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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

(X)   Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
    for the Quarterly Period Ended:
MARCH 31, 2003
OR
(  )   Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
    for the Transition Period from          to          .

Commission File Number 0-24792

NTL (TRIANGLE) LLC


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   13-4086747

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

110 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 906-8440


(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of Registrant’s principal executive offices)


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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     Yes   (  )     No  (X)


As of March 31, 2003, there were 800,000 shares of the Registrant’s common membership interests outstanding. The Registrant is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of NTL Incorporated and there is no market for the Registrant’s membership interests. The Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instructions H(1)(a) and H(1)(b) of Form 10-Q and is filing this form with the reduced disclosure format set forth in General Instruction H(2) thereto.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
SIGNATURES
EX-99.1: CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO


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FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

TABLE OF CONTENTS

             
            Page
            Number
           
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION    
    Item 1.   Financial Statements    
        Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2003 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2002   3
        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 (Unaudited)   4
        Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholder’s Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 (Unaudited)   5
        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 (Unaudited)   6
        Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)   7-11
    Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   12-18
    Item 4.   Controls and Procedures   18
    Risk Factors       19
PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION    
    Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K   26
    SIGNATURES       26

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QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                       
          March 31,   December 31,
          2003   2002
         
 
          (Unaudited)   (See Note)
          (in £000’s, except share data)
Assets
               
Current assets
               
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  £ 7,973     £ 18,154  
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of £11,901 (2003) and £10,738 (2002)
    22,034       21,812  
 
Other current assets
    3,046       1,998  
 
 
   
     
 
     
Total current assets
    33,053       41,964  
Property and equipment, net
    445,001       444,680  
Intangible assets, net
    27,352       30,477  
 
 
   
     
 
 
  £ 505,406     £ 517,121  
 
 
   
     
 
Liabilities and shareholder’s equity
               
Current liabilities
               
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  £ 33,031     £ 31,667  
 
Interest payable
    13,760       4,500  
 
Deferred revenue
    15,867       14,757  
 
Due to affiliates
    13,809       28,874  
 
Current portion of long-term debt
    574       323,628  
 
 
   
     
 
   
Total current liabilities
    77,041       403,426  
Loans from affiliate
    79,687       75,197  
Long-term debt, less current portion
    329,111        
Commitments and contingent liabilities
               
Deferred income taxes
    1,648       382  
Shareholder’s equity:
               
 
Common membership interests, £.01 par value – authorized and issued 800,000 shares
    8       8  
 
Additional capital
    493,537       493,537  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2       909  
 
(Accumulated deficit)
    (475,628 )     (456,338 )
 
 
   
     
 
   
Total shareholder’s equity
    17,919       38,116  
 
 
   
     
 
 
  £ 505,406     £ 517,121  
 
 
   
     
 

Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2002 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.
See accompanying notes.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

                   
      Three Months Ended
      March 31,
      2003   2002
     
 
      (in £000’s)
Revenue
  £ 52,783     £ 47,120  
 
   
     
 
Costs and expenses
               
 
Operating (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)
    22,441       22,733  
 
Selling, general and administrative
    16,980       16,205  
 
Other charges
    185       1,113  
 
Depreciation
    13,288       12,130  
 
Amortization
    2,081       3,125  
 
   
     
 
 
    54,975       55,306  
 
   
     
 
Operating loss
    (2,192 )     (8,186 )
Other income (expense)
               
 
Interest expense
    (10,124 )     (10,210 )
 
Interest expense to affiliate
    (712 )     (750 )
 
Investment income
    183       384  
 
Exchange losses and other
    (6,417 )     (7,418 )
 
   
     
 
 
    (17,070 )     (17,994 )
 
   
     
 
Loss before income taxes
    (19,262 )     (26,180 )
Income tax (expense) benefit
    (28 )     207  
 
   
     
 
Net loss
  £ (19,290 )   £ (25,973 )
 
   
     
 

See accompanying notes.

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QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(in £000’s)

                                                           
                                      Accumulated                
                              Compre-   Other Compre-   (Accum-        
      Common   Additional   hensive   hensive   ulated        
      Shares   Par   Capital   Loss   (Loss)   Deficit)   Total
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2002
    800     £ 8     £ 493,537             £ 909     £ (456,338 )   £ 38,116  
 
Net loss
                          £ (19,290 )             (19,290 )     (19,290 )
Currency translation adjustment
                            (907 )     (907 )             (907 )
 
                           
                         
 
Comprehensive loss
                          £ (20,197 )                        
 
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Balance at March 31, 2003
    800     £ 8     £ 493,537             £ 2     £ (475,628 )   £ 17,919  
 
   
     
     
             
     
     
 

See accompanying notes.

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FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

                     
        Three Months Ended
        March 31,
        2003   2002
       
 
        (in £000’s)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
£ (2,693 )   £ 19,395  
 
   
     
 
Investing activities
               
 
Capital expenditures
    (7,635 )     (10,885 )
 
   
     
 
   
Net cash used in investing activities
    (7,635 )     (10,885 )
 
   
     
 
Financing activities
               
 
Loans from affiliate
          2,706  
 
Principal payments
    (190 )     (431 )
 
   
     
 
   
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (190 )     2,275  
 
   
     
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    337       (6 )
 
   
     
 
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (10,181 )     10,779  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    18,154       34,927  
 
   
     
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  £ 7,973     £ 45,706  
 
   
     
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
               
 
Cash paid during the period for interest
  £     £  

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FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

1. Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of NTL (Triangle) LLC (formerly Comcast UK Cable Partners Limited) (formerly NTL (Bermuda) Limited) (“NTL Triangle” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2003. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as amended for the year ended December 31, 2002.

     The Company is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Incorporated (“NTL Incorporated” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “NTL”).

     Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

2. NTL’s Completed Restructuring

     We are an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Incorporated. On May 8, 2002, NTL Incorporated (then known as NTL Communications Corp.), NTL Europe, Inc. (then known as NTL Incorporated and the former parent company of NTL Communications Corp.) and certain of their subsidiaries filed a pre-arranged joint reorganization plan under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. We were not included in the Chapter 11 filing, nor were the operating subsidiaries of NTL Incorporated and NTL Europe, Inc. The Plan became effective on January 10, 2003, at which time NTL Incorporated, our indirect parent company, emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization.

     Pursuant to the Plan, the entity formerly known as NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates were split into two separate groups, and NTL Incorporated and NTL Europe, Inc. each emerged as independent public companies. The entity formerly known as NTL Communications Corp. was renamed “NTL Incorporated” and became the holding company for the former NTL group’s principal UK and Ireland assets and our ultimate parent company. Prior to consummation of the Plan, we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of the entity then known as NTL Incorporated, which, pursuant to the Plan, was renamed “NTL Europe, Inc.” and which became the holding company for the former NTL group’s continental European and certain other assets.

