UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 | ||
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 001-34295
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 38-3916511 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor | ||
New York, New York | 10020 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class: | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: | |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | The Nasdaq Global Select Market | |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of class)
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The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of Sirius XM Radio Inc., the predecessor of the registrant, as of June 30, 2013 was $9,917,422,172. All executive officers and directors of the registrant have been deemed, solely for the purpose of the foregoing calculation, to be “affiliates” of the registrant.
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of January 31, 2014 was 6,097,317,573.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Information included in our definitive proxy statement for our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders scheduled to be held on Monday, May 19, 2014 is incorporated by reference in Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this report.
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
2013 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item No. | Description | ||
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K presents information for Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”) and also contains the financial results of Sirius XM Radio Inc. (“Sirius XM”) on a combined basis. The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “our company” as used herein and unless otherwise stated or indicated by context, refer to Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the corporate reorganization described below and to Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries after such corporate reorganization.
Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
Effective November 15, 2013, we completed a corporate reorganization. As part of the reorganization, Holdings replaced Sirius XM as our publicly held corporation and Sirius XM became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. Holdings was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 21, 2013. Holdings has no operations independent of its subsidiary Sirius XM.
Sirius XM Radio Inc.
We broadcast music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather channels, as well as infotainment services, in the United States on a subscription fee basis through our two proprietary satellite radio systems. Subscribers can also receive music and other channels, plus features such as SiriusXM On Demand and MySXM, over the Internet, including through applications for mobile devices.
As of December 31, 2013, we had 25,559,310 subscribers. Our subscribers include:
• | subscribers under our regular and discounted pricing plans; |
• | subscribers that have prepaid, including payments made or due from automakers for subscriptions included in the sale or lease price of a vehicle; |
• | subscribers to our Internet services who do not also have satellite radio subscriptions; and |
• | certain subscribers to our weather, traffic, data and Backseat TV services. |
Our primary source of revenue is subscription fees, with most of our customers subscribing on an annual, semi-annual, quarterly or monthly basis. We offer discounts for prepaid and longer term subscription plans as well as discounts for multiple subscriptions. We also derive revenue from activation and other fees, the sale of advertising on select non-music channels, the direct sale of satellite radios and accessories, and other ancillary services, such as our weather, traffic, data and Backseat TV services.
Our satellite radios are primarily distributed through automakers; retail locations nationwide; and through our website. We have agreements with every major automaker to offer satellite radios in their vehicles. Satellite radio services are also offered to customers of certain rental car companies.
We are also a leader in providing connected vehicle applications and services. On November 4, 2013, we purchased the connected vehicle business of Agero, Inc. Our connected vehicle services are designed to enhance the safety, security and driving experience for vehicle owners while providing marketing and operational benefits to automakers and their dealers. Subscribers to our connected vehicle services are not included in our subscriber count.
Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media") beneficially owns, directly and indirectly, over 50% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Liberty Media owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses, including its subsidiaries Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. and TruePosition, Inc., its interests in Charter Communications, Live Nation Entertainment and Barnes & Noble, and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc., Time Warner Cable, and Viacom.
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Recent Development
On January 3, 2014, Holdings' Board of Directors received a non-binding letter from Liberty Media proposing a transaction pursuant to which all outstanding shares of common stock of Holdings not owned by Liberty Media would be converted into the right to receive 0.0760 of a new share of Liberty Series C common stock, which would have no voting rights. Liberty Media indicated that immediately prior to such conversion, Liberty Media intends to distribute, on a 2 to 1 basis, shares of such Series C common stock to all holders of record of Liberty Media's Series A and B common stock. Upon the completion of the proposed transaction, Liberty Media indicated that it expects that Holdings' public stockholders would own approximately 39% of Liberty Media's then-outstanding common stock.
Holdings' Board of Directors has formed a Special Committee of independent directors to consider Liberty Media’s proposal. The Board of Directors has selected Joan L. Amble, James P. Holden and Eddy W. Hartenstein to serve on the Special Committee. The Special Committee is chaired by Mr. Hartenstein.
The Special Committee has retained Evercore Group L.L.C. to act as its financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to act as its legal counsel to assist and advise it in connection with its evaluation of Liberty Media’s proposal.
Liberty Media’s proposal noted that the transaction will be conditioned on the approval of both the Special Committee and a majority of the public stockholders of Holdings, other than Liberty Media. Liberty Media also noted that the approval by the Liberty Media stockholders of the issuance of the Series C common shares in the proposed transaction would also be required under applicable Nasdaq Stock Market requirements.
The letter provides that no legally binding obligation with respect to any transaction exists unless and until mutually acceptable definitive documentation is executed and delivered with respect thereto. There can be no assurance that the transaction proposed by Liberty Media or any related transaction will be completed or, if completed, will have any specified terms, including with respect to pricing or timing.
Programming
We offer a dynamic programming lineup of commercial-free music plus sports, entertainment, talk, news, traffic and weather, including:
• | an extensive selection of music genres, ranging from rock, pop and hip-hop to country, dance, jazz, Latin and classical; |
• | live play-by-play sports from major leagues and colleges; |
• | a multitude of talk and entertainment channels for a variety of audiences; |
• | a wide range of national, international and financial news; and |
• | continuous, local traffic reports for 22 metropolitan markets throughout the United States. |
Our diverse spectrum of programming, including our lineup of exclusive material, is a significant differentiator from terrestrial radio and other audio entertainment providers. We make changes to our programming lineup from time to time as we strive to attract new subscribers and offer content which appeals to a broad range of audiences and to our existing subscribers. The channel line-ups for our services are available at siriusxm.com.
Internet Radio
We stream select music and non-music channels over the Internet. Our Internet service also includes channels and features that are not available on our satellite radio service. Access to our Internet services is offered to subscribers for a fee. We have available products that provide access to our Internet services without the need for a personal computer. We also offer applications to allow consumers to access our Internet services on smartphones and tablet computers.
We also offer two innovative Internet-based products, SiriusXM On Demand and MySXM. SiriusXM On Demand offers our Internet subscribers listening on our online media player and on smartphones the ability to choose their favorite episodes from a catalog of content to listen to whenever they want. Launched in 2013, MySXM permits listeners to personalize our existing commercial-free music and comedy channels to create a more tailored listening experience. Channel-specific sliders allow users to create over 100 variations of each of more than 50 channels by adjusting characteristics like library depth, familiarity, music style, tempo, region, and multiple other channel-specific attributes. SiriusXM On Demand and MySXM are offered to our Internet subscribers at no extra charge.
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Distribution of Radios
Automakers
We distribute satellite radios through the sale and lease of new vehicles. We have agreements with every major automaker to offer satellite radios in their vehicles. Satellite radios are available as a factory or dealer-installed option in substantially all vehicle makes sold in the United States.
Many automakers include a subscription to our radio service in the sale or lease of their new vehicles. In certain cases, we receive subscription payments from automakers in advance of the activation of our service. We share with certain automakers a portion of the revenues we derive from subscribers using vehicles equipped to receive our service. We also reimburse various automakers for certain costs associated with the satellite radios installed in new vehicles, including in certain cases hardware costs, engineering expenses and promotional and advertising expenses.
Previously Owned Vehicles
We also acquire subscribers through the sale and lease of previously owned vehicles with factory-installed satellite radios. We have entered into agreements with many automakers to market subscriptions to purchasers and lessees of vehicles which include satellite radios sold through their certified pre-owned programs. We also work directly with franchise and independent dealers on programs for non-certified vehicles.
We have developed systems and methods to identify purchasers and lessees of previously owned vehicles which include satellite radios and have established marketing plans to promote our services to these potential subscribers.
Retail
We sell satellite and Internet radios directly to consumers through our website. Satellite and Internet radios are also marketed and distributed through major national and regional retailers.
Our Satellite Radio Systems
Our satellite radio systems are designed to provide clear reception in most areas despite variations in terrain, buildings and other obstructions. We continually monitor our infrastructure and regularly evaluate improvements in technology.
Our satellite radio systems have three principal components:
• | satellites, terrestrial repeaters and other satellite facilities; |
• | studios; and |
• | radios. |
Satellites, Terrestrial Repeaters and Other Satellite Facilities
Satellites. We currently own a fleet of ten orbiting satellites, five in the Sirius system, FM-1, FM-2, FM-3, FM-5 and FM-6, and five in the XM system, XM-1, XM-2, XM-3, XM-4 and XM-5. Four of these satellites are currently used as spares, two of which are expected to be de-orbited in 2014 as they reach the end of their useful lives.
Satellite Insurance. We hold in-orbit insurance for our FM-5, FM-6 and XM-5 satellites which will expire in 2014, 2014 and 2015, respectively. We may not renew these in-orbit insurance policies when they expire, as we may consider the premium costs to be uneconomical relative to the risk of satellite failure. These policies provide coverage for a total, constructive total or partial loss of the satellite that occurs prior to expiration of the applicable policy. The insurance does not cover the full cost of constructing, launching and insuring new satellites, nor will it protect us from the adverse effect on business operations due to the loss of a satellite. The policies contain standard commercial satellite insurance provisions, including coverage exclusions. We do not insure satellites for their full expected useful lives as we consider the premium costs to be uneconomical relative to the risk of satellite failure.
Terrestrial Repeaters. In some areas with high concentrations of tall buildings, such as urban centers, signals from our satellites may be blocked and reception of satellite signals can be adversely affected. In many of these areas, we have deployed terrestrial repeaters to supplement satellite coverage. We operate approximately 700 terrestrial repeaters as part of our systems across the United States.
Other Satellite Facilities. We control and communicate with our satellites from facilities in North America and maintain earth stations in Panama and Ecuador to control and communicate with several of our Sirius satellites. Our satellites are monitored, tracked and controlled by a third party satellite operator.
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Studios
Our programming originates principally from studios in New York City and Washington D.C., and, to a lesser extent, from smaller studio facilities in Cleveland, Los Angeles, Memphis, Nashville and Austin. Our New York City offices house our corporate headquarters. Both our New York City and Washington D.C. offices house facilities for programming origination, programming personnel and facilities to transmit programming.
Radios
Radios are manufactured in three principal configurations - as in-dash radios, Dock & Play radios and home or commercial units.
We do not manufacture radios. We have authorized manufacturers and distributors to produce and distribute radios, and have licensed our technology to various electronics manufacturers to develop, manufacture and distribute radios under certain brands. We do manage various aspects of the production of satellite and Internet radios. To facilitate the sale of radios, we may subsidize a portion of the radio manufacturing costs to reduce the hardware price to consumers.
Connected Vehicle Services
We are a leader in providing connected vehicle applications and services. Our connected vehicle services are designed to enhance the safety, security and driving experience for vehicle owners while providing marketing and operational benefits to automakers and their dealers. We offer a portfolio of location-based services through two-way wireless connectivity, including safety, security, convenience, maintenance and data services, remote vehicles diagnostics, stolen or parked vehicle locator services, and monitoring of vehicle emission systems.
We entered the connected vehicle services business in 2012 with an agreement with Nissan North America to become the exclusive provider of a comprehensive suite of premium services for Nissan branded vehicles. On November 4, 2013, we purchased the connected vehicle business of Agero, Inc. As a result of this acquisition, our connected vehicle business provides services to several automakers, including Acura, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Lexus, Nissan and Toyota. We expect that this acquisition will enhance our presence in connected vehicle services through our businesses’ existing automaker relationships, subscriber base, full-service product offering and technology platform. We also anticipate that this acquisition will better position us to bring innovative connected vehicle services to the global automotive market.
Subscribers to our connected vehicle services are not included in our subscriber count.
Canada
We own approximately 38% of the equity of Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc., the satellite radio provider in Canada. Subscribers to the services offered by Sirius XM Canada are not included in our subscriber count.
Other Services
Commercial Accounts. Our programming is available for commercial establishments. Commercial subscription accounts are available through providers of in-store entertainment solutions and directly from us. Certain commercial subscribers are included in our subscriber count.
Satellite Television Service. Certain of our music channels are offered as part of certain programming packages on the DISH Network satellite television service. Subscribers to the DISH Network satellite television service are not included in our subscriber count.
Subscribers to the following services are not included in our subscriber count, unless the applicable service is purchased by the subscriber separately and not as part of a radio subscription to our services:
Backseat TV. We offer Backseat TV, a service offering television content designed primarily for children, in the backseat of vehicles.
Travel Link. We offer Travel Link, a suite of data services that includes graphical weather, fuel prices, sports schedules and scores and movie listings.
Real-Time Traffic Services. We offer services that provide graphic information as to road closings, traffic flow and incident data to consumers with compatible in-vehicle navigation systems.
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Real-Time Weather Services. We offer several real-time weather services designed for improving situational awareness in vehicle, marine and/or aviation use.
Competition
Satellite Radio
We face significant competition for both listeners and advertisers in our satellite radio business, including providers of radio or other audio services. Our digital competitors are making in-roads into vehicles, where we are currently the prominent alternative to traditional AM/FM radio.
Traditional AM/FM Radio. Our services compete with traditional AM/FM radio. Many traditional radio companies are substantial entities owning large numbers of radio stations or other media properties. The radio broadcasting industry is highly competitive.
Traditional AM/FM radio has a well-established demand for its services and offers free broadcasts paid for by commercial advertising rather than by subscription fees like satellite radio. Many radio stations offer information programming of a local nature, such as local news and sports. The availability of traditional free AM/FM radio reduces the likelihood that customers would be willing to pay for our subscription services and, by offering free broadcasts, it may impose limits on what we can charge for our services. Some AM/FM radio stations have reduced the number of commercials per hour, expanded the range of music played on the air and experimented with new formats in order to lure customers away from satellite radio.
HD Radio. Many radio stations broadcast digital signals, which have clarity similar to our signals. These stations do not charge a subscription fee for their digital signals but do generally carry advertising. Traditional AM/FM broadcasters are also complementing their HD Radio efforts by aggressively pursuing Internet radio, wireless Internet-based distribution arrangements and data services.
Internet Radio and Internet-Enabled Smartphones. Internet radio services often have no geographic limitations and provide listeners with radio programming from across the country and around the world. Major media companies and online providers, including Apple, Pandora and Clear Channel, make high fidelity digital streams available through the Internet for free or, in some cases, for a fraction of the cost of a satellite radio subscription. These services compete directly with our services, at home, in the automobile, and wherever audio entertainment is consumed.
Smartphones, most of which have the capability of interfacing with vehicles, can play recorded or cached content and access Internet radio via dedicated applications or browsers. These applications are often free to the user and offer music and talk content as long as the user is subscribed to a sufficiently large mobile data plan. Leading audio smartphone radio applications include Pandora, Spotify, iTunes Radio and iheartradio. Certain of these applications also include advanced functionality, such as personalization, and allow the user to access large libraries of content. These services may become integrated into connected cars in the future.
Mobile networks have enabled a steady increase in the audio quality and reliability of mobile Internet radio streaming, and this is expected to further increase as fourth generation networks become the standard. We expect that improvements from higher bandwidths, wider programming selection, and advancements in functionality are likely to continue making Internet radio and smartphone applications an increasingly significant competitor, particularly in vehicles.
Advanced In-Dash Infotainment Systems. Nearly all automakers have deployed or are planning to deploy integrated multimedia systems in dashboards, such as Ford's SYNC, Toyota's Entune, and BMW/Mini's Connected. These systems can combine control of audio entertainment from a variety of sources, including AM/FM/HD radio broadcasts, satellite radio, Internet radio, smartphone applications and stored audio, with navigation and other advanced applications such as restaurant bookings, movie show times and financial information. Internet radio and other data are typically connected to the system via a bluetooth link to an Internet-enabled smartphone, and the entire system may be controlled by touchscreen or voice recognition. These systems enhance the attractiveness of our Internet-based competition by making such applications more prominent, easier to access, and safer to use in the car. Similar systems are also available in the aftermarket and sold through retailers.
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Direct Broadcast Satellite and Cable Audio. A number of providers offer specialized audio services through either direct broadcast satellite or cable audio systems. These services are targeted to fixed locations, mostly in-home. The radio service offered by direct broadcast satellite and cable audio is often included as part of a package of digital services with video service, and video customers generally do not pay an additional monthly charge for the audio service.
Other Digital Media Services. The audio entertainment marketplace continues to evolve rapidly, with a steady emergence of new media platforms and portable devices that compete with our services now or that could compete with those services in the future.
Traffic News Services
A number of providers compete with our traffic news services, including ClearChannel and Radiate Media/Cumulus. In addition, in-dash navigation is also being threatened by increasingly capable smartphones that provide data services through a direct vehicle interface. Most of these smartphones offer GPS mapping, often with turn-by-turn navigation.
Connected Vehicle Services
Our connected vehicle services business operates in a highly competitive environment. Our major competitors include Verizon Telematics and Sprint. OnStar, a division of General Motors, also offers connected vehicle services in GM vehicles. We also compete with wireless devices such as mobile phones, carriers of mobile communications and, to a lesser extent, with systems developed internally by automakers. We compete against other connected vehicle service providers for automaker arrangements on the basis of service quality and reliability, technical capabilities and systems customization, scope of service, industry experience, past performance and price.
Government Regulation
As operators of a privately owned satellite system, we are regulated by the FCC under the Communications Act of 1934, principally with respect to:
• | the licensing of our satellite systems; |
• | preventing interference with or to other users of radio frequencies; and |
• | compliance with FCC rules established specifically for U.S. satellites and satellite radio services. |
Any assignment or transfer of control of our FCC licenses must be approved by the FCC. The FCC's order approving the merger of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Vernon Merger Corporation, with and into XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. in July 2008 (the “Merger”) requires us to comply with certain voluntary commitments we made as part of the FCC Merger proceeding. We believe we comply with those commitments.
In 1997, we were the winning bidders for FCC licenses to operate a satellite digital audio radio service and provide other ancillary services. Our FCC licenses for our Sirius satellites expire in 2017. Our FCC licenses for our XM satellites expire in 2014, 2018 and 2021. We anticipate that, absent significant misconduct on our part, the FCC will renew our licenses to permit operation of our satellites for their useful lives, and grant a license for any replacement satellites.
In some areas with high concentrations of tall buildings, such as urban centers, signals from our satellites may be blocked and reception can be adversely affected. In many of these areas, we have installed terrestrial repeaters to supplement our satellite signal coverage. The FCC has established rules governing terrestrial repeaters and has granted us a license to operate our repeater network.
In many cases, we obtain FCC certifications for satellite radios, including satellite radios that include FM modulators. We believe our radios that are in production comply with all applicable FCC rules.
We are required to obtain export licenses from the United States government to export certain ground control equipment, satellite communications/control services and technical data related to our satellites and their operations. The delivery of such equipment, services and technical data to destinations outside the United States and to foreign persons is subject to strict export control and prior approval requirements from the United States government (including prohibitions on the sharing of certain satellite-related goods and services with China).
Changes in law or regulations relating to communications policy or to matters affecting our services could adversely affect our ability to retain our FCC licenses or the manner in which we operate.
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Copyrights to Programming
In connection with our satellite radio music programming, we must negotiate and enter into royalty arrangements with two sets of rights holders: Holders of copyrights in musical works (that is, the music and lyrics) and holders of copyrights in sound recordings (that is, the actual recording of a work).
Musical works rights holders, generally songwriters and music publishers, are represented by performing rights organizations such as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”), Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) and SESAC, Inc. (“SESAC”). These organizations negotiate fees with copyright users, collect royalties and distribute them to the rights holders. We have arrangements with all of these organizations.
Sound recording rights holders, typically large record companies, are primarily represented by SoundExchange, an organization which negotiates licenses, and collects and distributes royalties on behalf of record companies and performing artists. Under the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, we may negotiate royalty arrangements with the sound recording copyright owners, or if negotiation is unsuccessful, the royalty rate is established by the Copyright Royalty Board (the “CRB”) of the Library of Congress.
The CRB has issued its determination regarding the royalty rate payable by us under the statutory license covering the performance of sound recordings over our satellite digital audio radio service, and the making of ephemeral (server) copies in support of such performances, for the five-year period ending on December 31, 2017. Under the terms of the CRB's decision, we will pay a royalty based on gross revenues, subject to certain exclusions, of 9.5% for 2014, 10.0% for 2015, 10.5% for 2016, and 11% for 2017. The rate for 2013 was 9.0%.
The revenue subject to royalty includes subscription revenue from our U.S. satellite digital audio radio subscribers and advertising revenue from channels other than those channels that make only incidental performances of sound recordings. Exclusions from revenue subject to the statutory license fee include, among other things, revenue from channels, programming and products or other services offered for a separate charge where such channels make only incidental performances of sound recordings; revenue from equipment sales; revenue from current and future data services (including video and connected vehicle services) offered for a separate charge; intellectual property royalties received by us; credit card, invoice and fulfillment service fees; and bad debt expense. The regulations also allow us to further reduce our monthly royalty fee in proportion to the percentage of our performances that feature pre-1972 recordings (which are not subject to federal copyright protection) as well as those that are licensed directly from the copyright holder, rather than through the statutory license.
To secure the rights to stream music content over the Internet, including to mobile devices, we also must obtain licenses from, and pay royalties to, copyright owners of musical compositions and, in certain cases, sound recordings. We have arrangements with ASCAP, SESAC and BMI to license the musical compositions we stream over the Internet. The licensing of certain sound recordings for use on the Internet is also subject to the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 on terms established by the CRB. In 2013, we paid a per performance rate for the streaming of certain sound recordings on the Internet of $0.00210 per play, which rate will change to $0.00220 per play in 2014 and $0.00240 in 2015. Proceedings to establish rates for the streaming of certain sound recordings on the Internet after 2015, known as the Webcasting IV proceeding, commenced in January 2014 before the CRB.
Trademarks
We have registered, and intend to maintain, the trademark “Sirius”, “XM”, “SiriusXM” and the “Dog design” logo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in connection with the services we offer. We are not aware of any material claims of infringement or other challenges to our right to use the “Sirius”, “XM” or “SiriusXM” trademark or the “Dog design” logo in the United States. We also have registered, and intend to maintain, trademarks for the names of certain of our channels. We have also registered the trademarks “Sirius”, “XM”, and the “Dog design” logo in Canada. We have granted a license to use certain of our trademarks in Canada to Sirius XM Canada.
Personnel
As of December 31, 2013, we had 2,195 full-time employees. In addition, we rely upon a number of part-time employees, consultants, other advisors and outsourced relationships. None of our employees are represented by a labor union, and we believe that our employee relations are good.
Corporate Information
Our executive offices are located at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th floor, New York, New York 10020 and our telephone number is (212) 584-5100. Our internet address is www.siriusxm.com. Our annual, quarterly and current reports, and any amendments to those reports, filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
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1934 may be accessed free of charge through our website after we have electronically filed or furnished such material with the SEC. Siriusxm.com (including any other reference to such address in this Annual Report) is an inactive textual reference only, meaning that the information contained on or accessible from the website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is not incorporated in this report by reference.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Certain information regarding our executive officers as of January 31, 2014 is provided below:
Name | Age | Position |
James E. Meyer | 59 | Chief Executive Officer |
Scott A. Greenstein | 54 | President and Chief Content Officer |
Dara F. Altman | 55 | Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer |
Stephen Cook | 58 | Executive Vice President, Sales and Automotive |
Patrick L. Donnelly | 52 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
David J. Frear | 57 | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Enrique Rodriguez | 51 | Executive Vice President, Operations and Products |
Katherine Kohler Thomson | 47 | Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer |
James E. Meyer has served as our Chief Executive Officer since December 2012. From May 2004 to December 2012, Mr. Meyer was our President, Operations and Sales. Prior to May 2004, Mr. Meyer was President of Aegis Ventures Incorporated, a consulting firm that provides general management services. From December 2001 until 2002, Mr. Meyer served as special advisor to the Chairman of Thomson S.A., a leading consumer electronics company. From January 1997 until December 2001, Mr. Meyer served as the Senior Executive Vice President for Thomson as well as a member of the executive committee. From 1992 until 1996, Mr. Meyer served as Thomson's Senior Vice President of Product Management. Mr. Meyer is a director of ROVI Corporation.
Scott A. Greenstein has served as our President and Chief Content Officer since May 2004. Prior to May 2004, Mr. Greenstein was Chief Executive Officer of The Greenstein Group, a media and entertainment consulting firm. From 1999 until 2002, he was Chairman of USA Films, a motion picture production, marketing and distribution company. From 1997 until 1999, Mr. Greenstein was Co-President of October Films, a motion picture production, marketing and distribution company. Prior to joining October Films, Mr. Greenstein was Senior Vice President of Motion Pictures, Music, New Media and Publishing at Miramax Films, and held senior positions at Viacom Inc.
Dara F. Altman has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer since September 2008. From January 2006 until September 2008, Ms. Altman served as Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, of XM. Ms. Altman was Executive Vice President of Business Affairs for Discovery Communications from 1997 to 2005. From 1993 to 1997, Ms. Altman served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Reiss Media Enterprises, which owned Request TV, a national pay-per-view service. Before Request TV, Ms. Altman served as counsel for Home Box Office. Ms. Altman started her career as an attorney at the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
Stephen Cook has served as our Executive Vice President, Sales and Automotive, since January 2013. Mr. Cook served as our Group Vice President and General Manager, Automotive Division, from July 2008 until January 2013. Mr. Cook served as Executive Vice President, Automotive, of XM from July 2006 to July 2008. He also served as XM's Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, from January 2002 until July 2006, and as XM's Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, from February 1999 until January 2002. Prior to joining XM, Mr. Cook was Chief Operating Officer for Conxus Communications. From 1990 to 1997, Mr. Cook held management positions with GTE's cellular operations. Prior to that time, Mr. Cook worked in brand management for Procter & Gamble.
Patrick L. Donnelly has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, since May 1998. From June 1997 to May 1998, he was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of ITT Corporation, a hotel, gaming and entertainment company that was acquired by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. in February 1998. From October 1995 to June 1997, he was assistant general counsel of ITT Corporation. Prior to October 1995, Mr. Donnelly was an attorney at the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
David J. Frear has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since June 2003. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Frear was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Savvis Communications Corporation, a global managed service provider, delivering internet protocol applications for business customers. Mr. Frear also served as a director
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of Savvis. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Frear was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Orion Network Systems Inc., an international satellite communications company that was acquired by Loral Space & Communications Ltd. in 1998. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Frear was Chief Financial Officer of Millicom Incorporated, a cellular, paging and cable television company. Prior to joining Millicom, he was an investment banker at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. and Credit Suisse.
Enrique Rodriguez has served as our Executive Vice President, Operations and Products, since January 2013. He served as our Group Vice President from October 2012 until January 2013. Mr. Rodriguez was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco System Inc.'s Service Provider Video Technology Group from May 2010 until December 2011. Mr. Rodriguez served as Corporate Vice President for the TV Division of Microsoft Corp. from June 2006 until April 2010. Prior to heading Microsoft's TV Division, Mr. Rodriguez served as Vice President of Xbox Partnerships for Microsoft. Before joining Microsoft in 2003, Rodriguez spent over 20 years at Thomson/RCA in a variety of engineering and executive roles.
Katherine Kohler Thomson was appointed as our Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, in December 2013. Ms. Thomson was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Los Angeles Times Media Group from May 2011 until November 2013. She was also the Chief Operating Officer of Tribune Publishing Company, Inc. from April 2013 until November 2013. Ms. Thomson served as Vice President, Business Operations of FLO TV, a division of Qualcomm Incorporated that delivered live television to mobile devices, from September 2009 until May 2011. From September 2008 through September 2009, she was Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff at the Los Angeles Times Media Group. She joined the Los Angeles Times Media Group from Energy Innovations, an affordable solar energy provider, where she was Chief Operating Officer from August 2007 until September 2008. Prior to that time, she spent fourteen years in a variety of positions at DIRECTV, culminating in the role of Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Operations.
ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
In addition to the other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the information under the caption Item 1. Business “Competition,” the following risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating us and our business. This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those set forth below and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” following this Item 1A. Risk Factors.
We face substantial competition and that competition is likely to increase over time.
We face substantial competition from other providers of radio and other audio services. Our ability to retain and attract subscribers depends on our success in creating and providing popular or unique music, entertainment, news and sports programming. Our subscribers can obtain certain similar content for free through terrestrial radio stations or Internet radio services. Audio content delivered via the Internet, including through mobile devices, is increasingly competitive with our services. In addition, automakers and aftermarket manufacturers have introduced factory-installed radios capable of accessing Internet-delivered audio entertainment and connecting to Internet-delivered content on smartphones. A summary of various services that compete with us is contained in the section entitled “Item 1. Business-Competition” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Competition could result in lower subscription, advertising or other revenue or increase our marketing, promotion or other expenses and, consequently, lower our earnings and free cash flow. We cannot assure you we will be able to compete successfully with our existing or future competitors or that competition will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our ability to attract and retain subscribers in the future is uncertain.
Our ability to retain our subscribers, or increase the number of subscribers to our service, is uncertain and subject to many factors, including:
• | the price of our service; |
• | the health of the economy; |
• | the production and sale of new vehicles in the United States; |
• | the rate at which existing self-pay subscribers buy and sell new and used vehicles in the United States; |
• | our ability to convince owners and lessees of new and previously owned vehicles that include satellite radios to purchase subscriptions to our service; |
• | the effectiveness of our marketing programs; |
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• | the entertainment value of our programming; and |
• | actions by our competitors, such as terrestrial radio and other audio entertainment and information providers. |
As part of our business, we experience, and expect to experience in the future, subscriber turnover (i.e., churn). Some elements of our business strategy may result in churn increasing. For example, our efforts to increase the penetration of satellite radios in new, lower priced vehicle lines may result in the growth of economy-minded subscribers; our work to acquire subscribers purchasing or leasing pre-owned vehicles may attract subscribers of more limited economic means; and our product and marketing efforts may attract more price sensitive subscribers.
