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FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2002
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period__________to__________
Commission file number 0-15658
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 47-0210602
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1025 Eldorado Blvd., Broomfield, CO 80021
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(720) 888-1000
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports(s)), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
The number of shares outstanding of each class of the issuer's common stock, as
of August 1, 2002:
Common Stock 406,425,348 shares
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Part I - Financial Information
Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements:
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations 2
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets 3
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Deficit 7
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss 8
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements 9
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations 34
Part II - Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 45
Signatures 46
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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(dollars in millions, except per share data) 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Revenue......................................................... $ 750 $ 387 $1,136 $ 835
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of revenue.............................................. 484 208 630 474
Depreciation and amortization................................ 190 322 400 558
Selling, general and administrative.......................... 240 328 493 677
Restructuring and impairment charges......................... 47 101 47 111
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Total Costs and Expenses........................................ 961 959 1,570 1,820
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Loss from Operations............................................ (211) (572) (434) (985)
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income.............................................. 6 47 15 108
Interest expense, net........................................ (131) (174) (260) (312)
Other, net................................................... 104 (7) 108 (35)
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Total Other Expense............................................. (21) (134) (137) (239)
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Loss from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes............. (232) (706) (571) (1,224)
Income Tax Benefit.............................................. - - 119 -
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Net Loss from Continuing Operations............................. (232) (706) (452) (1,224)
Loss from Discontinued Operations, net.......................... - (25) - (42)
Extraordinary Gain on Debt Extinguishments, net................. 76 - 206 -
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Net Loss ...................................................... $ (156) $ (731) $ (246) $ (1,266)
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Earnings (Loss) Per Share of Level 3 Common Stock
(Basic and Diluted):
Continuing operations...................................... $ (0.58) $ (1.92) $ (1.14) $ (3.33)
Discontinued operations, net............................... - (0.07) - (0.11)
Extraordinary gain on debt extinguishments, net............ 0.19 - 0.52 -
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Net loss................................................... $ (0.39) $ (1.99) $ (0.62) $ (3.44)
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See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
June 30, December 31,
(dollars in millions, except per share data) 2002 2001
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Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents........................................................ $1,051 $1,297
Marketable securities............................................................ - 206
Restricted securities............................................................ 146 155
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $50 and $46, respectively................ 696 239
Current assets of discontinued Asian operations.................................. - 74
Other............................................................................ 190 63
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Total Current Assets................................................................ 2,083 2,034
Property, Plant and Equipment, net.................................................. 6,592 6,890
Goodwill and Intangibles, net....................................................... 377 28
Other Assets, net................................................................... 292 364
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$9,344 $9,316
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See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
June 30, December 31,
(dollars in millions, except per share data) 2002 2001
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable............................................................... $ 975 $ 714
Current portion of long-term debt.............................................. 10 7
Accrued payroll and employee benefits.......................................... 152 162
Accrued interest............................................................... 83 86
Deferred revenue............................................................... 240 124
Current liabilities of discontinued Asian operations........................... - 74
Other.......................................................................... 231 225
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Total Current Liabilities......................................................... 1,691 1,392
Long-Term Debt, less current portion.............................................. 5,939 6,209
Deferred Revenue.................................................................. 1,349 1,335
Accrued Reclamation Costs......................................................... 91 92
Other Liabilities................................................................. 352 353
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Deficit:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares: no
shares outstanding........................................................... - -
Common stock:
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 1,500,000,000 shares:
405,716,371 outstanding in 2002 and 384,703,922
outstanding in 2001........................................................ 4 4
Class R, $.01 par value, authorized 8,500,000 shares: no
shares outstanding......................................................... - -
Additional paid-in capital..................................................... 5,808 5,602
Accumulated other comprehensive loss........................................... (117) (144)
Accumulated deficit............................................................ (5,773) (5,527)
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Total Stockholders' Deficit....................................................... (78) (65)
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$9,344 $9,316
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See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
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(dollars in millions) 2002 2001
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Loss.................................................................................. $ (246) $ (1,266)
Loss from discontinued operations......................................................... - 42
Extraordinary gain on debt extinguishment, net............................................ (206) -
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Loss from continuing operations........................................................... (452) (1,224)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to
net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Equity earnings (7) (2)
Depreciation and amortization.......................................................... 400 558
Dark fiber and submarine cable non-cash cost of revenue................................ 3 131
Loss on impairments.................................................................... 44 124
Gain on sale of assets................................................................. (100) (13)
Non-cash compensation expense attributable to stock awards............................. 117 159
Deferred revenue 120 516
Accrued interest on marketable securities.............................................. 5 11
Deposits............................................................................... - 50
Federal income tax refunds............................................................. - 43
Interest expense on discount notes..................................................... 55 58
Accrued interest on long-term debt..................................................... (3) 1
Changes in working capital items, net of amounts acquired:
Receivables......................................................................... (159) 109
Other assets........................................................................ (117) 5
Payables............................................................................ (51) (170)
Other liabilities................................................................... (76) 52
Other.................................................................................. (1) 20
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Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities.......................................... (222) 428
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities............................... 200 2,120
Purchases of marketable securities........................................................ - (1,112)
Decrease in restricted cash and securities, net........................................... 9 83
Capital expenditures...................................................................... (142) (1,860)
Release of capital accruals............................................................... 114 -
Purchases of assets held-for-sale......................................................... - (90)
Investments, net.......................................................................... (16) -
McLeod business acquisition............................................................... (50) -
CorpSoft acquisition, net of cash acquired of $34......................................... (94) -
Software Spectrum acquisition, net of cash acquired of $40................................ (93) -
Proceeds from sale of Commonwealth Telephone shares....................................... 166 -
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment, and other assets..................... 12 17
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Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities.......................................... $ 106 $ (842)
(continued)
See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(continued)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
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(dollars in millions) 2002 2001
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Long-term debt borrowings, net of issuance costs.......................................... $ 2 $ 636
Purchases of and payments on long-term debt, including current portion.................... (91) (3)
Stock options exercised................................................................... - 2
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Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities.......................................... (89) 635
Net Cash Used in Discontinued Operations..................................................... (48) (45)
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents........................................ 7 (36)
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Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents...................................................... (246) 140
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period............................................. 1,297 1,255
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period................................................... $1,051 $1,395
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Income tax refund received.............................................................. $ 119 $ 43
Interest paid........................................................................... 195 296
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Common stock issued in exchange for long term debt........................................ $ 71 $ -
See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Deficit
For the six months ended June 30, 2002
(unaudited)
Accumulated
Additional Other
Common Paid-in Comprehensive Accumulated
(dollars in millions) Stock Capital Loss Deficit Total
Balances at December 31, 2001........... $ 4 $ 5,602 $ (144) $ (5,527) $ (65)
Common Stock:
Issued to extinguish long-term - 71 - - 71
Debt..............................
Stock plan and warrant grants........ - 135 - - 135
Net Loss................................ - - - (246) (246)
Other Comprehensive Income.............. - - 27 - 27
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Balances at June 30, 2002............... $ 4 $ 5,808 $ (117) $ (5,773) $ (78)
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See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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(dollars in millions) 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Net Loss...................................................... $ (156) $ (731) $ (246) $(1,266)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Tax:
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)................ 47 (32) 25 (87)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during
period................................................... - (1) (2) 2
Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses)
included in net loss..................................... (1) 3 4 18
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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Tax.................. 46 (30) 27 (67)
Income Tax Benefit Related to Items of Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)................................ - - - -
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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Net of Taxes................ 46 (30) 27 (67)
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Comprehensive Loss............................................ $ (110) $ (761) $ (219) $(1,333)
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See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of Level 3
Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Level 3") in which it
has control, which are engaged in enterprises primarily related to
communications, information services, and coal mining. Fifty-percent-owned
mining joint ventures are consolidated on a pro rata basis. Investments in other
companies in which the Company exercises significant influence over operating
and financial policies or has significant equity ownership are accounted for by
the equity method. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have
been eliminated.
The consolidated condensed balance sheet of Level 3 Communications, Inc. and
subsidiaries at December 31, 2001 has been condensed from the Company's audited
balance sheet as of that date. All other financial statements contained herein
are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments
(consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation
of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods
presented. The Company's accounting policies and certain other disclosures are
set forth in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K as amended, for the year ended December 31,
2001. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. The
preparation of the consolidated condensed financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and
liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported
amount of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could
differ from these estimates.
The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 are
not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.
The Company's communications business provides a broad range of integrated
communications services primarily in the United States and Europe as a
facilities-based provider (that is, a provider that owns or leases a substantial
portion of the property, plant and equipment necessary to provide its services.)
The Company has created, through a combination of construction, purchase and
leasing of facilities and other assets, an advanced international, end-to-end,
facilities-based communications network. The Company has built and continues to
upgrade the network based on optical and Internet Protocol technologies in order
to leverage the efficiencies of these technologies to provide lower cost
communications services.
Revenue for communications services, including private line, wavelengths,
colocation, Internet access, managed modem, voice and dark fiber revenue from
contracts entered into after June 30, 1999, is recognized monthly as the
services are provided. Reciprocal compensation revenue is recognized only when
an interconnection agreement is in place with another carrier, and the relevant
regulatory authorities have approved the terms of the agreement. Revenue
attributable to leases of dark fiber pursuant to indefeasible rights-of-use
agreements ("IRUs") that qualify for sales-type lease accounting, and were
entered into prior to June 30, 1999, are recognized at the time of delivery and
acceptance of the fiber by the customer.
It is the Company's policy to recognize termination revenue when certain
conditions have been met. These conditions include: 1) the customer has accepted
all or partial delivery of the asset or service; 2) Level 3 has received
consideration for the service provided; and 3) Level 3 is not legally obligated
to provide additional product or services to the customer or their successor.
Termination revenue is typically recognized in situations where a customer and
Level 3 mutually agree to terminate service or the customer and/or its assets
fail to emerge from bankruptcy, thus Level 3 is not obligated to provide
additional service to the customer or its successor. If the conditions described
above are met, the
Company will recognize termination revenue equal to the fair value of
consideration received, less any amounts previously recognized. Termination
revenue is reported in the same manner as the original product or service
provided.
Level 3 entered into joint build arrangements during the construction of its
North American and European networks in which it was the sponsoring partner.
These arrangements are generally characterized as fixed fee or cost sharing
arrangements. For fixed fee joint build arrangements in which Level 3 is the
sponsor, the Company assumes the cost risk of completing the work for a fixed
price agreed upon at the inception of the arrangement between the parties. Level
3 recognizes revenue equal to the value of the contract when construction is
complete and payment is received from the joint build partner. For cost sharing
arrangements each of the joint build parties shares the cost risk of completing
the work. These contracts typically include provisions in which the sponsoring
partner receives a management fee for construction services provided. Level 3
recognizes this management fee as revenue in the period when the contract is
completed and payment is received from the joint build partner.
For the six months ended June 30, 2002, Level 3 did not recognize revenue
attributable to non-monetary exchange transactions entered into in 2002 whereby
it sold IRUs, other capacity, or other services to a company from which Level 3
received communications assets or services. During the three and six months
ended June 30, 2002, $2 million and $4 million, respectively, of amortized
revenue was recognized related to contracts performed in 2001.
The Company is obligated under dark fiber IRUs and other capacity agreements to
maintain its network in efficient working order and in accordance with industry
standards. Customers are obligated for the term of the agreement to pay for
their allocable share of the costs for operating and maintaining the network.
The Company recognizes this revenue monthly as services are provided.
Cost of revenue for the communications business includes leased capacity,
right-of-way costs, access charges and other third party circuit costs directly
attributable to the network, as well as costs of assets sold pursuant to
sales-type leases. The cost of revenue associated with sales-type leases of dark
fiber agreements entered into prior to June 30, 1999, was determined based on an
allocation of the total estimated costs of the network to the dark fiber
provided to the customers. The allocation takes into account the service
capacity of the specific dark fiber provided to customers relative to the total
expected capacity of the network. Changes to total estimated costs and network
capacity are included prospectively in the allocation in the period in which
they become known. Cost of revenue associated with the sale of transoceanic
capacity that meet the accounting requirements as sales-type leases, is also
determined based on taking into account service capacity and costs incurred by
Level 3 and its contractors to construct such assets.
Accounting practice and guidance with respect to the treatment of submarine dark
fiber sales and terrestrial IRU agreements continue to evolve. Any changes in
the accounting treatment could affect the way the Company accounts for revenue
and expenses associated with these transactions in the future.
The Company's information services business is comprised of two operating units:
(i)Structure, a provider of computer outsourcing and systems integration
services, and CorpSoft, Inc. ("CorpSoft") and Software Spectrum, Inc. ("Software
Spectrum"), distributors, marketers and resellers of business software.
(i)Structure provides outsourcing services, typically through contracts ranging
from 3-5 years, to firms that desire to focus their resources on their core
businesses. Under these contracts, (i)Structure recognizes revenue in the month
the service is provided. The systems integration business helps customers
define, develop and implement cost-effective information systems. Revenue from
these services is recognized on a time and materials basis or percentage of
completion basis depending on the extent of the services provided. Cost of
revenue includes costs of consultants' salaries and other direct costs for
(i)Structure's businesses.
CorpSoft and Software Spectrum are resellers of business software. Accounting
literature provides guidance to enable companies to determine whether revenues
from the reselling of goods and services should be recorded on a "gross" or
"net" basis. The Company believes that the facts and circumstances, particularly
those involving pricing and credit risk indicate that the majority of CorpSoft
and Software Spectrum's sales should be recorded on a "gross" basis. The
latitude and ability of these companies to establish the selling price to the
customer is a clear indication of "gross" revenue reporting. The assumption of
credit risk is another important factor in determining "gross" versus "net"
reporting. CorpSoft and Software Spectrum have the responsibility to pay
suppliers for all products ordered, regardless of when, or if, they collect from
their customers. Those companies are also solely responsible for determining the
creditworthiness of its customers.
