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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 June 30, 2010

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 000-50262

INTELSAT S.A.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Luxembourg   98-0346003

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4, rue Albert Borschette

Luxembourg

  L-1246
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

+352 27-84-1600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated  filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  x    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of August 8, 2010, 5,000,000 common shares, par value $1.00 per share, were outstanding.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page

PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Financial Statements:   
  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

   4
  

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2010

   5
  

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2010

   6
  

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   7

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   48

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    65

Item 4T.

   Controls and Procedures    65

PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings    67

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors    67

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    67

Item 3.

   Defaults upon Senior Securities    67

Item 4.

   (Removed and Reserved)    67

Item 5.

   Other Information    67

Item 6.

   Exhibits    67

SIGNATURES

   68

 

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INTRODUCTION

In this Quarterly Report, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, (1) the terms “we,” “us,” “our”, “the Company” and “Intelsat” refer to Intelsat S.A. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (2) the terms “Serafina Holdings” and “Intelsat Global” refer to Intelsat Global S.A. (formerly known as Serafina Holdings Limited), (3) the term “Serafina” refers to Intelsat Global Subsidiary S.A. (formerly known as Serafina Acquisition Limited), (4) the term “Intelsat Holdings” refers to Intelsat S.A.’s parent, Intelsat Holdings S.A., (5) the term “Intelsat Luxembourg” refers to Intelsat (Luxembourg) S.A., Intelsat S.A.’s direct wholly-owned subsidiary, (6) the term “Intelsat Jackson” refers to Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Intelsat Luxembourg’s direct wholly-owned subsidiary, (7) the term “Intermediate Holdco” refers to Intelsat Intermediate Holding Company S.A., Intelsat Jackson’s direct wholly-owned subsidiary, (8) the term “Intelsat Sub Holdco” refers to Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Company S.A., Intermediate Holdco’s direct wholly-owned subsidiary, (9) the term “Intelsat Corp” refers to PanAmSat Corporation prior to the PanAmSat Acquisition Transactions and to Intelsat Corporation thereafter, (10) the term “PanAmSat” refers to PanAmSat Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis prior to the PanAmSat Acquisition Transactions (as defined below), (11) the term “PanAmSat Acquisition Transactions” refers to our acquisition of PanAmSat on July 3, 2006 and related transactions, and (12) the term “New Sponsors Acquisition Transactions” refers to the acquisition of Intelsat Holdings by Serafina on February 4, 2008 and related transactions.

In this Quarterly Report, unless the context otherwise requires, all references to transponder capacity or demand refer to transponder capacity or demand in the C-band and Ku-band only.

FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “dollars” and “$” in this Quarterly Report are to, and all monetary amounts in this Quarterly Report are presented in, U.S. dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, the financial information contained in this Quarterly Report has been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

Certain monetary amounts, percentages and other figures included in this Quarterly Report have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them, and figures expressed as percentages in the text may not total 100% or, as applicable, when aggregated may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the percentages that precede them.

In this Quarterly Report, we refer to and rely on publicly available information regarding our industry and our competitors. Although we believe the information is reliable, we cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the information and have not independently verified it.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements in this Quarterly Report constitute forward-looking statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for certain forward-looking statements as long as they are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

When used in this Quarterly Report, the words “may,” “will,” “might,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “intend,” “potential,” “outlook” and “continue,” and the negative of these terms and other similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and information.

The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report reflect our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report and are not guarantees of future performance or results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control. These factors could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and include known and unknown risks. Known risks include, among others, the risks discussed in Item 1A—Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, the political, economic and legal conditions in the markets we are targeting for communications services or in which we operate and other risks and uncertainties inherent in the telecommunications business in general and the satellite communications business in particular.

The following list represents some, but not necessarily all, of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from historical results or those anticipated or predicted by these forward-looking statements:

 

   

risks associated with operating our in-orbit satellites;

 

   

satellite launch failures, satellite launch and construction delays and in-orbit failures or reduced performance;

 

   

potential changes in the number of companies offering commercial satellite launch services and the number of commercial satellite launch opportunities available in any given time period that could impact our ability to timely schedule future launches and the prices we have to pay for such launches;

 

   

our ability to obtain new satellite insurance policies with financially viable insurance carriers on commercially reasonable terms or at all, as well as the ability of our insurance carriers to fulfill their obligations;

 

   

possible future losses on satellites that are not adequately covered by insurance;

 

   

domestic and international government regulation;

 

   

changes in our revenue backlog or expected revenue backlog for future services;

 

   

pricing pressure and overcapacity in the markets in which we compete;

 

   

inadequate access to capital markets;

 

   

the competitive environment in which we operate;

 

   

customer defaults on their obligations owed to us;

 

   

our international operations and other uncertainties associated with doing business internationally; and

 

   

litigation.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee our future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Because actual results could differ materially from our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about the future, you are urged not to rely on forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report and to view all forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report with caution. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

INTELSAT S.A.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

     As of
December 31,
2009
    As of
June 30,
2010
 
           (unaudited)  
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 477,571      $ 429,463   

Receivables, net of allowance of $20,517 in 2009 and $19,852 in 2010

     294,539        303,273   

Deferred income taxes

     50,643        30,897   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     33,561        82,639   
                

Total current assets

     856,314        846,272   

Satellites and other property and equipment, net

     5,781,955        5,818,419   

Goodwill

     6,780,827        6,780,827   

Non-amortizable intangible assets

     2,458,100        2,458,100   

Amortizable intangible assets, net

     978,599        913,459   

Other assets

     487,140        514,717   
                

Total assets

   $ 17,342,935      $ 17,331,794   
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 157,519      $ 198,076   

Employee related liabilities

     48,882        30,646   

Accrued interest payable

     369,376        406,617   

Current portion of long-term debt

     97,689        92,498   

Deferred satellite performance incentives

     18,683        15,093   

Deferred revenue

     53,671        66,586   

Other current liabilities

     68,823        67,114   
                

Total current liabilities

     814,643        876,630   

Long-term debt, net of current portion

     15,223,010        15,370,653   

Deferred satellite performance incentives, net of current portion

     128,774        121,917   

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

     254,636        320,207   

Deferred income taxes

     548,719        486,158   

Accrued retirement benefits

     239,873        238,015   

Other long-term liabilities

     335,159        390,034   

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

     8,884        17,067   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

    

Shareholder’s deficit:

    

Ordinary shares, $1.00 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010

     5,000        5,000   

Paid-in capital

     1,520,616        1,524,131   

Accumulated deficit

     (1,667,998     (1,953,625

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (68,381     (66,270
                

Total Intelsat S.A. shareholder’s deficit

     (210,763     (490,764

Noncontrolling interest

     —          1,877   
                

Total liabilities and shareholder’s deficit

   $ 17,342,935      $ 17,331,794   
                

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INTELSAT S.A.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months
Ended
June  30,

2009
    Three Months
Ended
June  30,

2010
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2010
 

Revenue

   $ 642,484      $ 635,286      $ 1,274,331      $ 1,256,426   

Operating expenses:

        

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

     107,286        100,531        210,806        197,888   

Selling, general and administrative

     70,126        53,461        116,635        98,580   

Depreciation and amortization

     200,159        201,189        411,088        397,996   

Impairment of asset value

     —          104,088        499,100        110,625   

(Gains) losses on derivative financial instruments

     (52,079     40,775        (44,123     70,642   
                                

Total operating expenses

     325,492        500,044        1,193,506        875,731   
                                

Income from operations

     316,992        135,242        80,825        380,695   

Interest expense, net

     339,612        349,662        690,333        689,487   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          —          (14,876     —     

Other income, net

     5,267        1,571        6,199        4,344   
                                

Loss before income taxes

     (17,353     (212,849     (618,185     (304,448

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     15,395        (30,937     (27,851     (19,108
                                

Net loss

     (32,748     (181,912     (590,334     (285,340

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     8        1,266        (52     2,076   
                                

Net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A.

   $ (32,740   $ (180,646   $ (590,386   $ (283,264
                                

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INTELSAT S.A.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2010
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (590,334   $ (285,340

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     411,088        397,996   

Impairment of asset value

     499,100        110,625   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     (118     3,291   

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss

     (2,819     366   

Loss on disposal of assets

     2,558        288   

Share-based compensation expense

     21,036        (5,301

Deferred income taxes

     (44,560     (41,108

Amortization of discount, premium, issuance costs and other non-cash items

     61,875        48,678   

Interest paid-in-kind

     148,675        146,288   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     14,496        —     

Share in gain of unconsolidated affiliates

     (259     (249

Gain on sale of investment

     —          (1,261

Unrealized (gains) losses on derivative financial instruments

     (78,312     25,453   

Other non-cash items

     190        1,735   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Receivables

     (15,573     (13,528

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     9,496        (81,109

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (56,775     10,019   

Deferred revenue

     20,530        78,487   

Accrued retirement benefits

     2,151        (1,859

Other long-term liabilities

     (6,267     (345
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     396,178        393,126   
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Payments for satellites and other property and equipment (including capitalized interest)

     (283,403     (437,524

Proceeds from sale of other property and equipment

     678        —     

Proceeds from sale of investment

     —          28,594   

Capital contributions to unconsolidated affiliates

     (6,105     (6,105

Other investing activities

     3,706        7,360   
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (285,124     (407,675
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Repayments of long-term debt

     (399,203     (51,249

Repayment of loan proceeds received from Intelsat Holdings

     (34,000     —     

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     400,365        23,462   

Capital Contribution from parent

     —          18,000   

Debt issuance costs

     (7,331     (15,370

Noncontrolling interest in New Dawn

     —          1,031   

Principal payments on deferred satellite performance incentives

     (15,015     (8,876

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

     (1,671     (191
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (56,855     (33,193
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     2,819        (366
                

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     57,018        (48,108

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     470,211        477,571   
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 527,229      $ 429,463   
                

Supplemental cash flow information:

    

Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized

   $ 523,682      $ 460,086   

Income taxes paid

     15,791        19,877   

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:

    

Accrued capital expenditures

   $ 48,868      $ 106,862   

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INTELSAT S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2010

Note 1    General

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Intelsat S.A. and its subsidiaries (“Intelsat,” “we,” “us” or “our”) have not been audited, but are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. References to U.S. GAAP issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in these footnotes are to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC” or the “Codification”). The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements. The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

On December 15, 2009, Intelsat, Ltd. and certain of its parent holding companies and subsidiaries migrated their jurisdiction of organization from Bermuda to Luxembourg (the “Migration”). As a result of the Migration, our headquarters are located in Luxembourg. Each company that migrated has continued its corporate and legal personality in Luxembourg. Subsequent to the Migration, Intelsat Global, Ltd. is known as Intelsat Global S.A. (“Intelsat Global”), Intelsat Global Subsidiary, Ltd. is known as Intelsat Global Subsidiary S.A., Intelsat Holdings, Ltd. is known as Intelsat Holdings S.A. (“Intelsat Holdings”), Intelsat, Ltd. is known as Intelsat S.A., Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd. is known as Intelsat (Luxembourg) S.A. (“Intelsat Luxembourg”), Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd. is known as Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (“Intelsat Jackson”), Intelsat Intermediate Holding Company, Ltd. is known as Intelsat Intermediate Holding Company S.A. (“Intermediate Holdco”) and Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Company, Ltd. is known as Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Company S.A. (“Intelsat Sub Holdco”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Examples of estimates include the allowance for doubtful accounts, pension and postretirement benefits, the fair value of our derivative instruments, the fair value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest, the fair value of share-based and other compensation awards, income taxes, useful lives of satellites, intangible assets and other property and equipment, the recoverability of goodwill and the fair value of non-amortizable intangible assets. Changes in such estimates may affect amounts reported in future periods.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

During the third quarter of 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2009-13 (EITF 08-1), Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements (“ASU 2009-13”). ASC Subtopic 605-25, Revenue Recognition-Multiple-Element-Arrangements (“ASC Subtopic 605-25”), sets forth requirements that must be met for an entity to recognize revenue from the sale of a delivered item that is part of a multiple-element arrangement when other items have not yet been delivered.

 

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INTELSAT S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)—(Continued)

June 30, 2010

 

Historically, we have entered into contracts with customers to deliver multiple services such as tracking, telemetry and control (“TT&C”), satellite capacity and equipment. These elements usually have separate delivery dates. Under the previous guidance, in certain situations we deferred the revenue of all deliverables until the undelivered item had been provided because we were unable to demonstrate vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) or third-party evidence (“TPE”) for the undelivered items, primarily capacity. The arrangements with multiple deliverables are not common and are non-standard; therefore, they do not constitute a significant portion of the contracts entered into during a given year.

ASU 2009-13 amends ASC Subtopic 605-25 to eliminate the requirement that all undelivered elements must have VSOE or TPE before an entity can recognize the portion that is attributable to items already delivered. In the absence of VSOE or TPE of the stand-alone selling price for one or more delivered or undelivered elements in the arrangement, entities will be required to make a best estimate of the selling prices of those elements. ASU 2009-13 is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 with early adoption permitted.

We elected to early adopt ASU 2009-13 on a prospective basis, effective for the first quarter of 2010. The adoption of ASU 2009-13 did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and is not expected to significantly impact future periods.

Note 2    Fair Value Measurements

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“FASB ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes a market-based framework or hierarchy for measuring fair value and provides for certain required disclosures about fair value measurements. The guidance is applicable whenever another accounting pronouncement requires or permits assets and liabilities to be measured at fair value, but does not require any new fair value measurements.

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used in valuation techniques into three levels as follows:

 

   

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

   

Level 2—quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable market data by correlation; and

 

   

Level 3—unobservable inputs based upon the reporting entity’s internally developed assumptions which market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

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INTELSAT S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)—(Continued)

June 30, 2010

 

The following tables present assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets on a recurring basis and their level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands), excluding long-term debt (see Note 8—Long-Term Debt):

 

          Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2009

Description

   As of
December 31,
2009
   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable  Inputs

(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Assets

           

Marketable securities (1)

   $ 34,303    $ 34,303    $ —      $ —  

Undesignated interest rate swaps

     15,662      —        15,662      —  
                           

Total assets

   $ 49,965    $ 34,303    $ 15,662    $ —  
                           

Liabilities

           

Undesignated interest rate swaps

   $ 115,512    $ —      $ 115,512    $ —  

Embedded derivative

     14,600      —        —        14,600

Redeemable noncontrolling interest (2)

     8,884      —        —        8,884
                           

Total liabilities

   $ 138,996    $ —      $ 115,512    $ 23,484
                           
          Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2010

Description

   As of
June 30, 2010
   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets

for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Assets

           

Marketable securities (1)

   $ 5,354    $ 5,354    $ —      $ —  

Undesignated interest rate swaps

     33,134      —        33,134      —  
                           

Total assets

   $ 38,488    $ 5,354    $ 33,134    $ —  
                           

Liabilities

           

Undesignated interest rate swaps

   $ 160,086    $ —      $ 160,086    $ —  

Embedded derivative

     11,781      —        —        11,781

Redeemable noncontrolling interest (2)

     17,067      —        —        17,067
                           

Total liabilities

   $ 188,934    $ —      $ 160,086    $ 28,848
                           

 

(1) The cost basis of our available-for-sale marketable securities was $34.0 million at December 31, 2009 and $6.4 million at June 30, 2010.

 

(2) Redeemable noncontrolling interest is classified as mezzanine equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

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The following tables present the activity for those items measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as defined in FASB ASC 820 (in thousands):

 

     Fair Value Measurements Using  Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
     Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interest
    Embedded
Derivative
    Total  

Balance at December 31, 2008

   $ 4,500      $ —        $ 4,500   

Purchases, issuances and settlements

     —          36,040        36,040   

Mark to market valuation adjustment

     4,754        (21,440     (16,686

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (370     —          (370
                        

Balance at December 31, 2009

   $ 8,884      $ 14,600      $ 23,484   
                        
     Fair Value Measurements Using  Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
     Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interest
    Embedded
Derivative
    Total  

Balance at December 31, 2009

   $ 8,884      $ 14,600      $ 23,484   

Contributions

     610        —          610   

Mark to market valuation adjustment

     7,916        (4,120     3,796   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (806     —          (806
                        

Balance at March 31, 2010

     16,604        10,480        27,084   
                        

Contributions

     421        —          421   

Mark to market valuation adjustment

     1,268        1,301        2,569   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (1,226     —          (1,226
                        

Balance at June 30, 2010

   $ 17,067      $ 11,781      $ 28,848   
                        

In accordance with the FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, regarding the classification and measurement of redeemable securities, we mark to market the fair value of the noncontrolling interest in our joint venture investment in New Dawn Satellite Company, Ltd. (“New Dawn”), at each reporting period. We performed a fair value analysis of the noncontrolling interest related to our 74.9% indirect ownership interest in New Dawn as of June 30, 2010, and this resulted in an increase in the noncontrolling interest of $9.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, such items are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances, such as if there is evidence of impairment.

The following table presents assets measured and recorded on a nonrecurring basis at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and their level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

 

Description

   As of
June 30, 2010
   Fair Value Measurements Using
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
   Total
Losses

Long lived asset held and used

   $ 35,000    $ 35,000    $ 104,100

 

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The fair value measurement of this long-lived asset was considered by us to be within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as the most significant inputs were derived utilizing our internally prepared budgets and forecast information, which we believe a market participant would use in pricing such an asset. The estimated fair value was determined based on a probability weighted discounted cash flow analysis and was discounted at an appropriate weighted average cost of capital. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, this long-lived asset was written down to a fair value of $35.0 million from its carrying value of $139.1 million, and in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment (“FASB ASC 360”), regarding the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, we recorded an impairment charge of $104.1 million, which was included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 (see Note 5—Satellites and Other Property and Equipment).

Note 3    Share-Based and Other Compensation Plans

We maintain a variety of equity-based awards issued under the amended and restated Intelsat Global, Ltd. 2008 Share Incentive Plan (the “2008 Incentive Plan”), which was adopted by the board of directors of Intelsat Global on May 6, 2009. The 2008 Incentive Plan provides for a variety of equity-based awards with respect to Class A common shares of Intelsat Global (the “Class A Shares”) and Class B common shares of Intelsat Global (the “Class B Shares” and, together with the Class A Shares, the “Common Shares”), including non-qualified share options, incentive share options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the United States Internal Revenue Service Tax Code), restricted share awards, restricted share unit awards, share appreciation rights, phantom share awards and performance-based awards.

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, Intelsat Global entered into share-based compensation arrangements (“SCAs”) permitting the purchase of 6,000 Class A shares on terms substantially similar to previous such grants. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, Intelsat Global also cancelled 9,197 Class A rollover options and repurchased 5,075 Class A restricted shares and 8,624 vested Class B Shares. We recorded compensation expense of $15.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009, and a credit to compensation expense of $5.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010, related to our equity-based awards.

