EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

LOGOCitadel Broadcasting Corporation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Citadel Broadcasting Corporation Reports

2007 Third Quarter Operating Results

 

   

Third Quarter 2007 Net Revenues of $240.2 million

Las Vegas, Nevada – November 9, 2007 – Citadel Broadcasting Corporation (NYSE:CDL) today reported its results for the third quarter of 2007.

Farid Suleman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, commented: “The Company is pleased with the progress of integrating the ABC Radio and Network business with our existing operations, and we are focusing our efforts on the potential sale of certain radio stations, which is expected to reduce the Company’s outstanding indebtedness.”

September 30, 2007 – Third Quarter Results

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006    2007     2006  
     (amounts in thousands)  

As Reported

         

Net revenue

   $ 240,207     $ 112,517    $ 474,284     $ 318,970  

Operating (loss) income

     (427,432 )     40,342      (371,920 )     (46,054 )

Segment operating income

     92,317       52,147      190,420       141,316  

Pro Forma

         

Net revenue

   $ 240,207     $ 249,231    $ 706,804     $ 727,354  

Segment operating income

     92,317       103,934      259,646       281,939  

Net revenues for the third quarter of 2007 were $240.2 million as compared to $112.5 million for the third quarter of 2006. The increase in revenues was a result of the acquisition of ABC Radio on June 12, 2007. On a pro forma basis, which includes the results of ABC Radio for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, net revenues were $249.2 million compared to $240.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. This decrease of $9.0 million, or 3.6%, is a result of a $10.2 million decline in revenue from our Radio Markets, offset by an increase in revenue at the Radio Network of $1.5 million. The decline in net revenues at the Radio Markets was primarily attributable to lower revenues in our Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Washington D.C.; San Francisco, CA; Detroit, MI; Dallas, TX; Providence, RI and Tucson, AZ radio stations.

Operating loss for the third quarter of 2007 was $427.4 million as compared to operating income of $40.3 million in the corresponding 2006 period, a decrease of $467.7 million. The decrease in operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2007 is the result of a $495.8 million asset impairment and disposal charge. The asset impairment and disposal charge is related to an overall deterioration in the radio market place and to a decline in the Company’s stock price during the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the Company’s stock price that was used under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) to

 

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record the ABC Radio merger, coupled with a decline in the estimated fair value of certain markets that are more likely than not to be disposed. Operating income was also impacted by an increase in depreciation and amortization of $8.3 million and an increase of $2.0 million in corporate general and administrative costs, offset by the operations of the ABC Radio stations and network acquired on June 12, 2007. The increases in depreciation and amortization and corporate general and administrative expenses are attributable to the ABC Radio acquisition.

Segment operating income (as detailed in the attached table, a non-GAAP financial measure, is generally defined as net income (loss) plus income tax expense (benefit), interest-related expenses, depreciation and amortization, local marketing agreement fees, stock-based compensation, corporate general and administrative expenses, asset impairment and disposal charges, other, net and other non-cash expenses) was $92.3 million for the third quarter of 2007, compared to $52.1 million for the third quarter of 2006, an increase of $40.2 million. This increase reflects the operations of ABC Radio, which was acquired on June 12, 2007. On a pro forma basis, which includes the results of ABC Radio for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, segment operating income was $103.9 million compared to segment operating income for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 of $92.3 million. This decrease of $11.6 million, or 11.2%, is a result of a $12.4 million decline in segment operating income from our Radio Markets offset by an increase in segment operating income at the Radio Network of $0.8 million. The decline in segment operating income at the Radio Markets was primarily attributable to our Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Oklahoma City, OK; Buffalo, NY; Tucson, AZ; Providence, RI; Detroit, MI and San Francisco, CA radio stations. Segment operating income was also reduced by $0.9 million for transaction retention compensation paid to certain ABC Radio employees.

Net interest expense increased to $39.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 from $8.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $30.8 million. The increase in net interest expense was primarily the result of the interest incurred on the increased borrowings under the Company’s new senior credit and term loan facility as a result of the merger with ABC Radio.

Income tax benefit for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $20.0 million (substantially all non-cash), compared to income tax expense of $13.4 million (substantially all non-cash) for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. The income tax benefit for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 is related to the $495.8 million asset impairment and disposal charges, which resulted in an income tax benefit of approximately $32.6 million, partially offset by the tax expense on pre-tax income excluding impairment loss.

