Language Line, Inc. - 10-Q Quarterly Report

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, 2005

¨	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 333-118753

Language Line, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

20-0997805

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

One Lower Ragsdale Drive

Monterey, CA 93940

(877) 886-3885

(Address, zip code, and telephone number, including

area code, of registrant’s principal executive office.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ¨ No x

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Language Line Holdings II, Inc. owns 100% of the registrant’s common stock.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this document that are not historical facts are hereby identified as “forward looking statements” for the purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Language Line, Inc. (“LLI,” “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) cautions readers that such “forward looking statements”, including without limitation, those relating to the Company’s future business prospects, revenue, working capital, liquidity, capital needs, interest costs and income, wherever they occur in this document or in other statements attributable to the Company, are necessarily estimates reflecting the judgment of the Company’s senior management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the “forward looking statements”. Such “forward looking statements” should, therefore, be considered in light of the factors set forth in “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.

The “forward looking statements” contained in this report are made under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. Moreover, the Company, through its senior management, may from time to time make “forward looking statements” about matters described herein or other matters concerning the Company.

The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update “forward looking statements” to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.

LANGUAGE LINE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(An Indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Language Line Holdings, LLC)

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
Part 1. Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	1 - 11

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three months ended March 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three months ended March 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	12

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures of Market Risk	15

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	16

Part 2. Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	16

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	16

Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	16

Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	16

Item 5.	Other Information	16

Item 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K	16

Signatures		17

Certifications		Exhibit 31.1
		Exhibit 31.2
		Exhibit 32.1
		Exhibit 32.2

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

LANGUAGE LINE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(An Indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Language Line Holdings, LLC)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and par value amounts)

(Unaudited)


	December 31, 2004			March 31, 2005
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	12,164		$	6,225
Accounts receivable, net		19,626			19,533
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,820			2,582
Deferred taxes on income		411			300

Total current assets		34,021			28,640
Property and equipment, net		5,897			5,330
Goodwill		408,793			408,793
Intangible assets, net		439,793			430,609
Deferred financing costs, net		13,035			12,561
Other assets		1,333			1,334

Total assets	$	902,872		$	887,267

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	462		$	822
Accrued payroll and related benefits		1,740			1,434
Accrued cost of interpreters		1,331			1,157
Other accrued liabilities		2,958			7,601
Income taxes payable		2,504			638
Current portion of long-term debt		12,947			13,691

Total current liabilities		21,942			25,343
Long-term debt		266,428			250,916
Senior subordinated notes		160,948			161,037
Deferred taxes on income		174,531			172,395

Total liabilities		623,849			609,691

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value per share and 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding		—			—
Additional paid-in capital		281,207			281,207
Accumulated deficit		(523	)		(2,062	)
Deferred stock compensation		(1,661	)		(1,569	)

Total stockholders’ equity		279,023			277,576

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	902,872		$	887,267

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

LANGUAGE LINE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(An Indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Language Line Holdings, LLC)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Predecessor
	Three months ended March 31, 2004		Three months ended March 31, 2005
Revenues	$	36,093	$	35,922
Cost of services:
Interpreters		10,117		10,726
Telecommunications		1,569		1,389
Answer points		141		87

Total cost of services		11,827		12,202

Gross margin		24,266		23,720

Other expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		6,053		6,553
Interest - net		3,646		9,926

Depreciation and amortization		956		9,834

Total other expenses		10,655		26,313

Income (loss) before income taxes		13,611		(2,593	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		5,338		(1,054	)

Net income (loss)	$	8,273	$	(1,539	)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

LANGUAGE LINE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(An Indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Language Line Holdings, LLC)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Predecessor
	Three months ended March 31, 2004			Three months ended March 31, 2005
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	8,273		$	(1,539	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		956			9,834
Amortization of deferred financing costs		717			474
Deferred taxes on income		1,932			(2,025	)
Stock based compensation expense		—			92
Loss on disposal of property		19			—
Loss (gain) from derivative instruments		(1,051	)		—
Accretion of discount on long-term debt		—			89
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		299			93
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(152	)		(762	)
Other assets		2			(1	)
Accounts payable		117			360
Income taxes payable/refundable		2,659			(1,866	)
Accrued payroll and other liabilities		(1,321	)		4,162