Note 4    Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits

(a) Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

We maintain a noncontributory defined benefit retirement plan covering substantially all of our employees hired prior to July 19, 2001. The cost of providing benefits to eligible participants under the defined benefit retirement plan is calculated using the plan’s benefit formulas, which take into account the participants’ remuneration, dates of hire, years of eligible service, and certain actuarial assumptions. In addition, as part of the overall medical plan, we provide postretirement medical benefits to certain current retirees who meet the criteria under the medical plan for postretirement benefit eligibility.

The defined benefit retirement plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. We expect that our future contributions to the defined benefit retirement plan will be based on the minimum funding requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and on the plan’s funded status. Recent market conditions have resulted in an unusually high degree of volatility and increased risks related to the short-term liquidity of certain investments held by our defined benefit retirement plan, which could impact the value of the plan assets after the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements. Additionally, any significant decline in the fair value of our defined benefit retirement plan assets could affect its funded status. The impact on the funded status as of October 1, the plan’s annual measurement date, is determined based upon

 

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market conditions in effect when we completed our annual valuation. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we made a contribution to the defined benefit retirement plan of $4.8 million. We anticipate that we will make additional contributions of up to approximately $4.8 million to the defined benefit retirement plan during the remainder of 2010. We fund the postretirement medical benefits throughout the year based on benefits paid. We anticipate that our contributions to fund postretirement medical benefits in 2010 will be approximately $4.0 million.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the “Healthcare Reform Act”), was signed into law in March 2010. The Healthcare Reform Act codifies health care reforms with staggered effective dates from 2010 to 2018 with many provisions in the Healthcare Reform Act requiring the issuance of additional guidance from various governmental agencies. We assessed the future impact of several of the Healthcare Reform Act’s provisions on our other postretirement benefit liability and determined that as of June 30, 2010, the impact to our condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of operations would be immaterial. Given the complexity of the Healthcare Reform Act, the extended time period over which the reforms will be implemented, and the unknown impact of future regulatory guidance, further financial impact to our other postretirement benefit liability and related future expense may occur.

Included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at June 30, 2010 is $105.9 million ($66.9 million, net of tax) that has not yet been recognized in net periodic pension cost, which includes the amortization of unrecognized prior service credits and unrecognized actuarial losses.

Net periodic pension benefit costs included the following components (in thousands):

 

     Three Months
Ended
June  30,

2009
    Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2010
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2010
 

Service cost

   $ 694      $ 726      $ 1,388      $ 1,452   

Interest cost

     5,176        5,221        10,352        10,442   

Expected return on plan assets

     (5,143     (4,855     (10,286     (9,710

Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost

     (43     (43     (86     (86

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

     —          910        —          1,820   
                                

Net periodic costs

   $ 684      $ 1,959      $ 1,368      $ 3,918   
                                

Net periodic other postretirement benefit costs included the following components (in thousands):

 

     Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2009
   Three Months
Ended
June  30,

2010
   Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
   Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2010

Service cost

   $ 195    $ 138    $ 390    $ 276

Interest cost

     1,202      1,232      2,404      2,464
                           

Total costs

   $ 1,397    $ 1,370    $ 2,794    $ 2,740
                           

 

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(b) Other Retirement Plans

We maintain two defined contribution retirement plans, qualified under the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, for our employees in the United States. We recognized compensation expense for these plans of $4.0 million and $3.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively. We also maintain other defined contribution retirement plans in several non-U.S. jurisdictions, but such plans are not material to our financial position or results of operations.

Note 5    Satellites and Other Property and Equipment

(a) Satellites and Other Property and Equipment, Net

Satellites and other property and equipment, net were comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

     As of
December 31,
2009
    As of
June 30,
2010
 

Satellites and launch vehicles

   $ 6,384,964      $ 6,708,474   

Information systems and ground segment

     377,237        401,807   

Buildings and other

     273,518        276,397   
                

Total cost

     7,035,719        7,386,678   

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (1,253,764     (1,568,259
                

Total

   $ 5,781,955      $ 5,818,419   
                

Satellites and other property and equipment are stated at cost, with the exception of satellites that have been impaired, as discussed below. Satellites and other property and equipment acquired as part of an acquisition are based on their fair value at the date of acquisition.

Satellites and other property and equipment, net included construction-in-progress of $1.1 billion as of both December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010. These amounts relate primarily to satellites under construction and related launch services. Interest costs of $31.0 million and $43.9 million were capitalized during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

We have entered into launch contracts for the launch of both specified and unspecified future satellites. Each of these launch contracts provides that such contract may be terminated at our option, subject to payment of a termination fee that increases in magnitude as the applicable launch date approaches. In addition, in the event of a failure of any launch, we may exercise our right to obtain a replacement launch within a specified period following our request for re-launch.

(b) Satellite Launch

On February 12, 2010, we successfully launched our IS-16 satellite into orbit. This satellite operates at 58º west longitude and serves programmers, government and corporate broadband customers in Latin America. This satellite entered into service in March 2010.

(c) Impairment of Asset Value

On February 1, 2010 our IS-4 satellite experienced an anomaly of its backup satellite control processor (“SCP”). The anomaly has caused this satellite to be deemed unrecoverable, resulting in a net non-cash

 

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impairment charge in February 2010 of $6.5 million to write off the remaining carrying value of the IS-4 satellite, which was not insured, and related deferred performance incentive obligations. Launched in 1995, IS-4 was expected to reach its end of service life later in 2010. IS-4 had previously experienced the failure of its primary SCP and was operating on its backup SCP.

On April 5, 2010, our Galaxy 15 satellite experienced an anomaly. We transitioned all media traffic on this satellite to our Galaxy 12 satellite, which was our designated in-orbit spare satellite for the North America region. Galaxy 15 is a Star-2 satellite manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation (“Orbital”). Along with the manufacturer, we are conducting a technical investigation with respect to this anomaly. As of June 30, 2010, a final conclusion had not been reached as to the most likely cause of the anomaly. All recovery attempts thus far have been unsuccessful, and the likelihood that future attempts will be successful is uncertain. Furthermore, because we have been unable to communicate with the satellite since the anomaly, the exact health of Galaxy 15 is unknown and therefore there can be no assurance that the satellite can return to its pre-anomaly role in our satellite fleet should it be recovered.

In accordance with our policy and the guidance provided for under FASB ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, we review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset or asset group may not be recoverable. The recoverability of an asset or asset group held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset or asset group to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or asset group. When a satellite experiences an anomaly or other health related issues, we believe the lowest level of identifiable cash flows exists at the individual satellite level. Accordingly, in the second quarter of 2010, we performed an impairment review of our Galaxy 15 satellite and recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $104.1 million to write down the Galaxy 15 satellite to its estimated fair value following the anomaly. The estimated fair value of Galaxy 15 was determined by us based on a probability-weighted cash flow analysis derived primarily using our internally prepared budgets and forecast information including estimates of the potential revenue generating capacity of the satellite, if recovered, discounted at an appropriate weighted average cost of capital. Our analysis included an estimate of the likelihood of recovery of the satellite, based in part on discussions with Orbital and input from our engineers. In the event that remaining attempts to recover the Galaxy 15 satellite are unsuccessful, we may be required to take additional charges for impairment, including the possible full impairment of the remaining $35.0 million carrying value of the satellite. All future attempts are expected to be completed during the second half of 2010.

Note 6    Investments

In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) (“SFAS No. 167”). Subsequent to the issuance of the accounting pronouncement, SFAS No. 167 was incorporated into the Codification under FASB ASC Topic 810, Consolidations (“FASB ASC 810”). FASB ASC 810 is intended to revise the previous methodology used to determine the primary beneficiary of a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”). Historically, the analysis was primarily quantitative and contained certain considerations of qualitative factors. FASB ASC 810 eliminates the quantitative approach for determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE and revises the guidance to employ a more qualitative approach to analyzing a VIE, including consideration of the substance of the VIE as well as assessing the underlying factors driving the economics of the VIE. Additionally, the revised guidance requires an ongoing assessment of whether an entity is the primary beneficiary and includes additional disclosure requirements, which are included below, including further description and explanation as to how an entity determined the primary beneficiary of the VIE. Under FASB ASC 810, the primary beneficiary is the entity that consolidates a VIE. We adopted FASB ASC 810 in the first quarter of 2010.

 

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During 2009 and 2010 we had ownership interests in a number of entities which met the criteria of a VIE, including WildBlue Communications Inc. (“WildBlue”), Horizons-1, Horizons-2, New Dawn and WP Com, as defined below. We had a noncontrolling ownership interest of approximately 28% in WildBlue in 2009 and accordingly did not consolidate WildBlue in accordance with FASB ASC 810. We have a greater than 50% controlling ownership and voting interest in New Dawn and therefore consolidate the New Dawn joint venture. Horizons-1 and Horizons-2, as well as WP Com, are discussed in further detail below, including our analyses of the primary beneficiary determination as required under FASB ASC 810.

(a) WildBlue Communications, Inc.

Prior to December 15, 2009, we had a noncontrolling ownership interest of approximately 28% in WildBlue, a company offering broadband Internet access services in the continental United States via Ka-band satellite capacity. We accounted for our investment using the equity method of accounting. On December 15, 2009, we sold our ownership interest in WildBlue to Viasat Inc. through a non-cash transaction whereby we exchanged our interest in WildBlue for shares of Viasat Inc. common stock. During the first quarter of 2010, we sold all of our shares of Viasat Inc. common stock for $28.6 million, and recorded a $1.3 million gain on the sale within our condensed consolidated statement of operations during the six months ended June 30, 2010.

(b) Horizons-1 and Horizons-2

As a result of our acquisition of PanAmSat Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries on July 3, 2006 and related transactions (the “PanAmSat Acquisition Transactions”), we have a joint venture with JSAT International, Inc. (“JSAT”), a leading satellite operator in the Asia-Pacific region. The joint venture is named Horizons Satellite Holdings, LLC (“Horizons Holdings”), and consists of two investments: Horizons-1 Satellite LLC (“Horizons-1”) and Horizons-2 Satellite LLC (“Horizons-2”). We provide certain services to the joint venture and utilize capacity from the joint venture.

In accordance with the guidance provided under FASB ASC 810, we are required to reassess the primary beneficiary determination of Horizons Holdings on a recurring basis, as well as consider more qualitative factors when considering the primary beneficiary. Upon inception of the joint venture, we originally concluded that we were not the primary beneficiary of the joint venture and therefore did not consolidate Horizons Holdings. The assessment considered both quantitative and qualitative factors surrounding the joint venture, including which entity was more exposed to risk of loss or gain as well as other factors such as whether one partner of the joint venture had more voting power or other control of the joint venture. Horizons Holdings is set up with a joint 50/50 share of management authority as well as an equal share of the profits and revenues from Horizons-1 and Horizons-2. Therefore the equal share of quantitative and qualitative rights from the joint venture alone was not persuasive in defining a primary beneficiary. However, JSAT guarantees the payment of the debt at Horizons Holdings which was incurred to finance the construction of the Horizons-2 satellite. As a result, it was determined that we were not the primary beneficiary and would not consolidate Horizons Holdings. Rather, our investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Subsequent to inception, and considering the guidance in FASB ASC 810, there have been no events or revisions to the joint venture which would change our primary beneficiary determination. As of June 30, 2010, we continue to believe that we are not the primary beneficiary of the VIE and therefore we have not consolidated Horizons Holdings.

Horizons-1 owns and operates the Ku-band portion of the Horizons-1 satellite in the fixed satellite services sector, offering service to customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Through our investment in Horizons Holdings,

 

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we have an indirect 50% ownership interest in Horizons-1, an investment which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Our share of the results of Horizons-1 is included in other income, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and was income of $0.09 million and $0.08 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively. The investment balance of $12.6 million and $11.2 million as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, respectively, was included within other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

During the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, we recorded expenses of $1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively, in relation to the utilization of Ku-band satellite capacity from Horizons-1. Additionally, we provide TT&C and administrative services for the Horizons-1 satellite. We recorded revenue for these services of $0.3 million during each of the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010.

We also have a revenue share agreement with JSAT related to services sold on the Horizons-1 satellite. We are responsible for the billing and collecting for all such services sold, but recognize revenue on a net basis. The payable due to JSAT was $1.8 million and $1.3 million as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, respectively.

On August 1, 2005, Intelsat Corporation (“Intelsat Corp”), our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, formed a second satellite joint investment with JSAT to build and launch a Ku-band satellite, Horizons–2. The Horizons-2 satellite was launched in December 2007 and placed into service in February 2008. Similar to the Horizons-1 joint venture, we share an indirect 50/50 ownership and voting interest in Horizons-2 with JSAT through our investment in Horizons Holdings. However, unlike Horizons-1, JSAT guarantees the payment of debt for the Horizons-2 joint venture.

The total future joint investment in Horizons-2 is estimated to be $113.5 million as of June 30, 2010, of which each of the joint venture partners is required to fund their 50% share. Our share of the results of Horizons-2 is included in other income, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and was income of $0.2 million during each of the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010. As of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, the investment balance of $75.3 million and $73.1 million, respectively, was included within other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

In connection with our investment in Horizons-2, we entered into a capital contribution and subscription agreement in August 2005, which requires us to fund our 50% share of the amounts due under Horizons-2’s loan agreement with a third-party lender. Pursuant to this agreement, we made contributions of $6.1 million during each of the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010. We have entered into a security and pledge agreement with a third-party lender and, pursuant to this agreement, granted a security interest in our contribution obligation to the lender. Therefore, we have recorded this obligation as an indirect guarantee. We recorded a liability of $12.2 million within accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, and a liability of $48.8 million and $42.7 million within other long-term liabilities as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, respectively, in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

We provide TT&C and administrative services for the Horizons-2 satellite. We recorded revenue for these services of $0.4 million during each of the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010. During the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, we recorded expenses of $3.6 million and $3.4 million, respectively, in relation to the utilization of satellite capacity for the Horizons-2 satellite.

 

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We also have a revenue share agreement with JSAT related to services sold on the Horizons-2 satellite. We are responsible for the billing and collecting for all such services sold, but recognize revenue on a net basis. The amount payable to JSAT was $1.8 million and $1.5 million as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, respectively.

(c) New Dawn

In June 2008, we entered into a project and shareholders’ agreement (the “New Dawn Project Agreement”) with Convergence SPV, Ltd. (“Convergence Partners”) pursuant to which New Dawn, a Mauritius company in which we have a 74.9% indirect ownership interest and Convergence Partners has a 25.1% noncontrolling ownership interest, intends to procure and launch a new satellite to provide satellite transponder services to customers in Africa. We currently expect the satellite to be launched during the first quarter of 2011.

New Dawn entered into a secured loan financing arrangement, which is non-recourse to New Dawn’s shareholders, including us and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, beyond the shareholders’ scheduled capital contributions, on December 5, 2008 to obtain $215.0 million of financing to fund a portion of the cost of construction and launch of the new satellite (see Note 8—Long-Term Debt). In addition, we and Convergence Partners have agreed to make certain capital contributions to New Dawn in proportion to our respective ownership interests in New Dawn to fund a portion of these costs. Total equity contributions to New Dawn during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were $4.1 million, of which $3.1 million were attributable to us with the remaining $1.0 million contributed by Convergence Partners. New Dawn and its subsidiaries are unrestricted subsidiaries for purposes of applicable indentures and credit agreements of ours and our wholly-owned subsidiaries.

We have agreed to provide sales and marketing services, engineering and administrative support services, and have agreed to perform satellite-related consulting and technical services for New Dawn. The services include the provision of program management services with respect to the satellite and launch vehicle construction programs as well as TT&C services for the new satellite. In addition, for a fee of $15.0 million together with assumption of continuing payment obligations, we assigned New Dawn a launch service contract to provide for the launch of the Intelsat New Dawn satellite.

Convergence Partners has at its option the ability to require us to buy its ownership interest at fair value subsequent to the operations of New Dawn’s assets for a period as defined in the New Dawn Project Agreement. As a result of this option, as of each balance sheet date, we have reflected within mezzanine equity the estimated amount that we would pay to Convergence Partners as if the option was exercised. This amount reflects the fair value analysis we performed at June 30, 2010, which resulted in a $9.2 million increase in the fair value during the six months ended June 30, 2010. The $9.2 million change in fair value is shown as a reduction in our paid-in capital at June 30, 2010. We have assessed the significance of the Level 3 inputs to the overall valuation and have concluded that the valuation in its entirety is classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy (see Note 2—Fair Value Measurements).

We consolidated New Dawn within our condensed consolidated financial statements, net of eliminating entries. Additionally, we accounted for the percentage interest in New Dawn owned by Convergence Partners as a noncontrolling interest. We recorded the transaction in accordance with the guidance provided under the Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity topic of the Codification specifically related to the classification and measurement of redeemable securities.

 

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(d) WP Com

We have formed a joint venture with Corporativo W. Com S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Corporativo”) named WP Com, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“WP Com”). We own 49% of the voting equity shares and 88% of the economic interest in WP Com and Corporativo owns the remaining 51% of the voting equity shares. PanAmSat de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“PAS de Mexico”) is a subsidiary of WP Com, 99.9% of which is owned by WP Com, with the remainder of the equity interest split between us and Corporativo. We formed WP Com to enable us to operate in Mexico, and PAS de Mexico acts as a reseller of our satellite services to customers in Mexico. Profits and losses of WP Com are allocated to the joint venture partners based upon the voting equity shares.

We have determined that this joint venture meets the criteria of a VIE under FASB ASC 810. In accordance with FASB ASC 810, we evaluated this joint venture to determine the primary beneficiary. We have concluded that we are the primary beneficiary because we influence the underlying business drivers of PAS de Mexico, including by acting as the sole provider for satellite services that PAS de Mexico resells. Furthermore, we have modified our pricing for these services to ensure that PAS de Mexico continues to operate in the Mexican market. Corporativo does not fund any of the operating expenses of PAS de Mexico. Thus, we have consolidated WP Com within our condensed consolidated financial statements and we have accounted for the percentage interest in the voting equity of WP Com owned by Corporativo as a noncontrolling interest, which is included in the equity section of our condensed consolidated balance sheet in accordance with FASB ASC 810.

Note 7    Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The carrying amounts of goodwill and acquired intangible assets not subject to amortization consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     As of
December 31,
2009
   As of
June 30,
2010

Goodwill

   $ 6,780,827    $ 6,780,827

Trade name

     70,400      70,400

Orbital locations

     2,387,700      2,387,700

We determine the estimated fair value of our rights to operate at orbital locations using the build up method, as described below, to determine the cash flows for the income approach, with the resulting projected cash flows discounted at an appropriate weighted average cost of capital. In instances where the build up method does not generate positive value for the right to operate at an orbital location, but the right is expected to generate revenue, we assigned a value based upon independent source data for recent transactions of similar orbital locations.

Under the build up method, the amount an investor would be willing to pay for the right to operate a satellite business at an orbital location within our network is calculated by first estimating the cash flows that typical market participants would assume could be available from the right to operate satellites using the orbital locations in a similar market. It is assumed that rather than acquiring such a business, the buyer would hypothetically start with the right to operate at the orbital locations and build a new operation with similar attributes. Thus the buyer or builder is considered to incur the start-up costs and losses typically associated with such a business, including costs for all other tangible and intangible assets.