If we are unable to retain current subscribers at expected rates, or the costs of retaining subscribers are higher than expected, our financial performance and operating results could be adversely affected. We cannot predict how successful we will be at retaining customers who purchase or lease vehicles that include a prepaid promotional subscription to our satellite radio service. We spend substantial amounts on advertising and marketing and in transactions with automakers, retailers and others to obtain and attract subscribers.
Average monthly revenue per subscriber, which we refer to as ARPU, is another key metric we use to analyze our business. Over the past several years, we have focused substantial attention and efforts on balancing ARPU and subscriber additions. Our ability to increase or maintain ARPU over time is uncertain and depends upon various factors, including:
• | the value consumers perceive in our service; |
• | our ability to add and retain compelling programming; |
• | the increasing competition we experience from terrestrial and Internet radio and other audio entertainment and information providers; |
• | our ability to increase prices; and |
• | discounted offers we may make to attract new subscribers and retain existing subscribers. |
Our profitability could be adversely affected if we are unable to consistently attract new subscribers and retain our current subscribers at prices and margins consistent with our past performance.
Our business depends in large part upon the auto industry.
A substantial portion of our subscription growth has come from purchasers and lessees of new and previously owned automobiles in the United States. The sale and lease of vehicles with satellite radios is an important source of subscribers for our satellite radio service. We have agreements with every major automaker to include satellite radios in new vehicles, although these agreements do not require automakers to install specific or minimum quantities of radios in any given period.
Automotive production and sales are dependent on many factors, including the availability of consumer credit, general economic conditions, consumer confidence and fuel costs. To the extent vehicle sales by automakers decline, or the penetration of factory-installed satellite radios in those vehicles is reduced, subscriber growth for our satellite radio services may be adversely impacted.
Sales of previously owned vehicles represent an increasing source of new subscribers for us. We have agreements with various auto dealers and certain companies operating in the used vehicle market to provide us with data on sales of previously owned satellite radio enabled vehicles. The continuing availability of this information is important to our future growth.
General economic conditions can affect our business.
The purchase of a satellite radio subscription is discretionary, and our business and our financial condition can be negatively affected by general economic conditions. Poor general economic conditions can adversely affect subscriber churn, conversion rates and vehicle sales.
Failure of our satellites would significantly damage our business.
The lives of our satellites will vary and depend on a number of factors, including:
• | degradation and durability of solar panels; |
• | quality of construction; |
• | random failure of satellite components, which could result in significant damage to or loss of a satellite; |
• | amount of fuel the satellite consumes; and |
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• | damage or destruction by electrostatic storms, collisions with other objects in space or other events, such as nuclear detonations, occurring in space. |
In the ordinary course of operation, satellites experience failures of component parts and operational and performance anomalies. Components on our in-orbit satellites have failed; and from time to time we have experienced anomalies in the operation and performance of these satellites. These failures and anomalies are expected to continue in the ordinary course, and we cannot predict if any of these possible future events will have a material adverse effect on our operations or the life of our existing in-orbit satellites. Any material failure of our satellites could cause us to lose customers and could materially harm our reputation and our operating results.
Three of the Sirius in-orbit satellites have experienced degradation on their solar arrays. The degradation these satellites have experienced does not affect current operations. Additional degradation on three Sirius satellites could reduce the estimated lives of those satellites.
Our XM-1 and XM-2 satellites, launched in 2001, experienced progressive degradation problems common to early Boeing 702 class satellites, reached the end of their depreciable lives in 2013 and are expected to be removed from orbit in 2014. Our FM-5 and XM-5 satellites, launched in 2009 and 2010, respectively, have experienced minor degradation on their solar arrays which do not affect current operations. We estimate that our FM-5 and XM-5 satellites will meet their 15-year estimated depreciable lives. Our XM-3 and XM-4 satellites have experienced circuit failures on their solar arrays which do not affect current operations. Additional circuit failures on the satellites could reduce the estimated lives of those satellites. We estimate that our XM-3 satellite, launched in 2005, and our XM-4 satellite, launched in 2006, will meet their 15-year estimated depreciable lives. We estimate that our FM-6 satellite, launched in 2013, will meet its 15-year estimated depreciable life.
Our XM-5 satellite serves as an in-orbit spare for both of our services. In the event of a failure of XM-3, XM-4 or any of the Sirius satellites, service would be maintained through XM-5.
In addition, our Sirius network of terrestrial repeaters communicates with a single third-party satellite. Our XM network of terrestrial repeaters communicates with a single XM satellite. If the satellites communicating with the applicable repeater network fail unexpectedly, the services would be disrupted for several hours or longer.
Interruption or failure of our information technology and communications systems could negatively impact our results and our brand.
We operate a complex and growing business. We offer a wide variety of subscription packages at different price points. Our business is dependent on the operation and availability of our information technology and communication systems and those of certain third party service providers. Any degradation in the quality, or any failure, of our systems could reduce our revenues, cause us to lose customers and damage our brand. Although we have implemented practices designed to maintain the availability of our information technology systems and mitigate the harm of any unplanned interruptions, we cannot anticipate all eventualities. We occasionally experience unplanned outages or technical difficulties. We could also experience loss of data or processing capabilities, which could cause us to lose customers and could materially harm our reputation and our operating results.
Our data centers and our information technology and communications systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption from natural disasters, malicious attacks, fire, power loss, telecommunications failures, computer viruses or other attempts to harm our systems.
If hackers were able to circumvent our security measures, we could lose proprietary information or personal information or experience significant disruptions. If our systems become unavailable or suffer a security breach, we may be required to expend significant resources to address these problems, including notification under various federal and state data privacy regulations, and our reputation and operating results could suffer.
We rely on internal systems and external systems maintained by manufacturers, distributors and service providers to take, fulfill and handle customer service requests and host certain online activities. Any interruption or failure of our internal or external systems could prevent us from servicing customers or cause data to be unintentionally disclosed.
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If we fail to protect the security of personal information about our customers, we could be subject to costly government enforcement actions and private litigation and our reputation could suffer.
The nature of our business involves the receipt and storage of personal information about our subscribers. If we experience a data security breach, we could be exposed to government enforcement actions and private litigation. In addition, our subscribers and potential customers could lose confidence in our ability to protect their personal information, which could cause them to discontinue usage of our services. Such events could lead to lost future sales and adversely affect our results of operations.
Royalties for music rights have increased and there can be no assurance they will not continue to increase in the future.
We must maintain music programming royalty arrangements with, and pay license fees to, BMI, ASCAP and SESAC. These organizations negotiate with copyright users, collect royalties and distribute them to songwriters and music publishers. We have agreements with ASCAP, BMI and SESAC through 2016. There can be no assurance that the royalties we pay to ASCAP, SESAC, BMI and other songwriters and music publishers will not increase upon expiration of these arrangements.
Under the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, we also must pay royalties to copyright owners of sound recordings. Those royalty rates may be established through negotiation or, if negotiation is unsuccessful, by the CRB. Owners of copyrights in sound recordings have created SoundExchange, a collective organization, to collect and distribute royalties. SoundExchange is exempt by statute from certain U.S. antitrust laws and exercises significant market power in the licensing of sound recordings. Under the terms of the CRB's decision governing sound recording royalties for the five-year period ending on December 31, 2017, we will pay a royalty based on gross revenues, subject to certain exclusions, of 9.5% for 2014, 10.0% for 2015, 10.5% for 2016, and 11% for 2017.
The unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation could have a material adverse effect.
We are parties to several legal proceedings arising out of various aspects of our business, including patent infringement suits, class action lawsuits alleging violations of consumer protection statutes, suits seeking compensation for our use of sound recordings fixed prior to 1972 and actions seeking damages for purported violations of the telephone consumer protection act. We are defending all claims against us. The outcome of these proceedings may not be favorable, and an unfavorable outcome may have a material adverse effect on our business or financial results.
We may not realize the benefits of acquisitions or other strategic initiatives, including the acquisition of Agero’s connected vehicle business.
Our business strategy may include selective acquisitions or other strategic initiatives that allow us to expand our business. The success of any acquisition, including our acquisition of Agero’s connected vehicle business, depends upon effective integration of acquired businesses and assets into our operations, which is subject to risks and uncertainties, including realization of any anticipated synergies and cost savings, the ability to retain and attract personnel, the diversion of management’s attention for other business concerns, and undisclosed or potential legal liabilities of the acquired business or assets.
Rapid technological and industry changes could adversely impact our services.
The audio entertainment industry is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent product innovations, changes in customer requirements and expectations, and evolving standards. If we are unable to keep pace with these changes, our business may not succeed. Products using new technologies, or emerging industry standards, could make our technologies less competitive in the marketplace.
Failure of third parties to perform could adversely affect our business.
Our business depends, in part, on various third parties, including:
• | manufacturers that build and distribute satellite radios; |
• | companies that manufacture and sell integrated circuits for satellite radios; |
• | programming providers and on-air talent; |
• | vendors that operate our call centers; |
• | retailers that market and sell satellite radios and promote subscriptions to our services; and |
• | vendors that have designed or built, and vendors that support or operate, other important elements of our systems. |
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If one or more of these third parties do not perform in a satisfactory or timely manner, our business could be adversely affected. In addition, a number of third parties on which we depend have experienced, and may in the future experience, financial difficulties or file for bankruptcy protection. Such third parties may not be able to perform their obligations to us in a timely manner, if at all, as a result of their financial condition or may be relieved of their obligations to us as part of seeking bankruptcy protection.
We design, establish specifications, source or specify parts and components, and manage various aspects of the logistics and production of radios. As a result of these activities, we may be exposed to liabilities associated with the design, manufacture and distribution of radios that the providers of an entertainment service would not customarily be subject to, such as liabilities for design defects, patent infringement and compliance with applicable laws, as well as the costs of returned product.
Changes in consumer protection laws and their enforcement could damage our business.
We engage in extensive marketing efforts to attract and retain subscribers to our services. We employ a wide variety of communications tools as part of our marketing campaigns, including telemarketing efforts; print, television, radio and online advertising; and email solicitations.
Consumer protection laws, rules and regulations are extensive and have developed rapidly, particularly at the state level. Consumer protection laws in certain jurisdictions cover nearly all aspects of our marketing efforts, including the content of our advertising, the terms of consumer offers and the manner in which we communicate with subscribers and prospective subscribers. We are engaged in considerable efforts to ensure that all our activities comply with federal and state laws, rules and regulations relating to consumer protection, including laws relating to privacy. Modifications to federal and state laws, rules and regulations concerning consumer protection, including decisions by federal and state courts and agencies interpreting these laws, could have an adverse impact on our ability to attract and retain subscribers to our services. While we monitor the changes in and interpretations of these laws in consumer-related settlements and decisions, and while we believe that we are in material compliance with applicable laws, there can be no assurances that new laws or regulations will not be enacted or adopted, preexisting laws or regulations will not be more strictly enforced or that our varied operations will continue to comply with all applicable laws, which might adversely affect our operations.
A Multistate Working Group of 32 State Attorneys General, led by the Attorney General of the State of Ohio, is investigating certain of our consumer practices. The investigation focuses on practices relating to the cancellation of subscriptions; automatic renewal of subscriptions; charging, billing, collecting, and refunding or crediting of payments from consumers; and soliciting customers. Separate investigations into our consumer practices are being conducted by the Attorneys General of the State of Florida and New York.
Failure to comply with FCC requirements could damage our business.
We hold FCC licenses and authorizations to operate commercial satellite radio services in the United States, including authorizations for satellites and terrestrial repeaters, and related authorizations. The FCC generally grants licenses and authorizations for a fixed term. Although we expect our licenses and authorizations to be renewed in the ordinary course upon their expiration, there can be no assurance that this will be the case. Any assignment or transfer of control of any of our FCC licenses or authorizations must be approved in advance by the FCC.
The operation of our satellite radio systems is subject to significant regulation by the FCC under authority granted through the Communications Act of 1934 and related federal law. We are required, among other things, to operate only within specified frequencies; to meet certain conditions regarding the interoperability of our satellite radios with those of other licensed satellite radio systems; to coordinate our satellite radio services with radio systems operating in the same range of frequencies in neighboring countries; and to coordinate our communications links to our satellites with other systems that operate in the same frequency band. Noncompliance by us with these requirements or other conditions or with other applicable FCC rules and regulations could result in fines, additional license conditions, license revocation or other detrimental FCC actions. There is no guarantee that Congress will not modify the statutory framework governing our services, or that the FCC will not modify its rules and regulations in a manner that would have a material impact on our operations.
The terms of our licenses and the order of the FCC approving the Merger requires us to meet certain conditions. Non-compliance with these conditions could result in fines, additional license conditions, license revocation or other detrimental FCC actions.
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Other existing or future government laws and regulations could harm our business.
We are subject to many other federal, state and local laws. These laws and regulations cover issues such as user privacy, behavioral advertising, automatic renewal of agreements, pricing, fraud, electronic waste, mobile and electronic device communications, quality of products and services, taxation, advertising, intellectual property rights and information security. The expansion of these laws, both in terms of their number and their applicability, could harm our business. Similarly, new disclosure and reporting requirements, established under existing or new state or federal laws, such as regulatory rules regarding abusive labor practices in portions of our supply chain, could increase the cost of doing business, adversely affecting our results of operations.
We may from time to time modify our business plan, and these changes could adversely affect us and our financial condition.
We regularly evaluate our plans and strategy. These evaluations often result in changes to our plans and strategy, some of which may be material. These changes in our plans or strategy may include: the acquisition or termination of unique or compelling programming; the introduction of new features or services; significant new or enhanced distribution arrangements; investments in infrastructure, such as satellites, equipment or radio spectrum; and acquisitions of other businesses, including acquisitions that are not directly related to our satellite radio business.
Our indebtedness could adversely affect our operations and could limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry.
As of December 31, 2013, we had an aggregate principal amount of approximately $3.6 billion of indebtedness and an additional $790.0 million available under our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility. Our indebtedness has important consequences. For example, it:
• | increases our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; |
• | requires us to dedicate a portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on indebtedness, reducing the availability of cash flow to fund capital expenditures, marketing and other general corporate activities; |
• | limits our ability to borrow additional funds; |
• | limits our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the audio entertainment industry; and |
• | may place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to other competitors. |
Certain of the instruments governing our indebtedness contain covenants that, among other things, place certain limitations on our ability to incur more debt, exceed a specified leverage ratio, pay dividends, make distributions, make investments, repurchase stock, create liens, enter into transactions with affiliates, enter into sale lease-back transactions, merge or consolidate, and transfer or sell assets. Failure to comply with the covenants associated with our indebtedness could result in an event of default, which, if not cured or waived, could cause us to seek the protection of the bankruptcy laws, discontinue operations or seek a purchaser for our business or assets.
Our broadcast studios, terrestrial repeater networks, satellite uplink facilities or other ground facilities could be damaged by natural catastrophes or terrorist activities.
An earthquake, tornado, flood, terrorist attack or other catastrophic event could damage our broadcast studios, terrestrial repeater networks or satellite uplink facilities, interrupt our service and harm our business.
Any damage to the satellites that transmit to our terrestrial repeater networks would likely result in degradation of the affected service for some subscribers and could result in complete loss of service in certain or all areas. Damage to our satellite uplink facilities could result in a complete loss of our services until we could transfer operations to suitable back-up facilities.
Holdings’ principal stockholder has significant influence over our management and over actions requiring general stockholder approval and its interests may differ from the interests of other holders of Holdings’ common stock.
Liberty Media beneficially owns over 50% of Holdings’ common stock. Two Liberty Media executives and one other member of the board of directors of Liberty Media are members of Holdings’ board of directors. Gregory B. Maffei, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Media, is the Chairman of Holdings’ board of directors.
As a result, Liberty Media has the ability to indirectly control our affairs, policies and operations, such as the appointment of management, future issuances of common stock or other securities, the payment of dividends, if any, the incurrence of debt, amendments to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the entering into of extraordinary transactions, and their interests may not in all cases be aligned with the interests of other stockholders of Holdings. In addition, Liberty Media will be able to
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determine the outcome of all matters requiring general stockholder approval and will be able to cause or prevent a change of control of Holdings or a change in the composition of Holdings’ or our board of directors and could preclude any unsolicited acquisition of our company. The concentration of ownership could deprive Holdings' stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their common stock as part of a sale of our company and might ultimately affect the market price of Holdings common stock.
The transaction proposed by Liberty Media may not occur, may increase the volatility of the market price of Holdings’ common stock and will result in certain costs and expenses.
On January 3, 2014, Holdings’ Board of Directors received a non-binding letter from Liberty Media proposing a transaction pursuant to which all outstanding shares of common stock of Holdings not owned by Liberty Media would be converted into the right to receive new non-voting shares of Liberty Series C common stock.
The letter provides that no legally binding obligation with respect to any transaction exists unless and until mutually acceptable definitive documentation is executed and delivered with respect thereto. There can be no assurance that the transaction proposed by Liberty Media or any related transaction will be completed or, if completed, will have any specified terms.
The market price of Holdings’ common stock may reflect various assumptions as to whether the proposed transaction with Liberty Media will occur. Variations in the market price of Holdings’ common stock may occur as a result of changing assumptions regarding the proposed transaction, independent of changes in our business, financial condition or prospects or changes in general market or economic conditions. As a result, a definitive agreement regarding a transaction, or a failure to reach a definitive agreement regarding a transaction, could result in a significant change in the market price of Holdings’ common stock.
We expect to incur costs in connection with the consideration of Liberty Media’s proposal, including costs of financial and legal advisors to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Holdings and costs associated with legal actions arising out of Liberty Media’s proposal. It is difficult to estimate the aggregate amount of such costs, although they could be substantial.
Holdings is a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NASDAQ listing rules and, as a result, qualifies for, and relies on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.
Holdings is a “controlled company” for the purposes of the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules. As such, Holdings has elected not to comply with certain NASDAQ corporate governance requirements. A majority of the board of directors of Holdings consists of independent directors. Holdings does not have a compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee that consist entirely of independent directors.
Our business may be impaired by third-party intellectual property rights.
Development of our systems has depended upon the intellectual property that we have developed, as well as intellectual property licensed from third parties. If the intellectual property that we have developed or use is not adequately protected, others will be permitted to and may duplicate portions of our systems or services without liability. In addition, others may challenge, invalidate, render unenforceable or circumvent our intellectual property rights, patents or existing licenses or we may face significant legal costs in connection with defending and enforcing those intellectual property rights. Some of the know-how and technology we have developed, and plan to develop, is not now, nor will it be, covered by U.S. patents or trade secret protections. Trade secret protection and contractual agreements may not provide adequate protection if there is any unauthorized use or disclosure. The loss of necessary technologies could require us to substitute technologies of lower quality performance standards, at greater cost or on a delayed basis, which could harm us.
Other parties may have patents or pending patent applications, which will later mature into patents or inventions that may block our ability to operate our system or license technologies. We may have to resort to litigation to enforce our rights under license agreements or to determine the scope and validity of other parties’ proprietary rights in the subject matter of those licenses. This may be expensive and we may not succeed in any such litigation.
Third parties may assert claims or bring suit against us for patent, trademark or copyright infringement, or for other infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights. Any such litigation could result in substantial cost, and diversion of effort and adverse findings in any proceeding could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties; require us to seek licenses from third parties; block our ability to operate our systems or license our technology; or otherwise adversely affect our ability to successfully develop and market our satellite radio systems.
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Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements
We have made various statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may also be made in our other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC, in our press releases and in other documents. In addition, from time to time, we, through our management, may make oral forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those identified above, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. The words “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “likely,” “projection,” “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that the risk factors described above are not exclusive. There may also be other risks that we are unable to predict at this time that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which will arise or to assess with any precision the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Below is a list of the principal properties that we own or lease:
Location | Purpose | Own/Lease |
New York, NY | Corporate headquarters and studio/production facilities | Lease |
New York, NY | Office facilities | Lease |
Washington, DC | Office and studio/production facilities | Own |
Washington, DC | Office facilities and data center | Own |
Lawrenceville, NJ | Office and technical/engineering facilities | Lease |
Deerfield Beach, FL | Office and technical/engineering facilities | Lease |
Farmington Hills, MI | Office and technical/engineering facilities | Lease |
Nashville, TN | Studio/production facilities | Lease |
Vernon, NJ | Technical/engineering facilities | Own |
Ellenwood, GA | Technical/engineering facilities | Lease |
Los Angeles, CA | Studio/production facilities | Lease |
Irving, TX | Office and engineering facilities/call center | Lease |
We also own or lease other small facilities that we use as offices for our advertising sales personnel, studios and warehouse and maintenance space. These facilities are not material to our business or operations. We also lease properties in Panama and Ecuador that we use as earth stations to command and control satellites.
In addition, we lease or license space at approximately 650 locations for use in connection with the terrestrial repeater networks that support our satellite radio services. In general, these leases and licenses are for space on building rooftops and communications towers. None of these individual arrangements are material to our business or operations.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the ordinary course of business, we are a defendant or party to various claims and lawsuits, including those discussed below. These claims are at various stages of arbitration or adjudication.
State Consumer Investigations. A Multistate Working Group of 32 State Attorneys General, led by the Attorney General of the State of Ohio, is investigating certain of our consumer practices. The investigation focuses on practices relating
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to the cancellation of subscriptions; automatic renewal of subscriptions; charging, billing, collecting, and refunding or crediting of payments from consumers; and soliciting customers.
A separate investigation into our consumer practices is being conducted by the Attorneys General of the State of Florida and the State of New York. We are cooperating with these investigations and believe our consumer practices comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
Other Matters. In the ordinary course of business, we are a defendant in various other lawsuits and arbitration proceedings, including derivative actions; actions filed by subscribers, both on behalf of themselves and on a class action basis; former employees; parties to contracts or leases; and owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property. None of these other actions are, in our opinion, likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Holdings’ common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “SIRI.” The following table sets forth the high and low per share sales price for Holdings’ common stock, as reported by NASDAQ, for the periods indicated below:
High | Low | |||
Year Ended December 31, 2012 | ||||
First Quarter | $2.36 | $1.80 | ||
Second Quarter | $2.41 | $1.78 | ||
Third Quarter | $2.64 | $1.84 | ||
Fourth Quarter | $3.01 | $2.55 | ||
Year Ended December 31, 2013 | ||||
First Quarter | $3.25 | $2.95 | ||
Second Quarter | $3.63 | $2.95 | ||
Third Quarter | $3.99 | $3.30 | ||
Fourth Quarter | $4.18 | $3.32 | ||
On January 31, 2014, the closing sales price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market was $3.58 per share. On January 31, 2014, there were approximately 10,271 record holders of our common stock. We effected our corporate reorganization on November 15, 2013.
Dividends
On December 28, 2012, Sirius XM paid a special cash dividend in the amount of $0.05 per share of common stock. This was the first cash dividend ever paid by us. The holders of Sirius XM’s former Series B-1 Preferred Stock participated in this cash dividend on an as-converted basis in accordance with its terms. The total amount of this dividend was approximately $327 million. Sirius XM’s ability to pay dividends is currently limited by covenants under certain of its debt agreements. Holdings’ board of directors has not made any determination whether similar special cash dividends will be paid in the future.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
In December 2012, our board of directors approved a $2.0 billion common stock repurchase program. In October 2013, our board of directors approved an additional $2.0 billion common stock repurchase program. Sirius XM’s board of directors did not establish an end date for this stock repurchase program. In connection with the corporate reorganization, this is now a repurchase program of Holdings. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we repurchased 520,257,866 shares of Holdings’ common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1.8 billion, which includes commissions and fees. Shares of Holdings’ common stock may be purchased from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, including in transactions with Liberty Media and its affiliates. The size and timing of these purchases will be based on a number of factors, including price and business and market conditions.
Pursuant to this approval and as part of the share repurchase programs, on October 9, 2013, Sirius XM entered into an agreement with Liberty Media to repurchase $500 million of Holdings’ common stock from Liberty Media through April 2014. In connection with the corporate reorganization, Holdings assumed Sirius XM's obligations under such agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, we repurchased $160 million of Holdings' common stock from Liberty Media as of December 31, 2013. On January 23, 2014, we entered into an amendment to the agreement with Liberty Media to defer the previously scheduled $240 million repurchase of shares of our common stock from Liberty Media from January 27, 2014 to April 25, 2014, the date of the final purchase installment under the agreement. As a result of this deferral, we expect to repurchase $340 million of our shares of common stock from Liberty Media on April 25, 2014 at a price of $3.66 per share. We entered into this amendment at the request of the Special Committee of our board of directors that has been formed to review and evaluate the Liberty Media proposal.
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The following table provides information about our purchases of equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the quarter ended December 31, 2013:
Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid Per Share (1) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) | ||||||||||
October 1, 2013 - October 31, 2013 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 2,397,639,899 | ||||||||
November 1, 2013 - November 30, 2013 | 43,712,265 | $ | 3.66 | 43,712,265 | $ | 2,237,639,895 | ||||||||
December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 2,237,639,895 | ||||||||
Total | 43,712,265 | $ | 3.66 | 43,712,265 | $ | 2,237,639,895 | ||||||||
(1) | These amounts include fees and commissions associated with the shares repurchased. |
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COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
Set forth below is a graph comparing the cumulative performance of our common stock with the Standard & Poor's Composite-500 Stock Index, or the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ Telecommunications Index from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2013. The graph assumes that $100 was invested on December 31, 2008 in each of our common stock, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Telecommunications Index. A dividend with respect to our common stock was declared in 2012 only.
Stockholder Return Performance Table
NASDAQ Telecommunications Index | S&P 500 Index | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | ||||
December 31, 2008 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | |||
December 31, 2009 | $148.24 | $123.45 | $500.00 | |||
December 31, 2010 | $154.06 | $139.23 | $1,358.33 | |||
December 31, 2011 | $134.62 | $139.23 | $1,516.67 | |||
December 31, 2012 | $137.31 | $157.90 | $2,408.33 | |||
December 31, 2013 | $170.29 | $204.63 | $2,908.33 | |||
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
(shares in thousands) | Column (a) Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights | Column (b) Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights | Column (c) Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a)) | |||||||
Plan Category | ||||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | 282,694 | $ | 2.43 | 82,806 | ||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | — | — | — | |||||||
Total | 282,694 | $ | 2.43 | 82,806 | ||||||
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The operating and balance sheet data included in the following selected financial data for 2013 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Holdings and Sirius XM. Historical operating and balance sheet data included within the following selected financial data for Holdings and Sirius XM from 2009 through 2012 is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Sirius XM. This selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Holdings and Sirius XM and related notes thereto included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||
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2013 (1) | 2012 (2) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 (3) | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||
Statements of Comprehensive Income Data: | |||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 3,799,095 | $ | 3,402,040 | $ | 3,014,524 | $ | 2,816,992 | $ | 2,472,638 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 377,215 | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | $ | 43,055 | $ | (538,226 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per share – basic | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.15 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per share – diluted | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.15 | ) | ||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 6,227,646 | 4,209,073 | 3,744,606 | 3,693,259 | 3,585,864 | ||||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 6,384,791 | 6,873,786 | 6,500,822 | 6,391,071 | 3,585,864 | ||||||||||||||
Cash dividends per share | $ | — | $ | 0.05 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Balance Sheet Data: | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 134,805 | $ | 520,945 | $ | 773,990 | $ | 586,691 | $ | 383,489 | |||||||||
Restricted investments | $ | 5,718 | $ | 3,999 | $ | 3,973 | $ | 3,396 | $ | 3,400 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 8,844,780 | $ | 9,054,843 | $ | 7,495,996 | $ | 7,383,086 | $ | 7,322,206 | |||||||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ | 3,093,821 | $ | 2,430,986 | $ | 3,012,351 | $ | 3,021,763 | $ | 3,063,281 | |||||||||
Stockholders' equity | $ | 2,745,742 | $ | 4,039,565 | $ | 704,145 | $ | 207,636 | $ | 95,522 | |||||||||
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(1) | The selected financial data for 2013 includes the balances and approximately two months of activity related to the acquisition of the connected vehicle business of Agero, Inc. in November 2013. |
(2) | A special cash dividend was paid during 2012. |
(3) | The 2009 results and balances reflect the adoption of ASU 2009-15, Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing. |
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Sirius XM Radio Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||
As of and for the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 (1) (2) | 2012 (3) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 (4) | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||
Statements of Comprehensive Income Data: | |||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 3,799,095 | $ | 3,402,040 | $ | 3,014,524 | $ | 2,816,992 | $ | 2,472,638 | |||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Sirius XM Radio Inc.'s stockholder | $ | (66,494 | ) | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | $ | 43,055 | $ | (538,226 | ) | |||||||
Cash dividends per share | $ | — | $ | 0.05 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Balance Sheet Data: | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 134,805 | $ | 520,945 | $ | 773,990 | $ | 586,691 | $ | 383,489 | |||||||||
Restricted investments | $ | 5,718 | $ | 3,999 | $ | 3,973 | $ | 3,396 | $ | 3,400 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 8,851,496 | $ | 9,054,843 | $ | 7,495,996 | $ | 7,383,086 | $ | 7,322,206 | |||||||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ | 3,093,821 | $ | 2,430,986 | $ | 3,012,351 | $ | 3,021,763 | $ | 3,063,281 | |||||||||
Stockholder equity | $ | 2,301,346 | $ | 4,039,565 | $ | 704,145 | $ | 207,636 | $ | 95,522 | |||||||||
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(1) | The selected financial data for 2013 includes the balances and approximately two months of activity related to the acquisition of the connected vehicle business of Agero, Inc. in November 2013 and the fair value adjustments for debt and equity related instruments. |
(2) | Net income per share for Sirius XM is not presented since Sirius XM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. |
(3) | A special cash dividend was paid during 2012. |
(4) | The 2009 results and balances reflect the adoption of ASU 2009-15, Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing. |
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those described under “Item 1A - Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
(All dollar amounts referenced in this Item 7 are in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “our company” as used herein and unless otherwise stated or indicated by context, refer to Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to our corporate reorganization and to Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries after our corporate reorganization.
