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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 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: 001-36367
OUTFRONT Media Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
 
46-4494703
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY
 
10174
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(212) 297-6400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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.     x Yes        o No

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
 
Accelerated filer
o
 
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
x (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).    o Yes    x No

As of August 5, 2015, the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock was 137,498,883.




OUTFRONT MEDIA INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS



PART 1

Item 1.    Financial Statements.

OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited)
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Assets:
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
68.4

 
$
28.5

Receivables, less allowance ($13.8 in 2015 and $14.2 in 2014)
 
224.4

 
217.5

Deferred income tax assets, net
 
1.7

 
2.3

Prepaid lease and transit franchise costs
 
102.1

 
68.2

Other prepaid expenses
 
28.3

 
26.1

Other current assets
 
14.3

 
12.7

Total current assets
 
439.2

 
355.3

Property and equipment, net (Note 3)
 
747.8

 
782.9

Goodwill
 
2,144.0

 
2,154.2

Intangible assets (Note 4)
 
606.8

 
633.2

Other assets
 
91.5

 
98.0

Total assets
 
$
4,029.3

 
$
4,023.6

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
66.0

 
$
75.2

Accrued compensation
 
34.1

 
34.6

Accrued interest
 
19.8

 
18.0

Accrued lease costs
 
22.4

 
34.4

Other accrued expenses
 
36.7

 
47.4

Deferred revenues
 
30.5

 
18.6

Other current liabilities
 
26.8

 
27.0

Total current liabilities
 
236.3

 
255.2

Long-term debt (Note 7)
 
2,301.7

 
2,198.3

Deferred income tax liabilities, net
 
15.2

 
17.2

Asset retirement obligation (Note 5)
 
36.6

 
36.6

Other liabilities
 
69.2

 
70.8

Total liabilities
 
2,659.0

 
2,578.1

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
 


 


 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity (Note 8):
 
 
 
 
Common stock (2015 - 450.0 shares authorized, and 137.5 shares issued
 
 
 
 
 and outstanding; 2014 - 450.0 shares authorized, and 136.6 issued and outstanding)
 
1.4

 
1.4

Additional paid-in capital
 
1,925.1

 
1,911.2

Distribution in excess of earnings
 
(455.3
)
 
(377.0
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(100.9
)
 
(90.1
)
Total stockholders’ equity
 
1,370.3

 
1,445.5

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
4,029.3

 
$
4,023.6


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$
280.1

 
$
244.2

 
$
527.0

 
$
449.3

Transit and other
 
104.6

 
90.2

 
201.6

 
173.0

Total revenues
 
384.7

 
334.4

 
728.6

 
622.3

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating
 
206.4

 
171.6

 
405.2

 
335.1

Selling, general and administrative
 
63.6

 
55.4

 
125.3

 
106.0

Restructuring charges
 
2.0

 

 
2.6

 

Net (gain) loss on dispositions
 
0.9

 

 
0.6

 
(0.9
)
Depreciation
 
28.0

 
26.5

 
56.7

 
52.6

Amortization
 
29.2

 
22.6

 
57.0

 
44.5

Total expenses
 
330.1

 
276.1

 
647.4

 
537.3

Operating income
 
54.6

 
58.3

 
81.2

 
85.0

Interest expense, net
 
(28.9
)
 
(18.5
)
 
(56.7
)
 
(31.0
)
Other expense, net
 
(0.1
)
 

 

 
(0.5
)
Income before provision for income taxes and equity in earnings of investee companies
 
25.6

 
39.8

 
24.5

 
53.5

Provision for income taxes
 
(4.5
)
 
(17.6
)
 
(3.1
)
 
(23.5
)
Equity in earnings of investee companies, net of tax
 
1.1

 
0.2

 
1.9

 
0.8

Net income
 
$
22.2

 
$
22.4

 
$
23.3

 
$
30.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.16

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.28

Diluted
 
$
0.16

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.28

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
137.4

 
119.7

 
137.1

 
108.4

Diluted
 
137.8

 
119.9

 
137.6

 
108.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends declared per common share
 
$
0.34

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.74

 
$
0.37


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

4


OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three months ended
 
Six months ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income
 
$
22.2

 
$
22.4

 
$
23.3

 
$
30.8

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative translation adjustments
 
2.2

 
3.3

 
(11.1
)
 
5.1

Amortization of net actuarial loss
 
0.1

 

 
0.3

 
0.2

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
2.3

 
3.3

 
(10.8
)
 
5.3

Total comprehensive income
 
$
24.5

 
$
25.7

 
$
12.5

 
$
36.1


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Invested Equity/Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
Shares of Common Stock
 
 Common Stock ($0.01 per share par value)
 
Additional Paid-In Capital
 
Retained Earnings (Distribution in Excess of Earnings)
 
Invested Capital
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total Invested Equity/ Stockholders’ Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2013
 

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,829.5

 
$
(75.1
)
 
$
2,754.4

Net income
 

 

 

 
29.7

 
1.1

 

 
30.8

Other comprehensive income
 

 

 

 

 

 
5.3

 
5.3

Initial public offering (“IPO”)
 
23.0

 
0.2

 
614.8

 

 

 

 
615.0

Stock-based payments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization
 

 

 
2.8

 

 

 

 
2.8

Conversion to stockholders’ equity
 
97.0

 
1.0

 
2,829.6

 

 
(2,830.6
)
 

 

Distribution of debt and IPO proceeds to CBS Corporation (“CBS”)
 

 

 
(2,038.8
)
 

 

 

 
(2,038.8
)
Dividends ($0.37 per share)
 

 

 

 
(44.9
)
 

 

 
(44.9
)
Net contribution from CBS
 

 

 
44.5

 

 

 

 
44.5

Balance as of June 30, 2014
 
120.0

 
$
1.2

 
$
1,452.9

 
$
(15.2
)
 
$

 
$
(69.8
)
 
$
1,369.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of December 31, 2014
 
136.6

 
$
1.4

 
$
1,911.2

 
$
(377.0
)
 
$

 
$
(90.1
)
 
$
1,445.5

Net income
 

 

 

 
23.3

 

 

 
23.3

Other comprehensive loss
 

 

 

 

 

 
(10.8
)
 
(10.8
)
Stock-based payments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vesting of RSUs and PRSUs
 
0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options
 
0.2

 

 
2.0

 

 

 

 
2.0

Amortization
 

 

 
8.5

 

 

 

 
8.5

Shares for tax withholding for stock-based payments
 

 

 
(6.4
)
 

 

 

 
(6.4
)
Issuance of stock for purchase of property and equipment (see Note 8)
 
0.3

 

 
9.8

 

 

 

 
9.8

Dividends ($0.74 per share)
 

 

 

 
(101.6
)
 

 

 
(101.6
)
Balance as of June 30, 2015
 
137.5

 
$
1.4

 
$
1,925.1

 
$
(455.3
)
 
$

 
$
(100.9
)
 
$
1,370.3


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
Operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
23.3

 
$
30.8

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
113.7

 
97.1

Deferred tax benefit
 
(0.9
)
 
(12.9
)
Stock-based compensation
 
8.0

 
4.7

Provision for doubtful accounts
 
1.8

 
1.6

Accretion expense
 
1.2

 
1.1

Net (gain) loss on dispositions
 
0.6

 
(0.9
)
Equity in earnings of investee companies, net of tax
 
(1.9
)
 
(0.8
)
Distributions from investee companies
 
2.4

 
3.2

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount and premium
 
2.9

 
1.9

Change in assets and liabilities, net of investing and financing activities
 
(77.0
)
 
(50.8
)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
 
74.1

 
75.0

 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
(27.7
)
 
(29.3
)
Acquisitions
 
(10.2
)
 

Net proceeds from dispositions
 
8.8

 
0.5

Net cash flow used for investing activities
 
(29.1
)
 
(28.8
)
 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from IPO
 

 
615.0

Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings - term loan and senior notes
 

 
1,598.0

Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings - new senior notes
 
103.8

 

Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facility
 
105.0

 

Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facility
 
(105.0
)
 

Deferred financing costs
 
(3.3
)
 
(24.4
)
Distribution of debt and IPO proceeds to CBS
 

 
(2,038.8
)
Net cash contribution from CBS
 

 
42.2

Proceeds from stock option exercises
 
2.0

 

Taxes withheld for stock-based compensation
 
(3.8
)
 

Dividends
 
(102.0
)
 
(44.4
)
Other
 
(0.6
)
 

Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities
 
(3.9
)
 
147.6

 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
 
(1.2
)
 
(0.2
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
39.9

 
193.6

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
28.5

 
29.8

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
68.4

 
$
223.4




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OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for income taxes
 
$
1.9

 
$
28.3

Cash paid for interest
 
52.0

 
19.0

 
 
 
 
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Accrued purchases of property and equipment
 
2.5

 
2.6

Issuance of stock for purchase of property and equipment
 
9.8

 

Taxes withheld for stock-based compensation
 
2.6

 


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.


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OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)


Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

OUTFRONT Media Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “us” or “our”) provides advertising space (“displays”) on out-of-home advertising structures and sites in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Our portfolio includes billboard displays, which are predominantly located in densely populated major metropolitan areas and along high-traffic expressways and major commuting routes. We also have a number of exclusive multi-year contracts to operate advertising displays in municipal transit systems. We have displays in all of the 25 largest markets in the U.S. and over 180 markets across the U.S., Canada and Latin America. We manage our business through two segments - United States (“U.S.”) and International.

As of July 17, 2014, we began operating in a manner that will allow us to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of our management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Consistent with the first quarter 2015, certain previously reported amounts within Revenues have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation. The impact of the reclassification is a reduction in “Billboard” revenues of $1.1 million and a corresponding increase in “Transit and other” revenues of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014. The impact of the reclassification is a reduction in “Billboard” revenues of $3.7 million and a corresponding increase in “Transit and other” revenues of $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the more detailed financial statements and notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2015.

We have revised the previously reported Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for six months ended June 30, 2014. Historically, non-cash purchases of property and equipment were included within capital expenditures. The revision increased Net cash used in investing activities and increased Net cash provided by operating activities by $10.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. We do not believe that these misclassifications were material to the previously reported interim financial statements. The above adjustments had no effect on previously reported Statements of Operations, Statements of Financial Position or Statements of Invested Equity/Stockholders' Equity.

The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Note 2. New Accounting Standards

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Service Concession Arrangements

During the first quarter of 2015, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (the “FASB’s”) guidance on the accounting for service concession arrangements with public sector entities. This guidance specifies that an operating entity should not account for a service concession arrangement as a lease and the infrastructure used in a service concession arrangement should not be recognized as property, plant and equipment. This guidance applies when the public sector entity controls the services that the operating entity must provide within the infrastructure and also controls any residual interest in the infrastructure at the end of the term of the arrangement. This guidance did not have a material effect on our financial

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OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

statements.

Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity

During the first quarter of 2015, we adopted the FASB guidance on reporting discontinued operations and disclosures of disposals of components of an entity. The new guidance changes the requirements, including additional disclosures, for reporting discontinued operations which may include a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity, or a business or nonprofit activity. Under the new guidance, a discontinued operation is defined as a disposal of a component or group of components that is disposed of or is classified as held for sale and represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. This guidance did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Recent Pronouncements

Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

In April 2015, the FASB issued principles-based guidance addressing the recognition of debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability. The guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. This guidance is to be applied retrospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. We do not expect this guidance to have a material effect on our financial statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued principles-based guidance addressing revenue recognition issues. The guidance may be applied to all contracts with customers regardless of industry-specific or transaction specific fact patterns. In July 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of the standard by one year. This guidance is to be applied retrospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Property and Equipment

The table below presents the balances of major classes of assets and accumulated depreciation.
 
 
 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
Estimated Useful Lives
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Land
 
 
 
$
91.6

 
$
88.1

Buildings
 
20 to 40 years
 
47.0

 
47.0

Advertising structures
 
5 to 20 years
 
1,710.4

 
1,745.6

Furniture, equipment and other
 
3 to 10 years
 
83.1

 
78.1

Construction in progress
 
 
 
25.1

 
17.1

 
 
 
 
1,957.2

 
1,975.9

Less: accumulated depreciation
 
 
 
1,209.4

 
1,193.0

Property and equipment, net
 
 
 
$
747.8

 
$
782.9


Depreciation expense was $28.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, $26.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014, $56.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and $52.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.


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OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 4. Intangible Assets

Our identifiable intangible assets primarily consist of acquired permits and leasehold agreements and franchise agreements which grant us the right to operate out-of-home structures in specified locations and the right to provide advertising space on railroad and municipal transit properties. Identifiable intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life, which is the respective life of the agreement that in some cases includes historical experience of renewals.

Our identifiable intangible assets consist of the following:
(in millions)
 
Gross
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net
As of June 30, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Permits and leasehold agreements
 
$
1,122.4

 
$
(693.0
)
 
$
429.4

Franchise agreements
 
473.7

 
(330.5
)
 
143.2

Other intangible assets
 
40.0

 
(5.8
)
 
34.2

Total intangible assets
 
$
1,636.1

 
$
(1,029.3
)
 
$
606.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Permits and leasehold agreements
 
$
1,119.2

 
$
(677.2
)
 
$
442.0

Franchise agreements
 
474.7

 
(321.1
)
 
153.6

Other intangible assets
 
39.9

 
(2.3
)
 
37.6

Total intangible assets
 
$
1,633.8

 
$
(1,000.6
)
 
$
633.2


All of our identifiable intangible assets, except goodwill, are subject to amortization. Amortization expense was $29.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $22.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014, which includes the amortization of direct lease acquisition costs of $9.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $8.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014. Amortization expense was $57.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and $44.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, which includes the amortization of direct lease acquisition costs of $16.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and $15.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Direct lease acquisition costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the related customer lease term, which generally ranges from four weeks to one year.

Note 5. Asset Retirement Obligation

The following table sets forth the change in the asset retirement obligations associated with our advertising structures located on leased properties. The obligation is calculated based on the assumption that all of our advertising structures will be removed within the next 50 years. The estimated annual costs to dismantle and remove the structures upon the termination or non-renewal of our leases are consistent with our historical experience.
(in millions)
 
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
$
36.6

Accretion expense
 
1.2

Additions
 
0.1

Liabilities settled
 
(0.6
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
(0.7
)
As of June 30, 2015
 
$
36.6



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OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 6. Related Party Transactions

We have a 50% ownership interest in two joint ventures that operate transit shelters in the greater Los Angeles area and Vancouver, and four joint ventures acquired in connection with the acquisition of certain outdoor advertising businesses (the “Acquired Business”) of Van Wagner Communications, LLC (the “Acquisition”), which operate a total of 17 billboards in New York and Boston. All of these ventures are accounted for as equity investments. These investments totaled $23.6 million as of June 30, 2015, and $27.0 million as of December 31, 2014, and are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. We provided sales and management services to these joint ventures and recorded management fees in Revenues on the Consolidated Statement of Operations of $1.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015, $2.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014, $3.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, and $3.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014.

