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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
 (Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    
For the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2015
 
OR
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 333-172952
 
SITEL WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
    
Delaware
 
16-1556476
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)
 
 
 
 
 
3102 West End Avenue
 
 
Two American Center, Suite 900
 
 
Nashville, Tennessee
 
37203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
 
(615) 301-7100
    
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 o    NO þ

The Registrant is a voluntary filer of reports required of companies with public securities under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and has filed all reports which would have been required of the Registrant during the preceding 12 months had it been subject to such provisions.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).
YES þ    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 Exchange Act:
 
Large accelerated filer
o
 
Accelerated filer
o
 
Non-accelerated filer
þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
    

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act.)
YES o    NO þ
    
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
 
Outstanding
Class
April 30, 2015
Class A, $0.01 par value
38,350,089
Class B, $0.01 par value
88,281,647
Class C, $0.01 par value
23,990




TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Item
 
Page No.
PART I
1.
 
 
 
 
 
2.
3.
4.
 
 
 
PART II
1.
1A.
6.
 



PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)



 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
7,074

 
$
8,857

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,287 and $2,562, respectively)
255,214

 
279,227

Prepaids and other current assets
59,615

 
56,711

Total current assets
321,903

 
344,795

Property and equipment, net
87,053

 
87,354

Goodwill
117,708

 
117,708

Other intangible assets, net
36,763

 
36,915

Deferred income taxes
26,979

 
28,951

Other noncurrent assets
31,427

 
33,946

Total assets
$
621,833

 
$
649,669

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
24,069

 
$
22,300

Accrued payroll and benefits
78,559

 
75,037

Accrued liabilities and other
84,276

 
85,713

Income taxes payable
5,939

 
6,521

Current portion of long-term debt
15,499

 

Current portion of capital lease obligations
3,088

 
2,952

Total current liabilities
211,430

 
192,523

Long-term debt
711,534

 
746,016

Capital lease obligations
2,835

 
3,272

Deferred income taxes
5,812

 
5,919

Other noncurrent liabilities
41,468

 
42,654

Total liabilities
973,079

 
990,384


3

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 9)

 

Redeemable preferred stock, 20,000,000 convertible shares authorized, issuable in series:
 
 
 
Series B, $0.01 par value; 39,947 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
77,230

 
75,103

Series C, $0.01 par value; 28,881 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
72,229

 
69,273

Series D, $0.01 par value; 75,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
84,880

 
81,869

Stockholders’ deficit
 
 
 
Subsidiary exchangeable preferred stock, no par value; 1,713,321 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
2,665

 
2,665

Common stock, 361,000,000 shares authorized; 225,000,000 Class A shares, 128,500,000 Class B convertible shares, and 7,500,000 Class C shares
 
 
 
Class A, $0.01 par value; 41,799,467 shares (including 9,060,858 restricted shares) and 41,766,222 shares (including 9,060,858 restricted shares) issued at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively; 38,256,844 shares and 38,223,599 shares outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
328

 
327

Class B, $0.01 par value; convertible into Class A common stock on 1:1 basis; 88,281,647 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
882

 
882

Class C, $0.01 par value; 6,751,263 shares issued and 23,990 shares outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
68

 
68

Additional paid-in capital
326,578

 
334,657

Accumulated deficit
(844,739
)
 
(836,750
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(59,744
)
 
(57,186
)
Treasury shares, at cost
(11,623
)
 
(11,623
)
Total stockholders’ deficit
(585,585
)
 
(566,960
)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
$
621,833

 
$
649,669

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


4

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
$
354,593

 
$
350,479

Operating expenses
 
 
 
Costs of services*
239,439

 
236,930

Selling, general, and administrative expenses*
83,336

 
91,930

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
9,017

 
8,412

Amortization of intangible assets
67

 
523

Restructuring and exit charges
343

 
3,272

Loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions
6,825

 
(410
)
Other (income) expense, net
(129
)
 
134

Operating income
15,695

 
9,688

Interest and other financing costs, net
21,620

 
21,566

Loss before income taxes
(5,925
)
 
(11,878
)
Income tax provision
2,064

 
6,938

Net loss
(7,989
)
 
(18,816
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0
(3,827
)
 
652

Unrealized gain on derivative valuation, net of tax expense (benefit) of $380 and $(3,418), respectively
1,249

 
4,426

Change related to pension liability, net of tax of $0
20

 
35

Total other comprehensive (loss) income
(2,558
)
 
5,113

Comprehensive loss
$
(10,547
)
 
$
(13,703
)
* Exclusive of Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.





5

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficit - Schedule 1
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

-- Schedule 1 --
 
Shares Issued
 
Par Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
Common
Stock
 
Class B
Common
Stock
 
Class C
Common
Stock
 
Class A
Common
Stock
 
Class B
Common
Stock
 
Class C
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Subtotal
Balances at December 31, 2014
41,766,222

 
88,281,647

 
6,751,263

 
$
327

 
$
882

 
$
68

 
$
334,657

 
$
(836,750
)
 
$
(500,816
)
Non-cash stock granted
33,245

 

 

 
1

 

 

 
15

 

 
16

Preferred B, C, and D stock accretion and BCF

 

 

 

 

 

 
(8,094
)
 

 
(8,094
)
Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(7,989
)
 
(7,989
)
Balances at March 31, 2015
41,799,467

 
88,281,647

 
6,751,263

 
$
328

 
$
882

 
$
68

 
$
326,578

 
$
(844,739
)
 
$
(516,883
)
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

6

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficit - Schedule 2
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

-- Schedule 2 --
 
 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Totals
from
Schedule 1
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
 
Defined
Benefit
Pension/
Other
 
Unrealized
Gain on
Derivatives
Valuation
 
Subsidiary
Exchangeable
Stock
 
Treasury
Stock
Shares
 
Treasury
Stock
Capital
 
Total
Balances at December 31, 2014
$
(500,816
)
 
$
(48,458
)
 
$
(2,612
)
 
$
(6,116
)
 
$
2,665

 
10,269,896

 
$
(11,623
)
 
$
(566,960
)
Non-cash stock granted
16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
16

Preferred B, C, and D stock accretion and BCF
(8,094
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(8,094
)
Change related to pension liability, net of tax of $0

 

 
20

 

 

 

 

 
20

Unrealized gain on derivative, net of tax expense of $380

 

 

 
1,249

 

 

 

 
1,249

Net loss
(7,989
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(7,989
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0

 
(3,827
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(3,827
)
Balances at March 31, 2015
$
(516,883
)
 
$
(52,285
)
 
$
(2,592
)
 
$
(4,867
)
 
$
2,665

 
10,269,896

 
$
(11,623
)
 
$
(585,585
)
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

7

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(7,989
)
 
$
(18,816
)
Adjustments to reconcile Net loss to net cash flows relating to operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization (including intangible assets)
9,084

 
8,935

Deferred income taxes
(435
)
 
6,048

Non-cash derivative activity
(548
)
 
1,491

Amortization of debt issue costs and original issue discount
1,355

 
1,266

Amortization of deferred training revenue, net of costs
(2,235
)
 
(59
)
Other non-cash items, net
231

 
167

Change in book overdrafts
(1,343
)
 
(101
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net
28,339

 
(9,737
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
26,459

 
(10,806
)
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(9,940
)
 
(8,911
)
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment
5

 
1,108

Net cash used in investing activities
(9,935
)
 
(7,803
)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
Payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations
(146,037
)
 
(109,991
)
Proceeds from long-term debt
129,410

 
133,395

Payment of interest rate swap, net
(901
)
 
(905
)
Payments of debt issue costs

 
(719
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(17,528
)
 
21,780

Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
(779
)
 
(32
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(1,783
)
 
3,139

Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
Beginning of period
8,857

 
7,366

End of period
$
7,074

 
$
10,505

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



8

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)


1.
Overview and Basis of Presentation
Overview
SITEL Worldwide Corporation, including consolidated subsidiaries ("we," "our," “Sitel," or “the Company”), is a majority-owned subsidiary of Onex Corporation ("Onex") and is one of the world's largest and most diversified providers of customer care outsourcing services. We offer our clients a wide array of services, including customer service, technical support, customer acquisition, retention and revenue generation services, and back office support. The majority of our customer care services are inbound and delivered telephonically, but we are increasingly asked to provide services through other communication channels, including email, online chat, interactive voice response ("IVR"), and social media channels. We serve a broad range of industry end–markets, including financial services, technology, wireless, retail and consumer products, telecommunications, media and entertainment, energy and utilities, travel and transportation, Internet service providers, insurance, public sector, and healthcare.
We are organized geographically and have two reporting segments: (1) "Americas," which refers to North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific; and (2) "EMEA," which refers to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Each reporting segment performs substantially the same services for clients.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for each period shown. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The December 31, 2014 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data was derived from the Company’s year-end audited Consolidated Financial Statements as presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 18, 2015. The Company’s interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are not necessarily indicative of the financial position or operating results for an entire year. The accompanying interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)", which applies to customer contracts for the transfer of goods or services or nonfinancial assets, unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments in ASU 2014-09 are effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is not permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this Update recognized at the date of initial application. If an entity elects the transition method, it should provide additional disclosures in the reporting periods that include the date of initial application of the amount by which each financial statement line item is affected in the current reporting period compared to the guidance that was in effect before the change. In addition, an explanation of the reasons for significant changes are required in the disclosure. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of ASU 2014-09 on our financial statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Cost (Subtopic 835-30)", which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the presentation of a debt discount. The core principle of the guidance is that prior to the issuance of the standard, debt issuance costs were required to be presented in the balance sheet as a deferred charge (i.e., an asset). This presentation differed from the presentation for a debt discount, which is a direct adjustment to the carrying value of the debt (i.e., a contra liability). Having different balance sheet presentation requirements created unnecessary complexity and the new guidance seeks to simplify the presentation. The amendments in ASU 2015-03 are effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early application is permitted for financial statements that

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SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

have not been previously issued. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented. At March 31, 2015 the company had $6,965 of unamortized debt issuance cost recognized in long term assets.
There are no other recently issued accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Out of Period Adjustments
During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we identified prior period accounting errors related to an understated accrued liability and the overstatement of certain deposits. The errors were not material to prior years' financial statements or to the 2014 results. Therefore, we recorded the error corrections in the same quarter they were identified, which increased Loss before income taxes and Net loss by approximately $961 and $625 respectively for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.
2.
Property and Equipment
The composition of Property and equipment is as follows:
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Land
$
3,554

 
$
3,554

Buildings and improvements
26,270

 
26,353

Leasehold improvements
70,219

 
71,087

Computer software
49,622

 
50,376

Equipment
180,270

 
183,897

Furniture and fixtures
30,571

 
30,951

Total original cost
360,506

 
366,218

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(281,569
)
 
(282,635
)
Net, excluding construction in progress
78,937

 
83,583

Construction in progress
8,116

 
3,771

Property and equipment, net
$
87,053

 
$
87,354

Depreciation expense was $9,017 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to $8,412 for the same period in 2014.