We account for goodwill and other non-amortizable intangible assets in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (“FASB ASC 350”), and have deemed these assets to have indefinite lives. Therefore, these assets are not amortized but are tested on an annual basis for impairment during the fourth

 

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quarter, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $499.1 million related to the impairment of our rights to operate at orbital locations resulting from an increase in the discount rate used in our valuation process. There was no similar impairment charge recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2010.

The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of acquired intangible assets subject to amortization consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     As of December 31, 2009    As of June 30, 2010
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount

Backlog and other

   $ 743,760    $ (270,905   $ 472,855    $ 743,760    $ (323,680   $ 420,080

Customer relationships

     534,030      (28,366     505,664      534,030      (40,691     493,339

Technology

     2,700      (2,620     80      2,700      (2,660     40
                                           

Total

   $ 1,280,490    $ (301,891   $ 978,599    $ 1,280,490    $ (367,031   $ 913,459
                                           

Intangible assets are amortized based on the expected pattern of consumption. We recorded amortization expense of $73.0 million and $65.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

In the first quarter of 2009, the FASB revised FASB ASC 350 to provide additional guidance for determining the useful life of intangible assets. The revised guidance provides that we are required to disclose on an interim and annual basis our policy related to the renewal or extension of the term of our intangible assets. Our policy is to expense all costs incurred to renew or extend the terms of our intangible assets. The renewal expenses for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010 were immaterial to our condensed consolidated results of operations.

 

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Note 8    Long-Term Debt

The carrying values and fair values of our notes payable and long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):

 

    As of December 31, 2009   As of June 30, 2010
    Carrying Value     Fair Value   Carrying Value     Fair Value

Intelsat S.A.:

       

6.5% Senior Notes due November 2013

  $ 353,550      $ 328,802   $ 353,550      $ 332,337

Unamortized discount on 6.5% Senior Notes

    (92,653     —       (83,506     —  

7.625% Senior Notes due April 2012

    485,841        478,553     485,841        490,699

Unamortized discount on 7.625% Senior Notes

    (71,932     —       (58,358     —  
                           

Total Intelsat S.A. obligations

    674,806        807,355     697,527        823,036
                           

Intelsat Luxembourg:

       

11.25% Senior Notes due February 2017

    2,805,000        2,812,013     2,805,000        2,836,696

11.5% / 12.5% Senior PIK Election Notes due February 2017

    2,149,991        2,106,991     2,284,365        2,275,913
                           

Total Intelsat Luxembourg obligations

    4,954,991        4,919,004     5,089,365        5,112,609
                           

Intelsat Jackson:

       

11.25% Senior Notes due June 2016

    1,048,220        1,132,078     1,048,220        1,122,958

Unamortized premium on 11.25% Senior Notes

    5,619        —       5,313        —  

11.5% Senior Notes due June 2016

    284,595        306,651     284,595        303,464

9.5% Senior Notes due June 2016

    701,913        751,047     701,913        739,676

9.25% Senior Notes due June 2016

    55,035        55,794     55,035        58,062

Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities due February 2014

    195,152        176,515     195,152        179,345

New Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities due February 2014

    810,876        733,437     810,876        745,195

8.5% Senior Notes due November 2019

    500,000        513,750     500,000        504,400

Unamortized discount on 8.5% Senior Notes

    (4,119     —       (3,984     —  
                           

Total Intelsat Jackson obligations

    3,597,291        3,669,272     3,597,120        3,653,100
                           

Intermediate Holdco:

       

9.25% Senior Discount Notes due February 2015

    4,516        4,640     4,545        4,642

9.5% Senior Discount Notes due February 2015

    477,385        490,513     481,020        491,266
                           

Total Intermediate Holdco obligations

    481,901        495,153     485,565        495,908
                           

Intelsat Sub Holdco:

       

8.5% Senior Notes due January 2013

    883,346        901,013     883,346        893,328

8.875% Senior Notes due January 2015

    681,012        703,145     681,012        688,708

Senior Secured Credit Facilities due July 2013

    334,408        317,420     332,684        408,520

8.875% Senior Notes due January 2015, Series B

    400,000        413,000     400,000        312,556

Unamortized discount on 8.875% Senior Notes

    (73,759     —       (68,598     —  

Capital lease obligations

    191        191     —          —  

7% Note payable to Lockheed Martin Corporation

    5,000        5,000     —          —  
                           

Total Intelsat Sub Holdco obligations

    2,230,198        2,339,769     2,228,444        2,303,112
                           

 

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    As of December 31, 2009   As of June 30, 2010
    Carrying Value     Fair Value   Carrying Value     Fair Value

New Dawn:

       

Senior Secured Debt Facility

    72,652        72,652     81,580        81,580

Mezzanine Facility Term Loan

    42,137        42,137     59,887        59,887
                           

New Dawn obligations

    114,789        114,789     141,467        141,467
                           

Intelsat Corp:

       

Senior Secured Credit Facilities due January 2014

    1,733,391        1,630,427     1,724,456        1,594,432

Unamortized discount on Senior Secured Credit Facilities

    (10,785     —       (9,593     —  

Senior Secured Credit Facilities due July 2012

    204,648        195,644     169,057        163,140

9.25% Senior Notes due August 2014

    658,119        676,217     658,119        673,782

9.25% Senior Notes due June 2016

    580,719        599,592     580,719        610,510

6.875% Senior Secured Debentures due January 2028

    125,000        104,688     125,000        101,413

Unamortized discount on 6.875% Senior Secured Debentures

    (24,369     —       (24,095     —  
                           

Total Intelsat Corp obligations

    3,266,723        3,206,568     3,223,663        3,143,277
                           

Total Intelsat S.A. consolidated long-term debt

    15,320,699      $ 15,551,910     15,463,151      $ 15,672,509
                           

Less:

       

Current portion of capital lease obligations

    191          —       

Current portion of long-term debt

    97,498          92,498     
                   

Total current portion

    97,689          92,498     
                   

Total consolidated long-term debt, excluding current portion

  $ 15,223,010        $ 15,370,653     
                   

The fair value for publicly traded instruments is determined using quoted market prices and, for non-publicly traded instruments, fair value is based upon composite pricing from a variety of sources, including market leading data providers, market makers, and leading brokerage firms. Substantially all of the inputs used to determine the fair value are classified as Level 1 inputs within the fair value hierarchy from FASB ASC 820, except our senior secured credit facilities, the inputs for which are classified as Level 2. The fair values of the New Dawn obligations and the note payable to Lockheed Martin Corporation approximate their respective book values.

New Dawn Credit Facilities

On December 5, 2008, New Dawn entered into a $215.0 million secured financing arrangement that consists of a senior and mezzanine term loan facilities. The credit facilities are non-recourse to New Dawn’s shareholders, including us and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, beyond the shareholders’ scheduled capital contributions. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, New Dawn drew $23.5 million under this facility to fund future capital expenditures. The senior facility provides for a commitment of up to $125.0 million. The interest rate on term loans under the senior facility is the aggregate of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin between 3.0% and 4.0% and certain costs, if incurred. The mezzanine facility provides for a commitment of up to $90.0 million. The interest rate on term loans under the mezzanine facility is the aggregate

 

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of LIBOR plus an applicable margin between 5.3% and 6.3% and certain costs, if incurred. New Dawn is required to pay a commitment fee at a rate per annum of 1/2% on any unused commitments under the credit facilities. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, New Dawn incurred satellite related capital expenditures of $33.5 million.

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facilities

No amounts were outstanding under our revolving credit facilities as of June 30, 2010; however, we had aggregate outstanding letters of credit of $31.7 million under the revolver portion of Intelsat Sub Holdco’s senior secured credit facilities and $1.7 million under the revolver portion of Intelsat Corp’s senior secured credit facilities. Intelsat Sub Holdco and Intelsat Corp had $239.1 million (net of standby letters of credit) and $152.5 million (net of standby letters of credit), respectively, of availability remaining under their senior secured credit facilities at that date. The ability of Intelsat Sub Holdco to borrow under its revolving credit facility is subject to compliance by its indirect parent, Intelsat S.A., with a senior secured debt covenant included in the indenture governing Intelsat S.A.’s senior notes (as in effect on July 3, 2006, the date on which the Intelsat Sub Holdco credit agreement was executed). As a result, under certain circumstances, Intelsat Sub Holdco may not be able to borrow up to the full amount of borrowing availability under its revolving credit facility if Intelsat Corp has certain amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility.

Intelsat S.A. Consent Solicitation

On April 21, 2010, Intelsat S.A. completed a consent solicitation that resulted in the amendment of certain terms of the indenture governing Intelsat S.A.’s 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2012 and 6 1/2% Senior Notes due 2013. The most significant amendments replaced the limitation on secured debt covenant, which limited secured debt of Intelsat S.A. and its restricted subsidiaries to 15% of their consolidated net tangible assets (subject to certain exceptions), with a new limitation on liens covenant, which generally limits such secured debt to two times the adjusted EBITDA of Intelsat S.A. plus certain general baskets (subject to certain exceptions), and made certain corresponding changes to the sale and leaseback covenant as a result of the addition of the new limitation on liens covenant. As consideration, Intelsat S.A. paid the consenting holders of such notes a consent payment equal to 2% of the outstanding principal amount of notes held by such holders that totaled approximately $15.4 million, which was capitalized and will be amortized over the remaining terms of the notes.

Note 9    Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Interest Rate Swaps

We are subject to interest rate risk primarily associated with our variable rate borrowings. Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates could adversely affect earnings and cash flows. Specific interest rate risk includes: the risk of increasing interest rates on short-term debt; the risk of increasing interest rates for planned new fixed long-term financings; and the risk of increasing interest rates for planned refinancing using long-term fixed rate debt. In order to mitigate this risk, we have entered into interest rate swap agreements to reduce the impact of interest rate movements on future interest expense by converting substantially all of our floating-rate debt to a fixed rate.

As of June 30, 2010, we held interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $2.3 billion which mature in 2013. These swaps were entered into as further described below to economically hedge the variability in cash flow on a portion of the floating-rate term loans under our senior secured and unsecured credit facilities, but have not been designated as hedges for accounting purposes. On a quarterly basis, we receive a floating rate of interest equal to the three-month LIBOR and pay a fixed rate of interest.

 

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Additionally, at June 30, 2010, New Dawn had two floating to fixed interest rate swaps to hedge future interest payments on loans under New Dawn’s senior and mezzanine term loan facilities. The first interest rate swap has varying notional amounts maturing on July 7, 2011. We receive an interest rate of three-month LIBOR and pay a fixed coupon of 1.55%. Interest payments for each quarterly period are deferred until the maturity date and all the accrued interest will be paid at maturity. The second interest rate swap matures on July 7, 2014, with a notional amount of $65.5 million for mezzanine loans and varying notional amounts for underlying senior loans. We receive an interest rate of three-month LIBOR and pay a fixed coupon of 3.72%. Both these swaps were undesignated as hedges for accounting purposes.

On March 15, 2010, our interest rate basis swap with an aggregate notional principal amount of $312.5 million matured. On March 14, 2010, our five-year interest rate swap to hedge interest expense on a notional amount of $625.0 million (originally $1.25 billion of debt, and reduced under the original terms of the swap agreement) expired.

The counterparties to our interest rate swap agreements are highly rated financial institutions. In the unlikely event that the counterparties fail to meet the terms of the interest rate swaps, our exposure is limited to the interest rate differential on the notional amount at each quarterly settlement period over the life of the agreement. We do not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties.

The swaps are marked-to-market quarterly with any change in fair value recorded within (gains) losses on derivative financial instruments in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. We incorporate credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements of our derivatives. The fair value measurement of derivatives could result in either a net asset or a net liability position for us. In adjusting the fair value of our derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, we have considered the impact of netting arrangements as applicable and necessary. When the swaps are in a net liability position for us, the credit valuation adjustments are calculated by determining the total expected exposure of the derivatives, incorporating the current and potential future exposures and then applying an applicable credit spread to the exposure. The total expected exposure of a derivative is derived using market-observable inputs, such as yield curves and volatilities. The inputs utilized for our own credit spread are based on implied spreads from traded levels of our debt. Accordingly, during the six months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded a non-cash credit valuation adjustment of approximately $0.8 million as a reduction to our liability.

As of June 30, 2010, $33.1 million was included in prepaid expenses and other current assets within our condensed consolidated balance sheet related to the interest rate swaps. Additionally, as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, $11.2 million and $3.3 million was included in other current liabilities, respectively, and $88.6 million and $156.8 million was included in other long-term liabilities, respectively, within our condensed consolidated balance sheets related to the interest rate swaps.

Put Option Embedded Derivative Instrument

We have a contingent put option embedded within the indenture governing Intelsat Sub Holdco’s 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2015 which meets the criteria under FASB ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“FASB ASC 815”), to be bifurcated from the debt host instrument and classified as a derivative instrument. We estimated the fair value of the embedded derivative on the issuance date and will subsequently revalue the derivative at the end of each reporting period, recognizing any change in fair value through earnings. We use a standard valuation technique whereby the critical assumptions and underlyings include the debt maturity date,

 

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issue price, coupon rate, change of control put price, and the estimated date of a change in control. The fair value of the put option embedded derivative as of June 30, 2010 was $11.8 million based on our fair value analysis and $2.8 million of non-cash gain was recorded in (gains) losses on derivative financial instruments within our condensed consolidated statements of operations during the six months ended June 30, 2010.

In accordance with disclosure requirements provided under FASB ASC 815, we include the following tabular presentation, which sets forth the fair value of our derivatives by category (in thousands):

 

        Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives

Derivatives not designated as hedging
instruments

 

Balance Sheet Location

  December 31,
2009
  June 30,
2010
  December 31,
2009
  June 30,
2010

Undesignated interest rate swaps (a)

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets   $ —     $ 33,134   $ —     $ —  

Undesignated interest rate swaps (b)

  Other long-term liabilities     15,662     —       104,263     156,758

Undesignated interest rate swaps

  Other current liabilities     —       —       11,249     3,328

Put option embedded derivative

  Other long-term liabilities     —       —       14,600     11,781
                         

Total derivatives

    $ 15,662   $ 33,134   $ 130,112   $ 171,867
                         

 

(a) Represents the fair value of options permitting us to terminate certain undesignated interest rate swaps on March 14, 2011, prior to the stated maturity of such swaps (March 14, 2013). On July 23, 2010, we received $31.8 million in cash from our counterparties to the respective interest rate swap agreements in return for the cancellation of our options to terminate the underlying interest rate swaps on March 14, 2011.

 

(b) The value of undesignated interest rate swaps on our condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009 is net of $15.7 million, which represents the fair value of options permitting us to terminate certain swaps. The fair value of these options is classified as an asset derivative in the table above. As of June 30, 2010, this asset derivative has been classified as current and is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets within our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The following tabular presentation sets forth the effect of the derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging
instruments

 

Presentation in Statements of
Operations

  Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
    Three Months
Ended
June  30,

2010
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2010
 

Undesignated interest rate swaps

  (Gains) losses on derivative financial instruments   $ (30,760   $ 39,474   $ (22,804   $ 73,461   

Put option embedded derivative

  (Gains) losses on derivative financial instruments     (21,319     1,301     (21,319     (2,819
                               

Total unrealized (gains) losses on derivative financial instruments

    $ (52,079   $ 40,775   $ (44,123   $ 70,642   
                               

Note 10    Income Taxes

The majority of our operations are located in taxable jurisdictions, including Luxembourg, the United States and the United Kingdom. Our Luxembourg companies generated a loss for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Due to our cumulative losses in recent years, and the inherent uncertainty associated with the realization of future income in the near term, we recorded a full valuation allowance against the net operating losses generated in

 

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Luxembourg. The difference between tax expense (benefit) reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and tax computed at statutory rates is attributable to the valuation allowance on losses generated in Luxembourg, the provision for foreign taxes, which were principally in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as withholding taxes on revenue earned in many of the foreign markets in which we operate.

As of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, our gross unrecognized tax benefits were $86.9 million and $91.9 million, respectively (including interest and penalties), of which $68.1 million and $68.7 million, respectively, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. As of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, we had recorded reserves for interest and penalties in the amount of $5.2 million and $6.4 million, respectively. We continue to recognize interest and, to the extent applicable, penalties with respect to the unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. Since December 31, 2009, the change in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits consisted of an increase of $3.6 million related to current period tax positions and an increase of $1.4 million related to prior period tax positions.

We operate in various taxable jurisdictions throughout the world and our tax returns are subject to audit and review from time to time. We consider Luxembourg, the United States and the United Kingdom to be our significant tax jurisdictions. Our Luxembourg, U.S. and U.K. subsidiaries are subject to income tax examination for periods beginning after December 31, 2002. During the third quarter of 2008, the United States Internal Revenue Service began an audit of Intelsat Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006. We expect the audit for the period under review to be closed in the next twelve months. At this time, none of the proposed adjustments are expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

We believe it is reasonably possible that in the next twelve months we will recognize a decrease in unrecognized tax benefits of up to $27.2 million related to the expiration of certain statutes of limitations or the conclusion of ongoing audits. Within the next twelve months, we believe that there are no other jurisdictions in which the outcome of unresolved tax issues or claims is likely to be material to our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Prior to August 20, 2004, our subsidiary, Intelsat Corp, joined with The DIRECTV Group and General Motors Corporation in filing a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. In April 2004, Intelsat Corp entered into a tax separation agreement with The DIRECTV Group that superseded four earlier tax-related agreements among Intelsat Corp and its subsidiaries, The DIRECTV Group and certain of its affiliates. Pursuant to the tax separation agreement, The DIRECTV Group agreed to indemnify Intelsat Corp for all federal and consolidated state and local income taxes a taxing authority may attempt to collect from Intelsat Corp regarding any liability for the federal or consolidated state or local income taxes of General Motors Corporation and The DIRECTV Group, except those income taxes Intelsat Corp is required to pay under the tax separation agreement. In addition, The DIRECTV Group agreed to indemnify Intelsat Corp for any taxes (other than those taxes described in the preceding sentence) related to any periods or portions of such periods ending on, or prior to, the day of the closing of the PanAmSat recapitalization, which occurred on August 20, 2004, in amounts equal to 80% of the first $75.0 million of such other taxes and 100% of any other taxes in excess of the first $75.0 million. As a result, Intelsat Corp’s tax exposure after indemnification related to these periods is capped at $15.0 million, of which $4.0 million has been paid to date. The tax separation agreement with The DIRECTV Group is effective from August 20, 2004 until the expiration of the statute of limitations with respect to all taxes to which the tax separation agreement relates. As of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, we had a tax indemnification receivable of $2.3 million.

 

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Note 11    Restructuring Costs

Our restructuring costs include our historical facilities restructuring plans and management-approved restructuring plans to consolidate and integrate the management and operations of Intelsat and PanAmSat subsequent to consummation of the PanAmSat Acquisition Transactions.

