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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Form 10-K
 
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
 
Commission file number 001-33335
 
 
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware   84-1496755
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
60 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10023
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 364-8200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of each class
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
 
Common Stock, par value $0.01
  New York Stock Exchange
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
     
Large accelerated filer þ
  Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
As of the close of business on February 10, 2010, there were 352,558,973 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding. The aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting and non-voting common equity securities held by non-affiliates of the registrant (based upon the closing price of such shares on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2009) was approximately $11.2 billion.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
     
Description of document
 
Part of the Form 10-K
 
Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement to be used in connection with the registrant’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders   Part III (Item 10 through Item 14) (Portions of Items 10 and 12 are not incorporated by reference and are provided herein)
 


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PART I
Item 1. Business.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
Item 2. Properties.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Item 9B. Other Information.
PART III
Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters; Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence; Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statements Schedules.
EX-10.2
EX-10.32
EX-10.33
EX-10.37
EX-10.38
EX-10.43
EX-10.50
EX-10.52
EX-10.53
EX-10.55
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EX-21
EX-23
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
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PART I
 
Item 1.  Business.
 
Overview
 
Time Warner Cable Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “TWC” or the “Company”) is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located mainly in five geographic areas – New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. As of December 31, 2009, TWC served approximately 14.6 million residential and commercial customers who subscribed to one or more of its three primary subscription services – video, high-speed data and voice – totaling approximately 26.4 million primary service units (“PSUs”). TWC markets its services separately and in “bundled” packages of multiple services and features. As of December 31, 2009, 57.3% of TWC’s residential and commercial customers subscribed to two or more of its primary services, including 23.7% of such customers who subscribed to all three primary services. In addition, TWC sells advertising to a variety of national, regional and local advertising customers.
 
In February 2007, TWC became a public company subject to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act”). On March 1, 2007, TWC’s Class A common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
 
On March 12, 2009, TWC completed its separation from Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”), which, prior to the Separation Transactions (as defined in “—Recent Developments”), owned approximately 84% of the common stock of TWC (representing a 90.6% voting interest) and a 12.43% non-voting common stock interest in TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (“TW NY”), a subsidiary of TWC. As a result of the separation, Time Warner no longer has an ownership interest in TWC or TW NY.
 
Recent Developments
 
Separation from Time Warner, Recapitalization and TWC Reverse Stock Split
 
On March 12, 2009, TWC’s separation from Time Warner was completed pursuant to a Separation Agreement between TWC and Time Warner and certain of their subsidiaries dated as of May 20, 2008 (the “Separation Agreement”). In accordance with the Separation Agreement, on February 25, 2009, a subsidiary of Time Warner transferred its 12.43% non-voting common stock interest in TW NY to TWC in exchange for 80 million newly issued shares (approximately 27 million shares after giving effect to the 1-for-3 reverse stock split discussed below) of TWC’s Class A common stock (the “TW NY Exchange”). On March 12, 2009, TWC paid a special cash dividend of $10.27 per share ($30.81 per share after giving effect to the 1-for-3 reverse stock split, aggregating $10.856 billion) to holders of record on March 11, 2009 of TWC’s outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock (the “Special Dividend”). Following the payment of the Special Dividend, each outstanding share of TWC Class A common stock and TWC Class B common stock was automatically converted (the “Recapitalization”) into one share of TWC common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “TWC Common Stock”). TWC’s separation from Time Warner (the “Separation”) was effected as a pro rata dividend of all shares of TWC Common Stock held by Time Warner to holders of record of Time Warner’s common stock (the “Spin-Off Dividend” or the “Distribution”). The TW NY Exchange, the Special Dividend, the Recapitalization, the Separation and the Distribution collectively are referred to as the “Separation Transactions.”
 
In connection with the Separation Transactions, on March 12, 2009, the Company implemented a reverse stock split of the TWC Common Stock (the “TWC Reverse Stock Split”) at a 1-for-3 ratio, effective immediately after the Recapitalization. The shares of TWC Common Stock distributed in the Spin-Off Dividend reflected both the Recapitalization and the TWC Reverse Stock Split.
 
2009 Bond Offerings and Termination of Lending Commitments
 
In 2009, TWC issued, in total, $6.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes and debentures under a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 in three underwritten public offerings. The Company used the net proceeds from these debt issuances (1) to repay all of the borrowings outstanding under a 364-day senior unsecured term loan facility (including accrued interest and commitment fees) that TWC entered into in connection with the Separation Transactions, (2) to repay all of the borrowings outstanding under its $4.0 billion five-year term loan facility, (3) to repay borrowings outstanding under the Company’s senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility and a portion of the borrowings outstanding under the Company’s commercial paper program, and (4) for general corporate purposes.
 
For more information about the 2009 Bond Offerings, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition—Overview—Recent Developments—2009 Bond Offerings and Termination of Lending Commitments” and Note 7 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
 
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from the expectations contained herein due


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to changes in economic, business, competitive, technological, strategic and/or regulatory factors and other factors affecting the operation of TWC’s business. For more detailed information about these factors, and risk factors with respect to the Company’s operations, see Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” below and “Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” in the financial section of this report. TWC is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
 
Available Information and Website
 
Although TWC and its predecessors have been in the cable business for over 40 years in various legal forms, Time Warner Cable Inc. was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on March 21, 2003. TWC’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to such reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act are available free of charge on the Company’s website at www.timewarnercable.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with the SEC.
 
Services
 
TWC offers video, high-speed data and voice services over its broadband cable systems to residential and commercial customers.
 
Residential Services
 
Video Services
 
TWC offers a broad range of residential video services, including advanced services such as On-Demand, high-definition (“HD”) and digital video recorder (“DVR”) services. As of December 31, 2009, TWC had approximately 12.7 million residential video subscribers.
 
Programming tiers.  TWC currently offers three main levels or “tiers” of video programming—Basic Service Tier (“BST”), Expanded Basic Service Tier (or Cable Programming Service Tier) (“CPST”) and Digital Basic Service Tier (“DBT”). BST generally includes broadcast television signals, satellite-delivered broadcast networks and superstations, local origination channels, a few specialty networks, such as C-SPAN and QVC, and public access, educational and government channels. CPST enables BST subscribers to add to their service national, regional and local cable news, entertainment and other networks, such as CNN, USA and ESPN. In certain areas, BST and CPST also include proprietary local programming devoted to the communities TWC serves, including 24-hour local news channels in a number of cities. DBT enables subscribers who receive digital video signals (“digital video subscribers”) to receive additional cable networks. Generally, subscribers to any tier of video programming can purchase genre-based programming tiers, such as movies, sports and Spanish language tiers, and premium services, such as HBO and Showtime.
 
TWC’s video subscribers pay a fixed monthly fee based on the video programming tier they receive. Subscribers to specialized tiers and premium services are charged an additional monthly fee, with discounts generally available for the purchase of packages of more than one such service. HD simulcasts (i.e., HD channels that are the same as their standard-definition counterparts but for picture quality) are generally provided at no additional charge, and additional charges generally apply only for HD channels that do not have standard-definition counterparts. The rates TWC can charge for its BST service and certain video equipment, including set-top boxes, in areas not subject to “effective competition” are subject to regulation under federal law. See “—Regulatory Matters” below.
 
On-Demand services.  On-Demand services are generally available to digital video subscribers. Available On-Demand services include a wide selection of featured movies and special events, for which separate per-use fees are generally charged, and free access to selected movies, programming from broadcast stations and cable networks, music videos, local programming and other content. In addition, premium service (e.g., HBO) subscribers generally have access to the premium service’s On-Demand content without additional fees.
 
DVR service.  Set-top boxes equipped with DVRs enable customers, among other things, to pause and/or rewind “live” television programs and record programs on the hard drive built into the set-top box. Subscribers pay an additional monthly fee for TWC’s DVR service. As of December 31, 2009, 50%, or approximately 4.4 million, of TWC’s digital video subscribers also subscribed to its DVR service. In 2010, TWC expects to introduce remote DVR management, which will allow customers to program their DVRs via a website or mobile handset, and a multi-room DVR service, which will allow a program recorded on a DVR to be watched on any television with a TWC-provided set-top box in a customer’s home.
 
Network DVR services.  TWC is expanding the use of Video On-Demand (“VOD”) technology to introduce additional enhancements to the video experience. For instance, as of December 31, 2009, Start Overtm, TWC’s Emmy-award winning technology, was available to 79%, or approximately 7.0 million, of TWC’s digital video subscribers. Start Over allows digital video subscribers using a TWC-provided set-top box to restart select “in progress” programs directly from the relevant channel, without the ability to fast-forward through commercials. TWC has begun rolling out other Network DVR services such as Look Backtm, which


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extends the window for viewing a program to 72 hours after it has aired, and Quick Clipstm, which allows customers to view short-form content tied to the broadcast station or cable network then being watched.
 
High-speed Data Services
 
TWC offered residential high-speed data services to nearly all of its homes passed as of December 31, 2009. TWC’s high-speed data services provide customers with a fast, always-on connection to the Internet. High-speed data subscribers connect to TWC’s cable systems using a cable modem, which TWC provides at no charge or which subscribers can purchase on their own. Subscribers pay a fixed monthly fee based on the level of service received. As of December 31, 2009, TWC served approximately 9.0 million residential high-speed data subscribers.
 
Road Runner High-Speed Onlinetm.  TWC offers four tiers of Road Runner High-Speed Online service in all of its systems: Turbotm, Standard, Basic and Lite. Each tier offers a different speed at a different monthly fee. Turbo generally offers subscribers speeds of up to 20 Mbps downstream and 2 Mbps upstream. In addition, in the majority of its systems, TWC provides Turbo and Standard subscribers with Powerboosttm at no additional charge, which allows users to initiate brief download speed bursts when TWC’s network capacity permits. During 2009, TWC deployed a new “Wideband” service in New York City, and expects to continue to selectively deploy Wideband in its service areas during 2010. Wideband generally offers subscribers speeds of up to 50 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream.
 