Background of Restructuring

     Both the equity and debt capital markets experienced periods of significant volatility in 2001 and 2002, particularly for securities issued by telecommunications and technology companies. As a result, the ability of our former ultimate parent company, then known as NTL Incorporated (now NTL Europe, Inc.) and its subsidiaries to access those markets as well as its ability to obtain financing from its bank lenders and equipment suppliers became severely restricted. In addition, the former NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries had no further funds available, or were unable to draw upon funds under its credit facilities. As a result of these factors, together with its substantial leverage, on January 31, 2002, the former NTL Incorporated announced that it had appointed professional advisors to advise on strategic and recapitalization alternatives to strengthen its balance sheet, reduce debt and put an appropriate capital structure in place for its business.

     Promptly upon obtaining the requisite waivers from the lenders under its credit facilities, in March 2002, the former NTL Incorporated commenced negotiations with a steering committee of the unofficial committee of its bondholders and the committee’s legal and financial advisors.

     The former NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries failed to make interest payments on some of the outstanding notes

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starting on April 1, 2002. It also failed to declare or pay dividends on certain series of its outstanding preferred stock, due to a lack of available surplus under Delaware law.

     On April 16, 2002, the former NTL Incorporated announced that it and the unofficial committee of its public bondholders had reached an agreement in principle on a comprehensive recapitalization of the former NTL group. To implement the proposed recapitalization plan, on May 8, 2002, the former NTL Incorporated and certain of its subsidiaries, including our current ultimate parent company, then known as NTL Communications Corp. (now NTL Incorporated) (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed cases and a pre-arranged joint reorganization plan under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. In connection with the filing, some members of the unofficial creditors’ committee of bondholders entered into a credit facility agreement, referred to in this annual report as the DIP facility, committing to provide a wholly-owned subsidiary of the current NTL Incorporated with up to $500 million in new debt financing (NTL Delaware committed to provide up to an additional $130 million under the DIP facility).

     As a result of the payment defaults as well as the voluntary filing under Chapter 11 by the Debtors on May 8, 2002, there was an event of default under all of the former NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries’ credit facilities and the indentures governing all of their publicly traded debt, other than debt of NTL Triangle.

     The Plan was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on September 5, 2002. During the fall of 2002, the former NTL Incorporated negotiated with a group of lenders to enter into a new financing arrangement to repay the DIP facility, to repay certain obligations and to provide liquidity to NTL. The Plan became effective on January 10, 2003 (referred to as the Effective Date), at which time the Debtors emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization. In connection with the Debtors’ emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization, the current NTL Incorporated and certain of its subsidiaries issued $558.249 million aggregate principal face amount of 19% Senior Secured Notes due 2010 (the Exit Notes) on January 10, 2003. Initial purchasers of the Exit Notes also purchased 500,000 shares of the current NTL Incorporated’s common stock on that date. The gross proceeds from the sale of the Exit Notes and such shares totaled $500 million. The proceeds were used in part to repay all amounts outstanding under the DIP facility (which was repaid on the Effective Date) and to purchase from NTL Delaware a £90 million note of NTL (UK) Group Inc. and to repay certain other obligations. Also on January 10, 2003, NTL Incorporated and its lending banks amended its existing credit facilities.

     The Company has historically incurred operating losses and negative operating cash flow. In addition, the Company required and expects to continue to require significant amounts of capital to finance construction of its networks, connection of customers to the networks, other capital expenditures and for working capital needs including debt service requirements.

     As of March 31, 2003, the Company had approximately £8.0 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand. The Company expects to require additional cash in the twelve months from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004. The Company estimates that its capital expenditures and debt service requirements, net of cash from operations, will be approximately £8 million to £12 million from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004. Management of the Company believes that cash and cash equivalents on hand at March 31, 2003, and cash from NTL Incorporated will be sufficient for its and its subsidiaries’ cash requirements during the twelve months from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004.

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3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     In July 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” SFAS No. 146 replaces Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3 “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)”. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity is recognized when the liability is incurred. Under Issue No. 94-3, a liability for an exit cost as defined is recognized at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan. SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant effect on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company.

     In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which is effective for the Company on January 1, 2003. This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible fixed assets and the associated asset retirement costs. The adoption of this new standard did not have a significant effect on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company.

4. Comprehensive Loss

       Consolidated comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 was £20.2 million and £26.0 million, respectively.

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5. Property and Equipment

     Property and equipment consists of (in £000’s):

                         
    Estimated   March 31,   December 31,
    Useful Life   2003   2002
   
 
 
            (Unaudited)        
Operating Equipment
  3-40 years   £ 642,500     £ 631,848  
Other Equipment
  3-50 years     63,087       61,228  
Construction in progress
            17,758       13,053  
 
           
     
 
 
            723,345       706,129  
Accumulated depreciation
            (278,344 )     (261,449 )
 
           
     
 
 
          £ 445,001     £ 444,680  
 
           
     
 

6. Intangible Assets

     Intangible assets consist of (in £000’s):

                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2003   2002
   
 
    (Unaudited)        
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
               
Goodwill
  £ 94     £ 94  
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
               
Customer lists, net of accumulated amortization of £23,766 (2003) and £22,055 (2002)
    8,556       10,267  
Other, net of accumulated amortization of £39,406 (2003) and £37,990 (2002)
    18,702       20,116  
 
   
     
 
 
  £ 27,352     £ 30,477  
 
   
     
 

Estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years from December 31, 2002 is as follows: £13.0 million in 2003, £7.0 million in 2004, £6.0 million in 2005, £2.0 million in 2006 and £2.0 million in 2007.

7. Other Charges

Other charges of £185,000 in 2003 include £86,000 of restructuring costs incurred by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary NTL Communications (Ireland) Limited (“Cablelink”) for four employees and £99,000 of costs allocated to the Company by a subsidiary of NTL. These costs are for employee severance and related costs. Charges allocated to the Company by a subsidiary of NTL are made on the basis of an allocation formula appropriate to each category of charge that is based on management’s judgement of a reasonable methodology given the facts and circumstances.

Other charges of £1.1 million in 2002 are for restructuring costs incurred by Cablelink for 55 employees, which amount was fully utilized in 2002.

The following table summarizes Cablelink’s activity related to restructuring charges incurred by Cablelink and utilized since 2002 (in £000’s):
                           
    Employee Severance
and Related Costs
  Lease Exit
Costs
  Total  
   
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2002   £     £ 1,269     £ 1,269    
Charged to expense     86             86    
Utilized     (86 )     (188 )     (274 )  
     
     
     
   
Balance, March 31, 2002   £     £ 1,081     £ 1,081    
     
     
     
   

8. Related Party Transactions

     In October 2000, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary NTL Communications (Ireland) Limited (“Cablelink”) entered into a loan agreement with a subsidiary of NTL under which £79.7 million and £75.2 million had been borrowed at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. The outstanding borrowings are due in October 2007. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears from March 31, 2001. The annual interest rate is set on January 1 of each year at the 12-month EURIBOR rate plus 1%. The effective interest rate at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 was 3.73% and 4.32%, respectively. Accrued interest of £1,601,000 and £819,000 was included in due to affiliates in the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

     Since the acquisition of the Company by NTL in October 1998, a subsidiary of NTL has been providing infrastructure and management support services to the Company. Benefits include usage of NTL network assets, network maintenance,

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marketing and shared overhead. Additionally, in 2001 certain elements of the Company’s network operations and customer operations were integrated with NTL’s national and regional operations in order for the Company to gain the advantage of NTL’s scale.

