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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)


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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014


o	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 001-07155

DEX MEDIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		13-2740040
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2200 West Airfield Drive, P.O. Box 619810 D/FW Airport, TX		75261
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(972) 453-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former

fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, 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 x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer x	Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes x No o

As of October 31, 2014, there were 17,629,011 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding.

DEX MEDIA, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q



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Forward-Looking Statements	i

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	1

Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013	2

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	3

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	4

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	37

Item 4. Controls and Procedures	37

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings	38

Item 1A. Risk Factors	39

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	39

Item 6. Exhibits	41

SIGNATURES	42

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some statements included in this report constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the federal securities laws. Statements that include the words "may," "will," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "anticipate," "forecast," "estimate," "expect," "preliminary," "intend," "plan," "project," "outlook" and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these statements, as they are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations with respect to our financial performance and future events with respect to our business and industry in general. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to, the risks related to the following:

Ÿ our inability to provide assurance for the long-term continued viability of our business;

Ÿ failure to comply with the financial covenants and other restrictive covenants in our credit facilities;


Ÿ	limitations on our operating and strategic flexibility and the ability to operate our business, finance our capital needs or expand business strategies under the terms of our credit facilities;


Ÿ	limited access to capital markets and increased borrowing costs resulting from our leveraged capital structure and debt ratings;


Ÿ	changes in our credit rating;


Ÿ	changes in our operating performance;


Ÿ	reduced advertising spending and increased contract cancellations by our clients, which causes reduced revenue;


Ÿ	declining use of print yellow page directories by consumers;


Ÿ	our ability to collect trade receivables from clients to whom we extend credit;


Ÿ	credit risk associated with our reliance on small and medium sized businesses as clients;


Ÿ	our ability to anticipate or respond to changes in technology and user preferences;


Ÿ	our ability to maintain agreements with major Internet search and local media companies;


Ÿ	competition from other yellow page directory publishers and other traditional and new media including increased competition from existing and emerging digital technologies;


Ÿ	changes in the availability and cost of paper and other raw materials used to print our directories;


Ÿ	our reliance on third-party providers for printing, publishing and distribution services;


Ÿ	our ability to attract and retain qualified key personnel;


Ÿ	our ability to maintain good relations with our unionized employees;


Ÿ	changes in labor, business, political and economic conditions;


Ÿ	changes in governmental regulations and policies and actions of federal, state and local municipalities impacting our businesses;


Ÿ	the outcome of pending or future litigation and other claims;


Ÿ	the risk that anticipated cost savings, growth opportunities and other financial and operating benefits as a result of the merger of Dex One Corporation ("Dex One") and SuperMedia Inc. ("SuperMedia") may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected; and


Ÿ	other events beyond our control that may result in unexpected adverse operating results.

The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this and other periodic reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the information in this report and "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. All forward-looking statements included in this report are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof or, in the case of statements incorporated by reference, on the date of the document incorporated by reference and, other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Dex Media, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions, except per share data)	2014			2013			2014			2013

Operating Revenue	$	452		$	392		$	1,382		$	1,015

Operating Expenses
Selling	106			113			333			273
Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	144			130			440			338
General and administrative	16			54			89			154
Depreciation and amortization	161			242			483			524
Total Operating Expenses	427			539			1,345			1,289
Operating Income (Loss)	25			(147		)	37			(274		)
Interest expense, net	89			99			269			221
(Loss) Before Reorganization Items, Gains on Early Extinguishment of Debt and (Benefit) for Income Taxes	(64		)	(246		)	(232		)	(495		)
Reorganization items	—			—			—			37
Gains on early extinguishment of debt	2			—			2			—
(Loss) Before (Benefit) for Income Taxes	(62		)	(246		)	(230		)	(532		)
(Benefit) for income taxes	(3		)	(111		)	(4		)	(269		)
Net (Loss)	$	(59	)	$	(135	)	$	(226	)	$	(263	)

Other Comprehensive (Loss)
Adjustments for pension and other post-employment benefits, net of taxes	5			(4		)	9			(10		)
Comprehensive (Loss)	$	(54	)	$	(139	)	$	(217	)	$	(273	)

Basic and diluted (loss) per common share	$	(3.41	)	$	(7.85	)	$	(13.08	)	$	(18.55	)
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	17.3			17.2			17.3			14.1

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

Dex Media, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)



(in millions, except share data)	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013

Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	145		$	156
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $31 and $26	151			218
Deferred directory costs	161			183
Deferred tax assets	9			9
Prepaid expenses and other	19			27
Assets held for sale	12			16
Total current assets	497			609
Fixed assets and capitalized software, net	76			106
Goodwill	315			315
Intangible assets, net	941			1,381
Pension assets	60			41
Other non current assets	9			12
Total Assets	$	1,898		$	2,464

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	123		$	154
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	133			166
Accrued interest	11			20
Deferred revenue	97			126
Total current liabilities	364			466
Long-term debt	2,320			2,521
Employee benefit obligations	89			132
Deferred tax liabilities	29			28
Unrecognized tax benefits	13			19
Other liabilities	1			1

Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
Common stock, par value $.001 per share, authorized – 300,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 17,642,686 shares at September 30, 2014 and 17,601,520 shares at December 31, 2013	—			—
Additional paid-in capital	1,553			1,551
Retained (deficit)	(2,446		)	(2,220		)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)	(25		)	(34		)
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)	(918		)	(703		)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)	$	1,898		$	2,464

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

Dex Media, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)	2014			2013

Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net (loss)	$	(226	)	$	(263	)
Reconciliation of net (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	483			524
Provision for deferred income taxes	(4		)	(243		)
Provision for unrecognized tax benefits	(6		)	(28		)
Provision for bad debts	20			20
Non-cash interest expense	69			47
Stock-based compensation expense	2			4
Employee retiree benefits	(5		)	(3		)
Employee benefit plan amendments	(42		)	—
Gains on early extinguishment of debt	(2		)	—
Non-cash reorganization items	—			32
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	47			218
Deferred directory costs	24			(43		)
Other current assets	8			9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(60		)	(15		)
Other items, net	(3		)	(9		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	305			250

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Additions to fixed assets and capitalized software	(15		)	(21		)
Cash acquired in acquisition	—			154
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(15		)	133

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Debt repayments	(300		)	(321		)
Debt issuance costs and other financing items, net	(1		)	—
Net cash (used in) financing activities	(301		)	(321		)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(11		)	62
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	156			172
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	145		$	234

Supplemental Information
Cash interest on debt	$	209		$	182
Cash income taxes, net	$	4		$	15

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

Dex Media, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1

Business and Basis of Presentation

Business

Dex Media, Inc. ("Dex Media", "we", "us", "our", or the "Company") is a leading provider of local marketing solutions to over 500,000 business clients across the United States. Our more than 2,000 sales employees work directly with our clients to provide multiple local marketing solutions to drive customer leads to our clients.

Our local marketing solutions are primarily sold under various "Dex" and "Super" brands, including print yellow page directories, online local search engine websites, mobile local search applications, and placement of our client's information and advertisements on major search engine websites, with which we are affiliated. Our local marketing solutions also include website development, search engine optimization, market analysis, video development and promotion, reputation management, social media marketing, and tracking/reporting of customer leads.

Our print yellow page directories are co-branded with various local telephone service providers, including Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Inc., CenturyLink, Inc., FairPoint Communications, Inc., and Frontier Communications Corporation. We operate as the authorized publisher of print yellow page directories in some of the markets where they provide telephone service, and we hold multiple agreements governing our relationship with each company, including publishing agreements, branding agreements, and non-competition agreements.

Basis of Presentation

The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items and accruals, necessary to fairly present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Dex Media and its subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions have been eliminated. The Company is managed as a single business segment. These unaudited interim financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, do not contain all information and footnote disclosures normally included in audited annual financial statements and, as such, should be read in conjunction with the Dex Media Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 may not be indicative of results of operations for the 2014 fiscal year.

The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain prior period amounts on our consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Correction of an Error in Prior Periods

As disclosed in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, in the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company corrected an error in the application of GAAP that was immaterial to all affected prior periods and was associated with the timing of revenue recognition in prior periods for one of its service offerings, Dex Guaranteed Actions ("DGA"). The prior periods affected were from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. The correction of the error did not have any impact on the Company’s cash flows. Prior to the correction, the Company recognized revenue for DGA as the guaranteed actions were delivered, but would provide service over the entire contract period, even if the guaranteed actions had been delivered before the end of the contract term. The Company believes that the application of GAAP was in error, as Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 13, "Revenue Recognition," requires that service revenue, such as DGA, be recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period unless evidence suggests that obligations are fulfilled in a different manner. For any one month, DGA revenue should have been recognized at the lesser of the cumulative value of delivered guaranteed actions or the cumulative value of straight-line revenue.

The following tables show the impact of the error correction to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Operating revenue	$	397		$	(5	)	$	392
Operating income (loss)	(142		)	(5		)	(147		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(109		)	(2		)	(111		)
Net income (loss)	(132		)	(3		)	(135		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(136		)	(3		)	(139		)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	(7.66		)	(0.19		)	(7.85		)



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Operating revenue	$	1,030		$	(15	)	$	1,015
Operating income (loss)	(259		)	(15		)	(274		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(258		)	(11		)	(269		)
Net income (loss)	(259		)	(4		)	(263		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(269		)	(4		)	(273		)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	(18.29		)	(0.26		)	(18.55		)



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows	As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	(in millions)
Net income (loss)	$	(259	)	$	(4	)	$	(263	)
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(232		)	(11		)	(243		)
Change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(30		)	15			(15		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	250			—			250

There was no impact to the total cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities.

Merger and Bankruptcy Accounting

In the periods subsequent to filing for bankruptcy on March 18, 2013 and until emergence from bankruptcy on April 30, 2013, Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 852 "Reorganizations" ("ASC 852") was applied in preparing the consolidated financial statements of Dex One Corporation ("Dex One"). ASC 852 requires that the financial statements distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the bankruptcy reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Accordingly, certain expenses including professional fees, realized gains and losses and provisions for losses that are realized from the reorganization and restructuring process have been classified as reorganization items on the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss).

The Company accounted for the business combination of Dex One and SuperMedia, Inc. ("SuperMedia"), creating Dex Media, using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805 "Business Combinations" ("ASC 805"). For additional information regarding the merger and acquisition accounting, see "Merger and Related Bankruptcy Filing of Dex One and SuperMedia" below and Note 2 - Acquisition Accounting.

Merger and Related Bankruptcy Filing of Dex One and SuperMedia

Merger Agreement

On August 20, 2012, Dex One entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement") with SuperMedia, Newdex Inc. ("Newdex"), and Spruce Acquisition Sub, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Newdex ("Merger Sub") (collectively, the "Merger Entities"). The Merger Agreement provided that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, (1) Dex One would merge with and into Newdex, with Newdex as the surviving entity ("Dex Merger") and subsequently, each share of Dex One common stock would convert into 0.2 shares of common stock of Newdex and (2) immediately following consummation of the Dex Merger, Merger Sub would merge with and into SuperMedia, with SuperMedia as the surviving entity and become a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Newdex (the "SuperMedia Merger" and together with the Dex Merger, the "Mergers") with each share of SuperMedia common stock converting into 0.4386 shares of common stock of Newdex. As a result of the Mergers, Newdex, as successor to Dex One, was renamed Dex Media, Inc. and became a newly listed company.