CBS Corporation (“CBS”)

On July 16, 2014, CBS disposed of all of its shares of our common stock and as of July 16, 2014, we were separated from CBS (the “Separation”) and CBS and their affiliates ceased to be related parties. Our Statement of Operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, include charges from CBS for services, such as tax, internal audit, cash management, insurance, technology systems and other services. Charges for these services and benefits have been included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and totaled $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014, and $9.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Also included in these 2014 charges are professional fees associated with our planned election to be taxed as a REIT. As of December 31, 2014, all services previously provided by CBS have been transitioned to us.

For advertising spending placed by CBS and its subsidiaries, we recognized total revenues of $5.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014, and $7.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

As of December 31, 2014, there were no receivables from CBS and payables to CBS were $0.2 million, which were included in Other current liabilities on our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

Viacom Inc. is controlled by National Amusements, Inc., the controlling stockholder of CBS. On July 16, 2014, as a result of the Separation, Viacom Inc. ceased to be a related party. Revenues recognized for advertising spending placed by various subsidiaries of Viacom Inc. were $2.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014, and $3.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Note 7. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:
 
 
As of
(in millions, except percentages)
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Term loan, due 2021
 
$
798.4

 
$
798.3

 
 
 
 
 
Senior unsecured notes:
 
 
 
 
5.250% senior unsecured notes, due 2022
 
549.3

 
549.3

5.625% senior unsecured notes, due 2024
 
503.6

 
400.0

5.875% senior unsecured notes, due 2025
 
450.0

 
450.0

Total senior unsecured notes
 
1,502.9

 
1,399.3

 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
0.4

 
0.7

Total long-term debt
 
$
2,301.7

 
$
2,198.3

 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average cost of debt
 
4.7
%
 
4.6
%


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(Unaudited)

Term Loan

The interest rate on the term loan due in 2021 (the “Term Loan”) was 3.0% per annum as of June 30, 2015. As of June 30, 2015, a discount of $1.6 million on the Term Loan remains unamortized. The discount is being amortized through Interest income (expense), net, on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Senior Unsecured Notes

On February 3, 2015, we completed an exchange offer pursuant to which $550.0 million of the privately issued 5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022, $400.0 million of the privately issued 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024, and $450.0 million of the privately issued 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2025, were exchanged for publicly registered senior unsecured notes having substantially identical terms.

As of June 30, 2015, a discount of $0.7 million on $150.0 million of the 5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022, remains unamortized. The discount is being amortized through Interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

On March 30, 2015, two of our wholly owned subsidiaries, Outfront Media Capital LLC (“Capital LLC”) and Outfront Media Capital Corporation (“Finance Corp,” and together with Capital LLC, the “Borrowers”), issued an additional $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 (the “New 2024 Senior Notes”) in a private placement. The New 2024 Senior Notes are of the same class and series as, and otherwise identical to, the 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 that were previously issued by the Borrowers on January 31, 2014. Interest on the New 2024 Senior Notes is payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2015 and deemed to have accrued from November 15, 2014. As of June 30, 2015, a premium of $3.6 million on the New 2024 Senior Notes remains unamortized. The premium is being amortized through Interest income (expense), net, on the Consolidated Statement of Operations over the life of the New 2024 Senior Notes.

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement dated March 30, 2015, we and the Borrowers have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a registration statement to become effective with the SEC by March 30, 2016, related to an offer to exchange the New 2024 Senior Notes for registered New 2024 Senior Notes having substantially identical terms, or, in certain cases, to register the New 2024 Senior Notes for resale. If we and the Borrowers do not register or exchange the New 2024 Senior Notes pursuant to the terms of the registration right agreement, the Borrowers will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the New 2024 Senior Notes under certain circumstances.

Revolving Credit Facility

We also have a $425.0 million revolving credit facility, which matures in 2019 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

As of June 30, 2015, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.

The commitment fee based on the amount of unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility was $0.5 million in each of the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. The commitment fee based on the amount of unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility was $0.9 million in each of the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. As of June 30, 2015, we had issued letters of credit totaling approximately $30.6 million against the Revolving Credit Facility.

Debt Covenants

The credit agreement dated January 31, 2014, (the “Credit Agreement”), governing the Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility, and the indentures governing our senior unsecured notes contain customary affirmative and negative covenants, subject to certain exceptions, including but not limited to those that limit the Company’s and our subsidiaries’ abilities to (i) pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions in respect to the Company’s or Capital LLC’s capital stock or make other restricted payments, and (ii) enter into agreements restricting certain subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or make other intercompany transfers.

The terms of the Credit Agreement require that, as long as any commitments remain outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, we maintain a Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio, which is the ratio of (i) our consolidated secured debt (less up to $150.0 million of unrestricted cash) to (ii) our Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for the trailing

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

four consecutive quarters, of no greater than 4.0 to 1.0. As of June 30, 2015, our Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio was 1.6 to 1.0, as adjusted to give pro forma effect to the Acquisition in accordance with the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement also requires that, in connection with the incurrence of certain indebtedness, we maintain a Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, which is the ratio of our consolidated total debt to our Consolidated EBITDA for the trailing four consecutive quarters, of no greater than 6.0 to 1.0. As of June 30, 2015, our Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio was 5.1 to 1.0, as adjusted to give pro forma effect to the Acquisition in accordance with the Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2015, we are in compliance with our debt covenants.

Letter of Credit Facility

As of June 30, 2015, we issued letters of credit totaling approximately $67.6 million under our $80.0 million letter of credit facility. The fee under the letter of credit facility was immaterial in each of the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Deferred Financing Costs

As of June 30, 2015, we had deferred $36.1 million in fees and expenses associated with the Term Loan, Revolving Credit Facility, letter of credit facility and our senior unsecured notes. We are amortizing the deferred fees through Interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations over the respective terms of the Term Loan, Revolving Credit Facility, letter of credit facility and our senior unsecured notes.

Fair Value

Under the fair value hierarchy, observable inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities are defined as Level 1; observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability are defined as Level 2; and unobservable inputs for the asset or liability are defined as Level 3. The aggregate fair value of our debt, which is estimated based on quoted market prices of similar liabilities, was approximately $2.4 billion as of June 30, 2015. The fair value of our debt is classified as Level 2.

Note 8. Equity

As of June 30, 2015, 450,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were authorized; 137,467,243 shares were issued and outstanding; and 50,000,000 shares of our preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, were authorized with no shares issued and outstanding.

In the six months ended June 30, 2015, we issued 346,554 shares, valued at approximately $9.8 million, of our common stock to J&M Holding Enterprises, Inc. (“J&M”), an affiliate of Videri Inc. (“Videri”), or Videri, as applicable, in connection with licenses and services to be received under a development and license agreement (the “Videri Agreement”) with J&M and Videri. We have capitalized the payments, which are related to the development of software and equipment to be utilized within digital displays, as construction in progress within Property and equipment, net, on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

On July 30, 2015, we announced that our board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share on our common stock, payable on September 30, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2015.

Note 9. Restructuring Charges

In third and fourth quarters of 2014, we recorded an aggregate restructuring charge of $9.8 million (including stock-based compensation of $5.6 million) associated with the reorganization of management and in the six months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded a restructuring charge of $2.6 million in our U.S. segment associated with the elimination of a management position, the elimination of positions in connection with the sale of assets and the consolidation of leased locations. As of June 30, 2015, $2.8 million in restructuring reserves remained outstanding and is included in Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.


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(Unaudited)

Note 10. Acquisitions and Dispositions

Acquisitions

In the six months ended June 30, 2015, we completed several small acquisitions for $10.2 million.

On October 1, 2014, we completed the Acquisition for $690.0 million in cash, plus working capital adjustments.

Our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2015, includes $48.4 million of revenue from the Acquired Business and for the six months ended June 30, 2015, includes $95.0 million of revenue from the Acquired Business.

The allocation of the purchase price of the Acquired Business is based on the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of October 1, 2014, the effective date of the Acquisition. The preliminary purchase price allocation related to the Acquisition was not final as of December 31, 2014, and was based upon a preliminary valuation, which is subject to change as we obtain additional information, including information regarding fixed assets, intangible assets and certain liabilities.

The preliminary allocation of the purchase price presented below represents the effect of recording the preliminary estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of the Acquisition, based on the total transaction consideration of $690.0 million in cash, plus working capital adjustments. The following allocation of purchase price includes minor revisions to the preliminary allocation that was reported as of December 31, 2014, for property and equipment, goodwill and other assets, primarily due to adjustments for the valuation of property and equipment based upon additional information. However, we have not reclassified our Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2014, for these revisions due to their immaterial impact on current and prior periods. These preliminary estimates may be revised in future periods. Any changes to the initial estimates of the fair value of the assets and liabilities will be recorded as adjustments to those assets and liabilities and residual amounts will be allocated to goodwill.
(in millions)
 
Purchase Price
Base purchase price
 
$
690.0

Working capital and other adjustments
 
24.2

Estimated transaction consideration
 
$
714.2

 
 
 
Current assets
 
$
48.4

Property and equipment
 
73.3

Goodwill
 
298.9

Intangible assets(a)
 
325.2

Other assets
 
10.7

Current liabilities
 
(36.5
)
Long-term debt(b)
 
(1.4
)
Other liabilities
 
(4.4
)
Total net assets acquired
 
$
714.2


(a)
Intangible assets included with the preliminary purchase price allocation are as follows:
(in millions)
 
Estimated Useful Life
 
Intangible Assets Allocation
Permits and leasehold agreements
 
12 - 20 years
 
$
252.0

Franchise agreements
 
4 - 15 years
 
35.3

Advertising relationships
 
7 years
 
16.0

Other
 
1 - 5 years
 
21.9

 
 
 
 
$
325.2


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(Unaudited)


(b)
In conjunction with the Acquisition, we assumed a total of $1.4 million of long term debt, due to three unrelated third parties. The debt had varying maturities through June 1, 2021. As of June 30, 2015, we have prepaid several of the debt obligations, leaving a remaining balance of $0.5 million, with varying maturities through January 31, 2017.

Dispositions

In the three months ended June 30, 2015, we disposed of substantially all of our assets in Puerto Rico and recorded a loss of $0.9 million in Net (gain) loss on dispositions on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Note 11. Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes our stock-based compensation expense for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-based RSUs (“PRSUs”)
 
$
4.4

 
$
2.7

 
$
7.9

 
$
4.3

Stock options
 

 
0.2

 
0.1

 
0.4

Stock-based compensation expense, before income taxes
 
4.4

 
2.9

 
8.0

 
4.7

Tax benefit
 
(0.4
)
 
(1.3
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(2.1
)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax
 
$
4.0

 
$
1.6

 
$
7.3

 
$
2.6


As of June 30, 2015, total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs and PRSUs was $28.1 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.4 years, and total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options was $0.5 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.

RSUs and PRSUs

The following table summarizes activity for the six months ended June 30, 2015, of RSUs and PRSUs issued to our employees.
 
 
Activity
 
Weighted Average Per Share Grant Date Fair Market Value
Non-vested as of December 31, 2014
 
1,278,602

 
$
21.92

Granted:
 
 
 
 
RSUs
 
419,609

 
29.64

PRSUs
 
226,197

 
29.83

Vested:
 
 
 
 
RSUs
 
(458,074
)
 
21.15

PRSUs
 
(65,669
)
 
28.89

Forfeitures:
 
 
 
 
RSUs
 
(19,219
)
 
25.07

PRSUs
 
(25,751
)
 
26.42

Non-vested as of June 30, 2015
 
1,355,695

 
26.41



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(Unaudited)

Stock Options

The following table summarizes activity for the six months ended June 30, 2015, of stock options issued to our employees.
 
 
Activity
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014
 
450,890

 
$
15.29

Exercised
 
(141,600
)
 
14.67

Forfeited or expired
 
(14,393
)
 
12.73

Outstanding as of June 30, 2015
 
294,897

 
15.72

 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable as of June 30, 2015
 
182,661

 
10.84


Note 12. Retirement Benefits

The following table presents the components of net periodic pension cost and amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for our pension plans:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Components of net periodic pension cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
 
$
0.4

 
$
0.4

 
$
0.7

 
$
0.7

Interest cost
 
0.5

 
0.5

 
0.9

 
1.1

Expected return on plan assets
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(1.3
)
Amortization of net actuarial losses(a)
 
0.2

 

 
0.4

 
0.2

Net periodic pension cost
 
$
0.5

 
$
0.3

 
$
0.9

 
$
0.7


(a)
Reflects amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to net income.

In the six months ended June 30, 2015, we contributed $1.6 million to our pension plans. In 2015, we expect to contribute approximately $3.3 million to our pension plans.

Note 13. Income Taxes

As of July 17, 2014, we believe we are organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and, accordingly, we have not provided for U.S. federal income tax on our REIT taxable income that we distributed to our stockholders. We have elected to treat our subsidiaries that participate in certain non-REIT qualifying activities, and our foreign subsidiaries, as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”). As such, we have provided for their federal, state and foreign income taxes.

As a result of our REIT conversion, our effective tax rate subsequent to the Separation was substantially lower than previous periods. Prior to the Separation, our income tax provisions were calculated on a separate tax return basis, with us as the taxpayer, even though our U.S. operating results were included in the consolidated federal, and certain state and local income tax returns of CBS. We believe that the assumptions and estimates used to determine these tax amounts were reasonable. However, the 2014 consolidated financial statements may not necessarily reflect our income tax expense or tax payments, or what our tax amounts would have been if we had been a stand-alone company operating as a REIT during the period prior to the Separation.

Our effective income tax rate represents a combined annual effective tax rate for federal, state, local and foreign taxes applied to interim operating results.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

In the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, our effective tax rate differed from the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to our REIT status, including the dividends paid deduction, the impact of state and local taxes, and the effect of foreign operations. Our effective income tax rate in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, differed from the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the impact of state and local taxes, and the effect of foreign operations.

Note 14. Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income
 
$
22.2

 
$
22.4

 
$
23.3

 
$
30.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares for basic EPS
 
137.4

 
119.7

 
137.1

 
108.4

Dilutive potential shares from grants of RSUs, PRSUs and stock options(a)
 
0.4

 
0.2

 
0.5

 
0.2

Weighted average shares for diluted EPS
 
137.8

 
119.9

 
137.6

 
108.6


(a)
The potential impact of an aggregate 0.2 million granted RSUs, PRSUs and stock options for the three months ended June 30, 2015, and an aggregate 0.1 million granted RSUs, PRSUs and stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2015, were antidilutive.

Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

Our off-balance sheet commitments primarily consist of operating lease arrangements and guaranteed minimum franchise payments. These arrangements result from our normal course of business and represent obligations that are payable over several years.

We have long-term operating leases for office space, billboard sites and equipment, which expire at various dates. Certain leases contain renewal and escalation clauses.

We have agreements with municipalities and transit operators which entitle us to operate advertising displays within their transit systems, including on the interior and exterior of rail and subway cars and buses, as well as on benches, transit shelters, street kiosks, and transit platforms. Under most of these franchise agreements, the franchisor is entitled to receive the greater of a percentage of the relevant revenues, net of agency fees, or a specified guaranteed minimum annual payment.

On July 22, 2015, we entered into an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (the “MTA”) to extend our existing transit contract for providing advertising services throughout the New York City subway system from December 31, 2015, to December 31, 2016, unless earlier terminated by the MTA on or after July 1, 2016. On July 22, 2015, we also entered into an agreement with the MTA to modify our existing bus and commuter rail advertising contract to change the MTA’s right to terminate the contract at any time, to a right to terminate at any time on or after July 1, 2016, and the right to exclude billboards on the MTA’s properties from any termination. The December 31, 2016, expiration date of the bus and commuter rail advertising contract remains unchanged.

Letters of Credit

We have indemnification obligations with respect to letters of credit and surety bonds primarily used as security against non-performance in the normal course of business. The outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds approximated $115.7 million as of June 30, 2015, and were not recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Legal Matters

On an ongoing basis, we are engaged in lawsuits and governmental proceedings and respond to various investigations, inquiries, notices and claims from national, state and local governmental and other authorities (collectively, “litigation”). Litigation is inherently uncertain and always difficult to predict. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the eventual outcome of any litigation, in our opinion, none of our current litigation is expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Note 16. Segment Information

The following tables set forth our financial performance by segment. We manage our operations through two segments—U.S. and International.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
346.1

 
$
291.1

 
$
660.0

 
$
546.1

International
 
38.6

 
43.3

 
68.6

 
76.2

Total revenues
 
$
384.7

 
$
334.4

 
$
728.6

 
$
622.3


We present Operating income (loss) before Depreciation, Amortization, Net (gain) loss on dispositions, Stock-based compensation and Restructuring charges (“Adjusted OIBDA”) as the primary measure of profit and loss for our operating segments in accordance with FASB guidance for segment reporting.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income
 
$
22.2

 
$
22.4

 
$
23.3

 
$
30.8

Provision for income taxes
 
4.5

 
17.6

 
3.1

 
23.5

Equity in earnings of investee companies, net of tax
 
(1.1
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(1.9
)
 
(0.8
)
Interest expense, net
 
28.9

 
18.5

 
56.7

 
31.0

Other expense, net
 
0.1

 

 

 
0.5

Operating income
 
54.6

 
58.3

 
81.2

 
85.0

Restructuring charges
 
2.0

 

 
2.6

 

Net (gain) loss on dispositions
 
0.9

 

 
0.6

 
(0.9
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
57.2

 
49.1

 
113.7

 
97.1

Stock-based compensation(a)
 
4.4

 
2.9

 
8.0

 
4.7

Total Adjusted OIBDA
 
$
119.1

 
$
110.3

 
$
206.1

 
$
185.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted OIBDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
121.0

 
$
106.4

 
$
215.4

 
$
186.7

International
 
7.5

 
9.5

 
7.6

 
10.6

Corporate
 
(9.4
)
 
(5.6
)
 
(16.9
)
 
(11.4
)
Total Adjusted OIBDA
 
$
119.1

 
$
110.3

 
$
206.1

 
$
185.9


(a)
Stock-based compensation is classified as Corporate expenses.


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(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Operating income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
67.1

 
$
64.2

 
$
111.0

 
$
104.2

International
 
1.3

 
2.6

 
(4.9
)
 
(3.1
)
Corporate
 
(13.8
)
 
(8.5
)
 
(24.9
)
 
(16.1
)
Total operating income
 
$
54.6

 
$
58.3

 
$
81.2

 
$
85.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (gain) loss on dispositions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
0.9

 
$

 
$
0.5

 
$
(0.8
)
International
 

 

 
0.1

 
(0.1
)
Total (gain) loss on dispositions
 
$
0.9

 
$

 
$
0.6

 
$
(0.9
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
51.0

 
$
42.2

 
$
101.3

 
$
83.3

International
 
6.2

 
6.9

 
12.4

 
13.8

Total depreciation and amortization
 
$
57.2

 
$
49.1

 
$
113.7

 
$
97.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
13.6

 
$
12.3

 
$
25.7

 
$
24.5

International
 
1.0

 
1.3

 
2.0

 
4.8

Total capital expenditures
 
$
14.6

 
$
13.6

 
$
27.7

 
$
29.3

 
 
As of
(in millions)
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Assets:
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
3,707.3

 
$
3,704.2

International
 
266.4

 
270.4

Corporate
 
55.6

 
49.0

Total assets
 
$
4,029.3

 
$
4,023.6



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(Unaudited)

Note 17. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

We and our material existing and future direct and indirect 100% owned domestic subsidiaries (except the Borrowers under the Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility) guarantee the obligations under the Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility. Our senior unsecured notes are fully and unconditionally, and jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by us and each of our direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantees the Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility (see Note 7. Long-Term Debt). The following condensed consolidating schedules present financial information on a combined basis in conformity with the SEC’s Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10 for: (i) OUTFRONT Media Inc. (the “Parent Company”); (ii) Capital LLC (the “Subsidiary Issuer”); (iii) the guarantor subsidiaries; (iv) the non-guarantor subsidiaries; (v) elimination entries necessary to consolidate the Parent Company with the Subsidiary Issuer, the guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries; and (vi) the Parent Company on a consolidated basis. Finance Corp. is a co-issuer finance subsidiary with no assets or liabilities, and therefore has not been included in the tables below.
 
 
As of June 30, 2015
(in millions)
 
Parent Company
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$

 
$
17.8

 
$
26.2

 
$
24.4

 
$

 
$
68.4

Receivables, less allowance
 

 

 
194.0

 
30.4

 

 
224.4

Other current assets
 

 
5.7

 
119.4

 
21.3

 

 
146.4

Total current assets
 

 
23.5

 
339.6

 
76.1

 

 
439.2

Property and equipment, net
 

 

 
663.1

 
84.7

 

 
747.8

Goodwill
 

 

 
2,046.0

 
98.0

 

 
2,144.0

Intangible assets
 

 

 
606.7

 
0.1

 

 
606.8

Investment in subsidiaries
 
1,370.3

 
3,637.4

 
192.6

 

 
(5,200.3
)
 

Other assets
 

 
30.5

 
54.5

 
6.5

 

 
91.5

Intercompany
 

 

 
70.6

 
59.0

 
(129.6
)
 

Total assets
 
$
1,370.3

 
$
3,691.4

 
$
3,973.1

 
$
324.4

 
$
(5,329.9
)
 
$
4,029.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total current liabilities
 
$

 
$
19.7

 
$
183.0

 
$
33.6

 
$

 
$
236.3

Long-term debt
 

 
2,301.4

 
0.3

 

 

 
2,301.7

Deferred income tax liabilities, net
 

 

 
1.3

 
13.9

 

 
15.2

Asset retirement obligation
 

 

 
28.5

 
8.1

 

 
36.6

Deficit in excess of investment of subsidiaries
 

 

 
2,267.1

 

 
(2,267.1
)
 

Other liabilities
 

 

 
63.6

 
5.6

 

 
69.2

Intercompany
 

 

 
59.0

 
70.6

 
(129.6
)
 

Total liabilities
 

 
2,321.1

 
2,602.8

 
131.8

 
(2,396.7
)
 
2,659.0

Total stockholders’ equity
 
1,370.3

 
1,370.3

 
1,370.3

 
192.6

 
(2,933.2
)
 
1,370.3

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
1,370.3

 
$
3,691.4

 
$
3,973.1

 
$
324.4

 
$
(5,329.9
)
 
$
4,029.3




21

OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 
 
As of December 31, 2014
(in millions)
 
Parent Company
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$

 
$
11.5

 
$
8.8

 
$
8.2

 
$

 
$
28.5

Receivables, less allowances
 

 

 
186.5

 
31.0

 

 
217.5

Other current assets
 

 
5.3

 
83.5

 
20.5

 

 
109.3

Total current assets
 

 
16.8

 
278.8

 
59.7

 

 
355.3

Property and equipment, net
 

 

 
683.3

 
99.6

 

 
782.9

Goodwill
 

 

 
2,050.6

 
103.6

 

 
2,154.2

Intangible assets
 

 

 
633.0

 
0.2

 

 
633.2

Investment in subsidiaries
 
1,445.5

 
3,613.0

 
208.1

 

 
(5,266.6
)
 

Other assets
 

 
31.2

 
59.5

 
7.3

 

 
98.0

Intercompany
 

 

 
75.1

 
62.9

 
(138.0
)
 

Total assets
 
$
1,445.5

 
$
3,661.0

 
$
3,988.4

 
$
333.3

 
$
(5,404.6
)
 
$
4,023.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total current liabilities
 
$

 
$
17.9

 
$
219.1

 
$
18.2

 
$

 
$
255.2

Long-term debt
 

 
2,197.6

 
0.7

 

 

 
2,198.3

Deferred income tax liabilities, net
 

 

 

 
17.2

 

 
17.2

Asset retirement obligation
 

 

 
28.3

 
8.3

 

 
36.6

Deficit in excess of investment of subsidiaries
 

 

 
2,167.5

 

 
(2,167.5
)
 

Other liabilities
 

 

 
64.4

 
6.4

 

 
70.8

Intercompany
 

 

 
62.9

 
75.1

 
(138.0
)
 

Total liabilities
 

 
2,215.5

 
2,542.9

 
125.2

 
(2,305.5
)
 
2,578.1

Total stockholders’ equity
 
1,445.5

 
1,445.5

 
1,445.5

 
208.1

 
(3,099.1
)
 
1,445.5

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
1,445.5

 
$
3,661.0

 
$
3,988.4

 
$
333.3

 
$
(5,404.6
)
 
$
4,023.6



22

OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
(in millions)
 
Parent Company
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$

 
$

 
$
246.9

 
$
33.2

 
$

 
$
280.1

Transit and other
 

 

 
99.2

 
5.4

 

 
104.6

Total revenues
 

 

 
346.1

 
38.6

 

 
384.7

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating
 

 

 
182.8

 
23.6

 

 
206.4

Selling, general and administrative
 
0.3

 
0.1

 
55.7

 
7.5

 

 
63.6

Restructuring charges
 

 

 
2.0

 

 

 
2.0

Net (gain) loss on dispositions
 

 

 
0.9

 

 

 
0.9

Depreciation
 

 

 
22.9

 
5.1

 

 
28.0

Amortization
 

 

 
28.1

 
1.1

 

 
29.2

Total expenses
 
0.3

 
0.1

 
292.4

 
37.3

 

 
330.1

Operating income (loss)
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.1
)
 
53.7

 
1.3

 

 
54.6

Interest income (expense), net
 

 
(28.9
)
 
(0.1
)
 
0.1

 

 
(28.9
)
Other expense, net
 

 

 

 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.1
)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes and equity in earnings of investee companies
 
(0.3
)
 
(29.0
)
 
53.6

 
1.3

 

 
25.6

Provision for income taxes
 

 

 
(2.0
)
 
(2.5
)
 

 
(4.5
)
Equity in earnings of investee companies, net of tax
 
22.5

 
51.5

 
(29.1
)
 
0.3

 
(44.1
)
 
1.1

Net income (loss)
 
$
22.2

 
$
22.5

 
$
22.5

 
$
(0.9
)
 
$
(44.1
)
 
$
22.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
22.2

 
$
22.5

 
$
22.5

 
$
(0.9
)
 
$
(44.1
)
 
$
22.2

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative translation adjustments
 

 

 

 
2.2

 

 
2.2

Amortization of net actuarial loss
 

 

 

 
0.1

 

 
0.1

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, recognized from investee companies

 
2.3

 
2.3

 
2.3

 

 
(6.9
)
 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
2.3

 
2.3

 
2.3

 
2.3

 
(6.9
)
 
2.3

Total comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
24.5

 
$
24.8

 
$
24.8

 
$
1.4

 
$
(51.0
)
 
$
24.5



23

OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
(in millions)
 
Parent Company
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$

 
$

 
$
207.2

 
$
37.0

 
$

 
$
244.2

Transit and other
 

 

 
83.9

 
6.3

 

 
90.2

Total revenues
 

 

 
291.1

 
43.3

 

 
334.4

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating
 

 

 
145.7

 
25.9

 

 
171.6

Selling, general and administrative
 
0.6

 

 
46.9

 
7.9

 

 
55.4

Depreciation
 

 

 
20.8

 
5.7

 

 
26.5

Amortization
 

 

 
21.4

 
1.2

 

 
22.6

Total expenses
 
0.6

 

 
234.8

 
40.7

 

 
276.1

Operating income (loss)
 
(0.6
)
 

 
56.3

 
2.6

 

 
58.3

Interest income (expense), net
 

 
(18.7
)
 

 
0.2

 

 
(18.5
)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes and equity in earnings of investee companies
 
(0.6
)
 
(18.7
)
 
56.3

 
2.8

 

 
39.8

Provision for income taxes
 

 

 
(16.5
)
 
(1.1
)
 

 
(17.6
)
Equity in earnings of investee companies, net of tax
 
23.0

 
41.7

 
(16.8
)
 
0.2

 
(47.9
)
 
0.2

Net income (loss)
 
$
22.4

 
$
23.0

 
$
23.0

 
$
1.9

 
$
(47.9
)
 
$
22.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
22.4

 
$
23.0

 
$
23.0

 
$
1.9

 
$
(47.9
)
 
$
22.4

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative translation adjustments
 

 

 

 
3.3

 

 
3.3

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, recognized from investee companies

 
3.3

 
3.3

 
3.3

 

 
(9.9
)
 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
3.3

 
3.3

 
3.3

 
3.3

 
(9.9
)
 
3.3

Total comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
25.7

 
$
26.3

 
$
26.3

 
$
5.2

 
$
(57.8
)
 
$
25.7






24

OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
(in millions)
 
