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Exhibit 99.3

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.’s

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements present Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.’s (“CS&L” or the “Company”) unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2016 and the unaudited pro forma combined statements of income for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015.  These statements have been derived from (a)(i) the historical financial statements of CS&L for the period from April 24, 2015 to December 31, 2015; (ii) the historical financial statements of CS&L for the period from January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016, which includes the results of PEG Bandwidth, LLC (“PEG”) from the May 2, 2016 acquisition date to June 30, 2016; and (iii) the historical financial statement of the Consumer Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Business (the “Consumer CLEC Business”) for the period from January 1, 2015 to April 24, 2015, all of which were previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); (b) the historical financial statements of PEG, for the period from January 1, 2015 to May 1, 2016; and (c) the historical audited financial statements of Tower Cloud, LLC (“Tower Cloud”), which are included elsewhere in this Form 8-K.

The following unaudited pro forma combined financial statements give effect to the acquisition of Tower Cloud and the related transactions, including: (i) revolving credit facility borrowings and related interest expense to fund the cash portion of the purchase consideration and (ii) issuance of 1.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”), for purchase consideration.  Additionally, the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements give effect to the acquisition of PEG and the related transactions, including: (i) revolving credit facility borrowings and related interest expense to fund the cash portion of the purchase consideration, (ii) issuance of 1 million shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value, for purchase consideration, and (iii) issuance of 87,500 shares of the Company’s 3% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Convertible Preferred Stock”) for purchase consideration.  The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements also give effect to our spin-off from Windstream and the related transactions for the period prior to the spin-off from Windstream Holdings, Inc. (“Windstream Holdings” and together with its consolidated subsidiaries “Windstream”) on April 24, 2015, including: (iv) the transfer of the Distribution Systems (as defined below) from Windstream to CS&L, (v) rental income associated with the Master Lease between CS&L and Windstream, (vi) transport, provisioning and repair services with the Wholesale Agreement between CS&L and Windstream, (vii) billing and collection services with the Master Services Agreement between CS&L and Windstream, and (viii) the issuance of $3.65 billion of long-term debt.  The unaudited pro forma combined statement of income assumes the spin-off from Windstream, the purchase of PEG and the purchase of Tower Cloud occurred on January 1, 2015, and the unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet assumes the purchase of Tower Cloud occurred on June 30, 2016.  

The pro forma adjustments are based on currently available information and assumptions we believe are reasonable, factually supportable, directly attributable to the spin-off from Windstream, and the acquisition of PEG and Tower Cloud, and for the purposes of the pro forma combined statement of income, are expected to have a continuing impact on us.

Our unaudited pro forma combined financial statements were prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, using the assumptions set forth in the notes to our unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.  The following unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to reflect the results we may achieve in future periods or the historical results that would have been obtained had the spin off from Windstream or acquisitions of PEG and Tower Cloud occurred on January 1, 2015 or the acquisition of Tower Cloud as of June 30, 2016, as

1

 


 

the case may be.  Our unaudited pro forma combined financial statements also do not give effect to the potential impact of final purchase accounting adjustments, current financial conditions, any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, costs savings, or integration costs that may result from the transactions described above.

Our unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are derived from, and should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of CS&L, the Consumer CLEC Business, PEG and Tower Cloud and accompanying notes previously filed with the SEC or included elsewhere in this Form 8-K.

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Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2016

 

 

Historical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands, except par value)

 

CS&L

 

 

Tower Cloud, Inc.

 

 

Pro Forma Adjustments

 

 

Pro Forma Combined

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

2,569,402

 

 

$

149,512

 

 

$

3,829

 

(A)

$

2,722,743

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

48,813

 

 

 

6,067

 

 

 

(30,000

)

(C)

 

24,880

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

8,458

 

 

 

3,707

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,165

 

Goodwill

 

 

146,590

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

69,643

 

(A)

 

216,233

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

47,920

 

 

 

225

 

 

 

137,500

 

(A)

 

185,645

 

Straight-line rent receivable

 

 

20,422

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20,422

 

Other assets

 

 

10,070

 

 

 

3,845

 

(1)

 

-

 

 

 

13,915

 

Total Assets

 

$

2,851,675

 

 

$

163,356

 

 

$

180,972

 

 

$

3,196,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock and Shareholders’ Deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

$

20,206

 

 

$

15,071

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

35,277

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

26,384

 

 

 

149

 

 

 

(149

)

(B)

 

26,384

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

148,346

 

 

 

22,031

 

 

 

(1,531

)

(A)

 

168,846

 

Derivative liability

 

 