Net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $447.8 million, or $(1.71) per basic share, as compared to net income of $18.4 million, or $0.16 per basic share, for the same period in 2006. Included in net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was approximately $463.2 million of asset impairment and disposal charges, net of tax, or $(1.77) per basic share and $4.6 million of stock-based compensation expense, net of tax, or $(0.02) per basic share. Included in net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 was $3.1 million of stock-based compensation expense, net of tax, or $(0.03) per basic share.

Free cash flow (as detailed in the attached table, a non-GAAP financial measure, is generally defined as net income (loss) (i) plus depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, asset impairment and disposal charges, other, net, non-cash expenses, non-cash debt-

 

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related expenses, and income tax expense (ii) less capital expenditures and cash taxes) was $41.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $35.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $5.8 million. The increase in free cash flow is a result of the acquired ABC Radio business, offset in part by an increase in interest costs and corporate general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, the basic weighted average common shares outstanding was approximately 261.5 million as compared to 111.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.

Segment Results

The table below presents the following information for the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006:

 

   

revenues as reported and on a pro forma basis

 

   

segment operating income as reported and on a pro forma basis, which excludes from operating (loss) income corporate general and administrative costs, stock-based compensation, local marketing agreement fees, asset impairment and disposal charges, other, net, depreciation and amortization, and other non-cash expenses, on a pro forma basis

 

     As Reported  
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (amounts in thousands)  

Net revenues:

        

Radio Markets

   $ 193,849     $ 112,517     $ 417,329     $ 318,970  

Radio Network

     48,305       —         59,330       —    

Eliminations

     (1,947 )     —         (2,375 )     —    
                                

Net revenues

   $ 240,207     $ 112,517     $ 474,284     $ 318,970  
                                

Segment operating income:

        

Radio Markets

   $ 84,009     $ 52,147     $ 178,849     $ 141,316  

Radio Network

     8,308       —         11,571       —    
                                

Segment operating income

   $ 92,317     $ 52,147     $ 190,420     $ 141,316  
                                
     Pro Forma  
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (amounts in thousands)  

Net revenues:

        

Radio Markets

   $ 193,849     $ 204,000     $ 572,590     $ 589,458  

Radio Network

     48,305       46,796       139,907       142,840  

Eliminations

     (1,947 )     (1,565 )     (5,693 )     (4,944 )
                                

Net revenues

   $ 240,207     $ 249,231     $ 706,804     $ 727,354  
                                

Segment operating income:

        

Radio Markets

   $ 84,009     $ 96,457     $ 241,615     $ 264,492  

Radio Network

     8,308       7,477       18,031       17,447  
                                

Segment operating income

   $ 92,317     $ 103,934     $ 259,646     $ 281,939  
                                

 

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Our Station Portfolio

Citadel Broadcasting Corporation is the third largest radio group in the United States, with a national footprint reaching more than 50 markets. Citadel is comprised of 169 FM stations and 61 AM stations in the nation’s leading markets, in addition to the ABC Radio Network business, which is one of the three largest radio networks in the United States. For more information visit www.citadelbroadcasting.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters in this news release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”), its directors or its officers with respect to, among other things, future events and financial trends affecting the Company.

Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “continues,” “intends,” “likely,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “will,” and similar expressions, whether in the negative or the affirmative. All statements other than the statements of historical fact are “forward-looking” statements for the purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, without limitation, any projections on pro forma statements of earnings, revenues or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including the expected effect of the business combination with ABC Radio; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements.

Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that matters referred to in such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, the impact of current or pending legislation and regulation, antitrust considerations, the impact of pending or future litigation or claims, and other risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: changes in economic conditions in the U.S.; fluctuations in interest rates; changes in market conditions that could impair the Company’s goodwill or intangible assets; changes in industry conditions; changes in governmental regulations, policies or actions or in regulatory bodies; changes in uncertain tax positions and tax rates; changes in dividend policy; changes in capital expenditure requirements; or the risk that the business combination with ABC Radio may be less favorable for the Company than originally expected.

