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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 10-Q

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

 

    

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014 or

 

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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: 001-33335

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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware    84-1496755
(State or other jurisdiction of    (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)    Identification No.)

60 Columbus Circle

New York, New York 10023

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 364-8200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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

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

 

Large accelerated filer þ

 

Accelerated filer ¨                                         

Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company ¨                                         

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ¨    No þ

 

Description of Class

  

Shares Outstanding

as of April 22, 2014

Common Stock – $0.01 par value

   278,611,548

 

 

 


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

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

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

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Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

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Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

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Consolidated Statement of Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

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Item 5. Other Information

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Item 6. Exhibits

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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

INTRODUCTION

Management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition (“MD&A”) is a supplement to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and provides additional information on Time Warner Cable Inc.’s (together with its subsidiaries, “TWC” or the “Company”) business, any recent developments, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. MD&A is organized as follows:

 

   

Overview.  This section provides a general description of TWC’s business, as well as any recent developments the Company believes are important in understanding the results of operations and financial condition or in understanding anticipated future trends. This section also provides a summary of how the Company’s operations are presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

   

Results of operations.  This section provides an analysis of the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014. This analysis is presented on both a consolidated and reportable segment basis.

 

   

Financial condition and liquidity.  This section provides an analysis of the Company’s financial condition as of March 31, 2014 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

   

Caution concerning forward-looking statements.  This section provides a description of the use of forward-looking information appearing in this report, including in MD&A and the consolidated financial statements. Such information is based on management’s current expectations about future events, which are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013 Form 10-K”) for a discussion of the risk factors applicable to the Company.

OVERVIEW

TWC is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered cable systems located mainly in five geographic areas – New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, the Midwest (including Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin), Southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. TWC’s mission is to connect its customers to the world—simply, reliably and with superior service. As of March 31, 2014, TWC served approximately 15.2 million customers who subscribed to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, TWC’s revenue increased 2.0% to approximately $5.6 billion.

Comcast Merger

On February 12, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) whereby the Company agreed to merge with and into a 100% owned subsidiary of Comcast (the “Comcast merger”). Upon completion of the Comcast merger, all of the outstanding shares of the Company will be cancelled and each issued and outstanding share will be converted into the right to receive 2.875 shares of Class A common stock of Comcast. The Comcast merger, which is expected to close by the end of 2014, is subject to the approval of the Company’s and Comcast’s stockholders, regulatory approvals and certain other closing conditions. Charter Communications, Inc. (“Charter”), which in January 2014 disclosed an unsolicited bid to acquire the Company, has indicated that it intends to solicit proxies from the Company’s stockholders in opposition to the Comcast merger.

Reportable Segments

Effective in the first quarter of 2014, the Company determined it has three reportable segments: Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations. The Company’s reportable segments have been determined based on how management evaluates and manages the business. The Company has recast its financial information and disclosures for the prior period to reflect the segment disclosures as if the current presentation had been in effect throughout all periods presented. For additional information about the components of each of the Company’s reportable segments, as well as shared functions, refer to “—Financial Statement Presentation—Reportable Segments,” below.

 

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Residential Services Segment

TWC offers video, high-speed data and voice services, as well as security and home management services, to residential customers. As of March 31, 2014, the Company served 14.5 million residential services customers and, during the three months ended March 31, 2014, TWC generated approximately $4.6 billion of revenue from the provision of residential services, which represented 81.8% of TWC’s total revenue.

TWC’s video service provides over 300 channels (including, on average, over 180 high-definition (“HD”) channels) and 19,000 hours of video-on-demand programming, which, increasingly, consumers can watch on the device of their choosing, both inside and outside the home. TWC’s high-speed data service is available in a range of speed (from up to 2 to 300 megabits per second (“Mbps”) downstream), price and consumption (unlimited, 30 gigabyte (“GB”) and 5 GB) levels and, for most high-speed data customers, includes access to a nationwide network of more than 200,000 Cable WiFi hotspots along with communications and Internet security features. TWC’s voice service provides unlimited calling and access to popular features in one simple package. TWC’s IntelligentHome service provides state-of-the-art security and home management technology, taking advantage of TWC’s always-on broadband network and around-the-clock security monitoring centers.

Residential Services revenue has benefited from increases in the number of high-speed data subscribers and growth in revenue per subscriber (the latter due to an increasing percentage of subscribers purchasing faster, higher-priced tiers of service and increases in prices and equipment rental charges), offset by losses in residential video and, to a lesser extent, voice subscribers.

Residential video programming costs represent a significant portion of the Company’s operating costs and expenses and are expected to continue to increase, reflecting rate increases on existing programming services and the carriage of new networks, partially offset by a decline in total video subscribers. TWC expects that its video programming costs as a percentage of video revenue will continue to increase, in part due to an increasingly competitive environment.

Business Services Segment

TWC offers a wide range of business high-speed data, networking, voice, video, hosting and cloud computing services. As of March 31, 2014, TWC served 637,000 business customers, including small and medium businesses; large enterprises; government, education and non-profit institutions; and telecommunications carriers. TWC offers business services at retail and wholesale using its own network infrastructure and third-party infrastructure as required to meet customer needs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, revenue from the provision of business services increased 24.4% to $668 million, which represented 12.0% of TWC’s total revenue. The Company expects continued strong growth in Business Services revenue driven by an increase in the number of customers (the result of continued penetration of buildings currently on its network and investment to connect new buildings to its network) and revenue per customer (due to growing product penetration, demand for higher-priced tiers of service and price increases). Given the large opportunity and TWC’s still modest share in business services, the Company has established a target of growing Business Services to exceed $5 billion in annual revenue by 2018.

On December 31, 2013, TWC completed its acquisition of DukeNet Communications, LLC (“DukeNet”), a regional fiber optic network company that provides data and high-capacity bandwidth services to wireless carrier, data center, government and enterprise customers in North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as five other states in the Southeast. Beginning in 2014, the results of DukeNet, which generated revenue of $29 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, are included in the Business Services segment.

Other Operations Segment

TWC’s Other Operations segment principally consists of (i) Time Warner Cable Media (“TWC Media”), the advertising arm of TWC; (ii) the Company’s regional sports networks that carry Los Angeles Lakers’ basketball games and other sports programming (Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes and, collectively, the “Lakers’ RSNs”); (iii) the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels (e.g., Time Warner Cable News NY1); (iv) other operating revenue and costs, including those derived from the Advance/Newhouse Partnership and home shopping network-related services;

 

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and (v) beginning in 2014, operating revenue and costs associated with SportsNet LA, discussed below. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, TWC generated revenue from Other Operations of $400 million.

As discussed further below in “—Financial Statement Presentation,” TWC Media sells video and online advertising inventory to local, regional and national advertising customers and also sells advertising inventory on behalf of other video distributors, including, among others, Verizon Communications Inc.’s (“Verizon”) FiOS, AT&T Inc.’s (“AT&T”) U-verse and Charter. Advertising revenue generated by TWC Media is cyclical, benefiting in years that include political elections as a result of political candidate and issue-related advertising.

On February 25, 2014, American Media Productions, LLC (“American Media Productions”), an unaffiliated third party, launched SportsNet LA, a regional sports network carrying the Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball games and other sports programming. In accordance with long-term agreements with American Media Productions, TWC acts as the network’s exclusive advertising and affiliate sales agent and has certain branding and programming rights with respect to the network. In addition, TWC provides certain production and technical services to American Media Productions. As a result of the launch of SportsNet LA, related revenue, including intersegment revenue, and expenses are included in the Company’s Other Operations segment.

Competition

The operations of each of TWC’s reportable segments face intense competition, both from existing competitors and, as a result of the rapid development of new technologies, services and products, from new entrants.

Residential Services Segment

TWC faces intense competition for residential customers from a variety of alternative communications, information and entertainment delivery sources. TWC competes with incumbent local telephone companies and overbuilders across each of its residential services. Some of these competitors offer a broad range of services with features and functions comparable to those provided by TWC and in bundles similar to those offered by TWC, sometimes including wireless service. Each of TWC’s residential services also faces competition from other companies that provide services on a stand-alone basis. TWC’s residential video service faces competition from direct broadcast satellite services, and increasingly from companies that deliver content to consumers over the Internet. TWC’s residential high-speed data and voice services face competition from wireless Internet and voice providers. TWC’s residential voice service also faces competition from “over-the-top” phone services and other alternatives.

Business Services Segment

TWC faces significant competition as to each of its business services offerings. Its business high-speed data, networking and voice services face competition from a variety of telecommunication carriers, including incumbent local telephone companies. TWC’s cell tower backhaul service also faces competition from traditional telephone companies as well as other telecommunications carriers, such as metro and regional fiber-based carriers. TWC’s business video service faces competition from direct broadcast satellite providers. TWC also competes with cloud, hosting and related service providers and application-service providers.

Other Operations Segment

TWC faces intense competition in its advertising business across many different platforms and from a wide range of local and national competitors. Competition has increased and will likely continue to increase as new formats for advertising seek to attract the same advertisers. TWC competes for advertising revenue against, among others, local broadcast stations, national cable and broadcast networks, radio, newspapers, magazines and outdoor advertisers, as well as online advertising companies.

 

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Recent Developments

Common Stock Repurchase Program

As a result of the Company’s entry into the merger agreement with Comcast, the Company’s common stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) was suspended on February 13, 2014. From the inception of the Stock Repurchase Program in the fourth quarter of 2010 through February 12, 2014, the Company repurchased 92.9 million shares of TWC common stock for $7.744 billion. As of February 12, 2014, the Company had $2.723 billion remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program authorization.

Financial Statement Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Changes in Basis of Presentation

Effective in the first quarter of 2014, the Company determined it has three reportable segments. The Company has recast its financial information and disclosures for the prior period to reflect the segment disclosures as if the current presentation had been in effect throughout all periods presented. Refer to Note 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company’s segment information.

Additionally, during the first quarter of 2014, the Company revised its categorization of operating costs and expenses to be consistent with how such costs and expenses are presented to management and to provide a more meaningful presentation. The Company has recast the accompanying consolidated financial statements, financial information and disclosures of operating costs and expenses for the prior period to reflect the new categorization, which had no impact on total operating costs and expenses, Operating Income or net income attributable to TWC shareholders for any period presented. The Company’s consolidated operating costs and expenses are presented in the following categories: (i) programming and content, (ii) sales and marketing, (iii) technical operations, (iv) customer care and (v) other operating costs.

Reclassifications

As discussed above, certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial information presented herein to conform to the current year presentation.

Consolidated

Revenue. The Company generates revenue from each of its reportable segments: Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations, which includes revenue generated by TWC Media, the Lakers’ RSNs, SportsNet LA and other operating revenue, including amounts derived from the Advance/Newhouse Partnership and home shopping network-related services. Each of the reportable segments is discussed below under “Reportable Segments.”

Operating costs and expenses

Programming and content.  Programming and content costs include (i) video programming costs for the Residential Services and Business Services segments and (ii) content costs, which include (a) the content acquisition costs associated with the Lakers’ RSNs and (b) other content production costs for the Lakers’ RSNs and the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels. Beginning in 2014, programming and content costs also include the content acquisition and production costs associated with SportsNet LA. Content acquisition costs for the Los Angeles Lakers’ basketball games and Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball games are recorded as games are exhibited over the applicable season.

Sales and marketing.  Sales and marketing costs consist of the costs incurred at the Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations segments to sell and market the Company’s services. Costs primarily include employee-related and third-party marketing costs (e.g., television, online, print and radio advertising). Employee-related costs primarily include costs associated with retail centers and activities related to direct sales and retention sales.

 

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Technical operations.  Technical operations costs consist of the costs incurred at the Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations segments associated with the installation, repair and maintenance of the Company’s distribution plant. Costs primarily include employee-related costs and materials costs associated with non-capitalizable activities.

Customer care.  Customer care costs consist of the costs incurred at the Residential Services and Business Services segments associated with the Company’s customer service activities. Costs primarily include employee-related costs and outsourced customer care costs.

Other operating.  Other operating costs consist of all other operating costs incurred at the Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations segments that are not specifically identified above, including Residential Services and Business Services video franchise and other fees. Other operating costs also include operating costs associated with broad “corporate” functions (e.g., accounting and finance, information technology, executive management, legal and human resources). In addition, other operating costs include functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed, including costs associated with facilities (e.g., rent, property taxes and utilities), network operations (e.g., employee costs associated with central engineering activities), vehicles and procurement.

Reportable Segments

The Company’s segment results include intercompany transactions related to programming provided to the Residential Services and Business Services segments by the Lakers’ RSNs, the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels and, beginning in 2014, SportsNet LA. These services are reflected as programming expense for the Residential Services and Business Services segments and as revenue for the Other Operations segment and are eliminated in consolidation. Additionally, the operating costs described above that are associated with broad “corporate” functions or functions supporting more than one reportable segment are recorded as shared functions and are not allocated to the reportable segments. As such, the reportable segment results reflect how management views such segments in assessing financial performance and allocating resources and are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that each segment would have achieved had they operated as stand-alone entities during the periods presented.