66,888

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

66,888

 

Dividends payable

 

 

93,208

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

93,208

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

5,115

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

31,400

 

(A)

 

36,515

 

Contingent consideration

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

62,000

 

(A)

 

62,000

 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

48,980

 

 

 

6,842

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

55,822

 

Notes and other debt, net

 

 

3,690,186

 

 

 

64,190

 

(1)

 

85,810

 

(C)

 

3,840,186

 

Total liabilities

 

 

4,099,313

 

 

 

108,283

 

 

 

177,530

 

 

 

4,385,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible preferred stock, Series A, $0.0001 par value, 88 shares authorized, issued and outstanding, $87,500 liquidation value

 

 

79,063

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

79,063

 

Redeemable equity

 

 

-

 

 

 

153,309

 

 

 

(153,309

)

(D)

 

-

 

Warrants

 

 

-

 

 

 

861

 

 

 

(861

)

(D)

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock

 

 

15

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

81,881

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

58,515

 

(E)

 

140,396

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(66,967

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(66,967

)

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings

 

 

(1,341,630

)

 

 

(99,097

)

 

 

99,097

 

(F)

 

(1,341,630

)

Total shareholders' deficit

 

 

(1,326,701

)

 

 

(99,097

)

 

 

157,612

 

 

 

(1,268,186

)

Total Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock, and Shareholders’ Deficit

 

$

2,851,675

 

 

$

163,356

 

 

$

180,972

 

 

$

3,196,003

 

(1)In order to align with CS&L’s accounting policy, approximately $488k of historical Tower Cloud deferred financing costs were reclassified from other assets to notes and other debt, net.

 

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data

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Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Income

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

 

 

Historical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands, except per share data)

 

CS&L

 

 

PEG Bandwidth, LLC

January 1 - May 1, 2016

 

 

Pro Forma PEG

Adjustments

 

 

Pro Forma CS&L

and PEG Combined

 

 

Tower Cloud, Inc.

 

 

Pro Forma Tower

Cloud Adjustments

 

 

Pro Forma

Combined

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasing

 

$

337,691

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

337,691

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

337,691

 

Fiber Infrastructure

 

 

13,776

 

 

 

27,302

 

 

 

(73

)

(G)

 

41,005

 

 

 

20,794

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

61,799

 

Consumer CLEC

 

 

11,781

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11,781

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11,781

 

Total revenues

 

 

363,248

 

 

 

27,302

 

 

 

(73

)

 

 

390,477

 

 

 

20,794

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

411,271

 

Costs and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

134,085

 

 

 

3,250

 

 

 

1,318

 

(H)

 

138,653

 

 

 

2,366

 

 

 

445

 

(P)

 

141,464

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

178,725

 

 

 

11,113

 

 

 

583

 

(I)

 

190,421

 

 

 

9,831

 

 

 

3,533

 

(Q)

 

203,785

 

General and administrative expense

 

 

13,428

 

 

 

6,042

 

 

 

(214

)

(J)

 

19,256

 

 

 

4,967

 

 

 

(663

)

(R)

 

23,560

 

Operating expenses

 

 

14,618

 

 

 

10,246

 

 

 

(11

)

(J)

 

24,853

 

 

 

10,014

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

34,867

 

Other expenses, net

 

 

-

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

29

 

Transaction related costs

 

 

15,120

 

 

 

2,820

 

 

 

(12,174

)

(K)

 

5,766

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,427

)

(S)

 

2,339

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

355,976

 

 

 

33,500

 

 

 

(10,498

)

 

 

378,978

 

 

 

27,178

 

 

 

(112

)

 

 

406,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

7,272

 

 

 

(6,198

)

 

 

10,425

 

 

 

11,499

 

 

 

(6,384

)

 

 

112

 

 

 

5,227

 

Income tax expense

 

 

771

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

771

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

771

 

Net income

 

 

6,501

 

 

 

(6,198

)

 

 

10,425

 

 

 

10,728

 

 

 

(6,384

)

 

 

112

 

 

 

4,456

 

Participating securities’ share in earnings

 

 

(757

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(757

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(757

)

Accretion of preferred units to redemption value

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,677

)

 

 

3,677

 

(L)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Dividends declared on convertible preferred stock

 

 

(438

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(875

)

(M)

 

(1,313

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,313

)

Amortization of discount on convertible preferred stock

 

 

(496

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(992

)

(N)

 

(1,488

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,488

)

Net income applicable to common shareholders

 

$

4,810

 

 

$

(9,875

)

 

$

12,235

 

 

$

7,170

 

 

$

(6,384

)

 

$

112

 

 

$

898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.01

 

Diluted

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

150,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

(O)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,875

 

(T)

 

153,291

 

Diluted

 

 

150,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

(O)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,875

 

(T)

 

153,536

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data

 

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Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Income

Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

Historical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands, except per share data)

 

CS&L

April 24 - December 31, 2015

 

 

Consumer CLEC

January 1 - April 24, 2015

 

 

Pro Forma

CS&L Adjustments

 

 

Pro Forma

Adjusted CS&L

 

 

PEG Bandwidth LLC

 

 

Pro Forma

PEG Adjustments

 

 

Tower Cloud, Inc.