The Company undertakes no obligation, other than as required by law, to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Net revenue

   $ 240,207     $ 112,517     $ 474,284     $ 318,970  

Operating Expenses:

        

Cost of revenues

     88,161       30,399       155,938       86,411  

Selling, general and administrative

     62,477       30,949       132,582       94,519  

Corporate general and administrative

     9,663       7,713       32,349       20,213  

Local marketing agreement fees

     337       320       997       947  

Asset impairment and disposal charges

     495,786       —         509,372       149,769  

Depreciation and amortization

     11,141       2,812       18,439       13,821  

Other, net

     74       (18 )     (3,473 )     (656 )
                                

Operating expenses

     667,639       72,175       846,204       365,024  
                                

Operating (loss) income

     (427,432 )     40,342       (371,920 )     (46,054 )
                                

Interest-related expenses:

        

Interest expense, net

     38,981       8,155       61,064       22,535  

Non-cash debt-related expenses

     1,385       460       604       1,378  

Write-off of deferred financing costs upon extinguishment of debt

     —         —         555       —    
                                

Interest-related expenses, net

     40,366       8,615       62,223       23,913  
                                

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (467,798 )     31,727       (434,143 )     (69,967 )

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (20,045 )     13,361       3,055       (23,032 )
                                

Net (loss) income

   $ (447,753 )   $ 18,366     $ (437,198 )   $ (46,935 )
                                

Net (loss) income per share – basic

   $ (1.71 )   $ 0.16     $ (2.55 )   $ (0.42 )
                                

Net (loss) income per share– diluted

   $ (1.71 )   $ 0.15     $ (2.55 )   $ (0.42 )
                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     261,458       111,378       171,683       111,546  
                                

Diluted

     261,458       124,622       171,683       111,546  
                                

 

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CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)

The following tables set forth the Company’s segment operating income and Segment OIBDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. The Company defines “segment operating income” as operating income (loss) adjusted to exclude the following line items included in its statement of operations: depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, corporate general and administrative expenses, asset impairment and disposal charges, local marketing agreement fees, other, net, and other non-cash expenses. The Company defines “Segment OIBDA” as operating income (loss) adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization, corporate general and administrative, and other, net.

Segment operating income and Segment OIBDA, among other things, are used by the Company’s management to evaluate the Company’s operating performance, to value prospective acquisitions, as the basis of incentive compensation targets for certain management personnel, and these measures are among the primary measures used by management for the planning and forecasting of future periods. The Company believes the presentation of these measures is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors to view the performance in a manner similar to the method used by the Company’s management, helps improve their ability to understand the Company’s operating performance and makes it easier to compare the Company’s results with other companies that have different financing and capital structures or tax rates. In addition, these measures are also among the primary measures used externally by the Company’s investors, analysts and peers in its industry for purposes of valuation and comparing the operating performance of the Company to other companies in its industry.

Since segment operating income and Segment OIBDA are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), they should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, operating income or loss, net income or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Segment operating income and Segment OIBDA, as the Company calculates them, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. In addition, segment operating income and Segment OIBDA do not necessarily represent the residual cash flow that is available for discretionary expenditures and excludes other non-discretionary expenditures, including among others mandatory debt service requirements. As a result, segment operating income and Segment OIBDA are not necessarily measures of the Company’s liquidity or its ability to fund its cash needs. Segment operating income and Segment OIBDA do not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in the Company’s business. As segment operating income and Segment OIBDA exclude certain financial information compared with operating income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, users of this financial information should consider the types of events and transactions that are excluded. As required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Company provides below a reconciliation of segment operating income and Segment OIBDA to operating income, the most directly comparable amount reported under GAAP.

 

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CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2007     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007  
     Radio
Markets
    Radio
Network
   Corporate
and Other
    Total     Radio
Markets
    Radio
Network
   Corporate
and Other
    Total  

Segment operating income

   $ 84,009     $ 8,308    $ —       $ 92,317     $ 178,849     $ 11,571    $ —       $ 190,420  

Less:

                  

Segment stock-based compensation

     1,799       949      —         2,748       3,703       953      —         4,656  

Local marketing agreement fees

     337       —        —         337       997       —        —         997  

Asset impairment and disposal charges (1)

     118,186       —        377,600       495,786       131,772       —        377,600       509,372  
                                                              

Segment OIBDA

   $ (36,313 )   $ 7,359    $ (377,600 )   $ (406,554 )   $ 42,377     $ 10,618    $ (377,600 )   $ (324,605 )

Less:

                  

Corporate general and administrative, including related portion of stock-based compensation

     —         —        9,663       9,663       —         —        32,349       32,349  

Depreciation and amortization

     10,612       529      —         11,141       17,703       736      —         18,439  

