EX-99.1 2 exh991q32016twcproformas.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015 are intended to reflect the impacts of the TWC Transaction, the Bright House Transaction and the Liberty Transaction (each as defined below) on CCO Holdings, LLC’s ("CCO Holdings") consolidated financial statements as if the TWC Transaction, Bright House Transaction and Liberty Transaction had occurred as of January 1, 2015. The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements present the pro forma results of operations of CCO Holdings based on the historical financial statements and accounting records of CCO Holdings, Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House (each as defined below) and the related pro forma adjustments as described in the accompanying notes. The pro forma adjustments are included only to the extent they are (i) directly attributable to the TWC Transaction, the Bright House Transaction and/or the Liberty Transaction, (ii) factually supportable and (iii) expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results.

TWC Transaction
 
On May 18, 2016, the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Mergers dated as of May 23, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Time Warner Cable Inc. ("Legacy TWC"), Charter Communications, Inc. prior to the closing of the Merger Agreement ("Legacy Charter"), CCH I, LLC, previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Legacy Charter ("New Charter") and certain other subsidiaries of New Charter were completed (the “TWC Transaction,” and together with the Bright House Transaction described below, the "Transactions"). As a result of the TWC Transaction, New Charter became the new public parent company that holds the operations of the combined companies and was renamed Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter"). Charter is the indirect parent company of CCO Holdings.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, upon consummation of the TWC Transaction, each outstanding share of Legacy TWC common stock (other than Legacy TWC common stock held by Liberty Broadband Corporation ("Liberty Broadband") and Liberty Interactive Corporation ("Liberty Interactive" and, collectively, the "Liberty Parties")), was converted into the right to receive, at the option of each such holder of Legacy TWC common stock, either (a) $100 in cash and Charter Class A common stock equivalent to 0.5409 shares of Legacy Charter Class A common stock (the "Option A Consideration") or (b) $115 in cash and Charter Class A common stock equivalent to 0.4562 shares of Legacy Charter Class A common stock (the "Option B Consideration"). The actual number of shares of Charter Class A common stock that Legacy TWC stockholders received, excluding the Liberty Parties, was calculated by multiplying the exchange ratios of 0.5409 or 0.4562 specified above by 0.9042 (the "Parent Merger Exchange Ratio"), which was also the exchange ratio that was used to determine the number of shares of Charter Class A common stock that Legacy Charter stockholders received per share of Legacy Charter Class A common stock. Such exchange ratio did not impact the aggregate value represented by the shares of Charter Class A common stock issued in the TWC Transaction; however, it did impact the actual number of shares issued in the TWC Transaction.

Out of approximately 277 million shares of Legacy TWC common stock outstanding at the closing of the TWC Transaction, excluding Legacy TWC common stock held by the Liberty Parties, approximately 274 million shares were converted into the right to receive the Option A Consideration and approximately 3 million shares were converted into the right to receive the Option B Consideration. The Liberty Parties received approximately one share of Charter Class A common stock for each share of Legacy TWC common stock they owned (equivalent to 1.106 shares of Legacy Charter Class A common stock multiplied by the Parent Merger Exchange Ratio).

As of the date of completion of the Transactions, the total value of the TWC Transaction was approximately $85 billion, including cash, equity and Legacy TWC assumed debt. The purchase price also included an estimated pre-combination vesting period fair value of $514 million for Legacy TWC equity awards converted into Charter awards upon closing of the TWC Transaction ("Converted TWC Awards") and $69 million of cash paid to former Legacy TWC employees and non-employee directors who held equity awards, whether vested or not vested.

Bright House Transaction

Also on May 18, 2016, Legacy Charter and Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“A/N”), the former parent of Bright House Networks, LLC (“Legacy Bright House”), completed their previously announced transaction, pursuant to a definitive Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), under which Charter acquired Legacy Bright House (the “Bright House Transaction”). Pursuant to the Bright House Transaction, Charter became the owner of the membership interests in Legacy Bright House and the other assets primarily related to Legacy Bright House (other than certain excluded assets and liabilities and non-operating cash). As of the date of acquisition, the purchase price totaled approximately $12.2 billion consisting of (a) $2.0 billion in cash, (b) 25 million convertible preferred units of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC ("Charter Holdings"), an indirect subsidiary of Charter and indirect parent company of CCO Holdings, with a face amount of $2.5 billion that pay a 6% annual preferential dividend, (c)




approximately 31.0 million common units of Charter Holdings that are exchangeable into Charter Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis and (d) one share of Charter Class B common stock.