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SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

3.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The carrying amount of Goodwill did not change during the three months ended March 31, 2015.
The following table presents our Other intangible assets as of March 31, 2015:
 
Gross
Intangibles
 
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment Charges
 
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
 
Net
Intangibles
Customer relationships
$
90,643

 
$
(89,818
)
 
$
(86
)
 
$
739

Trademark and trade name (indefinite lived)
40,200

 
(4,176
)
 

 
36,024

 
$
130,843

 
$
(93,994
)
 
$
(86
)
 
$
36,763

The following table presents our Other intangible assets as of December 31, 2014:
 
Gross
Intangibles
 
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment Charges
 
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
 
Net
Intangibles
Customer relationships
$
90,643

 
$
(89,751
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
891

Trademark and trade name (indefinite lived)
40,200

 
(4,176
)
 

 
36,024

 
$
130,843

 
$
(93,927
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
36,915

We amortize intangible assets with definite lives over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method. Intangible asset amortization expense was $67 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Amortization expense for the same period of 2014 was $523. Amortization is estimated to be approximately $274 for the year ended December 31, 2015.
4.
Restructuring and Exit Activities
We evaluate and assess our worldwide operations in an effort to rationalize facility and labor costs, further streamline our operations in order to align resources to support growth, and appropriately shift the geographic mix of Company resources. Restructuring expense during the three months ended March 31, 2015 for activities initiated in 2015 was $198, of which $165 related to severance costs and $33 related to facility exit costs. For these activities, the remaining severance-related accrual of $22 is expected to be paid during the remainder of 2015.
Restructuring expense during the three months ended March 31, 2015 for activities initiated prior to 2015 was $145, of which $55 related to severance costs and $90 related to facility exit costs. For these activities, the remaining severance-related accrual of $776 is expected to be paid by the end of 2015, and the remaining accrual for facility exit costs of $1,436 is expected to be paid during the remainder of 2015 through the year 2016 as the related leases expire. Total expected expenses during the remainder of 2015 relating to restructuring activities already initiated as of March 31, 2015 are $1,131.

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SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

The liability for restructuring activities initiated in 2015 consisted of the following:
 
 
 
Facility
 
 
 
 
 
Exit and
 
 
 
Severance
 
Other
 
Total
December 31, 2014
$

 
$

 
$

Costs accrued (offset was to expense)
165

 
21

 
186

Cash payments
(144
)
 
(21
)
 
(165
)
Foreign exchange and other
1

 

 
1

March 31, 2015
$
22

 
$

 
$
22

Current portion of restructuring included in Accrued liabilities and other
$
22

 
$

 
$
22

Long-term portion of restructuring included in Other noncurrent liabilities
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
Activity not reflected within the restructuring liability:
 
 
 
 
 
Costs expensed
$

 
$
12

 
$
12

Foreign exchange and other
$

 
$
(12
)
 
$
(12
)
Restructuring expense during the three months ended March 31, 2015 for activities initiated in 2015 was $89 for EMEA and $109 for the Americas, respectively.
The liability for restructuring activities initiated in 2014 and prior years consisted of the following:
 
 
 
Facility
 
 
 
 
 
Exit and
 
 
 
Severance
 
Other
 
Total
December 31, 2014
$
1,266

 
$
2,214

 
$
3,480

Costs accrued (offset was to expense)
6

 
90

 
96

Cash payments
(399
)
 
(772
)
 
(1,171
)
Foreign exchange and other
(97
)
 
(96
)
 
(193
)
March 31, 2015
$
776

 
$
1,436

 
$
2,212

Current portion of restructuring included in Accrued liabilities and other
$
776

 
$
1,261

 
$
2,037

Long-term portion of restructuring included in Other noncurrent liabilities
$

 
$
175

 
$
175

 
 
 
 
 
 
Activity not reflected within the restructuring liability:
 
 
 
 
 
Costs expensed
$
49

 
$

 
$
49

Foreign exchange and other
$
(49
)
 
$

 
$
(49
)
Restructuring expense during the three months ended March 31, 2015 for activities initiated in 2014 and prior years was $216 for EMEA. We recorded a net reversal of restructuring charges of $71 for the Americas during the three months ended March 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2015, cumulative restructuring costs related to such activities are $17,805, of which $14,429 relates to EMEA and $3,376 relates to the Americas.

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SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

5.
Long-Term Debt
The composition of Long-term debt is as follows:
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Senior Notes
$
296,273

 
$
296,018

Senior Secured Notes
195,839

 
195,458

Senior Secured Credit Facility:
 
 
 
Revolvers:
 
 
 
U.S. revolver
13,900

 
31,700

Canadian revolver
1,599

 

Term Loans:
 
 
 
U.S. dollar term loan
177,973

 
177,973

Euro term loan
24,009

 
26,657

British pound sterling term loan
17,440

 
18,210

Total debt
727,033

 
746,016

Less: Debt maturing within one year
(15,499
)
 

Total long-term debt
$
711,534

 
$
746,016

Senior Notes
On March 18, 2010, SITEL, LLC and Sitel Finance Corp. (the "Issuers") issued in a private placement, 11.5% senior notes due 2018 (the “Senior Notes”) having an aggregate principal amount of $300,000 with an original issue discount of $7,638. The Senior Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and are senior in right of payment to all existing and future indebtedness, if any, that is by its terms expressly subordinated to the Senior Notes. The Senior Notes are guaranteed by the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and will mature on April 1, 2018. Interest accrues on the Senior Notes at a rate of 11.5% annually, and is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1.
Senior Secured Notes
On April 20, 2012, the Issuers issued in a private placement, 11.0% senior secured notes ("Senior Secured Notes") due 2017 having an aggregate principal amount of $200,000 with an original issue discount of $8,000. The Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed by the Company and its domestic subsidiaries, are secured on an equal and ratable basis with all obligations of the Issuers and the guarantors under the Company's senior secured credit facility (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”), and will mature on April 1, 2017. Interest accrues on the Senior Secured Notes at a rate of 11.0% annually and is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1.
Both the Senior Notes and the Senior Secured Notes contain customary covenants and restrictions on the activities of SITEL, LLC, Sitel Finance Corp. and SITEL, LLC's restricted subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, the incurrence of additional indebtedness; dividends or distributions in respect of capital stock or certain other restricted payments or investments; entering into agreements that restrict distributions from restricted subsidiaries; the sale or disposal of assets, including capital stock of restricted subsidiaries; transactions with affiliates; the incurrence of liens; and mergers, consolidations or the sale of substantially all of SITEL, LLC's assets.
Senior Secured Credit Facility
The Company's Senior Secured Credit Facility initially provided for available borrowings in an aggregate amount of $760,000. Components of the Senior Secured Credit Facility are (1) the $675,000 aggregate principal amount term loans, including a $550,000 U.S. dollar loan, a €51,447 Euro loan, and a £30,000 British pound sterling loan (collectively, the "Term Loans"), and (2) the $85,000 aggregate principal amount revolvers, consisting of a $75,000 U.S. revolver and a $10,000 Canadian revolver (made available in Canadian dollars) (collectively, the "Revolvers"). In January 2013, the non-extended portion of our U.S. revolver expired, reducing the borrowing capacity under the Revolvers to $61,250 from $85,000.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

All Term Loans mature on January 30, 2017 and amortize in equal quarterly installments in an aggregate annual amount equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount with the balance payable at maturity. Payments on the principal amount have exceeded the cumulative amortization schedule, thus no amount is due until maturity. Interest on the U.S. term loan is based, at our option, on LIBOR plus the applicable margin of 7.25%, or the higher of the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or the prime rate plus the applicable margin of 6.25%. Interest on the Euro term loan is based on EURIBOR plus the applicable margin of 7.25%. Interest on the British pound sterling term loan is based on LIBOR plus the applicable margin of 7.25%. We have an interest rate swap agreement for the notional amount of $175,000 against our Term Loans that is based on a rate of 2.315% versus three month LIBOR.
The Revolvers mature on January 30, 2016. A commitment fee is payable quarterly at 1.00% per annum of the undrawn portion of the Revolvers. Interest on the U.S. revolver is based, at our option, on LIBOR plus the applicable margin of 7.25%, or the higher of the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or the prime rate plus the applicable margin of 6.25%. Interest on the Canadian revolver is based, at our option, on the Canadian banker's acceptance rate (the "BA Rate") plus the applicable margin of 7.25%, or the higher of the one month BA Rate plus 0.75% or the Canadian prime rate plus the applicable margin of 6.25%. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had $43,082 and $27,568 available under the Revolvers and had outstanding letters of credit of $1,947 and $1,982.
Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility are collateralized by interests granted on a substantial portion of our worldwide assets and are guaranteed by certain subsidiary guarantors.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants such as restricting certain corporate actions, including asset dispositions, acquisitions, the payment of dividends, changes of control, the incurrence of indebtedness, providing financing and investments and transactions with affiliates. Under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, we are required to comply with certain financial covenants on a quarterly and annual basis. During the first quarter of 2014, we executed the sixth amendment to our Senior Secured Credit Facility (the "Sixth Amendment"), which decreased the Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio and increased the maximum permitted Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, effective the first quarter of 2014. We paid debt issuance and other financing costs of $1,492 during the first quarter of 2014 related to the Sixth Amendment, of which $719 were deferred and recorded in Other noncurrent assets to be amortized over the remaining term of the facility.
Future maturities of the Company's outstanding Long-term debt as of March 31, 2015 are summarized as follows:
2015
$

2016
15,499

2017
419,422

2018
300,000

2019

2020 and thereafter 

Total debt payments
734,921

Less amount representing unamortized debt discount
(7,888
)
Total debt balance at March 31, 2015
$
727,033

6.
Redeemable Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue in series up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01. To date, we have authorized the issuance of three series of preferred shares—Series B, Series C, and Series D. Our Board of Directors determines the voting rights, dividend policy, and conversion rights of each series of these preferred shares. The majority of each series of these preferred shares are held by Onex and other related parties. Each series has a mandatory redemption date of July 2, 2018 for cash and the right to be converted, at any time through the redemption date at the option of the holder, into the Company's Class A Voting Common Stock (initially at $4.85 per share for Series B, $1.50 per share for Series C, and $0.77 per share for Series D), in settlement of these obligations (including all accumulated and unpaid dividends through the redemption date). The net value of the preferred shares is recorded as Redeemable preferred stock (outside of permanent equity).

