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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

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 333-110122

 

 

LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   05-05849018

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1845 West Empire Avenue

Burbank, California 91504

(Address of principal executive offices, excluding zip code) (Zip code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (818) 563-5722

Not Applicable

(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  ¨    No  ¨     (Note: As a voluntary filer, the registrant has filed all reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months, but the registrant is not subject to such filing requirements.)

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 definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    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 May 16, 2011, there were 100 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of LBI Media Holdings, Inc. issued and outstanding.

 

 

 


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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-Q QUARTERLY REPORT

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               Page  

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     1   
   Item 1.   

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     1   
   Item 2.   

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

     19   
   Item 3.   

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     29   
   Item 4.   

Controls and Procedures

     29   

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

     31   
   Item 1.   

Legal Proceedings

     31   
   Item 1A.   

Risk Factors

     31   
   Item 2.   

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     34   
   Item 3.   

Defaults upon Senior Securities

     34   
   Item 4.   

(Removed and Reserved)

     34   
   Item 5.   

Other Information

     34   
   Item 6.   

Exhibits

     35   


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)

 

     March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 25,238      $ 294   

Accounts receivable (less allowances for doubtful accounts of $3,633 as of March 31, 2011 and $3,436 as of December 31, 2010)

     19,456        23,344   

Current portion of television program costs, net

     783        640   

Amounts due from related parties

     409        409   

Current portion of employee advances

     101        105   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,637        1,581   
                

Total current assets

     47,624        26,373   

Property and equipment, net

     94,779        94,163   

Broadcast licenses, net

     166,653        166,653   

Deferred financing costs, net

     12,636        4,998   

Notes receivable from related parties

     3,034        3,034   

Employee advances, excluding current portion

     1,818        1,790   

Television program costs, excluding current portion

     11,840        10,181   

Other assets

     3,806        3,760   
                

Total assets

   $ 342,190      $ 310,952   
                

Liabilities and stockholder’s deficiency

    

Current liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

   $ 680      $ 1,050   

Accounts payable

     3,815        2,858   

Accrued liabilities

     8,652        8,049   

Accrued interest

     6,538        9,597   

Current portion of long-term debt

     167        1,364   
                

Total current liabilities

     19,852        22,918   

Long-term debt, excluding current portion

     486,310        444,007   

Fair value of interest rate swap

     2,369        3,146   

Deferred income taxes

     20,592        20,160   

Other liabilities

     3,041        2,891   
                

Total liabilities

     532,164        493,122   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholder’s deficiency:

    

Common stock, $0.01 par value:

    

Authorized shares — 1,000

Issued and outstanding shares — 100

     —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

     62,999        62,993   

Accumulated deficit

     (252,973     (245,163
                

Total stockholder’s deficiency

     (189,974     (182,170
                

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficiency

   $ 342,190      $ 310,952   
                

See accompanying notes.

 

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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2011     2010  

Net revenues

   $ 25,426      $ 23,584   

Operating expenses:

    

Program and technical, exclusive of depreciation shown below

     9,309        7,390   

Promotional, exclusive of depreciation shown below

     566        374   

Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation shown below

     11,264        10,377   

Depreciation

     2,551        2,450   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     7        3   

Gain on assignment of asset purchase agreement

     —          (1,599
                

Total operating expenses

     23,697        18,995   
                

Operating income

     1,729        4,589   

Interest expense

     (9,831     (8,247

Interest rate swap income

     777        245   

Interest and other income

     34        14   
                

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (7,291     (3,399

Provision for income taxes

     (519     (614
                

Net loss

   $ (7,810   $ (4,013
                

See accompanying notes.

 

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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2011     2010  

Operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (7,810   $ (4,013

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     2,551        2,450   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     7        3   

Stock-based compensation

     6        6   

Gain on assignment of asset purchase agreement

     —          (1,599

Write-off of deferred financing costs

     968        —     

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     369        356   

Amortization of discount on subordinated and secured notes

     89        74   

Amortization of television program costs

     2,677        1,958   

Interest rate swap income

     (777     (245

Provision for doubtful accounts

     436        533   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Cash overdraft

     (370     (260

Accounts receivable

     3,486        1,593   

Television program costs

     (4,479     (3,573

Amounts due from related parties

     (4     (2

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (90     (72

Employee advances

     (24     (12

Accounts payable

     821        (133

Accrued liabilities

     603        2,102   

Accrued interest

     (3,059     (3,618

Deferred income taxes

     432        393   

Other assets and liabilities

     100        (433
                

Net cash used in operating activities

     (4,068     (4,492
                

Investing activities

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (3,038     (848

Deposits on purchases of property and equipment

     (70     (229

Insurance proceeds related to previously disposed property and equipment

     —          215   

Acquisition of broadcast licenses

     —          (5,399

Deposits on acquisition of television station assets

     —          (388

Return of previously deposited escrow funds

     —          375   

Gross proceeds from the assignment of asset purchase agreement (see Note 6)

     —          5,900   

Payment pursuant to relocation and purchase agreement relating to assignment of asset purchase agreement (see Note 6)

     —          (4,150

Notes receivable issued to related parties, net

     4        (60

Repayments on notes receivable

     74        33   
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,030     (4,551
                

Financing activities

    

Proceeds from bank borrowings

     7,250        18,450   

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     216,907        —     

Payment of deferred financing costs

     (8,975     —     

Payments on bank borrowings

     (183,140     (9,088
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     32,042        9,362   
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     24,944        319   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     294        178   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 25,238      $ 497   
                

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 11,445      $ 11,417   

Income taxes

   $ 10      $ 39   

See accompanying notes.

 

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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2011

 

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

LBI Media Holdings, Inc. (“LBI Media Holdings”) was incorporated in Delaware on June 23, 2003 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberman Broadcasting, Inc., a Delaware corporation (successor in interest to LBI Holdings I, Inc.) (the “Parent” or “Liberman Broadcasting”). Pursuant to an Assignment and Exchange Agreement dated September 29, 2003, between the Parent and LBI Media Holdings, the Parent assigned to LBI Media Holdings all of its right, title and interest in 100 shares of common stock of LBI Media, Inc. (“LBI Media”) (constituting all of the outstanding shares of LBI Media) in exchange for 100 shares of common stock of LBI Media Holdings. Thus, upon consummation of the exchange, LBI Media Holdings became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent, and LBI Media became a wholly owned subsidiary of LBI Media Holdings.

LBI Media Holdings is not engaged in any business operations and has not acquired any assets or incurred any liabilities, other than the acquisition of stock of LBI Media, the issuance and purchase of a portion of its senior discount notes (see Note 5) and the operations of its subsidiaries. Accordingly, its only material source of cash is dividends and distributions from its subsidiaries, which are subject to restrictions by LBI Media’s senior credit facility and the indenture governing the senior subordinated notes and senior secured notes issued by LBI Media (see Note 5). Parent-only condensed financial information of LBI Media Holdings on a stand-alone basis has been presented in Note 12.

LBI Media Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”) own and operate radio and television stations located in California, Texas, Arizona, Utah, New York, Colorado, and Illinois. The Company operates its New York television station and four of its radio stations in its California and Texas markets under time brokerage agreements. The Company also owns television production facilities that are used to produce programming for Company-owned and affiliated television stations. The Company sells commercial airtime on its radio and television stations to local, regional and national advertisers.

The Company’s KHJ-AM, KVNR-AM, KWIZ-FM, KBUE-FM, KBUA-FM, KEBN-FM and KRQB-FM radio stations serve the greater Los Angeles, California market (including Riverside/San Bernardino); its KQUE-AM, KJOJ-AM, KEYH-AM, KJOJ-FM, KTJM-FM, KQQK-FM, KNTE-FM and KXGJ-FM radio stations serve the Houston, Texas market and its KNOR-FM, KZMP-AM, KTCY-FM, KZZA-FM, KZMP-FM and KBOC-FM radio stations serve the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas market.

The Company’s television stations, KRCA, KSDX, KVPA, KETD, KZJL, KMPX, KPNZ, WASA and WESV serve the Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Denver, Colorado, Houston, Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Salt Lake City, Utah, New York, New York, and Chicago, Illinois markets, respectively.

The Company’s two television studio facilities in Burbank, California, and one each in Houston, Texas, and Dallas, Texas, are owned and operated by its indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries.

In 2009, the Company began entering into affiliation agreements with certain television stations to broadcast its EstrellaTV network programming on their primary or digital multicast channels. Currently, this affiliate network consists of television stations in various states, and along with the Company’s owned and operated stations, serves 36 designated market areas, including nine each in California and Texas, four in Florida, three in Arizona, two in Nevada, and one each in Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions for Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s December 31, 2010 consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”). All terms used but not defined elsewhere herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Annual Report.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2010 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that datebut does not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LBI Media Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2011

 

2. Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”) establishes a new framework for measuring fair value and expands related disclosures. The fair value framework requires the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets or liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment. The three levels are defined as follows:

 

  Level 1:    Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that can be assessed at a measurement date.
  Level 2:    Observable inputs other than those included in Level 1. For example, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets.
  Level 3:    Unobservable inputs reflecting management’s own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, the fair values of the Company’s financial liabilities are categorized as follows:

 

     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
     (In thousands)  

As of March 31, 2011

           

Liabilities subject to fair value measurement:

           

Interest rate swap (a)

   $ 2,369       $ —         $ 2,369       $ —     
                                   

Total

   $ 2,369       $ —         $ 2,369       $ —     
                                   

As of December 31, 2010

           

Liabilities subject to fair value measurement:

           

Interest rate swap (a)

   $ 3,146       $ —         $ 3,146       $ —     
                                   

Total

   $ 3,146       $ —         $ 3,146       $ —     
                                   

 

(a) Based on London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). See “Long-Term Debt” in Note 5.

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. This means that certain assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances. Included in this category are the Company’s radio and television Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) broadcast licenses that are written down to fair value when they are determined to be impaired.

As no impairment indicators were noted during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, no such impairment reviews were conducted during those periods.

The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities (such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and other similar items) approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of such instruments.

 

   

The fair values of LBI Media’s senior subordinated notes and senior secured notes and LBI Media Holdings’ senior discount notes (see Note 5) were determined using quoted market prices.

 

   

The Company’s other long-term debt has variable interest rates, or rates that the Company believes approximate current market rates, and accordingly, the fair value of those instruments approximates the carrying amounts.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
Description    Fair
Value
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Value
 

8.5% Senior Subordinated Notes, due 2017

   $ 188.7       $ 226.0       $ 185.3       $ 225.9   

11% Senior Discount Notes, due 2013

     38.9         41.8         37.2         41.8   

9.25% Senior Secured Notes, due 2019

     220.0         216.9         —           —     

Senior credit facility and mortgage notes payable

     1.7         1.7         177.6         177.6   

 

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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

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MARCH 31, 2011

 

3. Broadcast Licenses

The Company’s indefinite-lived assets consist of its FCC broadcast licenses. The Company believes its broadcast licenses have indefinite useful lives given that they are expected to indefinitely contribute to the future cash flows of the Company and that they may be continually renewed without substantial cost to the Company. In certain prior years, the licenses were considered to have finite lives and were subject to amortization. Accumulated amortization of broadcast licenses totaled approximately $17.5 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

In accordance with ASC 350-30, the Company no longer amortizes its broadcast licenses. The Company tests its broadcast licenses for impairment at least annually or when indicators of impairment are identified. The Company’s valuations principally use the discounted cash flow methodology, an income approach based on market revenue projections, and not company-specific projections, which assumes broadcast licenses are acquired and operated by a third party. This approach incorporates variables such as types of signals, media competition, audience share, market advertising revenue projections, anticipated operating margins and discount rates, without taking into consideration the station’s format or management capabilities. This method calculates the estimated present value that would be paid by a prudent buyer for the Company’s FCC licenses as new radio or television stations. If the discounted cash flows estimated to be generated from these assets are less than the carrying value, an adjustment to reduce the carrying value to the fair market value of the assets is recorded.