Net cash provided by operating activities		12,450			8,911

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property		(291	)		(82	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt repayments		(11,422	)		(14,768	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash		737			(5,939	)
Cash - beginning of period		4,571			12,164

Cash - end of period	$	5,308		$	6,225

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest	$	3,693		$	4,893

Cash paid for income taxes	$	747		$	2,838

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

LANGUAGE LINE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(An Indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Language Line Holdings, LLC)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial information has been prepared in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations for interim financial reporting. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, that are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. This financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2004 of Language Line, Inc., which are included in the Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2005.

In accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements may omit or condense certain information and disclosures normally required for a complete set of financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. We believe that the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements contain disclosures adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

Organization - Language Line Holdings, Inc. (the “Predecessor”) was a Delaware corporation formed in December 1999 as a holding company for Language Line, LLC (“LLC”) and its subsidiaries. LLC was incorporated during February 1999 as a Delaware limited liability company. The Predecessor was acquired on June 11, 2004 by the Company, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Language Line Holdings, LLC, in a transaction accounted for under the purchase method of accounting (the “Merger”) (See Note 2). LLI is a Delaware corporation formed in April 2004. LLI had no significant operations prior to the acquisition of Predecessor. LLI is wholly-owned by Language Line Holdings, Inc. which, in turn, is an indirect subsidiary of Language Line Holdings, LLC.

The Company provides over-the-phone interpretation services, from English into over 150 different languages 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Such services are provided mainly to the non-English speaking business population in the U.S. and Canada covering various industries such as insurance, healthcare, financial, utilities and government, providing a cost effective alternative to staffing in-house multilingual capabilities or using face-to-face interpretation.

Principles of Consolidation - The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Predecessor, LLC and LLC’s wholly-owned subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2004, and the accounts of LLI, LLC and LLC’s wholly-owned subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005, and for the three months ended March 31, 2005. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Stock-Based Compensation - The Predecessor did, and the Company continues to account for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, elected under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, as amended.

The following table illustrates the effect on net income if the Predecessor and the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 and in accordance with SFAS No. 148, Accounting of Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, An amendment of FASB Statement No. 123, to stock-based employee compensation (in thousands):


	Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2004			Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
Net income (loss), as reported	$	8,273		$	(1,539	)
Add total stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects		—			57
Deduct total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects		(7	)		(57	)

Pro forma net income (loss)	$	8,266		$	(1,539	)

2. Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

LLI’s $165 million of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 (the “Notes”) are guaranteed by each of LLI’s domestic subsidiaries. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by LLI’s wholly-owned direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Notes are guaranteed by each Guarantor Subsidiary on an unsecured senior subordinated basis.

The indenture governing the Notes contains covenants limiting, among other things, LLI’s liability and the ability of LLI’s Guarantor Subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, make restricted payments, make investments, create certain liens, sell assets, restrict payments by the subsidiaries to LLI, guarantee indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates and merge or consolidate or transfer and sell assets.

The following information sets forth, on a condensed consolidating basis, balance sheet information as of December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005, statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) information for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2005, and statement of cash flow information for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2005 for LLI (the “Registrant”), the Guarantor Subsidiaries and foreign subsidiaries of LLI that are not guaranteeing the Notes (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). Income tax expense (benefit) is allocated among entities based upon taxable income (loss) by jurisdiction within each group.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

Information of the Registrant as of

December 31, 2004 (In thousands)


	Company Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Total			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	—		$	11,983	$	181	$	12,164		$	—		$	12,164
Accounts receivable - net		—			19,244		382		19,626			—			19,626
Intercompany receivable		—			38,798		—		38,798			(38,798	)		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		164			1,540		116		1,820			—			1,820
Deferred taxes on income		411			—		—		411			—			411