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

The Series B, C, and D Preferred Stock contain an optional cash redemption call option that is only exercisable by the Company. Since Onex controls the majority of our Board of Directors, accounting guidance requires that we account for this as an in-substance put option, since it assumes that Onex could force the execution of the call option. The in-substance put option meets the qualifications of a derivative, requiring it to be separated from the host instrument and recorded as a liability at fair value, with subsequent changes in the fair value recorded to the income statement. We have determined that the value is immaterial as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, thus no adjustment to the carrying value of the stock has been recorded in relation to the in-substance put option.
Series D Preferred Stock
On May 8, 2014, we authorized the issuance of 125,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock issued and outstanding was 75,000.
The liquidation value of the Series D Preferred Stock, including accrued dividends payable, at March 31, 2015 of $84,880 and at December 31, 2014 of $81,869, is net of deferred financing costs of $143 and $154, respectively. Holders of the Series D Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative dividends at the rate of 16% of the liquidation preference per share per annum, which accrue from inception and are payable at the mandatory redemption date or upon declaration by our Board of Directors.
Series C Preferred Stock
On December 10, 2008, we authorized the issuance of 125,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding was 28,881.
When the conversion option of the Series C Preferred Stock into Class A Voting Common Stock at $1.50 per share is less than the fair value of the common stock on issuance date, there is a Beneficial Conversion Feature (“BCF”) associated with the preferred stock. The value of the BCF is recognized separately at issuance by allocating a portion of the proceeds equal to the intrinsic value to Additional paid-in capital. For the Series C Preferred Stock owned by certain other related parties, this discount is accreted from the date of issuance to the stated redemption date. For the Series C Preferred Stock owned by Onex, the BCF is immediately amortized to the date of issuance due to existence of the in-substance put option on the stock discussed above.
The liquidation value of the Series C Preferred Stock, including accrued dividends payable, at March 31, 2015 of $72,229 is net of deferred financing costs of $126 and the BCF of $1,295. The liquidation value of the Series C Preferred Stock, including accrued dividends payable, at December 31, 2014 of $69,273 is net of deferred financing costs of $135 and the BCF of $1,395. Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative dividends at the rate of 16% of the liquidation preference per share per annum, which accrue from inception and are payable at the mandatory redemption date or upon declaration by our Board of Directors.
Series B Preferred Stock
On April 3, 2008, we authorized the issuance of 125,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding was 39,947.
The liquidation value of the Series B Preferred Stock, including accrued dividends payable, at March 31, 2015 of $77,230 and at December 31, 2014 of $75,103, is net of deferred financing costs of $191 and $206, respectively. Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative dividends at the rate of 12% of the liquidation preference per share per annum, which accrue from inception and are payable at the mandatory redemption date or upon declaration by our Board of Directors.
7.
Income Taxes
The effective tax rate of (34.8)% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 differs from the effective tax rate of (58.4)% for the same period of 2014 primarily due to a benefit recorded for changes in the intra-period allocation to continuing operations of $380 during three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to tax expense of $3,418 recorded in the same period

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

of 2014, and noncash tax expense of $554 related to tax controversy activity in foreign jurisdictions recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2014.
We consider all income sources, including other comprehensive income, in determining the amount of tax benefit allocated to continuing operations (the "Income Tax Allocation"). Through the first quarter of 2015, as a result of the Income Tax Allocation, we recorded a non-cash deferred income tax expense of $380 against Other comprehensive income as a result of year-to-date gains from mark-to-market fluctuations on the 2015 portfolio of foreign currency hedges that are designated as accounting hedges and an offsetting non-cash income tax benefit of $380 in continuing operations.
Our gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest and penalties) decreased from $28,207 at December 31, 2014 to $27,295 at March 31, 2015, primarily resulting from currency translation adjustments. There was a cash payment of $113 associated with an audit settlement in a foreign jurisdiction. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits (including interest and penalties) that would affect income tax expense, if ever recognized in the financial statements is $27,566. We believe that it is reasonably possible that within the next 12-month period, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits for certain foreign tax positions might be reduced by $174 as a result of statute expirations or final resolution.
8.
Employee Benefits and Compensation
We have defined benefit pension plans covering certain employees outside of the United States. These plans are administered by a third party and include limited activity. The components of the net pension liability of $6,518 at March 31, 2015 and $6,728 at December 31, 2014 are included in Other noncurrent liabilities. Net periodic pension cost consisted of the following:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
$
209

 
$
171

Interest cost
107

 
121

Expected return on plan assets
(69
)
 
(83
)
Past service costs
44

 
37

Amortization of actuarial gains and losses and other
9

 
(2
)
Net periodic pension cost
$
300

 
$
244

We also sponsor various employee retirement plans. In the United States, the Company sponsors a 401(k) savings plan that covers substantially all U.S. employees. In both Canada and Europe, the Company sponsors similar defined contribution plans. Expenses related to the defined contribution plans were $404 in the three months ended March 31, 2015. Expenses related to these plans in the same period of 2014 were $368.
9.
Commitments and Contingencies
The Company and its subsidiaries from time to time are subject to legal claims arising in the ordinary course of business. While the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these matters, it believes, based upon currently available facts, that adequate provision for such claims has been made. However, adverse developments could negatively impact earnings in particular future fiscal periods.
In October 2013, India’s Provident Fund ("PF") issued a summons to Sitel India pursuant to the Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (“PF Act”) stating that Sitel India had improperly remitted PF payments for a period of 2006 to present. The PF Act provides that both the employer and employee make a 12.0% contribution on basic wage, excluding certain allowances, capped at a basic wage of INR 6,500. Sitel India responded to the summons. In August 2014, the PF Commissioner issued an order assessing Sitel India approximately $2,420 plus penalties and interest based on its conclusion that Sitel’s salary structure resulted in an under-contribution to the PF Fund as a result of excluding certain special allowances from “basic wages” for the period 2006 forward. The PF audited Sitel’s contributions in 2008, under the same salary structure, and found no violations. If the excluded allowances are reclassified as basic wages then the basic wage would exceed INR 6,500/month cap on PF contributions and there would be a PF contribution shortfall (the difference between Sitel’s basic wage and INR 6,500/month cap for PF contribution). In September 2014, Sitel India filed an appeal and the

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

appeals tribunal stayed enforcement of the PF Order and directed Sitel India to deposit 25.0% of the amount of the PF Order as an appeal deposit within thirty days. Sitel made that deposit as required by the order. The March 23, 2015 hearing was postponed indefinitely due to a vacancy on the appeals tribunal. We are currently unable to predict the probable outcome of this matter and are not able to reasonably estimate the amount of the loss, if any. No liability has been recorded as of March 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014.
During 2011, the French tax authorities assessed SITEL France approximately €7,900 (equivalent to approximately $8,650 as of March 31, 2015) for the periods from 2007 to July 2010 for input value added taxes related to its performance of intermediary insurance services for the sale of insurance products on behalf of its insurance clients. During December 2013, the French tax authorities reduced the assessment to approximately €1,247 (equivalent to approximately $1,370 as of March 31, 2015). On January 6, 2014, the Company paid the assessment to perfect its rights in the event litigation is necessary to resolve the matter. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we have accrued a portion of the assessment within Selling, general, and administrative expenses ("SG&A") equal to our estimated obligation under this matter.
In April 2008, the local Sao Paulo, Brazil tax authorities assessed our Brazilian subsidiary (“SITEL Brazil”) for the alleged non-payment of local sales taxes in the original amount of approximately R$3,500 (equivalent to approximately $1,110 as of March 31, 2015) for a period extending from 2004 to October 2008. The assessment relates to billings made to a domestic Brazilian client for which SITEL Brazil provided on site agent support at the client’s site located in Barueri City, Brazil. Local sales taxes on services provided in Brazil are assessed based on the actual location where services are rendered. SITEL Brazil paid local sales taxes to Barueri City, however the Sao Paulo tax authorities contend erroneously that the services were performed in Sao Paolo where SITEL Brazil maintains an office. SITEL Brazil appealed the original assessment and in March 2010, the tax authorities ruled against SITEL Brazil. In October 2010, SITEL Brazil received a formal demand to pay the assessment, which at the time totaled R$7,700 due to increases in interest and penalties. SITEL Brazil deposited R$7,700 with the tax authorities in December 2010 and filed its defense with the courts in January 2011. We are currently unable to predict the probable outcome of this matter and are not able to reasonably estimate the amount of loss, if any. No liability related to this matter was recorded as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
10.
Derivative Financial Instruments
We are exposed to a variety of market risks, including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. Our policies allow for the use of derivative financial instruments to prudently manage foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate exposure, but do not allow derivatives to be used for speculative purposes. Derivatives that we use are primarily foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps. Our derivative activities are subject to the management, direction, and control of our senior financial officers. Risk management practices, including the use of financial derivative instruments, are presented to our Board of Directors at least annually.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
We conduct a significant portion of our business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Our subsidiaries generally use the local currency as their functional currency for paying labor and other operating costs. Conversely, revenues for some of these foreign subsidiaries are derived from client contracts that are invoiced and collected in a different currency, principally in U.S. dollars, as well as other currencies such as Euro, British pound sterling, or Australian dollars. To hedge against the risk of fluctuations in our subsidiaries' functional currency, we have contracted with financial institutions to acquire (utilizing forward contracts) the functional currency of the foreign subsidiary at a fixed counterparty exchange rate at specific dates in the future. As of March 31, 2015, our forward contracts all mature within the next twelve months.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the amount of our interest payments. Our practice is to use interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to interest rate changes.
In connection with the Senior Secured Credit Facility dated January 30, 2007, we entered into an interest rate swap to convert $400,000 (reduced to $350,000 on March 31, 2009) of our floating rate debt into fixed rate debt. We elected not to designate this swap for hedge accounting treatment. On November 28, 2011 we amended the interest rate swap agreement to extend the term through December 31, 2016 and decreased the notional amount to $175,000 as of March 31, 2012. The fair

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

value of this interest rate swap is classified as part of Accrued liabilities and other of $3,257 and $3,292 and as Other noncurrent liabilities of $1,611 and $1,680 as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded losses of $901 for settled interest payments, compared to losses of $905 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Additionally, there was a non-cash mark-to-market valuation increase in the liability of $797 and $181 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively. These amounts are reflected in Interest and other financing costs, net.
Fair Values in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
Derivative Assets
 
Derivative Liabilities
 
 
 
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
 
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
 
Balance
Sheet
Classification
 
Fair
Value
 
Fair
Value
 
Balance
Sheet
Classification
 
Fair
Value
 
Fair
Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
Prepaids and other current assets
 
$
1,715

 
$
1,108

 
Accrued liabilities and other
 
$
2,691

 
$
3,539

Foreign exchange contracts
 
Other noncurrent assets
 

 

 
Other noncurrent liabilities
 

 

Total
 
 
 
