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Exhibit 99.2
Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
For the Three Months ended September 30, 2010 and
September 30, 2009

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009
Contents
         
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
       
 
       
Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
    3  
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
    5  
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Net Capital (Deficiency) (Unaudited)
    6  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
    7  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
    8  

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
         
    September 30,  
    2010  
Assets
       
Current assets:
       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 36,101  
Restricted cash
    53,544  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,778 in 2010
    10,624  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    3,224  
 
     
Total current assets
    103,493  
 
       
Property and equipment, net
    14,987  
Subscriber accounts, net of accumulated amortization of $653,631 in 2010
    639,490  
Deferred financing costs, net
    27,626  
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
    231  
Other assets
    1,544  
Long-term deferred tax asset
    1,198  
Goodwill
    14,795  
 
     
Total assets
  $ 803,364  
 
     

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    September 30,  
    2010  
Liabilities and shareholders’ net capital (deficiency)
       
Current liabilities:
       
Accounts payable
  $ 1,788  
Accrued expenses
    5,175  
Purchase holdbacks
    12,437  
Deferred revenue
    5,627  
Interest payable
    2,299  
Taxes payable
    2,414  
 
     
Total current liabilities
    29,740  
 
       
Noncurrent liabilities:
       
Long-term debt
    844,200  
Fair value of derivative financial instruments
    77,978  
 
     
Total noncurrent liabilities
    922,178  
 
       
Commitments and contingencies
       
 
       
Shareholders’ net capital (deficiency):
       
Preferred stock, Series A:
       
Authorized shares — 8,247,075
       
Issued shares — 0
     
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value:
       
Authorized shares — 80,000,000
       
Issued shares — 31,102,347
    311  
Class B common stock, $0.01 par value:
       
Authorized shares — 700,000; issued shares — none
     
Additional paid-in capital
    126,016  
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,322,135 shares
    (12,037 )
Accumulated deficit
    (262,844 )
 
     
Total shareholders’ net capital (deficiency)
    (148,554 )
 
     
Total liabilities and shareholders’ net capital (deficiency)
  $ 803,364  
 
     
See accompanying notes.

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended
    September 30
    2010   2009
    (In Thousands)
Revenue
  $ 71,653     $ 65,175  
Cost of services
    9,213       8,235  
     
Gross profit
    62,440       56,940  
 
               
Operating expenses:
               
Sales, general, and administrative
    13,023       12,725  
Depreciation
    1,499       1,411  
Amortization
    30,660       28,837  
     
 
    45,182       42,973  
     
Operating income
    17,258       13,967  
 
               
Other expenses:
               
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments
    1,169       3,745  
Interest
    14,471       14,362  
     
 
    15,640       18,107  
     
Income (loss) before income taxes
    1,618       (4,140 )
Provision for income taxes
    482       428  
     
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,136     $ (4,568 )
     
See accompanying notes.

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Net Capital (Deficiency) (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)
                                                                         
                                                                    Total
    Class A   Class B   Additional   Treasury Stock,           Shareholders’
    Common Stock   Common Stock   Paid-In   at Cost   Accumulated   Net Capital
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Shares   Amount   Deficit   (Deficiency)
 
Balances at June 30, 2009
    31,102,347     $ 311           $     $ 125,633       1,322,135     $ (12,037 )   $ (264,232 )   $ (150,325 )
Stock-based compensation
                            77                         77  
Net loss
                                              (4,568 )     (4,568 )
     
Balances at September 30, 2009
    31,102,347     $ 311           $     $ 125,710       1,322,135     $ (12,037 )   $ (268,800 )   $ (154,816 )
     
 
                                                                       
Balances at June 30, 2010
    31,102,347     $ 311           $     $ 125,939       1,322,135     $ (12,037 )   $ (263,980 )   $ (149,767 )
Stock-based compensation
                            77                         77  
Net income
                                              1,136       1,136  
     
Balances at September 30, 2010
    31,102,347     $ 311           $     $ 126,016       1,322,135     $ (12,037 )   $ (262,844 )   $ (148,554 )
     
See accompanying notes.