Parent Company
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$

 
$

 
$
468.0

 
$
59.0

 
$

 
$
527.0

Transit and other
 

 

 
192.0

 
9.6

 

 
201.6

Total revenues
 

 

 
660.0

 
68.6

 

 
728.6

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating
 

 

 
359.1

 
46.1

 

 
405.2

Selling, general and administrative
 
0.8

 
0.1

 
109.5

 
14.9

 

 
125.3

Restructuring charges
 

 

 
2.6

 

 

 
2.6

Net loss on dispositions
 

 

 
0.5

 
0.1

 

 
0.6

Depreciation
 

 

 
46.4

 
10.3

 

 
56.7

Amortization
 

 

 
54.9

 
2.1

 

 
57.0

Total expenses
 
0.8

 
0.1

 
573.0

 
73.5

 

 
647.4

Operating income (loss)
 
(0.8
)
 
(0.1
)
 
87.0

 
(4.9
)
 

 
81.2

Interest income (expense), net
 

 
(56.7
)
 
(0.1
)
 
0.1

 

 
(56.7
)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes and equity in earnings of investee companies
 
(0.8
)
 
(56.8
)
 
86.9

 
(4.8
)
 

 
24.5

Provision for income taxes
 

 

 
(1.7
)
 
(1.4
)
 

 
(3.1
)
Equity in earnings of investee companies, net of tax
 
24.1

 
80.9

 
(61.1
)
 
0.6

 
(42.6
)
 
1.9

Net income (loss)
 
$
23.3

 
$
24.1

 
$
24.1

 
$
(5.6
)
 
$
(42.6
)
 
$
23.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
23.3

 
$
24.1

 
$
24.1

 
$
(5.6
)
 
$
(42.6
)
 
$
23.3

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative translation adjustments
 

 

 

 
(11.1
)
 

 
(11.1
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
 

 

 

 
0.3

 

 
0.3

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, recognized from investee companies

 
(10.8
)
 
(10.8
)
 
(10.8
)
 

 
32.4

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
(10.8
)
 
(10.8
)
 
(10.8
)
 
(10.8
)
 
32.4

 
(10.8
)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
12.5

 
$
13.3

 
$
13.3

 
$
(16.4
)
 
$
(10.2
)
 
$
12.5


25

OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
(in millions)
 
Parent Company
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$

 
$

 
$
384.1

 
$
65.2

 
$

 
$
449.3

Transit and other
 

 

 
162.0

 
11.0

 

 
173.0

Total revenues
 

 

 
546.1

 
76.2

 

 
622.3

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating
 

 

 
284.7

 
50.4

 

 
335.1

Selling, general and administrative
 
0.6

 

 
90.2

 
15.2

 

 
106.0

Net gain on dispositions
 

 

 
(0.8
)
 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.9
)
Depreciation
 

 

 
41.2

 
11.4

 

 
52.6

Amortization
 

 

 
42.1

 
2.4

 

 
44.5

Total expenses
 
0.6

 

 
457.4

 
79.3

 

 
537.3

Operating income (loss)
 
(0.6
)
 

 
88.7

 
(3.1
)
 

 
85.0

Interest income (expense), net
 

 
(31.1
)
 

 
0.1

 

 
(31.0
)
Other expense, net
 

 

 

 
(0.5
)
 

 
(0.5
)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes and equity in earnings of investee companies
 
(0.6
)
 
(31.1
)
 
88.7

 
(3.5
)
 

 
53.5

Provision for income taxes
 

 

 
(21.8
)
 
(1.7
)
 

 
(23.5
)
Equity in earnings of investee companies, net of tax
 
31.4

 
62.5

 
(35.5
)
 
0.3

 
(57.9
)
 
0.8

Net income (loss)
 
$
30.8

 
$
31.4

 
$
31.4

 
$
(4.9
)
 
$
(57.9
)
 
$
30.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
30.8

 
$
31.4

 
$
31.4

 
$
(4.9
)
 
$
(57.9
)
 
$
30.8

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative translation adjustments
 

 

 

 
5.1

 

 
5.1

Amortization of net actuarial loss
 

 

 

 
0.2

 

 
0.2

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, recognized from investee companies

 
5.3

 
5.3

 
5.3

 

 
(15.9
)
 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
5.3

 
5.3

 
5.3

 
5.3

 
(15.9
)
 
5.3

Total comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
36.1

 
$
36.7

 
$
36.7

 
$
0.4

 
$
(73.8
)
 
$
36.1





26

OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
(in millions)
 
Parent Company
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net cash flow provided by (used for) operating activities
 
$
(0.8
)
 
$
(52.2
)
 
$
107.1

 
$
20.0

 
$

 
$
74.1

Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 

 

 
(25.7
)
 
(2.0
)
 

 
(27.7
)
Acquisitions
 

 

 
(10.2
)
 

 

 
(10.2
)
Net proceeds from dispositions
 

 

 
8.8

 

 

 
8.8

Net cash flow used for investing activities
 

 

 
(27.1
)
 
(2.0
)
 

 
(29.1
)
Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings - new senior notes
 

 
103.8

 

 

 

 
103.8

Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facility
 

 
105.0

 

 

 

 
105.0

Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facility
 

 
(105.0
)
 

 

 

 
(105.0
)
Deferred financing costs
 

 
(3.3
)
 

 

 

 
(3.3
)
Proceeds from stock option exercises
 
2.0

 

 

 

 

 
2.0

Taxes withheld for stock-based compensation
 

 

 
(3.8
)
 

 

 
(3.8
)
Dividends
 
(102.0
)
 

 

 

 

 
(102.0
)
Intercompany
 
100.8

 
(42.0
)
 
(58.2
)
 
(0.6
)
 

 

Other
 

 

 
(0.6
)
 

 

 
(0.6
)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities
 
0.8

 
58.5

 
(62.6
)
 
(0.6
)
 

 
(3.9
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
 

 

 

 
(1.2
)
 

 
(1.2
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 

 
6.3

 
17.4

 
16.2

 

 
39.9

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 

 
11.5

 
8.8

 
8.2

 

 
28.5

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$

 
$
17.8

 
$
26.2

 
$
24.4

 
$

 
$
68.4


27

OUTFRONT Media Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
(in millions)
 
Parent Company
 
Subsidiary Issuer
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net cash flow provided by (used for) operating activities
 
$
(0.6
)
 
$
(18.8
)
 
$
102.6

 
$
(8.2
)
 
$

 
$
75.0

Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 

 

 
(24.5
)
 
(4.8
)
 

 
(29.3
)
Net proceeds from dispositions
 

 

 
0.3

 
0.2

 

 
0.5

Net cash flow used for investing activities
 

 

 
(24.2
)
 
(4.6
)
 

 
(28.8
)
Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from IPO
 
615.0

 

 

 

 

 
615.0

Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings - term loan and senior notes
 

 
1,598.0

 

 

 

 
1,598.0

Deferred financing costs
 

 
(24.4
)
 

 

 

 
(24.4
)
Distribution of debt and IPO proceeds to CBS
 
(515.0
)
 
(1,523.8
)
 

 

 

 
(2,038.8
)
Net cash contribution from CBS
 

 

 
42.2

 

 

 
42.2

Dividends
 
(44.4
)
 

 

 

 

 
(44.4
)
Intercompany
 
(55.0
)
 
165.1

 
(114.3
)
 
4.2

 

 

Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities
 
0.6

 
214.9

 
(72.1
)
 
4.2

 

 
147.6

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
 

 

 

 
(0.2
)
 

 
(0.2
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 

 
196.1

 
6.3

 
(8.8
)
 

 
193.6

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 

 

 
2.1

 
27.7

 

 
29.8

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$

 
$
196.1

 
$
8.4

 
$
18.9

 
$

 
$
223.4



28


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

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with our historical consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 6, 2015, and the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This MD&A contains forward-looking statements that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of important factors, including, but not limited to, those factors discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2015, and the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results described herein or implied by such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “the Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” and “our company” mean OUTFRONT Media Inc., a Maryland corporation, and unless the context requires otherwise, its consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview

We provide advertising space (“displays”) on out-of-home advertising structures and sites in the United States (the “U.S.”), Canada and Latin America. We manage our business through two segments - U.S. and International.

As of July 17, 2014, we began operating in a manner that will allow us to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Business

We are one of the largest providers of advertising space on out-of-home advertising structures and sites across the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Our inventory consists of billboard displays, which are primarily located on the most heavily traveled highways and roadways in top Nielsen Designated Marketing Areas and transit advertising displays with exclusive multi-year contracts with municipalities in large cities across the U.S. In total, we have displays in all of the 25 largest markets in the U.S. and over 180 markets in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Our top market, high profile location focused portfolio includes sites such as the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, various locations along Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, and various sites in and around both Grand Central Station and Times Square in New York. With TAB Out of Home Ratings, we provide advertisers with the audience, in terms of size and demographic composition that is exposed to individual displays. The combination of location and audience delivery is a relevant selling proposition for the out-of-home industry. The breadth and depth of our portfolio provides our customers with a multitude of options to address a wide range of marketing objectives from national, brand-building campaigns to hyper-local businesses that want to drive customers to their retail location “one mile down the road.”

We believe that out-of-home advertising is an attractive form of advertising as our displays are ALWAYS ON™, are always viewable and cannot be turned off, skipped or fast-forwarded, providing our customers with a differentiated advertising solution at an attractive price point relative to other forms of advertising. We also believe that out-of-home is effective as a “stand-alone” medium, and as an integral part of a multi-media campaign, where it can extend the reach and frequency of traditional media (television, radio and print) and/or reinforce digital and on-line ad messaging. In addition to leasing displays, we provide other value-added services to our customers, such as pre-campaign category research, consumer insights, creative design support and post-campaign tracking and analytics. We use a real-time mobile operations reporting system that facilitates proof of performance to customers. We have a diversified base of customers across various industries. During the three months ended June 30, 2015, our largest categories of advertisers were retail, television and healthcare/pharmaceuticals, which represented 9%, 7% and 7% of our total U.S. revenues, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, our largest categories of advertisers were retail, professional services and television, which represented 10%, 8% and 7% of our total U.S. revenues, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, our largest categories of advertisers were retail, television and healthcare/pharmaceuticals, which represented 10%, 8% and 7% of our total U.S. revenues, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, our largest categories of advertisers were retail, healthcare/pharmaceuticals and television, which represented 9%, 8% and 8% of our total U.S. revenues, respectively.


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We manage our business through the following two segments:

United States. As of June 30, 2015, we had the largest number of advertising displays of any out-of-home advertising company operating in the 25 largest markets in the U.S. Our U.S. segment generated 26% of its revenues in the New York City metropolitan area in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and 19% in the three months ended June 30, 2014, and generated 14% in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and 12% in the three months ended June 30, 2014. Our U.S. segment generated 27% of its revenues in the New York City metropolitan area in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 19% in the six months ended June 30, 2014, and generated 14% in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 12% in the six months ended June 30, 2014. In the three months ended June 30, 2015, our U.S. segment generated $346.1 million of Revenues and $121.0 million of Operating income before Depreciation, Amortization, Net (gain) loss on dispositions, Stock-based compensation and Restructuring charges (“Adjusted OIBDA”). In the three months ended June 30, 2014, our U.S. segment generated $291.1 million of Revenues and $106.4 million of Adjusted OIBDA. In the six months ended June 30, 2015, our U.S. segment generated $660.0 million of Revenues and $215.4 million of Adjusted OIBDA. In the six months ended June 30, 2014, our U.S. segment generated $546.1 million of Revenues and $186.7 million of Adjusted OIBDA. (See the “Segment Results of Operations” section of this MD&A.)

International. Our International segment includes our operations in Canada and Latin America, including Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. In the three months ended June 30, 2015, our International segment generated $38.6 million of Revenues and $7.5 million of Adjusted OIBDA. In the three months ended June 30, 2014, our International segment generated $43.3 million of Revenues and $9.5 million of Adjusted OIBDA. In the six months ended June 30, 2015, our International segment generated $68.6 million of Revenues and $7.6 million of Adjusted OIBDA. In the six months ended June 30, 2014, our International segment generated $76.2 million of Revenues and $10.6 million of Adjusted OIBDA.

Economic Environment

Our revenues and operating results are sensitive to fluctuations in advertising expenditures, general economic conditions and other external events beyond our control.

Business Environment

The outdoor advertising industry is fragmented, consisting of a large number of companies operating on a national basis, as well as hundreds of smaller regional and local companies operating a limited number of displays in a single or a few local geographic markets. We compete with these companies for both customers and structure and display locations. We also compete with other media, including broadcast and cable television, radio, print media, direct mail marketers, and increasingly, with on-line, mobile and social media advertising platforms. Increasing the number of digital billboard displays in our most heavily trafficked locations is an important element of our organic growth strategy, as digital billboard displays have the potential to attract additional business from both new and existing customers. We believe digital billboard displays are attractive to our customers because they allow for the development of richer and more visually engaging messages, provide our customers with the flexibility both to target audiences by time of day and to quickly launch new advertising campaigns, and eliminate or greatly reduce production costs. In addition, digital billboard displays enable us to run multiple advertisements on each display (up to eight per minute). As a result, digital billboard displays generate approximately three to four times more revenue per display on average than traditional static billboard displays, and digital billboard displays generate higher profits and cash flows than traditional static billboard displays.

Our revenues and profits may fluctuate due to seasonal advertising patterns and influences on advertising markets. Typically, our revenues and profits are highest in the fourth quarter, during the holiday shopping season, and lowest in the first quarter, as advertisers cut back on spending following the holiday shopping season.

Our large-scale portfolio allows our customers to reach a national audience and also provides the flexibility to tailor campaigns to specific regions or markets. In each of the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, we generated approximately 46% of our U.S. revenues from national advertising campaigns compared to approximately 38% in each of the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014. The increases in revenues from national advertising campaigns in each of the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year periods are primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition.

Our transit businesses require us to obtain and renew contracts with municipalities and other governmental entities. When these contracts expire, we generally must participate in highly competitive bidding processes in order to obtain a new contract. In November 2014, we were informed that we were not successful in our bid to renew the New York City phone kiosk contract

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which we obtained as part of the acquisition of certain outdoor advertising businesses of Van Wagner Communications, LLC (the “Acquisition”) on October 1, 2014, and our operation of these kiosks ceased during the first quarter of 2015. In the six months ended June 30, 2015, we generated revenue of $1.6 million related to these operations. On July 22, 2015, we entered into an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (the “MTA”) to extend our existing transit contract for providing advertising services throughout the New York City subway system from December 31, 2015, to December 31, 2016, unless earlier terminated by the MTA on or after July 1, 2016. On July 22, 2015, we also entered into an agreement with the MTA to modify our existing bus and commuter rail advertising contract to change the MTA’s right to terminate the contract at any time, to a right to terminate at any time on or after July 1, 2016, and the right to exclude billboards on the MTA’s properties from any termination. The December 31, 2016, expiration date of the bus and commuter rail advertising contract remains unchanged. Our transit contract with the MTA represents 55% of our U.S. transit and other revenues, or 17% of our total U.S. revenues, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and 55% of our U.S. transit and other revenues, or 18% of our total U.S. revenues, in the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Key Performance Indicators

Our management reviews our performance by focusing on the indicators described below.