$
1,715

 
$
1,108

 
 
 
$
2,691

 
$
3,539

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contract - ST
 
Prepaids and other current assets
 
$

 
$

 
Accrued liabilities and other
 
$
3,257

 
$
3,292

Interest rate contract - LT
 
Other noncurrent assets
 

 

 
Other noncurrent liabilities
 
1,611

 
1,680

Foreign exchange contracts
 
Prepaids and other current assets
 
1,039

 
469

 
Accrued liabilities and other
 
1,344

 
1,851

Foreign exchange contracts
 
Other noncurrent assets
 

 

 
Other noncurrent liabilities
 

 

Total
 
 
 
$
1,039

 
$
469

 
 
 
$
6,212

 
$
6,823

Total derivatives
 
 
 
$
2,754

 
$
1,577

 
 
 
$
8,903

 
$
10,362


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
Derivatives in
Cash Flow
Hedging
Relationships
 
Amount of (Loss) or Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivative
(Effective Portion)
 
Location of Loss
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
 
Amount of (Loss) or Gain
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Income
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Foreign exchange contracts
 
$
1,716

 
$
(991
)
 
COS and SG&A
 
$
87

 
$
(1,999
)
Total
 
$
1,716

 
$
(991
)
 
 
 
$
87

 
$
(1,999
)
For the three months ended March 31, 2015 we recorded gains of $52, compared to losses of $1,199 for the same period in 2014 to Cost of services. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded gains of $35, compared to losses of $800 for the same period in 2014 to SG&A for the effective portion of settled hedge contracts. We expect unrealized losses of $976 will be reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) to Cost of services and SG&A over the next twelve months. However, this amount and other future reclassifications from AOCL will fluctuate with movements in the underlying market price of the forward contracts. The estimates of fair value are based on applicable and commonly used pricing models and prevailing financial market information as of March 31, 2015.
For the three months ended March 31, 2015 we realized $0 on the ineffective portion of our derivative instruments related to foreign currency transactions, compared to gains of $3 for the same period in 2014.
Derivatives Not
Designated as Hedging Instruments        
 
Location of (Loss) or Gain
Recognized in Income on Derivative
 
Amount of (Loss) or
Gain Recognized in
Income on Derivative
Three Months Ended March 31,
2015
 
2014
Foreign exchange contracts
 
COS and SG&A
 
$
658

 
$
23

Foreign exchange contracts
 
Foreign currency transactions
 
(396
)
 
238

Total
 
 
 
$
262

 
$
261

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded gains of $395, compared to gains of $14 for the same period in 2014 to Cost of services for derivatives not designated as hedging contracts. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded gains of $263, compared to gains of $9 for the same period in 2014 to SG&A for derivatives not designated as hedging contracts.
Current Contracts
At March 31, 2015, the Company had the following outstanding financial contracts that were entered to hedge foreign exchange and interest rate risk:
Derivatives in Cash Flow Relationship
Notional Amount 
Interest rate contract
$
175,000

Foreign exchange contracts
138,838

11.
Fair Value Measurements
The fair values of Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, trade receivables, and trade payables are valued as Level 1 items. The carrying value of these assets and liabilities approximates their fair value due to the short-term maturities.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

The terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, Senior Secured Notes, and Senior Notes include debt with variable and fixed interest rates, totaling $727,033 and $746,016 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The estimated fair value of such debt was $714,000 and $676,000 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The fair value of debt with fixed interest rates was determined using the quoted market prices of debt instruments with similar terms and maturities which are considered Level 2 inputs. The fair value of debt with variable interest rates was also measured using Level 2 inputs. These inputs included good faith estimates of the market value for the particular debt instrument, which represent the amount an independent market participant would provide, based upon market observations and other factors relevant under the circumstances.
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements are classified into a hierarchy by the inputs used to perform the fair value calculation as follows:
Level 1 – Fair value based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – Modeled fair value with model inputs that are all observable market values.
Level 3 – Modeled fair value with at least one model input that is not an observable market value.
The following tables summarize the value of financial instruments by the pricing levels defined above as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. There were no transfers between pricing levels for the three month period ended March 31, 2015.
 
Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2015
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
$
2,754

 
$

 
$
2,754

 
$

Total
$
2,754

 
$

 
$
2,754

 
$

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
$
4,035

 
$

 
$
4,035

 
$

Interest rate derivative instrument
4,868

 

 
4,868

 

Total
$
8,903

 
$

 
$
8,903

 
$

 
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
$
1,577

 
$

 
$
1,577

 
$

Total
$
1,577

 
$

 
$
1,577

 
$

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
$
5,390

 
$

 
$
5,390

 
$

Interest rate derivative instrument
4,972

 

 
4,972

 

Total
$
10,362

 
$

 
$
10,362

 
$

We value derivatives based on current market prices of comparable instruments or, if none are available, on pricing models or formulas using current market and model assumptions. Our interest rate derivative instrument is a pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap based on LIBOR swap rate. The LIBOR swap rate is observable at commonly quoted intervals for the full term of the swap and therefore is considered a Level 2 item. Our foreign currency forward contracts are contracts to buy foreign currency at a fixed rate for delivery on a specified future date or period. The foreign exchange rate is observable for the full term of the swap and is therefore also considered a Level 2 item. The fair value measurement of a liability must reflect the nonperformance risk of the entity and the counterparty. Therefore, the impact of the Company's and counterparty's creditworthiness have also been factored into the fair value measurement of these derivative instruments.
We measure our intangible assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. We test all existing Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangibles (trademark and trade name) for impairment

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

at least annually and more frequently if circumstances indicate that the carrying amount exceeds fair value. We conduct annual impairment tests as of December 31.
We estimate the fair values of Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangibles utilizing multiple measurement techniques performed. The estimation is primarily determined based on an estimate of future cash flows (income approach) discounted at a market derived weighted average cost of capital. The income approach has been determined to be the most representative because our equity does not have an active trading market. Other unobservable inputs used in these valuations include management's cash flow projections and estimated terminal growth rates. The valuation of indefinite-lived intangible assets also includes an unobservable input for royalty rate, which is based on rates used by comparable industries. We then use a public company model (which uses peer group valuation metrics) to confirm the measurement.
No impairment charges related to Goodwill and Other intangible assets were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
Long-lived assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value is estimated utilizing unobservable inputs, including appraisals on real estate as well as evaluations of the marketability and potential relocation of other assets in similar condition and similar market areas. We analyze our long-lived assets on a quarterly basis for any triggering events that would cause us to perform an impairment test. No impairment charges related to long-lived assets were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014.
12.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component (a) 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
 
Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
 
Defined Benefit Pension Items
 
Foreign Currency Items
 
Total
Beginning balance
 
$
(6,116
)
 
$
(2,612
)
 
$
(48,458
)
 
$
(57,186
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax expense of $380, $0, $0, and $380, respectively
 
1,336

 
(33
)
 
(3,827
)
 
(2,524
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $0
 
(87
)
 
53

 

 
(34
)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
1,249

 
20

 
(3,827
)
 
(2,558
)
Ending balance
 
$
(4,867
)
 
$
(2,592
)
 
$
(52,285
)
 
$
(59,744
)

21

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 
 
Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
 
Defined Benefit Pension Items
 
Foreign Currency Items
 
Total
Beginning balance
 
$
(12,325
)
 
$
(1,632
)
 
$
(40,007
)
 
$
(53,964
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax expense of $381, $0, $0, and $381, respectively
 
(1,372
)
 

 
652

 
(720
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit of $3,799, $0, $0, and $3,799, respectively
 
5,798

 
35

 

 
5,833

Net current-period other comprehensive income
 
4,426

 
35

 
652

 
5,113

Ending balance
 
$
(7,899
)
 
$
(1,597
)
 
$
(39,355
)
 
$
(48,851
)
(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to Accumulated other comprehensive loss.

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (a) 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
$
52

 
COS
 
 
35

 
SG&A
 
 
87

 
Total before tax
 
 

 
Tax (expense) or benefit
 
 
$
87

 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of defined benefit pension items
 
 
 
 
Prior service costs
 
$
(44
)
 
SG&A
Actuarial gains
 
(9
)
 
SG&A
 
 
(53
)
 
Total before tax
 
 

 
Tax (expense) or benefit
 
 
$
(53
)
 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
34

 
Net of tax

22

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
$
(1,199
)
 
COS
 
 
(800
)
 
SG&A
 
 
(1,999
)
 
Total before tax
 
 
(3,799
)
 
Tax (expense) or benefit
 
 
$
(5,798
)
 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of defined benefit pension items
 
 
 
 
Prior service costs
 
$
(37
)
 
SG&A
Actuarial gains
 
2

 
SG&A
 
 
(35
)
 
Total before tax
 
 

 
Tax (expense) or benefit
 
 
$
(35
)
 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
(5,833
)
 
Net of tax
(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to profit/loss.
13.
Operating Segment and Geographical Information
Our two reportable segments, Americas and EMEA, are organized by geographic operating units. The segment information presented below reflects the internal management reporting that the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") uses to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources, which is solely based on segment revenues, gross margin (segment revenues less segment cost of sales), segment SG&A expense, and the segment operating results as calculated below.
Certain Revenues, Costs of services, and SG&A amounts are excluded from the CODM evaluation of our segments, as the CODM believes they are not representative of segment performance. In addition, the CODM does not review assets or the associated depreciation and amortization at the reportable segment level. Therefore, we do not allocate these items to our reportable segments or present these items at the segment level in our internal management reporting. These unallocated amounts, as well as other income and expenses that are managed at the corporate level, are presented below in the reconciliation of segment operating results to our consolidated Loss before income taxes.
We have modified previously reported SG&A for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to exclude the net operating results of a certain site that was closed during the second quarter of 2014.

23

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

Information about the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Americas
 
Revenues
 
$
216,798

 
$
210,827

Gross margin
 
79,897

 
76,152

SG&A
 
44,981

 
48,109

Segment operating results
 
$
34,916

 
$
28,043

GM%
 
36.9
%
 
36.1
%
SG&A%
 
20.7
%
 
22.8
%
Op Results%
 
16.1
%
 
13.3
%

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
EMEA
 
Revenues
 
$
137,794

 
$
139,630

Gross margin
 
34,969

 
37,024

SG&A
 
26,913

 
31,321

Segment operating results
 
$
8,056

 
$
5,703

GM%
 
25.4
%
 
26.5
%
SG&A%
 
19.5
%
 
22.4
%
Op Results%
 
5.8
%
 
4.1
%

24

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

Reconciliation of Segment operating results to consolidated Loss before income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Segment operating results:
 
 
 
 
Americas
 
$
34,916

 
$
28,043

EMEA
 
8,056

 
5,703

Total
 
42,972

 
33,746

 
 
 
 
 
Corporate and other(1)
 
11,154

 
12,127

Depreciation and amortization
 
9,084

 
8,935

Restructuring and exit charges
 
343

 
3,272

Other operating expense (income)(2)
 
6,696

 
(276
)
Operating income
 
15,695

 
9,688

Interest and other financing costs, net
 
21,620

 
21,566

Loss before income taxes
 
$
(5,925
)
 
$
(11,878
)
(1) Represents other operating income and expenses not allocated to segments for internal management reporting purposes, including certain corporate employee compensation, corporate overhead, stock-based compensation, and the net operating results of disposed subsidiaries, which are not material to segment operating results.
(2) Includes amounts from the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for Loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions and Other (income) expense, net.

