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Exhibit 99.3

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Basis of Presentation

On October 25, 2012 (the “Closing Date”), Waste Connections, Inc. (“Waste Connections”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, WCI Holdings Co., Inc., completed the acquisition of the business of R360 Environmental Solutions, Inc. (“R360”) through the acquisition of all of R360’s principal operating subsidiaries from the sellers for total consideration of approximately $1.35 billion. The acquisition was funded with available cash and with borrowings of $475 million under our existing senior revolving credit facility and of $800 million under a new unsecured term loan facility. Additionally, Waste Connections assumed approximately $9.8 million of outstanding R360 debt. R360 provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several of the most active natural resource producing areas in the United States, including the Permian, Bakken and Eagle Ford Basins. R360 operates 26 facilities across Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming.

The unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, and the nine months ended September 30, 2012, give effect to the acquisition as if it had been completed on January 1, 2011. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet gives effect to the acquisition as if it had been completed on September 30, 2012.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presented below is derived from the historical financial statements of Waste Connections and R360, adjusted to give effect to the acquisition and the financing transactions entered into in order to fund the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements, including the notes thereto, should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of: Waste Connections, which are included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012; and R360, which is included in its Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 and nine months ended September 30, 2012, included as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K/A.

The pro forma adjustments are preliminary and have been made solely for informational purposes. The actual results reported by the combined company in periods following the acquisition may differ significantly from that reflected in these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements for a number of reasons, including but not limited to cost savings from operating efficiencies, synergies and the impact of the incremental costs incurred in integrating the two companies. As a result, the pro forma condensed combined financial information is not intended to represent and does not purport to be indicative of what the combined company’s financial condition or results of operations would have been had the acquisition and the related financing transactions been completed on the applicable dates of this pro forma condensed combined financial information. In addition, the pro forma condensed combined financial information does not purport to project the future financial condition and results of operations of the combined company.

The acquisition is accounted for using the purchase method of accounting whereby the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Closing Date, including identifiable intangible assets, are recorded at their estimated fair value. The excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill.

The accompanying Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements have been prepared based on preliminary assessments of the fair values of the assets to be acquired and the liabilities to be assumed. The final allocation of that consideration will be determined after the fair values of R360’s tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and liabilities as of the effective time of the acquisition are determined. The finalization of the purchase accounting assessment may result in changes in the valuation of assets and liabilities acquired, particularly in regards to permits and customer relationships intangible assets, which could be materially different from those reflected in the pro forma combined company’s consolidated financial statements subsequent to the acquisition.


WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

As of September 30, 2012

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

     Historical        
     Waste
Connections,
Inc.
    R360
Environmental
Solutions, Inc.
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma  

ASSETS

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and equivalents

   $ 103,532      $ 3,306      $ (72,922 )(a)    $ 33,916   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

     196,617        54,298        —          250,915   

Deferred income taxes

     29,125        —          4,769 (b)      33,894   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     33,487        3,537        —          37,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     362,761        61,141        (68,153     355,749   

Property and equipment, net

     1,561,415        132,904        —   (b)      1,694,319   

Goodwill

     1,183,363        142,848        607,168 (b)      1,933,379   

Intangible assets, net

     496,341        146,479        359,675 (b)      1,002,495   

Restricted assets

     32,982        —          —          32,982   

Other assets, net

     36,965        7,427        2,284 (b)      46,676   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 3,673,827      $ 490,799      $ 900,974      $ 5,065,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

        

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

   $ 105,883      $ 7,095      $ —        $ 112,978   

Book overdraft

     8,786        —          —          8,786   

Accrued liabilities

     119,579        46,973        —          166,552   

Deferred revenue

     68,694        —          —          68,694   

Current portion of contingent consideration

     25,958        12,529        21 (b)      38,508   

Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable

     4,128        15,468        17,343 (c)      36,939   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     333,028        82,065        17,364        432,457   