Total current assets		575			71,565		679		72,819			(38,798	)		34,021
Property and equipment - net		—			3,562		2,335		5,897			—			5,897
Goodwill		—			408,793		—		408,793			—			408,793
Intangible assets - net		—			439,793		—		439,793			—			439,793
Deferred financing costs - net		13,035			—		—		13,035			—			13,035
Investment in subsidiaries		739,716			673		—		740,389			(740,389	)		—
Other assets		5			1,260		68		1,333			—			1,333

Total assets	$	753,331		$	925,646	$	3,082	$	1,682,059		$	(779,187	)	$	902,872

Liabilities, Member’s Capital and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	—		$	462	$	—	$	462		$	—		$	462
Intercompany payable		36,772			—		2,026		38,798			(38,798	)		—
Accrued payroll and related benefits		—			1,689		51		1,740			—			1,740
Accured cost of interpreters		—			1,122		209		1,331			—			1,331
Other accrued liabilities		1,411			1,424		123		2,958			—			2,958
Income taxes payable		327			2,177		—		2,504			—			2,504
Current portion of long-term debt		12,000			947		—		12,947			—			12,947

Total current liabilities		50,510			7,821		2,409		60,740			(38,798	)		21,942
Long-term debt		265,500			928		—		266,428			—			266,428
Senior subordinated notes		160,948			—		—		160,948			—			160,948
Deferred income taxes		(4,311	)		178,842		—		174,531			—			174,531

Total liabilities		472,647			187,591		2,409		662,647			(38,798	)		623,849

Member’s capital		—			738,055		673		738,728			(738,728	)		—

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock		—			—		—		—			—			—
Additional paid-in-capital		281,207			—		—		281,207			—			281,207
Accumulated deficit		(523	)		—		—		(523	)		—			(523	)
Deferred stock compensation		—			—		—		—			(1,661	)		(1,661	)

Total stockholders’ equity		280,684			—		—		280,684			(1,661	)		279,023

Total liabilities, member’s capital and stockholders’ equity	$	753,331		$	925,646	$	3,082	$	1,682,059		$	(779,187	)	$	902,872

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

Information of the Registrant as of

March 31, 2005 (In thousands)


	Company Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Total			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	—		$	5,992		$	233	$	6,225		$	—		$	6,225
Accounts receivable - net		—			19,148			385		19,533			—			19,533
Intercompany receivable		—			54,231			—		54,231			(54,231	)		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		164			1,667			751		2,582			—			2,582
Deferred taxes on income		300			—			—		300			—			300

Total current assets		464			81,038			1,369		82,871			(54,231	)		28,640
Property and equipment - net		—			3,221			2,109		5,330			—			5,330
Goodwill		—			408,793			—		408,793			—			408,793
Intangible assets - net		—			430,609			—		430,609			—			430,609
Deferred financing costs - net		12,561			—			—		12,561			—			12,561
Investment in subsidiaries		743,969			772			—		744,741			(744,741	)		—
Other assets		5			1,252			77		1,334			—			1,334

Total assets	$	756,999		$	925,685		$	3,555	$	1,686,239		$	(798,972	)	$	887,267

Liabilities, Member’s Capital and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	—		$	822		$	—	$	822		$	—		$	822
Intercompany payable		51,736			—			2,495		54,231			(54,231	)		—
Accrued payroll and related benefits		—			1,402			32		1,434			—			1,434
Accured cost of interpreters		—			1,014			143		1,157			—			1,157
Other accrued liabilities		5,678			1,810			113		7,601			—			7,601
Income taxes payable		3,101			(2,463	)		—		638			—			638
Current portion of long-term debt		12,750			941			—		13,691			—			13,691