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended
    September 30
    2010   2009
    (In Thousands)
Operating activities
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,136     $ (4,568 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    32,159       30,248  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    365       365  
Provision for uncollectible accounts
    1,363       1,556  
Noncash stock-based compensation
    77       77  
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments
    1,169       3,745  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (1,341 )     (1,557 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (1,655 )     (1,698 )
Accounts payable
    (620 )     451  
Accrued expenses
    (259 )     5  
Interest payable
    15       44  
Deferred revenue
    23       66  
Taxes payable
    430       360  
     
Net cash provided by operating activities
    32,862       29,094  
 
               
Investing activities
               
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash
    (1,769 )     10,295  
Purchases of property and equipment
    (768 )     (871 )
Purchases of subscriber accounts (net of holdbacks)
    (35,062 )     (60,884 )
     
Net cash used in investing activities
    (37,599 )     (51,460 )
 
               
Financing activities
               
Proceeds from credit facility
          42,892  
Payments on credit facility
          (13,276 )
Payment of deferred financing costs
          2  
     
Net cash provided by financing activities
          29,618  
     
 
   
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (4,737 )     7,252  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    40,838       33,267  
     
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 36,101     $ 40,519  
     
See accompanying notes.

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Monitronics International, Inc. (Monitronics) and Subsidiaries (the Company) provide security alarm monitoring and related services to residential and business subscribers throughout the United States and parts of Canada. The Company monitors signals arising from burglaries, fires and other events through security systems installed by independent dealers at subscribers’ premises.
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows contained in this report, which are unaudited, include the accounts of Monitronics and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, necessary for a fair presentation of consolidated financial statements have been included. Operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2010, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other interim period or for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto for the year ended June 30, 2010.
Accounting Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Risk Concentration
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of trade accounts receivable. The Company performs extensive credit evaluations on the portfolios of subscriber accounts prior to purchase and requires no collateral on the subscriber accounts that are acquired. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are generally limited due to the large number of subscribers comprising the Company’s customer base.
3. Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided for the tax effects of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The Company’s deferred tax asset is fully reserved primarily based on experiencing a cumulative loss before income taxes for the three-year period ended September 30, 2010. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income (including reversals of deferred tax liabilities) during the periods in which those temporary differences will become deductible. The $1.2 million net deferred tax asset relates to Texas margin tax and does not depend on net income. The asset will more likely than not be realized based on future gross margin.
The tax expense of $482 thousand and $428 thousand at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, is for Texas margin tax. The Company has not reported any federal income tax expense due to its ability to utilize net operating loss carry-forwards.
The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions using a two-step approach. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being recognized upon settlement. The Company has evaluated matters such as de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition and has determined that there is no impact on the Company’s financial statements for quarter ending September 30, 2010. The only periods still subject to audit for the Company’s federal tax return are the 2007 through 2010 tax years. The Company will classify interest and penalties in the provision for income taxes. The Company has determined that no additional accrual for interest is required in the provision for income taxes during the quarter ended September 30, 2010.