Executive Summary
We broadcast music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather channels, as well as infotainment services, in the United States on a subscription fee basis through our two proprietary satellite radio systems. Subscribers can also receive music and other channels, plus features such as SiriusXM On Demand and MySXM, over the Internet, including through applications for mobile devices.
We have agreements with every major automaker (“OEMs”) to offer satellite radios in their vehicles from which we acquire a majority of our subscribers. We also acquire subscribers through marketing to owners of factory-installed satellite radios that are not currently subscribing to our services. Additionally, we distribute our satellite radios through retail locations nationwide and through our website. Satellite radio services are also offered to customers of certain daily rental car companies.
As of December 31, 2013, we had 25,559,310 subscribers of which 21,081,817 were self-pay subscribers and 4,477,493 were paid promotional subscribers. Our subscriber totals include subscribers under our regular pricing plans; discounted pricing plans; subscribers that have prepaid, including payments either made or due from automakers for subscriptions included in the sale or lease price of a vehicle; subscribers to our Internet services who do not also have satellite radio subscriptions; and certain subscribers to our weather, traffic, data and Backseat TV services.
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Our primary source of revenue is subscription fees, with most of our customers subscribing on an annual, semi-annual, quarterly or monthly basis. We offer discounts for prepaid and longer term subscription plans as well as discounts for multiple subscriptions. We also derive revenue from activation and other fees, the sale of advertising on select non-music channels, the direct sale of satellite radios and accessories, and other ancillary services, such as our weather, traffic, data and Backseat TV services.
In certain cases, automakers and dealers include a subscription to our radio services in the sale or lease price of new vehicles or previously owned vehicles. The length of these trial subscriptions varies but is typically three to twelve months. We receive subscription payments for these trials from certain automakers. We also reimburse various automakers for certain costs associated with satellite radios installed in new vehicles.
We are also a leader in providing connected vehicle applications and services. Our connected vehicle services are designed to enhance the safety, security and driving experience for vehicle owners while providing marketing and operational benefits to automakers and their dealers. Subscribers to our connected vehicle services are not included in our subscriber count.
Liberty Media Corporation beneficially owns, directly and indirectly, over 50% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Liberty Media owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses, including its subsidiaries, Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. and TruePosition, Inc., its interests in Charter Communications, Live Nation Entertainment and Barnes & Noble, and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc., Time Warner Cable, and Viacom.
We also have a 38% equity interest in Sirius XM Canada which offers satellite radio services in Canada. Subscribers to the Sirius XM Canada service are not included in our subscriber count.
Recent Development
On January 3, 2014, Holdings' Board of Directors received a non-binding letter from Liberty Media proposing a transaction pursuant to which all outstanding shares of common stock of Holdings not owned by Liberty Media would be converted into the right to receive 0.0760 of a new share of Liberty Series C common stock, which would have no voting rights. Liberty Media indicated that immediately prior to such conversion, Liberty Media intends to distribute, on a 2 to1 basis, shares of such Series C common stock to all holders of record of Liberty Media's Series A and B common stock. Upon the completion of the proposed transaction, Liberty Media indicated that it expects that Holdings' public stockholders would own approximately 39% of Liberty Media's then-outstanding common stock.
Holdings' Board of Directors has formed a Special Committee of independent directors to consider Liberty Media’s proposal. The Board of Directors has selected Joan L. Amble, James P. Holden and Eddy W. Hartenstein to serve on the Special Committee. The Special Committee is chaired by Mr. Hartenstein.
The Special Committee has retained Evercore Group L.L.C. to act as its financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to act as its legal counsel to assist and advise it in connection with its evaluation of Liberty Media’s proposal.
Liberty Media’s proposal noted that the transaction will be conditioned on the approval of both the Special Committee and a majority of the public stockholders of Holdings, other than Liberty Media. Liberty Media also noted that the approval by the Liberty Media stockholders of the issuance of the Series C common shares in the proposed transaction would also be required under applicable NASDAQ Stock Market requirements.
The letter provides that no legally binding obligation with respect to any transaction exists unless and until mutually acceptable definitive documentation is executed and delivered with respect thereto. There can be no assurance that the transaction proposed by Liberty Media or any related transaction will be completed or, if completed, will have any specified terms, including with respect to pricing or timing.
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Results of Operations
Set forth below are our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared with the year ended December 31, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2012 compared with the year ended December 31, 2011.
For the Years Ended December 31, | 2013 vs 2012 Change | 2012 vs 2011 Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | Amount | % | Amount | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subscriber revenue | $ | 3,284,660 | $ | 2,962,665 | $ | 2,595,414 | $ | 321,995 | 11 | % | $ | 367,251 | 14 | % | |||||||||||
Advertising revenue | 89,288 | 82,320 | 73,672 | 6,968 | 8 | % | 8,648 | 12 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Equipment revenue | 80,573 | 73,456 | 71,051 | 7,117 | 10 | % | 2,405 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Other revenue | 344,574 | 283,599 | 274,387 | 60,975 | 22 | % | 9,212 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | 3,799,095 | 3,402,040 | 3,014,524 | 397,055 | 12 | % | 387,516 | 13 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of services: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue share and royalties | 677,642 | 551,012 | 471,149 | 126,630 | 23 | % | 79,863 | 17 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Programming and content | 290,323 | 278,997 | 281,234 | 11,326 | 4 | % | (2,237 | ) | (1 | )% | |||||||||||||||
Customer service and billing | 320,755 | 294,980 | 259,719 | 25,775 | 9 | % | 35,261 | 14 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Satellite and transmission | 79,292 | 72,615 | 75,902 | 6,677 | 9 | % | (3,287 | ) | (4 | )% | |||||||||||||||
Cost of equipment | 26,478 | 31,766 | 33,095 | (5,288 | ) | (17 | )% | (1,329 | ) | (4 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Subscriber acquisition costs | 495,610 | 474,697 | 434,482 | 20,913 | 4 | % | 40,215 | 9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 291,024 | 248,905 | 222,773 | 42,119 | 17 | % | 26,132 | 12 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Engineering, design and development | 57,969 | 48,843 | 53,435 | 9,126 | 19 | % | (4,592 | ) | (9 | )% | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 262,135 | 261,905 | 238,738 | 230 | — | % | 23,167 | 10 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 253,314 | 266,295 | 267,880 | (12,981 | ) | (5 | )% | (1,585 | ) | (1 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 2,754,542 | 2,530,015 | 2,338,407 | 224,527 | 9 | % | 191,608 | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Income from operations | 1,044,553 | 872,025 | 676,117 | 172,528 | 20 | % | 195,908 | 29 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized | (204,671 | ) | (265,321 | ) | (304,938 | ) | 60,650 | 23 | % | 39,617 | 13 | % | |||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net | (190,577 | ) | (132,726 | ) | (7,206 | ) | (57,851 | ) | (44 | )% | (125,520 | ) | nm | ||||||||||||
Interest and investment income | 6,976 | 716 | 73,970 | 6,260 | 874 | % | (73,254 | ) | (99 | )% | |||||||||||||||
Loss on change in value of derivatives | (20,393 | ) | — | — | (20,393 | ) | nm | — | nm | ||||||||||||||||
Other income (loss) | 1,204 | (226 | ) | 3,252 | 1,430 | 633 | % | (3,478 | ) | (107 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Total other expense | (407,461 | ) | (397,557 | ) | (234,922 | ) | (9,904 | ) | (2 | )% | (162,635 | ) | (69 | )% | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 637,092 | 474,468 | 441,195 | 162,624 | 34 | % | 33,273 | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (259,877 | ) | 2,998,234 | (14,234 | ) | (3,258,111 | ) | (109 | )% | 3,012,468 | nm | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 377,215 | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | $ | (3,095,487 | ) | (89 | )% | $ | 3,045,741 | 713 | % | ||||||||||
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Our results of operations discussed below include Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc. activity from the acquisition date, November 4, 2013, as well as the impact of purchase price accounting adjustments associated with the acquisition and the Merger. The purchase price accounting adjustments include: (i) the elimination of deferred revenue associated with the investment in XM Canada, (ii) recognition of deferred subscriber revenues not recognized in purchase price accounting, and (iii) elimination of the benefit of deferred credits on executory contracts, which are primarily attributable to third party arrangements with an OEM and programming providers. The deferred credits on executory contracts attributable to third party arrangements with an OEM included in revenue share and royalties, subscriber acquisition costs, and sales and marketing concluded with the expiration of the acquired contract during 2013. The impact of these purchase price accounting adjustments is detailed in our Adjusted Revenues and Operating Expenses tables on pages 39 through 45 of our glossary.
Total Revenue
Subscriber Revenue includes subscription, activation and other fees.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, subscriber revenue was $3,284,660 and $2,962,665, respectively, an increase of 11%, or $321,995. The increase was primarily attributable to a 9% increase in the daily weighted average number of subscribers, the impact of the increase in certain of our subscription rates beginning in January 2012 as more subscribers migrated to the higher rates, and an increase in subscriptions to premium services, premier channels and Internet streaming, as well as the inclusion of connected vehicle subscription revenue in 2013. These increases were partially offset by subscription discounts offered through customer acquisition and retention programs, and an increasing number of lifetime subscription plans that have reached full revenue recognition. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, subscriber revenue was $2,962,665 and $2,595,414, respectively, an increase of 14%, or $367,251. The increase was primarily attributable to a 9% increase in daily weighted average number of subscribers, the increase in certain of our subscription rates beginning in January 2012, and an increase in subscriptions to premium services, including premier channels, data services and Internet streaming. The increase was partially offset by subscription discounts offered through customer acquisition and retention programs. |
We expect subscriber revenues to increase based on the growth of our subscriber base, including connected vehicle subscribers, promotions, subscription plan mix, and identification of additional revenue streams from subscribers. We increased certain of our subscription rates beginning January 2014.
Advertising Revenue includes the sale of advertising on certain non-music channels, net of agency fees. Agency fees are based on a contractual percentage of the gross advertising revenue.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, advertising revenue was $89,288 and $82,320, respectively, an increase of 8%, or $6,968. The increase was primarily due to a greater number of advertising spots sold and broadcast, as well as increases in rates charged per spot. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, advertising revenue was $82,320 and $73,672, respectively, an increase of 12%, or $8,648. The increase was primarily due to a greater number of advertising spots sold and broadcast, as well as increases in rates charged per spot. |
We expect our advertising revenue to grow as more advertisers are attracted to our national platform and growing subscriber base and as we launch additional non-music channels.
Equipment Revenue includes revenue and royalties from the sale of satellite radios, components and accessories.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, equipment revenue was $80,573 and $73,456, respectively, an increase of 10%, or $7,117. The increase was driven by royalties from higher OEM production, the mix of royalty eligible radios and, to a lesser extent, improved aftermarket subsidies. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, equipment revenue was $73,456 and $71,051, respectively, an increase of 3%, or $2,405. The increase was driven by royalties from higher OEM production, offset by lower direct to consumer sales. |
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We expect equipment revenue to fluctuate based on OEM production for which we receive royalty payments for our technology and, to a lesser extent, on the volume and mix of equipment sales in our aftermarket and direct to consumer business.
Other Revenue includes amounts earned from subscribers for the U.S. Music Royalty Fee, revenue from our Canadian affiliate and ancillary revenues.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, other revenue was $344,574 and $283,599, respectively, an increase of 22%, or $60,975. The increase was driven by revenues from the U.S. Music Royalty Fee as the number of subscribers increased and subscribers on the 12.5% rate increased, and higher royalty revenue from Sirius XM Canada. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, other revenue was $283,599 and $274,387, respectively, an increase of 3%, or $9,212. The increase was driven by revenues from the U.S. Music Royalty Fee as the number of subscribers increased, and higher royalty revenue from Sirius XM Canada. |
We expect other revenue to increase as our subscriber base drives higher U.S. Music Royalty Fees and as the revenue of our Canadian affiliate grows.
Operating Expenses
Revenue Share and Royalties include distribution and content provider revenue share, advertising revenue share, and broadcast and web streaming royalties. Advertising revenue share is recognized in revenue share and royalties in the period in which the advertising is broadcast.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, revenue share and royalties were $677,642 and $551,012, respectively, an increase of 23%, or $126,630, and increased as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily attributable to greater revenues subject to royalty and/or revenue sharing arrangements and a 12.5% increase in the statutory royalty rate for the performance of sound recordings as well as a decrease in the benefit to earnings from the amortization of deferred credits on executory contracts initially recognized in purchase price accounting associated with the Merger. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, revenue share and royalties were $551,012 and $471,149, respectively, an increase of 17%, or $79,863, and increased as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily attributable to greater revenues subject to royalty and/or revenue sharing arrangements and a 7% increase in the statutory royalty rate for the performance of sound recordings, partially offset by an increase in the benefit to earnings from the amortization of deferred credits on executory contracts initially recognized in purchase price accounting associated with the Merger. |
We expect our revenue share and royalty costs to increase as our revenues grow, our royalty rates increase and as a result of the above noted discontinued deferred credits on executory contracts associated with the Merger. As determined by the Copyright Royalty Board's decision, we paid royalties of 9.0%, 8.0% and 7.5% of gross revenues, subject to certain exclusions, for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and will pay 9.5% in 2014.
Programming and Content includes costs to acquire, create, promote and produce content. We have entered into various agreements with third parties for music and non-music programming that require us to pay license fees and other amounts.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, programming and content expenses were $290,323 and $278,997, respectively, an increase of 4%, or $11,326, but decreased as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily due to reductions in the benefit to earnings from purchase price accounting adjustments associated with the Merger attributable to the amortization of the deferred credit on acquired programming executory contracts and increased personnel costs. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, programming and content expenses were $278,997 and $281,234, respectively, a decrease of 1%, or $2,237, and decreased as a percentage of total revenue. The decrease was primarily due to savings in content agreements, partially offset by increases in personnel costs and reductions in the benefit to earnings from purchase price accounting adjustments associated with the Merger attributable to the amortization of the deferred credit on acquired programming executory contracts. |
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Excluding the impact from purchase accounting adjustments, based on our current programming offerings, we expect our programming and content expenses to fluctuate as we offer additional programming, and renew or replace expiring agreements. The impact of purchase price accounting adjustments associated with the Merger attributable to the amortization of the deferred credit on acquired programming executory contracts will continue to decline, in absolute amount and as a percentage of reported programming and content costs, through 2015. Substantially all of the deferred credits on executory contracts were amortized by the end of 2013.
Customer Service and Billing includes costs associated with the operation and management of internal and third party customer service centers, and our subscriber management systems as well as billing and collection costs, transaction fees and bad debt expense.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, customer service and billing expenses were $320,755 and $294,980, respectively, an increase of 9%, or $25,775, but remained flat as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily due to efforts to improve our customer service experience, resulting in higher spend on customer service agents, staffing and training, higher subscriber volume driving increased subscriber contacts, increased bad debt expense and higher technology costs. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, customer service and billing expenses were $294,980 and $259,719, respectively, an increase of 14%, or $35,261, but remained flat as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily due to longer average handle time per call and higher subscriber volume driving increased subscriber contacts and higher technology costs. |
We expect our customer service and billing expenses to increase as our subscriber base grows and as we attempt to improve the customer service experience for our subscribers.
Satellite and Transmission consists of costs associated with the operation and maintenance of our satellites; satellite telemetry, tracking and control systems; terrestrial repeater networks; satellite uplink facilities; broadcast studios; and delivery of our Internet streaming service.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, satellite and transmission expenses were $79,292 and $72,615, respectively, an increase of 9%, or $6,677, but remained flat as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily due to increased costs associated with our Internet streaming operations. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, satellite and transmission expenses were $72,615 and $75,902, respectively, a decrease of 4%, or $3,287, and decreased as a percentage of total revenue. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction of satellite in-orbit insurance expense as we elected not to renew insurance policies on certain satellites. |
We expect overall satellite and transmission expenses to increase as we enhance our Internet-based service and add functionality, expand our terrestrial repeater network, and incur in-orbit insurance costs.
Cost of Equipment includes costs from the sale of satellite radios, components and accessories and provisions for inventory allowance attributable to products purchased for resale in our direct to consumer distribution channels.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, cost of equipment was $26,478 and $31,766, respectively, a decrease of 17%, or $5,288, and decreased as a percentage of equipment revenue. The decrease was primarily due to lower average cost per product sold and lower inventory reserves, partially offset by higher direct to consumer volume compared to prior year periods. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, cost of equipment was $31,766 and $33,095, respectively, a decrease of 4%, or $1,329, and decreased as a percentage of equipment revenue. The decrease was primarily due to lower direct to consumer sales, partially offset by higher inventory reserves. |
We expect cost of equipment to vary with changes in sales, supply chain management and inventory valuations.
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Subscriber Acquisition Costs include hardware subsidies paid to radio manufacturers, distributors and automakers, including subsidies paid to automakers who include a satellite radio and subscription to our service in the sale or lease price of a new vehicle; subsidies paid for chip sets and certain other components used in manufacturing radios; device royalties for certain radios and chip sets; commissions paid to automakers as incentives to purchase, install and activate satellite radios; product warranty obligations; freight; and provisions for inventory allowances attributable to inventory consumed in our OEM and retail distribution channels. The majority of subscriber acquisition costs are incurred and expensed in advance of, or concurrent with, acquiring a subscriber. Subscriber acquisition costs do not include advertising, marketing, loyalty payments to distributors and dealers of satellite radios or revenue share payments to automakers and retailers of satellite radios.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, subscriber acquisition costs were $495,610 and $474,697, respectively, an increase of 4%, or $20,913, but decreased as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily a result of higher subsidies related to increased OEM installations and lower benefit to earnings from the amortization of the deferred credit for acquired executory contracts recognized in purchase price accounting associated with the Merger, partially offset by improved OEM subsidy rates per vehicle. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, subscriber acquisition costs were $474,697 and $434,482, respectively, an increase of 9%, or $40,215, but decreased as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily a result of higher subsidies related to increased OEM installations occurring in advance of acquiring the subscriber, partially offset by improved OEM subsidy rates per vehicle and increases in the benefit to earnings from the amortization of the deferred credit for acquired executory contracts recognized in purchase price accounting associated with the Merger. |
We expect total subscriber acquisition costs to decrease as a result of the expiration of the acquired executory contracts noted above. The decrease will be partially offset by increases in OEM installations and gross subscriber additions. Changes in contractual OEM subsidy rates and the cost of subsidized radio components will also impact total subscriber acquisition costs. We intend to continue to offer subsidies, commissions and other incentives to acquire subscribers.
Sales and Marketing includes costs for advertising, media and production, including promotional events and sponsorships; cooperative marketing; customer acquisition and retention, and personnel. Cooperative marketing costs include fixed and variable payments to reimburse retailers and automakers for the cost of advertising and other product awareness activities performed on our behalf. Customer acquisition and retention costs include expenses related to direct mail, outbound telemarketing and email communications.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, sales and marketing expenses were $291,024 and $248,905, respectively, an increase of 17%, or $42,119, and increased as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily due to additional subscriber communications and retention programs associated with a greater number of subscribers and promotional trials. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, sales and marketing expenses were $248,905 and $222,773, respectively, an increase of 12%, or $26,132, and remained flat as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily due to additional subscriber communications and retention programs associated with a greater number of subscribers and promotional trials, and higher OEM cooperative marketing. |
We anticipate that sales and marketing expenses will increase as changes in certain contractual marketing agreements become effective and as we expand programs to retain our existing subscribers, win back former subscribers, and attract new subscribers. We expect the increase in sales and marketing costs to be partially offset by the impact of the expiration of the acquired executory contracts noted above.
Engineering, Design and Development includes costs to develop chip sets and new products and services, research and development for broadcast information systems and costs associated with the incorporation of our radios into new vehicles manufactured by automakers.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, engineering, design and development expenses were $57,969 and $48,843, respectively, an increase of 19%, or $9,126, but remained flat as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was driven primarily by higher product development costs, costs related to enhanced subscriber features and functionality for our service, and by the reversal of certain non-recurring engineering charges that were recorded in the second quarter of 2012. |
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• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, engineering, design and development expenses were $48,843 and $53,435, respectively, a decrease of 9%, or $4,592, and decreased as a percentage of total revenue. The decrease was driven primarily by a reversal of certain non-recurring engineering charges, partially offset by higher product development costs, costs related to the development of enhanced subscriber features and functionality for our service and higher personnel costs. |
We expect engineering, design and development expenses to increase in future periods as we continue to develop our products and services.
General and Administrative includes executive management, rent and occupancy, finance, legal, human resources, information technology, and insurance costs.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, general and administrative expenses were $262,135 and $261,905, respectively, an increase of less than 1%, or $230, but decreased as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily due to higher information technology costs, offset by lower legal costs. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, general and administrative expenses were $261,905 and $238,738, respectively, an increase of 10%, or $23,167, but remained flat as a percentage of total revenue. The increase was primarily due to higher personnel costs, including share-based payment expenses, office rent expenses and professional fees, partially offset by lower litigation settlement charges. |
We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods as a result of, among other things, enhanced information technology, on-going legal costs and personnel costs to support the growth of our business.
Depreciation and Amortization represents the recognition in earnings of the acquisition cost of assets used in operations, including our satellite constellations, property, equipment and intangible assets, over their estimated service lives.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, depreciation and amortization expense was $253,314 and $266,295, respectively, a decrease of 5%, or $12,981, and decreased as a percentage of total revenue. The decrease was driven by certain satellites reaching the end of their estimated service lives, partially offset by additional assets placed in-service. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, depreciation and amortization expense was $266,295 and $267,880, respectively, a decrease of 1%, or $1,585, and decreased as a percentage of total revenue. The decrease was driven by reductions in the amortization of subscriber relationships and depreciation recognized on assets placed in-service as certain assets reached the end of their estimated service lives. |
We expect depreciation expense to decrease in future periods due to reduced amortization associated with the stepped-up basis in assets acquired in the Merger (including intangible assets, satellites, property and equipment) through the end of their estimated service lives, principally through 2017. These decreases will be partially offset by increased depreciation resulting from our FM-6 satellite being placed into service.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest Expense, Net of Amounts Capitalized, includes interest on outstanding debt, reduced by interest capitalized in connection with the construction of satellites and related launch vehicles.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, interest expense was $204,671 and $265,321, respectively, a decrease of 23%, or $60,650. The decrease was primarily due to lower average interest rates resulting from the redemption or repayment of $2,535,500 of higher interest rate debt throughout 2012 and 2013, which was replaced with $2,650,000 of lower interest rate debt. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, interest expense was $265,321 and $304,938, respectively, a decrease of 13%, or $39,617. The decrease was primarily due to a lower average outstanding debt balance and a mix of outstanding debt with lower interest rates. |
We expect interest expense to increase in future periods as total debt outstanding increases and we cease to capitalize interest associated with satellite construction.
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Loss on Extinguishment of Debt and Credit Facilities, Net, includes losses incurred as a result of the conversion and retirement of certain debt.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the year ended December 31, 2013, loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net, was $190,577. The loss in 2013 was recorded on the repayment and redemption of our 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 and our 8.75% Senior Notes due 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2012, a $132,726 loss was recorded on the repayment of our 13% Senior Notes due 2013 and our 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2015. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the year ended December 31, 2012, loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net, was $132,726. The loss was recorded on the repayment of our 13% Senior Notes due 2013 and our 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2011, a $7,206 loss was recorded on the repayment of our 11.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2013 and our 3.25% Convertible Notes due 2011. |
Interest and Investment Income includes realized gains and losses, interest income, and our share of the income of Sirius XM Canada.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the year ended December 31, 2013, interest and investment income was $6,976 compared to $716 in 2012. The interest and investment income for 2013 and 2012 was primarily due to our share of Sirius XM Canada's net income, partially offset by the amortization expense related to our equity method intangible assets. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the year ended December 31, 2012, interest and investment income was $716 compared to $73,970 in 2011. The interest and investment income for 2012 was primarily due to interest on our investments and our share of Sirius XM Canada's net income, partially offset by the amortization expense related to our equity method intangible assets. The interest and investment income for 2011 was primarily due to income from our interests in Sirius XM Canada due to the realized net gain from the XM Canada and Sirius Canada merger in the second quarter of 2011. |
Loss on change in value of derivatives represents the change in fair value of the commitments under the share repurchase agreement with Liberty Media, which are accounted for as a derivative.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the year ended December 31, 2013, net loss on change in value of derivatives was $20,393 which resulted from the change in value of the shares to be repurchased under the share repurchase agreement with Liberty Media. We expect to repurchase approximately 92,889,000 shares of common stock from Liberty Media on April 25, 2014 at a price of $3.66 per share. The value of the derivative will fluctuate based on the movement of our stock price. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, we did not record any losses on change in value of derivatives. |
Income Taxes
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit includes the change in our deferred tax assets, foreign withholding taxes and current federal and state tax expenses.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the year ended December 31, 2013, income tax expense was $259,877 compared to income tax benefit of $2,998,234 for 2012. Our annual effective tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2013 was 41% primarily as a result of $9,545 of non-deductible expenses related to the loss on change in value of derivatives. For the year ended December 31, 2012, we released $3,195,651 of valuation allowance due to the cumulative positive evidence that it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will be realized. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the year ended December 31, 2012, income tax benefit was $2,998,234 compared to income tax expense of $14,234 for 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2012, we released $3,195,651 of valuation allowance due to the cumulative positive evidence that it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will be realized. |
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Subscriber Data
The following table contains subscriber data for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Subscribers to our connected vehicle services are not included in our subscriber count:
Unaudited | |||||||||
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||
Beginning subscribers | 23,900,336 | 21,892,824 | 20,190,964 | ||||||
Gross subscriber additions | 10,136,381 | 9,617,771 | 8,696,020 | ||||||
Deactivated subscribers | (8,477,407 | ) | (7,610,259 | ) | (6,994,160 | ) | |||
Net additions | 1,658,974 | 2,007,512 | 1,701,860 | ||||||
Ending subscribers | 25,559,310 | 23,900,336 | 21,892,824 | ||||||
Self-pay | 21,081,817 | 19,570,274 | 17,908,742 | ||||||
Paid promotional | 4,477,493 | 4,330,062 | 3,984,082 | ||||||
Ending subscribers | 25,559,310 | 23,900,336 | 21,892,824 | ||||||
Self-pay | 1,511,543 | 1,661,532 | 1,221,943 | ||||||
Paid promotional | 147,431 | 345,980 | 479,917 | ||||||
Net additions | 1,658,974 | 2,007,512 | 1,701,860 | ||||||
Daily weighted average number of subscribers | 24,886,300 | 22,794,170 | 20,903,908 | ||||||
Average self-pay monthly churn | 1.8 | % | 1.9 | % | 1.9 | % | |||
New vehicle consumer conversion rate | 44 | % | 45 | % | 45 | % | |||
Note: See pages 39 through 45 for glossary. | |||||||||
Subscribers. At December 31, 2013, we had 25,559,310 subscribers, an increase of 1,658,974 subscribers, or 7%, from the 23,900,336 subscribers as of December 31, 2012.
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, net additions were 1,658,974 and 2,007,512, respectively, a decrease of 17%, or 348,538. The increase in gross subscriber additions was primarily due to increases in new car sales and new subscriptions in previously owned vehicles. These increases were offset in part by a change from a paid trial to an unpaid trial in the fourth quarter of 2013 pursuant to an agreement with an OEM. The increase in deactivated subscribers was due to an increase in paid promotional trial deactivations driven by the growth of paid trial expirations, along with an increase in self-pay deactivations due to an increase in the subscriber base. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, net additions were 2,007,512 and 1,701,860, respectively, an increase of 18%, or 305,652. The improvement was due to the increase in gross subscriber additions, primarily resulting from higher new vehicle shipments and light vehicle sales, as well as an increase in the number of conversions from unpaid promotional trials and returning subscriber activations, including consumers in previously owned vehicles. This increase in gross additions was partially offset by an increase in deactivations. The increase in deactivations was primarily due to paid promotional trial deactivations stemming from the growth of paid trials and increased self-pay deactivations from our larger subscriber base. |
Average Self-pay Monthly Churn is derived by dividing the monthly average of self-pay deactivations for the period divided by the average number of self-pay subscribers for the period. (See accompanying glossary on pages 39 through 45 for more details.)
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, our average self-pay monthly churn rate was 1.8% and 1.9%, respectively. The decrease was due to a higher mix of existing subscribers migrating to paid trials in new vehicles which are not included in average self-pay churn. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, our average self-pay monthly churn rate was 1.9%. |
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New Vehicle Consumer Conversion Rate is the percentage of owners and lessees of new vehicles that receive our service and convert to become self-paying subscribers after an initial promotional period. The metric excludes rental and fleet vehicles. (See accompanying glossary on pages 39 through 45 for more details).
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the new vehicle consumer conversion rate was 44% and 45%, respectively. The decrease in the new vehicle consumer conversion rate for the twelve month period was primarily due to the mix of sales by OEMs. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the new vehicle consumer conversion rate was 45%. |
Adjusted Results of Operations
In this section, we present certain financial performance measures that are not calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“Non-GAAP”). These Non-GAAP financial measures include: average monthly revenue per subscriber, or ARPU; customer service and billing expenses, per average subscriber; subscriber acquisition cost, or SAC, per gross subscriber addition; free cash flow; and adjusted EBITDA. These measures exclude the impact of certain purchase price accounting adjustments. We use these Non-GAAP financial measures to manage our business, to set operational goals and as a basis for determining performance-based compensation for our employees.
The purchase price accounting adjustments include the elimination of the earnings benefit of deferred revenue associated with our investment in Sirius XM Canada, the recognition of subscriber revenues not recognized in purchase price accounting and the elimination of the earnings benefit of deferred credits on executory contracts, which are primarily attributable to third party arrangements with an OEM and certain programming providers.