Total current liabilities		73,265			3,526			2,783		79,574			(54,231	)		25,343
Long-term debt		249,999			917			—		250,916			—			250,916
Senior subordinated notes		161,037			—			—		161,037			—			161,037
Deferred income taxes		(6,447	)		178,842			—		172,395			—			172,395

Total liabilities		477,854			183,285			2,783		663,922			(54,231	)		609,691

Member’s capital		—			742,400			772		743,172			(743,172	)		—

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock		—			—			—		—			—			—
Additional paid-in-capital		281,207			—			—		281,207			—			281,207
Accumulated deficit		(2,062	)		—			—		(2,062	)		—			(2,062	)
Deferred stock compensation		—			—			—		—			(1,569	)		(1,569	)

Total stockholders’ equity		279,145			—			—		279,145			(1,569	)		277,576

Total liabilities, member’s capital and stockholders’ equity	$	756,999		$	925,685		$	3,555	$	1,686,239		$	(798,972	)	$	887,267

Condensed Consolidating Statements of

Operations and Comprehensive Income

Information of the Predecessor for the

Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

(In thousands)


	Company Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Total		Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues	$	—	$	35,929	$	2,810	$	38,739	$	(2,646	)	$	36,093
Cost of services:
Interpreter		—		8,265		1,852		10,117		—			10,117
Telecommunications		—		1,558		11		1,569		—			1,569
Answer points		—		56		85		141		—			141

Total cost of services		—		9,879		1,948		11,827		—			11,827

Gross margin		—		26,050		862		26,912		(2,646	)		24,266

Other expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		—		8,114		585		8,699		(2,646	)		6,053
Interest - net		—		3,646		—		3,646		—			3,646
Depreciation and amortization		—		808		148		956		—			956

Total other expenses		—		12,568		733		13,301		(2,646	)		10,655

Income from operations		—		13,482		129		13,611		—			13,611
Equity earnings from subsidiaries		13,611		129		—		13,740		(13,740	)		—

Income before income taxes		13,611		13,611		129		27,351		(13,740	)		13,611
Income tax provision		5,338		5,338		50		10,726		(5,388	)		5,338

Net income and comprehensive income	$	8,273	$	8,273	$	79	$	16,625	$	(8,352	)	$	8,273

Condensed Consolidating Statements of

Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Information of the Registrant for the

Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

(In thousands)


	Company Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Total			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues	$	—		$	35,751	$	4,176	$	39,927		$	(4,005	)	$	35,922
Cost of services:
Interpreter		—			7,850		2,876		10,726			—			10,726
Telecommunications		—			1,375		14		1,389			—			1,389
Answer points		—			48		39		87			—			87

Total cost of services		—			9,273		2,929		12,202			—			12,202

Gross margin		—			26,478		1,247		27,725			(4,005	)		23,720

Other expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		—			9,705		853		10,558			(4,005	)		6,553
Interest - net		9,907			19		—		9,926			—			9,926
Depreciation and amortization		—			9,608		226		9,834			—			9,834

Total other expenses		9,907			19,332		1,079		30,318			(4,005	)		26,313

Income (loss) from operations		(9,907	)		7,146		168		(2,593	)		—			(2,593	)
Equity earnings from subsidiaries		7,314			168		—		7,482			(7,482	)		—

Income (loss) before income taxes		(2,593	)		7,314		168		4,889			(7,482	)		(2,593	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		(1,054	)		2,969		69		1,984			(3,038	)		(1,054	)

Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)	$	(1,539	)	$	4,345	$	99	$	2,905		$	(4,444	)	$	(1,539	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash

Flow Information of the Predecessor for the

Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

(In thousands)