CorpSoft and Software Spectrum recognize revenue from software sales at the time
of product shipment, or in accordance with terms of licensing contracts, when
the price to the customer is fixed, and collectibility is reasonably assured.
Revenue from maintenance contracts is recognized when invoiced, the license
period has commenced, when the price to the customer is fixed, and
collectibility is reasonably assured, as CorpSoft and Software Spectrum have no
material costs or future obligations associated with future performance under
these maintenance contracts. Consulting service revenue is recognized on a time
and materials basis or percentage of completion basis. Advance billings are
recorded as deferred revenue until services are provided. Cost of revenues
includes direct costs of the licensing activity, costs to purchase and
distribute software and direct costs to provide consulting services. The costs
directly attributable to advance billings are deferred and included in Other
Current Assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet. Rebate income
received from software publishers is recognized in the period in which the
rebate is earned and reflected as a reduction of cost of revenue.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations" ("SFAS No.
141"). SFAS No. 141 requires all business combinations initiated after June 30,
2001, to be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Prior to the
issuance of SFAS No. 141, companies accounted for mergers and acquisitions using
one of two methods; pooling of interests or the purchase accounting method.
Level 3 has accounted for acquisitions using the purchase method and the
adoption of SFAS No. 141 has not had a material effect on the Company's results
of operations or financial position.
In June 2001, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets" ("SFAS No. 142"). SFAS No. 142 is effective for fiscal years beginning
January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 142 requires companies to segregate identifiable
intangible assets acquired in a business combination from goodwill. The
remaining goodwill is no longer subject to amortization over its estimated
useful life. However, the carrying amount of the goodwill must be assessed at
least annually for impairment using a fair value based test. Goodwill
attributable to equity method investments is no longer amortized but is still
subject to impairment analysis using existing guidance for equity method
investments. For the goodwill and intangible assets in place as of December 31,
2001, the adoption of SFAS No. 142 did not have a material impact on the
Company's results of operations or its financial position. The Company believes
the impact of SFAS No. 142 will not have a material effect on accounting for
future acquisitions. (See Notes 2 and 8)
In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No.
4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections"
("SFAS No. 145"). SFAS No. 145 is effective for fiscal years beginning and
certain transactions entered into after May 15, 2002. SFAS No. 145 requires
gains and losses from the extinguishment of debt be classified as extraordinary
items only if they meet the criteria in APB Opinion No. 30. Previously, SFAS No.
4 generally required all gains and losses from debt extinguished prior to
maturity to be classified as an extraordinary item in the statement of
operations. APB Opinion No. 30 requires that to qualify as an extraordinary
item, the underlying event or transaction should possess a high degree of
abnormality and be of a type clearly unrelated to, or only incidentally related
to, the ordinary activities of the Company, and would not reasonably be expected
to recur in the foreseeable future. Any gain or loss on extinguishment of debt
classified as an extraordinary item in prior periods presented that does not
meet the criteria in APB Opinion No. 30 shall be reclassified. The Company
believes that due to the recurring nature of its debt repurchases and exchanges,
the
adoption of SFAS No. 145 in 2003 will result in the reclassification of the
related extraordinary gains and losses in the statement of operations to other
non-operating income.
SFAS No. 145 also addresses other issues including amending certain provisions
of SFAS No. 13, "Accounting for Leases" ("SFAS No. 13"). SFAS No. 145 requires
that capital leases that are modified so that the resulting lease agreement is
classified as an operating lease be accounted for under sales-leaseback
provisions. This amendment and the other issues addressed in SFAS No. 145 are
not expected to have a material effect on the financial position or results of
operations of the Company.
In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated
with Exit or Disposal Activities", ("SFAS No. 146"). SFAS No. 146 addresses
financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal
activities (excluding an entity newly acquired in a business combination), often
referred to as "restructuring costs", and nullifies prior accounting guidance
with respect to such costs. This Statement will spread out the reporting of
expenses related to restructurings initiated after 2002, because commitment to a
plan to exit an activity or dispose of long-lived assets will no longer be
enough to record a liability for the anticipated costs. Under previous guidance,
a liability for an exit cost was recognized at the date of an entity's
commitment to an exit plan. Instead, exit and disposal costs will be recorded
when they are incurred and can be measured at fair value, and related
liabilities will be subsequently adjusted for changes in estimated cash flows.
The provisions of SFAS No. 146 shall be effective for exit or disposal
activities initiated after December 31, 2002, with no retroactive restatement
allowed. Early application is permitted. Level 3's management continues to
review its other businesses to determine how those businesses will assist with
the Company's focus on delivery of communications and information services and
reaching free cash flow breakeven. If the Company elects to exit these
businesses, the costs required to exit or dispose of these businesses will not
be recorded until they are actually incurred. Level 3 is unable to determine at
this time whether these costs will be incurred or whether they will be material
to its results of operations or financial position.
Deferred income taxes are provided for the temporary differences between the
financial reporting and tax basis of the Company's assets and liabilities using
enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected
to reverse. Net operating losses not utilized can be carried forward for 20
years to offset future taxable income. A valuation allowance has been recorded
against deferred tax assets, as the Company is unable to conclude under relevant
accounting standards that it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets
will be realizable. Federal legislation enacted in 2002 permitted the Company to
apply unutilized net operating losses against 1996 taxable income. As a result,
the Company recognized an income tax benefit and received a refund of $119
million in the first quarter of 2002.
In 2001, the Company agreed to sell its Asian telecommunications business to
Reach Ltd ("Reach"). Therefore, the assets, liabilities, results of operations
and cash flows for this business have been classified as discontinued operations
in the consolidated condensed financial statements (See Note 3).
Where appropriate, items within the consolidated condensed financial statements
have been reclassified from the previous periods to conform to current period
presentation.
2. Acquisitions
On January 24, 2002, Level 3 completed the acquisition of the wholesale dial-up
access business of McLeodUSA Incorporated for approximately $50 million in cash
consideration and the assumption of certain operating liabilities related to
that business. The acquisition includes customer contracts, approximately 350
POPs (Points of Presence) and related facilities across the U.S., equipment,
underlying circuits and certain employees. The acquisition enables Level 3 to
provide managed modem services in all 50 states with a coverage area that
includes approximately 80 percent of the United States population, up from 37
states, and approximately 57 percent of the United States population. The
preliminary allocation of the purchase price resulted in the cash consideration
plus assumed liabilities exceeding the fair value of the identifiable tangible
and intangible assets acquired by approximately $33 million, which is recorded
as
goodwill. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, the goodwill will be assessed
annually for impairment and will not be amortized. The results of operations
attributable to the McLeod assets and liabilities are included in the condensed
statement of operations from the date of acquisition.
On March 13, 2002, the Company acquired privately held CorpSoft, Inc., a major
distributor, marketer and reseller of business software. Level 3 agreed to pay
approximately $89 million in cash and retire approximately $37 million in debt
to acquire CorpSoft. The transaction is valued at approximately $94 million,
adjusted for CorpSoft's $34 million cash position on the acquisition date. The
$128 million cash purchase price, including transaction costs, exceeded the fair
value of the net assets by approximately $153 million based on management's
preliminary estimate of the value of the assets and liabilities acquired.
On June 18, 2002 the Company completed the acquisition of Software Spectrum,
Inc., a global provider, marketer and reseller of business software. Software
Spectrum shareholders received $37 in cash from Level 3 for each share of
Software Spectrum common stock. The total cash consideration, including
outstanding options and expected transaction costs, was approximately $135
million. The transaction is valued at approximately $95 million, adjusted for
Software Spectrum's $40 million cash position on the acquisition date. The $135
million purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets by
approximately $121 million based on management's preliminary estimate of the
value of the assets and liabilities acquired. The Company is in the process of
having a third party perform a formal valuation of the assets and liabilities
acquired in the CorpSoft and Software Spectrum transactions and expects that the
valuation will be completed during the third quarter of 2002.
The results of CorpSoft and Software Spectrum's operations are included in the
condensed statement of operations from the dates of acquisition. On a proforma
basis, CorpSoft and Software Spectrum would have had combined annual revenues of
approximately $2.4 billion for the most recent fiscal year. Level 3 expects
these acquisitions will enable its information services business to leverage
CorpSoft and Software Spectrum's customer base, worldwide presence and
relationships to expand its portfolio of services. The Company believes that
communications price performance will improve more rapidly than computing and
data storage price performance. As a result, companies will, over time seek to
gain information technology operating efficiency by acquiring software
functionality and data storage capability as commercial services purchased and
then delivered over broadband networks such as the Level 3 network. In addition,
Level 3 expects to utilize its network infrastructure to facilitate the
deployment of software to CorpSoft and Software Spectrum's customers.
The following is pro forma financial information of the Company assuming the
acquisitions of McLeod, CorpSoft and Software Spectrum had occurred at the
beginning of each period presented:
Pro Forma
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Six Months Ended Year Ended
(dollars in millions, except per share data) June 30, June 30, December 31,
2002 2001 2001
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Revenue ....................................................... $1,759 $1,458 $4,015
Loss from Continuing Operations................................ (455) (1,262) (5,573)
Net Loss....................................................... (249) (1,304) (5,103)
Net Loss per Share............................................. (0.63) (3.54) (13.65)
The following are the assets and liabilities acquired in the McLeod, CorpSoft
and Software Spectrum transactions as of their respective acquisition dates:
Software
(dollars in millions) McLeod CorpSoft Spectrum
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents................................................. $ - $ 34 $ 40
Accounts receivable....................................................... - 151 130
Other current assets...................................................... - 18 3
Property, plant and equipment, net........................................ 19 6 13
Identifiable intangibles.................................................. 49 - -
Goodwill.................................................................. 33 153 121
Other assets.............................................................. - 6 1
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Total Assets ................................................................ 101 368 308
Liabilities:
Accounts payable......................................................... - 201 138
Other current liabilities................................................ 43 6 35
Current portion of long-term debt........................................ 8 19 -
Other liabilities........................................................ - 14 -
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Total Liabilities........................................................... 51 240 173
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Purchase Price.............................................................. $ 50 $ 128 $ 135
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3. Discontinued Asian Operations
In December 2001, Level 3 announced that it had agreed to sell its Asian
telecommunications business to Reach Ltd. for no cash consideration. The
agreement covered subsidiaries that included the Asian network operations,
assets, liabilities and future financial obligations. This included Level 3's
share of the Northern Asian cable system, capacity on the Japan-US cable system,
capital and operational expenses related to these two systems, gateways in Hong
Kong and Tokyo, and existing customers on Level 3's Asian network.
The transaction closed on January 18, 2002. As of December 31, 2001, the net
carrying value of Level 3's Asian assets was approximately $465 million. In
accordance with SFAS No. 144, in the fourth quarter of 2001, Level 3 recorded an
impairment loss on these assets held for sale within discontinued operations,
equal to the difference between the carrying value of the assets and their fair
value. Based upon the terms of the agreement, the Company also accrued
approximately $51 million in certain capital obligations it retained for the two
submarine systems to be sold to Reach, and estimated transaction costs. As of
June 30, 2002, approximately $3 million of the total accrual had not yet been
paid.
The 2002 operating results through the transaction date were not significant.
The following is the summarized results of operations for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2001 for the discontinued Asian operations:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions) June 30, 2001 June 30, 2001
Revenue............................................................ $ 2 $ 3
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of revenue................................................. (3) (5)
Depreciation and amortization................................... (7) (10)
Selling, general and administrative............................. (17) (30)
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Total costs and expenses...................................... (27) (45)
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Loss from Discontinued Operations.................................. $ (25) $ (42)
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SFAS No. 144 requires that long-lived assets that have met relevant criteria
should be classified as "held for sale" and shall be identified separately in
the asset and liability sections of the balance sheet. The assets and
liabilities of the Asian operations met these criteria as of December 31, 2001
and are classified as current due to their sale to Reach in January of 2002.
The following is summarized financial information for the discontinued Asian
operations as of December 31, 2001 (dollars in millions):
Financial Position
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents............................................................................ $ 34
Restricted securities................................................................................ 17
Receivables.......................................................................................... 21
Other................................................................................................ 2
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Total Current Assets.................................................................................... $ 74
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Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable..................................................................................... $ 58
Current portion of long-term debt.................................................................... 8
Deferred revenue..................................................................................... 6
Other................................................................................................ 2
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Total Current Liabilities............................................................................... 74
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Net Assets ............................................................................................. $ -
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4. Restructuring and Impairment Charges
In 2001, the Company announced that due to the duration and severity of the
slowdown in the economy and the telecommunications industry, it would be
necessary to reduce operating expenses as well as reduce and reprioritize
capital expenditures in an effort to be in a position to benefit when the
economy recovers. As a result of these actions, the Company reduced its global
work force, primarily in the communications business in the United States and
Europe by approximately 2,700 employees. Restructuring charges of approximately
$10 million, $40 million and $58 million were recorded in the first, second and
fourth quarters of 2001, respectively, of which $66 million related to staff
reduction and related costs and $42 million to real estate lease termination
costs. In total, the Company has paid $66 million in severance and related
fringe benefit costs and $16 million in lease termination costs as of June 30,
2002 for these actions. In 2002, the Company was able to successfully terminate
a European lease for approximately $4 million less than had originally been
estimated and included the benefit in Restructuring and Impairment Charges in
the consolidated condensed statement of operations. Lease termination
obligations of $22 million are expected to be substantially paid by December 31,
2002.
In the second quarter of 2002, Level 3 recorded a restructuring charge of $3
million and a non-cash impairment charge of $44 million. The $3 million
restructuring charge was attributable to the costs associated with an additional
workforce reduction of approximately 200 employees in the communications
business in North America and Europe. As of June 30, 2002, Level 3 still had $3
million of obligations remaining with respect to this action. The Company
recorded an impairment charge of $44 million related to an operating colocation
facility near Boston, as well as excess communications inventory and certain
corporate facilities in Colorado, which are classified as held for sale in other
non-current assets. As a result of the completion of additional colocation space
in Boston by other providers, the continued overabundance of communications
equipment in the secondary markets, and the soft demand for office space in the
metropolitan Denver area, the Company believes that these assets are obsolete
and that the estimated future undiscounted cash flows attributable to these
assets will be insufficient to recover their current carrying value. The new
carrying values of these assets are based on offers received from third parties
for the real estate properties or actual sales of similar communications assets.