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
4. Commitment and Contingencies
On March 22, 2006, a lawsuit was filed by State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., as Subrogee of Edward Streit vs. Monitronics International, Inc., Q.I.S. Incorporated, Protection Associates, Inc., and C&H Electric & Communications, Ltd. in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-First Judicial District for Kankakee County, Illinois. The complaint alleges that the Company and the various other defendants negligently serviced, maintained, installed, tested, repaired and inspected the central fire alarm system located at a multiunit apartment building in Kankakee, Illinois. The complaint alleges that as a result of these actions by the various defendants, the central fire alarm system did not immediately detect and notify the authorities of a fire, resulting in damage to the building premises in excess of what normally would have been caused. The plaintiff seeks compensatory damages from the various defendants. The Company believes that it acted properly and lawfully in its dealings with the customer. As a result, the Company intends to vigorously defend and contest any and all issues or threatened claims in this matter. Management is currently unable to determine the outcome of the claims or to estimate the amount of potential loss. The Company has not established a loss accrual associated with this claim.
On March 13, 2008, a lawsuit was filed by Paradox Security Systems, Ltd., Shmuel Hershkovitz and Pinhas Shpater vs. ADT Security Services, Inc., Digital Security Controls, Ltd., Monitronics International, Inc. and Protection One, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Judgment was entered as a matter of law in the Company’s favor with no finding of liability. On August 27, 2009, a final judgment was entered and the Company was dismissed from the lawsuit.
On August 18, 2009, a lawsuit was filed by Velma Veasley vs. Monitronics International, Inc. and Tel-Star Alarms, Inc. in the state court of Dekalb County, Georgia. The complaint alleges that the Company and Tel-Star Alarms, Inc. negligently installed and monitored the alarm system located at Plaintiff’s residence, that defendants breached the terms of the alarm monitoring contract with Plaintiff and that defendants fraudulently misrepresented to Plaintiff the capabilities of the alarm monitoring system. The complaint alleges that as a result of these actions, Plaintiff was assaulted in her home. The plaintiff seeks compensatory and punitive damages from the various defendants. The Company believes that it acted properly and lawfully in its dealings with the customer. As a result, the Company intends to vigorously defend and contest any and all issues or threatened claims in this matter. Management is currently unable to determine the outcome of the claims or to estimate the amount of potential loss, therefore, the Company has not established a loss accrual associated with this claim.

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
4. Commitments and contingencies, continued
The Company is party to various other legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of its business. In the opinion of management, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to these actions will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
5. Derivatives
The Company uses interest rate derivatives to manage its interest rate risk. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. The fair values of interest rate caps are determined using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates rise above the strike rate of the caps. The variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected receipts on the cap are based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves and volatilities. The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.
For purposes of valuation of the interest rate swaps (“the Swaps”), the Company has considered that certain provisions of the Term Notes and VFNs provide for significant adverse changes to interest rates and uses of cash flows if this debt is not repaid by July 2012. In addition, the Swaps can be terminated at this time with no additional costs to the Company. Currently, a make whole payment would be due to the counterparty to the Swaps were the swaps terminated before April 2012. Were the Term Notes and the VFNs not repaid in full by July 2012, the Company would incur additional interest and other costs and be restricted in subscriber account purchases at Funding, until the Term Notes and VFNs were repaid in full. Management believes it is highly likely the Company will be able to refinance and/or repay the Term Notes and VFNs in full by July 2012, and the valuation considers adjustments for termination dates before and after July 2012 on a probability weighted basis. The valuation of the Swaps is based principally on a July 2012 maturity of the Term Notes less a credit valuation adjustment.

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
5. Derivatives, continued
Borrowings under the debt bear interest at variable rates. Our objective in entering into the Swaps was to reduce the risk associated with these variable rates. The Swaps, in effect, convert variable rates of interest into fixed rates of interest on $550 million of borrowings. It is our policy to offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master netting agreement. As of June 30, 2010 and 2009, no such amounts were offset.
At September 30, 2010, derivative financial instruments included a purchased interest rate cap, a sold interest rate floor, and three Swaps as summarized in the tables below. The interest rate cap represents a financial asset of the Company, while the interest rate floor and Swaps represent financial liabilities of the Company. Although effective economic hedges of the Company’s floating rate debt, the interest rate cap, floor, and Swaps are not designated as hedges and as such, the periodic changes in value are recorded in current period earnings. The following table summarizes the key economic terms of the Company’s active derivatives as of September 30, 2010 (dollars in thousands):
The Company’s derivative instruments are, as follows (dollars in thousands):
                         
    Notional   Rate Paid   Rate Received
 
Swap
  $ 350,000       6.56 %   1 mo. USD-LIBOR-BBA
Swap
    100,000       6.06 %   1 mo. USD-LIBOR-BBA
Swap
    100,000       6.64 %   1 mo. USD-LIBOR-BBA
Cap
    240,000       6.30 %   1 mo. USD-LIBOR-BBA
Floor
    260,000       3.80 %   1 mo. USD-LIBOR-BBA

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
5. Derivatives, continued
The fair value of derivative instruments as of September 30, 2010, is as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
    Balance Sheet             Balance Sheet        
    Location     Fair Value     Location     Fair Value  
     