On December 5, 2012, the Merger Entities entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Amended and Restated Merger Agreement"), which upheld the basic economic terms and strategic merits of the Mergers included in the original Merger Agreement, and, among other things, provided that if either Dex One or SuperMedia were unable to obtain the requisite consents to the Mergers from its shareholders and to the contemplated amendments to its respective financing agreements from its senior secured lenders to consummate the transactions on an out-of-court basis, the Mergers may be effected through voluntary pre-packaged plans of reorganization under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. Because neither Dex One nor SuperMedia were able to obtain the requisite unanimous consents to the contemplated amendments to their respective financing agreements to effectuate the Mergers out of court, each of Dex One and SuperMedia and all of their domestic subsidiaries voluntarily filed a pre-packaged bankruptcy under Chapter 11 on March 18, 2013.

Bankruptcy Filing and Emergence

On March 18, 2013, Dex One and all of its subsidiaries filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ("Bankruptcy Court") for reorganization under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. Concurrently with filing the bankruptcy petitions, Dex One and its subsidiaries filed and requested confirmation of a Joint Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan (as modified and supplemented, the "Dex One Prepackaged Plan"), seeking to effect the Mergers and related transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement. Also on March 18, 2013, SuperMedia and all of its domestic subsidiaries filed separate voluntary bankruptcy petitions in the Bankruptcy Court, seeking approval of SuperMedia's separate prepackaged plan of reorganization (together with the Dex One Prepackaged Plan, the "Prepackaged Plans").

On April 29, 2013, the Bankruptcy Court held a hearing and entered separate orders confirming the Prepackaged Plans. On April 30, 2013, Dex One and SuperMedia; (1) consummated the Mergers and other transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement, including (a) the amendment and restatement of SuperMedia's senior secured credit facility, (b) the Dex Merger, (c) the SuperMedia Merger, and (d) the amendment and restatement of the credit facilities of R.H. Donnelley Inc., Dex Media West, Inc., and Dex Media East, Inc.; (2) otherwise effected the transactions contemplated by the Prepackaged Plans; and (3) emerged from Chapter 11 protection. On April 30, 2013, the Company emerged from bankruptcy.

Effective with the emergence from bankruptcy, the Mergers were consummated on April 30, 2013.

Subsequent to the Dex Merger, Dex One shareholders received 0.2 shares of Dex Media common stock for each share of Dex One common stock that they owned, which reflects a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of Dex One common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split of Dex One common stock, all outstanding common stock, and per share amounts contained in the financial statements and related notes have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split for all periods presented. The reverse stock split was effective April 30, 2013. Subsequent to the SuperMedia Merger, SuperMedia shareholders received 0.4386 shares of Dex Media common stock for each share of SuperMedia common stock that they owned.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

clarifies that compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. ASU 2014-12 is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)," ("ASU 2014-09"). ASU 2014-09 outlines a new, single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. This new revenue recognition model provides a five-step analysis in determining when and how revenue is recognized. The new model will require revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that adopting this new accounting guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, "Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists" ("ASU 2013-11"), which clarifies that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward if such settlement is required or expected in the event the uncertain tax position is disallowed. In situations where a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction or the tax law of the jurisdiction does not require, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. ASU 2013-11 is effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company has adopted the provisions of ASU 2013-11 as required, and it did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Note 2

Acquisition Accounting

On April 30, 2013, the merger of Dex One and SuperMedia was consummated, with 100% of the equity of SuperMedia being exchanged for 6.9 million Dex Media common shares that were issued to former SuperMedia shareholders at the converted $11.90 per share price, which equated to a fair value of common stock issued of $82 million.

We accounted for the business combination using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, with Dex One identified as the acquiring entity for accounting purposes. Dex One was considered the acquiring entity for accounting purposes based on certain criteria including, but not limited to, the fact that (1) upon consummation of the merger, Dex One shareholders held approximately 60% of the common stock of Dex Media as compared to approximately 40% held by SuperMedia shareholders and (2) Dex One's chairman of the board of directors continued as the chairman of the board of directors of Dex Media.

We prepared the appraisals necessary to assess the fair values of the SuperMedia tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and goodwill, which represented the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired, recognized as of the acquisition date. The income approach was utilized in determining the fair value of the intangible assets, which consist of directory services agreements with certain local telephone service providers, client relationships, trademarks and domain names, and patented technologies. The market approach was utilized to determine the fair value of SuperMedia's debt obligations. As of March 31, 2014, the measurement period for the acquisition was finalized.

Purchase Price Allocation



Fair value of assets acquired	(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	154
Accounts receivable	111
Unbilled accounts receivable	316
Other current assets	64
Fixed assets and capitalized software	42
Intangible assets	635
Goodwill	389
Pension assets	58
Other non-current assets	4
Total fair value of assets acquired	$	1,773

Fair value of liabilities acquired
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	114
Long-term debt (including current maturities)	1,082
Employee benefit obligations	99
Unrecognized tax benefits	45
Deferred tax liabilities	351
Total fair value of liabilities acquired	$	1,691

Total allocable purchase price	$	82

Common Stock

The Merger Agreement provided that each issued and outstanding share of SuperMedia common stock be converted into the right to receive 0.4386 shares of Dex Media common stock. As of April 30, 2013, 15.6 million shares of SuperMedia common stock were issued and outstanding, which resulted in the issuance of 6.9 million shares of Dex Media common stock. Dex One shareholders received 0.2 shares of Dex Media common stock for each share of Dex One common stock that they owned, which reflects a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of Dex One common stock. The closing trading price of Dex One common stock on April 30, 2013 of $2.38, when adjusted for the 1-for-5 reverse stock split equated to a Dex Media common stock value of $11.90 per share. The 6.9 million Dex Media shares issued to former SuperMedia shareholders at the converted $11.90 per share price equated to a fair value of common stock issued of $82 million.

Long-term debt including current maturities

As a result of acquisition accounting, SuperMedia's outstanding debt was adjusted to a fair value of $1,082 million, from its face value of $1,442 million, resulting in a discount of $360 million being recognized. The discount is being amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the SuperMedia senior secured credit facilities using the effective interest method.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The goodwill of $389 million that was recorded as part of the acquisition represents the expected synergies and residual benefits that Dex Media believes will result from the combined operations. The Company determined that the $389 million of acquired goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Subsequent to the merger, as disclosed in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company recorded a $74 million goodwill impairment charge.

The fair value of intangible assets acquired of $635 million was determined using valuation techniques consistent with the income approach to measure fair value. The directory services agreements with certain local telephone service providers and client relationships were valued utilizing the excess earnings approach. The excess earnings attributable to the directory services agreements and client relationships were discounted utilizing a weighted average cost of capital of 21%. The

trademark and domain names and patented technologies were valued utilizing the relief from royalty approach. The estimated remaining useful lives were estimated based on the future economic benefit to be received from the assets. The intangible assets are being amortized utilizing the income forecast method, which is an accelerated amortization method that assumes the value derived from these intangible assets is greater in the earlier years and steadily declines over time based on expected future cash flows.

The following table sets forth the components of the intangible assets acquired.



	Fair Value		Estimated Useful Lives
	(in millions)
Directory services agreements	$	145	5 years
Client relationships	420		3 years
Trademarks and domain names	60		5 years
Patented technologies	10		4 years
Total fair value of intangible assets acquired	$	635

Deferred Revenue, Deferred Directory Costs, and Unbilled Accounts Receivable

Prior to the merger with Dex One, SuperMedia had $386 million of deferred revenue and $122 million of deferred directory costs on its consolidated balance sheet. As a result of acquisition accounting, the fair value of deferred revenue at April 30, 2013 for SuperMedia was determined to have no value, equating to $386 million of revenue that would have been amortized by SuperMedia from May 2013 through April 2014, that will not be recognized by Dex Media. SuperMedia has minimal, if any, remaining performance obligations related to its clients who have previously contracted for advertising, thus, no value was assigned to its deferred revenue. The fair value of deferred directory costs as of April 30, 2013 for SuperMedia was determined to have no value, other than paper held in inventory and prepayments associated with future publications. These costs do not have any future value since SuperMedia has already incurred the costs to produce the clients' advertising and does not anticipate to incur any significant additional costs associated with those published directories. This equated to $93 million of cost that would have been amortized by SuperMedia from May 2013 through April 2014, that was not recognized by Dex Media. The exclusion of these results from the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) of Dex Media, did not impact our cash flows.

In connection with acquisition accounting, the fair value of SuperMedia's unbilled accounts receivable was determined to be $316 million. Unbilled accounts receivable represents amounts that are not billable at the balance sheet date, but are billed over the remaining life of the clients' advertising contracts.

Results of SuperMedia

As a result of acquisition accounting, SuperMedia's historical results through April 30, 2013 have not been included in the Company's consolidated results.

Merger Transaction Costs

The Company cumulatively incurred $42 million of merger transaction costs. Of this amount, $8 million represents deferred financing costs associated with the amendments of Dex One's senior secured credit facilities. This amount was recorded to other assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheet and will be amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the related Dex One senior secured credit facilities using the effective interest method. The remainder of these costs, which include one-time costs associated with investment bankers, legal, and professional fees, were expensed as part of general and administrative expense on the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss). Of these costs, $2 million and $21 million were incurred and expensed during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, and are reflected as general and administrative expense on the Company's consolidated statement of comprehensive (loss). No merger transaction costs were incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. For additional information on merger related costs, see Note 3 - Merger Integration and Transaction Costs.

Pro Forma Information

The unaudited pro forma information below presents the combined operating results of Dex Media, with results prior to the acquisition date adjusted, as if the transaction had occurred January 1, 2012. These pro forma adjustments include adjustments associated with the amortization of the acquired intangible assets, the elimination of merger transaction costs, the impacts of the adjustment to interest expense to reflect the incremental change in interest rates associated with credit facility interest rate amendments, the amortization of deferred financing costs associated with Dex One and the amortization of the long-term debt fair value adjustment to SuperMedia's senior secured credit facility. The 2014 and 2013 pro forma results have been adjusted to include the operating results of SuperMedia from January 1, 2013 to April 30, 2013 and the impact to revenue and expense associated with SuperMedia's deferred revenue and deferred directory cost estimates associated with directories published between January 1, 2013 and April 30, 2013, which were written off as a result of acquisition accounting as of April 30, 2013 and thus not recognized in our GAAP operating results.

The historical financial information has been adjusted to give effect to pro forma events that are (1) directly attributable to the acquisition, (2) factually supportable and (3) expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results of Dex One and SuperMedia. The unaudited pro forma results below are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect the realization of potential cost savings. These pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have actually been obtained if the merger had occurred on January 1, 2012, nor does the pro forma data intend to be a projection of results that may be obtained in the future.