We believe the exclusion of share-based payment expense from functional operating expenses is useful given the significant variation in expense that can result from changes in the fair value as determined by the Black-Scholes-Merton model, which varies based on assumptions used for the expected life, expected stock price volatility and risk-free interest rates, the effect of which is unrelated to the operational conditions that give rise to variations in the components of our operating costs.
Free cash flow is a metric that our management and board of directors use to evaluate the cash generated by our operations, net of capital expenditures and other investment activity. In a capital intensive business, with significant investments in satellites, we look at our operating cash flow, net of these investing cash outflows, to determine cash available for future subscriber acquisition and capital expenditures, to repurchase or retire debt, to acquire other companies and to evaluate our ability to return capital to stockholders. We believe free cash flow is an indicator of the long-term financial stability of our business. Free cash flow, which is reconciled to “Net cash provided by operating activities”, is a Non-GAAP financial measure. This measure can be calculated by deducting amounts under the captions "Additions to property and equipment" and deducting or adding Restricted and other investment activity from "Net cash provided by operating activities" from the audited consolidated statements of cash flows. Free cash flow should be used in conjunction with other GAAP financial performance measures and may not be comparable to free cash flow measures presented by other companies. Free cash flow should be viewed as a supplemental measure rather than an alternative measure of cash flows from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow is limited and does not represent remaining cash flows available for discretionary expenditures due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt maturities. We believe free cash flow provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding our current and projected cash flow, along with other GAAP measures (such as cash flows from operating and investing activities), to determine our financial condition, and to compare our operating performance to other communications, entertainment and media companies.
We believe these Non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors regarding our financial condition and results of operations. We believe investors find these Non-GAAP financial performance measures useful in evaluating our core trends because it provides a direct view of our underlying contractual costs. We believe investors use our current and projected adjusted EBITDA to estimate our current or prospective enterprise value and to make investment decisions. By providing these Non-GAAP financial measures, together with the reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, we believe we are enhancing investors' understanding of our business and our results of operations.
These Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for or superior to, our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these Non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable
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to similarly-titled measures by other companies. Please refer to the glossary (pages 39 through 45) for a further discussion of such Non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
The following table contains our key operating metrics based on our adjusted results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively:
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(in thousands, except for per subscriber amounts) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
ARPU | $ | 12.27 | $ | 12.00 | $ | 11.58 | |||||
SAC, per gross subscriber addition | $ | 50 | $ | 54 | $ | 55 | |||||
Customer service and billing expenses, per average subscriber | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.03 | |||||
Free cash flow | $ | 927,496 | $ | 709,446 | $ | 415,742 | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,166,140 | $ | 920,343 | $ | 731,018 | |||||
Note: See pages 39 through 45 for a reconciliation to GAAP in the accompanying glossary. |
ARPU is derived from total earned subscriber revenue, net advertising revenue and other subscription-related revenue, net of purchase price accounting adjustments, divided by the number of months in the period, divided by the daily weighted average number of subscribers for the period. (For a reconciliation to GAAP see the accompanying glossary on pages 39 through 45 for more details.)
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, ARPU was $12.27 and $12.00, respectively. The increase was driven primarily by the contribution of the U.S. Music Royalty Fee, the impact of the increase in certain of our subscription rates beginning in January 2012, and an increase in subscriptions to premium services, partially offset by subscription discounts offered through customer acquisition and retention programs, and lifetime subscription plans that have reached full revenue recognition. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, ARPU was $12.00 and $11.58, respectively. The increase was driven primarily by the increase in certain of our subscription rates beginning in January 2012, and an increase in subscriptions to premium services, partially offset by subscription discounts offered through customer acquisition and retention programs and a decrease in the contribution from the U.S. Music Royalty Fee. |
SAC, Per Gross Subscriber Addition, is derived from subscriber acquisition costs and margins from the sale of radios, components and accessories, excluding share-based payment expense and purchase price accounting adjustments, divided by the number of gross subscriber additions for the period. (For a reconciliation to GAAP see the accompanying glossary on pages 39 through 45 for more details.)
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, SAC, per gross subscriber addition, was $50 and $54, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to lower subsidies per vehicle. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, SAC, per gross subscriber addition, was $54 and $55, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to improved OEM subsidy rates per vehicle, partially offset by higher subsidies related to increased OEM installations occurring in advance of acquiring a subscriber. |
Customer Service and Billing Expenses, Per Average Subscriber, is derived from total customer service and billing expenses, excluding share-based payment expense, divided by the number of months in the period, divided by the daily weighted average number of subscribers for the period. (For a reconciliation to GAAP see the accompanying glossary on pages 39 through 45 for more details.)
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, customer service and billing expenses, per average subscriber, were $1.07. |
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• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, customer service and billing expenses, per average subscriber, were $1.07 and $1.03, respectively. The increase was primarily due to longer average handle time per call and higher technology costs. |
Free Cash Flow includes the net cash provided by operations, additions to property and equipment, and restricted and other investment activity. (For a reconciliation to GAAP see the accompanying glossary on pages 39 through 45 for more details.)
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, free cash flow was $927,496 and $709,446, respectively, an increase of $218,050. The increase was primarily driven by higher net cash provided by operating activities from improved operating performance, lower interest payments, and higher collections from subscribers and distributors, partially offset by payments related to the launch of our FM-6 satellite and the purchase of certain long-lead parts for a future satellite. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, free cash flow was $709,446 and $415,742, respectively, an increase of $293,704. The increase was primarily driven by higher net cash provided by operating activities from improved operating performance and higher collections from subscribers and distributors, as well as a decrease in capital expenditures resulting from lower satellite and related launch vehicle construction costs. |
Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA is defined as net income before interest and investment income (loss); interest expense, net of amounts capitalized; income tax benefit (expense) and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA removes the impact of other income and expense, losses on extinguishment of debt, loss on change in value of derivatives as well as certain other charges, such as goodwill impairment, certain purchase price accounting adjustments and share-based payment expense. (For a reconciliation to GAAP see the accompanying glossary on pages 39 through 45 for more details.)
• | 2013 vs. 2012: For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, adjusted EBITDA was $1,166,140 and $920,343, respectively, an increase of 27%, or $245,797. The increase was primarily due to increases in adjusted revenues, partially offset by increases in expenses included in adjusted EBITDA. The increase in adjusted revenues was primarily due to the increase in our subscriber base and certain of our subscription rates. The increase in expenses was primarily driven by higher revenue share and royalties expenses associated with growth in revenues, sales and marketing costs related to subscriber communications and retention marketing, customer service and billing costs related to increased agent training and staffing as well as subscriber volume and subscriber acquisition costs. |
• | 2012 vs. 2011: For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, adjusted EBITDA was $920,343 and $731,018, respectively, an increase of 26%, or $189,325. The increase was primarily due to increases in adjusted revenues, partially offset by increases in expenses included in adjusted EBITDA. The increase in adjusted revenues was primarily due to the increase in our subscriber base and in certain of our subscription rates. The increase in expenses was primarily driven by higher revenue share and royalties expenses associated with growth in revenues, subscriber acquisition costs related to increased gross subscriber additions and subsidies related to increased OEM installations, customer service and billing costs related to longer average handle times and higher subscriber volume, and sales and marketing costs related to subscriber communications and cooperative marketing, partially offset by lower programming and content costs. |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2013 Compared with the Year Ended December 31, 2012 and Year Ended December 31, 2012 Compared with the Year Ended December 31, 2011.
As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had $134,805 and $520,945, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents. The following table presents a summary of our cash flow activity for the periods set forth below:
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2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2013 vs. 2012 | 2012 vs. 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,102,832 | $ | 806,765 | $ | 543,630 | $ | 296,067 | $ | 263,135 | |||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (700,688 | ) | (97,319 | ) | (127,888 | ) | (603,369 | ) | 30,569 | ||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (788,284 | ) | (962,491 | ) | (228,443 | ) | 174,207 | (734,048 | ) | ||||||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (386,140 | ) | (253,045 | ) | 187,299 | (133,095 | ) | (440,344 | ) | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 520,945 | 773,990 | 586,691 | (253,045 | ) | 187,299 | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 134,805 | $ | 520,945 | $ | 773,990 | $ | (386,140 | ) | $ | (253,045 | ) | |||||||
Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities
Cash flows provided by operating activities increased by $296,067 to $1,102,832 for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $806,765 for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Our largest source of cash provided by operating activities is generated by subscription and subscription-related revenues. We also generate cash from the sale of advertising on certain non-music channels and the sale of satellite radios, components and accessories. Our primary uses of cash from operating activities include revenue share and royalty payments to distributors and content providers, and payments to radio manufacturers, distributors and automakers. In addition, uses of cash from operating activities include payments to vendors to service, maintain and acquire subscribers, general corporate expenditures, and compensation and related costs.
Cash provided by operating activities consists of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation, amortization, loss on extinguishment of debt, share-based payment expense, deferred income taxes and other non-cash purchase price adjustments.
The adjustments for the non-cash items increased from the year ended December 31, 2012 to the year ended December 31, 2013 due to the $3,195,651 non-cash change in deferred tax valuation allowance reversal during 2012.
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities consists of capital expenditures for property and equipment, as well as the investment in the connected vehicle business purchased from Agero, Inc. We expect to continue to incur significant costs to improve our terrestrial repeater network and broadcast and administrative infrastructure. Our FM-6 satellite was launched during the fourth quarter of 2013.
The increase in cash flows used in investing activities was primarily due to the investment in Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc., satellite launch-related payments, an increase in spending to enhance our terrestrial repeater network, and the purchase of certain long-lead parts for a future satellite.
Cash Flows Used in Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities consists of the issuance and repayment of long-term debt and related party debt, cash flows resulting from the exercise of stock options and the purchase of common stock under our share repurchase program. Proceeds from long-term debt, related party debt and equity issuances have been used to fund our operations, acquire the connected vehicle business of Agero, Inc., construct and launch new satellites and invest in other infrastructure improvements.
Cash flows used in financing activities in 2013 were primarily due to the repurchase of approximately 520,257,866 shares of common stock under our share repurchase program for approximately $1,762,360, and the redemption of $800,000 of
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our 8.75% Senior Notes due 2015 and $700,000 of our 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018. In 2013, we issued $650,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020, $600,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021, $500,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Senior Notes due 2020, and $500,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Notes due 2023. Cash flows used in financing activities during 2012 were due to the repayment of the remaining balances of $778,500 of our 13% Senior Notes due 2013 and $257,000 of our 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2015, partially offset by the issuance $400,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2022 and the proceeds received from the exercise of stock options.
Future Liquidity and Capital Resource Requirements
Based upon our current business plans, we expect to fund operating expenses, capital expenditures, working capital requirements, interest payments, taxes and scheduled maturities of our debt with existing cash, cash flow from operations and borrowings under our Credit Facility. We believe that we have sufficient cash and cash equivalents as well as debt capacity to cover our estimated short-term and long-term funding needs, stock repurchases and strategic opportunities.
Our ability to meet our debt and other obligations depends on our future operating performance and on economic, financial, competitive and other factors. We continually review our operations for opportunities to adjust the timing of expenditures to ensure that sufficient resources are maintained.
We regularly evaluate our business plans and strategy. These evaluations often result in changes to our business plans and strategy, some of which may be material and significantly change our cash requirements. These changes in our business plans or strategy may include: the acquisition of unique or compelling programming; the introduction of new features or services; significant new or enhanced distribution arrangements; investments in infrastructure, such as satellites, equipment or radio spectrum; and acquisitions, including acquisitions that are not directly related to our satellite radio business.
Stock Repurchase Program
Since December 2012, our board of directors has approved $4,000,000 for repurchases of our common stock. Our board of directors did not establish an end date for this stock repurchase program. Shares of common stock may be purchased from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, including transactions with Liberty Media and its affiliates.
On October 9, 2013, we entered into an agreement with Liberty Media to repurchase $500 million of our common stock from Liberty Media. Pursuant to the agreement with Liberty Media, we repurchased $160 million of our common stock from Liberty Media as of December 31, 2013. On January 23, 2014, we entered into an amendment to the agreement with Liberty Media to defer the previously scheduled $240 million repurchase of shares of our common stock from Liberty Media from January 27, 2014 to April 25, 2014, the date of the final purchase installment under the agreement. As a result of this deferral, we expect to repurchase $340 million of our shares of common stock from Liberty Media on April 25, 2014 at a price of $3.66 per share. We entered into this amendment at the request of the Special Committee of our board of directors that has been formed to review and evaluate the Liberty Media proposal.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, we repurchased 520,257,866 shares of our common stock for $1,762,360, including fees and commissions, on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, including transactions with Liberty Media. All common stock repurchases were settled and retired as of December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, $2,237,640 remained available under our stock repurchase program. We expect to fund future repurchases through a combination of cash on hand, cash generated by operations and future borrowings.
Debt Covenants
Our indentures and the agreement governing our Credit Facility include restrictive covenants. As of December 31, 2013, we were in compliance with the indentures and the agreement governing our Credit Facility. For a discussion of our “Debt Covenants,” refer to Note 13 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements other than those disclosed in Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Contractual Cash Commitments
For a discussion of our “Contractual Cash Commitments,” refer to Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Related Party Transactions
For a discussion of “Related Party Transactions,” refer to Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods. Accounting estimates require the use of significant management assumptions and judgments as to future events, and the effect of those events cannot be predicted with certainty. The accounting estimates will change as new events occur, more experience is acquired and more information is obtained. We evaluate and update our assumptions and estimates on an ongoing basis and use outside experts to assist in that evaluation when we deem necessary. We have disclosed all significant accounting policies in Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Our annual impairment assessment of our single reporting unit is performed as of the fourth quarter of each year. Assessments are performed at other times if events or circumstances indicate it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. Step one of the impairment assessment compares the fair value of the entity to its carrying value and if the fair value exceeds its carrying value, goodwill is not impaired. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, the implied fair value of goodwill is compared to the carrying value of goodwill; an impairment loss will be recorded for the amount the carrying value exceeds the implied fair value. At the date of our annual assessment for 2013, the fair value of our single reporting unit substantially exceeded its carrying value and therefore was not at risk of failing step one of ASC 350-20, Goodwill. Subsequent to our annual evaluation of the carrying value of goodwill, there were no events or circumstances that triggered the need for an interim evaluation for impairment. As a result, there were no impairment charges to our goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2013 or 2012.
Long-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Assets. We carry our long-lived assets at cost less accumulated amortization and depreciation. We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable. At the time an impairment in the value of a long-lived asset is identified, the impairment is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value.
Our annual impairment assessment of indefinite-lived assets, our FCC licenses and XM trademark, is performed as of the fourth quarter of each year and an assessment is made at other times if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. ASU 2012-02, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment, establishes an option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an asset is impaired. If the qualitative assessment supports that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the asset exceeds its carrying value, a company is not required to perform a quantitative impairment test. If the qualitative assessment does not support the fair value of the asset, then a quantitative assessment is performed. During the fourth quarter of 2013, a qualitative impairment analysis was performed and we determined that the fair value of our FCC licenses and trademark substantially exceeded the carrying value and therefore was not at risk of impairment. Our qualitative assessment includes the consideration of our long-term financial projections, current and historical weighted average cost of capital and liquidity factors, legal and regulatory issues and industry and market pressures. Subsequent to our annual evaluation of the carrying value of our long-lived assets, there were no events or circumstances that triggered the need for an impairment evaluation.
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There were no changes in the carrying value of our indefinite life intangible assets during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Useful Life of Broadcast/Transmission System. Our satellite system includes the costs of our satellite construction, launch vehicles, launch insurance, capitalized interest, spare satellites, terrestrial repeater network and satellite uplink facilities. We monitor our satellites for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable.
We operate five in-orbit Sirius satellites, FM-1, FM-2, FM-3, FM-5 and FM-6. Our FM-1 and FM-2 satellites were launched in 2000 and reached the end of their depreciable lives in 2013, but are still in operation. We estimate that our FM-3, FM-5 and FM-6 satellites, launched in 2000, 2009 and 2013, respectively, will operate effectively through the end of their depreciable lives in 2015, 2024 and 2028, respectively. We operate five in-orbit XM satellites, XM-1, XM-2, XM-3, XM-4 and XM-5, three of which function as in-orbit spares. Our XM-1 and XM-2 in-orbit spare satellites launched in 2001 reached the end of their depreciable lives in 2013 and are expected to be removed from orbit in 2014. We estimate that our third in-orbit spare satellite, XM-5, launched in 2010 and our two other XM satellites, XM-3, launched in 2005, and XM-4, launched in 2006, will meet their 15-year estimated depreciable lives.
Certain of our in-orbit satellites have experienced circuit failures on their solar arrays. We continue to monitor the operating condition of our in-orbit satellites. If events or circumstances indicate that the depreciable lives of our in-orbit satellites have changed, we will modify the depreciable life accordingly. If we were to revise our estimates, our depreciation expense would change. For example, a 10% decrease in the expected depreciable lives of satellites and spacecraft control facilities during 2013 would have resulted in approximately $24,395 of additional depreciation expense.
Income Taxes. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences related to temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for tax purposes, based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. In determining the period in which related tax benefits are realized for book purposes, excess share-based compensation deductions included in net operating losses are realized after regular net operating losses are exhausted; excess tax compensation benefits are recorded off-balance sheet as a memo entry until the period the excess tax benefit is realized through a reduction of taxes payable. A valuation allowance is recognized when, based on the weight of all available evidence, it is considered more likely than not that all, or some portion, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Income tax expense is the sum of current income tax plus the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
As of December 31, 2013, we had a valuation allowance of $7,831 relating to deferred tax assets that are not likely to be realized due to certain state net operating loss limitations.
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Glossary
Adjusted EBITDA - EBITDA is defined as net income before interest and investment income (loss); interest expense, net of amounts capitalized; income tax expense and depreciation and amortization. We adjust EBITDA to remove the impact of other income and expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, loss on change in value of derivatives as well as certain other charges discussed below. This measure is one of the primary Non-GAAP financial measures on which we (i) evaluate the performance of our businesses, (ii) base our internal budgets and (iii) compensate management. Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial performance measure that excludes (if applicable): (i) certain adjustments as a result of the purchase price accounting for the Merger, (ii) depreciation and amortization and (iii) share-based payment expense. The purchase price accounting adjustments include: (i) the elimination of deferred revenue associated with the investment in XM Canada, (ii) recognition of deferred subscriber revenues not recognized in purchase price accounting, and (iii) elimination of the benefit of deferred credits on executory contracts, which are primarily attributable to third party arrangements with an OEM and programming providers. We believe adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the underlying trend of our operating performance, which provides useful information about our business apart from the costs associated with our physical plant, capital structure and purchase price accounting. We believe investors find this Non-GAAP financial measure useful when analyzing our results and comparing our operating performance to the performance of other communications, entertainment and media companies. We believe investors use current and projected adjusted EBITDA to estimate our current and prospective enterprise value and to make investment decisions. Because we fund and build-out our satellite radio system through the periodic raising and expenditure of large amounts of capital, our results of operations reflect significant charges for depreciation expense. The exclusion of depreciation and amortization expense is useful given significant variation in depreciation and amortization expense that can result from the potential variations in estimated useful lives, all of which can vary widely across different industries or among companies within the same industry. We also believe the exclusion of share-based payment expense is useful given the significant variation in expense that can result from changes in the fair value as determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton model which varies based on assumptions used for the expected life, expected stock price volatility and risk-free interest rates.
Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact to our statements of comprehensive income of certain expenses, including share-based payment expense and certain purchase price accounting for the Merger. We endeavor to compensate for the limitations of the Non-GAAP measure presented by also providing the comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the Non-GAAP measure. Investors that wish to compare and evaluate our operating results after giving effect for these costs, should refer to net income as disclosed in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Since adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial performance measure, our calculation of adjusted EBITDA may be susceptible to varying calculations; may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies; and should not be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The reconciliation of net income to the adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows (in thousands):
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Unaudited | |||||||||||
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Net income (GAAP): | $ | 377,215 | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | |||||
Add back items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA: | |||||||||||
Purchase price accounting adjustments: | |||||||||||
Revenues (see pages 41-43) | 7,251 | 7,479 | 10,910 | ||||||||
Operating expenses (see pages 41-43) | (207,854 | ) | (289,278 | ) | (277,258 | ) | |||||
Share-based payment expense, net of purchase price accounting adjustments | 68,876 | 63,822 | 53,369 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization (GAAP) | 253,314 | 266,295 | 267,880 | ||||||||
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized (GAAP) | 204,671 | 265,321 | 304,938 | ||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net (GAAP) | 190,577 | 132,726 | 7,206 | ||||||||
Interest and investment (income) (GAAP) | (6,976 | ) | (716 | ) | (73,970 | ) | |||||
Loss on change in value of derivatives (GAAP) | 20,393 | — | — | ||||||||
Other (income) loss (GAAP) | (1,204 | ) | 226 | (3,252 | ) | ||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) (GAAP) | 259,877 | (2,998,234 | ) | 14,234 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,166,140 | $ | 920,343 | $ | 731,018 | |||||
Adjusted Revenues and Operating Expenses - We define this Non-GAAP financial measure as our actual revenues and operating expenses adjusted to exclude the impact of certain purchase price accounting adjustments and share-based payment expense. We use this Non-GAAP financial measure to manage our business, to set operational goals and as a basis for determining performance-based compensation for our employees. The following tables reconcile our actual revenues and operating expenses to our adjusted revenues and operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:
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Unaudited For the Year Ended December 31, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | As Reported | Purchase Price Accounting Adjustments | Allocation of Share-based Payment Expense | Adjusted | |||||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
Subscriber revenue | $ | 3,284,660 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,284,660 | |||||||
Advertising revenue | 89,288 | — | — | 89,288 | |||||||||||
Equipment revenue | 80,573 | — | — | 80,573 | |||||||||||
Other revenue | 344,574 | 7,251 | — | 351,825 | |||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 3,799,095 | $ | 7,251 | $ | — | $ | 3,806,346 | |||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||
Cost of services: | |||||||||||||||
Revenue share and royalties | $ | 677,642 | $ | 122,534 | $ | — | $ | 800,176 | |||||||
Programming and content | 290,323 | 8,033 | (7,584 | ) | 290,772 | ||||||||||
Customer service and billing | 320,755 | — | (2,219 | ) | 318,536 | ||||||||||
Satellite and transmission | 79,292 | — | (3,714 | ) | 75,578 | ||||||||||
Cost of equipment | 26,478 | — | — | 26,478 | |||||||||||
Subscriber acquisition costs | 495,610 | 64,365 | — | 559,975 | |||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 291,024 | 12,922 | (14,792 | ) | 289,154 | ||||||||||
Engineering, design and development | 57,969 | — | (7,405 | ) | 50,564 | ||||||||||
General and administrative | 262,135 | — | (33,162 | ) | 228,973 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization (a) | 253,314 | — | — | 253,314 | |||||||||||
Share-based payment expense | — | — | 68,876 | 68,876 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 2,754,542 | $ | 207,854 | $ | — | $ | 2,962,396 | |||||||
(a) Purchase price accounting adjustments included above exclude the incremental depreciation and amortization associated with the $785,000 stepped up basis in property, equipment and intangible assets as a result of the Merger. The increased depreciation and amortization for December 31, 2013 was $47,000. | |||||||||||||||
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Unaudited For the Year Ended December 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | As Reported | Purchase Price Accounting Adjustments | Allocation of Share-based Payment Expense | Adjusted | |||||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
Subscriber revenue | $ | 2,962,665 | $ | 228 | $ | — | $ | 2,962,893 | |||||||
Advertising revenue | 82,320 | — | — | 82,320 | |||||||||||
Equipment revenue | 73,456 | — | — | 73,456 | |||||||||||
Other revenue | 283,599 | 7,251 | — | 290,850 | |||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 3,402,040 | $ | 7,479 | $ | — | $ | 3,409,519 | |||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||
Cost of services: | |||||||||||||||
Revenue share and royalties | $ | 551,012 | $ | 146,601 | $ | — | $ | 697,613 | |||||||
Programming and content | 278,997 | 37,346 | (6,120 | ) | 310,223 | ||||||||||
Customer service and billing | 294,980 | — | (1,847 | ) | 293,133 | ||||||||||
Satellite and transmission | 72,615 | — | (3,329 | ) | 69,286 | ||||||||||
Cost of equipment | 31,766 | — | — | 31,766 | |||||||||||
Subscriber acquisition costs | 474,697 | 90,503 | — | 565,200 | |||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 248,905 | 14,828 | (10,310 | ) | 253,423 | ||||||||||
Engineering, design and development | 48,843 | — | (6,238 | ) | 42,605 | ||||||||||
General and administrative | 261,905 | — | (35,978 | ) | 225,927 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization (a) | 266,295 | — | — | 266,295 | |||||||||||
Share-based payment expense | — | — | 63,822 | 63,822 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 2,530,015 | $ | 289,278 | $ | — | $ | 2,819,293 | |||||||
(a) Purchase price accounting adjustments included above exclude the incremental depreciation and amortization associated with the $785,000 stepped up basis in property, equipment and intangible assets as a result of the Merger. The increased depreciation and amortization for December 31, 2012 was $53,000. | |||||||||||||||
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Unaudited For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | As Reported | Purchase Price Accounting Adjustments | Allocation of Share-based Payment Expense | Adjusted | |||||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
Subscriber revenue | $ | 2,595,414 | $ | 3,659 | $ | — | $ | 2,599,073 | |||||||
Advertising revenue | 73,672 | — | — | 73,672 | |||||||||||
Equipment revenue | 71,051 | — | — | 71,051 | |||||||||||
Other revenue | 274,387 | 7,251 | — | 281,638 | |||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 3,014,524 | $ | 10,910 | $ | — | $ | 3,025,434 | |||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||
Cost of services: | |||||||||||||||
Revenue share and royalties | $ | 471,149 | $ | 126,941 | $ | — | $ | 598,090 | |||||||
Programming and content | 281,234 | 49,172 | (6,212 | ) | 324,194 | ||||||||||
Customer service and billing | 259,719 | 18 | (1,502 | ) | 258,235 | ||||||||||
Satellite and transmission | 75,902 | 313 | (2,678 | ) | 73,537 | ||||||||||
Cost of equipment | 33,095 | — | — | 33,095 | |||||||||||
Subscriber acquisition costs | 434,482 | 85,491 | — | 519,973 | |||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 222,773 | 15,233 | (8,193 | ) | 229,813 | ||||||||||
Engineering, design and development | 53,435 | 31 | (4,851 | ) | 48,615 | ||||||||||
General and administrative | 238,738 | 59 | (29,933 | ) | 208,864 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization (a) | 267,880 | — | — | 267,880 | |||||||||||
Share-based payment expense (b) | — | — | 53,369 | 53,369 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 2,338,407 | $ | 277,258 | $ | — | $ | 2,615,665 | |||||||
(a) Purchase price accounting adjustments included above exclude the incremental depreciation and amortization associated with the $785,000 stepped up basis in property, equipment and intangible assets as a result of the Merger. The increased depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $59,000. | |||||||||||||||
(b) Amounts related to share-based payment expense included in operating expenses were as follows: | |||||||||||||||
Programming and content | $ | 6,185 | $ | 27 | $ | — | $ | 6,212 | |||||||
Customer service and billing | 1,484 | 18 | — | 1,502 | |||||||||||
Satellite and transmission | 2,659 | 19 | — | 2,678 | |||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 8,166 | 27 | — | 8,193 | |||||||||||
Engineering, design and development | 4,820 | 31 | — | 4,851 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 29,874 | 59 | — | 29,933 | |||||||||||
Total share-based payment expense | $ | 53,188 | $ | 181 | $ | — | $ | 53,369 | |||||||
ARPU - is derived from total earned subscriber revenue, advertising revenue and other subscription-related revenue, net of purchase price accounting adjustments, divided by the number of months in the period, divided by the daily weighted average number of subscribers for the period. Other subscription-related revenue includes the U.S. Music Royalty Fee. Purchase price accounting adjustments include the recognition of deferred subscriber revenues not recognized in purchase price accounting associated with the Merger. ARPU is calculated as follows (in thousands, except for subscriber and per subscriber amounts):
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For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Subscriber revenue (GAAP) | $ | 3,284,660 | $ | 2,962,665 | $ | 2,595,414 | |||||
Add: advertising revenue (GAAP) | 89,288 | 82,320 | 73,672 | ||||||||
Add: other subscription-related revenue (GAAP) | 290,895 | 237,868 | 231,902 | ||||||||
Add: purchase price accounting adjustments | — | 228 | 3,659 | ||||||||
$ | 3,664,843 | $ | 3,283,081 | $ | 2,904,647 | ||||||
Daily weighted average number of subscribers | 24,886,300 | 22,794,170 | 20,903,908 | ||||||||
ARPU | $ | 12.27 | $ | 12.00 | $ | 11.58 | |||||
Average self-pay monthly churn - is defined as the monthly average of self-pay deactivations for the period divided by the average number of self-pay subscribers for the period.