Long-term debt and notes payable

     976,446        225,224        1,026,814 (c)      2,228,484   

Contingent consideration

     23,995        24,316        427 (b)      48,738   

Other long-term liabilities

     66,045        5,737        —          71,782   

Deferred income taxes

     422,487        25,926        (14,845 )(b)      433,568   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,822,001        363,268        1,029,760        3,215,029   

Commitments and contingencies

        

Equity:

        

Waste Connections’ preferred stock: $0.01 par value per share; 7,500,000 shares authorized

     —          —          —          —     

Common stock: $0.01 par value per share

     1,228        1        (1 )(d)      1,228   

Additional paid-in capital

     772,043        113,184        (113,184 )(d)      772,043   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (6,080     —          —   (d)      (6,080

Shareholder note receivable

     —          (14,989     14,989 (d)      —     

Retained earnings

     1,079,482        12,647        (13,902 )(d)      1,078,227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Waste Connections’ equity

     1,846,673        110,843        (112,098     1,845,418   

Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries

     5,153        16,688        (16,688 )(d)      5,153   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     1,851,826        127,531        (128,786     1,850,571   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 3,673,827      $ 490,799      $ 900,974      $ 5,065,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Nine months ended September 30, 2012

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

     Historical                    
     Waste
Connections,
Inc.
    R360
Environmental
Solutions, Inc.
    R360
Reclassifications
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma  

Revenues

   $ 1,212,815      $ 166,938      $ —        $ —        $ 1,379,753   

Operating expenses:

          

Cost of operations

     698,351        69,845        —          —          768,196   

Selling, general and administrative

     143,899        24,588        17,141 (1)      (5,436 )(e)      180,192   

Equity-based compensation

     —          10,503        (10,503 )(1)      —          —     

Transaction costs

     —          6,638        (6,638 )(1)      —          —     

Depreciation

     119,331        12,231        —          —   (b)      131,562   

Amortization of intangibles

     18,115        8,392        —          36,049 (f)      62,556   

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets

     715        (62     —          —          653   

Gain from litigation settlement

     (3,537     —          —          —          (3,537
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     235,941        34,803        —          (30,613     240,131   

Interest expense

     (36,063     (12,507     —          (7,196 )(g)      (55,766

Interest income

     630        79        —          —          709   

Remeasurement of contingent consideration

     —          (8,000     —          —          (8,000

Other income

     1,033        500        —          —          1,533   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax provision

     201,541        14,875        —          (37,809     178,607   

Income tax provision

     (77,967     (2,421     —          5,733 (h)      (74,655
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     123,574        12,454        —          (32,076     103,952   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (470     (23,307     —          23,307 (i)      (470
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests

   $ 123,104      $ (10,853   $ —        $ (8,769   $ 103,482   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share attributable to Waste Connections’ common stockholders:

          

Basic

   $ 1.02            $ 0.86   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 1.02            $ 0.85   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares used in the per share calculations:

          

Basic

     120,571,106              120,571,106   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Diluted

     121,198,901              121,198,901   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

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WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2011

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

     Historical                    
     Waste
Connections,
Inc.
    R360
Environmental
Solutions, Inc.
    R360
Reclassifications
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma  

Revenues

   $ 1,505,366      $ 163,180      $ —        $ —        $ 1,668,546   

Operating expenses:

          

Cost of operations

     857,580        70,988        —          —          928,568   

Selling, general and administrative

     161,967        24,513        194 (1)      —          186,674   

Transaction costs

     —          194        (194 )(1)      —          —     

Depreciation

     147,036        12,178        —          —   (b)      159,214   

Amortization of intangibles

     20,064        2,999        —          41,114 (f)      64,177   

Loss on disposal of assets

     1,657        439        —          —          2,096   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     317,062        51,869        —          (41,114     327,817   