TWC’s Road Runner High-Speed Online service provides communication tools and personalized services, including e-mail, PC security, parental controls and online radio, without any additional charge. The Roadrunner.com portal provides access to content and media from local, national and international providers and topic-specific channels, including entertainment, dating, games, news, sports, travel, music, movie listings, shopping, ticketing and coupon sites.
 
In addition to Road Runner High-Speed Online, most of TWC’s cable systems provide their high-speed data subscribers with access to the services of certain other on-line providers, including Earthlink.
 
Road Runner Mobiletm.  During the fourth quarter of 2009, TWC launched Road Runner Mobile, a wireless mobile broadband service, in several cities. Road Runner Mobile provides customers with wireless broadband Internet access on their computers via a TWC-provided data card. TWC offers service delivered over Clearwire Corporation’s (“Clearwire”) fourth-generation (“4G”) WiMax network and Sprint Corporation’s (“Sprint”) third-generation (“3G”) CDMA network. In 2010, TWC expects to continue to roll out Road Runner Mobile in additional cities. TWC is also an equity investor in Clearwire, see “—Operating Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Significant Investments” below.
 
Voice Services
 
TWC offered its Digital Phone service to nearly all of its homes passed as of December 31, 2009. Most Digital Phone customers receive unlimited local, in-state and U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico calling and a number of calling features, including call waiting, caller ID and Enhanced 911 (“E911”) services, for a fixed monthly fee. TWC also offers additional calling plans with a variety of options that are designed to meet customers’ particular needs, including a local-only calling plan, an unlimited in-state calling plan and an international calling plan. As of December 31, 2009, TWC served approximately 4.2 million residential Digital Phone subscribers. In 2010, TWC expects to launch a residential web portal, which will allow Digital Phone subscribers to use the Internet to customize their Digital Phone features and listen to their voicemail.
 
Commercial Services
 
TWC offers video, high-speed data, voice, networking and transport services to commercial customers marketed under the Time Warner Cable Business Class brand.
 
Video Services
 
TWC offers small- and medium-sized businesses a full range of video programming tiers and music services. Packages are designed with a wide variety of options to meet the specific demands of a business environment, with access to entertainment and news programming covering world events, local news, weather and financial markets. Commercial subscribers are charged a fixed rate based on their tier of service. As of December 31, 2009, TWC served 160,000 commercial video subscribers.
 
High-speed Data, Networking and Transport Services
 
TWC offers commercial customers a variety of high-speed data, networking and transport services.
 
High-speed data service.  TWC provides high-speed data service to small businesses with speeds of up to 15 Mbps downstream and up to 2 Mbps upstream and, in New York City, up to 50 Mbps downstream and up to 5 Mbps upstream with Wideband (“Shared Internet Access”). TWC also provides dedicated access to small- and medium-sized businesses through a fiber connection to the Internet


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(“Dedicated Internet Access”). The downstream and upstream speeds for Dedicated Internet Access service are generally up to 1 Gbps. Customers may add to their Shared Internet Access or Dedicated Internet Access certain additional services, including managed storage, web hosting and personal and managed data security. In addition, TWC expects to begin offering its wireless mobile broadband service, Time Warner Cable Business Class Mobile, to commercial customers in certain of its service areas during 2010.
 
Commercial subscribers pay a fixed monthly fee based on the services received. Due to their different characteristics, commercial subscribers are charged at different rates than residential subscribers. As of December 31, 2009, TWC had 295,000 commercial high-speed data subscribers.
 
Commercial networking and transport services.  TWC offers Metro Ethernet service that provides high capacity connections to the Internet for commercial customers with geographically dispersed locations with speeds ranging from up to sub-T1 to up to 10 Gbps. TWC’s Metro Ethernet service can also extend the reach of the customer’s local area network or “LAN” within and between metropolitan areas.
 
In addition, TWC offers point-to-point transport services to wireless telephone providers, Internet services providers and competitive carriers on a wholesale basis.
 
Voice Services
 
TWC offers its commercial voice service, Business Class Phone, to a broad range of businesses. Business Class Phone is a multi-line voice service developed for small businesses, which provides unlimited local, intrastate and long distance calling, along with other key business features, such as call restrictions, non-verified account codes and three-way call transfer. During 2009, TWC also began offering Business Class PRI, which is designed for medium-sized businesses and supports up to twenty-three simultaneous voice calls on each two-way trunk line.
 
Due to their different characteristics, commercial Business Class Phone subscribers are charged at different rates than residential Digital Phone subscribers. At December 31, 2009, TWC had 67,000 commercial voice subscribers.
 
Advertising
 
TWC earns revenues by selling advertising to national, regional and local customers. As part of the agreements under which it acquires video programming, TWC typically receives an allocation of scheduled advertising time in such programming, generally two or three minutes per hour, into which its systems can insert commercials, subject, in some instances, to certain subject matter limitations. The clustering of TWC’s systems expands the share of viewers that TWC reaches within a local designated market area, which helps its local advertising sales business to compete more effectively with broadcast and other media. In addition, TWC has a strong presence in the country’s two largest advertising market areas, New York, NY, and Los Angeles, CA.
 
In many locations, TWC has formed advertising “interconnects” or entered into representation agreements with contiguous cable system operators to deliver locally inserted commercials across wider geographic areas, replicating the reach of the local broadcast stations as much as possible. TWC also sells the video advertising inventory of certain regional sports programming networks. In addition, TWC’s local cable news channels, VOD offerings and online services, such as Roadrunner.com, provide it with opportunities to generate advertising revenue.
 
Advanced Advertising
 
TWC is exploring various means to use its VOD and other advanced capabilities to deliver to television advertisers the same kind of advanced advertising offerings and measurement data currently available to Internet advertisers, as well as to attract advertising that would otherwise be placed with other media, such as print and direct mail. For example, in several geographic areas, TWC provides overlays that enable video subscribers with a TWC-provided digital set-top box to request additional information regarding certain advertised products using the remote control, to “telescope” from a traditional advertisement to a long-form VOD segment regarding the advertised product, to vote on a relevant topic or to receive more specific additional information. In addition, in 2009, TWC launched certain digital offerings, such as Promotions on Demand, which enable video subscribers to use their remote control to request that coupons, samples and/or brochures be sent to their home. These tools are used to provide advertisers with important feedback about the impact of their advertising efforts and the value of enhancing the video experience with interactive features. TWC also currently provides anonymized VOD and enhanced TV viewing data to its programming partners.
 
In 2008, TWC and certain other cable operators formed Canoe Ventures LLC (“Canoe”), a joint venture focused on developing a common technology platform among cable operators for the delivery of advanced advertising products and services to be offered to programmers and advertisers. One component of Canoe’s strategy is to enable TWC and the industry as a whole to expand their measurement capabilities in order to provide anonymized viewing data to marketers and strategic partners to serve as the foundation of its advanced advertising platform.


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Marketing and Sales
 
TWC’s marketing focuses both on acquiring new customers as well as retaining and selling additional services to existing customers. In both cases, offering attractive bundled services, particularly a triple play offering of video, high-speed data and voice services, is a key element of TWC’s strategy. TWC offers bundled services to both its residential and commercial customers and, increasingly, these customers subscribe to two or three of TWC’s primary services. TWC believes that bundled offerings increase its customers’ satisfaction with TWC, increase customer retention and encourage subscription to additional features. Using a proprietary system, TWC is able to segment existing and potential customers, and target its marketing efforts appropriately.
 
The following table presents selected statistical data regarding TWC’s customer relationships and double play and triple play subscribers (in thousands):
 
                         
    December 31,
    2009   2008   2007
 
Customer relationships(a)
    14,572       14,582       14,626  
Double play(b)
    4,900       4,794       4,703  
Double play penetration(c)
    33.6 %     32.9 %     32.1 %
Triple play(d)
    3,448       3,099       2,363  
Triple play penetration(e)
    23.7 %     21.2 %     16.2 %
 
 
(a) Customer relationships represent the number of subscribers who receive at least one level of the Company’s primary services, encompassing video, high-speed data and voice services (including circuit-switched telephone service, as applicable). For example, a subscriber who purchases only high-speed data service and no video service will count as one customer relationship, and a subscriber who purchases both video and high-speed data services will also count as only one customer relationship.
(b) Double play subscriber numbers reflect TWC customers who subscribe to two of TWC’s primary services.
(c) Double play penetration represents double play subscribers as a percentage of customer relationships.
(d) Triple play subscriber numbers reflect TWC customers who subscribe to all three of TWC’s primary services.
(e) Triple play penetration represents triple play subscribers as a percentage of customer relationships.
 
TWC is in the fourth year of using the brand, The Power of Youtm, to advertise a variety of features, such as Start Over, that demonstrate that TWC customers are in control of their experience. This message is delivered via broadcast, TWC’s website, its cable systems, print, radio and other outlets including outdoor advertising, direct mail, e-mail, on-line advertising, local grassroots efforts and non-traditional media.
 
TWC also employs a wide range of direct channels to reach its customers, including outbound telemarketing, door-to-door sales, online at www.timewarnercable.com and through third-party web partners, and in TWC and third-party retail stores. In addition, TWC uses customer care channels and inbound call centers to sell additional services to existing customers, as well as new services to potential customers.
 
Customer Care
 
During 2009, TWC made significant progress in improving its customer care processes and infrastructure. The Company’s customer care strategy is designed to give customers more control over their experience in ways that are simple and easy and, to that end, is focused on the reliability and technical quality of its plant, resolving customers’ issues on the first call, and providing customers several means of communicating with the Company, including online approaches, such as eCare and MyService at www.timewarnercable.com.
 
Technology
 
Cable Systems
 
TWC’s cable systems employ a hybrid fiber coaxial cable, or “HFC,” network. TWC transmits signals on these systems via laser-fed fiber optic cable from origination points known as “headends” and “hubs” to a group of distribution “nodes,” and uses coaxial cable to deliver these signals from the individual nodes to the homes they serve. TWC pioneered this architecture and received an Emmy award in 1994 for its HFC development efforts. HFC architecture allows the delivery of two-way video and broadband transmissions, which is essential to providing advanced video, high-speed data, voice, networking and transport services. As of December 31, 2009, virtually all of the homes passed by TWC’s cable systems were served by two-way capable plant that had been upgraded to provide at least 750MHz of capacity.
 
