including any period for which
such lease has been extended
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or may, at the option of the lessee, be extended. Such present
value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the
rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in
accordance with GAAP.
Bankruptcy Law means Title 11,
U.S. Code or any federal or state law of any jurisdiction
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, liquidation,
reorganization or relief of debtors.
Beneficial Owner has the meaning
assigned to such term in
Rule 13d-3 and
Rule 13d-5 under
the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial
ownership of any particular person (as such term is
used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) such
person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership
of all securities that such person has the right to
acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is
exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.
Board of Directors means the board of
directors or comparable governing body of CCI or, if so
specified, CCH I, in either case, as constituted as of the
date of any determination required to be made, or action
required to be taken, pursuant to the CCH I Indenture.
Cable Related Business means the
business of owning cable television systems and businesses
ancillary, complementary or related thereto.
Capital Lease Obligation means, at the
time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the
liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time
be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance
with GAAP.
Capital Stock means:
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(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; |
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(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any
and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other
equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; |
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(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability
company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or
limited); and |
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(4) any other interest (other than any debt obligation) or
participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a
share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets
of, the issuing Person. |
Capital Stock Sale Proceeds means the
aggregate net proceeds (including the fair market value of the
non-cash proceeds, as determined by an independent appraisal
firm) received by CCH I from and after the Issue Date, in each
case
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(x) as a contribution to the common equity capital or from
the issue or sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified
Stock and other than issuances or sales to a Subsidiary of CCH
I) of CCH I after the Issue Date, or |
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(y) from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable
Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt
securities of CCH I that have been converted into or exchanged
for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or
Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of
CCH I). |
Cash Equivalents means:
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(1) United States dollars; |
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(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or
insured by the United States government or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit
of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having
maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of
acquisition; |
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(3) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits
with maturities of twelve months or less from the date of
acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not
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bank deposits, in each case, with any domestic commercial bank
having combined capital and surplus in excess of
$500 million and a Thompson Bank Watch Rating at the time
of acquisition of B or better; |
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(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than
seven days for underlying securities of the types described in
clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial
institution meeting the qualifications specified in
clause (3) above; |
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(5) commercial paper having a rating at the time of
acquisition of at least P-1 from Moodys or at
least A-1 from S&P and in each case maturing
within twelve months after the date of acquisition; |
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(6) corporate debt obligations maturing within twelve
months after the date of acquisition thereof, rated at the time
of acquisition at least Aaa or P-1 by
Moodys or AAA or A-1 by S&P; |
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(7) auction-rate Preferred Stocks of any corporation
maturing not later than 45 days after the date of
acquisition thereof, rated at the time of acquisition at least
Aaa by Moodys or AAA by S&P; |
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(8) securities issued by any state, commonwealth or
territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision
or taxing authority thereof, maturing not later than six months
after the date of acquisition thereof, rated at the time of
acquisition at least A by Moodys or
S&P; and |
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(9) money market or mutual funds at least 90% of the assets
of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in
clauses (1) through (8) of this definition. |
CCH I means CCH I, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and any successor Person
thereto.
CCH II means CCH II, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and any successor Person
thereto.
CCI means Charter Communications,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor Person thereto.
CCI Indentures means, collectively,
the indentures entered into by CCI with respect to its
4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2006, its
5.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2009, and any
indentures, note purchase agreements or similar documents
entered into by CCI for the purpose of incurring Indebtedness in
exchange for, or the proceeds of which are used to refinance,
any of the Indebtedness described above, in each case, together
with all instruments and other agreements entered into by CCI in
connection therewith, as any of the foregoing may be refinanced,
replaced, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
CCO means Charter Communications
Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any
successor Person thereto.
CCO Holdings means CCO Holdings, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor Person
thereto.
Change of Control means the occurrence
of any of the following:
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(1) the sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
(other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a
series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of
the assets of CCH I and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or
of a Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any
person (as such term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than Paul G.
Allen and the Related Parties; |
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(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or
dissolution of CCH I or a Parent (except the liquidation of any
Parent into any other Parent); |
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(3) the consummation of any transaction, including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation, the result of which is
that any person (as defined above) other than Paul
G. Allen and Related Parties becomes the Beneficial Owner,
directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the Voting Stock of
CCH I or a Parent, measured by voting power rather than the
number of shares, unless Paul G. Allen or a Related Party
Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, a greater percentage
of Voting Stock of CCH I or such Parent, as the case may be,
measured by voting power rather than the number of shares, than
such person; |
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(4) after the Issue Date, the first day on which a majority
of the members of the Board of Directors of CCI are not
Continuing Directors; |
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(5) CCH I or a Parent consolidates with, or merges with or
into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges
with or into, CCH I or a Parent, in any such event pursuant to a
transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of CCH
I or such Parent is converted into or exchanged for cash,
securities or other property, other than any such transaction
where the Voting Stock of CCH I or such Parent outstanding
immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or
exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of
the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of
the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or
transferee Person immediately after giving effect to such
issuance; or |
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(6) (i) Charter Communications Holdings Company, LLC
shall cease to own beneficially, directly or indirectly, 100% of
the Capital Stock of Charter Holdings or (ii) Charter
Holdings shall cease to own beneficially, directly or
indirectly, 100% of the Capital Stock of CCH I. |
Charter Holdings means Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and any successor Person thereto.
Charter Holdings Indentures means,
collectively (a) the indentures entered into by Charter
Holdings and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp. in
connection with the issuance of the 8.250% Senior Notes Due
2007 dated March 1999, 8.625% Senior Notes Due 2009 dated
March 1999, 9.920% Senior Discount Notes Due 2011 dated
March 1999, 10.00% Senior Notes Due 2009 dated January
2000, 10.250% Senior Notes Due 2010 dated January 2000,
11.750% Senior Discount Notes Due 2010 dated January 2000,
10.75% Senior Notes Due 2009 dated January 2001,
11.125% Senior Notes Due 2011 dated January 2001,
13.50% Senior Discount Notes Due 2011 dated January 2001,
9.625% Senior Notes Due 2009 dated May 2001,
10.00% Senior Notes Due 2011 dated May 2001,
11.750% Senior Discount Notes Due 2011 dated May 2001,
9.625% Senior Notes Due 2009 dated January 2002,
10.00% Senior Notes Due 2011 dated January 2002 and
12.125% Senior Discount Notes due 2012 dated January 2002,
and (b) any indentures, note purchase agreements or similar
documents entered into by Charter Holdings and/or Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corp. on or after the Issue Date
for the purpose of incurring Indebtedness in exchange for, or
the proceeds of which are used to refinance, any of the
Indebtedness described in the foregoing clause (a), in each
case, together with all instruments and other agreements entered
into by Charter Holdings or Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corp. in connection therewith, as the same may be
refinanced, replaced, amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
Charter Refinancing Indebtedness means
any Indebtedness of a Charter Refinancing Subsidiary issued in
exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used within
90 days after the date of issuance thereof to extend,
refinance, renew, replace, defease, purchase, acquire or refund
(including successive extensions, refinancings, renewals,
replacements, defeasances, purchases, acquisitions or refunds),
Indebtedness initially incurred under any one or more of the CCI
Indentures, the Charter Holdings Indentures, the CIH Indenture
or the CCH I Indenture; provided that:
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(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable)
of such Charter Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the
principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of, plus
accrued interest and premium, if any, on the Indebtedness so
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased, purchased,
acquired or refunded (plus the amount of reasonable fees,
commissions and expenses incurred in connection
therewith); and |
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(2) such Charter Refinancing Indebtedness has a final
maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a
Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the
Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased, purchased,
acquired or refunded. |
Charter Refinancing Subsidiary means
any direct or indirect, wholly owned Subsidiary (and any related
corporate co-obligor if such Subsidiary is a limited liability
company or other association not taxed as a corporation) of CCI
or Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC, which is or
becomes a Parent.
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CIH means CCH I Holdings, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and any successor Person
thereto.
CIH Indenture means, collectively
(a) the indenture pursuant to which the CIH Notes are
issued and (b) any indentures, note purchase agreements or
similar documents entered into by CIH and/or CCH I Holdings
Capital Corp. on or after the Issue Date for the purpose of
incurring Indebtedness in exchange for, or the proceeds of which
are used to refinance, any of the Indebtedness outstanding under
the CIH Indenture described in the foregoing clause (a), in
each case, together with all instruments and other agreements
entered into by CIH or CCH I Holdings Capital Corp. in
connection therewith, as the same may be refinanced, replaced,
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
CIH Notes means each of the following
series of notes issued by CIH and CCH I Holdings Capital Corp.:
The 11.125% Senior Notes Due 2014, the 9.920% Senior
Notes Due 2014, the 10.00% Senior Notes Due 2014, the
11.75% Senior Accreting Notes Due 2014, the
13.50% Senior Accreting Notes Due 2014, and the
12.125% Senior Accreting Notes Due 2015.
Collateral has the meaning given it in
the section above entitled Security Assets
Pledged as Collateral.
Consolidated EBITDA means with respect
to any Person, for any period, the consolidated net income (or
net loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for
such period calculated in accordance with GAAP plus, to the
extent such amount was deducted in calculating such net income:
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(1) Consolidated Interest Expense; |
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(2) income taxes; |
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(3) depreciation expense; |
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(4) amortization expense; |
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(5) all other non-cash items, extraordinary items and
nonrecurring and unusual items (including without limitation any
restructuring charges and charges related to litigation
settlements or judgments) and the cumulative effects of changes
in accounting principles reducing such net income, less all
noncash items, extraordinary items, nonrecurring and unusual
items and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles
increasing such net income; |
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(6) amounts actually paid during such period pursuant to a
deferred compensation plan; and |
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(7) for purposes of the covenant described above under the
caption Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, Management Fees; |
all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP, provided
that Consolidated EBITDA shall not include:
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(x) the net income (or net loss) of any Person that is not
a Restricted Subsidiary (Other Person), except |
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(i) with respect to net income, to the extent of the amount
of dividends or other distributions actually paid to such Person
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Other Person
during such period; and |
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(ii) with respect to net losses, to the extent of the
amount of investments made by such Person or any Restricted
Subsidiary of such Person in such Other Person during such
period; |
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(y) solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of
Restricted Payments that may be made pursuant to the second
clause (3) in the first paragraph of the covenant described
under the caption Certain
Covenants Restricted Payments (and in such
case, except to the extent includable pursuant to
clause (x) above), the net income (or net loss) of any
Other Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with such Person or
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Subsidiaries or all or substantially all of the property and
assets of such Other Person are acquired by such Person or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and |
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(z) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary of CCH I to
the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or
similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of such net
income is not at the time of determination of such Consolidated
EBITDA permitted by the operation of the terms of such
Restricted Subsidiarys charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary
(other than any agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness
or Preferred Stock (i) outstanding on the Issue Date or
(ii) incurred or issued thereafter in compliance with the
covenant described under the caption Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock; provided that (a) the terms
of any such agreement or instrument (other than Existing
Indebtedness and any modifications, increases or refinancings
that are not materially more restrictive taken as a whole)
restricting the declaration and payment of dividends or similar
distributions apply only in the event of a default with respect
to a financial covenant or a covenant relating to payment,
beyond any applicable period of grace, contained in such
agreement or instrument; (b) such terms are determined by
such Person to be customary in comparable financings; and
(c) such restrictions are determined by CCH I not to
materially affect the CCH I Issuers ability to make
principal or interest payments on the applicable CCH I Notes
when due). |
Consolidated Indebtedness means, with
respect to any Person as of any date of determination, the sum,
without duplication, of:
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(1) the total amount of outstanding Indebtedness of such
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus |
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(2) the total amount of Indebtedness of any other Person
that has been Guaranteed by the referent Person or one or more
of its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus |
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(3) the aggregate liquidation value of all Disqualified
Stock of such Person and all Preferred Stock of Restricted
Subsidiaries of such Person, in each case, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. |
Consolidated Interest Expense means,
with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication,
the sum of:
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(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or
accrued (including, without limitation, amortization or original
issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest
component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest
component of all payments associated with Capital Lease
Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges
incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers
acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to
Hedging Obligations); and |
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(2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such
period; and |
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(3) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person
that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or
one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether or not such
Guarantee or Lien is called upon); |
in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with
GAAP, excluding, however, any amount of such interest of any
Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person if the net income
of such Restricted Subsidiary is excluded in the calculation of
Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (z) of the
definition thereof (but only in the same proportion as the net
income of such Restricted Subsidiary is excluded from the
calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to
clause (z) of the definition thereof).
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Continuing Directors means, as of any
date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of
CCI who:
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(2) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of
Directors of CCI with the approval of a majority of the
Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors
of CCI at the time of such nomination or election or whose
election or appointment was previously so approved. |
Credit Facilities means, with respect
to CCH I and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt
facilities or commercial paper facilities, in each case with
banks or other lenders (other than a Parent of the Issuers)
providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables
financing (including through the sale of receivables to such
lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from
such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in
each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded,
replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.
Default means any event that is, or
with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would
be, an Event of Default.
Disposition means, with respect to any
Person, any merger, consolidation or other business combination
involving such Person (whether or not such Person is the
Surviving Person) or the sale, assignment, transfer, lease or
conveyance, or other disposition of all or substantially all of
such Persons assets or Capital Stock.
Disqualified Stock means any Capital
Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into
which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in
each case at the option of the holder thereof) or upon the
happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable,
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in
part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the
date on which the CCH I Notes mature. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute
Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the
right to require CCH I to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the
occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not
constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock
provide that CCH I may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital
Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or
redemption complies with the covenant described above under the
caption Certain Covenants Restricted
Payments.
Equity Interests means Capital Stock
and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital
Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into,
or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
Equity Offering means any private or
underwritten public offering of Qualified Capital Stock of CCH I
or a Parent of which the gross proceeds to CCH I or received by
CCH I as a capital contribution from such Parent (directly or
indirectly), as the case may be, are at least $25 million.
Exchange Offers means:
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(1) the acquisition by CIH and CCH I of Indebtedness
outstanding under the Charter Holdings Indentures, in exchange
for CIH Notes and CCH I Notes, pursuant to the Offering
Memorandum dated August 23, 2005 and related documents, as
such documents may be supplemented, modified, extended or
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(2) the distribution, loan or investment of
(a) Indebtedness accepted in exchange for CIH Notes or CCH
I Notes as contemplated by clause (1) of this definition,
and (b) amounts sufficient to satisfy the expenses incurred
by any Parent in connection therewith (including any required
payment of accrued interest thereon), in each case, directly or
indirectly to or in any Parent; |
provided, that any such Indebtedness referred to in
clauses (1) and (2) of this definition has been
cancelled as part of the Exchange Offers.
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Existing Indebtedness means
Indebtedness of CCH I and its Restricted Subsidiaries in
existence on the Issue Date, until such amounts are repaid.
GAAP means generally accepted
accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and
statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity
as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession, which are in effect on the Issue Date.
Guarantee or guarantee
means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business,
direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation,
by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or
reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part
of any Indebtedness, measured as the lesser of the aggregate
outstanding amount of the Indebtedness so guaranteed and the
face amount of the guarantee.
Hedging Obligations means, with
respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under:
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(1) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap
agreements and interest rate collar agreements; |
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(2) interest rate option agreements, foreign currency
exchange agreements, foreign currency swap agreements; and |
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(3) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect
such Person against fluctuations in interest and currency
exchange rates. |
Helicon Preferred Stock means the
preferred limited liability company interest of Charter-Helicon
LLC with an aggregate liquidation value of $25 million.
Indebtedness means, with respect to
any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether
or not contingent:
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(1) in respect of borrowed money; |
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(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar
instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in
respect thereof); |
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(3) in respect of bankers acceptances; |
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(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations; |
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(5) in respect of the balance deferred and unpaid of the
purchase price of any property, except any such balance that
constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; or |
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(6) representing the notional amount of any Hedging
Obligations, |
if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than
letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a
liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared
in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term
Indebtedness includes all Indebtedness of others
secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether
or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person)
and, to the extent not otherwise included, the guarantee by such
Person of any indebtedness of any other Person.
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The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall
be: |
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(1) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any
Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; and |
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(2) the principal amount thereof, together with any
interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the
case of any other Indebtedness. |
Investment Grade Rating means a rating
equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moodys
and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P.
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Investments means, with respect to any
Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons,
including Affiliates, in the forms of direct or indirect loans
(including guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations),
advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel
and similar advances to officers and employees made in the
ordinary course of business) and purchases or other acquisitions
for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other
securities, together with all items that are or would be
classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP.
Issue Date means September 28,
2005.
Leverage Ratio means, as to
CCH I, as of any date, the ratio of:
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(2) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for CCH I
for the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal
financial statements are available (the Reference
Period), multiplied by four. |
In addition to the foregoing, for purposes of this definition,
Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro
forma basis after giving effect to
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(2) the incurrence of the Indebtedness or the issuance of
the Disqualified Stock by CCH I or a Restricted Subsidiary or
Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (and the application
of the proceeds therefrom) giving rise to the need to make such
calculation and any incurrence or issuance (and the application
of the proceeds therefrom) or repayment of other Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted
Subsidiary, other than the incurrence or repayment of
Indebtedness for ordinary working capital purposes, at any time
subsequent to the beginning of the Reference Period and on or
prior to the date of determination, as if such incurrence (and
the application of the proceeds thereof), or the repayment, as
the case may be, occurred on the first day of the Reference
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(3) any Dispositions or Asset Acquisitions (including,
without limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the
need to make such calculation as a result of such Person or one
of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any person that
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset
Acquisition) incurring, assuming or otherwise becoming liable
for or issuing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred
Stock) made on or subsequent to the first day of the Reference
Period and on or prior to the date of determination, as if such
Disposition or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence,
assumption or liability for any such Indebtedness, Disqualified
Stock or Preferred Stock and also including any Consolidated
EBITDA associated with such Asset Acquisition, including any
cost savings adjustments in compliance with
Regulation S-X
promulgated by the SEC) had occurred on the first day of the
Reference Period. |
Lien means, with respect to any asset,
any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or
encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not
filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law,
including any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other
agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing
of or agreement to give any financing statement under the
Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any
jurisdiction.
Management Fees means the fees
(including expense reimbursements) payable to any Parent
pursuant to the management and mutual services agreements
between any Parent of CCH I and CCO or between any Parent of CCH
I and other Restricted Subsidiaries of CCH I or pursuant to the
limited liability company agreements of certain Restricted
Subsidiaries as such management, mutual services or limited
liability company agreements exist on the Issue Date (or, if
later, on the date any new Restricted Subsidiary is acquired or
created), including any amendment or replacement thereof,
provided, that any such new agreements or amendments or
replacements of existing agreements, taken as a whole, are not
more disadvantageous to the holders of the CCH I Notes in any
material respect than such agreements existing on the Issue Date
and further provided, that such new, amended or
replacement management agreements do not
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provide for percentage fees, taken together with fees under
existing agreements, any higher than 3.5% of CCIs
consolidated total revenues for the applicable payment period.
Moodys means Moodys
Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency
business thereof.
Net Proceeds means the aggregate cash
proceeds received by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without
limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition
of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net
of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including,
without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking
fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses
incurred as a result thereof or taxes paid or payable as a
result thereof (including amounts distributable in respect of
owners, partners or members tax liabilities
resulting from such sale), in each case after taking into
account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax
sharing arrangements and amounts required to be applied to the
repayment of Indebtedness.
Non-Recourse Debt means Indebtedness:
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(a) provides credit support of any kind (including any
undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute
Indebtedness); |
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(b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or
otherwise; or |
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(c) constitutes the lender; |
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(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights
that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action
against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice,
lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness
(other than the CCH I Notes) of CCH I or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other
Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or
payable prior to its stated maturity; and |
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(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing
that they will not have any recourse to the Capital Stock or
assets of CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. |
Note Guarantee means the unconditional
Guarantee by the Parent Guarantor of the CCH I
Issuers payment Obligations under the CCH I Notes.
Obligations means any principal,
interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements,
damages, Guarantees and other liabilities payable under the
documentation governing any Indebtedness, in each case, whether
now or hereafter existing, renewed or restructured, whether or
not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later
increased, created or incurred, whether or not arising on or
after the commencement of a case under Title 11,
U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the
relief of debtors (including post-petition interest) and whether
or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such case.
Parent means CIH, Charter Holdings,
Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC, CCI and/or any
direct or indirect Subsidiary of the foregoing 100% of the
Capital Stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by one or
more of the foregoing Persons, as applicable, and that directly
or indirectly beneficially owns 100% of the Capital Stock of
CCH I, and any successor Person to any of the foregoing.
Parent Guarantor means Charter
Holdings.
Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness is
defined in the section above entitled Security
Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness.
Permitted Investments means:
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(1) any Investment by CCH I in a Restricted Subsidiary
thereof, or any Investment by a Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH I in CCH I or in another Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH I; |
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(2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents; |
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(3) any Investment by CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in a Person, if as a result of such Investment: |
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(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of CCH
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(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with
or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets
to, or is liquidated into, CCH I or a Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH I; |
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(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of
non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant
to and in compliance with the covenant described above under the
caption Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Asset Sales; |
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(5) any Investment made out of the net cash proceeds of the
issue and sale (other than to a Subsidiary of CCH I) of Equity
Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) or cash contributions
to the common equity of CCH I, in each case after the Issue
Date, to the extent that such net cash proceeds have not been
applied to make a Restricted Payment or to effect other
transactions pursuant to the covenant described under
Certain Covenants Restricted Payments
(with the amount of usage of the basket in this clause (5)
being determined net of the aggregate amount of principal,
interest, dividends, distributions, repayments, proceeds or
other value otherwise returned or recovered in respect of any
such Investment, but not to exceed the initial amount of such
Investment); |
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(6) other Investments in any Person (other than any Parent)
having an aggregate fair market value when taken together with
all other Investments in any Person made by CCH I and its
Restricted Subsidiaries (without duplication) pursuant to this
clause (6) from and after the Issue Date, not to exceed
$750 million (initially measured on the date each such
Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent
changes in value, but reducing the amount outstanding by the
aggregate amount of principal, interest, dividends,
distributions, repayments, proceeds or other value otherwise
returned or recovered in respect of any such Investment, but not
to exceed the initial amount of such Investment) at any one time
outstanding; |
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(7) Investments in customers and suppliers in the ordinary
course of business which either |
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(A) generate accounts receivable, or |
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(B) are accepted in settlement of bona fide disputes; |
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(8) Investments consisting of payments by CCH I or any of
its subsidiaries of amounts that are neither dividends nor
distributions but are payments of the kind described in
clause (4) of the second paragraph of the covenant
described above under the caption Certain
Covenants Restricted Payments to the extent
such payments constitute Investments; |
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(9) regardless of whether a Default then exists,
Investments in any Unrestricted Subsidiary made by CCH I and/or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with the proceeds of
distributions from any Unrestricted Subsidiary; and |
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(10 Investments that are part of the Exchange Offers. |
Permitted Liens means:
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(1) Liens on the assets of CCH I securing Pari Passu
Secured Indebtedness, provided any such Liens rank
equally and ratably with the Lien securing the Obligations under
the CCH I Notes; |
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(2) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such
Person is merged with or into or consolidated with CCH I;
provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the
contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend
to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or
consolidated with CCH I and related assets, such as the proceeds
thereof; |
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(3) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition
thereof by CCH I; provided that such Liens were in
existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition; |
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(4) Liens to secure the performance of statutory
obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of
business; |
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(5) purchase money mortgages or other purchase money Liens
(including, without limitation, any Capitalized Lease
Obligations) incurred by CCH I upon any fixed or capital assets
acquired after the Issue Date or purchase money mortgages
(including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations) on
any such assets, whether or not assumed, existing at the time of
acquisition of such assets, whether or not assumed, so long as |
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(a) such mortgage or lien does not extend to or cover any
of the assets of CCH I, except the asset so developed,
constructed, or acquired, and directly related assets such as
enhancements and modifications thereto, substitutions,
replacements, proceeds (including insurance proceeds), products,
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(b) such mortgage or lien secures the obligation to pay all
or a portion of the purchase price of such asset, interest
thereon and other charges, costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, the cost of design, development,
construction, acquisition, transportation, installation,
improvement, and migration) and is incurred in connection
therewith (or the obligation under such Capitalized Lease
Obligation) only; |
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(6) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than on the
Collateral) and replacement Liens therefore that do not encumber
additional property; |
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(7) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and
diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other
appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with
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(8) statutory and common law Liens of landlords and
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen,
repairmen or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course
of business and with respect to amounts not yet delinquent or
being contested in good faith by appropriate legal proceedings
promptly instituted and diligently conducted and for which a
reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be
required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made; |
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(9) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course
of business in connection with workers compensation,
unemployment insurance and other types of social security; |
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(10) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the
performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory or regulatory
obligation, bankers acceptance, surety and appeal bonds,
government contracts, performance and
return-of-money bonds
and other obligations of a similar nature incurred in the
ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations for the
payment of borrowed money); |
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(11) easements,
rights-of-way,
municipal and zoning ordinances and similar charges,
encumbrances, title defects or other irregularities that do not
materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of CCH
I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(12) Liens of franchisors or other regulatory bodies
arising in the ordinary course of business; |
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(13) Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements regarding leases or other Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements for precautionary purposes
relating to arrangements not constituting Indebtedness; |
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(14) Liens arising from the rendering of a final judgment
or order against CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
that does not give rise to an Event of Default; |
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(15) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect
to letters of credit that encumber documents and other property
relating to such letters of credit and the products and proceeds
thereof; |
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(16) Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and
margin deposits, and other Liens that are within the general
parameters customary in the industry and incurred in the
ordinary course of business, |
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in each case, securing Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations
and forward contracts, options, future contracts, future options
or similar agreements or arrangements designed solely to protect
CCH I or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from fluctuations in
interest rates, currencies or the price of commodities; |
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(17) Liens consisting of any interest or title of licensor
in the property subject to a license; |
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(18) Liens on the Capital Stock of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries; |
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(19) Liens arising from sales or other transfers of
accounts receivable which are past due or otherwise doubtful of
collection in the ordinary course of business; |
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(20) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of
CCH I and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to
obligations which in the aggregate do not exceed
$50 million at any one time outstanding; |
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(21) Liens in favor of the trustee arising under the CCH I
Indenture and similar provisions in favor of trustees or other
agents or representatives under indentures or other agreements
governing debt instruments entered into after the date hereof; |
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(22) Liens in favor of the trustee for its benefit and the
benefit of holders of the CCH I Notes, as their respective
interests appear; and |
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(23) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, to
the extent that the Indebtedness being refinanced was secured or
was permitted to be secured by such Liens. |
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
means any Indebtedness of CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of
which are used within 60 days after the date of issuance
thereof to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund,
other Indebtedness of CCH I or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided
that unless permitted otherwise by the CCH I Indenture, no
Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary may be issued in
exchange for, nor may the net proceeds of Indebtedness be used
to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund,
Indebtedness of CCH I; provided further that:
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(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable)
of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the
principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable) plus
accrued interest and premium, if any, on the Indebtedness so
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded
(plus the amount of reasonable expenses incurred in connection
therewith), except to the extent that any such excess principal
amount (or accreted value, as applicable) would be then
permitted to be incurred by other provisions of the covenant
described above under the caption Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock; |
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(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final
maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a
Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the
Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded; and |
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(3) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced,
renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right
of payment to the CCH I Notes, such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final
maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to,
the CCH I Notes on terms at least as favorable to the holders of
CCH I Notes as those contained in the documentation governing
the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded. |
Person means any individual,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited
liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or agency or political subdivision
thereof or any other entity.
Pledge Agreement means the pledge
agreement creating the security interest in favor of the trustee
for the benefit of the holders of the Notes and any Pari Passu
Secured Indebtedness in the Collateral, as amended from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof.
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Preferred Stock, as applied to the
Capital Stock of any Person, means Capital Stock of any class or
classes (however designated) which, by its terms, is preferred
as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of
assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or
dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any
other class of such Person.
Productive Assets means assets
(including assets of a Person owned directly or indirectly
through ownership of Capital Stock) of a kind used or useful in
the Cable Related Business.
Qualified Capital Stock means any
Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock.
Rating Agencies means Moodys and
S&P.
Related Party means: (1) the
spouse or an immediate family member, estate or heir of Paul G.
Allen; or (2) any trust, corporation, partnership or other
entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or
Persons beneficially holding an 80% or more controlling interest
of which consist of Paul G. Allen and/or such other Persons
referred to in the immediately preceding clause (1).
Restricted Investment means an
Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
Restricted Subsidiary of a Person
means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
S&P means Standard &
Poors Ratings Service, a division of the McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business
thereof.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Secured Parties has the meaning given
to it in the section above entitled Security
Certain Limitations on Remedies, etc.
Significant Subsidiary means
(a) with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary
of such Person which would be considered a Significant
Subsidiary as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of
Regulation S-X
under the Securities Act and (b) in addition, with respect
to CCH I, CCH I Capital Corp.
Stated Maturity means, with respect to
any installment of interest or principal on any series of
Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or
principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation
governing such Indebtedness on the Issue Date, or, if none, the
original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall
not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or
repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date
originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any
Person:
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(1) any corporation, association or other business entity
of which at least 50% of the total voting power of shares of
Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other
Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof) and, in
the case of any such entity of which 50% of the total voting
power of shares of Capital Stock is so owned or controlled by
such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such
Person, such Person and its Subsidiaries also have the right to
control the management of such entity pursuant to contract or
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(a) the sole general partner or the managing general
partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such
Person, or |
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(b) the only general partners of which are such Person or
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination
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Unrestricted Subsidiary means any
Subsidiary of CCH I that is designated by the Board of Directors
of CCH I as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a board
resolution, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
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(2) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or
understanding with CCH I or any Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH I unless the terms of any such agreement, contract,
arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to CCH I
or such Restricted Subsidiary of CCH I than those that
might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not
Affiliates of CCH I unless such terms constitute
Investments permitted by the covenant described above under the
caption Certain Covenants
Investments, Permitted Investments, Asset Sales permitted
under the covenant described above under the caption
Repurchase at the Option of the
Holders Asset Sales or sale-leaseback
transactions permitted by the covenant described above under the
caption Certain Covenants Sale and
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(3) is a Person with respect to which neither CCH I nor any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect
obligation |
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(a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or |
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(b) to maintain or preserve such Persons financial
condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified
levels of operating results; |
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(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly
provided credit support for any Indebtedness of CCH I or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries; and |
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(5) does not own any Capital Stock of any Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH I. |
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Any designation of a Subsidiary of CCH I as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary shall be evidenced to the trustee by filing with the
trustee a certified copy of the board resolution giving effect
to such designation and an officers certificate certifying
that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and
was permitted by the covenant described above under the caption
Certain Covenants
Investments. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary
would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary for purposes of the CCH I Indenture and any
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred
by a Restricted Subsidiary of CCH I as of such date and, if such
Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date
under the covenant described under the caption
Certain Covenants Incurrence of
Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock, CCH I shall
be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of CCH I
may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a
Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation
shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a
Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such
Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation shall only be
permitted if: |
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(1) such Indebtedness is permitted under the covenant
described under the caption Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, calculated on a pro forma basis as if
such designation had occurred at the beginning of the
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(2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence
immediately following such designation. |
Voting Stock of any Person as of any
date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time
entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors or
comparable governing body of such Person.
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Weighted Average Life to Maturity
means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the
number of years obtained by dividing:
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(a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking
fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal,
including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by |
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(b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest
one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making
of such payment; by |
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(2) the then outstanding principal amount of such
Indebtedness. |
Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of
any Person means a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person all of
the outstanding common equity interests or other ownership
interests of which (other than directors qualifying
shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person and/or by one
or more Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE CCH II NOTES
This description of Notes relates to the 10.25% senior
notes due 2013 (the CCH II Notes) of
CCH II, LLC and CCH II Capital Corp. For the purposes
of this Description of the CCH II Notes, references to the
CCH II Notes refer to the New CCH II Notes. We refer,
in this Description of the CCH II Notes, to CCH II,
LLC and CCH II Capital Corp., which are the co-obligors
with respect to the CCH II Notes, as the CCH II
Issuers, and we sometimes refer to them each as a
CCH II Issuer. We may also refer to
CCH II, LLC as CCH II. You can find the
definitions of certain terms used in this description under the
subheading Certain definitions.
The CCH II Notes will be issued under the indenture, dated
September 14, 2006 (the CCH II Indenture),
among the CCH II Issuers, the Parent Guarantor and the Bank
of New York Trust Company, NA, as trustee. The CCH II Notes
will be issued on terms substantially identical to those of the
notes originally issued under the CCH II Indenture (the
original notes) and vote together as a single class
on any matter submitted to Noteholders, except that the
CCH II Notes will have a separate CUSIP number from the
original notes and thus will not trade fungibly with the
original notes. The new CCH II Notes offered hereby have
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and, therefore,
will not bear legends restricting their transfer. You will not
be entitled to any exchange or registration rights with respect
to the new CCH II Notes and the new CCH II Notes will
not provide for additional interest in connection with
registration defaults. For purposes of this description, except
where the context otherwise requires, the term CCH II
Notes shall refer collectively to the original notes and
the CCH II Notes offered hereby. The terms of the
CCH II Notes will include those stated in the CCH II
Indenture and those made part of the CCH II Indenture by
reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
The following description is a summary of the provisions we
consider material of the CCH II Indenture. It does not
restate that agreement in its entirety. We urge you to read the
CCH II Indenture because it, and not this description,
defines your rights as holders of the respective CCH II
Notes. Copies of the CCH II Indenture are available as set
forth under Additional Information.
Brief Description of the CCH II Notes and Note
Guarantee
The CCH II Notes will be:
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senior unsecured obligations of the CCH II Issuers; |
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effectively subordinated in right of payment to any future
secured Indebtedness of the CCH II Issuers, to the extent
of the value of the assets securing such Indebtedness; |
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equal in right of payment to the CCH II Issuers
10.25% Senior Notes due 2010 and any other future
unsubordinated, unsecured Indebtedness of the CCH II
Issuers; |
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structured to be effectively senior to the outstanding senior
notes and senior discount notes of CCH I, CIH and Charter
Holdings and the outstanding convertible senior notes of Charter
Communications, Inc.; |
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senior in right of payment to any future subordinated
Indebtedness of the CCH II Issuers; |
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structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other
liabilities (including trade payables) of the CCH II
Issuers subsidiaries, including indebtedness under our
subsidiaries credit facilities and the senior notes of CCO
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unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by the Parent
Guarantor. |
At June 30, 2006, on a pro forma basis to reflect the
transactions set forth in Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
Financial Statements of Charter Holdings, as if those
transactions had occurred on that date, the total outstanding
Indebtedness and other obligations of CCH II and its
subsidiaries, reflected on its consolidated balance sheet, would
have been approximately $12.8 billion, of which
approximately $10.3 billion would have been Indebtedness
and other liabilities of the CCH II Issuers
Subsidiaries and, therefore, structurally senior to the
CCH II Notes. Substantially all of the Subsidiaries of
CCH II (except
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certain non-material Subsidiaries) are Restricted
Subsidiaries. Under the circumstances described below
under Certain Covenants
Investments, CCH II will be permitted to designate
additional Subsidiaries as Unrestricted
Subsidiaries. Unrestricted Subsidiaries will generally not
be subject to the restrictive covenants in the CCH II
Indenture.
The Note Guarantee
The CCH II Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed by the
Parent Guarantor.
The Note Guarantee:
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is a general unsecured obligation of the Parent Guarantor; |
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is pari passu in right of payment with all existing and
future unsubordinated indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor,
including the Charter Holdings notes that remained outstanding
following consummation of the Exchange Offers; and |
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is senior in right of payment to any existing and future
subordinated indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor. |
The restrictive covenants contained in the CCH II Indenture
will apply to the CCH II Issuers and their Restricted
Subsidiaries and not the Parent Guarantor.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The CCH II Notes will be issued in denominations of $1,000
and integral multiples thereof. The CCH II Notes will
mature on October 1, 2013.
Interest on the CCH II Notes will accrue at the rate of
10.25% per annum. Interest on the CCH II Notes will accrue
at the rate of will accrue from and including September 14,
2006. Interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on
April 1 and October 1, commencing on April 1,
2007. The CCH II Issuers will make each interest
payment to the holders of record of the CCH II Notes on the
immediately preceding March 15 and September 15. Interest will
be computed on the basis of a
360-day year comprised
of twelve 30-day months.
The CCH II Notes were issued in an initial aggregate
principal amount of $250 million. Subject to the
limitations set forth under Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, the Issuers may issue an unlimited
principal amount of Additional CCH II Notes under the
CCH II Indenture. The CCH II Notes and any Additional
CCH II Notes subsequently issued under the CCH II
Indenture would be treated as a single class of securities for
all purposes of the CCH II Indenture. For purposes of this
description, unless otherwise indicated, references to the
CCH II Notes include any Additional CCH II Notes
subsequently issued under the CCH II Indenture.
Optional Redemption
At any time prior to October 1, 2009, the
CCH II Issuers may, on any one or more occasions,
redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the
CCH II Notes on a pro rata basis (or nearly as pro rata as
practicable), at a redemption price of 110.25% of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the
redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more
Equity Offerings; provided that:
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(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the
CCH II Notes remain outstanding immediately after the
occurrence of such redemption (excluding CCH II Notes held
by the CCH II Issuers and their Subsidiaries), and |
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(2) the redemption must occur within 60 days of the
date of the closing of such Equity Offering. |
Except pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the CCH II
Notes will not be redeemable at the option of the
CCH II Issuers prior to October 1, 2010.
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On or after October 1, 2010, the CCH II Issuers may
redeem all or a part of the CCH II Notes upon not less than
30 nor more than 60 days notice, at the applicable
redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal
amount of the CCH II Notes) set forth below plus accrued and
unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption
date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on
October 1 of the years indicated below:
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Repurchase at the Option of Holders
Change of Control
If a Change of Control occurs, each holder of CCH II Notes
will have the right to require the CCH II Issuers to
repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 in principal amount,
or in either case an integral multiple thereof) of that
holders CCH II Notes pursuant to a Change of
Control Offer. In the Change of Control Offer, the
CCH II Issuers will offer a Change of Control
Payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal
amount of the CCH II Notes repurchased plus accrued and
unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase.
Within ten days following any Change of Control, the Issuers
will mail a notice to each holder (with a copy to the trustee)
describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the
Change of Control and offering to repurchase CCH II Notes
on a certain date (the Change of Control Payment
Date) specified in such notice, pursuant to the procedures
required by the CCH II Indenture and described in such
notice. The CCH II Issuers will comply with the
requirements of
Rule 14e-1 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any successor rules, and
any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the
extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection
with the repurchase of the CCH II Notes as a result of a
Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any
securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of
this covenant, the CCH II Issuers compliance with
such laws and regulations shall not in and of itself cause a
breach of their obligations under such covenant.
On the Change of Control Payment Date, the CCH II Issuers
will, to the extent lawful:
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(1) accept for payment all CCH II Notes or portions
thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer; |
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(2) deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the
Change of Control Payment in respect of all CCH II Notes or
portions thereof so tendered; and |
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(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the trustee the
CCH II Notes so accepted together with an officers
certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of
CCH II Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the
CCH II Issuers. |
The paying agent will promptly mail to each holder of
CCH II Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for
such CCH II Notes, and the trustee will promptly
authenticate and mail, or cause to be transferred by book entry,
to each holder a new CCH II Note equal in principal amount
to any unpurchased portion of the CCH II Notes surrendered,
if any; provided that each such new CCH II Note will be in
a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof.
The provisions described above that require the CCH II
Issuers to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of
Control will be applicable regardless of whether or not any
other provisions of the CCH II Indenture are applicable.
Except as described above with respect to a Change of Control,
the CCH II Indenture will not contain provisions that
permit the holders of the CCH II Notes to require that the
CCH II Issuers repurchase or redeem the CCH II Notes
in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar
transaction.
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The CCH II Issuers will not be required to make a Change of
Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes
the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and
otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the
CCH II Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer
made by the CCH II Issuers and purchases all
CCH II Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such
Change of Control Offer.
The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating
to the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the assets of
CCH II and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or of a
Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Although there is
a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase
substantially all, there is no precise established
definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the
ability of a holder of CCH II Notes to require the
CCH II Issuers to repurchase CCH II Notes as a
result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition of less than all of the assets of CCH II and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or of a Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person or group may
be uncertain.
CCH II will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
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(1) CCH II or such Restricted Subsidiary receives
consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to
the fair market value of the assets or Equity Interests issued
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(2) such fair market value is determined by the Board of
Directors of CCH II and evidenced by a resolution of such
Board of Directors set forth in an officers certificate
delivered to the trustee; and |
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(3) at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by
CCH II or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of
cash, Cash Equivalents or readily marketable securities. |
For purposes of this provision, each of the following shall be
deemed to be cash:
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(a) any liabilities (as shown on CCH IIs or such
Restricted Subsidiarys most recent balance sheet) of
CCH II or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent
liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated
to the CCH II Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of
any such assets pursuant to a customary novation agreement that
releases CCH II or such Restricted Subsidiary from further
liability; |
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(b) any securities, notes or other obligations received by
CCH II or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such
transferee that are converted by the recipient thereof into
cash, Cash Equivalents or readily marketable securities within
60 days after receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash,
Cash Equivalents or readily marketable securities received in
that conversion); and |
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(c) Productive Assets. |
Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from
an Asset Sale, CCH II or a Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH II may apply such Net Proceeds at its option:
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(1) to repay debt under the Credit Facilities or any other
Indebtedness of the Restricted Subsidiaries of CCH II
(other than Indebtedness represented by a guarantee of a
Restricted Subsidiary of CCH II); or |
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(2) to invest in Productive Assets; provided that any such
amount of Net Proceeds which CCH II or a Restricted
Subsidiary has committed to invest in Productive Assets within
365 days of the applicable Asset Sale may be invested in
Productive Assets within two years of such Asset Sale. |
The amount of any Net Proceeds received from Asset Sales that
are not applied or invested as provided in the preceding
paragraph will constitute Excess Proceeds. When the aggregate
amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25 million, CCH II
will make an offer to purchase CCH II Notes (an Asset
Sale Offer) to all
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holders of CCH II Notes and will repay, redeem or offer to
purchase all Indebtedness that is of equal priority with the
CCH II Notes containing provisions requiring repayment,
redemption or offers to purchase with the proceeds of sales of
assets, to purchase, repay or redeem, on a pro rata basis, the
maximum principal amount of CCH II Notes and such other
Indebtedness of equal priority that may be purchased, repaid or
redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds, which amount includes the
entire amount of the Net Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset
Sale Offer will be payable in cash and equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the subject CCH II Notes plus accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase. If the
aggregate principal amount of CCH II Notes tendered into
such Asset Sale Offer and such other Indebtedness of equal
priority to be purchased, repaid or redeemed out of the Excess
Proceeds exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the trustee
shall select the CCH II Notes tendered into such Asset Sale
Offer and such other Indebtedness of equal priority to be
purchased, repaid or redeemed on a pro rata basis.
If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset
Sale Offer, then CCH II or any Restricted Subsidiary
thereof may use such remaining Excess Proceeds for any purpose
not otherwise prohibited by the CCH II Indenture. Upon
completion of any Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess
Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
Selection and Notice
If less than all of the CCH II Notes are redeemed at any
time, the trustee will select CCH II Notes for redemption
as follows:
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(1) if any CCH II Notes are listed, in compliance with
the requirements of the principal national securities exchange
on which the CCH II Notes are listed; or |
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(2) if the CCH II Notes are not so listed, on a pro
rata basis, by lot or by such method as the trustee shall deem
fair and appropriate. |
No CCH II Notes of $1,000 principal amount or less shall be
redeemed in part. Notices of redemption shall be mailed by first
class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the
redemption date to each holder of CCH II Notes to be
redeemed at its registered address. Notices of redemption may be
conditional.
If any CCH II Note is to be redeemed in part only, the
notice of redemption that relates to that CCH II Note shall
state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be
redeemed. A new CCH II Note in principal amount equal to
the unredeemed portion of the original CCH II Note will be
issued in the name of the holder thereof upon cancellation of
the original CCH II Note. CCH II Notes called for
redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the date fixed
for redemption at the redemption price. On and after the
redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on the CCH II
Notes or portions of them called for redemption.
Certain Covenants
Set forth in this section are summaries of certain covenants
contained in the CCH II Indenture.
During any period of time that (a) any CCH II Notes
have Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies and
(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing under the CCH II Indenture, CCH II and the
Restricted Subsidiaries of CCH II will not be subject to
the provisions of the CCH II Indenture described under:
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Repurchase at the Option of Holders
Asset Sales, |
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Investments, |
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Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, |
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Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Subsidiaries, |
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clause (D) of the first paragraph of
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Sale and Leaseback Transactions. |
If CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject
to these covenants for any period of time as a result of the
previous sentence and, subsequently, one, or both, of the Rating
Agencies withdraws its ratings or downgrades the ratings
assigned to the CCH II Notes below the required Investment
Grade Ratings or a Default or Event of Default occurs and is
continuing, then CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries
will thereafter again be subject to these covenants. The ability
of CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries to make
Restricted Payments after the time of such withdrawal,
downgrade, Default or Event of Default will be calculated as if
the covenant governing Restricted Payments had been in effect
during the entire period of time from the Issue Date.