25

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

14.
Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Financial Information
The following guarantor financial information is presented to comply with U.S. SEC disclosure requirements, specifically Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X.
The Senior Secured Notes and Senior Notes are guaranteed jointly and severally, and in the case of the Senior Secured Notes, on a senior secured basis, by the Issuers' parent company, SITEL Worldwide, and by each of SITEL Worldwide's existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries that are 100% owned by SITEL Worldwide that are guarantors under the Senior Secured Credit Facility (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”). The guarantees are not full and unconditional because Subsidiary Guarantors can be released and relieved of their obligations under certain customary circumstances contained in the indenture governing the Senior Notes and Senior Secured Notes. These circumstances include the following, so long as other applicable provisions of the indentures are adhered to: any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Subsidiary Guarantors, any sale or other disposition of capital stock of any Subsidiary Guarantors, or designation of any restricted subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary.
The Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income are presented net of intercompany activity. The following supplemental financial information sets forth, on a consolidating basis based on the equity method of accounting, balance sheets, statements of comprehensive income and loss, and statements of cash flows for the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Company's non-guarantor subsidiaries.

26

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
March 31, 2015
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
Parent
 
Issuers
 
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$

 
$

 
$
216

 
$
6,858

 
$

 
$
7,074

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts)

 

 
116,372

 
138,842

 

 
255,214

Prepaids and other current assets
283,242

 
540

 
280,057

 
349,683

 
(853,907
)
 
59,615

Total current assets
283,242

 
540

 
396,645

 
495,383

 
(853,907
)
 
321,903

Property and equipment, net
35

 

 
42,161

 
44,857

 

 
87,053

Goodwill

 

 
16,690

 
101,018

 

 
117,708

Other intangible assets, net

 

 
16,104

 
20,659

 

 
36,763

Deferred income taxes

 

 
750

 
26,229

 

 
26,979

Investments in affiliates
(503,716
)
 
553,623

 
194,383

 

 
(244,290
)
 

Other noncurrent assets
1,578

 
91,455

 
39,410

 
22,770

 
(123,786
)
 
31,427

Total assets
$
(218,861
)
 
$
645,618

 
$
706,143

 
$
710,916

 
$
(1,221,983
)
 
$
621,833

Liabilities and Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
540

 
$

 
$
9,591

 
$
13,938

 
$

 
$
24,069

Accrued payroll and benefits

 

 
17,858

 
60,701

 

 
78,559

Accrued liabilities and other
131,682

 
479,593

 
109,455

 
217,453

 
(853,907
)
 
84,276

Income taxes payable
163

 

 
233

 
5,543

 

 
5,939

Current portion of long-term debt

 
13,900

 

 
1,599

 

 
15,499

Current portion of capital lease obligations

 

 
2,850

 
238

 

 
3,088

Total current liabilities
132,385

 
493,493

 
139,987

 
299,472

 
(853,907
)
 
211,430

Long-term debt

 
670,085

 

 
41,449

 

 
711,534

Capital lease obligations

 

 
2,706

 
129

 

 
2,835

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 
5,812

 

 
5,812

Other noncurrent liabilities

 
1,611

 
9,827

 
153,816

 
(123,786
)
 
41,468

Total liabilities
132,385

 
1,165,189

 
152,520

 
500,678

 
(977,693
)
 
973,079

Series B PIK preferred stock
77,230

 

 

 

 

 
77,230

Series C PIK preferred stock, net of beneficial conversion feature
72,229

 

 

 

 

 
72,229

Series D PIK preferred stock
84,880

 

 

 

 

 
84,880

Stockholders' (deficit) equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subsidiary exchangeable preferred stock
2,665

 

 

 

 

 
2,665

Common stock
1,278

 

 
536

 
168,965

 
(169,501
)
 
1,278

Additional paid-in capital
326,578

 
105,786

 
668,880

 
309,794

 
(1,084,460
)
 
326,578

Accumulated deficit
(844,739
)
 
(567,423
)
 
(59,891
)
 
(270,692
)
 
898,006

 
(844,739
)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
(59,744
)
 
(57,934
)
 
(55,902
)
 
2,171

 
111,665

 
(59,744
)
Treasury shares, at cost
(11,623
)
 

 

 

 

 
(11,623
)
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity
(585,585
)
 
(519,571
)
 
553,623

 
210,238

 
(244,290
)
 
(585,585
)
Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity
$
(218,861
)
 
$
645,618

 
$
706,143

 
$
710,916

 
$
(1,221,983
)
 
$
621,833


27

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2014
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
Parent
 
Issuers
 
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$

 
$

 
$
287

 
$
8,570

 
$

 
$
8,857

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts)

 

 
136,215

 
143,012

 

 
279,227

Prepaids and other current assets
288,834

 
414

 
233,109

 
356,209

 
(821,855
)
 
56,711

Total current assets
288,834

 
414

 
369,611

 
507,791

 
(821,855
)
 
344,795

Property and equipment, net
39

 

 
41,247

 
46,068

 

 
87,354

Goodwill

 

 
16,690

 
101,018

 

 
117,708

Other intangible assets, net

 

 
16,104

 
20,811

 

 
36,915

Deferred income taxes

 

 
750

 
28,201

 

 
28,951

Investments in affiliates
(497,564
)
 
537,316

 
189,430

 

 
(229,182
)
 

Other noncurrent assets
1,655

 
92,835

 
42,626

 
24,452

 
(127,622
)
 
33,946

Total assets
$
(207,036
)
 
$
630,565

 
$
676,458

 
$
728,341

 
$
(1,178,659
)
 
$
649,669

Liabilities and Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
282

 
$

 
$
10,533

 
$
11,485

 
$

 
$
22,300

Accrued payroll and benefits

 

 
15,472

 
59,565

 

 
75,037

Accrued liabilities and other
133,234

 
441,962

 
97,256

 
235,116

 
(821,855
)
 
85,713

Income taxes payable
163

 

 

 
6,358

 

 
6,521

Current portion of capital lease obligations

 

 
2,666

 
286

 

 
2,952

Total current liabilities
133,679

 
441,962

 
125,927

 
312,810

 
(821,855
)
 
192,523

Long-term debt

 
701,149

 

 
44,867

 

 
746,016

Capital lease obligations

 

 
3,104

 
168

 

 
3,272

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 
5,919

 

 
5,919

Other noncurrent liabilities

 
1,680

 
10,111

 
158,485

 
(127,622
)
 
42,654

Total liabilities
133,679

 
1,144,791

 
139,142

 
522,249

 
(949,477
)
 
990,384

Series B PIK preferred stock
75,103

 

 

 

 

 
75,103

Series C PIK preferred stock, net of beneficial conversion feature
69,273

 

 

 

 

 
69,273

Series D PIK preferred stock
81,869

 

 

 

 

 
81,869

Stockholders' (deficit) equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subsidiary exchangeable preferred stock
2,665

 

 

 

 

 
2,665

Common stock
1,277

 

 
536

 
168,965

 
(169,501
)
 
1,277

Additional paid-in capital
334,657

 
105,786

 
668,880

 
309,794

 
(1,084,460
)
 
334,657

Accumulated deficit
(836,750
)
 
(563,223
)
 
(76,572
)
 
(273,885
)
 
913,680

 
(836,750
)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
(57,186
)
 
(56,789
)
 
(55,528
)
 
1,218

 
111,099

 
(57,186
)
Treasury shares, at cost
(11,623
)
 

 

 

 

 
(11,623
)
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity
(566,960
)
 
(514,226
)
 
537,316

 
206,092

 
(229,182
)
 
(566,960
)
Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity
$
(207,036
)
 
$
630,565

 
$
676,458

 
$
728,341

 
$
(1,178,659
)
 
$
649,669



28

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
Parent
 
Issuers
 
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Revenues
$

 
$

 
$
117,121

 
$
237,472

 
$

 
$
354,593

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs of services*

 

 
73,157

 
166,282

 

 
239,439

Selling, general, and administrative expenses*
4,931

 
40

 
23,346

 
55,019

 

 
83,336

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
5

 

 
3,984

 
5,028

 

 
9,017

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

 
67

 

 
67

Restructuring and exit charges

 

 
73

 
270

 

 
343

(Gain) loss on foreign currency transactions
(620
)
 
1,297

 
(1,132
)
 
7,280

 

 
6,825

Other, net

 

 

 
(129
)
 

 
(129
)
Operating (loss) income
(4,316
)
 
(1,337
)
 
17,693

 
3,655

 

 
15,695

Interest and other financing costs, net
7

 
19,544

 
1,523

 
546

 

 
21,620

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
3,666

 
(16,681
)
 
(501
)
 

 
13,516

 

(Loss) income before income taxes
(7,989
)
 
(4,200
)
 
16,671

 
3,109

 
(13,516
)
 
(5,925
)
Income tax (benefit) provision

 

 
(10
)
 
2,074

 

 
2,064

Net (loss) income
(7,989
)
 
(4,200
)
 
16,681

 
1,035

 
(13,516
)
 
(7,989
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0
(3,827
)
 
(2,414
)
 
(1,643
)
 
190

 
3,867

 
(3,827
)
Unrealized gain on derivative valuation, net of tax expense of $380
1,249

 
1,249

 
1,249

 
743

 
(3,241
)
 
1,249

Change related to pension liability, net of tax of $0
20

 
20

 
20

 
20

 
(60
)
 
20

Comprehensive (loss) income
$
(10,547
)
 
$
(5,345
)
 
$
16,307

 
$
1,988

 
$
(12,950
)
 
$
(10,547
)
*Exclusive of Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

29

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
Parent
 
Issuers
 
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Revenues
$

 
$

 
$
108,958

 
$
241,521

 
$

 
$
350,479

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs of services*

 

 
70,335

 
166,595

 

 
236,930

Selling, general, and administrative expenses*
8,326

 
38

 
23,823

 
59,743

 

 
91,930

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
87

 

 
2,969

 
5,356

 

 
8,412

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

 
523

 

 
523

Restructuring and exit charges

 

 
185

 
3,087

 

 
3,272

Loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions
100

 
100

 
(1,464
)
 