Other, net

     —         —        74       74       —         —        (3,473 )     (3,473 )
                                                              

Operating (loss) income

   $ (46,925 )   $ 6,830    $ (387,337 )   $ (427,432 )   $ 24,674     $ 9,882    $ (406,476 )   $ (371,920 )
                                                              
     Three Months Ended September 30, 2006     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006  
     Radio
Markets
    Radio
Network
   Corporate
and Other
    Total     Radio
Markets
    Radio
Network
   Corporate
and Other
    Total  

Segment operating income

   $ 52,147     $ —      $ —       $ 52,147     $ 141,316     $ —      $ —       $ 141,316  

Less:

                  

Segment stock-based compensation

     978       —        —         978       3,276       —        —         3,276  

Local marketing agreement fees

     320       —        —         320       947       —        —         947  

Asset impairment and disposal charges

     —         —        —         —         149,769       —        —         149,769  
                                                              

Segment OIBDA

   $ 50,849     $ —      $ —       $ 50,849     $ (12,676 )   $ —      $ —       $ (12,676 )

Less:

                  

Corporate general and administrative, including related portion of stock-based compensation

     —         —        7,713       7,713       —         —        20,213       20,213  

Depreciation and amortization

     2,812       —        —         2,812       13,821       —        —         13,821  

Other, net

     —         —        (18 )     (18 )     —         —        (656 )     (656 )
                                                              

Operating income (loss)

   $ 48,037     $ —      $ (7,695 )   $ 40,342     $ (26,497 )   $ —      $ (19,557 )   $ (46,054 )
                                                              

(1) The purchase price allocation of ABC Radio is preliminary and the acquired assets and liabilities assumed have not yet been allocated to the respective operating segments. Accordingly, the $377.6 million asset impairment and disposal charge for the period ended September 30, 2007 is presented within Corporate and Other in the above table.

 

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CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands)

Free cash flow is defined as net income (loss) (i) plus depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation expense, asset impairment and disposal charges, other, net, other non-cash expenses, non-cash debt-related expenses, and income tax expense (ii) less cash taxes paid and capital expenditures. The Company uses free cash flow, among other measures, to evaluate its operating performance. Management believes free cash flow provides investors with an important perspective on the cash available to service debt, make strategic acquisitions and investments, maintain capital assets and fund ongoing operations and working capital needs, including the payment of dividends and the repurchase of shares of common stock of the Company. As a result, free cash flow is a significant measure of the Company’s ability to generate long-term value. The Company believes the presentation of free cash flow is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors to view performance in a manner similar to the method used by management. In addition, free cash flow is also a primary measure used externally by the Company’s investors, analysts and peers in its industry for purposes of valuation and comparing the operating performance of the Company to other companies in its industry.

As free cash flow is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, it should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, operating income or loss, net income or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow, as the Company calculates it, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. In addition, free cash flow does not necessarily represent the residual cash flow that is available for discretionary expenditures and excludes other non-discretionary expenditures, including among others mandatory debt service requirements. As a result, free cash flow is not necessarily a measure of the Company’s liquidity or its ability to fund its cash needs. Free cash flow, as defined by the Company, excludes certain financial information when compared with net income or loss, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, and users of this financial information should consider the types of events and transactions that are excluded. As required by the SEC, the Company provides below a reconciliation of free cash flow to net income or loss, the most directly comparable amount reported under GAAP.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Net (loss) income

   $ (447,753 )   $ 18,366     $ (437,198 )   $ (46,935 )

Adjustments

        

Depreciation and amortization

     11,141       2,812       18,439       13,821  

Stock-based compensation

     6,059       4,220       17,262       12,462  

Asset impairment and disposal charges

     495,786       —         509,372       149,769  

Other, net

     74       (18 )     (3,473 )     (656 )

Non-cash debt-related expenses

     1,385       460       604       1,378  

Write-off of deferred financing costs

     —         —         555       —    

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (20,045 )     13,361       3,055       (23,032 )

Taxes paid

     (68 )     (442 )     (1,291 )     (1,742 )

Capital expenditures

     (5,008 )     (2,922 )     (8,975 )     (7,135 )
                                

Free cash flow

   $ 41,571     $ 35,837     $ 98,350     $ 97,930  
                                

 

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CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL

INFORMATION

(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

The following table presents stock-based compensation as reported. The Company believes this summary assists investors in understanding the operating performance of the Company and the effects of stock-based compensation recognized pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Net revenue