CCH II will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
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(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment
or distribution on account of its or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries Equity Interests (including, without
limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or
consolidation involving CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of
CCH IIs or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends
or distributions payable (x) solely in Equity Interests
(other than Disqualified Stock) of CCH II or (y) in
the case of CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to
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(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for
value (including, without limitation, in connection with any
merger or consolidation involving CCH II or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries) any Equity Interests of CCH II or
any direct or indirect Parent of CCH II or any Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH II (other than, in the case of
CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any such Equity
Interests owned by CCH II or any of its Restricted
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(3) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase,
redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any
Indebtedness of CCH II that is subordinated to the CCH II
Notes, except a payment of interest or principal at the Stated
Maturity thereof (all such payments and other actions set forth
in clauses (1) through (3) above are collectively
referred to as Restricted Payments), unless, at the
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(a) no Default or Event of Default under the CCH II
Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur
as a consequence thereof; and |
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(b) CCH II would, at the time of such Restricted
Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such
Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the
applicable quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least
$1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Leverage Ratio
test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described
below under the caption Incurrence of Indebtedness
and Issuance of Preferred Stock; and |
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(c) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate
amount of all other Restricted Payments made by CCH II and
its Restricted Subsidiaries from and after the Existing
Notes Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted
by clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and
(9) of the next succeeding paragraph), shall not exceed, at
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(1) an amount equal to 100% of the Consolidated EBITDA of
CCH II for the period beginning on the first day of the
fiscal quarter immediately preceding the Existing
Notes Issue Date to the end of CCH IIs most
recently ended full fiscal quarter for which internal financial
statements are available, taken as a single accounting period,
less the product of 1.3 times the Consolidated Interest Expense
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(2) an amount equal to 100% of Capital Stock Sale Proceeds
less any amount of such Capital Stock Sale Proceeds used in
connection with an Investment made on or after the Existing
Notes Issue Date pursuant to clause (5) of the
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So long as no Default under the CCH II Indenture has
occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the
preceding provisions will not prohibit:
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(1) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after
the date of declaration thereof, if at said date of declaration
such payment would have complied with the provisions of the
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(2) the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or
other acquisition of any subordinated Indebtedness of
CCH II in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of, the
substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of
CCH II) of Equity Interests of CCH II (other than
Disqualified Stock); provided that the amount of any such net
cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption,
repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition shall be
excluded from clause (3)(b) of the preceding paragraph; |
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(3) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other
acquisition of subordinated Indebtedness of CCH II or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries with the net cash proceeds from
an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; |
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(4) regardless of whether a Default then exists, the
payment of any dividend or distribution made in respect of any
calendar year or portion thereof during which CCH II or any
of its Subsidiaries is a Person that is not treated as a
separate tax paying entity for United States federal income tax
purposes by CCH II and its Subsidiaries (directly or
indirectly) to the direct or indirect holders of the Equity
Interests of CCH II or its Subsidiaries that are Persons
that are treated as a separate tax paying entity for United
States federal income tax purposes, in an amount sufficient to
permit each such holder to pay the actual income taxes
(including required estimated tax installments) that are
required to be paid by it with respect to the taxable income of
any Parent (through its direct or indirect ownership of
CCH II and/or its Subsidiaries), CCH II, its Subsidiaries
or any Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, in any calendar
year, as estimated in good faith by CCH II or its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be; |
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(5) regardless of whether a Default then exists, the
payment of any dividend by a Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH II to the holders of its common Equity Interests on a
pro rata basis; |
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(6) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or
retirement for value, or the payment of any dividend or
distribution to the extent necessary to permit the repurchase,
redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value, of any
Equity Interests of CCH II or a Parent of CCH II held by
any member of CCH IIs, such Parents or any
Restricted Subsidiarys management pursuant to any
management equity subscription agreement or stock option
agreement entered into in accordance with the policies of
CCH II, any Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided
that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased,
redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed
$10 million in any fiscal year of the Issuers; |
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(7) payment of fees in connection with any acquisition,
merger or similar transaction in an amount that does not exceed
an amount equal to 1.25% of the transaction value of such
acquisition, merger or similar transaction; |
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(8) additional Restricted Payments directly or indirectly
to CCH I or any other Parent (i) regardless of whether a
Default exists (other than a Default described in
paragraphs (1), (2), (7) or (8) under the caption
Events of Default and Remedies), for the
purpose of enabling Charter Holdings, CIH, CCH I or any Charter
Refinancing Subsidiary to pay interest when due on Indebtedness
under the Charter Holdings Indentures, the CIH Indenture, the
CCH I Indenture and/or any Charter Refinancing Indebtedness,
(ii) for the purpose of enabling CCI and/or any Charter
Refinancing Subsidiary to pay interest when due on Indebtedness
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Refinancing Indebtedness and (iii) so long as CCH II
would have been permitted, at the time of such Restricted
Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such
Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the
applicable quarter period, to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Leverage Ratio test set forth in
the first paragraph of the covenant described below under the
caption Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, (A) to the extent required to enable
Charter Holdings, CIH, CCH I, CCI or any Charter
Refinancing Subsidiary to defease, redeem, repurchase, prepay,
repay, discharge or otherwise acquire or retire Indebtedness
under the Charter Holdings Indentures, the CIH Indenture, the
CCH I Indenture, the CCI Indentures or any Charter Refinancing
Indebtedness (including any expenses incurred by any Parent in
connection therewith) or (B) consisting of purchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions by CCH II or its
Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under the Charter
Holdings Indentures, the CIH Indenture, the CCH I Indenture, the
CCI Indentures, or any Charter Refinancing Indebtedness
(including any expenses incurred by CCH II and its
Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith) and the
distribution, loan to or investment in any Parent of
Indebtedness so purchased, redeemed or acquired; and |
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(9) Restricted Payments that are part of the Exchange
Offers. |
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be
the fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of
the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued
by CCH II or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to
the Restricted Payment. The fair market value of any assets or
securities that are required to be valued by this covenant shall
be determined by the Board of Directors of CCH II, whose
resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered to the
trustee. Such Board of Directors determination must be
based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an accounting,
appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing if the
fair market value exceeds $100 million.
Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment
involving an amount or fair market value in excess of
$10 million, the Issuers shall deliver to the trustee an
officers certificate stating that such Restricted Payment
is permitted and setting forth the basis upon which the
calculations required by this Restricted Payments
covenant were computed, together with a copy of any fairness
opinion or appraisal required by the CCH II Indenture.
CCH II will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
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(1) make any Restricted Investment; or |
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(2) allow any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to become an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, unless, in each case: |
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(a) no Default or Event of Default under the CCH II
Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur
as a consequence thereof; and |
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(b) CCH II would, at the time of, and after giving
effect to, such Restricted Investment or such designation of a
Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, have been
permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
pursuant to the applicable Leverage Ratio test set forth in the
first paragraph of the covenant described below under the
caption Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock. |
An Unrestricted Subsidiary may be redesignated as a Restricted
Subsidiary if such redesignation would not cause a Default.
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Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock |
CCH II will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue,
assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly
liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to
(collectively, incur) any Indebtedness (including
Acquired Debt) and CCH II will not issue any Disqualified
Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to
issue any shares of
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Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, provided that CCH II
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness,
CCH II may issue Disqualified Stock and subject to the
final paragraph of this covenant below, Restricted Subsidiaries
of CCH II may incur Preferred Stock if the Leverage Ratio
of CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been
not greater than 5.5 to 1.0 determined on a pro forma basis
(including a pro forma application of the net proceeds
therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred,
or the Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock had been issued, as
the case may be, at the beginning of the most recently ended
fiscal quarter.
So long as no Default under the CCH II Indenture shall have
occurred and be continuing or would be caused thereby, the first
paragraph of this covenant will not prohibit the incurrence of
any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively,
Permitted Debt):
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(1) the incurrence by CCH II and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities;
provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness
of CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding under
this clause (1) for all Credit Facilities of CCH II
and its Restricted Subsidiaries after giving effect to such
incurrence does not exceed an amount equal to $9.75 billion
less the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds from Asset Sales
applied by CCH II or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to
repay any such Indebtedness under a Credit Facility pursuant to
the covenant described under Repurchase at the
Option of Holders Asset Sales; |
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(2) the incurrence by CCH II and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Existing Indebtedness (other than under the
Credit Facilities); |
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(3) the incurrence on the Issue Date by CCH II of
Indebtedness represented by the CCH II Notes (but not
including any Additional CCH II Notes); |
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(4) the incurrence by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease
Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations,
in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any
part of the purchase price or cost of construction or
improvement (including, without limitation, the cost of design,
development, construction, acquisition, transportation,
installation, improvement, and migration) of Productive Assets
of CCH II or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed, together with any
related Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by clause
(5) below, $75 million at any time outstanding; |
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(5) the incurrence by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange
for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance
or replace, in whole or in part, Indebtedness (other than
intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by the CCH II
Indenture to be incurred under this clause (5), the first
paragraph of this covenant or clauses (2), (3) or
(4) of this paragraph; |
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(6) the incurrence by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among
CCH II and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided
that: |
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(a) if CCH II is the obligor on such Indebtedness,
such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior
payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the
CCH II Notes; and |
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(b) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity
Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a
Person other than CCH II or a Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH II and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such
Indebtedness to a Person that is not either CCH II or a
Restricted Subsidiary of CCH II, shall be deemed, in each
case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness that was
not permitted by this clause (6); |
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(7) the incurrence by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations that are incurred for the
purpose of fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to
any floating rate Indebtedness that is permitted by the terms of
the CCH II Indenture to be outstanding; |
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(8) the guarantee by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that was
permitted to be incurred by another provision of this covenant; |
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(9) the incurrence by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding under this
clause (9), not to exceed $300 million; and |
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(10) the accretion or amortization of original issue
discount and the write up of Indebtedness in accordance with
purchase accounting. |
For purposes of determining compliance with this
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock covenant, any Indebtedness under Credit Facilities
outstanding on the Issue Date shall be deemed to have been
incurred pursuant to clause (1) above and, in the event
that an item of proposed Indebtedness (other than any
Indebtedness initially deemed on the Issue Date to be incurred
under clause (1) above) (a) meets the criteria of more
than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in
clauses (1) through (10) above or (b) is entitled
to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant,
CCH II will be permitted to classify and from time to time
to reclassify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that
complies with this covenant. Once any item of Indebtedness is so
reclassified, it will no longer be deemed outstanding under the
category of Permitted Debt, where initially incurred or
previously reclassified. For avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to a single agreement, instrument, program,
facility or line of credit may be classified as Indebtedness
arising in part under one of the clauses listed above or under
the first paragraph of this covenant, and in part under any one
or more of the clauses listed above, to the extent that such
Indebtedness satisfies the criteria for such classification.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH II consummate a Subordinated Debt
Financing or a Preferred Stock Financing. A Subordinated
Debt Financing or a Preferred Stock Financing,
as the case may be, with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH II shall mean a public offering or private placement
(whether pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or
otherwise) of Subordinated Notes or Preferred Stock (whether or
not such Preferred Stock constitutes Disqualified Stock), as the
case may be, of such Restricted Subsidiary to one or more
purchasers (other than to one or more Affiliates of
CCH II). Subordinated Notes with respect to any
Restricted Subsidiary of CCH II shall mean Indebtedness of
such Restricted Subsidiary that is contractually subordinated in
right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Restricted
Subsidiary (including, without limitation, Indebtedness under
the Credit Facilities), provided that the foregoing shall not
apply to priority of Liens, including by way of intercreditor
arrangements. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to:
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(a) any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock of any Person
existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or
becomes a Subsidiary of CCH II; provided that such
Indebtedness or Preferred Stock was not incurred or issued in
connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person merging
with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, CCH II, and |
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(b) any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock of a Restricted
Subsidiary issued in connection with, and as part of the
consideration for, an acquisition, whether by stock purchase,
asset sale, merger or otherwise, in each case involving such
Restricted Subsidiary, which Indebtedness or Preferred Stock is
issued to the seller or sellers of such stock or assets;
provided that such Restricted Subsidiary is not obligated to
register such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock under the
Securities Act or obligated to provide information pursuant to
Rule 144A under the Securities Act. |
The CCH II Indenture will provide that CCH II will
not, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness, Attributable
Debt or trade payables on any asset of CCH II, whether owned on
the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens.
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Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Subsidiaries |
CCH II will not, directly or indirectly, create or permit
to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on
the ability of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:
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(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its
Capital Stock to CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or
participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any
Indebtedness owed to CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries; |
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(2) make loans or advances to CCH II or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; or |
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(3) transfer any of its properties or assets to CCH II
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. |
However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to
encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
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(1) Existing Indebtedness, contracts and other instruments
as in effect on the Issue Date and any amendments,
modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements,
refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that
such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals,
increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings
are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with
respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than
those contained in the most restrictive Existing Indebtedness,
contracts or other instruments, as in effect on the Issue Date; |
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(2) applicable law; |
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(3) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock
of a Person acquired by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition
(except to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred in
connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which
encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or
the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person,
or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided
that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was
permitted by the terms of the CCH II Indenture to be
incurred; |
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(4) customary non-assignment provisions in leases,
franchise agreements and other commercial agreements entered
into in the ordinary course of business; |
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(5) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the
ordinary course of business that impose restrictions on the
property so acquired of the nature described in clause (3)
of the preceding paragraph; |
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(6) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of
Capital Stock or assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that
restricts distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary pending
such sale or other disposition; |
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(7) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the
restrictions contained in the agreements governing such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more
restrictive at the time such restrictions become effective,
taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements
governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; |
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(8) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations
otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to the provisions of
the covenant described above under the caption
Liens that limit the right of CCH II or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to dispose of the assets subject to such
Lien; |
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(9) provisions with respect to the disposition or
distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements
and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course
of business; |
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(10) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth
imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business; |
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(11) restrictions contained in the terms of Indebtedness or
Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred under the covenant
described under the caption Incurrence of
Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock; provided
that such restrictions are not materially more restrictive,
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than the terms contained in the most restrictive, together or
individually, of the Credit Facilities and other Existing
Indebtedness as in effect on the Issue Date; and |
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(12) restrictions that are not materially more restrictive,
taken as a whole, than customary provisions in comparable
financings and that the management of CCH II determines, at
the time of such financing, will not materially impair the
Issuers ability to make payments as required under the
CCH II Notes. |
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Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets |
Neither CCH II Issuer may, directly or indirectly,
(1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person
(whether or not such CCH II Issuer is the surviving Person)
or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose
of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one
or more related transactions, to another Person; unless:
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(i) such CCH II Issuer is the surviving Person; or |
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(ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than such CCH II Issuer)
or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition shall have been made is a Person organized or
existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof
or the District of Columbia, provided that if the Person formed
by or surviving any such consolidation or merger with such
CCH II Issuer is a Person other than a corporation, a
corporate co-issuer shall also be an obligor with respect to the
CCH II Notes; |
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(B) the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than such CCH II Issuer)
or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance or other disposition shall have been made assumes all
the obligations of such CCH II Issuer under the CCH II
Notes and the CCH II Indenture pursuant to agreements
reasonably satisfactory to the trustee; |
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(C) immediately after such transaction no Default or Event
of Default exists; and |
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(D) such CCH II Issuer or the Person formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such
CCH II Issuer) will, on the date of such transaction after
giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing
transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the
applicable four-quarter period, |
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(x) be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Leverage Ratio test set forth in
the first paragraph of the covenant described above under the
caption Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock; or |
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(y) have a Leverage Ratio immediately after giving effect
to such consolidation or merger no greater than the Leverage
Ratio immediately prior to such consolidation or merger. |
In addition, neither of the CCH II Issuers may, directly or
indirectly, lease all or substantially all of their properties
or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other
Person. The foregoing clause (D) of this Merger,
Consolidation, or Sale of Assets covenant will not apply
to a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
of assets between or among a CCH II Issuer and any of its
Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries or to the consummation of
the Exchange Offers.
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Transactions with Affiliates |
CCH II will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer
or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or
purchase any property or assets
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from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or
for the benefit of, any Affiliate (each, an Affiliate
Transaction), unless:
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(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not
less favorable to CCH II or the relevant Restricted
Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a
comparable transaction by CCH II or such Restricted
Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and |
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(a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of
related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration
given or received by CCH II or any such Restricted
Subsidiary in excess of $15 million, a resolution of the
Board of Directors of CCH II or CCI set forth in an
officers certificate certifying that such Affiliate
Transaction complies with this covenant and that such Affiliate
Transaction has been approved by a majority of the members of
such Board of Directors; and |
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(b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of
related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration
given or received by CCH II or any such Restricted
Subsidiary in excess of $50 million, an opinion as to the
fairness to the holders of such Affiliate Transaction from a
financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or
investment banking firm of national standing. |
The following items shall not be deemed to be Affiliate
Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the
provisions of the prior paragraph:
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(1) any existing employment agreement and employee benefit
arrangement (including stock purchase or option agreements,
deferred compensation plans, and retirement, savings or similar
plans) entered into by CCH II or any of its Subsidiaries
and any employment agreement and employee benefit arrangements
entered into by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; |
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(2) transactions between or among CCH II and/or its
Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(3) payment of reasonable directors fees to Persons who are
not otherwise Affiliates of CCH II, and customary
indemnification and insurance arrangements in favor of
directors, regardless of affiliation with CCH II or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(4) payment of Management Fees; |
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(5) Restricted Payments that are permitted by the
provisions of the covenant described above under the caption
Restricted Payments and Restricted
Investments that are permitted by the provisions of the covenant
described above under the caption Investments; |
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(6) Permitted Investments; |
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(7) transactions pursuant to agreements existing on the
Issue Date, as in effect on the Issue Date, or as subsequently
modified, supplemented, or amended, to the extent that any such
modifications, supplements, or amendments comply with the
applicable provisions of paragraph (1) of this
covenant; and |
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(8) contributions to the common equity capital of
CCH II or the issue or sale of Equity Interests of
CCH II. |
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Sale and Leaseback Transactions |
CCH II will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction;
provided that CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries may
enter into a sale and leaseback transaction if:
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(a) incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the
Attributable Debt relating to such sale and leaseback
transaction under the Leverage Ratio test in the first paragraph
of the covenant described above under the caption
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock; and |
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(b) incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to
the covenant described above under the caption
Liens or the definition of Permitted
Liens; and |
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(2) the transfer of assets in that sale and leaseback
transaction is permitted by, and CCH II or such Restricted
Subsidiary applies the proceeds of such transaction in
compliance with, the covenant described above under the caption
Repurchase at the Option of Holders
Asset Sales. |
The foregoing restrictions do not apply to a sale and leaseback
transaction if the lease is for a period, including renewal
rights, of not in excess of three years.
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Limitations on Issuances of Guarantees of
Indebtedness |
CCH II will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
directly or indirectly, to Guarantee or pledge any assets to
secure the payment of any other Indebtedness of CCH II,
except in respect of Credit Facilities (the Guaranteed
Indebtedness), unless
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(1) such Restricted Subsidiary simultaneously executes and
delivers a supplemental indenture providing for the Guarantee (a
Subsidiary Guarantee) of the payment of the
CCH II Notes by such Restricted Subsidiary, and |
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(2) until one year after all the CCH II Notes have
been paid in full in cash, such Restricted Subsidiary waives and
will not in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or
advantage of, any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or
subrogation or any other rights against CCH II or any other
Restricted Subsidiary of CCH II as a result of any payment
by such Restricted Subsidiary under its Subsidiary Guarantee;
provided that this paragraph shall not be applicable to any
Guarantee or any Restricted Subsidiary that existed at the time
such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary and was not incurred
in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming
a Restricted Subsidiary. |
If the Guaranteed Indebtedness is subordinated to the
CCH II Notes, then the Guarantee of such Guaranteed
Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Subsidiary Guarantee
at least to the extent that the Guaranteed Indebtedness is
subordinated to the CCH II Notes.
Any Subsidiary Guarantee shall terminate upon the release of
such guarantor from its guarantee of the Guaranteed Indebtedness.
CCH II will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid
any consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of
CCH II Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver
or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the
CCH II Indenture or the CCH II Notes unless such
consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all holders
of the CCH II Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend
in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents
relating to such consent, waiver or amendment.
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Whether or not required by the SEC, so long as any CCH II
Notes will be outstanding, the Issuers will furnish to the
holders of the CCH II Notes, within the time periods
specified in the SECs rules and regulations:
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(1) all quarterly and annual financial information that
would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on
Forms 10-Q
and 10-K if the
CCH II Issuers were required to file such forms, including
a Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations section and, with
respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual
consolidated financial statements of CCH II of its
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(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed
with the SEC on
Form 8-K if the
CCH II Issuers were required to file such reports. |
While (a) any Parent of CCH II that guarantees the
CCH II Notes is subject to the reporting obligations of
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (including pursuant
to the terms of its Indebtedness), (b) the rules and
regulations of the SEC permit CCH II and any such Parent to
report at the level of such Parent on a consolidated basis and
(c) such Parent is not engaged in any business in any
material respect other than incidental to its direct or indirect
ownership of the Capital Stock of CCH II and CC VIII, LLC,
such consolidated reporting at such Parent level in a manner
consistent with that described in this covenant for CCH II
shall satisfy this covenant; provided that such Parent
includes in its reports information about CCH II that is
required to be provided by a parent guaranteeing debt of an
operating company subsidiary pursuant to Rule 3-10 of
Regulation S-X or
any successor rule then in effect.
For any fiscal quarter or fiscal year at the end of which
Subsidiaries of CCH II are Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the
quarterly and annual financial information required by the
preceding paragraph shall include a reasonably detailed
presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or
in the footnotes thereto, and in Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,
of the financial condition and results of operations of
CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the
financial condition and results of operations of the
Unrestricted Subsidiaries of CCH II.
In addition, whether or not required by the SEC, the CCH II
Issuers will file a copy of all of the information and reports
referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC
for public availability within the time periods specified in the
SECs rules and regulations, unless the SEC will not accept
such a filing, and make such information available to securities
analysts and prospective investors upon request.
Events of Default and Remedies
Each of the following is an Event of Default with respect to the
CCH II Notes:
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(1) default for 30 consecutive days in the payment when due
of interest on the CCH II Notes; |
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(2) default in payment when due of the principal of or
premium, if any, on the CCH II Notes; |
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(3) failure by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions of the CCH II
Indenture described under the captions Repurchase
at the Option of Holders Change of Control or
Certain Covenants Merger,
Consolidation, or Sale of Assets; |
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(4) failure by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries for 30 consecutive days after written notice
thereof has been given to the Issuers by the trustee or to the
CCH II Issuers and the trustee by holders of at least 25%
of the aggregate principal amount of the CCH II Notes
outstanding to comply with any of their other covenants or
agreements in the CCH II Indenture; |
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(5) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument
under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured
or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by CCH II
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which
is guaranteed by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists,
or is created after the Issue Date, if that default: |
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(a) is caused by a failure to pay at final stated maturity
the principal amount on such Indebtedness prior to the
expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on
the date of such default (a Payment Default); or |
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(b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior
to its express maturity, and, in each case, the principal amount
of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of
any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment
Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated,
aggregates $100 million or more; |
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(6) failure by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to pay final judgments which are nonappealable
aggregating in excess of $100 million, net of applicable
insurance which has not been denied in writing by the insurer,
which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period
of 60 days; |
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(7) CCH II or any of its Significant Subsidiaries
pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: |
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(a) commences a voluntary case, |
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(b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it
in an involuntary case, |
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(c) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for
all or substantially all of its property, or |
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(d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors; or |
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(8) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or
decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: |
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(a) is for relief against CCH II or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case; |
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(b) appoints a custodian of CCH II or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or for all or substantially all of the
property of CCH II or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries; or |
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(c) orders the liquidation of CCH II or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries; |
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60
consecutive days.
In the case of an Event of Default described in the foregoing
clauses (7) and (8) with respect to CCH II, all
outstanding CCH II Notes will become due and payable
immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event
of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders
of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding
CCH II Notes may declare the CCH II Notes to be due
and payable immediately.
Holders of the CCH II Notes may not enforce the CCH II
Indenture or the CCH II Notes except as provided in the
CCH II Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, the
holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding CCH II Notes may direct the trustee in its
exercise of any trust or power. The trustee may withhold from
holders of the CCH II Notes notice of any continuing
Default or Event of Default under the CCH II Indenture
(except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of
principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice
is in their interest.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
CCH II Notes then outstanding by notice to the trustee may
on behalf of the holders of all of the CCH II Notes waive
any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences
under the CCH II Indenture except a continuing Default or
Event of Default in the payment of interest on, or the principal
of, or premium, if any, on, the CCH II Notes.
The CCH II Issuers will be required to deliver to the
trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the
CCH II Indenture. Upon becoming aware of any Default or
Event of Default, the CCH II Issuers will be required to
deliver to the trustee a statement specifying such Default or
Event of Default and what action the CCH II Issuers are
taking or propose to take with respect thereto.
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No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees,
Members and Stockholders
No director, officer, employee or incorporator of the
CCH II Issuers or the Parent Guarantor, as such, and no
member or stockholder of the CCH II Issuers or the Parent
Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations
of the CCH II Issuers or the Parent Guarantor under the
CCH II Notes, the CCH II Indenture, the Note Guarantee
or the registration rights agreement, or for any claim based on,
in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation. Each holder of CCH II Notes by accepting a
CCH II Note and a Note Guarantee waives and releases all
such liability. The waiver and release will be part of the
consideration for issuance of the CCH II Notes and the Note
Guarantee. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities
under the federal securities laws.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
The CCH II Issuers and the Parent Guarantor may, at their
option and at any time, elect to have all of their obligations
discharged with respect to any outstanding CCH II Notes and
the Note Guarantee (Legal Defeasance) except for:
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(1) the rights of holders of outstanding CCH II Notes
to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the CCH II Notes when such payments
are due from the trust referred to below; |
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(2) the CCH II Issuers obligations with respect
to the CCH II Notes concerning issuing temporary
CCH II Notes, registration of CCH II Notes, mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen CCH II Notes and the maintenance
of an office or agency for payment and money for security
payments held in trust; |
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(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of
the trustee, and the CCH II Issuers obligations in
connection therewith; and |
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(4) the Legal Defeasance provisions of the CCH II
Indenture. |
In addition, the CCH II Issuers may, at their option and at
any time, elect to have the obligations of the CCH II
Issuers and the Parent Guarantor released with respect to
certain covenants that are described in the CCH II
Indenture and the Note Guarantee (Covenant
Defeasance) and thereafter any omission to comply with
those covenants shall not constitute a Default or Event of
Default with respect to the CCH II Notes or the Note
Guarantee. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain
events (not including non-payment, bankruptcy, receivership,
rehabilitation and insolvency events) described under
Events of Default will no longer constitute Events
of Default with respect to the CCH II Notes or the Note
Guarantee. In addition, upon covenant defeasance, the Note
Guarantee will be released.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance:
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(1) the CCH II Issuers or the Parent Guarantor must
irrevocably deposit with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit
of the holders of the CCH II Notes, cash in
U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a
combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in
the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent
public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on the outstanding CCH II Notes on the stated
maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may
be, and the CCH II Issuers and the Parent Guarantor must
specify whether the CCH II Notes will be defeased to
maturity or to a particular redemption date; |
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(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the CCH II
Issuers shall have delivered to the trustee an opinion of
counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that |
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(a) the CCH II Issuers and the Parent Guarantor have
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal
Revenue Service a ruling or |
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(b) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the
applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect
that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel shall confirm
that, the holders of the outstanding CCH II Notes will not
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tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be
subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same
manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such
Legal Defeasance had not occurred; |
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(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the CCH II
Issuers or the Parent Guarantor shall have delivered to the
trustee an opinion of counsel confirming that the holders of the
outstanding CCH II Notes will not recognize income, gain or
loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such
Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on
the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not
occurred; |
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(4) no Default or Event of Default under the CCH II
Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing either: |
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(a) on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or
Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be
applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such
borrowing); or |
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(b) insofar as Events of Default from bankruptcy or
insolvency events are concerned, at any time in the period
ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit; |
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(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not
result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under any material agreement or instrument (other than the
CCH II Indenture) to which the CCH II Issuers or any
of their Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the
CCH II Issuers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries is
bound; |
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(6) the CCH II Issuers must have delivered to the
trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that after the
91st day, assuming no intervening bankruptcy, that no
holder is an insider of either of the CCH II Issuers
following the deposit and that such deposit would not be deemed
by a court of competent jurisdiction a transfer for the benefit
of the CCH II Issuers in their capacities as such, the
trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors rights generally; |
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(7) the CCH II Issuers or the Parent Guarantor must
deliver to the trustee an officers certificate stating
that the deposit was not made by the CCH II Issuers with
the intent of preferring the holders of the CCH II Notes
over the other creditors of the CCH II Issuers or the
Parent Guarantor or with the intent of defeating, hindering,
delaying or defrauding creditors of the CCH II Issuers, the
Parent Guarantor or others; and |
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(8) the CCH II Issuers or the Parent Guarantor must
deliver to the trustee an officers certificate and an
opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent
relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have
been complied with. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the opinion of counsel required
by clause (2) above with respect to a Legal Defeasance need
not be delivered and the conditions set forth in clauses 4(b)
and 6 shall not apply if all applicable CCH II Notes not
theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation
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(a) have become due and payable or |
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(b) will become due and payable on the maturity date or a
redemption date within one year under arrangements satisfactory
to the trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the
trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the CCH II
Issuers. |
Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
Except as provided below, the CCH II Indenture, the
CCH II Notes or the Note Guarantee may be amended or
supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
CCH II Notes. This includes consents obtained in connection
with a purchase of CCH II Notes, a tender offer for
CCH II Notes or an exchange offer for CCH II Notes.
Any existing Default or compliance with any provision of the
CCH II Indenture, the CCH II Notes or the Note
Guarantee (other
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than any provision relating to the right of any holder of a
CCH II Note to bring suit for the enforcement of any
payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the
CCH II Note, on or after the scheduled due dates expressed
in the CCH II Notes) may be waived with the consent of the
holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding CCH II Notes. This includes consents obtained
in connection with a purchase of CCH II Notes, a tender
offer for CCH II Notes or an exchange offer for CCH II
Notes.
Without the consent of each holder affected thereby, an
amendment or waiver may not (with respect to any CCH II
Notes held by such holder):
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(1) reduce the principal amount of such CCH II Notes; |
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(2) change the fixed maturity of such CCH II Notes or
reduce the premium payable upon redemption of such CCH II
Notes; |
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(3) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of
interest on such CCH II Notes; |
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(4) waive a Default or an Event of Default in the payment
of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the
CCH II Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the
CCH II Notes by the holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the CCH II Notes and a waiver
of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); |
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(5) make such CCH II Notes payable in money other than
that stated in such CCH II Notes; |
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(6) make any change in the provisions of the CCH II
Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults applicable to any
CCH II Notes or the rights of holders thereof to receive
payments of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on
such CCH II Notes; |
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(7) waive a redemption payment with respect to such
CCH II Notes (other than a payment required by one of the
covenants described above under the caption
Repurchase at the Option of Holders); or |
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(8) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver
provisions. |
Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder
of CCH II Notes, the CCH II Issuers, the Parent
Guarantor and the trustee may amend or supplement the
CCH II Indenture, the CCH II Notes or the Note
Guarantee:
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(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; |
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(2) to provide for uncertificated CCH II Notes in
addition to or in place of certificated CCH II Notes; |
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(3) to provide for or confirm the issuance of Additional
CCH II Notes; |
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(4) to provide for the assumption of the CCH II
Issuers or the Parent Guarantors obligations to
holders of CCH II Notes in the case of a merger or
consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the
CCH II Issuers assets; |
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(5) to release any Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with
the provisions of the CCH II Indenture; |
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(6) to make any change that would provide any additional
rights or benefits to the holders of CCH II Notes or that
does not adversely affect the legal rights under the CCH II
Indenture of any such holder; or |
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(7) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to
effect or maintain the qualification of the CCH II
Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act or otherwise as
necessary to comply with applicable law. |
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Governing Law
The CCH II Indenture and the CCH II Notes will be
governed by the laws of the State of New York.
Concerning the Trustee
If the trustee becomes a creditor of the CCH II Issuers,
the CCH II Indenture will limit its right to obtain payment
of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property
received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise.
The trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions;
however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must
eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC
for permission to continue or resign.
The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding CCH II Notes will have the right to direct the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any
remedy available to the trustee, subject to certain exceptions.
The CCH II Indenture will provide that in case an Event of
Default shall occur and be continuing, the trustee will be
required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of
care of a prudent man in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject
to such provisions, the trustee will be under no obligation to
exercise any of its rights or powers under the CCH II
Indenture at the request of any holder of CCH II Notes,
unless such holder shall have offered to the trustee indemnity
satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
Additional Information
Anyone who receives this Prospectus may obtain a copy of the CCH
II Indenture without charge by writing to the CCH II
Issuers at Charter Plaza, 12405 Powerscourt Drive,
St. Louis, Missouri 63131, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
Certain Definitions
This section sets forth certain defined terms used in the
CCH II Indenture. Reference is made to the CCH II
Indenture for a full disclosure of all such terms, as well as
any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition
is provided.
Acquired Debt means, with respect to any specified
Person:
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(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time
such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary
of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is
incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other
Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such
specified Person; and |
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(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset
acquired by such specified Person. |
Additional CCH II Notes means any CCH II
Notes issued under the CCH II Indenture in addition to the
original CCH II Notes (other than CCH II Notes issued
in exchange or replacement for the original CCH II Notes).
Affiliate of any specified Person means any other
Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with such specified
Person. For purposes of this definition, control, as
used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or
otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of
the Voting Stock of a Person shall be deemed to be control. For
purposes of this definition, the terms controlling,
controlled by and under common control
with shall have correlative meanings.
Asset Acquisition means
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(a) an Investment by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in any other Person pursuant to which such Person
shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of CCH II or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries or shall be merged with or into
CCH II or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or |
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(b) the acquisition by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of the assets of any Person which constitute all or
substantially all of the assets of such Person, any division or
line of business of such Person or any other properties or
assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of
business. |
Asset Sale means:
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(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any
assets or rights, other than sales of inventory in the ordinary
course of the Cable Related Business; provided that the sale,
conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of CCH II and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, will be governed by the provisions of the CCH II
Indenture described above under the caption
Repurchase at the Option of Holders Change of
Control and/or the provisions described above under the
caption Certain Covenants Merger,
Consolidation, or Sale of Assets and not by the provisions
of the Asset Sale covenant described above under the caption
Repurchase at the Option of Holders
Asset Sales; and |
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(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH II or the sale by CCH II or any
Restricted Subsidiary of CCH II of Equity Interests of any
Restricted Subsidiary of CCH II. |
Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items shall not be
deemed to be Asset Sales:
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(1) any single transaction or series of related
transactions that: |
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(a) involves assets having a fair market value of less than
$100 million; or |
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(b) results in net proceeds to CCH II and its
Restricted Subsidiaries of less than $100 million; |
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(2) a transfer of assets between or among CCH II
and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH II to CCH II or to another Wholly
Owned Restricted Subsidiary of CCH II; |
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(4) a Restricted Payment that is permitted by the covenant
described above under the caption Certain
Covenants Restricted Payments, a Restricted
Investment that is permitted by the covenant described above
under the caption Certain Covenants
Investments or a Permitted Investment; |
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(5) the incurrence of Liens not prohibited by the
CCH II Indenture and the disposition of assets related to
such Liens by the secured party pursuant to a
foreclosure; and |
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(6) any disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents. |
Attributable Debt in respect of a sale and leaseback
transaction means, at the time of determination, the present
value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments
during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and
leaseback transaction, including any period for which such lease
has been extended or may, at the option of the lessee, be
extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a
discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such
transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Bankruptcy Law means Title 11, U.S. Code
or any federal or state law of any jurisdiction relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, liquidation, reorganization
or relief of debtors.
Beneficial Owner has the meaning assigned to such
term in Rule 13d-3
and Rule 13d-5
under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the
beneficial ownership of any particular person (as
such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act)
such person shall be deemed to have beneficial
ownership of all securities that such person has the
right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or
is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent
condition.
Board of Directors means the board of directors or
comparable governing body of CCI or if so specified CCH II,
in either case, as constituted as of the date of any
determination required to be made, or action required to be
taken, pursuant to the CCH II Indenture.
Cable Related Business means the business of owning
cable television systems and businesses ancillary, complementary
or related thereto.
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Capital Lease Obligation means, at the time any
determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability
in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be
required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with
GAAP.
Capital Stock means:
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(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; |
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(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any
and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other
equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; |
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(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability
company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or
limited); and |
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(4) any other interest (other than any debt obligation) or
participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a
share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets
of, the issuing Person. |
Capital Stock Sale Proceeds means the aggregate net
proceeds (including the fair market value of the non-cash
proceeds, as determined by an independent appraisal firm)
received by CCH II from and after the Issue Date, in each
case
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(x) as a contribution to the common equity capital or from
the issue or sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified
Stock and other than issuances or sales to a Subsidiary of
CCH II) of CCH II after the Issue Date, or |
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(y) from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable
Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt
securities of CCH II that have been converted into or exchanged
for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or
Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of
CCH II). |
Cash Equivalents means:
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(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or
insured by the United States government or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit
of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having
maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of
acquisition; |
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(3) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits
with maturities of twelve months or less from the date of
acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not
exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case,
with any domestic commercial bank having combined capital and
surplus in excess of $500 million and a Thompson Bank Watch
Rating at the time of acquisition of B or better; |
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(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than
seven days for underlying securities of the types described in
clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial
institution meeting the qualifications specified in
clause (3) above; |
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(5) commercial paper having a rating at the time of
acquisition of at least P-1 from Moodys or at
least A-1 from S&P and in each case maturing
within twelve months after the date of acquisition; |
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(6) corporate debt obligations maturing within twelve
months after the date of acquisition thereof, rated at the time
of acquisition at least Aaa or P-1 by
Moodys or AAA or A-1 by S&P; |
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(7) auction-rate Preferred Stocks of any corporation
maturing not later than 45 days after the date of
acquisition thereof, rated at the time of acquisition at least
Aaa by Moodys or AAA by S&P; |
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(8) securities issued by any state, commonwealth or
territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision
or taxing authority thereof, maturing not later than six months
after the date of acquisition thereof, rated at the time of
acquisition at least A by Moodys or
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(9) money market or mutual funds at least 90% of the assets
of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in
clauses (1) through (8) of this definition. |
CCH I means CCH I, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and any successor Person thereto.
CCH I Indenture means, collectively (a) the
indenture pursuant to which the CCH I Notes were issued and
(b) any indentures, note purchase agreements or similar
documents entered into by CCH I and/or CCH I Capital Corp. on or
after the Issue Date for the purpose of incurring Indebtedness
in exchange for, or the proceeds of which are used to refinance,
any of the Indebtedness outstanding under the CCH I Indenture
described in the foregoing clause (a), in each case,
together with all instruments and other agreements entered into
by CCH I or CCH I Capital Corp. in connection therewith, as the
same may be refinanced, replaced, amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
CCH I Notes means the 11.00% senior secured
notes due 2015 issued by CCH I and CCH I Capital Corp.
CCH II means CCH II, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, and any successor Person thereto.
CCHC means CCHC, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and any successor Person thereto.
CCI means Charter Communications, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and any successor Person thereto.
CCI Indentures means, collectively, the indentures
entered into by CCI with respect to its 5.875% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2009, and any indentures, note purchase
agreements or similar documents entered into by CCI for the
purpose of incurring Indebtedness in exchange for, or the
proceeds of which are used to refinance, any of the Indebtedness
described above, in each case, together with all instruments and
other agreements entered into by CCI in connection therewith, as
any of the foregoing may be refinanced, replaced, amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
CCO means Charter Communications Operating, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company and any successor Person
thereto.
CCO Holdings means CCO Holdings, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, and any successor Person thereto.
Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the
following:
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(1) the sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
(other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a
series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of
the assets of CCH II and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or of a Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to
any person (as such term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than Paul G.
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(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or
dissolution of CCH II or a Parent (except the liquidation
of any Parent into any other Parent); |
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(3) the consummation of any transaction, including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation, the result of which is
that any person (as defined above) other than Paul
G. Allen and Related Parties becomes the Beneficial Owner,
directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the Voting Stock of
CCH II or a Parent, measured by voting power rather than
the number of shares, unless Paul G. Allen or a Related Party
Beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, a greater percentage
of Voting Stock of CCH II or such Parent, as the case may
be, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares,
than such person; |
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(4) after the Issue Date, the first day on which a majority
of the members of the Board of Directors of CCI are not
Continuing Directors; |
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(5) CCH II or a Parent consolidates with, or merges
with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or
merges with or into, CCH II or a Parent, in any such event
pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting
Stock of CCH II or such Parent is converted into or
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for cash, securities or other property, other than any such
transaction where the Voting Stock of CCH II or such Parent
outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted
into or exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified
Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a
majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such
surviving or transferee Person immediately after giving effect
to such issuance; or |
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(6) (i) Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC
shall cease to own beneficially, directly or indirectly, 100% of
the Capital Stock of Charter Holdings or (ii) Charter
Holdings shall cease to own beneficially, directly or
indirectly, 100% of the Capital Stock of CCH II. |
Charter Holdings means Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any
successor Person thereto.
Charter Holdings Indentures means, collectively
(a) the indentures entered into by Charter Holdings and
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp. in connection with
the issuance of the 8.250% Senior Notes Due 2007 dated
March 1999, 8.625% Senior Notes Due 2009 dated March 1999,
9.920% Senior Discount Notes Due 2011 dated March 1999,
10.00% Senior Notes Due 2009 dated January 2000,
10.250% Senior Notes Due 2010 dated January 2000,
11.750% Senior Discount Notes Due 2010 dated January 2000,
10.75% Senior Notes Due 2009 dated January 2001,
11.125% Senior Notes Due 2011 dated January 2001,
13.50% Senior Discount Notes Due 2011 dated January 2001,
9.625% Senior Notes Due 2009 dated May 2001,
10.00% Senior Notes Due 2011 dated May 2001,
11.750% Senior Discount Notes Due 2011 dated May 2001,
9.625% Senior Notes Due 2009 dated January 2002,
10.00% Senior Notes Due 2011 dated January 2002, and
12.125% Senior Discount Notes due 2012 dated January 2002,
and (b) any indentures, note purchase agreements or similar
documents entered into by Charter Holdings and/or Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corp. on or after the Issue Date
for the purpose of incurring Indebtedness in exchange for, or
the proceeds of which are used to refinance, any of the
Indebtedness described in the foregoing clause (a), in each
case, together with all instruments and other agreements entered
into by Charter Holdings or Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corp. in connection therewith, as the same may be
refinanced, replaced, amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
Charter Refinancing Indebtedness means any
Indebtedness of a Charter Refinancing Subsidiary issued in
exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used within
90 days after the date of issuance thereof to extend,
repay, refinance, renew, replace, defease, purchase, acquire or
refund (including successive extensions, refinancings, renewals,
replacements, defeasances, purchases, acquisitions or refunds),
(i) Indebtedness initially incurred under any one or more
of the CCI Indentures, the Charter Holdings Indentures, the CIH
Indenture, the CCH I Indenture, the Existing CCH II
Indenture or the CCH II Indenture or (ii) any other
Indebtedness of CCH II or any Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH II up to an aggregate principal amount of
$1.5 billion pursuant to this clause (ii); provided
that:
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(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable)
of such Charter Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the
principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) plus accrued
interest and premium, if any, on the Indebtedness so extended,
refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased, purchased, acquired or
refunded (plus the amount of reasonable fees, commissions and
expenses incurred in connection therewith); and |
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(2) such Charter Refinancing Indebtedness has a final
maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a
Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the
Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased, purchased,
acquired or refunded. |
Charter Refinancing Subsidiary means any direct or
indirect, wholly owned Subsidiary (and any related corporate
co-obligor if such Subsidiary is a limited liability company or
other association not taxed as a corporation) of CCI or Charter
Communications Holding Company, LLC, which is or becomes a
Parent.
CIH means CCH I Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and any successor Person thereto.
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CIH Indenture means, collectively (a) the
indenture pursuant to which the CIH Notes were issued and
(b) any indentures, note purchase agreements or similar
documents entered into by CIH and/or CCH I Holdings Capital
Corporation on or after the Issue Date for the purpose of
incurring Indebtedness in exchange for, or the proceeds of which
are used to refinance, any of the Indebtedness outstanding under
the CIH Indenture described in the foregoing clause (a), in
each case, together with all instruments and other agreements
entered into by CIH or CCH I Holdings Capital Corporation in
connection therewith, as the same may be refinanced, replaced,
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
CIH Notes means each of the following series of
notes issued by CIH and CCH I Holdings Capital Corporation: The
11.125% Senior Notes Due 2014, the 9.920% Senior Notes
Due 2014, the 10.00% Senior Notes Due 2014,
11.75% Senior Accreting Notes Due 2014, the
13.50% Senior Accreting Notes Due 2014 and the
12.125% Senior Accreting Notes Due 2015.
Consolidated EBITDA means with respect to any
Person, for any period, the consolidated net income (or net
loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period calculated in accordance with GAAP plus, to the extent
such amount was deducted in calculating such net income:
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(2) income taxes; |
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(3) depreciation expense; |
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(4) amortization expense; |
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(5) all other non-cash items, extraordinary items and
nonrecurring and unusual items (including without limitation any
restructuring charges and charges related to litigation
settlements or judgments) and the cumulative effects of changes
in accounting principles reducing such net income, less all
non-cash items, extraordinary items, nonrecurring and unusual
items and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles
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(6) amounts actually paid during such period pursuant to a
deferred compensation plan; and |
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(7) for purposes of the covenant described above under the
caption Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, Management Fees; |
all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP, provided
that Consolidated EBITDA shall not include:
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(x) the net income (or net loss) of any Person that is not
a Restricted Subsidiary (Other Person), except |
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(i) with respect to net income, to the extent of the amount
of dividends or other distributions actually paid to such Person
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Other Person
during such period; and |
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(ii) with respect to net losses, to the extent of the
amount of investments made by such Person or any Restricted
Subsidiary of such Person in such Other Person during such
period; |
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(y) solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of
Restricted Payments that may be made pursuant to the second
clause (3) in the first paragraph of the covenant described
under the caption Certain Covenants
Restricted Payments (and in such case, except to the
extent includable pursuant to clause (x) above), the
net income (or net loss) of any Other Person accrued prior to
the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or
consolidated with such Person or any Restricted Subsidiaries or
all or substantially all of the property and assets of such
Other Person are acquired by such Person or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; and |
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(z) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH II to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary
of such net income is not at the time of determination of such
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such Restricted Subsidiarys charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary
(other than any agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness
or Preferred Stock (i) outstanding on the Issue Date or
(ii) incurred or issued thereafter in compliance with the
covenant described under the caption Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock; provided that (a) the terms of any
such agreement or instrument (other than Existing Indebtedness
and any modifications, increases or refinancings that are not
materially more restrictive taken as a whole) restricting the
declaration and payment of dividends or similar distributions
apply only in the event of a default with respect to a financial
covenant or a covenant relating to payment, beyond any
applicable period of grace, contained in such agreement or
instrument, (b) such terms are determined by such Person to
be customary in comparable financings and (c) such
restrictions are determined by CCH II not to materially
affect the CCH II Issuers ability to make
principal or interest payments on the applicable CCH II
Notes when due). |
Consolidated Indebtedness means, with respect to any
Person as of any date of determination, the sum, without
duplication, of:
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(1) the total amount of outstanding Indebtedness of such
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus |
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(2) the total amount of Indebtedness of any other Person
that has been Guaranteed by the referent Person or one or more
of its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus |
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(3) the aggregate liquidation value of all Disqualified
Stock of such Person and all Preferred Stock of Restricted
Subsidiaries of such Person, in each case, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. |
Consolidated Interest Expense means, with respect to
any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:
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(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or
accrued (including, without limitation, amortization or original
issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest
component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest
component of all payments associated with Capital Lease
Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges
incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers
acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to
Hedging Obligations); and |
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(2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such
period; and |
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(3) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person
that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or
one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether or not such
Guarantee or Lien is called upon); in each case, on a
consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP, excluding,
however, any amount of such interest of any Restricted
Subsidiary of the referent Person if the net income of such
Restricted Subsidiary is excluded in the calculation of
Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (z) of the
definition thereof (but only in the same proportion as the net
income of such Restricted Subsidiary is excluded from the
calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to
clause (z) of the definition thereof). |
Continuing Directors means, as of any date of
determination, any member of the Board of Directors of CCI who:
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Issue Date; or |
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(2) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of
Directors of CCI with the approval of a majority of the
Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors
of CCI at the time of such nomination or election or whose
election or appointment was previously so approved. |
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Credit Facilities means, with respect to CCH II
and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt facilities
or commercial paper facilities, in each case with banks or other
lenders (other than a Parent of the Issuers) providing for
revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing
(including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to
special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders
against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as
amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or
refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.
Default means any event that is, or with the passage
of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of
Default.
Disposition means, with respect to any Person, any
merger, consolidation or other business combination involving
such Person (whether or not such Person is the Surviving Person)
or the sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance, or other
disposition of all or substantially all of such Persons
assets or Capital Stock.
Disqualified Stock means any Capital Stock that, by
its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is
convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at
the option of the holder thereof) or upon the happening of any
event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a
sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the
option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior
to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the
CCH II Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified
Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to
require CCH II to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the
occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not
constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock
provide that CCH II may not repurchase or redeem any such
Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase
or redemption complies with the covenant described above under
the caption Certain Covenants
Restricted Payments.
Equity Interests means Capital Stock and all
warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but
excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or
exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
Equity Offering means any private or underwritten
public offering of Qualified Capital Stock of CCH II or a
Parent of which the gross proceeds to CCH II or received by
CCH II as a capital contribution from such Parent (directly
or indirectly), as the case may be, are at least
$25 million.
