EX-99.2 4 exh_992.htm EXHIBIT 99.2

Exhibit 99.2

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 

On April 1, 2024, Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel” or the “Company”), completed its previously announced acquisition of Horizon Acquisition Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Horizon”), pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 24, 2023, by and among Shentel, Horizon, the sellers set forth on the signature pages thereto (each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”) and the other parties thereto (as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 1, 2024, the “Merger Agreement”).

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date, Shentel acquired 100% of the outstanding equity interests of Horizon in exchange for (i) issuing 4,100,375 shares of Shentel’s common stock, no par value, to an investment fund managed by affiliates of GCM Grosvenor, which is one of the Sellers; and (ii) paying $305 million in cash consideration to the other Sellers and certain third parties, including Horizon’s existing lenders to discharge debt (collectively, the “Horizon Transaction”).

 

In addition, Shentel paid certain Sellers an additional amount of approximately $39 million based on Horizon’s capital expenditures funded by capital contributions of such Sellers between July 1, 2023 and the Closing Date, plus interest in the amount of 6.00% per annum.

 

Contemporaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement, on October 24, 2023, Shentel and Shentel Broadband Holding Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shentel (“Shentel Broadband”), entered into an investment agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with ECP Fiber Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ECP Investor”), and, solely for the limited purposes set forth therein, Hill City Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership affiliated with ECP Investor. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, on April 1, 2024, Shentel Broadband issued to ECP Investor 81,000 shares of Shentel Broadband’s 7% Series A Participating Exchangeable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), at a purchase price of $1,000 per share in exchange for $81 million in cash. The Series A Preferred Stock is exchangeable in certain circumstances for shares of Common Stock at an exchange price of $24.50 per share (as it may be adjusted pursuant to customary terms of the Investment Agreement).

 

In connection with the Horizon Transaction, Shentel entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement, Incremental Term Loan Funding Agreement, Joinder and Assignment and Assumption (the “Third Amendment”) to its existing Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, with various financial institutions party thereto (the “Lenders”) and CoBank, ACB, as administrative agent for the Lenders (as previously amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2023, and Consent and Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated October 24, 2023, the “Credit Agreement”). The Third Amendment provides for, among other things, incremental delay draw term loan commitments under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate amount equal to $225 million and an increase in the revolving commitment under the Credit Agreement in an amount equal to $50 million.

 

The Company has accounted for the acquisition of Horizon under the acquisition method of accounting, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805, “Business Combinations”. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the acquisition based on their estimated fair values. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price was based upon management’s preliminary valuation of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and such estimates and assumptions are subject to change.

 

On April 4, 2024, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K/A reporting the initial closing of its previously disclosed sale of substantially all of the Company’s tower portfolio and operations (the “Tower Portfolio”) to Vertical Bridge Holdco, LLC on March 29, 2024, for $309.9 million in cash (the “Tower Transaction”). The Form 8-K/A included the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K. The estimated net cash proceeds from the sale of the Tower Portfolio was updated in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information below.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared to give effect to the completed Horizon Transaction, Investment Agreement, Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement, and Tower Transaction. These pro forma adjustments are described in the accompanying notes. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 gives effect to the Horizon acquisition, Investment Agreement, Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement, and Tower Transaction as if they had occurred on December 31, 2023 and is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and Horizon as of December 31, 2023. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2023 give effect to the Horizon Transaction, Investment Agreement, Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement, and Tower Transaction as if they had occurred on January 1, 2023 and are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and Horizon for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

 

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the combined financial position or results of operations in future periods or the results that actually would have been realized had the Horizon Transaction, Investment Agreement, Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement, and Tower Transaction actually occurred on the dates indicated above. The adjustments necessary to present fairly the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information have been made based on available information and, in the opinion of management, are reasonable.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of comprehensive income (loss) do not reflect cost savings expected to be realized from the elimination of certain expenses and synergies expected to be created or the costs to achieve such cost savings or synergies. Such costs may be material and no assurance can be given that cost savings or synergies will be realized.