 

 

Pro Forma

Tower Cloud Adjustments

 

 

Pro Forma

Combined

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leasing

 

$

458,614

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

209,424

 

(U)

$

668,038

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

668,038

 

Fiber Infrastructure

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

76,143

 

 

 

(231

)

(G)

 

41,455

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

117,367

 

Consumer CLEC

 

 

17,700

 

 

 

10,149

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

27,849

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

27,849

 

Total revenues

 

 

476,314

 

 

 

10,149

 

 

 

209,424

 

 

 

695,887

 

 

 

76,143

 

 

 

(231

)

 

 

41,455

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

813,254

 

Costs and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

181,797

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

82,548

 

(V)

 

264,345

 

 

 

22,414

 

 

 

(11,083

)

(H)

 

4,445

 

 

 

34

 

(P)

 

280,155

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

238,748

 

 

 

1,283

 

 

 

108,400

 

(W)

 

348,431

 

 

 

30,888

 

 

 

1,846

 

(I)

 

18,584

 

 

 

7,066

 

(Q)

 

406,815

 

General and administrative expense

 

 

11,208

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

5,026

 

(X)

 

16,256

 

 

 

14,415

 

 

 

(758

)

(J)

 

8,110

 

 

 

(328

)

(R)

 

37,695

 

Operating expenses

 

 

13,743

 

 

 

5,552

 

 

 

2,328

 

(Y)

 

21,623

 

 

 

31,128

 

 

 

(36

)

(J)

 

19,399

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

72,114

 

Other expenses, net

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

619

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

982

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,601

 

Transaction related costs

 

 

5,210

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,210

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,137

)

(K)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

(S)

 

2,073

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

450,706

 

 

 

6,857

 

 

 

198,302

 

 

 

655,865

 

 

 

99,464

 

 

 

(13,168

)

 

 

51,520

 

 

 

6,772

 

 

 

800,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

25,608

 

 

 

3,292

 

 

 

11,122

 

 

 

40,022

 

 

 

(23,321

)

 

 

12,937

 

 

 

(10,065

)

 

 

(6,772

)

 

 

12,801

 

Income tax expense

 

 

738

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

463

 

(Z)

 

1,201

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,201

 

Net income

 

 

24,870

 

 

 

3,292

 

 

 

10,659

 

 

 

38,821

 

 

 

(23,321

)

 

 

12,937

 

 

 

(10,065

)

 

 

(6,772

)

 

 

11,600

 

Participating securities’ share in earnings

 

 

(1,152

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,152

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,152

)

Accretion of preferred units to redemption value

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,508

)

 

 

10,508

 

(L)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Dividends declared on convertible preferred stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,625

)

(M)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,625

)

Amortization of discount on convertible preferred stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,872

)

(N)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,872

)

Net income applicable

   to common

   shareholders

 

$

23,718

 

 

$

3,292

 

 

$

10,659

 

 

$

37,669

 

 

$

(33,829

)

 

$

17,948

 

 

$

(10,065

)

 

$

(6,772

)

 

$

4,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common

   share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.03

 

Diluted

 

$

0.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average

   number of common

   shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

149,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

(O)

 

 

 

 

 

1,875

 

(T)

 

152,710

 

Diluted

 

 

149,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

(O)

 

 

 

 

 

1,875

 

(T)

 

152,710

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data

 

 

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Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data - Continued

Basis of Presentation

On April 24, 2015, in connection with the separation and spin-off of CS&L from Windstream Holdings, Inc. (“Windstream Holdings” and together with its consolidated subsidiaries “Windstream”), Windstream contributed certain telecommunications network assets, including fiber and copper networks and other real estate (the “Distribution Systems”) and the Consumer CLEC Business, a small consumer competitive local exchange carrier business to CS&L in exchange for cash, shares of common stock of CS&L and certain indebtedness of CS&L (the “Spin-Off”).