Liberty Transactions

In connection with the TWC Transaction, Legacy Charter and Liberty Broadband completed their previously announced transactions pursuant to their investment agreement, in which Liberty Broadband purchased for cash approximately 22.0 million shares of Charter Class A common stock valued at $4.3 billion at the closing of the TWC Transaction to partially finance the cash portion of the TWC Transaction consideration, and in connection with the Bright House Transaction, Liberty Broadband purchased approximately 3.7 million shares of Charter Class A common stock valued at $700 million at the closing of the Bright House Transaction (the "Liberty Transaction").

Financing

Legacy Charter partially financed the cash portion of the purchase price of the Transactions with additional indebtedness and cash on hand. In 2015, Legacy Charter issued $15.5 billion aggregate principal amount of CCO Safari II, LLC ("CCO Safari II") senior secured notes, $3.8 billion aggregate principal amount of CCO Safari III, LLC ("CCO Safari III") senior secured bank loans and $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of CCOH Safari, LLC ("CCOH Safari") senior unsecured notes.  The net proceeds were initially deposited into escrow accounts. Upon closing of the TWC Transaction, the proceeds were released from escrow and the CCOH Safari notes became obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and the CCO Safari II notes and CCO Safari III credit facilities became obligations of Charter Communications Operating, LLC ("Charter Operating") and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., subsidiaries of CCO Holdings. CCOH Safari merged into CCO Holdings and CCO Safari II and CCO Safari III merged into Charter Operating.

In connection with the closing of the Transactions, Charter Operating replaced its existing revolving facility with a new $3.0 billion senior secured revolving facility under Charter Operating’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 18, 2016 (the "Credit Agreement"). In connection with the closing of the Bright House Transaction, Charter Operating closed on a $2.6 billion aggregate principal amount term loan A facility ("Term Loan A") pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement of which $2.0 billion was used to fund the cash portion of the Bright House Transaction and of which $638 million was used to prepay and terminate Charter Operating's existing Term A-1 Loans. Interest on Term Loan A was set at LIBOR plus 2%.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited pro forma financial statements are based on (i) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of CCO Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 contained in CCO Holdings’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 10, 2016, (ii) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Time Warner Cable Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2016 contained in Legacy TWC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on April 28, 2016, (iii) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Bright House Networks, LLC and its subsidiaries as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 contained in Legacy Charter's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 29, 2016, (iv) the unaudited consolidated financial information of Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House for the 47 day period from April 1, 2016 to May 17, 2016, (v) the audited consolidated financial statements of CCO Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 contained in CCO Holdings' Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 6, 2016, (vi) the audited consolidated financial statements of Time Warner Cable Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 contained in Legacy TWC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 12, 2016, and (vii) the consolidated audited financial statements of Bright House Networks, LLC and its subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 contained in Legacy Charter's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 7, 2016.

The unaudited pro forma financial statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are based on available information and assumptions that management believes are reasonable and do not purport to represent what the actual consolidated results of operations of CCO Holdings would have been had the Transactions occurred on the date indicated, nor are they necessarily indicative of future consolidated results of operations. The actual results of operations will differ, perhaps significantly, from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors, including access to additional information, changes in value not currently identified and changes in operating results following the date of the pro forma financial statements.

Items Not Adjusted in the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

Except to the extent revenue or costs have been incurred or realized subsequent to the completion of the Transactions, the unaudited pro forma financial statements do not include any adjustment for costs that may result from integration activities or for revenue




or expense synergies or dis-synergies resulting from the Transactions, including programming costs or shared functions and other administrative and overhead allocations.  Charter has recorded costs for employee severance or relocation, costs of vacating some facilities and costs associated with other exit and integration activities in the post Transaction periods, however these costs will continue and no adjustments have been made to the pro forma periods. The unaudited pro forma statements of operations also do not include an estimated $175 million and $30 million of non-recurring costs incurred directly attributable to the TWC Transaction and the Bright House Transaction, respectively, such as investment banking fees and legal fees.
  