 

This unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes, and the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and Horizon’s audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in Exhibits 99.1 of this Form 8-K.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2023
                         
   Historical        Pro Forma Adjustments   
(in thousands)  Shentel  Horizon  Reclassification Adjustments     Acquisition Accounting     Tower Transaction (g)  Pro-Forma Combined
ASSETS                        
Current assets:                                    
Cash and cash equivalents  $139,255   $7,808   $      $(268,356)  (h)  $305,827   $184,534 
Accounts receivable, net   19,782    6,064                      25,846 
Income taxes receivable   4,691    164                      4,855 
Inventories       36,704    (36,694)  (a)   (10)  (i)          
Prepaid expenses and other   11,782    2,473           8,715   (i,j)       22,970 
Current assets held for sale   561                          561 
Total current assets   176,071    53,213    (36,694)      (259,651)      305,827    238,766 
                                     
Investments   13,198    1,700                      14,898 
Property, plant and equipment, net   879,499    273,767    37,505   (a,b)   70,556   (i)   (29,162)   1,232,165 
Goodwill and intangible assets, net   81,123    90,899           (11,464)  (i)       160,558 
Financing lease right-of-use assets       811    (811)  (b)               
Operating lease right-of-use assets   50,640    9,134           (4,951)  (i)   (36,237)   18,586 
Deferred charges and other assets   13,698    2,704           424   (j)   (2,137)   14,689 
Total assets  $1,214,229   $432,228   $      $(205,086)     $238,291   $1,679,662 
                                     
LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                       
Current liabilities:                                    
Current maturities of long-term debt, net of unamortized loan fees  $7,095   $3,082   $      $(3,082)  (j)  $   $7,095 
Accounts payable   53,546    782           173   (i)       54,501 
Advanced billings and customer deposits   13,241    2,249           126   (i)   (847)   14,769 
Accrued compensation   11,749        3,004   (c)              14,753 
Current financing lease liabilities       199    (199)  (d)               
Current operating lease liabilities   3,081    1,095           (443)  (i)   (878)   2,855 
Accrued liabilities and other   9,643    15,394    (2,805)  (c,d)   7,242   (i,j,n)   (1,816)   27,658 
Total current liabilities   98,355    22,801           4,016       (3,541)   121,631 
                                     
Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of unamortized loan fees   292,804    247,768           (247,768)  (j)       292,804 
Other long-term liabilities:                                    
Deferred income taxes   88,147    1,530           25,062   (k)   (2,087)   112,652 
Asset retirement obligations   10,069                      (9,516)   553 
Benefit plan obligations   3,943    822                      4,765 
Non-current financing lease liabilities       521    (521)  (e)               
Non-current operating lease liabilities   48,358    4,529           (921)  (i)   (39,534)   12,432 
Other liabilities   19,883    25,561    521   (e)   (1,579)  (i)   (3,550)   40,836 
Total other long-term liabilities   170,400    32,963           22,562       (54,687)   171,238 
                                     
Temporary equity:                                    
Redeemable noncontrolling interest                  79,380   (m)       79,380 
                                     
Shareholders' equity:                                    
Common stock                              
Additional paid-in capital   66,933    186,517           (114,198)  (i,l)       139,252 
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)   584,069    (54,392)          47,493   (l,n)   296,519    873,689 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   1,668    (3,429)          3,429   (l)       1,668 
Total shareholders' equity   652,670    128,696           (63,276)      296,519    1,014,609 
Total liabilities, temporary equity and shareholders' equity  $1,214,229   $432,228   $      $(205,086)     $238,291   $1,679,662 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Year Ended December 31, 2023
                      
   Historical     Pro Forma Adjustments   
(in thousands)  Shentel  Horizon  Reclassification Adjustments  Acquisition Accounting     Tower Transaction (o)  Pro-Forma Combined
                      
Service revenue and other  $287,379   $66,687   $   $39   (p)  $(18,247)  $335,858 
                                  