     The related charges, which began in the fourth quarter of 1999, represent the Company’s portion of costs incurred by a subsidiary of NTL for the benefit of all UK operations within NTL. These charges are made on the basis of an allocation formula appropriate to each category of charge. The Company was charged £17.5 million and £17.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. For 2003, £6.6 million was included in operating costs and £10.9 million was included in selling, general and administrative expense. For 2002, £6.8 million was included in operating costs and £10.3 million was included in selling, general and administrative expense. It is not practicable to determine the amount of these expenses that would have been incurred had the Company operated as an unaffiliated entity. In the opinion of the management of the Company, the allocation method is reasonable.

     As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the due to affiliates balance include payments made to third parties on behalf of the Company by a subsidiary of NTL. The Company has reduced direct transactions with third parties as a result of the continued integration of the Company with NTL. The Company has therefore had its liabilities to third parties significantly reduced, with a rise in amounts due to affiliates. The payments made on behalf of the Company represent directly attributable expenses incurred by the Company.

     In addition, other charges include amounts allocated to the Company by a subsidiary of NTL as discussed in Note 7, Other Charges.

9. Long-term Debt

     Long-term debt consists of (in £000’s):

                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2003   2002
   
 
    (Unaudited)        
2007 Senior Discount Debentures
  £ 327,626     £ 321,417  
Capital lease obligations
    2,059       2,211  
 
   
     
 
 
    329,685       323,628  
Less current portion
    (574 )     (323,628 )
 
   
     
 
 
  £ 329,111     £  
 
   
     
 

       Owing to uncertainties about the compliance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s debt that would give the holders of the debt the right to accelerate repayment, all of the Company’s long-term debt was classified as current at December 31, 2002.

10. Contingencies

       The Company is involved in legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of its business. In the opinion of management, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to these actions will not materially affect the financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

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QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

     NTL (Triangle) LLC (“NTL Triangle” or the “Company”) is a holding company which holds all of the shares of various companies principally engaged in the development, construction, management and operation of broadband communications networks for telephone, cable television and Internet services in the United Kingdom (“UK”) and Ireland. The Company owns the companies that have franchises for Darlington and Teesside (collectively, “Teesside”) and Cambridge in the UK, and NTL Communications (Ireland) Limited (formerly Cablelink Limited) (“Cablelink”), which owns the companies that provide services in Dublin, Galway and Waterford, Ireland.

     NTL’s Completed Restructuring

     We are an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Incorporated. On May 8, 2002, NTL Incorporated (then known as NTL Communications Corp.), NTL Europe, Inc. (then known as NTL Incorporated and the former parent company of NTL Communications Corp.) and certain of their subsidiaries filed a pre-arranged joint reorganization plan under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. We were not included in the Chapter 11 filing, nor were the operating subsidiaries of NTL Incorporated and NTL Europe, Inc. The Plan became effective on January 10, 2003, at which time NTL Incorporated, our indirect parent company, emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization.

     Pursuant to the Plan, the entity formerly known as NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates were split into two separate groups, and NTL Incorporated and NTL Europe, Inc. each emerged as independent public companies. The entity formerly known as NTL Communications Corp. was renamed “NTL Incorporated” and became the holding company for the former NTL group’s principal UK and Ireland assets and our ultimate parent company. Prior to consummation of the Plan, we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of the entity then known as NTL Incorporated, which, pursuant to the Plan, was renamed “NTL Europe, Inc.” and which became the holding company for the former NTL group’s continental European and certain other assets.

     Background of Restructuring

     Both the equity and debt capital markets experienced periods of significant volatility in 2001 and 2002, particularly for securities issued by telecommunications and technology companies. As a result, the ability of our former ultimate parent company, then known as NTL Incorporated (now NTL Europe, Inc.) and its subsidiaries to access those markets as well as its ability to obtain financing from its bank lenders and equipment suppliers became severely restricted. In addition, the former NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries had no further funds available, or were unable to draw upon funds under its credit facilities. As a result of these factors, together with its substantial leverage, on January 31, 2002, the former NTL Incorporated announced that it had appointed professional advisors to advise on strategic and recapitalization alternatives to strengthen its balance sheet, reduce debt and put an appropriate capital structure in place for its business.

     Promptly upon obtaining the requisite waivers from the lenders under its credit facilities, in March 2002, the former NTL Incorporated commenced negotiations with a steering committee of the unofficial committee of its bondholders and the committee’s legal and financial advisors.

     The former NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries failed to make interest payments on some of the outstanding notes starting on April 1, 2002. It also failed to declare or pay dividends on certain series of its outstanding preferred stock, due to a lack of available surplus under Delaware law.

     On April 16, 2002, the former NTL Incorporated announced that it and the unofficial committee of its public bondholders had reached an agreement in principle on a comprehensive recapitalization of the former NTL group. To implement the proposed recapitalization plan, on May 8, 2002, the former NTL Incorporated and certain of its

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subsidiaries, including our current ultimate parent company, then known as NTL Communications Corp. (now NTL Incorporated) (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed cases and a pre-arranged joint reorganization plan under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. In connection with the filing, some members of the unofficial creditors’ committee of bondholders entered into a credit facility agreement, referred to in this annual report as the DIP facility, committing to provide a wholly-owned subsidiary of the current NTL Incorporated with up to $500 million in new debt financing (NTL Delaware committed to provide up to an additional $130 million under the DIP facility).

     As a result of the payment defaults as well as the voluntary filing under Chapter 11 by the Debtors on May 8, 2002, there was an event of default under all of the former NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries’ credit facilities and the indentures governing all of their publicly traded debt, other than debt of NTL Triangle.

     The Plan was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on September 5, 2002. During the fall of 2002, the former NTL Incorporated negotiated with a group of lenders to enter into a new financing arrangement to repay the DIP facility, to repay certain obligations and to provide liquidity to NTL. The Plan became effective on January 10, 2003 (referred to as the Effective Date), at which time the Debtors emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization. In connection with the Debtors’ emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization, the current NTL Incorporated and certain of its subsidiaries issued $558.249 million aggregate principal face amount of 19% Senior Secured Notes due 2010 (the Exit Notes) on January 10, 2003. Initial purchasers of the Exit Notes also purchased 500,000 shares of the current NTL Incorporated’s common stock on that date. The gross proceeds from the sale of the Exit Notes and such shares totaled $500 million. The proceeds were used in part to repay all amounts outstanding under the DIP facility (which was repaid on the Effective Date) and to purchase from NTL Delaware a £90 million note of NTL (UK) Group Inc. and to repay certain other obligations. Also on January 10, 2003, NTL Incorporated and its lending banks amended its existing credit facilities.

     Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Company has historically incurred operating losses and negative operating cash flow. In addition, the Company required and expects to continue to require significant amounts of capital to finance construction of its networks, connection of customers to the networks, other capital expenditures and for working capital needs including debt service requirements.

     As of March 31, 2003, the Company had approximately £8.0 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand. The Company expects to require additional cash in the twelve months from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004. The Company estimates that its capital expenditures and debt service requirements, net of cash from operations, will be approximately £8 million to £12 million from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004. Management of the Company believes that cash and cash equivalents on hand at March 31, 2003, and cash from NTL Incorporated will be sufficient for its and its subsidiaries’ cash requirements during the twelve months from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004.

     Over the long term, the Company will continue to require cash to fund operations, service or repay its remaining debt and implement its strategy. In order to fund these requirements, the Company anticipates that it will use cash flow from operations and may also need to issue additional debt or equity securities or may need to secure additional bank financing. Given the restrictions on incurring additional debt that are in the indentures governing our outstanding notes, there can be no assurance that these sources of funds will be available to us.

Description of Outstanding Notes

     In November 1995, the Company issued $517.3 million principal amount at maturity of 11.2% Senior Discount Debentures due 2007 (the “2007 Discount Debentures”). Interest accreted on the 2007 Discount Debentures at 11.2% per annum compounded semiannually from November 15, 1995 to November 15, 2000, after which date interest became payable in cash on each May 15 and November 15 through November 15, 2007. The 2007 Discount Debentures contain restrictive covenants which limit the Company’s ability to pay dividends.

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     In October 2000, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary NTL Communications (Ireland) Limited (“Cablelink”) entered into a loan agreement with a subsidiary of NTL under which £79.7 million and £75.2 million had been borrowed at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. The outstanding borrowings are due in October 2007. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears from March 31, 2001. The annual interest rate is set on January 1 of each year at the 12-month EURIBOR rate plus 1%. The effective interest rate at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 was 3.73% and 4.32%, respectively. Accrued interest of £1,601,000 and £819,000 was included in due to affiliates in the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

     The Company has no significant commercial commitments as of March 31, 2003.

     The following table includes aggregate information about the Company’s contractual obligations as of March 31, 2003 and the periods in which payments are due.

                                         
    Payments Due by Period
   
            Less than   1-3   4-5   After 5
Contractual Obligations   Total   1Year   Years   Years   Years

 
 
 
 
 
    (In millions)
Long-Term Debt
  £ 327.6     £     £     £ 327.6     £  
Capital Lease Obligations
    2.5       0.7       1.1       0.7        
Operating Leases
    39.8       2.1       5.3       3.6       28.8  
Unconditional Purchase Obligations
    3.1       3.1                    
Other Long-Term Obligations
    80.6                   80.6        
   
Total Contractual Cash Obligations
  £ 453.6     £ 5.9     £ 6.4     £ 412.5     £ 28.8  
   

     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

     Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities amounted to £(2.7) million and £19.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities is primarily owing to a £15.1 million decrease in due to affiliates and changes in working capital as a result of the timing of receipts and disbursements.

     Net cash used in investing activities amounted to £7.6 million and £10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, primarily for continuing fixed asset purchases and construction. The Company will continue to minimize purchases of fixed assets in 2003 in an effort to conserve cash.

     Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities amounted to £(190,000) and £2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Net cash used in financing activities of £190,000 and £431,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, was for principal payments. During the three months ended March 31, 2002, net cash provided by financing activities includes £2.7 million, in cash received by Cablelink under a loan agreement with a subsidiary of NTL.

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Selected Operating Data

The following table sets forth certain operating data of the Company at March 31 2003, and December 31, 2002.

                                 
    UK Franchises   Cablelink
   
 
    March 31   December 31   March 31   December 31(4)
   
 
 
 
Homes passed (1)
    563,000       563,000       475,200       474,900  
Homes marketed (2)
    520,261       503,800       475,200       474,900  
Total customers (5)
    275,789       275,618       366,500       368,512  
Digital cable subscribers
    80,470       79,258       44,800       38,051  
Analogue cable subscribers
    59,823       45,415       302,800       311,476  
Broadband internet subscribers
    78,614       61,331       1,900       1,737  
Dial up internet subscribers
    52,012       58,128       1,700       2,500  
Telephone subscribers
    246,071       247,221       5,600       6,436  
Penetration (Homes marketed) (3)
    53.0 %     51.2 %     77.1 %     77.6 %
Average monthly revenue per customer
  £ 34.89     £ 36.15     £ 15.97     £ 12.38  
Churn
    12.6 %     16.7 %     3.8 %     7.8 %

1.   Homes passed is the number of homes that have had ducting buried outside.
 
2.   Homes marketed is the number of homes for which the initial marketing phase (including door to door direct marketing) has been completed.
 
3.   Penetration is calculated by dividing the number of customers by the number of homes marketed.
 
4.   Cablelink is in the process of instituting a more rigorous credit policy that is expected to lead to the involuntary disconnection of certain customers. As a result of this, Cablelink anticipates that its residential customer base will decline by approximately 25,000 net customers in 2003. As a result, we expect a decline in revenue, programming costs and bad debt expense, but taken together we believe these changes will not have a significant overall impact on our results of operations or cash flows.
 
5.   Total customers for December 31, 2002 have been restated to include MATV customers.

Results of Operations

     Consolidated financial information for the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 is as follows (in £000’s, “NM” denotes percentage is not meaningful):

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    Three Months Ended                
    March 31,   Increase/(Decrease)
    2003   2002   £   %
   
 
 
 
Revenues
  £ 52,783     £ 47,120       5,663       12.0  
Operating expenses
    (22,441 )     (22,733 )     (292 )     (1.3 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    (16,980 )     (16,205 )     775       4.8  
Other charges
    (185 )     (1,113 )     (928 )     (83.4 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (15,369 )     (15,255 )     114       0.7  
 
   
     
                 
Operating loss
    (2,192 )     (8,186 )     (5,994 )     (73.2 )
 
   
     
                 
Interest expense
    (10,124 )     (10,210 )     (86 )     (0.8 )
Interest expense to affiliate
    (712 )     (750 )     (38 )     (5.1 )
Investment income
    183       384       (201 )     (52.3 )
Exchange losses
    (6,417 )     (7,418 )     (1,001 )     (13.5 )
 
   
     
                 
Loss before income taxes
    (19,262 )     (26,180 )     (6,918 )     (26.4 )
Income tax (expense) benefit
    (28 )     207       (235 )     (113.5 )
 
   
     
                 
Net loss
  £ (19,290 )   £ (25,973 )     (6,683 )     (25.7 )
 
   
     
                 

     Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 was £52.8 million, and £47.1 million, respectively, representing an increase of 12.0%. This rise is a result of price increases including the introduction of charges for the Company’s dial-up Internet service (which was previously available without charge), upselling additional services to customers and from growth in broadband subscribers. The Company expects revenue increases in the future to be achieved by growth in services such as digital television and broadband services.