Exchange Offers means:
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(1) the acquisition by CCHC and/or CCH II of
Indebtedness outstanding under the CCI Indentures, in exchange
for the Issuers 10.25% Senior Notes due 2010,
Class A common stock of CCI and cash, pursuant to the
Prospectus dated August 11, 2006 and related documents, as
such documents may be supplemented, modified or extended from
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(2) the acquisition by CCH I and/or CCH II of
Indebtedness outstanding under the Charter Holdings Indentures,
in exchange for CCH I Notes and CCH II Notes, pursuant to
the Offering Memorandum dated August 11, 2006 and related
documents, as such documents may be supplemented, modified or
extended from time to time; and |
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(3) the distribution, loan or investment of
(a) Indebtedness accepted in the exchanges contemplated by
clauses (1) and (2) of this definition and
(b) amounts sufficient to satisfy the expenses incurred by
any Parent in connection therewith (including any required
payment of accrued interest thereon), in each case, directly or
indirectly to or in any Parent; |
provided, that any such Indebtedness referred to in
clause (1) or (2) of this definition either shall be
held by a Parent of Charter Holdings or shall be or has been
cancelled as part of the Exchange Offers.
Existing CCH II Indenture means, collectively
(a) the indenture pursuant to which the Issuers
10.25% Senior Notes due 2010 were issued and (b) any
indentures, note purchase agreements or similar documents
entered into by the CCH II Issuers on or after the
Issue Date for the purpose of incurring Indebtedness in exchange
for, or the proceeds of which are used to refinance, any of the
Indebtedness
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outstanding under the Existing CCH II Indenture described
in the foregoing clause (a), in each case, together with
all instruments and other agreements entered into by the
CCH II Issuers in connection therewith, as the same
may be refinanced, replaced, amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
Existing Indebtedness means Indebtedness of
CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the
Issue Date, until such amounts are repaid.
Existing Notes Issue Date means
September 23, 2003.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles
set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of
the accounting profession, which are in effect on the Issue Date.
Guarantee or guarantee means a guarantee
other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for
collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or
indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of
a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement
agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any
Indebtedness, measured as the lesser of the aggregate
outstanding amount of the Indebtedness so guaranteed and the
face amount of the guarantee.
Hedging Obligations means, with respect to any
Person, the obligations of such Person under:
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(1) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap
agreements and interest rate collar agreements; |
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(2) interest rate option agreements, foreign currency
exchange agreements, foreign currency swap agreements; and |
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(3) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect
such Person against fluctuations in interest and currency
exchange rates. |
Indebtedness means, with respect to any specified
Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not
contingent:
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(1) in respect of borrowed money; |
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(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar
instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in
respect thereof); |
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(3) in respect of bankers acceptances; |
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(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations; |
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(5) in respect of the balance deferred and unpaid of the
purchase price of any property, except any such balance that
constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; or |
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(6) representing the notional amount of any Hedging
Obligations, if and to the extent any of the preceding items
(other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would
appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified
Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term
Indebtedness includes all Indebtedness of others
secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether
or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person)
and, to the extent not otherwise included, the guarantee by such
Person of any indebtedness of any other Person. |
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall
be:
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(1) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any
Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; and |
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(2) the principal amount thereof, together with any
interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the
case of any other Indebtedness. |
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Investment Grade Rating means a rating equal to or
higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moodys and BBB-
(or the equivalent) by S&P.
Investments means, with respect to any Person, all
investments by such Person in other Persons, including
Affiliates, in the forms of direct or indirect loans (including
guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations), advances or
capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar
advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course
of business) and purchases or other acquisitions for
consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other
securities, together with all items that are or would be
classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP.
Issue Date means September 14, 2006.
Leverage Ratio means, as to CCH II, as of any
date, the ratio of:
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(2) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for
CCH II for the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which
internal financial statements are available (the Reference
Period), multiplied by four. |
In addition to the foregoing, for purposes of this definition,
Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro
forma basis after giving effect to
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(2) the incurrence of the Indebtedness or the issuance of
the Disqualified Stock by CCH II or a Restricted Subsidiary
or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (and the
application of the proceeds therefrom) giving rise to the need
to make such calculation and any incurrence or issuance (and the
application of the proceeds therefrom) or repayment of other
Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a
Restricted Subsidiary, other than the incurrence or repayment of
Indebtedness for ordinary working capital purposes, at any time
subsequent to the beginning of the Reference Period and on or
prior to the date of determination, as if such incurrence (and
the application of the proceeds thereof), or the repayment, as
the case may be, occurred on the first day of the Reference
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(3) any Dispositions or Asset Acquisitions (including,
without limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the
need to make such calculation as a result of such Person or one
of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any person that
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset
Acquisition) incurring, assuming or otherwise becoming liable
for or issuing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred
Stock) made on or subsequent to the first day of the Reference
Period and on or prior to the date of determination, as if such
Disposition or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence,
assumption or liability for any such Indebtedness, Disqualified
Stock or Preferred Stock and also including any Consolidated
EBITDA associated with such Asset Acquisition, including any
cost savings adjustments in compliance with
Regulation S-X
promulgated by the SEC) had occurred on the first day of the
Reference Period. |
Lien means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any
kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or
otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease
in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or
give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to
give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code
(or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
Management Fees means the fees (including expense
reimbursements) payable to any Parent pursuant to the management
and mutual services agreements between any Parent of CCH II
and CCO or between any Parent of CCH II and other
Restricted Subsidiaries of CCH II or pursuant to the
limited liability company agreements of certain Restricted
Subsidiaries as such management, mutual services or limited
liability company agreements exist on the Issue Date (or, if
later, on the date any new Restricted Subsidiary is acquired or
created), including any amendment or replacement thereof,
provided, that any such new agreements or amendments or
replacements of existing agreements, taken as a whole, are not
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disadvantageous to the holders of the CCH II Notes in any
material respect than such agreements existing on the Issue Date
and further provided, that such new, amended or replacement
management agreements do not provide for percentage fees, taken
together with fees under existing agreements, any higher than
3.5% of CCIs consolidated total revenues for the
applicable payment period.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service,
Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
Net Proceeds means the aggregate cash proceeds
received by CCH II or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in
respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any
cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash
consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct
costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without
limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and
sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a
result thereof or taxes paid or payable as a result thereof
(including amounts distributable in respect of owners,
partners or members tax liabilities resulting from
such sale), in each case after taking into account any available
tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements and
amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness.
Non-Recourse Debt means Indebtedness:
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(a) provides credit support of any kind (including any
undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute
Indebtedness); |
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(b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or
otherwise; or |
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(c) constitutes the lender; |
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(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights
that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action
against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice,
lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness
(other than the CCH II Notes) of CCH II or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other
Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or
payable prior to its stated maturity; and |
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(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing
that they will not have any recourse to the Capital Stock or
assets of CCH II or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. |
Note Guarantee means the unconditional Guarantee by
the Parent Guarantor of the CCH II Issuers
payment Obligations under the CCH II Notes.
Obligations means any principal, interest,
penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages,
Guarantees and other liabilities payable under the documentation
governing any Indebtedness, in each case, whether now or
hereafter existing, renewed or restructured, whether or not from
time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased,
created or incurred, whether or not arising on or after the
commencement of a case under Title 11, U.S. Code or
any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors
(including post-petition interest) and whether or not allowed or
allowable as a claim in any such case.
Parent means CCH I, CIH, Charter Holdings,
CCHC, Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC, CCI and/or
any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the foregoing 100% of the
Capital Stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by one or
more of the foregoing Persons, as applicable, and that directly
or indirectly beneficially owns 100% of the Capital Stock of
CCH II, and any successor Person to any of the foregoing.
Parent Guarantor means Charter Holdings.
Permitted Investments means:
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(1) any Investment by CCH II in a Restricted
Subsidiary thereof, or any Investment by a Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH II in CCH II or in another
Restricted Subsidiary of CCH II; |
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(3) any Investment by CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in a Person, if as a result of such Investment: |
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CCH II; or |
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(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with
or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets
to, or is liquidated into, CCH II or a Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH II; |
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(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of
non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant
to and in compliance with the covenant described above under the
caption Repurchase at the Option of
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(5) any Investment made out of the net cash proceeds of the
issue and sale (other than to a Subsidiary of CCH II) of
Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) or cash
contributions to the common equity of CCH II, in each case after
the Issue Date, to the extent that such net cash proceeds have
not been applied to make a Restricted Payment or to effect other
transactions pursuant to the covenant described under
Certain Covenants Restricted
Payments (with the amount of usage of the basket in this
clause (5) being determined net of the aggregate amount of
principal, interest, dividends, distributions, repayments,
proceeds or other value otherwise returned or recovered in
respect of any such Investment, but not to exceed the initial
amount of such Investment); |
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(6) other Investments in any Person (other than any Parent)
having an aggregate fair market value when taken together with
all other Investments in any Person made by CCH II and its
Restricted Subsidiaries (without duplication) pursuant to this
clause (6) from and after the Issue Date, not to exceed
$750 million (initially measured on the date each such
Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent
changes in value, but reducing the amount outstanding by the
aggregate amount of principal, interest, dividends,
distributions, repayments, proceeds or other value otherwise
returned or recovered in respect of any such Investment, but not
to exceed the initial amount of such Investment) at any one time
outstanding; |
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(8) Investments consisting of payments by CCH II or
any of its subsidiaries of amounts that are neither dividends
nor distributions but are payments of the kind described in
clause (4) of the second paragraph of the covenant
described above under the caption Certain
Covenants Restricted Payments to the extent
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(9) regardless of whether a Default then exists,
Investments in any Unrestricted Subsidiary made by CCH II
and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with the proceeds of
distributions from any Unrestricted Subsidiary; and |
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(10) Investments that are part of the Exchange Offers. |
Permitted Liens means:
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(1) Liens on the assets of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under
any Credit Facilities; |
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(2) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such
Person is merged with or into or consolidated with CCH II;
provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the
contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend
to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or
consolidated with CCH II and related assets, such as the
proceeds thereof; |
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(3) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition
thereof by CCH II; provided that such Liens were in
existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition; |
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(4) Liens to secure the performance of statutory
obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of
business; |
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(5) purchase money mortgages or other purchase money Liens
(including, without limitation, any Capitalized Lease
Obligations) incurred by CCH II upon any fixed or capital
assets acquired after the Issue Date or purchase money mortgages
(including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations) on
any such assets, whether or not assumed, existing at the time of
acquisition of such assets, whether or not assumed, so long as |
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(a) such mortgage or lien does not extend to or cover any
of the assets of CCH II, except the asset so developed,
constructed, or acquired, and directly related assets such as
enhancements and modifications thereto, substitutions,
replacements, proceeds (including insurance proceeds), products,
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(b) such mortgage or lien secures the obligation to pay all
or a portion of the purchase price of such asset, interest
thereon and other charges, costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, the cost of design, development,
construction, acquisition, transportation, installation,
improvement, and migration) and is incurred in connection
therewith (or the obligation under such Capitalized Lease
Obligation) only; |
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(6) Liens existing on the Issue Date and replacement Liens
therefore that do not encumber additional property; |
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(7) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and
diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other
appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with
GAAP shall have been made therefore; |
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(8) statutory and common law Liens of landlords and
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen,
repairmen or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course
of business and with respect to amounts not yet delinquent or
being contested in good faith by appropriate legal proceedings
promptly instituted and diligently conducted and for which a
reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be
required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made; |
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(9) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course
of business in connection with workers compensation,
unemployment insurance and other types of social security; |
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(10) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the
performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory or regulatory
obligation, bankers acceptance, surety and appeal bonds,
government contracts, performance and
return-of-money bonds
and other obligations of a similar nature incurred in the
ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations for the
payment of borrowed money); |
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(11) easements,
rights-of-way,
municipal and zoning ordinances and similar charges,
encumbrances, title defects or other irregularities that do not
materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of
CCH II or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(12) Liens of franchisors or other regulatory bodies
arising in the ordinary course of business; |
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(13) Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements regarding leases or other Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements for precautionary purposes
relating to arrangements not constituting Indebtedness; |
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(14) Liens arising from the rendering of a final judgment
or order against CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries that does not give rise to an Event of Default; |
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(15) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect
to letters of credit that encumber documents and other property
relating to such letters of credit and the products and proceeds
thereof; |
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(16) Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and
margin deposits, and other Liens that are within the general
parameters customary in the industry and incurred in the
ordinary course of business, |
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in each case, securing Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations
and forward contracts, options, future contracts, future options
or similar agreements or arrangements designed solely to protect
CCH II or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from
fluctuations in interest rates, currencies or the price of
commodities; |
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(17) Liens consisting of any interest or title of licensor
in the property subject to a license; |
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(18) Liens on the Capital Stock of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries; |
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(19) Liens arising from sales or other transfers of
accounts receivable which are past due or otherwise doubtful of
collection in the ordinary course of business; |
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(20) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of
CCH II and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to
obligations which in the aggregate do not exceed
$50 million at any one time outstanding; |
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(21) Liens in favor of the trustee arising under the
CCH II Indenture and similar provisions in favor of
trustees or other agents or representatives under indentures or
other agreements governing debt instruments entered into after
the date hereof; |
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(22) Liens in favor of the trustee for its benefit and the
benefit of holders of the CCH II Notes, as their respective
interests appear; and |
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(23) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, to
the extent that the Indebtedness being refinanced was secured or
was permitted to be secured by such Liens. |
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness means any
Indebtedness of CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of
which are used within 60 days after the date of issuance
thereof to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund,
other Indebtedness of CCH II or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided
that unless permitted otherwise by the CCH II Indenture, no
Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary may be issued in
exchange for, nor may the net proceeds of Indebtedness be used
to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund,
Indebtedness of CCH II; provided further that:
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(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable)
of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the
principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable) plus
accrued interest and premium, if any, on the Indebtedness so
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded
(plus the amount of reasonable expenses incurred in connection
therewith), except to the extent that any such excess principal
amount (or accreted value, as applicable) would be then
permitted to be incurred by other provisions of the covenant
described above under the caption Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock. |
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(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final
maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a
Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the
Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
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(3) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced,
renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right
of payment to the CCH II Notes, such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final
maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to,
the CCH II Notes on terms at least as favorable to the
holders of CCH II Notes as those contained in the
documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended,
refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded. |
Person means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability
company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or agency or political subdivision
thereof or any other entity.
Preferred Stock, as applied to the Capital Stock of
any Person, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however
designated) which, by its terms, is preferred as to the payment
of dividends, or as to the
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distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of
Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.
Productive Assets means assets (including assets of
a Person owned directly or indirectly through ownership of
Capital Stock) of a kind used or useful in the Cable Related
Business.
Qualified Capital Stock means any Capital Stock that
is not Disqualified Stock.
Rating Agencies means Moodys and S&P.
Related Party means: (1) the spouse or an
immediate family member, estate or heir of Paul G. Allen; or
(2) any trust, corporation, partnership or other entity,
the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or Persons
beneficially holding an 80% or more controlling interest of
which consist of Paul G. Allen and/or such other Persons
referred to in the immediately preceding clause (1).
Restricted Investment means an Investment other than
a Permitted Investment.
Restricted Subsidiary of a Person means any
Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
S&P means Standard & Poors
Ratings Service, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Significant Subsidiary means (a) with respect
to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person which
would be considered a Significant Subsidiary as
defined in Rule 1-02(w) of
Regulation S-X
under the Securities Act and (b) in addition, with respect
to CCH II, CCH II Capital Corp.
Stated Maturity means, with respect to any
installment of interest or principal on any series of
Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or
principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation
governing such Indebtedness on the Issue Date, or, if none, the
original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall
not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or
repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date
originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person:
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(1) any corporation, association or other business entity
of which at least 50% of the total voting power of shares of
Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other
Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof) and, in
the case of any such entity of which 50% of the total voting
power of shares of Capital Stock is so owned or controlled by
such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such
Person, such Person and its Subsidiaries also have the right to
control the management of such entity pursuant to contract or
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(a) the sole general partner or the managing general
partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such
Person, or |
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(b) the only general partners of which are such Person or
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination
thereof). |
Unrestricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of
CCH II that is designated by the Board of Directors of
CCH II as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a board
resolution, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
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(2) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or
understanding with CCH II or any Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH II unless the terms of any such agreement, contract,
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understanding are no less favorable to CCH II or such
Restricted Subsidiary of CCH II than those that might be
obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of
CCH II unless such terms constitute Investments permitted
by the covenant described above under the caption
Certain Covenants Investments, Permitted
Investments, Asset Sales permitted under the covenant described
above under the caption Repurchase at the Option of
the Holders Asset Sales or sale-leaseback
transactions permitted by the covenant described above under the
caption Certain Covenants Sale and Leaseback
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(3) is a Person with respect to which neither CCH II
nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or
indirect obligation |
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(a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or |
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(b) to maintain or preserve such Persons financial
condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified
levels of operating results; |
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(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly
provided credit support for any Indebtedness of CCH II or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and |
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(5) does not own any Capital Stock of any Restricted
Subsidiary of CCH II. |
Any designation of a Subsidiary of CCH II as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be evidenced to the trustee by
filing with the trustee a certified copy of the board resolution
giving effect to such designation and an officers
certificate certifying that such designation complied with the
preceding conditions and was permitted by the covenant described
above under the caption Certain
Covenants Investments. If, at any time, any
Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding
requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter
cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of the
CCH II Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary
shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of
CCH II as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not
permitted to be incurred as of such date under the covenant
described under the caption Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, CCH II shall be in default of such
covenant. The Board of Directors of CCH II may at any time
designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted
Subsidiary; provided that such designation shall be deemed to be
an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any
outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and
such designation shall only be permitted if:
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(1) such Indebtedness is permitted under the covenant
described under the caption Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock, calculated on a pro forma basis as if
such designation had occurred at the beginning of the
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(2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence
immediately following such designation. |
Voting Stock of any Person as of any date means the
Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to
vote in the election of the board of directors or comparable
governing body of such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when
applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years
obtained by dividing:
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(a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking
fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal,
including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by |
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(b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest
one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making
of such payment; by |
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(2) the then outstanding principal amount of such
Indebtedness. |
Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of any Person
means a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person all of the
outstanding common equity interests or other ownership interests
of which (other than directors qualifying shares) shall at
the time be owned by such Person and/or by one or more Wholly
Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person.
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THE EXCHANGE OFFER
Terms of the Exchange Offer
General. We issued the original notes on
September 14, 2006 in a transaction exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
In connection with the sale of original notes, the holders of
the original notes became entitled to the benefits of the
exchange and registration rights agreement, dated
September 14, 2006, among us and the initial purchasers.
Under the exchange and registration rights agreement, we became
obligated to file a registration statement in connection with
exchange offers no later than April 30, 2007 and to use our
reasonable best efforts to have the exchange offer registration
statement declared effective within 90 days after the
filing thereof. The exchange offers being made by this
Prospectus, if consummated within the required time periods,
will satisfy our obligations under the exchange and registration
rights agreement. This Prospectus, together with the Letter of
Transmittal, is being sent to all beneficial holders of original
notes known to us.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Prospectus and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, we
will accept for exchange all original notes properly tendered
and not withdrawn on or prior to the expiration date. We will
issue $1,000 principal amount of new notes in exchange for each
$1,000 principal amount of outstanding original notes accepted
in the exchange offers. Holders may tender some or all of their
original notes pursuant to the exchange offers.
Based on no-action letters issued by the staff of the Securities
and Exchange Commission to third parties, we believe that
holders of the new notes issued in exchange for original notes
may offer for resale, resell and otherwise transfer the new
notes, other than any holder that is an affiliate of ours within
the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933,
without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933. This is true as long
as the new notes are acquired in the ordinary course of the
holders business, the holder has no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate in the distribution
of the new notes and neither the holder nor any other person is
engaging in or intends to engage in a distribution of the new
notes. A broker-dealer that acquired original notes directly
from us cannot exchange the original notes in the exchange
offers. Any holder who tenders in the exchange offers for the
purpose of participating in a distribution of the new notes
cannot rely on the no-action letters of the staff of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and must comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933 in connection with any resale transaction.
Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account
in exchange for original notes, where original notes were
acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or
other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver
a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new notes.
See Plan of Distribution for additional information.
The Offerors shall be deemed to have accepted validly tendered
original notes when, as and if the Offerors have given oral or
written notice of the acceptance of such notes to the exchange
agent. The exchange agent will act as agent for the tendering
holders of original notes for the purposes of receiving the new
notes from the issuers and delivering new notes to such holders.
If any tendered original notes are not accepted for exchange
because of an invalid tender or the occurrence of the conditions
set forth under Conditions without
waiver by the Offerors, certificates for any such unaccepted
original notes will be returned, without expense, to the
tendering holder of any such original notes as promptly as
practicable after the expiration date.
Holders of original notes who tender in the exchange offers will
not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, subject
to the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal, or transfer
taxes with respect to the exchange of original notes, pursuant
to the exchange offers. We will pay all charges and expenses,
other than certain applicable taxes in connection with the
exchange offer. See Fees and Expenses.
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Shelf Registration Statement. Pursuant to the
exchange and registration rights agreement, if the exchange
offers is not completed prior to the date on which the earliest
of any of the following events occurs:
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(a) existing law or applicable policy or interpretations of
the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission do not
permit us to effect the exchange offers, |
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(1) such holder is not eligible to participate in the
exchange offers, or |
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(2) such holder participates in the exchange offers and
does not receive freely transferable new notes in exchange for
tendered original notes, or |
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(c) the exchange offers are not completed within
240 days after September 14, 2006, we will, at our
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file a shelf registration statement covering resales of the
original notes, |
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use our reasonable best efforts to cause the shelf registration
statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act of
1933 at the earliest possible time, but no later than
90 days after the time such obligation to file
arises, and |
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use our reasonable best efforts to keep effective the shelf
registration statement until the earlier of two years after the
date as of which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares
such shelf registration statement effective or the shelf
registration otherwise becomes effective, or the time when all
of the applicable original notes are no longer outstanding. |
If any of the events described occurs, the Offerors will refuse
to accept any original notes and will return all tendered
original notes.
We will, if and when we file the shelf registration statement,
provide to each holder of the original notes copies of the
prospectus which is a part of the shelf registration statement,
notify each holder when the shelf registration statement has
become effective and take other actions as are required to
permit unrestricted resales of the original notes. A holder that
sells original notes pursuant to the shelf registration
statement generally must be named as a selling security holder
in the related prospectus and must deliver a prospectus to
purchasers, and such a seller will be subject to civil liability
provisions under the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with
these sales. A seller of the original notes also will be bound
by applicable provisions of the registration rights agreements,
including indemnification obligations. In addition, each holder
of original notes must deliver information to be used in
connection with the shelf registration statement and provide
comments on the shelf registration statement in order to have
its original notes included in the shelf registration statement
and benefit from the provisions regarding any liquidated damages
in the registration rights agreement.
Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendment. The
Offerors will keep the exchange offers open for not less than 20
business days, or longer if required by applicable law, after
the date on which notice of the exchange offers are mailed to
the holders of the original notes. The term expiration
date means the expiration date set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus, unless the Offerors extend the exchange
offers, in which case the term expiration date means
the latest date to which the exchange offers are extended.
In order to extend the expiration date, the Offerors will notify
the exchange agent of any extension by oral or written notice
and will issue a public announcement of the extension, each
prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the next
business day after the previously scheduled expiration date.
The Offerors reserve the right
(a) to delay accepting any original notes, to extend the
exchange offer or to terminate the exchange offer and not accept
original notes not previously accepted if any of the conditions
set forth under Conditions shall have
occurred and shall not have been waived by the Offerors, if
permitted to be waived by the Offerors, by giving oral or
written notice of such delay, extension or termination to the
exchange agent, or
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(b) to amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner
deemed by us to be advantageous to the holders of the original
notes.
Any delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment
will be followed as promptly as practicable by oral or written
notice. If the exchange offer is amended in a manner determined
by us to constitute a material change, the Offerors promptly
will disclose such amendment in a manner reasonably calculated
to inform the holders of the original notes of such amendment.
Depending upon the significance of the amendment, the Offerors
may extend the exchange offers if they otherwise would expire
during such extension period.
Without limiting the manner in which the Offerors may choose to
make a public announcement of any extension, amendment or
termination of the exchange offers, the Offerors will not be
obligated to publish, advertise, or otherwise communicate any
such announcement, other than by making a timely release to an
appropriate news agency.
To tender in the exchange offers, a holder must complete, sign
and date the Letter of Transmittal, or a facsimile of the Letter
of Transmittal, have the signatures on the Letter of Transmittal
guaranteed if required by instruction 2 of the Letter of
Transmittal, and mail or otherwise deliver such Letter of
Transmittal or such facsimile or an agents message in
connection with a book entry transfer, together with the
original notes and any other required documents. To be validly
tendered, such documents must reach the exchange agent before
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.
Delivery of the original notes may be made by book-entry
transfer in accordance with the procedures described below.
Confirmation of such book-entry transfer must be received by the
exchange agent prior to the expiration date.
The term agents message means a message,
transmitted by a book-entry transfer facility to, and received
by, the exchange agent, forming a part of a confirmation of a
book-entry transfer, which states that such book-entry transfer
facility has received an express acknowledgment from the
participant in such book-entry transfer facility tendering the
original notes that such participant has received and agrees to
be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and that the
Offerors may enforce such agreement against such participant.
The tender by a holder of original notes will constitute an
agreement between such holder and us in accordance with the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus
and in the Letter of Transmittal.
Delivery of all documents must be made to the exchange agent at
its address set forth below. Holders may also request their
respective brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies
or nominees to effect such tender for such holders.
The method of delivery of original notes and the Letter of
Transmittal and all other required documents to the exchange
agent is at the election and risk of the holders. Instead of
delivery by mail, it is recommended that holders use an
overnight or hand delivery service. In all cases, sufficient
time should be allowed to assure timely delivery to the exchange
agent before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
expiration date. No Letter of Transmittal or original notes
should be sent to the Offerors.
There will be no fixed record date for determining registered
holders of original notes entitled to participate in the
exchange offers.
Any beneficial holder whose original notes are registered in the
name of its broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or
other nominee and who wishes to tender should contact such
registered holder promptly and instruct such registered holder
to tender on its behalf. If such beneficial holder wishes to
tender on its own behalf, such registered holder must, prior to
completing and executing the letter of transmittal and
delivering its original notes, either make appropriate
arrangements to register ownership of the original notes in such
holders name or obtain a properly completed bond power
from the registered holder. The transfer of record ownership may
take considerable time.
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Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal,
must be guaranteed by a member firm of a registered national
securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company having an
office or correspondent in the United States referred to as an
eligible institution, unless the original notes are
tendered:
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entitled Special Issuance Instructions or
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(b) for the account of an eligible institution. In the
event that signatures on a Letter of Transmittal or a notice of
withdrawal, are required to be guaranteed, such guarantee must
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If the Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than
the registered holder of any original notes listed therein, such
original notes must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate
bond powers and a proxy which authorizes such person to tender
the original notes on behalf of the registered holder, in each
case signed as the name or names of the registered holder or
holders appear on the original notes.
If the Letter of Transmittal or any original notes or bond
powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators,
guardians,
attorneys-in-fact,
officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when
signing, and unless waived by the Offerors, evidence
satisfactory to the Offerors of their authority so to act must
be submitted with the Letter of Transmittal.
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, including
time of receipt, and withdrawal of the tendered original notes
will be determined by the Offerors in their sole discretion,
which determination will be final and binding. The Offerors
reserve the absolute right to reject any and all original notes
not properly tendered or any original notes the Offerors
acceptance of which, in the opinion of counsel for the Offerors,
would be unlawful. The Offerors also reserve the right to waive
any irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular
original notes. The Offerors interpretation of the terms and
conditions of the exchange offers, including the instructions in
the Letter of Transmittal, will be final and binding on all
parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in
connection with tenders of original notes must be cured within
such time as the Offerors shall determine. None of the Offerors,
the exchange agent or any other person shall be under any duty
to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect
to tenders of original notes, nor shall any of them incur any
liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of
original notes will not be deemed to have been made until such
irregularities have been cured or waived. Any original notes
received by the exchange agent that are not properly tendered
and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been
cured or waived will be returned without cost to such holder by
the exchange agent to the tendering holders of original notes,
unless otherwise provided in the Letter of Transmittal, as soon
as practicable following the expiration date.
In addition, the Offerors reserve the right in their sole
discretion to
(a) purchase or make offers for any original notes that
remain outstanding subsequent to the expiration date or, as set
forth under Conditions, to terminate the
exchange offers in accordance with the terms of the registration
rights agreement and
(b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, purchase
original notes in the open market, in privately negotiated
transactions or otherwise. The terms of any such purchases or
offers may differ from the terms of the exchange offer.
By tendering, each holder will represent to the Offerors that,
among other things,
(a) the new notes acquired pursuant to the exchange offers
are being obtained in the ordinary course of business of such
holder or other person,
(b) neither such holder nor such other person is engaged in
or intends to engage in a distribution of the new notes,
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(c) neither such holder or other person has any arrangement
or understanding with any person to participate in the
distribution of such new notes, and
(d) such holder or other person is not our
affiliate, as defined under Rule 405 of the
Securities Act of 1933, or, if such holder or other person is
such an affiliate, will comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
to the extent applicable.
We understand that the exchange agent will make a request
promptly after the date of this Prospectus to establish accounts
with respect to the original notes at The Depository Trust
Company for the purpose of facilitating the exchange offers, and
subject to the establishment of such accounts, any financial
institution that is a participant in The Depository Trust
Companys system may make book-entry delivery of original
notes by causing The Depository Trust Company to transfer such
original notes into the exchange agents account with
respect to the original notes in accordance with The Depository
Trust Companys procedures for such transfer. Although
delivery of the original notes may be effected through
book-entry transfer into the exchange agents account at
The Depository Trust Company, an appropriate Letter of
Transmittal properly completed and duly executed with any
required signature guarantee, or an agents message in lieu
of the Letter of Transmittal, and all other required documents
must in each case be transmitted to and received or confirmed by
the exchange agent at its address set forth below on or prior to
the expiration date, or, if the guaranteed delivery procedures
described below are complied with, within the time period
provided under such procedures. Delivery of documents to The
Depository Trust Company does not constitute delivery to the
exchange agent.
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures
Holders who wish to tender their original notes and
(a) whose original notes are not immediately
available or
(b) who cannot deliver their original notes, the Letter of
Transmittal or any other required documents to the exchange
agent prior to the expiration date, may effect a tender if:
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(2) prior to the expiration date, the exchange agent
receives from such eligible institution a properly completed and
duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, by facsimile
transmission, mail or hand delivery, setting forth the name and
address of the holder of the original notes, the certificate
number or numbers of such original notes and the principal
amount of original notes tendered, stating that the tender is
being made thereby, and guaranteeing that, within three business
days after the expiration date, the letter of transmittal, or
facsimile thereof or agents message in lieu of the Letter
of Transmittal, together with the certificate(s) representing
the original notes to be tendered in proper form for transfer
and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal
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(3) such properly completed and executed Letter of
Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) together with the
certificate(s) representing all tendered original notes in
proper form for transfer and all other documents required by the
Letter of Transmittal are received by the exchange agent within
three business days after the expiration date. |
Withdrawal of Tenders
Except as otherwise provided in this Prospectus, tenders of
original notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.
However, where the expiration date has been extended, tenders of
original notes previously accepted for exchange as of the
original expiration date may not be withdrawn.
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To withdraw a tender of original notes in the exchange offer, a
written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be
received by the exchange agent as its address set forth in this
Prospectus prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
expiration date. Any such notice of withdrawal must:
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(b) identify the original notes to be withdrawn, including
the certificate number or numbers and principal amount of such
original notes or, in the case of original notes transferred by
book-entry transfer, the name and number of the account at The
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(c) be signed by the depositor in the same manner as the
original signature on the letter of transmittal by which such
original notes were tendered, including any required signature
guarantees, or be accompanied by documents of transfer
sufficient to have the trustee with respect to the original
notes register the transfer of such original notes into the name
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(d) Specify the name in which any such original notes are
to be registered, if different from that of the depositor. All
questions as to the validity, form and eligibility, including
time of receipt, of such withdrawal notices will be determined
by us, and our determination shall be final and binding on all
parties. Any original notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to
have been validly tendered for purposes of the exchange offers
and no new notes will be issued with respect to the original
notes withdrawn unless the original notes so withdrawn are
validly retendered. Any original notes which have been tendered
but which are not accepted for exchange will be returned to its
holder without cost to such holder as soon as practicable after
withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange
offers. Properly withdrawn original notes may be retendered by
following one of the procedures described above under
Procedures for Tendering at any time
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Conditions
Notwithstanding any other term of the exchange offer, the
Offerors will not be required to accept for exchange, or
exchange, any new notes for any original notes, and may
terminate or amend the exchange offers before the expiration
date, if the exchange offers violate any applicable law or
interpretation by the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
If the Offerors determine in their reasonable discretion that
the foregoing condition exists, the Offerors may
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(2) extend the exchange offers and retain all original
notes tendered prior to the expiration of the exchange offers,
subject, however, to the rights of holders who tendered such
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(3) waive such condition, if permissible, with respect to
the exchange offers and accept all properly tendered original
notes which have not been withdrawn. If such waiver constitutes
a material change to the exchange offers, the Offerors will
promptly disclose such waiver by means of a prospectus
supplement that will be distributed to the holders, and the
Offerors will extend the exchange offers as required by
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Exchange Agent
The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA has been appointed as
exchange agent for the exchange offer. Questions and requests
for assistance and requests for additional copies of this
Prospectus or of the Letter of Transmittal should be directed to
The Bank of New York Trust Company addressed as follows:
For Information by Telephone:
212-815-3738
The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA.
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By Regular Mail or Overnight Courier:
The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA.
Attn: Mrs. Evangeline R. Gonzales
101 Barclay Street 7 East
New York, NY 10286 |
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The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA.
Attn: Mrs. Evangeline R. Gonzales
101 Barclay Street 7 East
New York, NY 10286 |
By Registered/ Certified Mail:
The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA.
Attn: Mrs. Evangeline R. Gonzales
101 Barclay Street 7 East
New York, NY 10286
By Facsimile Transmission:
212-298-1915
(Telephone Confirmation)
212-815-3738
Fees and Expenses
The Offerors have agreed to bear the expenses of the exchange
offer pursuant to the exchange and registration rights
agreement. The Offerors have not retained any dealer-manager in
connection with the exchange offers and will not make any
payments to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of
the exchange offers. The Offerors, however, will pay the
exchange agent reasonable and customary fees for its services
and will reimburse it for its reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses
in connection with providing the services.
The cash expenses to be incurred in connection with the exchange
offers will be paid by us. Such expenses include fees and
expenses of The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA. as exchange
agent, accounting and legal fees and printing costs, among
others.
Accounting Treatment
The new notes will be recorded at the same carrying value as the
original notes as reflected in our accounting records on the
date of exchange. Accordingly, no gain or loss for accounting
purposes will be recognized by us. The expenses of the exchange
offer and the unamortized expenses related to the issuance of
the original notes will be amortized over the term of the notes.
Consequences of Failure to Exchange
Holders of original notes who are eligible to participate in the
exchange offer but who do not tender their original notes will
not have any further registration rights, and their original
notes will continue to be subject to restrictions on transfer.
Accordingly, such original notes may be resold only
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so long as the original notes are eligible for resale pursuant
to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, to a person
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in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of
1933, or under another exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, and based upon an
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outside the United States to a foreign person in a transaction
meeting the requirements of Rule 904 under the Securities
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under an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, in each case in accordance with any applicable
securities laws of any state of the United States. |
Regulatory Approvals
We do not believe that the receipt of any material federal or
state regulatory approval will be necessary in connection with
the exchange offers, other than the effectiveness of the
exchange offer registration statement under the Securities Act
of 1933.
Other
Participation in the exchange offers are voluntary and holders
of original notes should carefully consider whether to accept
the terms and condition of this exchange offers. Holders of the
original notes are urged to consult their financial and tax
advisors in making their own decision on what action to take
with respect to the exchange offers.
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IMPORTANT UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
General
The following is a general discussion of the material
U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase,
ownership and disposition of the new notes by a person who
acquires new notes pursuant to these exchange offers. Except
where noted, the summary deals only with the new notes held as
capital assets within the meaning of section 1221 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
Code), and does not deal with special situations,
such as those of broker-dealers, tax exempt organizations,
individual retirement accounts and other tax deferred accounts,
financial institutions, insurance companies, holders whose
functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, or persons
holding new notes as part of a hedging or conversion transaction
or a straddle, or a constructive sale. Further, the discussion
below is based upon the provisions of the Code and Treasury
regulations, rulings and judicial decisions thereunder as of the
date hereof, and such authorities may be repealed, revoked, or
modified, possibly with retroactive effect, so as to result in
United States federal income tax consequences different
from those discussed below. In addition, except as otherwise
indicated, the following does not consider the effect of any
applicable foreign, state, local or other tax laws or estate or
gift tax considerations. Furthermore, this discussion does not
consider the tax treatment of holders of the new notes who are
partnerships or other pass-through entities for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, or who are former
citizens or long-term residents of the United States.
This summary addresses tax consequences relevant to a holder of
the new notes that is either a U.S. Holder or a
Non-U.S. Holder.
As used herein, a U.S. Holder is a beneficial
owner of a new note who is, for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, either an individual who is a citizen or resident of
the United States, a corporation or other entity taxable as a
corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes created
in, or organized in or under the laws of, the United States or
any political subdivision thereof, an estate the income of which
is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of
its source, or a trust the administration of which is subject to
the primary supervision of a U.S. court and which has one
or more United States persons who have the authority to control
all substantial decisions of the trust or that was in existence
on, August 20, 1996, was treated as a United States person
under the Code on that date and has made a valid election to be
treated as a United States person under the Code. A
Non-U.S. Holder
is a beneficial owner of a new note that is, for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, not a U.S. Holder or
a partnership or other pass-through entity for U.S. federal
income tax purposes.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX
ADVISORS WITH REGARD TO THE APPLICATION OF THE TAX
CONSIDERATIONS DISCUSSED BELOW TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS,
AS WELL AS THE APPLICATION OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN, ESTATE,
GIFT OR OTHER TAX LAWS, OR SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS THEREOF.
United States Federal Income Taxation of U.S. Holders
Pursuant to the exchange offers holders are entitled to exchange
the outstanding notes for new notes that will be substantially
identical in all material respects to the outstanding notes,
except that the new notes will be registered and therefore will
not be subject to transfer restrictions. Accordingly,
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(3) the adjusted tax basis of the new notes will be the
same as the adjusted tax basis of the original notes exchanged
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(4) the U.S. Holder will continue to take into account
income in respect of the new note in the same manner as before
the exchange. |
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Payments of Interest on the New Notes |
Interest on the new notes will be taxable to a U.S. Holder
as ordinary income at the time such interest is accrued or
actually or constructively received in accordance with the
U.S. Holders regular method of accounting for
U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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Sale, Redemption, Retirement or Other Taxable Disposition
of the New Notes |
Unless a non-recognition event applies, upon the sale,
redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a new
note, the U.S. Holder will generally recognize gain or loss
in an amount equal to the difference between (1) the amount
of cash and the fair market value of other property received in
exchange therefor and (2) the holders adjusted tax
basis in such new note. Amounts attributable to accrued but
unpaid interest on the new notes will be treated as ordinary
interest income as described above. A U.S. Holders
adjusted tax basis in a new note will generally equal the
purchase price paid by such holder for the new note increased by
the amount of any market discount, if any, that the
U.S. Holder elected to include in income and decreased by
the amount of any amortizable bond premium applied to reduce
interest on the new notes.
Except as discussed below with respect to market discount, gain
or loss realized on the sale, redemption, retirement or other
taxable disposition of a new note will be capital gain or loss
and will be long term capital gain or loss at the time of sale,
redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition, if the new
note has been held for more than one year. The deductibility of
capital losses is subject to certain limitations.
The resale of new notes may be affected by the impact on a
purchaser of the market discount provisions of the Code. For
this purpose, the market discount on a new note generally will
be equal to the amount, if any, by which the stated redemption
price at maturity of the new note immediately after its
acquisition, other than at original issue, exceeds the
U.S. Holders adjusted tax basis in the new note.
Subject to a de minimis exception, these provisions generally
require a U.S. Holder who acquires a new note at a market
discount to treat as ordinary income any gain recognized on the
disposition of such new note to the extent of the accrued market
discount on such new note at the time of disposition, unless the
U.S. Holder elects to include accrued market discount in
income currently. In general, market discount will be treated as
accruing on a straight line basis over the remaining term of the
new note at the time of acquisition, or at the election of the
U.S. Holder, under a constant yield method. If an election
is made, the holders basis in the new notes will be
increased to reflect the amount of income recognized and the
rules described below regarding deferral of interest deductions
will not apply. The election to include market discount in
income currently, once made, applies to all market discount
obligations acquired on or after the first taxable year to which
the election applies and may not be revoked without the consent
of the Internal Revenue Service.
A U.S. Holder who acquires a new note at a market discount
and who does not elect to include accrued market discount in
income currently may be required to defer the deduction of a
portion of the interest on any indebtedness incurred or
maintained to purchase or carry such new note.
A U.S. Holder that purchased an original note for an amount
in excess of the amount payable on maturity (which is in this
case, the face amount of the original note) will be considered
to have purchased such original note and received the new note
with amortizable bond premium. A U.S. Holder
generally may elect to amortize the premium over the remaining
term of the new note on a constant yield method. However,
because the new notes could be redeemed for an amount in excess
of their principal amount, the amortization of a portion of
potential bond premium (equal to the excess of the amount
payable on the earlier call date over the amount payable at
maturity) could be deferred until later in the term of the new
note. The amount amortized in any year will be treated as a
reduction of the U.S. Holders interest income from
the new note. Amortizable bond premium on a new note held by a
U.S. Holder that does not elect annual amortization will
decrease the gain or increase the loss otherwise recognized upon
disposition of the new note. The election to amortize premium on
a constant yield method, once made, applies to all debt
obligations held or
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subsequently acquired by the electing U.S. Holder on or
after the first day of the first taxable year to which the
election applies and may not be revoked without the consent of
the Internal Revenue Service.
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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding |
Backup withholding and information reporting requirements may
apply to certain payments of principal, premium, if any, and
interest on a new note and to certain payments of the proceeds
of the sale or redemption of a new note. We or our paying agent,
as the case may be, will be required to withhold from any
payment that is subject to backup withholding tax at a rate of
28 percent if a U.S. Holder fails to furnish his
U.S. taxpayer identification number (TIN),
certify that such number is correct, certify that such holder is
not subject to backup withholding or otherwise comply with the
applicable backup withholding rules. Unless extended by future
legislation, however, the reduction in the backup withholding
rate to 28 percent expires and the 31 percent backup
withholding rate will be reinstated for payments made after
December 31, 2010. Exempt holders (including, among others,
all corporations) are not subject to these backup withholding
and information reporting requirements.
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a
payment to a U.S. Holder of the new notes will be allowed
as a refund or a credit against such holders
U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the
required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue
Service.
United States Federal Income Taxation of
Non-U.S. Holders
The exchange of outstanding notes for the new notes pursuant to
these exchange offers will not constitute a taxable event for a
Non-U.S. Holder.
Subject to the discussion of information reporting and backup
withholding below, and assuming that the DTCs book-entry
procedures set forth in the section entitled [Description
of the Notes Book-Entry, Delivery and Form]
are observed upon issuance and throughout the term of the Notes,
the payment to a
Non-U.S. Holder of
interest on a new note will not be subject to United States
federal withholding tax pursuant to the portfolio interest
exception, provided that:
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(2) the
Non-U.S. Holder
(A) does not actually or constructively own 10 percent
or more of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of
CCO Holdings Capital entitled to vote nor 10 percent or
more of the capital or profits interests of Charter
Communications Holding Company, LLC and (B) is neither a
controlled foreign corporation that is related to us through
stock ownership within the meaning of the Code, nor a bank that
received the new notes on an extension of credit in the ordinary
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(3) either (A) the beneficial owner of the new notes
certifies to us or our paying agent, under penalties of perjury,
that it is not a U.S. Holder and provides its name and
address on Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or a
suitable substitute form) or (B) a securities clearing
organization, bank or other financial institution that holds the
new notes on behalf of such
Non-U.S. Holder in
the ordinary course of its trade or business (a financial
institution) certifies under penalties of perjury that
such an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8IMY (or
suitable substitute form) has been received from the beneficial
owner by it or by a financial institution between it and the
beneficial owner and, in case of a non-qualified intermediary,
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If a
Non-U.S. Holder
cannot satisfy the requirements of the portfolio interest
exception described above, payments of interest made to such
Non-U.S. Holder
will be subject to a 30 percent withholding tax, unless the
beneficial owner of the Note provides us or our paying agent, as
the case may be, with a properly
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executed (1) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or
successor form) providing a correct TIN and claiming an
exemption from or reduction in the rate of withholding under the
benefit of a income tax treaty or (2) Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8ECI (or successor form) providing a correct
TIN and stating that interest paid on the new note is not
subject to withholding tax because it is effectively connected
with the beneficial owners conduct of a trade or business
in the United States.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a
Non-U.S. Holder of
a new note is engaged in a trade or business in the United
States and interest on the new note is effectively connected
with the conduct of such trade or business, and, where an income
tax treaty applies, is attributable to a U.S. permanent
establishment or, in the case of an individual, a fixed base in
the United States, such
Non-U.S. Holder
generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on
such interest in the same manner as if it were a
U.S. Holder (that is, will be taxable on a net basis at
applicable graduated individual or corporate rates). In
addition, if such
Non-U.S. Holder is
a foreign corporation, it may be subject to a branch profits tax
equal to 30 percent of its effectively connected earnings
and profits for that taxable year unless it qualifies for a
lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty.
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Sale, Redemption, Retirement or Other Taxable Disposition
of New Notes |
Generally, any gain realized on the sale, redemption, retirement
or other taxable disposition of a new note by a
Non-U.S. Holder
will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, unless:
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(1) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by
such holder of a trade or business in the United States, and,
where an income tax treaty applies, the gain is attributable to
a permanent establishment maintained in the United States or, in
the case of an individual, a fixed base in the
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individual is present in the United States for 183 days or
more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other
conditions are met. |
If a
Non-U.S. Holder of
a new note is engaged in the conduct of a trade or business in
the United States, gain on the taxable disposition of a new note
that is effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or
business and, where an income tax treaty applies, is
attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or, in the
case of an individual, a fixed base in the United States,
generally will be taxed on a net basis at applicable graduated
individual or corporate rates. Effectively connected gain of a
foreign corporation may, under certain circumstances, be subject
as well to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30 percent or
a lower applicable income tax treaty rate.
If an individual
Non-U.S. Holder is
present in the United States for 183 days or more in the
taxable year of the disposition of the Note and is nevertheless
a
Non-U.S. Holder,
such
Non-U.S. Holder
generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a
rate of 30 percent (or a lower applicable income tax treaty
rate) on the amount by which capital gains allocable to
U.S. sources (including gain, if such gain is allowable to
U.S. sources, from the sale, exchange, retirement or other
disposition of the Note) exceed capital losses which are
allocable to U.S. sources and recognized during the same
taxable year.
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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding |
We must report annually to the Internal Revenue Service and to
each
Non-U.S. Holder
any interest, regardless of whether withholding was required,
and any tax withheld with respect to the interest. Copies of
these information returns may also be made available under the
provisions of a specific treaty or agreement of the tax
authorities of the country in which the
Non-U.S. Holder
resides.
Certain
Non-U.S. Holders
may, under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, be
presumed to be U.S. persons. Interest paid to such holders
generally will be subject to information reporting and backup
withholding at a 28 percent rate unless such holders
provide to us or our paying agent, as the case maybe, an
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or satisfy certain
certification documentary evidence requirements for establishing
that such holders are non-United States persons under
U.S. Treasury regulations) or otherwise establish an
exemption. Unless extended by future legislation, however, the
reduction in the
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backup withholding rate to 28 percent expires and the
31 percent backup withholding rate will be reinstated for
payments made after December 31, 2010. Backup withholding
will not apply to interest that was subject to the
30 percent withholding tax (or at applicable income tax
treaty rate) applicable to certain
Non-U.S. Holders,
as described above.