Unaudited Pro Forma Results



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in millions)
Operating revenue	$	452		$	532		$	1,412		$	1,671
Net (loss)	$	(59	)	$	(62	)	$	(212	)	$	(112	)

There was no pro forma adjustment impact on operating revenue and net (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Note 3

Merger Integration and Transaction Costs

Merger integration costs represent costs incurred to achieve synergies related to the merger of Dex One and SuperMedia. These costs include severance, professional fees and contract services. As part of the merger, there are a large number of processes, policies, procedures, operations, technologies and systems that must be integrated. These costs are recorded as part of general and administrative expense on the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Company incurred $7 million and $33 million, respectively, of merger integration costs, of which less than $1 million and $13 million, respectively, represents severance costs. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred $13 million and $41 million, respectively, of merger integration costs, of which $9 million and $28 million, respectively, represents severance costs.

Merger transaction costs represent costs associated with completing the merger between Dex One and SuperMedia. The Company

cumulatively incurred $42 million of merger transaction costs. Of this amount, $8 million represents deferred financing costs associated with the amendments of Dex One's senior secured credit facilities. This amount was recorded to other assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheet and will be amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the related Dex One senior secured credit facilities using the effective interest method. The remainder of these costs, which include one-time costs associated with investment bankers, legal, and professional fees, were expensed as part of general and administrative expense on the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss). Of these costs, $2 million and $21 million was incurred and expensed during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and are reflected as general and administrative expense on the Company's consolidated statement of comprehensive (loss). No merger transaction costs were incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

The following table sets forth merger integration and transaction costs recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in millions)
Merger integration costs	$	7	$	13	$	33	$	41
Merger transaction costs	—		2		—		21
Total merger related costs	$	7	$	15	$	33	$	62

Note 4

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The following table sets forth the calculation of the Company’s basic and diluted (loss) per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Net (loss)	$	(59	)	$	(135	)	$	(226	)	$	(263	)
Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	17.3			17.2			17.3			14.1
Basic and diluted (loss) per common share	$	(3.41	)	$	(7.85	)	$	(13.08	)	$	(18.55	)

The weighted average shares outstanding for periods prior to April 30, 2013 have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-5 reverse stock split of Dex One common stock.

Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the number of weighted-average common shares outstanding during the reported period. Diluted earnings per share are calculated to give effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the reporting period. Due to the Company's reported net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the effect of all stock-based awards was anti-dilutive and therefore not included in the calculation of earnings per share. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, there were no shares and 0.4 million shares of the Company’s stock-based awards, respectively, that had exercise prices that exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common stock. These shares were not included in our weighted average diluted shares outstanding. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, there were no shares of the Company’s stock-based awards that had exercise prices that exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common stock.

Certain employees were granted restricted stock awards, which entitles those participants to receive non-forfeitable dividends during the vesting period on a basis equivalent to the dividends paid to holders of the Company’s common stock. As such, these unvested restricted stock awards meet the definition of a participating security. Participating securities are defined as unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. At September 30, 2014 there were 0.3 million of such participating securities outstanding. Under the two-class method, all earnings, whether distributed or undistributed, are allocated to each class of common stock and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends. However, the net loss from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was not allocated to these participating securities, as these awards do not share in any loss generated by the Company.

Note 5

Additional Financial Information

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

General and administrative expense

The Company’s general and administrative expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 includes certain charges and one-time credits to expense. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a $29 million credit to expense associated with plan amendments that reduced benefits associated with the Company's long-term disability plans. The Company also recorded a $3 million charge to adjust the Los Alamitos property, which is held for sale, to its estimated fair value. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a $13 million credit to expense associated with other post-employment benefits ("OPEB"), which eliminated the Company's obligation to provide a subsidy for retiree health care. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a $10 million credit to expense associated with the settlement of a liability under a publishing agreement and $5 million in credits to expense associated with the reduction of certain operating tax liabilities.

Depreciation and amortization

The following tables set forth the components of the Company's depreciation and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in millions)
Amortization of intangible assets	$	147	$	226	$	440	$	477
Amortization of capitalized software	9		11		29		33
Depreciation of fixed assets	5		5		14		14
Total depreciation and amortization	$	161	$	242	$	483	$	524

There was no amortization or depreciation expense related to SuperMedia included in our operating results for the four months ended April 30, 2013, as the merger was effective April 30, 2013.

Interest expense, net

The Company recorded interest expense, net of $89 million and $269 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared to $99 million and $221 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Interest expense, net consists primarily of interest expense associated with our debt obligations, non-cash interest expense associated with the amortization of debt discount, non-cash interest expense associated with payment-in-kind interest related to our senior subordinated notes, and non-cash interest expense associated with the amortization of deferred financing cost, offset by interest income. Non-cash interest expense was $24 million and $69 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $23 million and $47 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. There is no interest expense, net related to SuperMedia included in our operating results for the four months ended April 30, 2013, as the merger with SuperMedia was effective April 30, 2013.

Reorganizations items

In accordance with ASC 852, reorganization items represent charges that are directly associated with the process of reorganizing the business under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded less than $1 million and $37 million, respectively, of reorganization items on the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss).

The following table sets forth the details of reorganization items for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	(in millions)
Write-off of remaining unamortized debt fair value adjustment	$	—	$	32
Professional fees	—		5
Total reorganization items	$	—	$	37

In conjunction with Dex One's adoption of fresh start accounting, after bankruptcy emergence on February 1, 2010, an adjustment was recorded to reflect Dex One's outstanding debt obligations at their fair value. A total discount of $120 million was recorded and was amortized as an increase to interest expense, until our filing for bankruptcy on March 18, 2013, to effectuate the merger. The write-off of remaining unamortized debt fair value adjustment is associated with Dex One's debt obligations, which were classified as liabilities subject to compromise at March 31, 2013. ASC 852 specifies that when debt classified as liabilities subject to compromise is an allowed claim, and the allowed claim differs from the net carrying amount of the debt, the carrying amount shall be adjusted to the amount of the allowed claim. The gain or loss resulting from this adjustment was recognized as reorganization items. Based on our plan of reorganization and approved first-day motions of the Bankruptcy Court, the allowed debt holder claims equaled the outstanding face value of debt obligations and excluded the unamortized debt fair value adjustment associated with Dex One's debt obligations. Therefore, we recognized the remaining unamortized debt fair value adjustment as a reorganization item during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which resulted in the adjustment of the carrying amount of Dex One's debt obligations to their face value.

Other comprehensive (loss)

The following tables set forth the components of the Company's comprehensive (loss) adjustments for pension and other post-employment benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.



	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014								2013
	Gross		Taxes			Net			Gross			Taxes			Net
	(in millions)
Net (loss)						$	(59	)							$	(135	)
Adjustments for pension and other post-employment benefits:
Accumulated actuarial gains (losses) of benefit plans	$	7	$	(2	)	5			$	(7	)	$	3		(4		)
Reclassifications included in net (loss):
Amortization of actuarial losses	—		—			—			1			(1		)	—
Total reclassifications included in net (loss)	—		—			—			1			(1		)	—
Adjustments for pension and other post-employment benefits	$	7	$	(2	)	5			$	(6	)	$	2		(4		)
Total comprehensive (loss)						$	(54	)							$	(139	)



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014									2013
	Gross			Taxes			Net			Gross			Taxes			Net
	(in millions)
Net (loss)							$	(226	)							$	(263	)
Adjustments for pension and other post-employment benefits:
Accumulated actuarial gains (losses) of benefit plans	$	26		$	(9	)	17			$	(18	)	$	7		(11		)
Reclassifications included in net (loss):																—
Amortization of actuarial losses	—			—			—			2			(1		)	1
Settlement losses	1			(1		)	—			—			—			—
Plan amendments	(13		)	5			(8		)	—			—			—
Total reclassifications included in net (loss)	(12		)	4			(8		)	2			(1		)	1
Adjustments for pension and other post-employment benefits	$	14		$	(5	)	9			$	(16	)	$	6		(10		)
Total comprehensive (loss)							$	(217	)							$	(273	)

The following table sets forth the balance of the Company's accumulated other comprehensive (loss). All balances in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) are related to pension and other post-employment benefits.



	Gross			Taxes			Net
	(in millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) - December 31, 2013	$	(31	)	$	(3	)	$	(34	)
Adjustments for pension and other post-employment benefits, net of amortization	14			(5		)	9
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) - September 30, 2014	$	(17	)	$	(8	)	$	(25	)

Balance Sheet

Assets held for sale

The Company owns land and a building in Los Alamitos, CA, which has an estimated fair value of $12 million. The Company is actively pursuing a buyer for the property. As such, these assets have been reported as assets held for sale on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a $3 million charge to adjust the property to its estimated fair value. The charge was recorded to general and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss).

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

The following table sets forth additional financial information related to the Company's accounts payable and accrued liabilities at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.



	At September 30, 2014		At December 31, 2013
	(in millions)
Accounts payable	$	13	$	20
Accrued salaries and wages	51		49
Accrued taxes	16		21
Accrued expenses	36		56
Customer refunds, advance payments and other	17		20
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	133	$	166

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company's financial assets or liabilities required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis include cash and cash equivalents held in money market funds of $41 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. These money market funds have been recorded at fair value using Level 2 inputs. The Company also had $11 million and $9 million held in certificates of deposit and mutual funds as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, that serve as collateral against letters of credit held primarily with our insurance carriers. These certificates of deposit and mutual funds are classified as prepaid expenses and other on the Company's consolidated balance sheets and are valued using Level 2 inputs. The assets held for sale of $12 million as of September 30, 2014 and $16 million as of December 31, 2013 have been recorded at fair value using Level 3 inputs. The fair value of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying amounts due to their short-term nature. The fair values of debt instruments are determined based on the observable market data of a private exchange.

The following table sets forth the carrying amount and fair value using Level 2 inputs of the Company’s debt obligations at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.



	At September 30, 2014				At December 31, 2013
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Senior secured credit facilities
SuperMedia Inc.	$	857	$	884	$	935	$	912
R.H. Donnelly Inc.	621		456		685		414
Dex Media East, Inc.	366		315		426		289
Dex Media West, Inc.	347		317		393		307
Senior subordinated notes	252		161		236		123
Total debt obligations	$	2,443	$	2,133	$	2,675	$	2,045

The Company detected an immaterial mathematical error in its calculation of the estimated fair value for the debt obligations of its SuperMedia Inc. subsidiary as disclosed in Dex Media’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the first quarter 2014 report on Form 10-Q. The correct estimated debt fair values for SuperMedia Inc. were $912 million at December 31, 2013 ($697 million previously reported) and $897 million at March 31, 2014 ($695 million previously reported). The table above reflects the corrected estimated fair value amounts at December 31, 2013.

The par value of SuperMedia's debt obligation at September 30, 2014 was $1,079 million.

For additional information on our outstanding debt obligations, see Note 7 - Long-Term Debt.

Note 6

Intangible Assets

The following table sets forth the details of the Company's intangible assets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.