Interest expense

     (44,520     (13,116     —          (13,709 )(g)      (71,345

Interest income

     530        108        —          —          638   

Remeasurement of contingent consideration

     —          (281     —          —          (281

Other income

     57        645        —          —          702   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax provision

     273,129        39,225        —          (54,823     257,531   

Income tax provision

     (106,958     (14,063     —          20,833 (h)      (100,188
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     166,171        25,162        —          (33,990     157,343   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (932     —          —          —          (932
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Waste Connections

   $ 165,239      $ 25,162      $ —        $ (33,990   $ 156,411   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share attributable to Waste Connections’ common stockholders:

          

Basic

   $ 1.47            $ 1.39   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 1.45            $ 1.38   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares used in the per share calculations:

          

Basic

     112,720,444              112,720,444   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Diluted

     113,583,486              113,583,486   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

The effective date of the acquisition is assumed to be September 30, 2012 for purposes of preparing the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet. The effective date of the acquisition is assumed to be January 1, 2011 for purposes of preparing the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Net Income. See also Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements — Basis of Presentation for further information.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications have been made to R360’s historical statements of operations to conform to Waste Connections’ presentation as follows:

(1) Selling, General and Administrative

R360’s transaction costs for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the nine months ended September 30, 2012 have been reclassified to selling, general and administrative expenses. Transaction costs of $194 for the year ended December 31, 2011 consist of third party and indirect acquisition costs. Transaction costs for the nine month ended September 30, 2012 consist of $374 of third party and indirect acquisition costs, $2,191 of costs associated with a withdrawn initial public offering and $4,073 of costs associated with the sale of the R360 to Waste Connections.

Additionally, equity-based compensation costs of $10,503 have been reclassified to selling, general and administrative expenses.

Pro Forma Adjustments

(a) Cash and Cash Equivalents

The pro forma adjustment to cash and cash equivalents includes $64,754 for the portion of the total purchase price consideration funded with existing cash, $1,255 of transaction costs expected to be incurred after September 30, 2012 as a result of the acquisition and debt issuance costs of $6,913. Prior to September 30, 2012, Waste Connections incurred $1,363 of transaction costs related to the acquisition of R360, which are reflected in its historical balance sheet at September 30, 2012 and historical results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Transaction costs represent Waste Connections’ direct costs of the acquisition. These costs include legal, accounting, engineering, valuation, and other advisory fees paid to third parties related to due diligence and closing the transaction.

Debt issuance costs primarily include legal and underwriting fees associated with the issuance of a new unsecured term loan facility. The unsecured term loan facility, in the principal amount of $800,000, matures on October 25, 2017.

(b) Goodwill

The pro forma adjustments to goodwill include the reversal of R360’s goodwill of $142,848 as of September 30, 2012 and the addition of the preliminary purchase price allocation to goodwill of $750,016 for the acquisition of R360. The adjustments reflect the preliminary allocation of the purchase price for the acquisition of R360. The acquisition of R360 by Waste Connections is being treated as a purchase with Waste Connections as the accounting acquirer in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805 “Business Combinations” (formerly SFAS No. 141(R)). Accordingly, Waste Connections will recognize identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value.

As of the date of this current report on Form 8-K/A, management has used draft third party valuations and other information to complete the preliminary valuation of such assets and liabilities. Accordingly, the preliminary purchase price allocation used for the purpose of this unaudited pro forma financial information has been allocated on a preliminary basis using financial information as of September 30, 2012.

 

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Waste Connections is in the process of evaluating the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed which will be based on independent appraisals and estimates by management and will be finalized prior to the filing of its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Therefore, the purchase price allocation is subject to adjustment, and such adjustments could be material.