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Operating Expenses:

        

Cost of revenues

     898       430       1,383       1,468  

Selling, general and administrative

     1,850       548       3,273       1,808  

Corporate general and administrative

     3,311       3,242       12,606       9,186  

Local marketing agreement fees

     —         —         —         —    

Asset impairment and disposal charges

     —         —         —         —    

Depreciation and amortization

     —         —         —         —    

Other, net

     —         —         —         —    
                                

Operating expenses

     6,059       4,220       17,262       12,462  
                                

Operating loss

     (6,059 )     (4,220 )     (17,262 )     (12,462 )
                                

Interest-related expenses:

        

Interest expense, net

     —         —         —         —    

Non-cash debt-related expenses

     —         —         —         —    
                                

Interest-related expenses, net

     —         —         —         —    

Loss before income taxes (1)

     (6,059 )     (4,220 )     (17,262 )     (12,462 )

Income tax benefit (2)

     (1,423 )     (1,107 )     (683 )     (2,874 )
                                

Net loss

   $ (4,636 )   $ (3,113 )   $ (16,579 )   $ (9,588 )
                                

Net loss per share—basic

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.09 )
                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     261,458       111,378       171,683       111,546  
                                

(1) In addition to the amounts above, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company also incurred approximately $1.8 million in compensation costs to a senior executive related to payment of the special distribution, or $(0.01) per basic share.
(2) For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the amount includes a non-cash write-down of approximately $3.0 million of the Company’s deferred tax assets for the excess of stock-based compensation expense recorded over the amount of such compensation deductible for income tax purposes.

 

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CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited; Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

The following tables reconcile financial measures before the impact of stock-based compensation expense, asset impairment and disposal charges, gain on sale of certain assets, and changes in the effective state tax rate to reported financial measures. The Company believes that adjusting its financial results for these items assists investors in understanding the operating performance of the Company.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Reconciliation of adjusted operating income to operating (loss) income:

        

Adjusted operating income before stock-based compensation, asset impairment and disposal charges, gain on sale of certain assets and change in effective state tax rate

   $ 74,413     $ 44,562     $ 150,774     $ 116,177  

Adjustments to reconcile to operating (loss) income:

        

Stock-based compensation expense

     (6,059 )     (4,220 )     (17,262 )     (12,462 )

Asset impairment and disposal charges

     (495,786 )     —         (509,372 )     (149,769 )

Gain on sale of certain assets

     —         —         3,940       —    
                                

Operating (loss) income

   $ (427,432 )   $ 40,342     $ (371,920 )   $ (46,054 )
                                

Reconciliation of adjusted net income to net (loss) income:

        

Adjusted net income before stock-based compensation, asset impairment and disposal charges, gain on sale of certain assets, net of tax, and change in effective state tax rate

   $ 20,152     $ 21,479     $ 50,942     $ 54,624  

Adjustments to reconcile to net (loss) income:

        

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

     (4,636 )     (3,113 )     (16,579 )     (9,588 )

Asset impairment and disposal charges, net of tax

     (463,218 )     —         (471,558 )     (91,971 )

Gain on sale of certain assets, net of tax

     —         —         2,392       —    

State income tax expense resulting from a change in the effective state tax rate

     (51 )     —         (2,395 )     —    
                                

Net (loss) income

   $ (447,753 )   $ 18,366     $ (437,198 )   $ (46,935 )
                                

Reconciliation of adjusted net income per share to net (loss) income per share:

        

Adjusted net income per basic share before stock-based compensation, asset impairment and disposal charges, gain on sale of certain assets, net of tax, and change in effective state tax rate

   $ 0.08     $ 0.19     $ 0.30     $ 0.49  

Adjustments to reconcile to net (loss) income per basic share:

        

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

     (0.02 )     (0.03 )     (0.10 )     (0.09 )

Asset impairment and disposal charges, net of tax

     (1.77 )     —         (2.75 )     (0.82 )

Gain on sale of certain assets, net of tax

     —         —         0.01       —    

State income tax expense resulting from a change in the effective state tax rate

     —         —         (0.01 )     —    
                                

Net (loss) income per basic share

   $ (1.71 )   $ 0.16     $ (2.55 )   $ (0.42 )
                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     261,458       111,378       171,683       111,546  
                                

 

Contact:    Citadel Broadcasting Corporation
       Patricia Stratford (212) 887-1670

 

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