We approved a facilities restructuring plan subsequent to the consummation of the PanAmSat Acquisition Transactions, which included the closure of PanAmSat’s former corporate headquarters in Wilton, Connecticut, as well as two other locations in the United States. These costs relate primarily to payments due on existing lease obligations that are expected to be incurred and paid through 2011. PanAmSat also had recorded liabilities in connection with its 2002 approval of a plan to restructure several of its United States locations and close certain facilities, some of which are currently being leased through 2011. The facilities restructuring liability was $2.9 million and $2.0 million as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, respectively, the current portion of which is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, with the remainder in other long-term liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We made cash payments of $0.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010 in connection with the facilities restructuring plan and we expect to pay $1.9 million within the next 12 months. No additional charges related to the facilities restructuring plan are expected to be incurred.

Note 12    Contingencies

(a) Litigation and Claims

We are subject to litigation in the ordinary course of business, but management does not believe that the resolution of any pending proceedings would have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

(b) LCO Protection

Most of the customer service commitments entered into prior to our privatization were transferred to us pursuant to novation agreements. Certain of these agreements contain provisions, including provisions for lifeline connectivity obligation (“LCO”) protection, which constrain our ability to price services in some circumstances. Our LCO contracts require us to provide customers with the right to renew their service commitments covered by LCO contracts at prices no higher than the prices charged for those services on the privatization date. Under some circumstances, we may also be required by an LCO contract to reduce the price for a service commitment covered by the contract. LCO protection may continue until July 18, 2013. As of June 30, 2010, we had approximately $130.4 million of backlog covered by LCO contracts and to date we have not been required to reduce prices for our LCO-protected service commitments. There can be no assurance that we will not be required to reduce prices in the future under our LCO commitments.

(c) Launch Service Providers

One of our launch service providers, Sea Launch Company L.L.C. (“Sea Launch”), with which we have contracted for the future launch of one satellite, and have options for the launch of four additional satellites, has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. As of June 30, 2010, we had approximately $43 million outstanding of payments made to Sea Launch relating to satellite launches that Sea Launch is still required to provide us. While Sea Launch is continuing to operate as a debtor-in-possession, there can be no assurance that Sea Launch will honor its contractual obligations to us, or do so without charging us significant additional amounts beyond what is provided for in our current agreements. In addition, should we try

 

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to procure alternative launch services for the satellites involved, there can be no assurance that we will not incur significant delays and significant additional expenses as a result. In July 2010, the applicable bankruptcy court approved Sea Launch’s reorganization plan, and it is currently expected that Sea Launch will emerge from Chapter 11 proceedings in the second half of 2010.

Note 13    Business and Geographic Segment Information

We operate in a single industry segment in which we provide satellite services to our communications customers around the world. Revenue by region is based on the locations of customers to which services are billed. Our satellites are in geosynchronous orbit, and consequently are not attributable to any geographic location. Of our remaining assets, substantially all are located in the United States.

We earn revenue primarily by providing services over satellite transponder capacity to our customers. Our customers generally obtain satellite capacity from us by placing an order pursuant to one of several master customer service agreements. Our customer agreements also cover services that we procure from third parties and resell, which we refer to as off-network services. These services can include transponder services and other satellite-based transmission services in frequencies not available on our network. Under the category off-network and other revenues, we also include revenues from consulting and other services that we provide to other satellite operators.

The geographic distribution of our revenue was as follows:

 

     Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2009
    Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2010
 

North America

   44   45

Europe

   17   16

Africa and Middle East

   17   18

Latin America and Caribbean

   12   14

Asia Pacific

   10   7

Approximately 4% of our revenue was derived from our largest customer during each of the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010. Our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 23% and 21% of our revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2010
 

North America

   47   46

Europe

   16   16

Africa and Middle East

   17   18

Latin America and Caribbean

   11   13

Asia Pacific

   9   7

Approximately 4% of our revenue was derived from our largest customer during each of the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010. Our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 20% and 21% of our revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

 

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Our revenues were derived from the following services, with Off-Network and Other Revenues shown separately from On-Network Revenues (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Three Months
Ended

June 30,
2009
    Three Months
Ended

June 30,
2010
    Six Months
Ended
June  30,
2009
    Six Months
Ended
June  30,
2010
 

On-Network Revenues

                

Transponder services

   $ 452,338   70   $ 457,152   72   $ 896,531   70   $ 907,792   72

Managed services

     84,447   13     85,746   13     168,384   13     165,119   13

Channel

     34,127   5     30,552   5     68,262   5     61,836   5
                                                

Total on-network revenues

     570,912   88     573,450   90     1,133,177   88     1,134,747   90

Off-Network and Other Revenues

                

Transponder, MSS and other off-network services

     39,980   7     53,278   9     78,800   7     102,852   9

Satellite-related services

     31,592   5     8,558   1     62,354   5     18,827   1
                                                

Total off-network and other revenues

     71,572   12     61,836   10     141,154   12     121,679   10
                                                

Total

   $ 642,484   100   $ 635,286   100   $ 1,274,331   100   $ 1,256,426   100
                                                

Note 14    Related Party Transactions

(a) Shareholders Agreement

The shareholders of Intelsat Global entered into shareholders agreements on February 4, 2008. The shareholders agreements and the articles of incorporation of Intelsat Global provide, among other things, for the governance of Intelsat Global and its subsidiaries and provide specific rights to and limitations upon the holders of Intelsat Global’s share capital with respect to shares held by such holders.

(b) Monitoring Fee Agreements and Transaction Fees

Intelsat Luxembourg, our direct wholly-owned subsidiary, has a monitoring fee agreement dated February 4, 2008 (the “2008 MFA”) with BC Partners Limited and Silver Lake Management Company III, L.L.C. (together, the “2008 MFA parties”), pursuant to which the 2008 MFA parties provide certain monitoring, advisory and consulting services to Intelsat Luxembourg. We recorded expense for services associated with the 2008 MFA of $11.6 million and $12.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

(c) Ownership by Management

Certain directors, officers and key employees of Intelsat Global and its subsidiaries hold restricted shares, options and SCAs of Intelsat Global (see Note 3—Share-based and Other Compensation Plans). In the aggregate, these shares and arrangements outstanding as of June 30, 2010 provided for the issuance of approximately 12.8% of the voting equity of Intelsat Global on a fully diluted basis.

(d) Horizons

We have a 50% ownership interest in Horizons-1 and Horizons-2 as a result of a joint venture with JSAT (see Note 6—Investments).

 

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(e) New Dawn

We have a 74.9% ownership interest in New Dawn as a result of a project and shareholders’ agreement with Convergence Partners (see Note 6—Investments).

(f) WP Com

We have a 49% ownership interest in WP Com as a result of a joint venture with Corporativo (see Note 6—Investments).

(g) Receivable from Parent

We had a receivable from Intelsat Global as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010 of $3.3 million and $4.5 million, respectively.

Note 15    Supplemental Consolidating Financial Information

In connection with the acquisition of Intelsat S.A. by Intelsat Holdings in January 2005, and related amalgamations, Intelsat Sub Holdco issued $2.6 billion aggregate principal amount of debt (the “2005 Acquisition Finance Notes”), the majority of which was tendered and repurchased in change of control offers in June 2008. The 2005 Acquisition Finance Notes were fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Intelsat S.A., Intelsat Luxembourg, Intelsat Jackson, Intermediate Holdco, our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, and certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Intelsat Sub Holdco (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).

On February 11, 2005, Intelsat S.A. and Zeus Special Subsidiary Limited issued $478.7 million in aggregate principal amount at maturity of 9 1/4% Senior Discount Notes due 2015 (the “2015 Discount Notes”), yielding approximately $305.3 million of net proceeds at issuance. On March 3, 2005, Intelsat Luxembourg transferred substantially all of its assets to Intelsat Sub Holdco and Intelsat Sub Holdco assumed substantially all of the then-existing liabilities of Intelsat Luxembourg. Following these transactions, Zeus Special Subsidiary Limited was amalgamated with Intelsat Luxembourg, and Intelsat Luxembourg became an obligor on the 2015 Discount Notes.

On July 3, 2006, in connection with the PanAmSat Acquisition Transactions, Intelsat Luxembourg transferred the obligation on the 2015 Discount Notes to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Intermediate Holdco. Intermediate Holdco became an obligor on the 2015 Discount Notes and Intelsat Luxembourg became a guarantor of the 2015 Discount Notes. The 2015 Discount Notes are not guaranteed by any of Intelsat Luxembourg’s direct or indirect subsidiaries.

In connection with the PanAmSat Acquisition Transactions, Intelsat Luxembourg issued $1.33 billion of 11 1/4 % Senior Notes due 2016 (the “July 2006 Notes”). The July 2006 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Intelsat S.A. The July 2006 Notes are not guaranteed by any of Intelsat Luxembourg’s direct or indirect subsidiaries.

On February 4, 2008, promptly after the consummation of the New Sponsors Acquisition, Intelsat Luxembourg transferred certain of its assets and certain of its liabilities and obligations (including the July 2006 Notes) to a newly formed direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson. Intelsat Jackson became the obligor on the July 2006 Notes and a guarantor of the 2015 Discount Notes and the July 2006 Notes.

 

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In addition, on June 27, 2008, Intelsat Luxembourg issued the 11 1/4% Senior Notes due 2017 and the 11  1/2%/12  1/2% Senior PIK Election Notes due 2017, which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Intelsat S.A.

Separate financial statements of Intelsat S.A., Intelsat Luxembourg, Intelsat Jackson, Intermediate Holdco, Intelsat Sub Holdco and the Subsidiary Guarantors are not presented because management believes that such financial statements would not be material to investors. Investments in non-guarantor subsidiaries in the following condensed consolidating financial information are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Consolidating adjustments include the following:

 

   

elimination of investment in subsidiaries;

 

   

elimination of intercompany accounts;

 

   

elimination of intercompany sales between guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries; and

 

   

elimination of equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JUNE 30, 2010

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
  Intelsat
Jackson
  Intermediate
Holdco
  Intelsat Sub
Holdco
    Intelsat  Sub
Holdco
Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

ASSETS

                 

Current assets:

                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 9,988      $ 41   $ 8,848   $ 157   $ 229,688      $ 66,418      $ 180,741   $ (66,418   $ 429,463   

Receivables, net of allowance

    4,545        —       —       —       184,078        184,081        114,650     (184,081     303,273   

Deferred income taxes

    —          —       —       —       1,710        1,710        29,187     (1,710     30,897   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    10        12,419     37     6     29,478        29,344        53,368     (42,023     82,639   

Intercompany receivables

    —          —       —       —       570,260        11,323,174        198,082     (12,091,516     —     
                                                               

Total current assets

    14,543        12,460     8,885     163     1,015,214        11,604,727        576,028     (12,385,748     846,272   

Satellites and other property and equipment, net

    —          —       —       —       3,301,550        3,301,410        2,516,869     (3,301,410     5,818,419   

Goodwill

    —          —       —       —       3,434,165        —          3,346,662     —          6,780,827   

Non-amortizable intangible assets

    —          —       —       —       1,805,130        —          652,970     —          2,458,100   

Amortizable intangible assets, net

    —          —       —       —       452,839        —          460,620     —          913,459   

Investment in affiliates

    674,764        5,920,798     9,791,779     7,232,136     (44,091     (41,004     85,280     (23,534,382     85,280   

Other assets

    14,382        119,506     26,276     3,361     173,053        148,669        92,859     (148,669     429,437   
                                                               

Total assets

  $ 703,689      $ 6,052,764   $ 9,826,940   $ 7,235,660   $ 10,137,860      $ 15,013,802      $ 7,731,288   $ (39,370,209   $ 17,331,794   
                                                               

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

                 

Current liabilities:

                 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 1,506      $ 294   $ —     $ —     $ 112,245      $ 110,928      $ 127,357   $ (123,608   $ 228,722   

Accrued interest payable

    11,651        227,085     24,500     19,216     81,388        308        42,777     (308     406,617   

Current portion of long-term debt

    —          —       —       —       3,448        —          89,050     —          92,498   

Deferred satellite performance incentives

    —          —       —       —       4,024        4,024        11,069     (4,024     15,093   

Other current liabilities

    —          —       1,114     —       77,031        76,655        55,555     (76,655     133,700   

Intercompany payables

    480,772        816     234,419     52,334     —          —          —       (768,341     —     
                                                               

Total current liabilities

    493,929        228,195     260,033     71,550     278,136        191,915        325,808     (972,936     876,630   

Long-term debt, net of current portion

    697,527        5,089,365     3,597,120     485,565     2,224,997        —          3,276,079     —          15,370,653   

Deferred satellite performance incentives, net of current portion

    —          —       —       —       21,438        21,438        100,479     (21,438     121,917   

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

    —          —       —       —       242,560        242,560        77,647     (242,560     320,207   

Deferred income taxes

    —          —       —       —       —          —          486,158     —          486,158   

Accrued retirement benefits

    —          —       —       —       73,504        73,504        164,511     (73,504     238,015   

Other long-term liabilities

    —          60,226     48,989     —       65,089        30,073        215,730     (30,073     390,034   

Noncontrolling interest

    —          —       —       —       —          —          17,067     —          17,067   

Shareholder’s equity (deficit):

                 

Ordinary shares

    5,000        669,036     4,959,000     3,602,000     484,000        200        71     (9,714,307     5,000   

Other shareholder’s equity (deficit)

    (492,767     5,942     961,798     3,076,545     6,748,136        14,454,112        3,067,738     (28,315,391     (493,887
                                                               

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

  $ 703,689      $ 6,052,764   $ 9,826,940   $ 7,235,660   $ 10,137,860      $ 15,013,802      $ 7,731,288   $ (39,370,209   $ 17,331,794   
                                                               

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
  Intelsat
Jackson
  Intermediate
Holdco
  Intelsat Sub
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  
ASSETS                  

Current assets:

                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 21,817      $ 16,115   $ 2,207   $ 41   $ 227,610      $ 104,992      $ 209,781   $ (104,992   $ 477,571   

Receivables, net of allowance

    3,282        —       —       —       180,019        180,013        111,238     (180,013     294,539   

Deferred income taxes

    —          —       —       —       1,077        1,077        49,566     (1,077     50,643   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    680        —       —       —       16,206        16,023        19,918     (19,266     33,561   

Intercompany receivables

    —          —       —       —       638,361        11,526,269        107,008     (12,271,638     —     
                                                               

Total current assets

    25,779        16,115     2,207     41     1,063,273        11,828,374        497,511     (12,576,986     856,314   

Satellites and other property and equipment, net

    —          —       —       —       3,220,658        3,220,466        2,559,435     (3,218,604     5,781,955   

Goodwill

    —          —       —       —       3,434,165        —          3,346,662     —          6,780,827   

Non-amortizable intangible assets

    —          —       —       —       1,805,130        —          652,970     —          2,458,100   

Amortizable intangible assets, net

    —          —       —       —       490,684        —          487,915     —          978,599   

Investment in affiliates

    962,656        6,091,942     9,971,587     7,407,372     (32,832     (41,903     88,902     (24,358,822     88,902   

Other assets

    —          124,926     27,955     3,789     255,663        121,747        92,382     (228,224     398,238   
                                                               

Total assets

  $ 988,435      $ 6,232,983   $ 10,001,749   $ 7,411,202   $ 10,236,741      $ 15,128,684      $ 7,725,777   $ (40,382,636   $ 17,342,935   
                                                               

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

                 

Current liabilities:

                 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 2,196      $ 508   $ 243   $ —     $ 83,443      $ 81,436      $ 123,255   $ (84,680   $ 206,401   

Accrued interest payable

    11,651        220,740     20,356     —       82,911        3,416        33,718     (3,416     369,376   

Current portion of long-term debt

    —          —       —       —       8,448        5,000        89,241     (5,000     97,689   

Deferred satellite performance incentives

    —          —       —       —       3,974        3,974        14,709     (3,974     18,683   

Other current liabilities

    —          —       1,293     —       72,737        72,298        48,464     (72,298     122,494   

Intercompany payables

    474,422        12,595     206,467     51,884     —          —          —       (745,368     —     
                                                               

Total current liabilities

    488,269        233,843     228,359     51,884     251,513        166,124        309,387     (914,736     814,643   

Long-term debt, net of current portion

    674,806        4,954,990     3,597,292     481,901     2,221,559        —          3,292,462     —          15,223,010   

Deferred satellite performance incentives, net of current portion

    —          —       —       —       23,201        23,201        105,573     (23,201     128,774   

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

    —          —       —       —       197,938        197,938        56,698     (197,938     254,636   

Deferred income taxes

    37,985        14,090     50,656     3,746     —          —          548,719     (106,477     548,719   

Accrued retirement benefits

    —          —       —       —       73,222        73,222        166,651     (73,222     239,873   

Other long-term liabilities

    —          63,433     33,500     —       61,936        29,510        176,290     (29,510     335,159   

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

    —          —       —       —       —          —          8,884     —          8,884   

Shareholder’s equity:

                 

Ordinary shares

    5,000        669,036     4,959,000     3,602,000     484,000        200        70     (9,714,306     5,000   

Other shareholder’s equity

    (217,625     297,591     1,132,942     3,271,671     6,923,372        14,638,489        3,061,043     (29,323,246     (215,763
                                                               

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

  $ 988,435      $ 6,232,983   $ 10,001,749   $ 7,411,202   $ 10,236,741      $ 15,128,684      $ 7,725,777   $ (40,382,636   $ 17,342,935   
                                                               

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Intermediate
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Revenue

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 391,799      $ 391,799      $ 408,417      $ (556,729   $ 635,286   
                                                                       

Operating expenses:

                 

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    —          —          —          —          85,660        398,916        176,826        (560,871     100,531   

Selling, general and administrative

    891        6,153        (13     5        11,236        9,558        35,189        (9,558     53,461   

Depreciation and amortization

    —          —          —          —          112,216        93,198        88,953        (93,178     201,189   

Impairment of asset value

    —          —          —          —          —          —          104,088        —          104,088   

Losses on derivative financial instruments

    —          —          15,740        —          6,640        —          18,395        —          40,775   
                                                                       

Total operating expenses

    891        6,153        15,727        5        215,752        501,672        423,451        (663,607     500,044   
                                                                       

Income (loss) from operations

    (891     (6,153     (15,727     (5     176,047        (109,873     (15,034     106,878        135,242   

Interest expense, net

    32,097        153,516        77,795        11,874        30,050        155        44,330        (155     349,662   

Subsidiary income (loss)

    (179,504     (31,504     13,265        41,789        (2,251     1,410        —          156,795        —     

Other income, net

    —          —          1        —          1,126        1,155        444        (1,155     1,571   
                                                                       

Income (loss) before income taxes

    (212,492     (191,173     (80,256     29,910        144,872        (107,463     (58,920     262,673        (212,849

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    (34,841     (13,593     (48,752     (3,601     103,083        2,229        (33,233     (2,229     (30,937
                                                                       

Net income (loss)

    (177,651     (177,580     (31,504     33,511        41,789        (109,692     (25,687     264,902        (181,912

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          1,266        —          1,266   
                                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to Intelsat S.A.