Information reporting and backup withholding will also generally
apply to a payment of the proceeds of a disposition of a new
note (including a redemption) if payment is effected by or
through a U.S. office of a broker, unless a
Non-U.S. Holder
provides us or our paying agent, as the case may be, with such
Non-U.S. Holders
name and address and either certifies non-United States status
or otherwise establishes an exemption. In general, backup
withholding and information reporting will not apply to the
payment of the proceeds from the disposition of the Notes by or
through a foreign office of a broker. If, however, such broker
is (i) a United States person, (ii) a foreign person
50 percent or more of whose gross income is from a
U.S. trade or business for a specified three-year period,
(iii) a controlled foreign corporation as to
the United States, or (iv) a foreign partnership that, at
any time during its taxable year, is 50 percent or more (by
income or capital interest) owned by United States persons or is
engaged in the conduct of a U.S. trade or business, such
payment will be subject to information reporting, but not backup
withholding, unless such broker has documentary evidence in its
records that the holder is a
Non-U.S. Holder
and certain other conditions are met, or the holder otherwise
establishes an exemption. Any amounts withheld under the backup
withholding rules from a payment to a holder of the new notes
will be allowed as a refund or a credit against such
holders U.S. federal income tax liability, provided
that the required information is furnished to the Internal
Revenue Service.
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a
payment to a holder of the new notes will be allowed as a refund
or a credit against such holders U.S. federal income
tax liability, provided that the required information is
furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
A broker-dealer that is the holder of original notes that were
acquired for the account of such broker-dealer as a result of
market-making or other trading activities, other than original
notes acquired directly from us or any of our affiliates may
exchange such original notes for new notes pursuant to the
exchange offers. This is true so long as each broker-dealer that
receives new notes for its own account in exchange for original
notes, where such original notes were acquired by such
broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading
activities acknowledges that it will deliver a Prospectus in
connection with any resale of such new notes. This Prospectus,
as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be
used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of new notes
received in exchange for original notes where such original
notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or
other trading activities. We have agreed that for a period of
180 days after consummation of the exchange offers or such
time as any broker-dealer no longer owns any registrable
securities, we will make this Prospectus, as it may be amended
or supplemented from time to time, available to any
broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. All
dealers effecting transactions in the new notes will be required
to deliver a Prospectus.
We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of new notes by
broker-dealers or any other holder of new notes. New notes
received by broker-dealers for their own account in the exchange
offers may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions
in the over-the-counter
market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of
options on the new notes or a combination of such methods of
resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at
prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated
prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to
or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in
the form of commissions or concessions from any such
broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any such new notes. Any
broker-dealer that resells new notes that were received by it
for its own account pursuant to the exchange offers and any
broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such new
notes may be deemed to be an underwriter within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, and any profit on any
such resale of new notes and any commissions or concessions
received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting
compensation under the Securities Act of 1933. The Letter of
Transmittal states that by
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acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a
Prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it
is an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933.
For a period of 180 days after consummation of the exchange
offer (or, if earlier, until such time as any broker-dealer no
longer owns any registrable securities), we will promptly send
additional copies of this Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement to this Prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests
such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. We have agreed to
pay all expenses incident to the exchange offers and to our
performance of, or compliance with, the exchange and
registration rights agreement (other than commissions or
concessions of any brokers or dealers) and will indemnify the
holders of the notes (including any broker-dealers) against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act of 1933.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the new notes offered in this Prospectus will be
passed upon for the Offerors by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
LLP, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005
and 2004, and for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 2005, have been included herein in
reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered
public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The reports on the consolidated financial statements referred to
above include explanatory paragraphs regarding the adoption,
effective September 30, 2004 of EITF Topic
D-108, Use of the
Residual Method to Value Acquired Assets Other than
Goodwill, and, effective January 1, 2003, of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended
by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148,
Accounting for Stock Based Compensation
Transition and Disclosure an amendment to FASB
Statement No. 123.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Charter Holdings is subject to the informational requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act) and in accordance therewith file
reports and other information with the SEC. These reports and
other information may be inspected and copied at the Public
Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the
Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330.
Reports, information statements and other information, including
the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part,
filed electronically with the SEC, are available at the
SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
The information in this Prospectus may not contain all the
information that may be important to you. You should read the
entire Prospectus, the registration statement of which this
Prospectus is a part, including the exhibits thereto before
making an investment decision.
This Prospectus contains summaries, believed to be accurate in
all material respects, of certain terms of the New CCH I
Notes and New CCH II Notes (including but not limited to
the indentures governing the New CCH I Notes and New
CCH II Notes), but reference is hereby made to the actual
agreements, copies of which will be made available to you upon
request to us for complete information with respect thereto, and
all such summaries are qualified in their entirety by this
reference. Any such request for the agreements summarized herein
should be directed to Investor Relations, CCH II, LLC/
CCH I, LLC, Charter Plaza, 12405 Powerscourt Drive,
St. Louis, Missouri 63131, telephone number
(314) 965-0555.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Audited Financial Statements
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F-4 |
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F-5 |
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F-6 |
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F-7 |
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F-60 |
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F-61 |
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F-62 |
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F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and subsidiaries (the
Company) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in members
equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2005. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2005, in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
As discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial
statements, effective September 30, 2004, the Company
adopted EITF Topic
D-108, Use of the
Residual Method to Value Acquired Assets Other than Goodwill.
As discussed in Note 17 to the consolidated financial
statements, effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
Transition and Disclosure an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 123.
St. Louis, Missouri
February 27, 2006, except as to Notes 4 and 26,
which are as of August 8, 2006, and September 14,
2006, respectively
F-2
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in Millions)
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December 31, | |
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2005 | |
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2004 | |
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ASSETS |
CURRENT ASSETS:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ |
14 |
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$ |
546 |
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Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $17
and $15, respectively
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212 |
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186 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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22 |
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20 |
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Total current assets
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248 |
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752 |
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INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
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Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
of $6,712 and $5,142, respectively
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5,800 |
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6,110 |
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Franchises, net
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9,826 |
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9,878 |
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Total investment in cable properties, net
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15,626 |
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15,988 |
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OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
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318 |
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344 |
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Total assets
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$ |
16,192 |
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$ |
17,084 |
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LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS DEFICIT |
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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$ |
1,096 |
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$ |
1,112 |
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Payables to related party
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83 |
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19 |
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Total current liabilities
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1,179 |
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1,131 |
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LONG-TERM DEBT
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18,525 |
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18,474 |
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LOANS PAYABLE RELATED PARTY
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22 |
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29 |
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DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES RELATED PARTY
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14 |
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14 |
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OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
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392 |
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493 |
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MINORITY INTEREST
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622 |
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656 |
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MEMBERS DEFICIT:
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Members deficit
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(4,564 |
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(3,698 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
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2 |
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(15 |
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Total members deficit
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(4,562 |
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(3,713 |
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Total liabilities and members deficit
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$ |
16,192 |
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$ |
17,084 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
F-3
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in Millions)
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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REVENUES
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$ |
5,033 |
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$ |
4,760 |
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$ |
4,616 |
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COSTS AND EXPENSES:
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Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
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2,203 |
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1,994 |
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1,873 |
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Selling, general and administrative
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998 |
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934 |
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905 |
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Depreciation and amortization
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1,443 |
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1,433 |
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1,396 |
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Impairment of franchises
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2,297 |
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Asset impairment charges
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39 |
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(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net
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6 |
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(86 |
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5 |
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Option compensation expense, net
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14 |
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31 |
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4 |
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Hurricane asset retirement loss
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19 |
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Special charges, net
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7 |
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104 |
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21 |
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Unfavorable contracts and other settlements
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(5 |
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(72 |
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4,729 |
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6,702 |
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4,132 |
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Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
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304 |
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(1,942 |
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484 |
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OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES:
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Interest expense, net
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(1,739 |
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(1,618 |
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(1,486 |
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Gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net
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50 |
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69 |
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65 |
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Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
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494 |
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(21 |
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187 |
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Other, net
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22 |
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2 |
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(10 |
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(1,173 |
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(1,568 |
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(1,244 |
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Loss from continuing operations before minority interest, income
taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change
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(869 |
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(3,510 |
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(760 |
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MINORITY INTEREST
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33 |
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20 |
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(29 |
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Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and
cumulative effect of accounting change
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(836 |
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(3,490 |
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(789 |
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INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE)
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(9 |
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35 |
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(13 |
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Loss from continuing operations before cumulative effect of
accounting change
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(845 |
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(3,455 |
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(802 |
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX
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39 |
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(104 |
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32 |
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Loss before cumulative effect of accounting change
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(806 |
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(3,559 |
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(770 |
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CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE, NET OF TAX
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(840 |
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Net loss
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$ |
(806 |
) |
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$ |
(4,399 |
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$ |
(770 |
) |
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F-4
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
(Dollars in Millions)
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Accumulated | |
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Other | |
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Total | |
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Members | |
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Comprehensive | |
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Members | |
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Equity | |
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Income | |
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Equity | |
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(Deficit) | |
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(Loss) | |
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(Deficit) | |
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BALANCE, December 31, 2002
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$ |
2,011 |
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$ |
(105 |
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$ |
1,906 |
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Distributions to parent company
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(548 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(548 |
) |
|
Changes in fair value of interest rate agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(770 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(770 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE, December 31, 2003
|
|
|
696 |
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
|
|
639 |
|
|
Changes in fair value of interest rate agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(4,399 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,399 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE, December 31, 2004
|
|
|
(3,698 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(3,713 |
) |
|
Distributions to parent company
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
Changes in fair value of interest rate agreements and other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE, December 31, 2005
|
|
$ |
(4,564 |
) |
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
(4,562 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-5
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in Millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(806 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,399 |
) |
|
$ |
(770 |
) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,499 |
|
|
|
1,495 |
|
|
|
1,453 |
|
|
|
Impairment of franchises
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,433 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
Option compensation expense, net
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
Hurricane asset retirement loss
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special charges, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unfavorable contracts and other settlements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
Noncash interest expense
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
410 |
|
|
|
Gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(501 |
) |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
(187 |
) |
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from
acquisitions and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
(83 |
) |
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
Receivables from and payables to related party, including
deferred management fees
|
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(68 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
746 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(1,088 |
) |
|
|
(893 |
) |
|
|
(804 |
) |
|
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
Proceeds from investments
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
(1,018 |
) |
|
|
(191 |
) |
|
|
(765 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings of long-term debt
|
|
|
1,207 |
|
|
|
3,147 |
|
|
|
739 |
|
|
Borrowings from related parties
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
|
|
(1,107 |
) |
|
|
(4,860 |
) |
|
|
(1,369 |
) |
|
Repayments to related parties
|
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt
|
|
|
294 |
|
|
|
2,050 |
|
|
|
529 |
|
|
Payments for debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
Redemption of preferred interest
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
232 |
|
|
|
221 |
|
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
(532 |
) |
|
|
461 |
|
|
|
(225 |
) |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
546 |
|
|
$ |
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST
|
|
$ |
1,467 |
|
|
$ |
1,264 |
|
|
$ |
1,069 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONCASH TRANSACTIONS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of debt by CCH I Holdings, LLC
|
|
$ |
2,423 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of debt by CCH I, LLC
|
|
$ |
3,686 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of debt by Charter Communications Operating, LLC
|
|
$ |
333 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retirement of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC debt
|
|
$ |
(7,000 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,257 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer of property, plant and equipment from parent company
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of debt by CCH II, LLC
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,572 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCH II, LLC notes distributed to retire parent company debt
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
521 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-6
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004 AND 2003
(Dollars in Millions, Except Where Indicated)
|
|
1. |
Organization and Basis of Presentation |
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (Charter
Holdings) is a holding company whose principal assets at
December 31, 2005 are equity interests in its operating
subsidiaries. Charter Holdings is a subsidiary of CCHC, LLC
(CCHC) which is a subsidiary of Charter
Communications Holding Company, LLC (Charter
Holdco), which is a subsidiary of Charter Communications,
Inc. (Charter). The consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of Charter Holdings and all of
its wholly owned subsidiaries where the underlying operations
reside, which are collectively referred to herein as the
Company. All significant intercompany accounts and
transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated.
The Company is a broadband communications company operating in
the United States. The Company offers its customers traditional
cable video programming (analog and digital video) as well as
high-speed Internet services and, in some areas, advanced
broadband services such as high-definition television, video on
demand and telephone. The Company sells its cable video
programming, high-speed Internet and advanced broadband services
on a subscription basis. The Company also sells local
advertising on satellite-delivered networks.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues
and expenses during the reporting period. Areas involving
significant judgments and estimates include capitalization of
labor and overhead costs; depreciation and amortization costs;
impairments of property, plant and equipment, franchises and
goodwill; income taxes; and contingencies. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications. Certain prior year amounts have been
reclassified to conform with the 2005 presentation.
|
|
2. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources |
The Company incurred net loss of $806 million,
$4.4 billion and $770 million in 2005, 2004 and 2003,
respectively. The Companys net cash flows from operating
activities were $254 million, $431 million and
$746 million for the years ending December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003, respectively.
The Company has a significant level of debt. The Companys
long-term financing as of December 31, 2005 consists of
$5.7 billion of credit facility debt and $12.8 billion
accreted value of high-yield notes. In 2006, $30 million of
the Companys debt matures and in 2007, an additional
$385 million matures. In 2008 and beyond, significant
additional amounts will become due under the Companys
remaining long-term debt obligations.
|
|
|
Recent Financing Transactions |
In January 2006, CCH II, LLC (CCH II) and
CCH II Capital Corp. issued $450 million in debt
securities, the proceeds of which were provided, directly or
indirectly, to Charter Communications Operating, LLC
(Charter Operating), which used such funds to reduce
borrowings, but not commitments, under the revolving portion of
its credit facilities.
In October 2005, CCO Holdings, LLC (CCO Holdings)
and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., as guarantor thereunder, entered
into a senior bridge loan agreement (the Bridge
Loan) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse,
Cayman Islands Branch and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch
(the Lenders) whereby the Lenders committed to make
loans to CCO Holdings in an aggregate amount of
$600 million. Upon the issuance of $450 million of
CCH II notes discussed above, the commitment under the
Bridge Loan was reduced to $435 million. CCO Holdings may
draw upon the facility between January 2,
F-7
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
2006 and September 29, 2006 and the loans will mature on
the sixth anniversary of the first borrowing under the Bridge
Loan.
In September 2005, Charter Holdings and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, CCH I, LLC (CCH I) and CCH I
Holdings, LLC (CIH), completed the exchange of
approximately $6.8 billion total principal amount of
outstanding debt securities of Charter Holdings in a private
placement for new debt securities. Holders of Charter Holdings
notes due in 2009 and 2010 exchanged $3.4 billion principal
amount of notes for $2.9 billion principal amount of new
11% CCH I notes due 2015. Holders of Charter Holdings notes due
2011 and 2012 exchanged $845 million principal amount of
notes for $662 million principal amount of 11% CCH I notes
due 2015. In addition, holders of Charter Holdings notes due
2011 and 2012 exchanged $2.5 billion principal amount of
notes for $2.5 billion principal amount of various series
of new CIH notes. Each series of new CIH notes has the same
interest rate and provisions for payment of cash interest as the
series of old Charter Holdings notes for which such CIH notes
were exchanged. In addition, the maturities for each series were
extended three years. See Note 9 for discussion of
transaction and related financial statement impact.
The Company requires significant cash to fund debt service
costs, capital expenditures and ongoing operations. The Company
has historically funded these requirements through cash flows
from operating activities, borrowings under its credit
facilities, equity contributions from Charter Holdco, sales of
assets, issuances of debt securities and cash on hand. However,
the mix of funding sources changes from period to period. For
the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company generated
$254 million of net cash flows from operating activities
after paying cash interest of $1.5 billion. In addition,
the Company used $1.1 billion for purchases of property,
plant and equipment. Finally, the Company had net cash flows
from financing activities of $232 million.
The Company expects that cash on hand, cash flows from operating
activities and the amounts available under its credit facilities
and Bridge Loan will be adequate to meet its and its parent
companies cash needs in 2006. The Company believes that
cash flows from operating activities and amounts available under
the Companys credit facilities and Bridge Loan will not be
sufficient to fund the Companys operations and satisfy its
and its parent companies interest and debt repayment
obligations in 2007 and beyond. The Company has been advised
that Charter is working with its financial advisors to address
this funding requirement. However, there can be no assurance
that such funding will be available to Charter, Charter Holdco
or the Company. In addition, Paul G. Allen, Charters
Chairman and controlling shareholder, and his affiliates are not
obligated to purchase equity from, contribute to or loan funds
to Charter, Charter Holdco or the Company.
The Companys ability to operate depends upon, among other
things, its continued access to capital, including credit under
the Charter Operating credit facilities and Bridge Loan. The
Charter Operating credit facilities, along with the
Companys indentures and Bridge Loan, contain certain
restrictive covenants, some of which require the Company to
maintain specified financial ratios and meet financial tests and
to provide audited financial statements with an unqualified
opinion from the Companys independent auditors. As of
December 31, 2005, the Company is in compliance with the
covenants under its indentures, Bridge Loan and credit
facilities, and the Company expects to remain in compliance with
those covenants for the next twelve months. As of
December 31, 2005, the Companys potential
availability under its credit facilities totaled approximately
$553 million, none of which was limited by covenants. In
addition, as of January 2, 2006, the Company had additional
borrowing availability of $600 million under the Bridge
Loan (which was reduced to $435 million as a result of the
issuance of the CCH II notes). Continued access to the
Companys credit facilities and Bridge Loan is subject to
the Company remaining in compliance with these covenants,
including covenants tied to the Companys operating
performance. If any events of non-compliance occur,
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
funding under the credit facilities and Bridge Loan may not be
available and defaults on some or potentially all of the
Companys debt obligations could occur. An event of default
under any of the Companys debt instruments could result in
the acceleration of its payment obligations under that debt and,
under certain circumstances, in cross-defaults under its other
debt obligations, which could have a material adverse effect on
the Companys consolidated financial condition and results
of operations.
|
|
|
Parent Company Debt Obligations |
Any financial or liquidity problems of the Companys parent
companies could cause serious disruption to the Companys
business and have a material adverse effect on the
Companys business and results of operations.
Charters ability to make interest payments on its
convertible senior notes, and, in 2006 and 2009, to repay the
outstanding principal of its convertible senior notes of
$20 million and $863 million, respectively, will
depend on its ability to raise additional capital and/or on
receipt of payments or distributions from Charter Holdco and its
subsidiaries. During 2005, Charter Holdings distributed
$60 million of cash to Charter Holdco. As of
December 31, 2005, Charter Holdco was owed $22 million
in intercompany loans from its subsidiaries, which were
available to pay interest and principal on Charters
convertible senior notes. In addition, Charter has
$98 million of governmental securities pledged as security
for the next four scheduled semi-annual interest payments on
Charters 5.875% convertible senior notes.
Distributions by Charters subsidiaries to a parent company
(including Charter, Charter Holdco, CCHC and Charter Holdings)
for payment of principal on parent company notes are restricted
under the indentures governing the CIH notes, CCH I notes,
CCH II notes, CCO Holdings notes and Charter Operating
notes unless there is no default, each applicable
subsidiarys leverage ratio test is met at the time of such
distribution and, in the case of Charters convertible
senior notes, other specified tests are met. For the quarter
ended December 31, 2005, there was no default under any of
these indentures and each such subsidiary met its applicable
leverage ratio tests based on December 31, 2005 financial
results. Such distributions would be restricted, however, if any
such subsidiary fails to meet these tests. In the past, certain
subsidiaries have from time to time failed to meet their
leverage ratio test. There can be no assurance that they will
satisfy these tests at the time of such distribution.
Distributions by Charter Operating and CCO Holdings for payment
of principal on parent company notes are further restricted by
the covenants in the credit facilities and Bridge Loan,
respectively.
Distributions by CIH, CCH I, CCH II, CCO Holdings and
Charter Operating to a parent company for payment of parent
company interest are permitted if there is no default under the
aforementioned indentures. However, distributions for payment of
interest on Charters convertible senior notes are further
limited to when each applicable subsidiarys leverage ratio
test is met and other specified tests are met. There can be no
assurance that they will satisfy these tests at the time of such
distribution.
The indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes permit
Charter Holdings to make distributions to Charter Holdco for
payment of interest or principal on the convertible senior
notes, only if, after giving effect to the distribution, Charter
Holdings can incur additional debt under the leverage ratio of
8.75 to 1.0, there is no default under Charter Holdings
indentures and other specified tests are met. For the quarter
ended December 31, 2005, there was no default under Charter
Holdings indentures and Charter Holdings met its leverage
ratio test based on December 31, 2005 financial results.
Such distributions would be restricted, however, if Charter
Holdings fails to meet these tests. In the past, Charter
Holdings has from time to time failed to meet this leverage
ratio test. There can be no assurance that Charter Holdings will
satisfy these tests at the time of such distribution. During
periods in which distributions are restricted, the indentures
governing the Charter Holdings notes permit Charter Holdings and
its subsidiaries to make specified investments (that
F-9
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
are not restricted payments) in Charter Holdco or Charter up to
an amount determined by a formula, as long as there is no
default under the indentures.
|
|
3. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with
original maturities of three months or less to be cash
equivalents. These investments are carried at cost, which
approximates market value.
|
|
|
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost, including
all material, labor and certain indirect costs associated with
the construction of cable transmission and distribution
facilities. While the Companys capitalization is based on
specific activities, once capitalized, costs are tracked by
fixed asset category at the cable system level and not on a
specific asset basis. Costs associated with initial customer
installations and the additions of network equipment necessary
to enable advanced services are capitalized. Costs capitalized
as part of initial customer installations include materials,
labor, and certain indirect costs. Indirect costs are associated
with the activities of the Companys personnel who assist
in connecting and activating the new service and consist of
compensation and indirect costs associated with these support
functions. Indirect costs primarily include employee benefits
and payroll taxes, direct variable costs associated with
capitalizable activities, consisting primarily of installation
and construction vehicle costs, the cost of dispatch personnel
and indirect costs directly attributable to capitalizable
activities. The costs of disconnecting service at a
customers dwelling or reconnecting service to a previously
installed dwelling are charged to operating expense in the
period incurred. Costs for repairs and maintenance are charged
to operating expense as incurred, while plant and equipment
replacement and betterments, including replacement of cable
drops from the pole to the dwelling, are capitalized.
Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line composite
method over managements estimate of the useful lives of
the related assets as follows:
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Cable distribution systems
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7-20 years |
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3-5 years |
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1-5 years |
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5-15 years |
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Asset Retirement Obligations |
Certain of the Companys franchise agreements and leases
contain provisions requiring the Company to restore facilities
or remove equipment in the event that the franchise or lease
agreement is not renewed. The Company expects to continually
renew its franchise agreements and has concluded that
substantially all of the related franchise rights are indefinite
lived intangible assets. Accordingly, the possibility is remote
that the Company would be required to incur significant
restoration or removal costs related to these franchise
agreements in the foreseeable future. Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 143,
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, as
interpreted by Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) Interpretation (FIN) No. 47,
Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement
Obligations an Interpretation of FASB Statement
No. 143, requires that a liability be recognized for an
asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is
incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The
Company has not recorded an estimate for potential franchise
related obligations but would record an estimated liability in
the unlikely event a franchise agreement containing such a
provision were no longer
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
expected to be renewed. The Company also expects to renew many
of its lease agreements related to the continued operation of
its cable business in the franchise areas. For the
Companys lease agreements, the liabilities related to the
removal provisions, where applicable, have been recorded and are
not significant to the financial statements.
Franchise rights represent the value attributed to agreements
with local authorities that allow access to homes in cable
service areas acquired through the purchase of cable systems.
Management estimates the fair value of franchise rights at the
date of acquisition and determines if the franchise has a finite
life or an indefinite-life as defined by SFAS No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. All franchises that
qualify for indefinite-life treatment under
SFAS No. 142 are no longer amortized against earnings
but instead are tested for impairment annually as of
October 1, or more frequently as warranted by events or
changes in circumstances (see Note 7). The Company
concluded that 99% of its franchises qualify for indefinite-life
treatment; however, certain franchises did not qualify for
indefinite-life treatment due to technological or operational
factors that limit their lives. These franchise costs are
amortized on a straight-line basis over 10 years. Costs
incurred in renewing cable franchises are deferred and amortized
over 10 years.
Other noncurrent assets primarily include deferred financing
costs, governmental securities, investments in equity securities
and goodwill. Costs related to borrowings are deferred and
amortized to interest expense over the terms of the related
borrowings.
Investments in equity securities are accounted for at cost,
under the equity method of accounting or in accordance with
SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in
Debt and Equity Securities. Charter recognizes losses for
any decline in value considered to be other than temporary.
Certain marketable equity securities are classified as
available-for-sale and reported at market value with unrealized
gains and losses recorded as accumulated other comprehensive
income or loss.
The following summarizes investment information as of and for
the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:
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27 |
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8 |
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(3 |
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(2 |
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Equity investments, under the equity method
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13 |
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24 |
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22 |
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6 |
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2 |
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$ |
40 |
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$ |
32 |
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22 |
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3 |
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The gain on equity investments, under the equity method for the
year ended December 31, 2005 primarily represents a gain
realized on an exchange of the Companys interest in an
equity investee for an investment in a larger enterprise. Such
amounts are included in other, net in the statements of
operations.
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Valuation of Property, Plant and Equipment |
The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets to
be held and used for impairment when events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may
not be recoverable using asset groupings consistent with those
used to evaluate franchises. Such events or changes in
circumstances could include such factors as impairment of the
Companys indefinite life franchise under
SFAS No. 142, changes in technological advances,
fluctuations in the fair value of such assets, adverse changes in
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
relationships with local franchise authorities, adverse changes
in market conditions or a deterioration of operating results. If
a review indicates that the carrying value of such asset is not
recoverable from estimated undiscounted cash flows, the carrying
value of such asset is reduced to its estimated fair value.
While the Company believes that its estimates of future cash
flows are reasonable, different assumptions regarding such cash
flows could materially affect its evaluations of asset
recoverability. No impairments of long-lived assets to be held
and used were recorded in 2005, 2004 and 2003, however,
approximately $39 million of impairment on assets held for
sale was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2005 (see
Note 4).
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Derivative Financial Instruments |
The Company accounts for derivative financial instruments in
accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended.
For those instruments which qualify as hedging activities,
related gains or losses are recorded in accumulated other
comprehensive income. For all other derivative instruments, the
related gains or losses are recorded in the income statement.
The Company uses interest rate risk management derivative
instruments, such as interest rate swap agreements, interest
rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements
(collectively referred to herein as interest rate agreements) as
required under the terms of the credit facilities of the
Companys subsidiaries. The Companys policy is to
manage interest costs using a mix of fixed and variable rate
debt. Using interest rate swap agreements, the Company agrees to
exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed
and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an
agreed-upon notional principal amount. Interest rate cap
agreements are used to lock in a maximum interest rate should
variable rates rise, but enable the Company to otherwise pay
lower market rates. Interest rate collar agreements are used to
limit exposure to and benefits from interest rate fluctuations
on variable rate debt to within a certain range of rates. The
Company does not hold or issue any derivative financial
instruments for trading purposes.
Revenues from residential and commercial video, high-speed
Internet and telephone services are recognized when the related
services are provided. Advertising sales are recognized at
estimated realizable values in the period that the
advertisements are broadcast. Local governmental authorities
impose franchise fees on the Company ranging up to a federally
mandated maximum of 5% of gross revenues as defined in the
franchise agreement. Such fees are collected on a monthly basis
from the Companys customers and are periodically remitted
to local franchise authorities. Franchise fees are reported as
revenues on a gross basis with a corresponding operating expense.
The Company has various contracts to obtain analog, digital and
premium video programming from program suppliers whose
compensation is typically based on a flat fee per customer. The
cost of the right to exhibit network programming under such
arrangements is recorded in operating expenses in the month the
programming is available for exhibition. Programming costs are
paid each month based on calculations performed by the Company
and are subject to periodic audits performed by the programmers.
Certain programming contracts contain launch incentives to be
paid by the programmers. The Company receives these payments
related to the activation of the programmers cable
television channel and recognizes the launch incentives on a
straight-line basis over the life of the programming agreement
as a reduction of programming expense. This offset to
programming expense was $40 million, $59 million and
$63 million for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003, respectively. Programming costs included in the
accompanying statement of operations were $1.4 billion,
$1.3 billion and $1.2 billion for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. As of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, the deferred amount of launch
incentives, included in other long-term liabilities, were
$83 million and $105 million, respectively.
F-12
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Advertising costs associated with marketing the Companys
products and services are generally expensed as costs are
incurred. Such advertising expense was $94 million,
$70 million and $60 million for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
The Company has historically accounted for stock-based
compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board
(APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees, and related interpretations, as
permitted by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation. On January 1, 2003, the
Company adopted the fair value measurement provisions of
SFAS No. 123 using the prospective method under which
the Company will recognize compensation expense of a stock-based
award to an employee over the vesting period based on the fair
value of the award on the grant date consistent with the method
described in FIN No. 28, Accounting for Stock
Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award
Plans. Adoption of these provisions resulted in utilizing a
preferable accounting method as the consolidated financial
statements will present the estimated fair value of stock-based
compensation in expense consistently with other forms of
compensation and other expense associated with goods and
services received for equity instruments. In accordance with
SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure, the fair
value method was applied only to awards granted or modified
after January 1, 2003, whereas awards granted prior to such
date were accounted for under APB No. 25, unless they were
modified or settled in cash.
SFAS No. 123 requires pro forma disclosure of the
impact on earnings as if the compensation expense for these
plans had been determined using the fair value method. The
following table presents the Companys net loss as reported
and the pro forma amounts that would have been reported using
the fair value method under SFAS No. 123 for the years
presented:
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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2005 | |
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2004 | |
|
2003 | |
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Net loss
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$ |
(806 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,399 |
) |
|
$ |
(770 |
) |
Add back stock-based compensation expense related to stock
options included in reported net loss
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14 |
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31 |
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4 |
|
Less employee stock-based compensation expense determined under
fair value based method for all employee stock option awards
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(14 |
) |
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(33 |
) |
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(30 |
) |
Effects of unvested options in stock option exchange (see
Note 17)
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48 |
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Pro forma
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$ |
(806 |
) |
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$ |
(4,353 |
) |
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$ |
(796 |
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The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date
of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The
following weighted average assumptions were used for grants
during the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003,
respectively: risk-free interest rates of 4.0%, 3.3%, and 3.0%;
expected volatility of 70.9%, 92.4% and 93.6%; and expected
lives of 4.5 years, 4.6 years and 4.5 years,
respectively. The valuations assume no dividends are paid.
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Unfavorable Contracts and Other Settlements |
The Company recognized $5 million of benefit for the year
ended December 31, 2004 related to changes in estimated
legal reserves established as part of previous business
combinations, which, based on an evaluation of current facts and
circumstances, are no longer required.
F-13
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Company recognized $72 million of benefit for the year
ended December 31, 2003 as a result of the settlement of
estimated liabilities recorded in connection with prior business
combinations. The majority of this benefit (approximately
$52 million) is due to the renegotiation of a major
programming contract, for which a liability had been recorded
for the above market portion of the agreement in conjunction
with the Falcon acquisition in 1999 and the Bresnan acquisition
in 2000. The remaining benefit relates to the reversal of
previously recorded liabilities, which are no longer required.
Charter Holdings is a single member limited liability company
not subject to income tax. Charter Holdings holds all operations
through indirect subsidiaries. The majority of these indirect
subsidiaries are limited liability companies that are also not
subject to income tax. However, certain of Charter
Holdings indirect subsidiaries are corporations that are
subject to income tax. The Company recognizes deferred tax
assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the
financial reporting basis and the tax basis of these indirect
corporate subsidiaries assets and liabilities and expected
benefits of utilizing net operating loss carryforwards. The
impact on deferred taxes of changes in tax rates and tax law, if
any, applied to the years during which temporary differences are
expected to be settled, are reflected in the consolidated
financial statements in the period of enactment (see
Note 20).
SFAS No. 131, Disclosure about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information, established standards
for reporting information about operating segments in annual
financial statements and in interim financial reports issued to
shareholders. Operating segments are defined as components of an
enterprise about which separate financial information is
available that is evaluated on a regular basis by the chief
operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding
how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in
assessing performance of the segment.
The Companys operations are managed on the basis of
geographic divisional operating segments. The Company has
evaluated the criteria for aggregation of the geographic
operating segments under paragraph 17 of
SFAS No. 131 and believes it meets each of the
respective criteria set forth. The Company delivers similar
products and services within each of its geographic divisional
operations. Each geographic and divisional service area utilizes
similar means for delivering the programming of the
Companys services; have similarity in the type or class of
customer receiving the products and services; distributes the
Companys services over a unified network; and operates
within a consistent regulatory environment. In addition, each of
the geographic divisional operating segments has similar
economic characteristics. In light of the Companys similar
services, means for delivery, similarity in type of customers,
the use of a unified network and other considerations across its
geographic divisional operating structure, management has
determined that the Company has one reportable segment,
broadband services.
In 2006, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell
certain cable television systems serving a total of
approximately 242,600 analog video customers in West Virginia
and Virginia to Cebridge Connections, Inc. for a total of
approximately $770 million. During the second quarter of
2006, the Company determined, based on changes in the
Companys organizational and cost structure, that its asset
groupings for long lived asset accounting purposes are at the
level of their individual market areas, which are at a level
below the Companys geographic clustering. As a result, the
Company has determined that the West Virginia and Virginia cable
systems comprise operations and cash flows that for financial
reporting purposes meet the criteria for discontinued
operations. Accordingly, the results of operations for the West
Virginia and Virginia cable systems have been presented as
discontinued operations, net of tax for the years ended
December 31,
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
2005, 2004 and 2003. Relevant financial information in other
footnotes herein have been updated to be consistent with this
presentation.
Summarized consolidated financial information for the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 for the West
Virginia and Virginia cable systems is as follows:
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|
Year Ended December 31, | |
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| |
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2005 | |
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2004 | |
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2003 | |
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Revenues
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$ |
221 |
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$ |
217 |
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$ |
203 |
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Income (loss) before minority interest, income taxes and
cumulative effect of accounting change
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$ |
39 |
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$ |
(104 |
) |
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$ |
32 |
|
In 2005, the Company closed the sale of certain cable systems in
Texas, West Virginia and Nebraska, representing a total of
approximately 33,000 analog video customers. During the year
ended December 31, 2005, those cable systems met the
criteria for assets held for sale under SFAS No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets. As such, the assets were written down to fair value
less estimated costs to sell resulting in asset impairment
charges during the year ended December 31, 2005 of
approximately $39 million.
In 2004, the Company closed the sale of certain cable systems in
Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New York and West
Virginia to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC. These transactions
resulted in a $106 million gain recorded as a gain on sale
of assets in the Companys consolidated statements of
operations. The total net proceeds from the sale of all of these
systems were approximately $735 million. The proceeds were
used to repay a portion of amounts outstanding under the
Companys revolving credit facility.
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5. |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is summarized as
follows for the years presented:
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|
Year Ended December 31, | |
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| |
|
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2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Balance, beginning of year
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$ |
15 |
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$ |
17 |
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$ |
19 |
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Charged to expense
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|
|
76 |
|
|
|
92 |
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|
79 |
|
Uncollected balances written off, net of recoveries
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(74 |
) |
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(94 |
) |
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(81 |
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|
Balance, end of year
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$ |
17 |
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$ |
15 |
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$ |
17 |
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6. |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment consists of the following as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004:
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2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
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| |
|
| |
Cable distribution systems
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|
$ |
7,035 |
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$ |
6,555 |
|
Customer equipment and installations
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3,934 |
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3,497 |
|
Vehicles and equipment
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|
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462 |
|
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|
419 |
|
Buildings and leasehold improvements
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|
|
525 |
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|
|
518 |
|
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
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|
|
556 |
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263 |
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12,512 |
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11,252 |
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Less: accumulated depreciation
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(6,712 |
) |
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(5,142 |
) |
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|
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|
$ |
5,800 |
|
|
$ |
6,110 |
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|
|
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|
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|
F-15
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Company periodically evaluates the estimated useful lives
used to depreciate its assets and the estimated amount of assets
that will be abandoned or have minimal use in the future. A
significant change in assumptions about the extent or timing of
future asset retirements, or in the Companys use of new
technology and upgrade programs, could materially affect future
depreciation expense. Depreciation expense for each of the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 was
$1.4 billion.
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7. |
Franchises and Goodwill |
Franchise rights represent the value attributed to agreements
with local authorities that allow access to homes in cable
service areas acquired through the purchase of cable systems.
Management estimates the fair value of franchise rights at the
date of acquisition and determines if the franchise has a finite
life or an indefinite-life as defined by SFAS No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Franchises that
qualify for indefinite-life treatment under
SFAS No. 142 are tested for impairment annually each
October 1 based on valuations, or more frequently as
warranted by events or changes in circumstances. Such test
resulted in a total franchise impairment of approximately
$3.3 billion during the third quarter of 2004. The 2003 and
2005 annual impairment tests resulted in no impairment.
Franchises are aggregated into essentially inseparable asset
groups to conduct the valuations. The asset groups generally
represent geographic clustering of the Companys cable
systems into groups by which such systems are managed.
Management believes such grouping represents the highest and
best use of those assets.
The Companys valuations, which are based on the present
value of projected after tax cash flows, result in a value of
property, plant and equipment, franchises, customer
relationships and its total entity value. The value of goodwill
is the difference between the total entity value and amounts
assigned to the other assets.
Franchises, for valuation purposes, are defined as the future
economic benefits of the right to solicit and service potential
customers (customer marketing rights), and the right to deploy
and market new services such as interactivity and telephone to
the potential customers (service marketing rights). Fair value
is determined based on estimated discounted future cash flows
using assumptions consistent with internal forecasts. The
franchise after-tax cash flow is calculated as the after-tax
cash flow generated by the potential customers obtained and the
new services added to those customers in future periods. The sum
of the present value of the franchises after-tax cash flow
in years 1 through 10 and the continuing value of the after-tax
cash flow beyond year 10 yields the fair value of the franchise.
The Company follows the guidance of Emerging Issues Task Force
(EITF)
Issue 02-17,
Recognition of Customer Relationship Intangible Assets
Acquired in a Business Combination, in valuing customer
relationships. Customer relationships, for valuation purposes,
represent the value of the business relationship with existing
customers and are calculated by projecting future after-tax cash
flows from these customers including the right to deploy and
market additional services such as interactivity and telephone
to these customers. The present value of these after-tax cash
flows yields the fair value of the customer relationships.
Substantially all acquisitions occurred prior to January 1,
2002. The Company did not record any value associated with the
customer relationship intangibles related to those acquisitions.
For acquisitions subsequent to January 1, 2002 the Company
did assign a value to the customer relationship intangible,
which is amortized over its estimated useful life.
In September 2004, the SEC staff issued EITF Topic
D-108 which requires
the direct method of separately valuing all intangible assets
and does not permit goodwill to be included in franchise assets.
The Company adopted Topic D-108 in its impairment assessment as
of September 30, 2004 that resulted in a total franchise
impairment of approximately $3.3 billion. The Company
recorded a cumulative effect of accounting change of
$840 million (approximately $875 million before tax
effects of $16 million and minority interest effects of
$19 million) for the year ended December 31, 2004
representing the portion of the Companys total franchise
impairment attributable to no longer including goodwill with
franchise assets. The remaining $2.4 billion of the total
franchise impairment was attributable to the use of lower
projected growth
F-16
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
rates and the resulting revised estimates of future cash flows
in the Companys valuation, and was recorded as impairment
of franchises in the Companys accompanying consolidated
statements of operations for the year ended December 31,
2004. Sustained analog video customer losses by the Company in
the third quarter of 2004 primarily as a result of increased
competition from direct broadcast satellite providers and
decreased growth rates in the Companys high-speed Internet
customers in the third quarter of 2004, in part, as a result of
increased competition from digital subscriber line service
providers led to the lower projected growth rates and the
revised estimates of future cash flows from those used at
October 1, 2003.
As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, indefinite-lived and
finite-lived intangible assets are presented in the following
table:
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December 31, | |
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2005 | |
|
2004 | |
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Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchises with indefinite lives
|
|
$ |
9,806 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,806 |
|
|
$ |
9,845 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,845 |
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
9,858 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,858 |
|
|
$ |
9,897 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,897 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finite-lived intangible assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Franchises with finite lives
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the net
carrying amount of indefinite-lived franchises was reduced by
$52 million and $490 million, respectively, related to
the sale of cable systems (see Note 4). Additionally, in
2005 and 2004, approximately $13 million and
$37 million, respectively, of franchises that were
previously classified as finite-lived were reclassified to
indefinite-lived, based on the Companys renewal of these
franchise assets in 2005 and 2004. Franchise amortization
expense for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and
2003 was $4 million, $3 million and $7 million,
respectively, which represents the amortization relating to
franchises that did not qualify for indefinite-life treatment
under SFAS No. 142, including costs associated with
franchise renewals. The Company expects that amortization
expense on franchise assets will be approximately
$2 million annually for each of the next five years. Actual
amortization expense in future periods could differ from these
estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions or
divestitures, changes in useful lives and other relevant factors.
|
|
8. |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following
as of December 31, 2005 and 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Accounts payable trade
|
|
$ |
102 |
|
|
$ |
140 |
|
Accrued capital expenditures
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
Accrued expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
329 |
|
|
|
310 |
|
|
Programming costs
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
278 |
|
|
Franchise related fees
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,096 |
|
|
$ |
1,112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-17
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Long-term debt consists of the following as of December 31,
2005 and 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Principal | |
|
Accreted | |
|
Principal | |
|
Accreted | |
|
|
Amount | |
|
Value | |
|
Amount | |
|
Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Long-Term Debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter Holdings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.250% senior notes due 2007
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
|
$ |
451 |
|
|
$ |
451 |
|
|
8.625% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
1,244 |
|
|
|
1,243 |
|
|
9.920% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
1,108 |
|
|
|
1,108 |
|
|
10.000% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
640 |
|
|
10.250% senior notes due 2010
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2010
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
448 |
|
|
10.750% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
874 |
|
|
|
874 |
|
|
11.125% senior notes due 2011
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
13.500% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
675 |
|
|
|
589 |
|
|
9.625% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
10.000% senior notes due 2011
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
|
708 |
|
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
939 |
|
|
|
803 |
|
|
12.125% senior discount notes due 2012
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
259 |
|
CIH:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.125% senior notes due 2014
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.920% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.000% senior notes due 2014
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.500% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
581 |
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.125% senior discount notes due 2015
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCH I:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.000% senior notes due 2015
|
|
|
3,525 |
|
|
|
3,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCH II:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.250% senior notes due 2010
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
CCO Holdings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83/4% senior
notes due 2013
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
794 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
Senior floating notes due 2010
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
Charter Operating:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8% senior second-lien notes due 2012
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
83/8% senior
second-lien notes due 2014
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
Renaissance Media Group LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.000% senior discount notes due 2008
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
CC V Holdings, LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.875% senior discount notes due 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
F-18
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Principal | |
|
Accreted | |
|
Principal | |
|
Accreted | |
|
|
Amount | |
|
Value | |
|
Amount | |
|
Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Credit Facilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter Operating
|
|
|
5,731 |
|
|
|
5,731 |
|
|
|
5,515 |
|
|
|
5,515 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,453 |
|
|
$ |
18,525 |
|
|
$ |
18,772 |
|
|
$ |
18,474 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accreted values presented above generally represent the
principal amount of the notes less the original issue discount
at the time of sale plus the accretion to the balance sheet date
except as follows. The accreted value of the CIH notes issued in
exchange for Charter Holdings notes and the CCH I notes issued
in exchange for the 8.625% Charter Holdings notes due 2009 are
recorded at the historical book values of the Charter Holdings
notes for financial reporting purposes as opposed to the current
accreted value for legal purposes and notes indenture purposes
(the amount that is currently payable if the debt becomes
immediately due). As of December 31, 2005, the accreted
value of the Companys debt for legal purposes and notes
indenture purposes is $18.0 billion.
In January 2006, CCH II and CCH II Capital Corp.
issued $450 million in debt securities, the proceeds of
which will be provided, directly or indirectly, to Charter
Operating, which will use such funds to reduce borrowings, but
not commitments, under the revolving portion of its credit
facilities.
In October 2005, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., as
guarantor thereunder, entered into the Bridge Loan with the
Lenders whereby the Lenders committed to make loans to CCO
Holdings in an aggregate amount of $600 million. Upon the
issuance of $450 million of CCH II notes discussed
above, the commitment under the bridge loan agreement was
reduced to $435 million. CCO Holdings may draw upon the
facility between January 2, 2006 and September 29,
2006 and the loans will mature on the sixth anniversary of the
first borrowing under the bridge loan. Each loan will accrue
interest at a rate equal to an adjusted LIBOR rate plus a
spread. The spread will initially be 450 basis points and
will increase (a) by an additional 25 basis points at
the end of the six-month period following the date of the first
borrowing, (b) by an additional 25 basis points at the
end of each of the next two subsequent three month periods and
(c) by 62.5 basis points at the end of each of the
next two subsequent three-month periods. CCO Holdings will be
required to prepay loans from the net proceeds from (i) the
issuance of equity or incurrence of debt by Charter and its
subsidiaries, with certain exceptions, and (ii) certain
asset sales (to the extent not used for other purposes permitted
under the bridge loan).
In August 2005, CCO Holdings issued $300 million in debt
securities, the proceeds of which were used for general
corporate purposes, including the payment of distributions to
its parent companies, including Charter Holdings, to pay
interest expense.
|
|
|
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt |
In September 2005, Charter Holdings and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, CCH I and CIH, completed the exchange of
approximately $6.8 billion total principal amount of
outstanding debt securities of Charter Holdings in a private
placement for new debt securities. Holders of Charter Holdings
notes due in 2009 and 2010 exchanged $3.4 billion principal
amount of notes for $2.9 billion principal amount of new
11% CCH I senior secured notes due 2015. Holders of Charter
Holdings notes due 2011 and 2012 exchanged $845 million
principal amount of notes for $662 million principal amount
of 11% CCH I notes due 2015. In addition, holders of Charter
Holdings notes due 2011 and 2012 exchanged $2.5 billion
principal amount of notes for $2.5 billion principal amount
of various series of new CIH notes. Each series of new CIH notes
has the same interest rate and provisions for payment of cash
interest as the series of old Charter Holdings notes for which
such CIH notes were exchanged. In addition, the maturities for
each series were extended three years. The
F-19
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
exchanges resulted in a net gain on extinguishment of debt of
approximately $490 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005.
In March and June 2005, Charter Operating consummated exchange
transactions with a small number of institutional holders of
Charter Holdings 8.25% senior notes due 2007 pursuant to
which Charter Operating issued, in private placements,
approximately $333 million principal amount of new notes
with terms identical to Charter Operatings
8.375% senior second lien notes due 2014 in exchange for
approximately $346 million of the Charter Holdings
8.25% senior notes due 2007. The exchanges resulted in a
net gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately
$10 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The
Charter Holdings notes received in the exchange were thereafter
distributed to Charter Holdings and cancelled.
In March 2005, Charter Holdings subsidiary, CC V Holdings,
LLC, redeemed all of its 11.875% notes due 2008, at
103.958% of principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest
to the date of redemption. The total cost of redemption was
approximately $122 million and was funded through
borrowings under the Charter Operating credit facilities. The
redemption resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt for the
year ended December 31, 2005 of approximately
$5 million. Following such redemption, CC V Holdings, LLC
and its subsidiaries (other than non-guarantor subsidiaries)
guaranteed the Charter Operating credit facilities and granted a
lien on all of their assets as to which a lien can be perfected
under the Uniform Commercial Code by the filing of a financing
statement.