Customer service and billing expenses, per average subscriber - is derived from total customer service and billing expenses, excluding share-based payment expense and purchase price accounting adjustments associated with the Merger, divided by the number of months in the period, divided by the daily weighted average number of subscribers for the period. We believe the exclusion of share-based payment expense in our calculation of customer service and billing expenses, per average subscriber, is useful given the significant variation in expense that can result from changes in the fair market value of our common stock, the effect of which is unrelated to the operational conditions that give rise to variations in the components of our customer service and billing expenses. Customer service and billing expenses, per average subscriber, is calculated as follows (in thousands, except for subscriber and per subscriber amounts):
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For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Customer service and billing expenses (GAAP) | $ | 320,755 | $ | 294,980 | $ | 259,719 | |||||
Less: share-based payment expense, net of purchase price accounting adjustments | (2,219 | ) | (1,847 | ) | (1,502 | ) | |||||
Add: purchase price accounting adjustments | — | — | 18 | ||||||||
$ | 318,536 | $ | 293,133 | $ | 258,235 | ||||||
Daily weighted average number of subscribers | 24,886,300 | 22,794,170 | 20,903,908 | ||||||||
Customer service and billing expenses, per average subscriber | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.03 | |||||
Free cash flow - is derived from cash flow provided by operating activities, capital expenditures and restricted and other investment activity. Free cash flow is calculated as follows (in thousands):
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For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Cash Flow information | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,102,832 | $ | 806,765 | $ | 543,630 | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (700,688 | ) | $ | (97,319 | ) | $ | (127,888 | ) | ||
Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (788,284 | ) | $ | (962,491 | ) | $ | (228,443 | ) | ||
Free Cash Flow | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,102,832 | $ | 806,765 | $ | 543,630 | |||||
Additions to property and equipment | (173,617 | ) | (97,293 | ) | (137,429 | ) | |||||
Purchases of restricted and other investments | (1,719 | ) | (26 | ) | 9,541 | ||||||
Free cash flow | $ | 927,496 | $ | 709,446 | $ | 415,742 | |||||
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New vehicle consumer conversion rate - is defined as the percentage of owners and lessees of new vehicles that receive our service and convert to become self-paying subscribers after the initial promotion period. At the time satellite radio enabled vehicles are sold or leased, the owners or lessees generally receive trial subscriptions ranging from three to twelve months. Promotional periods generally include the period of trial service plus 30 days to handle the receipt and processing of payments. We measure conversion rate three months after the period in which the trial service ends. The metric excludes rental and fleet vehicles.
Subscriber acquisition cost, per gross subscriber addition - or SAC, per gross subscriber addition, is derived from subscriber acquisition costs and margins from the sale of radios and accessories, excluding purchase price accounting adjustments, divided by the number of gross subscriber additions for the period. Purchase price accounting adjustments associated with the Merger include the elimination of the benefit of amortization of deferred credits on executory contracts recognized at the Merger date attributable to an OEM. SAC, per gross subscriber addition, is calculated as follows (in thousands, except for subscriber and per subscriber amounts):
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For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Subscriber acquisition costs (GAAP) | $ | 495,610 | $ | 474,697 | $ | 434,482 | |||||
Less: margin from direct sales of radios and accessories (GAAP) | (54,095 | ) | (41,690 | ) | (37,956 | ) | |||||
Add: purchase price accounting adjustments | 64,365 | 90,503 | 85,491 | ||||||||
$ | 505,880 | $ | 523,510 | $ | 482,017 | ||||||
Gross subscriber additions | 10,136,381 | 9,617,771 | 8,696,020 | ||||||||
SAC, per gross subscriber addition | $ | 50 | $ | 54 | $ | 55 | |||||
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Supplementary discussion for Sirius XM:
The consolidated statements of comprehensive income of Sirius XM are essentially identical to the consolidated statements of comprehensive income of Holdings, except for the following:
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Net income attributable to Holdings | $ | 377,215 | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | |||||
Loss on change in value of derivative for forward contract with Liberty Media included in Holdings' consolidated statements of comprehensive income (a) | 23,106 | — | — | ||||||||
Loss on change in fair value of 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 included in Sirius XM's consolidated statements of comprehensive income (b) | (466,815 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Net income attributable to Sirius XM's sole stockholder | $ | (66,494 | ) | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | ||||
(a) | The fair value of the Share Repurchase Agreement with Liberty Media is recorded in Holdings' consolidated balance sheet, with changes in fair value recorded in Holdings' statements of comprehensive income. The impact of the Share Repurchase Agreement is excluded from Sirius XM's financial statements as the publicly traded common stock being repurchased by Liberty Media resides at Holdings, effective November 15, 2013. |
(b) | The additional fair value in excess of the carrying amount associated with the 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 is recorded in Sirius XM's consolidated balance sheet, with changes in fair value recorded in Sirius XM's statements of comprehensive income. This is eliminated in Holdings' consolidated balance sheets and statements of comprehensive income. |
For a discussion and analysis of Sirius XM's financial condition and results, refer to "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in this Item.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
As of December 31, 2013, we did not hold or issue any free-standing derivatives. We hold investments in marketable securities consisting of money market funds, certificates of deposit and investments in debt and equity securities of other entities. We classify our investments in marketable securities as available-for-sale. These securities are consistent with the objectives contained within our investment policy. The basic objectives of our investment policy are the preservation of capital, maintaining sufficient liquidity to meet operating requirements and maximizing yield.
Our debt includes fixed rate instruments and the fair market value of our debt is sensitive to changes in interest rates. Our borrowings under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the "Credit Facility") carry a variable interest rate based on LIBOR plus an applicable rate based on our debt to operating cash flow ratio. Under our current policies, we do not use interest rate derivative instruments to manage our exposure to interest rate fluctuations.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 15 herein.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Controls and Procedures
As of December 31, 2013, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including James E. Meyer, our Chief Executive Officer, and David J. Frear, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2013. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act) during the year ended December 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. We have performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Our management used the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 1992 to perform this evaluation. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2013.
KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, which has audited and reported on the consolidated financial statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, has issued its report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting which follows this report.
Audit Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013 has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their audit report appearing on page F-2 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information about our executive officers is contained in the discussion entitled “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The additional information required by this Item 10 is incorporated in this report by reference to the applicable information in Holdings’ definitive proxy statement for the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders set forth under the captions Stock Ownership, Governance of the Company, Item 1. Election of Directors and Item 2. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants, which we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to April 30, 2014.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to all employees, including executive officers, and to directors. The Code of Ethics is available on the Corporate Governance page of our website at www.siriusxm.com. If we ever were to amend or waive any provision of our Code of Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or any person performing similar functions, we intend to satisfy our disclosure obligations with respect to any such waiver or amendment by posting such information on our internet website set forth above rather than filing a Form 8-K.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item 11 is incorporated in this report by reference to the applicable information in Holdings’ definitive proxy statement for the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders set forth under the captions Item 1. Election of Directors, Executive Compensation and Item 2. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants, which we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to April 30, 2014.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Certain information required by this item is set forth under the heading “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in Part II, Item 5, of this report.
The additional information required by this Item 12 is incorporated in this report by reference to the applicable information in Holdings’ definitive proxy statement for the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders set forth under the caption Stock Ownership, which we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to April 30, 2014.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this Item 13 is incorporated in this report by reference to the applicable information in Holdings’ definitive proxy statement for the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders set forth under the captions Governance of the Company and Item 1. Election of Directors, which we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to April 30, 2014.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this Item 14 is incorporated in this report by reference to the applicable information in Holdings’ definitive proxy statement for the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders set forth under the caption Item 2. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants - Principal Accountant Fees and Services, which we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to April 30, 2014.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Documents filed as part of this report:
(1) Financial Statements. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing on page F-1.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing on page F-1.
(3) Exhibits. See Exhibit Index following this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 4th day of February 2014.
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. | |
By: | /s/ DAVID J. FREAR |
David J. Frear | |
Executive Vice President and | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial Officer) | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | |
/s/ GREGORY B. MAFFEI | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(Gregory B. Maffei) | |||
/s/ JAMES E. MEYER | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | February 4, 2014 | |
(James E. Meyer) | |||
/s/ DAVID J. FREAR | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | February 4, 2014 | |
(David J. Frear) | |||
/s/ THOMAS D. BARRY | Senior Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | February 4, 2014 | |
(Thomas D. Barry) | |||
/s/ JOAN L. AMBLE | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(Joan L. Amble) | |||
/s/ ANTHONY J. BATES | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(Anthony J. Bates) | |||
/s/ GEORGE W. BODENHEIMER | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(George W. Bodenheimer) | |||
/s/ DAVID J. A. FLOWERS | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(David J. A. Flowers) | |||
/s/ EDDY W. HARTENSTEIN | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(Eddy W. Hartenstein) | |||
/s/ JAMES P. HOLDEN | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(James P. Holden) | |||
/s/ EVAN D. MALONE | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(Evan D. Malone) | |||
/s/ JAMES F. MOONEY | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(James F. Mooney) | |||
/s/ CARL E. VOGEL | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(Carl E. Vogel) | |||
/s/ VANESSA A. WITTMAN | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(Vanessa A. Wittman) | |||
/s/ DAVID ZASLAV | Director | February 4, 2014 | |
(David Zaslav) | |||
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. | |
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. | |
F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(2). These consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated February 4, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ KPMG LLP |
New York, New York
February 4, 2014
F-2
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries:
We have audited Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries' internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Sirius XM Holdings Inc.'s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, and our report dated February 4, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
/s/ KPMG LLP |
New York, New York
February 4, 2014
F-3
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Sirius XM Radio Inc. and subsidiaries:
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholder equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013 in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG LLP |
New York, New York
February 4, 2014
F-4
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||
Subscriber revenue | $ | 3,284,660 | $ | 2,962,665 | $ | 2,595,414 | |||||
Advertising revenue | 89,288 | 82,320 | 73,672 | ||||||||
Equipment revenue | 80,573 | 73,456 | 71,051 | ||||||||
Other revenue | 344,574 | 283,599 | 274,387 | ||||||||
Total revenue | 3,799,095 | 3,402,040 | 3,014,524 | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
Cost of services: | |||||||||||
Revenue share and royalties | 677,642 | 551,012 | 471,149 | ||||||||
Programming and content | 290,323 | 278,997 | 281,234 | ||||||||
Customer service and billing | 320,755 | 294,980 | 259,719 | ||||||||
Satellite and transmission | 79,292 | 72,615 | 75,902 | ||||||||
Cost of equipment | 26,478 | 31,766 | 33,095 | ||||||||
Subscriber acquisition costs | 495,610 | 474,697 | 434,482 | ||||||||
Sales and marketing | 291,024 | 248,905 | 222,773 | ||||||||
Engineering, design and development | 57,969 | 48,843 | 53,435 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 262,135 | 261,905 | 238,738 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 253,314 | 266,295 | 267,880 | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 2,754,542 | 2,530,015 | 2,338,407 | ||||||||
Income from operations | 1,044,553 | 872,025 | 676,117 | ||||||||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized | (204,671 | ) | (265,321 | ) | (304,938 | ) | |||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net | (190,577 | ) | (132,726 | ) | (7,206 | ) | |||||
Interest and investment income | 6,976 | 716 | 73,970 | ||||||||
Loss on change in value of derivatives | (20,393 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Other income (loss) | 1,204 | (226 | ) | 3,252 | |||||||
Total other expense | (407,461 | ) | (397,557 | ) | (234,922 | ) | |||||
Income before income taxes | 637,092 | 474,468 | 441,195 | ||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (259,877 | ) | 2,998,234 | (14,234 | ) | ||||||
Net income | $ | 377,215 | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | |||||
Realized loss on XM Canada investment foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | 6,072 | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax | (428 | ) | 49 | (140 | ) | ||||||
Total comprehensive income | $ | 376,787 | $ | 3,472,751 | $ | 432,893 | |||||
Net income per common share: | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.07 | |||||
Diluted | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.07 | |||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
Basic | 6,227,646 | 4,209,073 | 3,744,606 | ||||||||
Diluted | 6,384,791 | 6,873,786 | 6,500,822 | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-5
As of December 31, | |||||||
2013 | 2012 | ||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 134,805 | $ | 520,945 | |||
Accounts receivable, net | 103,937 | 106,142 | |||||
Receivables from distributors | 88,975 | 104,425 | |||||
Inventory, net | 13,863 | 25,337 | |||||
Prepaid expenses | 110,530 | 122,157 | |||||
Related party current assets | 9,145 | 13,167 | |||||
Deferred tax asset | 937,598 | 923,972 | |||||
Other current assets | 20,160 | 12,037 | |||||
Total current assets | 1,419,013 | 1,828,182 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,594,574 | 1,571,922 | |||||
Long-term restricted investments | 5,718 | 3,999 | |||||
Deferred financing fees, net | 12,604 | 38,677 | |||||
Intangible assets, net | 2,700,062 | 2,519,610 | |||||
Goodwill | 2,204,553 | 1,815,365 | |||||
Related party long-term assets | 30,164 | 44,954 | |||||
Long-term deferred tax asset | 868,057 | 1,219,256 | |||||
Other long-term assets | 10,035 | 12,878 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 8,844,780 | $ | 9,054,843 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 578,333 | $ | 587,652 | |||
Accrued interest | 42,085 | 33,954 | |||||
Current portion of deferred revenue | 1,586,611 | 1,474,138 | |||||
Current portion of deferred credit on executory contracts | 3,781 | 207,854 | |||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 496,815 | 4,234 | |||||
Current maturities of long-term related party debt | 10,959 | — | |||||
Related party current liabilities | 20,320 | 6,756 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 2,738,904 | 2,314,588 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 149,026 | 159,501 | |||||
Deferred credit on executory contracts | 1,394 | 5,175 | |||||
Long-term debt | 3,093,821 | 2,222,080 | |||||
Long-term related party debt | — | 208,906 | |||||
Related party long-term liabilities | 16,337 | 18,966 | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 99,556 | 86,062 | |||||
Total liabilities | 6,099,038 | 5,015,278 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
Convertible perpetual preferred stock, series B-1, par value $0.001 (liquidation preference of $0.001 per share); 50,000,000 authorized and 0 and 6,250,100 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively | — | 6 | |||||
Common stock, par value $0.001; 9,000,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2013 and 2012; 6,096,220,526 and 5,262,440,085 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively | 6,096 | 5,263 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (308 | ) | 120 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 8,674,129 | 10,345,566 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (5,934,175 | ) | (6,311,390 | ) | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | 2,745,742 | 4,039,565 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 8,844,780 | $ | 9,054,843 | |||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-6
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B-1 | Common Stock | Treasury Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Additional Paid-in Capital | Shares | Amount | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2011 | 12,500,000 | $ | 13 | 3,933,195,112 | $ | 3,933 | $ | (5,861 | ) | $ | 10,420,604 | — | $ | — | $ | (10,211,053 | ) | $ | 207,636 | |||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income, net of tax | — | — | — | — | 5,932 | — | — | — | 426,961 | 432,893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock to employees and employee benefit plans, net of forfeitures | — | — | 1,882,801 | 2 | — | 3,480 | — | — | — | 3,482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payment expense | — | — | — | — | — | 48,581 | — | — | — | 48,581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options and vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | 13,401,048 | 13 | — | 11,540 | — | — | — | 11,553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants | — | — | 7,122,951 | 7 | — | (7 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Return of shares under share borrow agreements | — | — | (202,399,983 | ) | (202 | ) | — | 202 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011 | 12,500,000 | $ | 13 | 3,753,201,929 | $ | 3,753 | $ | 71 | $ | 10,484,400 | — | $ | — | $ | (9,784,092 | ) | $ | 704,145 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income, net of tax | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | 3,472,702 | 3,472,751 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock to employees and employee benefit plans, net of forfeitures | — | — | 1,571,175 | 2 | — | 3,521 | — | — | — | 3,523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payment expense | — | — | — | — | — | 60,299 | — | — | — | 60,299 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options | — | — | 214,199,297 | 214 | — | 125,695 | — | — | — | 125,909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends paid on common shares ($0.05) | — | — | — | — | — | (262,387 | ) | — | — | — | (262,387 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends paid on preferred shares on as-converted basis | — | — | — | — | — | (64,675 | ) | — | — | — | (64,675 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock | (6,249,900 | ) | (7 | ) | 1,293,467,684 | 1,294 | — | (1,287 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012 | 6,250,100 | $ | 6 | 5,262,440,085 | $ | 5,263 | $ | 120 | $ | 10,345,566 | — | $ | — | $ | (6,311,390 | ) | $ | 4,039,565 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income, net of tax | — | — | — | — | (428 | ) | — | — | — | 377,215 | 376,787 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payment expense | — | — | — | — | — | 68,876 | — | — | — | 68,876 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options and vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | 32,841,381 | 32 | — | 19,396 | — | — | — | 19,428 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum withholding taxes on net share settlement of stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | (46,342 | ) | — | — | — | (46,342 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock | (6,250,100 | ) | (6 | ) | 1,293,509,076 | 1,293 | — | (1,287 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of Exchangeable Notes to common stock | — | — | 27,687,850 | 28 | — | 45,069 | — | — | — | 45,097 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock repurchased | — | — | — | — | — | — | 520,257,866 | (1,764,969 | ) | — | (1,764,969 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock retired | — | — | (520,257,866 | ) | (520 | ) | — | (1,764,449 | ) | (520,257,866 | ) | 1,764,969 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Initial fair value of forward contract | — | — | — | — | — | 7,300 | — | — | — | 7,300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2013 | — | $ | — | 6,096,220,526 | $ | 6,096 | $ | (308 | ) | $ | 8,674,129 | — | $ | — | $ | (5,934,175 | ) | $ | 2,745,742 | |||||||||||||||||
F-7
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 377,215 | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 253,314 | 266,295 | 267,880 | ||||||||
Non-cash interest expense, net of amortization of premium | 21,698 | 35,924 | 39,515 | ||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 39,016 | 34,548 | 33,164 | ||||||||
Amortization of deferred income related to equity method investment | (2,776 | ) | (2,776 | ) | (2,776 | ) | |||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net | 190,577 | 132,726 | 7,206 | ||||||||
Gain on merger of unconsolidated entities | — | — | (75,768 | ) | |||||||
(Gain) loss on unconsolidated entity investments, net | (5,865 | ) | 420 | 6,520 | |||||||
Dividend received from unconsolidated entity investment | 22,065 | 1,185 | — | ||||||||
Loss on disposal of assets | 351 | 657 | 269 | ||||||||
Loss on change in value of derivative | 20,393 | — | — | ||||||||
Share-based payment expense | 68,876 | 63,822 | 53,190 | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 259,787 | (3,001,818 | ) | 8,264 | |||||||
Other non-cash purchase price adjustments | (207,854 | ) | (289,050 | ) | (275,338 | ) | |||||
Distribution from investment in unconsolidated entity | — | — | 4,849 | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (36,189 | ) | (38,985 | ) | (13,211 | ) | |||||
Receivables from distributors | 20,944 | (19,608 | ) | (17,241 | ) | ||||||
Inventory | 11,474 | 11,374 | (14,793 | ) | |||||||
Related party assets | 2,031 | 9,523 | 30,036 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 16,788 | 647 | 8,525 | ||||||||
Other long-term assets | 2,973 | 22,779 | 36,490 | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (44,009 | ) | 46,043 | (32,010 | ) | ||||||
Accrued interest | 8,131 | (36,451 | ) | (2,048 | ) | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 73,593 | 101,311 | 55,336 | ||||||||
Related party liabilities | (1,991 | ) | (7,545 | ) | (1,542 | ) | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 12,290 | 3,042 | 152 | ||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,102,832 | 806,765 | 543,630 | ||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
Additions to property and equipment | (173,617 | ) | (97,293 | ) | (137,429 | ) | |||||
Purchases of restricted and other investments | (1,719 | ) | (26 | ) | (826 | ) | |||||
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | (525,352 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Release of restricted investments | — | — | 250 | ||||||||
Return of capital from investment in unconsolidated entity | — | — | 10,117 | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (700,688 | ) | (97,319 | ) | (127,888 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 21,968 | 123,369 | 11,553 | ||||||||
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation | (46,342 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings and revolving credit facility, net of costs | 3,156,063 | 383,641 | — | ||||||||
Payment of premiums on redemption of debt | (175,453 | ) | (100,615 | ) | (5,020 | ) | |||||
Repayment of long-term borrowings and revolving credit facility | (1,782,160 | ) | (915,824 | ) | (234,976 | ) | |||||
Repayment of related party long-term borrowings | (200,000 | ) | (126,000 | ) | — | ||||||
Common stock repurchased and retired | (1,762,360 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Dividends paid | — | (327,062 | ) | — | |||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (788,284 | ) | (962,491 | ) | (228,443 | ) | |||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (386,140 | ) | (253,045 | ) | 187,299 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 520,945 | 773,990 | 586,691 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 134,805 | $ | 520,945 | $ | 773,990 | |||||
F-8
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - (Continued)
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash and Non-Cash Flow Information | |||||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | |||||||||||
Interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 169,781 | $ | 262,039 | $ | 258,676 | |||||
Income taxes paid | 2,783 | 4,935 | — | ||||||||
Acquisition related costs | 2,902 | — | — | ||||||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
Capital lease obligations incurred to acquire assets | 11,966 | 12,781 | — | ||||||||
Conversion of Series B preferred stock to common stock | 1,293 | 1,294 | — | ||||||||
Common stock issuance upon exercise of warrants | — | — | 7 | ||||||||
Conversion of 7% Exchangeable Notes to common stock, net of debt issuance and deferred financing costs | 45,097 | — | — | ||||||||
Performance incentive payments | 16,900 | — | — | ||||||||
Goodwill reduced for the exercise and vesting of certain stock awards | 274 | 19,491 | — | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-9
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||
Subscriber revenue | $ | 3,284,660 | $ | 2,962,665 | $ | 2,595,414 | |||||
Advertising revenue | 89,288 | 82,320 | 73,672 | ||||||||
Equipment revenue | 80,573 | 73,456 | 71,051 | ||||||||
Other revenue | 344,574 | 283,599 | 274,387 | ||||||||
Total revenue | 3,799,095 | 3,402,040 | 3,014,524 | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
Cost of services: | |||||||||||
Revenue share and royalties | 677,642 | 551,012 | 471,149 | ||||||||
Programming and content | 290,323 | 278,997 | 281,234 | ||||||||
Customer service and billing | 320,755 | 294,980 | 259,719 | ||||||||
Satellite and transmission | 79,292 | 72,615 | 75,902 | ||||||||
Cost of equipment | 26,478 | 31,766 | 33,095 | ||||||||
Subscriber acquisition costs | 495,610 | 474,697 | 434,482 | ||||||||
Sales and marketing | 291,024 | 248,905 | 222,773 | ||||||||
Engineering, design and development | 57,969 | 48,843 | 53,435 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 262,135 | 261,905 | 238,738 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 253,314 | 266,295 | 267,880 | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 2,754,542 | 2,530,015 | 2,338,407 | ||||||||
Income from operations | 1,044,553 | 872,025 | 676,117 | ||||||||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized | (204,671 | ) | (265,321 | ) | (304,938 | ) | |||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net | (190,577 | ) | (132,726 | ) | (7,206 | ) | |||||
Interest and investment income | 6,976 | 716 | 73,970 | ||||||||
Loss on fair value of debt and equity instruments | (464,102 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Other income (loss) | 1,204 | (226 | ) | 3,252 | |||||||
Total other expense | (851,170 | ) | (397,557 | ) | (234,922 | ) | |||||
Income before income taxes | 193,383 | 474,468 | 441,195 | ||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (259,877 | ) | 2,998,234 | (14,234 | ) | ||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Sirius XM Radio Inc.'s sole stockholder | $ | (66,494 | ) | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | ||||
Realized loss on XM Canada investment foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | 6,072 | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax | (428 | ) | 49 | (140 | ) | ||||||
Total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Sirius XM Radio Inc.'s sole stockholder | $ | (66,922 | ) | $ | 3,472,751 | $ | 432,893 | ||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-10
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, | |||||||
2013 | 2012 | ||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 134,805 | $ | 520,945 | |||
Accounts receivable, net | 103,937 | 106,142 | |||||
Receivables from distributors | 88,975 | 104,425 | |||||
Inventory, net | 13,863 | 25,337 | |||||
Prepaid expenses | 110,530 | 122,157 | |||||
Related party current assets | 15,861 | 13,167 | |||||
Deferred tax asset | 937,598 | 923,972 | |||||
Other current assets | 20,160 | 12,037 | |||||
Total current assets | 1,425,729 | 1,828,182 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,594,574 | 1,571,922 | |||||
Long-term restricted investments | 5,718 | 3,999 | |||||
Deferred financing fees, net | 12,604 | 38,677 | |||||
Intangible assets, net | 2,700,062 | 2,519,610 | |||||
Goodwill | 2,204,553 | 1,815,365 | |||||
Related party long-term assets | 30,164 | 44,954 | |||||
Long-term deferred tax asset | 868,057 | 1,219,256 | |||||
Other long-term assets | 10,035 | 12,878 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 8,851,496 | $ | 9,054,843 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER EQUITY | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 578,332 | $ | 587,652 | |||
Accrued interest | 42,085 | 33,954 | |||||
Current portion of deferred revenue | 1,586,611 | 1,474,138 | |||||
Current portion of deferred credit on executory contracts | 3,781 | 207,854 | |||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 963,630 | 4,234 | |||||
Current maturities of long-term related party debt | 10,959 | — | |||||
Related party current liabilities | 4,618 | 6,756 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 3,190,016 | 2,314,588 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 149,026 | 159,501 | |||||
Deferred credit on executory contracts | 1,394 | 5,175 | |||||
Long-term debt | 3,093,821 | 2,222,080 | |||||
Long-term related party debt | — | 208,906 | |||||
Related party long-term liabilities | 16,337 | 18,966 | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 99,556 | 86,062 | |||||
Total liabilities | 6,550,150 | 5,015,278 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) | |||||||
Stockholder equity: | |||||||
Convertible perpetual preferred stock, series B-1, par value $0.001 (liquidation preference of $0.001 per share); 0 and 50,000,000 authorized and 0 and 6,250,100 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively | — | 6 | |||||
Common stock, par value $0.001; 1,000 and 9,000,000,000 shares authorized and 1,000 and 5,262,440,085 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively | — | 5,263 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (308 | ) | 120 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 8,679,538 | 10,345,566 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (6,377,884 | ) | (6,311,390 | ) | |||
Total stockholder equity | 2,301,346 | 4,039,565 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholder equity | $ | 8,851,496 | $ | 9,054,843 | |||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-11
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER EQUITY
Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B-1 | Common Stock | Treasury Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Additional Paid-in Capital | Shares | Amount | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholder Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2011 | 12,500,000 | $ | 13 | 3,933,195,112 | $ | 3,933 | $ | (5,861 | ) | $ | 10,420,604 | — | $ | — | $ | (10,211,053 | ) | $ | 207,636 | |||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income, net of tax | — | — | — | — | 5,932 | — | — | — | 426,961 | 432,893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock to employees and employee benefit plans, net of forfeitures | — | — | 1,882,801 | 2 | — | 3,480 | — | — | — | 3,482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payment expense | — | — | — | — | — | 48,581 | — | — | — | 48,581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options and vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | 13,401,048 | 13 | — | 11,540 | — | — | — | 11,553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants | — | — | 7,122,951 | 7 | — | (7 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Return of shares under share borrow agreements | — | — | (202,399,983 | ) | (202 | ) | — | 202 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011 | 12,500,000 | $ | 13 | 3,753,201,929 | $ | 3,753 | $ | 71 | $ | 10,484,400 | — | $ | — | $ | (9,784,092 | ) | $ | 704,145 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income, net of tax | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 3,472,702 | 3,472,751 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock to employees and employee benefit plans, net of forfeitures | — | — | 1,571,175 | 2 | — | 3,521 | — | — | — | 3,523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payment expense | — | — | — | — | — | 60,299 | — | — | — | 60,299 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options | — | — | 214,199,297 | 214 | — | 125,695 | — | — | — | 125,909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends paid on common shares ($0.05) | — | — | — | — | — | (262,387 | ) | — | — | — | (262,387 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends paid on preferred shares | — | — | — | — | — | (64,675 | ) | — | — | — | (64,675 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock on as-converted basis | (6,249,900 | ) | (7 | ) | 1,293,467,684 | 1,294 | — | (1,287 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012 | 6,250,100 | $ | 6 | 5,262,440,085 | $ | 5,263 | $ | 120 | $ | 10,345,566 | — | $ | — | $ | (6,311,390 | ) | $ | 4,039,565 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income, net of tax | — | — | — | — | (428 | ) | — | — | — | (66,494 | ) | (66,922 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based payment expense | — | — | — | — | — | 58,903 | — | — | — | 58,903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options and vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | 29,157,786 | 28 | — | 19,249 | — | — | — | 19,277 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum withholding taxes on net share settlement of stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | (31,941 | ) | — | — | — | (31,941 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock | (6,250,100 | ) | (6 | ) | 1,293,509,076 | 1,293 | — | (1,287 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of Exchangeable Notes to common stock | — | — | 27,687,850 | 28 | — | 45,069 | — | — | — | 45,097 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock repurchased | — | — | — | — | — | — | 520,257,866 | (1,764,969 | ) | — | (1,764,969 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock retired | — | — | (520,257,866 | ) | (520 | ) | — | (1,764,449 | ) | (520,257,866 | ) | 1,764,969 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer of common stock to Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | — | — | (6,092,536,931 | ) | (6,092 | ) | — | 6,092 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer of forward contract to Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | (4,964 | ) | — | — | — | (4,964 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Initial value of forward contract | — | — | — | — | — | 7,300 | — | — | — | 7,300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued by Sirius XM Radio Inc. to Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | — | — | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2013 | — | $ | — | 1,000 | $ | — | $ | (308 | ) | $ | 8,679,538 | — | $ | — | $ | (6,377,884 | ) | $ | 2,301,346 | |||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-12
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | (66,494 | ) | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 253,314 | 266,295 | 267,880 | ||||||||
Non-cash interest expense, net of amortization of premium | 21,698 | 35,924 | 39,515 | ||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 39,016 | 34,548 | 33,164 | ||||||||
Amortization of deferred income related to equity method investment | (2,776 | ) | (2,776 | ) | (2,776 | ) | |||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net | 190,577 | 132,726 | 7,206 | ||||||||
Gain on merger of unconsolidated entities | — | — | (75,768 | ) | |||||||
(Gain) loss on unconsolidated entity investments, net | (5,865 | ) | 420 | 6,520 | |||||||
Dividend received from unconsolidated entity investment | 22,065 | 1,185 | — | ||||||||
Loss on disposal of assets | 351 | 657 | 269 | ||||||||
Loss on fair value of debt and equity instruments | 464,102 | — | — | ||||||||
Share-based payment expense | 58,903 | 63,822 | 53,190 | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 259,787 | (3,001,818 | ) | 8,264 | |||||||
Other non-cash purchase price adjustments | (207,854 | ) | (289,050 | ) | (275,338 | ) | |||||
Distribution from investment in unconsolidated entity | — | — | 4,849 | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (36,189 | ) | (38,985 | ) | (13,211 | ) | |||||
Receivables from distributors | 20,944 | (19,608 | ) | (17,241 | ) | ||||||
Inventory | 11,474 | 11,374 | (14,793 | ) | |||||||
Related party assets | (2,246 | ) | 9,523 | 30,036 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 16,788 | 647 | 8,525 | ||||||||
Other long-term assets | 2,973 | 22,779 | 36,490 | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (44,009 | ) | 46,043 | (32,010 | ) | ||||||
Accrued interest | 8,131 | (36,451 | ) | (2,048 | ) | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 73,593 | 101,311 | 55,336 | ||||||||
Related party liabilities | (1,991 | ) | (7,545 | ) | (1,542 | ) | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 12,290 | 3,042 | 152 | ||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,088,582 | 806,765 | 543,630 | ||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
Additions to property and equipment | (173,617 | ) | (97,293 | ) | (137,429 | ) | |||||
Purchases of restricted and other investments | (1,719 | ) | (26 | ) | (826 | ) | |||||
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | (525,352 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Release of restricted investments | — | — | 250 | ||||||||
Return of capital from investment in unconsolidated entity | — | — | 10,117 | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (700,688 | ) | (97,319 | ) | (127,888 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 21,817 | 123,369 | 11,553 | ||||||||
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for stock-based compensation | (31,941 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings and revolving credit facility, net of costs | 3,156,063 | 383,641 | — | ||||||||
Payment of premiums on redemption of debt | (175,453 | ) | (100,615 | ) | (5,020 | ) | |||||
Repayment of long-term borrowings and revolving credit facility | (1,782,160 | ) | (915,824 | ) | (234,976 | ) | |||||
Repayment of related party long-term borrowings | (200,000 | ) | (126,000 | ) | — | ||||||
Common stock repurchased and retired | (1,762,360 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Dividends paid | — | (327,062 | ) | — | |||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (774,034 | ) | (962,491 | ) | (228,443 | ) | |||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (386,140 | ) | (253,045 | ) | 187,299 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 520,945 | 773,990 | 586,691 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 134,805 | $ | 520,945 | $ | 773,990 | |||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-13
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - (Continued)
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash and Non-Cash Flow Information | |||||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | |||||||||||
Interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 169,781 | $ | 262,039 | $ | 258,676 | |||||
Income taxes paid | 2,783 | 4,935 | — | ||||||||
Acquisition related costs | 2,902 | — | — | ||||||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
Capital lease obligations incurred to acquire assets | 11,966 | 12,781 | — | ||||||||
Conversion of Series B preferred stock to common stock | 1,293 | 1,294 | — | ||||||||
Common stock issuance upon exercise of warrants | — | — | 7 | ||||||||
Conversion of 7% Exchangeable Notes to common stock, net of debt issuance and deferred financing costs | 45,097 | — | — | ||||||||
Performance incentive payments | 16,900 | — | — | ||||||||
Goodwill reduced for the exercise and vesting of certain stock awards | 274 | 19,491 | — | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-14
COMBINED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
(1) | Business & Basis of Presentation |
These are the notes to the financial statements of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”) and Sirius XM Radio Inc. (“Sirius XM”). The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “our company” as used herein and unless otherwise stated or indicated by context, refer to Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the corporate reorganization described below and to Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries after such corporate reorganization.