  $ (177,651   $ (177,580   $ (31,504   $ 33,511      $ 41,789      $ (109,692   $ (24,421   $ 264,902      $ (180,646
                                                                       

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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INTELSAT S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Intermediate
Holdco
  Intelsat Sub
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Revenue

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     $ 380,373      $ 380,373      $ 409,362      $ (527,624   $ 642,484   
                                                                     

Operating expenses:

                 

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    —          —          —          —       76,854        387,659        175,104        (532,331     107,286   

Selling, general and administrative

    15,050        5,811        —          —       7,737        6,830        45,968        (11,270     70,126   

Depreciation and amortization

    —          —          —          —       115,006        92,158        85,153        (92,158     200,159   

Unrealized gains on derivative financial instruments

    —          —          (13,233     —       (25,824     —          (13,022     —          (52,079
                                                                     

Total operating expenses

    15,050        5,811        (13,233     —       173,773        486,647        293,203        (635,759     325,492   
                                                                     

Income (loss) from operations

    (15,050     (5,811     13,233        —       206,600        (106,274     116,159        108,135        316,992   

Interest expense, net

    29,294        157,891        70,941        11,126     30,250        141        40,562        (593     339,612   

Subsidiary income

    9,291        172,993        230,701        175,352     890        915        —          (590,142     —     

Other income, net

    —          —          —          —       254        256        5,013        (256     5,267   
                                                                     

Income (loss) before income taxes

    (35,053     9,291        172,993        164,226     177,494        (105,244     80,610        (481,670     (17,353

Provision for income taxes

    —          —          —          —       2,142        2,011        13,253        (2,011     15,395   
                                                                     

Net income (loss)

    (35,053     9,291        172,993        164,226     175,352        (107,255     67,357        (479,659     (32,748

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —       —          —          8        —          8   
                                                                     

Net income (loss) attributable to Intelsat S.A.

  $ (35,053   $ 9,291      $ 172,993      $ 164,226   $ 175,352      $ (107,255   $ 67,365      $ (479,659   $ (32,740
                                                                     

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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INTELSAT S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Intermediate
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Revenue

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 773,719      $ 773,719      $ 804,355      $ (1,095,367   $ 1,256,426   
                                                                       

Operating expenses:

                 

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    —          —          —          —          168,245        789,356        348,316        (1,108,029     197,888   

Selling, general and administrative

    2,058        12,451        156        35        20,659        17,848        63,221        (17,848     98,580   

Depreciation and amortization

    —          —          —          —          219,918        181,881        178,070        (181,873     397,996   

Impairment of asset value

    —          —          —          —          —          —          110,625        —          110,625   

Losses on derivative financial instruments

    —          —          28,374        —          6,812        —          35,456        —          70,642   
                                                                       

Total operating expenses

    2,058        12,451        28,530        35        415,634        989,085        735,688        (1,307,750     875,731   
                                                                       

Income (loss) from operations

    (2,058     (12,451     (28,530     (35     358,085        (215,366     68,667        212,383        380,695   

Interest expense, net

    60,782        305,637        155,711        23,700        54,339        285        89,318        (285     689,487   

Subsidiary income (loss)

    (255,426     48,270        181,854        187,088        (5,227     838        —          (157,397     —     

Other income, net

    —          —          1        —          3,052        3,077        1,291        (3,077     4,344   
                                                                       

Income (loss) before income taxes

    (318,266     (269,818     (2,386     163,353        301,571        (211,736     (19,360     52,194        (304,448

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    (37,985     (14,090     (50,656     (3,746     114,483        7,874        (27,114     (7,874     (19,108
                                                                       

Net income (loss)

    (280,281     (255,728     48,270        167,099        187,088        (219,610     7,754        60,068        (285,340

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          2,076        —          2,076   
                                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to Intelsat S.A.

  $ (280,281   $ (255,728   $ 48,270      $ 167,099      $ 187,088      $ (219,610   $ 9,830      $ 60,068      $ (283,264
                                                                       

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Intermediate
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Revenue

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 757,976      $ 757,976      $ 798,909      $ (1,040,530   $ 1,274,331   
                                                                       

Operating expenses:

                 

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    —          —          —          —          148,413        770,647        342,368        (1,050,622     210,806   

Selling, general and administrative

    18,062        11,615        107        14        14,299        12,678        76,979        (17,119     116,635   

Depreciation and amortization

    —          —          —          —          236,245        190,541        174,843        (190,541     411,088   

Impairment of asset value

    —          —          —          —          355,000        —          144,100        —          499,100   

Unrealized gains on derivative financial instruments

    —          —          (11,186     —          (25,129     —          (7,808     —          (44,123
                                                                       

Total operating expenses

    18,062        11,615        (11,079     14        728,828        973,866        730,482        (1,258,282     1,193,506   
                                                                       

Income (loss) from operations

    (18,062     (11,615     11,079        (14     29,148        (215,890     68,427        217,752        80,825   

Interest expense, net

    61,791        313,505        144,042        22,008        62,295        613        87,376        (1,297     690,333   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

    (380     —          —          —          —          —          —          (14,496     (14,876

Subsidiary income (loss)

    (498,203     (173,040     (40,077     (36,074     1,307        1,152        —          744,935        —     

Other income, net

    —          —          —          —          1,569        1,571        4,630        (1,571     6,199   
                                                                       

Loss before income taxes

    (578,436     (498,160     (173,040     (58,096     (30,271     (213,780     (14,319     947,917        (618,185

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    —          43        —          —          5,803        5,510        (33,697     (5,510     (27,851
                                                                       

Net income (loss)

    (578,436     (498,203     (173,040     (58,096     (36,074     (219,290     19,378        953,427        (590,334

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (52     —          (52
                                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to Intelsat S.A.

  $ (578,436   $ (498,203   $ (173,040   $ (58,096   $ (36,074   $ (219,290   $ 19,326      $ 953,427      $ (590,386
                                                                       

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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INTELSAT S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Intermediate
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

  $ (34,029   $ (183,355   $ (86,810   $ 16      $ 457,459      $ 204,060      $ 227,214      $ (191,429   $ 393,126   
                                                                       

Cash flows from investing activities:

                 

Payments for satellites and other property and equipment (including capitalized interest)

    —          —          —          —          (270,889     (270,870     (212,237     316,472        (437,524

Proceeds from sale of other property and equipment

    —          —          —          —          46,656        46,656        —          (93,312     —     

Proceeds from sale of investment

    —          —          —          —          28,594        28,594        —          (28,594     28,594   

Disbursements for intercompany loans

    (433     —          —          —          (201,876     (12,010     —          214,319        —     

Capital contribution to unconsolidated affiliates

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (6,105     —          (6,105

Investment in subsidiaries

    (6,250     —          —          —          (2,667     —          —          8,917        —     

Dividend from affiliates

    3,000        3,000        58,440        58,440        —          —          —          (122,880     —     

Other investing activities

    —          —          —          —          —          —          7,360        —          7,360   
                                                                       

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    (3,683     3,000        58,440        58,440        (400,182     (207,630     (210,982     294,922        (407,675
                                                                       

Cash flows from financing activities:

                 

Repayments of long-term debt

    —          —          —          —          (6,723     (5,000     (44,526     5,000        (51,249

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

    —          —          —          —          —          —          23,462        —          23,462   

Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany borrowing

    23,253        167,281        38,011        100        12,010        (27,984     (26,769     (185,902     —     

Debt issuance costs

    (15,370     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (15,370

Principal payments on deferred satellite performance incentives

    —          —          —          —          (1,713     (1,713     (7,163     1,713        (8,876

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (191     —          (191

Capital contribution from parent

    18,000        —          —          —          —          —          8,917        (8,917     18,000   

Dividends to shareholders

    —          (3,000     (3,000     (58,440     (58,440     —          —          122,880        —     

Noncontrolling interest in New Dawn

    —          —          —          —          —          —          1,031        —          1,031   
                                                                       

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    25,883        164,281        35,011        (58,340     (54,866     (34,697     (45,239     (65,226     (33,193
                                                                       

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    —          —          —          —          (333     (307     (33     307        (366
                                                                       

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (11,829     (16,074     6,641        116        2,078        (38,574     (29,040     38,574        (48,108

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    21,817        16,115        2,207        41        227,610        104,992        209,781        (104,992     477,571   
                                                                       

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 9,988      $ 41      $ 8,848      $ 157      $ 229,688      $ 66,418      $ 180,741      $ (66,418   $ 429,463   
                                                                       

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Intermediate
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
    Intelsat Sub
Holdco
Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

  $ (11,495   $ (180,846   $ (153,828   $ (19   $ 535,828      $ 324,432      $ 206,538      $ (324,432   $ 396,178   
                                                                       

Cash flows from investing activities:

                 

Payments for satellites and other property and equipment (including capitalized interest)

    —          —          —          —          (339,647     (339,647     (168,927     564,818        (283,403

Proceeds from sale of other property and equipment

    —          —          —          —          97,200        97,200        128,648        (322,370     678   

Repayment from (disbursements) for intercompany loans

    —          —          —          —          (42,154     13,048        (70,111     99,217        —     

Capital contribution to unconsolidated affiliates

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (6,105     —          (6,105

Investment in affiliate debt

    —          —          —          —          (347,953     —          —          347,953        —     

Dividend from affiliates

    3,000        3,030        57,716        57,716        —          —          —          (121,462     —     

Other investing activities

    —          —          —          —          —          —          3,706        —          3,706   
                                                                       

Net cash used in investing activities

    3,000        3,030        57,716        57,716        (632,554     (229,399     (112,789     568,156        (285,124
                                                                       

Cash flows from financing activities:

                 

Repayments of long-term debt

    —          —          —          —          (6,723     (5,000     (44,526     (342,954     (399,203

Repayment of loan proceeds received from Intelsat Holdings

    —          —          (34,000     —          —          —          —          —          (34,000

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

    —          —          —          —          354,000        —          46,365        —          400,365   

Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany borrowings

    6,000        —          119,313        —          —          —          (13,048     (112,265     —     

Debt issuance costs

    —          —          —          —          (7,331     —          —          —          (7,331

Principal payments on deferred satellite performance incentives

    —          —          —          —          (6,538     (6,538     (8,477     6,538        (15,015

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

    —          —          —          —          (1,492     (1,492     (179     1,492        (1,671

Dividends to shareholders

    —          (3,000     (3,030     (57,716     (57,716     —          —          121,462        —     
                                                                       

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    6,000        (3,000     82,283        (57,716     274,200        (13,030     (19,865     (325,727     (56,855
                                                                       

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    —          —          —          —          (483     (481     3,302        481        2,819   
                                                                       

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (2,495     (180,816     (13,829     (19     176,991        81,522        77,186        (81,522     57,018   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    6,286        181,650        20,166        50        149,003        74,815        113,056        (74,815     470,211   
                                                                       

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 3,791      $ 834      $ 6,337      $ 31      $ 325,994      $ 156,337      $ 190,242      $ (156,337   $ 527,229   
                                                                       

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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INTELSAT S.A.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2010

(in thousands, except percentages, share and per share amounts and where otherwise noted)

On March 3, 2005, Intelsat Luxembourg transferred substantially all of its assets to Intelsat Sub Holdco and Intelsat Sub Holdco assumed substantially all of the then-existing liabilities of Intelsat Luxembourg.

In connection with the PanAmSat Acquisition Transactions, Intelsat Luxembourg issued $750.0 million of 9.25% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Jackson Guaranteed Notes”). The Jackson Guaranteed Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Intelsat, its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Intelsat Sub Holdco, and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

On February 4, 2008, promptly after the consummation of the New Sponsors Acquisition, Intelsat Luxembourg transferred certain of its assets and certain of its liabilities and obligations (including the Jackson Guaranteed Notes) to Intelsat Jackson. Intelsat Jackson became the obligor on the Jackson Guaranteed Notes and Intelsat Luxembourg confirmed its guarantee of the Jackson Guaranteed Notes.

Separate financial statements of Intelsat S.A., Intelsat Luxembourg, Intelsat Jackson, Intelsat Sub Holdco and the Subsidiary Guarantors are not presented because management believes that such financial statement would not be material to investors.

Investments in non-guarantor subsidiaries in the following condensed consolidating financial information are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Consolidating adjustments include the following:

 

   

elimination of investment in subsidiaries;

 

   

elimination of intercompany accounts;

 

   

elimination of intercompany sales between guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries; and

 

   

elimination of equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries.

 

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INTELSAT S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JUNE 30, 2010

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
  Intelsat
Jackson
  Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  
ASSETS              

Current assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 9,988      $ 41   $ 238,537   $ 229,688      $ 180,897      $ (229,688   $ 429,463   

Receivables, net of allowance

    4,545        —       184,078     184,078        114,650        (184,078     303,273   

Deferred income taxes

    —          —       1,710     1,710        29,187        (1,710     30,897   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    10        12,419     29,515     29,478        53,374        (42,157     82,639   

Intercompany receivables

    —          —       335,842     570,260        145,748        (1,051,850     —     
                                                   

Total current assets

    14,543        12,460     789,682     1,015,214        523,856        (1,509,483     846,272   

Satellites and other property and equipment, net

    —          —       3,301,550     3,301,550        2,516,869        (3,301,550     5,818,419   

Goodwill

    —          —       3,434,165     3,434,165        3,346,662        (3,434,165     6,780,827   

Non-amortizable intangible assets

    —          —       1,805,130     1,805,130        652,970        (1,805,130     2,458,100   

Amortizable intangible assets, net

    —          —       452,839     452,839        460,620        (452,839     913,459   

Investment in affiliates

    674,764        5,920,798     2,515,553     (44,091     85,280        (9,067,024     85,280   

Other assets

    14,382        119,506     199,329     173,053        96,220        (173,053     429,437   
                                                   

Total assets

  $ 703,689      $ 6,052,764   $ 12,498,248   $ 10,137,860      $ 7,682,477      $ (19,743,244   $ 17,331,794   
                                                   
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY              

Current liabilities:

             

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 1,506      $ 294   $ 112,247   $ 112,245      $ 127,356      $ (124,926   $ 228,722   

Accrued interest payable

    11,651        227,085     105,888     81,388        61,993        (81,388     406,617   

Current portion of long-term debt

    —          —       3,448     3,448        89,050        (3,448     92,498   

Deferred satellite performance incentives

    —          —       4,024     4,024        11,069        (4,024     15,093   

Other current liabilities

    —          —       78,145     77,031        55,555        (77,031     133,700   

Intercompany payables

    480,772        816     —       —          —          (481,588     —     
                                                   

Total current liabilities

    493,929        228,195     303,752     278,136        345,023        (772,405     876,630   

Long-term debt, net of current portion

    697,527        5,089,365     5,822,117     2,224,997        3,761,644        (2,224,997     15,370,653   

Deferred satellite performance incentives, net of current portion

    —          —       21,438     21,438        100,479        (21,438     121,917   

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

    —          —       242,560     242,560        77,647        (242,560     320,207   

Deferred income taxes

    —          —       —       —          486,158        —          486,158   

Accrued retirement benefits

    —          —       73,504     73,504        164,511        (73,504     238,015   

Other long-term liabilities

    —          60,226     114,078     65,089        215,730        (65,089     390,034   

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

    —          —       —       —          17,067        —          17,067   

Shareholder’s equity (deficit):

             

Ordinary shares

    5,000        669,036     4,959,000     484,000        3,602,071        (9,714,107     5,000   

Other shareholder’s equity (deficit)

    (492,767     5,942     961,799     6,748,136        (1,087,853     (6,629,144     (493,887
                                                   

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

  $ 703,689      $ 6,052,764   $ 12,498,248   $ 10,137,860      $ 7,682,477      $ (19,743,244   $ 17,331,794   
                                                   

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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INTELSAT S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
  Intelsat
Jackson
  Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  
ASSETS              

Current assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 21,817      $ 16,115   $ 229,817   $ 227,610      $ 209,822      $ (227,610   $ 477,571   

Receivables, net of allowance

    3,282        —       180,019     180,019        111,238        (180,019     294,539   

Deferred income taxes

    —          —       1,077     1,077        49,566        (1,077     50,643   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    680        —       16,206     16,206        19,918        (19,449     33,561   

Intercompany receivables

    —          —       431,894     638,361        55,123        (1,125,378     —     
                                                   

Total current assets

    25,779        16,115     859,013     1,063,273        445,667        (1,553,533     856,314   

Satellites and other property and equipment, net

    —          —       3,220,658     3,220,658        2,559,435        (3,218,796     5,781,955   

Goodwill

    —          —       3,434,165     3,434,165        3,346,662        (3,434,165     6,780,827   

Non-amortizable intangible assets

    —          —       1,805,130     1,805,130        652,970        (1,805,130     2,458,100   

Amortizable intangible assets, net

    —          —       490,684     490,684        487,915        (490,684     978,599   

Investment in affiliates

    962,656        6,091,942     2,531,383     (32,832     88,902        (9,553,149     88,902   

Other assets

    —          124,926     283,619     255,663        96,170        (362,140     398,238   
                                                   

Total assets

  $ 988,435      $ 6,232,983   $ 12,624,652   $ 10,236,741      $ 7,677,721      $ (20,417,597   $ 17,342,935   
                                                   
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY              

Current liabilities:

             

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $ 2,196      $ 508   $ 83,686   $ 83,443      $ 123,254      $ (86,686   $ 206,401   

Accrued interest payable

    11,651        220,740     103,268     82,911        33,717        (82,911     369,376   

Current portion of long-term debt

    —          —       8,448     8,448        89,241        (8,448     97,689   

Deferred satellite performance incentives

    —          —       3,974     3,974        14,709        (3,974     18,683   

Other current liabilities

    —          —       74,030     72,737        48,464        (72,737     122,494   

Intercompany payables

    474,422        12,595     —       —          —          (487,017     —     
                                                   

Total current liabilities

    488,269        233,843     273,406     251,513        309,385        (741,773     814,643   

Long-term debt, net of current portion

    674,806        4,954,990     5,818,851     2,221,559        3,774,363        (2,221,559     15,223,010   

Deferred satellite performance incentives, net of current portion

    —          —       23,201     23,201        105,573        (23,201     128,774   

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

    —          —       197,938     197,938        56,698        (197,938     254,636   

Deferred income taxes

    37,985        14,090     50,656     —          552,465        (106,477     548,719   

Accrued retirement benefits

    —          —       73,222     73,222        166,651        (73,222     239,873   

Other long-term liabilities

    —          63,433     95,436     61,936        176,290        (61,936     335,159   

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

    —          —       —       —          8,884        —          8,884   

Shareholder’s equity (deficit):

             

Ordinary shares

    5,000        669,036     4,959,000     484,000        3,602,070        (9,714,106     5,000   

Other shareholder’s equity (deficit)

    (217,625     297,591     1,132,942     6,923,372        (1,074,658     (7,277,385     (215,763
                                                   

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity (deficit)

  $ 988,435      $ 6,232,983   $ 12,624,652   $ 10,236,741      $ 7,677,721      $ (20,417,597   $ 17,342,935   
                                                   

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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INTELSAT S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Revenue

  $ —        $ —        $ 391,799      $ 391,799      $ 408,417      $ (556,729   $ 635,286   
                                                       

Operating expenses:

             

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    —          —          85,660        85,660        176,826        (247,615     100,531   

Selling, general and administrative

    891        6,153        11,223        11,236        35,194        (11,236     53,461   

Depreciation and amortization

    —          —          112,216        112,216        88,953        (112,196     201,189   

Impairment of asset value

    —          —          —          —          104,088        —          104,088   

Losses on derivative financial instruments

    —          —          22,380        6,640        18,395        (6,640     40,775   
                                                       

Total operating expenses

    891        6,153        231,479        215,752        423,456        (377,687     500,044   
                                                       

Income (loss) from operations

    (891     (6,153     160,320        176,047        (15,039     (179,042     135,242   

Interest expense, net

    32,097        153,516        107,846        30,050        56,203        (30,050     349,662   

Subsidiary loss

    (179,504     (31,504     (30,774     (2,251     —          244,033        —     

Other income, net

    —          —          1,127        1,126        444        (1,126     1,571   
                                                       

Income (loss) before income taxes

    (212,492     (191,173     22,827        144,872        (70,798     93,915        (212,849

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    (34,841     (13,593     54,331        103,083        (36,834     (103,083     (30,937
                                                       

Net income (loss)

    (177,651     (177,580     (31,504     41,789        (33,964     196,998        (181,912

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          1,266        —          1,266   
                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to Intelsat S.A.