Level 3 continues to conduct a comprehensive review of its communications assets
and specifically assets deployed along its intercity network and in its gateway
facilities. It is possible that additional communications equipment may be
identified as obsolete or excess and additional impairment charges recorded to
reflect the realizable value of these assets in future periods.
5. Loss Per Share
The Company had a loss from continuing operations for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Therefore, the dilutive effect of
the approximately 12 million and 19 million shares at June 30, 2002 and 2001,
respectively, attributable to the convertible subordinated notes and the
approximately 58 million and 33 million stock-based awards and warrants
outstanding at June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, have not been included in
the computation of diluted loss per share because their inclusion would have
been anti-dilutive to the computation. The following details the earnings (loss)
per share calculations for the Level 3 common stock:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
-----------------------------------------------------
(dollars in millions, except per share data) 2002 2001 2002 2001
---- ---- ---- ----
Net Loss from Continuing Operations............................. $ (232) $ (706) $ (452) $(1,224)
Discontinued Operations, net.................................... - (25) - (42)
Extraordinary Gain on Debt Extinguishments, net................. 76 - 206 -
---- ---- ---- ----
Net Loss........................................................ $ (156) $ (731) $ (246) $(1,266)
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Total Number of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
used to Compute Basic and Dilutive Earnings Per
Share (in thousands) 398,721 368,211 395,020 368,012
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Earnings (Loss) Per Share of Level 3 Common Stock
(Basic and Diluted):
Continuing operations...................................... $ (0.58) $ (1.92) $ (1.14) $ (3.33)
Discontinued operations, net............................... - (0.07) - (0.11)
Extraordinary gain on debt extinguishments, net............ 0.19 - 0.52 -
---- ---- ---- ----
Net loss................................................... $ (0.39) $ (1.99) $ (0.62) $ (3.44)
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6. Receivables
Receivables at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 were as follows:
Information
(dollars in millions) Communications Services Coal Other Total
June 30, 2002
Accounts Receivable - Trade:
Services................... $ 118 $ 572 $ 10 $ 1 $ 701
Upfront Dark Fiber......... - - - - -
Joint Build Costs............. 29 - - - 29
Other Receivables............. 16 - - - 16
Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts................... (43) (7) - - (50)
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$ 120 $ 565 $ 10 $ 1 $ 696
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December 31, 2001
Accounts Receivable - Trade:
Services................... $ 171 $ 21 $ 11 $ 1 $ 204
Upfront Dark Fiber......... 23 - - - 23
Joint Build Costs............. 33 - - - 33
Other Receivables............. 25 - - - 25
Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts................... (43) (3) - - (46)
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
$ 209 $ 18 $ 11 $ 1 $ 239
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Joint build receivables primarily relate to costs incurred by the Company for
construction of network assets in which Level 3 is partnering with other
companies. Generally, under these types of agreements, the sponsoring partner
will incur 100% of the construction costs and bill the other party as certain
construction milestones are accomplished.
Other receivables primarily include non-service related receivables including
European VAT (Value Added Taxes), sales tax refunds, equipment sales and other
miscellaneous items.
7. Property, Plant and Equipment, net
The Company has substantially completed the construction of its communications
network. Costs associated directly with the uncompleted network, including
employee related costs, have been capitalized, and interest expense incurred
during construction was capitalized based on the weighted average accumulated
construction expenditures and the interest rates related to borrowings
associated with the construction (Note 10). The Company generally capitalizes
operating expenses associated with network construction, provisioning of
services and software development. Capitalized operating expenses associated
with employees working on capital projects were approximately $18 million and
$40 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002. Intercity
segments, gateway facilities, local networks and operating equipment that have
been placed in service are being depreciated over their estimated useful lives,
primarily ranging from 3-25 years.
The Company continues to develop business support systems required for its
business plan. The external direct costs of software, materials and services,
payroll and payroll related expenses for employees directly associated with the
project, and interest costs incurred when developing the business support
systems are capitalized. Upon completion of a project, the total cost of the
business support system is amortized over a useful life of three years.
In 2001, the Company recorded a charge on the statement of operations for
impairment of certain assets. The impairments primarily relate to colocation
assets ($1.6 billion), conduits in North America and European intercity and
metropolitan networks ($1.2 billion), and certain transoceanic assets ($320
million). For those assets that are determined to be impaired, the fair value of
the asset becomes the new basis or "cost" of the asset and the accumulated
depreciation that had previously been recorded, is eliminated in accordance with
SFAS No. 144.
During 2002, Level 3 was able to finalize negotiations and claims on several of
its large multi-year network construction projects. As a result, the Company was
able to release approximately $106 million and $114 million of capital accruals
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 that had previously been
reported as property, plant and equipment. In the ordinary course of business,
as construction projects come to a close, the Company reviews the final amounts
due and settles any outstanding amounts related to these contracts which can
result in changes to estimated costs of the construction projects.
Capitalized business support systems and network construction costs that have
not been placed in service have been classified as construction-in-progress
within Property, Plant & Equipment below.
Accumulated Book
(dollars in millions) Cost Depreciation Value
June 30, 2002
Land and Mineral Properties...................................... $ 188 $ (23) $ 165
Facility and Leasehold Improvements
Communications................................................ 1,486 (54) 1,432
Information Services.......................................... 27 (5) 22
Coal Mining................................................... 65 (62) 3
CPTC.......................................................... 92 (16) 76
Network Infrastructure........................................... 4,103 (261) 3,842
Operating Equipment
Communications................................................ 1,388 (550) 838
Information Services.......................................... 77 (46) 31
Coal Mining................................................... 81 (71) 10
CPTC.......................................................... 18 (12) 6
Network Construction Equipment................................... 50 (16) 34
Furniture, Fixtures and Office Equipment......................... 178 (116) 62
Construction-in-Progress......................................... 71 - 71
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$7,824 $ (1,232) $6,592
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Accumulated Book
(dollars in millions) Cost Depreciation Value
December 31, 2001
Land and Mineral Properties...................................... $ 203 $ (16) $ 187
Facility and Leasehold Improvements
Communications................................................ 1,423 (22) 1,401
Information Services.......................................... 26 (5) 21
Coal Mining................................................... 65 (62) 3
CPTC.......................................................... 92 (14) 78
Network Infrastructure........................................... 4,111 (107) 4,004
Operating Equipment
Communications................................................ 1,159 (390) 769
Information Services.......................................... 69 (41) 28
Coal Mining................................................... 82 (72) 10
CPTC.......................................................... 18 (11) 7
Network Construction Equipment................................... 67 (17) 50
Furniture, Fixtures and Office Equipment......................... 173 (81) 92
Construction-in-Progress......................................... 240 - 240
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$7,728 $ (838) $6,890
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Depreciation expense was $186 million and $393 million for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2002, respectively. Depreciation expense was $316 and $530
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001, respectively.
8. Goodwill and Intangibles, Net
As of June 30, 2002, $75 million, $153 million and $121 million of goodwill and
intangibles, net of amortization, are attributable to the McLeod, CorpSoft and
Software Spectrum acquisitions, respectively.
Level 3 completed the acquisition of McLeod's wholesale dial-up business on
January 24, 2002. The Company has attributed approximately $49 million of the
purchase price to customer contracts with an amortization period equal to the
term of the primary contract or approximately 30 months. The purchase price in
excess of the fair value allocated to identifiable tangible and intangible
assets of $33 million was assigned to goodwill and will be assessed at least
annually for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.
The acquisition of CorpSoft was completed on March 13, 2002. The $128 million
purchase price including transaction costs, based on management's preliminary
estimate of the value of the assets and liabilities acquired, exceeded the fair
value of the net assets by approximately $153 million.
On June 18, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of Software Spectrum,
Inc. The $135 million purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets
by approximately $121 million based on management's preliminary estimate of the
value of the assets and the liabilities acquired. The Company is the in the
process of having a third party perform a formal valuation of the assets and
liabilities acquired in the CorpSoft and Software Spectrum transactions and
expects the valuation will be completed during the third quarter of 2002.
Intangible asset amortization expense was $4 million and $7 million for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively. Goodwill and intangible
asset amortization expense, excluding amortization expense attributable to
equity method investees, was $6 million and $28 million for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2001, respectively. The Company amortized $11 million of
goodwill attributable to the 1998 acquisition of XCOM Technologies, Inc. for the
six months ended June 30, 2001. Goodwill
attributable to this investment has not been amortized in 2002 as a result of
the adoption of SFAS No. 142.
The amortization expense related to intangible assets currently recorded on the
Company's books for each of the five succeeding years is estimated to be the
following at December 31, 2002 - $18 million; 2003 - $20 million; 2004 - $11
million; 2005 - zero and 2006 - zero.
9. Other Assets, Net
At June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 other assets consisted of the following:
June 30, December 31,
(dollars in millions) 2002 2001
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Investments....................................................................... $ 85 $127
Debt Issuance Costs, net.......................................................... 99 113
Prepaid Network Assets............................................................ 20 21
CPTC Deferred Development and Financing Costs..................................... 19 20
Assets Held for Sale.............................................................. 49 62
Employee and Officer Notes Receivable............................................. 8 10
Other............................................................................. 12 11
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$292 $364
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The Company holds significant equity positions in two publicly traded companies:
RCN Corporation ("RCN") and Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc.
("Commonwealth Telephone"). RCN is a facilities-based provider of bundled local
and long distance phone, cable television and Internet services to residential
markets primarily on the East and West coasts as well as Chicago. Commonwealth
Telephone holds Commonwealth Telephone Company, an incumbent local exchange
carrier operating in various rural Pennsylvania markets, and CTSI, Inc. a
competitive local exchange carrier.
On February 22, 2002, Level 3 Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company, agreed to acquire from Mr. David C. McCourt, a director of the Company,
his 10% interest in Level 3 Telecom Holdings, Inc., the Company's subsidiary
that indirectly holds the Company's ownership interests in RCN Corporation and
Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. The total cash consideration paid to
Mr. McCourt in this transaction was $15 million.
On June 30, 2002, Level 3 owned approximately 24% and 25% of the outstanding
shares of RCN and Commonwealth Telephone, respectively, and accounts for each
entity using the equity method. The market value of the Company's investment in
RCN and Commonwealth Telephone was $36 million and $232 million, respectively,
on June 30, 2002.
During 2000, Level 3's proportionate share of RCN's losses exceeded the
remaining carrying value of Level 3's investment in RCN. Level 3 does not have
additional financial commitments to RCN; therefore it recognized equity losses
only to the extent of its investment in RCN. If RCN becomes profitable, Level 3
will not record its equity in RCN's profits until unrecorded equity in losses
has been offset. The Company's investment in RCN, including goodwill, was zero
at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001. The Company did not recognize
approximately $279 million and $318 million of suspended equity losses
attributable to RCN for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002,
respectively, bringing the total amount of suspended equity losses to
approximately $587 million at June 30, 2002.
The Company recognizes gains from the sale, issuance and repurchase of stock by
its equity method investees in its statements of operations. The Company did not
recognize any gains for the six months ended June 30, 2002 or 2001 and does not
expect to recognize future gains on RCN stock activity until the suspended
equity losses are recognized by the Company.
The following is summarized financial information of RCN for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, and as of June 30, 2002 and December 31,
2001 (dollars in millions).
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
---------------------------------------------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001
---- ---- ---- ----
Operations:
RCN Corporation:
Revenue ........................................ $ 128 $ 111 $ 253 $ 217
Net loss available to common shareholders....... (1,094) (677) (1,243) (935)
Level 3's Share:
Net loss........................................ $ - $ - $ - $ -
Goodwill amortization........................... - - - -
---- ---- ---- ----
$ - $ - $ - $ -
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June 30, December 31,
2002 2001
Financial Position:
Current Assets.................................................................. $ 544 $ 956
Other Assets ................................................................... 1,642 2,647
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Total assets................................................................. 2,186 3,603
Current Liabilities............................................................. 308 358
Other Liabilities............................................................... 1,695 1,884
Minority Interest............................................................... 1 51
Preferred Stock................................................................. 2,222 2,142
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Total liabilities and preferred stock........................................ 4,226 4,435
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Common shareholders' deficit............................................... $ (2,040) $ (832)
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On April 2, 2002, Eldorado Equity Holdings, Inc., an indirect, wholly owned
subsidiary of Level 3 Communications, Inc., completed the sale of 4,898,000
shares of common stock of Commonwealth Telephone in an underwritten public
offering. The 4,898,000 represent approximately 46 percent of Level 3's economic
ownership of Commonwealth Telephone. Eldorado Equity Holdings received net
proceeds of approximately $166 million and recognized a gain on the sale of
approximately $102 million in the second quarter of this year which is included
in Other, net on the consolidated condensed statement of operations. As a result
of the transaction, the Company owns approximately 25% of the total Commonwealth
Telephone shares outstanding as of June 30, 2002.
The Company's investment in Commonwealth Telephone, including goodwill, was $79
million and $121 million at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively.
The Company previously made investments in certain public and private companies
in connection with those entities agreeing to purchase various services from the
Company. The Company originally recorded these transactions as investments and
deferred revenue on the balance sheet. The value of the investment and deferred
revenue is equal to the estimated fair value of the securities at the time of
the transaction or the value of the services to be provided, whichever was more
readily determinable. Level 3 closely monitors the success of these investees in
executing their business plans. For those companies that are publicly traded,
Level 3 monitors current and historical market values of the investee as it
compares to the carrying value of the investment. The Company recorded a charge
of $9 million and $37 million during the three and six months ended June 30,
2001 for an other-than temporary decline in the value of such investments, which
is included in Other, net on the consolidated condensed statements of
operations. Future appreciation will be recognized only upon sale or other
disposition of these securities.