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households at any given moment. Since it is generally the case that not all such channels are being watched at all times within a given group of households, SDV technology frees up capacity that can then be made available for other uses, including additional HD channels, expanded VOD offerings, faster high-speed data connections, reliable Digital Phone quality and interactive services. TWC received an Emmy award in 2008 for its efforts in SDV technology development. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 5.9 million (or 46%) of video subscribers received some portion of their video service via SDV technology, and TWC expects to complete its roll-out of SDV technology during 2010.
 
Set-top Boxes
 
Each of TWC’s cable systems uses one of two “conditional access” systems to secure signals from unauthorized receipt, the intellectual property rights to which are controlled by set-top box manufacturers. In part as a result of the proprietary nature of these conditional access systems, TWC currently purchases set-top boxes from a limited number of suppliers. For more information, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Dependence on Third Parties—TWC may not be able to obtain necessary hardware, software and operational support.”
 
Generally, TWC’s video subscribers must have either a TWC-provided digital set-top box or a “digital cable-ready” television or similar device equipped with a conditional-access security card (“CableCARDtm”) in order to receive digital video programming. However, a unidirectional device, such as a “digital cable-ready” television, cannot request certain digital signals that are necessary to receive TWC’s two-way video services, such as VOD, channels delivered via SDV technology and TWC’s interactive program guide. In order to receive TWC’s two-way video services, customers generally must have a TWC-provided digital set-top box.
 
CableLabs, a nonprofit research and development consortium founded by members of the cable industry, has put forward a set of hardware and software specifications known as “tru2way,” which represent an effort to create a common platform for set-top box applications regardless of the box’s operating system. Tru2way-enabled televisions and other devices with tru2way technology are able to receive TWC’s two-way video services. During 2009, TWC deployed approximately 2.3 million tru2way-enabled set-top boxes, and it expects to continue to deploy additional boxes during 2010.
 
Suppliers
 
TWC contracts with certain third parties for goods and services related to the delivery of its video, high-speed data and voice services.
 
Video programming.  TWC carries local broadcast stations pursuant to either the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) “must carry” rules or a written retransmission consent agreement with the relevant station owner. The current three-year carriage cycle began on January 1, 2009, and TWC has multi-year retransmission consent agreements in place with most of the retransmission consent stations that it carries. For more information, see “—Regulatory Matters” below. Cable networks, including premium services, are carried pursuant to affiliation agreements. TWC generally pays a monthly per subscriber fee for cable services and sometimes pays a fee for broadcast stations that elect retransmission consent. Such fees typically cover the network or station’s linear feed as well as its free On-Demand content. Payments to the providers of some premium services may be based on a percentage of TWC’s gross receipts from subscriptions to the services. Generally, TWC obtains rights to carry VOD movies and events and to sell and/or rent online video programming via the Road Runner Video Store through iN Demand L.L.C., a company in which TWC holds a minority interest. In some instances, TWC contracts directly with film studios for VOD carriage rights for movies. Such VOD content is generally provided to TWC under revenue-sharing arrangements.
 
Set-top boxes, program guides and network equipment.  TWC purchases set-top boxes and CableCARDs from a limited number of suppliers, including Cisco Systems Inc. (“Cisco Systems”), Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and leases these devices to subscribers at monthly rates. See “—Technology—Cable Systems—Set-top Boxes” above and “—Regulatory Matters” below. TWC purchases routers, switches and other network equipment from a variety of providers, the most significant of which is Cisco Systems. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Dependence on Third Parties—TWC may not be able to obtain necessary hardware, software and operational support.” In addition to its Open Cable Digital Navigator (“ODN”) and Mystro Digital Navigator (“MDN”) program guides, TWC provides its subscribers with set-top box program guides from Cisco Systems and Rovi Corporation (formerly Macrovision Corporation).
 
High-speed data and voice connectivity.  TWC delivers high-speed data and voice services through TWC’s HFC network and regional and national fiber networks that are either owned or leased from third parties. These networks provide connectivity to the Internet. TWC pays fees for leased circuits based on the amount of capacity available to it and pays for Internet connectivity based on the amount of IP-based traffic received from and sent over the other carrier’s network. TWC also has entered into a number of “settlement-free peering” arrangements with third-party networks that allow TWC to exchange traffic with those networks without a fee.
 
Digital Phone.  Under multi-year agreements between TWC and Sprint, Sprint assists TWC in providing Digital Phone service by routing voice traffic to and from destinations outside of TWC’s network via the public switched telephone network, delivering E911, operator and directory assistance services and assisting in order processing, local number portability and long-distance traffic carriage. In


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2009, TWC launched an initiative to replace Sprint as the provider of these services, a process that will take a number of years. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Dependence on Third Parties—TWC may not be able to obtain necessary hardware, software and operational support.”
 
Competition
 
TWC faces intense competition for customers from a variety of alternative communications, information and entertainment delivery sources. TWC competes with incumbent local telephone companies, including AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”) and Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”), across each of its primary services. Some of these telephone companies offer a broad range of services with features and functions comparable to those provided by TWC and in bundles similar to those offered by TWC, sometimes with the addition of wireless services. Each of TWC’s services also faces competition from other companies that provide services on a stand-alone basis. TWC’s video service faces competition from direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) services, and increasingly from companies that deliver content to consumers over the Internet. TWC’s high-speed data service faces competition from wireless data providers, and competition in voice service is increasing as more homes in the United States are replacing their wireline telephone service with wireless service. Technological advances and product innovations have increased and will likely continue to increase the number of alternatives available to TWC’s customers, further intensifying competition. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Competition.”
 
Principal Competitors
 
Incumbent local telephone companies.  TWC’s video, high-speed data and Digital Phone services face competition from the video, digital subscriber line (“DSL”), wireless broadband and wireline and wireless phone offerings of AT&T and Verizon. In a significant number of TWC’s operating areas, AT&T and Verizon have upgraded their networks to carry two-way video, high-speed data and IP-based telephony services, each of which is similar to the corresponding service offered by TWC. Moreover, AT&T and Verizon aggressively market and sell bundles of video, high-speed data and voice services plus, in some cases, wireless services, and they market cross-platform features with their wireless services, such as remote DVR control from a wireless handset. TWC also faces competition in some areas from the DSL, wireless broadband and phone offerings of smaller incumbent local telephone companies, such as Frontier Communications Corporation (“Frontier Communications”) and Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (“Cincinnati Bell”).
 
Direct broadcast satellite.  TWC’s video service faces competition from DBS services, such as DISH Network Corporation (“Dish Network”) and DirecTV Group Inc. (“DirecTV”). Dish Network and DirecTV offer satellite-delivered pre-packaged programming services that can be received by relatively small and inexpensive receiving dishes. These providers offer aggressive promotional pricing, exclusive programming (e.g., NFL Sunday Tickettm) and video services that are comparable in many respects to TWC’s digital video service, including its DVR service and some of its interactive programming features.
 
In some areas, incumbent local telephone companies and DBS operators have entered into co-marketing arrangements that allow the telephone companies to offer synthetic bundles (i.e., video service provided principally by the DBS operator, and DSL, wireline phone service and, in some cases, wireless service provided by the telephone company). From a consumer standpoint, the synthetic bundles appear similar to TWC’s bundles.
 
Cable overbuilders.  TWC operates its cable systems under non-exclusive franchises granted by state or local authorities. The existence of more than one cable system, including municipality-owned systems, operating in the same territory is referred to as an “overbuild.” In some of TWC’s operating areas, other operators have overbuilt TWC’s systems and offer video, high-speed data and voice services in competition with TWC.
 
Other Competition and Competitive Factors
 
Aside from competing with the video, high-speed data and voice services offered by incumbent local telephone companies, DBS providers and cable overbuilders, each of TWC’s services also faces competition from other companies that provide services on a stand-alone basis.
 
Video competition.  TWC’s video service faces competition from a number of different sources, including companies that deliver movies, television shows and other video programming over broadband Internet connections, such as Hulu.com, Apple Inc.’s iTunes, Netflix Inc.’s “Watch Instantly” and YouTube. Increasingly, content owners are utilizing Internet-based delivery of content directly to consumers, some without charging a fee for access to the content. Furthermore, due to consumer electronics innovations, consumers are able to watch such Internet-delivered content on television sets. TWC also competes with online order services with mail delivery and video stores.
 
“Online” competition.  TWC’s high-speed data service faces competition from a variety of companies that offer other forms of online services, including low cost dial-up services over telephone lines and wireless broadband services, such as those offered by Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Clearwire, Internet service via power lines, satellite and various other wireless services (e.g., Wi-Fi).


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Digital Phone competition.  TWC’s Digital Phone service competes with wireline, wireless and “over-the-top” phone providers. An increasing number of homes in the U.S. are replacing their traditional wireline telephone service with wireless phone service, a trend commonly referred to as “wireless substitution.” Wireless phone providers are encouraging this trend with aggressive marketing and the launch of wireless products targeted for home use. TWC also competes with “over-the-top” providers, such as Vonage, Skype, magicJack and Google Voice, and companies that sell phone cards at a cost per minute for both national and international service. The increase in wireless substitution and in the number of different technologies capable of carrying voice services has intensified the competitive environment in which TWC operates its Digital Phone service.
 
Additional competition.  In addition to multi-channel video providers, cable systems compete with all other sources of news, information and entertainment, including over-the-air television broadcast reception, live events, movie theaters and the Internet. In general, TWC also faces competition from other media for advertising dollars. To the extent that TWC’s services converge with theirs, TWC competes with the manufacturers of consumer electronics products. For instance, TWC’s DVR service competes with similar devices manufactured by consumer electronics companies.
 
Commercial competition.  TWC competes with incumbent local telephone companies, especially AT&T and Verizon, across all of its commercial services: video, high-speed data, voice, networking and transport. In addition, on a stand-alone basis, TWC’s commercial video service faces competition from DBS providers that compete with TWC primarily in the hospitality and restaurant industry, and its commercial high-speed data, voice, networking and transport services face competition from national and smaller regional competitive local exchange carriers or, “CLECs,” and from a variety of smaller incumbent local telephone companies, such as Frontier Communications and Cincinnati Bell.
 