  $ (177,651   $ (177,580   $ (31,504   $ 41,789      $ (32,698   $ 196,998      $ (180,646
                                                       

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Revenue

  $ —        $ —        $ 380,373      $ 380,373      $ 409,362      $ (527,624   $ 642,484   
                                                       

Operating expenses:

             

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    —          —          76,854        76,854        175,104        (221,526     107,286   

Selling, general and administrative

    15,050        5,811        7,737        7,737        45,968        (12,177     70,126   

Depreciation and amortization

    —          —          115,006        115,006        85,153        (115,006     200,159   

Unrealized gains on derivative financial instruments

    —          —          (39,057     (25,824     (13,022     25,824        (52,079
                                                       

Total operating expenses

    15,050        5,811        160,540        173,773        293,203        (322,885     325,492   
                                                       

Income (loss) from operations

    (15,050     (5,811     219,833        206,600        116,159        (204,739     316,992   

Interest expense, net

    29,294        157,891        101,191        30,250        51,688        (30,702     339,612   

Subsidiary income

    9,291        172,993        56,239        890        —          (239,413     —     

Other income, net

    —          —          254        254        5,013        (254     5,267   
                                                       

Income (loss) before income taxes

    (35,053     9,291        175,135        177,494        69,484        (413,704     (17,353

Provision for income taxes

    —          —          2,142        2,142        13,253        (2,142     15,395   
                                                       

Net income (loss)

    (35,053     9,291        172,993        175,352        56,231        (411,562     (32,748

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          8        —          8   
                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to Intelsat S.A.

  $ (35,053   $ 9,291      $ 172,993      $ 175,352      $ 56,239      $ (411,562   $ (32,740
                                                       

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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INTELSAT S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Revenue

  $ —        $ —        $ 773,719      $ 773,719      $ 804,355      $ (1,095,367   $ 1,256,426   
                                                       

Operating expenses:

             

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    —          —          168,245        168,245        348,316        (486,918     197,888   

Selling, general and administrative

    2,058        12,451        20,815        20,659        63,256        (20,659     98,580   

Depreciation and amortization

    —          —          219,918        219,918        178,070        (219,910     397,996   

Impairment of asset value

    —          —          —          —          110,625        —          110,625   

Losses on derivative financial instruments

    —          —          35,186        6,812        35,456        (6,812     70,642   
                                                       

Total operating expenses

    2,058        12,451        444,164        415,634        735,723        (734,299     875,731   
                                                       

Income (loss) from operations

    (2,058     (12,451     329,555        358,085        68,632        (361,068     380,695   

Interest expense, net

    60,782        305,637        210,050        54,339        113,018        (54,339     689,487   

Subsidiary income (loss)

    (255,426     48,270        (10,461     (5,227     —          222,844        —     

Other income, net

    —          —          3,053        3,052        1,291        (3,052     4,344   
                                                       

Income (loss) before income taxes

    (318,266     (269,818     112,097        301,571        (43,095     (86,937     (304,448

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    (37,985     (14,090     63,827        114,483        (30,860     (114,483     (19,108
                                                       

Net income (loss)

    (280,281     (255,728     48,270        187,088        (12,235     27,546        (285,340

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

    —          —          —          —          2,076        —          2,076   
                                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to Intelsat S.A.

  $ (280,281   $ (255,728   $ 48,270      $ 187,088      $ (10,159   $ 27,546      $ (283,264
                                                       

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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INTELSAT S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009

(in thousands)

 

     Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Revenue

   $ —        $ —        $ 757,976      $ 757,976      $ 798,909      $ (1,040,530   $ 1,274,331   
                                                        

Operating expenses:

              

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

     —          —          148,413        148,413        342,368        (428,388     210,806   

Selling, general and administrative

     18,062        11,615        14,406        14,299        76,993        (18,740     116,635   

Depreciation and amortization

     —          —          236,245        236,245        174,843        (236,245     411,088   

Impairment of asset value

     —          —          355,000        355,000        144,100        (355,000     499,100   

Unrealized gains on derivative financial instruments

     —          —          (36,315     (25,129     (7,808     25,129        (44,123
                                                        

Total operating expenses

     18,062        11,615        717,749        728,828        730,496        (1,013,244     1,193,506   
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (18,062     (11,615     40,227        29,148        68,413        (27,286     80,825   

Interest expense, net

     61,791        313,505        206,337        62,295        109,384        (62,979     690,333   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     (380     —          —          —          —          (14,496     (14,876

Subsidiary income (loss)

     (498,203     (173,040     (2,696     1,307        —          672,632        —     

Other income, net

     —          —          1,569        1,569        4,630        (1,569     6,199   
                                                        

Loss before income taxes

     (578,436     (498,160     (167,237     (30,271     (36,341     692,260        (618,185

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     —          43        5,803        5,803        (33,697     (5,803     (27,851
                                                        

Net income (loss)

     (578,436     (498,203     (173,040     (36,074     (2,644     698,063        (590,334

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —          —          —          —          (52     —          (52
                                                        

Net income (loss) attributable to Intelsat S.A.

   $ (578,436   $ (498,203   $ (173,040   $ (36,074   $ (2,696   $ 698,063      $ (590,386
                                                        

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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INTELSAT S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidation
and
Eliminations
    Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

  $ (34,029   $ (183,355   $ 370,650      $ 457,459      $ 227,229      $ (444,828   $ 393,126   
                                                       

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Payments for satellites and other property and equipment (including capitalized interest)

    —          —          (270,889     (270,889     (212,237     316,491        (437,524

Proceeds from sale of other property and equipment

    —          —          46,656        46,656        —          (93,312     —     

Proceeds from sale of investment

    —          —          28,594        28,594        —          (28,594     28,594   

Disbursements for intercompany loans

    (433     —          (201,876     (201,876     —          404,185        —     

Capital contribution to unconsolidated affiliates

    —          —          —          —          (6,105     —          (6,105

Investment in subsidiaries

    (6,250     —          (2,667     (2,667     —          11,584        —     

Dividend from affiliates

    3,000        3,000        58,440        —          58,440        (122,880     —     

Other investing activities

    —          —          —          —          7,360        —          7,360   
                                                       

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    (3,683     3,000        (341,742     (400,182     (152,542     487,474        (407,675
                                                       

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Repayments of long-term debt

    —          —          (6,723     (6,723     (44,526     6,723        (51,249

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

    —          —          —          —          23,462        —          23,462   

Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany borrowing

    23,253        167,281        50,021        12,010        (26,669     (225,896     —     

Debt issuance costs

    (15,370     —          —          —          —          —          (15,370

Principal payments on deferred satellite performance incentives

    —          —          (1,713     (1,713     (7,163     1,713        (8,876

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

    —          —          —          —          (191     —          (191

Capital contribution from parent

    18,000        —          —          —          8,917        (8,917     18,000   

Dividend to shareholders

    —          (3,000     (61,440     (58,440     (58,440     181,320        —     

Noncontrolling interest in New Dawn

    —          —          —          —          1,031        —          1,031   
                                                       

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    25,883        164,281        (19,855     (54,866     (103,579     (45,057     (33,193
                                                       

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    —          —          (333     (333     (33     333        (366
                                                       

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (11,829     (16,074     8,720        2,078        (28,925     (2,078     (48,108

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    21,817        16,115        229,817        227,610        209,822        (227,610     477,571   
                                                       

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 9,988      $ 41      $ 238,537      $ 229,688      $ 180,897      $ (229,688   $ 429,463   
                                                       

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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INTELSAT S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009

(in thousands)

 

    Intelsat
S.A.
    Intelsat
Luxembourg
    Intelsat
Jackson
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

  $ (11,495   $ (180,846   $ 382,000      $ 535,828      $ 206,519      $ (535,828   $ 396,178   
                                                       

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Payments for satellites and other property and equipment (including capitalized interest)

    —          —          (339,647     (339,647     (168,927     564,818        (283,403

Proceeds from sale of other property and equipment

    —          —          97,200        97,200        128,648        (322,370     678   

Repayment from (disbursements) for intercompany loans

    —          —          (42,154     (42,154     (70,111     154,419        —     

Capital contribution to unconsolidated affiliates

    —          —          —          —          (6,105     —          (6,105

Investment in affiliate debt

    —          —          (347,953     (347,953     —          695,906        —     

Dividend from affiliates

    3,000        3,030        57,716        —          57,716        (121,462     —     

Other investing activities

    —          —          —          —          3,706        —          3,706   
                                                       

Net cash used in investing activities

    3,000        3,030        (574,838     (632,554     (55,073     971,311        (285,124
                                                       

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Repayments of long-term debt

    —          —          (6,723     (6,723     (44,526     (341,231     (399,203

Repayment of loan proceeds received from Intelsat Holdings

    —          —          (34,000     —          —          —          (34,000

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

    —          —          354,000        354,000        46,365        (354,000     400,365   

Proceeds from (repayment of) intercompany borrowings

    6,000        —          119,313        —          (13,048     (112,265     —     

Debt issuance costs

    —          —          (7,331     (7,331     —          7,331        (7,331

Principal payments on deferred satellite performance incentives

    —          —          (6,538     (6,538     (8,477     6,538        (15,015

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

    —          —          (1,492     (1,492     (179     1,492        (1,671

Dividend to shareholders

    —          (3,000     (60,746     (57,716     (57,716     179,178        —     
                                                       

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    6,000        (3,000     356,483        274,200        (77,581     (612,957     (56,855
                                                       

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    —          —          (483     (483     3,302        483        2,819   
                                                       

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (2,495     (180,816     163,162        176,991        77,167        (176,991     57,018   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    6,286        181,650        169,169        149,003        113,106        (149,003     470,211   
                                                       

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 3,791      $ 834      $ 332,331      $ 325,994      $ 190,273      $ (325,994   $ 527,229   
                                                       

(Certain totals may not add due to the effects of rounding)

 

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

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and their notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. See “Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of factors that could cause our future financial condition and results of operations to be different from those discussed below.

Overview

We operate the world’s largest fixed satellite services (“FSS”) business, providing a critical layer in the global communications infrastructure. We provide our infrastructure services on a satellite fleet comprised of over 50 satellites covering 99% of the earth’s populated regions. Our satellite capacity is complemented by IntelsatONESM , our terrestrial network comprised of leased fiber optic cable and owned and operated teleports. We operate more satellite capacity in orbit, have more satellite capacity under contract, serve more commercial customers and deliver services in more countries than any other commercial satellite operator.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2010

The following table sets forth our comparative statements of operations for the periods shown with the increase (decrease) and percentage changes, except those deemed not meaningful (“NM”), between the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Three  Months
Ended
June 30,

2009
    Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2010
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2010
Compared to
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2009
 
       Increase
(Decrease)
    Percentage
Change
 

Revenue

   $ 642,484      $ 635,286      $ (7,198   (1 )% 

Operating expenses:

        

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

     107,286        100,531        (6,755   (6

Selling, general and administrative

     70,126        53,461        (16,665   (24

Depreciation and amortization

     200,159        201,189        1,030      1   

Impairment of asset value

     —          104,088        104,088      NM   

(Gains) losses on derivative financial instruments

     (52,079     40,775        92,854      NM   
                          

Total operating expenses

     325,492        500,044        174,552      54   
                          

Income from operations

     316,992        135,242        (181,750   (57

Interest expense, net

     339,612        349,662        10,050      3   

Other income, net

     5,267        1,571        (3,696   (70
                          

Loss before income taxes

     (17,353     (212,849     (195,496   NM   

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     15,395        (30,937     (46,332   NM   
                          

Net loss

     (32,748     (181,912     (149,164   NM

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     8        1,266        1,258      NM   
                          

Net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A.

   $ (32,740   $ (180,646   $ (147,906   NM
                          

Revenue

We earn revenue primarily by providing services over satellite transponder capacity to our customers. Our customers generally obtain satellite capacity from us by placing an order pursuant to one of several master customer service agreements. Our customer agreements also cover services that we procure from third parties

 

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and resell, which we refer to as off-network services. These services can include transponder services and other satellite-based transmission services sourced from other operators often in frequencies not available on our network. Under the category Off-Network and Other Revenues, we also include revenues from consulting and other services as well as sales of customer premises equipment.

The following table sets forth our comparative revenue by service type, with Off-Network and Other Revenues shown separately from On-Network Revenues, for the periods shown (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2009
   Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2010
   Increase
(Decrease)
    Percentage
Change
 

On-Network Revenues

          

Transponder services

   $ 452,338    $ 457,152    $ 4,814      1

Managed services

     84,447      85,746      1,299      2   

Channel

     34,127      30,552      (3,575   (11
                        

Total on-network revenues

     570,912      573,450      2,538      —     

Off-Network and Other Revenues

          

Transponder, MSS and other off-network services

     39,980      53,278      13,298      33   

Satellite-related services

     31,592      8,558      (23,034   (73
                        

Total off-network and other revenues

     71,572      61,836      (9,736   (14
                        

Total

   $ 642,484    $ 635,286    $ (7,198   (1 )% 
                        

Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2010 decreased by $7.2 million, or 1%, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009, largely due to a decline in satellite-related services revenues as a result of a launch vehicle resale that occurred in the second quarter of 2009, with no similar resales in the second quarter of 2010. Excluding the launch vehicle resale, revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2010 would have increased by 2% as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009. By service type our revenue increased or decreased due to the following:

On-Network Revenues:

 

   

Transponder services—an aggregate increase of $4.8 million, due to a net increase of $11.6 million in revenue resulting from favorable terms, new business driven by new satellite capacity entering service, and strong renewals primarily in the Africa and Middle East and Latin America and Caribbean regions, as well as the migration of a customer from managed services to transponder services. These increases were offset by an aggregate decrease of $6.8 million in revenues related to the IS-4 satellite anomaly, which primarily affected the Europe and Africa and Middle East regions, and the Galaxy 15 satellite anomaly, which primarily affected revenues in the North America region.

 

   

Managed services—an aggregate increase of $1.3 million, due primarily to an increase in revenues of $3.9 million from media customers, primarily in the Latin America and Caribbean region, offset by a decrease of $2.6 million in revenues primarily related to the migration of a customer from managed services to transponder services.

 

   

Channel—an aggregate decrease of $3.6 million related to a continued decline from the migration of point-to-point satellite traffic to fiber optic cables, a trend which we expect will continue.

Off-Network and Other Revenues:

 

   

Transponder, MSS and other off-network services—an aggregate increase of $13.3 million, due primarily to a $12.1 million increase in transponder services sold to customers of our Intelsat General business.

 

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Satellite-related services—an aggregate decrease of $23.0 million, resulting primarily from $21.9 million in launch vehicle resale revenues recorded in the second quarter of 2009, with no similar resales occurring in the second quarter of 2010.

Operating Expenses

Direct Costs of Revenue (Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization)

Direct costs of revenue decreased by $6.8 million, or 6%, to $100.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease was primarily due to a $7.0 million decline in cost of sales. The $7.0 million decline consisted of a decrease of $17.4 million primarily related to the resale of a launch vehicle by our satellite-related services business in the second quarter of 2009, offset by an increase of $10.3 million for purchases of off-network FSS capacity related to increased transponder services sold by our Intelsat General business.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $16.7 million, or 24%, to $53.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease was primarily due to $18.1 million in lower non-cash compensation costs resulting from higher compensation costs in the second quarter of 2009, stemming from new equity awards and revisions to the terms of existing equity awards, as compared to 2010.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $1.0 million, or 1%, to $201.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009. This increase was primarily due to the following:

 

   

an increase of $15.7 million in depreciation expense resulting from the impact of satellites placed into service during the second half of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010; and

 

   

an increase of $4.8 million from changes in the estimated remaining useful lives of certain satellites; partially offset by

 

   

a decrease of $15.5 million in depreciation expense due to certain satellites, ground and other assets becoming fully depreciated and the impairment of IS-4 in 2010; and

 

   

a decrease of $4.0 million in amortization expense primarily due to changes in the expected pattern of consumption of amortizable intangible assets.

Impairment of Asset Value

Impairment of asset value was $104.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, with no similar charges incurred for the three months ended June 30, 2009. This non-cash impairment charge was related to the impairment of our Galaxy 15 satellite after an anomaly occurred in April 2010.

(Gains) Losses on Derivative Financial Instruments

Losses on derivative financial instruments were $40.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $52.1 million of gains on derivative financial instruments for the three months ended June 30, 2009. For the three months ended June 30, 2010, the loss on derivative financial instruments primarily related to a $39.5 million loss on our interest rate swaps.

 

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Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net consists of the gross interest expense we incur less the amount of interest we capitalize related to capital assets under construction and less interest income earned. As of June 30, 2010 we also held interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $2.3 billion to economically hedge the variability in cash flow on a portion of the floating-rate term loans under our senior secured and unsecured credit facilities. The swaps have not been designated as hedges for accounting purposes. Interest expense, net increased by $10.1 million, or 3%, to $349.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, as compared to $339.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The increase in interest expense, net was principally due to the following:

 

   

a net increase of $7.5 million in interest expense associated with interest paid-in-kind that was accreted into the principal of the Intelsat Luxembourg’s 11  1/2%/12  1/2% Senior PIK Election Notes due 2017 (the “2017 PIK Notes”) and the issuance of the Intelsat Jackson’s 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2019, the proceeds of which were primarily used to purchase and cancel $400 million of the 2017 PIK Notes in October 2009; and

 

   

a increase of $3.0 million in interest and amortization expense associated with the completion of the Intelsat S.A. consent solicitation in the second quarter of 2010, the fees for which were capitalized and are being amortized over the terms of the notes; partially offset by

 

   

a decrease of $3.2 million from higher capitalized interest expense due to an increase in the number of satellites under construction in 2010 as compared to 2009.