The unaudited pro forma financial statements do not reflect adjustments related to the impact of the termination of the transactions Legacy Charter entered into with Comcast Corporation in April 2014 as such adjustments are not directly related to the Transactions or Liberty Transaction. The transactions Legacy Charter entered into with Comcast were terminated in April 2015 and the CCOH Safari notes and CCO Safari, LLC Term G Loans were subsequently repaid in April 2015. The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations are not adjusted to eliminate approximately $112 million of interest expense associated with the escrowed debt for the year ended December 31, 2015. The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations are also not adjusted to eliminate approximately $16 million of transaction costs incurred by Legacy Charter and $37 million of transaction costs incurred by Legacy TWC directly related to the transactions with Comcast for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Acquisition Accounting

The Transactions were accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting with CCO Holdings as the accounting acquirer. The allocation of the purchase price is preliminary based on initial valuations and is subject to change based on finalization and review of such valuations. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in CCO Holdings' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 for more information on the valuation methods used for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. During the measurement period, management will continue to obtain information to assist in finalizing the fair value of net assets acquired, which may differ materially from the preliminary estimates. Any measurement period adjustments, including any related impacts to net income (loss), will be applied in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined. The tables below present the calculation of the purchase price and the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Transactions.

TWC Purchase Price

Shares of Charter Class A common stock issued (including the Liberty Parties) (in millions)
143.0

Charter Class A common stock closing price per share
$
224.91

Fair value of Charter Class A common stock issued
$
32,164

 
 
Cash paid to Legacy TWC stockholders (excluding the Liberty Parties)
$
27,770

Pre-combination vesting period fair value of Converted TWC Awards
514

Cash paid for Legacy TWC non-employee equity awards
69

Total purchase price
$
60,517






TWC Preliminary Allocation of Purchase Price

Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,058

Current assets
1,309

Property, plant and equipment
21,431

Franchises
53,395

Customer relationships
13,700

Goodwill
28,459

Other noncurrent assets
1,061

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(3,752
)
Debt
(24,900
)
Deferred income taxes
(28,071
)
Other long-term liabilities
(3,169
)
Noncontrolling interests
(4
)
 
$
60,517


Bright House Purchase Price

Charter Holdings common units issued to A/N (in millions)
31.0

Charter Class A common stock closing price per share
$
224.91

Fair value of Charter Holdings common units issued to A/N
$
6,971

 
 
Fair value of Charter Holdings convertible preferred units issued to A/N
3,163

Cash paid to A/N
2,022

Total purchase price
$
12,156


Bright House Preliminary Allocation of Purchase Price

Current assets
$
132

Property, plant and equipment
2,884

Franchises
6,844

Customer relationships
2,040

Goodwill
534

Other noncurrent assets
86

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(330
)
Other long-term liabilities
(12
)
Noncontrolling interests
(22
)
 
$
12,156


In connection with the Transactions, Charter contributed down to CCO Holdings the net assets and liabilities of TWC and Bright House except for the deferred tax liabilities of Charter, as noted above, and net assets of approximately $1.0 billion primarily cash and cash equivalents used as a source for the cash portion of the TWC purchase price.





CCO HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bright
 
CCO
 
CCO
 
 
 
TWC
 
CCO
 
 
 
House
 
Holdings
 
Holdings
 
 
 
Pro Forma
 
Holdings
 
Bright
 
Pro Forma
 
Pro Forma
 
Historical
1 
TWC
2 
Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
 
House
2 
Adjustments
 
As Adjusted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REVENUES
$
18,728

 
$
9,476

 
$
65

1a 
$
28,269

 
$
1,546

 
$
(67
)
2a 
$
29,748

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)
12,173

 
6,201

 
98

1a 
18,472

 
1,029

 
(130
)
2a 
19,371

Depreciation and amortization
4,409

 
1,489

 
828

1b 
6,726

 
176

 
152

2b 
7,054

Other operating (income) expenses, net
(20
)
 
60

 
(71
)
1c 
(31
)
 
(1
)
 