In April 2004, Charter Holdings indirect subsidiaries,
Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital
Corp., sold $1.5 billion of senior second-lien notes in a
private transaction. Additionally, Charter Operating amended and
restated its $5.1 billion credit facilities, among other
things, to defer maturities and increase availability under
those facilities to approximately $6.5 billion, consisting
of a $1.5 billion six-year revolving credit facility, a
$2.0 billion six-year term loan facility and a
$3.0 billion seven-year term loan facility. Charter
Operating used the additional borrowings under the amended and
restated credit facilities, together with proceeds from the sale
of the Charter Operating senior second-lien notes to refinance
the credit facilities of its subsidiaries, CC VI Operating
Company, LLC (CC VI Operating), Falcon Cable
Communications, LLC (Falcon Cable), and CC VIII
Operating, LLC (CC VIII Operating), all in
concurrent transactions. In addition, Charter Operating was
substituted as the lender in place of the banks under those
subsidiaries credit facilities. These transactions
resulted in a net loss on extinguishment of debt of
$21 million for the year ended December 31, 2004.
In September 2003, Charter, Charter Holdings and their indirect
subsidiary, CCH II purchased, in a non-monetary
transaction, a total of approximately $609 million
principal amount of Charters outstanding convertible
senior notes and approximately $1.3 billion principal
amount of the senior notes and senior discount notes issued by
Charter Holdings from institutional investors in a small number
of privately negotiated transactions. As consideration for these
securities, CCH II issued approximately $1.6 billion
principal amount of 10.25% notes due 2010, and realized
approximately $294 million of debt discount. CCH II
also issued an additional $30 million principal amount of
10.25% notes for an equivalent amount of cash and used the
proceeds for transaction costs and for general corporate
purposes. This transaction resulted in a gain on extinguishment
of debt of $187 million for the year ended
December 31, 2003. See discussion of the CCH II notes
below for more details.
March 1999 Charter Holdings Notes. The March 1999
Charter Holdings notes are general unsecured obligations of
Charter Holdings and Charter Communications Capital Corporation
(Charter Capital). The March 1999 8.250% Charter
Holdings notes mature on April 1, 2007, and as of
December 31, 2005, there was $105 million in total
principal amount outstanding. The March 1999 8.625% Charter
Holdings notes mature on April 1, 2009 and as of
December 31, 2005, there was $292 million in total
principal amount outstanding. The March 1999 9.920% Charter
Holdings notes mature on April 1, 2011 and as of
December 31, 2005, the total principal amount and accreted
value outstanding was $198 million. Cash interest on the
March 1999 9.920% Charter Holdings notes began to accrue on
April 1, 2004.
F-20
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The March 1999 Charter Holdings notes are senior debt
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. They rank
equally with all other current and future unsubordinated
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. They are
structurally subordinated to the obligations of Charter
Holdings subsidiaries, including the CIH notes, the CCH I
notes, the CCH II notes, the CCO Holdings notes, the
Renaissance notes, the Charter Operating notes and the Charter
Operating credit facilities.
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital will not have the right to
redeem the March 1999 8.250% Charter Holdings notes prior to
their maturity on April 1, 2007. Charter Holdings and
Charter Capital may redeem some or all of the March 1999 8.625%
Charter Holdings notes and the March 1999 9.920% Charter
Holdings notes at any time, in each case, at a premium. The
optional redemption price declines to 100% of the principal
amount of March 1999 Charter Holdings notes redeemed, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, for redemption on or after
April 1, 2007.
In the event that a specified change of control event occurs,
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital must offer to repurchase
any then outstanding March 1999 Charter Holdings notes at 101%
of their principal amount or accreted value, as applicable, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The indentures governing the March 1999 Charter Holdings notes
contain restrictive covenants that limit certain transactions or
activities by Charter Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries.
Substantially all of Charter Holdings direct and indirect
subsidiaries are currently restricted subsidiaries.
January 2000 Charter Holdings Notes. The January
2000 Charter Holdings notes are general unsecured obligations of
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. The January 2000 10.00%
Charter Holdings notes mature on April 1, 2009, and as of
December 31, 2005, there was $154 million in total
principal amount of these notes outstanding. The January 2000
10.25% Charter Holdings notes mature on January 15, 2010
and as of December 31, 2005, there was $49 million in
total principal amount of these notes outstanding. The January
2000 11.75% Charter Holdings notes mature on January 15,
2010 and as of December 31, 2005, the total principal
amount and accreted value outstanding of these notes was
$43 million. Cash interest on the January 2000 11.75%
Charter Holdings notes began to accrue on January 15, 2005.
The January 2000 Charter Holdings notes are senior debt
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. They rank
equally with all other current and future unsubordinated
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. They are
structurally subordinated to the obligations of Charter
Holdings subsidiaries, including the CIH notes, the CCH I
notes, the CCH II notes, the CCO Holdings notes, the
Renaissance notes, the Charter Operating notes and the Charter
Operating credit facilities.
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital will not have the right to
redeem the January 2000 10.00% Charter Holdings notes prior to
their maturity on April 1, 2009. Charter Holdings and
Charter Capital may redeem some or all of the January 2000
10.25% Charter Holdings notes and the January 2000 11.75%
Charter Holdings notes at any time, in each case, at a premium.
The optional redemption price declines to 100% of the principal
amount of the January 2000 Charter Holdings notes redeemed, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, for redemption on or after
January 15, 2008.
In the event that a specified change of control event occurs,
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital must offer to repurchase
any then outstanding January 2000 Charter Holdings notes at 101%
of their total principal amount or accreted value, as
applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The indentures governing the January 2000 Charter Holdings notes
contain substantially identical events of default, affirmative
covenants and negative covenants as those contained in the
indentures governing the March 1999 Charter Holdings notes.
January 2001 Charter Holdings Notes. The January
2001 Charter Holdings notes are general unsecured obligations of
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. The January 2001 10.750%
Charter Holdings notes mature on October 1, 2009, and as of
December 31, 2005, there was $131 million in total
principal amount of
F-21
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
these notes outstanding. The January 2001 11.125% Charter
Holdings notes mature on January 15, 2011 and as of
December 31, 2005, there was $217 million in total
principal amount outstanding. The January 2001 13.500% Charter
Holdings notes mature on January 15, 2011 and as of
December 31, 2005 the total principal amount and accreted
value outstanding of these notes was $94 million. Cash
interest on the January 2001 13.500% Charter Holdings notes
began to accrue on January 15, 2006.
The January 2001 Charter Holdings notes are senior debt
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. They rank
equally with all other current and future unsubordinated
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. They are
structurally subordinated to the obligations of Charter
Holdings subsidiaries, including the CIH notes, the CCH I
notes, the CCH II notes, the CCO Holdings notes, the
Renaissance notes, the Charter Operating notes and the Charter
Operating credit facilities.
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital will not have the right to
redeem the January 2001 10.750% Charter Holdings notes prior to
their maturity date on October 1, 2009. Charter Holdings
and Charter Capital may redeem some or all of the January 2001
11.125% Charter Holdings notes and the January 2001 13.500%
Charter Holdings notes at any time, in each case, at a premium.
The optional redemption price declines to 100% of the principal
amount of the January 2001 Charter Holdings notes redeemed, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, for redemption on or after
January 15, 2009.
In the event that a specified change of control event occurs,
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital must offer to repurchase
any then outstanding January 2001 Charter Holdings notes at 101%
of their total principal amount or accreted value, as
applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The indentures governing the January 2001 Charter Holdings notes
contain substantially identical events of default, affirmative
covenants and negative covenants as those contained in the
indentures governing the March 1999 and January 2000 Charter
Holdings notes.
May 2001 Charter Holdings Notes. The May 2001
Charter Holdings notes are general unsecured obligations of
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. The May 2001 9.625%
Charter Holdings notes mature on November 15, 2009, and as
of December 31, 2005, combined with the January 2002
additional bond issue, there was $107 million in total
principal amount outstanding. The May 2001 10.000% Charter
Holdings notes mature on May 15, 2011 and as of
December 31, 2005, combined with the January 2002
additional bond issue, there was $137 million in total
principal amount outstanding and the total accreted value of the
10.000% notes was approximately $136 million. The May
2001 11.750% Charter Holdings notes mature on May 15, 2011
and as of December 31, 2005, the total principal amount
outstanding was $125 million and the total accreted value
of the 11.750% notes was approximately $120 million.
Cash interest on the May 2001 11.750% Charter Holdings notes
will not accrue prior to May 15, 2006.
The May 2001 Charter Holdings notes are senior debt obligations
of Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. They rank equally with
all other current and future unsubordinated obligations of
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. They are structurally
subordinated to the obligations of Charter Holdings
subsidiaries, including the CIH notes, the CCH I notes, the
CCH II notes, the CCO Holdings notes, the Renaissance
notes, the Charter Operating notes and the Charter Operating
credit facilities.
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital will not have the right to
redeem the May 2001 9.625% Charter Holdings notes prior to their
maturity on November 15, 2009. On or after May 15,
2006, Charter Holdings and Charter Capital may redeem some or
all of the May 2001 10.000% Charter Holdings notes and the May
2001 11.750% Charter Holdings notes at any time, in each case,
at a premium. The optional redemption price declines to 100% of
the principal amount of the May 2001 Charter Holdings notes
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, for
redemption on or after May 15, 2009.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
In the event that a specified change of control event occurs,
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital must offer to repurchase
any then outstanding May 2001 Charter Holdings notes at 101% of
their total principal amount or accreted value, as applicable,
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The indentures governing the May 2001 Charter Holdings notes
contain substantially identical events of default, affirmative
covenants and negative covenants as those contained in the
indentures governing the March 1999, January 2000 and January
2001 Charter Holdings notes.
January 2002 Charter Holdings Notes. The January
2002 Charter Holdings notes are general unsecured obligations of
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital.
The January 2002 12.125% senior discount notes mature on
January 15, 2012, and as of December 31, 2005, the
total principal amount outstanding was $113 million and the
total accreted value of these notes was approximately
$100 million. Cash interest on the January 2002 12.125%
Charter Holdings notes will not accrue prior to January 15,
2007.
The January 2002 Charter Holdings notes are senior debt
obligations of Charter Holdings and Charter Capital. They rank
equally with the current and future unsecured and unsubordinated
debt of Charter Holdings. They are structurally subordinated to
the obligations of Charter Holdings subsidiaries,
including the CIH notes, the CCH I notes, the CCH II notes,
the CCO Holdings notes, the Renaissance notes, the Charter
Operating notes and the Charter Operating credit facilities.
The Charter Holdings 12.125% senior discount notes are
redeemable at the option of the issuers at amounts decreasing
from 106.063% to 100% of accreted value beginning
January 15, 2007.
In the event that a specified change of control event occurs,
Charter Holdings and Charter Capital must offer to repurchase
any then outstanding January 2002 Charter Holdings notes at 101%
of their total principal amount or accreted value, as
applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The indentures governing the January 2002 Charter Holdings notes
contain substantially identical events of default, affirmative
covenants and negative covenants as those contained in the
indentures governing the March 1999, January 2000, January 2001
and May 2001 Charter Holdings notes.
CCH I Holdings, LLC Notes. In September 2005, CIH
and CCH I Holdings Capital Corp. jointly issued
$2.5 billion total principal amount of 9.920% to
13.500% senior accreting notes due 2014 and 2015 in
exchange for an aggregate amount of $2.4 billion of Charter
Holdings notes due 2011 and 2012, spread over six series of
notes and with varying interest rates. The notes are guaranteed
by Charter Holdings. As of December 31, 2005, there was
$2.5 billion in total principal amount and accreted value
outstanding and $2.1 billion in accreted value for legal
purposes and notes indentures purposes. Interest on the CIH
notes is payable semi-annually in arrears as follows:
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The CIH notes are senior debt obligations of CIH and CCH I
Holdings Capital Corp. They rank equally with all other current
and future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of CIH and CCH
I Holdings Capital
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Corp. The CIH notes are structurally subordinated to all
obligations of subsidiaries of CIH, including the CCH I notes,
the CCH II notes, the CCO Holdings notes, the Renaissance
notes, the Charter Operating notes and the Charter Operating
credit facilities.
The CIH notes may not be redeemed at the option of the issuers
until September 30, 2007. On or after such date, the CIH
notes may be redeemed at any time, in each case at a premium.
The optional redemption price declines to 100% of the respective
series principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
on or after varying dates in 2009 and 2010.
In the event that a specified change of control event happens,
CIH and CCH I Holdings Capital Corp. must offer to repurchase
any outstanding notes at a price equal to the sum of the
accreted value of the notes plus accrued and unpaid interest
plus a premium that varies over time.
CCH I, LLC Notes. In September 2005, CCH I
and CCH I Capital Corp. jointly issued $3.5 billion total
principal amount of 11.000% senior secured notes due
October 2015 in exchange for an aggregate amount of
$4.2 billion of certain Charter Holdings notes. The notes
are guaranteed by Charter Holdings and are secured by a pledge
of 100% of the equity interest of CCH Is wholly owned
direct subsidiary, CCH II. Such pledge is subject to
significant limitations as described in the related pledge
agreement. Interest on the CCH I notes accrues at 11% per
annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on each
April 1 and October 1, commencing on April 1,
2006. As of December 31, 2005, there was $3.5 billion
in total principal amount outstanding, $3.7 billion in
accreted value outstanding and $3.5 billion in accreted
value for legal purposes and notes indentures purposes.
The CCH I notes are senior debt obligations of CCH I and CCH I
Capital Corp. To the extent of the value of the collateral, they
rank senior to all of CCH Is future unsecured senior
indebtedness. The CCH I notes are structurally subordinated to
all obligations of subsidiaries of CCH I, including the
CCH II notes, CCO Holdings notes, the Renaissance notes,
the Charter Operating notes and the Charter Operating credit
facilities.
CCH I and CCH I Capital Corp. may, prior to October 1, 2008
in the event of a qualified equity offering providing sufficient
proceeds, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of
the CCH I notes at a redemption price of 111% of the principal
amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Aside from this
provision, CCH I and CCH I Capital Corp. may not redeem at their
option any of the notes prior to October 1, 2010. On or
after October 1, 2010, CCH I and CCH I Capital Corp. may
redeem, in whole or in part, CCH I notes at anytime, in each
case at a premium. The optional redemption price declines to
100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
on or after October 1, 2013.
If a change of control occurs, each holder of the CCH I notes
will have the right to require the repurchase of all or any part
of that holders CCH I notes at 101% of the principal
amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
CCH II Notes. In September 2003, CCH II
and CCH II Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.6 billion
total principal amount of 10.25% senior notes due 2010 and
in January 2006, they issued an additional $450 million
principal amount of these notes. The CCH II notes are
general unsecured obligations of CCH II and CCH II
Capital Corp. They rank equally with all other current or future
unsubordinated obligations of CCH II and CCH II
Capital Corp. The CCH II notes are structurally
subordinated to all obligations of subsidiaries of CCH II,
including the CCO Holdings notes, the Renaissance notes, the
Charter Operating notes and the Charter Operating credit
facilities.
Interest on the CCH II notes accrues at 10.25% per
annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 15
and September 15.
At any time prior to September 15, 2006, in the event of a
qualified equity offering providing sufficient proceeds, the
issuers of the CCH II notes may redeem up to 35% of the
total principal amount of the CCH II
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
notes on a pro rata basis at a redemption price equal to 110.25%
of the principal amount of CCH II notes redeemed, plus any
accrued and unpaid interest.
On or after September 15, 2008, the issuers of the
CCH II notes may redeem all or a part of the notes at a
redemption price that declines ratably from the initial
redemption price of 105.125% to a redemption price on or after
September 15, 2009 of 100.0% of the principal amount of the
CCH II notes redeemed, plus, in each case, any accrued and
unpaid interest.
In the event of specified change of control events, CCH II
must offer to purchase the outstanding CCH II notes from
the holders at a purchase price equal to 101% of the total
principal amount of the notes, plus any accrued and unpaid
interest.
The indenture governing the CCH II notes contains
restrictive covenants that limit certain transactions or
activities by CCH II and its restricted subsidiaries.
Substantially all of CCH IIs direct and indirect
subsidiaries are currently restricted subsidiaries.
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Notes due 2013 |
In November 2003 and August 2005, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings
Capital Corp. jointly issued $500 million and
$300 million, respectively, total principal amount of
83/4% senior
notes due 2013. The CCO Holdings notes are general unsecured
obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. They
rank equally with all other current or future unsubordinated
obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. The
CCO Holdings notes are structurally subordinated to all
obligations of CCO Holdings subsidiaries, including the
Renaissance notes, the Charter Operating notes and the Charter
Operating credit facilities. As of December 31, 2005, there
was $800 million in total principal amount outstanding and
$794 million in accreted value outstanding.
Interest on the CCO Holdings senior notes accrues at
83/4% per
year and is payable semi-annually in arrears on each May 15 and
November 15.
At any time prior to November 15, 2006, the issuers of the
CCO Holdings senior notes may redeem up to 35% of the total
principal amount of the CCO Holdings senior notes to the extent
of public equity proceeds they have received on a pro rata basis
at a redemption price equal to 108.75% of the principal amount
of CCO Holdings senior notes redeemed, plus any accrued and
unpaid interest.
On or after November 15, 2008, the issuers of the CCO
Holdings senior notes may redeem all or a part of the notes at a
redemption price that declines ratably from the initial
redemption price of 104.375% to a redemption price on or after
November 15, 2011 of 100.0% of the principal amount of the
CCO Holdings senior notes redeemed, plus, in each case, any
accrued and unpaid interest.
In the event of specified change of control events, CCO Holdings
must offer to purchase the outstanding CCO Holdings senior notes
from the holders at a purchase price equal to 101% of the total
principal amount of the notes, plus any accrued and unpaid
interest.
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In December 2004, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
jointly issued $550 million total principal amount of
senior floating rate notes due 2010. The CCO Holdings notes are
general unsecured obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings
Capital Corp. They rank equally with all other current or future
unsubordinated obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings
Capital Corp. The CCO Holdings notes are structurally
subordinated to all obligations of CCO Holdings
subsidiaries, including the Renaissance notes, the Charter
Operating notes and the Charter Operating credit facilities.
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Interest on the CCO Holdings senior floating rate notes accrues
at the LIBOR rate (4.53% and 2.56% as of December 31, 2005
and 2004, respectively) plus 4.125% annually, from the date
interest was most recently paid. Interest is reset and payable
quarterly in arrears on each March 15, June 15,
September 15 and December 15.
At any time prior to December 15, 2006, the issuers of the
senior floating rate notes may redeem up to 35% of the notes in
an amount not to exceed the amount of proceeds of one or more
public equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 100% of
the principal amount, plus a premium equal to the interest rate
per annum applicable to the notes on the date notice of
redemption is given, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the
original aggregate principal amount of the notes issued remains
outstanding after the redemption.
The issuers of the senior floating rate notes may redeem the
notes in whole or in part at the issuers option from
December 15, 2006 until December 14, 2007 for 102% of
the principal amount, from December 15, 2007 until
December 14, 2008 for 101% of the principal amount and from
and after December 15, 2008, at par, in each case, plus
accrued and unpaid interest.
The indentures governing the CCO Holdings senior notes contain
restrictive covenants that limit certain transactions or
activities by CCO Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries.
Substantially all of CCO Holdings direct and indirect
subsidiaries are currently restricted subsidiaries.
In the event of specified change of control events, CCO Holdings
must offer to purchase the outstanding CCO Holdings senior notes
from the holders at a purchase price equal to 101% of the total
principal amount of the notes, plus any accrued and unpaid
interest.
Charter Operating Notes. On April 27, 2004,
Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital
Corp. jointly issued $1.1 billion of 8% senior
second-lien notes due 2012 and $400 million of
83/8% senior
second-lien notes due 2014, for total gross proceeds of
$1.5 billion. In March and June 2005, Charter Operating
consummated exchange transactions with a small number of
institutional holders of Charter Holdings 8.25% senior
notes due 2007 pursuant to which Charter Operating issued, in
private placement transactions, approximately $333 million
principal amount of its
83/8% senior
second-lien notes due 2014 in exchange for approximately
$346 million of the Charter Holdings 8.25% senior
notes due 2007. Interest on the Charter Operating notes is
payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 30 and
October 30.
The Charter Operating notes were sold in a private transaction
that was not subject to the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933. The Charter Operating notes are not
expected to have the benefit of any exchange or other
registration rights, except in specified limited circumstances.
On the issue date of the Charter Operating notes, because of
restrictions contained in the Charter Holdings indentures, there
were no Charter Operating note guarantees, even though Charter
Operatings immediate parent, CCO Holdings, and certain of
the Companys subsidiaries were obligors and/or guarantors
under the Charter Operating credit facilities. Upon the
occurrence of the guarantee and pledge date (generally, the
fifth business day after the Charter Holdings leverage ratio was
certified to be below 8.75 to 1.0), CCO Holdings and those
subsidiaries of Charter Operating that were then guarantors of,
or otherwise obligors with respect to, indebtedness under the
Charter Operating credit facilities and related obligations were
required to guarantee the Charter Operating notes. The note
guarantee of each such guarantor is:
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(except in the case of CCO Holdings note guarantee, which
is structurally pari passu with such senior notes), the
outstanding CCH II notes, the outstanding CCH I notes, the
outstanding CIH notes, the outstanding Charter Holdings notes
and the outstanding Charter convertible senior notes (but
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
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indebtedness of such guarantor. |
As a result of the above leverage ratio test being met, CCO
Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries provided the additional
guarantees described above during the first quarter of 2005.
All the subsidiaries of Charter Operating (except CCO NR Sub,
LLC, and certain other subsidiaries that are not deemed material
and are designated as nonrecourse subsidiaries under the Charter
Operating credit facilities) are restricted subsidiaries of
Charter Operating under the Charter Operating notes.
Unrestricted subsidiaries generally will not be subject to the
restrictive covenants in the Charter Operating indenture.
In the event of specified change of control events, Charter
Operating must offer to purchase the Charter Operating notes at
a purchase price equal to 101% of the total principal amount of
the Charter Operating notes repurchased plus any accrued and
unpaid interest thereon.
The indenture governing the Charter Operating senior notes
contains restrictive covenants that limit certain transactions
or activities by Charter Operating and its restricted
subsidiaries. Substantially all of Charter Operatings
direct and indirect subsidiaries are currently restricted
subsidiaries.
Renaissance Notes. In connection with the
acquisition of Renaissance in April 1999, the Company assumed
$163 million principal amount at maturity of
10.000% senior discount notes due 2008 of which
$49 million was repurchased in May 1999. The Renaissance
notes bear interest, payable semi-annually, on April 15 and
October 15. The Renaissance notes are due on April 15,
2008. As of December 31, 2005, there was $114 million
in total principal amount outstanding and $115 million in
accreted value outstanding.
CC V Holdings Notes. These notes were redeemed on
March 14, 2005 and are therefore no longer outstanding.
High-Yield Restrictive Covenants; Limitation on
Indebtedness. The indentures governing the notes of the
Companys subsidiaries contain certain covenants that
restrict the ability of Charter Holdings, Charter Capital, CIH,
CIH, Capital Corp., CCH I, CCH I Capital Corp.,
CCH II, CCH II Capital Corp., CCO Holdings, CCO
Holdings Capital Corp., Charter Operating, Charter
Communications Operating Capital Corp., Renaissance Media Group,
and all of their restricted subsidiaries to:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
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Charter Operating Credit Facilities |
The Charter Operating credit facilities were amended and
restated concurrently with the sale of $1.5 billion senior
second-lien notes in April 2004, among other things, to defer
maturities and increase availability under these facilities and
to enable Charter Operating to acquire the interests of the
lenders under the CC VI Operating, CC VIII Operating and Falcon
credit facilities, thereby consolidating all credit facilities
under one amended and restated Charter Operating credit
agreement.
The Charter Operating credit facilities provide borrowing
availability of up to $6.5 billion as follows:
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$3.0 billion, which shall be repayable in 27 equal
quarterly installments aggregating in each loan year to 1% of
the original amount of the Term B facility, with the remaining
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Amounts outstanding under the Charter Operating credit
facilities bear interest, at Charter Operatings election,
at a base rate or the Eurodollar rate (4.06% to 4.50% as of
December 31, 2005 and 2.07% to 2.28% as of
December 31, 2004), as defined, plus a margin for
Eurodollar loans of up to 3.00% for the Term A facility and
revolving credit facility, and up to 3.25% for the Term B
facility, and for base rate loans of up to 2.00% for the Term A
facility and revolving credit facility, and up to 2.25% for the
Term B facility. A quarterly commitment fee of up to .75% is
payable on the average daily unborrowed balance of the revolving
credit facilities.
The obligations of our subsidiaries under the Charter Operating
credit facilities (the Obligations) are guaranteed
by Charter Operatings immediate parent company, CCO
Holdings, and the subsidiaries of Charter Operating, except for
immaterial subsidiaries and subsidiaries precluded from
guaranteeing by reason of the provisions of other indebtedness
to which they are subject (the non-guarantor
subsidiaries, primarily Renaissance and its subsidiaries).
The Obligations are also secured by (i) a lien on all of
the assets of Charter Operating and its subsidiaries (other than
assets of the non-guarantor subsidiaries), to the extent such
lien can be perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code by the
filing of a financing statement, and (ii) a pledge by CCO
Holdings of the equity interests owned by it in Charter
Operating or any of Charter Operatings subsidiaries, as
well as intercompany obligations owing to it by any of such
entities.
Upon the Charter Holdings Leverage Ratio (as defined in the
indenture governing the Charter Holdings senior notes and senior
discount notes) being under 8.75 to 1.0, the Charter Operating
credit facilities required that the 11.875% notes due 2008
issued by CC V Holdings, LLC be redeemed. Because such Leverage
Ratio was determined to be under 8.75 to 1.0, CC V Holdings, LLC
redeemed such notes in March 2005, and CC V Holdings, LLC and
its subsidiaries (other than non-guarantor subsidiaries) became
guarantors of the Obligations and have granted a lien on all of
their assets as to which a lien can be perfected under the
Uniform Commercial Code by the filing of a financing statement.
As of December 31, 2005, outstanding borrowings under the
Charter Operating credit facilities were approximately
$5.7 billion and the unused total potential availability
was approximately $553 million, none of which was limited
by covenant restrictions.
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Restrictive Covenants |
The Charter Operating credit facilities contain representations
and warranties, and affirmative and negative covenants customary
for financings of this type. The financial covenants measure
performance
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
against standards set for leverage, debt service coverage, and
interest coverage, tested as of the end of each quarter. The
maximum allowable leverage ratio is 4.25 to 1.0 until maturity,
tested as of the end of each quarter beginning
September 30, 2004. Additionally, the Charter Operating
credit facilities contain provisions requiring mandatory loan
prepayments under specific circumstances, including when
significant amounts of assets are sold and the proceeds are not
reinvested in assets useful in the business of the borrower
within a specified period, and upon the incurrence of certain
indebtedness when the ratio of senior first lien debt to
operating cash flow is greater than 2.0 to 1.0.
The Charter Operating credit facilities permit Charter Operating
and its subsidiaries to make distributions to pay interest on
the Charter Operating senior second-lien notes, the CIH notes,
the CCH I notes, the CCH II senior notes, the CCO Holdings
senior notes, the Charter convertible senior notes, the CCHC
notes and the Charter Holdings senior notes, provided that,
among other things, no default has occurred and is continuing
under the Charter Operating credit facilities. Conditions to
future borrowings include absence of a default or an event of
default under the Charter Operating credit facilities and the
continued accuracy in all material respects of the
representations and warranties, including the absence since
December 31, 2003 of any event, development or circumstance
that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on our business.
The events of default under the Charter Operating credit
facilities include, among other things:
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not limited to a covenant to deliver audited financial
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the failure to pay or the occurrence of events that cause or
permit the acceleration of other indebtedness owing by CCO
Holdings, Charter Operating or Charter Operatings
subsidiaries in amounts in excess of $50 million in
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the failure to pay or the occurrence of events that result in
the acceleration of other indebtedness owing by certain of CCO
Holdings direct and indirect parent companies in amounts
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Paul Allen and/or certain of his family members and/or their
exclusively owned entities (collectively, the Paul Allen
Group) ceasing to have the power, directly or indirectly,
to vote at least 35% of the ordinary voting power of Charter
Operating, |
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the consummation of any transaction resulting in any person or
group (other than the Paul Allen Group) having power, directly
or indirectly, to vote more than 35% of the ordinary voting
power of Charter Operating, unless the Paul Allen Group holds a
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certain of Charter Operatings indirect or direct parent
companies having indebtedness in excess of $500 million
aggregate principal amount which remains undefeased three months
prior to the final maturity of such indebtedness, and |
|
|
|
Charter Operating ceasing to be a wholly-owned direct subsidiary
of CCO Holdings, except in certain very limited circumstances. |
In October 2005, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., as
guarantor thereunder, entered into the Bridge Loan) with
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch
and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch (the
Lenders) whereby the Lenders committed to make loans
to CCO Holdings in an aggregate amount of $600 million. In
January 2006, upon the issuance of $450 million of
F-29
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
CCH II notes discussed above, the commitment under the
bridge loan agreement was reduced to $435 million. CCO
Holdings may draw upon the facility between January 2, 2006
and September 29, 2006 and the loans will mature on the
sixth anniversary of the first borrowing under the Bridge Loan.
Beginning on the first anniversary of the first date that CCO
Holdings borrows under the Bridge Loan and at any time
thereafter, any Lender will have the option to receive
exchange notes (the terms of which are described
below, the Exchange Notes) in exchange for any loan
that has not been repaid by that date. Upon the earlier of
(x) the date that at least a majority of all loans that
have been outstanding have been exchanged for Exchange Notes and
(y) the date that is 18 months after the first date
that CCO Holdings borrows under the Bridge Loan, the remainder
of loans will be automatically exchanged for Exchange Notes.
As conditions to each draw, (i) there shall be no default
under the Bridge Loan, (ii) all the representations and
warranties under the bridge loan shall be true and correct in
all material respects and (iii) all conditions to borrowing
under the Charter Operating credit facilities (with certain
exceptions) shall be satisfied.
The aggregate unused commitment will be reduced by 100% of the
net proceeds from certain asset sales, to the extent such net
proceeds have not been used to prepay loans or Exchange Notes.
However, asset sales that generate net proceeds of less than
$75 million will not be subject to such commitment
reduction obligation, unless the aggregate net proceeds from
such asset sales exceed $200 million, in which case the
aggregate unused commitment will be reduced by the amount of
such excess.
CCO Holdings will be required to prepay loans (and redeem or
offer to repurchase Exchange Notes, if issued) from the net
proceeds from (i) the issuance of equity or incurrence of
debt by Charter and its subsidiaries, with certain exceptions,
and (ii) certain asset sales (to the extent not used for
purposes permitted under the bridge loan).
The covenants and events of default applicable to CCO Holdings
under the Bridge Loan are similar to the covenants and events of
default in the indenture for the senior secured notes of CCH I.
The Exchange Notes will mature on the sixth anniversary of the
first borrowing under the Bridge Loan. The Exchange Notes will
bear interest at a rate equal to the rate that would have been
borne by the loans. The same mandatory redemption provisions
will apply to the Exchange Notes as applied to the loans, except
that CCO Holdings will be required to make an offer to redeem
upon the occurrence of a change of control at 101% of principal
amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The Exchange Notes will, if held by a person other than an
initial lender or an affiliate thereof, be (a) non-callable
for the first three years after the first borrowing date and
(b) thereafter, callable at par plus accrued interest plus
a premium equal to 50% of the coupon in effect on the first
anniversary of the first borrowing date, which premium shall
decline to 25% of such coupon in the fourth year and to zero
thereafter. Otherwise, the Exchange Notes will be callable at
any time at 100% of the amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid
interest.
F-30
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Based upon outstanding indebtedness as of December 31,
2005, the amortization of term loans, scheduled reductions in
available borrowings of the revolving credit facilities, and the
maturity dates for all senior and subordinated notes and
debentures, total future principal payments on the total
borrowings under all debt agreements as of December 31,
2005, are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Year |
|
Amount | |
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
$ |
30 |
|
2007
|
|
|
385 |
|
2008
|
|
|
744 |
|
2009
|
|
|
1,463 |
|
2010
|
|
|
3,455 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
12,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,453 |
|
|
|
|
|
For the amounts of debt scheduled to mature during 2006, it is
managements intent to fund the repayments from borrowings
on the Companys revolving credit facility. The
accompanying consolidated balance sheet reflects this intent by
presenting all debt balances as long-term while the table above
reflects actual debt maturities as of the stated date.
Minority interest on the Companys consolidated balance
sheets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 primarily
represents preferred membership interests in CC VIII, LLC
(CC VIII), an indirect subsidiary of Charter
Holdings, of $622 million and $656 million,
respectively. As more fully described in Note 21, this
preferred interest arises from approximately $630 million
of preferred membership units issued by CC VIII in connection
with an acquisition in February 2000 and was the subject of a
dispute between Charter and Mr. Allen, Charters
Chairman and controlling shareholder that was settled
October 31, 2005. In conjunction with the settlement of
this dispute and the related change in ownership interest,
approximately 18.6% of CC VIIIs income or losses are
allocated to minority interest in the Companys
consolidated statements of operations, including amounts
estimated in prior years and the 2% accretion of the preferred
membership interests.
Certain marketable equity securities are classified as
available-for-sale and reported at market value with unrealized
gains and losses recorded as accumulated other comprehensive
loss on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Additionally, the Company reports changes in the fair value of
interest rate agreements designated as hedging the variability
of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations,
that meet the effectiveness criteria of SFAS No. 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities, in accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003 was $789 million, $4.4 billion and
$722 million, respectively.
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|
12. |
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities |
The Company uses interest rate risk management derivative
instruments, such as interest rate swap agreements and interest
rate collar agreements (collectively referred to herein as
interest rate agreements) to manage its interest costs. The
Companys policy is to manage interest costs using a mix of
fixed and variable rate debt. Using interest rate swap
agreements, the Company has agreed to exchange, at specified
intervals through 2007, the difference between fixed and
variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an
agreed-upon notional principal amount. Interest rate collar
agreements are used to limit the Companys exposure to and
benefits from interest rate fluctuations on variable rate debt
to within a certain range of rates.
F-31
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Company does not hold or issue derivative instruments for
trading purposes. The Company does, however, have certain
interest rate derivative instruments that have been designated
as cash flow hedging instruments. Such instruments effectively
convert variable interest payments on certain debt instruments
into fixed payments. For qualifying hedges,
SFAS No. 133 allows derivative gains and losses to
offset related results on hedged items in the consolidated
statement of operations. The Company has formally documented,
designated and assessed the effectiveness of transactions that
receive hedge accounting. For the years ended December 31,
2005, 2004 and 2003, net gain on derivative instruments and
hedging activities includes gains of $3 million,
$4 million and $8 million, respectively, which
represent cash flow hedge ineffectiveness on interest rate hedge
agreements arising from differences between the critical terms
of the agreements and the related hedged obligations. Changes in
the fair value of interest rate agreements designated as hedging
instruments of the variability of cash flows associated with
floating-rate debt obligations that meet the effectiveness
criteria SFAS No. 133 are reported in accumulated
other comprehensive loss. For the years ended December 31,
2005, 2004 and 2003, a gain of $16 million,
$42 million and $48 million, respectively, related to
derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, was
recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The amounts
are subsequently reclassified into interest expense as a yield
adjustment in the same period in which the related interest on
the floating-rate debt obligations affects earnings (losses).
Certain interest rate derivative instruments are not designated
as hedges as they do not meet the effectiveness criteria
specified by SFAS No. 133. However, management
believes such instruments are closely correlated with the
respective debt, thus managing associated risk. Interest rate
derivative instruments not designated as hedges are marked to
fair value, with the impact recorded as gain (loss) on
derivative instruments and hedging activities in the
Companys consolidated statement of operations. For the
years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, net gain on
derivative instruments and hedging activities includes gains of
$47 million, $65 million and $57 million,
respectively, for interest rate derivative instruments not
designated as hedges.
As of December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, the Company had
outstanding $1.8 billion, $2.7 billion and
$3.0 billion and $20 million, $20 million and
$520 million, respectively, in notional amounts of interest
rate swaps and collars, respectively. The notional amounts of
interest rate instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by
the parties and, thus, are not a measure of exposure to credit
loss. The amounts exchanged are determined by reference to the
notional amount and the other terms of the contracts.
|
|
13. |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
The Company has estimated the fair value of its financial
instruments as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 using
available market information or other appropriate valuation
methodologies. Considerable judgment, however, is required in
interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value.
Accordingly, the estimates presented in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative
of the amounts the Company would realize in a current market
exchange.
The carrying amounts of cash, receivables, payables and other
current assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of
the short maturity of those instruments. The Company is exposed
to market price risk volatility with respect to investments in
publicly traded and privately held entities.
The fair value of interest rate agreements represents the
estimated amount the Company would receive or pay upon
termination of the agreements. Management believes that the
sellers of the interest rate agreements will be able to meet
their obligations under the agreements. In addition, some of the
interest rate agreements are with certain of the participating
banks under the Companys credit facilities, thereby
reducing the exposure to credit loss. The Company has policies
regarding the financial stability and credit standing of major
counterparties. Nonperformance by the counterparties is not
anticipated nor would it have a material adverse effect on the
Companys consolidated financial condition or results of
operations.
F-32
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The estimated fair value of the Companys notes and
interest rate agreements at December 31, 2005 and 2004 are
based on quoted market prices, and the fair value of the credit
facilities is based on dealer quotations.
A summary of the carrying value and fair value of the
Companys debt and related interest rate agreements at
December 31, 2005 and 2004 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Carrying | |
|
Fair | |
|
Carrying | |
|
Fair | |
|
|
Value | |
|
Value | |
|
Value | |
|
Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter Holdings debt
|
|
$ |
1,746 |
|
|
$ |
1,145 |
|
|
$ |
8,579 |
|
|
$ |
7,669 |
|
|
CIH debt
|
|
|
2,472 |
|
|
|
1,469 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCH I debt
|
|
|
3,683 |
|
|
|
2,959 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCH II debt
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
1,592 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
1,698 |
|
|
CCO Holdings debt
|
|
|
1,344 |
|
|
|
1,299 |
|
|
|
1,050 |
|
|
|
1,064 |
|
|
Charter Operating debt
|
|
|
1,833 |
|
|
|
1,821 |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
1,563 |
|
|
Credit facilities
|
|
|
5,731 |
|
|
|
5,719 |
|
|
|
5,515 |
|
|
|
5,502 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
229 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
Interest Rate Agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets (Liabilities)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swaps
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
Collars
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
The weighted average interest pay rate for the Companys
interest rate swap agreements was 9.51% and 8.07% at
December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Revenues consist of the following for the years presented:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Video
|
|
$ |
3,248 |
|
|
$ |
3,217 |
|
|
$ |
3,306 |
|
High-speed Internet
|
|
|
875 |
|
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
535 |
|
Telephone
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Advertising sales
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
254 |
|
Commercial
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
196 |
|
Other
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,033 |
|
|
$ |
4,760 |
|
|
$ |
4,616 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-33
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Operating expenses consist of the following for the years
presented:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Programming
|
|
$ |
1,359 |
|
|
$ |
1,264 |
|
|
$ |
1,195 |
|
Service
|
|
|
748 |
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
595 |
|
Advertising sales
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,203 |
|
|
$ |
1,994 |
|
|
$ |
1,873 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16. |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of the
following for the years presented:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
General and administrative
|
|
$ |
856 |
|
|
$ |
815 |
|
|
$ |
802 |
|
Marketing
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
998 |
|
|
$ |
934 |
|
|
$ |
905 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of selling expense are included in general and
administrative and marketing expense.
|
|
17. |
Stock Compensation Plans |
Charter grants stock options, restricted stock and other
incentive compensation pursuant to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
of Charter (the 2001 Plan). Prior to 2001, options
were granted under the 1999 Option Plan of Charter Holdco (the
1999 Plan).
The 1999 Plan provided for the grant of options to purchase
membership units in Charter Holdco to current and prospective
employees and consultants of Charter Holdco and its affiliates
and current and prospective non-employee directors of Charter.
Options granted generally vest over five years from the grant
date, with 25% vesting 15 months after the anniversary of
the grant date and ratably thereafter. Options not exercised
accumulate and are exercisable, in whole or in part, in any
subsequent period, but not later than 10 years from the
date of grant. Membership units received upon exercise of the
options are automatically exchanged into Class A common
stock of Charter on a one-for-one basis.
The 2001 Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified stock
options, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights,
performance units and performance shares, share awards, phantom
stock and/or shares of restricted stock (not to exceed
20,000,000), as each term is defined in the 2001 Plan.
Employees, officers, consultants and directors of the Company
and its subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible to receive
grants under the 2001 Plan. Options granted generally vest over
four years from the grant date, with 25% vesting on the
anniversary of the grant date and ratably thereafter. Generally,
options expire 10 years from the grant date.
The 2001 Plan allows for the issuance of up to a total of
90,000,000 shares of Charter Class A common stock (or
units convertible into Charter Class A common stock). The
total shares available reflect a July 2003 amendment to the 2001
Plan approved by the board of directors and the shareholders of
Charter to increase available shares by 30,000,000 shares.
In 2001, any shares covered by options that terminated under the
1999 Plan were transferred to the 2001 Plan, and no new options
can be granted under the 1999 Plan.
In the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003,
certain directors were awarded a total of 492,225, 182,932 and
80,603 shares, respectively, of restricted Charter
Class A common stock of which 44,121 shares
F-34
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
had been cancelled as of December 31, 2005. The shares vest
one year from the date of grant. In 2005, 2004 and 2003, in
connection with new employment agreements, certain officers were
awarded 2,987,500, 50,000 and 50,000 shares, respectively,
of restricted Charter Class A common stock of which
68,750 shares had been cancelled as of December 31,
2005. The shares vest annually over a one to three-year period
beginning from the date of grant. As of December 31, 2005,
deferred compensation remaining to be recognized in future
period totaled $2 million.
A summary of the activity for Charters stock options,
excluding granted shares of restricted Charter Class A
common stock, for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004
and 2003, is as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share
data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
|
|
Exercise | |
|
|
|
Exercise | |
|
|
|
Exercise | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Price | |
|
Shares | |
|
Price | |
|
Shares | |
|
Price | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Options outstanding, beginning of period
|
|
|
24,835 |
|
|
$ |
6.57 |
|
|
|
47,882 |
|
|
$ |
12.48 |
|
|
|
53,632 |
|
|
$ |
14.22 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
10,810 |
|
|
|
1.36 |
|
|
|
9,405 |
|
|
|
4.88 |
|
|
|
7,983 |
|
|
|
3.53 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
1.11 |
|
|
|
(839 |
) |
|
|
2.02 |
|
|
|
(165 |
) |
|
|
3.96 |
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
(6,501 |
) |
|
|
7.40 |
|
|
|
(31,613 |
) |
|
|
15.16 |
|
|
|
(13,568 |
) |
|
|
14.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding, end of period
|
|
|
29,127 |
|
|
$ |
4.47 |
|
|
|
24,835 |
|
|
$ |
6.57 |
|
|
|
47,882 |
|
|
$ |
12.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average remaining contractual life
|
|
|
8 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable, end of period
|
|
|
9,999 |
|
|
$ |
7.80 |
|
|
|
7,731 |
|
|
$ |
10.77 |
|
|
|
22,861 |
|
|
$ |
16.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average fair value of options granted
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table summarizes information about stock options
outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding | |
|
Options Exercisable | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Weighted- | |
|
|
|
|
Remaining | |
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Remaining | |
|
Average | |
Range of | |
|
Number | |
|
Contractual | |
|
Exercise | |
|
Number | |
|
Contractual | |
|
Exercise | |
Exercise Prices | |
|
Outstanding | |
|
Life | |
|
Price | |
|
Exercisable | |
|
Life | |
|
Price | |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands) | |
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) | |
|
|
|
|
|
$ 1.11 - $ 1.60 |
|
|
|
12,565 |
|
|
|
9 years |
|
|
$ |
1.39 |
|
|
|
1,297 |
|
|
|
9 years |
|
|
$ |
1.49 |
|
|
$ 2.85 - $ 4.56 |
|
|
|
5,906 |
|
|
|
7 years |
|
|
|
3.40 |
|
|
|
3,028 |
|
|
|
7 years |
|
|
|
3.33 |
|
|
$ 5.06 - $ 5.17 |
|
|
|
6,970 |
|
|
|
8 years |
|
|
|
5.15 |
|
|
|
2,187 |
|
|
|
8 years |
|
|
|
5.13 |
|
|
$ 9.13 - $13.68 |
|
|
|
1,712 |
|
|
|
6 years |
|
|
|
10.96 |
|
|
|
1,513 |
|
|
|
6 years |
|
|
|
11.10 |
|
|
$13.96 - $23.09 |
|
|
|
1,974 |
|
|
|
4 years |
|
|
|
19.24 |
|
|
|
1,974 |
|
|
|
4 years |
|
|
|
19.24 |
|
On January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value
measurement provisions of SFAS No. 123, under which
the Company recognizes compensation expense of a stock-based
award to an employee over the vesting period based on the fair
value of the award on the grant date. Adoption of these
provisions resulted in utilizing a preferable accounting method
as the consolidated financial statements present the estimated
fair value of stock-based compensation in expense consistently
with other forms of compensation and other expense associated
with goods and services received for equity instruments. In
accordance with SFAS No. 123, the fair value method
will be applied only to awards granted or modified after
January 1, 2003,
F-35
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
whereas awards granted prior to such date will continue to be
accounted for under APB No. 25, unless they are modified or
settled in cash. The ongoing effect on consolidated results of
operations or financial condition will be dependent upon future
stock based compensation awards granted. The Company recorded
$14 million, $31 million and $4 million of option
compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003, respectively.
In January 2004, Charter began an option exchange program in
which the Company offered its employees the right to exchange
all stock options (vested and unvested) under the 1999 Charter
Communications Option Plan and 2001 Stock Incentive Plan that
had an exercise price over $10 per share for shares of
restricted Charter Class A common stock or, in some
instances, cash. Based on a sliding exchange ratio, which varied
depending on the exercise price of an employees outstanding
options, if an employee would have received more than
400 shares of restricted stock in exchange for tendered
options, Charter issued that employee shares of restricted stock
in the exchange. If, based on the exchange ratios, an employee
would have received 400 or fewer shares of restricted stock in
exchange for tendered options, Charter instead paid the employee
cash in an amount equal to the number of shares the employee
would have received multiplied by $5.00. The offer applied to
options (vested and unvested) to purchase a total of
22,929,573 shares of Charter Class A common stock, or
approximately 48% of Charters 47,882,365 total options
issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2003.
Participation by employees was voluntary. Those members of
Charters board of directors who were not also employees of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries were not eligible to
participate in the exchange offer.
In the closing of the exchange offer on February 20, 2004,
Charter accepted for cancellation eligible options to purchase
approximately 18,137,664 shares of its Class A common
stock. In exchange, Charter granted 1,966,686 shares of
restricted stock, including 460,777 performance shares to
eligible employees of the rank of senior vice president and
above, and paid a total cash amount of approximately
$4 million (which amount includes applicable withholding
taxes) to those employees who received cash rather than shares
of restricted stock. The restricted stock was granted on
February 25, 2004. Employees tendered approximately 79% of
the options eligible to be exchanged under the program.
The cost to the Company of the stock option exchange program was
approximately $10 million, with a 2004 cash compensation
expense of approximately $4 million and a non-cash
compensation expense of approximately $6 million to be
expensed ratably over the three-year vesting period of the
restricted stock in the exchange.