The Company generally tests its broadcast licenses for impairment at the individual license level. However, ASC 350-30 states that separately recorded indefinite-lived intangible assets should be combined into a single unit of accounting for purposes of testing impairment if they are operated as a single asset and, as such, are essentially inseparable from one another. The Company aggregates broadcast licenses for impairment testing if their signals are simulcast and are operating as one revenue-producing asset.

As no impairment indicators were noted during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, no such impairment reviews were conducted during those periods.

 

4. Television Program Costs

Costs incurred for the production of the Company’s original television programs are expensed based on the ratio of the current period’s gross revenues to estimated remaining total gross revenues from all sources (“Ultimate Revenues”) on an individual program basis. Costs of television productions are subject to regular recovery assessments which compare the estimated fair values with the unamortized costs. The amount by which the unamortized costs of television productions exceed their estimated fair values is written off. GAAP sets forth the requirements that must be met before capitalization of program costs is appropriate, including the ability to reasonably estimate Ultimate Revenues generated from television programming and the period in which those revenues would be realized. The Company has determined, based on an evaluation of historical programming data, that certain of its television programs have demonstrated the ability to generate gross revenues beyond the initial airing, and accordingly, capitalizes television production costs for certain of its programs, and amortizes those costs to operating expense based on the ratio of the current period’s gross revenues to Ultimate Revenues as described above. Costs related to the production of all other television programs for which the Company does not believe have a useful life beyond the initial airing or does not have revenue directly attributed to production are expensed as incurred. For episodic television series, costs are expensed for each episode as it recognizes the related revenue for the episode. Approximately $10.8 million and $9.3 million of original television programming costs were capitalized as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Television program rights acquired by the Company from third-party vendors are stated at the lower of unamortized cost or estimated net realizable value. These program rights, together with the related liabilities, are recorded when the license period begins and the program becomes available for broadcast. Program rights are amortized using the straight-line method over the license term. Program rights expected to be amortized in the next year and program rights payable within one year are classified as current assets and current liabilities, respectively. Approximately $1.8 million and $1.6 million of acquired program costs were capitalized as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2011

 

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s unamortized programming costs as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
     (In thousands)  

Original television program costs - released

   $ 9,638       $ 9,244   

Original television program costs – in production

     1,191         18   

Acquired television programming rights

     1,794         1,559   
                 
   $ 12,623       $ 10,821   
                 

Based on current estimates, the Company expects to amortize approximately 51% of the net original programming costs in 2011 and approximately 95% by the end of 2013. The acquired programming rights will be amortized through 2016.

 

5. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

 

     March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     (In thousands)  

2006 Revolver due 2012

   $ —        $ 61,350   

2006 Term Loan due 2012

     —          114,500   

2007 Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017

     226,015        225,935   

2011 Senior Secured Notes due 2019

     216,916        —     

Senior Discount Notes due 2013

     41,833        41,833   

2004 Empire Note due 2019

     1,713        1,753   
                
     486,477        445,371   

Less current portion

     (167     (1,364
                
   $ 486,310      $ 444,007   
                

LBI Media’s 2011 Revolver

In March 2011, LBI Media refinanced its prior $150.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility and $110.0 million senior secured term loan facility with its $220.0 million in senior secured notes (discussed below) and a $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (“2011 Revolver”) pursuant to a new credit agreement. The 2011 Revolver includes a $7.5 million swing line sub-facility and allows for letters of credit up to the lesser of $5.0 million or the available remaining revolving commitment amount. There are no scheduled reductions of commitments under the 2011 Revolver. The 2011 Revolver matures in March 2016.

Borrowings under the 2011 Revolver bear interest based on either, at the option of LBI Media, the base rate for base rate loans or the LIBOR rate for LIBOR loans, in each case plus the applicable margin. The base rate will be the higher of (i) Credit Suisse’s prime rate and (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) plus 0.50%. The applicable margin for loans under the 2011 Revolver is 3.75% per annum for base rate loans and 4.75% per annum for LIBOR loans. Interest on base rate loans is payable quarterly in arrears and interest on LIBOR loans is payable either monthly, bimonthly or quarterly depending on the interest period elected by LBI Media. All amounts that are not paid when due under the 2011 Revolver will accrue interest at the otherwise applicable rate plus 2.00% until such amounts are paid in full. In addition, LBI Media will pay quarterly in arrears an unused commitment fee of 0.75% per annum.

The 2011 Revolver is guaranteed on a senior secured basis by all of LBI Media’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. Borrowings under the 2011 Revolver are secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of LBI Media and its existing and future wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (other than the assets of LBI Media’s subsidiary Empire Burbank Studios, LLC), including a first priority pledge of all capital stock of each of LBI Media’s subsidiaries. The 2011 Revolver also contains customary covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of LBI Media and its restricted subsidiaries to: (i) incur or guaranty additional debt; (ii) engage in mergers, acquisitions and asset sales; (iii) make loans and investments; (iv) declare and pay dividends or redeem or repurchase capital stock; (v) transact with affiliates; and (vi) engage in different lines of business. All of these covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions under the agreements governing the 2011 Revolver. Under the 2011 Revolver, LBI Media must also maintain its material FCC licenses and maintain a maximum revolving facility leverage ratio (as defined in the new credit agreement). As of March 31, 2011, LBI Media was in compliance with all such covenants.

 

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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2011

 

In connection with LBI Media’s entry into the new credit agreement and the indenture relating to its 2011 Senior Secured Notes discussed below, LBI Media and the guarantors of the 2011 Revolver and its 2011 Senior Secured Notes also entered into a collateral trust and intercreditor agreement, or the Intercreditor Agreement. The Increditor Agreement defines the relative rights of the lenders under the 2011 Revolver and the holders of the 2011 Senior Secured Notes with respect to the collateral securing LBI Media’s and the guarantors’ respective obligations under the 2011 Revolver and the 2011 Senior Secured Notes. Pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, amounts received upon sale of collateral securing the 2011 Revolver and the 2011 Senior Secured Notes following an event of default will be applied first to repay indebtedness under the 2011 Revolver and LBI Media’s existing swap obligations, and then to repay indebtedness under the 2011 Senior Secured Notes and any future indebtedness sharing priority with the 2011 Senior Secured Notes with respect to such repayments.

The indenture governing LBI Media’s 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits borrowing under the 2011 Revolver, the proceeds of which would be used to repay, redeem, repurchase or refinance any of our senior discount notes earlier than one year prior to their stated maturity.

As of March 31, 2011, no amounts were outstanding under the 2011 Revolver.

LBI Media’s Senior Secured Notes due 2019

In March 2011, LBI Media issued approximately $220.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9 1/4% senior secured notes due 2019 (the “2011 Senior Secured Notes”). The 2011 Senior Secured Notes were sold at 98.594% of the principal amount, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $216.9 million. The Company used the net proceeds to repay all outstanding borrowings under its prior $150.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility and $110.0 million senior secured term loan.

The 2011 Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by all of LBI Media’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. Subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens, the 2011 Senior Secured Notes and the guarantees are secured on a first priority basis, along with indebtedness under the 2011 Revolver, by liens on substantially all of LBI Media’s and the guarantors’ assets (other than the assets of LBI Media’s subsidiary, Empire Bank Studios LLC), including a first priority pledge of all capital stock of each of LBI Media’s domestic subsidiaries. As discussed above, pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, amounts received upon sale of the collateral securing the 2011 Senior Secured Notes following an event of default will be applied first to repay indebtedness under the 2011 Revolver and LBI Media’s existing swap obligations, and then to repay indebtedness under the 2011 Senior Secured Notes and any future indebtedness sharing priority with the 2011 Senior Secured Notes with respect to such repayments.

The 2011 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at a rate of 9 1/4% per annum. Interest payments are made on a semi-annual basis each April 15 and October 15, and payments will commence on October 15, 2011. The 2011 Senior Secured Notes will mature in April 2019. LBI Media may redeem the 2011 Senior Secured Notes at any time on or after April 15, 2015 at redemption prices on redemption dates specified in the indenture governing the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. At any time prior to April 15, 2015, LBI Media may redeem some or all of its 2011 Senior Secured Notes at a redemption price equal to a 100% of the principal amount of the 2011 Senior Secured Notes plus a “make-whole” amount specified in the indenture. Also, LBI Media may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2011 Senior Secured Notes with the net proceeds from certain equity offerings completed prior to April 15, 2015 at a redemption price of 109.25% of the principal amount of the 2011 Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of all 2011 Senior Secured Notes remain outstanding immediately after such redemption, subject to certain exceptions, and that such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of closing of any such equity offering.

In addition, upon a change of control, as defined in the indenture, LBI Media must make an offer to repurchase all of the outstanding 2011 Senior Secured Notes, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The indenture governing the 2011 Senior Secured Notes contains customary covenants that limit the ability of LBI Media to, among other things: (i) incur or guaranty additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred stock; (ii) pay dividends or distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, capital stock; (iii) make investments and other restricted payments; (iv) incur liens; (v) apply the proceeds from certain asset sales; (vi) consummate any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all assets; (vii) enter into or engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and (viii) engage in certain business or activities. All of these covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. As of March 31, 2011, LBI Media was in compliance with all such covenants.

The indenture governing the 2011 Senior Secured Notes and the related security agreement provide for customary events of default, including but not limited to the failure to make payments of interest or premium, if any, on or principal of, the notes, the failure to comply with certain covenants for a period of time after notice has been provided, the acceleration of other indebtedness resulting from the failure to pay principal on such other indebtedness prior to its maturity, and certain events of insolvency. If any event of default occurs, the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the outstanding 2011 Senior Secured Notes may become due and payable immediately.

 

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LBI Media’s Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017

In July 2007, LBI Media issued approximately $228.8 million aggregate principal amount of 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes due 2017 (the “2007 Senior Subordinated Notes”). The 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes were sold at 98.350% of the principal amount, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $225.0 million. All of LBI Media’s subsidiaries provide full and unconditional joint and several guarantees of the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes.

The 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.5% per annum. Interest payments are made on a semi-annual basis each February 1 and August 1. The 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes will mature in August 2017.

LBI Media may redeem the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes at any time on or after August 1, 2012 at redemption prices specified in the indenture governing its 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. At any time prior to August 1, 2012, LBI Media may redeem some or all of its 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price equal to a “make whole” amount as set forth in the indenture governing the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes. Also, LBI Media may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings completed on or prior to August 1, 2010, at a redemption price of 108.5% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date.

The indenture governing the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, LBI Media’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness, issue certain kinds of equity, and make particular kinds of investments. The indenture governing the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes prohibits the incurrence of indebtedness, the proceeds of which would be used to repay, redeem, repurchase or refinance any of LBI Media Holdings’ senior discount notes earlier than one year prior to the stated maturity of the senior discount notes unless such indebtedness is (i) unsecured, (ii) pari passu or junior in right of payment to the 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes of LBI Media, and (iii) otherwise permitted to be incurred under the indenture governing the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes. As of March 31, 2011, LBI Media was in compliance with all such covenants.

The indenture governing the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes provides for customary events of default, which include (subject in certain instances to cure periods and dollar thresholds): nonpayment of principal, interest and premium, if any, on the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes, breach of covenants specified in the indenture, payment defaults or acceleration of other indebtedness, a failure to pay certain judgments and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization. The 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes will become due and payable immediately, without further action or notice, upon an event of default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to LBI Media and certain of its subsidiaries. If any other event of default occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes may declare all the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes to be due and payable immediately.