Effective November 15, 2013, we completed a corporate reorganization. As part of the reorganization, Holdings replaced Sirius XM as our publicly held corporation and Sirius XM became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. Holdings was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 21, 2013. Holdings has no operations independent of its subsidiary Sirius XM.
Business
We broadcast music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather channels, as well as infotainment services, in the United States on a subscription fee basis through our two proprietary satellite radio systems. Subscribers can also receive music and other channels, plus features such as SiriusXM On Demand and MySXM, over the Internet, including through applications for mobile devices.
We have agreements with every major automaker (“OEMs”) to offer satellite radios in their vehicles from which we acquire a majority of our subscribers. We also acquire subscribers through marketing campaigns to owners of factory-installed satellite radios that are not currently subscribing to our services. Additionally, we distribute our satellite radios through retail locations nationwide and through our website. Satellite radio services are also offered to customers of certain daily rental car companies.
Our primary source of revenue is subscription fees, with most of our customers subscribing on an annual, semi-annual, quarterly or monthly basis. We offer discounts for prepaid and longer term subscription plans as well as discounts for multiple subscriptions. We also derive revenue from activation and other fees, the sale of advertising on select non-music channels, the direct sale of satellite radios and accessories, and other ancillary services, such as our weather, traffic, data and Backseat TV services.
Our satellite radios are primarily distributed through automakers; retail locations nationwide; and through our website. Satellite radio services are also offered to customers of certain rental car companies.
In certain cases, automakers and dealers include a subscription to our radio services in the sale or lease price of new or previously owned vehicles. The length of these trial subscriptions varies but is typically three to twelve months. We receive subscription payments for these trials from certain automakers. We also reimburse various automakers for certain costs associated with satellite radios installed in new vehicles.
We are also a leader in providing connected vehicle applications and services. Our connected vehicle services are designed to enhance the safety, security and driving experience for vehicle owners while providing marketing and operational benefits to automakers and their dealers. Subscribers to our connected vehicle services are not included in our subscriber count.
Liberty Media Corporation beneficially owns, directly and indirectly, over 50% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Liberty Media owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses, including its subsidiaries, Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. and TruePosition, Inc., its interests in Charter Communications, Live Nation Entertainment and Barnes & Noble, and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc., Time Warner Cable, and Viacom.
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Recent Development
On January 3, 2014, Holdings' Board of Directors received a non-binding letter from Liberty Media proposing a transaction pursuant to which all outstanding shares of common stock of Holdings not owned by Liberty Media would be converted into the right to receive 0.0760 of a new share of Liberty Series C common stock, which would have no voting rights. Liberty Media indicated that immediately prior to such conversion, Liberty Media intends to distribute, on a 2 to 1 basis, shares of such Series C common stock to all holders of record of Liberty Media's Series A and B common stock. Upon the completion of the proposed transaction, Liberty Media indicated that it expects that Holdings' public stockholders would own approximately 39% of Liberty Media's then-outstanding common stock.
Holdings' Board of Directors has formed a Special Committee of independent directors to consider Liberty Media’s proposal. The Board of Directors has selected Joan L. Amble, James P. Holden and Eddy W. Hartenstein to serve on the Special Committee. The Special Committee is chaired by Mr. Hartenstein.
The Special Committee has retained Evercore Group L.L.C. to act as its financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to act as its legal counsel to assist and advise it in connection with its evaluation of Liberty Media’s proposal.
Liberty Media’s proposal noted that the transaction will be conditioned on the approval of both the Special Committee and a majority of the public stockholders of Holdings, other than Liberty Media. Liberty Media also noted that the approval by the Liberty Media stockholders of the issuance of the Series C common shares in the proposed transaction would also be required under applicable Nasdaq Stock Market requirements.
The letter provides that no legally binding obligation with respect to any transaction exists unless and until mutually acceptable definitive documentation is executed and delivered with respect thereto. There can be no assurance that the transaction proposed by Liberty Media or any related transaction will be completed or, if completed, will have any specified terms, including with respect to pricing or timing.
Basis of Presentation
Our financial statements include the consolidated accounts for Holdings and subsidiaries and the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Sirius XM and subsidiaries, whose operating results and financial position are consolidated into Holdings. The consolidated balance sheets and statements of comprehensive income for Holdings are essentially identical to the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of comprehensive income for Sirius XM, with the following exceptions:
• | Besides the shares which settled in November, the fair value of the share repurchase agreement with Liberty Media is recorded in Holdings' consolidated balance sheet, with changes in fair value recorded in Holdings' statements of comprehensive income. |
• | The additional fair value in excess of the carrying amount associated with the conversion feature for the 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 is recorded in Sirius XM's consolidated balance sheet, with changes in fair value recorded in Sirius XM's statements of comprehensive income. This is eliminated in Holdings' consolidated balance sheets and statements of comprehensive income. |
• | As a result of our corporate reorganization effective November 15, 2013, all of the outstanding shares of Sirius XM's common stock were converted, on a share for share basis, into identical shares of common stock of Holdings. |
Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The combined notes to the consolidated financial statements relate to Holdings and Sirius XM, which, except as noted, are essentially identical. Certain numbers in our prior period consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to our current period presentation. All significant intercompany transactions and balances between Holdings and Sirius XM and their respective consolidated subsidiaries are eliminated in both sets of consolidated financial statements. Intercompany transactions between Holdings and Sirius XM do not eliminate in the Sirius XM consolidated financial statements, but do eliminate in the Holdings consolidated financial statements.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment and available information. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements include asset impairment, depreciable lives of our satellites, share-based payment expense, and valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
(2) | Acquisitions |
On November 4, 2013, we purchased all of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of the connected vehicle business of Agero, Inc. ("Agero") for $525,352, net of acquired cash of $1,966. Agero's connected vehicle business provides services to several automakers, including Acura, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Lexus, Nissan and Toyota. The final working capital calculation associated with this transaction is still in negotiation.
The table below summarizes the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date:
Acquired Assets: | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,966 | |
Other current assets | 8,669 | ||
Property and equipment | 26,251 | ||
Intangible assets subject to amortization | 230,663 | ||
Goodwill | 389,462 | ||
Other assets | 2,695 | ||
Total assets | $ | 659,706 | |
Assumed Liabilities: | |||
Deferred revenue | $ | (28,404 | ) |
Deferred income tax liabilities, net | (78,127 | ) | |
Other liabilities | (25,857 | ) | |
Total liabilities | $ | (132,388 | ) |
Total consideration | $ | 527,318 | |
The transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. The initial purchase price allocation is subject to change upon receipt of the final valuation analysis for the connected vehicle business of Agero. The fair value assessed for the majority of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed equaled their carrying value. The excess purchase price over identifiable net tangible assets of $389,462 has been recorded to Goodwill in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013. A total of $230,663 has been allocated to identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization and relates to the assessed fair value of the acquired OEM relationships and proprietary software and is being amortized over the estimated weighted average useful lives of 15 and 10 years, respectively.
We recognized acquisition related costs of $2,902 that was expensed in General and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income during the year ended December 31, 2013. Pro forma financial information related to this acquisition has not been provided as it is not material to our consolidated results of operations.
(3) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, money market funds, certificates of deposit, in-transit credit card receipts and highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less.
Equity Method Investments
We hold equity method investments in Sirius XM Canada and M-Way Solutions GmbH.
Investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence but not control are accounted for pursuant to the equity method of accounting. We recognize our proportionate share of earnings or losses of our affiliates as they occur as a component of Other income (expense) in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income on a one month lag.
The difference between our investment and our share of the fair value of the underlying net assets of our affiliates is first allocated to either finite-lived intangibles or indefinite-lived intangibles and the balance is attributed to goodwill. We follow ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, which requires that equity method finite-lived intangibles be amortized over their estimated useful life while indefinite-lived intangibles and goodwill are not amortized. The amortization of equity
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method finite-lived intangible assets is recorded in Interest and investment income in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income. We periodically evaluate our equity method investments to determine if there has been an other than temporary decline below carrying value. Equity method finite-lived intangibles, indefinite-lived intangibles and goodwill are included in the carrying amount of the investment.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, including satellites, are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Equipment under capital leases is stated at the present value of minimum lease payments. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful life of the asset:
Satellite system | 2 - 15 years |
Terrestrial repeater network | 5 - 15 years |
Broadcast studio equipment | 3 - 15 years |
Capitalized software and hardware | 3 - 7 years |
Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities | 3 - 15 years |
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | 2 - 7 years |
Building | 20 or 30 years |
Leasehold improvements | Lesser of useful life or remaining lease term |
We review long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset. We did not record any impairments in 2013, 2012 or 2011.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Our annual impairment assessment of our single reporting unit is performed during the fourth quarter of each year, and an assessment is performed at other times if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the asset below its carrying value. Step one of the impairment assessment compares the fair value to its carrying value and if the fair value exceeds its carrying value, goodwill is not impaired. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, the implied fair value of goodwill is compared to the carrying value of goodwill. If the implied fair value exceeds the carrying value then goodwill is not impaired; otherwise, an impairment loss will be recorded by the amount the carrying value exceeds the implied fair value. We did not record any impairments in 2013, 2012 or 2011.
The impairment test for other intangible assets not subject to amortization consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. This test is performed during the fourth quarter of each year, and an assessment is performed at other times if events or circumstances indicate it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. Our indefinite life intangibles include our FCC licenses and XM trademark. If the carrying value of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
ASU 2012-02, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment, established an option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an asset is impaired. If the qualitative assessment supports that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the asset exceeds its carrying value, a quantitative impairment test is not required. If the qualitative assessment does not support the fair value of the asset, then a quantitative assessment is performed. We completed qualitative assessments during the fourth quarter of 2013 and 2012 and no impairments were recorded. We used independent appraisals in 2011 to determine the fair value of our FCC licenses and trademark using the Income and Relief from Royalty approaches, respectively, and no impairment was recorded.
Other intangible assets with finite lives consists primarily of customer relationships, OEM relationships and proprietary software acquired in business combinations, licensing agreements, and certain information technology related costs. These assets are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values and reviewed for
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
impairment under the provisions of ASC 360-10-35, Property, Plant and Equipment/Overall/Subsequent Measurement. We review intangible assets subject to amortization for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If the sum of the expected cash flows, undiscounted and without interest, is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. No impairment was recorded to our intangible assets with finite lives in 2013, 2012 or 2011.
Revenue Recognition
We derive revenue primarily from subscribers, advertising and direct sales of merchandise.
Revenue from subscribers consists of subscription fees, daily rental fleet revenue and non-refundable activation and other fees. Revenue is recognized as it is realized or realizable and earned. We recognize subscription fees as our services are provided. At the time of sale, vehicle owners purchasing or leasing a vehicle with a subscription to our service typically receive between a three and twelve month prepaid subscription. Prepaid subscription fees received from certain automakers are recorded as deferred revenue and amortized to revenue ratably over the service period which commences upon retail sale and activation.
We recognize revenue from the sale of advertising as the advertising is broadcast. Agency fees are calculated based on a stated percentage applied to gross billing revenue for our advertising inventory and are reported as a reduction of advertising revenue. We pay certain third parties a percentage of advertising revenue. Advertising revenue is recorded gross of such revenue share payments as we are the primary obligor in the transaction. Advertising revenue share payments are recorded to Revenue share and royalties during the period in which the advertising is broadcast.
Equipment revenue and royalties from the sale of satellite radios, components and accessories are recognized upon shipment, net of discounts and rebates. Shipping and handling costs billed to customers are recorded as revenue. Shipping and handling costs associated with shipping goods to customers are reported as a component of Cost of equipment.
ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, provides guidance on how and when to recognize revenues for arrangements that may involve the delivery or performance of multiple products, services and/or rights to use assets, such as in our bundled subscription plans. Revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables are required to be divided into separate units of accounting if the deliverables in the arrangement meet certain criteria. Consideration must be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables based on their relative selling price, which has been determined using vendor specific objective evidence of the selling price to self-pay customers.
Revenue Share
We share a portion of our subscription revenues earned from subscribers with certain automakers. The terms of the revenue share agreements vary with each automaker, but are typically based upon the earned audio revenue as reported or gross billed audio revenue. Revenue share is recorded as an expense in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income and not as a reduction to revenue.
Programming Costs
Programming costs which are for a specified number of events are amortized on an event-by-event basis; programming costs which are for a specified season or period are amortized over the season or period on a straight-line basis. We allocate a portion of certain programming costs which are related to sponsorship and marketing activities to Sales and marketing expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement.
Advertising Costs
Media is expensed when aired and advertising production costs are expensed as incurred. Market development funds consist of fixed and variable payments to reimburse retailers for the cost of advertising and other product awareness activities. Fixed market development funds are expensed over the periods specified in the applicable agreement; variable costs are expensed when the media is aired and production costs are expensed as incurred. During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, we recorded advertising costs of $178,364, $139,830 and $116,694, respectively. These costs are reflected in Sales and marketing expense in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
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Subscriber Acquisition Costs
Subscriber acquisition costs consist of costs incurred to acquire new subscribers and include hardware subsidies paid to radio manufacturers, distributors and automakers, including subsidies paid to automakers who include a satellite radio and a prepaid subscription to our service in the sale or lease price of a new vehicle; subsidies paid for chip sets and certain other components used in manufacturing radios; device royalties for certain radios; commissions paid to automakers as incentives to purchase, install and activate radios; product warranty obligations; freight; and provisions for inventory allowance. Subscriber acquisition costs do not include advertising, loyalty payments to distributors and dealers of radios and revenue share payments to automakers and retailers of radios.
Subsidies paid to radio manufacturers and automakers are expensed upon installation, shipment, receipt of product or activation and are included in Subscriber acquisition costs because we are responsible for providing the service to the customers. Commissions paid to retailers and automakers are expensed upon either the sale or activation of radios. Chip sets that are shipped to radio manufacturers and held on consignment are recorded as inventory and expensed as Subscriber acquisition costs when placed into production by radio manufacturers. Costs for chip sets not held on consignment are expensed as Subscriber acquisition costs when the automaker confirms receipt.
We record product warranty obligations in accordance with ASC 460, Guarantees, which requires a guarantor to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken by issuing the guarantee. We warrant that certain products sold through our retail and direct to consumer distribution channels will perform in all material respects in accordance with specifications in effect at the time of the purchase of the products by the customer. The product warranty period on our products is 90 days from the purchase date for repair or replacement of components and/or products that contain defects of material or workmanship. We record a liability for costs that we expect to incur under our warranty obligations when the product is shipped from the manufacturer. Factors affecting the warranty liability include the number of units sold, historical experience, anticipated rates of claims and costs per claim. We periodically assess the adequacy of our warranty liability based on changes in these factors.
Research & Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and primarily include the cost of new product development, chip set design, software development and engineering. During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, we recorded research and development costs of $50,564, $42,605 and $48,574, respectively. These costs are reported as a component of Engineering, design and development expense in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Share-Based Compensation
We account for equity instruments granted to employees in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. ASC 718 requires all share-based compensation payments to be recognized in the financial statements based on fair value. ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from initial estimates. We use the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model to value stock option awards and have elected to treat awards with graded vesting as a single award. Share-based compensation expense is recognized ratably over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period, net of forfeitures. We measure restricted stock awards and units using the fair market value of the restricted shares of common stock on the day the award is granted.
Fair value as determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton model varies based on assumptions used for the expected life, expected stock price volatility and risk-free interest rates. In 2013, 2012 and 2011, we estimated the fair value of awards granted using the hybrid approach for volatility, which weights observable historical volatility and implied volatility of qualifying actively traded options on our common stock. The expected life assumption represents the weighted-average period stock-based awards are expected to remain outstanding. These expected life assumptions are established through a review of historical exercise behavior of stock-based award grants with similar vesting periods. Where historical patterns do not exist, contractual terms are used. The risk-free interest rate represents the daily treasury yield curve rate at the grant date based on the closing market bid yields on actively traded U.S. treasury securities in the over-the-counter market for the expected term. Our assumptions may change in future periods.
Stock-based awards granted to employees, non-employees and members of our board of directors include warrants, stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units.
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences related to temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for tax purposes at each year-end, based
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. In determining the period in which related tax benefits are realized for book purposes, excess share-based compensation deductions included in net operating losses are realized after regular net operating losses are exhausted; excess tax compensation benefits are recorded off balance-sheet as a memo entry until the period the excess tax benefit is realized through a reduction of taxes payable. A valuation allowance is recognized when, based on the weight of all available evidence, it is considered more likely than not that all, or some portion, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Income tax expense is the sum of current income tax plus the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, we maintained a valuation allowance of $7,831 and $9,835, respectively, relating to deferred tax assets that are not likely to be realized due to certain state net operating loss limitations and acquired net operating losses that we are not more likely than not going to be able to utilize.
ASC 740 requires a company to first determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained based on its technical merits as of the reporting date, assuming that taxing authorities will examine the position and have full knowledge of all relevant information. A tax position that meets this more likely than not threshold is then measured and recognized at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely to be realized upon effective settlement with a taxing authority. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. We record interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in Income tax (expense) benefit in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
We report revenues net of any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is both imposed on, and concurrent with, a specific revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in an orderly transaction between market participants. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts and other receivables, and accounts payable approximated fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a fair value hierarchy for input into valuation techniques as follows:
i. | Level 1 input - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical instrument; |
ii. | Level 2 input - observable market data for the same or similar instrument but not Level 1, including quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active or not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and |
iii. | Level 3 input - unobservable inputs developed using management's assumptions about the inputs used for pricing the asset or liability. |
Level 2 inputs were utilized to fair value our 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 by using a binomial lattice model with inputs derived from observable market data. As of December 31, 2013, $466,815 was recorded to Sirius XM's consolidated balance sheet in Current maturities of long-term debt for the fair value of our 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 in excess of the carrying amount, as the notes are exchangeable into shares of Holdings' common stock. Changes in fair value are recorded in Loss on fair value of debt and equity instruments within Sirius XM's consolidated statements of comprehensive income. We recognized $466,815 in Loss on fair value of debt and equity instruments during the year ended December 31, 2013. The additional fair value in excess of the carrying amount of this instrument is eliminated in Holdings' consolidated balance sheets and statements of comprehensive income.
We used Level 2 observable inputs, including the U.S. spot LIBOR curve and other available market data, to fair value the derivative associated with the share repurchase agreement with Liberty Media. The fair value of the derivative associated with the share repurchase agreement with Liberty Media was $15,702 as of December 31, 2013 and is recorded in Holdings' consolidated balance sheet in Related party current liabilities, with changes in fair value recorded to Holdings' statements of comprehensive income. For a further discussion of this derivative, refer to Note 14.
We used Level 3 inputs to fair value the 8% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures issued by Sirius XM Canada. For a further discussion of this derivative, refer to Note 11.
Investments are periodically reviewed for impairment and an impairment is recorded whenever declines in fair value below carrying value are determined to be other than temporary. In making this determination, we consider, among other factors, the severity and duration of the decline as well as the likelihood of a recovery within a reasonable timeframe.
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The fair value for publicly traded instruments is determined using quoted market prices while the fair value for non-publicly traded instruments is based upon estimates from a market maker and brokerage firm. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the carrying value of our debt at Holdings' was $3,601,595 and $2,435,220, respectively, and the fair value approximated $4,066,755 and $3,055,076, respectively. This excludes the additional fair value of our 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 recorded in Sirius XM's consolidated balance sheet as discussed above. The carrying value of our investment in Sirius XM Canada was $26,972 and $37,983 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively; the fair value approximated $432,200 and $290,900 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss of $308 at December 31, 2013 was primarily comprised of the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments related to our interest in Sirius XM Canada. During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 we recorded a foreign currency translation adjustment of $(428), $49 and $(140) which is recorded net of taxes of $200, $48 and $11, respectively. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2011, we recorded a loss on our XM Canada investment from the Canada Merger due to a foreign currency translation adjustment of $6,072.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, to require an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. An entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income if the amount reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This standard was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2012 and is to be applied on a prospective basis. We adopted ASU 2013-02 and will disclose significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income as such transactions arise. ASU 2013-02 affects financial statement presentation only and has no impact on our results of operations or consolidated financial statements.
(4) | Earnings per Share |
Holdings
We utilize the two-class method in calculating basic net income per common share, as our Series B Preferred Stock was considered to be participating securities through January 18, 2013. On January 18, 2013, Liberty Media converted its remaining 6,250,100 outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock into 1,293,509,076 shares of common stock. Basic net income per common share is calculated by dividing the income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during each reporting period. Diluted net income per common share adjusts the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the potential dilution that could occur if common stock equivalents (convertible debt, preferred stock, warrants, stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units) were exercised or converted into common stock, calculated using the treasury stock method.
Common stock equivalents of approximately 365,177,000, 147,125,000 and 419,752,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per common share as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
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For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
Numerator: | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 377,215 | $ | 3,472,702 | $ | 426,961 | |||||
Less: | |||||||||||
Allocation of undistributed income to Series B Preferred Stock | (3,825 | ) | (1,084,895 | ) | (174,449 | ) | |||||
Dividends paid to preferred stockholders | — | (64,675 | ) | — | |||||||
Net income available to common stockholders for basic net income per common share | $ | 373,390 | $ | 2,323,132 | $ | 252,512 | |||||
Add back: | |||||||||||
Allocation of undistributed income to Series B Preferred Stock | 3,825 | 1,084,895 | 174,449 | ||||||||
Dividends paid to preferred stockholders | — | 64,675 | — | ||||||||
Effect of interest on assumed conversions of convertible debt | — | 38,500 | — | ||||||||
Net income available to common stockholders for diluted net income per common share | $ | 377,215 | $ | 3,511,202 | $ | 426,961 | |||||
Denominator: | |||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic net income per common share | 6,227,646 | 4,209,073 | 3,744,606 | ||||||||
Weighted average impact of assumed Series B Preferred Stock conversion | 63,789 | 2,215,900 | 2,586,977 | ||||||||
Weighted average impact of assumed convertible debt | — | 298,725 | — | ||||||||
Weighted average impact of other dilutive equity instruments | 93,356 | 150,088 | 169,239 | ||||||||
Weighted average shares for diluted net income per common share | 6,384,791 | 6,873,786 | 6,500,822 | ||||||||
Net income per common share: | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.07 | |||||
Diluted | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.07 | |||||
Sirius XM
Net income per share for Sirius XM is not presented since Sirius XM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings.
(5) | Accounts Receivable, net |
Accounts receivable, net, are stated at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Our allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon our assessment of various factors. We consider historical experience, the age of the receivable balances, current economic conditions and other factors that may affect the counterparty’s ability to pay. Bad debt expense is included in Customer service and billing expense in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Accounts receivable, net, consists of the following:
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | ||||||
Gross accounts receivable | $ | 113,015 | $ | 117,853 | |||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (9,078 | ) | (11,711 | ) | |||
Total accounts receivable, net | $ | 103,937 | $ | 106,142 | |||
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Receivables from distributors include billed and unbilled amounts due from OEMs for services included in the sale or lease price of vehicles, as well as billed amounts due from retailers. We have not established an allowance for doubtful accounts for our receivables from distributors as we have historically not experienced any significant collection issues with OEMs. Receivables from distributors consist of the following:
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | ||||||
Billed | $ | 38,532 | $ | 53,057 | |||
Unbilled | 50,443 | 51,368 | |||||
Total | $ | 88,975 | $ | 104,425 | |||
(6) | Inventory, net |
Inventory consists of finished goods, refurbished goods, chip sets and other raw material components used in manufacturing radios. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. We record an estimated allowance for inventory that is considered slow moving or obsolete or whose carrying value is in excess of net realizable value. The provision related to products purchased for resale in our direct to consumer distribution channel and components held for resale by us is reported as a component of Cost of equipment in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The provision related to inventory consumed in our OEM and retail distribution channel is reported as a component of Subscriber acquisition costs in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Inventory, net, consists of the following:
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | ||||||
Raw materials | $ | 12,358 | $ | 17,717 | |||
Finished goods | 15,723 | 23,779 | |||||
Allowance for obsolescence | (14,218 | ) | (16,159 | ) | |||
Total inventory, net | $ | 13,863 | $ | 25,337 | |||
(7) | Goodwill |
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Our annual impairment assessment is performed as of the fourth quarter of each year, and an assessment is performed at other times if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the asset below its carrying value. If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized. At the date of our annual assessment for 2013 and 2012, the fair value of our single reporting unit substantially exceeded its carrying value and therefore was not at risk of failing step one of ASC 350-20, Goodwill. As a result of the acquisition of the connected vehicle business of Agero in November 2013, we recorded additional goodwill of $389,462 during the year ended December 31, 2013. No indicators of impairment were noted subsequent to our annual impairment assessment.
As of December 31, 2013, there were no indicators of impairment, and no impairment loss was recorded for goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. As of December 31, 2013, the cumulative balance of goodwill impairments recorded since the Merger was $4,766,190, which was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2008.
During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we reduced goodwill by $274 and $19,491, respectively, related to the subsequent exercise of certain stock options and vesting of certain restricted stock units that were recorded at fair value in connection with the Merger.
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
(8) | Intangible Assets |
We recorded intangible assets at fair value related to the Merger that were formerly held by XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. In November 2013, we recorded intangible assets at fair value as a result of the acquisition of the connected vehicle business of Agero. Our intangible assets include the following:
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted Average Useful Lives | Gross Carrying Value | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | Gross Carrying Value | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Value | |||||||||||||||||||
Due to the Merger: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indefinite life intangible assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
FCC licenses | Indefinite | $ | 2,083,654 | $ | — | $ | 2,083,654 | $ | 2,083,654 | $ | — | $ | 2,083,654 | ||||||||||||
Trademark | Indefinite | 250,000 | — | 250,000 | 250,000 | — | 250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Definite life intangible assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subscriber relationships | 9 years | 380,000 | (271,372 | ) | 108,628 | 380,000 | (233,317 | ) | 146,683 | ||||||||||||||||
Licensing agreements | 9.1 years | 45,289 | (19,604 | ) | 25,685 | 78,489 | (44,161 | ) | 34,328 | ||||||||||||||||
Proprietary software | 6 years | 16,552 | (13,384 | ) | 3,168 | 16,552 | (12,777 | ) | 3,775 | ||||||||||||||||
Developed technology | 10 years | 2,000 | (1,083 | ) | 917 | 2,000 | (883 | ) | 1,117 | ||||||||||||||||
Leasehold interests | 7.4 years | 132 | (96 | ) | 36 | 132 | (79 | ) | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
Due to connected vehicle business of Agero: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite life intangible assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
OEM relationships | 15 years | $ | 220,000 | $ | (2,444 | ) | $ | 217,556 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
Proprietary software | 10 years | 10,663 | (245 | ) | 10,418 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total intangible assets | $ | 3,008,290 | $ | (308,228 | ) | $ | 2,700,062 | $ | 2,810,827 | $ | (291,217 | ) | $ | 2,519,610 | |||||||||||
Indefinite Life Intangible Assets
We have identified our FCC licenses and the XM trademark as indefinite life intangible assets after considering the expected use of the assets, the regulatory and economic environment within which they are used and the effects of obsolescence on their use.