     Operating costs (including network expenses) for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 was £22.4 million, and £22.7 million, respectively, representing a decrease of 1.3%. This reduction resulted from further economies and efficiencies achieved by NTL from integrating the Company’s business into the rest of NTL’s UK business. Operating costs include certain costs which are charged by a subsidiary of NTL for the provision of network services and support, the use of NTL’s national backbone telephony network for carriage of the Company’s telephony traffic, as well as the provision of technical infrastructure and network capacity by NTL for the Company’s subscription Internet and digital cable services. In the three months ended March 31 2003 and 2002, these charges were £6.6 million and £6.8 million, respectively.

     Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 were £17.0 million and £16.2 million, respectively, representing an increase of 4.8%. Selling, general and administrative expenses include certain costs which are charged by a subsidiary of NTL for the provision of corporate services, including finance, legal, human resources and facility services, and for the provision of IT services, including the Company’s use of the related IT equipment. These charges were £10.9 million and £10.3 million in the three months ended March 31 2003 and 2002, respectively.

     Depreciation and amortization expense for three months ended March 31 2003 and 2002 was £15.4 million and £15.3 million, respectively, representing an increase of £0.1 million. The Company adopted SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002, which ended the amortization of goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets.

     Other charges of £0.2 million in 2003 include £0.1 million of restructuring costs incurred by Cablelink for four employees and £0.1 million of costs allocated to the Company by a subsidiary of NTL. These costs are for employee severance and related costs. Charges allocated to the Company by a subsidiary of NTL are made on the basis of an allocation formula appropriate to each category of charge that is based on management’s judgement of a reasonable methodology given the facts and circumstances. Other charges in 2002 are for restructuring costs consisting of employee severance and related costs of £1.1 million incurred by Cablelink for 55 employees.

     Interest expense was £10.1 million and £10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, representing a decrease of £0.1 million.

     Interest expense to affiliate was £712,000 and £750,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, due to the reduction in interest rate from 4.32% in 2002 to 3.73% in 2003.

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     Investment income was £183,000 and £384,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, representing a decrease of £201,000. The decrease is primarily attributable to lower average cash balances available for investment in 2003 as compared with the same period in 2002.

     Exchange losses were £6.4 million, and £7.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The change is primarily attributable to fluctuations in the valuation of the UK Pound Sterling on the 2007 Discount Debentures, which are denominated in US dollars. The Company’s results of operations will continue to be affected by exchange rate fluctuations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     In July 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” SFAS No. 146 replaces Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3 “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)”. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity is recognized when the liability is incurred. Under Issue No. 94-3, a liability for an exit cost as defined is recognized at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan. SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant effect on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company.

     In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which is effective for the Company on January 1, 2003. This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible fixed assets and the associated asset retirement costs. The adoption of this new standard did not have a significant effect on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company.

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     Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

     Certain statements contained herein constitute “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used herein, the words, “believe,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “positioned,” “strategy,” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from those contemplated, projected, forecasted, estimated or budgeted, whether expressed or implied, by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, those set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q as well as: the impact of our organizational restructuring and integration actions; our ability to maintain contracts that are critical to our operations; potential adverse developments with respect to our liquidity or results of operations; our ability to fund and execute our business plan; our ability to attract, retain and compensate key executives and associates; our ability to attract and retain customers; general economic and business conditions; technological developments; our ability to continue to design networks, install facilities, obtain and maintain any required governmental licenses or approvals and finance construction and development, all in a timely manner at reasonable costs and on satisfactory terms and conditions; assumptions about customer acceptance, churn rates, overall market penetration and competition from providers of alternative services; the impact of new business opportunities requiring significant up-front investment; and interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations. We assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting such statements.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

     (a)  Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s management, including the directors of NTL Group Limited*, the sole managing member of the Company, who also serve as the Chief Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company’s indirect parent, NTL Incorporated, have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14(c) and Rule 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on that evaluation, the Directors have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in alerting them on a timely basis to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act.

     (b)  Changes in Internal Controls. Since the Evaluation Date, there have not been any significant changes in the Company’s internal controls, or in other factors that could significantly affect such internal controls.

  *        The Company has no Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer. Barclay Knapp and Scott E. Schubert are Directors of NTL Group Limited, the sole managing member of the Company, and are the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of NTL Incorporated, the indirect parent of NTL Group Limited and the Company.

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RISK FACTORS

     We are an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Incorporated and are highly dependent upon NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries. Accordingly, many of the following risk factors relate to NTL as a whole and, therefore, could have serious implications for us.

     We have historically relied on NTL and its subsidiaries to meet our funding needs. NTL’s business is capital intensive and it has historically incurred losses and generated negative cash flows and there can be no assurance that NTL will be profitable in the future or that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet our cash flow needs, fund its working capital and capital expenditures and to meet its obligations under its existing debt instruments.

     We are an intermediate holding company with no independent operations or significant assets other than investments in and advances to our subsidiaries. We do not generate sufficient cash flow from our operations to fund our operational expenses and interest payments. We have historically met our cash requirements through debt or equity from NTL Incorporated and other subsidiaries of NTL Incorporated. Thus, we are dependent upon NTL’s financial health for our own.

     NTL’s business is very capital intensive and has always required significant amounts of cash. Historically, construction, operating expenditures and interest costs have resulted in negative cash flow, which NTL expects will continue for the foreseeable future. NTL has also incurred and expects to continue to incur substantial losses. NTL cannot be certain that it will achieve or sustain profitability in the future. Failure to achieve profitability could diminish NTL’s ability to meet our cash flow needs, sustain operations, meet financial covenants, obtain additional required funds and make required payments on any indebtedness it has incurred or may incur.

     NTL had net losses for the year ended December 31, 2002 of $2,375.8 million, and for the years ended December 31:

    2001: $11,837.0 million (including an asset impairment charge of $8,160.6 million)
 
    2000: $2,388.1 million
 
    1999: $716.5 million
 
    1998: $534.6 million

     As of December 31, 2002, NTL’s accumulated deficit was $18.6 billion.

     Moreover, NTL currently expects that it will require between £5.0 million and £15.0 million to fund its working capital and capital expenditures, net of cash from operations, in the twelve months from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004. NTL believes that its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand of $478.8 million as of March 31, 2003 will be sufficient for its cash requirements during the twelve months from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004.

     In addition, beginning in 2005, a series of principal payments will come due on NTL’s existing debt instruments as they approach their respective maturity dates. NTL’s ability to make these payments and meet our cash flow needs and its other ongoing funding requirements is dependent upon a number of factors, including NTL’s existing cash balances, the cash flow generated by its operating subsidiaries, and its ability to obtain additional financing in the future. Failure to achieve profitability or maintain or achieve various other financial performance levels could in the future diminish NTL’s ability to meet our cash flow needs, sustain operations, meet financial covenants, obtain additional funds, and make required payments on its indebtedness.

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     We are an intermediate holding company that is dependent upon cash flow from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations; our ability to access that cash flow may be limited in some circumstances.