Management has determined the preliminary allocation of the purchase price for the acquisition as follows (in thousands):

 

Purchase consideration for the acquisition of R360:

  

Cash consideration (1)

   $ 1,339,754   

Contingent consideration (2)

     37,293   
  

 

 

 
     1,377,047   

Plus:

  

Debt assumed

     9,849   

Deferred income taxes (3)

     6,312   

Less:

  

Intangible assets (4)

     (506,154

Property and equipment (5)

     (132,904

Other assets/liabilities, net (6)

     (4,134
  

 

 

 

Goodwill

   $ 750,016   
  

 

 

 

 

(1) Cash consideration included payment for the estimated net working capital of $18,906, as defined in the acquisition agreement. Subsequent to the closing date of the acquisition, Waste Connections will calculate the final closing date net working capital. If the final closing date net working capital is determined to be greater than the estimate at close, Waste Connections will remit additional cash consideration, equal to the difference, to R360. If the final closing date net working capital is determined to be less than the estimate at close, R360 will return to Waste Connections a portion of the cash consideration received at close equal to the difference.
(2) Contingent consideration consists of amounts payable to former owners of companies acquired by R360 based on the achievement of certain targets. The pro forma adjustment to contingent consideration includes the reversal of current and long-term contingent consideration assumed from R360 of $12,529 and $24,316, respectively, totaling $36,845, and the addition of the fair value of the acquired contingent consideration, discounted based upon Waste Connections’ credit-adjusted borrowing rate. The fair value of the current and long-term portions of the acquired contingent consideration as of September 30, 2012 is $12,550 and $24,743, respectively, totaling $37,293. The contingency periods lapse between 2012 and 2014, and the future accretion expense Waste Connections expects to record associated with the acquired contingent consideration is $1,126.
(3) The preliminary pro forma deferred income taxes recorded for the difference between R360’s tax bases and Waste Connections’ pro forma fair values for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, using an estimated combined company federal and state statutory income tax rate of 38.0%, consist of deferred income tax liabilities of $11,081 and deferred income tax assets of $4,769.
(4) As part of its preliminary assessment of the purchase price accounting for R360, Waste Connections has identified on a preliminary basis the following significant identifiable intangible assets and assessed their preliminary fair values and estimated useful lives as follows:

Customer relationships – R360 operations are characterized by contractual arrangements with customers for oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services. The separately identifiable intangible asset reflects the estimated value that is attributable to the existing contractual arrangement and the value that is expected from the on-going relationship beyond the existing contractual period.

Permits – Waste Connections is acquiring all of the permits required to provide oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services at R360’s facilities. Permits are classified as indefinite-lived if the permit has a perpetual life, or is subject to periodic renewals that are automatically granted if the facility is in compliance with the terms

 

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of the permit, and the permit is for services that can be provided for an indefinite period and is not subject to capacity limitations. Permits with limited lives and permits for disposal services at facilities with capacity limitations are classified as definite-lived and amortized over the lesser of the remaining life of the disposal asset or the remaining life of the permit, adjusted for expected renewal periods that extend the permits life.

Waste Connections has preliminarily ascribed the following values and estimated useful lives to the identifiable intangible assets (dollars in thousands):

 

Type of Identifiable Intangible Assets

   Preliminary
Fair Values
     Estimated Useful
Life
 

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:

     

Permits

   $ 32,835      

Definite-lived intangible assets:

     

Customer relationships

     328,223         15 Years   

Permits

     145,096         20 –30 Years   
  

 

 

    

Preliminary fair value of identifiable intangible assets

   $ 506,154      
  

 

 

    

The table below (in thousands) illustrates the effect of a 10% increase or decrease to the preliminary fair values of the acquired intangible assets on the pro forma financial statements. Such increases or decreases would result in a corresponding offsetting and equal change in the preliminary value of goodwill.