The non-cash portion of total interest expense, net was $97.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and included $74.3 million of payment-in-kind interest expense. The remaining non-cash interest expense was primarily associated with the amortization of deferred financing fees incurred as a result of new or refinanced debt and the amortization and accretion of discounts and premiums.

Other Income, Net

Other income, net was $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $5.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease of $3.7 million was primarily due to a $3.8 million decrease in exchange rate gains, primarily due to the U.S. dollar weakening against the Brazilian real, which impacts our service contracts with our Brazilian customers.

Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

Our benefit from income taxes was $30.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, as compared to a provision for income taxes of $15.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The difference was principally due to pre-tax losses incurred in certain taxable jurisdictions and the tax benefit associated with the Galaxy 15 satellite impairment charge during the three months ended June 30, 2010.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2010

The following table sets forth our comparative statements of operations for the periods shown with the increase (decrease) and percentage changes, except those deemed not meaningful (“NM”), between the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):

 

    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2010
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
Compared to
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
 
      Increase
(Decrease)
    Percentage
Change
 

Revenue

  $ 1,274,331      $ 1,256,426      $ (17,905   (1 )% 

Operating expenses:

       

Direct costs of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

    210,806        197,888        (12,918   (6

Selling, general and administrative

    116,635        98,580        (18,055   (15

Depreciation and amortization

    411,088        397,996        (13,092   (3

Impairment of asset value

    499,100        110,625        (388,475   (78

(Gains) losses on derivative financial instruments

    (44,123     70,642        114,765      NM   
                         

Total operating expenses

    1,193,506        875,731        (317,775   (27
                         

Income from operations

    80,825        380,695        299,870      NM   

Interest expense, net

    690,333        689,487        (846   (0

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

    (14,876     —          14,876      NM   

Other income, net

    6,199        4,344        (1,855   (30
                         

Loss before income taxes

    (618,185     (304,448     313,737      (51

Benefit from income taxes

    (27,851     (19,108     8,743      (31
                         

Net loss

    (590,334     (285,340     304,994      (52 )% 

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (52     2,076        2,128      NM   
                         

Net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A.

  $ (590,386   $ (283,264   $ 307,122      (52 )% 
                         

Revenue

The following table sets forth our comparative revenue by service type, with Off-Network and Other revenues shown separately from On-Network revenues, for the periods shown (in thousands, except percentages):

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
   Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2010
   Increase
(Decrease)
    Percentage
Change
 

On-Network Revenues

          

Transponder services

   $ 896,531    $ 907,792    $ 11,261      1

Managed services

     168,384      165,119      (3,265   (2

Channel

     68,262      61,836      (6,426   (9
                        

Total on-network revenues

     1,133,177      1,134,747      1,570      —     

Off-Network and Other Revenues

          

Transponder, MSS and other off-network services

     78,800      102,852      24,052      31   

Satellite-related services

     62,354      18,827      (43,527   (70
                        

Total off-network and other revenues

     141,154      121,679      (19,475   (14
                        

Total

   $ 1,274,331    $ 1,256,426    $ (17,905   (1 )% 
                        

 

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Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2010 decreased by $17.9 million, or 1%, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009, largely due to a decline in satellite-related services revenues as a result of launch vehicle resales that occurred in the first half of 2009, with no similar resales in the first half of 2010. Excluding the launch vehicle resales, revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2010 would have increased by 2% as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009. By service type, our revenues increased or decreased due to the following:

On-Network Revenues:

 

   

Transponder services—an aggregate increase of $11.3 million, due primarily to a net increase of $22.2 million in revenues from network service customers resulting from favorable terms, new business driven by new satellite capacity entering service and strong renewals primarily in the Africa and Middle East and the Latin America and Caribbean regions, as well as the migration of a customer from managed services to transponder services. These increases were offset by an aggregate decrease of $10.9 million in revenues related to the IS-4 satellite anomaly, which primarily affected the Europe and the Africa and Middle East regions, and the Galaxy 15 satellite anomaly, which primarily affected revenues in the North America region.

 

   

Managed services—an aggregate decrease of $3.3 million, due to a $6.4 million decrease in revenues primarily related to the migration of a customer from managed services to transponder services, partially offset by an increase in occasional video services sold to media customers in the Latin America and Caribbean, the Europe and the Africa and Middle East regions.

 

   

Channel—an aggregate decrease of $6.4 million related to a continued decline from the migration of point-to-point satellite traffic to fiber optic cables, a trend which we expect will continue.

Off-Network and Other Revenues:

 

   

Transponder, MSS and other off-network services—an aggregate increase of $24.0 million, due primarily to a $17.8 million increase in revenues from transponder services and a $4.1 million increase in mobile satellite services (“MSS”) revenues from usage-based mobile services, both of which are related to customers of our Intelsat General business.

 

   

Satellite-related services—an aggregate decrease of $43.5 million, resulting primarily from $44.0 million in launch vehicle resale revenues recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2009, with no similar resales occurring in the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Operating Expenses

Direct Costs of Revenue (Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization)

Direct costs of revenue decreased by $12.9 million, or 6%, to $197.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease was primarily due to a $13.9 million decline in cost of sales mainly related to off-network and other revenues. The $13.9 million decline consisted of a decrease of $35.2 million primarily related to the resale of two launch vehicles by our satellite related services business in the first half of 2009, with no similar resales in the first half of 2010, offset by an increase of $21.8 million for purchases of off-network FSS and MSS capacity related to increased services sold primarily to customers of our Intelsat General business.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $18.1 million, or 15%, to $98.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease was primarily due to $24.1 million in lower non-cash compensation costs resulting from higher compensation costs in the

 

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second quarter of 2009, stemming from new equity awards and revisions to the terms of existing equity awards, as compared to 2010. This decrease was partially offset by an increase of $3.4 million in bad debt expense.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $13.1 million, or 3%, to $398.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009. This decrease was primarily due to the following:

 

   

a decrease of $36.3 million in depreciation expense due to certain satellites becoming fully depreciated and the impairment of IS-4 in 2010;

 

   

a decrease of $5.3 million in depreciation expense due to certain ground and other assets becoming fully depreciated; and

 

   

a decrease of $7.9 million in amortization expense primarily due to changes in the expected pattern of consumption of amortizable intangible assets; partially offset by

 

   

an increase of $27.1 million in depreciation expense resulting from the impact of satellites placed into service during the second half of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010; and

 

   

an increase of $9.4 million from changes in the estimated remaining useful lives of certain satellites.

Impairment of Asset Value

Impairment of asset value was $110.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $499.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The charges incurred in the first half of 2010 included a $104.1 million non-cash impairment charge for the impairment of our Galaxy 15 satellite after an anomaly occurred in April 2010, as well as a $6.5 million non-cash impairment charge for the impairment of our IS-4 satellite, which was deemed unrecoverable after an anomaly occurred in February 2010.

(Gains) Losses on Derivative Financial Instruments

Losses on derivative financial instruments were $70.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $44.1 million of gains on derivative financial instruments for the six months ended June 30, 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the loss on derivative financial instruments primarily related to a $73.5 million loss on our interest rate swaps.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net decreased by $0.8 million to $689.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, as compared to $690.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease in interest expense, net was principally due to the following:

 

   

a decrease of $13.5 million due to lower interest rates on our variable rate debt in 2010 as compared to 2009; and

 

   

a decrease of $13.0 million from higher capitalized interest expense due to an increase in the number of satellites under construction as compared to 2009; offset by

 

   

a net increase of $14.9 million in interest expense associated with interest paid-in-kind that was accreted into the principal of the 2017 PIK Notes and the issuance of Intelsat Jackson’s 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2019, the proceeds of which were primarily used to purchase and cancel $400 million of the 2017 PIK Notes in October 2009.

The non-cash portion of total interest expense, net was $195.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and included $146.3 million of payment-in-kind interest expense. The remaining non-cash interest expense

 

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was primarily associated with the amortization of deferred financing fees incurred as a result of new or refinanced debt and the amortization and accretion of discounts and premiums.

Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt

Loss on early extinguishment of debt was $14.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, with no similar charge during the six months ended June 30, 2010. The 2009 loss on early extinguishment of debt was recognized in connection with Intelsat Sub Holdco’s purchase of $114.2 million of Intelsat S.A.’s outstanding 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “2012 Intelsat S.A. Notes”) and $346.5 million of Intelsat S.A.’s outstanding 6 1/2% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “2013 Intelsat S.A. Notes”) pursuant to a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”). The loss was primarily driven by the difference between the carrying value of the Intelsat S.A. notes purchased and the cash amount paid for the purchase. The value of Intelsat S.A.’s notes had been adjusted to fair value as of February 4, 2008 in connection with the New Sponsors Acquisition Transactions.

Other Income, Net

Other income, net was $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $6.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease of $1.9 million was primarily due to a $3.2 million decrease in exchange rate gains, primarily due to the U.S. dollar weakening against the Brazilian real, which impacts our service contracts with our Brazilian customers, offset by a $1.3 million gain related to our sale of Viasat, Inc. common stock during the first quarter of 2010.

Benefit from Income Taxes

Our benefit from income taxes was $19.1 million and $27.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The difference was principally due to higher pre-tax losses incurred in certain taxable jurisdictions, and the tax benefits associated with satellite impairment charges.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 was enacted in March 2010. Included in the new legislation is a provision that affected the tax treatment of Medicare Part D subsidy payments. With the change in law, the subsidy will still not be taxed, but an equal amount of expenditures by the plan sponsor will not be deductible. Therefore, the expected future tax deduction will be reduced by an amount equal to the subsidy, and any previously recognized deferred tax asset must be reversed. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC” or the “Codification”) Topic 740, Income Taxes, the expense associated with adjusting this deferred tax asset is recognized as tax expense in continuing operations in the period the change in tax law is enacted. We recorded an increase of $2.9 million to tax expense related to the change in law during the six months ended June 30, 2010.

EBITDA

EBITDA consists of earnings before net interest, loss on early extinguishment of debt, taxes and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a measure commonly used in the FSS sector, and we present EBITDA to enhance the understanding of our operating performance. We use EBITDA as one criterion for evaluating our performance relative to that of our peers. We believe that EBITDA is an operating performance measure, and not a liquidity measure, that provides investors and analysts with a measure of operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures, capital investment cycles and ages of related assets among otherwise comparable companies. However, EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), and our EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to operating income (loss) or net income (loss) attributable to Intelsat S.A., determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as an indicator of our operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as an indicator of cash flows, or as a measure of liquidity.

 

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A reconciliation of net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A. to EBITDA for the periods shown is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2009
    Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2010
    Six Months
Ended
June  30,

2009
    Six Months
Ended
June  30,

2010
 

Net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A.

   $ (32,740   $ (180,646   $ (590,386   $ (283,264

Add:

        

Interest expense, net

     339,612        349,662        690,333        689,487   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          —          14,876        —     

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     15,395        (30,937     (27,851     (19,108

Depreciation and amortization

     200,159        201,189        411,088        397,996   
                                

EBITDA

   $ 522,426      $ 339,268      $ 498,060      $ 785,111   
                                

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow Items

Our cash flows consisted of the following for the periods shown (in thousands):

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2010
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 396,178      $ 393,126   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (285,124     (407,675

Net cash used in financing activities

     (56,855     (33,193

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     57,018        (48,108

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $3.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, cash flows from operating activities reflected an $81.1 million cash outflow related to prepaid expenses and other assets primarily due to a prepayment for the procurement of a long-term service contract, a cash inflow of $78.5 million related to deferred revenue for amounts received from customers for long-term service contracts and a $10.0 million cash inflow related to accounts payable and accrued liabilities primarily due to the timing of payments as well as lower interest rates on our variable rate debt.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities increased by $122.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009. This increase was primarily due to higher capital expenditures of $154.1 million associated with satellites under construction, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of our shares of Viasat, Inc. common stock of $28.6 million in the first quarter of 2010.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities decreased by $23.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, cash flows from financing activities reflected $51.2 million of long-term debt repayments and $23.5 million of proceeds from the incurrence of long-term debt. In addition, during the second quarter of 2010 we received an $18.0 million contribution from our parent, Intelsat Holdings, a portion of which we used to fund the consent payment related to Intelsat S.A.’s consent solicitation (see “—Intelsat S.A. Notes Consent Solicitation”).

 

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Long-Term Debt

We are a highly leveraged company and, in connection with the consummation of the New Sponsors Acquisition Transactions, we became a significantly more highly leveraged company, which has resulted in a significant increase in our interest expense.

In connection with the New Sponsors Acquisition Transactions, our pre-acquisition long-term debt was adjusted to fair value as of the effective date of the acquisition, resulting in a net decrease of $182.5 million. This net difference between the fair value and par value of the debt is being amortized as an increase to interest expense over the remaining term of the related debt using the effective interest method.

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Intelsat Sub Holdco Senior Secured Credit Facility

Intelsat Sub Holdco entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Sub Holdco Credit Agreement”) on July 3, 2006. The Sub Holdco Credit Agreement provides for a $344.8 million Tranche B Term Loan facility due 2013 and a $270.8 million revolving credit facility due 2012. Up to $200.0 million of the revolving credit facility is available for issuance of letters of credit. Additionally, up to $35.0 million of the revolving credit facility is available for swingline loans.

Intelsat Sub Holdco is required to pay a commitment fee for the unused commitments under the revolving credit facility, if any, at a rate per annum of 0.375%. Both the face amount of any outstanding letters of credit and any swingline loans reduce availability under the revolving credit facility on a dollar for dollar basis. Obligations under the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of Intelsat Sub Holdco’s subsidiaries, as well as by Intermediate Holdco, and secured by a perfected first priority security interest to the extent legally permissible in substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of the borrower and subsidiary guarantors, with certain agreed exceptions.

On January 25, 2008, Intelsat Sub Holdco entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement, which became effective upon the consummation of the New Sponsors Acquisition and amended and modified the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement to, among other things:

 

  (a) change the applicable margin (i) on Above Bank Rate (“ABR”) loans under the Tranche B Term Loan, revolving credit loan and swingline loan facilities to a rate of 1.5% per annum and (ii) on London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) loans under the Tranche B Term Loan, revolving credit loan and swingline loan facilities to a rate of 2.5% per annum;

 

  (b) reduce the size of the revolving facility by $50.0 million and add a $50.0 million incremental revolving credit facility provision;

 

  (c) add language requiring the payment of a prepayment premium for prepayments of term loans prior to February 4, 2010;

 

  (d) make certain changes permitting the New Sponsors Acquisition; and

 

  (e) add a financial maintenance covenant requiring compliance with a Consolidated Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio (as defined in the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement) of less than or equal to 1.5 to 1.0.

The Consolidated Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is determined by comparing Consolidated Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA, each as defined under the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement. We were in compliance with this financial maintenance covenant ratio with a Consolidated Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio of 0.1:1.00 as of June 30, 2010. In the event we were to fail to comply with this financial maintenance covenant ratio and were unable to obtain waivers, we would default under the Intelsat Sub Holdco

 

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Credit Agreement, and the lenders under the Intelsat Sub Holdco Credit Agreement could accelerate our obligations thereunder, which would result in an event of default under our existing notes and Intelsat Jackson’s unsecured credit agreements.

No amounts were outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2010; however, $31.7 million in letters of credit were issued and outstanding under the facility. The borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility was $239.1 million at such date. The ability of Intelsat Sub Holdco to borrow under its revolving credit facility is subject to compliance by its indirect parent, Intelsat S.A., with a secured debt covenant included in the indenture governing Intelsat S.A.’s senior notes (as in effect on July 3, 2006, the date on which the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement was executed). As a result, under certain circumstances, Intelsat Sub Holdco may not be able to borrow up to the full amount of borrowing availability under its revolving credit facility if Intelsat Corp has certain amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility.

Intelsat Corp Senior Secured Credit Facility

As of June 30, 2010, Intelsat Corp had a revolving credit facility and certain term loans outstanding under the Intelsat Corporation Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Intelsat Corp Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), which consisted of a $355.9 million Tranche A-3 Senior Secured Term Loan due 2012, a $1.8 billion Tranche B-2 Senior Secured Term Loan facility due 2014, and a $175.0 million revolving credit facility due 2012. Up to $150.0 million of the revolving credit facility is available for issuance of letters of credit. Additionally, up to $35.0 million of the revolving credit facility is available for swingline loans.

Intelsat Corp is required to pay a commitment fee for the unused commitments under the revolving credit facility, if any, at a rate per annum of 0.375%. Both the face amount of any outstanding letters of credit and any swingline loans reduce availability under the revolving credit facility on a dollar for dollar basis. Obligations under the Intelsat Corp Amended and Restated Credit Agreement continue to be guaranteed by certain of Intelsat Corp’s subsidiaries and are secured by a perfected first priority security interest to the extent legally permissible in substantially all of the borrower’s and the guarantors’ tangible and intangible assets, with certain agreed exceptions.

On January 25, 2008, Intelsat Corp entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Intelsat Corp Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which became effective upon the consummation of the New Sponsors Acquisition and amended and modified the Intelsat Corp Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things:

 

  (a) change the applicable margin (i) on ABR loans that are term loans to a rate of 1.5% per annum, (ii) on LIBOR loans that are term loans to a rate of 2.5% per annum, (iii) on ABR loans that are revolving credit loans or swingline loans to a rate of between 1.5% and 1.875%, and (iv) on LIBOR loans that are revolving credit loans or swingline loans to a rate of between 2.5% and 2.875%;

 

  (b) reduce the size of the revolving facility by $75.0 million and add a $75.0 million incremental revolving credit facility provision;

 

  (c) require the payment of a prepayment premium for prepayments of term loans prior to February 4, 2011 (with respect to Tranche B-2-A Term Loans) or February 14, 2010 (with respect to Tranche B-2-B Term Loans);

 

  (d) make certain changes permitting the New Sponsors Acquisition; and

 

  (e) add a financial maintenance covenant requiring compliance with a Consolidated Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio (as defined in the Intelsat Corp Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) of less than or equal to 4.5 to 1.0.

On February 4, 2008, in connection with the New Sponsors Acquisition, Intelsat Corp also executed a Joinder Agreement by and among Intelsat Corp, the several lenders party thereto and certain other parties, to the Intelsat Corp Amended and Restated Credit Agreement pursuant to which it incurred an additional $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Tranche B-2 Term Loan.

 

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The Consolidated Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is determined by comparing Consolidated Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA, each as defined under the Intelsat Corp Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. We were in compliance with this financial maintenance covenant ratio, with a Consolidated Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio of 2.5:1.00, as of June 30, 2010. In the event we were to fail to comply with this financial maintenance covenant ratio and were unable to obtain waivers, we would default under the Intelsat Corp Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and the lenders under the Intelsat Corp Amended and Restated Credit Agreement could accelerate our obligations thereunder, which would result in an event of default under our existing notes and Intelsat Jackson’s unsecured credit agreements.