     We are an intermediate holding company with no independent operations or significant assets other than our investments in and advances to our subsidiaries. We depend, in part, upon the receipt of sufficient funds from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations. In addition, the terms of existing and future indebtedness of us and our subsidiaries and the laws of the jurisdictions under which those subsidiaries are organized limit the payment of dividends, loan repayments and other distributions to us under many circumstances.

     We are operationally completely integrated into NTL and thus are reliant on NTL’s management entirely for our business.

     Because we are operated as a fully integrated part of NTL, we are entirely dependant upon NTL’s management to manage our business. Thus, the success or lack of success of NTL’s management team as a whole will be directly correlated to our success or failure. If there is a material adverse effect on NTL’s business as a whole, it is likely we would experience such a material adverse effect as well.

     NTL’s substantial leverage could adversely affect its financial health and diminish shareholder value.

     NTL is, and, for the foreseeable future will continue to be, highly leveraged. As of March 31, 2003, the accreted value of NTL’s total long-term indebtedness less unamortized discount of $6,228.7 million represents 70.3% of its total capitalization.

     NTL’s substantial indebtedness, coupled with the relatively high effective interest rate on its Exit Notes, could adversely affect its financial health and, consequently, erode shareholder value, by, among other things:

 
          •     increasing its vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic conditions or increases in prevailing interest rates particularly for any borrowings at variable interest rates,
 
          •     limiting its ability to obtain additional financing, if needed, and
 
          •     requiring it to dedicate a substantial portion of its cash flow from operations to service its debt, which reduces the funds available for operations and future business opportunities.

     NTL Incorporated is subject to restrictive debt covenants pursuant to its indebtedness.

     As part of the implementation of the Plan, NTL Incorporated issued $558.249 million principal amount of Exit Notes to certain of its creditors under the terms of an indenture. In addition, it amended the terms of its existing Senior Credit Facility and Working Capital Credit Facility.

     The indentures governing NTL Incorporated’s outstanding notes, including its Exit Notes, among other things, significantly restrict and, in some cases, prohibit its ability and the ability of most of its subsidiaries to:

    incur additional debt;
 
    create or incur liens;
 
    pay dividends or make other equity distributions;
 
    purchase or redeem share capital;
 
    create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts by its subsidiaries;

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    make investments;
 
    sell assets;
 
    issue or sell share capital of certain subsidiaries;
 
    engage in transactions with affiliates; and
 
    effect a merger or consolidation of, or sell all or substantially all of its assets.

     Similar restrictive covenants are contained in the Senior Credit Facility and Working Capital Credit Facility which are applicable to NTL Incorporated and most of its subsidiaries. In addition, under its credit facilities, NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries must comply with certain financial covenants specifying various financial performance levels that they are required to meet. In the event they were to fail to meet any of these covenants and were unable to cure such breach or otherwise renegotiate such covenant, the lenders under those facilities would have significant rights to seize control of most of NTL’s assets. Such a default, or a breach of any of the other obligations in the indenture governing the Exit Notes, could also trigger a default under the Exit Notes.

     The covenants in NTL Incorporated’s credit facilities and the indentures governing its outstanding notes and any future debt may significantly restrict NTL’s future operations. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of any event of default under the indentures governing NTL Incorporated’s notes, credit facilities or the agreements governing any other debt of its subsidiaries, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under such indentures, credit facilities or agreements, together with accrued interest, to be immediately due and payable. If those lenders accelerate the payment of those amounts, there can be no assurance that the assets of NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries will be sufficient to repay in full those amounts.

     NTL’s Chapter 11 reorganization and uncertainty over our financial condition may harm our business and our brand name.

     Adverse publicity or news coverage regarding NTL’s recent Chapter 11 reorganization and financial condition could have an adverse effect on parts of our business. Similarly, negative press about the financial condition of other cable and pay television operations and alternative telecom carriers in general may affect our reputation. For example, one of our key strategies is to increase our penetration of higher value small to medium size enterprises, or SMEs, and provide increased retail services of bundled voice, data and Internet services for SMEs. However, due to the negative publicity surrounding our Chapter 11 reorganization and our financial condition and the potential effect of that publicity on our brand name, we may find it difficult to convince SMEs to take up our services. Although we have successfully consummated the Plan, there is no assurance that such negative publicity will not adversely impact our results of operations or have a long-term effect on our brand.

     In addition, uncertainty during our recapitalization process may have adversely affected our relationships with our suppliers. If suppliers become increasingly concerned about our financial condition, they may demand faster payments or refuse to extend normal trade credit, both of which could further adversely affect our cash conservation measures and our results of operations. We may not be successful in obtaining alternative suppliers if the need arises and this would adversely affect our results of operations.

     The telecommunications industry is subject to rapid technological changes and we cannot predict the effect of any changes on our businesses.

     The telecommunications industry is subject to rapid and significant changes in technology and the effect of technological changes on our businesses cannot be predicted. Our core offerings may become outdated due to technological breakthroughs rendering our products out of date. In addition, our business plan contemplates the introduction of services using new technologies. Our investments in those new services, such as those related to the 3G mobile network, may prove premature and we may not realize anticipated returns on these new products. The cost of

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implementation for emerging and future technologies could be significant, and our ability to fund such implementation may depend on our ability to obtain additional financing. We cannot be certain that we would be successful in obtaining any additional financing required.

     We are subject to significant competition in each of our business areas and we expect that competition will intensify – if we are unable to compete successfully, our financial conditions and results of operations could be adversely affected.

     We face significant competition from established and new competitors in each of our businesses. In particular, in two of our three key lines of business – telephony and television — the markets are dominated by our competitors (BT and BSkyB, respectively), who have very large market shares and generally have less financial and operating constraints than we do. As existing technology develops and new technologies emerge, we believe that competition will intensify in each of our business areas, particularly business telecommunications and the Internet. Some of our competitors have substantially greater financial and technical resources than we do. Moreover, we may also be required to reduce prices if our competitors reduce prices, or as a result of any other downward pressure on prices for telecommunications services, which could have an adverse effect on us.

     In addition, BSkyB has access to various movie and sports programming content, with which they create some of the most popular pay TV channels in the UK. We carry several of those channels on our systems. Although there are competing channel providers, the position of programming supplier to NTL undoubtedly is an advantage to BSkyB, not only because the Sky brand is a feature of our cable TV service, but also because we are dependant upon the supply of these Sky premium channels allowing BSkyB to influence pricing and bundling. Thus far, regulators have not disturbed the pricing arrangements imposed on us by BSkyB. NTL is currently negotiating with BSkyB a formal, long-term agreement for the supply of certain BSkyB channels, and believes this will be concluded amicably. However, in the event that we are unable to conclude an agreement successfully, NTL may be faced with uncertainty over the terms and charges of such supply, now and in the future.

     If we are unable to compete successfully, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

     NTL’s growth has been curtailed by funding constraints.