The carrying amount of the investments was zero at June 30, 2002 and December
31, 2001. The Company provided services to entities participating in this
program of $1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002. The
Company provided services valued at approximately $2 million and $10 million
related to this program for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001,
respectively. As of June 30, 2002, the Company had deferred revenue obligations
of $8 million with respect to these transactions.
Assets held for sale includes certain corporate facilities that management of
the Company has elected to dispose of as soon as practicable. Also included in
assets held for sale are certain telecommunications equipment identified as
excess and which management expects to sell due to the Company's decision in
June 2001 to reprioritize its capital expenditures. The Company recorded an
additional impairment charge of $13 million in the second quarter of 2002 to
reflect the current market value of these assets.
Loans outstanding from certain employees and officers of the Company totaled $8
million at June 30, 2002. The loans are generally secured by Level 3 common
stock or other personal assets of the borrower and bear interest at 4.75%.
Subsequent to June 30, 2002, certain of the loans to employees have been repaid
and the outstanding balance is $5 million as of August 9, 2002.
10. Long-Term Debt
At June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, long-term debt was as follows:
June 30, December 31,
(dollars in millions) 2002 2001
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Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term Loan Facility
Tranche A (4.62% due 2007)................................................ $ 450 $ 450
Tranche B (5.62% due 2008)................................................ 275 275
Tranche C (5.87% due 2008)................................................ 400 400
Senior Notes (9.125% due 2008)................................................... 1,400 1,430
Senior Notes (11% due 2008)...................................................... 433 442
Senior Discount Notes (10.5% due 2008)........................................... 614 583
Senior Euro Notes (10.75% due 2008).............................................. 317 307
Senior Discount Notes (12.875% due 2010)......................................... 357 386
Senior Euro Notes (11.25% due 2010).............................................. 103 93
Senior Notes (11.25% due 2010)................................................... 124 129
Commercial Mortgages:
GMAC (4.24% due 2003)........................................................ 120 120
iStar (8.5% due 2002-2004)................................................... 60 112
Convertible Subordinated Notes (6.0% due 2010)................................... 684 728
Convertible Subordinated Notes (6.0% due 2009)................................... 463 612
CPTC Long-term Debt (with recourse only to CPTC):
(7.63% due 2004 - 2028)...................................................... 140 140
CorpSoft Debt.................................................................... 2 -
Other ........................................................................... 7 9
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5,949 6,216
Less current portion......................................................... (10) (7)
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$5,939 $6,209
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In July 2001, Level 3 announced that it had amended its Senior Secured Credit
Facility to permit the Company to acquire certain of its outstanding
indebtedness in exchange for shares of common stock. Various issuances of Level
3's outstanding senior notes, senior discount notes and convertible subordinated
notes have traded at discounts to their respective face or accreted amounts.
The Company purchased $75 million face value ($53 million carrying value) of its
12.875% Senior Discount Notes due 2010 during the second quarter of 2002. The
Company issued approximately 5 million shares of its common stock worth
approximately $19 million in exchange for the discount notes. The net gain on
the early extinguishment of the debt, including transaction costs and
unamortized debt issuance costs, was $33 million and was recorded as an
extraordinary item in the consolidated condensed statement of operations.
In the second quarter of 2002, the Company purchased $44 million aggregate
principal amount of its 6% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 and $21
million aggregate principal amount of its 6% Convertible Subordinated Notes due
2010. The Company issued approximately 5 million shares of its common stock
worth approximately $20 million in exchange for the convertible debt. The net
gain on the early extinguishments of the debt, including transaction costs and
unamortized debt issuance costs, was $43 million and was recorded as an
extraordinary item in the consolidated condensed statement of operations.
For the six months ended June 30, 2002, the Company purchased $136 million
aggregate principal amount of its 6% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 and
$35 million aggregate principal amount of its 6% Convertible Subordinated Notes
due 2010. The Company issued approximately 12 million shares of its common stock
worth approximately $52 million in exchange for the convertible debt and
recorded an extraordinary net gain of approximately $114 million during the
period.
In February 2002, the Company's first tier, wholly owned subsidiary, Level 3
Finance, LLC purchased $89 million principal amount of Company debt for cash of
$31 million. The net gain on the extinguishments of the debt, including
transaction costs, realized foreign currency gains and unamortized debt issuance
costs, was approximately $59 million and was recorded as an extraordinary item
in the consolidated condensed statement of operations.
Principal Amount
at Maturity Actual Weighted
Repurchased Average Purchase
($ millions) Price/$1,000
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Senior Notes (9.125%) .................................................. $ 30 $ 381
Senior Notes (11%) ..................................................... 8 423
Senior Euro Notes (10.75%) ............................................. 23 422
Senior Euro Notes (11.25%) ............................................. 1 405
Senior Notes (11.25%) .................................................. 5 415
Convertible Subordinated Notes (due 2010) .............................. 8 184
Convertible Subordinated Notes (due 2009) .............................. 14 195
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$ 89
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Assumes 1 EURO = .87 USD
Level 3 will continue to evaluate these transactions in the future. The amounts
involved in any such transactions, individually or in the aggregate, may be
material.
Senior Secured Credit Facility
In September 1999, Level 3 and certain Level 3 subsidiaries entered into a
$1.375 billion secured credit facility ("Senior Secured Credit Facility"), which
was amended in March 2001 to increase the borrowing capacity by $400 million, to
$1.775 billion. The Senior Secured Credit Facility, as amended, is comprised of
a senior secured revolving credit facility in the amount of $650 million and a
three-tranche senior secured term loan facility aggregating $1.125 billion. The
secured term loan facility consisted of a $450 million tranche A, a $275 million
tranche B and a $400 million tranche C term loan facility, all of which have
been drawn on and are outstanding as of December 31, 2001 and June 30, 2002.
As of June 30, 2002, Level 3 had not borrowed any funds under the $650 million
revolving credit facility. The availability of funds and any requirement to
repay previously borrowed funds is contingent upon the continued compliance with
the relevant debt covenants.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility has customary covenants, or requirements,
that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries must meet to remain in
compliance with the contract, including a financial covenant that measures
minimum revenues (Minimum Telecom Revenue). The subsidiaries of the Company that
must comply with the terms and conditions of the credit facility are referred to
as Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Minimum Telecom Revenue covenant generally requires that the Company meet or
exceed specified levels of cash revenue from communications and information
services businesses generated by the Restricted Subsidiaries. The Minimum
Telecom Revenue covenant is calculated quarterly on a trailing four-quarter
basis and must exceed $1.65 billion for the second quarter of 2002, $2.0 billion
for the third quarter of 2002, increasing to $2.3 billion in the fourth quarter
of 2002, $3.375 billion in the fourth quarter of 2003, and $4.75 billion in the
fourth quarter of 2004. The Restricted Subsidiaries currently include those
subsidiaries engaged in the Company's communications businesses, CorpSoft,
Software Spectrum, and (i)Structure and certain of their subsidiaries engaged in
the Company's information services businesses.
Those subsidiaries of the Company that are not subject to the limitations of the
Senior Secured Credit Facility are referred to as Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The
Unrestricted Subsidiaries include Level 3's coal mining and toll road properties
and its holdings in RCN and Commonwealth Telephone.
If the Company does not remain in compliance with the Minimum Telecom Revenue
covenant, as well as certain other covenants, it could be in default under the
terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility. In this event, the lenders could
take actions to require repayment.
In January 2002, the Company stated that it believed it was in compliance with
all of the terms, conditions, and covenants under the Senior Secured Credit
Facility and expected to remain in compliance through the end of the first
quarter based on its publicly disclosed financial projections. However, the
Company stated that if sales, disconnects and cancellations were to continue at
the levels experienced during the second half of 2001, it may violate the
Minimum Telecom Revenue covenant as early as the end of the second quarter 2002.
The Company also stated that to the extent the Company's operational performance
improves or it completes acquisitions that generate sufficient incremental
revenue, a potential violation of the covenant could be delayed beyond the
second quarter of 2002 or eliminated entirely.
As a result of the CorpSoft and Software Spectrum acquisitions described
earlier, the Company believes it will remain in compliance with the terms and
conditions of the Senior Secured Credit Facility until at least sometime during
2004. The Company's expectation assumes that it takes no other actions, its
sales remain at levels experienced during the second half of 2001, and
disconnects and cancellations trend down during the second half of 2002 in
accordance with the Company's customer credit analysis. The Company believes,
based upon management's review of the covenants and other provisions of the
Senior Secured Credit Facility, that it is in full compliance with all of the
terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility as of June 30, 2002.
Given other actions the Company may take, and based on its longer term
expectations for improvements in its rate of sales, disconnects and
cancellations, new product and service introductions and the potential for
additional acquisitions, the Company believes it will continue to remain in
compliance with the terms and conditions of the Senior Secured Credit Facility
over the term of that agreement.
iStar Commercial Mortgage due 2004
In March 2002, 85 Tenth Avenue, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company)
amended its $113 million floating-rate loan, originally provided by Lehman
Brothers Holdings, Inc. (the "Lehman Mortgage") that provided secured,
non-recourse debt to finance the purchase and renovations of the New York
Gateway facility. The amendment resulted in iStar DB Seller, LLC ("iStar")
becoming the sole lender for the property. Previously, iStar, along with other
third parties, owned notes of the 85 Tenth Avenue Trust, purchased from Lehman
Brothers Holdings, Inc. Using funds previously reserved for additional
renovations at the New York Gateway facility, along with funds advanced from
iStar, 85 Tenth Avenue, LLC repaid the other third party holders of the notes of
85 Tenth Avenue Trust and reduced the principal outstanding under the amended
loan agreement to $60 million. Additionally, the amendment negotiated with iStar
(the "iStar Mortgage") extended the initial term of the loan to March 1, 2004,
with two optional one-year extensions. There is no prepayment penalty under the
revised agreement. Interest varies monthly with the 30 day LIBOR for U.S. Dollar
Deposits, plus 650 basis points. The amendment provides a LIBOR floor of 2.00%
at all times. This interest, together with principal payments based on a 20-year
amortization period, are due monthly during the initial term of the loan.
85 Tenth Avenue, LLC is a single purpose entity organized solely to own, hold,
sell, lease, transfer, exchange, operate and manage the New York Gateway
facility. Under the terms of the original loan agreement, 85 Tenth Avenue, LLC
will not engage in any business other than the ownership management, maintenance
and operation of the New York Gateway facility. Under the terms of the original
loan agreement, the Company was required to build out the entire building for
colocation space by March 1, 2002. The Company has elected not to complete the
build-out of the New York Gateway facility due to the excess capacity in the
local market. The amendment reduced the scope of originally contemplated
build-out and requires the Company to obtain a permanent certificate of
occupancy by December 31, 2002. Under certain conditions, this date can be
extended by iStar to September 30, 2003.
Approximately $6 million of debt issuance costs related to this loan agreement
were capitalized and are being amortized as interest expense over the term of
the iStar Mortgage.
CorpSoft
CorpSoft's foreign subsidiaries have factoring arrangements with a local
financial institution. This agreement allows CorpSoft to sell up to EURO 15
million of certain accounts receivable from customers with recourse to the local
financial institution. In addition, certain foreign affiliates have overdraft
facility arrangements with local institutions. At June 30, 2002, borrowings
related to these agreements were approximately $2 million.
The debt instruments above contain certain covenants with which the Company
believes it is in full compliance as of June 30, 2002.
The Company capitalized $14 million and $57 million of interest expense and
amortized debt issuance costs related to network construction and business
systems development projects for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001,
respectively. No interest expense or amortized debt issuance costs were
capitalized for the six months ended June 30, 2002.
11. Stock-Based Awards
The Company adopted the recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock Based Compensation" ("SFAS No. 123") in 1998. Under SFAS No. 123, the fair
value of an option (as computed in accordance with accepted option valuation
models) on the date of grant is amortized over the vesting periods of the
options in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 28 "Accounting For Stock
Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans" ("FIN 28").
Although the recognition of the value of the instruments results in compensation
or professional expenses in an entity's financial statements,
the expense differs from other compensation and professional expenses in that
these charges may not be settled in cash, but rather, are generally settled
through issuance of common stock.
The adoption of SFAS No. 123 has resulted in material non-cash charges to
operations since its adoption in 1998, and will continue to do so. The amount of
the non-cash charges will be dependent upon a number of factors, including the
number of grants and the fair value of each grant estimated at the time of its
award. The Company recognized a total of $117 million and $159 million of
non-cash expense for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Included in discontinued operations is non-cash compensation expense of zero and
$3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. In
addition, the Company capitalized $4 million and $9 million of non-cash
compensation for those employees directly involved in the construction of the
network or development of the business support systems for the six months ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
The following table summarizes non-cash compensation expense and capitalized
non-cash compensation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in millions) 2002 2001 2002 2001
---- ---- ---- ----
NQSO ........................................... $ - $ 2 $ - $ 5
Warrants ....................................... 4 3 5 6
OSO............................................. 34 64 81 119
C-OSO........................................... 11 12 24 27
Restricted Stock ............................... - 1 - 2
Shareworks Match Plan .......................... 3 3 7 5
Shareworks Grant Plan .......................... 3 3 4 4
---- ---- ---- ----
55 88 121 168
Capitalized Noncash Compensation................ (2) (5) (4) (9)
---- ---- ---- ----
53 83 117 159
Discontinued Asian Operations .................. - 2 - 3
---- ---- ---- ----
$ 53 $ 85 $ 117 $ 162
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The Level 3 1995 Stock Plan ("the Stock Plan") reserves 70 million shares for
issuance upon the exercise of stock-based awards of which approximately 50
million are available for issuance at June 30, 2002. In addition, the Stock Plan
limits the maximum number of awards that can be granted to one participant to 10
million, provides for the acceleration of vesting in the event of a change in
control, allows for the grant of stock-based awards to directors of Level 3, and
other persons providing services to Level 3; and allows for the grant of
nonqualified stock options with an exercise price less than the fair market
value of Level 3 common stock.