We hold FCC licenses to operate our satellite digital audio radio service and provide ancillary services. The following table outlines the years in which each of our licenses expires:
FCC satellite licenses | Expiration year | |
SIRIUS FM-1 | 2017 | |
SIRIUS FM-2 | 2017 | |
SIRIUS FM-3 | 2017 | |
SIRIUS FM-5 | 2017 | |
SIRIUS FM-6 (1) | ||
XM-1 | 2014 | |
XM-2 | 2014 | |
XM-3 | 2021 | |
XM-4 | 2014 | |
XM-5 | 2018 | |
(1) | The FCC license for our FM-6 satellite will be issued for a period of eight years, beginning on the date we certify to the FCC that the satellite has been successfully placed into orbit and that the operations of the satellite fully conform to the terms and conditions of the space station radio authorization. |
Prior to expiration, we are required to apply for a renewal of our FCC licenses. The renewal and extension of our licenses is reasonably certain at minimal cost, which is expensed as incurred. Each of the FCC licenses authorizes us to use the broadcast spectrum, which is a renewable, reusable resource that does not deplete or exhaust over time.
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
In connection with the Merger, $250,000 of the purchase price was allocated to the XM trademark. As of December 31, 2013, there were no legal, regulatory or contractual limitations associated with the XM trademark.
Our annual impairment assessment of our indefinite intangible assets is performed as of the fourth quarter of each year. An assessment is performed at other times if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the asset below its carrying value. If the carrying value of the intangible assets exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized. As of the date of our annual assessment for 2013, our qualitative impairment assessment of fair value of our indefinite intangible assets indicated that such assets substantially exceeded their carrying value and therefore was not at risk of impairment.
There were no indicators of impairment, and no impairment loss was recorded for intangible assets with indefinite lives during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
Definite Life Intangible Assets
Subscriber relationships are amortized on an accelerated basis over 9 years, which reflects the estimated pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed. Other definite life intangible assets include certain licensing agreements, which are amortized over a weighted average useful life of 9.1 years on a straight-line basis. The fair value of the OEM relationships and proprietary software acquired in November 2013 are being amortized over their estimated weighted average useful lives of 15 and 10 years, respectively.
Amortization expense for all definite life intangible assets was $50,011, $53,620 and $59,050 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In 2013, we retired $33,200 in gross carrying value of definite life intangible assets related to licensing agreements that were fully amortized.
Expected amortization expense for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018 and for periods thereafter is as follows:
Year ending December 31, | Amount | |||
2014 | $ | 55,016 | ||
2015 | 51,700 | |||
2016 | 48,545 | |||
2017 | 34,882 | |||
2018 | 19,463 | |||
Thereafter | 156,802 | |||
Total definite life intangible assets, net | $ | 366,408 | ||
(9) | Interest Costs |
We capitalized a portion of the interest on funds borrowed as part of the cost of constructing our satellites and related launch vehicles. We capitalized interest associated with our FM-6 satellite and related launch vehicle during 2011 through its placement into operation in the fourth quarter 2013. We also incurred interest costs on our debt instruments and on our satellite incentive agreements. The following is a summary of our interest costs:
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Interest costs charged to expense | $ | 204,671 | $ | 265,321 | $ | 304,938 | |||||
Interest costs capitalized | 26,445 | 31,982 | 33,522 | ||||||||
Total interest costs incurred | $ | 231,116 | $ | 297,303 | $ | 338,460 | |||||
Included in interest costs incurred is non-cash interest expense, consisting of amortization related to original issue discounts, premiums and deferred financing fees of $21,698, $35,924 and $39,515 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
(10) | Property and Equipment |
Property and equipment, net, consists of the following:
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | ||||||
Satellite system | $ | 2,407,423 | $ | 1,943,537 | |||
Terrestrial repeater network | 109,367 | 112,482 | |||||
Leasehold improvements | 46,173 | 44,938 | |||||
Broadcast studio equipment | 59,020 | 55,823 | |||||
Capitalized software and hardware | 298,267 | 232,753 | |||||
Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities | 63,944 | 62,734 | |||||
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | 67,275 | 76,028 | |||||
Land | 38,411 | 38,411 | |||||
Building | 58,662 | 57,816 | |||||
Construction in progress | 103,148 | 417,124 | |||||
Total property and equipment | 3,251,690 | 3,041,646 | |||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (1,657,116 | ) | (1,469,724 | ) | |||
Property and equipment, net | $ | 1,594,574 | $ | 1,571,922 | |||
Construction in progress consists of the following:
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | ||||||
Satellite system | $ | 11,879 | $ | 376,825 | |||
Terrestrial repeater network | 30,078 | 17,224 | |||||
Capitalized software | 39,924 | 18,083 | |||||
Other | 21,267 | 4,992 | |||||
Construction in progress | $ | 103,148 | $ | 417,124 | |||
Depreciation expense on property and equipment was $203,303, $212,675 and $208,830 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We retired property and equipment of $16,039, $5,251 and $12,158 and recognized a loss on the disposal of assets of $351, $657 and $269 during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
Satellites
We currently own a fleet of ten orbiting satellites. The chart below provides certain information on these satellites:
Satellite Designation | Year Delivered | Estimated End of Depreciable Life | ||
FM-1* | 2000 | 2013 | ||
FM-2* | 2000 | 2013 | ||
FM-3 | 2000 | 2015 | ||
FM-5 | 2009 | 2024 | ||
FM-6 | 2013 | 2028 | ||
XM-1* | 2001 | 2013 | ||
XM-2* | 2001 | 2013 | ||
XM-3 | 2005 | 2020 | ||
XM-4 | 2006 | 2021 | ||
XM-5 | 2010 | 2025 | ||
* Satellite was fully depreciated as of December 31, 2013 but is still in operation.
We own five orbiting satellites for use in the Sirius system and five orbiting satellites for use in the XM system. Four of these satellites were manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc., and six were manufactured by Space Systems/Loral.
During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, we capitalized expenditures, including interest, of $87,061, $32,893 and $81,189, respectively, related to the construction of our FM-6 satellite and related launch vehicle, which was launched and placed into operation in the fourth quarter of 2013.
(11) | Related Party Transactions |
We had the following related party balances at December 31, 2013 and 2012:
Related party current assets | Related party long-term assets | Related party current liabilities | Related party long-term liabilities | Related party debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty Media | $ | 278 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 757 | $ | 15,766 | $ | 3,980 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 10,959 | $ | 208,906 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sirius XM Canada | 8,867 | 13,167 | 27,619 | 44,197 | 4,554 | 2,776 | 16,337 | 18,966 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M-Way | — | — | 2,545 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 9,145 | $ | 13,167 | $ | 30,164 | $ | 44,954 | $ | 20,320 | $ | 6,756 | $ | 16,337 | $ | 18,966 | $ | 10,959 | $ | 208,906 | |||||||||||||||||||
Liberty Media
In February and March 2009, we entered into several transactions to borrow up to $530,000 from Liberty Media Corporation and its affiliates. All of these loans were repaid in 2009.
As part of the transactions with Liberty Media, in February 2009, we entered into an investment agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with Liberty Radio, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, we issued to Liberty Radio, LLC 12,500,000 shares of our Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B-1 (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) with a liquidation preference of $0.001 per share in partial consideration for the loan investments. The Series B Preferred Stock was convertible into approximately 40% of our outstanding shares of common stock (after giving effect to such conversion).
In September 2012, Liberty Radio, LLC converted 6,249,900 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock into 1,293,467,684 shares of our common stock. In January 2013, the Federal Communications Commission granted Liberty Media approval to acquire de jure control of us, and Liberty Radio, LLC converted its remaining Series B Preferred Stock into 1,293,509,076 shares of our common stock. In addition, Liberty Media, indirectly through its subsidiaries, purchased an additional 50,000,000 shares of our common stock. As a result of these conversions of Series B Preferred Stock and additional
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
purchases of shares of our common stock, Liberty Media beneficially owned, directly and indirectly, over 50% of our outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2013.
Two current Liberty Media executives and one Liberty Media director are members of our board of directors. Gregory B. Maffei, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Media, is the Chairman of our board of directors.
On October 9, 2013, we entered into an agreement with Liberty Media to repurchase $500,000 of our common stock from Liberty Media. Pursuant to that agreement with Liberty Media, we repurchased $160,000 of our common stock from Liberty Media as of December 31, 2013. On January 23, 2014, we entered into an amendment to the agreement with Liberty Media to defer the previously scheduled $240,000 repurchase of shares of our common stock from Liberty Media from January 27, 2014 to April 25, 2014, the date of the final purchase installment under the agreement. As a result of this deferral, we expect to repurchase $340,000 of our shares of common stock from Liberty Media on April 25, 2014 at a price of $3.66 per share. We entered into this amendment at the request of the Special Committee of our board of directors that has been formed to review and evaluate the Liberty Media proposal. See “Note 1 - Recent Developments.”
On January 3, 2014, Holdings' Board of Directors received a non-binding letter from Liberty Media proposing a transaction pursuant to which all outstanding shares of common stock of Holdings not owned by Liberty Media would be converted into the right to receive 0.0760 of a new non-voting share of Liberty Series C common stock. Holdings' Board of Directors has formed a Special Committee to consider Liberty Media’s proposal.
Liberty Media has advised us that as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 it also owned the following:
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | ||||||
7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 | $ | 11,000 | $ | 11,000 | |||
8.75% Senior Notes due 2015 | — | 150,000 | |||||
7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 | — | 50,000 | |||||
Total principal debt | 11,000 | 211,000 | |||||
Less: discounts | 41 | 2,094 | |||||
Total carrying value of debt | $ | 10,959 | $ | 208,906 | |||
During the year ended December 31, 2013, we redeemed $150,000 of our 8.75% Senior Notes due 2015 and $50,000 of our 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 held by Liberty Media as part of the redemption of these Notes in their entirety.
As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, we recorded $64 and $3,980, respectively, related to accrued interest with Liberty Media to Related party current liabilities. We recognized Interest expense associated with debt held by Liberty Media of $13,514, $30,931 and $35,681 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The fair value of the derivative associated with the share repurchase agreement with Liberty Media was $15,702 as of December 31, 2013 and is recorded in Holdings' consolidated balance sheet in Related party current liabilities, with changes in fair value recorded to Holdings' statements of comprehensive income.
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Sirius XM Canada
In June 2011, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., the former parent company of XM Canada, and Sirius Canada completed a transaction to combine their operations ("the Canada Merger"). In January 2013, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. changed its name to Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc. The combined company operates as Sirius XM Canada.
We own approximately 46,700,000 Class A shares on a converted basis of Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc. representing a 37.5% equity interest and a 25.0% voting interest.
We had the following Related party current asset balances attributable to Sirius XM Canada at December 31, 2013 and 2012:
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | ||||||
Deferred programming costs and accrued interest | $ | 2,782 | $ | 4,350 | |||
Dividends receivable | — | 6,176 | |||||
Chip set and other services reimbursement | 2,387 | 2,641 | |||||
Fair value of host contract of debenture | 3,641 | — | |||||
Fair value of embedded derivative of debenture | 57 | — | |||||
Total | $ | 8,867 | $ | 13,167 | |||
We provide Sirius XM Canada with chip sets and other services and we are reimbursed for these costs. Sirius XM Canada declared dividends of $6,176 during the year ended December 31, 2012 which were not paid until 2013.
We hold an investment in CAD $4,000 face value of 8% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures issued by Sirius XM Canada for which the embedded conversion feature is bifurcated from the host contract. As of December 31, 2013, the debentures are classified as a Related party current asset since they are expected to be redeemed by Sirius XM Canada during the first quarter of 2014. The host contract is accounted for at fair value as an available-for-sale security with changes in fair value recorded to Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. The embedded conversion feature is accounted for at fair value as a derivative with changes in fair value recorded in earnings as Interest and investment income.
Related party long-term asset balances attributable to Sirius XM Canada consisted of the following:
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | ||||||
Non-interest bearing note, principal | $ | 376 | $ | 404 | |||
Fair value of host contract of debenture | — | 3,877 | |||||
Fair value of embedded derivative of debenture | — | 9 | |||||
Investment balance* | 26,972 | 37,983 | |||||
Deferred programming costs and other receivables | 271 | 1,924 | |||||
Total | $ | 27,619 | $ | 44,197 | |||
* The investment balance included equity method goodwill and intangible assets of $26,161 and $27,615 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
We hold a non-interest bearing note issued by Sirius XM Canada. Our interest in Sirius XM Canada is accounted for under the equity method. The excess of the cost of our ownership interest in the equity of Sirius XM Canada over our share of the net assets is recognized as goodwill and intangible assets and is included in the carrying amount of our investment. Equity method goodwill is not amortized. We periodically evaluate this investment to determine if there has been an other than temporary decline below carrying value. Equity method intangible assets are amortized over their respective useful lives, which is recorded in Interest and investment income.
Sirius XM Canada declared quarterly dividends of $16,796 and $7,749 during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which were recorded as a reduction to our investment balance in Sirius XM Canada.
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Related party liabilities attributable to Sirius XM Canada consisted of the following:
December 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | ||||||
Deferred revenue for NHL licensing fees | $ | 1,500 | $ | — | |||
Carrying value of deferred revenue | 18,966 | 21,742 | |||||
Deferred revenue for software licensing fees and other | 425 | — | |||||
Total | $ | 20,891 | $ | 21,742 | |||
In 2005, XM entered into agreements to provide XM Canada, now Sirius XM Canada, with the right to offer XM satellite radio service in Canada. The agreements have an initial ten-year term, and Sirius XM Canada has the unilateral option to extend the agreements for an additional five-year term. We receive a 15% royalty for all subscriber fees earned by XM Canada each month for its basic service and an activation fee for each gross activation of an XM Canada subscriber on XM’s system. Sirius XM Canada is obligated to pay us a total of $70,300 for the rights to broadcast and market National Hockey League (“NHL”) games for a ten-year term. We recognize these payments on a gross basis as a principal obligor pursuant to the provisions of ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. The estimated fair value of deferred revenue from XM Canada as of the Merger date was approximately $34,000, which is amortized on a straight-line basis through 2020, the end of the expected term of the agreements.
We recorded the following revenue from Sirius XM Canada as Other revenue in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income:
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 * | |||||||||
Royalty income | $ | 35,411 | $ | 31,368 | $ | 13,735 | |||||
Amortization of Sirius XM Canada deferred income | 2,776 | 2,776 | 1,388 | ||||||||
Licensing fee revenue | 5,012 | 4,500 | 3,000 | ||||||||
Advertising and other reimbursements | 3,001 | 833 | 417 | ||||||||
Streaming revenue | 2,735 | — | — | ||||||||
Total revenue from Sirius XM Canada | $ | 48,935 | $ | 39,477 | $ | 18,540 | |||||
* Sirius XM Canada commenced operations in June 2011.
Our share of net earnings or losses of Sirius XM Canada are recorded to Interest and investment income in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income on a one month lag. Our share of Sirius XM Canada’s net income was $7,319, $554 and $1,081 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We recorded amortization expense related to the equity method intangible assets of $1,454, $974 and $1,556 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Sirius Canada
We had an equity interest of 49% in Sirius Canada until June 21, 2011 when the Canada Merger closed.
In 2005, we entered into a license and services agreement with Sirius Canada. Pursuant to such agreement, we were reimbursed for certain costs incurred to provide Sirius Canada service, including certain costs incurred for the production and distribution of radios, as well as information technology support costs. In consideration for the rights granted pursuant to this license and services agreement, we had the right to receive a royalty equal to a percentage of Sirius Canada’s gross revenues based on subscriber levels (ranging between 5% and 15%) and the number of Canadian-specific channels made available to Sirius Canada.
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We recorded the following revenue from Sirius Canada. Royalty income is included in Other revenue and dividend income is included in Interest and investment income in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income:
For the Year Ended December 31, | |||
2011 * | |||
Royalty income | $ | 9,945 | |
Dividend income | 460 | ||
Total revenue from Sirius Canada | $ | 10,405 | |
* Sirius Canada combined with XM Canada in June 2011.
Receivables from royalty and dividend income were utilized to absorb a portion of our share of net losses generated by Sirius Canada. Total costs reimbursed by Sirius Canada were $5,253 for the year ended December 31, 2011.
Our share of net earnings or losses of Sirius Canada was recorded to Interest and investment income in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income on a one month lag. Our share of Sirius Canada’s net loss was $9,717 for the year ended December 31, 2011. The payments received from Sirius Canada in excess of carrying value were $6,748 for the year ended December 31, 2011.
XM Canada
We had an equity interest of 21.5% in XM Canada until June 21, 2011 when the Canada Merger closed.
We recorded the following revenue from XM Canada as Other revenue in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income:
For the Year Ended December 31, | |||
2011 * | |||
Amortization of XM Canada deferred income | $ | 1,388 | |
Subscriber and activation fee royalties | 5,483 | ||
Licensing fee revenue | 3,000 | ||
Advertising reimbursements | 833 | ||
Total revenue from XM Canada | $ | 10,704 | |
* XM Canada combined with Sirius Canada in June 2011.
Our share of net earnings or losses of XM Canada was recorded to Interest and investment income in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income on a one month lag. Our share of XM Canada’s net loss was $6,045 for the year ended December 31, 2011.
M-Way
As part of the acquisition of the connected vehicle business of Agero in November 2013, we acquired a 30% ownership in M-Way Solutions GmbH ("M-Way"), a German mobile software solutions provider, which is accounted for utilizing the equity method of accounting. We have recorded a $2,545 investment in M-Way in Related party long-term assets on our consolidated balance sheet. We also acquired an option to purchase the remaining 70% ownership of M-Way which expires in 2017.
(12) | Investments |
Long Term Restricted Investments
Restricted investments relate to reimbursement obligations under letters of credit issued for the benefit of lessors of our office space. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, our Long-term restricted investments were $5,718 and $3,999, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2013, a new letter of credit for $1,719 associated with additional office space was issued for the benefit of a lessor.
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(13) | Debt |
Sirius XM is the sole issuer of all of our debt, other than our 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014. Our debt as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:
Carrying balance at December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuer | Issued | Debt | Maturity Date | Interest Payable | Principal Amount | 2013 | 2012 (h) | |||||||||||||
Sirius XM and Holdings (a)(b) | August 2008 | 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes (the "Exchangeable Notes") | December 1, 2014 | semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 | $ | 502,370 | $ | 500,481 | $ | 545,888 | ||||||||||
Sirius XM (a)(c)(d) | March 2010 | 8.75% Senior Notes (the "8.75% Notes") | April 1, 2015 | semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 | 800,000 | — | 792,944 | |||||||||||||
Sirius XM (a)(c)(e) | October 2010 | 7.625% Senior Notes (the "7.625% Notes") | November 1, 2018 | semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 | 700,000 | — | 690,353 | |||||||||||||
Sirius XM (a)(c) | May 2013 | 4.25% Senior Notes (the "4.25% Notes") | May 15, 2020 | semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 | 500,000 | 494,809 | — | |||||||||||||
Sirius XM (a)(c) | September 2013 | 5.875% Senior Notes (the "5.875% Notes") | October 1, 2020 | semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 | 650,000 | 642,914 | — | |||||||||||||
Sirius XM (a)(c) | August 2013 | 5.75% Senior Notes (the "5.75% Notes") | August 1, 2021 | semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 | 600,000 | 594,499 | — | |||||||||||||
Sirius XM (a)(c) | August 2012 | 5.25% Senior Notes (the "5.25% Notes") | August 15, 2022 | semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 | 400,000 | 394,648 | 394,174 | |||||||||||||
Sirius XM (a)(c) | May 2013 | 4.625% Senior Notes (the "4.625% Notes") | May 15, 2023 | semi-annually on May15 and November 15 | 500,000 | 494,653 | — | |||||||||||||
Sirius XM (f) | December 2012 | Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the "Credit Facility") | December 5, 2017 | variable fee paid quarterly | 1,250,000 | 460,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Sirius XM | Various | Capital leases | Various | n/a | n/a | 19,591 | 11,861 | |||||||||||||
Total Debt | 3,601,595 | 2,435,220 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less: total current maturities (g) | 507,774 | 4,234 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total long-term | 3,093,821 | 2,430,986 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less: long-term related party | — | 208,906 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total long-term, excluding related party | $ | 3,093,821 | $ | 2,222,080 | ||||||||||||||||
(a) | The carrying balance of the Notes are net of the remaining unamortized original issue discount. |
(b) | The Exchangeable Notes are senior subordinated obligations and rank junior in right of payment to our existing and future senior debt and equally in right of payment with our existing and future senior subordinated debt. Substantially all of our domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries guarantee our obligations under these Notes on a senior subordinated basis. The Exchangeable Notes are exchangeable at any time at the option of the holder into shares of our common stock at an exchange rate of 543.1372 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the notes, which is equivalent to an approximate exchange price of $1.841 per share of common stock. In connection with the fundamental change that occurred on January 17, 2013 and the subsequent offer that was made to each holder of the Exchangeable Notes on February 1, 2013, $47,630 in principal amount of the Exchangeable Notes were converted resulting in the issuance of 27,687,850 shares of our common stock. As a result of this conversion, we retired $47,630 in principal amount of the Exchangeable Notes and recognized a proportionate share of unamortized discount and deferred financing fees of $2,533 to Additional paid-in capital for the year ended December 31, 2013. No loss was recognized as a result of the conversion. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the common stock reserved for conversion in connection with the Exchangeable Notes were considered to be anti-dilutive in our calculation of diluted net income per share. During the year ended 2012, the Exchangeable Notes were considered to be dilutive. |
(c) | Substantially all of our domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries have guaranteed these notes. |
(d) | During the year ended December 31, 2013, we purchased $800,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 8.75% Notes for an aggregate purchase price, including premium and interest, of $927,860. We recognized an aggregate loss on the extinguishment of the 8.75% Notes of $104,818 during the year ended December 31, 2013, consisting primarily of unamortized discount, deferred financing fees and repayment premium, to Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net. |
(e) | During the year ended December 31, 2013, we purchased $700,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 7.625% Notes for an aggregate purchase price, including premium and interest, of $797,830. We recognized an aggregate loss on the extinguishment of the 7.625% Notes of $85,759 during the year ended December 31, 2013, consisting primarily of unamortized discount, deferred financing fees and repayment premium, to Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net. |
(f) | In December 2012, Sirius XM entered into a five-year Credit Facility with a syndicate of financial institutions for $1,250,000. Sirius XM's obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of its material domestic subsidiaries and are secured by a lien on substantially all of Sirius XM's assets and the assets of its material domestic subsidiaries. Borrowings under the Credit |
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Facility are used for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including dividends, financing of acquisitions and share repurchases. Interest on borrowings is payable on a quarterly basis and accrues at a rate based on LIBOR plus an applicable rate. Sirius XM is also required to pay a variable fee on the average daily unused portion of the Credit Facility which is currently 0.35% per annum and is payable on a quarterly basis. As of December 31, 2013, $790,000 was available for future borrowing under the Credit Facility. Sirius XM's outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility are classified as Long-term debt within our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 due to the long-term maturity of this debt.
(g) | This balance includes $10,959 in related party current maturities as of December 31, 2013. |
(h) | During the year ended December 31, 2012, we purchased $257,000 of our then outstanding 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the "9.75% Notes") for an aggregate purchase price, including interest, of $281,698. We recognized an aggregate loss on the extinguishment of the 9.75% Notes of $22,184 during the year ended December 31, 2012, consisting primarily of unamortized discount, deferred financing fees and repayment premium, to Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we purchased $778,500 of our then outstanding 13% Senior Notes due 2013 (the "13% Notes") for an aggregate purchase price, including interest, of $879,133. We recognized an aggregate loss on the extinguishment of these 13% Notes of $110,542 during the year ended December 31, 2012, consisting primarily of unamortized discount, deferred financing fees and repayment premium, to Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net. |
The following table reconciles total current debt held at Holdings to the total current and long-term debt held at Sirius XM as of December 31, 2013:
Carrying amount at December 31, 2013 | ||||
Total current debt at Holdings | $ | 507,774 | ||
Additional fair value associated with the Exchangeable Notes (a) | 466,815 | |||
Total current debt at Sirius XM | $ | 974,589 | ||
Total long-term debt | $ | 3,093,821 | ||
Total debt at Sirius XM | $ | 4,068,410 | ||
(a) | In connection with our corporate reorganization in November 2013, the Exchangeable Notes were amended such that the settlement of the conversion feature is into shares of Holdings' common stock and Holdings and Sirius XM became co-obligors with respect to the Exchangeable Notes. As of December 31, 2013, $466,815 was recorded to Sirius XM's consolidated balance sheet in Current maturities of long-term debt for the fair value of the Exchangeable Notes in excess of the carrying amount. Changes in fair value are recorded in Loss on fair value of debt and equity instruments within Sirius XM's consolidated statements of comprehensive income. We recognized $466,815 in Loss on fair value of debt and equity instruments during the year ended December 31, 2013. The additional fair value in excess of the carrying amount of this instrument is eliminated in Holdings' consolidated balance sheets and statements of comprehensive income. |
Covenants and Restrictions
The Exchangeable Notes require compliance with certain covenants that restrict Holdings' and Sirius XM's ability to, among other things, (i) enter into certain transactions with affiliates and (ii) merge or consolidate with another person.
Under the Credit Facility, Sirius XM must comply with a maintenance covenant that it not exceed a total leverage ratio, calculated as total consolidated debt to consolidated operating cash flow, of 5.0 to 1.0. The Credit Facility and the 5.25% Notes generally require compliance with certain covenants that restrict Sirius XM's ability to, among other things, (i) incur additional indebtedness, (ii) incur liens, (iii) pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments, investments or acquisitions, (iv) enter into certain transactions with affiliates, (v) merge or consolidate with another person, (vi) sell, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of Sirius XM's assets, and (vii) make voluntary prepayments of certain debt, in each case subject to exceptions.
The 4.25% Notes, 4.625% Notes, 5.75% Notes and 5.875% Notes are subject to covenants that, among other things, limit Sirius XM's ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to create certain liens; enter into sale/leaseback transactions; and merge or consolidate. In addition, each of these indentures restricts Sirius XM's non-guarantor subsidiaries' ability to create, assume, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness without such non-guarantor subsidiary guaranteeing each such series of Notes on a pari passu basis.
Under our debt agreements, the following generally constitute an event of default: (i) a default in the payment of interest; (ii) a default in the payment of principal; (iii) failure to comply with covenants; (iv) failure to pay other indebtedness after final maturity or acceleration of other indebtedness exceeding a specified amount; (v) certain events of bankruptcy; (vi) a judgment for payment of money exceeding a specified aggregate amount; and (vii) voidance of subsidiary guarantees, subject
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to grace periods where applicable. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, our debt could become immediately due and payable.
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, we were in compliance with our debt covenants.
(14) | Stockholders’ Equity |
Common Stock, Holdings, par value $0.001 per share
As a result of our corporate reorganization in November 2013, all of the outstanding shares of Sirius XM's common stock were converted, on a share for share basis, into identical shares of common stock of Holdings. The certificate of incorporation, the bylaws, the executive officers and the board of directors of Holdings are the same as those of Sirius XM in effect immediately prior to the reorganization.
We were authorized to issue up to 9,000,000,000 shares of common stock as of December 31, 2013 and 2012. There were 6,096,220,526 and 5,262,440,085 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
As of December 31, 2013, approximately 562,534,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance in connection with outstanding convertible debt, warrants, incentive stock awards and common stock to be granted to third parties upon satisfaction of performance targets.
Stock Repurchase Program
Since December 2012, our board of directors has approved $4,000,000 for repurchases of our common stock. Our board of directors did not establish an end date for this stock repurchase program. Shares of common stock may be purchased from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, including transactions with Liberty Media and its affiliates.
On October 9, 2013, we entered into an agreement with Liberty Media to repurchase $500,000 of our common stock from Liberty Media. Pursuant to the agreement with Liberty Media, we repurchased $160,000 of our common stock from Liberty Media as of December 31, 2013. On January 23, 2014, we entered into an amendment to the agreement with Liberty Media to defer the previously scheduled $240,000 repurchase of shares of our common stock from Liberty Media from January 27, 2014 to April 25, 2014, the date of the final purchase installment under the agreement. As a result of this deferral, we expect to repurchase $340,000 of our shares of common stock from Liberty Media on April 25, 2014 at a price of $3.66 per share. We entered into this amendment at the request of the Special Committee of our board of directors that has been formed to review and evaluate the Liberty Media proposal. See “Note 1 - Recent Developments.”
The share repurchase agreement was transferred from Sirius XM to Holdings' effective November 15, 2013. Commitments under the share repurchase agreement are accounted for at fair value as a derivative, with changes in fair value recorded in Loss on change in value of derivatives within Holdings' consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Prior to November 15, 2013, changes in fair value were recorded to Loss on fair value of debt and equity instruments in Sirius XM's consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
We recognized $20,393 to Loss on change in value of derivatives in Holdings' consolidated statement of comprehensive income during the year ended December 31, 2013 for the share repurchase agreement, net of a $2,713 gain recognized to Loss on fair value of debt and equity instruments in Sirius XM's consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, we repurchased 520,257,866 shares of our common stock for $1,762,360, including fees and commissions, on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, including transactions with Liberty Media. All common stock repurchases were settled and retired as of December 31, 2013.