	Company Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Total			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	8,273		$	8,273		$	79		$	16,625		$	(8,352	)	$	8,273
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		—			808			148			956			—			956
Amortization of deferred financing costs		—			717			—			717			—			717
Deferred taxes on income		—			1,932			—			1,932			—			1,932
Loss on disposal of property		—			19			—			19			—			19
Loss (gain) from derivative instruments		—			(1,051	)		—			(1,051	)		—			(1,051	)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(8,273	)		(79	)		—			(8,352	)		8,352			—
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		—			310			(11	)		299			—			299
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		—			(63	)		(89	)		(152	)		—			(152	)
Other assets		—			2			—			2			—			2
Accounts payable		—			117			—			117			—			117
Intercompany receivable, net of payable		8			145			(265	)		(112	)		112			—
Income taxes payable/refundable		—			2,659			—			2,659			—			2,659
Accrued liabilities		(8	)		(1,307	)		106			(1,209	)		(112	)		(1,321	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		—			12,482			(32	)		12,450			—			12,450

Cash flows from investing activities - Purchase of property		—			(289	)		(2	)		(291	)		—			(291	)

Cash flows from financing activities - Long-term debt repayments		—			(11,422	)		—			(11,422	)		—			(11,422	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash		—			771			(34	)		737			—			737
Cash - beginning of period		184			4,260			127			4,571			—			4,571

Cash - end of period	$	184		$	5,031		$	93		$	5,308		$	—		$	5,308

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash

Flow Information of the Registrant for the

Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

(In thousands)


	Company Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Total			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	(1,539	)	$	4,345		$	99		$	2,905		$	(4,444	)	$	(1,539	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		—			9,608			226			9,834			—			9,834
Amortization of deferred financing costs		474			—			—			474			—			474
Deferred taxes on income		(2,025	)		—			—			(2,025	)		—			(2,025	)
Accretion of discount on long-term debt		89			—			—			89			—			89
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(4,345	)		(99	)		—			(4,444	)		4,444			—
Stock compensation expense		—			92			—			92			—			92
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		—			96			(3	)		93			—			93
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		—			(127	)		(635	)		(762	)		—			(762	)
Other assets		—			9			(10	)		(1	)		—			(1	)
Accounts payable		—			360			—			360			—			360
Intercompany receivable, net of payable		15,057			(15,528	)		471			—			—			—
Income taxes payable/refundable		2,774			(4,640	)		—			(1,866	)		—			(1,866	)
Accrued liabilities		4,267			(9	)		(96	)		4,162			—			4,162

Net cash provided by operating activities		14,752			(5,893	)		52			8,911			—			8,911

Cash flows from investing activities -
Purchase of property		—			(82	)		—			(82	)		—			(82	)

Cash flows from financing activities-
Long-term debt repayments		(14,752	)		(16	)		—			(14,768	)		—			(14,768	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash		—			(5,991	)		52			(5,939	)		—			(5,939	)
Cash - beginning of period		—			11,983			181			12,164			—			12,164

Cash - end of period	$	—		$	5,992		$	233		$	6,225		$	—		$	6,225

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of our Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included as part of this Form 10-Q. This report contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations. We sometimes identify forward-looking statements with such words as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “seek”, “intend”, “believe” or similar words concerning future events. The forward-looking statements contained herein, include, without limitation, statements concerning future revenue sources and concentration, gross profit margins, selling and marketing expenses, research and development expenses, general and administrative expenses, capital resources, additional financings or borrowings and additional losses and are subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements. We also urge you to carefully review the risk factors set forth in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC.

Introduction

We are the leading global provider of over-the-phone interpretation (“OPI”) services from English into more than 150 different languages, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our specially-trained, proprietary base of interpreters perform value-added OPI services which facilitate critical business transactions and delivery of emergency and government services between our customers and limited English proficiency (“LEP”) speakers throughout the world. In 2004, we helped more than 19 million people communicate across linguistic and cultural barriers, providing over 90 million billed minutes of OPI services to our customers. We offer our customers a high-quality, cost-effective alternative to staffing in-house multilingual employees or using face-to-face interpretation. Through our OPI services, we improve our customers’ revenue potential, customer service and competitiveness by enhancing their ability to effectively serve the growing population of current and prospective LEP speakers.