	At September 30, 2014						At December 31, 2013
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
	(in millions)
Directory services agreements	$	666	$	254	$	412	$	666	$	97	$	569
Client relationships	924		574		350		924		348		576
Trademarks and domain names	222		75		147		222		29		193
Patented technologies	42		13		29		42		4		38
Advertising commitment	11		8		3		11		6		5
Total intangible assets	$	1,865	$	924	$	941	$	1,865	$	484	$	1,381

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $147 million and $440 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared to $226 million and $477 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. There was no amortization expense associated with intangible assets related to SuperMedia included in our operating results for the four months ended April 30, 2013, as the merger was effective April 30, 2013. Additionally, amortization expense related to intangibles assets decreased due to the impact of the non-cash impairment charge related to intangible assets that was recorded during 2013, partially offset by adjustments to the estimated remaining lives in 2013.

The annual amortization expense for intangible assets is estimated to be $587 million in 2014, $373 million in 2015, $237 million in 2016, $103 million in 2017 and $81 million in 2018.

Note 7

Long-Term Debt

The following table sets forth the Company's outstanding debt obligations on the consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.



		Interest Rates				Carrying Value
	Maturity	At September 30, 2014		At December 31, 2013		At September 30, 2014		At December 31, 2013
						(in millions)
Senior secured credit facilities
SuperMedia Inc.	December 31, 2016	11.6	%	11.6	%	$	857	$	935
R.H. Donnelly Inc.	December 31, 2016	9.75	%	9.75	%	621		685
Dex Media East, Inc.	December 31, 2016	6.0	%	6.0	%	366		426
Dex Media West, Inc.	December 31, 2016	8.0	%	8.0	%	347		393
Senior subordinated notes	January 29, 2017	14.0	%	14.0	%	252		236
Total debt						2,443		2,675
Less: current maturities of long-term debt						123		154
Long-term debt						$	2,320	$	2,521

As a result of the merger and adoption of acquisition accounting on April 30, 2013, SuperMedia's debt obligation was recorded at its fair value of $1,082 million, from its face value of $1,442 million, resulting in a discount of $360 million. This debt fair value adjustment is being amortized as an increase to interest expense over the remaining term of the SuperMedia debt obligation using the effective interest method and does not impact future interest or principal payments. Amortization of the SuperMedia debt fair value adjustment of $19 million and $55 million was included in interest expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared to $17 million and $28 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The unamortized portion of the SuperMedia discount as of September 30, 2014 was $222 million. The par value of SuperMedia's debt obligation at September 30, 2014 was $1,079 million.

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

In connection with the consummation of the Prepackaged Plans and the merger between Dex One and SuperMedia on April 30, 2013, Dex Media entered into an amended and restated loan agreement for SuperMedia and three amended and restated credit agreements for each of Dex Media East, Inc. ("DME"), Dex Media West, Inc. ("DMW") and R.H. Donnelley Inc. ("RHD") (collectively, the "senior secured credit facilities"), with named financial institutions and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and collateral agent under the SuperMedia, DME and DMW senior secured credit facilities, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as administrative agent and collateral agent under the RHD senior secured credit facility.

SuperMedia Senior Secured Credit Facility

The SuperMedia senior secured credit facility interest is paid (1) with respect to any base rate loan, quarterly, and (2) with respect to any Eurodollar loan, on the last day of the interest period applicable to such borrowing, at SuperMedia's option, at either:


•	With respect to base rate loans, the highest (subject to a floor of 4.00%) of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, or (3) adjusted London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 1.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 7.60%, or


•	With respect to Eurodollar loans, the higher of (1) adjusted LIBOR or (2) 3.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 8.60%. SuperMedia may elect interest periods of one, two or three months for Eurodollar borrowings.

RHD Senior Secured Credit Facility

The RHD senior secured credit facility interest is paid (1) with respect to any base rate loan, quarterly, and (2) with respect to any Eurodollar loan, on the last day of the interest period applicable to such borrowing (with certain exceptions for interest periods of more than three months), at RHD's option, at either:


•	With respect to base rate loans, the highest (subject to a floor of 4.00%) of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, or (3) adjusted LIBOR plus 1.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 5.75%, or


•	With respect to Eurodollar loans, the higher of (1) adjusted LIBOR or (2) 3.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 6.75%. RHD may elect interest periods of one, two, three or six months for Eurodollar borrowings.

DME Senior Secured Credit Facility

The DME senior secured credit facility interest is paid (1) with respect to any base rate loan, quarterly, and (2) with respect to any Eurodollar loan, on the last day of the interest period applicable to such borrowing (with certain exceptions for interest periods of more than three months), at DME's option, at either:


•	With respect to base rate loans, the highest (subject to a floor of 4.00%) of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, or (3) adjusted LIBOR plus 1.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 2.00%, or


•	With respect to Eurodollar loans, the higher of (1) adjusted LIBOR or (2) 3.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 3.00%. DME may elect interest periods of one, two, three or six months for Eurodollar borrowings.

DMW Senior Secured Credit Facility

The DMW senior secured credit facility interest is paid (1) with respect to any base rate loan, quarterly, and (2) with respect to any Eurodollar loan, on the last day of the interest period applicable to such borrowing (with certain exceptions for interest periods of more than three months), at DMW's option, at either:


•	With respect to base rate loans, the highest (subject to a floor of 4.00%) of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate, plus 0.50%, or (3) adjusted LIBOR, plus 1.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 4.00%, or


•	With respect to Eurodollar loans, the higher of (1) adjusted LIBOR or (2) 3.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 5.00%. DMW may elect interest periods of one, two, three or six months for Eurodollar borrowings.

Senior Subordinated Notes

The Company's senior subordinated notes require interest payments, payable semi-annually on March 31 and September 30 of each year. The senior subordinated notes accrue interest at 12% for cash interest payments and 14% for payments-in-kind ("PIK") interest. PIK interest represents additional indebtedness and increases the aggregate principal amount owed. The Company is required to make interest payments of 50% in cash and 50% in PIK interest until maturity of the senior secured credit facilities on December 31, 2016. For the semi-annual interest period ended March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, the Company made interest payments of 50% in cash and 50% in PIK interest resulting in the issuance of an additional $16 million of senior subordinated notes. The Company is restricted from making open market repurchases of its senior subordinated notes until maturity of the senior secured credit facilities on December 31, 2016. The senior subordinated notes mature on January 29, 2017.

Principal Payment Terms for Senior Secured Credit Facilities

ECF Sweep Percentage as defined in the respective senior secured credit facility (60% for RHD, 50% for DMW, and 70% in 2013 and 2014 and 60% in 2015 and 2016 for DME). SuperMedia is required to make prepayments at par in an amount equal to 67.5% of any increase in Available Cash, as defined in its senior secured credit facility.

In addition to these principal payments, the Company may on one or more occasions use another portion of ECF or the increase in Available Cash, as applicable, to repurchase debt at market prices ("Voluntary Prepayments") at a discount of face value, as defined in the respective senior secured credit facility (12.5% for SuperMedia, 20% for RHD, 30% for DMW, and 15% in 2013 and 2014 and 20% in 2015 and 2016 for DME) as determined following the end of each quarter. These Voluntary Prepayments must be made within 180 days after the date on which financial statements are delivered to the administrative agents. If a borrower does not make such Voluntary Prepayments within the 180-day period, the Company must make a prepayment at par at the end of the quarter during which such 180-day period expires.

Any remaining portion of ECF or Available Cash, may be used at the Company's discretion, subject to certain restrictions specified in each senior secured credit facility agreement.

2014 and 2013 Principal Payments

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company retired debt obligations of $314 million under its senior secured credit facilities utilizing cash of $300 million. The Company made mandatory and accelerated principal payments, at par, of $225 million. On June 16, 2014 the Company repurchased and retired debt of $54 million utilizing cash of $46 million in accordance with the terms and conditions of its senior secured credit facilities. This transaction resulted in no gain/(loss) being recorded by the Company (non-taxable gain of $8 million offset by a $7 million write-off of SuperMedia's unamortized debt fair value adjustment and $1 million in administrative fees). In addition, on September 16, 2014 the Company repurchased and retired debt of $35 million utilizing cash of $29 million in accordance with the terms and conditions of its senior secured credit facilities. This transaction resulted in a non-taxable gain of $2 million being recorded by the Company (non-taxable gain of $6 million offset by a $4 million write-off of SuperMedia's unamortized debt fair value adjustment and less than $1 million in administrative fees).

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company made mandatory and accelerated principal payments on its senior secured credit facilities, at par, of $321 million.

Debt Covenants

Each of the senior secured credit facilities described above contain certain covenants that, subject to exceptions, limit or restrict each borrower's incurrence of liens, investments (including acquisitions), sales of assets, indebtedness, payment of dividends, distributions and payments of certain indebtedness, sale and leaseback transactions, swap transactions, affiliate transactions, capital expenditures and mergers, liquidations and consolidations. Each borrower is required to maintain compliance with a consolidated leverage ratio covenant and a consolidated interest coverage ratio covenant. Each of the senior secured credit facilities also contain certain covenants that, subject to exceptions, limit or restrict Dex Media's incurrence of liens, indebtedness, ownership of assets, sales of assets, payment of dividends or distributions or modifications of the senior subordinated notes.

The senior subordinated notes contain certain covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, among other things, limit or restrict the Company's (and, in certain cases, the Company's restricted subsidiaries) incurrence of indebtedness, making of certain restricted payments, incurrence of liens, entry into transactions with affiliates, conduct of its business, mergers, and consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of its property.

As of September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants associated with its senior secured credit facilities and senior subordinated notes.

Guarantees

Each of the senior secured credit facilities are separate facilities with no cross guarantees or collateralization provision among the entities, subject to certain exceptions. The Shared Guarantee and Collateral agreement has certain guarantee and collaterization provisions supporting SuperMedia, RHD, DME and DMW. However, an event of default by one of the entities could trigger a call on the applicable guarantor. An event of default by a guarantor on a guarantee obligation could be an event of default under the applicable credit facility, and if demand is made under the guarantee and the creditor accelerates the

indebtedness, failure to satisfy such claims in full would in turn trigger a default under all of the other credit facilities. A subordinated guarantee also provides that SuperMedia, RHD, DME and DMW guarantee the obligations of the other such entities, including SuperMedia, provided that no claim may be made on such guarantee until the senior secured debt of such entity is satisfied and discharged.

Note 8

Employee Benefits

Pension Benefits

The Company provides pension benefits to certain of its employees. The Company's pension plans are non-contributory defined benefit pension plans. The pension plans include the Dex One Retirement Account, the Dex Media, Inc. Pension Plan, the SuperMedia Pension Plan for Management Employees and the SuperMedia Pension Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees. The Company also maintains two non-qualified pension plans for certain executives, the Dex One Pension Benefit Equalization Plan and the SuperMedia Excess Pension Plan. Pension assets related to the Company's qualified pension plans, which are held in master trusts and recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet, are valued in accordance with applicable accounting guidance on fair value measurements. On January 25, 2014, the Company reached an agreement with the Communications Workers of America ("CWA") locals 1301 and 1302 to freeze the SuperMedia Pension Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees. Accordingly, effective April 1, 2014, no employees accrue future pension benefits under any of the pension plans.

Net Periodic Cost

The following table sets forth the benefit cost (income) related to the Company's pension plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.