     NTL has significantly decreased the amount it is spending on capital expenditures due to liquidity constraints during the recapitalization process and expects to further reduce capital expenditures during 2003. The decrease in capital expenditure is the result of NTL’s need to divert increasing amounts of its financial resources to meet liquidity requirements. As a result, we may be unable to increase our customers in the short term and our near-term revenue and future revenue growth may be adversely affected.

     NTL remains subject to the risks of successfully integrating the acquisitions through which it has historically grown its business. In particular, NTL is in the process of integrating its various billing and operation platforms – if it does not complete this integration, NTL could experience an adverse effect on its customer service, churn rate and operating costs.

     NTL has historically grown its business through acquisitions. This has resulted in its exposure to the risk of failing to successfully integrate those acquisitions, in particular, workforce, management, network and systems. A significant result of NTL’s growth through acquisitions is that it has inherited a variety of distinct billing and customer service systems from various companies that it has acquired. NTL is in the process of integrating its various billing systems and customer databases in an effort to improve one of the main tools it uses to provide customer service; however, it does not as yet have an integrated billing and operational platform. There can be no assurance that this integration project will be successful. If the full integration of NTL’s billing and customer service systems is not successful, NTL could experience an adverse effect on its customer service, churn rate and costs of maintaining these systems going forward. NTL could also experience operational failures related to billing and collecting revenue from its customers, which, depending on the severity of the failure, could have a material adverse effect on its business.

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continues to strive for better performance. These reorganizations have typically involved, among other things, the termination of employees made redundant as a result of the process. Although NTL cannot predict precisely the effect that this has had, it is likely these internal reorganizations have negatively impacted employee morale. If NTL undertakes additional internal reorganizations they will similarly likely negatively impact morale. Negative effects on employee morale can have a negative effect on NTL’s operations generally.

     One of NTL’s key strategies is to reduce customer churn. However there can be no assurance that NTL will successfully accomplish this or that its churn rate will not increase.

     NTL has experienced rapid growth and development in a relatively short period, either through acquisitions or connecting customers to its network. One of NTL’s biggest challenges as it has grown has been to limit its customer churn. The successful implementation of NTL’s business plan depends upon a reduction in the percentage of customers that stop using its services.

     In order to reduce churn in the future, NTL aims to improve customer service. This improvement will be difficult to obtain without an integrated billing system and a customer database across NTL’s entire network. If the integration of NTL’s various billing system is not successful, it could experience an adverse effect on customer service and, in turn, the churn rate.

     NTL plans to increase its customer and revenue generating unit (referred to in this quarterly report as an RGU) base in 2003. If demand for NTL’s products and services is greater than anticipated, its customer service call centers could experience a higher than expected volume of calls. If customer service suffered as a result, it could contribute to churn. NTL’s business plan also includes the migration of its customers from analog to digital service. The migration process could also increase churn levels.

     NTL’s ability to reduce churn could also be adversely affected by the availability of competing services in the UK, such as the digital satellite and digital terrestrial television services offered by BSkyB and the BBC, and telephone, Internet and broadband services offered by BT. BT and BSkyB have regularly launched strong direct and indirect win-back campaigns to entice NTL’s customers to churn and move to these competing services.

     Another part of our strategy to reduce churn is to increase take up of broadband services by our existing customers. If this increased level of take up does not materialize we may have difficulties in reducing churn levels, which would adversely impact our results of operations.

     NTL’s prospects will depend in part on its ability to control its costs while maintaining and improving service levels following our recent restructuring.

     As a result of capital constraints imposed on NTL’s business during our recent restructuring, NTL has been engaged in a process of reducing expenditures in a variety of areas, including by way of a substantial reduction in capital expenditure, a reduction in the number of employees and the outsourcing of some functions. NTL’s prospects will depend in part on its ability to continue to control costs and operate more efficiently, while maintaining and improving existing service levels. In particular, in order to reduce costs we are in the process of negotiating with several of our vendors for better terms under existing and future agreements. We cannot be certain that such negotiations will conclude successfully.

     Failure to successfully market broadband to NTL’s existing customer base will adversely impact NTL’s revenue and results of operations.

     A significant component of NTL’s strategy is to successfully market broadband products to its existing consumer customer base. NTL believes that its “triple play” offering of telephony, broadband access to the Internet and digital television will prove attractive to its existing customer base and allow it to increase its average revenue per user. However, NTL faces significant competition in these markets, through digital satellite and digital terrestrial television and through alternative Internet access media, such as the DSL service offered by BT and Freeserve. Additionally, some of NTL’s competitors have substantially greater financial and technical resources than NTL does. If NTL is unable to charge the prices for broadband services that are anticipated in its business plan in response to competition or if NTL’s competition offers a better product to its customers, NTL’s results of operations will be adversely affected.

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     NTL is dependent upon a small number of key personnel.

     A small number of key executive officers manage NTL’s businesses. The loss of one or more of these executive officers could have a material adverse effect on NTL. NTL believes that its future success will depend in large part on its continued ability to attract and retain highly skilled and qualified personnel. Although NTL has entered into employment contracts with all of its executive officers, those contracts cannot prevent such individuals from resigning. If an individual does resign, he or she is bound by certain non-compete clauses which may or may not discourage the individual from leaving.

     NTL’s principal businesses are subject to government regulation, including pricing regulation, and changes in current regulations may adversely affect it.

     NTL’s principal business activities are regulated and supervised by various governmental bodies. Changes in laws, regulations or governmental policy or the interpretations of those laws or regulations affecting our activities and those of NTL’s competitors, such as licensing requirements, changes in price regulation and deregulation of interconnection arrangements, could have a material adverse effect on NTL.

     NTL is also subject to regulatory initiatives of the European Commission. Changes in EU Directives may reduce NTL’s range of programming and increase the costs of purchasing television programming or require NTL to provide access to our cable network infrastructure to other service providers, which could have a material adverse effect on NTL.

     NTL is dependent upon many critical systems and processes, many of which are dependent upon hardware that is concentrated in a small number of locations. If a catastrophe were to occur at one or more of those locations, it could have a material adverse effect on NTL’s business.

     NTL’s business is dependent on many sophisticated critical systems, which support all of the various aspects of its operations from its network to its billing and customer service systems. The hardware supporting a large number of critical systems is housed in a relatively small number of locations. If one or more of these locations were to be subject to fire, natural disaster, terrorism, power loss, or other catastrophe, it could have a material adverse effect on and cause irreparable harm to NTL’s business. NTL is currently studying ways to improve its disaster recovery to prevent or mitigate such a potential failure. However, despite any disaster recovery, security and service continuity protection measures NTL has or may in the future undertake, there can be no assurance that these measures will be sufficient. In addition, although NTL builds its network in resilient rings to ensure the continuity of network availability in the event of any damage to its underground fibers, should any ring be cut twice in different locations, it is likely that no transmission signals will be able to pass, which could cause significant damage to NTL’s business. This is especially so in relation to NTL’s Sirius undersea ring connecting the UK to the Republic of Ireland: any simultaneous cut of the Northern and Southern rings would isolate NTL’s Irish networks from its UK networks for an extended period.