On May 2, 2016, CS&L completed its previously announced acquisition of PEG Bandwidth, LLC.  As a result of the acquisition, PEG Bandwidth, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CS&L.  On August 31, 2016, CS&L completed its previously announced acquisition of Tower Cloud, LLC. As a result of the acquisition, Tower Cloud, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CS&L. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements give effect to the Spin-Off, the acquisition of PEG, the acquisition of Tower Cloud, and the related transactions discussed above.

Consideration Transferred

The acquisitions of PEG and Tower Cloud have been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), which requires, among other things, that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values, with any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired recorded as goodwill.  Additionally, ASC 805 establishes that the common stock issued to effect the acquisition be measured at the closing date of the transaction at the then-current market price.

PEG Bandwidth, LLC

The fair value of the consideration transferred is as follows:

(Thousands)

 

 

 

Cash transferred(1)

 

$

323,248

 

Fair value of CS&L Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Issued(2)

 

 

78,566

 

Fair value of CS&L common stock issued(3)

 

 

23,230

 

Total value of consideration transferred

 

$

425,044

 

 

(1)

The cash transferred was funded through cash on hand and borrowings on CS&L’s revolving credit facility.

 

(2)

The liquidation value of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is $87.5 million.  The fair value was estimated using an income approach framework, including valuing the conversion feature using a Black-Scholes model.

 

(3)

The fair value of the CS&L common shares of $23.2 million was calculated by multiplying the 1 million CS&L common shares by $23.23, the closing trading price of CS&L common stock on April 29, 2016.  

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

The following is a summary of the preliminary estimated fair values of the net assets acquired:

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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data - Continued

(Thousands)

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

$

292,008

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

7,003

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

6,804

 

Other assets

 

 

5,161

 

Intangible assets

 

 

37,500

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

(8,122

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(12,700

)

Capital lease obligations

 

 

(49,200

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

278,454

 

Goodwill

 

$

146,590

 

 

Tower Cloud, Inc.

The fair value of the consideration transferred is as follows:

(Thousands)

 

 

 

 

Cash transferred(1)

 

$

180,000

 

Fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

62,000

 

Fair value of CS&L common stock issued(2)

 

 

58,515

 

Total value of consideration transferred

 

$

300,515

 

 

(1)

The cash transferred was funded through cash on hand and borrowings on CS&L’s revolving credit facility.

 

(2)

Per the merger agreement, Tower Cloud received 1.9 million common shares of CS&L common stock. The acquisition date fair value of the CS&L common stock was calculated by multiplying 1.9 million CS&L common shares by $31.20, the closing trading price of CS&L common stock on August 31, 2016.  

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

The following is a summary of the preliminary estimated fair values of the net assets acquired:

(Thousands)

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

$

153,341

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

6,067

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

3,707

 

Other assets

 

 

3,845

 

Intangible assets

 

 

137,725

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

(15,071

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(20,500

)

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(31,400

)

Capital lease obligations

 

 

(6,842

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

230,872

 

Goodwill

 

$

69,643

 

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Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data - Continued

The purchase price allocation is considered preliminary and is subject to revision when the valuations of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets are finalized upon receipt of the final valuation report from a third party valuation expert for these assets.

Pro Forma Adjustments

(A) To reflect preliminary purchase accounting adjustments as noted in the schedule above.

(B) To reflect removal of accrued interest payable under Tower Cloud’s revolving loan agreement.

(C) To reflect the borrowings under CS&L’s revolving credit facility to fund the cash portion of the purchase consideration, offset by the retirement of Tower Cloud’s revolving loan agreement and removal of related deferred financing costs, computed as follows:

(Thousands)

 

 

 

 

CS&L revolving credit facility

 

$

150,000

 

Tower Cloud’s revolving loan agreement, net

 

 

(64,190

)

Net increase in notes and other debt

 

$

85,810

 

The difference in the amount borrowed on the facility and cash consideration paid in partial consideration for the acquisition of Tower Cloud is reflected as a decrease to cash on the balance sheet.

(D) To reflect the removal of Tower Cloud’s redeemable equity and warrants.

(E) The adjustment to additional paid-in capital includes the impact of the issuance of 1.9 million shares of CS&L common stock, which had a closing price of $31.20 as of August 31, 2016.

(F) To reflect the removal of Tower Cloud’s distributions in excess of accumulated earnings.

(G) To reflect the adjustment to deferred revenue related to estimated purchase accounting adjustments.