1

2c 
(31
)
 
16,562

 
7,750

 
855

 
25,167

 
1,204

 
23

 
26,394

Income from operations
2,166

 
1,726

 
(790
)
 
3,102

 
342

 
(90
)
 
3,354

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
(1,391
)
 
(532
)
 
(226
)
1d 
(2,149
)
 
(5
)
 
(6
)
2d 
(2,160
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(110
)
 

 

 
(110
)
 

 

 
(110
)
Loss on financial instruments, net
16

 

 

 
16

 

 

 
16

Other income (expense), net
(2
)
 
15

 

 
13

 

 

 
13

 
(1,487
)
 
(517
)
 
(226
)
 
(2,230
)
 
(5
)
 
(6
)
 
(2,241
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes
679

 
1,209

 
(1,016
)
 
872

 
337

 
(96
)
 
1,113

Income tax benefit

 
(472
)
 
472

1e 

 

 

 

Consolidated net income
679

 
737

 
(544
)
 
872

 
337

 
(96
)
 
1,113

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1
)
 

 

 
(1
)
 

 

 
(1
)
Net income before non-recurring charges directly attributable to the Transactions
$
678

 
$
737

 
$
(544
)
 
$
871

 
$
337

 
$
(96
)
 
$
1,112


1. 
Includes the results of operations of CCO Holdings for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and the results of operations of Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House from the date of completion of the Transactions (May 18, 2016) through September 30, 2016.
2. 
Includes the results of operations of Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House for the period from January 1, 2016 through May 17, 2016.




CCO HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bright
 
CCO
 
CCO
 
 
 
TWC
 
CCO
 
 
 
House
 
Holdings
 
Holdings
 
 
 
Pro Forma
 
Holdings
 
Bright
 
Pro Forma
 
Pro Forma
 
Historical
 
TWC
 
Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
 
House
 
Adjustments
 
As Adjusted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REVENUES
$
9,754

 
$
23,697

 
$
183

1a 
$
33,634

 
$
3,923

 
$
(163
)
2a 
$
37,394

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)
6,426

 
15,559

 
326

1a 
22,311

 
2,655

 
(317
)
2a 
24,649

Depreciation and amortization
2,125

 
3,696

 
2,620

1b 
8,441

 
459

 
440

2b 
9,340

Other operating (income) expenses, net
89

 
203

 
(251
)
1c 
41

 
(25
)
 
(2
)
2c 
14

 
8,640

 
19,458

 
2,695

 
30,793

 
3,089

 
121

 
34,003

Income from operations
1,114

 
4,239

 
(2,512
)
 
2,841

 
834

 
(284
)
 
3,391

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
(840
)
 
(1,401
)
 
(690
)
1d 
(2,931
)
 
(33
)
 
(4
)
2d 
(2,968
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(126
)
 

 

 
(126
)
 

 

 
(126
)
Loss on financial instruments, net
(4
)
 

 

 
(4
)
 

 

 
(4
)
Other income, net

 
150

 

 
150

 
1

 

 
151

 
(970
)
 
(1,251
)
 
(690
)
 
(2,911
)
 
(32
)
 
(4
)
 
(2,947
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before taxes
144

 
2,988

 
(3,202
)
 
(70
)
 
802

 
(288
)
 
444

Income tax benefit (expense)
210

 
(1,144
)
 
1,144

1e 
210

 

 

 
210

Consolidated net income
354

 
1,844

 
(2,058
)
 
140

 
802

 
(288
)
 
654

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(46
)
 

 

 
(46
)
 

 

 
(46
)
Net income before non-recurring charges directly attributable to the Transactions
$
308

 
$
1,844

 
$
(2,058
)
 
$
94

 
$
802

 
$
(288
)
 
$
608





Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements

Note 1. TWC Transaction Pro Forma Statement of Operations Adjustments

(a)
Adjustment to revenues and operating costs and expenses reflect the following adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions).