Residential Services Segment

Revenue.  Residential Services segment revenue consists of revenue from video, high-speed data, voice and other services offered to residential subscribers. The Company sells video, high-speed data and voice services to residential subscribers separately and in bundled packages at rates lower than if the subscriber purchases each product on an individual basis. Revenue received from subscribers to bundled packages is allocated to each product in a pro-rata manner based on the standalone selling price of each of the respective services.

 

   

Video.  Video revenue includes subscriber fees for the Company’s various tiers or packages of video programming services generally distinguished from one another by the number and type of programming networks they include. Video revenue also includes related equipment rental charges, installation charges and fees collected on behalf of local franchising authorities and the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”). Additionally, video revenue includes revenue from the sale of premium networks, transactional video-on-demand (e.g., events and movies) and digital video recorder (“DVR”) service.

 

   

High-speed data.  High-speed data revenue primarily includes subscriber fees for the Company’s high-speed data services and related equipment rental and installation charges. The Company offers multiple tiers of high-speed data services providing various service speeds, data usage levels and other attributes to meet the different needs of its subscribers. In addition, high-speed data revenue includes fees received from third-party Internet service providers (e.g., Earthlink) whose online services are provided to some of TWC’s customers.

 

   

Voice.  Voice revenue includes subscriber fees for the Company’s voice services, along with related installation charges, as well as fees collected on behalf of governmental authorities.

 

   

Other.  Other revenue includes revenue from security and home management services and other residential subscriber-related fees.

 

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Operating costs and expenses.  Residential Services segment operating costs and expenses include the operating costs and expenses that management believes are necessary to assess the performance of and allocate resources to the Residential Services segment. Such costs include video programming costs, sales and marketing costs, technical operations costs, customer care costs, video franchise and other fees and other operating costs (e.g., high-speed data connectivity costs, voice network costs and bad debt expense). Employee costs directly attributable to the Residential Services segment are included within each operating cost and expense category as applicable. Operating costs and expenses exclude costs and expenses related to “corporate” functions and functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed (e.g., facilities, network operations, vehicles and procurement) and are not within the control of segment management.

Business Services Segment

Revenue.  Business Services segment revenue consists of revenue from video, high-speed data, voice, wholesale transport and other services offered to business customers. The Company sells video, high-speed data and voice services to business subscribers separately and in bundled packages, and the revenue is allocated to each product in a pro-rata manner based on the standalone selling price of each of the respective services.

 

   

Video.  Video revenue includes the same fee categories received from business video subscribers as described above under Residential Services video revenue.

 

   

High-speed data.  High-speed data revenue primarily includes subscriber fees for the Company’s high-speed data services and related installation charges. High-speed data revenue also includes amounts generated by the sale of commercial networking and point-to-point transport services, such as Metro Ethernet services.

 

   

Voice.  Voice revenue includes subscriber fees for the Company’s voice services, along with related installation charges, as well as fees collected on behalf of governmental authorities.

 

   

Wholesale transport.  Wholesale transport revenue primarily includes amounts generated by the sale of point-to-point transport services offered to wireless telephone providers (i.e., cell tower backhaul) and other telecommunications carriers.

 

   

Other.  Other revenue primarily includes revenue from enterprise-class, cloud-enabled hosting, managed applications and services and other business subscriber-related fees.

Operating costs and expenses.  Business Services segment operating costs and expenses include the operating costs and expenses that management believes are necessary to assess the performance of and allocate resources to the Business Services segment. Such costs are consistent with the operating costs and expense categories described above under Residential Services operating costs and expenses. Operating costs and expenses exclude costs and expenses related to “corporate” functions and functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed (e.g., facilities, network operations, vehicles and procurement) and are not within the control of segment management.

Other Operations Segment

Revenue

 

   

Advertising.  Advertising revenue is generated through TWC Media’s sale of video and online advertising inventory to local, regional and national advertising customers. The Company derives most of its advertising revenue from the sale of advertising inventory on cable networks owned by third parties. The rights to such advertising inventory are acquired by the Company in connection with its agreements to carry such networks or through contractual agreements to sell advertising inventory on behalf of other video distributors (including, among others, Verizon’s FiOS, AT&T’s U-verse and Charter). The Company also generates advertising revenue from the sale of inventory on the Lakers’ RSNs, the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels (e.g., Time Warner Cable News NY1) and, beginning in 2014, SportsNet LA.

 

   

Other.  Other revenue primarily includes (i) fees received from distributors of the Lakers’ RSNs; (ii) fees paid to TWC by the Advance/Newhouse Partnership for (a) the ability to distribute the Company’s high-speed data service

 

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and (b) TWC’s management of certain functions, including, among others, the acquisition of programming rights, as well as the provision of certain functions, including engineering; (iii) home shopping network-related revenue (including commissions earned on the sale of merchandise and carriage fees); and (iv) beginning in 2014, fees received from distributors of SportsNet LA.

Operating costs and expenses.  Other operating costs and expenses primarily include operating costs associated with TWC Media, the Lakers’ RSNs and the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels and, beginning in 2014, SportsNet LA.

Shared Functions

Operating costs and expenses.  Shared functions operating costs and expenses consist of costs associated with broad “corporate” functions (e.g., accounting and finance, information technology, executive management, legal and human resources) or functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed (e.g., facilities, network operations, vehicles and procurement) as well as other activities not attributable to a reportable segment.

Merger-related and restructuring costs.  All merger-related and restructuring costs incurred by the Company are recorded as shared functions.

Use of Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization

In discussing its segment performance, the Company may use certain measures that are not calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These measures include Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization (“OIBDA”), which the Company defines as Operating Income before depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of intangible assets. For additional information regarding the use of segment OIBDA, see Note 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

The following discussion provides an analysis of the Company’s results of operations and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, as well as the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and MD&A included in the 2013 Form 10-K.

 

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Consolidated Results

The consolidated financial results for the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                        
     Three Months Ended March 31,         
     2014      2013      % Change  
            (recast)         

Revenue:

        

Residential services

    $ 4,568        $ 4,611         (0.9%)   

Business services

     668         537         24.4%  

Other

     346         327         5.8%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total revenue

     5,582         5,475         2.0%  

Costs and expenses:

        

Programming and content

     1,309         1,275         2.7%  

Sales and marketing(a)

     555         473         17.3%  

Technical operations(a)

     371         372         (0.3%)   

Customer care(a)

     205         197         4.1%  

Other operating(a)

     1,162         1,246         (6.7%)   

Depreciation

     775         789         (1.8%)   

Amortization

     33         32         3.1%  

Merger-related and restructuring costs

     80         31         158.1%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total costs and expenses

     4,490         4,415         1.7%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Operating Income

     1,092         1,060         3.0%   

Interest expense, net

     (364)         (398)         (8.5%)   

Other income (expense), net

     15         (1)         NM   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Income before income taxes

     743         661         12.4%   

Income tax provision

     (264)         (260)         1.5%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net income

     479         401         19.5%   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —         —         NM   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

    $         479        $         401         19.5%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

NM—Not meaningful.

(a)        Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

  

          

     Three Months Ended March 31,         
     2014      2013      % Change  
            (recast)         

Employee costs

    $         1,256        $         1,235         1.7%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Revenue.  The increase in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was primarily due to increases in revenue at the Business Services and Other Operations segments, partially offset by a decrease in revenue at the Residential Services segment.

Revenue by segment is discussed in greater detail below in “Segment Results.”

Costs and expenses

Operating costs and expenses.  The increase in operating costs and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was primarily due to increases in the following, which are discussed further in “Segment Results”: programming costs at the Residential Services segment; sales and marketing costs at the Residential Services and Business Services segments; and costs associated with advertising inventory sold on behalf of other video distributors (“ad rep agreements”) at the Other Operations segment; partially offset by decreases in voice costs at the Residential Services and Business Services segments and costs associated with the Company’s shared functions. The growth in operating costs and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 also benefited from a $34 million decrease in pension expense.

 

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Average monthly programming costs per video subscriber grew 10.1% to $36.51 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from $33.16 for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Depreciation.  Depreciation decreased as certain Insight Communications Company, Inc. (“Insight”) assets (acquired on February 29, 2012) were fully depreciated as of August 2013. This decrease was partially offset by depreciation of certain DukeNet assets (acquired on December 31, 2013).

Merger-related and restructuring costs.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company incurred merger-related costs of $63 million. These costs included Comcast merger-related costs, which consisted of employee retention costs of $29 million and advisory and legal fees of $33 million, as well as $1 million incurred in connection with the DukeNet acquisition. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company incurred merger-related costs of $2 million in connection with the Insight acquisition. The Company expects to incur additional merger-related costs during 2014 in connection with the Comcast merger.

The Company incurred restructuring costs of $17 million and $29 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, primarily related to employee terminations and other exit costs. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs during 2014 primarily related to employee terminations in connection with initiatives intended to improve operating efficiency.

Operating Income.  Operating Income increased primarily due to growth in revenue and a decrease in depreciation expense, partially offset by higher operating cost and expenses, as well as merger-related and restructuring costs, as discussed above.

Interest expense, net.  Interest expense, net, decreased primarily due to lower average debt outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to 2013.

Other income (expense), net.  Other income (expense), net, detail is shown in the table below (in millions):

 

                               
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Income from equity-method investments, net

    $ 14        $  

Gain (loss) on equity award reimbursement obligation to Time Warner(a)

            (5)   

Other

     —         (1)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other income (expense), net

    $             15        $             (1)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Note 5 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the Company’s accounting for its equity award reimbursement obligation to Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”).

Income tax provision.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded income tax provisions of $264 million and $260 million, respectively. The effective tax rates were 35.5% and 39.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The income tax provision and effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 include a benefit of $24 million as a result of the passage of the New York State budget during the first quarter of 2014 that, in part, lowers the New York State business tax rate beginning in 2016. Absent the impact of this item, the effective tax rates would have been 38.8% and 39.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

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Net income attributable to TWC shareholders and net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders.  Net income attributable to TWC shareholders and net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders were as follows (in millions, except per share data):

 

                                
     Three Months Ended March 31,      % Change  
     2014      2013     

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

    $ 479        $ 401         19.5%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders:

        

Basic

    $ 1.71        $ 1.35         26.7%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Diluted

    $ 1.70        $ 1.34         26.9%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders increased primarily due to an increase in Operating Income and a decrease in interest expense, net. Net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2014 benefited from lower average common shares outstanding as a result of share repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program.

Segment Results

Residential Services.  The financial results of the Residential Services segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,      % Change  
     2014      2013     
            (recast)         

Revenue:

        

Video

    $ 2,495        $ 2,671         (6.6%)  

High-speed data

     1,558         1,406         10.8%  

Voice

     496         519         (4.4%)  

Other

     19         15         26.7%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total revenue

     4,568         4,611         (0.9%)  

Operating costs and expenses:

        

Programming

     1,262         1,226         2.9%  

Sales and marketing(a)

     385         321         19.9%  

Technical operations(a)

     335         343         (2.3%)  

Customer care(a)

     172         169         1.8%  

Video franchise and other fees(b)

     115         125         (8.0%)  

Other(a)

     167         256         (34.8%)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total operating costs and expenses

     2,436         2,440         (0.2%)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

OIBDA

    $ 2,132        $ 2,171         (1.8%)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a)        Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

        
     Three Months Ended March 31,      % Change  
     2014      2013     
            (recast)         

Employee costs

    $ 672        $ 661         1.7%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(b) 

  Video franchise and other fees include fees collected on behalf of franchising authorities and the FCC.

 

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Selected residential subscriber-related statistics as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     March 31,      % Change  
     2014      2013     

Video(a)

                 11,163                     11,911         (6.3%)  

High-speed data(b)

     11,358         11,066                       2.6%   

Voice(c)

     4,913         4,989         (1.5%)  

Single play(d)

     5,695         5,620         1.3%   

Double play(e)

     4,772         4,873         (2.1%)  

Triple play(f)

     4,065         4,200         (3.2%)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Customer relationships(g)

     14,532         14,693         (1.1%)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a) 

Video subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase at least the basic service video programming tier. The determination of whether a video subscriber is categorized as residential or business is based on the type of subscriber purchasing the service.

(b) 

High-speed data subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase any of the high-speed data services offered by TWC. The determination of whether a high-speed data subscriber is categorized as residential or business is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber.

(c) 

Voice subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase an IP-based telephony service. The determination of whether a voice subscriber is categorized as residential or business is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber.

(d) 

Single play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to one of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(e) 

Double play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to two of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(f) 

Triple play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to all three of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(g) 

Customer relationships represent the number of subscribers who purchase at least one of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services. For example, a subscriber who purchases only high-speed data service and no video service will count as one customer relationship, and a subscriber who purchases both video and high-speed data services will also count as only one customer relationship.