In January 2004, the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the
board of directors of Charter approved Charters Long-Term
Incentive Program (LTIP), which is a program
administered under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. Under the
LTIP, employees of Charter and its subsidiaries whose pay
classifications exceed a certain level are eligible to receive
stock options, and more senior level employees are eligible to
receive stock options and performance shares. The stock options
vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of
grant. The performance shares vest on the third anniversary of
the grant date and shares of Charter Class A common stock
are issued, conditional upon Charters performance against
financial performance measures established by Charters
management and approved by its board of directors as of the time
of the award. Charter granted 3.2 million and
6.9 million shares in 2005 and 2004, respectively, under
this program and recognized expense of $1 million and
$8 million in the first three quarters of 2005 and 2004,
respectively. However, in the fourth quarter of 2005 and 2004,
the Company reversed the entire $1 million and
$8 million, respectively, of expense based on the
Companys assessment of the probability of achieving the
financial performance measures established by Charter and
required to be met for the performance shares to vest. In
February 2006, Charters Compensation and Benefits
Committee approved a modification to the financial performance
measures required to be met for the 2005 performance shares to
vest after which management believes that a approximately
2.5 million of the performance shares are likely to vest.
As such, expense of approximately $3 million will be
amortized over the remaining two year service period.
F-36
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
18. |
Hurricane Asset Retirement Loss |
Certain of the Companys cable systems in Louisiana
suffered significant plant damage as a result of hurricanes
Katrina and Rita in September 2005. As a result, the Company
wrote off $19 million of its plants net book value in
the third quarter of 2005.
In the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company began a workforce
reduction program and consolidation of its operations from three
divisions and ten regions into five operating divisions,
eliminating redundant practices and streamlining its management
structure. The Company has recorded special charges as a result
of reducing its workforce, executive severance and consolidating
administrative offices in 2003, 2004 and 2005. The activity
associated with this initiative is summarized in the table below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total | |
|
|
Severance/ | |
|
|
|
|
|
Special | |
|
|
Leases | |
|
Litigation | |
|
Other | |
|
Charge | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
Balance at December 31, 2002
|
|
$ |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Charges
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(5 |
) |
|
$ |
21 |
|
Payments
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Charges
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
92 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
104 |
|
Payments
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Charges
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
Payments
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, 2003, the severance and
lease costs were offset by a $5 million settlement from the
Internet service provider Excite@Home related to the conversion
of high-speed Internet customers to Charter Pipeline service in
2001. For the year ended December 31, 2004, special charges
include approximately $85 million, as part of a settlement
of the consolidated federal class action and federal derivative
action lawsuits and approximately $10 million of litigation
costs related to the settlement of a 2004 national class action
suit (see Note 22). For the year ended December 31,
2004, special charges were offset by $3 million received
from a third party in settlement of a legal dispute. For the
year ended December 31, 2005, special charges also include
approximately $1 million related to various legal
settlements.
Charter Holdings is a single member limited liability company
not subject to income tax. Charter Holdings holds all operations
through indirect subsidiaries. The majority of these indirect
subsidiaries are limited liability companies that are also not
subject to income tax. However, certain of Charter
Holdings indirect subsidiaries are corporations that are
subject to income tax.
For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2003, the Company
recorded income tax expense related to increases in deferred tax
liabilities and current federal and state income taxes primarily
related to differences in accounting for franchises at our
indirect corporate subsidiaries. For the year ended
December 31, 2004, the Company recorded income tax benefit
for its indirect corporate subsidiaries primarily related to
differences between book and tax accounting for franchises,
primarily resulting from the impairment recorded during 2004.
F-37
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Current and deferred income tax (expense) benefit is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Current expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal income taxes
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
State income taxes
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current income tax expense
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred benefit (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal income taxes
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
State income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income benefit (expense)
|
|
$ |
(9 |
) |
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
$ |
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company recorded the portion of the income tax benefit
associated with the adoption of EITF Topic
D-108 as a
$16 million reduction of the cumulative effect of
accounting change on the accompanying statement of operations
for the year ended December 31, 2004.
The Companys effective tax rate differs from that derived
by applying the applicable federal income tax rate of 35%, and
average state income tax rate of 5% for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Statutory federal income taxes
|
|
$ |
279 |
|
|
$ |
1,258 |
|
|
$ |
265 |
|
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
Losses allocated to limited liability companies not subject to
income taxes
|
|
|
(348 |
) |
|
|
(1,367 |
) |
|
|
(290 |
) |
Valuation allowance used (provided)
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
Less: cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefit (expense)
|
|
$ |
(9 |
) |
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-38
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The tax effects of these temporary differences that give rise to
significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax
liabilities at December 31, 2005 and 2004 for the indirect
corporate subsidiaries of the Company which are included in
long-term liabilities are presented below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforward
|
|
$ |
80 |
|
|
$ |
95 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gross deferred tax assets
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
Less: valuation allowance
|
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax assets
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant & equipment
|
|
$ |
(41 |
) |
|
$ |
(39 |
) |
|
Franchises
|
|
|
(207 |
) |
|
|
(201 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
(248 |
) |
|
|
(240 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax liabilities
|
|
$ |
(213 |
) |
|
$ |
(208 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company has deferred
tax assets of $86 million and $103 million,
respectively, which primarily relate to net operating loss
carryforwards of certain of its indirect corporate subsidiaries.
These net operating loss carryforwards (generally expiring in
years 2006 through 2025), are subject to certain return
limitations. Valuation allowances of $51 million and
$71 million exist with respect to these carryforwards as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets,
management considers whether it is more likely than not that
some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized.
Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax
liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning
strategies in making this assessment. Management believes that
the deferred tax assets will be realized prior to the expiration
of the tax net operating loss carryforwards in 2006 through
2025, except for those tax net operating loss carryforwards that
may be subject to certain limitations. Because of the
uncertainty associated in realizing the deferred tax assets
associated with the potentially limited tax net operating loss
carryforwards, valuation allowances have been established except
for deferred tax assets available to offset deferred tax
liabilities.
Charter Holdco is currently under examination by the Internal
Revenue Service for the tax years ending December 31, 2002
and 2003. The results of the Company (excluding the
Companys indirect corporate subsidiaries) for these years
are subject to this examination. Management does not expect the
results of this examination to have a material adverse effect on
the Companys consolidated financial condition or results
of operations.
|
|
21. |
Related Party Transactions |
The following sets forth certain transactions in which the
Company and the directors, executive officers and affiliates of
the Company are involved. Unless otherwise disclosed, management
believes that each of the transactions described below was on
terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been
obtained from independent third parties.
Charter is a party to management arrangements with Charter
Holdco and certain of its subsidiaries. Under these agreements,
Charter provides management services for the cable systems owned
or operated by its subsidiaries. The management services include
such services as centralized customer billing services, data
F-39
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
processing and related support, benefits administration and
coordination of insurance coverage and self-insurance programs
for medical, dental and workers compensation claims. Costs
associated with providing these services are billed and charged
directly to the Companys operating subsidiaries and are
included within operating costs in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations. Such costs totaled $205 million,
$195 million and $203 million for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. All other
costs incurred on the behalf of Charters operating
subsidiaries are considered a part of the management fee and are
recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative
expense, in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, the
management fee charged to the Companys operating
subsidiaries approximated the expenses incurred by Charter
Holdco and Charter on behalf of the Companys operating
subsidiaries. The Companys credit facilities prohibit
payments of management fees in excess of 3.5% of revenues until
repayment of the outstanding indebtedness. In the event any
portion of the management fee due and payable is not paid, it is
deferred by Charter and accrued as a liability of such
subsidiaries. Any deferred amount of the management fee will
bear interest at the rate of 10% per year, compounded
annually, from the date it was due and payable until the date it
is paid.
Mr. Allen, the controlling shareholder of Charter, and a
number of his affiliates have interests in various entities that
provide services or programming to Charters subsidiaries.
Given the diverse nature of Mr. Allens investment
activities and interests, and to avoid the possibility of future
disputes as to potential business, Charter and Charter Holdco,
under the terms of their respective organizational documents,
may not, and may not allow their subsidiaries to engage in any
business transaction outside the cable transmission business
except for certain existing approved investments. Charter,
Charter Holdco or any of their subsidiaries may not pursue, or
allow their subsidiaries to pursue, a business transaction
outside of this scope, unless Mr. Allen consents to Charter
or its subsidiaries engaging in the business transaction. The
cable transmission business means the business of transmitting
video, audio, including telephone, and data over cable systems
owned, operated or managed by Charter, Charter Holdco or any of
their subsidiaries from time to time.
Mr. Allen or his affiliates own or have owned equity
interests or warrants to purchase equity interests in various
entities with which the Company does business or which provides
it with products, services or programming. Among these entities
are TechTV L.L.C. (TechTV), Oxygen Media Corporation
(Oxygen Media), Digeo, Inc., Click2learn, Inc.,
Trail Blazer Inc., Action Sports Cable Network (Action
Sports) and Microsoft Corporation. In May 2004, TechTV was
sold to an unrelated third party. Mr. Allen owns 100% of
the equity of Vulcan Ventures Incorporated (Vulcan
Ventures) and Vulcan Inc. and is the president of Vulcan
Ventures. Ms. Jo Allen Patton is a director and the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Vulcan Inc. and is a
director and Vice President of Vulcan Ventures. Mr. Lance
Conn is Executive Vice President of Vulcan Inc. and Vulcan
Ventures. Mr. Savoy was a vice president and a director of
Vulcan Ventures until his resignation in September 2003 and he
resigned as a director of Charter in April 2004. The various
cable, media, Internet and telephone companies in which
Mr. Allen has invested may mutually benefit one another.
The Company can give no assurance, nor should you expect, that
any of these business relationships will be successful, that the
Company will realize any benefits from these relationships or
that the Company will enter into any business relationships in
the future with Mr. Allens affiliated companies.
Mr. Allen and his affiliates have made, and in the future
likely will make, numerous investments outside of the Company
and its business. The Company cannot assure that, in the event
that the Company or any of its subsidiaries enter into
transactions in the future with any affiliate of Mr. Allen,
such transactions will be on terms as favorable to the Company
as terms it might have obtained from an unrelated third party.
Also, conflicts could arise with respect to the allocation of
corporate opportunities between the Company and Mr. Allen
and his affiliates. The Company has not instituted any formal
plan or arrangement to address potential conflicts of interest.
F-40
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Company received or receives programming for broadcast via
its cable systems from TechTV (now G4), Oxygen Media and Trail
Blazers Inc. The Company pays a fee for the programming service
generally based on the number of customers receiving the
service. Such fees for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003 were each less than 1% of total operating expenses.
Tech TV. The Company received from TechTV programming for
distribution via its cable system pursuant to an affiliation
agreement. The affiliation agreement provided, among other
things, that TechTV must offer Charter certain terms and
conditions that are no less favorable in the affiliation
agreement than are given to any other distributor that serves
the same number of or fewer TechTV viewing customers.
Additionally, pursuant to the affiliation agreement, the Company
was entitled to incentive payments for channel launches through
December 31, 2003.
In March 2004, Charter Holdco entered into agreements with
Vulcan Programming and TechTV, which provide for
(i) Charter Holdco and TechTV to amend the affiliation
agreement which, among other things, revises the description of
the TechTV network content, provides for Charter Holdco to waive
certain claims against TechTV relating to alleged breaches of
the affiliation agreement and provides for TechTV to make
payment of outstanding launch receivables due to Charter Holdco
under the affiliation agreement, (ii) Vulcan Programming to
pay approximately $10 million and purchase over a
24-month period, at
fair market rates, $2 million of advertising time across
various cable networks on Charter cable systems in consideration
of the agreements, obligations, releases and waivers under the
agreements and in settlement of the aforementioned claims and
(iii) TechTV to be a provider of content relating to
technology and video gaming for Charters interactive
television platforms through December 31, 2006 (exclusive
for the first year). For the years ended December 31, 2005
and 2004, the Company recognized approximately $1 million
and $5 million, respectively, of the Vulcan Programming
payment as an offset to programming expense.
Oxygen. Oxygen Media LLC (Oxygen) provides
programming content aimed at the female audience for
distribution over cable systems and satellite. On July 22,
2002, Charter Holdco entered into a carriage agreement with
Oxygen whereby the Company agreed to carry programming content
from Oxygen. Under the carriage agreement, the Company currently
makes Oxygen programming available to approximately
5 million of its video customers. In August 2004, Charter
Holdco and Oxygen entered into agreements that amended and
renewed the carriage agreement. The amendment to the carriage
agreement (a) revised the number of the Companys
customers to which Oxygen programming must be carried and for
which the Company must pay, (b) released Charter Holdco
from any claims related to the failure to achieve distribution
benchmarks under the carriage agreement, (c) required
Oxygen to make payment on outstanding receivables for launch
incentives due to the Company under the carriage agreement; and
(d) requires that Oxygen provide its programming content to
the Company on economic terms no less favorable than Oxygen
provides to any other cable or satellite operator having fewer
subscribers than the Company. The renewal of the carriage
agreement (a) extends the period that the Company will
carry Oxygen programming to its customers through
January 31, 2008, and (b) requires license fees to be
paid based on customers receiving Oxygen programming, rather
than for specific customer benchmarks. For the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, the Company paid Oxygen
approximately $9 million, $13 million and
$9 million, respectively. In addition, Oxygen pays the
Company launch incentives for customers launched after the first
year of the term of the carriage agreement up to a total of
$4 million. The Company recorded approximately
$0.1 million related to these launch incentives as a
reduction of programming expense for the year ended
December 31, 2005 and $1 million for each of the years
ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
In August 2004, Charter Holdco and Oxygen also amended the
equity issuance agreement to provide for the issuance of
1 million shares of Oxygen Preferred Stock with a
liquidation preference of $33.10 per share plus accrued
dividends to Charter Holdco on February 1, 2005 in place of
the $34 million of unregistered shares of Oxygen Media
common stock required under the original equity issuance
agreement. Oxygen Media delivered these shares in March 2005.
The preferred stock is convertible into common stock after
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2007 at a conversion ratio, the numerator of
which is the liquidation preference and the denominator which is
the fair market value per share of Oxygen Media common stock on
the conversion date.
The Company recognized the guaranteed value of the investment
over the life of the carriage agreement as a reduction of
programming expense. For the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003, the Company recorded approximately
$2 million, $13 million, and $9 million,
respectively, as a reduction of programming expense. The
carrying value of the Companys investment in Oxygen was
approximately $33 million and $32 million as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Digeo, Inc. In March 2001, Charter Communications
Ventures, LLC (Charter Ventures) and Vulcan Ventures
formed DBroadband Holdings, LLC for the sole purpose of
purchasing equity interests in Digeo. In connection with the
execution of the broadband carriage agreement, DBroadband
Holdings, LLC purchased an equity interest in Digeo funded by
contributions from Vulcan Ventures. The equity interest is
subject to a priority return of capital to Vulcan Ventures up to
the amount contributed by Vulcan Ventures on Charter
Ventures behalf. After Vulcan Ventures recovers its amount
contributed and any cumulative loss allocations, Charter
Ventures has a 100% profit interest in DBroadband Holdings, LLC.
Charter Ventures is not required to make any capital
contributions, including capital calls to Digeo. DBroadband
Holdings, LLC is therefore not included in the Companys
consolidated financial statements. Pursuant to an amended
version of this arrangement, in 2003, Vulcan Ventures
contributed a total of $29 million to Digeo,
$7 million of which was contributed on Charter
Ventures behalf, subject to Vulcan Ventures
aforementioned priority return. Since the formation of
DBroadband Holdings, LLC, Vulcan Ventures has contributed
approximately $56 million on Charter Ventures behalf.
On September 27, 2001, Charter and Digeo Interactive
amended the broadband carriage agreement. According to the
amendment, Digeo Interactive would provide to Charter the
content for enhanced Wink interactive television
services, known as Charter Interactive Channels
(i-channels). In order to provide the i-channels,
Digeo Interactive sublicensed certain Wink technologies to
Charter. Charter is entitled to share in the revenues generated
by the i-channels. Currently, the Companys digital video
customers who receive
i-channels receive the
service at no additional charge.
On September 28, 2002, Charter entered into a second
amendment to its broadband carriage agreement with Digeo
Interactive. This amendment superseded the amendment of
September 27, 2001. It provided for the development by
Digeo Interactive of future features to be included in the Basic
i-TV service to be
provided by Digeo and for Digeos development of an
interactive toolkit to enable Charter to develop
interactive local content. Furthermore, Charter could request
that Digeo Interactive manage local content for a fee. The
amendment provided for Charter to pay for development of the
Basic i-TV service as
well as license fees for customers who would receive the
service, and for Charter and Digeo to split certain revenues
earned from the service. The Company paid Digeo Interactive
approximately $3 million, $3 million and
$4 million for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004
and 2003, respectively, for customized development of the
i-channels and the local content tool kit. This amendment
expired pursuant to its terms on December 31, 2003. Digeo
Interactive is continuing to provide the Basic
i-TV service on a
month-to-month basis.
On June 30, 2003, Charter Holdco entered into an agreement
with Motorola, Inc. for the purchase of 100,000 digital video
recorder (DVR) units. The software for these DVR
units is being supplied by Digeo Interactive, LLC under a
license agreement entered into in April 2004. Under the license
agreement Digeo Interactive granted to Charter Holdco the right
to use Digeos proprietary software for the number of DVR
units that Charter deployed from a maximum of 10 headends
through year-end 2004. This maximum number of headends
restriction was expanded and eventually eliminated through
successive agreement amendments and the date for entering into
license agreements for units deployed was extended. The license
granted for each unit deployed under the agreement is valid for
five years. In addition, Charter will pay certain other fees
including a per-headend license fee and maintenance fees.
Maximum license and
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
maintenance fees during the term of the agreement are expected
to be approximately $7 million. The agreement provides that
Charter is entitled to receive contract terms, considered on the
whole, and license fees, considered apart from other contract
terms, no less favorable than those accorded to any other Digeo
customer. The Company paid approximately $1 million in
license and maintenance fees in 2005.
In April 2004, the Company launched DVR service using units
containing the Digeo software in its Rochester, Minnesota market
using a broadband media center that is an integrated set-top
terminal with a cable converter, DVR hard drive and connectivity
to other consumer electronics devices (such as stereos, MP3
players, and digital cameras).
In May 2004, Charter Holdco entered into a binding term sheet
with Digeo Interactive for the development, testing and purchase
of 70,000 Digeo PowerKey DVR units. The term sheet provided that
the parties would proceed in good faith to negotiate, prior to
year-end 2004, definitive agreements for the development,
testing and purchase of the DVR units and that the parties would
enter into a license agreement for Digeos proprietary
software on terms substantially similar to the terms of the
license agreement described above. In November 2004, Charter
Holdco and Digeo Interactive executed the license agreement and
in December 2004, the parties executed the purchase agreement,
each on terms substantially similar to the binding term sheet.
Product development and testing has been completed. Total
purchase price and license and maintenance fees during the term
of the definitive agreements are expected to be approximately
$41 million. The definitive agreements are terminable at no
penalty to Charter in certain circumstances. The Company paid
approximately $10 million and $1 million for the years
ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, in capital
purchases under this agreement.
CC VIII. As part of the acquisition of the cable systems
owned by Bresnan Communications Company Limited Partnership in
February 2000, CC VIII, LLC, Charter Holdings indirect
limited liability company subsidiary, issued, after adjustments,
24,273,943 Class A preferred membership units
(collectively, the CC VIII interest) with a value
and an initial capital account of approximately
$630 million to certain sellers affiliated with AT&T
Broadband, subsequently owned by Comcast Corporation (the
Comcast sellers). Mr. Allen granted the Comcast
sellers the right to sell to him the CC VIII interest for
approximately $630 million plus 4.5% interest annually from
February 2000 (the Comcast put right). In April
2002, the Comcast sellers exercised the Comcast put right in
full, and this transaction was consummated on June 6, 2003.
Accordingly, Mr. Allen became the holder of the CC VIII
interest, indirectly through an affiliate. In the event of a
liquidation of CC VIII, Mr. Allen would be entitled to a
priority distribution with respect to a 2% priority return
(which will continue to accrete). Any remaining distributions in
liquidation would be distributed to CC V Holdings, LLC and
Mr. Allen in proportion to CC V Holdings, LLCs
capital account and Mr. Allens capital account (which
will equal the initial capital account of the Comcast sellers of
approximately $630 million, increased or decreased by
Mr. Allens pro rata share of CC VIIIs profits
or losses (as computed for capital account purposes) after
June 6, 2003).
An issue arose as to whether the documentation for the Bresnan
transaction was correct and complete with regard to the ultimate
ownership of the CC VIII interest following consummation of the
Comcast put right. Thereafter, the board of directors of Charter
formed a Special Committee of independent directors to
investigate the matter and take any other appropriate action on
behalf of Charter with respect to this matter. After conducting
an investigation of the relevant facts and circumstances, the
Special Committee determined that a scriveners
error had occurred in February 2000 in connection with the
preparation of the last-minute revisions to the Bresnan
transaction documents and that, as a result, Charter should seek
the reformation of the Charter Holdco limited liability company
agreement, or alternative relief, in order to restore and ensure
the obligation that the CC VIII interest be automatically
exchanged for Charter Holdco units. The Special Committee
further determined that, as part of such contract reformation or
alternative relief, Mr. Allen should be required to
contribute the CC VIII interest to Charter Holdco in exchange
for 24,273,943 Charter Holdco membership units. The Special
Committee also recommended to the board of
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
directors of Charter that, to the extent the contract
reformation is achieved, the board of directors should consider
whether the CC VIII interest should ultimately be held by
Charter Holdco or Charter Holdings or another entity owned
directly or indirectly by them.
Mr. Allen disagreed with the Special Committees
determinations described above and so notified the Special
Committee. Mr. Allen contended that the transaction was
accurately reflected in the transaction documentation and
contemporaneous and subsequent company public disclosures. The
Special Committee and Mr. Allen determined to utilize the
Delaware Court of Chancerys program for mediation of
complex business disputes in an effort to resolve the CC VIII
interest dispute.
As of October 31, 2005, Mr. Allen, the Special
Committee, Charter, Charter Holdco and certain of their
affiliates, agreed to settle the dispute, and execute certain
permanent and irrevocable releases pursuant to the Settlement
Agreement and Mutual Release agreement dated October 31,
2005 (the Settlement). Pursuant to the Settlement,
Charter Investment, Inc. (CII) has retained 30% of
its CC VIII interest (the Remaining Interests). The
Remaining Interests are subject to certain drag along, tag along
and transfer restrictions as detailed in the revised CC VIII
Limited Liability Company Agreement. CII transferred the other
70% of the CC VIII interest directly and indirectly, through
Charter Holdco, to a newly formed entity, CCHC (a direct
subsidiary of Charter Holdco and the direct parent of Charter
Holdings). Of the 70% of the CC VIII preferred interests, 7.4%
has been transferred by CII to CCHC for a subordinated
exchangeable note with an initial accreted value of
$48 million, accreting at 14%, compounded quarterly, with a
15-year maturity (the
Note). The remaining 62.6% has been transferred by
CII to Charter Holdco, in accordance with the terms of the
settlement for no additional monetary consideration. Charter
Holdco contributed the 62.6% interest to CCHC.
As part of the Settlement, CC VIII issued approximately
49 million additional Class B units to CC V in
consideration for prior capital contributions to CC VIII by
CC V, with respect to transactions that were unrelated to
the dispute in connection with CIIs membership units in CC
VIII. As a result, Mr. Allens pro rata share of the
profits and losses of CC VIII attributable to the Remaining
Interests is approximately 5.6%.
The Note is exchangeable, at CIIs option, at any time, for
Charter Holdco Class A Common units at a rate equal to the
then accreted value, divided by $2.00 (the Exchange
Rate). Customary anti-dilution protections have been
provided that could cause future changes to the Exchange Rate.
Additionally, the Charter Holdco Class A Common units
received will be exchangeable by the holder into Charter common
stock in accordance with existing agreements between CII,
Charter and certain other parties signatory thereto. Beginning
February 28, 2009, if the closing price of Charter common
stock is at or above the Exchange Rate for a certain period of
time as specified in the Exchange Agreement, Charter Holdco may
require the exchange of the Note for Charter Holdco Class A
Common units at the Exchange Rate.
CCHC has the right to redeem the Note under certain
circumstances, for cash in an amount equal to the then accreted
value, such amount, if redeemed prior to February 28, 2009,
would also include a make whole up to the accreted value through
February 28, 2009. CCHC must redeem the Note at its
maturity for cash in an amount equal to the initial stated value
plus the accreted return through maturity.
Charters Board of Directors has determined that the
transferred CC VIII interests remain at CCHC.
Helicon. In 1999, the Company purchased the Helicon cable
systems. As part of that purchase, Mr. Allen entered into a
put agreement with a certain seller of the Helicon cable systems
that received a portion of the purchase price in the form of a
preferred membership interest in Charter Helicon, LLC with a
redemption price of $25 million plus accrued interest.
Under the Helicon put agreement, such holder had the right to
sell any or all of the interest to Mr. Allen prior to its
mandatory redemption in cash on July 30, 2009. On
August 31, 2005, 40% of the preferred membership interest
was put to Mr. Allen. The remaining 60% of the preferred
interest in Charter Helicon, LLC remained subject to the put to
Mr. Allen. Such preferred
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
interest was recorded in other long-term liabilities. On
October 6, 2005, Charter Helicon, LLC redeemed all of the
preferred membership interest for the redemption price of
$25 million plus accrued interest.
Certain related parties, including members of Charters
board of directors and officers, hold interests in the
Companys senior notes and discount notes of approximately
$60 million of face value at December 31, 2005.
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22. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
The following table summarizes the Companys payment
obligations as of December 31, 2005 for its contractual
obligations.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total | |
|
2006 | |
|
2007 | |
|
2008 | |
|
2009 | |
|
2010 | |
|
Thereafter | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Contractual Obligations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating and Capital Lease Obligations(1)
|
|
$ |
94 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
Programming Minimum Commitments(2)
|
|
|
1,253 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
372 |
|
|
|
306 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other(3)
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
1,648 |
|
|
$ |
508 |
|
|
$ |
436 |
|
|
$ |
339 |
|
|
$ |
264 |
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
The Company leases certain facilities and equipment under
noncancelable operating leases. Leases and rental costs charged
to expense for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and
2003, were $22 million, $22 million and
$29 million, respectively. |
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(2) |
The Company pays programming fees under multi-year contracts
ranging from three to ten years typically based on a flat fee
per customer, which may be fixed for the term or may in some
cases, escalate over the term. Programming costs included in the
accompanying statement of operations were $1.4 billion,
$1.3 billion and $1.2 billion for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Certain of
the Companys programming agreements are based on a flat
fee per month or have guaranteed minimum payments. The table
sets forth the aggregate guaranteed minimum commitments under
the Companys programming contracts. |
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(3) |
Other represents other guaranteed minimum
commitments, which consist primarily of commitments to the
Companys billing services vendors. |
The following items are not included in the contractual
obligation table due to various factors discussed below.
However, the Company incurs these costs as part of its
operations:
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The Company also rents utility poles used in its operations.
Generally, pole rentals are cancelable on short notice, but the
Company anticipates that such rentals will recur. Rent expense
incurred for pole rental attachments from continuing operations
for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, was
$44 million, $42 million and $38 million,
respectively. |
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|
The Company pays franchise fees under multi-year franchise
agreements based on a percentage of revenues earned from video
service per year. The Company also pays other franchise related
costs, such as public education grants under multi-year
agreements. Franchise fees and other franchise-related costs
from continuing operations included in the accompanying
statement of operations were $165 million,
$159 million and $157 million for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
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The Company also has $165 million in letters of credit,
primarily to its various workers compensation, property
casualty and general liability carriers as collateral for
reimbursement of claims. These letters of credit reduce the
amount the Company may borrow under its credit facilities. |
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|
|
Securities Class Actions and Derivative Suits |
In 2002 and 2003, Charter had a series of lawsuits filed against
Charter and certain of its former and present officers and
directors (collectively the Actions). In general,
the lawsuits alleged that Charter utilized misleading accounting
practices and failed to disclose these accounting practices
and/or issued false and misleading financial statements and
press releases concerning Charters operations and
prospects.
Charter and the individual defendants entered into a Memorandum
of Understanding on August 5, 2004 setting forth agreements
in principle regarding settlement of the Actions. Charter and
various other defendants in those actions subsequently entered
into Stipulations of Settlement dated as of January 24,
2005, setting forth a settlement of the Actions in a manner
consistent with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding. On
June 30, 2005, the Court issued its final approval of the
settlements. At the end of September 2005, after the period for
appeals of the settlements expired, Stipulations of Dismissal
were filed with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals resulting in
the dismissal of the two appeals with prejudice. Procedurally
therefore, the settlements are final.
As amended, the Stipulations of Settlement provided that, in
exchange for a release of all claims by plaintiffs against
Charter and its former and present officers and directors named
in the Actions, Charter would pay to the plaintiffs a
combination of cash and equity collectively valued at
$144 million, which was to include the fees and expenses of
plaintiffs counsel. Of this amount, $64 million was
to be paid in cash (by Charters insurance carriers) and
the $80 million balance was to be paid in shares of Charter
Class A common stock having an aggregate value of
$40 million and ten-year warrants to purchase shares of
Charter Class A common stock having an aggregate warrant
value of $40 million, with such values in each case being
determined pursuant to formulas set forth in the Stipulations of
Settlement. However, Charter had the right, in its sole
discretion, to substitute cash for some or all of the
aforementioned securities on a dollar for dollar basis. Pursuant
to that right, Charter elected to fund the $80 million
obligation with 13.4 million shares of Charter Class A
common stock (having an aggregate value of approximately
$15 million pursuant to the formula set forth in the
Stipulations of Settlement) with the remaining balance (less an
agreed upon $2 million discount in respect of that portion
allocable to plaintiffs attorneys fees) to be paid
in cash. In addition, Charter had agreed to issue additional
shares of its Class A common stock to its insurance carrier
having an aggregate value of $5 million; however, by
agreement with its carrier, Charter paid $4.5 million in
cash in lieu of issuing such shares. As a result in 2004, the
Company recorded an $85 million special charge on its
consolidated statement of operations. Charter delivered the
settlement consideration to the claims administrator on
July 8, 2005, and it was held in escrow pending resolution
of the appeals. Those appeals are now resolved.
In October 2001 and 2002, two class action lawsuits were filed
against Charter alleging that Charter Holdco improperly charged
them a wire maintenance fee without request or permission. They
also claimed that Charter Holdco improperly required them to
rent analog and/or digital set-top terminals even though their
television sets were cable ready. In April 2004, the
parties participated in a mediation which resulted in settlement
of the lawsuits. As a result of the settlement, we recorded a
special charge of $9 million in our consolidated statement
of operations in 2004. In December 2004 the court entered a
written order formally approving that settlement.
Furthermore, the Company is also party to, other lawsuits and
claims that arose in the ordinary course of conducting its
business. In the opinion of management, after taking into
account recorded liabilities, the
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
outcome of these other lawsuits and claims are not expected to
have a material adverse effect on the Companys
consolidated financial condition, results of operations or its
liquidity.
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Regulation in the Cable Industry |
The operation of a cable system is extensively regulated by the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), some state
governments and most local governments. The FCC has the
authority to enforce its regulations through the imposition of
substantial fines, the issuance of cease and desist orders
and/or the imposition of other administrative sanctions, such as
the revocation of FCC licenses needed to operate certain
transmission facilities used in connection with cable
operations. The 1996 Telecom Act altered the regulatory
structure governing the nations communications providers.
It removed barriers to competition in both the cable television
market and the local telephone market. Among other things, it
reduced the scope of cable rate regulation and encouraged
additional competition in the video programming industry by
allowing local telephone companies to provide video programming
in their own telephone service areas.
Future legislative and regulatory changes could adversely affect
the Companys operations, including, without limitation,
additional regulatory requirements the Company may be required
to comply with as it offers new services such as telephone.
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23. |
Employee Benefit Plan |
The Companys employees may participate in the Charter
Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan. Employees that qualify for
participation can contribute up to 50% of their salary, on a
pre-tax basis, subject to a maximum contribution limit as
determined by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company matches
50% of the first 5% of participant contributions. The Company
made contributions to the 401(k) plan totaling $6 million,
$7 million and $7 million for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
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24. |
Recently Issued Accounting Standards |
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153,
Exchanges of Non-monetary Assets An Amendment of
APB No. 29. This statement eliminates the exception to
fair value for exchanges of similar productive assets and
replaces it with a general exception for exchange transactions
that do not have commercial substance that is,
transactions that are not expected to result in significant
changes in the cash flows of the reporting entity. The Company
adopted this pronouncement effective April 1, 2005. The
exchange transaction discussed in Note 3 was accounted for
under this standard.
In December 2004, the FASB issued the revised
SFAS No. 123, Share Based Payment,
which addresses the accounting for share-based payment
transactions in which a company receives employee services in
exchange for (a) equity instruments of that company or
(b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the
companys equity instruments or that may be settled by the
issuance of such equity instruments. This statement will be
effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2006.
Because the Company adopted the fair value recognition
provisions of SFAS No. 123 on January 1, 2003,
the Company does not expect this revised standard to have a
material impact on its financial statements.
In March 2005, the FASB issued FIN No. 47,
Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations.
This interpretation clarifies that the term conditional
asset retirement obligation as used in FASB Statement
No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations, refers to a legal obligation to perform an
asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of
settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not
be within the control of the entity. This pronouncement is
effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005.
The adoption of this interpretation did not have a material
impact on the Companys financial statements.
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Charter does not believe that any other recently issued, but not
yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have
a material effect on the Companys accompanying financial
statements.
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25. |
Parent Company Only Financial Statements |
As the result of limitations on, and prohibitions of,
distributions, substantially all of the net assets of the
consolidated subsidiaries are restricted from distribution to
Charter Holdings, the parent company. The following condensed
parent-only financial statements of Charter Holdings account for
the investment in its subsidiaries under the equity method of
accounting. The financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the
Company and notes thereto.
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (Parent Company Only)
Condensed Balance Sheet
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
ASSETS |
Accounts receivable
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
Receivables from related party
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,913 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
5,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS DEFICIT |
Current liabilities
|
|
$ |
42 |
|
|
$ |
163 |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
1,746 |
|
|
|
8,579 |
|
Losses in excess of investment
|
|
|
2,812 |
|
|
|
|
|
Members deficit
|
|
|
(4,562 |
) |
|
|
(3,713 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and members deficit
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
5,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Condensed Statement of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Interest expense
|
|
$ |
(711 |
) |
|
$ |
(892 |
) |
|
$ |
(941 |
) |
Gain on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
187 |
|
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
|
|
|
(615 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
Other, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(806 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,399 |
) |
|
$ |
(770 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-48
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(806 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,399 |
) |
|
$ |
(770 |
) |
|
Noncash interest expense
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
372 |
|
|
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
|
|
|
615 |
|
|
|
3,506 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
Gain on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(521 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(187 |
) |
|
Other, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
|
(111 |
) |
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
(644 |
) |
|
|
(578 |
) |
|
|
(575 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
Repayment on loans to subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions from subsidiaries
|
|
|
644 |
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
561 |
|
|
Distributions to parent companies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
644 |
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
534 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26. |
Consolidating Schedules |
In September 2006, Charter Holdings and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, CCH I and CCH II, completed the exchange
of approximately $797 million in total principal amount of
outstanding debt securities of Charter Holdings in a private
placement for new debt securities (the Private
Exchange). Holders of Charter Holdings notes due in
2009-2010 tendered $308 million of notes for
$250 million of new 10.25% CCH II notes due 2013 and
$37 million of new 11% CCH I notes due 2015. Holders
of Charter Holdings notes due 2011-2012 tendered
$490 million of notes for $425 million of CCH I
notes due 2015. Also in September 2006, CCHC and CCH II
completed the exchange of $450 million aggregate principal
amount of Charters outstanding 5.875% senior convertible
notes due 2009 for $188 million in cash, 45 million
shares of Charters Class A common stock, and
$146.2 million aggregate principal amount of
CCH IIs 10.25% Senior Notes due 2010.
As part of the Private Exchange, CCHC contributed its 70%
interest in the Class A preferred equity interests of
CC VIII to CCH I. The contribution of the CC VIII
interest will be accounted for as a transaction among entities
under common control, and accordingly financial statements of
CCH prepared subsequent to the contribution will reflect the
contribution as if it had occurred on the date of the Settlement
(as discussed in Note 21).
As discussed in Note 2, in September 2005, Charter
Holdings subsidiaries, CIH and CCH I, issued
$6.1 billion principal amount of new debt securities in
exchange for $6.8 billion principal amount of old Charter
Holdings notes.
F-49
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The CCH II notes and CCH I notes issued as part of the
September 2006 exchange offer described above, and the CIH notes
and CCH I notes issued as part of the September 2005
exchange offer described above, are obligations of CIH,
CCH I and CCH II, however, they are also jointly and
severally and fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an
unsecured senior basis by Charter Holdings. The accompanying
condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared
and presented pursuant to SEC
Regulation S-X
Rule 3-10, Financial Statements of Guarantors and
Affiliates Whose Securities Collateralize an Issue Registered or
Being Registered. This information is not intended to
present the financial position, results of operations and cash
flows of the individual companies or groups of companies in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
In 2005 and 2003, respectively, Charter Holdings entered into a
series of transactions and contributions which had the effect of
creating CIH, CCH I and CCH II as intermediate holding
companies. The creation of these holding companies has each been
accounted for as reorganizations of entities under common
control. Accordingly, the accompanying financial schedules
present the historical financial condition and results of
operations of CIH and CCH I as if the respective entities
existed for all periods presented. Condensed consolidating
financial statements as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and
for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 follow.
F-50
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
ASSETS |
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
Receivables from related party
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
248 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,800 |
|
|
Franchises, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment in cable properties, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,402 |
|
|
|
5,044 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,446 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
3,455 |
|
|
$ |
5,058 |
|
|
$ |
16,087 |
|
|
$ |
(8,470 |
) |
|
$ |
16,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
42 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
107 |
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
875 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,096 |
|
|
Payables to related party
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
970 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
1,179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM DEBT
|
|
|
1,746 |
|
|
|
2,472 |
|
|
|
3,683 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
9,023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOANS PAYABLE RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSSES IN EXCESS OF INVESTMENT
|
|
|
2,812 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,150 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEMBERS EQUITY (DEFICIT):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(4,562 |
) |
|
|
(2,812 |
) |
|
|
(338 |
) |
|
|
3,402 |
|
|
|
5,042 |
|
|
|
(5,296 |
) |
|
|
(4,564 |
) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total members equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(4,562 |
) |
|
|
(2,812 |
) |
|
|
(338 |
) |
|
|
3,402 |
|
|
|
5,044 |
|
|
|
(5,296 |
) |
|
|
(4,562 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and members equity (deficit)
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
3,455 |
|
|
$ |
5,058 |
|
|
$ |
16,087 |
|
|
$ |
(8,470 |
) |
|
$ |
16,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-51
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
ASSETS |
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
546 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
546 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
Receivables from related party
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
741 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
752 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,110 |
|
|
Franchises, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment in cable properties, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
4,913 |
|
|
|
4,913 |
|
|
|
4,913 |
|
|
|
6,553 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21,292 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
344 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
5,029 |
|
|
$ |
4,913 |
|
|
$ |
4,913 |
|
|
$ |
6,568 |
|
|
$ |
16,964 |
|
|
$ |
(21,303 |
) |
|
$ |
17,084 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
163 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
901 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,112 |
|
|
Payables to related party
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
925 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
1,131 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM DEBT
|
|
|
8,579 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
8,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,474 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOANS PAYABLE RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEMBERS EQUITY (DEFICIT):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(3,713 |
) |
|
|
4,913 |
|
|
|
4,913 |
|
|
|
4,913 |
|
|
|
6,568 |
|
|
|
(21,292 |
) |
|
|
(3,698 |
) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total members equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(3,713 |
) |
|
|
4,913 |
|
|
|
4,913 |
|
|
|
4,913 |
|
|
|
6,553 |
|
|
|
(21,292 |
) |
|
|
(3,713 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and members equity (deficit)
|
|
$ |
5,029 |
|
|
$ |
4,913 |
|
|
$ |
4,913 |
|
|
$ |
6,568 |
|
|
$ |
16,964 |
|
|
$ |
(21,303 |
) |
|
$ |
17,084 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-52
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
REVENUES
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
5,033 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
5,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,203 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,203 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
998 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,443 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,443 |
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
Loss on sale of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
Option compensation expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
Hurricane asset retirement loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
Special charges, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,729 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,729 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(711 |
) |
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
(98 |
) |
|
|
(167 |
) |
|
|
(691 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,739 |
) |
|
Gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
520 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
Equity in income (losses) of subsidiaries
|
|
|
(615 |
) |
|
|
(535 |
) |
|
|
(425 |
) |
|
|
(258 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,833 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(806 |
) |
|
|
(615 |
) |
|
|
(535 |
) |
|
|
(425 |
) |
|
|
(625 |
) |
|
|
1,833 |
|
|
|
(1,173 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before minority interest and
income taxes
|
|
|
(806 |
) |
|
|
(615 |
) |
|
|
(535 |
) |
|
|
(425 |
) |
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
|
1,833 |
|
|
|
(869 |
) |
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
(806 |
) |
|
|
(615 |
) |
|
|
(535 |
) |
|
|
(425 |
) |
|
|
(288 |
) |
|
|
1,833 |
|
|
|
(836 |
) |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(806 |
) |
|
|
(615 |
) |
|
|
(535 |
) |
|
|
(425 |
) |
|
|
(297 |
) |
|
|
1,833 |
|
|
|
(845 |
) |
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(806 |
) |
|
$ |
(615 |
) |
|
$ |
(535 |
) |
|
$ |
(425 |
) |
|
$ |
(258 |
) |
|
$ |
1,833 |
|
|
$ |
(806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-53
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
REVENUES
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,760 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,760 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,994 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,994 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
934 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
934 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,433 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,433 |
|
|
Impairment of franchises
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,297 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,297 |
|
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
Option compensation expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
Special charges, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
Unfavorable contracts and other settlements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,702 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,702 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,942 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,942 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(892 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(166 |
) |
|
|
(560 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,618 |
) |
|
Gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Equity in income (losses) of subsidiaries
|
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,340 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,399 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(509 |
) |
|
|
13,858 |
|
|
|
(1,568 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before minority interest, income taxes and cumulative
effect of accounting change
|
|
|
(4,399 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(2,451 |
) |
|
|
13,858 |
|
|
|
(3,510 |
) |
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and
cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
|
(4,399 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(2,431 |
) |
|
|
13,858 |
|
|
|
(3,490 |
) |
INCOME TAX BENEFIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before cumulative effect of
accounting change
|
|
|
(4,399 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(2,396 |
) |
|
|
13,858 |
|
|
|
(3,455 |
) |
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before cumulative effect of accounting change
|
|
|
(4,399 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
|
|
(2,500 |
) |
|
|
13,858 |
|
|
|
(3,559 |
) |
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(840 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(840 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(4,399 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,506 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,506 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,506 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,340 |
) |
|
$ |
13,858 |
|
|
$ |
(4,399 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-54
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
REVENUES
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,616 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,616 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,873 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,873 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
905 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
905 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,396 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,396 |
|
|
Loss on sale of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Option compensation expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Special charges, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
Unfavorable contracts and other settlements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(941 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
(500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,486 |
) |
|
Gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
Gain on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
Equity in income (losses) of subsidiaries
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(770 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(444 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(1,244 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before minority interest and
income taxes
|
|
|
(770 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(760 |
) |
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
(770 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(789 |
) |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(770 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(802 |
) |
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(770 |
) |
|
$ |
(15 |
) |
|
$ |
(15 |
) |
|
$ |
(15 |
) |
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
(770 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-55
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(806 |
) |
|
$ |
(615 |
) |
|
$ |
(535 |
) |
|
$ |
(425 |
) |
|
$ |
(258 |
) |
|
$ |
1,833 |
|
|
$ |
(806 |
) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,499 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,499 |
|
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
Loss on sale of assets, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
Option compensation expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
Hurricane asset retirement loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
Noncash interest expense
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
Gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(521 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(501 |
) |
|
|
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
|
|
|
615 |
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
425 |
|
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,833 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from
acquisitions and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
|
|
|
(110 |
) |
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
Receivables from and payables to related party, including
deferred management fees
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(83 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
(644 |
) |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(165 |
) |
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,088 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,088 |
) |
|
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,018 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,018 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,207 |
|
|
Borrowings from related parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,107 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,107 |
) |
|
Repayments to parent companies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
294 |
|
|
Payments for debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
Redemption of preferred interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
Distributions
|
|
|
644 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
(925 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
644 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
(574 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(543 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(532 |
) |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-56
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the year ended December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(4,399 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,506 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,506 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,506 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,340 |
) |
|
$ |
13,858 |
|
|
$ |
(4,399 |
) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,495 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,495 |
|
|
|
Impairment of franchises
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,433 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,433 |
|
|
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
Option compensation expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
Special charges, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
Unfavorable contracts and other settlements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
Noncash interest expense
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
Gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
|
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
|
|
|
3,506 |
|
|
|
3,506 |
|
|
|
3,506 |
|
|
|
3,340 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,858 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
840 |
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from
acquisitions and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(106 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(83 |
) |
|
|
Receivables from and payables to related party, including
deferred management fees
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(68 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
(578 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(158 |
) |
|
|
1,167 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(893 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(893 |
) |
|
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sale of systems
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
Other, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(191 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(191 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,147 |
|
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(4,861 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,860 |
) |
|
Repayments to parent companies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,050 |
|
|
Payments for debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
Distributions
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
(738 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
(515 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
221 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
461 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
461 |
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
546 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
546 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-57
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the year ended December 31, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(770 |
) |
|
$ |
(15 |
) |
|
$ |
(15 |
) |
|
$ |
(15 |
) |
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
(770 |
) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,453 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,453 |
|
|
|
Loss on sale of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
Option compensation expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
Unfavorable contracts and other settlements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
Noncash interest expense
|
|
|
372 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
410 |
|
|
|
Gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(187 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(187 |
) |
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from
acquisitions and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
Receivables from and payables to related party, including
deferred management fees
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
(575 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
1,316 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
746 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(804 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(804 |
) |
|
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sale of systems
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment on loans to subsidiaries
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(757 |
) |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
(765 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
739 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
739 |
|
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,368 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1,369 |
) |
|
Repayments to parent companies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
529 |
|
|
Payments for debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
Distributions
|
|
|
534 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(535 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
534 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(784 |
) |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(225 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(225 |
) |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
85 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-58
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
In February 2006, the Company signed two separate definitive
agreements to sell certain cable television systems serving a
total of approximately 316,000 analog video customers in West
Virginia, Virginia, Illinois and Kentucky for a total of
approximately $896 million. The closings of these
transactions are expected to occur in the third quarter of 2006.
Under the terms of the Bridge Loan, bridge availability will be
reduced by the proceeds of asset sales. The Company expects to
use the net proceeds from the asset sales to repay (but not
reduce permanently) amounts outstanding under the Companys
revolving credit facility and that the asset sale proceeds,
along with other existing sources of funds, will provide
additional liquidity supplementing the Companys cash
availability in 2006 and beyond.