Several of our key performance indicators are not prepared in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We believe these non-GAAP performance indicators are meaningful supplemental measures of our operating performance and should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

In the three months ended June 30, 2015, we incurred $8.0 million of costs associated with operating as a stand-alone public company ($1.6 million incrementally over 2014). In the six months ended June 30, 2015, we incurred $16.4 million of costs associated with operating as a stand-alone public company ($5.0 million incrementally over 2014).

In an effort to help users of our financial data evaluate our operating performance for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, where indicated, we present Adjusted OIBDA, Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and Adjusted FFO (“AFFO”) and related per adjusted weighted average share amounts, on a REIT-comparable basis.
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions, except percentages)
 
2015
 
2014
 
% Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
% Change
Revenues
 
$
384.7

 
$
334.4

 
15
 %
 
$
728.6

 
$
622.3

 
17
 %
Constant dollar revenues(a)
 
384.7

 
328.8

 
17

 
728.6

 
612.8

 
19

Operating income
 
54.6

 
58.3

 
(6
)
 
81.2

 
85.0

 
(4
)
Adjusted OIBDA(b):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported
 
119.1

 
110.3

 
8

 
206.1

 
185.9

 
11

On a REIT-comparable basis
 
119.1

 
108.7

 
10

 
206.1

 
180.9

 
14

FFO(b):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported
 
71.9

 
66.4

 
8

 
121.8

 
116.7

 
4

On a REIT-comparable basis
 
73.4

 
79.2

 
(7
)
 
123.8

 
127.7

 
(3
)
AFFO(b):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported
 
71.4

 
57.7

 
24

 
120.9

 
95.9

 
26

On a REIT-comparable basis
 
71.4

 
77.7

 
(8
)
 
120.9

 
121.1

 

Net income
 
22.2

 
22.4

 
(1
)
 
23.3

 
30.8

 
(24
)

(a)
Revenues on a constant dollar basis are calculated as reported revenues excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates between periods. We provide constant dollar revenues to understand the underlying growth rate of revenue excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates between periods, which are not under management’s direct control. Our management believes constant dollar revenues are useful to users of our financial data because it enables them to better understand the level of growth of our business period to period. Since constant dollar revenues are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, they should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, revenues as an indicator of operating performance. Constant dollar revenues, as we calculate them, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
(b)
See the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this MD&A for a reconciliation of Operating income to Adjusted OIBDA, Net income to FFO and AFFO, and results on a REIT-comparable basis.

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Adjusted OIBDA

We calculate Adjusted OIBDA as Operating income before Depreciation, Amortization, Net (gains) losses on dispositions, Stock-based compensation and Restructuring charges. We calculate Adjusted OIBDA margin by dividing Adjusted OIBDA by total revenues. Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted OIBDA margin are among the primary measures we use for managing our business, evaluating our operating performance and planning and forecasting future periods, as each is an important indicator of our operational strength and business performance. Our management believes users of our financial data are best served if the information that is made available to them allows them to align their analysis and evaluation of our operating results along the same lines that our management uses in managing, planning and executing our business strategy. Our management also believes that the presentations of Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted OIBDA margin, as supplemental measures, are useful in evaluating our business because eliminating certain non-comparable items highlight operational trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP financial measures. It is management’s opinion that these supplemental measures provide users of our financial data with an important perspective on our operating performance and also make it easier for users of our financial data to compare our results with other companies that have different financing and capital structures or tax rates.

FFO and AFFO

We calculate FFO in accordance with the definition established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). FFO reflects net income adjusted to exclude gains and losses from the sale of real estate assets, depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and amortization of direct lease acquisition costs, as well as the same adjustments for our equity-based investments, as applicable. We calculate AFFO as FFO adjusted to include cash paid for direct lease acquisition costs as such costs are generally amortized over a period ranging from four weeks to one year and therefore are incurred on a regular basis. AFFO also includes cash paid for maintenance capital expenditures since these are routine uses of cash that are necessary for our operations. In addition, AFFO excludes costs related to restructuring charges, as well as certain non-cash items, including non-real estate depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, accretion expense, the non-cash effect of straight-line rent and amortization of deferred financing costs. We use FFO and AFFO measures for managing our business and for planning and forecasting future periods, and each is an important indicator of our operational strength and business performance, especially compared to other REITs. Our management believes users of our financial data are best served if the information that is made available to them allows them to align their analysis and evaluation of our operating results along the same lines that our management uses in managing, planning and executing our business strategy. Our management also believes that the presentations of FFO, AFFO, and related per adjusted weighted average share amounts, as supplemental measures, are useful in evaluating our business because adjusting results to reflect items that have more bearing on the operating performance of REITs highlight trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP financial measures. It is management’s opinion that these supplemental measures provide users of our financial data with an important perspective on our operating performance and also make it easier to compare our results to other companies in our industry, as well as to REITs.

Adjusted Weighted Average Shares

We present weighted average shares on an adjusted basis for basic earnings per share (“EPS”) to give effect to the 23,000,000 shares issued on April 2, 2014, in connection with the initial public offering (“IPO”), the 97,000,000 shares outstanding after our stock split and 16,536,001 shares issued in connection with the distribution of accumulated earnings and profits as of July 17, 2014, the date we began operating in a manner that will allow us to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the “E&P Purge”), and on an adjusted basis for diluted EPS to also give effect to dilutive potential shares from grants of restricted share units (“RSUs”), performance-based RSUs (“PRSUs”) and stock options. Our management believes that these presentations are useful in evaluating our business because they allow users of our financial data to evaluate our basic and diluted per share results after giving effect to the issuance of shares of our common stock in connection with our IPO and the E&P Purge, which increased our outstanding shares of common stock.


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REIT-Comparable Basis Adjustments

We calculate Adjusted OIBDA, on a REIT-comparable basis, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, by adjusting the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, to include incremental costs associated with operating as a stand-alone public company of $1.6 million, which were incurred in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $5.0 million, which were incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2015. We calculate FFO, AFFO and related per adjusted weighted average share amounts, on a REIT-comparable basis, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, by adjusting (1) the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, to include incremental costs associated with operating as a stand-alone public company, net of tax, of $1.4 million incurred in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $4.5 million incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2015, and, with respect to the six months ended June 30, 2014 only, one month of interest expense, net of tax, of $6.2 million incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2015, relating to our entry into the term loan due in 2021 (the “Term Loan”) and the issuance of $800.0 million of senior unsecured notes on January 31, 2014, and to exclude income taxes that would not have been incurred had we been operating as a REIT in the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, (2) the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, with respect to FFO and related per adjusted weighted average share amounts only, to exclude Restructuring charges, net of tax, of $1.5 million incurred in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $2.0 million incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2015, and (3) the six months ended June 30, 2014, with respect to AFFO and related per adjusted weighted average share amounts only, to include one month of amortization of deferred financing costs incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2015, of $0.4 million relating to our entry into the Term Loan, the $425.0 million revolving credit facility, which matures in 2019 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and the issuance of $800.0 million of senior unsecured notes on January 31, 2014. Our management believes these adjusted presentations are useful in evaluating our business because they allow users of our financial data to compare our operating performance for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, against the operating performance for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, taking into account certain significant costs arising as a result of our separation from CBS Corporation (“CBS”) on July 16, 2014 (the “Separation”), as well as the REIT tax treatment that would have applied had we been operating as a REIT for the periods presented.

Since adjusted weighted average shares for basic and diluted EPS, Adjusted OIBDA, Adjusted OIBDA margin, FFO and AFFO, and, on a REIT-comparable basis, Adjusted OIBDA, FFO and AFFO and, in each case, as applicable, related per adjusted weighted average share amounts, are not measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, they should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted EPS, Operating income, Net income, Revenues and Net income per common share for basic and diluted EPS, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, as indicators of operating performance. These measures, as we calculate them, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. In addition, these measures do not necessarily represent funds available for discretionary use and are not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs.


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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following table reconciles Operating income to Adjusted OIBDA, and Net income to FFO and AFFO. The table also reconciles Adjusted OIBDA, FFO and AFFO to Adjusted OIBDA, FFO and AFFO, and related per adjusted weighted average share amounts, on a REIT-comparable basis.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Operating income
 
$
54.6

 
$
58.3

 
$
81.2

 
$
85.0

Restructuring charges
 
2.0

 

 
2.6

 

Net (gain) loss on dispositions
 
0.9

 

 
0.6

 
(0.9
)
Depreciation
 
28.0

 
26.5

 
56.7

 
52.6

Amortization
 
29.2

 
22.6

 
57.0

 
44.5

Stock-based compensation
 
4.4

 
2.9

 
8.0

 
4.7

Adjusted OIBDA
 
119.1

 
110.3

 
206.1

 
185.9

Incremental stand-alone costs(a)
 

 
(1.6
)
 

 
(5.0
)
Adjusted OIBDA on a REIT-comparable basis
 
$
119.1

 
$
108.7

 
$
206.1

 
$
180.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
22.2

 
$
22.4

 
$
23.3

 
$
30.8

Depreciation of billboard advertising structures
 
25.8

 
24.6

 
52.6

 
48.8

Amortization of real estate-related intangible assets
 
14.2

 
10.8

 
28.6

 
21.5

Amortization of direct lease acquisition costs
 
9.2

 
8.4

 
16.7

 
15.4

Net (gain) loss on disposition of billboard advertising structures, net of tax
 
0.5

 

 
0.2

 
(0.2
)
Adjustment related to equity-based investments
 

 
0.2

 
0.4

 
0.4

FFO
 
71.9

 
66.4

 
121.8

 
116.7

Restructuring charges, net of tax
 
1.5

 

 
2.0

 

Incremental stand-alone costs, net of tax(a)
 

 
(1.4
)
 

 
(4.5
)
Incremental interest expense, net of tax(b)
 

 

 

 
(6.2
)
REIT tax adjustment(c)
 

 
14.2

 

 
21.7

FFO on a REIT-comparable basis
 
$
73.4

 
$
79.2

 
$
123.8

 
$
127.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
FFO
 
$
71.9

 
$
66.4

 
$
121.8

 
$
116.7

Adjustment for deferred income taxes
 
(0.5
)
 
(6.0
)
 
(0.9
)
 
(12.9
)
Cash paid for direct lease acquisition costs
 
(9.2
)
 
(7.7
)
 
(17.1
)
 
(16.2
)
Maintenance capital expenditures(f)
 
(6.6
)
 
(4.7
)
 
(13.1
)
 
(10.3
)
Restructuring charges - severance, net of tax
 
1.5

 

 
2.0

 

Other depreciation
 
2.2

 
1.9

 
4.1

 
3.8

Other amortization
 
5.8

 
3.4

 
11.7

 
7.6

Stock-based compensation
 
4.4

 
2.9

 
8.0

 
4.7

Non-cash effect of straight-line rent
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.3
)
 
0.3

 
(0.5
)
Accretion expense
 
0.6

 
0.6

 
1.2

 
1.1

Amortization of deferred financing costs
 
1.4

 
1.2

 
2.9

 
1.9

AFFO
 
71.4

 
57.7

 
120.9

 
95.9

Incremental stand-alone costs, net of tax(a)
 

 
(1.4
)
 

 
(4.5
)
Incremental interest expense, net of tax(b)
 

 

 

 
(6.2
)
Incremental amortization of deferred financing costs
 

 

 

 
0.4

REIT tax adjustment(c)
 

 
21.4

 

 
35.5

AFFO on a REIT-comparable basis
 
$
71.4

 
$
77.7

 
$
120.9

 
$
121.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FFO on a REIT-comparable basis, per adjusted weighted average share(d):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.53

 
$
0.58

 
$
0.90

 
$
0.94

Diluted
 
$
0.53

 
$
0.58

 
$
0.90

 
$
0.93

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AFFO on a REIT-comparable basis, per adjusted weighted average share(d):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.52

 
$
0.57

 
$
0.88

 
$
0.89

Diluted
 
$
0.52

 
$
0.57

 
$
0.88

 
$
0.89

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted weighted average shares(d):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
137.4

 
136.5

 
137.1

 
136.5

Diluted
 
137.8

 
136.7

 
137.6

 
136.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
137.4

 
119.7

 
137.1

 
108.4

Diluted
 
137.8

 
119.9

 
137.6

 
108.6


(a)
Adjustment to reflect incremental costs to operate as a stand-alone company at the same level as 2015.
(b)
Adjustment to reflect incremental interest expense, net of tax, at the same level as 2015.
(c)
Adjustment to reflect tax balances as if we had been operating as a REIT for both years.
(d)
Adjusted weighted average shares includes the 23,000,000 shares issued on April 2, 2014, in connection with the IPO, the 97,000,000 shares outstanding after our stock split(e) and the 16,536,001 shares issued in connection with the E&P Purge for basic EPS. Adjusted weighted average shares for diluted EPS also includes dilutive potential shares from grants of RSUs, PRSUs and stock options.
(e)
On March 14, 2014, our board of directors declared a 970,000 to 1 stock split. As a result of the stock split, the 100 shares of our common stock then outstanding were converted into 97,000,000 shares of our common stock. The effects of the stock split have been applied retroactively to all reported periods for EPS purposes.
(f)
Prior period amounts have been revised to the current presentation to reflect non-cash purchases of property and equipment.

FFO in the three months ended June 30, 2015, of $71.9 million increased 8% compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition, partially offset by higher interest costs and incremental stand-alone costs, net of tax, of

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$1.4 million. AFFO in the three months ended June 30, 2015, was $71.4 million, an increase of 24% compared to the same prior-year period. On a REIT-comparable basis, FFO decreased 7% and AFFO decreased 8% in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. AFFO on a REIT-comparable basis per adjusted weighted average share was $0.52 per share for basic and diluted EPS in the three months ended June 30, 2015. AFFO on a REIT-comparable basis per adjusted weighted average share was $0.57 for basic and diluted EPS in the three months ended June 30, 2014. The decreases in FFO and FFO per adjusted weighted average share, on a REIT-comparable basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, were primarily due to higher interest costs associated with the Acquisition and increased strategic business development expenses, partially offset by the impact of the Acquisition. The decreases in AFFO and AFFO per adjusted weighted average share for the three months ended June 30, 2015, on a REIT-comparable basis, compared to the same prior-year period, were primarily due to higher interest costs associated with the Acquisition and increased strategic business development expenses, partially offset by the Acquisition.