Operating Expenses:                                 
Cost of services exclusive of depreciation and amortization   106,101    27,249        3,571   (p)   (5,251)   131,670 
Selling, general and administrative   103,631        28,180(f)   (8,084)  (p,q)   (1,412)   122,315 
Marketing and selling       9,242    (9,242)(f)               
General and administrative       17,682    (17,682)(f)               
Management Fees       576    (576)(f)               
Impairment expense   2,552                       2,552 
Depreciation and amortization   65,471    17,171    (680)(f)   16,522   (r)   (2,103)   96,381 
Total operating expenses   277,755    71,920        12,009       (8,766)   352,918 
Operating income (loss)   9,624    (5,233)       (11,970)      (9,481)   (17,060)
Other income:                                 
Other income, net   1,387    (24,821)       22,048   (s,t)       (1,386)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes   11,011    (30,054)       10,078       (9,481)   (18,446)
Income tax expense (benefit)   2,973    (6,300)       2,623   (u)   (2,479)   (3,183)
Income (loss) from continuing operations   8,038    (23,754)       7,455       (7,002)   (15,263)
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest               5,821   (v)       5,821 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders  $8,038   $(23,754)  $   $1,634      $(7,002)  $(21,084)
                                  
Basic - Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders  $0.16                          $(0.39)
                                  
Diluted - Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders  $0.16                          $(0.39)
                                  
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic   50,396              4,100   (w)        54,496 
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted   50,715              3,781   (w,x)        54,496 

 

 

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The historical consolidated financial information has been adjusted, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, to give pro forma effect to events that are (i) directly attributable to the transaction, (ii) factually supportable, and (iii) with respect to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated statements of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results. The pro forma adjustments are preliminary and based on estimates of the fair value and useful lives of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and have been prepared to illustrate the estimated effect of the Horizon Transaction, Investment Agreement, Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement, and Tower Transaction. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not reflect any integration activities or cost savings from operating efficiencies, synergies, asset dispositions or other events that could result from the Horizon Transaction.

 

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Horizon are recorded at the acquisition date fair values. The pro forma adjustments are preliminary and based on estimates of the fair value and useful lives of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of December 31, 2023, and have been prepared to illustrate the estimated effect of the transaction. The allocation is dependent upon certain valuation and other studies that have not yet been completed. Accordingly, the pro forma purchase price allocation is subject to further adjustments as additional information becomes available and as additional analyses and final valuations are conducted following completion of the transaction. There can be no assurances that these additional analyses and final valuations will not result in material changes to the estimates of fair value set forth below.

 

Contemporaneously with the Horizon Transaction, Shentel and Shentel Broadband Holding Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shentel (“Shentel Broadband”), entered into an investment agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with a third party. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, on April 1, 2024, Shentel Broadband issued 81,000 shares of Shentel Broadband’s 7% Series A Participating Exchangeable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, at a purchase price of $1,000 per share in exchange for $81.0 million in cash. The Company incurred approximately $1.6 million of fees, which are presented as a reduction of redeemable non-controlling interest in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet.

 

In connection with the Horizon Transaction, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement and, among other things, provided incremental delay draw term loan commitments under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate amount equal to $225.0 million and an increase in the revolving commitment under the Credit Agreement in an amount equal to $50.0 million. The Company incurred approximately $4.4 million of financing fees, which are presented as a reduction of long-term debt and are amortized through interest expense in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated statements of operations.

 

We have incurred and expect to incur transaction and integration expenditures, excluding financing fees described above, which includes amounts for severance and change in control payments, and transition and integration costs related to the acquisition. These charges have been excluded from the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income (loss).

 

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information are as follows:

 

Purchase Price Components

 

Cash  $344,356 
Common shares   71,839 
Purchase price  $416,195 

 

 

 

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

 

The following table sets forth a preliminary allocation of the estimated purchase consideration to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Horizon, with the excess recorded as goodwill (dollars in thousands):

 

Current and other assets  $10,933 
Property, plant and equipment   386,447 
Goodwill   67,403 
Intangible assets   12,032 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   4,538 
Other long-term assets   3,748 
Total assets  $485,101 
      
Current liabilities   13,958 
Deferred tax liabilities   25,063 
Other long-term liabilities   25,989 
Non-current operating lease liability   3,896 
Total liabilities  $68,906 
      
Purchase price  $416,195 

 

Acquisition date fair values for property, plant and equipment were calculated utilizing a cost approach that estimates the fair value of property, plant and equipment needed to replace the functionality provided by the existing property and equipment. The acquired assets will be depreciated over the estimated remaining useful life on a straight-line basis.