Overview of Operations

Our operating revenues are derived primarily from per minute fees charged to our customers for our interpretation services. Generally, customers are charged based on the product of actual billed minutes of service and the customer’s contractual rate per billed minute of service. In addition, the Company generates revenue from membership and enrollment fees, as well as fees for other OPI-related services, such as document translation.

Expenses consist primarily of costs of services, selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization and interest expense. Costs of services primarily include the cost of our interpreters, answer points and telecommunications costs.

Occupancy, as expressed in percentage terms, represents the time that an interpreter is providing interpretation services (e.g., billed minutes) out of the time that an interpreter is scheduled to provide services.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the percentages of revenue that certain items of operating data constitute for the periods indicated:


	Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2004		Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
Statement of Operations data:
Revenues	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of services:
Interpreters	28.0	%	29.9	%
Telecommunications	4.3	%	3.9	%
Answer points	0.4	%	0.2	%

Total cost of services	32.7	%	34.0	%

Gross margin	67.3	%	66.0	%
Other expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	16.8	%	18.2	%
Interest, net	10.1	%	27.6	%
Depreciation and amortization	2.6	%	27.4	%

Total other expenses	29.5	%	73.2	%

Income (loss) before income taxes	37.8	%	(7.2	)%
Income tax provision (benefit)	14.8	%	(2.9	)%

Net income (loss)	23.0	%	(4.3	)%

Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005.

Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were $35.9 million as compared to $36.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, a decrease of $0.2 million or 0.5%. The majority of the decrease in revenue is driven by an 8.2% decline in the average rate per billed minute, offset by an 8.4% increase in OPI billed minutes.

For the three months ended March 31, 2005, cost of services were $12.2 million as compared to $11.8 million for the comparable period in 2004, an increase of $0.4 million or 3.4%. This increase was primarily due to increased interpretation minutes offset by efficiencies gained from continued business process improvements.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were $6.6 million as compared to $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $0.5 million or 8.2%. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in audit and tax related fees, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs.

Overall, operating margins decreased to 47.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 from 50.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2004 due to the factors described above.

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $9.9 million as compared to $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. This increase was the result of the additional debt incurred as part of the Merger.

Depreciation and amortization was $9.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $8.9 million. This increase is principally attributable to the amortization of intangibles resulting from the Merger.

The tax benefit on loss for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $1.1 million as compared to $5.3 million of tax expense on income for the three months ended March 31, 2004. This decrease was driven by additional interest, depreciation and amortization expense.

As a result of the factors described above, net loss was $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to net income of $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ending March 31, 2005 was $8.9 million compared with net cash provided by operating activities during the three months ending March 31, 2004 of $12.5 million. This decrease is mainly attributable to the timing of tax payments and an increase in interest payments related to the senior secured debt.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $82,000 for the three months ending March 31, 2005, compared to $291,000 for the same period in 2004. This decrease was attributable to lower capital expenditure spending.

Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities during the three months ending March 31, 2005 was $14.8 million, compared to a use of $11.4 million during the three months ending March 31, 2004. The increase of $3.4 million is the result of additional principal payments made on our senior secured debt.

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flow from operations and borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities. We believe that these funds will provide us with sufficient liquidity and capital resources for us to meet our current and future financial obligations for the next twelve months, including our scheduled principal and interest payments, as well as to provide funds for working capital, capital expenditures, and other needs. Our principal uses of cash are debt service requirements, capital expenditures, and working capital requirements.

Debt Service. As of March 31, 2005, we had total indebtedness of $425.6 million and $40.0 million of borrowings available under our senior secured credit facilities subject to customary conditions.

The senior secured credit facilities consist of a six-year $40.0 million revolving credit facility and a seven-year amortizing $285.0 million term loan facility. Borrowings under the senior credit facilities generally bear interest based on a margin over, at our option, the base rate or the reserve-adjusted LIBOR. The applicable margin for revolving credit loans will vary based upon our leverage ratio as defined in the senior credit facilities. The senior credit facilities are secured by first priority interests in, and mortgages on, substantially all of our tangible and intangible assets and first priority pledges of all the equity interests owned by us in our existing and future domestic subsidiaries.