FFO in the six months ended June 30, 2015, of $121.8 million increased 4% compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition, partially offset by higher interest costs and incremental stand-alone costs, net of tax, of $4.5 million. AFFO in the six months ended June 30, 2015, was $120.9 million, an increase of 26% compared to the same prior-year period. On a REIT-comparable basis, FFO decreased 3% and AFFO in the six months ended June 30, 2015, was comparable to the same prior-year period. AFFO on a REIT-comparable basis per adjusted weighted average share was $0.88 per share for basic and diluted EPS in the six months ended June 30, 2015. AFFO on a REIT-comparable basis per adjusted weighted average share was $0.89 for basic and diluted EPS in the six months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in FFO and FFO per adjusted weighted average share, on a REIT-comparable basis, for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, was primarily due to higher interest costs associated with the Acquisition and increased strategic business development expenses, partially offset by the Acquisition. AFFO and AFFO per adjusted weighted average share for the six months ended June 30, 2015, on a REIT-comparable basis, were comparable to the same prior-year period, due primarily to higher interest costs associated with the Acquisition and increased strategic business development expenses, offset by the Acquisition.

Analysis of Results of Operations

Revenues

We derive Revenues primarily from providing advertising space to customers on our advertising structures and sites. Our contracts with customers generally cover periods ranging from four weeks to one year. Revenues from billboard displays are recognized as rental income on a straight-line basis over the contract term. Transit and other revenues are recognized as earned, which is typically ratably over the contract period. For space provided to advertisers through the use of an advertising agency whose commission is calculated based on a stated percentage of gross advertising spending, our Revenues are reported net of agency commissions.

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(in constant dollars)(b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in constant dollars)(b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Months
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Ended
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
Ended
 
 
(in millions, except
 
June 30,
 
%
 
June 30,
 
%
 
June 30,
 
%
 
June 30,
 
%
percentages)
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
2014
 
Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
2014
 
Change
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$
280.1

 
$
244.2

 
15
 %
 
$
239.3

 
17
 %
 
$
527.0

 
$
449.3

 
17
%
 
$
441.1

 
19
%
Transit and other
 
104.6

 
90.2

 
16

 
89.5

 
17

 
201.6

 
173.0

 
17

 
171.7

 
17

Total revenues
 
$
384.7

 
$
334.4

 
15

 
$
328.8

 
17

 
$
728.6

 
$
622.3

 
17

 
$
612.8

 
19

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Organic revenues(a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$
235.3

 
$
237.6

 
(1
)
 
$
237.6

 
(1
)
 
$
439.1

 
$
438.0

 

 
$
438.0

 

Transit and other
 
100.3

 
89.0

 
13

 
89.0

 
13

 
192.1

 
170.4

 
13

 
170.4

 
13

Total organic revenues(a)
 
335.6

 
326.6

 
3

 
326.6

 
3

 
631.2

 
608.4

 
4

 
608.4

 
4

Non-organic revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
44.8

 
6.6

 
*

 
1.7

 
*

 
87.9

 
11.3

 
*

 
3.1

 
*

Transit and other
 
4.3

 
1.2

 
*

 
0.5

 
*

 
9.5

 
2.6

 
*

 
1.3

 
*

Total non-organic revenues
 
49.1

 
7.8

 
*

 
2.2

 
*

 
97.4

 
13.9

 
*

 
4.4

 
*

Total revenues
 
$
384.7

 
$
334.4

 
15

 
$
328.8

 
17

 
$
728.6

 
$
622.3

 
17

 
$
612.8

 
19


*
Calculation is not meaningful.
(a)
Organic revenues exclude revenues associated with significant acquisitions and divestitures, revenues associated with business lines we no longer operate, and the impact of foreign currency exchange rates (“non-organic revenues”). We provide organic revenues to understand the underlying growth rate of revenue excluding the impact of non-organic revenue items. Our management believes organic revenues are useful to users of our financial data because it enables them to better understand the level of growth of our business period to period. Since organic revenues are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, it should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, revenues as an indicator of operating performance. Organic revenues, as we calculate it, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
(b)
Revenues on a constant dollar basis are calculated as reported revenues excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates between periods.

Total revenues increased $50.3 million, or 15%, and organic revenues increased $9.0 million, or 3%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. In constant dollars, revenues increased $55.9 million, or 17%, and organic revenues increased $9.0 million, or 3%, for the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. Total revenues increased $106.3 million, or 17%, and organic revenues increased $22.8 million, or 4%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. In constant dollars, revenues increased $115.8 million, or 19%, and organic revenues increased $22.8 million, or 4%, for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period.

Non-organic revenues primarily reflects the Acquisition ($48.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015 and $95.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015), the discontinuation of a business line in April 2014 ($0.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $1.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015) and other acquisitions and dispositions.

Total billboard revenues increased $35.9 million, or 15%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, principally driven by the impact of the Acquisition, the conversion of traditional static billboard displays to digital billboard displays and an increase in production and installation revenues, partially offset by a decline in average revenue per display (yield) and foreign currency exchange losses of $4.9 million. In constant dollars, billboard revenues increased $40.8 million, or 17%, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition. Total billboard revenues increased $77.7 million, or 17%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, principally driven by the impact of the Acquisition, the conversion of traditional static billboard displays to digital billboard displays and an increase in production and installation

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revenues, partially offset by a decline in average revenue per display (yield) and foreign currency exchange losses of $8.2 million. In constant dollars, billboard revenues increased $85.9 million, or 19%, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition.

Total transit and other revenues increased $14.4 million, or 16%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, driven by the impact of the Acquisition, stronger market conditions in national and local advertising and higher revenues in 2015 from the healthcare/pharmaceuticals, real estate brokerage and food/non-alcoholic beverages industries, partially offset by lower revenues in 2015 from the computers/internet and beer/liquor industries. Total transit and other revenues increased $28.6 million, or 17%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, driven by the impact of the Acquisition, stronger market conditions in national advertising and higher revenues in 2015 from the real estate brokerage, professional services and healthcare/pharmaceuticals industries, partially offset by lower revenues in 2015 from the beer/liquor and television industries.

Expenses
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
%
 
June 30,
 
%
(in millions, except percentages)
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating
 
$
206.4

 
$
171.6

 
20
%
 
$
405.2

 
$
335.1

 
21
%
Selling, general and administrative
 
63.6

 
55.4

 
15

 
125.3

 
106.0

 
18

Restructuring charges
 
2.0

 

 
*

 
2.6

 

 
*

Net (gain) loss on dispositions
 
0.9

 

 
*

 
0.6

 
(0.9
)
 
*

Depreciation
 
28.0

 
26.5

 
6

 
56.7

 
52.6

 
8

Amortization
 
29.2

 
22.6

 
29

 
57.0

 
44.5

 
28

Total expenses
 
$
330.1

 
$
276.1

 
20

 
$
647.4

 
$
537.3

 
20


*
Calculation is not meaningful.

Operating Expenses
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
%
 
June 30,
 
%
(in millions, except percentages)
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard property lease
 
$
93.2

 
$
67.8

 
37
%
 
$
182.5

 
$
132.1

 
38
%
Transit franchise
 
54.7

 
46.9

 
17

 
107.0

 
91.1

 
17

Posting, maintenance and other
 
58.5

 
56.9

 
3

 
115.7

 
111.9

 
3

Total operating expenses
 
$
206.4

 
$
171.6

 
20

 
$
405.2

 
$
335.1

 
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Billboard property lease expenses represented 33% of billboard revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and 28% in the same prior-year period. Transit franchise expenses represented 62% of transit revenues in each of the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Billboard property lease and transit franchise expenses increased by $33.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. The increase in billboard property lease expenses in the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition. Excluding the Acquisition, billboard property lease expenses decreased slightly in the three months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in transit franchise expenses in the three months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to the increase in transit revenues. Billboard property lease expenses represented 35% of billboard revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2015, and 29% in the six months ended June 30, 2014. Transit franchise expenses represented 63% of transit revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2015, and 65% in the same prior-year period. Billboard property lease and transit franchise expenses increased by $66.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. The increase in billboard property lease expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition. The increase in transit franchise expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2015, was primarily due to the increase in transit revenues.

Posting, maintenance and other expenses as a percentage of Revenues were 15% in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and 17% in the same prior-year period. Posting, maintenance and other expenses increased $1.6 million, or 3%, in the three months

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ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, principally due to the impact of the Acquisition and higher production and installation costs, which are typically billed to the advertiser and recorded as Revenues, partially offset by a decrease in posting and materials expenses, and the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. Posting, maintenance and other expenses as a percentage of Revenues were 16% in the six months ended June 30, 2015, and 18% in the same prior-year period. Posting, maintenance and other expenses increased $3.8 million, or 3%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, principally due to the impact of the Acquisition and higher production and installation costs, which are typically billed to the advertiser and recorded as Revenues, partially offset by a decrease in posting, materials and utilities expenses, and the impact of foreign currency exchange rates.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)

SG&A expenses represented 17% of Revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 17% in the same prior-year period. SG&A expenses increased $8.2 million, or 15%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition, increased strategic business development expenses of $2.2 million and incremental stand-alone costs of $1.6 million. SG&A expenses represented 17% of Revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 17% in the same prior-year period. SG&A expenses increased $19.3 million, or 18%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition, incremental stand-alone costs of $5.0 million and increased strategic business development expenses of $4.7 million.

Depreciation

Depreciation increased $1.5 million, or 6%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, due primarily to the impact of the Acquisition and higher depreciation associated with the increased number of digital billboards. Depreciation increased $4.1 million, or 8%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, due primarily to the impact of the Acquisition and higher depreciation associated with the increased number of digital billboards.

Amortization

Amortization increased $6.6 million, or 29% in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, principally driven by amortization related to the intangible assets associated with the Acquisition. Amortization expense includes the amortization of direct lease acquisition costs of $9.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $8.4 million in the same prior-year period. Capitalized direct lease acquisition costs were $9.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $8.4 million in the same prior-year period. Amortization increased $12.5 million, or 28% in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, principally driven by amortization related to the intangible assets associated with the Acquisition. Amortization expense includes the amortization of direct lease acquisition costs of $16.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, and $15.4 million in the same prior-year period. Capitalized direct lease acquisition costs were $16.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, and $15.7 million in the same prior-year period.

Interest Expense

Interest expense, net, was $28.9 million (including $1.4 million of deferred financing costs) in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $18.5 million (including $1.2 million of deferred financing costs) in the same prior-year period. Interest expense, net, was $56.7 million (including $2.9 million of deferred financing costs) in the six months ended June 30, 2015, and $31.0 million (including $1.9 million of deferred financing costs) in the same prior-year period. We incurred $1.6 billion of indebtedness on January 31, 2014, $600.0 million of indebtedness on October 1, 2014 and $100.0 million of indebtedness on March 30, 2015 (see the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of this MD&A).

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $4.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $17.6 million for the same prior-year period. The provision for income taxes was $3.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, and $23.5 million for the same prior-year period.

Net income

Net income in the three months ended June 30, 2015, decreased 1% compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition on Revenues, Total expenses and Interest expense, net, and increased stand-alone costs and

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strategic business development expenses, partially offset by a lower provision for income taxes as a result of our REIT conversion. Net income decreased by $7.5 million, or 24%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition on Revenues, Total expenses and Interest expense, net, increased stand-alone costs and strategic business development expenses, and increased interest expenses related to the Term Loan and the issuance of $800.0 million of senior unsecured notes on January 31, 2014, partially offset by a lower provision for income taxes as a result of our REIT conversion.

Segment Results of Operations

We present Adjusted OIBDA as the primary measure of profit and loss for our operating segments in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) guidance for segment reporting. (See the “Key Performance Indicators” section of this MD&A.)

The following table presents our Revenues, Adjusted OIBDA, Operating income (loss) and Depreciation and Amortization by segment, in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
346.1

 
$
291.1

 
$
660.0

 
$
546.1

International
 
38.6

 
43.3

 
68.6

 
76.2

Total revenues
 
384.7

 
334.4

 
728.6

 
622.3

Foreign currency exchange impact
 

 
(5.6
)
 

 
(9.5
)
Constant dollar revenues(a)
 
$
384.7

 
$
328.8

 
$
728.6

 
$
612.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
$
54.6

 
$
58.3

 
$
81.2

 
$
85.0

Restructuring charges
 
2.0

 

 
2.6

 

Net (gain) loss on dispositions
 
0.9

 

 
0.6

 
(0.9
)
Depreciation
 
28.0

 
26.5

 
56.7

 
52.6

Amortization
 
29.2

 
22.6

 
57.0

 
44.5

Stock-based compensation(b)
 
4.4

 
2.9

 
8.0

 
4.7

Adjusted OIBDA
 
$
119.1

 
$
110.3

 
$
206.1

 
$
185.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted OIBDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
121.0

 
$
106.4

 
$
215.4

 
$
186.7

International
 
7.5

 
9.5

 
7.6

 
10.6

Corporate
 
(9.4
)
 
(5.6
)
 
(16.9
)
 
(11.4
)
Total Adjusted OIBDA
 
$
119.1

 
$
110.3

 
$
206.1

 
$
185.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
67.1

 
$
64.2

 
$
111.0

 
$
104.2

International
 
1.3

 
2.6

 
(4.9
)
 
(3.1
)
Corporate
 
(13.8
)
 
(8.5
)
 
(24.9
)
 
(16.1
)
Total operating income
 
$
54.6

 
$
58.3

 
$
81.2

 
$
85.0


(a)
Revenues on a constant dollar basis are calculated as reported revenues excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates between periods.
(b)
Stock-based compensation is classified as Corporate expenses.