854

 

 
(410
)
Other, net

 

 
102

 
32

 

 
134

Operating (loss) income
(8,513
)
 
(138
)
 
13,008

 
5,331

 

 
9,688

Interest and other financing costs, net

 
19,428

 
1,358

 
780

 

 
21,566

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
8,215

 
(10,856
)
 
(2,735
)
 

 
5,376

 

(Loss) income before income taxes
(16,728
)
 
(8,710
)
 
14,385

 
4,551

 
(5,376
)
 
(11,878
)
Income tax provision (benefit)
2,088

 

 
3,529

 
1,321

 

 
6,938

Net (loss) income
(18,816
)
 
(8,710
)
 
10,856

 
3,230

 
(5,376
)
 
(18,816
)
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0
652

 
1,478

 
1,478

 
658

 
(3,614
)
 
652

Unrealized loss on derivative valuation, net of tax (benefit) of $(3,418)
4,426

 
4,423

 
4,423

 
191

 
(9,037
)
 
4,426

Change related to pension liability, net of tax of $0
35

 
35

 
35

 
35

 
(105
)
 
35

Comprehensive (loss) income
$
(13,703
)
 
$
(2,774
)
 
$
16,792

 
$
4,114

 
$
(18,132
)
 
$
(13,703
)
*Exclusive of Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

30

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
Parent
 
Issuers
 
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(7,989
)
 
$
(4,200
)
 
$
16,681

 
$
1,035

 
$
(13,516
)
 
$
(7,989
)
Undistributed equity in earnings of subsidiaries
3,666

 
(16,681
)
 
(501
)
 

 
13,516

 

Adjustments to reconcile Net (loss) income to net cash flows relating to operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization (including intangible assets)
5

 

 
3,984

 
5,095

 

 
9,084

Deferred income taxes

 

 
(380
)
 
(55
)
 

 
(435
)
Non-cash derivative activity

 
893

 
(914
)
 
(527
)
 

 
(548
)
Amortization of debt issue costs and original issue discount

 
1,316

 

 
39

 

 
1,355

Other non-cash items, net
(28
)
 

 
(1,616
)
 
(360
)
 

 
(2,004
)
Change in book overdrafts

 

 

 
(1,343
)
 

 
(1,343
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net
4,346

 
37,373

 
(13,312
)
 
(68
)
 

 
28,339

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 
18,701

 
3,942

 
3,816

 

 
26,459

Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment

 

 
(4,378
)
 
(5,562
)
 

 
(9,940
)
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment

 

 
1,099

 
(1,094
)
 

 
5

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 
(3,279
)
 
(6,656
)
 

 
(9,935
)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 
(134,500
)
 
(734
)
 
(10,803
)
 

 
(146,037
)
Proceeds from long-term debt

 
116,700

 

 
12,710

 

 
129,410

Payment of interest rate swap, net

 
(901
)
 

 

 

 
(901
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 
(18,701
)
 
(734
)
 
1,907

 

 
(17,528
)
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 
(779
)
 

 
(779
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 
(71
)
 
(1,712
)
 

 
(1,783
)
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period

 

 
287

 
8,570

 

 
8,857

End of period
$

 
$

 
$
216

 
$
6,858

 
$

 
$
7,074


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SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
Parent
 
Issuers
 
Guarantors
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(18,816
)
 
$
(8,710
)
 
$
10,856

 
$
3,230

 
$
(5,376
)
 
$
(18,816
)
Undistributed equity in earnings of subsidiaries
8,215

 
(10,856
)
 
(2,735
)
 

 
5,376

 

Adjustments to reconcile Net (loss) income to net cash flows relating to operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization (including intangible assets)
87

 

 
2,969

 
5,879

 

 
8,935

Deferred income taxes
1,980

 

 
3,418

 
650

 

 
6,048

Non-cash derivative activity

 
(746
)
 
1,808

 
429

 

 
1,491

Amortization of debt issue costs and original issue discount

 
1,231

 

 
35

 

 
1,266

Other non-cash items, net
58

 

 
247

 
(197
)
 

 
108

Change in book overdrafts

 
89

 
(2,501
)
 
2,311

 

 
(101
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net
8,481

 
8,361

 
(12,560
)
 
(14,019
)
 

 
(9,737
)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
5

 
(10,631
)
 
1,502

 
(1,682
)
 

 
(10,806
)
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(5
)
 

 
(1,917
)
 
(6,989
)
 

 
(8,911
)
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment

 

 
1,099

 
9

 

 
1,108

Net cash used in investing activities
(5
)
 

 
(818
)
 
(6,980
)
 

 
(7,803
)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 
(109,590
)
 
(295
)
 
(106
)
 

 
(109,991
)
Proceeds from long-term debt

 
125,970

 
95

 
7,330

 

 
133,395

Payment of interest rate swap, net

 
(905
)
 

 

 

 
(905
)
Payments of debt issue costs

 
(719
)
 

 

 

 
(719
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 
14,756

 
(200
)
 
7,224

 

 
21,780

Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

 
643

 
(620
)
 
(55
)
 

 
(32
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 
4,768

 
(136
)
 
(1,493
)
 

 
3,139

Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period

 

 
136

 
7,230

 

 
7,366

End of period
$

 
$
4,768

 
$

 
$
5,737

 
$

 
$
10,505


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

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

Overview
We are one of the world's largest and most diversified providers of customer care outsourcing services. We offer our clients a wide array of services, including customer service, technical support, customer acquisition, retention and revenue generation services, and back office support. The majority of our customer care services are inbound and delivered telephonically, but we are increasingly asked to provide services through other communication channels, including email, online chat, IVR, and social media channels. We serve a broad range of industry end–markets, including financial services, technology, wireless, retail and consumer products, telecommunications, media and entertainment, energy and utilities, travel and transportation, Internet service providers, insurance, public sector, and healthcare. Sitel maintains global standards of excellence providing service through 108 customer experience centers and other facilities located in 21 countries and supporting client customers located in 62 countries across North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific in 40 languages. We have approximately 59,000 employees, with approximately 41,400 employees in the Americas and approximately 17,600 in EMEA. Home-based agents complement our global network of facilities and provide rapidly scalable services and access to unique skill sets, making Sitel a pioneer in customer experience innovation.
Due to the depth of our client relationships and expertise, we are well positioned to help clients holistically improve the experience of their customer with their brand, using the most appropriate channels and communication methods. We further strive to deliver value to our clients by reducing their operating costs, as well as increasing their revenue through improved customer satisfaction, increased retention, more effective sales interactions and turning cost centers, such as technical support, into profit centers.
Our geographic footprint and multi-lingual support capability aligns with growing demand from our clients that have global customer bases. Our offering of domestic, nearshore, and offshore contact centers and our Work@Home program allows us to provide customized client solutions, to service customers in a single country or across many different countries and at various price points. Our Global Operating System enables us to deliver consistent, high quality service throughout the world while our regionalized operating model allows us to quickly respond to customer needs.
We are organized geographically and have two reporting segments: (1) "Americas," which refers to North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific; and (2) "EMEA," which refers to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Each reporting segment performs substantially the same services for clients.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning our possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or results of operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or similar expressions. These statements discuss potential risks and uncertainties; therefore, our actual future results could be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made. We do not undertake any obligation to make any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law, including the securities laws of the United States and rules and regulations of the SEC. See the discussion in the “Risk Factors” and “Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 18, 2015. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in such Annual Report as well as other cautionary statements that are made from time to time in our other SEC filings and public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this report in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

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(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition are based upon our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto. Certain of our accounting policies are considered critical, due to the level of subjectivity and judgment necessary in applying these policies and because the impact of these estimates and assumptions on our financial condition and operating performance may be material. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments in these areas based on historic experience and other relevant factors. The estimates as of the date of the financial statements reflect our best judgment giving consideration to all currently available facts and circumstances. We believe our estimates and judgments are reasonable, however, actual results and the timing of the recognition of such amounts could differ from those estimates.
We have used methodologies that are consistent from year to year in all material respects. For details concerning these critical accounting policies and estimates, please refer to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 18, 2015. Any deviation from these policies or estimates could have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and segment data therein. Results for interim periods may not be indicative of the results for the full years. The table below presents statement of operations data, including the amount and percentage changes for the periods indicated, as well as Revenues, Costs of services, and Selling, general, and administrative expenses ("SG&A") adjusted to exclude the impact of foreign exchange translation. See Non-GAAP Measures for more information on the computation of Revenues, Costs of services, and SG&A that have been adjusted to exclude the impact of foreign exchange translation.
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Dollar
Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
Percentage Change Excluding Foreign Exchange
 
Foreign Exchange Impact
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
$
216,798

 
$
210,827

 
$
5,971

 
2.8
 %
 
5.2
 %
 
$
(4,973
)
EMEA
137,794

 
139,630

 
(1,836
)
 
(1.3
)%
 
17.2
 %
 
(25,840
)
Other
1

 
22

 
(21
)
 
na

 
na

 
1

Total revenues
354,593

 
350,479

 
4,114

 
1.2
 %
 
10.0
 %
 
(30,812
)
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs of services:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
136,901

 
134,675

 
2,226

 
1.7
 %
 
5.7
 %
 
(5,509
)
EMEA
102,825

 
102,606

 
219

 
0.2
 %
 
18.8
 %
 
(19,095
)
Other
(287
)
 
(351
)
 
64

 
18.2
 %
 
13.1
 %
 
18

Total costs of services
239,439

 
236,930

 
2,509

 
1.1
 %
 
11.4
 %
 
(24,586
)
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
44,981

 
48,109

 
(3,128
)
 
(6.5
)%
 
(1.7
)%
 
(2,326
)
EMEA
26,913

 
31,321

 
(4,408
)
 
(14.1
)%
 
0.1
 %
 
(4,442
)
Other
11,442

 
12,500

 
(1,058
)
 
(8.5
)%
 
(6.6
)%
 
(238
)
Total selling, general and administrative expenses
83,336

 
91,930

 
(8,594
)
 
(9.3
)%
 
(1.7
)%
 
(7,006
)
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
9,017

 
8,412

 
605

 
7.2
 %
 
na

 
na

Amortization of intangible assets
67

 
523

 
(456
)
 
(87.2
)%
 
na

 
na

Restructuring and exit charges
343

 
3,272

 
(2,929
)
 
(89.5
)%
 
na

 
na

Loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions
6,825

 
(410
)
 
7,235

 
1,764.6
 %
 
na

 
na

Other (income) expense, net
(129
)
 
134

 
(263
)
 
(196.3
)%
 
na

 
na

Operating income
15,695

 
9,688

 
6,007

 
62.0
 %
 
na

 
na

Interest and other financing costs, net
21,620

 
21,566

 
54

 
0.3
 %
 
na

 
na

Loss before income taxes
(5,925
)
 