The senior subordinated notes mature in 2012 and are guaranteed by each of our existing domestic subsidiaries on a senior subordinated basis. Interest on the notes will be payable semi-annually in cash.

Capital Expenditures. We anticipate that we will spend approximately $2.0 million on capital expenditures in 2005 and $3.0 million in 2006.

Contractual and Commercial Commitments Summary

The following tables present our long-term contractual cash obligations as of March 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands):


	Revolving Credit Facility		Notes Payable to Other		Term Loans		Senior Subordinated Notes		Operating and Capital Leases		Total
Remainder of 2005	$	—	$	960	$	9,000	$	—	$	3,252	$	13,212
2006		—		960		15,000		—		3,429		19,389
2007		—		—		15,000		—		3,184		18,184
2008		—		—		15,000		—		1,736		16,736
2009		—		—		15,000		—		132		15,132
Thereafter		—		—		193,749		165,000		—		358,749

Total	$	—	$	1,920	$	262,749	$	165,000	$	11,733	$	441,402

Critical Accounting Policies

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, GAAP requires management to select and apply accounting policies that involve estimates and judgment. The following accounting policies may require a higher degree of judgment or involve amounts that could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts -We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the failure of customers to make payments. We determine the allowance based upon an evaluation of individual accounts, aging of the portfolio, issues raised by customers that may suggest non-payment, historical experience and/or the current economic environment. We might not continue to experience the same loss rates that we have in the past. If the financial condition of individual customers or the general worldwide economy were to vary materially from the estimates and assumptions made by us, the allowance may require adjustment in the future. We evaluate the adequacy of the allowance on a regular basis, modifying, as necessary, its assumptions, updating its record of historical experience and adjusting reserves as appropriate.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - We assess the impairment of long-lived assets at least annually or when or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets or the asset grouping may not be recoverable. Customer relationships, internally developed technology, tradenames and trademarks, and goodwill are our most significant long-lived assets and are tested annually. Impairment is measured by the difference between the carrying amount and the respective fair values, based on the best information available, including market prices or a discounted cash flow analysis. Estimates are made on the useful lives or economic values of assets and could change base on changes in the economy or industry trends.

Claims and Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business, we are party of various claims and legal proceedings. We record a reserve for these matters when an adverse outcome is probable and we can reasonably estimate our potential liability. We are not currently involved in any material legal proceedings.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

We are exposed to certain market risks as part of our on-going business operations. Primary exposure includes changes in interest rates as borrowings under our senior credit facilities bear interest at floating rates based on LIBOR or the prime rate, in each case plus an applicable borrowing margin. We will manage our interest rate risk by balancing the amount of fixed-rate and floating-rate debt. For fixed-rate debt, interest rate changes affect the fair market value but do not affect earnings or cash flows. Conversely, for floating-rate debt, interest rate changes generally do not affect the fair market value but do impact our earnings and cash flows, assuming other factors are held constant.

We may use derivative financial instruments, where appropriate, to manage our interest rate risks. However, as a matter of policy we will not enter into derivative or other financial investments for trading or speculative purposes. We do not have any speculative or leveraged derivative transactions. Most of our revenue is denominated in U.S. dollars; thus our financial results are not subject to any material foreign currency exchange risks.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in rules and forms of the SEC.

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART 2. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Language Line, Inc. is not currently involved in any material legal proceedings.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)

Exhibits


31.1		Certification by Dennis G. Dracup pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification by Matthew T. Gibbs II pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Chief Executive Officer.

32.2		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Chief Financial Officer.

(b)	Reports of Form 8-K

None.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Monterey, California on May 12, 2005.

LANGUAGE LINE, INC.

/s/ Dennis G. Dracup

Dennis G. Dracup

Chief Executive Officer and Director

/s/ Matthew T. Gibbs II

Matthew T. Gibbs II

Chief Financial Officer and Director

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