Franchise process.  Under the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, franchising authorities are prohibited from unreasonably refusing to award additional franchises. In December 2006, the FCC adopted an order intended to make it easier for competitors to obtain franchises, by defining when the actions of county- and municipal-level franchising authorities will be deemed to be unreasonable as part of the franchising process. Furthermore, legislation supported by regional telephone companies has been enacted in a number of states to allow these companies to enter the video distribution business under state-wide franchises and without obtaining local franchise approval. Legislation of this kind has been enacted in California, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin, which include some of the Company’s largest operating areas. See “—Regulatory Matters—Video Services—Franchising” and “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Government Regulation.”
 
Employees
 
As of December 31, 2009, TWC had approximately 47,000 employees, including approximately 1,400 part-time employees. 4.6% of TWC’s employees are represented by labor unions. TWC considers its relations with its employees to be good.
 
Regulatory Matters
 
TWC’s business is subject, in part, to regulation by the FCC and by most local and state governments where TWC has cable systems. In addition, TWC’s business is operated subject to compliance with the terms of the Memorandum Opinion and Order issued by the FCC in July 2006 in connection with the regulatory clearance of the transactions related to TWC’s 2006 acquisition of cable systems from Adelphia Communications Corporation and Comcast Corporation (the “Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Order”). Various legislative and regulatory proposals under consideration from time to time by the United States Congress (“Congress”) and various federal agencies have in the past materially affected TWC and may do so in the future.
 
The Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the “Communications Act”), and the regulations and policies of the FCC affect significant aspects of TWC’s cable system operations, including video subscriber rates; carriage of broadcast television signals and cable programming, as well as the way TWC sells its program packages to subscribers; the use of cable systems by franchising authorities and other third parties; cable system ownership; offering of voice, high-speed data and transport services; and its use of utility poles and conduits.
 
The following is a summary of current significant federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting the growth and operation of TWC’s business as well as a summary of the terms of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Order. The summary of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Order herein does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Order.
 
Video Services
 
Subscriber rates.  The Communications Act and the FCC’s rules regulate rates for basic cable service and equipment in communities that are not subject to “effective competition,” as defined by federal law. Where there has been no finding by the FCC of effective competition, federal law authorizes franchising authorities to regulate the monthly rates charged by the operator for the minimum level of video programming service, referred to as basic service tier or BST, which generally includes broadcast television


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signals, satellite-delivered broadcast networks and superstations, local origination channels, a few specialty networks and public access, educational and government channels. This regulation also applies to the installation, sale and lease of equipment used by subscribers to receive basic service, such as set-top boxes and remote control units. In the majority of its localities, TWC is no longer subject to rate regulation, either because the local franchising authority has not become certified by the FCC to regulate these rates or because the FCC has found that there is effective competition.
 
Carriage of broadcast television stations and other programming regulation.  The Communications Act and the FCC’s regulations contain broadcast signal carriage requirements that allow local commercial television broadcast stations to elect once every three years to require a cable system to carry their stations, subject to some exceptions, commonly called “must carry,” or to negotiate with cable systems the terms on which the cable systems may carry their stations, commonly called “retransmission consent.” The current carriage cycle began on January 1, 2009.
 
The Communications Act and the FCC’s regulations require a cable operator to devote up to one-third of its activated channel capacity for the mandatory carriage of local commercial television stations that elect “must carry.” The Communications Act and the FCC’s regulations give local non-commercial television stations mandatory carriage rights, but non-commercial stations do not have the option to negotiate retransmission consent for the carriage of their signals by cable systems. Additionally, cable systems must obtain retransmission consent for all “distant” commercial television stations (i.e., those television stations outside the designated market area to which a community is assigned) except for commercial satellite-delivered independent “superstations” and some low-power television stations.
 
In 2005, the FCC reaffirmed its earlier decision rejecting multi-casting (i.e., carriage of more than one program stream per broadcaster) requirements with respect to carriage of broadcast signals pursuant to must-carry rules. Certain parties filed petitions for reconsideration. To date, no action has been taken on these reconsideration petitions, and TWC is unable to predict what requirements, if any, the FCC might adopt in connection with multi-casting.
 
In September 2007, the FCC adopted rules that require cable operators that offer at least some analog service (i.e., that are not operating “all-digital” systems) to provide subscribers down-converted analog versions of must-carry broadcast stations’ digital signals. In addition, must-carry stations broadcasting in HD format must be carried in HD on cable systems with greater than 552 MHz capacity; standard-definition signals may be carried only in analog format. These rules became effective after the broadcast television transition from analog to digital service for full power television stations on June 12, 2009, and are currently scheduled to terminate after three years, subject to FCC review.
 
The Communications Act also permits franchising authorities to negotiate with cable operators for channels for public, educational and governmental access programming. It also requires a cable system with 36 or more activated channels to designate a significant portion of its channel capacity for commercial leased access by third parties, which limits the amount of capacity TWC has available for other programming. The FCC regulates various aspects of such third-party commercial use of channel capacity on TWC’s cable systems, including the rates and some terms and conditions of the commercial use. These rules are the subject of an ongoing FCC proceeding, and recent revisions to such rules are stayed pursuant to an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The FCC also has an open proceeding to examine its substantive and procedural rules for program carriage. TWC is unable to predict whether any such proceedings will lead to any material changes in existing regulations.
 
In addition, the Communications Act and FCC regulations also require TWC to give various kinds of advance notice of certain changes in TWC’s programming line-up. Under certain circumstances, TWC must give as much as 30 or 45 days’ advance notice to subscribers, programmers and franchising authorities of such changes. DBS operators and other non-cable programming distributors are not subject to analogous duties.
 
Ownership limitations.  There are various rules prohibiting joint ownership of cable systems and other kinds of communications facilities, including local telephone companies and multichannel multipoint distribution service facilities. The Communications Act also requires the FCC to adopt “reasonable limits” on the number of subscribers a cable operator may reach through systems in which it holds an ownership interest. In December 2007, the FCC adopted an order establishing a 30% limit on the percentage of nationwide multichannel video subscribers that any single cable provider can serve. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed and vacated the FCC order in August 2009. TWC is unable to predict when the FCC will take action to set new limits, if any. The Communications Act also requires the FCC to adopt “reasonable limits” on the number of channels that cable operators may fill with programming services in which they hold an ownership interest. The matter remains pending before the FCC. It is uncertain when the FCC will rule on this issue or how any regulation it adopts might affect TWC.
 
Pole attachment regulation.  The Communications Act requires that investor-owned utilities provide cable systems and telecommunications carriers with non-discriminatory access to any pole, conduit or right-of-way controlled by those utilities. The Communications Act permits the FCC to regulate the rates, terms and conditions imposed by these utilities for cable systems’ use of utility poles and conduit space. States are permitted to preempt FCC jurisdiction over pole attachments through certifying that they regulate the terms of attachments themselves. Many states in which TWC operates have done so. The FCC or a certifying state could increase pole attachment rates paid by cable operators. In addition, the FCC has adopted a higher pole attachment rate applicable to pole


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attachments made by any company that provides telecommunications services. The applicability of and method for calculating pole attachment rates for cable operators that provide Voice Over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services remains unclear. In November 2007, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to establish a new unified pole attachment rate that would apply to attachments made by cable operators and telecommunications companies that are used to provide high-speed Internet services. It is unclear whether this ruling would apply to VoIP services or have any effect on the pole attachment rates for companies providing telecommunications services. The proposed rate could be higher than the current rate paid by cable service providers. In addition, in August 2009, a coalition of electric utility companies petitioned the FCC to declare that the pole attachment rate for attachments used by cable companies to provide VoIP services should be assessed at the higher rate paid by telecommunications providers. TWC has opposed this petition. If either of these petitions is adopted, TWC’s current payments for pole attachments could materially increase. Finally, some of the poles TWC uses are exempt from federal regulation because they are owned by utility cooperatives and municipal entities. These entities may not renew TWC’s existing agreements when they expire, and they may require TWC to pay substantially increased fees. A number of these entities are currently seeking to impose substantial rate increases. Any increase in TWC’s pole attachment rates or inability to secure continued pole attachment agreements with these cooperatives or municipal utilities on commercially reasonable terms could cause TWC’s business, financial results or financial condition to suffer. For further discussion of pole attachment rates, see the discussion in “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Dependence on Third Parties—TWC may encounter substantially increased pole attachment costs.”
 
Set-top box regulation.  Certain regulatory requirements are also applicable to set-top boxes and other equipment that can be used to receive digital video services. Currently, many cable subscribers rent from their cable operator a set-top box that performs both signal-reception functions and conditional-access security functions. The lease rates cable operators charge for this equipment are subject to rate regulation to the same extent as basic cable service. Under these regulations, cable operators are allowed to set equipment rates for set-top boxes, CableCARDs and remote controls on the basis of actual capital costs, plus an annual after-tax rate of return of 11.25%, on the capital cost (net of depreciation). In 1996, Congress enacted a statute requiring the FCC to pass rules fostering the availability of set-top boxes. An implementing regulation, which became effective on July 1, 2007, requires cable operators to cease placing into service new set-top boxes that have integrated security functions. DBS operators are not subject to this requirement.
 
In December 2002, cable operators and consumer-electronics companies entered into a standard-setting agreement relating to reception equipment that uses a conditional-access security card—a CableCARD—provided by the cable operator to receive one-way cable services. To implement the agreement, the FCC adopted regulations that (i) establish a voluntary labeling system for such one-way devices; (ii) require most cable systems to support these devices; and (iii) adopt various content-encoding rules, including a ban on the use of “selectable output controls” to direct program content only through authorized outputs. In June 2007, the FCC initiated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that may lead to regulations covering equipment sold at retail that is designed to receive two-way products and services, which, if adopted, could increase TWC’s cost in supporting such equipment. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking remains pending. In June 2008, cable operators and consumer-electronics companies entered into a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes a national platform for retail devices to receive interactive (or two-way) cable services.
 