	Pension Benefit Cost (Income)
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	7			7			21			15
Expected return on plan assets	(10		)	(11		)	(28		)	(22		)
Amortization of net loss	—			1			—			2
Settlement losses	—			—			1			—
Net periodic cost (income)	$	(2	)	$	(2	)	$	(5	)	$	(4	)

The Company made cash contributions to its qualified pension plans of $3 million and $6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to $1 million and $3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. We expect to make total contributions of approximately $7 million to our qualified pension plans in 2014.

Other Post-Employment Benefits

Prior to January 25, 2014, the Company's other post-employment benefits included post-employment health care and life insurance plans for certain of the Company's retirees. On January 25, 2014, the Company enacted plan amendments to its OPEB plans, and reached an agreement with the CWA locals 1301 and 1302 to eliminate the Company's obligation as of April 1, 2014. As a result of these plan amendments, the Company recorded a credit of $13 million to general and administrative expense in its consolidated statement of comprehensive (loss) during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded $1 million of expense associated with other post-employment benefits.

Employee Benefits - Long-Term Disability

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a $29 million credit to expense associated with plan amendments that reduced benefits associated with the Company's long-term disability plans.

Savings Plans Benefits

The Company sponsors defined contribution savings plans to provide opportunities for eligible employees to save for retirement. The savings plans include the Dex One 401(k) Savings Plan, (on January 1, 2014, the Dex Media Inc. Employee Savings Plan was merged into the Dex One 401(k) Savings Plan), the Dex One Restoration Plan, the Dex Media, Inc. Employee Savings Plan and the SuperMedia Savings Plan. Substantially all of the Company's employees are eligible to participate in the plans. Participant contributions may be made on a pre-tax or after-tax basis. Under the plans, a certain percentage of eligible employee contributions are matched with Company cash contributions that are allocated to the participants' current investment elections. The Company recognizes its contributions as savings plan expense based on its matching obligation to participating employees. The Company recorded total savings plan expense of $2 million and $9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to $3 million and $9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. There is no savings plan expense related to SuperMedia recorded during the four months ended April 30, 2013, as the merger with SuperMedia was effective April 30, 2013.

Note 9

Stock-Based Compensation

Dex Media Equity Compensation Plans

The Dex Media, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan and the Dex Media, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plans") provide for several forms of incentive awards to be granted to designated eligible employees, non-management directors, consultants and independent contractors providing services to the Company. The maximum number of shares of Dex Media common stock authorized for issuance under the Plans is 1,264,911. During 2014 and 2013, the Company granted equity awards under the Plans.

Restricted Stock

The Plans provide for grants of restricted stock. These awards are classified as equity awards based on the criteria established by the applicable accounting rules for stock-based compensation. The fair value of the restricted stock awards was determined based on the price of Dex Media common stock on the date of grant.

During 2014 and 2013, certain employees were granted restricted stock awards that cliff vest on December 31 of various years beginning 2015. Grant award recipients would receive all regular cash dividends if the Company were to declare dividends.

All unvested shares of restricted stock will immediately terminate upon the employee's termination of employment with the Company on or before the vesting date except that the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors, at its sole option and election, may permit the accelerated vesting of the award. In the event of the employee's termination of service by the Company without cause or by the employee for good reason within six months prior to or two years following a change in control, any unvested restricted stock will become fully vested on the date of such termination or the date of the change in control, if such termination occurs within six months prior to such change in control.

Changes in the Company's outstanding restricted stock awards were as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.



	Restricted Stock Awards		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding restricted stock at January 1, 2014	356,138		$	10.28
Granted	19,941		8.46
Vested	(28,252	)	10.91
Forfeitures	(7,196	)	10.54
Outstanding restricted stock at September 30, 2014	340,631		$	10.11

Stock Options

The Plans provide for grants of stock options. These awards are classified as equity awards based on the criteria established by the applicable accounting rules for stock-based compensation.

During 2014 and 2013 certain employees were granted stock option awards that vest over four years in equal annual installments beginning on March 31 following the grant date and have a 10 year term from the date of grant. Stock options granted on January 2, 2014 were priced at a premium, with an exercise price of $10.25 per share; other stock options had an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant.

A stock option holder may pay the option exercise price in cash, by delivering unrestricted shares to the Company having a value at the time of exercise equal to the exercise price, by a cashless broker-assisted exercise, by a combination of these methods or by any other method approved by the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. Stock options may not be re-priced without the approval of the Company's shareholders.

If the Company terminates the employee without cause or the employee resigns for good reason, then the employee is eligible to exercise the stock options that vested on or before the effective date of such termination or resignation. If the Company terminates the employee for cause, then the employee's stock options, whether or not vested, shall terminate immediately upon termination of employment. In the event the employee is terminated by the Company without cause or the employee resigns for good reason within six months prior to or two years following a change in control, any unvested portion of such employee's stock options shall become fully vested on the date of such termination or the date of the change in control, if such termination occurs within six months prior to such change in control.

The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The model incorporates assumptions regarding inputs as follows:


•	Expected volatility is a blend of the implied volatility of Dex Media common stock as of the grant date, the historical volatility of Dex Media common stock over its history, and the historical volatility of ten of Dex Media's peer companies;


•	Expected life is calculated based on the average life of the remaining vesting term and the remaining contractual life of each award; and


•	The risk-free interest rate is determined using the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issue with a remaining term equal to the expected life of the option.

Weighted average stock option fair values and assumptions for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are disclosed in the following table.



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2014
Weighted average fair value of grants	$4.13
Dividend yield	—
Volatility	58.04%
Risk-free interest rate	1.92%
Expected life (in years)	6.02

Changes in the Company's outstanding stock option awards were as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.



	Number of Stock Option Awards		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding stock option awards at January 1, 2014	442,133		$	10.15	9.64	$	5,422
Granted	52,800		10.13		10.00	—
Exercises	(1,082	)	6.30		7.50	—
Forfeitures/expirations	(52,335	)	10.07		8.87	—
Outstanding stock option awards at September 30, 2014	441,516		$	10.16	8.97	$	26,459

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The following table sets forth stock-based compensation expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. These costs were recorded as part of general and administrative expense on the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss).



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in millions)
Stock-based compensation expense	$	—	$	1	$	2	$	4

As of September 30, 2014, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the Company's restricted stock and stock option awards was approximately $3 million, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.9 years.

Note 10

Income Taxes

Income taxes have been provided for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements on the basis of an estimated annual effective tax rate, adjusted for the items considered discrete for the periods presented.

The Company recorded income taxes based on an anticipated annual effective tax rate, including the impact of discrete tax benefits, of approximately 1% and 45% for 2014 and 2013, respectively. The 2014 estimated annual effective tax rate, inclusive of discrete tax benefits, differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the increase in the recorded valuation allowance, non-deductible interest, and state taxes primarily due to changes in apportionment, partially offset by the lapsing of uncertain tax positions due to the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions. Without the increase in the recorded valuation allowance, non-deductible interest, state taxes and lapsing of uncertain tax positions our anticipated annual effective tax rate, inclusive of discrete items, would approximate 35% for 2014. The annual effective tax rate used for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 excludes any impacts associated with SuperMedia for the four months ended April 30, 2013, as the merger was effective April 30, 2013. The estimated annual effective tax rate at September 2013, inclusive of discrete tax benefits, differs from the statutory rate primarily due to state apportionment changes, the lapsing of various uncertain tax positions due to the expiration of the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions and the decrease in the recorded valuation allowance.

Our estimated annual effective tax rate for 2014 may be subject to change in future periods. During the remainder of 2014, we anticipate recording an additional benefit associated with the lapsing of uncertain tax positions due to expiration of the statute of limitations in certain jurisdictions. Considering this benefit, our anticipated annual effective tax rate, including the impact of discrete tax benefits, would be approximately 1%.

The annual effective tax rate of 31.5% for the year ended December 31, 2013 differed from the statutory rate primarily due to an increase in recorded valuation allowance, the non-deductible component of the goodwill impairment charge, and the lapsing of various uncertain tax positions due to expiration of the statute of limitations in federal and various state jurisdictions.

Note 11

Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is subject to various lawsuits and other claims in the normal course of business. In addition, from time to time, the Company receives communications from government or regulatory agencies concerning investigations or allegations of noncompliance with laws or regulations in jurisdictions in which the Company operates.

The Company establishes reserves for the estimated losses on specific contingent liabilities, for regulatory and legal actions where the Company deems a loss to be probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In other instances, the Company is not able to make a reasonable estimate of liability because of the uncertainties related to the outcome or the amount or range of potential loss. The Company does not expect that the ultimate resolution of pending regulatory and legal matters in future periods, including the matters described below will have a material adverse effect on its statements of comprehensive (loss).

On April 20, 2009, a lawsuit was filed in the district court of Tarrant County, Texas, against certain officers and directors of SuperMedia (but not against SuperMedia or its subsidiaries) on behalf of Jack B. Corwin as Trustee of The Jack B. Corwin Revocable Trust, and Charitable Remainder Stewardship Company of Nevada, and as Trustee of the Jack B. Corwin 2006 Charitable Remainder Unitrust (the "Corwin" case). The Corwin case generally alleges that at various times in 2008 and 2009, the named SuperMedia officers and directors made false and misleading representations, or failed to state material facts, which made their statements misleading regarding SuperMedia's financial performance and condition. The suit brings fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims and alleges violations of the Texas Securities Act and Section 27 of the Texas Business Commerce Code. The plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory damages, exemplary damages, and reimbursement for litigation expenses. On June 3, 2009, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint with the same allegations adding two additional SuperMedia directors as party defendants. On June 10, 2010, the court in the Buettgen case (a separate case involving SuperMedia, now settled) granted SuperMedia's motion staying discovery in the Corwin case pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. After plaintiffs replaced their counsel, the plaintiffs filed several amendments to the complaint. All the SuperMedia defendants refiled motions for summary judgment claiming that there is no evidence of any wrongdoing elicited during the discovery phase and that the plaintiffs lack standing. Those motions were denied. Trial began on October 20, 2014. The Company plans to honor its indemnification obligations and vigorously defend the lawsuit on the defendants' behalf.

On November 25, 2009, three retirees brought a putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, against both the employee benefits committee and pension plans of Verizon and the employee benefits committee ("EBC") and pension plans of SuperMedia. All three named plaintiffs are receiving the single life monthly annuity pension benefits. All complain that Verizon transferred them against their will from the Verizon pension plans to SuperMedia pension plans at or near the SuperMedia's spin-off from Verizon. The complaint alleges that both the Verizon and SuperMedia defendants failed to provide requested plan documents, which would entitle the plaintiffs to statutory penalties under the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act ("ERISA"); that both the Verizon and SuperMedia defendants breached their fiduciary duty for refusal to disclose pension plan information; and other class action counts aimed solely at the Verizon defendants. The plaintiffs seek class action status, statutory penalties, damages and a reversal of the employee transfers. The SuperMedia defendants filed their motion to dismiss the entire complaint on March 10, 2010. On October 18, 2010, the court ruled on the pending motion dismissing all the claims against the SuperMedia pension plans and all of the claims against SuperMedia's EBC relating to the production of documents and statutory penalties for failure to produce same. The only claims that remained against SuperMedia were procedural ERISA claims against SuperMedia's EBC. On November 1, 2010, SuperMedia's EBC filed its answer to the complaint. On November 4, 2010, SuperMedia's EBC filed a motion to dismiss one of the two remaining procedural ERISA claims against the EBC. Pursuant to an agreed order, the plaintiffs obtained class certification against the Verizon defendants. After obtaining permission from the court, the plaintiffs filed another amendment to the complaint, alleging a new count against SuperMedia's EBC. SuperMedia's EBC filed another motion to dismiss the amended complaint and filed a summary judgment motion before the deadline set by the scheduling order. On March 26, 2012, the court denied SuperMedia's EBC's motion to dismiss. On September 16, 2013, the court granted the defendants’ summary judgments, denied the plaintiffs’ summary judgment, and entered a take nothing judgment in favor of the SuperMedia EBC. Plaintiffs filed an appeal to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The briefing is complete and oral argument was held on September 4, 2014. On October 14, 2014, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the trial court. The time to

appeal that decision has not yet run. The Company plans to honor its indemnification obligations and vigorously defend the lawsuit on the defendants' behalf.