As of December 31, 2013, $2,237,640 remained available for purchase under our stock repurchase program.
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Share Lending Arrangements
To facilitate the offering of the Exchangeable Notes, we entered into share lending agreements with Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. and UBS AG London Branch in July 2008. All loaned shares were returned to us as of October 2011 and the share lending agreements were terminated.
We recorded interest expense related to the amortization of the costs associated with the share lending arrangement and other issuance costs for our Exchangeable Notes of $12,745, $12,402 and $11,189 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As of December 31, 2013, the unamortized balance of the debt issuance costs was $12,701, with $12,423 recorded in Other current assets and $278 recorded in Related party current assets in our consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2012, the unamortized balance of the debt issuance costs was $27,652, with $27,099 recorded in Deferred financing fees, net, and $553 recorded in Long-term related party assets. These costs will continue to be amortized until the debt is terminated. A portion of the unamortized debt issuance costs was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2013 in connection with conversions of the Exchangeable Notes.
Common Stock, Sirius XM, par value $0.001 per share
Due to our corporate reorganization in November 2013, 1,000 shares of common stock were authorized, issued and outstanding, and are owned by Holdings as of December 31, 2013.
Preferred Stock, Holdings, par value $0.001 per share
We were authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
There were 6,250,100 shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2012 held by Liberty Media. In January 2013, Liberty Media converted its remaining shares of the Series B Preferred Stock into 1,293,509,076 shares of our common stock.
Warrants
We have issued warrants to purchase shares of our common stock in connection with distribution, programming and satellite purchase agreements. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately 18,455,000 warrants to acquire an equal number of shares of common stock were outstanding and fully vested. Warrants were included in our calculation of diluted net income per common share as the effect was dilutive for the year ended December 31, 2013. The warrants expire at various times through 2015. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the weighted average exercise price of outstanding warrants was $2.55 per share. We did not incur warrant related expenses during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 or 2011.
Number of Warrants Outstanding | |||||||||
December 31, | |||||||||
(warrants in thousands) | Average Exercise Price | Expiration Date | 2013 | 2012 | |||||
NFL | $2.50 | March 2015 | 16,667 | 16,667 | |||||
Other distributors and programming providers | $3.00 | June 2014 | 1,788 | 1,788 | |||||
Total | 18,455 | 18,455 | |||||||
In October 2012, 4,000,000 warrants held by a distributor expired.
(15) | Benefit Plans |
We recognized share-based payment expense of $68,876, $63,822 and $51,622 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
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2009 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan
In May 2009, our stockholders approved the Sirius XM Radio Inc. 2009 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”). Employees, consultants and members of our board of directors are eligible to receive awards under the 2009 Plan. The 2009 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards that the compensation committee of our board of directors may deem appropriate. Vesting and other terms of stock-based awards are set forth in the agreements with the individuals receiving the awards. Stock-based awards granted under the 2009 Plan are generally subject to a vesting requirement. Stock-based awards generally expire ten years from the date of grant. Each restricted stock unit entitles the holder to receive one share of common stock upon vesting. As of December 31, 2013, approximately 82,806,000 shares of common stock were available for future grants under the 2009 Plan.
Other Plans
We maintain four other share-based benefit plans — the XM 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, the Amended and Restated Sirius Satellite Radio 2003 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, the XM 1998 Shares Award Plan and the XM Talent Option Plan. No further awards may be made under these plans and all outstanding awards are fully vested.
The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used to compute the fair value of options granted to employees and members of our board of directors:
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||
Risk-free interest rate | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.1% | ||
Expected life of options — years | 4.73 | 5.06 | 5.27 | ||
Expected stock price volatility | 47% | 49% | 68% | ||
Expected dividend yield | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
We do not intend to pay regular dividends on our common stock. Accordingly, the dividend yield percentage used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option value is zero for all periods.
There were no options granted to third parties, other than non-employee members of our board of directors, during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
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The following table summarizes stock option activity under our share-based plans for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (options in thousands):
Options | Weighted- Average Exercise Price (1) | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||
Outstanding at the beginning of January 1, 2011 | 401,870 | $ | 1.32 | |||||||||
Granted | 77,450 | $ | 1.80 | |||||||||
Exercised | (13,300 | ) | $ | 0.87 | ||||||||
Forfeited, cancelled or expired | (26,440 | ) | $ | 4.15 | ||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2011 | 439,580 | $ | 1.25 | |||||||||
Granted | 58,626 | $ | 2.53 | |||||||||
Exercised | (214,199 | ) | $ | 0.59 | ||||||||
Forfeited, cancelled or expired | (9,495 | ) | $ | 3.09 | ||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2012 | 274,512 | $ | 1.92 | |||||||||
Granted | 57,228 | $ | 3.59 | |||||||||
Exercised | (61,056 | ) | $ | 1.31 | ||||||||
Forfeited, cancelled or expired | (6,445 | ) | $ | 2.02 | ||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2013 | 264,239 | $ | 2.42 | 7.12 | $ | 327,398 | ||||||
Exercisable as of December 31, 2013 | 114,278 | $ | 2.26 | 5.29 | $ | 179,549 | ||||||
(1) | The weighted-average exercise price for options outstanding as of December 28, 2012 were adjusted in 2012 to reflect the reduction to the exercise price related to the December 2012 special cash dividend. |
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $1.48, $1.09 and $1.04, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $142,491, $399,794 and $13,408, respectively. In July 2013, we transitioned to a net-settlement method from a cashless option exercise method for stock options. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the number of shares which were issued in the market as a result of stock option exercises was 32,649,857.
We recognized share-based payment expense associated with stock options of $66,231, $60,299 and $48,038 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
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The following table summarizes the nonvested restricted stock award and restricted stock unit activity under our share-based plans for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (shares in thousands):
Shares | Grant Date Fair Value | |||||
Nonvested as of January 1, 2011 | 2,397 | $ | 2.57 | |||
Granted | — | $ | — | |||
Vested restricted stock awards | (1,854 | ) | $ | 3.30 | ||
Vested restricted stock units | (101 | ) | $ | 3.08 | ||
Forfeited | (21 | ) | $ | 3.05 | ||
Nonvested as of December 31, 2011 | 421 | $ | 1.46 | |||
Granted | 8 | $ | — | |||
Vested restricted stock awards | — | $ | — | |||
Vested restricted stock units | — | $ | — | |||
Forfeited | — | $ | — | |||
Nonvested as of December 31, 2012 | 429 | $ | 3.25 | |||
Granted | 6,873 | $ | 3.59 | |||
Vested restricted stock units | (192 | ) | $ | 3.27 | ||
Forfeited | (126 | ) | $ | 3.61 | ||
Nonvested as of December 31, 2013 | 6,984 | $ | 3.58 | |||
The total intrinsic value of restricted stock and restricted stock units that vested during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $605, $0 and $3,178, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock units granted during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $3.59.
We recognized share-based payment expense associated with restricted stock awards and restricted stock units of $2,645, $0 and $543 during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
No restricted stock awards or restricted stock units were granted in 2011. In connection with the special cash dividend paid in December 2012, we granted 8,000 incremental restricted stock units to prevent the economic dilution of the holders of our restricted stock units. This grant did not result in any additional incremental share-based payment expense being recognized in 2012. There were no restricted stock units granted to third parties during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
Total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested share-based payment awards for stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and shares granted to employees and members of our board of directors at December 31, 2013 and 2012, net of estimated forfeitures, were $164,292 and $129,010, respectively. The total unrecognized compensation costs at December 31, 2013 are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3 years.
401(k) Savings Plan
We sponsor the Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Sirius XM Plan”) for eligible employees. The Sirius XM Plan allows eligible employees to voluntarily contribute from 1% to 50% of their pre-tax eligible earnings, subject to certain defined limits. We match 50% of an employee’s voluntary contributions, up to 6% of an employee’s pre-tax salary, in cash which is used to purchase shares of our common stock on the open market. Employer matching contributions under the Sirius XM Plan vest at a rate of 33.33% for each year of employment and are fully vested after three years of employment for all current and future contributions. During the year ended December 31, 2013 we contributed $4,181 to the Sirius XM Plan in fulfillment of our matching obligation. During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, employer matching contributions were made in the form of shares of our common stock, resulting in share-based payment expense of $3,523 and $3,041, respectively.
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(16) | Commitments and Contingencies |
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of December 31, 2013:
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt obligations | $ | 509,663 | $ | 7,359 | $ | 4,140 | $ | 460,799 | $ | — | $ | 2,650,000 | $ | 3,631,961 | |||||||||||||
Cash interest payments | 187,905 | 152,440 | 152,255 | 152,699 | 138,063 | 399,813 | 1,183,175 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Satellite and transmission | 37,849 | 13,993 | 4,321 | 3,404 | 3,992 | 16,524 | 80,083 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Programming and content | 245,069 | 218,373 | 96,737 | 72,837 | 60,150 | 108,333 | 801,499 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marketing and distribution | 32,578 | 15,332 | 9,951 | 6,700 | 6,173 | 6,639 | 77,373 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Satellite incentive payments | 11,511 | 11,439 | 12,290 | 13,212 | 14,212 | 55,398 | 118,062 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating lease obligations | 38,181 | 43,053 | 36,860 | 30,475 | 28,825 | 221,626 | 399,020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 41,021 | 9,989 | 3,209 | 851 | 367 | — | 55,437 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total (1) | $ | 1,103,777 | $ | 471,978 | $ | 319,763 | $ | 740,977 | $ | 251,782 | $ | 3,458,333 | $ | 6,346,610 | |||||||||||||
(1) | The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at December 31, 2013 totaled $1,432, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty. |
Debt obligations. Debt obligations include principal payments on outstanding debt and capital lease obligations.
Cash interest payments. Cash interest payments include interest due on outstanding debt and capital lease payments through maturity.
Satellite and transmission. We have entered into agreements with third parties to operate and maintain the off-site satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities and certain components of our terrestrial repeater networks.
Programming and content. We have entered into various programming agreements. Under the terms of these agreements, our obligations include fixed payments, advertising commitments and revenue sharing arrangements. Our future revenue sharing costs are dependent upon many factors and are difficult to estimate; therefore, they are not included in our minimum contractual cash commitments.
Marketing and distribution. We have entered into various marketing, sponsorship and distribution agreements to promote our brand and are obligated to make payments to sponsors, retailers, automakers and radio manufacturers under these agreements. Certain programming and content agreements also require us to purchase advertising on properties owned or controlled by the licensors. We also reimburse automakers for certain engineering and development costs associated with the incorporation of satellite radios into new vehicles they manufacture. In addition, in the event certain new products are not shipped by a distributor to its customers within 90 days of the distributor’s receipt of goods, we have agreed to purchase and take title to the product.
Satellite incentive payments. Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc., the manufacturer of four of our in-orbit satellites, may be entitled to future in-orbit performance payments with respect to two satellites used in the XM system, XM-3 and XM-4, based on the expected operating performance exceeding their fifteen-year design life. Boeing may also be entitled to an additional $10,000 if our XM-4 satellite continues to operate above baseline specifications during the five years beyond the satellite’s fifteen-year design life.
Space Systems/Loral, the manufacturer of six of our in-orbit satellites, may be entitled to future in-orbit performance payments with respect to three satellites, XM-5, FM-5 and FM-6, based on their expected operating performance exceeding their fifteen-year design life.
Operating lease obligations. We have entered into both cancelable and non-cancelable operating leases for office space, equipment and terrestrial repeaters. These leases provide for minimum lease payments, additional operating expense charges, leasehold improvements and rent escalations that have initial terms ranging from one to fifteen years, and certain leases have options to renew. The effect of the rent holidays and rent concessions are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, including reasonably assured renewal periods. Total rent recognized in connection with leases for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $39,228, $37,474 and $34,143, respectively.
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Other. We have entered into various agreements with third parties for general operating purposes. In addition to the minimum contractual cash commitments described above, we have entered into agreements with other variable cost arrangements. These future costs are dependent upon many factors, including subscriber growth, and are difficult to anticipate; however, these costs may be substantial. We may enter into additional programming, distribution, marketing and other agreements that contain similar variable cost provisions.
We do not have any other significant off-balance sheet financing arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Legal Proceedings
State Consumer Investigations. A Multistate Working Group of 32 State Attorneys General, led by the Attorney General of the State of Ohio, is investigating certain of our consumer practices. The investigation focuses on practices relating to the cancellation of subscriptions; automatic renewal of subscriptions; charging, billing, collecting, and refunding or crediting of payments from consumers; and soliciting customers.
A separate investigation into our consumer practices is being conducted by the Attorneys General of the State of Florida and the State of New York. We are cooperating with these investigations and believe our consumer practices comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
Other Matters. In the ordinary course of business, we are a defendant in various other lawsuits and arbitration proceedings, including derivative actions; actions filed by subscribers, both on behalf of themselves and on a class action basis; former employees; parties to contracts or leases; and owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property. None of these other actions are, in our opinion, likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
(17) | Income Taxes |
Holdings
There is no current U.S. federal income tax provision, as all federal taxable income was offset by utilizing U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards. The current state income tax provision is primarily related to taxable income in certain states that have suspended the ability to use net operating loss carryforwards. The current foreign income tax provision is primarily related to a reimbursement of foreign withholding taxes on royalty income between us and our Canadian affiliate.
Holdings files a consolidated federal income tax return with its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to Holdings consisted of the following:
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Current taxes: | |||||||||||
Federal | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
State | 5,359 | 1,319 | 3,229 | ||||||||
Foreign | (5,269 | ) | 2,265 | 2,741 | |||||||
Total current taxes | 90 | 3,584 | 5,970 | ||||||||
Deferred taxes: | |||||||||||
Federal | 211,044 | (2,729,823 | ) | 3,991 | |||||||
State | 48,743 | (271,995 | ) | 4,273 | |||||||
Total deferred taxes | 259,787 | (3,001,818 | ) | 8,264 | |||||||
Total income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 259,877 | $ | (2,998,234 | ) | $ | 14,234 | ||||
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The following table indicates the significant elements contributing to the difference between the federal tax expense (benefit) at the statutory rate and at our effective rate:
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Federal tax expense, at statutory rate | $ | 222,982 | $ | 166,064 | $ | 154,418 | |||||
State income tax expense, net of federal benefit | 19,031 | 16,606 | 15,751 | ||||||||
State income rate changes | 8,666 | 2,251 | 3,851 | ||||||||
Non-deductible expenses | 9,545 | 477 | 457 | ||||||||
Change in valuation allowance | (4,228 | ) | (3,195,651 | ) | (166,452 | ) | |||||
Other, net | 3,881 | 12,019 | 6,209 | ||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 259,877 | $ | (2,998,234 | ) | $ | 14,234 | ||||
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below:
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets: | |||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 2,207,583 | $ | 2,493,239 | |||
GM payments and liabilities | 1,984 | 80,742 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 606,430 | 511,700 | |||||
Severance accrual | 388 | 46 | |||||
Accrued bonus | 25,830 | 23,798 | |||||
Expensed costs capitalized for tax | 22,679 | 26,569 | |||||
Loan financing costs | 664 | 428 | |||||
Investments | 45,078 | 39,915 | |||||
Stock based compensation | 71,794 | 64,636 | |||||
Other | 31,735 | 34,705 | |||||
Total deferred tax assets | 3,014,165 | 3,275,778 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | |||||||
Depreciation of property and equipment | (188,675 | ) | (185,007 | ) | |||
FCC license | (778,152 | ) | (772,550 | ) | |||
Other intangible assets | (233,983 | ) | (165,227 | ) | |||
Total deferred tax liabilities | (1,200,810 | ) | (1,122,784 | ) | |||
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 1,813,355 | 2,152,994 | |||||
Valuation allowance | (7,831 | ) | (9,835 | ) | |||
Total net deferred tax asset | $ | 1,805,524 | $ | 2,143,159 | |||
The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences can be carried forward under tax law. Management's evaluation of the realizability of deferred tax assets considers both positive and negative evidence, including historical financial performance, scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets and liabilities, projected taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. The weight given to the potential effects of positive and negative evidence is based on the extent to which it can be objectively verified. The net deferred tax assets are primarily related to gross net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $5,828,461. In addition to the gross book net operating loss carryforwards, we have $702,187 of excess share-based compensation deductions that will not be realized until we utilize the $5,828,461 of net operating losses, resulting in an approximate gross operating loss carryforward on our tax return of $6,530,648.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, our deferred tax asset valuation allowance decreased by $3,350,905 in response to cumulative positive evidence in 2012 which outweighed the historical negative evidence from our emergence from
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COMBINED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued
(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
cumulative losses in recent years and updated assessments regarding that it was more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will be realized. As of December 31, 2013, the deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $7,831 relates to deferred tax assets that are not likely to be realized due to certain state net operating loss limitations and acquired net operating losses that we are not more likely than not going to utilize. These net operating loss carryforwards expire on various dates beginning in 2017 and ending in 2028.
As a result of the acquisition of the connected vehicle business of Agero, we established net current deferred tax assets of $767 and net non-current deferred tax liabilities of $78,127. The net non-current deferred tax liabilities are primarily due to intangible assets and the acquired separate return limitation year net operating losses of $4,340; of which $2,224 remain fully valued.
As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the gross liability for income taxes associated with uncertain state tax positions was $1,432. If recognized, $1,432 of unrecognized tax benefits would affect the effective tax rate. This liability is recorded in Other long-term liabilities. No penalties have been accrued for. We do not currently anticipate that our existing reserves related to uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2013 will significantly increase or decrease during the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2014; however, various events could cause our current expectations to change in the future. Should our position with respect to the majority of these uncertain tax positions be upheld, the effect would be recorded in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income as part of the income tax provision. Our policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on uncertain tax positions as part of income tax expense. We have recorded interest expense of $40 and $55 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to our unrecognized tax benefits presented below.
Changes in our uncertain income tax positions, from January 1 through December 31 are presented below:
2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 1,432 | $ | 1,432 | |||
Additions for tax positions from prior years | — | — | |||||
Balance, end of year | $ | 1,432 | $ | 1,432 | |||
We have federal and certain state income tax audits pending. We do not expect the ultimate disposition of these audits to have a material adverse affect on our financial position or results of operations.
The increased ownership in us by Liberty Media to over 50% of our outstanding common stock did not create a change of control under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Sirius XM
Sirius XM and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are included in the consolidated federal income tax returns of Holdings. However, due to the differences in the Income before income taxes balances between Holdings and Sirius XM in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income, the following table shows the significant elements contributing to the difference between the federal tax expense (benefit) at the statutory rate and at Sirius XM's effective rate:
For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Federal tax expense, at statutory rate | $ | 67,684 | $ | 166,064 | $ | 154,418 | |||||
State income tax expense, net of federal benefit | 4,467 | 16,606 | 15,751 | ||||||||
State income rate changes | 8,666 | 2,251 | 3,851 | ||||||||
Non-deductible expenses | 699 | 477 | 457 | ||||||||
Change in valuation allowance | (4,228 | ) | (3,195,651 | ) | (166,452 | ) | |||||
Fair value of debt instrument | 178,704 | — | — | ||||||||
Other, net | 3,885 | 12,019 | 6,209 | ||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 259,877 | $ | (2,998,234 | ) | $ | 14,234 | ||||
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COMBINED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued
(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
(18) Quarterly Financial Data--Unaudited
Our quarterly results of operations are summarized below:
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
March 31 | June 30 | September 30 | December 31 | ||||||||||||
2013 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 897,398 | $ | 940,110 | $ | 961,509 | $ | 1,000,078 | |||||||
Cost of services | $ | (330,257 | ) | $ | (331,465 | ) | $ | (336,464 | ) | $ | (396,304 | ) | |||
Income from operations | $ | 246,931 | $ | 267,736 | $ | 284,529 | $ | 245,357 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 123,602 | $ | 125,522 | $ | 62,894 | $ | 65,197 | |||||||
Net income per common share--basic (1) | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||
Net income per common share--diluted (1) | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||
2012 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 804,722 | $ | 837,543 | $ | 867,360 | $ | 892,415 | |||||||
Cost of services | $ | (292,309 | ) | $ | (293,975 | ) | $ | (314,204 | ) | $ | (328,882 | ) | |||
Income from operations | $ | 199,238 | $ | 227,942 | $ | 231,749 | $ | 213,096 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 107,774 | $ | 3,134,170 | $ | 74,514 | $ | 156,244 | |||||||
Net income per common share--basic (1) | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.02 | |||||||
Net income per common share--diluted (1) | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.02 | |||||||
(1) | The sum of quarterly net income per share applicable to common stockholders (basic and diluted) does not necessarily agree to the net income per share for the year due to the timing of common stock issuances. |
Sirius XM Radio Inc. | |||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
March 31 | June 30 | September 30 | December 31 | ||||||||||||
2013 (1) | |||||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 897,398 | $ | 940,110 | $ | 961,509 | $ | 1,000,078 | |||||||
Cost of services | $ | (330,257 | ) | $ | (331,465 | ) | $ | (336,464 | ) | $ | (396,304 | ) | |||
Income from operations | $ | 246,931 | $ | 267,736 | $ | 284,529 | $ | 245,357 | |||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Sirius XM's sole stockholder | $ | 123,602 | $ | 125,522 | $ | 62,894 | $ | (378,512 | ) | ||||||
2012 (1) | |||||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 804,722 | $ | 837,543 | $ | 867,360 | $ | 892,415 | |||||||
Cost of services | $ | (292,309 | ) | $ | (293,975 | ) | $ | (314,204 | ) | $ | (328,882 | ) | |||
Income from operations | $ | 199,238 | $ | 227,942 | $ | 231,749 | $ | 213,096 | |||||||
Net income attributable to Sirius XM's sole stockholder | $ | 107,774 | $ | 3,134,170 | $ | 74,514 | $ | 156,244 | |||||||
(1) | Net income per share for Sirius XM is not presented since Sirius XM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. |
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SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Schedule II - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Holdings and Sirius XM:
(in thousands) | Balance January 1, | Charged to Expenses (Benefit) | Write-offs/ Payments/ Other | Balance December 31, | |||||||||
Description | |||||||||||||
2011 | |||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 10,222 | 33,164 | (33,454 | ) | $ | 9,932 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets—valuation allowance | $ | 3,551,288 | (166,452 | ) | (24,096 | ) | $ | 3,360,740 | |||||
2012 | |||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 9,932 | 34,548 | (32,769 | ) | $ | 11,711 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets—valuation allowance | $ | 3,360,740 | (3,195,651 | ) | (155,254 | ) | $ | 9,835 | |||||
2013 | |||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 11,711 | 39,016 | (41,649 | ) | $ | 9,078 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets—valuation allowance | $ | 9,835 | (4,228 | ) | 2,224 | $ | 7,831 | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | ||||
2.1 | Certificate of Ownership and Merger, dated as of January 12, 2011, merging XM Satellite Radio Inc. with and into Sirius XM Radio Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2011). | ||||
2.2 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 14, 2013, by and among Sirius XM Radio Inc., Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and Sirius XM Merger Sub Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Sirius XM Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2013). | ||||
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Sirius XM Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2013). | ||||
3.2 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Holdings Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2013). | ||||
3.3 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Sirius XM Radio Inc., as amended (filed herewith). | ||||
3.4 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Sirius XM Radio Inc., as amended (filed herewith). | ||||
3.5 | Certificate of Elimination of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B-1, Convertible Perpetual Non-Voting Preferred Stock, Series B-2, and Series C Junior Preferred Stock of Sirius XM Radio Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Sirius XM Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2013). | ||||
4.1 | Form of certificate for shares of Sirius XM Holdings Inc.’s common stock (filed herewith). | ||||
4.2 | Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2008, among XM Satellite Radio Inc., XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., XM Equipment Leasing LLC, XM Radio Inc., Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, relating to the 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.80 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008). | ||||
4.3 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2008, among Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., XM Satellite Radio Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC, relating to the 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.81 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008). | ||||
4.4 | Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 14, 2010, among XM Satellite Radio Inc., certain subsidiaries thereof and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, relating to the 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to XM Satellite Radio Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010). | ||||
4.5 | Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 12, 2011, by and among XM Satellite Radio Inc., Sirius XM Radio Inc., the guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, relating to the 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2011). | ||||
4.6 | Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2013, among Sirius XM Radio Inc., Sirius XM Holdings Inc., the guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, relating to the 7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Sirius XM Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2013). | ||||
4.7 | Indenture, dated as of August 13, 2012, among Sirius XM Radio Inc., the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s 5.25% Senior Notes due 2022 (incorporated by reference to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 14, 2012). | ||||
4.8 | Indenture, dated as of May 16, 2013, among Sirius XM Radio Inc., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 4.25% Senior Notes due 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2013). | ||||
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Exhibit | Description | ||||
4.9 | Indenture, dated as of May 16, 2013, among Sirius XM Radio Inc., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 4.625% Senior Notes due 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2013). | ||||
4.10 | Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2013, among Sirius XM Radio Inc., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2013). | ||||
4.11 | Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2013, among Sirius XM Radio Inc., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2013). | ||||
4.12 | Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated as of January 27, 2009, issued by Sirius XM Radio Inc. to NFL Enterprises LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.48 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008). | ||||
4.13 | Sirius XM Holdings Inc.’s Assumption of NFL Enterprises LLC Warrant, dated as of November 15, 2013 (filed herewith). | ||||
4.14 | Investment Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2009, between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and Liberty Radio LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.55 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008). | ||||
4.15 | Assignment and Assumption of Investment Agreement among Sirius XM Radio Inc., Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and Liberty Radio LLC, dated as of November 15, 2013 (filed herewith). | ||||
10.1 | Credit Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2012, among Sirius XM Radio Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, and the other agents and lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 10, 2012). | ||||
**10.2 | Technology Licensing Agreement among XM Satellite Radio Inc., XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., WorldSpace Management Corporation and American Mobile Satellite Corporation, dated as of January 1, 1998, amended by Amendment No. 1 to Technology Licensing Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007). | ||||
***10.3 | Third Amended and Restated Distribution and Credit Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2008, among General Motors Corporation, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.63 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007). | ||||
**10.4 | Third Amended and Restated Satellite Purchase Contract for In-Orbit Delivery, dated as of May 15, 2001, between XM Satellite Radio Inc. and Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to Amendment No. 1 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-89132)). | ||||
10.5 | Assignment and Novation Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2001, between XM Satellite Radio Inc., XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2001). | ||||
**10.6 | Amendment to the Satellite Purchase Contract for In-Orbit Delivery, dated as of December 5, 2001, between XM Satellite Radio Inc. and Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2001). | ||||
**10.7 | Amended and Restated Amendment to the Satellite Purchase Contract for In-Orbit Delivery, dated May 22, 2003, among XM Satellite Radio Inc., XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.53 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003). | ||||
**10.8 | Amendment to the Satellite Purchase Contract for In-Orbit Delivery, dated July 31, 2003, among XM Satellite Radio Inc., XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.54 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003). | ||||
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Exhibit | Description | ||||
**10.9 | Amendment to the Satellite Purchase Contract for In-Orbit Delivery, dated December 19, 2003, among XM Satellite Radio Inc., XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003). | ||||
10.10 | Amended and Restated Assignment and Use Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2003, between XM Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Radio Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 29, 2003). | ||||
*10.11 | Amended and Restated Sirius Satellite Radio 2003 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004). | ||||
*10.12 | Form of Stock Option Agreement between CD Radio Inc. and each Optionee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16.2 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998). | ||||
*10.13 | CD Radio Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to CD Radio Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-65473)). | ||||
*10.14 | XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007). | ||||
*10.15 | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 1, 2007). | ||||
*10.16 | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 1, 2007). | ||||
*10.17 | Sirius XM Radio 401(k) Savings Plan, January 1, 2009 Restatement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). | ||||
*10.18 | Sirius XM Radio Inc. 2009 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333- 160386)). | ||||
*10.19 | Form of Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Sirius XM Radio Inc. 2009 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). | ||||
*10.20 | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Sirius XM Radio Inc. 2009 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). | ||||
*10.21 | Employment Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2011, between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and David J. Frear (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2011). | ||||
*10.22 | Employment Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2011, between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and Dara F. Altman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 24, 2011). | ||||
*10.23 | Form of Option Award Agreement between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and James E. Meyer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 16, 2009). | ||||
*10.24 | Employment Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2013, between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and James E. Meyer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 30, 2013). | ||||
*10.25 | Employment Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013, between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and Scott A. Greenstein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2013). | ||||
*10.26 | Form of Option Award Agreement between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and Patrick L. Donnelly (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 15, 2010). | ||||
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Exhibit | Description | ||||
*10.27 | Employment Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2014, between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and Patrick L. Donnelly (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Sirius XM Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 14, 2014). | ||||
*10.28 | Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2013, among Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and Sirius XM Radio Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Sirius XM Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2013). | ||||
*10.29 | Omnibus Amendment, dated November 15, 2013, to the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. Talent Option Plan, the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. 1998 Shares Award Plan, as amended, the Amended and Restated Sirius Satellite Radio 2003 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the Sirius XM Radio Inc. 2009 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan and their Related Stock Option Agreements, Restricted Stock Agreements and Restricted Stock Unit Agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Sirius XM Holdings Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2013). | ||||
21.1 | List of Subsidiaries (filed herewith). | ||||
23.1 | Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith). | ||||
31.1 | Certificate of James E. Meyer, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | ||||
31.2 | Certificate of David J. Frear, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | ||||
32.1 | Certificate of James E. Meyer, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | ||||
32.2 | Certificate of David J. Frear, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | ||||
101.1 | The following financial information from Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011; (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011; and (v) Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. | ||||
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* | This document has been identified as a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
** | Pursuant to the Commission’s Orders Granting Confidential Treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 24(b)-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, certain confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted by means of redacting a portion of the text. |
*** | Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to portions of this Exhibit that have been omitted by redacting a portion of the text. |
The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.
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