Revenue.  Residential Services segment revenue declined primarily due to decreases in video and voice revenue, partially offset by an increase in high-speed data revenue, each of which is discussed further below.

Average monthly revenue per unit for the Residential Services segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,      % Change  
     2014      2013     

Video(a)

    $             74.51        $             74.50         —   

High-speed data(b)

     46.32         42.60                       8.7%   

Voice(c)

     34.04         34.56         (1.5%)  

Customer relationship(d)

     105.45         104.84         0.6%   

 

(a) 

Average monthly residential video revenue per unit represents residential video revenue divided by the corresponding average residential video subscribers for the period.

(b) 

Average monthly residential high-speed data revenue per unit represents residential high-speed data revenue divided by the corresponding average residential high-speed data subscribers for the period.

(c) 

Average monthly residential voice revenue per unit represents residential voice revenue divided by the corresponding average residential voice subscribers for the period.

(d) 

Average monthly residential revenue per residential customer relationship represents residential services revenue divided by the corresponding average residential customer relationships for the period.

 

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The major components of residential video revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                 
     Three Months Ended March 31,         
     2014      2013      % Change  

Programming tiers(a)

    $ 1,624        $ 1,740         (6.7%)  

Premium networks

     201         195         3.1%   

Transactional video-on-demand

     58         66         (12.1%)   

Video equipment rental and installation charges

     332         373         (11.0%)   

DVR service

     165         172         (4.1%)  

Franchise and other fees(b)

     115         125         (8.0%)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

    $         2,495        $         2,671         (6.6%)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a) 

Programming tier revenue includes subscriber fees for the Company’s various tiers or packages of video programming services generally distinguished from one another by the number and type of programming networks they include.

(b) 

Franchise and other fees include fees collected on behalf of franchising authorities and the FCC.

The decrease in residential video revenue was primarily due to a decline in video subscribers.

Residential high-speed data revenue increased due to growth in average revenue per subscriber and an increase in high-speed data subscribers. The increase in average revenue per subscriber was primarily due to increases in prices and equipment rental charges and a greater percentage of subscribers purchasing higher-priced tiers of service.

The decrease in residential voice revenue was due to a decrease in average revenue per subscriber and fewer voice subscribers.

Operating costs and expenses.  Operating costs and expenses decreased slightly primarily due to a decline in other operating costs, partially offset by increases in sales and marketing costs and programming costs.

The increase in programming costs (which include intercompany expense from the Other Operations segment for programming costs associated with the Lakers’ RSNs, the Company’s local sports, news and lifestyle channels and, beginning in 2014, SportsNet LA) was primarily due to contractual rate increases, partially offset by a decline in video subscribers. Average monthly Residential Services programming costs per video subscriber grew 10.2% to $37.69 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from $34.19 for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The Company expects the rate of growth in average monthly Residential Services programming costs per video subscriber in 2014 to increase compared to that in 2013.

Sales and marketing costs increased primarily due to increased marketing activities as well as headcount growth and higher compensation costs per employee, particularly in customer retention.

Other operating costs decreased due to declines in voice costs and bad debt expense. Voice costs decreased $61 million primarily due to a decrease in delivery costs per subscriber and a decline in voice subscribers. Average monthly Residential Services voice costs per voice subscriber declined 43.9% to $4.97 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from $8.86 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 as a result of the ongoing replacement of Sprint Corporation as the provider of voice transport, switching and interconnection services, which was completed during the first quarter of 2014. As a result, the Company expects average monthly Residential Services voice costs per voice subscriber to decrease in 2014 compared to 2013.

OIBDA.  OIBDA decreased primarily due to a decrease in revenue, partially offset by a slight decrease in operating costs and expenses, as discussed above.

 

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Business Services.  The financial results of the Business Services segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                        
     Three Months Ended March 31,         
         2014              2013          % Change  
            (recast)         

Revenue:

        

Video

    $ 89        $ 84         6.0%  

High-speed data

     306         256         19.5%  

Voice

     118         96         22.9%  

Wholesale transport

     101         55         83.6%  

Other

     54         46         17.4%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total revenue

     668         537         24.4%  

Operating costs and expenses:

        

Programming

     36         32         12.5%  

Sales and marketing(a)

     119         102         16.7%  

Technical operations(a)

     23         17         35.3%  

Customer care(a)

     33         28         17.9%  

Video franchise and other fees(b)

                   25.0%  

Other(a)

     50         42         19.0%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total operating costs and expenses

     266         225         18.2%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

OIBDA

    $ 402        $ 312         28.8%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a)      Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

          

     Three Months Ended March 31,         
         2014              2013          % Change  
            (recast)         

Employee costs

    $           151        $           126         19.8%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

(b)      Video franchise and other fees include fees collected on behalf of franchising authorities and the FCC.

 

Selected business subscriber-related statistics as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

          

  

     March 31,         
     2014      2013      % Change  

Video(a)

     196         189         3.7%  

High-speed data(b)

     531         472         12.5%  

Voice(c)

     289         237         21.9%  

Single play(d)

     328         319         2.8%  

Double play(e)

     239         201         18.9%  

Triple play(f)

     70         59         18.6%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Customer relationships(g)

     637         579         10.0%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a) 

Video subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase at least the basic service video programming tier. The determination of whether a video subscriber is categorized as residential or business is based on the type of subscriber purchasing the service.

(b) 

High-speed data subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase any of the high-speed data services offered by TWC. The determination of whether a high-speed data subscriber is categorized as residential or business is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber.

(c) 

Voice subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who purchase an IP-based telephony service. The determination of whether a voice subscriber is categorized as residential or business is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber.

(d) 

Single play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to one of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(e) 

Double play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to two of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(f) 

Triple play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to all three of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services.

(g) 

Customer relationships represent the number of subscribers who purchase at least one of the Company’s video, high-speed data and voice services. For example, a subscriber who purchases only high-speed data service and no video service will count as one customer relationship, and a subscriber who purchases both video and high-speed data services will also count as only one customer relationship. Customers who purchase wholesale transport or cloud services but do not purchase one of the Company’s video, high-speed data or voice services are not included in the Company’s subscriber results.

 

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Revenue.  Business services revenue increased primarily due to growth in high-speed data and voice subscribers, an organic increase in cell tower backhaul revenue of $11 million and $29 million of DukeNet revenue (nearly all wholesale transport).

Operating costs and expenses.  Operating costs and expenses increased primarily as a result of an increase in sales and marketing costs, primarily due to increased headcount and higher compensation costs per employee, including increased commissions. This increase was partially offset by lower voice costs due to the in-sourcing of voice transport, switching and interconnection services.

OIBDA.  OIBDA increased primarily due to the increase in revenue, partially offset by higher operating costs and expenses, as discussed above.

Other Operations.  The financial results of the Other Operations segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                 
     Three Months Ended March 31,         
         2014              2013          % Change  
            (recast)         

Revenue:

        

Advertising

    $ 247        $ 228         8.3%  

Other

     153         149         2.7%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total revenue

     400         377         6.1%  

Operating costs and expenses(a)

     227         212         7.1%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

OIBDA

    $           173        $           165         4.8%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a)      Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

          

     Three Months Ended March 31,         
         2014              2013          % Change  
            (recast)         

Employee costs

   $ 83       $ 83         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Revenue.  Advertising revenue increased primarily due to growth in political advertising revenue as well as non-political revenue from ad rep agreements. The Company expects advertising revenue in 2014 to increase compared to 2013 due to an increase in political advertising revenue.

Other revenue increased primarily due to affiliate fees from the Residential Services segment as well as other distributors of the Lakers’ RSNs.

Operating costs and expenses.  Operating costs and expenses increased primarily related to growth in costs associated with ad rep agreements.

OIBDA.  OIBDA increased due to higher revenue, partially offset by an increase in operating costs and expenses, as discussed above.

 

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Shared Functions.  Costs and expenses associated with the Company’s shared functions, which consist of operating costs associated with broad “corporate” functions (e.g., accounting and finance, information technology, executive management, legal and human resources) or functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed (e.g., facilities, network operations, vehicles and procurement) as well as other activities not directly attributable to a reportable segment, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

                                                        
     Three Months Ended March 31,         
         2014              2013          % Change  
            (recast)         

Operating costs and expenses(a)

    $ 727        $ 736         (1.2%)  

Merger-related and restructuring costs

     80         31         158.1%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total costs and expenses

    $ 807        $ 767         5.2%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a)      Amounts include total employee costs, as follows (in millions):

          

     Three Months Ended March 31,         
         2014              2013          % Change  
            (recast)         

Employee costs

    $ 350        $ 365         (4.1%)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Operating costs and expenses.  The decrease in operating costs and expenses was driven by operating efficiencies, including decreased headcount, particularly in information technology.

Merger-related and restructuring costs.  Merger-related costs of $63 million were incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2014. These costs included Comcast merger-related costs, which consisted of employee retention costs of $29 million and advisory and legal fees of $33 million, as well as $1 million incurred in connection with the DukeNet acquisition. Merger-related costs of $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were incurred in connection with the Insight acquisition. The Company expects to incur additional merger-related costs during 2014 in connection with the Comcast merger.

Restructuring costs were $17 million and $29 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, primarily related to employee terminations and other exit costs. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs during 2014 primarily related to employee terminations in connection with initiatives intended to improve operating efficiency.

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

Management believes that cash generated by or available to TWC should be sufficient to fund its capital and liquidity needs for the next twelve months and for the foreseeable future thereafter, including quarterly dividend payments and maturities of long-term debt. TWC’s sources of cash include cash and equivalents on hand, cash provided by operating activities and borrowing capacity under the Company’s $3.5 billion senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and the Company’s $2.5 billion unsecured commercial paper program (which is supported by unused committed capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility), as well as access to capital markets.

In accordance with the Company’s investment policy of diversifying its investments and limiting the amount of its investments in a single entity or fund, the Company may invest its cash and equivalents in a combination of money market and government funds and U.S. Treasury securities, as well as other similar instruments. As of March 31, 2014, the majority of the Company’s cash and equivalents was invested in money market funds and income earning bank deposits, including certificates of deposit.

TWC’s unused committed financial capacity was $3.452 billion as of March 31, 2014, reflecting $1.557 billion of cash and equivalents and $1.895 billion of available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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Current Financial Condition

As of March 31, 2014, the Company had $25.854 billion of debt, $1.557 billion of cash and equivalents (net debt of $24.297 billion, defined as total debt less cash and equivalents) and $7.094 billion of total TWC shareholders’ equity. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $25.052 billion of debt, $525 million of cash and equivalents, (net debt of $24.527 billion) and $6.943 billion of total TWC shareholders’ equity.

The following table shows the significant items contributing to the change in net debt from December 31, 2013 to March 31, 2014 (in millions):

 

                     

Balance as of December 31, 2013

    $ 24,527   

Cash provided by operating activities

     (1,397)   

Capital expenditures

     834   

Repurchases of common stock

     259   

Dividend paid

     214   

All other, net

     (140)   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2014

    $ 24,297   
  

 

 

 

On April 1, 2014, TWC’s 7.5% senior notes due 2014 matured and all $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount was repaid.

Cash Flows

Cash and equivalents increased $1.032 billion and decreased $511 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Components of these changes are discussed below in more detail.

Operating Activities

Details of cash provided by operating activities are as follows (in millions):

 

                                           
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Operating Income

    $ 1,092        $ 1,060   

Depreciation

     775         789   

Amortization

     33         32   

Noncash equity-based compensation expense

     50         42   

Net interest payments(a)

     (415)         (457)   

Net income tax refunds (payments)(b)

            (17)   

All other, net, including working capital changes

     (140)         (55)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

    $ 1,397        $ 1,394   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Amounts include interest income received (including amounts received under interest rate swap contracts) of $24 million and $39 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(b) 

Amounts include income tax refunds received of $3 million and $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Cash provided by operating activities increased slightly from $1.394 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2013 to $1.397 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2014. This increase was primarily related to an increase in Operating Income (excluding depreciation and amortization) and a decrease in net interest payments, partially offset by an increase in working capital requirements.

Net interest payments for 2014 decreased primarily as a result of the maturity of TWC’s 6.200% senior notes due July 2013 ($1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount).

 

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OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

The Company expects net income tax payments to decrease in 2014 primarily as a result of certain capital expenditure-related deductions, including the tangible repair regulations (e.g., de minimus expensing) released in late 2013, which will be partially offset by the continued reversal of bonus depreciation benefits recorded in prior years.

The Company made no cash contributions to its qualified defined benefit pension plans (the “qualified pension plans”) during the three months ended March 31, 2014. As of March 31, 2014, the qualified pension plans were estimated to be overfunded by $378 million, and the Company does not expect to make any discretionary cash contributions to the qualified pension plans during the remainder of 2014. For the nonqualified defined benefit pension plan (the “nonqualified pension plan”), the Company will continue to make contributions during the remainder of 2014 to the extent benefits are paid.