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United States
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
%
 
June 30,
 
%
(in millions, except percentages)
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$
246.9

 
$
207.2

 
19
 %
 
$
468.0

 
$
384.1

 
22
 %
Transit and other
 
99.2

 
83.9

 
18

 
192.0

 
162.0

 
19

Total revenues
 
$
346.1

 
$
291.1

 
19

 
$
660.0

 
$
546.1

 
21

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Organic revenues(a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$
202.1

 
$
205.5

 
(2
)
 
$
380.1

 
$
381.0

 

Transit and other
 
94.9

 
83.4

 
14

 
182.5

 
160.7

 
14

Total organic revenues
 
297.0

 
288.9

 
3

 
562.6

 
541.7

 
4

Non-organic revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
44.8

 
1.7

 
*

 
87.9

 
3.1

 
*

Transit and other
 
4.3

 
0.5

 
*

 
9.5

 
1.3

 
*

Total non-organic revenues
 
49.1

 
2.2

 
*

 
97.4

 
4.4

 
*

Total revenues
 
346.1

 
291.1

 
19

 
660.0

 
546.1

 
21

Operating expenses
 
(182.8
)
 
(145.7
)
 
25

 
(359.1
)
 
(284.7
)
 
26

SG&A expenses
 
(42.3
)
 
(39.0
)
 
8

 
(85.5
)
 
(74.7
)
 
14

Adjusted OIBDA
 
$
121.0

 
$
106.4

 
14

 
$
215.4

 
$
186.7

 
15

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
$
67.1

 
$
64.2

 
5

 
$
111.0

 
$
104.2

 
7

Restructuring charges
 
2.0

 

 
*

 
2.6

 

 
*

Net (gain) loss on dispositions
 
0.9

 

 
*

 
0.5

 
(0.8
)
 
*

Depreciation and amortization
 
51.0

 
42.2

 
21

 
101.3

 
83.3

 
22

Adjusted OIBDA
 
$
121.0

 
$
106.4

 
14

 
$
215.4

 
$
186.7

 
15


*
Calculation is not meaningful.
(a)
Organic revenues are adjusted to exclude revenues associated with significant acquisitions and divestitures, and revenues associated with business lines we no longer operate (“non-organic revenues”).

Total U.S. revenues increased $55.0 million, or 19%, and U.S. organic revenues increased $8.1 million, or 3%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. Total U.S. revenues increased $113.9 million, or 21%, and U.S. organic revenues increased $20.9 million, or 4%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. Non-organic revenues primarily reflect the Acquisition in 2014, the discontinuation of a business line in April 2014 and other acquisitions and dispositions.

Total U.S. revenue growth in the three months ended June 30, 2015, was led by increases in the movies, computers/internet and telecom/utilities categories, reflecting the impact of the Acquisition ($48.4 million), strong national and local revenues in transit, and growth attributable to the conversion of traditional static billboard displays to digital billboard displays, partially offset by a decline in average revenue per display (yield) in billboards. Total U.S. revenue growth in the six months ended June 30, 2015, was led by increases in the computers/internet, movies and retail categories, reflecting the impact of the Acquisition ($95.0 million), strong national and local revenues in transit, and growth attributable to the conversion of traditional static billboard displays to digital billboard displays, partially offset by a decline in average revenue per display (yield) in billboards. In each of the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, we generated approximately 46% of our U.S. revenues from national advertising campaigns compared to approximately 38% in each of three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, reflecting the impact of the Acquisition.

Revenues from U.S. billboards increased $39.7 million, or 19%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, reflecting the impact of the Acquisition, the conversion of traditional static billboard displays to digital billboard displays and an increase in production and installation revenues, partially offset by a decline in average revenue per display (yield). Revenues from U.S. billboards increased $83.9 million, or 22%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, reflecting the impact of the Acquisition, the conversion of traditional static billboard

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displays to digital billboard displays and an increase in production and installation revenues, partially offset by a decline in average revenue per display (yield).

Organic revenues from U.S. billboards decreased $3.4 million, or 2%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to decline in average revenue per display (yield), partially offset by the conversion of traditional static billboard displays to digital billboard displays and production and installation revenues. Organic revenues from U.S. billboards decreased $0.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to decline in average revenue per display (yield), partially offset by the conversion of traditional static billboard displays to digital billboard displays and production and installation revenues. Sales performance in the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year periods was negatively impacted by proactive organizational changes in certain markets.

Transit and other revenues in the U.S. increased $15.3 million, or 18%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, reflecting the impact of the Acquisition and stronger market conditions in national advertising for transit. The second quarter of 2015 also saw higher revenues from the healthcare/pharmaceuticals, real estate brokerage and food/non-alcoholic beverages industries, partially offset by lower revenues in 2015 from the computers/internet and beer/liquor industries. Transit and other revenues in the U.S. increased $30.0 million, or 19%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, reflecting the impact of the Acquisition and stronger market conditions in national advertising for transit. The first six months of 2015 also saw higher revenues from the real estate brokerage, professional services and healthcare/pharmaceuticals industries, partially offset by lower revenues in 2015 from the beer/liquor and television industries.

Organic revenues from U.S. transit and other increased $11.5 million, or 14%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. Organic revenues from U.S. transit and other increased $21.8 million, or 14%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. These increases were driven by increased advertiser demand for transit displays and an increase in average revenue per display (yield).

U.S. operating and SG&A expenses increased $37.1 million and $3.3 million, or 25% and 8%, respectively, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition, higher transit franchise expenses due to the increase in transit revenues compared to the corresponding prior-year period, incremental stand-alone costs, increased compensation-related expenses and increased strategic business development expenses. U.S. operating and SG&A expenses increased $74.4 million and $10.8 million, or 26% and 14%, respectively, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition, higher transit franchise expenses due to the increase in transit revenues compared to the corresponding prior-year period, incremental stand-alone costs, increased compensation-related expenses and increased strategic business development expenses.

U.S. Adjusted OIBDA increased $14.6 million, or 14%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition. Adjusted OIBDA margin decreased to 35.0% in the three months ended June 30, 2015, from 37% in the same prior-year period. U.S. Adjusted OIBDA increased $28.7 million, or 15.4%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition. Adjusted OIBDA margin decreased to 33% in the six months ended June 30, 2015, from 34% in the same prior-year period.
 

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International
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in constant dollars)(b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in constant dollars)(b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Months
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Ended
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
Ended
 
 
(in millions, except
 
June 30,
 
%
 
June 30,
 
%
 
June 30,
 
%
 
June 30,
 
%
percentages)
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
2014
 
Change
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
2014
 
Change
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$
33.2

 
$
37.0

 
(10
)%
 
$
32.1

 
3
 %
 
$
59.0

 
$
65.2

 
(10
)%
 
$
57.0

 
4
 %
Transit and other
 
5.4

 
6.3

 
(14
)
 
5.6

 
(4
)
 
9.6

 
11.0

 
(13
)
 
9.7

 
(1
)
Total revenues
 
$
38.6

 
$
43.3

 
(11
)
 
$
37.7

 
2

 
$
68.6

 
$
76.2

 
(10
)
 
$
66.7

 
3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Organic revenues(a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$
33.2

 
$
32.1

 
3

 
$
32.1

 
3

 
$
59.0

 
$
57.0

 
4

 
$
57.0

 
4

Transit and other
 
5.4

 
5.6

 
(4
)
 
5.6

 
(4
)
 
9.6

 
9.7

 
(1
)
 
9.7

 
(1
)
Total organic revenues
 
38.6

 
37.7

 
2

 
37.7

 
2

 
68.6

 
66.7

 
3

 
66.7

 
3

Non-organic revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billboard
 
$

 
$
4.9

 
*

 
$

 
*

 

 
8.2

 
*

 

 
*

Transit and other
 

 
0.7

 
*

 

 
*

 

 
1.3

 
*

 

 
*

Total non-organic revenues
 

 
5.6

 
*

 

 
*

 

 
9.5

 
*

 

 
*

Total revenues
 
$
38.6

 
$
43.3

 
(11
)
 
$
37.7

 
2

 
$
68.6

 
$
76.2

 
(10
)
 
$
66.7

 
3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada
 
$
21.5

 
$
24.5

 
(12
)
 
$
21.7

 
(1
)
 
$
37.0

 
$
41.0

 
(10
)
 
$
36.4

 
2

Latin America
 
17.1

 
18.8

 
(9
)
 
16.0

 
7

 
31.6

 
35.2

 
(10
)
 
30.3

 
4

Total revenues
 
38.6

 
43.3

 
(11
)
 
37.7

 
2

 
68.6

 
76.2

 
(10
)
 
66.7

 
3

Operating expenses
 
(23.6
)
 
(25.9
)
 
(9
)
 
(22.5
)
 
5

 
(46.1
)
 
(50.4
)
 
(9
)
 
(44.2
)
 
4

SG&A expenses
 
(7.5
)
 
(7.9
)
 
(5
)
 
(6.8
)
 
10

 
(14.9
)
 
(15.2
)
 
(2
)
 
(13.2
)
 
13

Adjusted OIBDA
 
$
7.5

 
$
9.5

 
(21
)
 
$
8.4

 
(11
)
 
$
7.6

 
$
10.6

 
(28
)
 
$
9.3

 
(18
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)
 
$
1.3

 
$
2.6

 
(50
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
(4.9
)
 
$
(3.1
)
 
58

 
 
 
 
Net (gain) loss on dispositions
 

 

 
*

 
 
 
 
 
0.1

 
(0.1
)
 
*

 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
6.2

 
6.9

 
(10
)
 
 
 
 
 
12.4

 
13.8

 
(10
)
 
 
 
 
Adjusted OIBDA
 
$
7.5

 
$
9.5

 
(21
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
7.6

 
$
10.6

 
(28
)
 
 
 
 

*
Calculation is not meaningful.
(a)
Organic revenues exclude revenues associated with significant acquisitions and divestitures, revenues associated with business lines we no longer operate, and the impact of foreign currency exchange rates (“non-organic revenues”).
(b)
Revenues on a constant dollar basis are calculated as reported revenues excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates between periods.

Total International revenues decreased $4.7 million, or 11%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, reflecting the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rates. In constant dollars, total International revenues increased 2%, driven by an increase in Latin America of 7%. Total International revenues decreased $7.6 million, or 10%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, reflecting the negative impact of foreign

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currency exchange rates. In constant dollars, total International revenues increased 3%, driven by an increase in Latin America of 4% and Canada of 2%.

International operating expenses decreased $2.3 million, or 9%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, driven by the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in billboard property and transit franchise lease costs in Canada and Latin America. International SG&A expenses decreased $0.4 million, or 5%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the prior-year period, primarily driven by the impact of foreign exchange rates, partially offset by higher compensation-related expenses and commissions. International operating expenses decreased $4.3 million, or 9%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, driven by the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in billboard property and transit franchise lease costs in Canada and Latin America. International SG&A expenses decreased $0.3 million, or 2%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the prior-year period, primarily driven by the impact of foreign exchange, partially offset by higher compensation-related expenses and commissions.

International Adjusted OIBDA decreased $2.0 million, or 21%, in the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, driven by higher expenses. In constant dollars, International Adjusted OIBDA decreased $0.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015, or 11%, compared to the same prior-year period. International Adjusted OIBDA decreased $3.0 million, or 28%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, driven by higher expenses. In constant dollars, International Adjusted OIBDA decreased $1.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, or 18%, compared to the same prior-year period.

Corporate

Corporate expenses primarily include expenses associated with employees who provide centralized services. Corporate expenses, excluding stock-based compensation, were $9.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015 and $5.6 million in the same prior-year period, primarily reflecting increased strategic business development expenses of $1.6 million and incremental stand-alone costs of $1.5 million. Corporate expenses, excluding stock-based compensation, were $16.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and $11.4 million in the same prior-year period, primarily reflecting incremental stand-alone costs of $4.4 million and increased strategic business development expenses of $3.5 million, partially offset by lower compensation-related expenses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
 
As of
 
 
(in millions, except percentages)
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
% Change
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
68.4

 
$
28.5

 
140
 %
Receivables, less allowance ($13.8 in 2015 and $14.2 in 2014)
 
224.4

 
217.5

 
3

Deferred income tax assets, net
 
1.7

 
2.3

 
(26
)
Prepaid lease and transit franchise costs
 
102.1

 
68.2

 
50

Other prepaid expenses
 
28.3

 
26.1

 
8

Other current assets
 
14.3

 
12.7

 
13

Total current assets
 
439.2

 
355.3

 
24

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
66.0

 
75.2

 
(12
)
Accrued compensation
 
34.1

 
34.6

 
(1
)
Accrued interest
 
19.8

 
18.0

 
10

Accrued lease costs
 
22.4

 
34.4

 
(35
)
Other accrued expenses
 
36.7

 
47.4

 
(23
)
Deferred revenues
 
30.5

 
18.6

 
64

Other current liabilities
 
26.8

 
27.0

 
(1
)
Total current liabilities
 
236.3

 
255.2

 
(7
)
Working capital
 
$
202.9

 
$
100.1

 
103



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We continually project anticipated cash requirements for our operating, investing and financing needs as well as cash flows generated from operating activities available to meet these needs. Our short-term cash requirements primarily include payments for operating leases, franchise rights, capital expenditures, interest and dividends. Funding for short-term cash needs will come primarily from our cash on hand, operating cash flows and borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility.

In addition, as part of our growth strategy, we frequently evaluate strategic opportunities to acquire new businesses, assets or digital technology. Consistent with this strategy, we regularly evaluate potential acquisitions, ranging from small “tuck-in” transactions to larger acquisitions, which transactions could be funded through cash on hand, additional borrowings, equity or other securities, or some combination thereof.

Our long-term cash needs include principal payments on outstanding indebtedness. Funding for long-term cash needs will come from our cash on hand, operating cash flows, our ability to issue debt and equity securities, and borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility.

As of June 30, 2015, we had indebtedness of $2.3 billion.

On July 30, 2015, we announced that our board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share on our common stock, payable on September 30, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2015.

Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:
 
 
As of
(in millions, except percentages)
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Term loan, due 2021
 
$
798.4

 
$
798.3

 
 
 
 
 
Senior unsecured notes:
 
 
 
 
5.250% senior unsecured notes, due 2022
 
549.3

 
549.3

5.625% senior unsecured notes, due 2024
 
503.6

 
400.0

5.875% senior unsecured notes, due 2025
 
450.0

 
450.0

Total senior unsecured notes
 
1,502.9

 
1,399.3

 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
0.4

 
0.7

Total long-term debt
 
$
2,301.7

 
$
2,198.3

 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average cost of debt
 
4.7
%
 
4.6
%
 
 
Payments Due by Period
(in millions)
 
Total
 
2015
 
2016-2017
 
2018-2019
 
2020 and thereafter
Long-term debt
 
$
2,300.6

 
$
0.2

 
$
0.4

 
$

 
$
2,300.0

Interest
 
895.6

 
106.6

 
215.6

 
215.6

 
357.8

Total
 
$
3,196.2

 
$
106.8

 
$
216.0

 
$
215.6

 
$
2,657.8


Term Loan

The interest rate on the Term Loan was 3.0% per annum as of June 30, 2015. As of June 30, 2015, a discount of $1.6 million on the Term Loan remains unamortized. The discount is being amortized through Interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Senior Unsecured Notes

On February 3, 2015, we completed an exchange offer pursuant to which $550.0 million of the privately issued 5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022, $400.0 million of the privately issued 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024, and $450.0

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million of the privately issued 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2025, were exchanged for publicly registered senior unsecured notes having substantially identical terms.