No amounts were outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2010; however, $1.7 million in letters of credit were issued and outstanding under the facility. The borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility was $152.5 million at such date, assuming that one of the lenders under the revolving credit facility, responsible for approximately $20.8 million of the $175.0 million of aggregate lending commitments, would not provide any funds in response to any future borrowing request. Such lender did not provide any funds in response to a September 2008 borrowing request we made under the revolving credit facility.

Long-Term Debt Changes in 2009

On October 20, 2009, our indirect subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson, completed an offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2019, which yielded $487.1 million of cash proceeds at issuance (the “2009 Jackson Notes Offering”). Upon consummation of the 2009 Jackson Notes Offering, Intelsat Jackson paid a dividend to Intelsat Luxembourg in an amount equal to the price paid by Intelsat Luxembourg to purchase $400.0 million face amount of the 2017 PIK Notes from Banc of America Securities LLC at a discount. Intelsat Luxembourg then canceled the purchased 2017 PIK Notes. After giving effect to the purchase of the 2017 PIK Notes and fees and expenses related thereto and the 2009 Jackson Notes Offering, $101.1 million of the proceeds from the 2009 Jackson Notes Offering remained available for general corporate purposes.

On July 31, 2009, our indirect subsidiary, Intelsat Sub Holdco, redeemed the approximately $0.4 million principal amount of its outstanding 8 5/8% Senior Notes due 2015 and the approximately $0.4 million principal amount of its outstanding 8 1/4 % Senior Notes due 2013.

On July 31, 2009, our indirect subsidiary, Intelsat Corp, redeemed the approximately $1.0 million principal amount of its outstanding 9% Senior Notes due 2014 and the approximately $0.01 million principal amount of its outstanding 9% Senior Notes due 2016.

On February 12, 2009, our indirect subsidiary, Intelsat Sub Holdco, purchased $114.2 million of the outstanding 2012 Intelsat S.A. Notes for $93.3 million and $346.5 million of the outstanding 2013 Intelsat S.A. Notes for $254.6 million pursuant to the Tender Offer. Intelsat Sub Holdco funded the Tender Offer through an offering of $400.0 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2015, Series B (the “2009 Sub Holdco Notes”), completed on February 12, 2009, which yielded $348.3 million of proceeds at issuance, together with cash on hand. The 2009 Sub Holdco Notes have terms substantially similar to Intelsat Sub Holdco’s outstanding 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2015 issued in June 2008.

Intelsat S.A. Notes Consent Solicitation

On April 21, 2010, Intelsat S.A. completed a consent solicitation that resulted in the amendment of certain terms of the indenture governing the 2012 Intelsat S.A. Notes and the 2013 Intelsat S.A. Notes. The most significant amendments replaced the limitation on secured debt covenant, which limited secured debt of Intelsat S.A. and its restricted subsidiaries to 15% of their consolidated net tangible assets (subject to certain exceptions), with a new limitation on liens covenant, which generally limits such secured debt to two times the adjusted EBITDA of Intelsat S.A. (as defined) plus certain general baskets (subject to certain exceptions), and made

 

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certain corresponding changes to the sale and leaseback covenant as a result of the addition of the new limitation on liens covenant. As consideration, Intelsat S.A. paid the consenting holders of such notes a consent payment equal to 2% of the outstanding principal amount of notes held by such holders that totaled approximately $15.4 million.

New Dawn Credit Facilities

On December 5, 2008, New Dawn entered into a $215.0 million secured financing arrangement that consists of senior and mezzanine term loan facilities. The credit facilities are non-recourse to New Dawn’s shareholders, including Intelsat S.A. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, beyond the shareholders’ scheduled capital contributions. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, New Dawn incurred satellite related capital expenditures of $33.5 million, and as of June 30, 2010, it had aggregate outstanding borrowings of $141.5 million under its credit facilities.

Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA and Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA

In addition to EBITDA, which is calculated as set forth in—Results of Operations, we calculate a measure called Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA, based on the term Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement. Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA consists of EBITDA as adjusted to exclude or include certain unusual items, certain other operating expense items and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance under the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement as described in the table and related footnotes below. Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA, as presented below, is calculated only with respect to Intelsat Sub Holdco and its subsidiaries. Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA is a material component of certain ratios used in the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement, such as the secured debt leverage ratio and the total leverage ratio.

Under the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement, Intelsat Sub Holdco must maintain a pro forma secured net debt leverage ratio not greater than 1.50 to 1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter, and generally may not incur additional indebtedness (subject to certain exceptions) if the total leverage ratio calculated on a pro forma basis at the time of incurrence would exceed 4.75 to 1.00. In addition, under the investments and dividends covenants contained in the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement, the ability of Intelsat Sub Holdco to make investments and pay dividends is restricted by formulas based on the amount of Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA measured from April 1, 2006.

In addition to EBITDA and Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA, we also calculate a measure called Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA (previously referred to as New Bermuda Adjusted EBITDA), based on the term Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the indenture governing Intelsat Luxembourg’s 11 1/4% Senior Notes due 2017 and the 2017 PIK Notes (collectively, the “2008 Luxembourg Notes”).

Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA consists of EBITDA as adjusted to exclude or include certain unusual items, certain other operating expense items and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance under the indenture of Intelsat Luxembourg as described in the table and related footnotes below. Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA as presented below is calculated only with respect to Intelsat Luxembourg and its subsidiaries. Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA is a material component of certain ratios used in the indenture governing the 2008 Luxembourg Notes, such as the debt to Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA ratio and the secured indebtedness leverage ratio.

Under Intelsat Luxembourg’s indenture, Intelsat Luxembourg generally may not incur additional indebtedness (subject to certain exceptions) if the debt to Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA ratio calculated on a pro forma basis at the time of such incurrence would exceed 8.00 to 1.00 and Intelsat Luxembourg cannot incur certain liens to secure indebtedness (subject to certain exceptions) if the secured indebtedness leverage ratio, after giving effect to the incurrence, exceeds 2.50 to 1.00. In addition, under this indenture, satisfaction of a 6.75 to 1.00 debt to Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA ratio is generally (subject

 

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to certain exceptions) a condition to the making of restricted payments by Intelsat Luxembourg. Furthermore, under the restricted payments covenants contained in this indenture (subject to certain exceptions), the ability of Intelsat Luxembourg to make restricted payments (including the making of investments and the payment of dividends) is restricted by a formula based on the amount of Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA measured from January 1, 2008 and calculated without making pro forma adjustments. There are similar additional covenants in debt agreements of other subsidiaries of Intelsat S.A., including Intelsat Jackson, Intelsat Corp, Intermediate Holdco and Intelsat Sub Holdco, that significantly restrict the ability of these entities to incur additional indebtedness and make restricted payments, in some cases based on the satisfaction of applicable leverage ratios.

We believe that the inclusion of Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA and Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA in this Quarterly Report is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about the calculation of certain covenants in the Sub Holdco Credit Agreement and the indenture governing the 2008 Luxembourg Notes as mentioned above. We believe that some investors may use Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA and Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our liquidity and financial condition. Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA and Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance under U.S. GAAP, and Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA and Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA and Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to operating income (loss) or net income (loss) attributable to Intelsat S.A., determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as indicators of our operating performance, or as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as indicators of cash flows, or as measures of liquidity.

 

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A reconciliation of net cash provided by Intelsat S.A. operating activities to net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A.; net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A. to Intelsat S.A. EBITDA; Intelsat S.A. EBITDA to Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA; and Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA to Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2009
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2010
 

Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A.:

    

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 396,178      $ 393,126   

Depreciation and amortization

     (411,088     (397,996

Impairment of asset value

     (499,100     (110,625

Provision for doubtful accounts

     118        (3,291

Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)

     2,819        (366

Loss on disposal of assets

     (2,558     (288

Share-based compensation expense

     (21,036     5,301   

Deferred income taxes

     44,560        41,108   

Amortization of discount, premium, issuance costs and other non-cash items

     (61,875     (48,678

Interest paid-in-kind

     (148,675     (146,288

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     (14,496     —     

Share in gain of unconsolidated affiliates

     259        249   

Gain on sale of investment

     —          1,261   

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments

     78,312        (25,453

Other non-cash items

     (190     (1,735

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (52     2,076   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition

     46,438        8,335   
                

Net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A.

     (590,386     (283,264
                

Add (Subtract):

    

Interest expense, net

     690,333        689,487   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     14,876        —     

Benefit from income taxes

     (27,851     (19,108

Depreciation and amortization

     411,088        397,996   
                

Intelsat S.A. EBITDA

     498,060        785,111   
                

Add (Subtract):

    

Parent and intercompany expenses, net (1)

     5,804        4,507   

EBITDA from unrestricted subsidiaries (2)

     (487     (1,915

Compensation and benefits (3)

     18,074        (5,076

Management fees (4)

     11,594        12,356   

Share in gain of unconsolidated affiliates (5)

     (259     (249

Impairment of asset value (6)

     499,100        110,625   

(Gains) losses on derivative financial instruments (7)

     (44,123     70,642   

Gain on sale of investment (8)

     —          (1,261

Non-recurring and other non-cash items (9)

     13,870        9,708   

Satellite performance incentives (10)

     (4,482     (4,386
                

Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA

     997,151        980,062   
                

Add (Subtract):

    

Intelsat Corp Adjusted EBITDA (11)

     (385,912     (379,288

Parent and intercompany expenses (12)

     388        503   

Satellite performance incentives (10)

     4,482        4,386   
                

Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 616,109      $ 605,663   
                

 

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(1) Represents expenses incurred at Intelsat S.A. for employee salaries and benefits, office operating costs and other expenses.

 

(2) Reflects EBITDA of our unrestricted subsidiary, New Dawn, which is excluded under the definitions of Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA and Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA.

 

(3) Reflects the portion of the expenses incurred relating to our equity compensation plans, defined benefit retirement plan and other postretirement benefits that are excludable under the definitions of Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA and Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA.

 

(4) Reflects expenses incurred in connection with the monitoring fee agreements to provide certain monitoring, advisory and consulting services to Intelsat Luxembourg and its subsidiaries.

 

(5) Represents gain incurred under the equity method of accounting.

 

(6) Represents a first quarter 2009 non-cash impairment charge recorded to write-down our intangible assets determined to have indefinite useful lives in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, a first quarter 2010 write-off of our IS-4 satellite, which was deemed to be unrecoverable due to an anomaly, including a write-off of the related deferred performance incentive obligations, and a second quarter 2010 impairment charge related to Galaxy 15.

 

(7) Represents the changes in the fair value of the undesignated interest rate swaps as well as the difference between the amount of floating rate interest we receive and the amount of fixed rate interest we pay and the change in the fair value of our put option embedded derivative related to the 2009 Sub Holdco Notes, which are recognized in operating income.

 

(8) Represents the gain on the sale of our shares of Viasat, Inc. common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2010.

 

(9) Reflects certain non-recurring gains and losses and non-cash items, including costs associated with the migration of our jurisdiction of organization from Bermuda to Luxembourg, expense for services on the Galaxy 13/Horizons-1 and Horizons-2 satellites and non-cash income related to the recognition of deferred revenue on a straight-line basis of certain prepaid capacity contracts, which are excluded under the definitions of Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA and Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA.

 

(10) Represents satellite performance incentive interest expense required to be excluded from interest expense for the calculation of Intelsat Luxembourg Adjusted EBITDA, but permitted to be included as part of interest expense for the calculation of Sub Holdco Adjusted EBITDA.

 

(11) This measure is reported publicly by our subsidiary, Intelsat Corp, which is not a subsidiary of Intelsat Sub Holdco.

 

(12) Reflects expenses of Intelsat Luxembourg and other holding companies not consolidated under Intelsat Sub Holdco.

Funding Sources and Uses

We are a highly leveraged company and have incurred significant additional debt over the last several years, which has resulted in a large increase in our obligations related to debt service, including increased interest expense. We currently expect to use cash on hand, cash flows from operations and availability under our senior secured credit facilities to fund our most significant cash outlays, including debt service requirements and capital expenditures, in the next twelve months.

Backlog

We have historically had and currently have a substantial backlog, which provides some assurance regarding our future revenue expectations. Backlog is our expected future revenue under customer contracts, and includes both cancelable and non-cancelable contracts, although 96% of our backlog as of June 30, 2010 related to contracts that either were non-cancelable or were cancelable subject to substantial termination fees. In certain

 

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cases of breach for non-payment or customer bankruptcy, we may not be able to recover the full value of certain contracts or termination fees. Our backlog also includes our pro rata share of backlog of our joint venture investments. Our backlog was approximately $9.5 billion and $9.4 billion as of March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively. This backlog reduces the volatility of our net cash provided by operating activities more than would be typical for a company outside our industry.

Capital Expenditures

Our capital expenditures depend on our business strategies and reflect our commercial responses to opportunities and trends in our industry. Our actual capital expenditures may differ from our expected capital expenditures if, among other things, we enter into any currently unplanned strategic transactions. Levels of capital spending from one year to the next are also influenced by the nature of the satellite life cycle and by the capital-intensive nature of the satellite industry. For example, we incur significant capital expenditures during the years in which satellites are under construction. We typically procure a new satellite within a timeframe that would allow the satellite to be deployed at least one year prior to the end of the service life of the satellite to be replaced. As a result, we frequently experience significant variances in our capital expenditures from year to year.

Payments for satellites and other property and equipment during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were $437.5 million, which included $33.5 million of payments made by New Dawn. We have eight satellites in development, including our Intelsat New Dawn satellite, with one additional launch planned in 2010. We successfully launched IS-16 in the first quarter of 2010.

We expect our 2010 total capital expenditures to remain within a range of approximately $825 million to $900 million. Our annual capital expenditures for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 are expected to remain at a range of approximately $800 million to $875 million and $450 million to $525 million, respectively. We intend to fund our capital expenditure requirements through cash on hand, cash provided from operating activities and, if necessary, borrowings under the revolving facilities of our senior secured credit facilities.

Disclosures about Market Risk

See Item 3—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

On August 1, 2005, Intelsat Corp formed a second satellite joint investment with JSAT to build and launch a Ku-band satellite, Horizons–2. The Horizons-2 satellite was launched in December 2007 and placed into service in February 2008. Our investment is being accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The total future joint investment in Horizons-2 is expected to be $113.5 million as of June 30, 2010, of which each of the joint venture partners is required to fund their 50% share. Our share of the results of Horizons-2 is included in other income, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and was income of $0.2 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010. As of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, the investment balance of $75.3 million and $73.1 million, respectively, was included within other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

In connection with our investment in Horizons-2, we entered into a capital contribution and subscription agreement in August 2005, which requires us to fund our 50% share of the amounts due under Horizons-2’s loan agreement with a third-party lender. Pursuant to this agreement, we made contributions of $6.1 million during each of the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010. We have entered into a security and pledge agreement with a third-party lender and, pursuant to this agreement, granted a security interest in our contribution obligation to the lender. Therefore, we have recorded this obligation as an indirect guarantee. We recorded a liability of $12.2 million within accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, and a liability of $48.8 million and $42.7 million within other long-term liabilities as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010, respectively, in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

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We do not have any other significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

During the third quarter of 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-13 (EITF 08-1), Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements (“ASU 2009-13”). ASC Subtopic 605-25, Revenue Recognition-Multiple-Element-Arrangements (“ASC Subtopic 605-25”), sets forth requirements that must be met for an entity to recognize revenue from the sale of a delivered item that is part of a multiple-element arrangement when other items have not yet been delivered.

Historically, we have entered into contracts with customers to deliver multiple services such as tracking, telemetry and control (“TT&C”), satellite capacity and equipment. These elements usually have separate delivery dates. Under the previous guidance, in certain situations we deferred the revenue of all deliverables until the undelivered item had been provided because we were unable to demonstrate vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) or third-party evidence (“TPE”) for the undelivered items, primarily capacity. The arrangements with multiple deliverables are not common and are non-standard; therefore, they do not constitute a significant portion of the contracts entered into during a given year.

ASU 2009-13 amends ASC Subtopic 605-25 to eliminate the requirement that all undelivered elements must have VSOE or TPE before an entity can recognize the portion that is attributable to items already delivered. In the absence of VSOE or TPE of the stand-alone selling price for one or more delivered or undelivered elements in the arrangement, entities will be required to make a best estimate of the selling prices of those elements. ASU 2009-13 is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 with early adoption permitted.

We elected to early adopt ASU 2009-13 on a prospective basis, effective for the first quarter of 2010. The adoption of ASU 2009-13 did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and is not expected to significantly impact future periods.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are primarily exposed to the market risk associated with unfavorable movements in interest rates and foreign currencies. The risk inherent in our market risk sensitive instruments and positions is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in those factors. In addition, with respect to our interest rate swaps as described below, we are exposed to counterparty credit risk, which we seek to minimize through credit support agreements and the review and monitoring of all counterparties. We do not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. On March 15, 2010, our interest rate basis swap with an aggregate notional principal amount of $312.5 million matured. On March 14, 2010, our five-year interest rate swap to hedge interest expense on a notional amount of $625.0 million (originally $1.25 billion of debt, and reduced under the original terms of the swap agreement) expired. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, there were no other material changes to our market risk sensitive instruments and positions as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and timely reported as provided in SEC

 

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rules and forms. We periodically review the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures worldwide, including compliance with various laws and regulations that apply to our operations. We make modifications to improve the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, and may take other corrective action, if our reviews identify a need for such modifications or actions. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

We have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of June 30, 2010. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2010.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are subject to litigation in the ordinary course of business, but management does not believe that the resolution of any pending proceedings would have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

No material changes in the risks related to our business have occurred since we filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

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

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

 

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)

 

Item 5. Other Information

On August 4, 2010, James Rubin resigned as a member of our Board of Directors, effective immediately. On August 5, 2010, Denis Villafranca was appointed to our Board of Directors as Mr. Rubin’s replacement. Mr. Villafranca is associated with BC Partners Limited. Funds and investment vehicles advised or controlled by BC Partners Limited (the “BC Funds”) hold more than 70% in the aggregate of the outstanding equity of Intelsat Global. As set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, the BC Funds, or their associates or affiliates, are parties to a monitoring fee agreement with Intelsat Luxembourg, pursuant to which such parties are entitled to receive an annual fee for providing certain monitoring, advisory and consulting services. In addition, affiliates or associates of the BC Funds own approximately $90.9 million principal amount of Intelsat Luxembourg’s 11 1/4% Senior Notes due 2017.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Document Description

  4.1    Supplemental Indenture for the 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2012 and the 6 1/2% Senior Notes due 2013, dated April 22, 2010, between Intelsat S.A. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Intelsat S.A.’s Current report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-50262, filed on April 22, 2010).
10.1    Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated June 18, 2010, between the Government of the United States, as Lessor, and Intelsat Global Service Corporation, as Lessee. *
31.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. *
31.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. *
32.1    Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. *
32.2    Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. *

 

* Filed or furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

    INTELSAT S.A.

Date: August 10, 2010

  By   

/s/    DAVID MCGLADE        

    David McGlade
    Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

    INTELSAT S.A.
Date: August 10, 2010   By   

/s/    MICHAEL MCDONNELL        

    Michael McDonnell
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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