(11,878
)
 
5,953

 
50.1
 %
 
na

 
na

Income tax provision
2,064

 
6,938

 
(4,874
)
 
(70.3
)%
 
na

 
na

Net loss
$
(7,989
)
 
$
(18,816
)
 
$
10,827

 
57.5
 %
 
na

 
na


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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

Revenues
We reported Revenues of $354,593 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $4,114, compared to $350,479 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Excluding the $30,812 impact of foreign exchange translation, Revenues increased $34,926 in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the first quarter of 2014. Revenues increased in the first quarter of 2015 (excluding the impact of foreign exchange translation) primarily due to new business of $32,200 with $19,600 attributable to EMEA and $12,600 attributable to the Americas. In addition, revenue from existing client campaigns increased $20,300 of which $10,300 related to EMEA and $10,000 related to the Americas. These increases were partially offset by $17,600 of attrition, of which $11,900 related to the Americas and $5,700 related to EMEA.
Costs of Services
Costs of services were $239,439 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $2,509, compared to $236,930 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange translation of $24,586, Costs of services increased $27,095 during the three months ended March 31, 2015, as compared to the same period of 2014. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange translation of $6,226, gross margin increased $7,831 during the three months ended March 31, 2015, as compared to the same period of 2014. The increase in cost of services and gross margin is primarily due to the aforementioned increase in revenues.
SG&A
SG&A expenses were $83,336 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $8,594, compared to $91,930 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation of $7,006, SG&A decreased $1,588 during the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to the same period of 2014. The decrease was primarily related to continued SG&A initiatives around employee and other site expenses.
Depreciation and Amortization of Property and Equipment
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment was $9,017 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $605 or 7.2%, as compared to $8,412 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase was primarily related to new assets being placed in service during the last quarter of 2014 in addition to increases in capital expenditures throughout 2014.
Amortization of Intangible Assets
Amortization of intangible assets was $67 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to $523 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The decrease is due to the customer relationship intangibles becoming fully amortized during the first quarter of 2014, offset by the purchase of additional intangibles in the last quarter of 2014.
Restructuring and Exit Charges
We evaluate and assess our worldwide operations in an effort to rationalize facility and labor costs, further streamline our operations in order to align resources to support growth, and appropriately shift the geographic mix of Company resources. This evaluation has resulted in restructuring activities and their related charges, as summarized below.
Restructuring and exit charges were $343 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $2,929, as compared to $3,272 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Restructuring charges for the first quarter of 2015 included severance costs of $220 and site closure costs of $123, which are primarily ongoing lease and other contractual obligations.
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, 226 positions were eliminated, resulting in total restructuring charges of $198 and estimated annualized savings of $342. The remaining accrual for severance-related activities initiated in 2015 of $22 is expected to be paid during the remainder of 2015.
In the first quarter of 2015, we recognized expense of $145 relating to restructuring activities that were initiated in 2014 and prior years. These activities are expected to be completed by the end of 2016 as the related leases expire. The remaining

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(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

accrual for severance-related activities of $776 is expected to be paid by the end of 2015, and the remaining accrual for facility exit costs of $1,436 is expected to be paid during the remainder of 2015 through 2016 as the related leases expire.
Loss (Gain) on Foreign Currency Transactions
We recognized a loss on foreign currency transactions of $6,825 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to a gain of $410 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The variance is attributable to foreign currency rate fluctuations, primarily related to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and the British pound sterling against the Euro.
Interest and Other Financing Costs, Net
Interest and other financing costs were $21,620 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $54, compared to $21,566 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to the mark-to-market changes in the interest rate swap, offset by a decrease in debt issuance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
Income Tax Provision
The provision for income taxes was $2,064 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to a provision of $6,938 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The decrease in tax expense resulted primarily from a benefit recorded for changes in the intra-period allocation to continuing operations of $380 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to tax expense of $3,418 recorded in the same period of 2014, and noncash tax expense of $554 related to tax controversy activity in foreign jurisdictions recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2014.
Management will continue to assess our ability to realize the deferred tax benefits in jurisdictions which currently have valuation allowances. There are certain state and foreign jurisdictions where management feels it is necessary to see further evidence of sustained achievement towards financial targets before any valuation allowance can be released with respect to these operations. It is not anticipated that the Company will release any remaining portion of valuation allowances with respect to these operations during 2015.
Client Concentration
Our ten largest clients represented approximately 36.0% of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2015, as compared to 36.6% for the comparable period in 2014. No client accounted for more than 10% of our total revenues during these periods.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity are net cash provided by operating activities, borrowings under our Senior Secured Credit Facility, and proceeds from the issuances of our Senior Secured Notes, Senior Notes, and equity. We expect that these will continue to be our principal sources of cash in the future. Our principal uses of cash have included debt service, capital expenditures, restructuring activities, and the financing of working capital. We expect that these will continue to be our principal uses of cash in the future.
We manage a centralized global treasury function in the United States with a particular focus on concentrating and safeguarding our global Cash and cash equivalent reserves. While we generally prefer to hold U.S. dollars, we maintain adequate cash in the functional currency of our foreign subsidiaries to support local operating costs. We protect our cash reserves by maintaining sound cash management practices, relationships with reputable banking partners, and highly liquid investments. We continuously review our assertion for indefinitely reinvested earnings in line with our global cash strategy. Based on forecasted cash needs, no changes to our assertion are necessary at this time.
We believe that cash generated from operations, existing cash balances, and borrowings under our Senior Secured Credit Facility or other financing arrangements will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements, anticipated capital expenditures, and scheduled debt payments. Our Revolvers mature in January 2016. As of March 31, 2015, we had outstanding borrowings of $15,499 under our Revolvers which provide for aggregate borrowings of up to $61,250 less $1,947 of letters of credit outstanding and $722 for movement in the USD/CAD foreign exchange rate during the quarter for a total availability of

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

$43,082. We intend to restructure or refinance the Revolvers prior to their maturity. The refinancing of the Revolvers is outside of our control and there can be no assurance that such transaction will occur, or if it does occur, on what terms.
The amount of capital required over the next 12 months will also depend on our levels of investment in infrastructure necessary to maintain, upgrade, or replace existing assets or to develop new customer contact centers. Our working capital and capital expenditure requirements could also increase materially in the event cash is required to fund new strategic initiatives, the resolution of certain litigation or administration disputes, or other unexpected business expenses. These factors could require that we raise additional capital through future debt or equity financing or reduce certain capital and other expenditures.
We expect our operations to continue to require capital expenditures consistent with prior periods to support the growth of our business. We expect to continue to finance equipment purchases through proceeds from our operations, our Senior Secured Credit Facility, and our ability to acquire equipment through operating and capital lease obligations with various equipment vendors and lending institutions.
Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
The following summarizes our primary sources and uses of cash in the periods presented (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
Increase
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
(Decrease) to
 
 
Net Cash Flow
 
2015
 
2014
 
Amount
Cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
26,459

 
$
(10,806
)
 
$
37,265

Investing activities
(9,935
)
 
(7,803
)
 
2,132

Financing activities
(17,528
)
 
21,780

 
(39,308
)
Operating Activities.    Cash provided by operations was $26,459 during the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to cash used in operations of $10,806 during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The $37,265 increase compared to the same period in 2014 was driven by a decrease in Net loss, as well as an increase in cash from the changes in working capital as a result of a decrease in Accounts receivable. The decrease in Accounts receivable was due to the timing of cash receipts in the current quarter as compared to the prior year.
Investing Activities.    Cash used in investing activities was $9,935 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $7,803 during the comparable period in 2014. The $2,132 increase was primarily due to increases in capital expenditures during the three months ended March 31, 2015.
Financing Activities.    Cash used in financing activities was $17,528 during the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to a source of cash of $21,780 during the same period in 2014. The $39,308 decrease was primarily due to pay-downs on our Revolver balance as a result of cash provided by operations for three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to borrowings as a result of cash used in operations during the same period of 2014.
Cash Position, Working Capital and Indebtedness
As of March 31, 2015, our total Cash and cash equivalents were $7,074 and we had total indebtedness of $732,956. Working capital was $110,473 at March 31, 2015, compared to $152,272 at December 31, 2014, while adjusted working capital (defined as current assets (excluding Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash) less current liabilities (excluding current portion of long-term debt and book overdrafts)) was $119,645 at March 31, 2015, compared to $145,176 at December 31, 2014, a decrease of $25,531. Adjusted working capital is a non-GAAP measure. See "Non-GAAP Measures" for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure.

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(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

Long-Term Debt
Senior Notes
On March 18, 2010, SITEL, LLC and Sitel Finance Corp. (the "Issuers") issued the 11.5% Senior Notes due April 1, 2018 having an aggregate principal amount of $300,000 with an original issuance discount of $7,638. The Senior Notes are general unsecured obligations of SITEL Worldwide Corporation and are senior in right of payment to all existing and future indebtedness, if any, that is by its terms expressly subordinated to the Senior Notes. The Senior Notes are guaranteed by our domestic subsidiaries and will mature on April 1, 2018. Interest accrues on the Senior Notes at a rate of 11.5% annually, and is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1. Proceeds from the Senior Notes offering were used to pay down approximately $231,600 of the Term Loans and 100.0% of the outstanding balance on the Revolvers, both of which are discussed further below.
We are not required to make mandatory redemptions or sinking fund payments with respect to the Senior Notes. On or after April 1, 2014, the Senior Notes may be redeemed in part or in full at the following percentages of the outstanding principal amount prepaid: 105.750% prior to April 1, 2015; 102.875% on or after April 1, 2015, but prior to April 1, 2016; and 100.000% on or after April 1, 2016.
The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains customary covenants and restrictions on the activities of SITEL, LLC, Sitel Finance and SITEL, LLC's restricted subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, the incurrence of additional indebtedness; dividends or distributions in respect of capital stock or certain other restricted payments or investments; entering into agreements that restrict distributions from restricted subsidiaries; the sale or disposal of assets, including capital stock of restricted subsidiaries; transactions with affiliates; the incurrence of liens; and mergers, consolidations or the sale of substantially all of SITEL, LLC's assets. Certain of these covenants will be suspended if the Senior Notes are assigned an investment grade rating by both Standard & Poor's Rating Services and Moody's Investor Service, Inc. and no default has occurred or is continuing. If either rating on the Senior Notes should subsequently decline to below investment grade, the suspended covenants will be reinstated.
Senior Secured Notes
On April 20, 2012, the Issuers issued the 11.0% Senior Secured Notes due August 1, 2017, having an aggregate principal amount of $200,000 with an original issuance discount of $8,000. The Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed by our domestic subsidiaries and will mature on August 1, 2017. The Senior Secured Notes and the guarantees are the senior obligations of the Issuers and the guarantors and are secured on a first-priority basis by a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Issuers and the guarantors, subject to certain exceptions. Interest accrues on the Senior Secured Notes at a rate of 11.0% annually, and is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1. Proceeds from the Senior Secured Notes offering were used to pay down approximately $128,900 of the Term Loans and 100.0% of the outstanding balance on the Revolvers, both of which are discussed further below.
We are not required to make mandatory redemptions or sinking fund payments with respect to the Senior Secured Notes. On or after August 1, 2014, the Senior Secured Notes may be redeemed in part or in full at the following percentages of the outstanding principal amount prepaid: 105.500% prior to August 1, 2015; 102.750% on or after August 1, 2015, but prior to August 1, 2016; and 100.000% on or after August 1, 2016.
The indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes contains customary covenants and restrictions on the activities of SITEL, LLC, Sitel Finance and SITEL, LLC's restricted subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, the incurrence of additional indebtedness; dividends or distributions in respect of capital stock or certain other restricted payments or investments; entering into agreements that restrict distributions from restricted subsidiaries; the sale or disposal of assets, including capital stock of restricted subsidiaries; transactions with affiliates; the incurrence of liens; and mergers, consolidations or the sale of substantially all of SITEL, LLC's assets.
2007 Senior Secured Credit Facility
Overview
On January 30, 2007, we entered into a Senior Secured Credit Facility among a syndicate of banks with Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. as joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner, administrative agent and collateral agent and GE Capital Markets, Inc. as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner. The Senior Secured Credit Facility originally provided for total available borrowings in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $760,000, which included $85,000 of revolvers maturing on