Senior Discount Notes due 2013

In October 2003, LBI Media Holdings issued $68.4 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of senior discount notes that mature in 2013 (the “Senior Discount Notes”). The Senior Discount Notes were sold at 58.456% of principal amount at maturity, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $40.0 million and net proceeds of approximately $38.8 million after certain transaction costs. Under the terms of the Senior Discount Notes, cash interest did not accrue and was not payable on the notes prior to October 15, 2008 and instead the value of the Senior Discount Notes had been increased each period until it equaled $68.4 million on October 15, 2008; such accretion was recorded as additional interest expense by LBI Media Holdings. After October 15, 2008, cash interest began to accrue at a rate of 11% per year and is payable semi-annually on each April 15 and October 15. The Senior Discount Notes mature on October 15, 2013.

In 2008, LBI Media Holdings purchased approximately $22.0 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Discount Notes in various open market transactions at a weighted average purchase price of 43.321% of the principal amount. The total consideration paid (including accrued interest) was approximately $9.9 million. In 2009, LBI Media Holdings purchased an additional $1.0 million aggregate principal of its Senior Discount Notes on the open market at a purchase price of 48.0% of the principal amount. Additionally, in 2010 LBI Media Holdings purchased approximately $3.6 million aggregate principal of its Senior Discount Notes on the open market at a purchase price of 91.5% of the principal amount.

The indenture governing the Senior Discount Notes contains certain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit LBI Media Holdings’ ability to incur additional indebtedness and pay dividends. As of March 31, 2011, LBI Media Holdings was in compliance with all such covenants. The Senior Discount Notes are structurally subordinated to the 2011 Revolver, the 2011 Senior Secured Notes and the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes.

 

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LBI Media’s 2004 Empire Note

In July 2004, Empire issued an installment note for approximately $2.6 million (the “2004 Empire Note”) and used the proceeds to repay its former mortgage note. The 2004 Empire Note bears interest at the rate of 5.52% per annum and is payable in monthly principal and interest payments of approximately $21,000 through maturity in July 2019. The borrowings under the 2004 Empire Note are secured primarily by all of Empire’s real property.

Scheduled Debt Repayments

As of March 31, 2011, the Company’s long-term debt had scheduled repayments for each of the next five fiscal years (and thereafter) as follows:

 

     (in thousands)  

Remainder of 2011

   $ 124   

2012

     174   

2013

     42,016   

2014

     194   

2015

     205   

Thereafter

     443,764   
        
   $ 486,477   
        

The above table does not include projected interest payments, unamortized debt discounts, and any repayment premium the Company may ultimately pay.

Interest Rate Swap

The Company uses an interest rate swap to manage interest rate risk associated with its variable rate borrowings. In connection with the issuance of LBI Media’s former senior secured facility, in July 2006, the Company entered into a fixed-for-floating interest rate swap to hedge the underlying interest rate risk on the expected outstanding balance of LBI Media’s former senior secured term loan over time. Pursuant to the terms of this interest rate swap, the Company pays a fixed rate of 5.56% on the notional amount and receives payments based on LIBOR. This swap fixes the interest rate at 7.56% (including the applicable margin) and terminates in November 2011. In November 2009, the notional amount was reduced to $60.0 million (from $80.0 million) and will remain at this level through termination of the swap contract in November 2011.

The Company accounts for its interest rate swap in accordance with ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). As noted above, the effect of the interest rate swap is to fix the interest rate at 7.56% on the Company’s variable rate borrowings (including the applicable margin). However, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap for each reporting period have been recorded in interest rate swap income in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations because the interest rate swap does not qualify for hedge accounting.

The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement at each balance sheet date was as follows (in millions):

 

Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments

  

Balance Sheet Location

   March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Interest rate swap agreement

   Other long-term liabilities    $ 2.4       $ 3.1   

The following table presents the effect of the interest rate swap agreement on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 (in millions):

 

Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments

  

Location of

Gain (Loss)

   Three Months
Ended March 31,
2011
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2010
 

Interest rate swap agreement

   Interest rate swap income    $ 0.7       $ 0.2   

 

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The Company measures the fair value of its interest rate swap on a recurring basis pursuant to ASC 820. As described in Note 2, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The three tiers are: Level 1, defined as inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. The Company categorizes this swap contract as Level 2.

As a result of the adoption of ASC 820, the Company modified the assumptions used in measuring the fair value of its interest rate swap. Specifically, the Company now includes the impact of its own credit risk on the interest rate swap measured at fair value under ASC 820. Counterparty credit risk adjustments are applied to the valuation of the interest rate swap, if necessary. Not all counterparties have the same credit risk, so the counterparty’s credit risk is considered in order to estimate the fair value of such an item. Bilateral or “own” credit risk adjustments are applied to the Company’s own credit risk when valuing derivatives measured at fair value. Credit adjustments consider the estimated future cash flows between the Company and its counterparty under the terms of the instruments and affect the credit risk on the valuation of those cash flows.

The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap was a liability of $2.4 million and $3.1 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The fair value of the interest rate swap represents the present value of the expected future cash flows that are estimated to be received from or paid to a marketplace participant of the instrument. It is valued using inputs such as broker dealer quotes and adjusted for non-performance risk, which are based on valuation models that incorporate observable market information and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Interest Paid

The total amount of interest paid was approximately $11.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

6. Acquisitions

WESV-LP. In December 2010, two of LBI Media Holdings’ indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, KRCA Television LLC (“KRCA TV”) and KRCA License LLC (“KRCA License”), as buyers, consummated the acquisition of selected assets of television station W40BY, licensed to Palatine, Illinois, from Trinity Broadcasting Network, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement entered into by the parties in February 2010. Subsequent to the purchase, the Company changed the call letters of the acquired station to WESV. The total purchase price of approximately $1.3 million was paid primarily through borrowings under LBI Media’s former senior revolving credit facility. The selected assets primarily included (i) licenses and permits authorized by the FCC for or in connection with the operation of the station and (ii) broadcast and other equipment used to operate the station. The Company allocated the purchase price as follows (in thousands):

 

Broadcast licenses

   $ 1,209   

Property and equipment

     41   
        
   $ 1,250   
        

KETD-TV. In June 2010, KRCA TV and KRCA License consummated the acquisition of selected assets of television station KWHD-TV, licensed to Castle Rock, Colorado, from LeSEA Broadcasting Corporation, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement entered into by the parties in January 2010. Subsequent to the purchase, the Company changed the call letters of the acquired station to KETD. The total purchase price of approximately $6.5 million was paid primarily through borrowings under LBI Media’s former senior revolving credit facility. The selected assets primarily included (i) licenses and permits authorized by the FCC for or in connection with the operation of the station, (ii) antenna and transmitter facilities and (iii) broadcast and other studio equipment used to operate the station. The Company allocated the purchase price as follows (in thousands):

 

Broadcast licenses

   $ 3,572   

Property and equipment

     2,910   

Other assets

     18   
        
   $ 6,500   
        

 

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WASA-LP. In February 2010, KRCA TV and KRCA License, as buyers, consummated the acquisition of selected assets of low-power television station WASA-LP, licensed to Port Jervis, New York, from Venture Technologies, Group, LLC, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement entered into by the parties in November 2008. The total purchase price of approximately $6.0 million was paid primarily through borrowings under LBI Media’s former senior revolving credit facility. The selected assets primarily included licenses and permits authorized by the FCC for or in connection with the operation of the station. The Company allocated the entire purchase price to broadcast licenses.

KDES-FM. In November 2007, LBI California and LBI Radio, as buyers, entered into an asset purchase agreement with R&R Radio Corporation (“R&R Radio”), as seller, pursuant to which the buyers had agreed to acquire selected assets of radio station KDES-FM, located in Palm Springs, California, from the seller. The selected assets were to include, among other things, (i) licenses and permits authorized by the FCC for or in connection with the operation of the station and (ii) transmitter and other broadcast equipment used to operate the station. The Company intended to change the location of KDES-FM from Palm Springs, California to Redlands, California.

The aggregate purchase price was to be approximately $17.5 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments, of which $0.5 million had been deposited in escrow. The Company would have paid $10.5 million of the aggregate purchase price to the seller and $7.0 million to Spectrum Scan-Idyllwild, LLC (“Spectrum Scan”). As a condition to the Company’s then pending purchase of the assets from the seller, LBI California had entered into an agreement relating to the relocation and purchase of KDES-FM with Spectrum Scan whereby it would have paid $7.0 million to Spectrum Scan in exchange for Spectrum Scan’s agreement to terminate its option to purchase KWXY-FM, located in Cathedral City, California, and Spectrum Scan’s assistance in the relocation of KDES-FM from Palm Springs, California to Redlands, California. Payment to Spectrum Scan was conditioned on the completion of the purchase of the assets from the seller. However, if the Company had received final FCC approval and the purchase of KDES-FM was not completed, the Company would have been required to pay a $0.5 million fee to Spectrum Scan.

In July 2009, LBI California and LBI Radio entered into an assignment and assumption agreement with LC Media LP (“LC Media”) and R&R Radio, pursuant to which LBI California and LBI Radio assigned all of their rights, benefits, obligations and duties in and to a certain asset purchase agreement to purchase the selected assets of radio station KDES-FM to LC Media and LC Media assumed all of the rights, benefits, obligations and duties under such asset purchase agreement, including payment of the purchase price to R&R Radio and the entry into a substitute escrow agreement with R&R Radio. As a result, the $0.5 million escrow deposit that had been previously paid by the Company’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries was returned to the Company in August 2009.

In connection with the assignment and assumption agreement, LBI California and Spectrum Scan entered into an amendment to the agreement relating to the relocation and purchase of KDES-FM, pursuant to which LBI California agreed to pay, subject to certain exceptions, approximately $4.2 million to Spectrum Scan (instead of the $7.0 million previously agreed upon) in exchange for Spectrum Scan’s agreement to terminate its option to purchase KWXY-FM, located in Cathedral City, California, and Spectrum Scan’s assistance in the relocation of KDES-FM from Palm Springs, California to Redlands, California when LC Media and R&R Radio consummated the acquisition of the selected assets.

As consideration for the assignment and assumption agreement and the amendment to the agreement with Spectrum Scan, LC Media agreed to pay, subject to and upon consummation of the purchase of KDES-FM from R&R Radio by LC Media, $5.9 million to the Company. Upon receipt of this payment, the Company agreed to then pay $4.2 million to Spectrum Scan pursuant to the amendment to the agreement relating to the relocation and purchase of KDES-FM, as described above.

In February 2010, the purchase of KDES-FM was consummated and the Company received $5.9 million from LC Media, in accordance with the assignment and assumption agreement. The Company, in turn, paid $4.2 million to Spectrum Scan pursuant to the amendment to the agreement relating to the relocation and purchase of KDES-FM. As such, for the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company realized a pre-tax gain on this transaction of approximately $1.6 million, which represents the net effect of the cash payments described above, reduced by the book value of certain transmission equipment that was sold to LC Media in connection with the assumption and assignment agreement. Such gain is included in gain on assignment of asset purchase agreement in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

7. Commitments and Contingencies

Ratings Services

In September 2009, the Company entered into a four-year contract with Nielsen Media Research (“Nielsen”), to provide television programming ratings services for the Company’s EstrellaTV network. In February 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with Nielsen to amend certain payment provisions in the contract. As a result, the aggregate payments remaining under the agreement, as of March 31, 2011, was approximately $10.8 million and will be paid through August 2013.

 

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Affiliation Agreements

In June 2009, the Company entered into a network affiliation agreement with a certain television station whereby the Company is obligated to make cash payments to the affiliate station upon the occurrence of certain events, as outlined below:

 

  (1) If the affiliate station does not achieve at least $600,000 in annual net national sales in calendar year 2011, during the time periods specified in the affiliation agreement (during which time the Company is supplying the station with its EstrellaTV network programming), the Company will be required to pay the difference to the affiliate station. This guarantee is reduced by $12,500 for each month in which the television channel is not carried by certain cable providers.