     NTL does not insure the underground portion of our cable network.

     NTL obtains insurance of the type and in the amounts that it believes are customary for similar companies. Consistent with this practice, NTL does not insure the underground portion of its cable network. Substantially all of NTL’s cable network is constructed underground. Any catastrophe that affects NTL’s underground cable network could result in substantial uninsured losses.

     We and NTL are subject to currency risk because we obtained significant financing and may in the future obtain additional financing in U.S. dollars but generally generate revenues and incur expenses in pounds sterling and Euros.

     We and NTL encounter currency exchange rate risks because we generate revenues and incur construction and operating expenses in pounds sterling and Euros while we pay interest and principal obligations with respect to a significant amount of our existing indebtedness in U.S. dollars. There can be no assurance that any hedging transactions we might enter into will be successful or that shifts in the currency exchange rates will not have a material adverse effect on us. For example, to the extent that the pound sterling declines in value against the U.S. dollar, and we have not fully

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hedged against such declines, the effective cost of servicing our U.S. dollar debt will be higher and we will incur currency losses.

     NTL’s broadcast services and carrier telecommunications businesses are dependent upon certain important contracts.

     NTL’s broadcast services business has contracts for the provision of television broadcasting transmission services with the ITV national network of 15 affiliated television stations, Channel 4/S4C and Channel 5. The majority of the prices that NTL may charge these companies for transmission services are subject to regulation by the UK Office of Telecommunications (referred to in this quarterly report as OFTEL). Although, historically, the ITV companies and Channel 4/S4C have renewed their contracts with NTL, there can be no assurance that they will do so upon expiration of the current contracts, that they will not negotiate terms for provision of transmission services by NTL on a basis less favorable to it or that they would not seek to obtain from third parties a portion of the transmission services that NTL currently provides.

     Other contracts important to NTL’s broadcast services business include a contract for the provision of communication services to the Metropolitan Police. This contract is subject to renewal and there can be no assurance that the renewal will be on the same basis, or that the Metropolitan Police will not seek other parties to provide the services.

     NTL’s carrier services and mobile business has a contract with Orange plc for the design, build and maintenance of its mobile network. The minimum term of this contract is scheduled to expire in 2006 and there can be no assurance that it will be renewed.

     In addition, NTL’s carrier services and mobile business currently has a contract with Vodafone for the supply of mobile transmission services, including core inter-switch and backhaul network capacity. This contract is scheduled to terminate in October 2004 and there are no present indications that it will be renewed.

     The loss of any one of these contracts could have a material adverse effect on the relevant NTL business division.

     NTL’s broadcast services business is dependent upon site sharing arrangements with its principal competitor.

     As a result of, among other factors, a natural shortage of potential transmission sites and the difficulties in obtaining planning permission for erection of further masts, Crown Castle U.K. Ltd. and NTL have made arrangements to share a large number of tower sites. There can be no assurance that the site sharing arrangements will not be terminated. Termination of the site sharing arrangements would have a material adverse effect on NTL.

     Under the present arrangements for analog broadcast services, one of the parties is the owner, lessor or licensor of each site and the other party is entitled to request a license to use specified facilities at that site. Each site license granted pursuant to the site sharing agreement is for an initial period expiring on December 31, 2005, subject to title to the site and to the continuation in force of the site sharing agreement. Each site sharing agreement provides that, if requested by the sharing party, it will be extended for further periods. Either party may terminate the agreement by giving 5 years’ written notice until December 31, 2005 or at any date which is a date 10 years or a multiple of 10 years after December 31, 2005. With respect to digital broadcast services, NTL and Crown Castle UK Ltd are negotiating to a formal arrangement pending finalization of a separate digital site sharing agreement which is envisaged to be on terms similar to the existing analog site sharing agreement. Presently the parties are operating under an informal arrangement pending finalization of the formal arrangement. Although NTL believes that such formalization will be concluded successfully, it cannot be certain of that conclusion.

     Some provisions of the agreements governing the indebtedness of NTL Incorporated, us and our respective subsidiaries, certain provisions of our respective certificates of incorporation and NTL Incorporated’s stockholder rights plan could delay or prevent transactions involving a change of control of us or NTL Incorporated.

     We and NTL Incorporated may, under some circumstances involving a change of control, be obligated to offer to repurchase substantially all of our respective outstanding notes, and repay other indebtedness (including bank facilities). There can be no assurance that we or NTL Incorporated, as the case may be, will have available financial resources necessary to repurchase such notes or indebtedness in those circumstances.

     If NTL Incorporated cannot repurchase and repay this indebtedness in the event of a change of control, the failure to do so would constitute an event of default under the indentures and agreements under which that indebtedness was incurred and could result in a cross-default under other indebtedness. The threat of this could have the effect of delaying or preventing transactions involving a change of control of NTL Incorporated, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a substantial premium for their shares over then current market prices, and may limit the ability of its stockholders to approve transactions that they may deem to be in their best interest.

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     NTL Incorporated’s stockholder rights plan and certain provisions of its certificate of incorporation may have the effect, alone or in combination with each other or with the existence of authorized but unissued common stock and preferred stock, of preventing or making more difficult transactions involving a change of control of NTL Incorporated. Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation may have a similar effect with respect to a change of control involving us.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

          (a) Exhibits:

                99.1    Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                           Act of 2002.

          (b) Reports on Form 8-K:

                No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during the quarter ended March 31, 2003.

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.

     
    NTL (TRIANGLE) LLC

(Registrant)
By: NTL Group Limited
       Its Sole Managing Member
 
     
 
Date: May 15, 2003   By: /s/ Barclay Knapp

Barclay Knapp
(Director of NTL Group Ltd., the sole
managing member)
 
     
 
Date: May 15, 2003   By: /s/ Scott E. Schubert

Scott E. Schubert
(Director of NTL Group Ltd., the sole
managing member)

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CERTIFICATION

I, Barclay Knapp, certify that:

  1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NTL (Triangle) LLC;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
 
  a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
 
  b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
 
  c)   presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
 
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
 
  a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
 
  b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and
 
  6.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: May 15, 2003

/s/ Barclay Knapp



Barclay Knapp
Director of NTL Group Limited,
The sole managing member of the NTL (Triangle) LLC *


*   The Company has no Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer. Barclay Knapp and Scott E. Schubert are Directors of ntl Group Limited, the sole managing member of the Company, and are Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of NTL Incorporated, the indirect parent of the Company.


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CERTIFICATION

I, Scott E. Schubert, certify that:

  1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NTL (Triangle) LLC;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
 
  a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
 
  b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
 
  c)   presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
 
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
 
  a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
 
  b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and
 
  6.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: May 15, 2003

/s/ Scott E. Schubert



Scott E. Schubert
Director of NTL Group Limited,
The sole managing member of the NTL (Triangle) LLC *


*   The Company has no Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer. Barclay Knapp and Scott E. Schubert are Directors of ntl Group Limited, the sole managing member of the Company, and are Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of NTL Incorporated, the indirect parent of the Company.