Investing Activities

Details of cash used by investing activities are as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Capital expenditures

    $ (834)        $ (770)   

Purchases of investments:

     

Short-term investments in U.S. Treasury securities

     —         (325)   

All other

     (2)         —   

Return of capital from investees

     —          

Proceeds from sale, maturity and collection of investments

     18         —   

Acquisition of intangible assets

     (12)         (12)   

Other investing activities

     11          
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash used by investing activities

    $             (819)        $         (1,093)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash used by investing activities decreased from $1.093 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2013 to $819 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, principally due to the 2013 purchases of short-term investments in U.S. Treasury securities, partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures.

TWC’s capital expenditures by major category were as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Customer premise equipment(a)

    $ 298        $ 279   

Scalable infrastructure(b)

     163         165   

Line extensions(c)

     146         124   

Upgrades/rebuilds(d)

     23         26   

Support capital(e)

     204         176   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

    $              834        $              770   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Amounts represent costs incurred in the purchase and installation of equipment that resides at a customer’s home or business for the purpose of receiving/sending video, high-speed data and/or voice signals. Such equipment includes set-top boxes, remote controls, high-speed data modems (including wireless), telephone modems and the costs of installing such new equipment. Customer premise equipment also includes materials and labor costs incurred to install the “drop” cable that connects a customer’s dwelling or business to the closest point of the main distribution network.

(b) 

Amounts represent costs incurred in the purchase and installation of equipment that controls signal reception, processing and transmission throughout TWC’s distribution network, as well as controls and communicates with the equipment residing at a customer’s home or business. Also included in scalable infrastructure is certain equipment necessary for content aggregation and distribution (video-on-demand equipment) and equipment necessary to provide certain video, high-speed data and voice service features (voicemail, email, etc.).

(c) 

Amounts represent costs incurred to extend TWC’s distribution network into a geographic area previously not served. These costs typically include network design, the purchase and installation of fiber optic and coaxial cable and certain electronic equipment.

(d) 

Amounts primarily represent costs incurred to upgrade or replace certain existing components or an entire geographic area of TWC’s distribution network. These costs typically include network design, the purchase and installation of fiber optic and coaxial cable and certain electronic equipment.

(e) 

Amounts represent all other capital purchases required to run day-to-day operations. These costs typically include vehicles, land and buildings, computer hardware/software, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, tools and test equipment. Amounts include capitalized software costs of $93 million and $92 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

The Company expects capital expenditures to be approximately $3.7 billion in 2014 as the Company invests to improve network reliability, upgrade older customer premise equipment and expand its network to additional residences, commercial buildings and cell towers.

Financing Activities

Details of cash provided (used) by financing activities are as follows (in millions):

 

                                           
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
             2014                      2013          

Short-term borrowings, net

    $ 1,544        $ —   

Repayments of long-term debt

     (750)         —   

Repurchases of common stock

     (259)         (660)   

Dividends paid

     (214)         (195)   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     79         54   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

     78         49   

Taxes paid in cash in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

     (66)         (51)   

Net collateral received on derivative financial instruments

     43         —   

Other financing activities

     (1)         (9)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

    $ 454        $ (812)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash provided by financing activities was $454 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to cash used by financing activities of $812 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 primarily consisted of borrowings under the Company’s commercial paper program, partially offset by the repayment of TWC’s 8.25% senior notes due February 2014 ($750 million in aggregate principal amount), repurchases of TWC common stock and the payment of a quarterly cash dividend. Cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 primarily consisted of repurchases of TWC common stock and the payment of a quarterly cash dividend.

Outstanding Debt and Available Financial Capacity

Debt as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

                                                                                       
                           Outstanding Balance as of               
         Maturity       

    Interest Rate    

   March 31,
        2014        
     December 31,
        2013        
 
               (in millions)  

TWC notes and debentures(a)

   2014-2042    5.683%(b)     $ 22,196        $ 22,938   

TWCE debentures(c)

   2023-2033    7.887%(b)      2,064         2,065   

Revolving credit facility(d)

   2017         —         —   

Commercial paper program(d)(e)

   2017    0.320%(b)      1,544         —   

Capital leases

   2016-2042         50         49   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt(f)

          $ 25,854        $ 25,052   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Outstanding balance amounts of the TWC notes and debentures as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 each include £1.267 billion of senior unsecured notes valued at $2.111 billion and $2.098 billion, respectively, using the exchange rates at each date.

(b) 

Rate represents a weighted-average effective interest rate as of March 31, 2014 and, for the TWC notes and debentures, includes the effects of interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps.

(c) 

Outstanding balance amounts of the Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (“TWCE”) debentures as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include an unamortized fair value adjustment of $64 million and $65 million, respectively, primarily consisting of the fair value adjustment recognized as a result of the 2001 merger of America Online, Inc. (now known as AOL Inc.) and Time Warner Inc. (now known as Historic TW Inc.).

(d) 

As of March 31, 2014, the Company had $1.895 billion of available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility (which reflects a reduction of $60 million for outstanding letters of credit backed by the Revolving Credit Facility).

(e) 

Outstanding balance amount as of March 31, 2014 excludes an unamortized discount of $1 million (none as of December 31, 2013).

(f) 

Outstanding balance amounts of total debt as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include current maturities of long-term debt of $3.062 billion and $1.767 billion, respectively.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)

 

See the 2013 Form 10-K for further details regarding the Company’s outstanding debt and other financing arrangements, including certain information about maturities, covenants and rating triggers related to such debt and financing arrangements. As of March 31, 2014, TWC was in compliance with the leverage ratio covenant of the Revolving Credit Facility, with a ratio of consolidated total debt as of March 31, 2014 to consolidated EBITDA for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014 of approximately 3.0 times. In accordance with the Revolving Credit Facility agreement, consolidated total debt as of March 31, 2014 was calculated as (a) total debt per the accompanying consolidated balance sheet less the TWCE unamortized fair value adjustment (discussed above) and the fair value of debt subject to interest rate swaps, less (b) total cash per the accompanying consolidated balance sheet in excess of $25 million. In accordance with the Revolving Credit Facility agreement, consolidated EBITDA for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014 was calculated as Operating Income plus depreciation, amortization and equity-based compensation expense.

CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, particularly statements anticipating future growth in revenue, Operating Income, cash provided by operating activities and other financial measures. Words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are included throughout this report and are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, they are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.

The Company operates in a highly competitive, consumer and technology driven and rapidly changing business that is affected by government regulation and economic, strategic, political and social conditions. Various factors could adversely affect the operations, business or financial results of TWC in the future and cause TWC’s actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the 2013 Form 10-K, and in TWC’s other filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) after the date of this report. In addition, important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those in its forward-looking statements include:

 

   

increased competition from video, high-speed data, networking and voice providers, particularly direct broadcast satellite operators, telecommunication carriers, companies that deliver programming over broadband Internet connections, and wireless broadband and phone providers;

 

   

the Company’s ability to deal effectively with the current challenging economic environment or further deterioration in the economy, which may negatively impact customers’ demand for the Company’s services and also result in a reduction in the Company’s advertising revenue;

 

   

the Company’s continued ability to exploit new and existing technologies that appeal to residential and business services customers and advertisers;

 

   

changes in the regulatory and tax environments in which the Company operates, including, among others, regulation of broadband Internet services, “net neutrality” legislation or regulation and federal, state and local taxation;

 

   

increased difficulty negotiating programming and retransmission agreements on favorable terms, resulting in increased costs to the Company and/or the loss of popular programming; and

 

   

changes in, or impediments to executing on, the Company’s plans, initiatives and strategies, including the proposed Comcast merger.

Any forward-looking statements made by the Company in this document speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of changes in circumstances, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

 

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ITEM  4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted by the Company under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed by the Company is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management to allow timely decisions regarding the required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,      December 31,  
     2014      2013  
     (in millions)  

ASSETS

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and equivalents

    $ 1,557        $ 525   

Receivables, less allowances of $81 million and $77 million as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

     836         954   

Deferred income tax assets

     326         334   

Other current assets

     395         331   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     3,114         2,144   

Investments

     64         56   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     15,077         15,056   

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

     600         552   

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

     26,012         26,012   

Goodwill

     3,138         3,196   

Other assets

     1,148         1,257   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    $         49,153        $         48,273   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

    $ 445        $ 565   

Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities

     193         188   

Accrued programming and content expense

     907         869   

Current maturities of long-term debt

     3,062         1,767   

Other current liabilities

     1,792         1,837   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     6,399         5,226   

Long-term debt

     22,792         23,285   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

     12,101         12,098   

Other liabilities

     763         717   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

     

TWC shareholders’ equity:

     

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 278.6 million and 277.9 million shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

             

Additional paid-in capital

     6,838         6,951   

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

     255         (55)   

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net

     (2)         44   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total TWC shareholders’ equity

     7,094         6,943   

Noncontrolling interests

             
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     7,098         6,947   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

    $         49,153        $         48,273   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  
            (recast)  
     (in millions, except per share
data)
 

Revenue

    $ 5,582       $ 5,475   

Costs and expenses:

     

Programming and content

     1,309         1,275   

Sales and marketing

     555         473   

Technical operations

     371         372   

Customer care

     205         197   

Other operating

     1,162         1,246   

Depreciation

     775         789   

Amortization

     33         32   

Merger-related and restructuring costs

     80         31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     4,490         4,415   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Income

     1,092         1,060   

Interest expense, net

     (364)         (398)   

Other income (expense), net

     15         (1)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     743         661   

Income tax provision

     (264)         (260)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

     479         401   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

    $ 479        $ 401   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders:

     

Basic

    $ 1.71        $ 1.35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

    $ 1.70        $ 1.34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding:

     

Basic

     277.8         295.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

     281.8         299.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per share of common stock

    $             0.75        $             0.65   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014      2013  
     (in millions)  

Net income

    $ 479        $ 401   

Change in accumulated unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation, net of income tax benefit (provision) of $0 and $(7) million in 2014 and 2013, respectively

     (1)         12   

Change in accumulated deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of income tax benefit (provision) of $29 million and $(7) million in 2014 and 2013, respectively

     (45)         11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (46)         23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     433         424   

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to TWC shareholders

    $         433        $         424   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

                                           
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
             2014                      2013          
     (in millions)  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     

Net income

    $ 479        $ 401   

Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:

     

Depreciation

     775         789   

Amortization

     33         32   

(Income) loss from equity-method investments, net of cash distributions

     (7)          

Deferred income taxes

     40         113   

Equity-based compensation expense

     50         42   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

     (78)         (49)   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions:

     

Receivables

     105         132   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     64         (38)   

Other changes

     (64)         (29)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

     1,397         1,394   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

     

Capital expenditures

     (834)         (770)   

Purchases of investments

     (2)         (325)   

Return of capital from investees

     —          

Proceeds from sale, maturity and collection of investments

     18         —   

Acquisition of intangible assets

     (12)         (12)   

Other investing activities

     11          
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash used by investing activities

     (819)         (1,093)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     

Short-term borrowings, net

     1,544         —   

Repayments of long-term debt

     (750)         —   

Repurchases of common stock

     (259)         (660)   

Dividends paid

     (214)         (195)   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     79         54   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

     78         49   

Taxes paid in cash in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

     (66)         (51)   

Net collateral received on derivative financial instruments

     43         —   

Other financing activities

     (1)         (9)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

     454         (812)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

     1,032         (511)   

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

     525         3,304   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

    $             1,557        $             2,793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

                                                                 
     TWC
Shareholders’
Equity
     Non-
controlling
Interests
     Total Equity  
     (in millions)  

Balance as of December 31, 2012

    $ 7,279        $       $ 7,283   

Net income

     401         —         401   

Other comprehensive income

     23         —         23   

Equity-based compensation expense

     42         —         42   

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

     (660)         —         (660)   

Cash dividend declared ($0.65 per common share)

     (195)         —         (195)   

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

     54         —         54   

Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

     (51)         —         (51)   

Excess tax benefit realized from equity-based compensation

     48         —         48   

Other changes

     (3)         —         (3)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2013

    $ 6,938        $       $ 6,942   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

    $ 6,943        $       $ 6,947   

Net income

     479         —         479   

Other comprehensive loss

     (46)         —         (46)   

Equity-based compensation expense

     50         —         50   

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

     (208)         —         (208)   

Cash dividend declared ($0.75 per common share)

     (213)         —         (213)   

Shares issued upon exercise of stock options

     79         —         79   

Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

     (66)         —         (66)   

Excess tax benefit realized from equity-based compensation

     78         —         78   

Other changes

     (2)         —         (2)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2014

    $         7,094        $         4        $         7,098   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business

Time Warner Cable Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “TWC” or the “Company”) is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered cable systems located mainly in five geographic areas – New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, the Midwest (including Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin), Southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. TWC’s mission is to connect its customers to the world—simply, reliably and with superior service. TWC offers video, high-speed data and voice services to residential and business services customers. TWC’s residential services also include security and home management services, and TWC’s business services also include networking and transport services (including cell tower backhaul services) and enterprise-class, cloud-enabled hosting, managed applications and services. TWC also sells video and online advertising inventory to a variety of local, regional and national customers.