 

  (2) The Company will pay a success fee to the affiliate station in the amount of $125,000 per year for 2011 if the station’s average rating is ranked by Nielsen as number three or better in the applicable Hispanic demographic during the November sweeps period for that particular year, as specified in the affiliation agreement.

Based on the affiliate station’s 2011 operating performance, as of March 31, 2011, the Company had reserved approximately $0.1 million with respect to the guarantee outlined in (1) above. However, no reserve has been recorded related to the potential cash obligation specified in (2) above, based on the affiliate station’s expected ratings position for 2011.

Litigation

In 2008, the Company began negotiations with Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) related to disputes over royalties owed to BMI. In October 2009, the Company settled all royalty disputes relating to its television stations as well as royalties owed for periods prior to December 31, 2006 for the Company’s radio stations. The remaining outstanding dispute relates to the Company’s radio stations for the period commencing January 1, 2007, for which the Company has filed an application for a reasonable license under BMI’s antitrust consent decree (the “post-court period”). As of March 31, 2011, the Company had reserved approximately $1.2 million relating to the BMI dispute. Such reserve is included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company believes this reserve, all of which relates to the post-court period, is adequate as of March 31, 2011.

In March 2011, the Company settled a legal dispute related to the termination of certain of the Company’s operating leases, and recorded a charge of $0.7 million relating to the settlement (including legal and professional fees). Such amount is included in selling, general, and administrative in the accompanying statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

The Company is also subject to other pending litigation arising in the normal course of its business. While it is not possible to predict the results of such litigation, management does not believe the ultimate outcome of these matters will have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

8. Related Party Transactions

The Company had approximately $3.4 million due from stockholders of the Parent and from affiliated companies at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010. These amounts include a $1.9 million loan the Company made to one of the stockholders of the Parent in July 2002. The loans due from the stockholders of the Parent bear interest at the applicable federal rate and currently mature through December 2012. Such loans and the related balances of accrued interest have been classified as long term assets and are included in notes receivable from related parties, net of current, in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s related party receivable balances as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

Party

   Annual  Interest
Rate
    Maturity Date      Original
Loan
Amounts
     Loan and Accrued Interest Balance
at
March 31, and December 31,
 
           2011      2010  

Stockholder of Parent

     0.69% - 0.82%        July to December 2012       $ 222       $ 271       $ 270   

Stockholder of Parent

     0.82%        July 2012         1,917         2,351         2,347   

Stockholder of Parent

     0.69% - 0.75%        July to December 2012         275         335         334   

Affiliated companies

     various        various         492         486         492   
                         
           $ 3,443       $ 3,443   
                         

 

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The Company also had approximately $690,000 due from one of its executive officers and directors at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, which is included in employee advances in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company made these loans in various transactions in 1998, 2002 and 2006. Except for an advance of $30,000, which does not bear interest and does not have a maturity date, the remaining loans bear interest at 8.0% and mature through December 2012.

In November 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to lease certain office space from Tinicum Incorporated (“Tinicum”). Tinicum is a stockholder of the Parent, Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. The rental payments are $12,000 per month and the lease expires in October 2011.

In December 2008, stockholders of the Parent and one of the Company’s executive officers purchased approximately $1.9 million aggregate principal amount of the Senior Discount Notes in open market transactions. In July 2009, stockholders of the Parent purchased approximately $0.8 million aggregate principal amount of the 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes in open market transactions. LBI Media paid $34,000 of interest to these noteholders in each of the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

One of the Parent’s stockholders is the sole shareholder of L.D.L. Enterprises, Inc. (“LDL”), a mail order business. From time to time, the Company allows LDL to use, free of charge, unsold advertising time on its radio and television stations. The Company had approximately $0.1 million due from LDL as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, which is included in amounts due from related parties in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Such advances are payable upon demand.

 

9. Equity Incentive Plan

In December 2008, the stockholders of the Parent adopted the Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Grants of equity under the Plan are made to employees who render services to the Company. Accordingly, the Company reflects compensation expense related to the options in its financial statements. The Plan allows for the award of up to 14.568461 shares of the Parent’s Class A common stock and awards under the Plan may be in the form of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards or stock awards. The Plan is administered by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors determines the type, number, vesting requirements and other features and conditions of such awards.

As of March 31, 2011, the only option grant under the Plan has been to one of the Company’s executive officers, which was made in December 2008, pursuant to such employee’s employment agreement. The options have a contractual term of ten years from the date of the grant and vest over five years. No new options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2011 or 2010.

Since 2008, the Parent has entered into certain employment agreements whereby it has agreed to grant an aggregate of 11.3634 shares of the Parent’s Class A common stock to certain employees and an executive officer. No options have been granted as of March 31, 2011. The options, when granted by the Board of Directors, will have a contractual term of ten years from the date of the grant and vest in equal installments over five years.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation according to the provisions of ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation” which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options under the Plan based on estimated fair values. Services required under a certain employment agreement pursuant to which the options were granted are rendered to the Company. Accordingly, the Company reflects compensation expense related to the options in its financial statements.

The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that uses assumptions for expected term, dividends, risk-free interest rate and expected volatility. For the awards, the Company recognizes compensation expense using a straight-line amortization method. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s publicly traded competitors. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee termination within the valuation model. The expected term of the option is estimated using the “simplified” method as provided in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 “Share-Based Payment”. Under this method, the expected life equals the arithmetic average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the options. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the stock option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. When estimating forfeitures, the Company considers voluntary termination behavior.

 

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Valuation Assumptions

The Company calculated the fair value of its December 2008 option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used for each respective period:

 

     2008  

Expected term

     7.5 years   

Dividends to common stockholders

     None   

Risk-free interest rate

     2.60 %

Expected volatility

     67 %

The weighted average grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model was approximately $90,000 per share. Unamortized compensation as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was approximately $136,000 and $142,000, respectively, and is being amortized over the expected term of 7.5 years.

Stock-based compensation expense was approximately $6,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

The following is a summary of the Company’s stock options as of March 31, 2011:

 

     Shares      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per Share
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 

Outstanding at March 31, 2011

     2.19       $ 1,368,083       $ —           7.8   

Vested and exercisable at March 31, 2011

     1.31       $ 1,368,083       $ —           7.8   

Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2011

     2.19       $ 1,368,083       $ —           7.8   

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, options to purchase an additional 0.437054 shares of the Parent’s Class A common stock had vested. However, none of these stock options had been exercised and no stock options expired during the three months ended March 31, 2011. Additionally, there was no intrinsic value for the stock options exercisable at March 31, 2011.

 

10. Segment Data

ASC 280 “Segment Reporting” requires companies to provide certain information about their operating segments. The Company has two reportable segments—radio operations and television operations. Management uses operating income or loss before stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and loss on disposal of property and equipment as its measure of profitability for purposes of assessing performance and allocating resources.

 

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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2011

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2011     2010  
     (in thousands)  

Net revenues:

    

Radio operations

   $ 11,261      $ 11,826   

Television operations

     14,165        11,758   
                

Consolidated net revenues

     25,426        23,584   
                

Operating expenses, excluding gain on assignment of asset purchase agreement, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and loss on disposal of property and equipment:

    

Radio operations

     8,930        8,166   

Television operations

     12,203        9,969   
                

Consolidated operating expenses, excluding gain on assignment of asset purchase agreement, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and loss on disposal of property and equipment

     21,133        18,135   
                

Gain on assignment of asset purchase agreement:

    

Radio operations

     —          (1,599

Television operations

     —          —     
                

Total gain on assignment of asset purchase agreement

     —          (1,599
                

Operating income before stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and loss on disposal of property and equipment:

    

Radio operations

     2,331        5,259   

Television operations

     1,962        1,789   
                

Consolidated operating income before stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and loss on disposal of property and equipment

     4,293        7,048   
                

Stock-based compensation expense:

    

Corporate

     6        6   
                

Consolidated stock-based compensation expense

     6        6   
                

Depreciation expense:

    

Radio operations

     1,326        1,332   

Television operations

     1,225        1,118   
                

Consolidated depreciation expense

     2,551        2,450   
                

Loss on disposal of property and equipment:

    

Radio operations

     7        —     

Television operations

     —          3   
                

Consolidated loss on disposal of property and equipment

     7        3   
                

Operating income:

    

Radio operations

     998        3,927   

Television operations

     737        668   

Corporate

     (6     (6
                

Consolidated operating income

   $ 1,729      $ 4,589   
                

Reconciliation of operating income before stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and loss on disposal of property and equipment to loss before provision for income taxes:

    

Operating income before stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and loss on disposal of property and equipment

   $ 4,293      $ 7,048   

Stock-based compensation expense

     (6     (6

Depreciation

     (2,551     (2,450

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     (7     (3

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

     (9,831     (8,247

Interest rate swap income

     777        245   

Interest and other income

     34        14   
                

Loss before provision for income taxes

   $ (7,291   $ (3,399
                

 

11. Income Taxes

        In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. If the realization of deferred tax assets in the future is considered more likely than not, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would increase net income in the period such determination is made.

Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods which the deferred tax assets are deductible, the Company currently believes it is more likely than not that it will not realize the benefits of the majority of these deductible differences. As a result, the Company has established and maintained a valuation allowance for that portion of the deferred tax assets it believes will not be realized.

 

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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2011

 

There was no activity in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits (“UTB”) during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to federal or state income tax examinations for years prior to 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company believes that it has appropriate support for the income tax positions taken and presently expected to be taken on its tax returns.

 

12. LBI Media Holdings, Inc. (Parent Company Only)

The terms of LBI Media’s 2011 Revolver and the indenture governing LBI Media’s 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes and 2011 Senior Secured Notes restrict LBI Media’s ability to transfer net assets to LBI Media Holdings in the form of loans, advances, or cash dividends. The following parent-only condensed financial information presents balance sheets and related statements of operations and cash flows of LBI Media Holdings by accounting for the investments in the owned subsidiaries on the equity method of accounting. The accompanying condensed financial information should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

Condensed Balance Sheet Information:

(in thousands)

 

     As of  
     March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     (unaudited)        

Assets

    

Deferred financing costs, net

   $ 310      $ 341   

Amounts due from subsidiary

     1,283        1,283   

Other assets

     25        25   
                

Total assets

   $ 1,618      $ 1,649   
                

Liabilities and stockholder’s deficiency

    

Accrued interest

   $ 2,122      $ 971   

Interest due to subsidiary

     1,279        1,101   

Long term debt

     41,833        41,833   

Notes payable to subsidiary

     24,955        24,955   

Losses in excess of investment in subsidiary

     121,403        114,959   
                

Total liabilities

     191,592        183,819   

Stockholder’s deficiency:

    

Common stock

     —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

     62,999        62,993   

Accumulated deficit

     (252,973     (245,163
                

Total stockholder’s deficiency

     (189,974     (182,170
                

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficiency

   $ 1,618      $ 1,649   
                

 

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LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2011

 

Condensed Statement of Operations Information:

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2011     2010  

Loss:

    

Equity in losses of subsidiary

   $ (6,450   $ (2,531

Expenses:

    

Interest expense

     (1,360     (1,482
                

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (7,810     (4,013

Provision for income taxes

     —          —     
                

Net loss

   $ (7,810   $ (4,013
                

Condensed Statement of Flows Information:

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31,
 
     2011     2010  

Cash flows provided by operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (7,810   $ (4,013

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

    

Equity in losses of subsidiary

     6,450        2,531   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     31        32   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     1,329        1,450   

Distributions from subsidiary

     —          —     
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     —          —     

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     —          —     

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     —          —     
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ —        $ —     
                

 

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

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 333-110122). This Quarterly Report contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements, which involve risk and uncertainties. The words “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “plan”, or “continue”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ significantly from the results discussed in such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf, are hereby expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and other documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly any Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Overview

We own and operate radio and television stations in Los Angeles (including Riverside and San Bernardino counties), California, Houston, Texas and Dallas, Texas and television stations in San Diego, California, Salt Lake City, Utah, Phoenix, Arizona, New York, New York, Denver, Colorado and Chicago, Illinois. Our radio stations consist of five FM and two AM stations serving Los Angeles, California and its surrounding areas, five FM and three AM stations serving Houston, Texas and its surrounding areas, and five FM stations and one AM station serving Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and its surrounding areas. Our nine television stations consist of five full-power stations serving Los Angeles, California, Houston, Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Salt Lake City, Utah and Denver, Colorado. We also own four low-power television stations serving the San Diego, California, Phoenix, Arizona, New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois markets.