In November 2009, in its National Broadband Plan proceeding, the FCC identified a set-top box “innovation gap” that it stated could hinder the convergence of video, TV and IP-based technology. In December 2009, the FCC sought specific comment on how it can encourage innovation in the market for navigation devices. If the FCC requires multi-channel video programming distributors (“MVPDs”) and consumer electronics manufacturers to develop a universal “plug-and-play” device for all MVPDs, it may impede innovation in this area.
 
Multiple dwelling units and inside wiring.  In November 2007, the FCC adopted an order declaring null and void all exclusive access arrangements between cable operators and multiple dwelling units and other centrally managed real estate developments (“MDUs”). In connection with the order, the FCC also issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding whether to expand the ban on exclusivity to other types of MVPDs in addition to cable operators, including DBS providers, and whether to expand the scope of the rules to prohibit exclusive marketing and bulk billing agreements. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the order in May 2009. The FCC also has adopted rules facilitating competitors’ access to the cable wiring inside such MDUs. This order, which was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in October 2008, could have an adverse impact on TWC’s business because it allows competitors to use wiring inside MDUs that TWC has already deployed.
 
Copyright regulation.  TWC’s cable systems provide subscribers with, among other things, content from local and distant television broadcast stations. TWC generally does not obtain a license to use the copyrighted performances contained in these stations’ programming directly from program owners. Instead, in exchange for filing reports with the U.S. Copyright Office and contributing a percentage of revenue to a federal copyright royalty pool, cable operators obtain rights to retransmit copyrighted material contained in broadcast signals pursuant to a compulsory license. The elimination or substantial modification of this compulsory copyright license has been the subject of ongoing legislative and administrative review, and, if eliminated or modified, could adversely affect TWC’s ability to obtain suitable programming and could substantially increase TWC’s programming costs. Additionally, the U.S. Copyright Office has released a ruling on issues relating to the calculation of compulsory license fees that could increase the amount cable operators are required to pay into the copyright royalty pool. Legislation has been introduced to address this issue and it is pending as of February 18,


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2010. Further, the U.S. Copyright Office has not yet made any determinations as to how the compulsory license will apply to digital broadcast signals and services.
 
In addition, when TWC obtains programming from third parties, TWC generally obtains licenses that include any necessary authorizations to transmit the music included in it. When TWC creates its own programming and provides various other programming or related content, including local origination programming and advertising that TWC inserts into cable-programming networks, TWC is required to obtain any necessary music performance licenses directly from the rights holders. These rights are generally controlled by three music performance rights organizations, each with rights to the music of various composers. TWC generally has obtained the necessary licenses, either through negotiated licenses or through procedures established by consent decrees entered into by some of the music performance rights organizations.
 
Program access and Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Order.  In the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Order, the FCC imposed conditions on TWC, which will expire in July 2012, related to regional sports networks (“RSNs”), as defined in the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Order, and the resolution of disputes pursuant to the FCC’s leased access regulations. In particular, the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Order provides that (i) neither TWC nor its affiliates may offer an affiliated RSN on an exclusive basis to any MVPD; (ii) TWC may not unduly or improperly influence the decision of any affiliated RSN to sell programming to an unaffiliated MVPD or the prices, terms and conditions of sale of programming by an affiliated RSN to an unaffiliated MVPD; (iii) if an MVPD and an affiliated RSN cannot reach an agreement on the terms and conditions of carriage, the MVPD may elect commercial arbitration to resolve the dispute; (iv) if an unaffiliated RSN is denied carriage by TWC, it may elect commercial arbitration to resolve the dispute in accordance with the FCC’s program carriage rules; and (v) with respect to leased access, if an unaffiliated programmer is unable to reach an agreement with TWC, that programmer may elect commercial arbitration to resolve the dispute, with the arbitrator being required to resolve the dispute using the FCC’s existing rate formula relating to pricing terms. The FCC has suspended this “baseball style” arbitration procedure as it relates to TWC’s carriage of unaffiliated RSNs, although it allowed the arbitration of a claim brought by the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network because the claim was brought prior to the suspension. In that case, in October 2008, the FCC’s Media Bureau upheld the arbitrator’s ruling in favor of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, and TWC has petitioned for review by the full FCC. In addition, Herring Broadcasting, Inc., which does business as WealthTV, filed a program carriage complaint against TWC and other cable operators alleging discrimination against WealthTV’s programming in favor of a similarly situated video programming vendors in violation of the FCC’s rules. In October 2009, after convening an evidentiary hearing on the merits of the claim, an FCC Administrative Law Judge issued a recommended decision in favor of TWC and the other cable operators in the proceeding, which WealthTV appealed to the full FCC. These proceedings remain pending.
 
Tax.  Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, DBS providers benefit from federal preemption of locally imposed or administered taxes and fees on video services, including those borne by the Company and its customers. Several states have enacted or are considering parity tax measures to equalize the tax and fee burden imposed on DBS and cable video services. DBS providers have been challenging such parity efforts in the courts, Congress and, increasingly, state legislatures in an effort to maintain their competitive pricing advantage and preclude states from implementing such parity tax measures. Thus far, the states have prevailed in the federal and state courts with respect to legal challenges to such tax parity statutes. However, there can be no assurance as to the outcome with respect to cases still pending and ongoing legislative efforts.
 
Other federal regulatory requirements.  The Communications Act also includes provisions regulating customer service, subscriber privacy, marketing practices, equal employment opportunity, technical standards and equipment compatibility, antenna structure notification, marking, lighting, emergency alert system requirements and the collection from cable operators of annual regulatory fees, which are calculated based on the number of subscribers served and the types of FCC licenses held. The FCC also actively regulates other aspects of TWC’s video services, including the mandatory blackout of syndicated, network and sports programming; customer service standards; political advertising; indecent or obscene programming; Emergency Alert System requirements for analog and digital services; closed captioning requirements for the hearing impaired; commercial restrictions on children’s programming; recordkeeping and public file access requirements; and technical rules relating to operation of the cable network.
 
Franchising.  Cable operators generally operate their systems under non-exclusive franchises. Franchises are awarded, and cable operators are regulated, by state franchising authorities, local franchising authorities, or both.
 
Franchise agreements typically require payment of franchise fees and contain regulatory provisions addressing, among other things, upgrades, service quality, cable service to schools and other public institutions, insurance and indemnity bonds. The terms and conditions of cable franchises vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The Communications Act provides protections against many unreasonable terms. In particular, the Communications Act imposes a ceiling on franchise fees of five percent of revenues derived from cable service. TWC generally passes the franchise fee on to its subscribers, listing it as a separate item on the bill.
 
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however, provides significant substantive and procedural protections for cable operators seeking renewal of their franchises. In addition, although TWC occasionally reaches the expiration date of a franchise agreement without having a written renewal or extension, TWC generally has the right to continue to operate, either by agreement with the local franchising authority or by law, while continuing to negotiate a renewal. In the past, substantially all of the material franchises relating to TWC’s systems have been renewed by the relevant local franchising authority, though sometimes only after significant time and effort.
 
In June 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld regulations adopted by the FCC in December 2006 intended to limit the ability of local franchising authorities to delay or refuse the grant of competitive franchises (by, for example, imposing deadlines on franchise negotiations). The FCC has applied most of these rules to incumbent cable operators which, although immediately effective, in some cases may not alter existing franchises prior to renewal.
 
At the state level, several states, including California, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin, have enacted statutes intended to streamline entry by additional video competitors, some of which provide more favorable treatment to new entrants than to existing providers. Similar bills are pending or may be enacted in additional states. Despite TWC’s efforts and the protections of federal law, it is possible that some of TWC’s franchises may not be renewed, and TWC may be required to make significant additional investments in its cable systems in response to requirements imposed in the course of the franchise renewal process. See “—Competition—Other Competition and Competitive Factors—Franchise process.”
 
High-speed Internet Access Services
 
TWC provides high-speed data services over its existing cable facilities. In 2002, the FCC released an order in which it determined that cable-provided high-speed Internet access service is an interstate “information service” rather than a “cable service” or a “telecommunications service,” as those terms are defined in the Communications Act. That determination was sustained by the U.S. Supreme Court. The “information service” classification means that the service is not subject to regulation as a cable service or as a telecommunications service under federal, state, or local law. Nonetheless, TWC’s high-speed Internet access service is subject to a number of regulatory requirements, including the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (“CALEA”), which requires that high-speed data providers implement certain network capabilities to assist law enforcement agencies in conducting surveillance of criminal suspects.
 
“Net neutrality” legislative and regulatory proposals.  Several disparate groups have adopted the term “net neutrality” in connection with their efforts to persuade Congress and regulators to adopt rules that could limit the ability of broadband providers to effectively manage or operate their broadband networks. In previous Congressional sessions, legislation has been introduced proposing “net neutrality” requirements, which would have limited to a greater or lesser extent the ability of high-speed Internet access service providers to adopt pricing models and network management policies. Similar legislation was introduced in the most recent session, as well as legislation to prevent the FCC from adopting any net neutrality rules.
 
In September 2005, the FCC issued its Net Neutrality Policy Statement, which at the time, the agency characterized as a non-binding policy statement. The principles contained in the Net Neutrality Policy Statement set forth the FCC’s view that consumers are entitled to access and use lawful Internet content and applications of their choice, to connect to lawful devices of their choosing that do not harm the broadband provider’s network and to competition among network, application, service and content providers. The Net Neutrality Policy Statement notes that these principles are subject to “reasonable network management.” Subsequently, the FCC made these principles binding as to certain telecommunications companies for specified periods of time pursuant to “voluntary commitments” in orders adopted in connection with mergers undertaken by those companies.
 