 

Reclassification Adjustments

 

The reclassification adjustments to the historical presentation of Horizon’s income statement and balance sheet were made to conform Horizon’s presentation to Shentel’s presentation. Further review of Horizon’s financial statements may result in additional reclassifications to conform to Shentel’s presentation. Shentel does not expect that any such revision would be material. The reclassification adjustments are presented below.

 

Reclassifications Reflected on the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2023

 

a. Reclassifies plant under construction inventories of Horizon to Property, plant and equipment, net to conform to Shentel’s presentation.
b. Reclassifies financing lease right-of-use assets of Horizon to Property, plant and equipment, net to conform to Shentel’s presentation.
c. Reclassifies accrued compensation of Horizon to Accrued compensation to conform to Shentel’s presentation.
d. Reclassifies current financing lease liabilities of Horizon to Accrued liabilities and other to conform to Shentel’s presentation.
e. Reclassifies non-current financing lease liabilities of Horizon to Other liabilities to conform to Shentel’s presentation.

 

 

 

 

Reclassifications Reflected on the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2023

 

f. Reclassifies general and administrative expenses, marketing and selling expenses, management fees and amortization expense of Horizon to Selling, general and administrative expenses to conform to Shentel’s presentation.

 

Pro Forma Adjustments

 

The following pro forma adjustments have been reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to reflect the Horizon acquisition, Investment Agreement, Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement, and Tower Transaction. The pro forma adjustments are based on preliminary estimates and assumptions that are subject to change.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2023

 

g. Reflects the net cash proceeds from the sale of the Tower Portfolio and the elimination of the assets and liabilities of the Tower Portfolio.
h. Reflects the net effect of the net proceeds received from the Investment Agreement and cash consideration paid in conjunction with the acquisition.
i. Reflects the acquisition method of accounting based on the estimated fair value of the assets and liabilities of Horizon.
j. Reflects the repayment of the outstanding principal of Horizon, offset with acquired deferred financing fees of the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement.
k. Reflects the change in net deferred tax liabilities as a result of recording the acquired assets and assumed liabilities.
l. Reflects the elimination of Horizon’ historical members’ equity (deficit) accounts eliminated as part of the acquisition.
m. Reflects the net effect of preferred equity issued under the Investment Agreement.
n. Reflects the estimated transaction costs of Horizon and the Company that have not been incurred through December 31, 2023.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

 

o. Adjustments include the removal of historical operations of the Tower Portfolio and the addition of intercompany revenue and cost of services from continuing operations of the Company previously eliminated in consolidation.
p. Reflects policy differences to conform to Shentel’s presentation.
q. Reflects the elimination of non-recurring transaction related expenses incurred during the historical period by the Company and Horizon, primarily investment banking and legal fees.
r. Reflects the changes in depreciation and amortization due to the acquisition of Horizon.

 

Horizon historical depreciation and amortization  $(16,491)
Depreciation of acquired property, plant and equipment assets   31,391 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets   1,622 
Total  $16,522 

 

s. Reflects the impact on interest expense due to the repayment of the outstanding principal of Horizon and amortization of deferred financing fees, as described above.
t. Reclassifies pension and other postretirement benefits other comprehensive income presentation of Horizon to Other income, net to conform to Shentel’s presentation.
u. Reflects the tax effect of adjustments above at the blended federal and state statutory rate of 26%.
v. Reflects the impact of the Investment Agreement.
w. Reflects the impact of equity issued.
x. The impact of dilutive shares, including the impact from preferred stock on an as-coverted basis, were removed from the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding due to the fact that they were anti-dilutive as a result of the combined company's net loss.