On December 10, 2009, a former employee with a history of litigation against SuperMedia, filed a putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, against certain of SuperMedia's current and former officers, directors and members of SuperMedia's EBC. The complaint attempts to recover alleged losses to the various savings plans that were allegedly caused by the breach of fiduciary duties in violation of ERISA by the defendants in administrating the plans from November 17, 2006 to March 31, 2009. The complaint alleges that: (i) the defendants wrongfully allowed all the plans to invest in Idearc common stock, (ii) the defendants made material misrepresentations regarding SuperMedia's financial performance and condition, (iii) the defendants had divided loyalties, (iv) the defendants mismanaged the plan assets, and (v) certain defendants breached their duty to monitor and inform the EBC of required disclosures. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified compensatory damages and reimbursement for litigation expenses. At this time, a class has not been certified. The plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint. SuperMedia filed a motion to dismiss the entire complaint on June 22, 2010. On March 16, 2011, the court granted the SuperMedia defendants' motion to dismiss the entire complaint; however, the plaintiffs have repleaded their complaint. SuperMedia's defendants filed another motion to dismiss the new complaint. On March 15, 2012, the court granted the SuperMedia defendants' second motion dismissing the case with prejudice. The plaintiffs appealed the dismissal. On July 9, 2013, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision affirming the dismissal of the trial court. On July 23, 2013, plaintiffs filed a Petition to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a rehearing en banc which has been denied. The plaintiffs filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. After the Supreme Court’s decision in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, the court granted plaintiffs’ writ, vacated the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion and remanded the case to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule in conformity with the Fifth Third opinion. Subsequently, the case has been remanded to the trial court. The Company plans to honor its indemnification obligations and vigorously defend the lawsuit on the defendants' behalf.

On July 1, 2011, several former employees filed a Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") collective action against SuperMedia, all its subsidiaries, and two of its former chief executive officers in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The complaint alleges that SuperMedia improperly calculated the rate of pay when it paid overtime to its hourly sales employees. On July 29, 2011, SuperMedia filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. In response, the plaintiffs amended their complaint to allege that the individual defendants had "off-the-clock" claims for unpaid overtime. Subsequently, SuperMedia amended its motion to dismiss in light of the new allegations. On October 25, 2011, the Plaintiffs filed a motion to conditionally certify a collective action and to issue notice. On March 29, 2012, the court denied the SuperMedia's motion to dismiss and granted the plaintiffs' motion to conditionally certify the class. SuperMedia's motion seeking permission to file an interlocutory appeal of the order was denied and a notice has been sent to SuperMedia's former and current employees. The time for opting into the class has expired. On February 24, 2014, SuperMedia filed a motion to decertify. The plaintiffs that failed to file their opt-ins on time have filed a companion case with the same allegations. In early August, 2014, terms of a tentative settlement were reached by the parties; the settlement has been documented and presented to the court for preliminary approval.

On March 29, 2013, a former unsecured note holder that was impacted by the bankruptcy of SuperMedia, in 2009, filed a notice and summons against Verizon Communications and the former chief financial officer ("CFO") of SuperMedia in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. The filing alleges that Verizon improperly formed SuperMedia prior to the spin-off by not having the requisite number of directors under Delaware law. The plaintiff alleges that since SuperMedia was improperly formed, the former CFO did not have the authority to execute the note on behalf of SuperMedia and accordingly both Verizon and the former CFO are liable for the unpaid principal and interest when the notes were impacted by the bankruptcy. The Company plans to honor its indemnification obligation and vigorously defend the lawsuit on the defendant's behalf.

Note 12

Subsequent Event

Retirement of President and Chief Executive Officer

On October 14, 2014, the Company announced the retirement of Peter J. McDonald, 64, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as an executive officer and a director of the Company effective October 14, 2014. To ensure a smooth transition of his responsibilities, the Company and Mr. McDonald have entered into a Consulting Services Agreement, dated October 14, 2014 pursuant to which the Company will retain Mr. McDonald as a consultant for a term of twelve months, beginning on October 14, 2014. While he serves as a consultant, Mr. McDonald is not due any additional compensation beyond

the severance benefits provided in his employment agreement with the Company, dated December 19, 2013.

Appointment of President and Chief Executive Officer

On October 14, 2014, the Company announced the appointment of Joseph A. Walsh, 51, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his election to the Company’s Board of Directors effective October 14, 2014. Mr. Walsh has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Walsh Partners, a private company founded in 2012 that has been focused on investments and advisory services since its inception. Mr. Walsh was previously employed by Yellowbook Inc. from 1987 until 2011 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors from 1993 until 2011. In connection with Mr. Walsh’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Walsh and the Company entered into an Employment Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2014 (the “Employment Agreement”). The Employment Agreement provides for an initial term of three years, during which Mr. Walsh is entitled to an annual base salary of $150,000. Mr. Walsh is also entitled to a grant of options to purchase 271,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which vest on December 31, 2017, as well as an award granted under the Company’s Value Creation Program, which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and the grant was effective on October 14, 2014.

For additional information related to these events, see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2014.

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, our expectations regarding the future performance of our business, and the other non-historical statements in the discussion and analysis are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors including those described in "Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. You should read the following discussion together with our financial statements and related notes thereto included in this report.

Our financial results may not be indicative of our future performance.

Overview

Basis of Presentation

Media Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 may not be indicative of results of operations for the 2014 fiscal year.

Certain prior period amounts on our consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Correction of an Error in Prior Periods

The following tables show the impact of the error correction to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Operating revenue	$	397		$	(5	)	$	392
Operating income (loss)	(142		)	(5		)	(147		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(109		)	(2		)	(111		)
Net income (loss)	(132		)	(3		)	(135		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(136		)	(3		)	(139		)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	(7.66		)	(0.19		)	(7.85		)



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Operating revenue	$	1,030		$	(15	)	$	1,015
Operating income (loss)	(259		)	(15		)	(274		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(258		)	(11		)	(269		)
Net income (loss)	(259		)	(4		)	(263		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(269		)	(4		)	(273		)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	(18.29		)	(0.26		)	(18.55		)



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows	As Reported			Correction			As Revised
	(in millions)
Net (loss)	$	(259	)	$	(4	)	$	(263	)
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(232		)	(11		)	(243		)
Change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(30		)	15			(15		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	250			—			250

There was no impact to the total cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities.

Merger and Bankruptcy Accounting

Merger and Related Bankruptcy Filing of Dex One and SuperMedia

Merger Agreement

Bankruptcy Filing and Emergence

and all of its domestic subsidiaries filed separate voluntary bankruptcy petitions in the Bankruptcy Court, seeking approval of SuperMedia's separate prepackaged plan of reorganization (together with the Dex One Prepackaged Plan, the "Prepackaged Plans").

Effective with the emergence from bankruptcy, the Mergers were consummated on April 30, 2013.

Advertising Sales and Revenue

Advertising sales is an operating measure, which represents the annual contract value of print directories published and digital contracts sold. It is important to distinguish advertising sales from revenue, which under GAAP are recognized under the deferral and amortization method. Advertising sales are a leading indicator of revenue recognition and are presented on a combined basis, including both Dex One and SuperMedia, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

We have been experiencing reduced advertising sales and revenue over the past several years driven by reduced advertiser spending, reflecting continued competition from other advertising media (including the Internet, cable television, newspaper and radio). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, net advertising sales declined 12.5% and 12.7%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2013. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, net advertising sales declined 14.6% and 15.6%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2012. If the factors driving these declines continue, then we will continue to experience declining advertising sales and revenues.

To mitigate the effect of declining advertising sales and revenue, we continue to actively manage expenses and streamline operations to reduce our cost structure.

Results of Operations

The financial information and the discussion below should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. As a result of our merger with SuperMedia, which was consummated on April 30, 2013, our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 include the operating results of SuperMedia. However, in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the historical operating results of SuperMedia for April 2013 and prior periods have not been included. Our operating results for any quarter may not be indicative of our operating results in any future period.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

The following table sets forth our consolidated operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.



Three Months Ended September 30,	2014			2013			Change			% Change
	(in millions, except %)
Operating Revenue	$	452		$	392		$	60		15.3	%
Operating Expenses
Selling	106			113			(7		)	(6.2	)%
Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	144			130			14			10.8	%
General and administrative	16			54			(38		)	(70.4	)%
Depreciation and amortization	161			242			(81		)	(33.5	)%
Total Operating Expenses	427			539			(112		)	(20.8	)%
Operating Income (Loss)	25			(147		)	172			NM
Interest expense, net	89			99			(10		)	(10.1	)%
(Loss) Before Gains on Early Extinguishment of Debt and (Benefit) for Income Taxes	(64		)	(246		)	182			(74.0	)%
Gains on early extinguishment of debt	2			—			2			NM
(Loss) Before (Benefit) for Income Taxes	(62		)	(246		)	184			(74.8	)%
(Benefit) for income taxes	(3		)	(111		)	108			(97.3	)%
Net (Loss)	$	(59	)	$	(135	)	$	76		(56.3	)%

Operating Revenue

Operating revenue of $452 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased $60 million, or 15.3%, compared to $392 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in operating revenue was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's operating revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s 2013 operating revenue related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of acquisition accounting associated with our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, operating revenue related to SuperMedia’s operations of $140 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was not included in our operating revenue. This increase was partially offset by the decline in operating revenue due to reduced advertiser spending, reflecting continued competition from other advertising media (including Internet, cable television, newspaper and radio).

Operating Expense

Operating expense of $427 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $112 million, or 20.8%, compared to $539 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in operating expense was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's operating expense for the three months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s 2013 operating expenses related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of acquisition accounting associated with our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, operating expenses related to SuperMedia’s operations of $36 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 were not included in our operating expenses. Additionally, other decreases in operating expenses are described below.

Selling. Selling expense of $106 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $7 million, or 6.2%, compared to $113 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in selling expense was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's selling expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s 2013 selling expense related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of acquisition accounting associated with our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, selling expense related to SuperMedia’s operations of $17 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was not included in our selling expense. Additionally, we incurred lower employee related costs and lower sales commissions during 2014.