Several parties have sought to persuade the FCC to adopt net neutrality-type regulations in a number of proceedings before the agency; however, none of these proceedings has resulted in the adoption of formal regulations. Despite this, in November 2007, a formal complaint was filed against Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) alleging that its use of “reset packets” to manage peer-to-peer file-sharing traffic constituted an unreasonable network management practice. In August 2008, the FCC released a decision finding in favor of the complainant relying in part on the FCC’s Net Neutrality Policy Statement. That decision is under appeal. In October 2009, the FCC initiated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to adopt so-called “net neutrality” rules that it describes as intended to preserve the openness of the Internet. The proposed rules would apply to all providers of broadband Internet access services, whether wireline or wireless, but would not apply to providers of applications, content or other services. The FCC indicated that its comment process seeks comment both on its rationales for the draft proposals as well as their form and scope. Initial comments were filed on January 14, 2010, and reply comments are due by March 5, 2010. For further discussion of “net neutrality” and the impact such proposals could have on TWC if adopted, see the discussion in “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Government Regulation—‘Net neutrality’ legislation or regulation could limit TWC’s ability to operate its high-speed data business profitably and to manage its broadband facilities efficiently to respond to growing bandwidth usage by TWC’s high-speed data customers.”
 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”), enacted on February 17, 2009, provides approximately $7 billion to stimulate investment in broadband. As of February 18, 2010, only a small portion of the available funds has been awarded. All broadband funding awards must be made by September 30, 2010. TWC did not apply


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for any of these funds, but many other organizations have done so. TWC could be placed at a disadvantage if these funds are not made available in a competitively neutral way, or are used to compete with TWC’s broadband services in a manner that gives the recipients a competitive advantage.
 
National Broadband Plan.  As part of the ARRA, Congress directed the FCC to develop a National Broadband Plan to deliver to Congress by February 17, 2010. The primary focuses of the plan are universal broadband deployment, increased broadband utilization and adoption, and the integration of broadband into several key “national purposes,” such as healthcare, education, energy and E-government. The FCC initiated a proceeding to develop the National Broadband Plan in April 2009 and has issued more than 28 different requests for comment on related issues. The cable industry, generally, has encouraged the FCC to focus on ways to increase broadband adoption and digital literacy. On January 7, 2010, FCC Chairman Genachowski notified Congress of the need for a one month extension until March 17, 2010 to deliver the plan to Congress. The final plan is expected to result in a number of new rulemaking proceedings. TWC is unable to predict the impact of such proceedings on TWC’s business.
 
Voice Services
 
TWC currently offers residential and commercial voice services using VoIP technology. Traditional providers of circuit-switched telephone services generally are subject to significant regulation. It is unclear whether and to what extent regulators will subject interconnected VoIP services such as TWC’s residential and commercial voice services to the same regulations that apply to the traditional voice services provided by incumbent telephone companies. In February 2004, the FCC opened a broad-based rulemaking proceeding to consider these and other issues. That rulemaking remains pending. The FCC has, however, extended a number of traditional telephone carrier regulations to interconnected VoIP providers, including requiring interconnected VoIP providers: to provide E911 capabilities as a standard feature to their subscribers; to comply with the requirements of CALEA to assist law enforcement investigations in providing, after a lawful request, call content and call identification information; to contribute to the federal universal service fund; to pay regulatory fees; to comply with subscriber privacy rules; to provide access to their services to persons with disabilities; and to comply with service discontinuance requirements and local number portability (“LNP”) rules when subscribers change telephone providers.
 
Certain other issues related to interconnected VoIP services remain unclear. In particular, in November 2004, the FCC determined that regardless of their regulatory classification, certain interconnected VoIP services qualify as interstate services with respect to economic regulation. The FCC preempted state public utility commission regulations that address such issues as entry certification and tariffing requirements, as applied to interconnected VoIP services. On March 21, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the FCC’s November 2004 order with respect to these VoIP services. Despite this ruling, certain states have sought to impose state regulation on interconnected VoIP providers such as TWC. For instance, in 2008, the Wisconsin public utility commission ruled that TWC’s Digital Phone service is subject to traditional, circuit-switched telephone regulation. In addition, other state commissions have opened investigations into whether and to what extent interconnected VoIP services should be regulated in their respective states.
 
The FCC and various states are also considering how interconnected VoIP services should interconnect with incumbent phone company networks. Because the FCC has yet to classify interconnected VoIP service, the precise scope of interconnection rules as applied to interconnected VoIP service is not clear. As a result, some small incumbent telephone companies may resist interconnecting directly with TWC. Finally, the FCC is considering comprehensive intercarrier compensation reform including the appropriate compensation regime applicable to interconnected VoIP traffic over the public switched telephone network. It is unclear whether and when the FCC or Congress will adopt further rules relating to VoIP interconnection and how such rules would affect TWC’s interconnected VoIP service.
 
Commercial Networking and Transport Services
 
Entities providing point-to-point and other transport services generally have been subjected to various kinds of regulation. In particular, in connection with intrastate transport services, state regulatory authorities commonly require such providers to obtain and maintain certificates of public convenience and necessity and to file tariffs setting forth the service’s rates, terms, and conditions and to have just, reasonable, and non-discriminatory rates, terms and conditions. Interstate transport services are governed by similar federal regulations. In addition, providers generally may not transfer assets or ownership without receiving approval from or providing notice to state and federal authorities. Finally, providers of point-to-point and similar transport services are generally required to contribute to various state and federal regulatory funds, including state universal funds and the Federal Universal Service Fund.
 
Operating Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Significant Investments
 
Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
 
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Warner owned general and limited partnership interests in TWE consisting of 72.36% of the pro-rata priority capital and residual equity capital and 100% of the junior priority capital, and a trust established for the benefit of Comcast (“Comcast Trust I”) owned limited partnership interests in TWE consisting of 27.64% of the pro-rata priority capital and residual equity capital. Prior to the TWE Restructuring, TWE’s business consisted of interests in cable systems, cable networks and filmed entertainment.
 
Through a series of steps executed in connection with the TWE Restructuring, TWE transferred its non-cable businesses, including its filmed entertainment and cable network businesses, along with associated liabilities, to Warner Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner, and the ownership structure of TWE was reorganized so that (i) TWC owned 94.3% of the residual equity interests in TWE, (ii) Comcast Trust I owned 4.7% of the residual equity interests in TWE and (iii) American Television and Communications Corporation (“ATC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner, owned 1.0% of the residual equity interests in TWE and $2.4 billion in mandatorily redeemable preferred equity issued by TWE. In addition, following the TWE Restructuring, Time Warner indirectly held shares of TWC Class A common stock and Class B common stock representing, in the aggregate, 89.3% of the voting power and 82.1% of TWC’s outstanding equity.
 
On July 28, 2006, the partnership interests and preferred equity originally held by ATC were contributed to Time Warner NY Cable LLC (“TW NY Cable”), a wholly owned subsidiary of TWC, in exchange for a 12.43% non-voting common stock economic interest in TW NY, and Comcast Trust I’s ownership interest in TWE was redeemed. As a result, Time Warner had no direct interest in TWE and Comcast no longer had any interest in TWE. As a result of the Separation Transactions, Time Warner no longer has an ownership interest in TWC or TW NY. As of December 31, 2009, TWE had $2.6 billion in principal amount of outstanding debt securities with maturities ranging from 2012 to 2033 and fixed interest rates ranging from 8.375% to 10.15%. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition—Financial Condition and Liquidity—Outstanding Debt and Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Equity and Available Financial Capacity.”
 
TWE-A/N Partnership Agreement
 
The following description summarizes certain provisions of the partnership agreement relating to the Time Warner Entertainment–Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“TWE-A/N”). Such description does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the TWE-A/N partnership agreement.
 
Partners of TWE-A/N.  The general partnership interests in TWE-A/N are held by TW NY Cable and TWE (the “TW Partners”) and Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“A/N”), a partnership owned by wholly owned subsidiaries of Advance Publications Inc. and Newhouse Broadcasting Corporation. The TW Partners also hold preferred partnership interests. TWE acquired its interest in TWE-A/N as the result of a merger of its wholly owned subsidiary, TWE-A/N Holdco, L.P. (which previously held the interest), into TWE on December 31, 2008.
 
2002 restructuring of TWE-A/N.  The TWE-A/N cable television joint venture was formed by TWE and A/N in December 1995. A restructuring of the partnership was completed during 2002. As a result of this restructuring, cable systems and their related assets and liabilities serving approximately 2.1 million subscribers as of December 31, 2002 (which amount is not included in TWE-A/N’s 4.7 million consolidated subscribers, as of December 31, 2009) located primarily in Florida (the “A/N Systems”), were transferred to a wholly owned subsidiary of TWE-A/N (the “A/N Subsidiary”). As part of the restructuring, effective August 1, 2002, A/N’s interest in TWE-A/N was converted into an interest that tracks the economic performance of the A/N Systems, while the TW Partners retain the economic interests and associated liabilities in the remaining TWE-A/N cable systems. Also, in connection with the restructuring, TWC effectively acquired A/N’s interest in Road Runner. TWE-A/N’s financial results, other than the results of the A/N Systems, are consolidated with TWC’s.
 
Management and operations of TWE-A/N.  Subject to certain limited exceptions, TWE is the managing partner, with exclusive management rights of TWE-A/N, other than with respect to the A/N Systems. Also, subject to certain limited exceptions, A/N has authority for the supervision of the day-to-day operations of the A/N Subsidiary and the A/N Systems. In connection with the 2002 restructuring, TWE entered into a services agreement with A/N and the A/N Subsidiary under which TWE agreed to exercise various management functions, including oversight of programming and various engineering-related matters. TWE and A/N also agreed to periodically discuss cooperation with respect to new product development. TWC receives a fee for providing the A/N Subsidiary with high-speed data services and the management functions noted above.
 
Restrictions on transfer—TW Partners.  Each TW Partner is generally permitted to directly or indirectly dispose of its entire partnership interest at any time to a wholly owned affiliate of TWE (in the case of transfers by TWE) or to TWE, TWC or a wholly owned affiliate of TWE or TWC (in the case of transfers by TW NY Cable). In addition, the TW Partners are also permitted to transfer their partnership interests through a pledge to secure a loan, or a liquidation of TWE in which TWC, or its affiliates, receives a majority of the interests of TWE-A/N held by the TW Partners. TWE is allowed to issue additional partnership interests in TWE so long as TWC continues to own, directly or indirectly, either 35% or 43.75% of the residual equity capital of TWE, depending on when the issuance occurs.