On July 24, 2002, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the
Company's 1995 Stock Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock
reserved for issuance under the Stock Plan by 50 million shares. The total
number of shares now available under the Stock Plan is approximately 100
million.
Non-Qualified Stock Options and Warrants
In the quarter ended June 30, 2002, the Company issued two million warrants to a
contractor as payment for consulting services. The warrants allow the contractor
to purchase common stock at $4.25 per share. Warrants to purchase 640,000 shares
of common stock were vested immediately upon grant with the remaining 1,360,000
vesting equally over eight months. The warrants expire in February 2009. The
fair value of these warrants was approximately $5 million and was calculated
using the Black-Scholes valuation model with a risk free interest rate of 4.88%.
The Company used an expected volatility rate of 55%. The Company did not grant
any NQSOs during the six months ended June 30, 2002. As of June
30, 2002, the Company had not reflected $5 million of unamortized expense in its
financial statements for NQSOs and warrants previously granted.
Outperform Stock Option Plan
In 1998, the Company adopted an outperform stock option ("OSO") program that was
designed so that the Company's stockholders would receive a market return on
their investment before OSO holders receive any return on their options. The
Company believes that the OSO program aligns directly management's and
stockholders' interests by basing stock option value on the Company's ability to
outperform the market in general, as measured by the Standard & Poor's ("S&P")
500 Index. Participants in the OSO program do not realize any value from awards
unless the Company's common stock price outperforms the S&P 500 Index during the
life of the grant. When the stock price gain is greater than the corresponding
gain on the S&P 500 Index (or less than the corresponding loss on the S&P
Index), the value received for awards under the OSO plan is based on a formula
involving a multiplier related to the level by which the Company's common stock
outperforms the S&P 500 Index. To the extent that Level 3's common stock
outperforms the S&P 500 Index, the value of OSOs to a holder may exceed the
value of nonqualified stock options. The mechanics for determining the value of
an individual OSO is described below:
The initial strike price, as determined on the OSO grant date, is adjusted over
time (the "Adjusted Strike Price"), until the exercise date. The adjustment is
in an amount equal to the percentage appreciation or depreciation in the value
of the S&P 500 Index from the date of grant to the date of exercise. The value
of the OSO increases for increasing levels of outperformance. OSO's granted have
a multiplier range from zero to eight depending upon the performance of Level 3
common stock relative to the S&P 500 Index as shown in the following table.
If Level 3 Stock Outperforms the Then the Pre-multiplier Gain Is
S&P 500 Index by: Multiplied by a Success Multiplier of:
0% or Less 0.00
More than 0% but Less than 11% Outperformance percentage multiplied by 8/11
11% or More 8.00
The Pre-multiplier gain is the Level 3 common stock price minus the
Adjusted Strike Price on the date of exercise
OSO awards are made quarterly to eligible participants on the date of the grant.
Most awards vest in equal quarterly installments over two years and have a
four-year life. Awards granted prior to December 2000 typically have a two-year
moratorium on exercise from the date of grant. As a result, once a participant
is 100% vested in the grant, the two-year moratorium expires. Therefore, awards
granted prior to December 2000 have an exercise window of two years. Level 3
granted 3.1 million OSOs to employees in December 2000. Included in the grant
were 2.1 million OSOs that vest 25% after six months with the remaining 75%
vesting after 18 months. These OSOs and all additional OSOs granted after March
1, 2001 are exercisable immediately upon vesting and have a four-year life.
The fair value under SFAS No. 123 for the approximately five million OSOs
awarded to participants during the six months ended June 30, 2002 was
approximately $27 million. As of June 30, 2002, the Company had not reflected
$52 million of unamortized compensation expense in its financial statements for
OSOs granted previously.
In July 2000, the Company adopted a convertible outperform stock option
("C-OSO") program, as an extension of the existing OSO plan. The program is a
component of the Company's ongoing employee retention efforts and offers the
similar features to those of an OSO, but provides an employee with the
greater of the value of a single share of the Company's common stock at
exercise, or the calculated OSO value of a single OSO at the time of exercise.
C-OSO awards were made to eligible employees employed on the date of the grant.
The awards were made in September 2000, December 2000, and September 2001. The
awards granted in 2000 vest over three years as follows: 1/6 of each grant at
the end of the first year, a further 2/6 at the end of the second year and the
remaining 3/6 in the third year. The September 2001 awards vest in equal
quarterly installments over three years. Each award is immediately exercisable
upon vesting. Awards expire four years from the date of the grant.
As of June 30, 2002, the Company had not reflected $37 million of unamortized
compensation expense in its financial statements for C-OSOs awarded in 2000 and
2001.
Shareworks and Restricted Stock
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, Level 3 recognized $5 million
and $11 million, respectively, of noncash compensation expense attributable to
its Shareworks programs. As of June 30, 2002, the Company had not reflected
unamortized compensation expense of $17 million for Shareworks and restricted
stock granted in prior years in its financial statements.
12. Industry and Segment Data
SFAS No. 131 "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information" defines operating segments as components of an enterprise for which
separate financial information is available and which is evaluated regularly by
the Company's chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in
deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Operating segments
are managed separately and represent strategic business units that offer
different products and serve different markets. The Company's reportable
segments include: communications; information services (including CorpSoft and
Software Spectrum); and coal mining. Other primarily includes California Private
Transportation Company, L.P. ("CPTC"), equity investments, and other corporate
assets and overhead not attributable to a specific segment.
EBITDA, as defined by the Company, consists of earnings (loss) before interest,
income taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash operating expenses (including
stock-based compensation and impairments) and other non-operating income or
expense. The Company excludes non-cash compensation due to its adoption of the
expense recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123. EBITDA is commonly used in the
communications industry to analyze companies on the basis of operating
performance. EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flow for the periods
presented and is not recognized under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
("GAAP").
In 2002, Level 3 was able to finalize negotiations and claims on several of its
large multi-year network construction projects. As a result, the Company was
able to release approximately $106 million and $114 million of capital accruals
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 previously reported as
property, plant and equipment. These accrual releases resulted in negative
capital expenditures for the three months ended June 30, 2002 for the
communications segment. In the ordinary course of business, as construction
projects come to a close, we review the final amounts due and settle any
outstanding amounts related to these contracts which can result in adjustments
to the estimated costs of the construction projects.
The information presented in the tables following includes information for three
and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 for all income statement and cash
flow information presented, and as of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 for
all balance sheet information presented. Revenue and the related expenses are
attributed to countries based on where services are provided.
Industry and geographic segment financial information follows. Certain prior
year information has been reclassified to conform to the 2002 presentation.
Information Coal
(dollars in millions) Communications Services Mining Other Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2002
Revenue:
North America................. $ 253 $ 305 $ 20 $ 7 $ 585
Europe........................ 23 130 - - 153
Asia.......................... - 12 - - 12
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 276 $ 447 $ 20 $ 7 $ 750
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Cost of Revenue:
North America................. $ 58 $ 275 $ 15 $ - $ 348
Europe........................ 4 121 - - 125
Asia.......................... - 11 - - 11
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 62 $ 407 $ 15 $ - $ 484
======= ======== ======= ===== =========
EBITDA:
North America................. $ 58 $ 15 $ 4 $ 3 $ 80
Europe........................ (7) 2 - - (5)
Asia.......................... - 1 - - 1
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 51 $ 18 $ 4 $ 3 $ 76
======= ======== ======= ======= =========
Capital Expenditures:
North America................. $ 12 $ 4 $ - $ 1 $ 17
Europe........................ (42) - - - (42)
Asia.......................... - - - - -
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ (30) $ 4 $ - $ 1 $ (25)
======= ======== ===== ======= =========
Depreciation and Amortization:
North America................. $ 154 $ 5 $ 1 $ 1 $ 161
Europe........................ 29 - - - 29
Asia.......................... - - - - -
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 183 $ 5 $ 1 $ 1 $ 190
======= ======== ======= ======= ========
Six Months Ended June 30, 2002
Revenue:
North America................. $ 500 $ 360 $ 40 $ 15 $ 915
Europe........................ 54 155 - - 209
Asia.......................... - 12 - - 12
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 554 $ 527 $ 40 $ 15 $ 1,136
======= ======== ======= ======= ========
Cost of Revenue:
North America................. $ 116 $ 320 $ 28 $ - $ 464
Europe........................ 12 143 - - 155
Asia.......................... - 11 - - 11
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 128 $ 474 $ 28 $ - $ 630
======= ======== ======= ===== ========
EBITDA:
North America................. $ 99 $ 21 $ 9 $ 1 $ 130
Europe........................ (6) 2 - - (4)
Asia.......................... - 1 - - 1
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 93 $ 24 $ 9 $ 1 $ 127
======= ======== ======= ======= ========
Capital Expenditures:
North America................. $ 54 $ 9 $ 1 $ 1 $ 65
Europe........................ (37) - - - (37)
Asia.......................... - - - - -
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 17 $ 9 $ 1 $ 1 $ 28
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Depreciation and Amortization:
North America................. $ 332 $ 9 $ 2 $ 2 $ 345
Europe........................ 55 - - - 55
Asia.......................... - - - - -
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 387 $ 9 $ 2 $ 2 $ 400
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Information Coal
(dollars in millions) Communications Services Mining Other Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2001
Revenue:
North America................. $ 278 $ 27 $ 21 $ 6 $ 332
Europe........................ 51 4 - - 55
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 329 $ 31 $ 21 $ 6 $ 387
======== ======= ======= ======= ========
Cost of Revenue:
North America................. $ 141 $ 20 $ 15 $ - $ 176
Europe........................ 30 2 - - 32
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 171 $ 22 $ 15 $ - $ 208
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EBITDA:
North America................. $ (96) $ 4 $ 5 $ 1 $ (86)
Europe........................ (21) 1 - - (20)
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ (117) $ 5 $ 5 $ 1 $ (106)
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Capital Expenditures:
North America................. $ 713 $ 5 $ 1 $ - $ 719
Europe........................ 45 - - - 45
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 758 $ 5 $ 1 $ - $ 764
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Depreciation and Amortization:
North America................. $ 255 $ 3 $ 1 $ 1 $ 260
Europe........................ 61 1 - - 62
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 316 $ 4 $ 1 $ 1 $ 322
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2001
Revenue:
North America................. $ 633 $ 57 $ 46 $ 12 $ 748
Europe........................ 80 7 - - 87
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 713 $ 64 $ 46 $ 12 $ 835
======== ======= ======= ======= =========
Cost of Revenue:
North America................. $ 345 $ 46 $ 31 $ - $ 422
Europe........................ 49 3 - - 52
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 394 $ 49 $ 31 $ - $ 474
======== ======= ======= ===== =========
EBITDA:
North America................. $ (171) $ 3 $ 12 $ 4 $ (152)
Europe........................ (57) 2 - - (55)
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ (228) $ 5 $ 12 $ 4 $ (207)
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Capital Expenditures:
North America................. $ 1,700 $ 10 $ 3 $ - $ 1,713
Europe........................ 151 - - - 151
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 1,851 $ 10 $ 3 $ - $ 1,864
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Depreciation and Amortization:
North America................. $ 444 $ 6 $ 2 $ 3 $ 455
Europe........................ 102 1 - - 103
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$ 546 $ 7 $ 2 $ 3 $ 558
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Information Coal
(dollars in millions) Communications Services Mining Other Total
Identifiable Assets
- --------------------------------
June 30, 2002
North America................. $ 5,973 $ 850 $ 314 $ 1,071 $ 8,208
Europe........................ 926 161 - 30 1,117
Asia.......................... - 19 - - 19
---- ---- ---- ----- ------
$ 6,899 $ 1,030 $ 314 $ 1,101 $ 9,344
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December 31, 2001
North America................. $ 6,256 $ 74 $ 303 $ 1,566 $ 8,199
Europe........................ 1,001 5 - 37 1,043
Discontinued Asian Operations. 74 - - - 74
---- ---- ---- ----- ------
$ 7,331 $ 79 $ 303 $ 1,603 $ 9,316
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Long-Lived Assets
- ----------------------------------
June 30, 2002
North America................. $ 5,866 $ 338 $ 15 $ 184 $ 6,403
Europe........................ 853 4 - - 857
Asia.......................... - 1 - - 1
---- ---- ---- ----- ------
$ 6,719 $ 343 $ 15 $ 184 $ 7,261
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December 31, 2001
North America................. $ 6,068 $ 50 $ 16 $ 228 $ 6,362
Europe........................ 919 1 - - 920
---- ---- ---- ----- ------
$ 6,987 $ 51 $ 16 $ 228 $ 7,282
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Product information for the Company's communications segment follows:
Reciprocal Upfront
(dollars in millions) Services Compensation Dark Fiber Total
Communications Revenue
- -----------------------------------------
Three Months Ended June 30, 2002
North America......................... $ 221 $ 32 $ - $ 253
Europe................................ 23 - - 23
---- ---- ---- ----
$ 244 $ 32 $ - $ 276
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2002
North America......................... $ 436 $ 64 $ - $ 500
Europe................................ 54 - - 54
---- ---- ---- ----
$ 490 $ 64 $ - $ 554
======== ======= ==== ========
Three Months Ended June 30, 2001
North America......................... $ 177 $ 40 $ 61 $ 278
Europe................................ 51 - - 51
---- ---- ---- ----
$ 228 $ 40 $ 61 $ 329
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2001
North America......................... $ 340 $ 77 $ 216 $ 633
Europe................................ 80 - - 80
---- ---- ---- ----
$ 420 $ 77 $ 216 $ 713
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The majority of North American revenue consists of services and products
delivered within the United States. The majority of European revenue consists of
services and products delivered within the United Kingdom. Transoceanic revenue
is allocated equally between North America and Europe as it represents services
provided between these two regions.