 

Permits

   $  17,793   

Customer relationships

     32,822   

An increase or decrease of 10% to the preliminary fair values of the acquired intangible assets would result in a corresponding increase or decrease to amortization expense by $4,411 for the year ended December 31, 2011, and by $4,444 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

(5) Historically, R360 has calculated depreciation on a straight-line method using the following useful economic lives:

 

   

Years

Landfarm and processing sites

  5 – 15

Buildings and improvements

  7 – 15

Machinery and equipment

  3 – 15

Vehicles

  3 – 5

Furniture and fixtures

  3 – 5

The preliminary valuation of acquired property and equipment has not been finalized; however, management has assumed that book value approximates fair value based on the limited period of time since the valuation of the property and equipment, which occurred upon the formation of R360 in May 2010, and management’s review of the useful lives of the property and equipment acquired. The table below illustrates the effect of a 10% increase or decrease to the preliminary fair values of the acquired property and equipment on the pro forma financial statements. Such increases or decreases would result in a corresponding offsetting and equal change in the preliminary value of goodwill.

 

Estimated preliminary fair values

   $  132,904   

Effect of a 10% increase in property and equipment

     (13,290

Effect of a 10% decrease in property and equipment

     13,290   

Assuming an average useful economic life of eight years, an increase or decrease of 10% to the preliminary fair values of the acquired property and equipment would result in a corresponding increase or decrease to depreciation expense by $1,822 for the year ended December 31, 2011 and by $1,367 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

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(6) Management has assumed that the historical carrying values of the following assets and liabilities, with the exception of other assets, net, equate to their fair value for the purposes of this preliminary purchase price allocation (in thousands):

 

     Historical Carrying
Value
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Assumed
Fair Value
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,306      $ —        $ 3,306   

Accounts receivable

     54,298        —          54,298   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,537        —          3,537   

Other assets, net

     7,427        (4,629     2,798   

Accounts payable

     (7,095     —          (7,095

Accrued liabilities

     (46,973     —          (46,973

Other long-term liabilities

     (5,737     —          (5,737
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 8,763      $ (4,629   $ 4,134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The pro forma adjustment to R360’s other assets, net, includes the reversal of R360’s debt issuance costs of $4,629, which is the result of the repayment of certain debt of R360 as a result of the acquisition. Additionally, Waste Connections incurred debt issuance costs of $6,913 related to its new unsecured term loan facility. For further information, see (a) Cash and Cash Equivalents above. The net impact of Waste Connections’ new debt issuance costs and the reversal of R360’s debt issuance costs is a net increase to other assets, net, of $2,284, in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet.

(c) Debt

The pro forma adjustments to debt include the following (in thousands):

 

     R360 Debt
Paid at Close
    Waste
Connections’
Borrowings
     Pro Forma
Adjustments
 

Revolving credit facility

   $ (83,500   $ 475,000      

Tranche A term loan

     (39,688     —        

Tranche B term loan

     (58,650     —        

Tranche B-1 term loan

     (49,005     —        

Unsecured term loan

     —          800,000      
  

 

 

   

 

 

    
     (230,843     1,275,000      

Less: current portion

     (12,657     30,000       $ 17,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

Long-term debt and notes payable

   $ (218,186   $ 1,245,000       $ 1,026,814   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

R360’s other debt with a current and long-term balance of $2,811 and $7,038, respectively, remained outstanding immediately following the acquisition. Borrowings under the Waste Connections credit facility are due in 2016 and classified as long-term. The proceeds from the new unsecured term loan facility include $30,000 due within one year and classified as current, with the remaining $770,000 classified as long-term.

(d) Equity

The pro forma adjustments to equity include, as of September 30, 2012, the elimination of R360’s total equity of $127,531, including shareholder notes receivable of $14,989 which were not acquired by Waste Connections and noncontrolling interests in R360’s subsidiaries of $16,688. R360’s ownership was comprised of preferred units, representing 97% of the value of R360, and common units, representing 3% of the value of R360. The ownership interests in the common units were accounted for as noncontrolling interests as they were owned by entities outside of R360’s consolidated group. The preferred units were owned 100% by entities within R360’s consolidated group. Waste Connections purchased all of the common and preferred units of R360, which eliminated the existence of the noncontrolling interests in R360. Additionally, a pro forma adjustment of $1,255 has been recorded to reduce retained earnings for Waste Connections’ transactions costs expected to be incurred after September 30, 2012 as a result of the acquisition.