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Restrictions on transfer—A/N Partner.  A/N is generally permitted to directly or indirectly transfer its entire partnership interest at any time to certain members of the Newhouse family or specified affiliates of A/N. A/N is also permitted to dispose of its partnership interest through a pledge to secure a loan and in connection with specified restructurings of A/N.
 
Restructuring rights of the partners.  TWE and A/N each has the right to cause TWE-A/N to be restructured at any time. Upon a restructuring, TWE-A/N is required to distribute the A/N Subsidiary with all of the A/N Systems to A/N in complete redemption of A/N’s interests in TWE-A/N, and A/N is required to assume all liabilities of the A/N Subsidiary and the A/N Systems. To date, neither TWE nor A/N has delivered notice of the intent to cause a restructuring of TWE-A/N.
 
TWE’s regular right of first offer.  Subject to exceptions, A/N and its affiliates are obligated to grant TWE a right of first offer prior to any sale of assets of the A/N Systems to a third party.
 
TWE’s special right of first offer.  Within a specified time period following the first, seventh, thirteenth and nineteenth anniversaries of the deaths of two specified members of the Newhouse family (those deaths have not yet occurred), A/N has the right to deliver notice to TWE stating that it wishes to transfer some or all of the assets of the A/N Systems, thereby granting TWE the right of first offer to purchase the specified assets. Following delivery of this notice, an appraiser will determine the value of the assets proposed to be transferred. Once the value of the assets has been determined, A/N has the right to terminate its offer to sell the specified assets. If A/N does not terminate its offer, TWE will have the right to purchase the specified assets at a price equal to the value of the specified assets determined by the appraiser. If TWE does not exercise its right to purchase the specified assets, A/N has the right to sell the specified assets to an unrelated third party within 180 days on substantially the same terms as were available to TWE.
 
Clearwire Investment
 
TWC holds an indirect equity interest in Clearwire, which was formed by the combination of the respective wireless broadband businesses of Sprint and Clearwire Communications LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire (the “Clearwire Investment”). The Clearwire Invesment is focused on deploying the first nationwide 4G wireless network to provide mobile broadband services to wholesale and retail customers. Clearwire’s Class A Common Stock is listed for trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. In November 2008, TWC, Intel Corporation (“Intel”), Google Inc., Comcast and Bright House Networks, LLC (collectively, the “Clearwire Investors”) invested $3.2 billion (the “Initial Clearwire Investment”) in Clearwire Communications LLC. TWC initially invested $550 million for membership interests in Clearwire Communications, LLC, which represented an ownership interest in Clearwire, after post-closing adjustments, of approximately 4.47%. In connection with the transaction, TWC entered into wholesale agreements with Clearwire and Sprint that allow TWC to offer wireless services utilizing Clearwire’s 4G WiMax network and Sprint’s 3G CDMA network. See “—Services—Residential Services—High-speed Data Services” above.
 
In November 2009, TWC, Sprint, Intel, Comcast, Bright House Networks, LLC and Eagle River Holdings, LLC (the “Participating Equityholders”) collectively agreed to invest up to an additional $1.564 billion in Clearwire Communications LLC, of which TWC agreed to fund approximately $103 million (the “Follow-On Clearwire Investment”). Through December 31, 2009, $1.497 billion of the investment had been funded, of which TWC had invested $99 million. Following the completion of the transaction in the first quarter of 2010, TWC expects its ownership in Clearwire will be approximately 4.93%.
 
In exchange for TWC investing in the Follow-On Clearwire Investment in amounts in excess of its pro rata ownership in Clearwire prior to such investment, Clearwire agreed to pay TWC a cash fee of $2 million. Certain other Participating Equityholders received similar fees in connection with the Follow-On Clearwire Investment.
 
In connection with the Initial Clearwire Investment, affiliates of TWC and the other Clearwire Investors entered into an operating agreement, an equity holders’ agreement and a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Clearwire, and, other than Intel, a strategic investor agreement governing certain rights and obligations of the parties with respect to the governance of Clearwire, including director nominations, transfer and purchase restrictions on Clearwire’s common stock, rights of first refusal, pre-emptive rights and tag-along rights. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, TWC is entitled to two demand registration rights (other than demands to file a registration statement on Form S-3) as long as the securities to be registered have an aggregate price to the public of not less than $50 million. On December 21, 2009, Clearwire filed a shelf registration statement providing for the registration and sale of all Clearwire securities held by TWC as of such date.
 
Wireless Spectrum Joint Venture
 
TWC is a participant in a joint venture with certain other cable companies (“SpectrumCo”) that holds advanced wireless spectrum (“AWS”) licenses. In January 2009, SpectrumCo redeemed the 10.9% interest held by an affiliate of Cox Communications, Inc. (“Cox”) and Cox received AWS licenses, principally covering the areas in which Cox provides cable services, and approximately $70 million in cash (of which TWC’s share was $22 million). Following the closing of the Cox transaction, SpectrumCo’s AWS licenses cover 20 MHz over 80% of the continental United States and Hawaii.


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Item 1A.  Risk Factors.
 
Risks Related to Competition
 
TWC faces a wide range of competition, which could negatively affect its business and financial results.
 
TWC’s industry is, and will continue to be, highly competitive. Some of TWC’s principal competitors, incumbent local telephone companies, in particular, offer services that provide features and functions comparable to the video, high-speed data and/or voice services that TWC offers, and they offer them in bundles similar to TWC’s, sometimes with the addition of wireless services. In a significant number of TWC’s operating areas, AT&T and Verizon have upgraded their networks to carry two-way video, high-speed data with substantial bandwidth and IP-based telephony services, which they market and sell in bundles, in some cases, along with their wireless service.
 
In addition, each of TWC’s services faces competition from other companies that provide services on a stand-alone basis. TWC’s video service faces competition from DBS providers that try to distinguish their services from TWC’s by offering aggressive promotional pricing, exclusive programming, and/or assertions of superior service or offerings. Increasingly, TWC’s video service also faces competition from companies that deliver content to consumers over the Internet, some without charging a fee for access to the content. This trend could negatively impact customer demand for TWC’s video service, especially premium and On-Demand services, and could encourage content owners to seek higher license fees from TWC in order to subsidize their free distribution of content. TWC also faces competition in high-speed data service from wireless data providers, and in voice service from wireline, wireless and “over-the-top” phone providers, especially as an increasing number of homes in the United States replace their wireline telephone service with wireless service.
 
Any inability to compete effectively or an increase in competition with respect to video, high-speed data or voice services could have an adverse effect on TWC’s financial results and return on capital expenditures due to possible increases in the cost of gaining and retaining subscribers and lower per subscriber revenue, could slow or cause a decline in TWC’s growth rates, and reduce TWC’s revenues. As TWC expands and introduces new and enhanced services, TWC may be subject to competition from other providers of those services. TWC cannot predict the extent to which this competition will affect its future business and financial results or return on capital expenditures.
 
Future advances in technology, as well as changes in the marketplace, in the economy and in the regulatory and legislative environments, may result in changes to the competitive landscape. For additional information, see “—Risks Related to Government Regulation,” and “Business—Competition” and “—Regulatory Matters.”
 
TWC faces risks relating to competition for the leisure and entertainment time of audiences, which has intensified in part due to advances in technology.
 
In addition to the various competitive factors discussed above, TWC’s business is subject to risks relating to increasing competition for the leisure and entertainment time of consumers. TWC’s business competes with all other sources of entertainment and information delivery. Technological advancements, such as VOD, new video formats, and Internet streaming and downloading, many of which have been beneficial to TWC’s business, have nonetheless increased the number of entertainment and information delivery choices available to consumers and intensified the challenges posed by audience fragmentation. Increasingly, content owners are delivering their content directly to consumers over the Internet, often without charging any fee for access to the content. Furthermore, due to consumer electronics innovations, consumers are more readily able to watch such Internet-delivered content on television sets and mobile devices. The increasing number of choices available to audiences could negatively impact not only consumer demand for TWC’s products and services, but also advertisers’ willingness to purchase advertising from TWC. If TWC does not respond appropriately to the increasing leisure and entertainment choices available to consumers, TWC’s competitive position could deteriorate, and TWC’s financial results could suffer.
 
TWC’s competitive position and business and financial results could suffer if it does not develop compelling wireless offerings.
 
TWC believes that broadband cable networks currently provide the most efficient means to deliver its services, but consumers are increasingly interested in accessing information, entertainment and communication services outside the home as well. TWC launched Road Runner Mobile, a wireless mobile broadband service, in several cities during the fourth quarter of 2009, and it expects to continue to roll out the service in additional cities during 2010. TWC utilizes Clearwire’s mobile broadband network to provide the service pursuant to a wholesale agreement with Clearwire. Clearwire’s network is currently available in a limited number of cities and there can be no assurance that Clearwire will successfully finance, construct and deploy a nationwide mobile broadband network.
 
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competitors expand their service bundles to include compelling wireless features before TWC has rolled out equivalent or more compelling offerings, TWC may not be in a position to provide a competitive service offering and its growth, business and financial results may be adversely affected.
 
Risks Related to TWC’s Operations
 
A prolonged economic downturn, especially a continued downturn in the housing market, may negatively impact TWC’s ability to attract new subscribers and generate increased subscription revenues.
 
The United States economy has experienced a period of slowdown, and the future economic environment may continue to be less favorable than that of prior years. A continuation or further weakening of these economic conditions could lead to further reductions in consumer demand for the Company’s services, especially premium services and DVRs, and a continued increase in the number of homes that replace their wireline telephone service with wireless service, which would negatively impact TWC’s ability to attract customers, increase rates and maintain or increase subscription revenues. In addition, providing video services is an established and highly penetrated business. TWC’s ability to achieve incremental growth in video subscribers is dependent to a large extent on growth in occupied housing in TWC’s service areas, which is influenced by both national and local economic conditions. If growth in the number of occupied homes in TWC’s operating areas continues to decline, it may negatively impact TWC’s ability to gain new video subscribers.
 
TWC’s business is characterized by rapid technological change, and if TWC does not respond appropriately to technological changes, its competitive position may be harmed.
 