In addition, we operate a television production facility in Burbank, California that we use to produce our core programming for all of our television stations, and we have television production facilities in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, that allow us to produce programming in those markets as well. In December 2010, we purchased a second television production facility in Burbank and began production at this facility in April 2011. We have entered into time brokerage agreements with third parties for four of our radio stations and one of our low-power television stations.

We are also affiliated with television stations in various states, and along with our owned and operated stations, serve 36 designated market areas, or DMA’s, including nine each in California and Texas, four in Florida, three in Arizona, two in Nevada, and one each in Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah. We distribute our EstrellaTV programming to these stations and we share in the available advertising time to be sold on the affiliate stations while our EstrellaTV programming is broadcasting. Our EstrellaTV network broadcasts in the above 36 DMAs that in the aggregate comprise approximately 76% of U.S. Hispanic television households. In addition to the advertising time we retain, through our wholly owned national sales organization, Spanish Media Rep Team, we also sell national air time for the affiliate stations and earn a commission based on those sales. In addition, we syndicate and air on our owned and operated radio stations our popular radio morning show, El Show de Don Cheto, in 19 markets.

We operate in two reportable segments, radio and television. We generate revenue from sales of local, regional and national (including network) advertising time on our owned and affiliated radio and television stations and the sale of time to brokered or infomercial customers on our radio and television stations. Beginning in September 2009, we also began generating advertising sales on our affiliated stations that broadcast our “EstrellaTV” network programming.

Advertising rates are, in large part, based on each station’s ability to attract audiences in demographic groups targeted by advertisers. Our stations compete for audiences and advertising revenue directly with other Spanish-language radio and television stations, and we generally do not obtain long-term commitments from our advertisers. As a result, our management team focuses on creating a diverse advertiser base, providing cost-effective advertising solutions for clients, executing targeted marketing campaigns to develop a local audience and implementing strict cost controls. We recognize revenues when the commercials are broadcast or the brokered time is made available to the customer. We incur commissions from agencies on local, regional and national (including network) advertising, and our net revenue reflects deductions from gross revenue for commissions to these agencies.

Our primary expenses are employee compensation, including commissions paid to our local and national sales staffs, promotion and selling expenses, programming and engineering expenses, general and administrative expenses, and interest expense. Our programming expenses for television consist of amortization of capitalized costs related to the production of original programming content, production of local and national newscasts and other daily programs and, to a lesser extent, the amortization of television programming content acquired from other sources. Because we are highly leveraged, we will need to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to pay interest on our debt.

 

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We are organized as a Delaware corporation. Prior to March 30, 2007, we were a qualified subchapter S subsidiary as we were deemed for tax purposes to be part of our parent, an S corporation under federal and state tax laws. Accordingly, our taxable income was reported by the stockholders of our parent on their respective federal and state income tax returns. As a result of the sale of Class A common stock of our parent (as described below under “—Sale and Issuance of Liberman Broadcasting’s Class A Common Stock”), Liberman Broadcasting, Inc., a Delaware corporation and successor in interest to LBI Holdings I, Inc., no longer qualified as an S Corporation, and none of its subsidiaries, including us, are able to qualify as qualified subchapter S subsidiaries. Thus, we have been taxed at regular corporate rates since March 30, 2007.

Recent Acquisitions

WESV-LP. In December 2010, two of our indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, KRCA Television LLC and KRCA License LLC, as buyers, consummated the acquisition of selected assets of low-power television station W40BY, licensed to Palatine, Illinois, from Trinity Broadcasting Network, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement entered into by the parties in February 2010. Subsequent to the purchase, we changed the call letters of the station to WESV. The total purchase price of approximately $1.3 million was paid primarily through borrowings under LBI Media’s former senior revolving credit facility (see “—Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for a discussion regarding LBI Media’s former senior revolving credit facility). The selected assets primarily included (i) licenses and permits authorized by the FCC for or in connection with the operation of the station and (ii) broadcast and other equipment used to operate the station. The purchase of these assets represents the first television station we have owned in the Chicago market.

KETD-TV. In June 2010, KRCA Television LLC and KRCA License LLC consummated the acquisition of selected assets of television station KWHD-TV, licensed to Castle Rock, Colorado, from LeSEA Broadcasting Corporation, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement entered into by the parties in January 2010. Subsequent to the purchase, we changed the call letters of the station to KETD. The total aggregate purchase price of approximately $6.5 million was paid primarily through borrowings under LBI Media’s former senior revolving credit facility. The selected assets primarily included (i) licenses and permits authorized by the FCC for or in connection with the operation of the station, (ii) antenna and transmitter facilities and (iii) broadcast and other studio equipment used to operate the station. The purchase of these assets represents the first television station we have owned in the Denver market.

WASA-LP. In February 2010, KRCA Television LLC and KRCA License LLC consummated the acquisition of selected assets of low-power television station WASA-LP, Channel 25, licensed to Port Jervis, New York, from Venture Technologies, Group, LLC, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement entered into by the parties in November 2008. The total purchase price of approximately $6.0 million was paid primarily through borrowings under LBI Media’s former senior revolving credit facility. The selected assets primarily included licenses and permits authorized by the FCC for or in connection with the operation of the station. The purchase of these assets represents the first television station we have owned in the New York market.

We generally experience lower operating margins for several quarters following the acquisition of radio and television stations. This is primarily due to the time it takes to fully implement our format changes, build our advertiser base and gain viewer or listener support.

From time to time, we engage in discussions with third parties concerning the possible acquisition and/or divestiture of radio or television stations and their related assets. Any such discussions may or may not lead to our acquisition and/or divestiture of broadcasting assets.

Sale and Issuance of Liberman Broadcasting’s Class A Common Stock

In March 2007, our parent, Liberman Broadcasting, sold shares of its Class A common stock to affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management, LLC, or Oaktree, and Tinicum Capital Partners II, L.P., or Tinicum. The sale resulted in net proceeds to Liberman Broadcasting at closing of approximately $117.3 million, after deducting approximately $7.7 million in closing and transaction costs. A portion of these net proceeds were used to repay Liberman Broadcasting’s 9% subordinated notes due 2014 and to redeem related warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the predecessor of Liberman Broadcasting. Liberman Broadcasting contributed approximately $47.9 million of the net proceeds to us, and we, in turn, contributed $47.9 million to LBI Media. LBI Media used the proceeds contributed to it to repay outstanding amounts borrowed under its former senior revolving credit facility.

In connection with the sale of Liberman Broadcasting’s Class A common stock, Liberman Broadcasting and its stockholders entered into an investor rights agreement that defines certain rights and obligations of Liberman Broadcasting and the stockholders of Liberman Broadcasting. Pursuant to this investor rights agreement, certain investors have the right to consent to certain transactions involving us, Liberman Broadcasting, and our subsidiaries, including:

 

   

certain acquisitions or dispositions of assets by us, Liberman Broadcasting and our subsidiaries;

 

   

certain transactions between us, Liberman Broadcasting and our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Jose Liberman, our chairman and LBI Media’s chairman, Lenard Liberman, our chief executive officer, president and secretary and LBI Media’s chief executive officer, president and secretary, or certain of their respective family members, on the other hand;

 

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certain issuances of equity securities to employees or consultants of ours, Liberman Broadcasting, and our subsidiaries;

 

   

certain changes in the compensation arrangements with Jose Liberman, Lenard Liberman or certain of their respective family members;

 

   

material modifications in our business strategy and the business strategy of Liberman Broadcasting and our subsidiaries;

 

   

commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding related to us, Liberman Broadcasting, and our subsidiaries;

 

   

certain changes in Liberman Broadcasting’s corporate form to an entity other than a Delaware corporation;

 

   

any change in Liberman Broadcasting’s auditors to a firm that is not a big four accounting firm; and

 

   

certain change of control transactions.

Under the investor rights agreement, our parent has granted the investors and other holders of Liberman Broadcasting’s common stock the right to require Liberman Broadcasting in certain circumstances to use its best efforts to register the resale of their shares of Liberman Broadcasting’s common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Act. Among other registration rights, Liberman Broadcasting has granted the investors the right to require the registration of the resale of their shares and the listing of our parent’s common stock on an exchange, so long as the holders of a majority of Liberman Broadcasting’s common stock that are held by either Oaktree or Tinicum or their permitted transferees request such registration and listing.

Liberman Broadcasting is responsible for paying all registration expenses in connection with any demand registration pursuant to the investors rights agreement, including the reasonable fees of one counsel chosen by the investors participating in such demand registration, but excluding any underwriters’ discounts and commissions. If after the termination of two best efforts attempts to consummate a demand registration, the investors request another demand registration, the investors that elect to participate in the demand registration will be responsible for paying all above referenced registration expenses in connection with any additional attempt to consummate such demand registration.

Liberman Broadcasting has agreed to indemnify each of the investors party to the investors rights agreement against certain liabilities under the Securities Act in connection with any registration of their registrable shares.

 

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Results of Operations

Separate financial data for each of our operating segments is provided below. We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2011     2010  
     (in thousands)  

Net revenues:

    

Radio

   $ 11,261      $ 11,826   

Television

     14,165        11,758   
                

Total

     25,426        23,584   
                

Total operating expenses before gain on assignment of asset purchase agreement, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and loss on disposal of property and equipment:

    

Radio

     8,930        8,166   

Television

     12,203        9,969   
                

Total

     21,133        18,135   
                

Gain on assignment of asset purchase agreement:

    

Radio

     —          (1,599

Television

     —          —     
                

Total

     —          (1,599
                

Depreciation:

    

Radio

     1,326        1,332   

Television

     1,225        1,118   
                

Total

     2,551        2,450   
                

Loss on disposal of property and equipment:

    

Radio

     7        —     

Television

     —          3   
                

Total

     7        3   
                

Stock-based compensation expense:

    

Corporate

     6        6   
                

Total

     6        6   
                

Total operating expenses:

    

Radio

     10,263        7,899   

Television

     13,428        11,090   

Corporate

     6        6   
                

Total

     23,697        18,995   

Operating income:

    

Radio

     998        3,927   

Television

     737        668   

Corporate

     (6     (6
                

Total

   $ 1,729      $ 4,589   
                

Adjusted EBITDA (1):

    

Radio

   $ 2,331      $ 5,259   

Television

     1,962        1,789   
                

Total

   $ 4,293      $ 7,048   
                

 

(1) We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss plus income tax expense or benefit, gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment, net interest expense and other income, interest rate swap expense or income, depreciation, and stock-based compensation expense. We discuss Adjusted EBITDA and the limitations of this financial measure in more detail under “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

The table set forth below reconciles net loss, calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA:

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31,
 
     2011     2010  
     (In thousands)  

Net loss

   $ (7,810   $ (4,013

Add:

    

Provision for income taxes

     519        614   

Interest expense and other income, net

     9,797        8,233   

Interest rate swap income

     (777     (245

Depreciation

     2,551        2,450   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     7        3   

Stock-based compensation expense

     6        6   
                

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 4,293      $ 7,048   
                

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

Net Revenues. Net revenues increased by $1.8 million, or 7.8%, to $25.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, from $23.6 million for the same period in 2010. The change was primarily attributable to increased advertising revenue from our EstrellaTV national network, partially offset by a decline in our radio segment.

