-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CQhy9pSQmc1X/63p5qfX393x5df3EkrfMwKVrzvUNVRQGymNupZHTS3a54h74OTm coEyQ9HunZ5lUu9qQ/c/ww== 0001086844-04-000143.txt : 20041001 0001086844-04-000143.hdr.sgml : 20041001 20041001155201 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001086844-04-000143 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040930 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20041001 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041001 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AIRGATE PCS INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001086844 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 582422929 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-27455 FILM NUMBER: 041058719 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 233 PEACHTREE ST NE STREET 2: SUITE 1700 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30303 BUSINESS PHONE: 4045257272 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 233 PEACHTREE ST STREET 2: SUITE 1700 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30303 8-K 1 form8k.txt FORM 8-K RE FIN. & OPERATING GUIDANCE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2004 AIRGATE PCS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 027455 58-2422929 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Harris Tower, 233 Peachtree Street, N.E. Suite 1700 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (404) 525-7272 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) None (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On September 30, 2004, AirGate PCS, Inc. issued a press release announcing financial and operating guidance for its fourth quarter ending September 30, 2004. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release by AirGate PCS, Inc. announcing financial and operating guidance for its fourth quarter, dated September 30, 2004. 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 hereunto duly authorized. AIRGATE PCS, INC. Date: September 30, 2004 By: /s/ William J. Loughman William J. Loughman Chief Financial Officer Exhibit Index Exhibit Description - ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release by AirGate PCS, Inc. announcing financial and operating guidance for its fourth quarter, dated September 30, 2004. EX-99 2 release.txt EX. 99.1 - PRESS RELEASE -MORE- [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Contact: Bill Loughman Chief Financial Officer 404-525-7272 AIRGATE PCS, INC. Provides Financial and Operating Guidance for 2004 ATLANTA (September 30, 2004) - AirGate PCS, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCSA), a PCS Affiliate of Sprint, today announced guidance for its fourth quarter ending September 30, 2004. Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 ------------------ (Dollars in millions) Low High --- ---- Net additions 8,500 9,500 Total revenues $ 88 $ 92 EBITDA (1) $ 16 $ 18 Capital expenditures Approximately $4 - ----------------- (1) EBITDA excludes an approximately $10.9 million one-time adjustment related to the settlement with Sprint announced on September 14, 2004. About AirGate PCS AirGate PCS, Inc. is the PCS Affiliate of Sprint with the right to sell wireless mobility communications network products and services under the Sprint brand in territories within three states located in the Southeastern United States. The territories include over 7.4 million residents in key markets such as Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina; Augusta and Savannah, Georgia; and Asheville, Wilmington and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This news release contains information relating to projected EBITDA. EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, i.e. a numerical measure of the Company's financial performance that (i) excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statement of income or statement of cash flows; or (ii) includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the comparable measure so calculated and presented. EBITDA, defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, is a performance metric we use and which is used by other companies. Management believes that EBITDA is a useful adjunct to income (loss) from continuing operations and other measurements under GAAP because it is a meaningful measure of a company's performance, as interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization can vary significantly between companies due in part to differences in accounting policies, tax strategies, levels of indebtedness, capital purchasing practices and interest rates. EBITDA also assists management in evaluating operating performance and is sometimes used to evaluate performance for executive compensation. EBITDA has distinct limitations as compared to GAAP information such as net income (loss), income (loss) from continuing operations or operating income (loss). By excluding interest and income taxes for example, it may not be apparent that both represent a reduction in cash available to the Company. Likewise, depreciation and amortization, while non-cash items, represent generally the decreases in value of assets that produce revenue for the Company. EBITDA as used by the Company may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another company. -MORE- AirGate Provides Financial and Operating Guidance Page 2 September 30, 2004 This news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the wireless industry, the recapitalization plan, our beliefs and our management's assumptions. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "targets," "goals," "projects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: our dependence on the success of Sprint's wireless business; the competitiveness and impact of Sprint wireless pricing plans and PCS products and services; intense competition in the wireless market and the unsettled nature of the wireless market; the potential to experience a continued high rate of subscriber turnover; the ability of Sprint to provide back office billing, subscriber care and other services and the quality and costs of such services or, alternatively, our ability to outsource all or a portion of these services at acceptable costs and the quality of such services; subscriber credit quality; the ability to successfully leverage 3G products and services; inaccuracies in financial information provided by Sprint; new charges and fees, or increased charges and fees, imposed by Sprint; the impact and outcome of disputes with Sprint; our ability to predict future customer growth, as well as other key operating metrics; the impact of spending cuts on network quality, customer retention and customer growth; rates of penetration in the wireless industry; our significant level of indebtedness and debt covenant requirements; the impact and outcome of legal proceedings between other PCS Affiliates of Sprint and Sprint; the potential need for additional sources of capital and liquidity; risks related to our ability to compete with larger, more established businesses; anticipated future losses; rapid technological and market change; the impact of wireless local number portability; an adequate supply of subscriber equipment; the current economic slowdown; and the volatility of AirGate PCS' stock price. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements and factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in this news release, please refer to AirGate PCS' filings with the SEC, especially in the "risk factors" section of AirGate PCS' Form 8-K furnished to the SEC on September 30, 2004, and in subsequent filings with the SEC. Except as otherwise required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not have any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise. -END- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----