Purchased interest rate swaps
  Other assets   $     Other liabilities   $ 51,487  
Purchased interest rate caps
  Other assets     231     Other liabilities      
Sold interest rate floor
  Other assets         Other liabilities     26,510  
 
                           
Total interest rate products
            231               77,978  
 
                           
 
                               
Total derivatives
          $ 231             $ 77,978  
 
                           

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
5. Derivatives, continued
Gains and losses recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, relating to derivatives are as follows:
                 
    Location of Loss     Amount of Loss  
    Recognized in     Recognized in  
    Loss on     Loss on  
Three months ended September 30, 2010   Derivatives     Derivatives  
     
 
  Unrealized loss on        
 
  derivative        
Interest rate products
  instruments   $ 1,169  
 
             
Total
          $ 1,169  
 
             
                 
    Location of Loss     Amount of Loss  
    Recognized in     Recognized in  
    Loss on     Loss on  
Three months ended September 30, 2009   Derivatives     Derivatives  
     
 
  Unrealized loss on        
 
  derivative        
Interest rate products
  instruments   $ 3,745  
 
             
Total
          $ 3,745  
 
             

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
5. Derivatives, continued
The Company has a single counterparty that it faces for its derivative contracts. The Company’s contractual agreement with its counterparty contains a provision where if the Company defaults on its master debt agreement and liquidates the assets that are encumbered by the debt agreement, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations.
As of September 30, 2010, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest and any adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements, was $77.7 million. As of September 30, 2010, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached the provision above, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at the termination value of $77.7 million.
6. Fair Value Accounting
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures, defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
ASC 820 establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are, as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
6. Fair Value Accounting, continued
We have aggregated our financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement dates.
The tables below present the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2010, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall. The tables do not include cash on hand or assets and liabilities that are measured at historical cost or any basis other than fair value (in thousands):
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis at September 30, 2010
                                 
    Quoted            
    Prices            
    in Active            
    Markets for   Significant        
    Identical   Other   Significant    
    Assets and   Observable   Unobservable   Balance at
    Liabilities   Inputs   Inputs   September 30,
    (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   2010
     
Assets
                               
Cash equivalents
  $ 86,706     $     $     $ 86,706  
Derivative financial instruments
          231             231  
 
                               
Liabilities
                               
Derivative financial instruments
  $     $ 26,510     $ 51,469     $ 77,978  

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
6. Fair Value Accounting, continued
The Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its interest rate cap and sold floor fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its Swaps fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, as the valuation is based in part on management’s estimates of the refinancing date of the Term Notes, which affects the termination date of the Swaps as the notional amount of the Swaps is directly linked to the outstanding principal balance of the Term Notes. However, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by its counterparties. For counterparties with publicly available credit information, the credit spreads over LIBOR used in the calculations represent implied credit default swap spreads obtained from a third-party credit data provider. However, as of September 30, 2010, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its interest rate caps and floor derivatives, but are significant for the Swaps. As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations on its interest rate caps and floor are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and its derivative valuation on its Swaps are classified in Level 3 of the fair-value hierarchy.
The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2010:
         
Fair value at June 30, 2010
  $ 53,487  
Change in unrealized loss related to the Swaps
    (2,018 )
 
     
 
   
Fair value at September 30, 2010
  $ 51,469  
 
     

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Monitronics International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2010
7. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to September 30, 2010 through December 28, 2010, the date that the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on requirements of the subsequent event guidance, the Company has not identified any events that require disclosure, except for the event described below.
On December 17, 2010, Ascent Media Corporation (AMC) acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company through the merger of Mono Lake Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of AMC established to consummate the merger, with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation in the merger. The terms of the merger are set forth in an agreement and plan of merger dated December 17, 2010, among AMC, Merger Sub, the Company, and, for certain purposes only, ABRY Partners, LLC (the Shareholder Representative). The closing of the merger occurred simultaneously with the execution of the merger agreement. The cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration paid by AMC pursuant to the merger agreement, including unpaid company transaction expenses, was approximately $413,141,000, subject to adjustment.

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