Net revenues for our radio segment declined by $0.6 million, or 4.8%, to $11.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, from $11.8 million for the same period in 2010. This change was primarily attributable to declines in advertising revenue in our Dallas and Houston markets, partially offset by increases in advertising revenues in our Los Angeles market.

Net revenues for our television segment increased by $2.4 million, or 20.5%, to $14.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, from $11.8 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was primarily attributable to increased revenue from our EstrellaTV national television network.

We currently expect net revenue to increase in 2011 as compared to 2010 in both our radio and television segments, primarily due to projected improvements in the U.S. national and local economies, which we expect to result in increased advertising time sold and higher advertising rates. We also expect our net revenues to benefit from the continued expansion of our EstrellaTV national television network.

Total operating expenses. Total operating expenses increased by $4.7 million, or 24.8%, to $23.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to $19.0 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was primarily attributable to:

 

  (1) a $1.9 million increase in program and technical expenses, which resulted from (a) an increase in amortization of capitalized costs related to the production of original programming content and (b) incremental costs related to our EstrellaTV network, primarily ratings service and related costs;

 

  (2) a $1.6 million decrease in gain on assignment of the asset purchase agreement to acquire radio station KDES-FM;

 

  (3) a $0.9 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses primarily attributable to a $0.7 million charge related to a legal settlement;

 

  (4) a $0.2 million increase in promotional expenses; and

 

  (5) a $0.1 million increase in depreciation expense.

Total operating expenses for our radio segment increased by $2.4 million, or 29.9%, to $10.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, from $7.9 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was primarily attributable to:

 

  (1) a $1.6 million decrease in gain on assignment of the asset purchase agreement to acquire radio station KDES-FM;

 

  (2) a $0.4 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, which primarily reflects a $0.7 million charge related to a legal settlement, partially offset by declines in bad debt expense;

 

  (3) a $0.2 million increase in promotional expenses; and

 

  (4) a $0.2 million increase in program and technical expenses.

Total operating expenses for our television segment increased by $2.3 million, or 21.1%, to $13.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, from $11.1 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was primarily due to a (1) $1.7 million increase in programming and technical expenses, resulting from an increase in amortization of capitalized costs related to the production of original programming content and incremental costs related to our EstrellaTV network, primarily ratings service and related costs and (2) $0.5 million increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses as a result of increased payroll and commissions.

We currently anticipate that our total operating expenses, before consideration of any impairment charges, will increase in 2011 as compared to 2010. We anticipate higher programming costs for our television segment and increased personnel and promotional expenses relating to the expansion of our EstrellaTV network. This expectation could be negatively impacted by the number and size of additional radio and television assets that we acquire, if any, during 2011.

Interest expense and interest and other income. Interest expense and interest and other income increased by $1.6 million to $9.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to $8.2 million for the same period of 2010, as a result of (1) the write-off of $1.0 million of deferred financing costs associated with the March 2011 refinancing of our former senior credit facility and (2) higher weighted average interest rates on our long-term debt.

 

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Our interest expense may increase in 2011 if we borrow under LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility to fund operations or acquire additional radio or television station assets.

Interest rate swap income. Interest rate swap income increased to $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to $0.3 million for the same period of 2010, a change of $0.5 million. Interest rate swap income or expense reflects changes in the fair market value of our interest rate swap during the respective period.

Provision for income taxes. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we recognized an income tax provision of $0.5 million, as compared to $0.6 million for the same period in 2010.

Net loss. We recognized a net loss of $7.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to a net loss of $4.0 million for the same period of 2010, an increase in net loss of $3.8 million. This change was primarily attributable to (1) the absence in 2011 of the $1.6 million gain on assignment of asset purchase agreement to acquire radio station KDES-FM, (2) the $1.0 million write off of deferred financing costs relating to LBI Media’s prior senior secured credit facility and (3) higher program and technical expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses.

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $2.8 million, or 39.1%, to $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to $7.1 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease was primarily the result of (1) the absence in 2011 of the $1.6 million cash gain realized on the assignment of the asset purchase agreement to acquire radio station KDES-FM, (2) additional costs related to our EstrellaTV network because the first quarter of 2010 included only a partial month of service fees related to the network and (3) a $0.7 million charge related to the settlement of a legal dispute.

Adjusted EBITDA for our radio segment decreased by $2.9 million, or 55.7%, to $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to $5.2 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease was primarily the result of (1) the absence in 2011 of the $1.6 million cash gain realized on the assignment of the asset purchase agreement to acquire radio station KDES-FM, (2) a $0.7 million charge related to the settlement of a legal dispute and related professional fees, and (3) a $0.6 million decline in net revenues.

Adjusted EBITDA for our television segment increased by $0.2 million, or 9.7%, to $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, from $1.8 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was primarily the result of additional costs related to our EstrellaTV network because the first quarter of 2010 included only a partial month of service fees related to the network.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash provided by operations and available borrowings under LBI Media’s $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility.

LBI Media Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility. In March 2011, LBI Media refinanced its prior $150.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility and $110.0 million senior secured term loan facility with $220.0 million in senior secured notes (discussed below) and a $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, or 2011 Revolver, pursuant to a new credit agreement. The 2011 Revolver includes a $7.5 million swing line sub-facility and allows for letters of credit up to the lesser of $5.0 million or the available remaining revolving commitment amount. There are no scheduled reductions of commitments under the 2011 Revolver. The 2011 Revolver matures in March 2016.

Borrowings under the 2011 Revolver bear interest based on either, at the option of LBI Media, the base rate for base rate loans or the LIBOR rate for LIBOR loans, in each case plus the applicable margin. The base rate will be the higher of (i) Credit Suisse’s prime rate and (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) plus 0.50%. The applicable margin for loans under the 2011 Revolver is 3.75% per annum for base rate loans and 4.75% per annum for LIBOR loans. Interest on base rate loans is payable quarterly in arrears and interest on LIBOR loans is payable either monthly, bimonthly or quarterly depending on the interest period elected by LBI Media. All amounts that are not paid when due under the 2011 Revolver will accrue interest at the rate otherwise applicable plus 2.00% until such amounts are paid in full. In addition, LBI Media will pay quarterly in arrears an unused commitment fee of 0.75% per annum.

The 2011 Revolver is guaranteed on a senior secured basis by all of LBI Media’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. Borrowings under the 2011 Revolver are secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of LBI Media and its existing and future wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (other than the assets of LBI Media’s subsidiary Empire Burbank Studios, LLC), including a first priority pledge of all capital stock of each of LBI Media’s subsidiaries. The 2011 Revolver also contains customary covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of LBI Media and its restricted subsidiaries to: (i) incur or guaranty additional debt; (ii) engage in mergers, acquisitions and asset sales; (iii) make loans and investments; (iv) declare and pay dividends or redeem or repurchase capital stock; (v) transact with affiliates; and (vi) engage in different lines of business. All of these covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions under the agreements governing the 2011 Revolver. Under the 2011 Revolver, LBI Media must also maintain its material FCC licenses and maintain a maximum revolving facility leverage ratio (as defined in the new credit agreement). As of March 31, 2011, LBI Media was in compliance with all such covenants.

 

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In connection with LBI Media’s entry into the new credit agreement and the indenture relating to its 2011 Senior Secured Notes discussed below, LBI Media and the guarantors of the 2011 Revolver and its 2011 Senior Secured Notes also entered into a collateral trust and intercreditor agreement, or the Intercreditor Agreement. The Increditor Agreement defines the relative rights of the lenders under the 2011 Revolver and the holders of the 2011 Senior Secured Notes with respect to the collateral securing LBI Media’s and the guarantors’ respective obligations under the 2011 Revolver and the 2011 Senior Secured Notes. Pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, amounts received upon sale of collateral securing the 2011 Revolver and the 2011 Senior Secured Notes following an event of default will be applied first to repay indebtedness under the 2011 Revolver and LBI Media’s existing swap obligations, and then to repay indebtedness under the 2011 Senior Secured Notes and any future indebtedness sharing priority with the 2011 Senior Secured Notes with respect to such repayments.

The indenture governing LBI Media’s 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes prohibits borrowing under the 2011 Revolver, the proceeds of which would be used to repay, redeem, repurchase or refinance any of our senior discount notes earlier than one year prior to their stated maturity.

As of March 31, 2011, no amounts were outstanding under the 2011 Revolver.

LBI Media’s 9 1/4% Senior Secured Notes.

In March 2011, LBI Media issued approximately $220.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9 1/4% senior secured notes due 2019, or 2011 Senior Secured Notes. The 2011 Senior Secured Notes were sold at 98.594% of the principal amount, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $216.9 million. LBI Media used the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2011 Senior Secured Notes to repay all outstanding borrowings under its prior $150.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility and $110.0 million senior secured term loan.

The 2011 Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by all of LBI Media’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. Subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens, the 2011 Senior Secured Notes and the guarantees are secured on a first priority basis, along with indebtedness under the 2011 Revolver, by liens on substantially all of LBI Media’s and the guarantors’ assets (other than the assets of LBI Media’s subsidiary, Empire Bank Studios LLC), including a first priority pledge of all capital stock of each of LBI Media’s domestic subsidiaries. As discussed above, pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, amounts received upon sale of the collateral securing the 2011 Senior Secured Notes following an event of default will be applied first to repay indebtedness under the 2011 Revolver and LBI Media’s existing swap obligations, and then to repay indebtedness under the 2011 Senior Secured Notes and any future indebtedness sharing priority with the 2011 Senior Secured Notes with respect to such repayments.

The 2011 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at a rate of 9.25% per annum. Interest payments are made on a semi-annual basis each April 15 and October 15, and payments will commence on October 15, 2011. The 2011 Senior Secured Notes will mature in April 2019. LBI Media may redeem the 2011 Senior Secured Notes at any time on or after April 15, 2015 at redemption prices on redemption dates specified in the indenture governing the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. At any time prior to April 15, 2015, LBI Media may redeem some or all of its 2011 Senior Secured Notes at a redemption price equal to a 100% of the principal amount of the 2011 Senior Secured Notes plus a “make-whole” amount specified in the indenture. Also, LBI Media may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2011 Senior Secured Notes with the net proceeds from certain equity offerings completed prior to April 15, 2015 at a redemption price of 109.25% of the principal amount of the 2011 Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of all 2011 Senior Secured Notes remain outstanding immediately after such redemption, subject to certain exceptions, and that such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of closing of any such equity offering.

In addition, upon a change of control, as defined in the indenture, LBI Media must make an offer to repurchase all 2011 Senior Secured Notes outstanding, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The indenture governing the 2011 Senior Secured Notes contains customary covenants that limit the ability of LBI Media to, among other things: (i) incur or guaranty additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred stock; (ii) pay dividends or distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, capital stock; (iii) make investments and other restricted payments; (iv) incur liens; (v) apply the proceeds from certain asset sales; (vi) consummate any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all assets; (vii) enter into or engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and (viii) engage in certain business or activities. All of these covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. As of March 31, 2011, LBI Media was in compliance with all such covenants.