On February 12, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) whereby the Company agreed to merge with and into a 100% owned subsidiary of Comcast. Refer to Note 2 for further details regarding the merger with Comcast.

Basis of Presentation

Changes in Basis of Presentation

Effective in the first quarter of 2014, the Company determined it has three reportable segments: Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations. The Company’s reportable segments have been determined based on how management evaluates and manages the business. The Company has recast its financial information and disclosures for the prior period to reflect the segment disclosures as if the current presentation had been in effect throughout all periods presented. Refer to Note 10 for further information regarding the Company’s segment information.

Additionally, during the first quarter of 2014, the Company revised its categorization of operating costs and expenses to be consistent with how such costs and expenses are presented to management and to provide a more meaningful presentation. The Company has recast the consolidated financial statements, financial information and disclosures of operating costs and expenses for the prior period to reflect the new categorization, which had no impact on total operating costs and expenses, Operating Income or net income attributable to TWC shareholders for any period presented. The Company’s operating costs and expenses are presented in the following categories: (i) programming and content, (ii) sales and marketing, (iii) technical operations, (iv) customer care and (v) other operating costs.

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include all of the assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and cash flows of TWC and all entities in which TWC has a controlling voting interest. The consolidated financial statements include the results of the Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“TWE-A/N”) only for the TWE-A/N cable systems that are controlled by TWC and for which TWC holds an economic interest. Intercompany accounts and transactions between consolidated companies have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements include accounting for allowances for doubtful accounts, depreciation and amortization, business combinations, derivative financial instruments, pension benefits, equity-based compensation, income taxes, loss contingencies, certain programming arrangements and asset impairments. Allocation methodologies used to prepare the consolidated financial statements are based on estimates and have been described in the notes, where appropriate.

 

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Reclassifications

As discussed above, certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial information to conform to the current year presentation.

Interim Financial Statements

The consolidated financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, they contain all the adjustments (consisting of those of a normal recurring nature) considered necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with GAAP applicable to interim periods. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of TWC included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

2. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Comcast Merger

On February 12, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Comcast whereby the Company agreed to merge with and into a 100% owned subsidiary of Comcast (the “Comcast merger”). Upon completion of the Comcast merger, all of the outstanding shares of the Company will be cancelled and each issued and outstanding share will be converted into the right to receive 2.875 shares of Class A common stock of Comcast. The Comcast merger, which is expected to close by the end of 2014, is subject to the approval of the Company’s and Comcast’s stockholders, regulatory approvals and certain other closing conditions. Charter Communications, Inc., which in January 2014 disclosed an unsolicited bid to acquire the Company, has indicated that it intends to solicit proxies from the Company’s stockholders in opposition to the Comcast merger.

 

3. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders is determined using the two-class method and is computed by dividing net income attributable to TWC common shareholders by the weighted average of common shares outstanding during the period. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines income per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Diluted net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders reflects the more dilutive earnings per share amount calculated using the treasury stock method or the two-class method.

Set forth below is a reconciliation of net income attributable to TWC common shareholders per basic and diluted common share (in millions, except per share data):

 

                             
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Net income attributable to TWC common shareholders

    $ 475        $ 398   

Net income allocated to participating securities(a)

             
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

    $ 479        $ 401   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average basic common shares outstanding

     277.8         295.1   

Dilutive effect of nonparticipating equity awards

     2.1         1.9   

Dilutive effect of participating equity awards(a)

     1.9         2.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding

     281.8         299.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per common share attributable to TWC common shareholders:

     

Basic

    $ 1.71        $ 1.35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

    $ 1.70        $ 1.34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

The Company’s restricted stock units granted to employees and non-employee directors are considered participating securities with respect to regular quarterly cash dividends.

 

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4. GOODWILL AND INDEFINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In the first quarter of 2014, in connection with the Company’s determination that it has three reportable segments, the Company performed an evaluation of its reporting units and concluded that the Company has three reporting units (Residential Services, Business Services and TWC Media). The Company reallocated its goodwill to the new reporting units based upon the relative fair value of each reporting unit as of January 1, 2014. The Company determined that the fair value of each of the reporting units was significantly in excess of the respective carrying value.

The estimated fair value of each reporting unit for purposes of re-allocating goodwill was performed using a combination of a discounted cash flows (“DCF”) analysis and a market-based approach, which utilized significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs used in the DCF analysis included forecasted cash flows under the Company’s most recent long-range projections, discount rates that reflect the risks inherent in each reporting unit and terminal growth rates. The market-based approach imputed the value of the reporting units after considering trading multiples for other publicly traded cable companies, telecommunications providers, and advertisers that are similar to the Company’s reporting units.

In addition, the Company performed a quantitative impairment test of its cable franchise rights resulting in the conclusion that the fair value of these assets were significantly in excess of their carrying value. The quantitative impairment test for cable franchise rights was performed using a DCF analysis. The inputs used in the DCF analysis included forecasted cash flows under the Company’s most recent long-range projections attributable to the cable franchise rights and discount rates that reflect the risks inherent in the cable franchise rights.

 

5. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The fair values of assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s derivative financial instruments recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                                           
     Assets      Liabilities  
     March 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
     March 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Interest rate swaps(a)(b)

    $             116        $             135        $               40        $               50   

Cross-currency swaps(a)(c)

     259         321         —         —   

Equity award reimbursement obligation(d)

     —         —         —         11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $ 375        $ 456        $ 40        $ 61   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

The Company’s interest rate swap and cross-currency swap contracts with multiple counterparties are subject to contractual terms that provide for the net settlement of all such contracts with each counterparty, including cash collateral received or paid, through a single payment in the event of default on or termination of any one contract by either party. The fair values of the assets and liabilities associated with interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps are presented on a gross basis in the consolidated balance sheet and are classified as current or noncurrent based on the maturity date of the respective contract.

(b) 

Of the total amount of interest rate swap assets recorded as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $10 million and $8 million, respectively, is recorded in other current assets in the consolidated balance sheet. The total amount of interest rate swap liabilities recorded as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is recorded in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

(c) 

The fair values of assets and liabilities associated with cross-currency swaps are recorded in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company recognized cash collateral received on cross-currency swaps of $43 million as of March 31, 2014 (none as of December 31, 2013), which is recorded in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

(d) 

The fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation is recorded in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

Fair Value Hedges

The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk by effectively converting fixed-rate debt into variable-rate debt. Under such contracts, the Company is entitled to receive semi-annual interest payments at fixed rates and is required to make semi-annual interest payments at variable rates, without exchange of the underlying principal amount. Such contracts are designated as fair value hedges. The Company recognized no gain or loss related to its interest rate swaps because the changes in the fair values of such instruments were completely offset by the changes in the fair values of the

 

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hedged fixed-rate debt. The fair value of interest rate swaps was determined using a DCF analysis based on the terms of the contract and expected forward interest rates, and incorporates the credit risk of the Company and each counterparty (a Level 2 fair value measurement). The following table summarizes the terms of the Company’s existing fixed to variable interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

     March 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Maturities

         2014-2019             2014-2019   

Notional amount (in millions)

    $ 7,100        $ 7,850   

Weighted-average pay rate (variable based on LIBOR plus variable margins)

     4.76%         4.89%   

Weighted-average receive rate (fixed)

     6.71%         6.86%   

The notional amounts of interest rate instruments, as presented in the above table, are used to measure interest to be paid or received and do not represent the amount of exposure to credit loss.

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company uses cross-currency swaps to manage foreign exchange risk related to foreign currency denominated debt by effectively converting foreign currency denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to U.S. dollar denominated debt. Such contracts are designated as cash flow hedges. The Company has entered into cross-currency swaps to effectively convert its £1.275 billion aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated debt. The cross-currency swaps have maturities of June 2031 and July 2042. The fair value of cross-currency swaps was determined using a DCF analysis based on expected forward interest and exchange rates, and incorporates the credit risk of the Company and each counterparty (a Level 2 fair value measurement). The following table summarizes the deferred gain (loss) activity related to cash flow hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net, and reclassified into other income (expense), net, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (in millions):

 

         Three Months Ended March 31,      
     2014      2013  

Deferred losses recognized:

     

Cross-currency swaps

    $         (62)        $       (117)   

Deferred (gains) losses reclassified into earnings:

     

Cross-currency swaps(a)

     (12)         135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net deferred gains (losses) recognized

     (74)         18   

Income tax (provision) benefit

     29         (7)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net deferred gains (losses) recognized, net of tax

    $ (45)        $ 11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Deferred gains (losses) on cross-currency swaps were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net, to other income (expense), net, which offsets the re-measurement gains (losses) recognized in other income (expense), net, on the British pound sterling denominated debt.

Any ineffectiveness related to the Company’s cash flow hedges has been and is expected to be immaterial.

Equity Award Reimbursement Obligation

Prior to 2007, some of TWC’s employees were granted options to purchase shares of Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”) common stock in connection with their past employment with subsidiaries and affiliates of Time Warner, including TWC. Upon the exercise of Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees, TWC is obligated to reimburse Time Warner for the excess of the market price of Time Warner common stock on the day of exercise over the option exercise price (the “intrinsic” value of the award). The Company records the equity award reimbursement obligation at fair value in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The change in the equity award reimbursement obligation fluctuates primarily with the fair value and expected volatility of Time Warner common stock and changes in fair value are recorded in other income (expense), net, in the period of change. On March 12, 2014, all remaining outstanding Time Warner stock

 

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options held by TWC employees expired. As of March 31, 2014, the Company was obligated to reimburse Time Warner $6 million, which consists of the intrinsic value of awards exercised through March 12, 2014 for which payment has not yet been made. The Company no longer views this obligation as a derivative financial instrument valued using Level 3 fair value measurements as the $6 million remaining liability is fixed.

Changes in the fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation, valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), from January 1 through March 31 are presented below (in millions):

 

               2014                          2013            

Balance at beginning of period

    $            11        $            19   

(Gains) losses recognized in other income (expense), net

     (1)          

Payments to Time Warner for awards exercised

     (4)         (7)   

Transfer out of Level 3

     (6)         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

    $            —        $            17   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include equity-method investments, long-lived assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. The Company reviews the carrying amounts of such assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable or at least annually as of July 1 for indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. Any resulting asset impairment would require that the asset be reduced to its fair value. Refer to Note 4 for further details regarding the Company’s analysis of cable franchise rights and goodwill.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The Company’s other financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis include (a) cash and equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and borrowings under the Company’s commercial paper program, which are reflected at cost in the consolidated balance sheet, and (b) TWC senior notes and debentures and Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (“TWCE”) senior debentures (collectively, the “senior notes and debentures”) not subject to fair value hedge accounting, which are reflected at amortized cost in the consolidated balance sheet. With the exception of the senior notes and debentures, cost approximates fair value for these instruments due to their short-term nature. The carrying value and related estimated fair value of the senior notes and debentures was $24.260 billion and $27.601 billion, respectively, as of March 31, 2014 and $25.003 billion and $25.187 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2013. Estimated fair values for the senior notes and debentures are determined by reference to the market value of the instrument as quoted on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market (a Level 1 fair value measurement).

 

6. TWC SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Changes in Common Stock

Changes in the Company’s common stock from January 1 through March 31 are presented below (in millions):

 

               2014                          2013            

Balance at beginning of period

             277.9                 297.7   

Shares issued under the Company’s equity-based compensation plan

     2.2         2.2   

Shares repurchased and retired

     (1.5)         (7.1)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

     278.6         292.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common Stock Repurchase Program

As a result of the Company’s entry into the merger agreement with Comcast, the Company’s $4.0 billion common stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) was suspended on February 13, 2014. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company repurchased 1.5 million shares of TWC common stock for $208 million. As of February 12, 2014, the Company had $2.723 billion remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program authorization.

 

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net, included in TWC shareholders’ equity from January 1 through March 31 are presented below (in millions):

 

     2014      2013  

Balance at beginning of period

    $ 44        $ (663)   

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax

               (39)                   (70)   

Amounts reclassified into earnings, net of tax

     (7)         93   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     (46)         23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

    $ (2)        $ (640)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net, included in TWC shareholders’ equity from January 1 through March 31 (in millions):

 

     2014      2013  

Unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation:

     

Balance at beginning of period

    $ (104)        $ (708)   

Amounts reclassified into earnings, net of tax:

     

Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss(a)

                 (1)                    19   

Income tax benefit

     —         (7)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax

     (1)         12   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     (1)         12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

    $ (105)        $ (696)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:

     

Balance at beginning of period

    $ 149        $ 45   

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax

     (39)         (70)   

Amounts reclassified into earnings, net of tax:

     

Effective portion of (gain) loss on cash flow hedges(b)

     (12)         135   

Income tax provision (benefit)

            (54)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effective portion of (gain) loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax

     (6)         81   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     (45)         11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

    $ 104        $ 56   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other changes:

     

Balance at beginning and end of period

    $ (1)        $ —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Amounts are included in the computation of net periodic benefit costs as discussed further in Note 8.