Product information for the Company's information services segment follows:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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(dollars in millions) 2002 2001 2002 2001
---- ---- ---- ----
Services
(i)Structure.............................. $ 25 $ 31 $ 52 $ 64
CorpSoft.................................. 3 - 3 -
Software Spectrum......................... 2 - 2 -
---- ---- ---- ----
30 31 57 64
Software Sales
CorpSoft.................................. 295 - 348 -
Software Spectrum......................... 122 - 122 -
---- ---- ---- ----
417 - 470 -
---- ---- ---- ----
$ 447 $ 31 $ 527 $ 64
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The following information provides a reconciliation of EBITDA to loss from
continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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(dollars in millions) 2002 2001 2002 2001
---- ---- ---- ----
EBITDA ..................................... $ 76 $ (106) $ 127 $ (207)
Depreciation and Amortization Expense........ (190) (322) (400) (558)
Non-Cash Impairment Expense ................. (44) (61) (44) (61)
Non-Cash Compensation Expense................ (53) (83) (117) (159)
---- ---- ---- ----
Loss from Operations...................... (211) (572) (434) (985)
Other Expense................................ (21) (134) (137) (239)
Income Tax Benefit........................... - - 119 -
---- ---- ---- ----
Loss from Continuing Operations.............. $ (232) $ (706) $ (452) $ (1,224)
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13. Related Party Transactions
Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc. ("Kiewit") acted as the general contractor on several
significant projects for the Company in 2002 and 2001. These projects include
the North American intercity network, local loops and gateway sites, and the
Company's corporate headquarters in Colorado. Kiewit provided approximately $7
million and $516 million of construction services related to these projects in
the first six months of 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Level 3 also receives certain mine management services from Kiewit. The expense
for these services was $1 million and $3 for the three and six months ended June
30, 2002, respectively, and is recorded in selling, general and administrative
expenses. The expense for these services was $1 million and $3 million for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2001, respectively.
14. Other Matters
On April 23, 2002, the Company announced that it had reached a non-binding
letter of intent to sell its 65% interest in CPTC. If this transaction is
consummated, Level 3 expects to receive approximately $45 million in cash
proceeds upon the close of the transaction and the Company's consolidated
long-term debt would decrease by approximately $140 million. A sale is subject
to execution of definitive documentation
and approval by appropriate legislative and regulatory authorities. There can be
no assurance that the Company will complete the sale of its interest in CPTC.
In May 2001, a subsidiary of the Company was named as a defendant in Bauer, et.
al. v. Level 3 Communications, LLC, et al., a purported multi-state class
action, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
and in July 2001, the Company was named as a defendant in Koyle, et. al. v.
Level 3 Communications, Inc., et. al., a purported multi-state class action
filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Both of these
actions involve the Company's right to install its fiber optic cable network in
easements and right-of-ways crossing the plaintiffs' land. In general, the
Company obtained the rights to construct its network from railroads, utilities,
and others, and is installing its network along the rights-of-way so granted.
Plaintiffs in the purported class actions assert that they are the owners of
lands over which the Company's fiber optic cable network passes, and that the
railroads, utilities, and others who granted the Company the right to construct
and maintain its network did not have the legal ability to do so. The action
purports to be on behalf of a class of owners of land in multiple states over
which the Company's network passes or will pass. The complaint seeks damages on
theories of trespass, unjust enrichment and slander of title and property, as
well as punitive damages. The Company has also received, and may in the future
receive, claims and demands related to rights-of-way issues similar to the
issues in these cases that may be based on similar or different legal theories.
Although it is too early for the Company to reach a conclusion as to the
ultimate outcome of these actions, management believes that the Company has
substantial defenses to the claims asserted in all of these actions (and any
similar claims which may be named in the future), and intends to defend them
vigorously.
The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to certain other legal proceedings.
Management believes that any resulting liabilities for these legal proceedings,
beyond amounts reserved, will not materially affect the Company's financial
condition, future results of operations, or future cash flows.
On March 9, 2002, legislation was enacted that enabled the Company to carry its
taxable net operating losses back five years. As a result, on March 15, 2002,
the Company received a Federal income tax refund of approximately $119 million
after filing its 2001 Federal income tax return and carrying back the net
operating loss for 2001 to 1996. This benefit is reflected in the consolidated
condensed statement of operations.
It is customary in Level 3's industries to use various financial instruments in
the normal course of business. These instruments include items such as letters
of credit. Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued on behalf of
Level 3 in accordance with specified terms and conditions. As of June 30, 2002,
Level 3 had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $51 million.
15. Subsequent Events
On July 8, 2002, the Company sold $500 million aggregate principal amount of 9%
Junior Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2012 to entities controlled by three
institutions: Longleaf Partners Funds, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., and Legg Mason,
Inc. Level 3 intends to use the net proceeds of approximately $487 million,
after transactions costs of $13 million, for general corporate purposes,
including potential acquisitions relating to industry consolidation
opportunities, capital expenditures and working capital. The notes, which mature
in 10 years, pay 9% cash interest annually, payable quarterly beginning October
15, 2002. The notes are convertible, at the option of the holders, into Level 3
common stock at any time at a conversion price of $3.41, subject to certain
adjustments. The notes are convertible at the Company's option into convertible
preferred stock under certain conditions and circumstances. The convertible
notes rank junior to substantially all of the Company's outstanding
indebtedness.
On July 24, 2002, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the
Company's 1995 Stock Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock
reserved for issuance under the Stock Plan by 50 million shares. The total
number of shares now available under the Stock Plan is approximately 100
million.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's
consolidated condensed financial statements (including the notes thereto),
included elsewhere herein.
This document contains forward-looking statements and information that are based
on the beliefs of management as well as assumptions made by and information
currently available to the Company. When used in this document, the words
"anticipate", "believe", "plans", "estimate" and "expect" and similar
expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views
of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect,
actual results may vary materially from those described in this document. For a
more detailed description of these risks and factors, please see the Company's
additional filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Results of Operations 2002 vs. 2001
The operating results of the Company's Asian operations are included in
discontinued operations for all periods presented due to their sale to Reach
Ltd. in January 2002. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to
conform to current year presentation.
Revenue for the periods ended June 30, is summarized as follows:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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(dollars in millions) 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Communications........................... $276 $329 $ 554 $713
Information Services..................... 447 31 527 64
Coal Mining.............................. 20 21 40 46
Other ................................... 7 6 15 12
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$750 $387 $ 1,136 $835
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Communications revenue of $276 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002
was comprised of $244 million of services revenue which includes private line,
wavelengths, colocation, Internet access, managed modem, voice and amortized
dark fiber revenue, and $32 million attributable to reciprocal compensation.
Communications revenue for the same period in 2001 was comprised of $228 million
of services revenue, $61 million of non-recurring revenue from dark fiber
contracts entered into before June 30, 1999 for which sales-type lease
accounting was applied, and $40 million of reciprocal compensation. For the six
months ended June 30, 2002, communications revenue was comprised of $490 million
of services revenue, and $64 million of reciprocal compensation. Communication
revenue for the same six month period in 2001 was comprised of $420 million of
services revenue, $216 million of non-recurring dark fiber revenue and $77
million of reciprocal compensation revenue. The increase in services revenue
from 2001 was primarily due to growth from existing customers, and new customer
contracts, and increases in termination revenue. Due to the current turmoil in
the telecommunications industry, the Company has experienced a significant
increase in the number of customers disconnecting or terminating service and
believes that as much as 25% and 13% of its recurring revenue base as of
December 31, 2001 and June 30, 2002, respectively, consisted of financially
weaker, or "at-risk" customers. Level 3 expects that a majority of these
customers will disconnect service within the next six months. The Company
expects that recurring revenue from at-risk customers will trend towards a
normalized level of 10% in the second half of 2002. For some of these at-risk
customers, Level 3 is able to negotiate and collect termination penalties. Level
3 recognized $20 million and $59 million of services revenue in the three and
six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively, for early termination of services.
For the first six
months of 2002, Level 3 recorded in services, $7 million of revenue for
construction management services provided to other communications companies. The
decrease in dark fiber revenue reflects the completion of the intercity network
in 2001. Dark fiber revenue under sales-type lease accounting is expected to be
insignificant in 2002 as the last remaining segments sold prior to June 30, 1999
were delivered to and accepted by customers in the fourth quarter of 2001. The
decrease in reciprocal compensation in 2002 is attributable to the Company
receiving regulatory approval from several states regarding its agreements with
SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth during the first half of 2001. These
agreements established a rate structure for transmission and switching services
provided by one carrier to complete or carry traffic originating on another
carrier's network. It is the Company's policy not to recognize revenue from
these agreements until the relevant regulatory authorities approve the
agreements. Certain interconnection agreements with carriers are scheduled to
expire in the second half of 2002 and in 2003. To the extent that the Company is
unable to sign new interconnection agreements, reciprocal compensation revenue
may decline significantly over time.
Level 3 was a party to seven non-monetary exchange transactions in 2001 whereby
it sold indefeasible rights of use or IRUs, other capacity, or other services to
a company from which Level 3 received communications assets or services in a
contemporaneous transaction. In total these exchanges accounted for $24 million
or less than 2% of total communications revenue ($2 million of additional
revenue was recognized within the loss from discontinued operations as the
transaction was completed by the Company's discontinued Asian operations) in
2001 and in each case, provided network capacity or redundancy on unprotected
transmission routes that Level 3's engineers determined was required. The fair
value of these non-monetary transactions was determined using similar
transactions for which cash consideration was received. Level 3 recognized no
revenue from non-monetary exchange transactions prior to 2001. The Cash Revenue
from these exchanges was $81 million which was 4% of total Cash Revenue of
$2.097 billion reported in 2001. No Cash Revenue was reported for these
tranactions in 2002.
Level 3 recognized $2 million of revenue in the first quarter of 2002 and $2
million in the second quarter of 2002 relative to the performance of services in
2002 pursuant to the above-described seven non-monetary exchange transactions
completed in 2001. No additional non-monetary exchange transactions were
executed in 2002.
On August 2, 2002, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
provided notification to Level 3, as well as accounting firms, (including the
Company's independent accountants, KPMG) that the SEC had concluded that all
non-monetary exchange transactions for capacity should be accounted for as an
exchange of assets irrespective of whether one or both sides of the transaction
involved the lease of assets. The conclusion was based on the SEC staff's view
that the right to use an asset (that is, a lease), is in fact an asset and not a
service contract, irrespective of whether such asset is recognized on the
balance sheet. This conclusion would require that non-monetary exchange
transactions for capacity involving the exchange of one or more operating leases
be recognized based on the carrying value of the assets exchanged, rather than
at fair value, resulting in no recognition of revenue for the transactions.
Prior to the SEC's communication on August 2, Level 3's accounting for these
transactions that resulted in Level 3 recognizing revenue had been consistent
with industry guidance for these types of transactions provided by its current
independent accountants (KPMG) and its prior independent accountants (Arthur
Andersen). In addition, the revenue recognition approach for these transactions
that the Company followed was an acceptable practice in not only the
communications industry but other industries as well. The SEC has also indicated
that it expects affected companies to retroactively apply this guidance to
historical non-monetary exchange capacity transactions that occurred in prior
years and, if appropriate, restate their financial statements.
Of the seven non-monetary transactions described above, three of the
transactions involved the use of operating leases for capacity. The revenue
recognized in 2001 from these transactions was $21 million and $2 million has
been recognized in the first six months of 2002 from these transactions. The
Cash Revenue from these exchanges was $62 million which was 3% of total Cash
Revenue of $2.097 billion reported in 2001. No Cash Revenue was reported for
these tranactions in 2002.
Taking into account the SEC's guidance, Level 3 does not believe that it is
appropriate to restate its previously issued financial statements for this issue
involving non-monetary transactions, as the amount of revenue recognized was not
significant to the reported revenue of the Company and Level 3 has previously
disclosed the nature and amount of these transactions in its previous periodic
filings with the SEC and in a press release issued on February 13, 2002.
However, Level 3 will not recognize revenue from these transactions, estimated
to be approximately $1 million per quarter, in future periods as services are
performed as called for by the transactions.
The accounting guidance for non-monetary exchange transactions continues to be
subject to review and modification. The Company continues to follow these
developments. While the Company is not aware of any specific information related
to this issue, the Company believes there is some risk that regulators or
accounting standards setting bodies, such as the SEC or Financial Accounting
Standards Board, may, at a later date, interpret accounting guidance in a way
that concludes that one or more of the remaining four non-monetary exchange
transactions completed by Level 3 do not qualify for revenue recognition. In any
event, the Company does not believe that any accounting change related to
non-monetary exchange transactions would have a material impact on Level 3's
historical financial statements.
Information services revenue, which is comprised of the businesses of
(i)Structure, CorpSoft and Software Spectrum, increased from $31 million and $64
million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2001, respectively to $447
million and $527 million for the same periods in 2002. This increase is
primarily attributable to the inclusion of $298 million of revenue in the second
quarter attributable to CorpSoft, which was acquired on March 13, 2002 and $124
million of revenue attributable to Software Spectrum subsequent to the Company's
acquisition of Software Spectrum on June 18, 2002. The software reseller
industry is highly seasonal, with revenues and profits typically being higher in
the second and fourth quarters of the Company's fiscal year. (i)Structure's
revenues declined in both periods primarily as a result of lower systems
integration revenue. The Company expects revenues attributable to the systems
integration business to continue to decline in the second half of 2002 as
certain existing contracts expire and (i)Structure continues to focus on its
outsourcing business.
The communications business generated Cash Revenue of $301 million and $650
million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2002. The Company defines
Cash Revenue as communications revenue plus changes in cash deferred revenue
during the respective period. Communications Cash Revenue reflects upfront cash
received for dark fiber and other capacity sales that are recognized over the
term of the contract under GAAP, but it is not intended to represent revenues or
cash flows as defined by GAAP. Communications Cash Revenue was $640 million and
$1,296 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 respectively.
This decrease in Cash Revenue is a result of the substantial completion of the
intercity network in 2001. Dark fiber revenue for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2002 was less than the respective periods ended June 30, 2001 as the
last remaining segments were delivered to and accepted by customers in the
fourth quarter of 2001. In addition, the Company has recently experienced a
significant decline in dark fiber and capacity indefeasible rights of use or IRU
sales, particularly during the second quarter of 2002.