The indenture governing the 2011 Senior Secured Notes and the related security agreement provide for customary events of default, including but not limited to, the failure to make payments of interest or premium, if any, on or principal of, the notes, the failure to comply with certain covenants for a period of time after notice has been provided, the acceleration of other indebtedness resulting from the failure to pay principal on such other indebtedness prior to its maturity, and certain events of insolvency. If any event of default occurs, the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the outstanding 2011 Senior Secured Notes may become due and payable immediately.

 

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LBI Media’s 8 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes. In July 2007, LBI Media issued approximately $228.8 million aggregate principal amount of 8 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes that mature in 2017, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $225.0 million and net proceeds of approximately $221.6 million after deducting certain transaction costs. Under the terms of LBI Media’s 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes, it pays semi-annual interest payments of approximately $9.7 million each February 1 and August 1, which commenced on February 1, 2008. LBI Media may redeem the 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes at any time on or after August 1, 2012 at redemption prices specified in the indenture governing its 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. At any time prior to August 1, 2012, LBI Media may redeem some or all of its 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes at a redemption price equal to a “make whole” amount as set forth in the indenture governing such senior subordinated notes. Also, LBI Media may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings completed on or prior to August 1, 2010 at a redemption price of 108.5% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the applicable redemption date.

The indenture governing these notes contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, LBI Media’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness, issue certain kinds of equity, and make particular kinds of investments. The indenture governing LBI Media’s 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes also prohibits the incurrence of indebtedness, the proceeds of which would be used to repay, redeem, repurchase or refinance any of our senior discount notes earlier than one year prior to the stated maturity of the senior discount notes unless such indebtedness is (i) unsecured, (ii) pari passu or junior in right of payment to the 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes of LBI Media, and (iii) otherwise permitted to be incurred under the indenture governing LBI Media’s 8  1/2% senior subordinated notes. As of March 31, 2011, LBI Media was in compliance with all such covenants.

The indenture governing these notes also provides for customary events of default, which include (subject in certain instances to cure periods and dollar thresholds): nonpayment of principal, interest and premium, if any, on the notes, breach of covenants specified in the indenture, payment defaults or acceleration of other indebtedness, a failure to pay certain judgments and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization. The notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice upon an event of default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to us and certain of its subsidiaries. If any other event of default occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding notes may declare all the notes to be due and payable immediately.

Senior Discount Notes. In October 2003, we issued $68.4 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of senior discount notes that mature in 2013. Under the terms of the senior discount notes, cash interest did not accrue and was not payable on the senior discount notes prior to October 15, 2008, and instead the accreted value of the senior discount notes increased until such date. Since October 15, 2008, cash interest began to accrue on the senior discount notes at a rate of 11% per year payable semi-annually on each April 15 and October 15. We may redeem the senior discount notes at any time at redemption prices specified in the indenture governing our senior discount notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

In 2010, 2009 and 2008, we purchased approximately $3.6 million, $1.0 million and $22.0 million, respectively, aggregate principal amount of our senior discount notes in various open market transactions. As such, the total principal amount due to noteholders, other than LBI Media Holdings was $41.8 million as of March 31, 2011.

The indenture governing the senior discount notes contains certain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness and pay dividends to Liberman Broadcasting. As of March 31, 2011, we were in compliance with all such covenants. Our senior discount notes are structurally subordinated to the 2011 Revolver, 2011 Senior Secured Notes and 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes.

Empire Burbank Studios’ Mortgage Note. In July 2004, one of our indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, Empire Burbank Studios, issued an installment note for approximately $2.6 million. The loan is secured by Empire Burbank Studios’ real property and bears interest at 5.52% per annum. The loan is payable in monthly principal and interest payments of approximately $21,000 through maturity in July 2019.

The following table summarizes our various levels of indebtedness at March 31, 2011.

 

Issuer

 

Form of Debt

 

Principal Amount

Outstanding

 

Scheduled

Maturity Date

 

Interest rate (per annum)

LBI Media, Inc.   $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility   $0.0 million   March 18, 2016   LIBOR or base rate, plus an applicable margin
LBI Media, Inc.   Senior secured notes   $220.0 million aggregate principal amount at maturity   April 1, 2019   9.25%
LBI Media, Inc.   Senior subordinated notes   $228.8 million aggregate principal amount at maturity   August 1, 2017   8.5%
LBI Media Holdings, Inc.   Senior discount notes   $68.4 million (1)   October 15, 2013   11%
Empire Burbank Studios LLC   Mortgage note   $1.7 million   July 1, 2019   5.52%

 

(1) In 2010, 2009 and 2008, we purchased approximately $3.6 million, $1.0 million and $22.0 million, respectively, aggregate principal amount of our senior discount notes in various open market transactions. As such, the total principal amount due to noteholders, other than LBI Media Holdings was $41.8 million as of March 31, 2011.

 

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Cash Flows. Cash and cash equivalents were $25.2 million and $0.3 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The increase in our cash balances primarily reflects the net proceeds from the issuance of our senior secured notes in March 2011, after the repayment of our former senior credit facilities and transaction costs.

Net cash used in operating activities was $4.1 million and $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Net cash used in investing activities was $3.0 million and $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, our investing activities primarily consisted of fixed asset purchases related to the build-out of our new television production facility in Burbank, California. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, our investing activities primarily consisted of the acquisition of the broadcast license for television station WASA-LP in New York, New York partially offset by $1.7 million in net cash proceeds relating to the assignment of the asset purchase agreement to acquire radio station KDES-FM.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $32.0 million and $9.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase reflects the issuance of our $220 million aggregate principal senior secured notes and the payoff of our former senior credit facility.

Contractual Obligations. We have certain cash obligations and other commercial commitments, which will impact our short- and long-term liquidity. At March 31, 2011, such obligations and commitments were LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility, 9 1/4% senior secured notes and 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes, our senior discount notes, certain non-recourse debt of one of our indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, our operating leases and our Nielsen network ratings contract (for a description of this contract, see Note 7 “Commitments and Contingencies — Ratings Services” in our accompanying condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements) as follows (in millions):

 

     Payments Due by Period from December 31, 2010  

Contractual Obligations

   Total      Remaining
2011
     1-3 Years      3-5 Years      More than  5
Years
 

Long-term debt

   $ 796.4       $ 25.4       $ 131.1       $ 80.1       $ 559.8   

Operating leases

     15.0         1.2         2.7         2.3         8.8   

Nielsen network ratings contract

     10.8         2.4         8.4         —           —     
                                            

Total contractual cash obligations

   $ 822.2       $ 29.0       $ 142.2       $ 82.4       $ 568.6   
                                            

Expected Use of Cash Flows. We believe that our cash on hand, cash expected to be provided by operating activities and available borrowings under LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility will be sufficient to permit us to fund our contractual obligations and operations for at least the next twelve months. For our television segment, as of March 31, 2011, we estimate that our remaining cost to complete the build out of our new Burbank production facility will be approximately $2.3 million. We expect to complete this project in 2011. For both our radio and television segments, we have historically funded, and will continue to fund, expenditures for operations, administrative expenses, capital expenditures and debt service from our operating cash flow and from time to time, borrowings under a revolving credit facility of LBI Media.

We have used, and expect to continue to use, a portion of our capital resources to fund acquisitions. Future acquisitions will be funded from amounts available under LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility, the proceeds of future equity or debt offerings and our internally generated cash flows. However, our ability to pursue future acquisitions may be impaired if we or our parent are unable to obtain funding from other capital sources. As a result, we may not be able to increase our revenues at the same rate as we have in recent years.

 

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Inflation

We believe that inflation has not had a material impact on our results of operations for each of our fiscal years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2011. However, there can be no assurance that future inflation would not have an adverse impact on our operating results and financial condition.

Seasonality

Seasonal net revenue fluctuations are common in the television and radio broadcasting industry and result primarily from fluctuations in advertising expenditures by local and national advertisers. Our first fiscal quarter generally produces the lowest net revenue for the year.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use the term “Adjusted EBITDA.” Adjusted EBITDA consists of net income or loss , plus income tax expense or benefit, gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment, net interest expense, interest rate swap expense or income, depreciation, and stock-based compensation expense.

The term, as we define it, may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure employed by other companies and is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Management considers this measure an important indicator of its financial performance, as it eliminates the effects of certain of the Company’s non-cash items and the Company’s capital structure. In addition, it provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition and results of operations and our ability to service debt. The measure should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as cash flows from operating activities, operating income or loss and net income or loss.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating its financial performance because:

 

   

it is widely used in the broadcasting industry to measure a company’s financial performance without regard to items such as net interest expense and depreciation, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, financing methods, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired.

 

   

it gives investors another measure to evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (such as net interest expense and net interest rate swap expense), asset base (such as depreciation) and actions that do not affect liquidity (such as stock-based compensation expense) from our operating results; and

 

   

it helps investors identify items that are within our operational control. For example, depreciation charges, while a component of operating income, are fixed at the time of the asset purchase in accordance with the depreciable lives of the related asset and as such are not a directly controllable operating charge in the period.

Our management uses Adjusted EBITDA:

 

   

as a measure of operating performance because it assists us in comparing our financial performance on a consistent basis as it removes the impact of our capital structure, asset base and actions that do not affect liquidity from our operating results;

 

   

as a measure to assist us in evaluating and planning our acquisition strategy;

 

   

in presentations to our board of directors to enable them to have the same consistent measurement basis of financial performance used by management;

 

   

as a measure for determining our operating budget and its ability to fund working capital; and

 

   

as a measure for planning and forecasting capital expenditures.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has adopted rules regulating the use of non-GAAP financial measures, such as Adjusted EBITDA, in filings with the SEC and in disclosures and press releases. These rules require non-GAAP financial measures to be presented with and reconciled to the most nearly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. We have included a presentation of net loss and a reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated basis under “Item 2. Results of Operations.”

Critical Accounting Policies

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to acquisitions of radio station

 

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and television station assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, television program costs, intangible assets, property and equipment and commitments and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

There were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2011. Please see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 for further discussion on our critical accounting policies.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). You can identify these statements by the use of words like “may,” “will,” “could,” “continue,” “expect” and variations of these words or comparable words. Actual results could differ substantially from the results that the forward-looking statements suggest for various reasons. The risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to:

 

   

sufficient cash to meet our debt service obligations;

 

   

general economic conditions in the United States and in the regions in which operate;

 

   

our dependence on advertising revenues;

 

   

changes in rules and regulations of the FCC;

 

   

our ability to attract, motivate and retain key personnel;

 

   

our ability to successfully affiliate with television stations and convert acquired radio and television stations to a Spanish-language format;

 

   

our ability to maintain FCC licenses for our radio and television stations;

 

   

successful integration of acquired radio and television stations;

 

   

potential disruption from natural hazards, equipment failure, power loss and other events or occurrences;

 

   

strong competition in the radio and television broadcasting industries;

 

   

our ability to remediate or otherwise mitigate any material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting or significant deficiencies that may be identified in the future;

 

   

compliance with our restrictive covenants on our debt instruments; and

 

   

our ability to obtain regulatory approval for future acquisitions.

The foregoing factors are not exhaustive, and new factors may emerge or changes to the foregoing factors may occur that could impact our business. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report, as well as subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf, are hereby expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this Quarterly Report, the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and other documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly any Current Reports on Form 8-K. We are not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In the ordinary course of business, we are exposed to various market risk factors, including fluctuations in interest rates and changes in general economic conditions. There were no material changes to our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk during the three months ended March 31, 2011. Please see “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk”, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 for further discussion on quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(A) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by SEC Rule 15d-15(b), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2011. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weakness described below.