F-59
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in Millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
|
|
ASSETS |
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $19
and $17, respectively
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
1,014 |
|
|
|
248 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
of $7,014 and $6,712, respectively
|
|
|
5,354 |
|
|
|
5,800 |
|
|
Franchises, net
|
|
|
9,280 |
|
|
|
9,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment in cable properties, net
|
|
|
14,634 |
|
|
|
15,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
294 |
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
15,942 |
|
|
$ |
16,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS DEFICIT |
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
1,129 |
|
|
$ |
1,096 |
|
|
Payables to related party
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
Liabilities held for sale
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
1,239 |
|
|
|
1,179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM DEBT
|
|
|
19,012 |
|
|
|
18,525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOANS PAYABLE RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEMBERS DEFICIT:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members deficit
|
|
|
(5,318 |
) |
|
|
(4,564 |
) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total members deficit
|
|
|
(5,316 |
) |
|
|
(4,562 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and members deficit
|
|
$ |
15,942 |
|
|
$ |
16,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-60
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in Millions)
Unaudited
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
Six Months | |
|
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
REVENUES
|
|
$ |
1,383 |
|
|
$ |
1,266 |
|
|
$ |
2,703 |
|
|
$ |
2,481 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
611 |
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
1,081 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
551 |
|
|
|
483 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
340 |
|
|
|
364 |
|
|
|
690 |
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
Other operating (income) expenses, net
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,237 |
|
|
|
1,166 |
|
|
|
2,565 |
|
|
|
2,339 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income from continuing operations
|
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(456 |
) |
|
|
(431 |
) |
|
|
(907 |
) |
|
|
(855 |
) |
|
Other income (expenses), net
|
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(482 |
) |
|
|
(417 |
) |
|
|
(926 |
) |
|
|
(810 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
(336 |
) |
|
|
(317 |
) |
|
|
(788 |
) |
|
|
(668 |
) |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(338 |
) |
|
|
(319 |
) |
|
|
(792 |
) |
|
|
(676 |
) |
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(315 |
) |
|
$ |
(309 |
) |
|
$ |
(754 |
) |
|
$ |
(657 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-61
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in Millions)
Unaudited
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(754 |
) |
|
$ |
(657 |
) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
759 |
|
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
Noncash interest expense
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from
acquisitions and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
Receivables from and payables to related party, including
management fees
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(539 |
) |
|
|
(542 |
) |
|
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
48 |
|
|
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
Purchase of cable system
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from investments
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
(553 |
) |
|
|
(472 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings of long-term debt
|
|
|
5,830 |
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
Borrowings from related parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
|
|
(5,838 |
) |
|
|
(819 |
) |
|
Repayments to related parties
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(107 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt
|
|
|
440 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments for debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
383 |
|
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
(522 |
) |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST
|
|
$ |
765 |
|
|
$ |
707 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONCASH TRANSACTIONS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of debt by Charter Communications Operating, LLC
|
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retirement of Renaissance Media Group LLC debt
|
|
$ |
(37 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retirement of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC debt
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(346 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer of property, plant and equipment from parent company
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-62
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
|
|
1. |
Organization and Basis of Presentation |
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (Charter
Holdings) is a holding company whose principal assets at
June 30, 2006 are the equity interests in its operating
subsidiaries. Charter Holdings is a subsidiary of CCHC, LLC
(CCHC) which is a subsidiary of Charter
Communications Holding Company, LLC (Charter
Holdco), which is a subsidiary of Charter Communications,
Inc. (Charter). The condensed consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of Charter Holdings and all of
its subsidiaries where the underlying operations reside, which
are collectively referred to herein as the Company.
All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among
consolidated entities have been eliminated. The Company is a
broadband communications company operating in the United States.
The Company offers its customers traditional cable video
programming (analog and digital video) as well as high-speed
Internet services and, in some areas, advanced broadband
services such as high definition television, video on demand,
and telephone. The Company sells its cable video programming,
high-speed Internet and advanced broadband services on a
subscription basis. The Company also sells local advertising on
satellite-delivered networks.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of
the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States for interim
financial information and the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures
typically included in Charter Holdings Annual Report on
Form 10-K have
been condensed or omitted for this quarterly report. The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are
unaudited and are subject to review by regulatory authorities.
However, in the opinion of management, such financial statements
include all adjustments, which consist of only normal recurring
adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results
for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily
indicative of results for a full year.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues
and expenses during the reporting period. Areas involving
significant judgments and estimates include capitalization of
labor and overhead costs; depreciation and amortization costs;
impairments of property, plant and equipment, franchises and
goodwill; income taxes; and contingencies. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
Certain 2005 amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
2006 presentation.
|
|
2. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources |
The Company had net loss of $315 million and
$309 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006
and 2005, respectively, and $754 million and
$657 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006
and 2005, respectively. The Companys net cash flows from
operating activities were $204 million and
$164 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006
and 2005, respectively.
|
|
|
Recent Financing Transactions |
In January 2006, CCH II, LLC (CCH II) and
CCH II Capital Corp. issued $450 million in debt
securities, the proceeds of which were provided, directly or
indirectly, to Charter Communications Operating, LLC
(Charter Operating), which used such funds to reduce
borrowings, but not commitments, under the revolving portion of
its credit facilities.
F-63
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
In April 2006, Charter Operating completed a $6.85 billion
refinancing of its credit facilities including a new
$350 million revolving/term facility (which converts to a
term loan no later than April 2007), a $5.0 billion term
loan due in 2013 and certain amendments to the existing
$1.5 billion revolving credit facility. In addition, the
refinancing reduced margins on Eurodollar rate term loans to
2.625% from a weighted average of 3.15% previously and margins
on base rate term loans to 1.625% from a weighted average of
2.15% previously. Concurrent with this refinancing, the CCO
Holdings, LLC (CCO Holdings) bridge loan was
terminated.
The Company has a significant level of debt. The Companys
long-term financing as of June 30, 2006 consists of
$5.8 billion of credit facility debt and $13.2 billion
accreted value of high-yield notes. For the remainder of 2006,
none of the Companys debt matures, and in 2007 and 2008,
$130 million and $50 million mature, respectively. In
2009 and beyond, significant additional amounts will become due
under the Companys remaining long-term debt obligations.
The Company requires significant cash to fund debt service
costs, capital expenditures and ongoing operations. The Company
has historically funded these requirements through cash flows
from operating activities, borrowings under its credit
facilities, equity contributions from Charter Holdco, sales of
assets, issuances of debt securities and cash on hand. However,
the mix of funding sources changes from period to period. For
the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company generated
$204 million of net cash flows from operating activities,
after paying cash interest of $765 million. In addition,
the Company used approximately $539 million for purchases
of property, plant and equipment. Finally, the Company had net
cash flows from financing activities of $383 million.
The Company expects that cash on hand, cash flows from operating
activities, proceeds from sales of assets, and the amounts
available under its credit facilities will be adequate to meet
its and its parent companies cash needs through 2007. The
Company believes that cash flows from operating activities and
amounts available under the Companys credit facilities may
not be sufficient to fund the Companys operations and
satisfy its and its parent companies interest and
principal repayment obligations in 2008 and will not be
sufficient to fund such needs in 2009, and beyond. The Company
has been advised that Charter continues to work with its
financial advisors in its approach to addressing liquidity, debt
maturities and its overall balance sheet leverage.
The Companys ability to operate depends upon, among other
things, its continued access to capital, including credit under
the Charter Operating credit facilities. The Charter Operating
credit facilities, along with the Companys indentures,
contain certain restrictive covenants, some of which require the
Company to maintain specified financial ratios, and meet
financial tests and to provide annual audited financial
statements with an unqualified opinion from the Companys
independent auditors. As of June 30, 2006, the Company is
in compliance with the covenants under its indentures and credit
facilities, and the Company expects to remain in compliance with
those covenants for the next twelve months. As of June 30,
2006, the Companys potential availability under its credit
facilities totaled approximately $900 million, none of
which was limited by covenant restrictions. In the past, the
Companys actual availability under its credit facilities
has been limited by covenant restrictions. There can be no
assurance that the Companys actual availability under its
credit facilities will not be limited by covenant restrictions
in the future. However, pro forma for the closing of the asset
sales on July 1, 2006, and the related application of net
proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under the Companys
revolving credit facility, potential availability under the
Companys credit facilities as of June 30, 2006 would
have been approximately $1.7 billion, although actual
availability would have been limited to $1.3 billion
because of limits imposed by covenant restrictions. Continued
access to the Companys credit facilities is subject to the
Company remaining in compliance with these covenants, including
covenants
F-64
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
tied to the Companys operating performance. If any events
of non-compliance occur, funding under the credit facilities may
not be available and defaults on some or potentially all of the
Companys debt obligations could occur. An event of default
under any of the Companys debt instruments could result in
the acceleration of its payment obligations under that debt and,
under certain circumstances, in cross-defaults under its other
debt obligations, which could have a material adverse effect on
the Companys consolidated financial condition and results
of operations.
|
|
|
Parent Company Debt Obligations |
Any financial or liquidity problems of the Companys parent
companies could cause serious disruption to the Companys
business and have a material adverse effect on the
Companys business and results of operations.
Charters ability to make interest payments on its
convertible senior notes, and, in 2009, to repay the outstanding
principal of its convertible senior notes of $863 million,
will depend on its ability to raise additional capital and/or on
receipt of payments or distributions from Charter Holdco and its
subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2006, Charter Holdco was owed
$3 million in intercompany loans from its subsidiaries,
which were available to pay interest and principal on
Charters convertible senior notes. In addition, Charter
has $74 million of U.S. government securities pledged
as security for the next three scheduled semi-annual interest
payments on Charters 5.875% convertible senior notes.
Distributions by Charters subsidiaries to a parent company
(including Charter, Charter Holdco, CCHC and Charter Holdings)
for payment of principal on parent company notes are restricted
under the indentures governing the CIH notes, CCH I notes,
CCH II notes, CCO Holdings notes, and Charter Operating
notes unless there is no default under the applicable indenture,
each applicable subsidiarys leverage ratio test is met at
the time of such distribution and, in the case of Charters
convertible senior notes, other specified tests are met. For the
quarter ended June 30, 2006, there was no default under any
of these indentures and each such subsidiary met its applicable
leverage ratio tests based on June 30, 2006 financial
results. Such distributions would be restricted, however, if any
such subsidiary fails to meet these tests at such time. In the
past, certain subsidiaries have from time to time failed to meet
their leverage ratio test. There can be no assurance that they
will satisfy these tests at the time of such distribution.
Distributions by Charter Operating for payment of principal on
parent company notes are further restricted by the covenants in
the credit facilities.
Distributions by CIH, CCH I, CCH II, CCO Holdings and
Charter Operating to a parent company for payment of parent
company interest are permitted if there is no default under the
aforementioned indentures. However, distributions for payment of
interest on Charters convertible senior notes are further
limited to when each applicable subsidiarys leverage ratio
test is met and other specified tests are met. There can be no
assurance that the subsidiary will satisfy these tests at the
time of such distribution.
The indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes permit
Charter Holdings to make distributions to Charter Holdco for
payment of interest or principal on Charters convertible
senior notes, only if, after giving effect to the distribution,
Charter Holdings can incur additional debt under the leverage
ratio of 8.75 to 1.0, there is no default under Charter
Holdings indentures, and other specified tests are met.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, there was no default
under Charter Holdings indentures and Charter Holdings met
its leverage ratio test based on June 30, 2006 financial
results. Such distributions would be restricted, however, if
Charter Holdings fails to meet these tests at such time. In the
past, Charter Holdings has from time to time failed to meet this
leverage ratio test. There can be no assurance that Charter
Holdings will satisfy these tests at the time of such
distribution. During periods in which distributions are
restricted, the indentures governing
F-65
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
the Charter Holdings notes permit Charter Holdings and its
subsidiaries to make specified investments (that are not
restricted payments) in Charter Holdco or Charter up to an
amount determined by a formula, as long as there is no default
under the indentures.
In 2006, the Company signed three separate definitive agreements
to sell certain cable television systems serving a total of
approximately 356,000 analog video customers in 1) West
Virginia and Virginia to Cebridge Connections, Inc. (the
Cebridge Transaction); 2) Illinois and Kentucky
to Telecommunications Management, LLC, doing business as New
Wave Communications (the New Wave Transaction) and
3) Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah to Orange
Broadband Holding Company, LLC (the Orange
Transaction) for a total of approximately
$971 million. These cable systems met the criteria for
assets held for sale. As such, the assets were written down to
fair value less estimated costs to sell resulting in asset
impairment charges during the six months ended June 30,
2006 of approximately $99 million related to the New Wave
Transaction and the Orange Transaction. In the third quarter of
2006, the Company expects to record a gain of approximately
$200 million on the Cebridge Transaction. In addition,
assets and liabilities to be sold have been presented as held
for sale. Assets held for sale on the Companys balance
sheet as of June 30, 2006 included current assets of
approximately $6 million, property, plant and equipment of
approximately $319 million and franchises of approximately
$443 million. Liabilities held for sale on the
Companys balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 included
current liabilities of approximately $7 million and other
long-term liabilities of approximately $13 million.
During the second quarter of 2006, the Company determined, based
on changes in the Companys organizational and cost
structure, that its asset groupings for long lived asset
accounting purposes are at the level of their individual market
areas, which are at a level below the Companys geographic
clustering. As a result, the Company has determined that the
West Virginia and Virginia cable systems comprise operations and
cash flows that for financial reporting purposes meet the
criteria for discontinued operations. Accordingly, the results
of operations for the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems
have been presented as discontinued operations, net of tax for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and all prior
periods presented herein have been reclassified to conform to
the current presentation.
Summarized consolidated financial information for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 for the West
Virginia and Virginia cable systems is as follows:
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Six Months | |
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Ended June 30, | |
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Ended June 30, | |
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
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2006 | |
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2005 | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
Revenues
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$ |
55 |
|
|
$ |
57 |
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|
$ |
109 |
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|
$ |
113 |
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Income (loss) before income taxes
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|
$ |
23 |
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|
$ |
10 |
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|
$ |
38 |
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|
$ |
19 |
|
In July 2006, the Company closed the Cebridge Transaction and
New Wave Transaction for net proceeds of approximately
$896 million. The Company used the net proceeds from the
asset sales to repay (but not reduce permanently) amounts
outstanding under the Companys revolving credit facility.
The Orange Transaction is scheduled to close in the third
quarter of 2006.
In 2005, the Company closed the sale of certain cable systems in
Texas, West Virginia and Nebraska representing a total of
approximately 33,000 analog video customers. During the six
months ended June 30, 2005, certain of those cable systems
met the criteria for assets held for sale. As such, the assets
were written down to fair value less estimated costs to sell
resulting in asset impairment charges during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2005 of approximately $8 million
and $39 million, respectively.
F-66
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
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4. |
Franchises and Goodwill |
Franchise rights represent the value attributed to agreements
with local authorities that allow access to homes in cable
service areas acquired through the purchase of cable systems.
Management estimates the fair value of franchise rights at the
date of acquisition and determines if the franchise has a finite
life or an indefinite-life as defined by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Franchises that
qualify for indefinite-life treatment under
SFAS No. 142 are tested for impairment annually each
October 1 based on valuations, or more frequently as
warranted by events or changes in circumstances. Franchises are
aggregated into essentially inseparable asset groups to conduct
the valuations. The asset groups generally represent
geographical clustering of the Companys cable systems into
groups by which such systems are managed. Management believes
such grouping represents the highest and best use of those
assets.
As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets are
presented in the following table:
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|
|
June 30, 2006 | |
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December 31, 2005 | |
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| |
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Gross | |
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Net | |
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Gross | |
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Net | |
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Carrying | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Carrying | |
|
Carrying | |
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Accumulated | |
|
Carrying | |
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Amount | |
|
Amortization | |
|
Amount | |
|
Amount | |
|
Amortization | |
|
Amount | |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Franchises with indefinite lives
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$ |
9,263 |
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|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,263 |
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|
$ |
9,806 |
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|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,806 |
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|
Goodwill
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|
|
61 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
61 |
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|
|
52 |
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|
|
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|
|
52 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
9,324 |
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|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,324 |
|
|
$ |
9,858 |
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|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,858 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finite-lived intangible assets:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Franchises with finite lives
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|
$ |
23 |
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|
$ |
6 |
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|
$ |
17 |
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|
$ |
27 |
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|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the net carrying
amount of indefinite-lived and finite-lived franchises was
reduced by $441 million and $2 million, respectively,
related to franchises reclassified as assets held for sale. For
the six months ended June 30, 2006, franchises with
indefinite lives also decreased $3 million related to a
cable asset sale completed in the first quarter of 2006 and
$99 million as a result of the asset impairment charges
recorded related to assets held for sale (see Note 3).
Franchise amortization expense for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2006 was approximately $1 million and
$1 million, respectively, and $1 million and
$2 million for the three and six months ended June 30,
2005, respectively, which represents the amortization relating
to franchises that did not qualify for indefinite-life treatment
under SFAS No. 142, including costs associated with
franchise renewals. The Company expects that amortization
expense on franchise assets will be approximately
$2 million annually for each of the next five years. Actual
amortization expense in future periods could differ from these
estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions or
divestitures, changes in useful lives and other relevant factors.
For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the net carrying
amount of goodwill increased $9 million as a result of the
Companys purchase of certain cable systems in Minnesota
from Seren Innovations, Inc. in January 2006.
F-67
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
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|
5. |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following
as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Accounts payable trade
|
|
$ |
74 |
|
|
$ |
102 |
|
Accrued capital expenditures
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|
|
64 |
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|
|
73 |
|
Accrued expenses:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
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|
|
394 |
|
|
|
329 |
|
|
Programming costs
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|
|
297 |
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|
|
272 |
|
|
Franchise-related fees
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|
|
55 |
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|
|
67 |
|
|
Compensation
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|
|
64 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
Other
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|
|
181 |
|
|
|
193 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,129 |
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|
$ |
1,096 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt consists of the following as of June 30,
2006 and December 31, 2005:
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|
|
|
|
June 30, 2006 | |
|
December 31, 2005 | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Principal | |
|
Accreted | |
|
Principal | |
|
Accreted | |
|
|
Amount | |
|
Value | |
|
Amount | |
|
Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Long-Term Debt
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.250% senior notes due 2007
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
|
8.625% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
9.920% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
10.000% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
10.250% senior notes due 2010
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2010
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
10.750% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
11.125% senior notes due 2011
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
13.500% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
9.625% senior notes due 2009
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
10.000% senior notes due 2011
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2011
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
12.125% senior discount notes due 2012
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
F-68
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2006 | |
|
December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Principal | |
|
Accreted | |
|
Principal | |
|
Accreted | |
|
|
Amount | |
|
Value | |
|
Amount | |
|
Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
CCH I Holdings, LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.125% senior notes due 2014
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
9.920% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
10.000% senior notes due 2014
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
11.750% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
781 |
|
|
|
13.500% senior discount notes due 2014
|
|
|
581 |
|
|
|
581 |
|
|
|
581 |
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
12.125% senior discount notes due 2015
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
CCH I, LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.000% senior notes due 2015
|
|
|
3,525 |
|
|
|
3,678 |
|
|
|
3,525 |
|
|
|
3,683 |
|
CCH II, LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.250% senior notes due 2010
|
|
|
2,051 |
|
|
|
2,042 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
CCO Holdings, LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83/4%
senior notes due 2013
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
795 |
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
794 |
|
|
|
Senior floating notes due 2010
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8% senior second lien notes due 2012
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
83/8%
senior second lien notes due 2014
|
|
|
770 |
|
|
|
770 |
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
Renaissance Media Group LLC:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.000% senior discount notes due 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
Credit Facilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter Operating
|
|
|
5,800 |
|
|
|
5,800 |
|
|
|
5,731 |
|
|
|
5,731 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,895 |
|
|
$ |
19,012 |
|
|
$ |
18,453 |
|
|
$ |
18,525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accreted values presented above generally represent the
principal amount of the notes less the original issue discount
at the time of sale plus the accretion to the balance sheet date
except as follows. The accreted value of the CIH notes issued in
exchange for Charter Holdings notes and the portion of the CCH I
notes issued in 2005 in exchange for the 8.625% Charter Holdings
notes due 2009 are recorded at the historical book values of the
Charter Holdings notes for financial reporting purposes as
opposed to the current accreted value for legal purposes and
notes indenture purposes (the amount that is currently payable
if the debt becomes immediately due). As of June 30, 2006,
the accreted value of the Companys debt for legal purposes
and notes indenture purposes is approximately $18.6 billion.
In January 2006, CCH II and CCH II Capital Corp.
issued $450 million in debt securities, the proceeds of
which were provided, directly or indirectly, to Charter
Operating, which used such funds to reduce borrowings, but not
commitments, under the revolving portion of its credit
facilities.
In March 2006, the Company exchanged $37 million of
Renaissance Media Group LLC 10% senior discount notes due
2008 for $37 million principal amount of new Charter
Operating
83/8% senior
second-lien notes due 2014 issued in a private transaction under
Rule 144A. The terms and conditions of the new Charter
Operating
83/8% senior
second-lien notes due 2014 are identical to Charter
Operatings currently outstanding
83/8% senior
second-lien notes due 2014. In June 2006, the Company retired
the remaining $77 million principal amount of Renaissance
Media Group LLCs 10% senior discount notes due 2008.
F-69
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt |
In April 2006, Charter Operating completed a $6.85 billion
refinancing of its credit facilities including a new
$350 million revolving/term facility (which converts to a
term loan no later than April 2007), a $5.0 billion term
loan due in 2013 and certain amendments to the existing
$1.5 billion revolving credit facility. In addition, the
refinancing reduced margins on Eurodollar rate term loans to
2.625% from a weighted average of 3.15% previously and margins
on base rate term loans to 1.625% from a weighted average of
2.15% previously. Concurrent with this refinancing, the CCO
Holdings bridge loan was terminated. The refinancing resulted in
a loss on extinguishment of debt for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2006 of approximately $27 million
included in other income (expenses), net on the Companys
condensed consolidated statements of operations.
In March and June 2005, Charter Operating consummated exchange
transactions with a small number of institutional holders of
Charter Holdings 8.25% senior notes due 2007 pursuant to
which Charter Operating issued, in private placements,
approximately $333 million principal amount of new notes
with terms identical to Charter Operatings
8.375% senior second lien notes due 2014 in exchange for
approximately $346 million of the Charter Holdings
8.25% senior notes due 2007. The exchanges resulted in a
loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and a gain on
extinguishment of debt of approximately $10 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2005 included in other income
(expenses), net on the Companys condensed consolidated
statements of operations. The Charter Holdings notes received in
the exchange were thereafter distributed to Charter Holdings and
cancelled.
In March 2005, Charter Holdings subsidiary, CC V Holdings,
LLC, redeemed all of its 11.875% notes due 2008, at
103.958% of principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest
to the date of redemption. The total cost of redemption was
approximately $122 million and was funded through
borrowings under the Charter Operating credit facilities. The
redemption resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt for the
six months ended June 30, 2005 of approximately
$5 million included in other income (expenses), net on the
Companys condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Following such redemption, CC V Holdings, LLC and its
subsidiaries (other than non-guarantor subsidiaries) became
guarantors under the Charter Operating credit facilities and
granted a lien on their assets to the same extent as granted by
the other guarantors under the credit facility.
Minority interest on the Companys consolidated balance
sheets as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005
primarily represents preferred membership interests in CC VIII,
LLC (CC VIII), an indirect subsidiary of Charter
Holdings, of $631 million and $622 million,
respectively. As more fully described in Note 18, this
preferred interest is held by Mr. Allen, Charters
Chairman and controlling shareholder, and CCHC. Minority
interest in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements
of operations includes the 2% accretion of the preferred
membership interests plus approximately 18.6% of CC VIIIs
income, net of accretion.
Certain marketable equity securities are classified as
available-for-sale and reported at market value with unrealized
gains and losses recorded as accumulated other comprehensive
loss on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Additionally, the Company reports changes in the fair value of
interest rate agreements designated as hedging the variability
of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations,
that meet the effectiveness criteria of SFAS No. 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities, in accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Comprehensive loss for the three months
F-70
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was $314 million and
$308 million, respectively, and $754 million and
$647 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006
and 2005, respectively.
|
|
9. |
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities |
The Company uses interest rate risk management derivative
instruments, such as interest rate swap agreements and interest
rate collar agreements (collectively referred to herein as
interest rate agreements) to manage its interest costs. The
Companys policy is to manage interest costs using a mix of
fixed and variable rate debt. Using interest rate swap
agreements, the Company has agreed to exchange, at specified
intervals through 2007, the difference between fixed and
variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an
agreed-upon notional principal amount. Interest rate collar
agreements are used to limit the Companys exposure to and
benefits from interest rate fluctuations on variable rate debt
to within a certain range of rates.
The Company does not hold or issue derivative instruments for
trading purposes. The Company does, however, have certain
interest rate derivative instruments that have been designated
as cash flow hedging instruments. Such instruments effectively
convert variable interest payments on certain debt instruments
into fixed payments. For qualifying hedges,
SFAS No. 133 allows derivative gains and losses to
offset related results on hedged items in the consolidated
statement of operations. The Company has formally documented,
designated and assessed the effectiveness of transactions that
receive hedge accounting. For each of the three months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, other income includes gains of $0,
and for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, other
income includes gains of $2 million and $1 million,
respectively, which represent cash flow hedge ineffectiveness on
interest rate hedge agreements arising from differences between
the critical terms of the agreements and the related hedged
obligations. Changes in the fair value of interest rate
agreements designated as hedging instruments of the variability
of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations
that meet the effectiveness criteria of SFAS No. 133
are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss. For the
three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, a gain of
$1 million and $0, respectively, and for the six months
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, a gain of $0 and
$9 million, respectively, related to derivative instruments
designated as cash flow hedges, was recorded in accumulated
other comprehensive loss. The amounts are subsequently
reclassified into interest expense as a yield adjustment in the
same period in which the related interest on the floating-rate
debt obligations affects earnings (losses).
Certain interest rate derivative instruments are not designated
as hedges as they do not meet the effectiveness criteria
specified by SFAS No. 133. However, management
believes such instruments are closely correlated with the
respective debt, thus managing associated risk. Interest rate
derivative instruments not designated as hedges are marked to
fair value, with the impact recorded as other income in the
Companys condensed consolidated statements of operations.
For the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, other
income includes gains of $3 million and losses of
$1 million, respectively, and for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, other income includes gains of
$9 million and $25 million, respectively, for interest
rate derivative instruments not designated as hedges.
As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company
had outstanding $1.8 billion and $1.8 billion and
$20 million and $20 million, respectively, in notional
amounts of interest rate swaps and collars, respectively. The
notional amounts of interest rate instruments do not represent
amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of
exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged are determined by
reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the
contracts.
F-71
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Revenues consist of the following for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
Six Months | |
|
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Video
|
|
$ |
853 |
|
|
$ |
821 |
|
|
$ |
1,684 |
|
|
$ |
1,623 |
|
High-speed Internet
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
506 |
|
|
|
425 |
|
Telephone
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Advertising sales
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
135 |
|
Commercial
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
Other
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,383 |
|
|
$ |
1,266 |
|
|
$ |
2,703 |
|
|
$ |
2,481 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses consist of the following for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
Six Months | |
|
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Programming
|
|
$ |
379 |
|
|
$ |
336 |
|
|
$ |
755 |
|
|
$ |
678 |
|
Service
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
Advertising sales
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
611 |
|
|
$ |
546 |
|
|
$ |
1,215 |
|
|
$ |
1,081 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12. |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of the
following for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006
and 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
Six Months | |
|
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
General and administrative
|
|
$ |
236 |
|
|
$ |
220 |
|
|
$ |
471 |
|
|
$ |
418 |
|
Marketing
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
279 |
|
|
$ |
250 |
|
|
$ |
551 |
|
|
$ |
483 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of selling expense are included in general and
administrative and marketing expense.
F-72
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
|
|
13. |
Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net |
Other operating (income) expenses, net consist of the following
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
Six Months | |
|
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Loss on sale of assets, net
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
Special charges, net
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special charges for the three and six months ended June 30,
2006 primarily represent severance associated with the closing
of call centers and divisional restructuring. Special charges
for the six months ended June 30, 2005 primarily represent
severance costs as a result of reducing workforce, consolidating
administrative offices and executive severance.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, special
charges were offset by approximately $2 million related to
an agreed upon discount in respect of the portion of settlement
consideration payable under the settlement terms of class action
lawsuits.
|
|
14. |
Other Income (Expenses), Net |
Other income (expenses), net consists of the following for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
Six Months | |
|
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
26 |
|
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
4 |
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Gain on investments
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(26 |
) |
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
(19 |
) |
|
$ |
45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on investments for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2005 primarily represents a gain realized on an
exchange of the Companys interest in an equity investee
for an investment in a larger enterprise.
Charter Holdings is a single member limited liability company
not subject to income tax. Charter Holdings holds all operations
through indirect subsidiaries. The majority of these indirect
subsidiaries are limited liability companies that are also not
subject to income tax. However, certain of Charter
Holdings indirect subsidiaries are corporations that are
subject to income tax.
As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company
had net deferred income tax liabilities of approximately
$213 million. The net deferred income tax liabilities
relate to certain of the Companys indirect subsidiaries,
which file separate income tax returns.
F-73
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the
Company recorded $2 million and $4 million of income
tax expense, respectively, and during the three and six months
ended June 30, 2005, the Company recorded $2 million
and $8 million of income tax expense, respectively. The
income tax expense is recognized through current federal and
state income tax expense as well as increases to the deferred
tax liabilities of certain of the Companys indirect
corporate subsidiaries.
Charter Holdco is currently under examination by the Internal
Revenue Service for the tax years ending December 31, 2002
and 2003. The Companys results (excluding the indirect
corporate subsidiaries) for these years are subject to this
examination. Management does not expect the results of this
examination to have a material adverse effect on the
Companys condensed consolidated financial condition or
results of operations.
The Company is a party to lawsuits and claims that arise in the
ordinary course of conducting its business. The ultimate outcome
of all of these legal matters pending against the Company or its
subsidiaries cannot be predicted, and although such lawsuits and
claims are not expected individually to have a material adverse
effect on the Companys consolidated financial condition,
results of operations or liquidity, such lawsuits could have, in
the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Companys
consolidated financial condition, results of operations or
liquidity.
|
|
17. |
Stock Compensation Plans |
Charter has stock option plans (the Plans) which
provide for the grant of non-qualified stock options, stock
appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance
units and performance shares, share awards, phantom stock and/or
shares of restricted stock (not to exceed 20,000,000 shares
of Charter Class A common stock), as each term is defined
in the Plans. Employees, officers, consultants and directors of
Charter and its subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible to
receive grants under the Plans. Options granted generally vest
over four to five years from the grant date, with 25% generally
vesting on the anniversary of the grant date and ratably
thereafter. Generally, options expire 10 years from the
grant date. The Plans allow for the issuance of up to a total of
90,000,000 shares of Charter Class A common stock (or
units convertible into Charter Class A common stock).
The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date
of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The
following weighted average assumptions were used for grants
during the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively: risk-free interest rates of 5.0% and 3.8%;
expected volatility of 91.0% and 70.1%; and expected lives of
6.25 years and 4.5 years, respectively. The following
weighted average assumptions were used for grants during the six
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively:
risk-free interest rates of 4.6% and 3.8%; expected volatility
of 91.6% and 71.3%; and expected lives of 6.25 years and
4.5 years, respectively. The valuations assume no dividends
are paid. During the three and six months ended June 30,
2006, Charter granted 0.1 million and 4.9 million
stock options, respectively, with a weighted average exercise
price of $1.02 and $1.07, respectively. As of June 30,
2006, Charter had 28.6 million and 10.7 million
options outstanding and exercisable, respectively, with weighted
average exercise prices of $3.97 and $7.27, respectively, and
weighted average remaining contractual lives of 8 years and
6 years, respectively.
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted revised
SFAS No. 123, Share Based payment,
which addresses the accounting for share-based payment
transactions in which a company receives employee services in
exchange for (a) equity instruments of that company or
(b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the
companys equity instruments or that may be settled by the
issuance of such equity instruments. Because the Company adopted
the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123
on January 1, 2003, the revised standard did not have a
material impact on its financial statements. The Company
recorded $3 million and
F-74
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
$4 million of option compensation expense which is included
in general and administrative expense for the three months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $7 million
and $8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006
and 2005, respectively.
In February 2006, the Compensation and Benefits Committee of
Charters Board of Directors approved a modification to the
financial performance measures under Charters Long-Term
Incentive Program (LTIP) required to be met for the
performance shares to vest. After the modification, management
believes that approximately 2.5 million of the performance
shares are likely to vest. As such, expense of approximately
$3 million will be amortized over the remaining two year
service period. During the six months ended June 30, 2006,
Charter granted an additional 8.0 million performance
shares under the LTIP. The impacts of such grant and the
modification of the 2005 awards was $1 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2006.
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|
18. |
Related Party Transactions |
The following sets forth certain transactions in which the
Company and the directors, executive officers and affiliates of
the Company are involved. Unless otherwise disclosed, management
believes that each of the transactions described below was on
terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been
obtained from independent third parties.
As part of the acquisition of the cable systems owned by Bresnan
Communications Company Limited Partnership in February 2000, CC
VIII, LLC, Charter Holdings indirect limited liability
company subsidiary, issued, after adjustments, 24,273,943
Class A preferred membership units (collectively, the
CC VIII interest) with an initial value and an
initial capital account of approximately $630 million to
certain sellers affiliated with AT&T Broadband, subsequently
owned by Comcast Corporation (the Comcast sellers).
Mr. Allen granted the Comcast sellers the right to sell to
him the CC VIII interest for approximately $630 million
plus 4.5% interest annually from February 2000 (the
Comcast put right). In April 2002, the Comcast
sellers exercised the Comcast put right in full, and this
transaction was consummated on June 6, 2003. Accordingly,
Mr. Allen became the holder of the CC VIII interest,
indirectly through an affiliate. In the event of a liquidation
of CC VIII, the owners of the CC VIII interest would be entitled
to a priority distribution with respect to a 2% priority return
(which will continue to accrete). Any remaining distributions in
liquidation would be distributed to CC V Holdings, LLC and the
owners of the CC VIII interest in proportion to their capital
accounts (which would have equaled the initial capital account
of the Comcast sellers of approximately $630 million,
increased or decreased by Mr. Allens pro rata share
of CC VIIIs profits or losses (as computed for capital
account purposes) after June 6, 2003).
An issue arose as to whether the documentation for the Bresnan
transaction was correct and complete with regard to the ultimate
ownership of the CC VIII interest following consummation of the
Comcast put right. Thereafter, the board of directors of Charter
formed a Special Committee of independent directors to
investigate the matter and take any other appropriate action on
behalf of Charter with respect to this matter. After conducting
an investigation of the relevant facts and circumstances, the
Special Committee determined that a scriveners
error had occurred in February 2000 in connection with the
preparation of the last-minute revisions to the Bresnan
transaction documents and that, as a result, Charter should seek
the reformation of the Charter Holdco limited liability company
agreement, or alternative relief, in order to restore and ensure
the obligation that the CC VIII interest be automatically
exchanged for Charter Holdco units.
As of October 31, 2005, Mr. Allen, the Special
Committee, Charter, Charter Holdco and certain of their
affiliates, agreed to settle the dispute, and execute certain
permanent and irrevocable releases pursuant to the
F-75
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release agreement dated
October 31, 2005 (the Settlement). Pursuant to
the Settlement, Charter Investment, Inc. (CII) has
retained 30% of its CC VIII interest (the Remaining
Interests). The Remaining Interests are subject to certain
transfer restrictions, including requirements that the Remaining
Interests participate in a sale with other holders or that allow
other holders to participate in a sale of the Remaining
Interests, as detailed in the revised CC VIII Limited Liability
Company Agreement. CII transferred the other 70% of the CC VIII
interest directly and indirectly, through Charter Holdco, to a
newly formed entity, CCHC (a direct subsidiary of Charter Holdco
and the direct parent of Charter Holdings). Of the 70% of the CC
VIII interest, 7.4% has been transferred by CII to CCHC for a
subordinated exchangeable note with an initial accreted value of
$48 million, accreting at 14% per annum, compounded
quarterly, with a
15-year maturity (the
Note). The remaining 62.6% has been transferred by
CII to Charter Holdco, in accordance with the terms of the
settlement for no additional monetary consideration. Charter
Holdco contributed the 62.6% interest to CCHC.
As part of the Settlement, CC VIII issued approximately
49 million additional Class B units to CC V in
consideration for prior capital contributions to CC VIII by
CC V, with respect to transactions that were unrelated to
the dispute in connection with CIIs membership units in CC
VIII. As a result, Mr. Allens pro rata share of the
profits and losses of CC VIII attributable to the Remaining
Interests is approximately 5.6%.
The Note is exchangeable, at CIIs option, at any time, for
Charter Holdco Class A Common units at a rate equal to the
then accreted value, divided by $2.00 (the Exchange
Rate). Customary anti-dilution protections have been
provided that could cause future changes to the Exchange Rate.
Additionally, the Charter Holdco Class A Common units
received will be exchangeable by the holder into Charter common
stock in accordance with existing agreements between CII,
Charter and certain other parties signatory thereto. Beginning
February 28, 2009, if the closing price of Charter common
stock is at or above the Exchange Rate for a certain period of
time as specified in the Exchange Agreement, Charter Holdco may
require the exchange of the Note for Charter Holdco Class A
Common units at the Exchange Rate.
CCHC has the right to redeem the Note under certain
circumstances, for cash in an amount equal to the then accreted
value. Such amount, if redeemed prior to February 28, 2009,
would also include a make whole provision up to the accreted
value through February 28, 2009. CCHC must redeem the Note
at its maturity for cash in an amount equal to the initial
stated value plus the accreted return through maturity.
Charters Board of Directors has determined that the
transferred CC VIII interest will remain at CCHC for the present
time, but there are currently no contractual or other
obligations of CCHC that would prevent the contribution of those
assets to a subsidiary of CCHC.
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|
19. |
Recently Issued Accounting Standards |
In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of
FASB Statement No. 109, which provides criteria for the
recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of
uncertain tax positions. A tax benefit from an uncertain
position may be recognized only if it is more likely than
not that the position is sustainable based on its
technical merits. The Company will adopt FIN 48 effective
January 1, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the
impact of FIN 48 on its financial statements.
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|
20. |
Consolidating Schedules |
In September 2006, Charter Holdings and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, CCH I and CCH II, completed the exchange of
approximately $797 million in total principal amount of
outstanding debt securities of Charter Holdings in a private
placement for new debt securities (the Private
Exchange). Holders of
F-76
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Charter Holdings notes due in 2009-2010 tendered
$308 million of notes for $250 million of new 10.25%
CCH II notes due 2013 and $37 million of new 11% CCH I
notes due 2015. Holders of Charter Holdings notes due 2011-2012
tendered $490 million of notes for $425 million of CCH
I notes due 2015. Also in September 2006, CCHC and CCH II
completed the exchange of $450 million aggregate principal
amount of Charters outstanding 5.875% senior
convertible notes due 2009 for $188 million in cash,
45 million shares of Charters Class A common
stock and $146.2 million aggregate principal amount of
CCH IIs 10.25% Senior Notes due 2010.
As part of the Private Exchange, CCHC contributed its 70%
interest in the Class A preferred equity interests of CC
VIII to CCH I. The contribution of the CC VIII Interest
will be accounted for as a transaction among entities under
common control, and accordingly financial statements of CCH
prepared subsequent to the contribution will reflect the
contribution as if it had occurred on the date of the Settlement
(as discussed in Note 21).
In September 2005, Charter Holdings subsidiaries, CIH and
CCH I, issued $6.1 billion principal amount of new
debt securities in exchange for $6.8 billion principal
amount of old Charter Holdings notes.
The CCH II notes and CCH I notes issued as part of the
September 2006 exchange offer described above, and the CIH notes
and CCH I notes issued as part of the September 2005
exchange offer described above, are obligations of CIH,
CCH I and CCH II, however, they are also jointly and
severally and fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an
unsecured senior basis by Charter Holdings. The accompanying
condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared
and presented pursuant to SEC
Regulation S-X
Rule 3-10, Financial Statements of Guarantors and
Affiliates Whose Securities Collateralize an Issue Registered or
Being Registered. This information is not intended to
present the financial position, results of operations and cash
flows of the individual companies or groups of companies in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
In 2005 and 2003, respectively, Charter Holdings entered into a
series of transactions and contributions which had the effect of
creating CIH, CCH I and CCH II as intermediate holding
companies. The creation of these holding companies has each been
accounted for as reorganizations of entities under common
control. Accordingly, the accompanying financial schedules
present the historical financial condition and results of
operations of CIH and CCH I as if the respective entities
existed for all periods presented. Condensed consolidating
financial statements as of June 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 and for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005 follow.
F-77
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2006
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Charter | |
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|
Charter | |
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All Other | |
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Holdings | |
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|
Holdings | |
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CIH | |
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CCH I | |
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CCH II | |
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Subsidiaries | |
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ASSETS |
CURRENT ASSETS:
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|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
43 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
Receivables from related party
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1,009 |
|
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
1,014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,354 |
|
|
Franchises, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment in cable properties, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,648 |
|
|
|
4,535 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,183 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
141 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
$ |
2,693 |
|
|
$ |
4,557 |
|
|
$ |
15,839 |
|
|
$ |
(7,311 |
) |
|
$ |
15,942 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
46 |
|
|
$ |
69 |
|
|
$ |
97 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
$ |
862 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,129 |
|
|
Payables to related party
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
90 |
|
|
Liabilities held for sale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
981 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
1,239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM DEBT
|
|
|
1,757 |
|
|
|
2,520 |
|
|
|
3,678 |
|
|
|
2,042 |
|
|
|
9,015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOANS PAYABLE RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(196 |
) |
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSSES IN EXCESS OF INVESTMENT
|
|
|
3,654 |
|
|
|
1,086 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,740 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEMBERS EQUITY (DEFICIT):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(5,316 |
) |
|
|
(3,654 |
) |
|
|
(1,086 |
) |
|
|
2,648 |
|
|
|
4,533 |
|
|
|
(2,443 |
) |
|
|
(5,318 |
) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total members equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(5,316 |
) |
|
|
(3,654 |
) |
|
|
(1,086 |
) |
|
|
2,648 |
|
|
|
4,535 |
|
|
|
(2,443 |
) |
|
|
(5,316 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and members equity (deficit)
|
|
$ |
141 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
$ |
2,693 |
|
|
$ |
4,557 |
|
|
$ |
15,839 |
|
|
$ |
(7,311 |
) |
|
$ |
15,942 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-78
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
ASSETS |
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
Receivables from related party
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
248 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,800 |
|
|
Franchises, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment in cable properties, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,402 |
|
|
|
5,044 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,446 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
3,455 |
|
|
$ |
5,058 |
|
|
$ |
16,087 |
|
|
$ |
(8,470 |
) |
|
$ |
16,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
42 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
107 |
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
875 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,096 |
|
|
Payables to related party
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
970 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
1,179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM DEBT
|
|
|
1,746 |
|
|
|
2,472 |
|
|
|
3,683 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
9,023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOANS PAYABLE RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES RELATED PARTY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSSES IN EXCESS OF INVESTMENT
|
|
|
2,812 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,150 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEMBERS EQUITY (DEFICIT):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(4,562 |
) |
|
|
(2,812 |
) |
|
|
(338 |
) |
|
|
3,402 |
|
|
|
5,042 |
|
|
|
(5,296 |
) |
|
|
(4,564 |
) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total members equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(4,562 |
) |
|
|
(2,812 |
) |
|
|
(338 |
) |
|
|
3,402 |
|
|
|
5,044 |
|
|
|
(5,296 |
) |
|
|
(4,562 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and members equity (deficit)
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
3,455 |
|
|
$ |
5,058 |
|
|
$ |
16,087 |
|
|
$ |
(8,470 |
) |
|
$ |
16,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-79
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
REVENUES
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,703 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,703 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
551 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
551 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
690 |
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
Other operating expenses, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,565 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,565 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
(190 |
) |
|
|
(98 |
) |
|
|
(390 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(907 |
) |
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
|
|
|
(666 |
) |
|
|
(525 |
) |
|
|
(335 |
) |
|
|
(237 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,763 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(754 |
) |
|
|
(666 |
) |
|
|
(525 |
) |
|
|
(335 |
) |
|
|
(409 |
) |
|
|
1,763 |
|
|
|
(926 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
(754 |
) |
|
|
(666 |
) |
|
|
(525 |
) |
|
|
(335 |
) |
|
|
(271 |
) |
|
|
1,763 |
|
|
|
(788 |
) |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(754 |
) |
|
|
(666 |
) |
|
|
(525 |
) |
|
|
(335 |
) |
|
|
(275 |
) |
|
|
1,763 |
|
|
|
(792 |
) |
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(754 |
) |
|
$ |
(666 |
) |
|
$ |
(525 |
) |
|
$ |
(335 |
) |
|
$ |
(237 |
) |
|
$ |
1,763 |
|
|
$ |
(754 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-80
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
REVENUES
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,481 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,481 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,081 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,081 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
483 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
483 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
Other operating expenses, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,339 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,339 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(447 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(84 |
) |
|
|
(324 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(855 |
) |
|
Other income, net
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
|
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(657 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(289 |
) |
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
(810 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
(657 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
(668 |
) |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(657 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(220 |
) |
|
|
(155 |
) |
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
(676 |
) |
|
|
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(657 |
) |
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
$ |
(136 |
) |
|
$ |
796 |
|
|
$ |
(657 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-81
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the six months ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(754 |
) |
|
$ |
(666 |
) |
|
$ |
(525 |
) |
|
$ |
(335 |
) |
|
$ |
(237 |
) |
|
$ |
1,763 |
|
|
$ |
(754 |
) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
Noncash interest expense
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
|
|
|
666 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
335 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,763 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from
acquisitions and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
Receivables from and payables to related party, including
deferred management fees
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
(203 |
) |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
612 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(539 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(539 |
) |
|
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
Purchase of cable system
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
Proceeds from investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(553 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(553 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,830 |
|
|
Borrowings from related party
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(194 |
) |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
(106 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,838 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,838 |
) |
|
Repayments to related parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
440 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
440 |
|
|
Payments for debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
Distributions
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
|
(272 |
) |
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
43 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-82
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Charter Holdings
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the six months ended June 30, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
Charter | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other | |
|
|
|
Holdings | |
|
|
Holdings | |
|
CIH | |
|
CCH I | |
|
CCH II | |
|
Subsidiaries | |
|
Eliminations | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(657 |
) |
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
$ |
(136 |
) |
|
$ |
796 |
|
|
$ |
(657 |
) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
759 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
759 |
|
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
Noncash interest expense
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(796 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from
acquisitions and dispositions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
Receivables from and payables to related party, including
deferred management fees
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
(305 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(83 |
) |
|
|
552 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(542 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(542 |
) |
|
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
Proceeds from investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(472 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(472 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
Borrowings from related parties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(819 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(819 |
) |
|
Repayments to parent companies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(107 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(107 |
) |
|
Payments for debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
Distributions
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
(450 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
(604 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(524 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(522 |
) |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
22 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-83
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Indemnification Under the Limited Liability Company
Agreements of Charter Holdings, CCH I and CCH II
The limited liability company agreements of Charter Holdings,
CCH I and CCH II provide that the members, the manager, the
directors, their affiliates or any person who at any time serves
or has served as a director, officer, employee or other agent of
any member or any such affiliate, and who, in such capacity,
engages or has engaged in activities on behalf of Charter
Holdings, CCH I and CCH II shall be indemnified and held
harmless by Charter Holdings, CCH I and CCH II to the
fullest extent permitted by law from and against any losses,
damages, expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
or in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding
arising out of or incidental to such indemnifiable persons
acts or omissions on behalf of Charter Holdings, CCH I and
CCH II. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no indemnification
is available under the limited liability company agreement in
respect of any such claim adjudged to be primarily the result of
bad faith, willful misconduct or fraud of an indemnifiable
person. Payment of these indemnification obligations shall be
made from the assets of Charter Holdings, CCH I and CCH II
and the members shall not be personally liable to an
indemnifiable person for payment of indemnification.
Indemnification Under the Delaware Limited Liability Company
Act
Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company
Act authorizes a limited liability company to indemnify and hold
harmless any member or manager or other person from and against
any and all claims and demands whatsoever, subject to such
standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its
limited liability company agreement.