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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(dollars in millions) 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Communications Revenue............................................ $ 276 $ 329 $ 554 $ 713
Increase (Decrease) in Communications Deferred Revenue............ (1) 183 20 535
Decrease (Increase) in Deferred Revenue not Collected............. 26 128 76 48
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Communications Cash Revenue $ 301 $ 640 $ 650 $1,296
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Coal mining revenue decreased to $20 million and $40 million for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2002 from $21 million and $46 million for the same
periods in 2001. The decrease in revenue is due
to lower spot market coal sales and scheduled reductions in contracted tonnage
for a number of customers in 2002.
Other revenue for the 2002 periods was comparable to 2001 and is primarily
attributable to California Private Transportation Company, L.P, the
owner-operator of the SR91 tollroad in southern California.
Cost of Revenue for the second quarter 2002 for the communications business was
$62 million, representing a 64% decrease over the second quarter of 2001 cost of
revenue of $171 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, the cost of
revenue attributable to the communications business was $128 million, a 68%
decline from the same period in 2001. These decreases are a result of the lack
of costs in 2002 associated with pre-June 30, 1999 dark fiber sales and the
migration of customer traffic from a leased network to the Company's own
operational network. Overall, the cost of revenue for the communications
business, as a percentage of communications revenue, decreased significantly
from 52% and 55% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2001,
respectively, to 22% and 23% during the same periods of 2002. The cost of
revenue for the information services businesses, as a percentage of its revenue,
was 91% for the second quarter of 2002 up from 71% in the same period in 2001.
For the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, these were 91% and 77%,
respectively. The improved margins of the information services' existing
businesses were more than offset by the lower margins of CorpSoft and Software
Spectrum, which are typical of the software reseller industry. The cost of
revenue for the coal mining business, as a percentage of revenue, was 75% and
71% for the second quarter of 2002 and 2001, respectively and 70% and 67% for
the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Depreciation and Amortization expenses for the quarter were $190 million, a 41%
decrease from the second quarter 2001 depreciation and amortization expenses of
$322 million. Depreciation for the six months ended June 30, 2002 declined $158
million, or 28%, from depreciation of $558 million for the six months ended June
30, 2001. This decrease is primarily attributable to the reduced basis of the
Company's communications assets resulting from the $3.2 billion impairment
charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2001 and a $35 million charge recorded
in the second quarter of 2001 for the writedown of certain corporate facilities.
The Company also amortized $11 million of goodwill attributable to the 1998
acquisition of XCOM Technologies, Inc. for the six months ended June 30, 2001.
Goodwill attributable to this investment has not been amortized in 2002 as a
result of the adoption of SFAS No. 142. In addition, certain assets with two and
three-year depreciable lives became fully depreciated in late 2001 and the first
half of 2002.
Selling, General and Administrative expenses, excluding non-cash compensation,
were $187 million in the three months ended June 30, 2002, a 24% decrease over
second quarter 2001. This decrease reflects the Company's efforts to reduce and
tightly control operating expenses. The Company has reduced its global
communications workforce by approximately 2,700 employees since the beginning of
2001. Reductions in employee related costs, including compensation, facilities
costs, recruiting and training, as well as lower professional, travel and bad
debt expenses contributed to the decline in selling, general and administrative
costs. The Company also released $4 million of professional fee accruals due to
the favorable resolution of certain matters for which they were originally
recorded. These reductions were partially offset by $20 million of selling,
general and administrative expenses attributable to CorpSoft and Software
Spectrum. Included in operating expenses for the three months ended June 30,
2002 and 2001, were $53 million and $83 million, respectively, of non-cash
compensation expenses recognized under SFAS No. 123 related to grants of stock
options, warrants and other stock-based compensation programs. The decline in
non-cash compensation is a result of decreased headcount and a decline in the
value of equity based compensation awards distributed to employee-owners.
For the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, selling, general and
administrative expenses were $376 million and $518 million, respectively. These
figures exclude $117 million and $159 million of non-cash compensation. The
factors described above are also the primary reasons for the decline in selling,
general and administrative expenses and non-cash compensation between the
periods in 2002 and 2001.
Restructuring and Impairment Charges of $47 million and $101 million were
recorded in the second quarter of 2002 and 2001, respectively. In 2002, the
Company recorded a restructuring charge of $3 million for the costs associated
with the termination of approximately 200 communications employees. Of these
terminations, approximately 90% occurred in North America and 10% occurred in
Europe. The Company recorded a charge of $40 million in the second quarter of
2001 for global work force reductions of approximately 1,400 employees,
primarily in the communications business. The restructuring charge in 2001 was
comprised of $35 million for staff reduction costs and $5 million for real
estate lease termination costs. The Company had previously recorded a $10
million charge for a workforce realignment action taken in the first quarter of
2001.
The Company also recorded impairment charges of $44 million and $61 million for
the three month periods ending June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. In 2002,
the Company decreased the carrying value of certain colocation assets, excess
communications equipment and corporate facilities by approximately $44 million
due to the continued deterioration of the value of these assets. In 2001, the
Company announced that it was reducing and reprioritizing capital expenditures.
The capital reprioritization resulted in certain communications assets being
identified as excess, obsolete or impaired. As a result, the Company recorded a
non-cash impairment charge of $61 million in June 2001, representing the excess
of the carrying value over the fair value of these assets.
EBITDA, as defined by the Company, consists of earnings (losses) before
interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash operating expenses
(including stock-based compensation and impairments) and other non-operating
income or expenses. The Company excludes non-cash compensation due to its
adoption of the expense recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123. EBITDA improved
to earnings of $76 million and $127 million for the three and six months ending
June 30, 2002 from losses of $106 million and $207 million for the same periods
in 2001. Restructuring charges of $3 million for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2002 and $40 million and $50 million for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2001, respectively, are included in EBITDA. This improvement was
predominantly due to the higher margins earned by the communications business,
reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses and the results of
CorpSoft and Software Spectrum.
Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by the Company, is EBITDA as defined above plus the
change in cash deferred revenue and excluding the non-cash cost of goods sold
associated with certain capacity sales and dark fiber contracts. For the three
and six months ended June 30, 2002, Adjusted EBITDA was $102 million and $226
million, respectively compared to $254 million and $507 million for the same
periods in 2001. This decrease can be attributed to the decline in Cash
Communications Revenue, partially offset by reduced operating expenses and
earnings attributable to CorpSoft and Software Spectrum.
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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(dollars in millions) 2002 2001 2002 2001
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EBITDA...................................................... $ 76 $ (106) $ 127 $ (207)
Increase (Decrease) in Communications Deferred Revenue............ (1) 183 20 535
Decrease (Increase) in Deferred Revenue not Collected............. 26 128 76 48
Non-cash Cost of Goods Sold....................................... 1 49 3 131
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Adjusted EBITDA $ 102 $ 254 $ 226 $ 507
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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to represent operating cash flow or
profitability for the periods indicated and are not defined under GAAP. See
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows.
Interest Income was $6 million for the second quarter of 2002 compared to $47
million in the same period in 2001 and $15 million for the six months ended June
30, 2002 versus $108 million for the same six month period in 2001. The decrease
is primarily attributable to the decline in the average cash and
marketable security portfolio balance and a reduction in the weighted average
interest rate earned on the portfolio. The Company expects interest income to
continue to be below 2001 levels due to utilization of funds to pay operating
and interest expenses, and fund capital expenditures, as well as lower market
interest rates. Interest income in the third quarter of 2002 is expected to
increase from second quarter levels as a result of the proceeds received from
the $500 million offering of 9% Junior Convertible Subordinated Notes in July
2002. Pending utilization of the cash and cash equivalents, the Company invests
the funds primarily in government and government agency securities. The
investment strategy generally provides lower yields on the funds than on
alternative investments, but reduces the risk to principal in the short term
prior to using the funds in implementing the Company's business plan.
Interest Expense, net decreased from the corresponding period in 2001 by $43
million to $131 million during the second quarter of 2002 and by $52 million to
$260 million in the first six months of 2002. Interest expense declined as a
result of the debt repurchased during the second half of 2001 and the first six
months of 2002, and lower interest rates on the Senior Secured Credit Facility
and commercial mortgages during the six months ended June 30, 2002. The declines
were partially offset by the interest attributable to the additional borrowings
under the Senior Secured Credit Facility in the first quarter of 2001 and a
decline in the amount of capitalized interest. The Company substantially
completed the construction of its network in 2001, therefore reducing the amount
of interest capitalization. Capitalized interest was $14 million and $57 million
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001, respectively, and zero in the
first six months of 2002. Interest expense is expected to increase from second
quarter levels as a result of the 9% Junior Convertible Subordinated Notes sold
in July 2002.
Other, net increased to a gain of $104 million in the second quarter of 2002
from a $7 million loss in the second quarter of 2001 and to a gain of $108
million for the six month period ended June 30, 2002 from a loss of $35 million
in the same period of 2001. The income in both periods in 2002 is primarily
related to the $102 million gain on the sale of the Commonwealth Telephone
shares. The losses in 2001 include other-than-temporary declines in the value of
certain investments of $9 million and $37 million recorded in the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2001, respectively. Additionally, the Company
recorded a loss of $15 million in the first quarter of 2001 related to certain
asset disposals. These losses were partially offset by $14 million of realized
gains from the sale of marketable securities denominated in foreign currency.
Other, net in all periods also includes equity earnings attributable to
Commonwealth Telephone, which did not change significantly. Commonwealth's
results of operations improved for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002
versus the same periods in 2001. However, Level 3's proportionate share of those
earnings decreased as a result of its sale of the Commonwealth Telephone shares
in April 2002.
Income Tax Benefit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 was $119
million compared to zero for the same periods in 2001. Federal legislation
enacted in 2002 enabled the Company to carryback its 2001 Federal income tax net
operating losses to 1996. In accordance with SFAS No. 109 "Accounting for Income
Taxes", the Company recorded the benefit in the period in which the legislation
was enacted. The Company does not expect to recognize additional benefits in
2002, as it is unable to conclude that it is more likely than not that the tax
benefits attributable to the net operating losses will be realizable. The income
tax benefit was zero in 2001 as a result of the Company exhausting the taxable
income in the carryback period (as previously defined) in 2000.
Extraordinary Gain on Debt Extinguishment for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2002 was $76 million and $206 million, respectively. During the second
quarter, Level 3 purchased approximately $140 million face value ($118 carrying
value) of its debt by issuing approximately ten million shares of its common
stock, valued at approximately $39 million. These exchanges resulted in a gain
of approximately $76 million after transaction and unamortized debt issuance
costs. In the first quarter of 2002, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,
Level 3 Finance, LLC., purchased $89 million of debt for cash consideration of
$31 million. In addition, Level 3 issued approximately seven million shares,
valued at $32 million to repurchase $105 million of the Company's debt. These
transactions, together with those in the second quarter, resulted in
extraordinary gains of approximately $206 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2002. The Company did not repurchase debt or record resulting
extraordinary gains or losses on the extinguishment of debt during the first six
months of 2001.
In August 2002, the SEC notified certain public companies and accounting firms
that it was reviewing the accounting treatment for certain transactions
involving the conversion of convertible debt pursuant to inducements made to
prompt conversion of the debt to equity securities of the issuer. The Company
believes, based on the facts and circumstances and the economics surrounding its
convertible debt for equity exchange transactions, it has properly accounted for
these type of transactions, as extinguishments of debt, in accordance with APB
No. 26, "Early Extinguishment of Debt". The SEC's view is that many of these
types of transactions should be accounted for as induced conversions in
accordance with FASB No. 84, "Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt". ("SFAS
No. 84"). SFAS No. 84 requires a non-cash charge to earnings for the implied
value of an inducement to convert from convertible debt to common equity
securities of the issuer. In addition, under SFAS No. 84, an extraordinary gain
or loss, as applicable, would not be recorded upon the conversion of convertible
debt. The SEC acknowledged that there is diversity in accounting practice and
has asked the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board to address the issue as part of its September 2002 agenda. The
Company is not certain what conclusions the EITF will reach; however the
accounting guidance provided could require either prospective or retroactive
accounting treatment for these type of transactions. Thus, the Company could
possibly be required to restate its financial results as a result of the EITF's
future conclusions which could result in a reduction of previously recognized
extraordinary gains and a reduction in earnings for the impact of the fair value
of any implied inducement to convert from convertible subordinated notes to
common equity securities. The impact of any required restatements could be
material, to the Company's earnings, however they would be non-cash adjustments.
The Company began exchanging its convertible subordinated notes for its common
equity securities during the third quarter of 2001. Through June 30, 2002, it
has recognized approximately $232 million of cumulative non-cash extraordinary
gains related to the extinguishment of $364 million of its convertible
subordinated notes.
Financial Condition - June 30, 2002
The Company's working capital decreased from $642 million at December 31, 2001
to $392 million at June 30, 2002 due primarily to the use of available funds for
operating expenses and interest payments, and the net liabilities assumed in the
acquisitions of CorpSoft, Software Spectrum and McLeod's wholesale dial-up
access business.
Cash provided by operations decreased from a source of $428 million in the first
six months of 2001 to a use of $222 million in the same period of 2002. Changes
in components of working capital, primarily an increase in deferred revenue in
2001 and a decrease in accounts payable in 2002, were responsible for the
fluctuation in cash provided by operations.
Investing activities primarily include the acquisitions of CorpSoft for $94
million, net of cash received, Software Spectrum for $93 million, net of cash
received, the purchase of McLeod's wholesale dial-up business for approximately
$50 million and capital expenditures of $142 million before the release of
capital accruals. In 2002, Level 3 was able to finalize negotiations and claims
on several of its large multi-year network construction projects. As a result,
the Company was able to release approximately $114 million of capital accruals
previously reported as property, plant and equipment. The Company continues to
resolve outstanding claims for other network construction projects. If these
claims are settled favorably, additional capital expenditure accruals could be
released in the future. In the ordinary course of business, as construction
projects come to a close, the Company reviews the final amounts due and settles
any outstanding amounts related to these contracts. In the context of the
multi-billion cost incurred in constructing the Level 3 network, the
construction cost accruals are normal and not significant to the financial
statements. The Company received $200 million of proceeds from the sale of
marketable securities, $166 million from the sale of Commonwealth Telephone
shares, $12 million from the sale of
property, plant and equipment and other assets, and reduced its restricted cash
and securities balance by $9 million.