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(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

January 30, 2013, consisting of a $50,000 U.S. revolver, a $7,000 Canadian revolver (made available in Canadian dollars) and a $28,000 U.K. revolver (made available in Euro and British pound sterling) (collectively, the "Revolvers"), and $675,000 of term loans maturing on January 30, 2014, consisting of a $550,000 U.S. term loan, a €51,447 Euro term loan, and a £30,000 British pound sterling term loan (collectively, the "Term Loans"). SITEL, LLC is the borrower under the U.S. term loan and the U.S. revolver, ClientLogic Holding Limited is the borrower under the Euro term loan, the British pound sterling term loan and the U.K. revolver, and SITEL Canada Corporation (formerly known as ClientLogic Canada Corporation) is the borrower under the Canadian revolver.
As of March 31, 2015, we had an aggregate of $234,921 of outstanding indebtedness under our Senior Secured Credit Facility, which consisted of $219,422 of Term Loans and $15,499 of Revolvers. Our Term Loans consisted of $177,973 outstanding on the U.S. term loan, $24,009 outstanding on the Euro term loan, and $17,440 outstanding on the British pound sterling term loan. In addition, we had outstanding letters of credit of $1,947 as of that date. As of March 31, 2015, we had $43,082 available for additional borrowings under our Revolvers.
First Amendment
On December 9, 2008, we entered into the first amendment to our Senior Secured Credit Facility (the "First Amendment") which, among other matters, modified applicable interest rates, certain negative covenants and financial covenant thresholds. In addition, the First Amendment permitted us to offer to purchase the outstanding Term Loans at a discount to par using a portion of the net proceeds we received from the sales of our series C preferred stock we completed in 2008. We received approximately $29,600 through the issuance of series C preferred stock which was a condition to entering into the First Amendment. As required under the First Amendment, we offered to purchase Term Loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, and in December 2008, we purchased $27,047 of outstanding principal under the Term Loans for $15,000, which Term Loans were subsequently canceled and retired.
Second Amendment
In April 2009, we entered into the second amendment to our Senior Secured Credit Facility which effected a technical amendment clarifying certain terms governing minimum borrowing amounts under certain interest rates including London Interbank Offer Rate ("LIBOR").
Third Amendment
In February 2010, we entered into a third amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Facility (the "Third Amendment") to, among other things, permit the issuance of the Senior Notes, improve the terms of mandatory prepayment requirements, and modify our Senior Secured Leverage Ratio covenant and Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio covenant.
Fourth Amendment
During the second quarter of 2011, we entered into the fourth amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Facility (the "Fourth Amendment") to, among other things, allow flexibility to refinance or prepay the non-extended portions of the Term Loans prior to the extended portions, and to refinance, extend or replace the Revolvers and Term Loans; increase the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio covenant levels; and decrease the Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio covenant levels.
Fifth Amendment
In April 2012, we entered into the fifth amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Facility (the "Fifth Amendment") which allowed for the issuance and sale of the Senior Secured Notes, modified our Senior Secured Leverage Ratio covenant and Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio covenant and changed the currency mix of our lenders' revolver commitments to consist only of U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar amounts and terminated the British pound sterling revolver commitment. During the second quarter of 2012, a portion of the proceeds received from the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes were used to prepay the outstanding balances on the non-extended term loans, which were due in January 2014.
Sixth Amendment
In February 2014, we entered into the sixth amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Facility (the "Sixth Amendment") which increased our Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and decreased our Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio covenant levels.
Interest
The Term Loans mature in January 2017. All Term Loans amortize in equal quarterly installments in an aggregate annual amount equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount with the balance payable at maturity. Payments on the principal amount

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(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

have exceeded the cumulative amortization schedule, thus no amount is due until maturity. Interest on the U.S. term loan is based, at our option, on LIBOR plus the applicable margin of 7.25% or the higher of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (ii) the banks’ prime rate, plus the applicable margin of 6.25%. Interest on the Euro term loan is based on EURIBOR plus the applicable margin of 7.25%. Interest on the British pound sterling term loan is based on LIBOR plus the applicable margin of 7.25%. We have an interest rate swap agreement for the notional amount of $175,000 against our Term Loans that is based on a rate of 2.315% versus three month LIBOR.
The Revolvers mature in January 2016. In January 2013, the non-extended portion of our U.S. Revolver expired, reducing the borrowing capacity under the Revolvers from $85,000 to $61,250. A commitment fee is payable quarterly at 1.00% per annum of the undrawn portion of the Revolvers. Interest on the U.S. revolver is based, at our option, on LIBOR plus the applicable margin of 7.25%, or the higher of the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or the prime rate plus the applicable margin of 6.25%. Interest on the Canadian revolver is based, at our option, on the Canadian banker's acceptance rate plus the applicable margin of 7.25% or the higher of the one month BA Rate 0.75% or the Canadian prime rate plus the applicable margin of 6.25%.
For the three months ended March 31, 2015, including the impact of our interest rate swap, the weighted average interest rate on the Term Loans was 9.13%. The weighted average rate on the Revolvers was 9.00% for the same period. Specified interest rates for the Euro term loan and British pound sterling term loan are as described in the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
Covenants
We are required under the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility to maintain certain financial covenants on a quarterly and annual basis, specifically:
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio.    The senior secured leverage ratio is the ratio of our total funded debt that is secured by a lien on any of our assets or equity interests or any of our subsidiaries to our Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the amended Senior Secured Credit Facility) for each period of four consecutive quarters ending during the term of the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio.    The minimum interest coverage ratio is the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to cash interest expense (net of interest income) for each period of four consecutive quarters ending during the term of the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
Maximum Capital Expenditures.    The maximum capital expenditures covenant in our Senior Secured Credit Facility limits our annual capital spending, cash restructuring in excess of $10,000 and our acquisition expenses in excess of $10,000 to a pre-established limit each year and allows for carryover of unused spend.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants such as restricting certain corporate actions, including asset dispositions, acquisitions, the payment of dividends, changes of control, the incurrence of indebtedness, providing financing and investments and transactions with affiliates.
We were in compliance with all debt covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facility as of March 31, 2015. We believe that we will continue to be in compliance with restrictive covenants in our Senior Secured Credit Facility throughout the next twelve months.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Our off balance sheet arrangements primarily consist of our operating leases and standby letters of credit. We lease property and equipment under non-cancelable operating lease arrangements with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year. At March 31, 2015, the future lease commitments relating to our operating leases were $109,457. We utilize standby letters of credit to support workers’ compensation policy requirements, performance obligations, tax obligations, and certain operating leases. These obligations will expire at various dates through January 2016, and are renewed as required. The outstanding commitment on these obligations at March 31, 2015 was $1,947.
Non-GAAP Measures
We use Adjusted working capital and Revenues, Costs of services, and SG&A that have been adjusted to exclude the impact of foreign exchange translation as non-GAAP measures.

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(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

The computation of Adjusted working capital is as follows:
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Working capital (a)
$
110,473

 
$
152,272

Adjustments:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
(7,074
)
 
(8,857
)
Restricted cash
(3,966
)
 
(4,159
)
Current portion of long-term debt
15,499

 

Current portion of capital lease obligations
3,088

 
2,952

Book overdrafts
1,625

 
2,968

Total adjustments
9,172

 
(7,096
)
Adjusted working capital
$
119,645

 
$
145,176

(a) Defined as current assets less current liabilities from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
We believe that Adjusted working capital provides a meaningful measure of our operational results and underlying performance.
The computation of Revenues, Costs of services, and SG&A that have been adjusted to exclude the impact of foreign exchange translation is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Dollar
Change
 
Percentage
Change
 
Percentage Change Excluding Foreign Exchange
 
Foreign Exchange Impact
 
$ Change without Foreign exchange impact
Total revenues
$
354,593

 
$
350,479

 
$
4,114

 
1.2
 %
 
10.0
 %
 
$
(30,812
)
 
$
34,926

Total costs of services
239,439

 
236,930

 
2,509

 
1.1
 %
 
11.4
 %
 
(24,586
)
 
27,095

Total SG&A
83,336

 
91,930

 
(8,594
)
 
(9.3
)%
 
(1.7
)%
 
(7,006
)
 
(1,588
)
We believe that the presentation of Revenue, Costs of services, and SG&A excluding the impact of foreign exchange translation provides valuable supplemental information regarding our results of operations, consistent with how we evaluate our performance.
The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to other companies' non-GAAP measures with similar titles.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 18, 2015. As of March 31, 2015, there has been no material change in this information.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We carried out an evaluation required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the 1934 Act) as of March 31, 2015. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2015, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2015 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See Note 9 “Commitments and Contingencies” to the accompanying unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
For a detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties associated with our business see “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 18, 2015. There have been no material changes to these risk factors since that report.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
a)
Exhibits
 
 
 
No.
 
Exhibit Description
31.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 15D-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
31.2
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 15D-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
32.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350
32.2
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350
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

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SIGNATURE
    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
SITEL Worldwide Corporation
Date:
May 6, 2015
By:
/s/ Patrick Tolbert
 
 
 
Name:
Patrick Tolbert
 
 
 
Title:
Chief Operating and Financial Officer and Director
 
 
 
 
(Duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

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