Indemnification Under the By-Laws of CCH I Capital and
CCH II Capital
The bylaws of CCH I Capital and CCH II Capital require CCH
I Capital and CCH II Capital, to the fullest extent
authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, to indemnify
any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be
made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or
proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or
officer of CCH I Capital and CCH II Capital or is or was
serving at the request of CCH I Capital and CCH II Capital
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
plan or other entity or enterprise, in each case, against all
expense, liability and loss (including attorneys fees,
judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, ERISA excise taxes
or penalties) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in
connection therewith.
Indemnification Under the Delaware General Corporation Law
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
authorizes a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a
party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys fees,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith
and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe the persons conduct was unlawful. In
addition, the Delaware General Corporation Law does not permit
indemnification in any threatened, pending or completed action
or suit by or in the right of the corporation in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the
extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication
of liability, but in view of all the circumstances
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of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses, which such court shall deem proper.
To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a
corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or
in defense of any claim, issue or matter, such person shall be
indemnified against expenses, including attorneys fees,
actually and reasonably incurred by such person. Indemnity is
mandatory to the extent a claim, issue or matter has been
successfully defended. The Delaware General Corporation Law also
allows a corporation to provide for the elimination or limit of
the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty
as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate
or limit the liability of a director:
(i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty
to the corporation or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock
purchases or redemptions, or
(iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit. These provisions will not limit the
liability of directors or officers under the federal securities
laws of the United States.
Item 21. Exhibits and
Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibits are listed by numbers corresponding to the
Exhibit Table of Item 601 in
Regulation S-K.
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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2 |
.1 |
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Purchase Agreement, dated May 29, 2003, by and between
Falcon Video Communications, L.P. and WaveDivision Holdings, LLC
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Charter
Communications, Inc.s current report on Form 8-K
filed on May 30, 2003 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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2 |
.2 |
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Asset Purchase Agreement, dated September 3, 2003, by and
between Charter Communications VI, LLC, The Helicon Group, L.P.,
Hornell Television Service, Inc., Interlink Communications
Partners, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Atlantic
Broadband Finance, LLC (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 to Charter Communications, Inc.s current
report on Form 8-K/ A filed on September 3, 2003 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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2 |
.3 |
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Purchase Agreement, dated August 11, 2005 by and among CCO
Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, and Banc of
America Securities LLC as representatives of the purchasers
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings
Capital Corp. filed on August 17, 2005 (File
No. 333-112593)). |
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2 |
.4 |
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Purchase Agreement dated as of January 26, 2006, by and
between CCH II, LLC, CCH II Capital Corp and J.P. Morgan
Securities, Inc as Representative of several Purchasers for
$450,000,000 10.25% Senior Notes Due 2010 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the current report on
Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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2 |
.5 |
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Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 27, 2006, by and
between Charter Communications Operating, LLC and Cebridge
Acquisition Co., LLC (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.2 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on May 2, 2006 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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3 |
.1 |
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Certificate of Formation of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment
No. 2 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications
Holdings Capital Corporation filed on June 22, 1999 (File
No. 333-77499)). |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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3 |
.2(a) |
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Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, dated as of
October 30, 2001 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the annual report on Form 10-K of
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications
Holding Capital Corporation on March 29, 2002 (File
No. 333-77499)). |
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3 |
.2(b) |
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Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
for Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, dated as of
October 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.21 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on November 2, 2005
(File No. 000-27927)). |
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3 |
.3 |
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Certificate of Formation of CCH I, LLC (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.9 to the registration statement on
Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC. filed on
January 26, 2006 (File No. 333-131251)). |
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3 |
.4(a) |
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Limited Liability Company Agreement of CCH I, LLC, dated as of
July 9, 2003(incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.10(a) to the registration statement on
Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC. filed on
January 26, 2006 (File No. 333-131251)). |
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3 |
.4(b) |
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First Amendment to Limited Liability Company Agreement of CCH I,
LLC, dated as of June 22, 2004(incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.10(b) to the registration statement on
Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC. filed on
January 26, 2006 (File No. 333-131251)). |
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3 |
.5 |
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Certificate of Incorporation of CCH I Capital Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.11 to the
registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC. filed on January 26, 2006
(File No. 333-131251)). |
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3 |
.6 |
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Amended and Restated By-laws of CCH I Capital
Corporation(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to
the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC. filed on January 26, 2006
(File No. 333-131251)). |
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3 |
.7 |
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Certificate of Formation of CCH II, LLC (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the
registration statement on Form S-4 of CCH II, LLC and CCH
II Capital Corporation filed on March 24, 2004 (File
No. 333-111423)). |
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3 |
.8(a) |
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Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CCH
II, LLC, dated as of July 10, 2003 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the
registration statement on Form S-4 of CCH II, LLC and CCH
II Capital Corporation filed on March 24, 2004 (File
No. 333-111423)). |
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3 |
.9 |
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Certificate of Incorporation of CCH II Capital Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment
No. 1 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of CCH
II, LLC and CCH II Capital Corporation filed on March 24,
2004 (File No. 333-111423)). |
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3 |
.10 |
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Amended and Restated By-laws of CCH II Capital Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Amendment
No. 1 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of CCH
II, LLC and CCH II Capital Corporation filed on March 24,
2004 (File No. 333-111423)). |
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Certain long-term debt instruments, none of which relates to
authorized indebtedness that exceeds 10% of the consolidated
assets of the Registrants have not been filed as exhibits to
this Form S-4. The Registrants agree to furnish the
Commission upon its request a copy of any instrument defining
the rights of holders of long- term debt of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries. |
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4 |
.1 |
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Indenture relating to the 8.250% Senior Notes due 2007, dated as
of March 17, 1999, between Charter Communications Holdings,
LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and
Harris Trust and Savings Bank (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1(a) to Amendment No. 2 to the registration
statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings,
LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation
filed on June 22, 1999 (File No. 333-77499)). |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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4 |
.2(a) |
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Indenture relating to the 8.625% Senior Notes due 2009, dated as
of March 17, 1999, among Charter Communications Holdings,
LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and
Harris Trust and Savings Bank (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2(a) to Amendment No. 2 to the registration
statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings,
LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation
filed on June 22, 1999 (File No. 333-77499)). |
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4 |
.2(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.625% Senior Notes
due 2009, dated as of September 28, 2005, among Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as
Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc.
filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.3(a) |
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Indenture relating to the 9.920% Senior Discount Notes due 2011,
dated as of March 17, 1999, among Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital
Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings Bank (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3(a) to Amendment No. 2 to the
registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation filed on June 22, 1999 (File
No. 333-77499)). |
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4 |
.3(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 9.920% Senior
Discount Notes due 2011, dated as of September 28, 2005,
among Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4 to the current report on Form 8-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.4(a) |
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Indenture relating to the 10.00% Senior Notes due 2009, dated as
of January 12, 2000, between Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital
Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings Bank (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1(a) to the registration statement
on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on
January 25, 2000 (File No. 333-95351)). |
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4 |
.4(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 10.00% Senior Notes
due 2009, dated as of September 28, 2005, between Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as
Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the
current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc.
filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.5(a) |
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Indenture relating to the 10.25% Senior Notes due 2010, dated as
of January 12, 2000, among Charter Communications Holdings,
LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and
Harris Trust and Savings Bank (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2(a) to the registration statement on
Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on
January 25, 2000 (File No. 333-95351)). |
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4 |
.5(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 10.25% Senior Notes
due 2010, dated as of September 28, 2005, among Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as
Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the
current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc.
filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.6(a) |
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Indenture relating to the 11.75% Senior Discount Notes due 2010,
dated as of January 12, 2000, among Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital
Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings Bank (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3(a) to the registration statement
on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on
January 25, 2000 (File No. 333-95351)). |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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4 |
.6(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 11.75% Senior
Discount Notes due 2010, among Charter Communications Holdings,
LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY
Midwest Trust Company as Trustee, dated as of
September 28, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.7 to the current report on Form 8-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.7(a) |
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Indenture dated as of January 10, 2001 between Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as
Trustee governing 10.750% senior notes due 2009 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2(a) to the registration statement
on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on
February 2, 2001 (File No. 333-54902)). |
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4 |
.7(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005
between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing 10.750% Senior Notes due
2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the
current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc.
filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.8(a) |
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Indenture dated as of January 10, 2001 between Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as
Trustee governing 11.125% senior notes due 2011 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2(b) to the registration statement
on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on
February 2, 2001 (File No. 333-54902)). |
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4 |
.8(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28,
2005, between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company governing 11.125% Senior Notes due 2011
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.9(a) |
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Indenture dated as of January 10, 2001 between Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as
Trustee governing 13.500% senior discount notes due 2011
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2(c) to the
registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation filed on February 2, 2001 (File
No. 333-54902)). |
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4 |
.9(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28,
2005, between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing 13.500% Senior Discount
Notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10
to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter
Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.10(a) |
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Indenture dated as of May 15, 2001 between Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as
Trustee governing 9.625% Senior Notes due 2009. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2(a) to the current report on
Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on
June 1, 2001 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.10(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 14, 2002
between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing 9.625% Senior Notes due
2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(a) to the
current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications,
Inc. on January 15, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.10(c) |
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Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 25, 2002
between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing 9.625% Senior Notes due
2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter
Communications, Inc. on August 6, 2002 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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4 |
.10(d) |
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Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005
between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing 9.625% Senior Notes due
2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the
current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc.
filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.11(a) |
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Indenture dated as of May 15, 2001 between Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as
Trustee governing 10.000% Senior Notes due 2011. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3(a) to the current report on
Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on
June 1, 2001 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.11(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 14, 2002
between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing 10.000% Senior Notes due
2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3(a) to the
current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications,
Inc. on January 15, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.11(c) |
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Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 25, 2002
between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing 10.000% Senior Notes due
2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter
Communications, Inc. on August 6, 2002 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.11(d) |
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Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005
between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing the 10.000% Senior Notes
due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the
current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc.
filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.12(a) |
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Indenture dated as of May 15, 2001 between Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as
Trustee governing 11.750% Senior Discount Notes due 2011.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4(a) to the
current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications,
Inc. on June 1, 2001 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.12(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005
between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing 11.750% Senior Discount
Notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13
to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter
Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.13(a) |
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Indenture dated as of January 14, 2002 between Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as
Trustee governing 12.125% Senior Discount Notes due 2012
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4(a) to the
current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications,
Inc. on January 15, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.13(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 25, 2002
between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing 12.125% Senior Discount
Notes due 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to
the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter
Communications, Inc. on August 6, 2002 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.13(c) |
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Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28,
2005 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest
Trust Company as Trustee governing 12.125% Senior Discount
Notes due 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14
to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter
Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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4 |
.14 |
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Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005 among CCH I
Holdings, LLC and CCH I Holdings Capital Corp., as Issuers,
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, as Parent Guarantor, and
The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA, as Trustee,
governing: 11.25% Senior Accreting Notes due 2014, 9.920% Senior
Accreting Notes due 2014, 10.000% Senior Accreting Notes due
2014, 11.75% Senior Accreting Notes due 2014, 13.50% Senior
Accreting Notes due 2014, 12.125% Senior Accreting Notes due
2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc.
filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.15(a) |
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Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005 among CCH I, LLC
and CCH I Capital Corp., as Issuers, Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC, as Parent Guarantor, and The Bank of New York
Trust Company, NA, as Trustee, governing 11.00% Senior
Secured Notes due 2015 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.15(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 11.00% Senior Notes
due 2015, dated as of September 14, 2006, by and between
CCH I, LLC, CCH I Capital Corp. as Issuers, Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC as Parent Guarantor and The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the current report on
Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. on
September 19, 2006 (File 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.16 |
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Indenture relating to the 10.25% Senior Notes due 2010, dated as
of September 23, 2003, among CCH II, LLC, CCH II Capital
Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications Inc. filed on
September 26, 2003 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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4 |
.17 |
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Indenture relating to the 10.25% Senior Notes due 2013, dated as
of September 14, 2006, by and between CCH II, LLC, CCH II
Capital Corp. as Issuers, Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
as Parent Guarantor and The Bank of New York Trust Company,
N.A. as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2
to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter
Communications, Inc. on September 19, 2006)). |
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5 |
.1* |
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Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher regarding legality |
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10 |
.1 |
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Indenture relating to the
83/4%
Senior Notes due 2013, dated as of November 10, 2003, by
and among CCO Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on November 12, 2003
(File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.2 |
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Indenture relating to the 8% senior second lien notes due 2012
and
83/8%
senior second lien notes due 2014, dated as of April 27,
2004, by and among Charter Communications Operating, LLC,
Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. and Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. as trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.32 to Amendment No. 2 to the registration
statement on Form S-4 of CCH II, LLC filed on May 5,
2004 (File No. 333-111423)). |
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10 |
.3(a) |
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Indenture dated as of December 15, 2004 among CCO Holdings,
LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as
trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
current report on Form 8-K of CCO Holdings, LLC filed on
December 21, 2004 (File No. 333-112593)). |
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10 |
.3(b) |
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First Supplemental Indenture dated August 17, 2005 by and
among CCO Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and Wells
Fargo Bank, L.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of CCO
Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. filed on
August 23, 2005 (File No. 333-112593)). |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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10 |
.4 |
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Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement dated August 17,
2005 by and among CCO Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC,
and Banc of America Securities LLC as representatives of the
purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
the current report on Form 8-K of CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO
Holdings Capital Corp. filed on August 23, 2005 (File
No. 333-112593)). |
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10 |
.5(a) |
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Pledge Agreement made by CCH I, LLC in favor of The Bank of New
York Trust Company, NA, as Collateral Agent dated as of
September 28, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.15 to the current report on Form 8-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.5(b) |
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Amendment to the Pledge Agreement between CCH I, LLC in favor of
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral
Agent, dated as of September 14, 2006 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the current report on
Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. on
September 19, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.6 |
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Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
September 14, 2006, by and between CCH I, LLC, CCH I
Capital Corp., CCH II, LLC, CCH II Capital Corp. Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC and Banc of America Securities LLC
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. on
September 19, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.7 |
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Consulting Agreement, dated as of March 10, 1999, by and
between Vulcan Northwest Inc., Charter Communications, Inc. (now
called Charter Investment, Inc.) and Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to
Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement on
Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC filed on
July 22, 1999 (File No. 333-77499)). |
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10 |
.8(a) |
|
First Amended and Restated Mutual Services Agreement, dated as
of December 21, 2000, by and between Charter
Communications, Inc., Charter Investment, Inc. and Charter
Communications Holding Company, LLC (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2(b) to the registration statement on
Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on
February 2, 2001 (File No. 333-54902)). |
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10 |
.8 (b) |
|
Letter Agreement, dated June 19, 2003, by and among Charter
Communications, Inc., Charter Communications Holding Company,
LLC and Charter Investment, Inc. regarding Mutual Services
Agreement (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit No. 10.5(b) to the quarterly report on
Form 10-Q filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on
August 5, 2003 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.8(c) |
|
Second Amended and Restated Mutual Services Agreement, dated as
of June 19, 2003 between Charter Communications, Inc. and
Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.5(a) to the quarterly report on
Form 10-Q filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on
August 5, 2003 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.9(a) |
|
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement for CC
VIII, LLC, dated as of March 31, 2003 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the annual report on
Form 10-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
April 15, 2003 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.9(b) |
|
Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
for CC VIII, LLC, dated as of October 31, 2005
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the
quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter
Communications, Inc. on November 2, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.10(a) |
|
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of
Charter Communications Operating, LLC, dated as of June 19,
2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.2 to
the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter
Communications, Inc. on August 5, 2003 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
II-8
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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10 |
.10(b) |
|
First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability
Company Agreement of Charter Communications Operating, LLC,
adopted as of June 22, 2004 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.16(b) to the annual report on Form 10-K
filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on February 28, 2006
(File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.11 |
|
Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of
June 19, 2003, between Charter Communications Operating,
LLC and Charter Communications, Inc. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.4 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q
filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on August 5, 2003
(File No. 333-83887)). |
|
10 |
.12(a) |
|
Stipulation of Settlement, dated as of January 24, 2005,
regarding settlement of Consolidated Federal Class Action
entitled in Re Charter Communications, Inc. Securities
Litigation. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Charter
Communications, Inc. on March 3, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.12(b) |
|
Amendment to Stipulation of Settlement, dated as of May 23,
2005, regarding settlement of Consolidated Federal
Class Action entitled In Re Charter Communications, Inc.
Securities Litigation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.35(b) to Amendment No. 3 to the
registration statement on Form S-1 filed by Charter
Communications, Inc. on June 8, 2005 (File
No. 333-121186)). |
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10 |
.13 |
|
Stipulation of Settlement, dated as of January 24, 2005,
regarding settlement of Federal Derivative Action, Arthur J.
Cohn v. Ronald L. Nelson et al and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the annual
report on Form 10-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc.
on March 3, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.14 |
|
Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release, dated as of
February 1, 2005, by and among Charter Communications, Inc.
and certain other insureds, on the other hand, and Certain
Underwriters at Lloyds of London and certain subscribers,
on the other hand. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.49 to the annual report on Form 10-K filed
by Charter Communications, Inc. on March 3, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.15 |
|
Settlement Agreement and Mutual Releases, dated as of
October 31, 2005, by and among Charter Communications,
Inc., Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Charter
Communications, Inc., Charter Communications Holding Company,
LLC, CCHC, LLC, CC VIII, LLC, CC V, LLC, Charter Investment,
Inc., Vulcan Cable III, LLC and Paul G. Allen (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the quarterly report on
Form 10-Q of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
November 2, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
|
10 |
.16 |
|
Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005, by and
among Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC, Charter
Investment, Inc. and Paul G. Allen (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.18 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on November 2, 2005
(File No. 000-27927)). |
|
10 |
.17 |
|
CCHC, LLC Subordinated and Accreting Note, dated as of
October 31, 2005 (revised) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 to the current report on Form 8-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on November 4, 2005
(File No. 000-27927)). |
|
10 |
.18 |
|
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
April 28, 2006, among Charter Communications Operating,
LLC, CCO) Holdings, LLC, the lenders from time to time parties
thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
May 1, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). |
|
10 |
.19(a) |
|
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC 1999 Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment
No. 4 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications
Holdings Capital Corporation filed on July 22, 1999 (File
No. 333-77499)). |
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10 |
.19(b) |
|
Assumption Agreement regarding Option Plan, dated as of
May 25, 1999, by and between Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Amendment
No. 6 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications
Holdings Capital Corporation filed on August 27, 1999 (File
No. 333-77499)). |
II-9
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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10 |
.19(c) |
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Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC 1999 Option Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.10(c) to Amendment No. 4 to the
registration statement on Form S-1 of Charter
Communications, Inc. filed on November 1, 1999 (File
No. 333-83887)). |
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10 |
.19(d) |
|
Amendment No. 2 to the Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
1999 Option Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4(c) to the annual report on Form 10-K
filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on March 30, 2000
(File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.19(e) |
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Amendment No. 3 to the Charter Communications 1999 Option
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14(e) to the
annual report of Form 10-K of Charter Communications, Inc.
filed on March 29, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.19(f) |
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Amendment No. 4 to the Charter Communications 1999 Option
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10(f) to the
annual report on Form 10-K of Charter Communications, Inc.
filed on April 15, 2003 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.20(a) |
|
Charter Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the
quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter
Communications, Inc. on May 15, 2001 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.20(b) |
|
Amendment No. 1 to the Charter Communications, Inc. 2001
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.11(b) to the annual report on Form 10-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on April 15, 2003 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.20(c) |
|
Amendment No. 2 to the Charter Communications, Inc. 2001
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.10 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q
filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on November 14, 2001
(File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.20(c) |
|
Amendment No. 3 to the Charter Communications, Inc. 2001
Stock Incentive Plan effective January 2, 2002
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15(c) to the
annual report of Form 10-K of Charter Communications, Inc.
filed on March 29, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)). |
|
10 |
.20(e) |
|
Amendment No. 4 to the Charter Communications, Inc. 2001
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.11(e) to the annual report on Form 10-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on April 15, 2003 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.20(f) |
|
Amendment No. 5 to the Charter Communications, Inc. 2001
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.11(f) to the annual report on Form 10-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on April 15, 2003 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.20(g) |
|
Amendment No. 6 to the Charter Communications, Inc. 2001
Stock Incentive Plan effective December 23, 2004
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43(g) to the
registration statement on Form S-1 of Charter
Communications, Inc. filed on October 5, 2005 (File
No. 333-128838)). |
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10 |
.20(h) |
|
Amendment No. 7 to the Charter Communications, Inc. 2001
Stock Incentive Plan effective August 23, 2005
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43(h) to the
registration statement on Form S-1 of Charter
Communications, Inc. filed on October 5, 2005 (File
No. 333-128838)). |
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10 |
.20(i) |
|
Description of Long-Term Incentive Program to the Charter
Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.18(g) to the annual report on
Form 10-K filed by Charter Communications Holdings, LLC on
March 31, 2005 (File No. 333-77499)). |
|
10 |
.21 |
|
Description of Charter Communications, Inc. 2006 Executive Bonus
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter
Communications, Inc. on May 2, 2006 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.22 |
|
2005 Executive Cash Award Plan dated as of June 9, 2005
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed
June 15, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
II-10
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Exhibit |
|
Description |
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10 |
.23 |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2001, by and
between Carl E. Vogel and Charter Communications, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the quarterly
report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter Communications, Inc.
on November 14, 2001 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.24 |
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Separation Agreement and Release for Carl E. Vogel, dated as of
February 17, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed
by Charter Communications, Inc. on February 22, 2005 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.25 |
|
Executive Services Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2005,
between Charter Communications, Inc. and Robert P. May
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
January 21, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.26 |
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Letter Agreement, dated April 15, 2005, by and between
Charter Communications, Inc. and Paul E. Martin (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on
Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed
April 19, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.27 |
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Restricted Stock Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2005, by
and between Michael J. Lovett and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed
July 13, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.28 |
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2005, by and
between Neil Smit and Charter Communications, Inc. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on
Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
August 15, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.29 |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of September 2, 2005, by and
between Paul E. Martin and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
September 9, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.30 |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of September 2, 2005, by and
between Wayne H. Davis and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
September 9, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.31 |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of October 31, 2005, by and
between Sue Ann Hamilton and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the
quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Charter Communications,
Inc. filed on November 2, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.32 |
|
Employment Agreement effective as of October 10, 2005, by
and between Grier C. Raclin and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
November 14, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.33 |
|
Employment Offer Letter, dated November 22, 2005, by and
between Charter Communications, Inc. and Robert A. Quigley
(incorporated by reference to 10.68 to Amendment No. 1 to
the registration statement on Form S-1 of Charter
Communications, Inc. filed on February 2, 2006 (File
No. 333-130898)). |
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10 |
.34 |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of December 9, 2005, by and
between Robert A. Quigley and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
December 13, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.35 |
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Retention Agreement dated as of January 9, 2006, by and
between Paul E. Martin and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
January 10, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.36 |
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Employment Agreement dated as of January 20, 2006 by and
between Jeffrey T. Fisher and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). |
II-11
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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10 |
.37 |
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Employment Agreement dated as of February 28, 2006 by and
between Michael J. Lovett and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
March 3, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.38 |
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Separation Agreement of Wayne H. Davis, dated as of
March 23, 2006 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on April 6, 2006 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.39 |
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Consulting Agreement of Wayne H. Davis, dated as of
March 23, 2006 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.2 to the current report on Form 8-K of
Charter Communications, Inc. filed on April 6, 2006 (File
No. 000-27927)). |
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10 |
.40 |
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Employment Agreement dated as of August 1, 2006 by and
between Marwan Fawaz and Charter Communications, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current
report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on
August 1, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). |
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12 |
.1** |
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
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21 |
.1** |
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Subsidiaries of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC. |
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23 |
.1* |
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Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included with
Exhibit 5.1). |
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23 |
.2** |
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Consent of KPMG LLP. |
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24 |
.1** |
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Powers of attorney (included in signature pages). |
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25 |
.1** |
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Statement of eligibility of trustee for the New CCH I Notes. |
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25 |
.2** |
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Statement of eligibility of trustee for the New CCH II
Notes. |
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99 |
.1* |
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Letter of Transmittal. |
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99 |
.2* |
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Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,
Trust Companies and Other Nominees. |
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99 |
.3* |
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Letter to Clients. |
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99 |
.4* |
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Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. |
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To be filed by amendment. |
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** |
Filed herewith. |
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Management compensatory plan or arrangement. |
II-12
Financial Statements and Schedules
Schedules not listed above are omitted because of the absence of
the conditions under which they are required or because the
information required by such omitted schedules is set forth in
the financial statements or the notes thereto.
Item 22. Undertakings
The undersigned registrants hereby undertake that:
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(i) Prior to any public reoffering of the securities
registered hereunder through use of a prospectus which is a part
of this registration statement, by any person or party who is
deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of
Rule 145(c), the issuers undertake that such reoffering
prospectus will contain the information called for by the
applicable registration form with respect to the reofferings by
persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the
information called for by the other items of the applicable form. |
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(ii) Every prospectus: (i) that is filed pursuant to
the immediately preceding paragraph or (ii) that purports
to meet the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933 and is used in connection with an
offering of securities subject to Rule 415, will be filed
as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will
not be used until such amendment is effective, and that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof. |
The undersigned registrants hereby undertake to respond to
requests for information that is incorporated by reference into
the prospectus pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11 or 13 of this
form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to
send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other
equally prompt means. This includes information contained in
documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the
registration statement through the date of responding to the
request.
The undersigned registrants hereby undertake to supply by means
of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a
transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein,
that was not the subject of and included in the registration
statement when it became effective.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers,
and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities, other than the payment by the
registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer,
or controlling person of the registrants in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by such
director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the
opinion of their counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by them
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
II-13
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC has duly caused
this registration statement on
Form S-4 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Saint Louis, State of Missouri, on
October 16, 2006.
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC |
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Registrant |
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By: |
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., |
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Title: |
Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Neil Smit, Kevin D.
Howard and Grier C. Raclin, with full power to act as his true
and lawful
attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the registration statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
other regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact
and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this registration statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Paul G. Allen
Paul
G. Allen |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of Charter Communications,
Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Neil Smit
Neil
Smit |
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal
Executive Officer) Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Jeffrey T. Fisher
Jeffrey
T. Fisher |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer) Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Kevin D. Howard
Kevin
D. Howard |
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer) Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
S-1
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ W. Lance Conn
W.
Lance Conn |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Nathaniel A. Davis
Nathaniel
A. Davis |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 6, 2006 |
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/s/ Jonathan L. Dolgen
Jonathan
L. Dolgen |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 9, 2006 |
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/s/ Rajive Johri
Rajive
Johri |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Robert P. May
Robert
P. May |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ David C. Merritt
David
C. Merritt |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Marc B. Nathanson
Marc
B. Nathanson |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 9, 2006 |
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/s/ Jo Allen Patton
Jo
Allen Patton |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc., |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ John H. Tory
John
H. Tory |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Larry W. Wangberg
Larry
W. Wangberg |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
S-2
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, CCH I, LLC has duly caused this registration
statement on
Form S-4 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Saint Louis, State of Missouri, on
October 16, 2006.
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By: |
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., |
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Title: |
Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Neil Smit, Kevin D.
Howard and Grier C. Raclin, with full power to act as his true
and lawful
attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the registration statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
other regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact
and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this registration statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Paul G. Allen
Paul
G. Allen |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of Charter Communications,
Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Neil Smit
Neil
Smit |
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal
Executive Officer) Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Jeffrey T. Fisher
Jeffrey
T. Fisher |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer) Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Kevin D. Howard
Kevin
D. Howard |
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer) Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
S-3
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Signature |
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/s/ W. Lance Conn
W.
Lance Conn |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Nathaniel A. Davis
Nathaniel
A. Davis |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 6, 2006 |
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/s/ Jonathan L. Dolgen
Jonathan
L. Dolgen |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 9, 2006 |
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/s/ Rajive Johri
Rajive
Johri |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Robert P. May
Robert
P. May |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ David C. Merritt
David
C. Merritt |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Marc B. Nathanson
Marc
B. Nathanson |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 9, 2006 |
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/s/ Jo Allen Patton
Jo
Allen Patton |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc., |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ John H. Tory
John
H. Tory |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Larry W. Wangberg
Larry
W. Wangberg |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
S-4
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, CCH II, LLC has duly caused this registration
statement on
Form S-4 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Saint Louis, State of Missouri, on
October 16, 2006.
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By: |
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., |
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Title: |
Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Neil Smit, Kevin D.
Howard and Grier C. Raclin, with full power to act as his true
and lawful
attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the registration statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
other regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact
and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this registration statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Paul G. Allen
Paul
G. Allen |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of Charter Communications,
Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Neil Smit
Neil
Smit |
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal
Executive Officer) Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Jeffrey T. Fisher
Jeffrey
T. Fisher |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer) Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Kevin D. Howard
Kevin
D. Howard |
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer) Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
S-5
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ W. Lance Conn
W.
Lance Conn |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Nathaniel A. Davis
Nathaniel
A. Davis |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 6, 2006 |
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/s/ Jonathan L. Dolgen
Jonathan
L. Dolgen |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 9, 2006 |
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/s/ Rajive Johri
Rajive
Johri |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Robert P. May
Robert
P. May |
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Director of Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ David C. Merritt
David
C. Merritt |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Marc B. Nathanson
Marc
B. Nathanson |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 9, 2006 |
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/s/ Jo Allen Patton
Jo
Allen Patton |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc., |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ John H. Tory
John
H. Tory |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Larry W. Wangberg
Larry
W. Wangberg |
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Director of
Charter Communications, Inc. |
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October 16, 2006 |
S-6
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, CCH I Capital Corp. has duly caused this Registration
Statement on
Form S-4 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Saint Louis, State of Missouri on
October 16, 2006.
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CCH I Capital Corp., |
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Registrant |
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Kevin D. Howard |
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Vice President and |
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Chief Accounting Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Neil Smit, Kevin D.
Howard and Grier C. Raclin, with full power to act as his true
and lawful
attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the registration statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
other regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact
and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this registration statement has been signed below by
the following persons and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Neil Smit
Neil
Smit |
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal
Executive Officer) CCH II Capital Corp |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Jeffrey T. Fisher
Jeffrey
T. Fisher |
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer) CCH II Capital Corp |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Kevin D. Howard
Kevin
D. Howard |
|
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer) CCH II Capital Corp |
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October 16, 2006 |
S-7
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, CCH II Capital Corp. has duly caused this
Registration Statement on
Form S-4 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Saint Louis, State of Missouri on
October 16, 2006.
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CCH II Capital Corp., |
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Registrant |
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Kevin D. Howard |
|
Vice President and |
|
Chief Accounting Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Neil Smit, Kevin D.
Howard and Grier C. Raclin, with full power to act as his true
and lawful
attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the registration statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
other regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact
and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this registration statement has been signed below by
the following persons and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Neil Smit
Neil
Smit |
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal
Executive Officer) CCH II Capital Corp |
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October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Jeffrey T. Fisher
Jeffrey
T. Fisher |
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer) CCH II Capital Corp |
|
October 16, 2006 |
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/s/ Kevin D. Howard
Kevin
D. Howard |
|
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer) CCH II Capital Corp |
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October 16, 2006 |
S-8
EX-12.1
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES CALCULATION
(In millions)
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Year Ended December 31, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2001 |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
|
Earnings |
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Loss from continuing operations before Minority Interest,
Income Taxes and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change |
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$ |
(2,586 |
) |
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$ |
(5,451 |
) |
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$ |
(760 |
) |
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$ |
(3,510 |
) |
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$ |
(869 |
) |
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$ |
(668 |
) |
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$ |
(788 |
) |
Fixed Charges |
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|
1,253 |
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|
1,432 |
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|
1,493 |
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1,625 |
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|
1,746 |
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|
858 |
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|
910 |
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Total Earnings |
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$ |
(1,333 |
) |
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$ |
(4,019 |
) |
|
$ |
733 |
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|
$ |
(1,885 |
) |
|
$ |
877 |
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|
$ |
190 |
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|
$ |
122 |
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Fixed Charges |
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Interest Expense |
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$ |
1,221 |
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$ |
1,394 |
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$ |
1,452 |
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$ |
1,576 |
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|
$ |
1,696 |
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|
$ |
832 |
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$ |
889 |
|
Amortization of Debt Costs |
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|
26 |
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|
31 |
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|
34 |
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|
42 |
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|
|
43 |
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23 |
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|
18 |
|
Interest Element of Rentals |
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|
6 |
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|
7 |
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|
7 |
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|
7 |
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7 |
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3 |
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3 |
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Total Fixed Charges |
|
$ |
1,253 |
|
|
$ |
1,432 |
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|
$ |
1,493 |
|
|
$ |
1,625 |
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|
$ |
1,746 |
|
|
$ |
858 |
|
|
$ |
910 |
|
|
|
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1) |
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(1) |
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Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2006 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $2,586, $5,451, $760,
$3,510, $869, $668 and $788, respectively. As a result of such deficiencies, the ratios are not presented above. |
EX-21.1
Exhibit 21.1
Entity Jurisdiction and Type
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Entity Name |
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Jurisdiction and Type |
212 Seventh Street, Inc.
|
|
a Missouri corporation |
Adlink Cable Advertising, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
American Cable Entertainment Company, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Athens Cablevision, Inc.
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
Ausable Cable TV, Inc.
|
|
a New York corporation |
Cable Equities Colorado, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Cable Equities of Colorado Management Corp.
|
|
a Colorado corporation |
CC 10, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC Fiberlink, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC Michigan, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC New England, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC Systems, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC V Holdings Finance, Inc.
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
CC V Holdings, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VI Fiberlink, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VI Holdings, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VI Operating, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VI Purchasing, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VII Fiberlink, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VII Lease, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VII Leasing, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VII Purchasing, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VIII Fiberlink, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VIII Holdings, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VIII Operating, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VIII Purchasing, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CC VIII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCH I, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCH I Capital Corp
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
CCH I Holdings, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCH I Holdings Capital Corp
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
CCH II, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCH II Capital Corp.
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
CCO Fiberlink, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCO Holdings, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
CCO Lease, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCO Leasing, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCO NR Holdings, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCO Property, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCO Purchasing, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCOH Sub, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CCONR Sub, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Cencom Cable Entertainment, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
CF Finance LaGrange, Inc.
|
|
a Georgia corporation |
Charlotte Cable Advertising Interconnect, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Advertising of Saint Louis, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Cable Operating Company, L.L.C.
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Cable Partners, L.L.C.
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications Entertainment I, DST
|
|
a Delaware statutory business trust |
Charter Communications Entertainment I, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications Entertainment II, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications Entertainment, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications Group Agreements, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Page 1
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|
Entity Name |
|
Jurisdiction and Type |
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
Charter Communications JV, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications Operating, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
Charter Communications Properties LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications V, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications Ventures, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications VI, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications VII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Communications, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Distribution, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink AL-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink Alabama, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink AR-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink AR-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink AZ-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink CA-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink CA-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink CO-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink CO-CCVI, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink CT-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink GA-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink Georgia, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink ID-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink Illinois, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink IN-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink Kentucky, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink KS-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink KS-CCVI, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink LA-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink LA-CCVI, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink MA-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink Michigan, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink Missouri, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink MS-CCVI, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink MS-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink NC-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink NC-CCVI, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink NC-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink Nebraska, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink NH-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink NM-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink NV-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink NY-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink NY-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink OH-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink OK-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink OR-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink PA-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink PA-CCVI, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink SC-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink SC-CCVII, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink Tennessee, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink TX-CCO, LLC
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
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Entity Name |
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Jurisdiction and Type |
Charter Fiberlink UT-CCVII, LLC
|
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink VA-CCO, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink VA-CCVI, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink VA-CCVII, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink VT-CCO, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink WA-CCVII, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink Wisconsin, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink WV-CCO, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink WV-CCVI, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Fiberlink, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Helicon, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Online, L.P.
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a Delaware limited partnership |
Charter RMG, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Stores FCN, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Telephone of Minnesota, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Charter Video Electronics, Inc.
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a Minnesota corporation |
Dalton Cablevision, Inc.
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a Delaware corporation |
DBroadband Holdings, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Falcon Cable Communications, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Falcon Cable Media, a California Limited Partnership
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a California limited partnership |
Falcon Cable Systems Company II, L.P.
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a California limited partnership |
Falcon Cablevision, a California Limited Partnership
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a California limited partnership |
Falcon Community Cable, L.P.
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a Delaware limited partnership |
Falcon Community Ventures I, LP
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a California limited partnership |
Falcon First Cable of New York, Inc.
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a Delaware corporation |
Falcon First Cable of the Southeast, Inc.
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a Delaware corporation |
Falcon First, Inc.
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a Delaware corporation |
Falcon Telecable, a California Limited Partnership
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a California limited partnership |
Falcon Video Communications, L.P.
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a California limited partnership |
Helicon Group, L.P., The
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a Delaware limited partnership |
Helicon Partners I, L.P.
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a Delaware limited partnership |
Hometown TV, Inc.
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a New York corporation |
HPI Acquisition Co., L.L.C.
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Interlink Communications Partners, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Long Beach, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Marcus Cable Associates, L.L.C.
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Marcus Cable of Alabama, L.L.C.
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Marcus Cable, Inc.
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Midwest Cable Communications, Inc.
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a Minnesota corporation |
Peachtree Cable TV, L.P.
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a Georgia limited partnership |
Peachtree Cable T.V., LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Plattsburgh Cablevision, Inc.
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a Delaware corporation |
Renaissance Media LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Rifkin Acquisition Capital Corporation
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a Colorado corporation |
Rifkin Acquisition Partners, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Robin Media Group, Inc.
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a Nevada corporation |
Scottsboro TV Cable, Inc.
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an Alabama corporation |
Tennessee, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Tioga Cable Company, Inc.
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a Pennsylvania corporation |
TWC W. Ohio Charter Cable Advertising, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Vista Broadband Communications, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company |
Wilcat Transmission Co., Inc.
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a Delaware corporation |
Page 3
EX-23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC:
We consent to the use of our report of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and subsidiaries (the
Company) dated February 27, 2006, except as to Notes 4 and 26, which are as of August 8, 2006, and
September 14, 2006, respectively, included herein and to the reference to our firm under the headings
Experts and Summary Consolidated Financial Data in the registration statement.
As discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, effective September 30, 2004, the
Company adopted EITF Topic D-108, Use of the Residual Method to Value Acquired Assets Other than
Goodwill.
As discussed in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2003, the
Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, Accounting for
Stock-Based CompensationTransition and Disclosurean amendment of FASB Statement No. 123.
/s/ KPMG
LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
October 30, 2006
EX-25.1
FORM T-1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305 (b)(2) o
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
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95-3571558
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(State of incorporation
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(I.R.S. employer
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if not a U.S. national bank)
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identification no.)
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700 South Flower Street |
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Suite 500 |
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Los Angeles, California
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90017 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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43-1843179
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. employer
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incorporation or organization)
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identification no.)
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12405 Powerscourt Drive
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63131 |
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St. Louis, Missouri
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(Zip code)
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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CCH I, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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13-4257699
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. employer
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incorporation or organization)
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identification no.)
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12405 Powerscourt Drive
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63131 |
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St. Louis, Missouri
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(Zip code)
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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CCH I Capital Corp.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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13-4257701 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. employer |
incorporation or organization)
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identification no.) |
11.00 % Senior Notes due 2015
(Title of the indenture securities)
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1. |
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General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: |
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(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. |
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Name |
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Address |
Comptroller
of the Currency United States Department of the Treasury
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Washington, D.C. 20219 |
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Federal Reserve Bank
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San Francisco, California 94105 |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Washington, D.C. 20429 |
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(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
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Yes. |
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2. |
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Affiliations with Obligor. |
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If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. |
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None. |
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16. |
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List of Exhibits. |
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Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by
reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the
Act) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d). |
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1. |
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A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
(Exhibit 1 to Form T-l filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948). |
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2. |
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A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to
Form T-l filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948). |
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3. |
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A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit
3 to Form T-l filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948). |
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4. |
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A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-l filed with
Registration Statement No. 333-121948). |
-3-
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., a
banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly
caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in The City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 16th day of October 2006.
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. |
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By:
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/s/ R. Ellwanger |
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Name: R. Ellwanger |
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Title: Assistant Vice President |
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EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
of 700 South Flower Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
At the close of business June 30, 2006, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.
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Dollar Amounts |
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in Thousands |
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ASSETS |
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions: |
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Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin |
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3,885 |
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Interest-bearing balances |
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0 |
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Securities: |
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Held-to-maturity securities |
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63 |
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Available-for-sale securities |
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64,252 |
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Federal funds sold and securities
purchased under agreements to resell: |
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Federal funds sold |
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49,300 |
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Securities purchased under agreements to resell |
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115,000 |
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Loans and lease financing receivables: |
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Loans and leases held for sale |
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0 |
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income |
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0 |
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LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses |
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0 |
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance |
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0 |
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Trading assets |
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0 |
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Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) |
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3,897 |
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Other real estate owned |
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0 |
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Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies |
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0 |
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Not applicable |
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Intangible assets: |
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Goodwill |
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267,487 |
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Other Intangible Assets |
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15,747 |
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Other assets |
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39,669 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
559,300 |
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EXHIBIT 7 Charter Communications Exchange Offer
1
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Dollar Amounts |
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in Thousands |
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LIABILITIES |
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Deposits: |
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In domestic offices |
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2,420 |
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Noninterest-bearing |
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2,420 |
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Interest-bearing |
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0 |
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Not applicable |
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Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: |
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Federal funds purchased |
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0 |
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Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
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0 |
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Trading liabilities |
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0 |
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Other borrowed money: |
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(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) |
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58,000 |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Subordinated notes and debentures |
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0 |
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Other liabilities |
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79,825 |
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Total liabilities |
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140,245 |
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Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries |
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0 |
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EQUITY CAPITAL |
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Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus |
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0 |
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Common stock |
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1,000 |
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Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) |
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321,520 |
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Retained earnings |
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96,770 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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-235 |
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Other equity capital components |
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0 |
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Total equity capital |
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419,055 |
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Total liabilities, minority interest, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28) |
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559,300 |
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I, William J. Winkelmann, Vice President of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the
Reports of
Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been
prepared in conformance
with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to
the best of my knowledge
and belief.
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William
J. Winkelmann )
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Vice President |
We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition
(including the
supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that it has been examined by us and to
the best of our knowledge
and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate
Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.
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Michael K. Klugman, President
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) |
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Michael F. McFadden, MD
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) |
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Directors (Trustees) |
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Frank P. Sulzberger, Vice President
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) |
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EXHIBIT 7 Charter Communications Exchange Offer
2
EX-25.2
FORM T-1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) o
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
|
|
|
|
|
95-3571558 |
(State of incorporation
|
|
(I.R.S. employer |
if not a U.S. national bank)
|
|
identification no.) |
|
|
|
700 South Flower Street |
|
|
Suite 500 |
|
|
Los Angeles, California
|
|
90017 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
|
|
(Zip code) |
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
|
|
|
Delaware
|
|
43-1843179 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
|
|
(I.R.S. employer |
incorporation or organization)
|
|
identification no.) |
|
|
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12405 Powerscourt Drive
|
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63131 |
St. Louis, Missouri
|
|
(Zip code) |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
|
CCH II, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
|
|
|
Delaware
|
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03-0511293 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
|
|
(I.R.S. employer |
incorporation or organization)
|
|
identification no.) |
|
|
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12405 Powerscourt Drive
|
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63131 |
St. Louis, Missouri
|
|
(Zip code) |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
|
|
CCH II Capital Corp.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
|
|
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Delaware
|
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13-4257703 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
|
|
(I.R.S. employer |
incorporation or organization)
|
|
identification no.) |
10.25 % Senior Notes due 2013
(Title of the indenture securities)
1. |
|
General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: |
|
(a) |
|
Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject. |
|
|
|
Name |
|
Address |
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Comptroller of the
Currency United States
Department of the Treasury
|
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Washington, D.C. 20219 |
|
|
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Federal Reserve Bank
|
|
San Francisco, California 94105 |
|
|
|
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
|
|
Washington, D.C. 20429 |
|
(b) |
|
Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
|
|
Yes. |
|
2. |
|
Affiliations with Obligor. |
|
|
|
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. |
|
|
|
None. |
|
16. |
|
List of Exhibits. |
|
|
|
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated
herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939 (the Act) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d). |
|
1. |
|
A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
(Exhibit 1 to Form T-l filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948). |
|
|
2. |
|
A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business.
(Exhibit 2 to Form T-l filed with Registration Statement No. 333- 121948). |
|
|
3. |
|
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust
powers. (Exhibit 3 to Form T-l filed with Registration Statement No. 333- 121948). |
|
|
4. |
|
A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-l filed
with Registration Statement No. 333-121948). |
- 3 -
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6. |
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The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-l
filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948). |
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|
7. |
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A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the
requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
- 4 -
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Trust Company,
N.A., a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America,
has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the I6th day of
October 2006.
|
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
|
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By: |
/s/ R. Ellwanger
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Name: |
R. Ellwanger |
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Title: |
Assistant Vice President |
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|
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
of 700 South Flower Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
At the close of business June 30, 2006, published in accordance with Federal regulatory
authority instructions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dollar Amounts |
|
|
|
in Thousands |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and balances due from
depository institutions: |
|
|
|
|
Noninterest-bearing balances
and currency and coin |
|
|
3,885 |
|
Interest-bearing balances |
|
|
0 |
|
Securities: |
|
|
|
|
Held to maturity securities |
|
|
63 |
|
Available for sale securities |
|
|
64,252 |
|
Federal funds sold and securities
purchased under agreements to resell: |
|
|
|
|
Federal funds sold |
|
|
49,300 |
|
Securities purchased under agreements to resell |
|
|
115,000 |
|
Loans and lease financing receivables: |
|
|
|
|
Loans and leases held for sale |
|
|
0 |
|
Loans and leases, net of unearned income |
|
|
0 |
|
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses |
|
|
0 |
|
Loans and leases,
net of unearned income and allowance |
|
|
0 |
|
Trading assets |
|
|
0 |
|
Premises and fixed assets (including
capitalized leases) |
|
|
3,897 |
|
Other real estate owned |
|
|
0 |
|
Investments in unconsolidated
subsidiaries and associated companies |
|
|
0 |
|
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
|
|
267,487 |
|
Other Intangible Assets |
|
|
15,747 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
39,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
559,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
EXHIBIT 7 Charter Communications Exchange Offer
1
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|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits: |
|
|
|
|
In domestic offices |
|
|
2,420 |
|
Noninterest bearing |
|
|
2,420 |
|
Interest bearing |
|
|
0 |
|
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
Federal funds purchased and securities
sold under agreements to repurchase: |
|
|
|
|
Federal funds purchased |
|
|
0 |
|
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
|
|
0 |
|
Trading liabilities |
|
|
0 |
|
Other borrowed money: |
|
|
|
|
(includes mortgage indebtedness and
obligations under capitalized leases) |
|
|
58,000 |
|
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
Subordinated notes and debentures |
|
|
0 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
79,825 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
140245 |
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
EQUITY CAPITAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus |
|
|
0 |
|
Common stock |
|
|
1,000 |
|
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) |
|
|
321,520 |
|
Retained earnings |
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|
96,770 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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-235 |
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Other equity capital components |
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0 |
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Total equity capital |
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419,055 |
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Total liabilities, minority interest, and equity capital (sum of
items 21, 22, and 28) |
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559,300 |
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I, William J. Winkelmann, Vice President of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the
Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
William J. Winkelmann ) Vice President
We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of
Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that it has been
examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with
the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.
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Michael K. Klugman, President
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) |
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Michael F. McFadden, MD
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) |
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Directors (Trustees)
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Frank P. Sulzberger, Vice President
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) |
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EXHIBIT 7 Charter Communications Exchange Offer
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