(b) 

Amounts are recorded in other income (expense), net, in the consolidated statement of operations as discussed further in Note 5.

 

7. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION

TWC is authorized under the Company’s stock incentive plan (the “2011 Plan”) to grant restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and options to purchase shares of TWC common stock to its employees and non-employee directors. As of March 31, 2014, the 2011 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 20.0 million shares of TWC common stock, of which 8.8 million shares were available for grant.

 

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Equity-based compensation expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Restricted stock units(a)

    $             43        $             28   

Stock options

            14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity-based compensation expense(a)

    $ 50        $ 42   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Amounts in 2014 include $9 million of equity-based compensation expense recognized in merger-related and restructuring costs in the consolidated statement of operations.

Restricted Stock Units

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, TWC granted 3.575 million RSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $135.31 per RSU, which included 143,000 RSUs subject to performance-based vesting conditions (“PBUs”) at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $135.31 per PBU. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, TWC granted 1.160 million RSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $86.77 per RSU, including 133,000 PBUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $86.76 per PBU. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs as of March 31, 2014, without taking into account expected forfeitures, was $566 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of 4.14 years.

As a result of the planned Comcast merger, the Company advanced the timing of its annual grants that would have been made in 2015 and 2016 into 2014. As a result, eligible employees were granted additional RSUs having a value equal to (and with vesting terms consistent with) those that these employees otherwise would have received in each of 2015 and 2016 (the “retention grants”), but without performance-based vesting conditions. Specifically, the retention grant corresponding to the 2015 annual grant will vest 50% in February of 2018 and 50% in February of 2019; the retention grant corresponding to the 2016 annual grant will vest 50% in February of 2019 and 50% in February of 2020, in each case subject to continued employment. Like the Company’s other equity awards, if a grantee’s employment is terminated without cause or for good reason within 24 months following the closing of the Comcast merger, the retention grants will vest in full. However, if the merger has not yet closed and the grantee’s employment is terminated prior to the date on which either retention grant would have normally been made (i.e., February 2015 or 2016, as appropriate), such retention grant will be forfeited. Employees who received retention grants will generally not be eligible for additional equity awards in 2015 or 2016. Consequently, absent the closing of the Comcast merger, both the employees and the Company would generally be in the same position they would have been in had the additional RSUs been granted in 2015 and 2016, rather than in 2014.

With the exception of the retention grants discussed above, RSUs, including PBUs, generally vest 50% on each of the third and fourth anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued employment and, in the case of PBUs, subject to the satisfaction and certification of the applicable performance conditions. RSUs generally provide for accelerated vesting upon the termination of the grantee’s employment after reaching a specified age and years of service or upon the termination of certain grantee’s employment within 24 months following the closing of the Comcast merger and, in the case of PBUs, subject to the satisfaction and certification of the applicable performance conditions. PBUs are subject to forfeiture if the applicable performance condition is not satisfied. RSUs awarded to non-employee directors are not subject to vesting or forfeiture restrictions and the shares underlying the RSUs will generally be issued in connection with a director’s termination of service as a director. Pursuant to the directors’ compensation program, certain directors with more than three years of service on the Board of Directors have elected an in-service vesting period for their RSU awards. Holders of RSUs are generally entitled to receive cash dividend equivalents or retained distributions related to regular cash dividends or other distributions, respectively, paid by TWC. In the case of PBUs, the receipt of the dividend equivalents is subject to the satisfaction and certification of the applicable performance conditions. Retained distributions are subject to the vesting requirements of the underlying RSUs. Upon the vesting of a RSU, shares of TWC common stock may be issued from authorized but unissued shares or from treasury stock, if any.

Stock Options

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, TWC granted no stock options. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, TWC granted 2.387 million stock options at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $15.40 per option, including

 

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283,000 stock options subject to performance-based vesting conditions (“PBOs”) at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $15.43 per PBO. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options as of March 31, 2014, without taking into account expected forfeitures, was $38 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.28 years.

Stock options, including PBOs, have exercise prices equal to the fair market value of TWC common stock at the date of grant. Generally, stock options vest ratably over a four-year vesting period and expire ten years from the date of grant, subject to continued employment and, in the case of PBOs, subject to the satisfaction and certification of the applicable performance condition. Certain stock option awards provide for accelerated vesting upon the termination of the grantee’s employment after reaching a specified age and years of service or upon the termination of certain grantee’s employment within 24 months following the closing of the Comcast merger and, in the case of PBOs, subject to the satisfaction and certification of the applicable performance conditions. PBOs are subject to forfeiture if the applicable performance condition is not satisfied. Upon the exercise of a stock option, shares of TWC common stock may be issued from authorized but unissued shares or from treasury stock, if any.

The table below presents the assumptions used to value stock options at their grant date for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and reflects the weighted average of all awards granted within the period:

 

Expected volatility

     26.15%   

Expected term to exercise from grant date (in years)

     5.95   

Risk-free rate

     1.17%   

Expected dividend yield

     3.00%   

8. PENSION COSTS

TWC sponsors the Time Warner Cable Pension Plan (the “TWC Pension Plan”) and the Time Warner Cable Union Pension Plan (the “Union Pension Plan” and, together with the TWC Pension Plan, the “qualified pension plans”), both qualified defined benefit pension plans, that together provide pension benefits to a majority of the Company’s employees. TWC also provides a nonqualified defined benefit pension plan for certain employees (the “nonqualified pension plan” and, together with the qualified pension plans, the “pension plans”). Pension benefits are based on formulas that reflect the employees’ years of service and compensation during their employment period. TWC uses a December 31 measurement date for its pension plans. The components of net periodic benefit costs for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Service cost

    $ 43        $ 53   

Interest cost

     36         35   

Expected return on plan assets

     (58)         (53)   

Amounts amortized

     (1)         19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit costs

    $             20        $             54   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company made no cash contributions to the qualified pension plans during the three months ended March 31, 2014, and does not expect to make any discretionary cash contributions to the qualified pension plans during the remainder of 2014. For the nonqualified pension plan, the Company will continue to make contributions during the remainder of 2014 to the extent benefits are paid.

 

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9. MERGER-RELATED AND RESTRUCTURING COSTS

Merger-related and restructuring costs for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Merger-related costs

    $ 63        $  

Restructuring costs

     17         29   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total merger-related and restructuring costs

    $              80        $                31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Merger-related Costs

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company incurred merger-related costs of $63 million, which consisted of $29 million of employee retention costs and $33 million of advisory and legal fees incurred in connection with the Comcast merger as well as $1 million incurred in connection with the acquisition of DukeNet Communications, LLC. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company incurred merger-related costs of $2 million in connection with the acquisition of Insight Communications Company, Inc. The Company expects to incur additional merger-related costs during 2014 in connection with the Comcast merger. Changes in the Company’s accruals for merger-related costs are presented below (in millions):

 

     Employee
Costs
     Other
Costs
     Total  

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2012

    $       $       $ 14   

Costs incurred

     —         13         13   

Cash paid(a)

     (4)         (17)         (21)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2013

                    

Costs incurred

     21         33         54   

Cash paid

     (3)         (21)         (24)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Remaining liability as of March 31, 2014(b)

    $             21        $             15        $               36   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Of the total cash paid in 2013, $6 million was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

(b) 

The remaining $36 million liability as of March 31, 2014 is classified as a current liability in the consolidated balance sheet.

In addition to the cash settled liabilities shown in the table above, the Company also issued retention RSUs, as discussed in Note 7, which resulted in additional merger-related costs of $9 million.

Restructuring Costs

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company incurred restructuring costs of $17 million and $29 million, respectively, primarily related to employee terminations and other exit costs. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs during 2014 primarily related to employee terminations in connection with initiatives intended to improve operating efficiency. Changes in the Company’s restructuring reserves are presented below (in millions):

 

     Employee
Termination
Costs
     Other
Exit
Costs
     Total  

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2012

    $ 24        $       $ 27   

Costs incurred

     88         18         106   

Cash paid(a)

     (73)         (17)         (90)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Remaining liability as of December 31, 2013

     39                43   

Costs incurred

     10                17   

Cash paid

     (24)         (10)         (34)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Remaining liability as of March 31, 2014(b)

    $             25        $               1        $               26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Of the total cash paid in 2013, $23 million was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

(b) 

Of the remaining liability as of March 31, 2014, $23 million is classified as a current liability, with the remaining amount classified as a noncurrent liability in the consolidated balance sheet. Amounts are expected to be paid through March 2018.

 

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10. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Effective in the first quarter of 2014, the Company determined it has three reportable segments, which have been determined based on how management evaluates and manages the business. The Company has recast its financial information and disclosures for the prior period to reflect the segment disclosures as if the current presentation had been in effect throughout all periods presented.

The Company classifies its operations into the following reportable segments:

 

   

Residential Services, which principally consists of video, high-speed data and voice services provided to residential customers as well as other residential services, including home automation and monitoring.

 

   

Business Services, which principally consists of data, video and voice services provided to business customers as well as other business services, including enterprise-class, cloud-enabled hosting, managed applications and services.

 

   

Other Operations, which principally consists of (i) Time Warner Cable Media (“TWC Media”), the advertising arm of TWC, (ii) TWC-owned and/or operated regional sports networks (“RSNs”) and local sports, news and lifestyle channels (e.g., Time Warner Cable News NY1) and (iii) other operating revenues and costs, including those derived from the Advance/Newhouse Partnership and home shopping network-related services. The business units reflected in the Other Operations segment individually do not meet the thresholds to be reported as separate reportable segments.

In addition to the above reportable segments, the Company has shared functions (referred to as “Shared Functions”) that include activities not attributable to a specific reportable segment. Shared Functions consists of operating costs and expenses associated with broad “corporate” functions (e.g., accounting and finance, information technology, executive management, legal and human resources) or functions supporting more than one reportable segment that are centrally managed (e.g., facilities, network operations, vehicles and procurement) as well as other activities not attributable to a reportable segment. As such, the reportable segment results reflect how management views such segments in assessing financial performance and allocating resources and are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that each segment would have achieved had they operated as stand-alone entities during the periods presented.

In evaluating the profitability of the Company’s segments, the components of net income (loss) below OIBDA, as defined below, are not separately evaluated by management at the segment level. Due to the nature of the Company’s operations, a majority of its assets, including its distribution systems, are utilized across the Company’s operations and are not segregated by segment. In addition, segment assets are not reported to, or used by, management to allocate resources or assess the performance of the Company’s segments. Accordingly, the Company has not disclosed asset information by segment.

Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                                   
     Three Months Ended March 31, 2014  
     Residential
Services
Segment
     Business
Services
Segment
     Other
Operations
Segment
     Shared
Functions
     Intersegment
Eliminations
     Total
Consolidated
 

Revenue(a)

    $ 4,568        $ 668        $ 400        $ —        $ (54)        $ 5,582   

Operating costs and expenses

     (2,436)         (266)         (227)         (727)         54         (3,602)   

Merger-related and restructuring costs

     —         —         —         (80)         —         (80)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OIBDA

    $ 2,132        $ 402        $ 173        $ (807)        $ —         1,900   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Depreciation

                    (775)   

Amortization

                    (33)   
                 

 

 

 

Operating Income

                   $ 1,092   
                 

 

 

 

 

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     Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Residential
Services
Segment
     Business
Services
Segment
     Other
Operations
Segment
     Shared
Functions
     Intersegment
Eliminations
     Total
Consolidated
 

Revenue(a)

    $ 4,611        $ 537        $ 377        $ —        $ (50)        $ 5,475   

Operating costs and expenses

     (2,440)         (225)         (212)         (736)         50         (3,563)   

Merger-related and restructuring costs

     —         —         —         (31)         —         (31)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OIBDA

    $ 2,171        $ 312        $ 165        $ (767)        $ —         1,881   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Depreciation

                    (789)   

Amortization

                    (32)   
                 

 

 

 

Operating Income

                   $ 1,060   
                 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Revenue derived from outside the U.S. was insignificant in all periods presented. No single customer accounted for a significant amount of revenue in any period presented.

Intersegment Eliminations relates to the programming provided to the Residential Services and Business Services segments by the Company’s RSNs and local sports, news and lifestyle channels. These services are reflected as programming expense for the Residential Services and Business Services segments and as revenue for the Other Operations segment.