As of June 30, 2015, a discount of $0.7 million on $150.0 million of the 5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022, remains unamortized. The discount is being amortized through Interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

On March 30, 2015, two of our wholly owned subsidiaries, Outfront Media Capital LLC (“Capital LLC”) and Outfront Media Capital Corporation (“Finance Corp,” and together with Capital LLC, the “Borrowers”), issued an additional $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 (the “New 2024 Senior Notes”) in a private placement. The New 2024 Senior Notes are of the same class and series as, and otherwise identical to, the 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 that were previously issued by the Borrowers on January 31, 2014. Interest on the New 2024 Senior Notes is payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2015 and deemed to have accrued from November 15, 2014. As of June 30, 2015, a premium of $3.6 million on the New 2024 Senior Notes remains unamortized. The premium is being amortized through Interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations over the life of the New 2024 Senior Notes.

On March 30, 2015, a portion of the net proceeds of the New 2024 Senior Notes were used to repay all outstanding borrowings against the Revolving Credit Facility and the remainder was retained for general corporate purposes.

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement dated March 30, 2015, we and the Borrowers have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a registration statement to become effective with the SEC by March 30, 2016, related to an offer to exchange the New 2024 Senior Notes for registered New 2024 Senior Notes having substantially identical terms, or, in certain cases, to register the New 2024 Senior Notes for resale. If we and the Borrowers do not register or exchange the New 2024 Senior Notes pursuant to the terms of the registration right agreement, the Borrowers will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the New 2024 Senior Notes under certain circumstances.

Revolving Credit Facility

As of June 30, 2015, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.

The commitment fee based on the amount of unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility was $0.5 million in each of the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and $0.9 million in each of the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. As of June 30, 2015, we had issued letters of credit totaling approximately $30.6 million against the Revolving Credit Facility.

Debt Covenants

The credit agreement dated January 31, 2014, (the “Credit Agreement”), governing the Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility, and the indentures governing our senior unsecured notes contain customary affirmative and negative covenants, subject to certain exceptions, including but not limited to those that limit the Company’s and our subsidiaries’ abilities to (i) pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions in respect to the Company’s or Capital LLC’s capital stock or make other restricted payments, and (ii) enter into agreements restricting certain subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or make other intercompany transfers.

The terms of the Credit Agreement require that, as long as any commitments remain outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, we maintain a Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio, which is the ratio of (i) our consolidated secured debt (less up to $150.0 million of unrestricted cash) to (ii) our Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for the trailing four consecutive quarters, of no greater than 4.0 to 1.0. As of June 30, 2015, our Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio was 1.6 to 1.0, as adjusted to give pro forma effect to the Acquisition in accordance with the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement also requires that, in connection with the incurrence of certain indebtedness, we maintain a Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, which is the ratio of our consolidated total debt to our Consolidated EBITDA for the trailing four consecutive quarters, of no greater than 6.0 to 1.0. As of June 30, 2015, our Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio was 5.1 to 1.0, as adjusted to give pro forma effect to the Acquisition in accordance with the Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2015, we are in compliance with our debt covenants.

Letter of Credit Facility

As of June 30, 2015, we issued letters of credit totaling approximately $67.6 million under our $80.0 million letter of credit facility. The fee under the letter of credit facility was immaterial in each of the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and each of the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

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Deferred Financing Costs

As of June 30, 2015, we had deferred $36.1 million in fees and expenses associated with the Term Loan, Revolving Credit Facility, letter of credit facility and our senior unsecured notes. We are amortizing the deferred fees through Interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations over the respective terms of the Term Loan, Revolving Credit Facility, letter of credit facility and our senior unsecured notes.

Cash Flows

We have revised the previously reported Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2014. In prior periods, non-cash purchases of property and equipment were included within capital expenditures. The revision increased Net cash used in investing activities and increased Net cash provided by operating activities by $10.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. We do not believe that these misclassifications were material to the previously reported interim financial statements. The above adjustments had no effect on previously reported Statements of Operations, Statements of Financial Position or Statements of Invested Equity/Stockholders' Equity. The impacted prior periods will be revised as they are presented in future filings.

The following table sets forth our cash flows in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
%
(in millions, except percentages)
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Cash provided by operating activities
 
$
74.1

 
$
75.0

 
(1
)%
Cash used for investing activities
 
(29.1
)
 
(28.8
)
 
1

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities
 
(3.9
)
 
147.6

 
(103
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
 
(1.2
)
 
(0.2
)
 
*

Net increase to cash and cash equivalents
 
$
39.9

 
$
193.6

 
(79
)

Cash provided by operating activities decreased $0.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, principally as a result of an increased use of working capital, driven by an increase in accounts receivables as of June 30, 2015, due to a higher percentage of national sales, which have a longer collection period, and a decrease in accrued rent and lower net income, partially offset by lower cash paid for income taxes as a result of our REIT conversion and the impact of the Acquisition.

Cash used for investing activities increased $0.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period. In the six months ended June 30, 2015, we incurred $27.7 million in capital expenditures, completed several small tuck-in acquisitions for $10.2 million and received $8.8 million in net proceeds from dispositions primarily related to the disposition of substantially all of our assets in Puerto Rico. In the six months ended June 30, 2014, we incurred $29.3 million in capital expenditures and received proceeds from dispositions of $0.5 million.

The following table presents our capital expenditures in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
%
(in millions, except percentages)
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
Growth
 
$
14.6

 
$
19.0

 
(23
)%
Maintenance
 
13.1

 
10.3

 
27

Total capital expenditures
 
$
27.7

 
$
29.3

 
(5
)

Capital expenditures increased $1.6 million, or 5%, in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same prior-year period, driven by increased investments in information technology, partially offset by a decline in digital billboard display spending.

For the full year of 2015, we expect our capital expenditures to be approximately $70.0 million, which will be used primarily for growth in digital billboard displays, to improve the quality or extend the life of our U.S. billboards and to renovate certain office facilities.

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Cash used for financing activities was $3.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to Cash provided by financing activities of $147.6 million in the same prior-year period. In the six months ended June 30, 2015, we incurred debt of $103.8 million and paid quarterly cash dividends of $93.8 million and a special cash dividend of $8.2 million, comprised of a “top-up” of the 2014 annual dividend for REIT distributable income. In the six months ended June 30, 2014, we retained $100.0 million related to our IPO in the second quarter of 2014, $50.0 million related to the incurrence of $1.6 billion of indebtedness on January 31, 2014, received net capital contributions from CBS of $42.2 million and paid dividends of $44.4 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have indemnification obligations with respect to letters of credit and surety bonds primarily used as security against non-performance in the normal course of business. The outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds approximated $115.7 million as of June 30, 2015, and were not recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

Accounting Standards

See Note 2. New Accounting Standards to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information about adoption of new accounting standards and recent accounting pronouncements.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We have made statements in this MD&A and other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “likely,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “forecast” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions related to our REIT status and our capital resources, portfolio performance and results of operations.

Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and may not be able to be realized. We do not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:

Declines in advertising and general economic conditions;
Competition;
Government regulation;
Our inability to increase the number of digital advertising displays in our portfolio;
Taxes, fees and registration requirements;
Our ability to obtain and renew key municipal concessions on favorable terms;
Decreased government compensation for the removal of lawful billboards;
Content-based restrictions on outdoor advertising;
Environmental, health and safety laws and regulations;
Seasonal variations;
Acquisitions and other strategic transactions that we may pursue could have a negative effect on our results of operations;
Dependence on our management team and advertising executives;
The ability of our board of directors to cause us to issue additional shares of stock without stockholder approval;
Certain provisions of Maryland law may limit the ability of a third party to acquire control of us;
Our rights and the rights of our stockholders to take action against our directors and officers are limited;
Our substantial indebtedness;
Restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness;
Incurrence of additional debt;
Interest rate risk exposure from our variable-rate indebtedness;
Our ability to generate cash to service our indebtedness;
Hedging transactions;
Establishing an operating partnership;

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Asset impairment charges for goodwill;
Diverse risks in our international business;
A breach of our security measures;
Failure to comply with regulations regarding privacy and data protection;
Failing to establish in a timely manner “OUTFRONT” as an independently recognized brand name with a strong reputation;
The financial information included in our filings with the SEC may not be a reliable indicator of our future results;
Cash available for distributions;
Legislative, administrative, regulatory or other actions affecting REITs, including positions taken by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”);
Our failure to remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT;
REIT ownership limits;
REIT distribution requirements;
Availability of external sources of capital;
We may face other tax liabilities even if we remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT;
Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to liquidate investments or forgo otherwise attractive opportunities;
Our ability to contribute certain contracts to a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”);
Our planned use of TRSs may cause us to fail to remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT;
Our ability to hedge effectively;
Failure to meet the REIT income tests as a result of receiving non-qualifying income;
Even if we remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT, and we sell assets, we could be subject to tax on any unrealized net built-in gains in the assets held before electing to be treated as a REIT;
The IRS may deem the gains from sales of our outdoor advertising assets to be subject to a 100% prohibited transaction tax;
Our lack of an operating history as a REIT; and
We may not be able to engage in desirable strategic or capital-raising transactions as a result of the Separation, and we could be liable for adverse tax consequences resulting from engaging in significant strategic or capital-raising transactions.

While forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. All forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q apply as of the date of this report or as of the date they were made and, except as required by applicable law, we disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results, performance or transactions, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2015. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to market risk related to commodity prices and foreign currency exchange rates, and to a limited extent, interest rates and credit risks.

Commodity Price Risk

We incur various operating costs that are subject to price risk caused by volatility in underlying commodity values. Commodity price risk is present in electricity costs associated with powering our digital billboard displays and lighting our traditional static billboard displays at night.

We do not currently use derivatives or other financial instruments to mitigate our exposure to commodity price risk. However, we do enter into contracts with commodity providers to limit our exposure to commodity price fluctuations. For the year ended December 31, 2014, such contracts accounted for 4.0% of our total utility costs. As of June 30, 2015, we had an active electricity purchase agreement with fixed contract rates for locations throughout Texas, which expires in July 2018.


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Foreign Exchange Risk

Foreign currency translation risk is the risk that exchange rate gains or losses arise from translating foreign entities’ statements of earnings and statements of financial position from functional currency to our reporting currency (the U.S. Dollar) for consolidation purposes. Although certain of our transactions are denominated in the Canadian Dollar, the Mexican Peso, the Argentine Peso, the Brazilian Real, the Chilean Peso and the Uruguayan Peso, substantially all of our transactions are denominated in the U.S. Dollar, therefore reducing our risk to currency translation exposures.

We do not currently use derivatives or other financial instruments to mitigate foreign currency risk based on our limited exposure to currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, although we may do so in the future.

Interest Rate Risk

We are subject to interest rate risk to the extent we have variable-rate debt outstanding including under our Senior Credit Facilities. As of June 30, 2015, we had an $800.0 million variable-rate Term Loan due 2021 outstanding, which has an interest rate of 3.0% per year. An increase or decrease of 1/8% in our interest rate on the Term Loan will change our annualized interest expense by approximately $1.0 million. We do not currently use derivatives or other financial instruments to mitigate interest rate risk, although we may do so in the future.

Credit Risk

In the opinion of our management, credit risk is limited due to the large number of customers and advertising agencies utilized. We perform credit evaluations on our customers and agencies and believe that the allowances for doubtful accounts are adequate. We do not currently use derivatives or other financial instruments to mitigate credit risk.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures.

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), our management has carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a -15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures for the periods covered by this report were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


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PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On an ongoing basis, we are engaged in lawsuits and governmental proceedings and respond to various investigations, inquiries, notices and claims from national, state and local governmental and other authorities (collectively, “litigation”). Litigation is inherently uncertain and always difficult to predict. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the eventual outcome of any litigation, in our opinion, none of our current litigation is expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

We have disclosed the risk factors affecting our business, results of operations and financial condition in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2015. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed.

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

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

On April 29, 2015, we issued 68,569 shares and on June 29, 2015, we issued 55,597 shares of our common stock to Videri Inc. (“Videri”), each in connection with licenses and services to be received under a development and license agreement with Videri and J&M Holding Enterprises, Inc., an affiliate of Videri. The shares were issued without registration in reliance on the exemption afforded by Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as transactions not involving a public offering or general solicitation to accredited investors, with adequate Company information available.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer
 
 
Total Number of Shares
 Purchased(a)
 
Average Price Paid Per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs
 
Remaining Authorizations
April 1, 2015 through April 30, 2015
 
5,177

 
$
30.08

 

 

May 1, 2015 through May 31 2015
 

 

 

 

June 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015
 

 

 

 

Total
 
5,177

 
30.08

 

 


(a)
Reflects shares deemed to be surrendered to the Company in connection with tax withholding payments upon exercise of employee stock options at the related exercise prices.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

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

OUTFRONT MEDIA INC.
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Donald R. Shassian
 
 
Name:
 
Donald R. Shassian
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: August 12, 2015

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
3.1
 
Articles of Amendment and Restatement of OUTFRONT Media Inc. effective March 28, 2014, as amended by the Articles of Amendment of OUTFRONT Media Inc. effective November 20, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on November 20, 2014).
 
 
 
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of OUTFRONT Media Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on November 20, 2014).
 
 
 
4.1
 
Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2014, by and among CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC, CBS Outdoor Americas Capital Corporation, the guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
(including the Form of Senior Notes) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-189643), filed on January 31, 2014).
 
 
 
4.2
 
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2015, by and among Outfront Media Capital LLC, Outfront Media Capital Corporation, the guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 001-36367), filed on March 30, 2015).
 
 
 
10.1
 
Summary of Compensation for Outside Directors, effective June 9, 2015 and July 1, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on June 11, 2015).
 
 
 
10.2
 
Form of Certificate and Terms and Conditions for Restricted Share Units Awards with Time Vesting for Directors granted under the OUTFRONT Media Inc. Amended and Restated Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36367), filed on June 11, 2015).
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of OUTFRONT Media Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of OUTFRONT Media Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of OUTFRONT Media Inc. furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of OUTFRONT Media Inc. furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002.
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Definition Document
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase
 
 
 


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