Cost of Service. Cost of services expense of $144 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased $14 million, or 10.8%, compared to $130 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in cost of services expense was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's cost of services expense for the three months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s 2013 cost of service expense related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, cost of services expense related to SuperMedia’s operations of $17 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was not included in our cost of service expense. Additionally, we incurred lower printing and distribution costs as a result of lower volumes during 2014, partially offset by higher digital fulfillment costs during 2014.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense of $16 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $38 million, or 70.4%, compared to $54 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in general and administrative expense was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's general and administrative expense for the three months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s 2013 general and administrative expense related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, general and administrative expense related to SuperMedia’s operations of $2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was not included in our general and administrative expense. The decrease in general and administrative expense was primarily driven by a credit to expense of $29 million associated with a plan amendment to the Company's long-term disability plans, recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2014. Additionally, the decrease was driven by lower merger integration and merger transaction costs. We incurred $13 million of merger integration costs, which included $9 million of severance costs, for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $7 million of merger integration costs for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Additionally, we incurred $2 million of merger transaction costs for the three months ended September 30, 2013, while no merger transaction costs were incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2014. These decreases in expenses were partially offset by a $3 million charge to adjust the Los Alamitos property, which is held for sale, to its estimated fair value, and a legal settlement. Bad debt expense of $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 decreased by $3 million compared to $8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Bad debt expense as a percent of total operating revenue was 1.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to 2.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2013.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense of $161 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $81 million, or 33.5%, compared to $242 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense was driven by lower amortization expense associated with the impact of the non-cash impairment charge related to intangible assets that was recorded during 2013, partially offset by the adjustments to the estimated remaining lives in 2013.

Interest Expense, net

Interest expense, net of interest income, of $89 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $10 million, or 10.1%, compared to $99 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease in interest expense, net was primarily due to lower interest expense as a result of lower outstanding debt obligations. Our interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2014 included $24 million of non-cash interest expense compared to $23 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. This non-cash interest expense primarily represents amortization of debt fair value adjustments, payment-in-kind interest associated with our senior subordinated notes, and the amortization of deferred financing costs.

Gains on Early Extinguishment of Debt

The Company recorded non-taxable gains of $2 million related to the early extinguishment of a portion of our senior secured credit facilities for the three months ended September 30, 2014. On September 16, 2014, the Company repurchased and retired debt of $35 million utilizing cash of $29 million in accordance with the terms and conditions of its senior secured credit facilities. This transaction resulted in the Company recording a non-taxable gain of $2 million (a non-taxable gain of $6 million offset by $4 million write-off of SuperMedia's unamortized debt fair value adjustment and less than $1 million in administrative fees and other adjustments).

(Benefit) for Income Taxes

taken on tax returns and the expected realization of deferred tax assets in the future. The Company recorded a (benefit) for income taxes of $(3) million and $(111) million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the effective tax rates of 4.8% and 45.1%, respectively, are primarily due to changes in recorded valuation allowance partially offset by the lapsing of uncertain tax positions due to expiration of the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions, and the three months ended September 30, 2013 also reflects changes in state tax apportionment.

The Company recorded income taxes based on an anticipated annual effective tax rate, including the impact of discrete tax benefits, of approximately 1% and 45% for 2014 and 2013, respectively. The 2014 estimated annual effective tax rate, inclusive of discrete tax benefits, differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the increase in the recorded valuation allowance, non-deductible interest, and state taxes primarily due to changes in apportionment, partially offset by the lapsing of uncertain tax positions due to the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions. Without the increase in the recorded valuation allowance, non-deductible interest, state taxes and lapsing of uncertain tax positions, our anticipated annual effective tax rate, inclusive of discrete items, would approximate 35% for 2014. The annual effective tax rate used for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 excludes any impacts associated with SuperMedia for the four months ended April 30, 2013, as the merger was effective April 30, 2013. The estimated annual effective tax rate at September 2013, inclusive of discrete tax benefits, differs from the statutory rate primarily due to state apportionment changes, the lapsing of uncertain tax positions due to expiration of the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions and the decrease in the recorded valuation allowance.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

The following table sets forth our consolidated operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.



Nine Months Ended September 30,	2014			2013			Change			% Change
	(in millions, except %)
Operating Revenue	$	1,382		$	1,015		$	367		36.2	%
Operating Expenses
Selling	333			273			60			22.0	%
Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	440			338			102			30.2	%
General and administrative	89			154			(65		)	(42.2	)%
Depreciation and amortization	483			524			(41		)	(7.8	)%
Total Operating Expenses	1,345			1,289			56			4.3	%
Operating Income (Loss)	37			(274		)	311			NM
Interest expense, net	269			221			48			21.7	%
(Loss) Before Reorganization Items, Gains on Early Extinguishment of Debt and (Benefit) for Income Taxes	(232		)	(495		)	263			(53.1	)%
Reorganization items	—			37			(37		)	(100.0	)%
Gains on early extinguishment of debt	2			—			2			NM
(Loss) Before (Benefit) for Income Taxes	(230		)	(532		)	302			(56.8	)%
(Benefit) for income taxes	(4		)	(269		)	265			(98.5	)%
Net (Loss)	$	(226	)	$	(263	)	$	37		(14.1	)%

Operating Revenue

Operating revenue of $1,382 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased $367 million, or 36.2%, compared to $1,015 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in revenue was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's operating revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s 2013 operating revenue related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of acquisition accounting associated with our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, operating revenue related to SuperMedia’s operations of $30 million and $656 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, was not included in our operating revenue. This increase was partially offset by the decline in operating revenue due to reduced advertiser spending, reflecting continued competition from other advertising media (including Internet, cable television, newspaper and radio).

Operating Expense

Operating expense of $1,345 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased $56 million, or 4.3%, compared to $1,289 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in operating expense was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's operating expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s 2013 operating expenses related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of acquisition accounting associated with our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, operating expenses related to SuperMedia’s operations of $9 million and $331 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were not included in our operating expenses. This increase was also offset by the expense reductions and credits described below.

Selling. Selling expense of $333 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased $60 million, or 22.0%, compared to $273 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in selling expense was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's selling expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s 2013 selling expense related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of acquisition accounting associated with our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, selling expense related to SuperMedia’s operations of $4 million and $130 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were not included in our selling expense. Additionally, we incurred reduced employee related costs, lower sales commissions, reduced advertising expense and reduced travel expenses during 2014.

Cost of Service. Cost of services expense of $440 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased $102 million, or 30.2%, compared to $338 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in cost of services expense was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's cost of services expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s 2013 cost of service expense related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, cost of services expense related to SuperMedia’s operations of $4 million and $138 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were not included in our cost of service expense. Additionally, we incurred lower printing and distribution costs as a result of lower volumes during 2014 and reduced employee related costs. These reductions were partially offset by higher digital fulfillment costs during 2014.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense of $89 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $65 million, or 42.2%, compared to $154 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in general and administrative expense was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's general and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s 2013 general and administrative expense related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, general and administrative expense related to SuperMedia’s operations of $1 million and $22 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were not included in our general and administrative expense. Additionally, the decrease in general and administrative expense was driven by certain one-time credits to expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The Company recorded a $29 million credit to expense associated with a plan amendment to its long-term disability plans. The Company also recorded a $13 million credit to expense associated with plan amendments to its other post-employment benefits ("OPEB"), which eliminated the Company’s obligation to provide a subsidy for retiree health care. Additionally, the Company recorded a $10 million credit to expense associated with the settlement of a liability under a publishing agreement and recorded $5 million in credits to expense associated with the reduction of certain operating tax liabilities. We incurred $21 million of merger transaction costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, while no merger transaction costs were incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We incurred $41 million of merger integration costs, which included $28 million of severance costs, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $33 million of merger integration costs, which included $13 million of severance costs, for the nine months ended September

30, 2014. These decreases in expenses were partially offset by a $3 million charge to adjust the Los Alamitos property, which is held for sale, to its estimated fair value, and legal settlements. Bad debt expense was $20 million for both nine months ended September 30, 2014 and nine months ended September 30, 2013. Bad debt expense as a percent of total operating revenue was 1.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to 2.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense of $483 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $41 million, or 7.8%, compared to $524 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in depreciation and amortization expense was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia's 2013 depreciation and amortization expense related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, depreciation and amortization expense related to SuperMedia’s operations of $41 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was not included in our depreciation and amortization expense. Additionally, amortization expense related to intangible assets decreased due to the impact of the non-cash impairment charge related to intangible assets that was recorded during 2013, partially offset by adjustments to the estimated remaining lives in 2013.

Interest Expense, net

Interest expense, net of interest income, of $269 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased $48 million, or 21.7%, compared to $221 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The variance in interest expense, net was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's interest expense, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and the exclusion of a portion of SuperMedia’s interest expense, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013, interest expense, net related to SuperMedia’s operations of $51 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was not included in our interest expense, net. Additionally, interest expense increased due to the impact of interest rate increases on the Company’s senior secured credit facilities, partially offset by lower interest expense due to lower outstanding debt obligations. Our interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 included $69 million of non-cash interest expense compared to $47 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. This non-cash interest primarily represents amortization of debt fair value adjustments, payment-in-kind interest associated with our senior subordinated notes, and the amortization of deferred financing costs.

Reorganization Items

The Company recorded reorganization items of $37 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, including a non-cash write-off of $32 million associated with Dex One's remaining unamortized debt fair value adjustments and $5 million associated with professional fees.

Gains on Early Extinguishment of Debt

The Company recorded non-taxable gains of $2 million related to the early extinguishment of a portion of our senior secured credit facilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. On June 16, 2014 the Company repurchased and retired debt of $54 million utilizing cash of $46 million in accordance with the terms and conditions of its senior secured credit facilities. This transaction resulted in no gain/(loss) being recorded by the Company (non-taxable gain of $8 million offset by a $7 million write-off of SuperMedia's unamortized debt fair value adjustment and $1 million in administrative fees). In addition, on September 16, 2014 the Company repurchased and retired debt of $35 million utilizing cash of $29 million in accordance with the terms and conditions of its senior secured credit facilities. This transaction resulted in a non-taxable gain of $2 million being recorded by the Company (non-taxable gain of $6 million offset by a $4 million write-off of SuperMedia's unamortized debt fair value adjustment and less than $1 million in administrative fees).

(Benefit) for Income Taxes

The Company provides for income taxes for United States federal and various state jurisdictions. Our provision includes current and deferred taxes for these jurisdictions, as well as the impact of uncertain tax benefits for the estimated tax positions taken on tax returns and the expected realization of deferred tax assets in the future. The Company recorded a (benefit) for income taxes of $(4) million and $(269) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and 2013, the effective tax rates of 1.7% and 50.6%, respectively, are primarily due to

changes in recorded valuation allowance, changes in state tax apportionment and the lapsing of uncertain tax positions due to expiration of the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions.