 

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In addition, R360 has equity-based incentive units under the terms of an equity-based Incentive Unit Plan. Under the terms of the Incentive Unit Plan, the incentive unit awards became fully vested upon the close of the acquisition. Compensation expense of approximately $8,927 was recognized as of the closing date of the acquisition for the acceleration of the vesting of these equity-based awards. This compensation expense will not be recorded in the purchase price allocation for the acquisition of R360, and, therefore, is not included as a pro forma adjustment to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements.

(e) Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

The pro forma adjustment to selling, general and administrative expenses of $5,436 includes the reversal of Waste Connections’ and R360’s acquisition-related expenses recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $1,363 and $4,073, respectively. These costs have been excluded from the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations as they are nonrecurring charges that are directly attributable to the transaction.

(f) Amortization Expense

Represents adjustments to give pro forma effect to the following as if the R360 acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2011 (in thousands):

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Nine months ended
September 30, 2012
 

Amortization of intangibles (1)

   $ 44,113      $ 44,441   

Elimination of historical amortization of intangibles

     (2,999     (8,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustment to income before taxes

   $ 41,114      $ 36,049   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Assumes total intangible assets of $506,154 amortized over a 15 to 30 year period using the straight-line method, or a pattern in which the assets’ economic benefits are consumed.

(g) Interest Expense

Reflects changes in interest expense for debt issued in connection with the acquisition of R360 (in thousands):

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Nine months ended
September 30, 2012
 

Unsecured term loan issued (1)

   $ 17,465      $ 12,454   

Credit facility borrowings (2)

     7,057        5,293   

Debt issuance costs (3)

     1,694        1,208   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pro forma interest expense

     26,216        18,955   

Less historical interest expense on debt retired

     (12,507     (11,759
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pro forma adjustment

   $ 13,709      $ 7,196   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The borrowings under the unsecured term loan bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either the base rate plus the applicable base rate margin on base rate loans, or the LIBOR rate plus the applicable LIBOR margin on LIBOR loans. The applicable margins under the unsecured term loan facility vary from 0.375% to 1.50% for base rate loans and 1.375% to 2.50% for LIBOR loans, depending on Waste Connections’ leverage ratio, as defined in the term loan agreement. The pro forma adjustments to interest expense attributable to the unsecured term loan borrowings for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $17,465 and $12,454, respectively, assume LIBOR loans at an interest rate of 2.21%, which includes an applicable margin of 2.0%.
(2) The borrowings under the credit facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either the base rate plus the applicable base rate margin on base rate loans, or the LIBOR rate plus the applicable LIBOR margin on LIBOR loans. The applicable margins under the credit facility vary from 0.15% to 1.0% for base rate loans and 1.15% to 2.0% for LIBOR loans, depending on Waste Connections’ leverage ratio, as defined in the credit facility agreement. The pro forma adjustments to interest expense attributable to the credit facility borrowings for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $7,057 and $5,293, respectively, assume LIBOR loans at an interest rate of 1.49%, which includes an applicable margin of 1.275%.

 

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(3) Assumes total capitalized debt issuance costs of $6,913 being amortized using the effective interest method over a five-year period.

(h) Provision for Income Taxes

Income tax benefit has been provided for the income tax effect of the pro forma adjustments to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations at an estimated combined company federal and state statutory rate of 38.0%, and the addition of income tax expense of $8,634 resulting from the elimination of noncontrolling interests in R360’s subsidiaries.

(i) Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

The pro forma adjustment to net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $23,307 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 consists of the reversal of net income allocated to ownership interests held by entities outside of R360’s consolidated group. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests has been excluded from the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations since Waste Connections acquired 100% of the equity interests in entities that, together with the operating subsidiaries of such entities, hold the R360 business.

 

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