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Reclassification to conform to CCO Holdings’ financial statement classification
$
96

 
$
246

Elimination of revenue/expense between CCO Holdings and Legacy TWC
(31
)
 
(63
)
Adjustment to both revenues and operating costs and expenses
65

 
183

 
 
 
 
Incremental replacement stock award compensation expense
22

 
58

Elimination of amortization of actuarial gains (losses) and prior service credits for Legacy TWC’s pension plans
(16
)
 
(41
)
Elimination of net income (loss) related to a party company entity not assumed by CCO Holdings in the TWC Transaction
(1
)
 
13

Reclassification to conform to CCO Holdings' financial statement classification for other operating expenses
28

 
113

Total adjustment to operating costs and expenses
$
98

 
$
326


Legacy TWC presents processing fees as a reduction to bad debt expense within operating costs and expenses in the statement of operations. CCO Holdings reports such fees as other revenue. As such, a pro forma reclassification was made to conform to CCO Holdings' financial statement classification for processing fee revenues and other revenue items.

Incremental replacement stock award compensation expense represents additional expense related to converted Legacy TWC equity awards associated with the post-combination vesting period. Compensation expense following the closing of the TWC Transaction reflects the $539 million fair value of the awards as of the closing date and will be recognized over the remaining vesting period. At closing, Legacy TWC employee equity awards were converted into equity awards with respect to Charter Class A common stock, after giving effect to the Stock Award Exchange Ratio (as defined under “The Merger Agreement—Treatment of TWC Equity Awards” in CCH I, LLC's prospectus filed with the SEC on August 20, 2015).

Net actuarial gains (losses) and prior service credits with respect to Legacy TWC's pension plans are included in Legacy TWC’s accumulated other comprehensive loss (a component of equity) and have been reclassified into the results of operations based on service period assumptions. Because Legacy TWC’s equity, including accumulated other comprehensive loss, is eliminated in the opening balance sheet pursuant to acquisition accounting, the results for the periods following the closing of the TWC Transaction will not include any impact from the amortization of these deferred net actuarial gains (losses) and prior service credits.

Other reclassifications to conform to CCO Holdings’ financial statement classification were made such as gain (loss) on sale of fixed assets, pension interest cost and expected return on plan assets to other operating income (expenses), net.

(b)
Depreciation and amortization was adjusted by $828 million and $2.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015, respectively, as follows (in millions).

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
Depreciation
 
Amortization
 
Total
 
Depreciation
 
Amortization
 
Total
Legacy TWC pro forma expense based on fair value
$
1,527

 
$
790

 
$
2,317

 
$
4,036

 
$
2,280

 
$
6,316

Legacy TWC historical expense
 
 
 
 
(1,489
)
 
 
 
 
 
(3,696
)
Total pro forma depreciation and amortization adjustment
 
 
 
 
$
828

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,620






The adjustment was estimated using an average useful life of 6 years for property, plant and equipment and 11 years for customer relationships. Customer relationships are amortized using an accelerated method (sum of the years’ digits) to reflect the period over which the relationships are expected to generate cash flows. Following the completion of the Transactions, Legacy TWC’s pro forma customer relationships of $13.7 billion would result in amortization expense under the accelerated method of $2.3 billion for year 1, $2.1 billion for year 2, $1.9 billion for year 3, $1.7 billion for year 4, $1.4 billion for year 5 and $4.3 billion thereafter. The pro forma adjustments are based on current estimates and may not reflect actual depreciation and amortization once the purchase price allocation is finalized.

(c)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015, other operating (income) expenses, net decreased by $71 million and $251 million, respectively, as follows (in millions).

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Elimination of Legacy TWC stock compensation expense classified by Legacy TWC as merger-related in other operating expense
$
(12
)
 
$
(36
)
Reclassification to conform to CCO Holdings' financial statement classification
(28
)
 
(113
)
Elimination of CCO Holdings transaction costs directly related to the TWC Transaction
(28
)
 
(40
)
Elimination of Legacy TWC transaction costs directly related to the TWC Transaction
(3
)
 
(62
)
 
$
(71
)
 
$
(251
)

(d)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015, interest expense, net increased by $226 million and $690 million, respectively, as follows (in millions).