(H) To reflect the adjustment to interest expense related to the draw on the revolving credit facility, offset by removal of interest expense related to PEG’s loan from parent, calculated as follows:

 

(Thousands)

 

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended

December 31, 2015

 

Revolving credit facility (LIBOR + 2.25%)

 

$

4,317

 

 

$

7,865

 

Remove PEG interest expense on loan from parent

 

 

(2,466

)

 

 

(17,428

)

Remove PEG amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount

 

 

(533

)

 

 

(1,520

)

Net adjustment to interest expense

 

$

1,318

 

 

$

(11,083

)

 

For the purposes of the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements, we have assumed LIBOR as the average monthly 1-month LIBOR rate during the periods presented.  For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the average 1-month LIBOR rate was 0.44%, and for the year ended December 31, 2015 was 0.20%.

(I) To reflect impact on depreciation and amortization of step-up in net assets acquired.

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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data - Continued

(J) To reflect removal of PEG stock-based compensation expense, as all PEG stock-based awards were cancelled at closing in accordance with the purchase agreement.

(K) To remove acquisition and transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of PEG.

(L) To remove the impact of the accretion of PEG preferred units to their redemption value, as CS&L acquired 100% of the interests in PEG.

(M) To reflect preferred stock dividends related to the issuance of 87,500 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference of $87.5 million.

(N) To reflect accretion of the estimated fair value of the Convertible Preferred Stock issued in partial consideration for the acquisition of PEG to its liquidation value.  The difference is amortized, using the effective interest rate method, over the expected term of the Convertible Preferred Stock, which is estimated at 3 years. Based on the estimated fair value of the Convertible Preferred stock, the accretion was calculated assuming a 3.66% effective interest rate.

(O) To reflect the issuance of 1 million shares of CS&L common stock in partial consideration for the acquisition of PEG.

(P) To reflect the adjustment to interest expense related to the draw on the revolving credit facility, offset by removal of interest expense related to Tower Cloud’s revolving loan agreement, calculated as follow:

(Thousands)

 

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2016

 

 

Year Ended

December 31, 2015

 

Revolving credit facility (LIBOR + 2.25%)

 

$

1,828

 

 

$

3,320

 

Remove Tower Cloud interest expense on revolving loan agreement

 

 

(1,225

)

 

 

(3,087

)

Remove Tower Cloud amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount

 

 

(158

)

 

 

(199

)

Net adjustment to interest expense

 

$

445

 

 

$

34

 

For the purposes of the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements, we have assumed LIBOR as the average monthly 1-month LIBOR rate during the periods presented.  For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the average 1-month LIBOR rate was 0.44%, and for the year ended December 31, 2015 was 0.20%.

 

(Q) To reflect impact on depreciation and amortization of step-up in net assets acquired.

(R) To reflect removal of Tower Cloud stock-based compensation expense, as all Tower Cloud stock-based awards were cancelled at closing in accordance with the purchase agreement.

(S) To remove acquisition and transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of Tower Cloud.

(T) To reflect the issuance of 1.9 million shares of CS&L common stock in partial consideration for the acquisition of Tower Cloud.

(U) To reflect rental income associated with the Master Lease with Windstream Holdings for the period from January 1, 2015 to the Spin-Off, recognized on a straight-line basis to include the effects of base rent escalations over the initial term of the Master Lease.  

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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data - Continued

(V) To reflect interest expense for the period January 1, 2015 to the Spin-Off on the $3.65 billion of long-term debt issued in connection with the Spin-Off.  Interest expense for the period was computed as follows:

 

(Thousands)

 

 

Senior secured term loan B – variable rate

 

$

41,372

Senior secured notes – 6.00%

 

 

7,600

Senior unsecured notes – 8.25%

 

 

28,999

Amortization of debt discounts and debt costs

 

 

4,577

Net increase in interest expense

 

$

82,548

All of CS&L’s variable rate debt has been fixed through interest rate swaps, with a weighted-average fixed rate of 6.105%.  The interest expense on the senior secured term loan B takes into account the impact of these interest rate swaps.

(W) To reflect depreciation expense for the period January 1, 2015 to the Spin-Off, related to the Distribution System assets transferred to CS&L by Windstream.

(X) To reflect general and administrative expense of CS&L from January 1, 2015 to the Spin-Off.

(Y) To adjust CLEC operating expense to reflect the removal of interconnection costs incurred by the Consumer CLEC business for the period January 1, 2015 to the Spin-Off, offset by costs incurred under the Wholesale Master Services Agreement between CS&L and Windstream Holdings, pursuant to which Windstream Holdings and its affiliates provide CS&L network transport services for the Consumer CLEC business.

(Z) To reflect federal and state income tax expense related to the operations of our leasing business and Consumer CLEC business for the period January 1 to the Spin-Off.

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