The Company recorded income taxes based on an anticipated annual effective tax rate, including the impact of discrete tax benefits, of approximately 1% and 45% for 2014 and 2013, respectively. The 2014 estimated annual effective tax rate, inclusive of discrete tax benefits, differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the increase in the recorded valuation allowance, non-deductible interest, and state taxes primarily due to changes in apportionment, partially offset by the lapsing of uncertain tax positions due to the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions. Without the increase in the recorded valuation allowance, non-deductible interest, state taxes and lapsing of uncertain tax positions, our anticipated annual effective tax rate, inclusive of discrete items, would approximate 35% for 2014. The annual effective tax rate used for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 excludes any impacts associated with SuperMedia for the four months ended April 30, 2013, as the merger was effective April 30, 2013. The estimated annual effective tax rate at September 2013, inclusive of discrete tax benefits, differs from the statutory rate primarily due to state apportionment changes, the lapsing of uncertain tax positions due to expiration of the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions and the decrease in the recorded valuation allowance.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table sets forth a summary of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. As a result of the merger with SuperMedia, which was consummated on April 30, 2013, the cash flows of SuperMedia from May 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013 have been included in our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the cash flows for April 2013 and prior periods have not been included.



Nine Months Ended September 30,	2014			2013			Change
	(in millions)
Cash Flows Provided By (Used In):
Operating activities	$	305		$	250		$	55
Investing activities	(15		)	133			(148		)
Financing activities	(301		)	(321		)	20
Increase (Decrease) In Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	(11	)	$	62		$	(73	)

Our primary source of funds continues to be cash generated from operations. Net cash provided by operating activities of $305 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased $55 million, compared to $250 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. This variance was impacted by the inclusion of SuperMedia's cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the exclusion of portions of SuperMedia’s cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to the impacts of acquisition accounting. As a result of our merger with SuperMedia effective April 30, 2013 cash provided by operating activities related to SuperMedia’s operations of $55 million, for the period of January through April 2013, was not included in our cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Additionally, reduced operating expenditures and cash payments related to merger transaction costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 contributed to the favorable operating activities in 2014. No merger transaction costs were paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, whereas $19 million was paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. In addition, the Company made cash payments associated with our bankruptcy of $5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. These favorable operating activities were partially offset by cash payments related to merger integration costs of $35 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $34

million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, pension funding and lower cash collections associated with lower revenue.

Net cash used in investing activities of $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $148 million, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $133 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. This decrease was primarily due to $154 million of cash acquired in the acquisition of SuperMedia on April 30, 2013. In addition, the Company incurred $15 million in capital expenditures, including capitalized software, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $21 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Net cash used in financing activities of $301 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $20 million compared to $321 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 represent the repayment of debt principal.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company made mandatory and accelerated principal payments on its senior secured credit facilities, at par, of $321 million.

We believe net cash provided by our operating activities and existing cash and cash equivalents will provide sufficient resources to meet our working capital requirements, estimated principal and interest debt service requirements and other cash needs for the remainder of 2014.

On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its capital structure, considers alternatives for refinancing or amending its debt and seeks advice from its financing sources regarding such alternatives, while also considering its other strategic options.

Debt Obligations

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

In connection with the consummation of the Prepackaged Plans and the merger between Dex One and SuperMedia on April 30, 2013, Dex Media entered into an amended and restated loan agreement for SuperMedia and three amended and restated credit agreements for each of Dex Media East, Inc. (" DME"), Dex Media West, Inc. ("DMW") and R.H. Donnelley Inc. ("RHD") (collectively, the "senior secured credit facilities"), with named financial institutions and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and collateral agent under the SuperMedia, DME and DMW senior secured credit facilities, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as administrative agent and collateral agent under the RHD senior secured credit facility.

SuperMedia Senior Secured Credit Facility


•	With respect to base rate loans, the highest (subject to a floor of 4.00%) of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, or (3) adjusted London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 1.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 7.60%, or


•	With respect to Eurodollar loans, the higher of (1) adjusted LIBOR or (2) 3.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 8.60%. SuperMedia may elect interest periods of one, two or three months for Eurodollar borrowings.

RHD Senior Secured Credit Facility


•	With respect to base rate loans, the highest (subject to a floor of 4.00%) of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, or (3) adjusted LIBOR plus 1.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 5.75%, or


•	With respect to Eurodollar loans, the higher of (1) adjusted LIBOR or (2) 3.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 6.75%. RHD may elect interest periods of one, two, three or six months for Eurodollar borrowings.

DME Senior Secured Credit Facility


•	With respect to base rate loans, the highest (subject to a floor of 4.00%) of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, or (3) adjusted LIBOR plus 1.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 2.00%, or


•	With respect to Eurodollar loans, the higher of (1) adjusted LIBOR or (2) 3.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 3.00%. DME may elect interest periods of one, two, three or six months for Eurodollar borrowings.

DMW Senior Secured Credit Facility


•	With respect to base rate loans, the highest (subject to a floor of 4.00%) of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate, plus 0.50%, or (3) adjusted LIBOR, plus 1.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 4.00%, or


•	With respect to Eurodollar loans, the higher of (1) adjusted LIBOR or (2) 3.00%, plus an interest rate margin of 5.00%. DMW may elect interest periods of one, two, three or six months for Eurodollar borrowings.

Senior Subordinated Notes

The Company's senior subordinated notes require interest payments, payable semi-annually on March 31 and September 30 of each year. The senior subordinated notes accrue interest at 12% for cash interest payments and 14% for payments-in-kind ("PIK") interest. PIK interest represents additional indebtedness and increases the aggregate principal amount owed. The Company is required to make interest payments of 50% in cash and 50% in PIK interest until maturity of the senior secured credit facilities on December 31, 2016. For the semi-annual interest period ending March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, the Company made interest payments of 50% in cash and 50% in PIK interest resulting in the issuance of an additional $16 million of senior subordinated notes. The Company is restricted from making open market repurchases of its senior subordinated notes until maturity of the senior secured credit facilities on December 31, 2016. The senior subordinated notes mature on January 29, 2017.

Principal Payment Terms for Senior Secured Credit Facilities

The Company has mandatory debt principal payments due after each quarter prior to the December 31, 2016 maturity date on its outstanding senior secured credit facilities. RHD, DME and DMW are required to pay scheduled amortization payments, plus additional prepayments at par equal to each borrower's respective Excess Cash Flow ("ECF"), multiplied by the applicable ECF Sweep Percentage as defined in the respective senior secured credit facility (60% for RHD, 50% for DMW, and 70% in 2013 and 2014 and 60% in 2015 and 2016 for DME). SuperMedia is required to make prepayments at par in an amount equal to 67.5% of any increase in Available Cash, as defined in its senior secured credit facility.

must be made within 180 days after the date on which financial statements are delivered to the administrative agents. If a borrower does not make such Voluntary Prepayments within the 180-day period, the Company must make a prepayment at par at the end of the quarter during which such 180-day period expires.

Any remaining portion of ECF or Available Cash, may be used at the Company's discretion, subject to certain restrictions specified in each senior secured credit facility agreement.

2014 and 2013 Principal Payments

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 , the Company made mandatory and accelerated principal payments on its senior secured credit facilities, at par, of $321 million.

Debt Covenants

As of September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants associated with its senior secured credit facilities and senior subordinated notes.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2014-12, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide that a Performance Target Could be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period," ("ASU 2014-12"). ASU 2014-12 requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant date fair value of the award. This update further clarifies that compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. ASU 2014-12 is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial statements.

with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. This new revenue recognition model provides a five-step analysis in determining when and how revenue is recognized. The new model will require revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that adopting this new accounting guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.

Critical Accounting Policies

There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since December 31, 2013. For additional information on critical accounting policies, see "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

The Company's senior secured credit facilities have floating interest rates, if certain market interest rates exceed specified floors. A sensitivity analysis was performed to demonstrate the impact that a 12.5 basis point increase or decrease in the interest rate associated with the Company's debt obligations would have on interest expense, yielding an increase or decrease to interest expense of approximately $2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. For additional information related to the Company's debt obligation and interest rates, see Note 7 - Long-Term Debt to our consolidated financial statements included in this report.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms specified by the Securities Exchange Commission and that information that we are required to disclose in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

complete and oral argument was held on September 4, 2014. On October 14, 2014, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the trial court. The time to appeal that decision has not yet run. The Company plans to honor its indemnification obligations and vigorously defend the lawsuit on the defendants' behalf.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I - Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. These risk factors, in addition to other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results.

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

The following table provides information regarding shares acquired from employees during the three months ended September 30, 2014 as payment to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awarded to employees pursuant to the Dex One Equity Incentive Plan or Dex Media Equity Incentive Plan.



Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014	—	$	—	—	—
August 1, 2014 - August 31, 2014	—	—		—	—
September 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014	530	10.59		—	—
Total	530	$	10.59	—	—

The Company does not have an active share repurchase program.

Item 6. Exhibits



Exhibit No.		Document

3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Dex Media, Inc., (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 3, 2013).

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Dex Media, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 3, 2013)

3.3		Certificate of Change of Registered Agent and Registered Office of Dex Media, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed November 6, 2013, Commission File No. 001-35895).

31.1		Certification of Joseph A. Walsh filed pursuit to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

31.2		Certification of Samuel D. Jones filed pursuit to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

32.1		Certification of Joseph A. Walsh and Samuel D. Jones filed pursuit to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuit to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

10.1^		Dex Media, Inc. Severance Plan - Executive Vice President and Above, effective as of July 30, 2014, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 5, 2014).

10.2^		Consulting Services Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2014, by and between Dex Media, Inc. and Peter J. McDonald (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15, 2014).

10.3^		Employment Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2014, by and between Dex Media, Inc. and Joseph A. Walsh (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15, 2014).

10.4^		Value Creation Program, effective as of October 14, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15, 2014).

10.5^		Award Notice for Joe Walsh pursuant to the Value Creation Program, effective as of October 14, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15, 2014).

10.6^		Stand-Alone Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective as of October 14, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15, 2014).

101.INS*		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

^ Management contract or compensatory plan.

* These exhibits are furnished herewith. In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these exhibits are not deemed to be filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are not deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934 as amended and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.

SIGNATURES

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



			DEX MEDIA, INC.

Date:	November 5, 2014	By:	/s/ Joseph A. Walsh
			Joseph A. Walsh Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)


			/s/ Samuel D. Jones
			Samuel D. Jones Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
			(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.		Document

3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Dex Media, Inc., (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 3, 2013).

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Dex Media, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 3, 2013)

3.3		Certificate of Change of Registered Agent and Registered Office of Dex Media, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed November 6, 2013, Commission File No. 001-35895).

31.1		Certification of Joseph A. Walsh filed pursuit to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

31.2		Certification of Samuel D. Jones filed pursuit to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

32.1		Certification of Joseph A. Walsh and Samuel D. Jones filed pursuit to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuit to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

10.1^		Dex Media, Inc. Severance Plan - Executive Vice President and Above, effective as of July 30, 2014, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 5, 2014).

10.2^		Consulting Services Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2014, by and between Dex Media, Inc. and Peter J. McDonald (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15, 2014).

10.3^		Employment Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2014, by and between Dex Media, Inc. and Joseph A. Walsh (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15, 2014).

10.4^		Value Creation Program, effective as of October 14, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15, 2014).

10.5^		Award Notice for Joe Walsh pursuant to the Value Creation Program, effective as of October 14, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15, 2014).

10.6^		Stand-Alone Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective as of October 14, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 15, 2014).

101.INS*		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

^ Management contract or compensatory plan.

______________________

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