Intersegment revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                 
                         Three Months Ended March 31,  
                         2014      2013  

Residential Services

                $ —        $ —   

Business Services

                 —         —   

Other Operations

                 54         50   
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total intersegment revenue

                $ 54        $ 50   
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The Company’s revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was derived from the following sources (in millions):

 

                                           
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Residential Services revenue:

     

Video

    $         2,495        $         2,671   

High-speed data

     1,558         1,406   

Voice

     496         519   

Other

     19         15   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Residential Services revenue

     4,568         4,611   

Business Services revenue:

     

Video

     89         84   

High-speed data

     306         256   

Voice

     118         96   

Wholesale transport

     101         55   

Other

     54         46   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Business Services revenue

     668         537   

Other Operations revenue:

     

Advertising

     247         228   

Other

     153         149   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Operations revenue

     400         377   

Intersegment eliminations

     (54)         (50)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

    $ 5,582        $ 5,475   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Use of OIBDA

Management uses Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization (“OIBDA”), among other measures, in evaluating the segment’s performance because it eliminates the effects of (i) considerable amounts of noncash depreciation and amortization and (ii) items not within the control of the Company’s operations managers (such as income tax provision, other income (expense), net, and interest expense, net). Management also uses this measure to evaluate the Company’s consolidated operating performance and to allocate resources and capital to the segments. Performance measures derived from OIBDA are also used in the Company’s annual incentive compensation programs. In addition, this measure is commonly used by analysts, investors and others in evaluating the Company’s performance.

This measure has inherent limitations. For example, OIBDA does not reflect capital expenditures or the periodic costs of certain capitalized assets used in generating revenue. To compensate for such limitations, management evaluates the Company’s consolidated performance through, among other measures, various cash flow measures, which reflect capital expenditure decisions, and net income attributable to TWC shareholders, which reflects the periodic costs of capitalized assets. OIBDA also fails to reflect the significant costs borne by the Company for income taxes and debt servicing costs, the results of the Company’s equity investments and other non-operational income or expense. Management compensates for these limitations by using other analytics such as a review of net income attributable to TWC shareholders.

This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, the Company’s Operating Income and net income attributable to TWC shareholders, as well as other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

 

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

Following the announcement of the Comcast merger on February 13, 2014, eight putative class action complaints challenging the merger were filed on behalf of purported TWC stockholders, seven in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York and one in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. These complaints were captioned: Barrett v. Time Warner Cable

 

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Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.); Karl Graulich IRA v. Marcus, et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.); Wedeking v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.); Lassoff v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.); Thomas v. Marcus, et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.); Tangarone v. Time Warner Cable Inc. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.); Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System v. Black, et al. (Del. Ch.); and Empire State Supply Corp. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.). On March 25, 2014, the plaintiffs voluntarily discontinued Tangarone v. Time Warner Cable Inc. in the Supreme Court of New York and re-filed the action in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware under the caption Tangarone v. Time Warner Cable Inc. (Del. Ch.). Likewise, on March 26, 2014, the plaintiffs in Empire State Supply Corp. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. voluntarily discontinued the action in the Supreme Court of New York, and re-filed the action on March 27, 2014 in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware under the caption Empire State Supply Corp. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (Del. Ch.). On March 28, 2014, the plaintiffs in Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System v. Black, et al. (Del. Ch.) filed an amended complaint. On April 3, 2014, the plaintiffs in Barrett, et al. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) filed a consolidated amended complaint, and on April 15, 2014, the five remaining New York actions were consolidated under the caption Barrett, et al. v. Time Warner Cable Inc., et al. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.). These complaints name as defendants the Company, the members of the Company’s Board of Directors, Comcast and Tango Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”). The complaints assert that the members of the Company’s Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to the Company’s stockholders during the Comcast merger negotiations and by entering into the Comcast merger agreement and approving the Comcast merger, and that Comcast and Merger Sub aided and abetted such breaches of fiduciary duties. The complaints also allege that the Company and its Board of Directors failed to disclose in the registration statement related to the Comcast merger material facts relating to the merger. The complaints seek, among other relief, injunctive relief enjoining the shareholder vote on the Comcast merger and the Comcast merger, unspecified declaratory and equitable relief, compensatory damages in an unspecified amount, and costs and fees. The Company intends to defend against these lawsuits vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of these lawsuits or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

On December 11, 2013, Constellation Technologies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rockstar Consortium US LP (“Rockstar”), filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the Company and its subsidiary, TWCE, infringe six patents purportedly relating to the Company’s use of various technologies, including switched digital technology for video delivery, Multiprotocol Label Switching (“MPLS”) networks and data routing techniques, Ethernet passive optical networks and IP Multimedia Subsystem (“IMS”) protocols to provide video, high-speed data and voice services. Rockstar acquired these patents and others from Nortel Networks Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nortel Networks Corporation, in 2011. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified monetary damages. On January 3, 2014, the plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint, and on February 7, 2014, the Company moved to dismiss certain allegations in the Amended Complaint. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

On December 19, 2011, Sprint Communications Company L.P. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas alleging that the Company infringes 12 patents purportedly relating to Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as injunctive relief. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

The Company is the defendant in In re: Set-Top Cable Television Box Antitrust Litigation, ten purported class actions filed in federal district courts throughout the U.S. These actions are subject to a Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) Order transferring the cases for pretrial proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On July 26, 2010, the plaintiffs filed a third amended consolidated class action complaint (the “Third Amended Complaint”), alleging that the Company violated Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, various state antitrust laws and state unfair/deceptive trade practices statutes by tying the sales of premium cable television services to the leasing of set-top converter boxes. The plaintiffs are seeking, among other things, unspecified treble monetary damages and an injunction to cease such alleged practices. On September 30, 2010, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint, which the court granted on April 8, 2011. On June 17, 2011, the plaintiffs appealed this decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

On August 9, 2010, the plaintiffs in Michelle Downs and Laurie Jarrett, et al. v. Insight Communications Company, L.P. filed a second amended complaint in a purported class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky alleging that Insight Communications Company, L.P. violated Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by tying the sales of premium cable television services to the leasing of set-top converter boxes, which is similar to the federal claim against the

 

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Company in In re: Set-Top Cable Television Box Antitrust Litigation, discussed above. The plaintiffs are seeking, among other things, unspecified treble monetary damages and an injunction to cease such alleged practices. On July 19, 2013, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment, which argued that Insight Communications Company, L.P. did not coerce the plaintiffs to lease a set-top converter box, a necessary element of the plaintiffs’ claim. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit or reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

From time to time, the Company receives notices from third parties and, in some cases, is party to litigation alleging that certain of the Company’s services or technologies infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Claims of intellectual property infringement could require TWC to enter into royalty or licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, incur substantial monetary liability or be enjoined preliminarily or permanently from further use of the intellectual property in question. In addition, certain agreements entered into by the Company may require it to indemnify the other party for certain third-party intellectual property infringement claims, which could increase the Company’s damages and its costs of defending against such claims. Even if the claims are without merit, defending against the claims can be time consuming and costly.

Other Matters

The California Attorney General and the Alameda County, California District Attorney are investigating whether certain of the Company’s waste disposal policies, procedures and practices are in violation of the California Business and Professions Code and the California Health and Safety Code. These entities are seeking injunctive relief, civil penalties and attorneys’ fees. While the Company is unable to predict the outcome of this investigation, it does not believe that the outcome will have a material effect on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

In March 2003, the interests in cable networks and filmed entertainment held by Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (“TWE”) were transferred to Time Warner and all of Time Warner’s interests in cable systems were transferred to the Company (the “TWE Restructuring”). As part of the TWE Restructuring, Time Warner agreed to indemnify the Company from and against any and all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from specified litigation matters brought against the TWE non-cable businesses. Although Time Warner has agreed to indemnify the Company against such liabilities, TWE remains a named party in certain litigation matters. In connection with an internal reorganization on September 30, 2012, TWE merged with and into TWCE, with TWCE as the surviving entity.

The costs and other effects of future litigation, governmental investigations, legal and administrative cases and proceedings (whether civil or criminal), settlements, judgments and investigations, claims and changes in pending matters (including those matters described above), and developments or assertions by or against the Company relating to intellectual property rights and intellectual property licenses, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.

 

12. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Other Current Assets

Other current assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                           
     March 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Prepaid income taxes

    $             70        $             142   

Other prepaid expenses

     290         155   

Other current assets

     35         34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current assets

    $ 395        $ 331   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                           
     March 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Accrued interest

    $                 487        $             529   

Accrued compensation and benefits

     349         394   

Accrued insurance

     190         185   

Accrued sales and other taxes

     175         132   

Accrued franchise fees

     131         155   

Other accrued expenses

     460         442   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current liabilities

    $ 1,792        $ 1,837   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                           
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Interest expense

    $         (364)        $         (400)   

Interest income

     —          
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

    $ (364)        $ (398)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                           
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Income from equity-method investments, net

    $                  14        $                  5   

Gain (loss) on equity award reimbursement obligation to Time Warner

            (5)   

Other

     —         (1)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other income (expense), net

    $ 15        $ (1)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Related Party Transactions

The Company’s transactions with related parties (i.e., equity-method investees) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):

 

                                           
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Revenue

    $                  1        $                  1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

     

Programming and content

    $ (45)        $ (41)   

Other operating

     (6)         (6)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $ (51)        $ (47)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Additional financial information with respect to cash (payments) and receipts for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in millions):

 

                                     
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2014      2013  

Cash paid for interest

    $ (439)        $ (496)   

Interest income received(a)

     24         39   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net

    $ (415)        $ (457)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

    $ (1)        $ (18)   

Cash refunds of income taxes

             
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash (paid for) refunds of income taxes, net

    $              2        $             (17)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Interest income received includes amounts received under interest rate swap contracts.

The consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 includes purchases of short-term investments in U.S. Treasury securities of $325 million (included in purchases of investments).

The consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 does not reflect $33 million of common stock repurchases that were included in other current liabilities as of March 31, 2013 for which payment was made in April 2013.

 

13. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Set forth below are condensed consolidating financial statements presenting the financial position, results of operations (including comprehensive income) and cash flows of (i) Time Warner Cable Inc. (the “Parent Company”), (ii) Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (“TWCE” or the “Guarantor Subsidiary”), a direct 100% owned subsidiary of the Parent Company, (iii) the direct and indirect non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Parent Company (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) on a combined basis and (iv) the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for Time Warner Cable Inc. on a consolidated basis. The Guarantor Subsidiary has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the debt securities issued by the Parent Company in its 2007 registered exchange offer and subsequent public offerings. The Parent Company directly owns all of the voting and economic interests of the Guarantor Subsidiary.

There are no legal or regulatory restrictions on the Parent Company’s ability to obtain funds from any of its 100% owned subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances.

These condensed consolidating financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Time Warner Cable Inc.

Basis of Presentation

As discussed in Note 1, during the first quarter of 2014, the Company revised its categorization of operating costs and expenses to be consistent with how such costs and expenses are presented to management and to provide a more meaningful presentation. As such, the Company has recast operating costs and expenses in the consolidating statement of operations for the prior period to reflect the new categorization. Refer to Note 1 for further details.

On November 1, 2013, the Company completed the second phase of an internal reorganization to simplify its organizational structure. As part of this phase of the reorganization, on November 1, 2013, TW NY Cable Holding Inc. merged with and into the Parent Company, with the Parent Company as the surviving entity, and TWC Internet Holdings II merged with and into TWCE, with TWCE as the surviving entity and a direct 100% owned subsidiary of the Parent Company. As a result of this phase of the reorganization, the presentation of the condensed consolidating statement of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the prior period has been recast to reflect TWCE as the sole subsidiary guarantor of debt securities issued by the Parent Company.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

In presenting the condensed consolidating financial statements, the equity method of accounting has been applied to (i) the Parent Company’s interests in the Guarantor Subsidiary and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiary’s interests in the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, where applicable, even though all such subsidiaries meet the requirements to be consolidated under GAAP. All intercompany balances and transactions between the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiary and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries have been eliminated, as shown in the column “Eliminations.” All assets and liabilities have been allocated to the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiary and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries generally based on legal entity ownership. Certain administrative costs have been allocated to the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiary and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries based on revenue recorded at the respective entity. Beginning December 1, 2013, the Parent Company began allocating 100% of its third-party interest expense, net of interest income received from intercompany loans, to the Guarantor Subsidiary. Prior to December 1, 2013, a portion of the interest expense incurred by the Parent Company was allocated to the Guarantor Subsidiary and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries based on revenue recorded at the respective entity. The income tax provision has been presented based on each subsidiary’s legal entity activity including income tax benefits related to allocated administrative costs and interest expense. Deferred income taxes have been presented based upon the temporary differences between the carrying amounts of the respective assets and liabilities of the applicable entities.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The Company’s condensed consolidating financial information as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in millions):

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2014  
     Parent
Company
     Guarantor
Subsidiary
     Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      TWC
Consolidated
 

ASSETS

              

Current assets:

              

Cash and equivalents

    $ 1,346        $ —        $ 211        $ —        $ 1,557   

Receivables, net

     52                783         —         836   

Receivables from affiliated parties

     213         —         27         (240)         —   

Deferred income tax assets

     17         —         313         (4)         326   

Other current assets

     49         46         300         —         395   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,677         47         1,634         (244)         3,114   

Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

     43,004         44,014         7,641         (94,659)         —   

Investments

     —         51         13         —         64   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     —         29         15,048         —         15,077   

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

     —                594         —         600   

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

     —         —         26,012         —         26,012   

Goodwill

     —         —         3,138         —         3,138   

Other assets

     1,060         —         88         —         1,148   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    $ 45,741        $ 44,147        $ 54,168        $ (94,903)        $ 49,153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

              

Current liabilities:

              

Accounts payable

    $ —        $ —        $ 445        $ —        $ 445   

Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities

     —         —         193         —         193   

Payables to affiliated parties

     27         210                (240)         —   

Accrued programming and content expense

     —         —         907         —         907   

Current maturities of long-term debt

     3,053         —                —         3,062   

Other current liabilities

     644         30         1,122         (4)         1,792   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     3,724         240         2,679         (244)         6,399   

Long-term debt

     20,687         2,064         41         —         22,792   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

     324         137         11,640         —         12,101   

Long-term payables to affiliated parties

     7,641         14,702         —         (22,343)         —   

Other liabilities

     178         91         494         —         763   

TWC shareholders’ equity:

              

Due to (from) TWC and subsidiaries

     6,093         698         (6,791)         —         —   

Other TWC shareholders’ equity

     7,094         26,215         46,101         (72,316)         7,094   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total TWC shareholders’ equity

     13,187         26,913         39,310         (72,316)         7,094   

Noncontrolling interests

     —         —                —          
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     13,187         26,913         39,314         (72,316)         7,098   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

    $         45,741        $         44,147        $         54,168        $       (94,903)        $         49,153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2013  
     Parent
Company
     Guarantor
Subsidiary
     Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      TWC
Consolidated
 

ASSETS

              

Current assets:

              

Cash and equivalents

    $ 316        $ —        $ 209        $ —        $ 525   

Receivables, net

     63                890         —         954   

Receivables from affiliated parties

     158         —         28         (186)         —   

Deferred income tax assets

                   320         —         334   

Other current assets

     120         42         169         —         331   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     662         52         1,616         (186)         2,144   

Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

     42,492         43,285         7,641         (93,418)         —   

Investments

     —         43         13         —         56   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     —         30         15,026         —         15,056   

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

     —                546         —         552   

Intangible assets not subject to amortization

     —         —         26,012         —         26,012   

Goodwill

     —         —         3,196         —         3,196   

Other assets

     1,165         —         92         —         1,257   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    $ 44,319        $ 43,416        $ 54,142        $ (93,604)        $ 48,273   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

              

Current liabilities:

              

Accounts payable

    $ —        $ —        $ 565        $ —        $ 565   

Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities

     —         —         188         —         188   

Payables to affiliated parties

     28         155                (186)         —   

Accrued programming and content expense

     —         —         869         —         869   

Current maturities of long-term debt

     1,758         —                —         1,767   

Other current liabilities

     591         67         1,179         —         1,837   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,377         222         2,813         (186)         5,226   

Long-term debt

     21,179         2,065         41         —         23,285   

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

     359         161         11,578         —         12,098   

Long-term payables to affiliated parties

     7,641         14,702         —         (22,343)         —   

Other liabilities

     140         89         488         —         717   

TWC shareholders’ equity:

              

Due to (from) TWC and subsidiaries

     5,680         453         (6,133)         —         —   

Other TWC shareholders’ equity

     6,943         25,724         45,351         (71,075)         6,943   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total TWC shareholders’ equity

     12,623         26,177         39,218         (71,075)         6,943   

Noncontrolling interests

     —         —                —          
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     12,623         26,177         39,222         (71,075)         6,947   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

    $         44,319        $         43,416        $         54,142        $         (93,604)        $         48,273   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

                                                                                                             
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014  
     Parent
Company
     Guarantor
Subsidiary
     Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      TWC
Consolidated
 

Revenue

    $ —        $ —        $ 5,582        $ —        $ 5,582   

Costs and expenses:

              

Programming and content

     —         —         1,309         —         1,309   

Sales and marketing

     —         —         555         —         555   

Technical operations

     —         —         371         —         371   

Customer care

     —         —         205         —         205   

Other operating

     —         —         1,162         —         1,162   

Depreciation

     —         —         775         —         775   

Amortization

     —         —         33         —         33   

Merger-related and restructuring costs

     33         —         47         —         80   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     33         —         4,457         —         4,490   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

     (33)         —         1,125         —         1,092   

Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries

     824         1,152         —         (1,976)         —   

Interest income (expense), net

     (48)         (366)         50         —         (364)   

Other income, net

     —                10         —         15   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     743         791         1,185         (1,976)         743   

Income tax provision

     (264)         (284)         (295)         579         (264)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

     479         507         890         (1,397)         479   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —         —         —         —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

    $         479        $         507        $         890        $         (1,397)        $         479   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                             
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014  
     Parent
Company
     Guarantor
Subsidiary
     Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      TWC
Consolidated
 

Net income

    $ 479        $ 507        $ 890        $ (1,397)        $ 479   

Change in accumulated unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation, net of tax

     (1)         —         —         —         (1)   

Change in accumulated deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax

     (45)         —         —         —         (45)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

     (46)         —         —         —         (46)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     433         507         890         (1,397)         433   

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —         —         —         —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to TWC shareholders

    $         433        $         507        $         890        $         (1,397)        $         433   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

                                                                                                             
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Parent
Company
     Guarantor
Subsidiary
     Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      TWC
Consolidated
 
     (recast)  

Revenue

    $ —        $ —        $ 5,475        $ —        $ 5,475   

Costs and expenses:

              

Programming and content

     —         —         1,275         —         1,275   

Sales and marketing

     —         —         473         —         473   

Technical operations

     —         —         372         —         372   

Customer care

     —         —         197         —         197   

Other operating

     —         —         1,246         —         1,246   

Depreciation

     —         —         789         —         789   

Amortization

     —         —         32         —         32   

Merger-related and restructuring costs

     —         —         31         —         31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     —         —         4,415         —         4,415   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Income

     —         —         1,060         —         1,060   

Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries

     740         769         —         (1,509)         —   

Interest expense, net

     (80)         (37)         (281)         —         (398)   

Other income (expense), net

            (3)                —         (1)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     661         729         780         (1,509)         661   

Income tax provision

     (260)         (287)         (194)         481         (260)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

     401         442         586         (1,028)         401   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —         —         —         —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income attributable to TWC shareholders

    $         401        $         442        $         586        $         (1,028)        $         401   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Parent
Company
     Guarantor
Subsidiary
     Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      TWC
Consolidated
 
     (recast)  

Net income

    $ 401        $ 442        $ 586        $ (1,028)        $ 401   

Change in accumulated unrealized losses on pension benefit obligation, net of tax

     12         —         —         —         12   

Change in accumulated deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax

     11         —         —         —         11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     23         —         —         —         23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     424         442         586         (1,028)         424   

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     —         —         —         —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to TWC shareholders

    $         424        $         442        $         586        $         (1,028)        $         424   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014  
     Parent
Company
     Guarantor
Subsidiary
     Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      TWC
Consolidated
 

Cash provided (used) by operating activities

    $ 73        $ (362)        $ 1,686        $ —        $ 1,397   

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

              

Capital expenditures

     —         —         (834)         —         (834)   

Purchases of investments

     —         (2)         —         —         (2)   

Proceeds from sale, maturity and collection of investments

     18         —         —         —         18   

Acquisition of intangible assets

     —         —         (12)         —         (12)   

Other investing activities

     —         —         11         —         11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by investing activities

     18         (2)         (835)         —         (819)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

              

Short-term borrowings, net

     1,544         —         —         —         1,544   

Repayments of long-term debt

     (750)         —         —         —         (750)   

Repurchases of common stock

     (259)         —         —         —         (259)   

Dividends paid

     (214)         —         —         —         (214)   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     79         —         —         —         79   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

     78         —         —         —         78   

Taxes paid in cash in lieu of shares issued for
equity-based compensation

     —         —         (66)         —         (66)   

Net collateral received on derivative financial instruments

     43         —         —         —         43   

Net change in investments in and amounts due
from consolidated subsidiaries

     419         364         (783)         —         —   

Other financing activities

     (1)         —         —         —         (1)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

     939         364         (849)         —         454   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase in cash and equivalents

     1,030         —                —         1,032   

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

     316         —         209         —         525   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

    $         1,346        $         —        $         211        $         —        $         1,557   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Parent
Company
     Guarantor
Subsidiary
     Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      TWC
Consolidated
 
     (recast)  

Cash provided (used) by operating activities

    $ 57        $ (175)        $ 1,512        $ —         $ 1,394   

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

              

Capital expenditures

     —         —         (770)         —         (770)   

Purchases of investments

     (325)         —         —         —         (325)   

Return of capital from investees

     —                —         —          

Acquisition of intangible assets

     —         —         (12)         —         (12)   

Other investing activities

     —         —                —          
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by investing activities

     (325)                (775)         —         (1,093)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

              

Repurchases of common stock

     (660)         —         —         —         (660)   

Dividends paid

     (195)         —         —         —         (195)   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     54         —         —         —         54   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

     49         —         —         —         49   

Taxes paid in cash in lieu of shares issued for equity-based compensation

     —         —         (51)         —         (51)   

Net change in investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries

     1,310         168         (1,478)         —         —   

Other financing activities

     (9)         —         —         —         (9)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

     549         168         (1,529)         —         (812)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

     281         —         (792)         —         (511)   

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

     2,174         —         1,130         —         3,304   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

    $         2,455        $         —         $         338        $     —         $         2,793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The information set forth under Note 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

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

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information about the Company’s purchases of equity securities registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

 

                                                                                                                           
     Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
     Average
Price Paid
Per Share(a)
     Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs(b)
     Approximate
Dollar Value

of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased

Under the
Plans or
Programs(c)
 

January 1, 2014 - January 31, 2014

     1,251,822        $ 134.16         1,251,822        $ 2,763,064,974   

February 1, 2014 - February 28, 2014

     295,916         135.17         295,916         2,723,065,303   

March 1, 2014 - March 31, 2014

     —         —         —         2,723,065,303   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Total

     1,547,738         134.35         1,547,738      
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

(a) 

The calculation of the average price paid per share does not give effect to any fees, commissions and other costs associated with the repurchase of such shares.

(b) 

In the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”). On July 25, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the remaining authorization under the Stock Repurchase Program to an aggregate of up to $4.0 billion of TWC Common Stock effective July 25, 2013. As a result of the Company’s entry into the merger agreement with Comcast Corporation, the Company suspended the Stock Repurchase Program on February 13, 2014. Purchases under the Stock Repurchase Program were made from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of the Company’s purchases were based on a number of factors, including business and market conditions, financial capacity and the TWC common stock price.

(c) 

This amount does not reflect the fees, commissions and other costs associated with the Stock Repurchase Program.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

Pursuant to the Company’s Corporate Governance Policy, Mr. Edward Shirley, a director of the Company, submitted an offer to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors in April 2014 as a result of a significant change in his employment. Mr. Shirley’s offer to resign was not accepted by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference as a part of this report and such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
By:  

/s/ Arthur T. Minson, Jr.

  Name:   Arthur T. Minson, Jr.
 

Title:

 

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 24, 2014

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

    2.1   

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 12, 2014, among Time Warner Cable Inc., Comcast Corporation and Tango Acquisition Sub, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 12, 2014 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 13, 2014 (the “TWC February 13, 2014 Form 8-K”)).

    2.2   

Voting Agreement dated as of February 12, 2014 among Time Warner Cable Inc., Brian L. Roberts, BRCC Holdings LLC, Irrevocable Deed of Trust of Brian L. Roberts for Children and Other Issue dated June 10, 1998 and Irrevocable Deed of Trust of Ralph J. Roberts for Brian L. Roberts and Other Beneficiaries dated May 11, 1993 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the TWC February 13, 2014 Form 8-K).

  10.1   

Employment Agreement, dated December 4, 2013 and effective as of January 13, 2014, between Time Warner Cable Inc. and Dinesh C. Jain (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 4, 2014 and filed with the SEC on December 6, 2014).

  10.2*   

Employment Agreement, dated July 8, 2013 and effective as of June 3, 2013, between Time Warner Cable Inc. and Philip G. Meeks.

  10.3*   

Form of Special Restricted Stock Units Agreement (2015), Notice of Grant and Addendum thereto.

  10.4*   

Form of Special Restricted Stock Units Agreement (2016), Notice of Grant and Addendum thereto.

  31.1*   

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

  31.2*   

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

  32*   

Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.†

101†   

The following financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on April 24, 2014, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language:

(i) Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, (ii) Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, (iii) Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, (iv) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, (v) Consolidated Statement of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

*

Filed herewith.

This exhibit will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such exhibit will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or Securities Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

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