 

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As discussed in Part II, Item 9A “Controls and Procedures” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting because we did not maintain effective controls over the accounting for income taxes, including the determination and reporting of deferred income taxes and the related income tax provision. Specifically, we did not have adequate personnel and other resources to enable us to (i) properly consider and apply U.S. generally accepted accounting principles providing guidance over accounting for income taxes, (ii) review and monitor the accuracy and completeness of the components of the income tax provision calculations and the related deferred taxes and (iii) ensure that effective oversight of the work performed by our outside tax advisors was exercised. In addition, until remediated, this material weakness could result in a misstatement in the tax-related accounts described above that would result in a material misstatement to our interim or annual consolidated financial statements and disclosures that would not be prevented or detected.

The material weakness resulted in accounting errors in the treatment of certain temporary state tax credits and the classification of certain deferred tax accounts relating to the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets that were not prevented or detected on a timely basis.

(B) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

As of March 31, 2011, we have begun, but have not completely remediated the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting with respect to our processes to accurately report our income tax provision as discussed above. Since the material weakness has been identified, we have undertaken an evaluation of our available resources and personnel deployed for accounting for income taxes, and are in the process of identifying necessary changes to our processes and the addition of personnel as required. Other than as described in this Item 4, there have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during our last fiscal quarter, which 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

Our dispute with Broadcast Music, Inc. relating to royalties is ongoing. No material developments in these proceedings occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2011. For more information on these proceedings, see “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2010.

We are subject to pending litigation arising in the normal course of our business. While it is not possible to predict the results of such litigation, management does not believe the ultimate outcome of these matters will have a materially adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the information contained in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, the following risks may affect us. If any of these risks occur, our business, financial condition or operating results would be adversely affected.

Our significant level of indebtedness could limit cash flow available for our operations, adversely affect our financial health and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under our debt agreements.

We currently have a substantial amount of debt. As of March 31, 2011, our total outstanding indebtedness was approximately $486.5 million, consisting of LBI Media’s senior secured notes, LBI Media’s senior subordinated notes, our senior discount notes and a mortgage of one of our indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, and our total stockholder’s deficit was approximately $190.0 million. In addition, LBI Media entered into a new $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility in March 2011.

The table below shows our total capitalization as of March 31, 2011:

 

Total indebtedness

   $ 486.5   

Stockholder’s deficiency

     190.0   
        

Total capitalization

   $ 296.5   
        

Debt to total capitalization

     164.1

Since our total capitalization consists of 164.1% debt, we are considered to be highly leveraged and will have to devote much of our resources to repaying this debt on our scheduled payment dates.

If our debt levels were lower we would have more flexibility in using our cash flow because we would have lower debt service obligations and potentially fewer restrictive covenants under our debt agreements. Our substantial indebtedness could have other important consequences to you. For example, it could:

 

   

make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt;

 

   

limit our ability to borrow additional amounts for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our growth strategy or other purposes;

 

   

require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to pay principal and interest on our debt, which would reduce availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

 

   

limit our flexibility in planning for, and reacting to, changes in our business and our industry that could make us more vulnerable to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and

 

   

place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt.

 

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Despite our indebtedness levels, we and our subsidiaries may incur additional debt in the future, which could further exacerbate the risks described above.

We and our subsidiaries may incur additional debt in the future. The terms of LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility and the indentures governing LBI Media’s senior secured notes, LBI Media’s senior subordinated notes and our senior discount notes will allow us to incur additional debt under certain specified circumstances and do not fully prohibit us or our subsidiaries from doing so. LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility requires us to maintain an amount of revolver facility indebtedness (which, as defined in the credit agreement, includes only amounts outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility and does not include LBI Media’s senior secured notes hereby and the mortgage notes of our indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, Empire Burbank Studios, LLC) that would not result in a ratio of revolver facility debt to EBITDA of more than 3.5 to 1.0. The indenture governing LBI Media’s senior secured notes, LBI Media’s senior subordinated notes and our senior discount notes will allow us to incur additional indebtedness, in addition to certain specified debt that is permitted, so long as our leverage ratio (as defined in the indentures) does not exceed 7.0 to 1.0. We may also incur additional senior secured debt under the terms of the indenture governing LBI Media’s senior secured notes so long as we meet certain senior secured leverage ratios. If new debt is added to our and our current subsidiaries’ current debt levels, the related risks discussed above under “Our significant level of indebtedness could limit cash flow available for our operations, adversely affect our financial health and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under our debt agreements” could intensify.

To service our indebtedness, we will require a significant amount of cash, and if we are unable to meet our debt obligations through the cash flow generated by our operations, or, if necessary, future borrowings, we may not be able to make payments on our indebtedness.

Our ability to make payments on indebtedness and to refinance indebtedness when necessary will depend on our financial and operating performance, each of which is subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond our control. At March 31, 2011, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $25.2 million.

Because LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility has floating rate borrowings, we are exposed to changes in market interest rates. If market interest rates rise, the interest expense on our floating rate debt will also increase and could reduce our cash available to, among other things, fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes. If our business does not generate cash flow from operations in the amounts that we expect or our interest expense is higher than we expect, we would need to rely on borrowings under LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility or from other sources to enable us to pay our debt and to fund our other liquidity needs. Future borrowings may not be available to us under the senior secured revolving credit facility or from other sources. The ability to borrow funds under the senior secured revolving credit facility depends on our meeting certain conditions to funding, including the financial covenants in the agreements governing the facility, which includes a maximum ratio of revolver facility debt (which, as defined in the credit agreement, includes only borrowings under the senior secured revolving credit facility and does not include LBI Media’s senior secured notes and the Empire Burbank mortgage notes) to EBITDA of 3.5 to 1.0. Borrowing availability under the facility also depends on the ability and willingness of the lenders to fund loans when required under the facility, which may be subject to risks associated with the lenders’ creditworthiness or other factors.

If we are unable to pay our debts, we will be required to pursue one or more alternative strategies, such as selling assets, refinancing or restructuring our indebtedness or selling additional debt or equity securities. We may not be able to refinance any of our debt or sell additional debt or equity securities or our assets on favorable terms, if at all. In addition, the current uncertain economic environment has had and may continue to have an impact on our liquidity and capital resources. Because of these and other factors beyond our control, we may be unable to pay the principal, premium (if any), interest or other amounts on our indebtedness. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow, refinance our debt on favorable terms or sell additional debt or equity securities or our assets, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and on our ability to make payments on our indebtedness.

The restrictive covenants in our debt instruments may affect our ability to operate our business successfully.

The indenture governing the terms of LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility and the indentures governing LBI Media’s senior secured notes, LBI Media’s senior subordinated notes and our senior discount notes contain various provisions that limit our ability to, among other things:

 

   

incur or guarantee additional debt and issue preferred stock;

 

   

pay dividends or distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, capital stock;

 

   

make investments and other restricted payments;

 

   

issue or sell capital stock of restricted subsidiaries;

 

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incur liens;

 

   

transfer or sell assets;

 

   

engage in different lines of business;

 

   

consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets; and

 

   

enter into transactions with affiliates.

These covenants may affect our ability to operate and finance our business as we deem appropriate. If we are unable to meet our obligations as they become due or to comply with various financial covenants contained in the instruments governing our current or future indebtedness, this could constitute an event of default under the instruments governing our indebtedness.

In addition, LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility requires us to maintain an amount of revolving facility indebtedness (which, as defined in the credit agreement, only includes amounts outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility and does not include LBI Media’s senior secured notes and the Empire Burbank mortgage notes) that would not result in a ratio of revolving facility debt to EBITDA (as defined in the senior secured revolving credit facility) of more than 3.5 to 1.0. As a result, although we will have the capacity to borrow up to $50.0 million under the senior secured revolving credit facility, we may not be permitted to borrow any amount that would cause us to exceed the revolving facility leverage ratio. If we fail to comply with the restrictive and financial covenants contained in the indentures governing our indebtedness, it would be an event of default.

If there were an event of default under the instruments governing our indebtedness, the holders of the affected indebtedness could declare all of that indebtedness immediately due and payable, which, in turn, could cause the acceleration of the maturity of all of our other indebtedness. We may not have sufficient funds available, or we may not have access to sufficient capital from other sources, to repay any accelerated debt. Even if we could obtain additional financing, the terms of the financing may not be favorable to us. In addition, substantially all of our assets are subject to liens securing LBI Media’s senior secured revolving credit facility and senior secured notes. If amounts outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility are accelerated, our lenders could foreclose on these liens. Any event of default under the instruments governing our indebtedness could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If any of our stations are found to have violated any of the laws concerning the broadcast of indecent programming or any other FCC rules and regulations, we could face substantial fines and penalties and potentially risk having our FCC licenses revoked.

FCC complaints and/or investigations are pending (i) with respect to alleged violation of the laws concerning the broadcast of indecent programming by our television stations in the Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Dallas and Salt Lake City markets, and (ii) with respect to alleged violations of the laws by certain of our radio stations in the Los Angeles and Houston markets with respect to the prohibition of receiving consideration for the broadcast of material unless appropriate disclosure is made. We cannot predict the outcome of these complaints or investigations. The FCC has also indicated that there may be additional complaints pending against our radio and television stations for alleged violations of FCC rules, for indecent programming or other reasons, and we cannot predict the outcome of these complaints.

If we violate the Communications Act of 1934, or the rules and regulations of the FCC, the FCC may issue cease-and-desist orders or admonishments, impose fines, renew a license for less than eight years or revoke our licenses. The FCC has been aggressively enforcing its rules on broadcasting indecent or obscene material, and has stated that, in addition to increased fines, the FCC may initiate license revocation procedures against licensees that broadcast material the FCC considers to be indecent. The FCC has the right to revoke a license before the end of its term for acts committed by the licensee or its officers, directors or stockholders. If the FCC were to issue an order denying a license renewal application or revoking a license, we would be required to cease operating the radio or television station covered by the license, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, Congress, from time to time, considers legislation that addresses the FCC’s enforcement of its rules concerning the broadcast of obscene, indecent, or profane material.

Potential changes to enhance the FCC’s authority in this area include the ability to impose additional monetary penalties, consider violations to be “serious” offenses in the context of license renewal applications, and, under certain circumstances, designate a license for hearing to determine whether such license should be revoked. In the event that such legislation is enacted into law, we could face increased costs in the form of fines and a greater risk that we could lose one or more of our broadcasting licenses.

 

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

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

 

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

  (a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Exhibit Description

  3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of LBI Media Holdings, Inc. (1)
  3.2    Certificate of Ownership of Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (successor in interest to LBI Holdings I, Inc.), dated July 9, 2002 (2)
  3.3    Amended and Restated Bylaws of LBI Media Holdings, Inc. (1)
  4.1    Indenture governing LBI Media Holdings, Inc.’s 11% Senior Discount Notes due 2013, dated October 10, 2003, by and among LBI Media Holdings, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (3)
  4.2    Form of Exchange Note (included as Exhibit A-1 to Exhibit 4.1)
  4.3    Indenture, dated as of July 23, 2007, by and among LBI Media, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (4)
  4.4    Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2011, by and among LBI Media, Inc., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (5)
  4.5    Form of 9.25% Senior Secured Note due 2019 (included in Exhibit 4.4)
10.1    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2011, among LBI Media, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Lead Arranger, Credit Suise AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent (portions of this agreement have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment)*
10.2    Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2011, among LBI Media, Inc., the other debtors, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Trustee*
31.1    Certification of President pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

 

 * Filed herewith.
(1) Incorporated by reference to LBI Media Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2007.
(2) Incorporated by reference to LBI Media’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2002, as amended (File No. 333-100330).
(3) Incorporated by reference to LBI Media Holdings, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-110122), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2003, as amended.
(4) Incorporated by reference to LBI Media Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2007 (File No. 333-110122).
(5) Incorporated by reference to LBI Media Holdings, Inc’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2011 (File No. 333-110122).

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

LBI MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Wisdom Lu

      Wisdom Lu
      Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 16, 2011

 

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