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Additional interest expense on new debt issued or assumed
$
(390
)
 
$
(1,166
)
Amortization of deferred financing fees and original issue discount
(9
)
 
(25
)
Amortization of net premium as a result of adjusting assumed Legacy TWC long-term debt to fair value
167

 
483

Elimination of amortization related to Legacy TWC’s previously deferred financing fees and debt discounts
6

 
18

 
$
(226
)
 
$
(690
)

In 2015, Legacy Charter issued $15.5 billion CCO Safari II senior secured notes, $3.8 billion CCO Safari III senior secured bank loans and $2.5 billion CCOH Safari senior unsecured notes which were assumed by CCO Holdings upon closing of the Transactions. For pro forma purposes, CCO Holdings has assumed the use of borrowings under the Charter Operating revolving credit facility to fund the remaining cash portion of the TWC Transaction.

Legacy TWC long-term debt was adjusted to fair value based on quoted market prices. The difference between the fair value and the face amount of each borrowing is amortized as an offset to interest expense over the remaining term of each borrowing based on its maturity date. This adjustment results in interest expense that effectively reflects current market interest rates rather than the stated interest rates.

(e)
Adjustments to income tax benefit (expense) reflect the elimination of income tax expense at Legacy TWC as Legacy TWC and its operations are no longer a corporation.
 







Note 2. Bright House Transaction Pro Forma Statement of Operations Adjustments

(a)
Adjustment to revenues and operating costs and expenses reflect the following adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions).

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Reclassification to conform to CCO Holdings' financial statement classification
$
(4
)
 
$
5

Elimination of Legacy TWC management fee incurred by Legacy Bright House
(57
)
 
(147
)
Elimination of revenue/expense between Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House
(6
)
 
(21
)
Adjustment to both revenues and operating costs and expenses
(67
)
 
(163
)
 
 
 
 
Adjustment to capitalize residential installation labor and other labor costs to conform to CCO Holdings' capitalization accounting policy
(46
)
 
(102
)
Elimination of costs related to parent company obligations not assumed by CCO Holdings in the Bright House Transaction
(14
)
 
(40
)
Reclassification to conform to CCO Holdings' financial statement classification for other operating expense
(3
)
 
(12
)
Total adjustment to operating costs and expenses
$
(130
)
 
$
(317
)

Legacy Bright House presents processing fees as a reduction to bad debt expense within operating costs and expenses in the statement of operations. CCO Holdings reports such fees as other revenue. As such, a pro forma reclassification was made to conform to CCO Holdings’ financial statement classification for processing fee revenues and other revenue items.

(b)
Depreciation and amortization was adjusted by $152 million and $440 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015, respectively, as follows (in millions).

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
Depreciation
 
Amortization
 
Total
 
Depreciation
 
Amortization
 
Total
Legacy Bright House pro forma expense based on fair value
$
216

 
$
112

 
$
328

 
$
539

 
$
360

 
$
899

Legacy Bright House historical expense
 
 
 
 
(176
)
 
 
 
 
 
(459
)
Total pro forma depreciation and amortization adjustment
 
 
 
 
$
152

 
 
 
 
 
$
440


The increase was estimated using an average useful life of 7 years for property, plant and equipment and 10 years for customer relationships. Customer relationships are amortized using an accelerated method (sum of the years’ digits) to reflect the period over which the relationships are expected to generate cash flows. Following the completion of the Transactions, Legacy Bright House’s pro forma customer relationships of $2.0 billion would result in amortization expense under the accelerated method of $363 million for year 1, $328 million for year 2, $292 million for year 3, $256 million for year 4, $221 million for year 5 and $580 million thereafter. The pro forma adjustments are based on current estimates and may not reflect actual depreciation and amortization once the purchase price allocation is finalized.





(c)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015, other operating (income) expenses, net increased by $1 million and decreased by $2 million, respectively, as follows (in millions).

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Elimination of CCO Holdings' transaction costs directly related to the Bright House Transaction
$

 
$
(14
)
Reclassification to conform to CCO Holdings' financial statement classification for other operating expense
1

 
12

 
$
1

 
$
(2
)

(d)
For both the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015, interest expense, net, increased by $6 million and $4 million, respectively, representing additional interest expense on Term Loan A and related amortization of deferred financing fees offset by the elimination of historical interest expense incurred by Legacy Bright House as debt was not assumed in the Bright House Transaction and repayment of Charter Operating’s revolving credit facility.