Financing activities in 2002 consisted primarily of the repurchase of the
Company's long-term debt for $31 million by Level 3 Finance, LLC, a reduction in
the iStar mortgage of $51 million and the payment of $8 million of capitalized
leases. The foreign subsidiaries of CorpSoft borrowed $2 million during the
first six months of 2002.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company provides a broad range of integrated communications services as a
facilities-based provider (that is, a provider that owns or leases a substantial
portion of the property, plant and equipment necessary to provide its services.)
The Company has created, through a combination of construction, purchase and, to
a lesser extent, leasing of facilities and other assets, an advanced,
international, end-to-end, facilities-based communications network. The Company
has designed its network based on optical and Internet Protocol technologies in
order to leverage the efficiencies of these technologies to provide lower cost
communications services.
The further development of the communications business will continue to require
significant expenditures. These expenditures may result in negative operating
cash flow and net operating losses for the Company for the foreseeable future.
The Company's expenditures are now primarily attributable to operating expenses,
working capital requirements and interest payments. The Company's capital
expenditures declined by approximately $2.1 billion for the six months of 2002
versus the same period in 2001 and are expected to remain significantly below
2001 levels due to the completion of initial construction related to the North
American and European networks in 2001. The majority of the Company's ongoing
capital expenditures are expected to be success-based, or tied to incremental
revenue. The Company estimates that its capital expenditures will total
approximately $275 million in 2002, excluding the release of $114 million of
accruals in the first and second quarter.
On August 9, 2002, the Company made a $21 million payment in full settlement of
an outstanding litigation matter that did not relate to the Company's core
businesses. The settlement was within the reserve that had been established for
this issue.
The cash and marketable securities on hand at June 30, 2002 and the
approximately $500 million of gross proceeds received from the 9% Junior
Convertible Subordinated Notes issued in July 2002 provide Level 3 with
approximately $1.55 billion of cash and marketable securities. Based on
information available at this time, management of the Company believes that the
Company's current liquidity and anticipated future cash flows from operations
will be sufficient to fund its business plan through free cash flow breakeven,
and at least through the next twelve months. In addition, the Company has
undrawn commitments of approximately $650 million under its expanded Senior
Secured Credit Facility.
The Company currently estimates that its operations will reach free cash flow
breakeven without a requirement for additional financing. The timing of free
cash flow breakeven will be a function of revenue and Cash Revenue growth as
well as the Company's management of network, selling, general and
administrative, and capital expenditures. The Company's successful debt and
equity offerings have given the Company the ability to implement the business
plan. However, if additional investment opportunities should present themselves,
the Company may be required to secure additional financing in the future. In
order to pursue these possible opportunities and provide additional flexibility
to fund its business plan, in January 2001 the Company filed a "universal" shelf
registration statement for an additional $3 billion of common stock, preferred
stock, debt securities, warrants, stock purchase agreements and depository
shares. The Company sold $500 million of 9% Junior Convertible Subordinated
Notes due in July 2002 under this shelf registration statement. The remaining
availability under this registration statement and under a previously existing
registration statement would allow Level 3 to offer an aggregate of up to $2.7
billion of additional securities to fund its business plan.
In addition to raising capital through the debt and equity markets, the Company
may sell or dispose of existing businesses or investments to fund portions of
the business plan. On April 2, 2002, the Company completed the sale of
approximately 4.9 million shares of Commonwealth Telephone for approximately
$166 million. Level 3 has indicated that it may sell additional shares in the
future. The Company also announced that it had reached a non-binding letter of
intent to sell its interest in CPTC. In addition, the Company has announced that
it will seek to sell or sublease excess real estate.
The Company may not be successful in producing sufficient cash flow, raising
sufficient debt or equity capital on terms that it will consider acceptable, or
selling or leasing fiber optic capacity or access to its conduits. In addition,
proceeds from dispositions of the Company's assets may not reflect the assets'
intrinsic values. Further, expenses may exceed the Company's estimates and the
financing needed may be higher than estimated. Failure to generate sufficient
funds may require the Company to delay or abandon some of its future expansion
or expenditures, which could have a material adverse effect on the
implementation of the business plan.
In connection with the implementation of the Company's business plan, management
continues to review the existing businesses to determine how those businesses
will assist with the Company's focus on delivery of communications and
information services and reaching free cash flow breakeven. To the extent that
certain businesses are not considered to be compatible with the delivery of
communication and information services or with obtaining cash flow objectives,
the Company may exit those businesses. It is possible that the decision to exit
these businesses could result in the Company not recovering its investment in
the businesses, and in those cases, a significant charge to earnings could
result. For example, the Company sold its Asian operations to Reach Ltd. and
incurred a loss of $516 million.
In July 2001, Level 3 announced that it had amended its Senior Secured Credit
Facility to permit the Company to acquire certain of its outstanding
indebtedness in exchange for shares of common stock. During the first six months
of 2002 and during 2001, various issuances of Level 3's outstanding senior
notes, senior discount notes and convertible subordinated notes traded at
discounts to their respective face or accreted amounts. Through June 30, 2002,
the Company had exchanged, in private transactions, approximately $418 million
(carrying value) of its debt for shares of its common stock valued at
approximately $143 million.
In October 2001, the Company completed through its first tier, wholly owned
subsidiary, Level 3 Finance, LLC, a "Modified Dutch Auction" tender offer for a
portion of the Company's senior notes and convertible subordinate notes. Level 3
Finance repurchased debt with a face value of approximately $1.7 billion, plus
accrued interest, if applicable, for a total cash purchase price of
approximately $731 million. Level 3 retired an additional $89 million face
amount of debt securities using approximately $31 million of cash during the
second quarter of 2002.
Level 3 is aware that the various issuances of its outstanding senior notes,
senior discount notes and convertible subordinated notes continue to trade at
discounts to their respective face or accreted amounts. In order to continue to
reduce future cash interest payments, as well as future amounts due at maturity,
Level 3 or its affiliates may, from time to time, purchase these outstanding
debt securities for cash or exchange shares of Level 3 common stock for these
outstanding debt securities pursuant to the exemption provided by Section
3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in open market or privately
negotiated transactions. Level 3 will evaluate any such transactions in light of
then existing market conditions. The amounts involved in any such transactions,
individually or in the aggregate, may be material.
The Company has a $1.775 billion Senior Secured Credit Facility. As of June 30,
2002, $1.125 billion of the $1.775 billion Senior Secured Credit Facility was
drawn. The balance represents the approximately $650 million revolving credit
facility.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility has customary covenants, or requirements,
that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries must meet to remain in
compliance with the contract, including a financial
covenant that measures minimum revenues (Minimum Telecom Revenue). The
subsidiaries of the Company that must comply with the terms and conditions of
the credit facility are referred to as Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Minimum Telecom Revenue covenant generally requires that the Company meet or
exceed specified levels of cash revenue from communications and information
services businesses generated by the Restricted Subsidiaries. The Minimum
Telecom Revenue covenant is calculated quarterly on a trailing four-quarter
basis and must exceed $1.65 billion for the second quarter of 2002, $2.0 billion
for the third quarter of 2002, increasing to $2.3 billion in the fourth quarter
of 2002, $3.375 billion in the fourth quarter of 2003, and $4.75 billion in the
fourth quarter of 2004. The Restricted Subsidiaries currently include those
subsidiaries engaged in the Company's communications businesses, CorpSoft,
Software Spectrum and (i)Structure and certain of their subsidiaries engaged in
the Company's information services businesses.
If the Company does not remain in compliance with this financial covenant, as
well as certain other covenants, it could be in default of the terms of the
Senior Secured Credit Facility. Under this scenario, the lenders could take
actions to require repayment, and the $650 million in undrawn capacity would not
be available. The Company believes, based upon management's review of the
covenents and other provisions of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, that it is
in full compliance with all the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility as
of June 30, 2002.
On January 29, 2002, the Company stated that it believed it was in compliance
with all of the terms, conditions, and covenants under the Senior Secured Credit
Facility and expected to remain in compliance through the end of the first
quarter 2002 based on its publicly disclosed financial projections. However, the
Company stated that if sales, disconnects and cancellations were to continue at
the levels experienced during the second half of 2001, the Company may violate
the Minimum Telecom Revenue covenant as early as the end of the second quarter
2002. The Company also stated that to the extent the Company's operational
performance improves or it completes acquisitions that generate sufficient
incremental revenue, a potential violation of the covenant could be delayed
beyond the second quarter of 2002 or eliminated entirely.
On March 13, 2002 and June 18, 2002, Level 3 completed the acquisitions of
CorpSoft, Inc. and Software Spectrum, Inc., respectively. CorpSoft and Software
Spectrum are marketers, distributors and resellers of business software.
Combined, these businesses had 2001 revenues of approximately $2.4 billion.
Level 3 expects these acquisitions will enable its information services business
to leverage CorpSoft's and Software Spectrum's customer base, worldwide presence
and relationships to expand its portfolio of services. In addition, Level 3
expects to utilize its network infrastructure to facilitate the deployment of
software to their customers.
As a result of these two transactions, the Company believes it will remain in
compliance with the terms and conditions of the Senior Secured Credit Facility
until at least sometime during 2004. The Company's expectation assumes that it
takes no other actions, its sales remain at levels experienced during the second
half of 2001, and disconnects and cancellations continue to decrease during the
second half of 2002 in accordance with the Company's customer credit analysis.
Given other actions the Company may take, and based on its longer term
expectations for improvements in its rate of sales, disconnects and
cancellations, new product and service introductions and the potential for
additional acquisitions, the Company believes it will continue to remain in
compliance with the terms and conditions of the Senior Secured Credit Facility
over the term of that agreement.
Current economic conditions of the telecommunications and information services
industry, combined with Level 3's financial position and significant liquidity,
have created potential opportunities for Level 3 to acquire companies or
portions of companies at attractive prices. Level 3 continues to evaluate these
opportunities and could make additional acquisitions in 2002.
Market Risk
Level 3 is subject to market risks arising from changes in interest rates,
equity prices and foreign exchange rates. As of June 30, 2002, the Company had
borrowed $1.125 billion under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and $180
million under the commercial mortgages. Amounts drawn on the debt instruments
bear interest at the alternate base rate or LIBOR rate plus applicable margins.
As the alternate base rate and LIBOR rate fluctuate, so too will the interest
expense on amounts borrowed under the credit facility and mortgages. The
weighted average interest rate based on outstanding amounts under these variable
rate instruments of $1.3 billion at June 30, 2002, was approximately 5.4%. A
hypothetical increase in the variable portion of the weighted average rate by 1%
(i.e. a weighted average rate of 6.4%), would increase annual interest expense
of the Company by approximately $13 million. At June 30, 2002, the Company had
$4.64 billion of fixed rate debt bearing a weighted average interest rate of
9.17%. A decline in interest rates in the future will not benefit the Company
due to the terms and conditions of the loan agreements that require the Company
to repurchase the debt at specified premiums. The Company has been able to
reduce its exposure to interest rate risk by acquiring certain outstanding
indebtedness in exchange for shares of common stock and cash. The Company
continues to evaluate other alternatives to limit interest rate risk.
Level 3 continues to hold positions in certain publicly traded entities,
primarily Commonwealth Telephone and RCN. The Company accounts for these two
investments using the equity method. On April 2, 2002, the Company sold
approximately 46% of its holdings in Commonwealth Telephone for approximately
$166 million. The market value of these investments was approximately $268
million at June 30, 2002, which is significantly higher than their carrying
value of $79 million. Level 3 has also stated that it may dispose of all or part
of the remaining investments in the next 12-18 months. The value received for
the remaining investments would be affected by the market value of the
underlying stock at the time of any such transaction. A 20% decrease in the
price of Commonwealth Telephone and RCN stock would result in approximately a
$53 million decrease in fair value of these investments. The Company does not
currently utilize financial instruments to minimize its exposure to price
fluctuations in equity securities.
The Company's business plan includes developing and operating a
telecommunications network in Europe. As of June 30, 2002, the Company had
invested significant amounts of capital in that region and will continue to
expand its presence in Europe in 2002. The Company issued EURO 800 million (EURO
425 million outstanding at June 30, 2002) in Senior Euro Notes in February 2000
as an economic hedge against its net investment in its European subsidiaries.
Due to the historically low exchange rates involving the U.S. Dollar and the
Euro, during the fourth quarter of 2000, Level 3 elected to set aside the
remaining Euros received from the debt offerings. During the third quarter of
2001, Level 3 elected to start funding its current European investing and
operating activities with the Euros that had previously been set aside. As of
June 30, 2002, the Company held Euro denominated cash and cash equivalents of
approximately $20 million. Other than the issuance of the Euro denominated debt
and the holding of the Euros, the Company has not made significant use of
financial instruments to minimize its exposure to foreign currency fluctuations.
Foreign exchange rate fluctuations in 2002 did not have a material effect on
Level 3's results of operations. The Company continues to analyze risk
management strategies to reduce foreign currency exchange risk.
The change in interest rates and equity security prices is based on hypothetical
movements and are not necessarily indicative of the actual results that may
occur. Future earnings and losses will be affected by actual fluctuations in
interest rates, equity prices and foreign currency rates.
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits filed as part of this report are listed below.
99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
(b) On April 25, 2002, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K
summarizing the financial results for the three months ended March 31,
2002.
On May 2, 2002, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K related to
the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire Software Spectrum, Inc.
On June 20, 2002, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K related to
the closing of the acquisition of Software Spectrum, Inc.
On June 21, 2002, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing
the engagement of KPMG LLP as the Company's new independent accountant.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Dated: August 14, 2002 \s\ Eric J. Mortensen
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Eric J. Mortensen
Vice President, Controller
and Principal Accounting Officer