TWC operates in a highly competitive, consumer-driven and rapidly changing environment and its success is, to a large extent, dependent on its ability to acquire, develop, adopt and exploit new and existing technologies to distinguish its services from those of its competitors. If TWC chooses technologies or equipment that are less effective, cost-efficient or attractive to its customers than those chosen by its competitors, or if TWC offers services that fail to appeal to consumers, are not available at competitive prices or that do not function as expected, TWC’s competitive position could deteriorate, and TWC’s business and financial results could suffer.
 
The ability of TWC’s competitors to acquire or develop and introduce new technologies, products and services more quickly than TWC may adversely affect TWC’s competitive position. Furthermore, advances in technology, decreases in the cost of existing technologies or changes in competitors’ product and service offerings also may require TWC in the future to make additional research and development expenditures or to offer at no additional charge or at a lower price certain products and services TWC currently offers to customers separately or at a premium. In addition, the uncertainty of the costs for obtaining intellectual property rights from third parties could impact TWC’s ability to respond to technological advances in a timely manner.
 
Significant unanticipated increases in the use of bandwidth-intensive Internet-based services could increase TWC’s costs.
 
The rising popularity of bandwidth-intensive Internet-based services poses special risks for TWC’s high-speed data service. Examples of such services include peer-to-peer file sharing services, gaming services and the delivery of video via streaming technology and by download. If heavy usage of bandwidth-intensive services grows beyond TWC’s current expectations, TWC may need to invest more capital than currently anticipated to expand the bandwidth capacity of its systems or TWC’s customers may have a suboptimal experience when using TWC’s high-speed data service. In order to continue to provide quality service at attractive prices, TWC needs the continued flexibility to develop and refine business models that respond to changing consumer uses and demands and to manage bandwidth usage efficiently. TWC’s ability to do these things could be restricted by legislative or regulatory efforts to impose so-called “net neutrality” requirements on cable operators. See “—Risks Related to Government Regulation—‘Net neutrality’ legislation or regulation could limit TWC’s ability to operate its high-speed data business profitably and to manage its broadband facilities efficiently to respond to growing bandwidth usage by TWC’s high-speed data customers.”
 
TWC may encounter unforeseen difficulties as it increases the scale of its service offerings to commercial customers.
 
TWC has sold video, high-speed data, network and transport services to businesses for some time and, in 2007, introduced an IP-based telephony service, Business Class Phone, geared to small- and medium-sized businesses. In order to provide its commercial customers with reliable services, TWC may need to increase expenditures, including spending on technology, equipment and personnel. If the services are not sufficiently reliable or TWC otherwise fails to meet commercial customers’ expectations, the growth of its commercial services business may be limited. In addition, TWC faces competition from the existing local telephone companies as well as from a variety of other national and regional business services competitors. If TWC is unable to successfully attract and retain commercial customers, its growth, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.


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TWC relies on network and information systems and other technology, and a disruption or failure of such networks, systems or technology as a result of computer viruses, misappropriation of data or other malfeasance, as well as outages, natural disasters, accidental releases of information or similar events, may disrupt TWC’s business.
 
Because network and information systems and other technologies are critical to TWC’s operating activities, network or information system shutdowns caused by events such as computer hacking, dissemination of computer viruses, worms and other destructive or disruptive software, denial of service attacks and other malicious activity, as well as power outages, natural disasters, terrorist attacks and similar events, pose increasing risks. Such an event could have an adverse impact on TWC and its customers, including degradation of service, service disruption, excessive call volume to call centers and damage to TWC’s plant, equipment and data. Such an event also could result in large expenditures necessary to repair or replace such networks or information systems or to protect them from similar events in the future. Significant incidents could result in a disruption of TWC’s operations, customer dissatisfaction, or a loss of customers or revenues.
 
Furthermore, TWC’s operating activities could be subject to risks caused by misappropriation, misuse, leakage, falsification and accidental release or loss of information maintained in TWC’s information technology systems and networks, including customer, personnel and vendor data. TWC could be exposed to significant costs if such risks were to materialize, and such events could damage the reputation and credibility of TWC and its business and have a negative impact on its revenues. TWC also could be required to expend significant capital and other resources to remedy any such security breach. As a result of the increasing awareness concerning the importance of safeguarding personal information, the potential misuse of such information and legislation that has been adopted or is being considered regarding the protection, privacy and security of personal information, information-related risks are increasing, particularly for businesses like TWC’s that handle a large amount of personal customer data.
 
TWC’s business may be adversely affected if TWC cannot continue to license or enforce the intellectual property rights on which its business depends.
 
TWC relies on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and licenses and other agreements with its employees, customers, suppliers, and other parties, to establish and maintain its intellectual property rights in technology and the products and services used in TWC’s operations. However, any of TWC’s intellectual property rights could be challenged or invalidated, or such intellectual property rights may not be sufficient to permit TWC to take advantage of current industry trends or otherwise to provide competitive advantages, which could result in costly redesign efforts, discontinuance of certain product or service offerings or other competitive harm. Claims of intellectual property infringement could require TWC to enter into royalty or licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, incur substantial monetary liability or be enjoined preliminarily or permanently from further use of the intellectual property in question, which could require TWC to change its business practices or offerings and limit its ability to compete effectively. Even claims without merit can be time-consuming and costly to defend and may divert management’s attention and resources away from TWC’s businesses. Also, because of the rapid pace of technological change, TWC relies on technologies developed or licensed by third parties, and TWC may not be able to obtain or continue to obtain licenses from these third parties on reasonable terms, if at all.
 
TWC is party to agreements with Time Warner and an affiliate of Time Warner governing the use of “Time Warner Cable” and “Road Runner” that may be terminated if TWC fails to perform its obligations under those agreements or if TWC undergoes a specified change of control.
 
TWC licenses “Time Warner Cable” and “Road Runner” from Time Warner and an affiliate of Time Warner, respectively. These license agreements may be terminated by Time Warner or its affiliate if TWC commits a significant breach of its obligations under such agreements, undergoes a specified change of control, or materially fails to maintain the quality standards established for the use of these trademarks and the products and services related to these trademarks.
 
If Time Warner or its affiliate terminates these brand name license agreements, TWC would lose the goodwill associated with its brand names and be forced to develop new brand names, which would likely require substantial expenditures, and TWC’s business, financial results or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
 
The accounting treatment of goodwill and other identified intangibles could result in future asset impairments, which would be recorded as operating losses.
 
Authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) requires that goodwill, including the goodwill included in the carrying value of investments accounted for using the equity method of accounting, and other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite useful lives, such as cable franchise rights, cease to be amortized. The guidance requires that goodwill and certain intangible assets be tested annually for impairment or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events or substantive changes in circumstances. If TWC finds that the carrying value of goodwill or a certain intangible asset exceeds its estimated fair value, it will reduce the carrying value of the goodwill or intangible asset to the estimated fair value, and TWC will recognize an impairment. Any such impairment is required to be recorded as a noncash operating loss.


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TWC’s 2009 annual impairment analysis, which was performed as of December 31, 2009, did not result in any goodwill or cable franchise rights impairment charges. However, it is possible that impairment charges may be recorded in the future to reflect potential declines in fair value. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Asset Impairments—Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets” and “—Long-lived Assets.”
 
TWC has incurred substantial debt, which may limit its flexibility and prevent it from taking advantage of business opportunities.
 
As of December 31, 2009, TWC had $21.583 billion of net debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity. This level of indebtedness may limit TWC’s ability to respond to market conditions, provide for capital investment needs or take advantage of business opportunities. Also, as a result of TWC’s increased borrowings in 2008 and 2009 to fund the Special Dividend, its interest expense will be higher than it was prior to the borrowings, which will affect TWC’s profitability and cash flows.
 
Risks Related to Dependence on Third Parties
 
Increases in programming and retransmission costs or the inability to obtain popular programming could adversely affect TWC’s operations, business or financial results.
 
Video programming costs represent a major component of TWC’s expenses and are expected to continue to increase primarily due to the increasing cost of obtaining desirable programming, particularly broadcast and sports programming. TWC’s video programming costs as a percentage of video revenues have increased over recent years and will continue to increase over the next coming years as cable programming and broadcast station retransmission consent cost increases outpace growth in video revenues. Furthermore, providers of desirable content may be unwilling to enter into distribution arrangements with TWC on acceptable terms and owners of non-broadcast video programming content may enter into exclusive distribution arrangements with TWC’s competitors. A failure to carry programming that is attractive to TWC’s subscribers could adversely impact subscription and advertising revenues.
 
TWC may not be able to obtain necessary hardware, software and operational support.
 
TWC depends on third party suppliers and licensors to supply some of the hardware, software and operational support necessary to provide some of TWC’s services. Some of TWC’s hardware, software and operational support vendors represent TWC’s sole source of supply or have, either through contract or as a result of intellectual property rights, a position of some exclusivity. If demand exceeds these vendors’ capacity or if these vendors experience operating or financial difficulties, especially in light of current economic and market conditions, TWC’s ability to provide some services might be materially adversely affected. These events could materially and adversely affect TWC’s ability to retain and attract subscribers, and have a material negative impact on TWC’s operations, business, financial results and financial condition.
 
TWC has multi-year agreements with Sprint under which it provides certain functions and services necessary to TWC in providing Digital Phone service to customers by routing voice traffic to and from destinations outside of TWC’s network via the public switched telephone network, delivering E911, operator and directory assistance service and assisting in order processing, local number portability and long-distance traffic carriage. TWC recently launched an initiative to replace Sprint as the provider of these services. However, the process will take a number of years, during which time TWC’s reliance on Sprint for these services may render TWC vulnerable to service disruptions and other operational difficulties, which could have an adverse effect on TWC’s business and financial results.
 
TWC may encounter substantially increased pole attachment costs.
 
Under federal law, TWC has the right to attach cables carrying video and other services to telephone and similar poles of investor-owned utilities at regulated rates. However, because these cables may carry services other than video services, such as high-speed data services or new forms of voice services, some utility pole owners have sought to impose additional fees for pole attachment. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the efforts of some utility pole owners to make cable attachments carrying Internet traffic ineligible for regulatory protection. Pole owners have, however, made arguments in other areas of pole regulation that, if successful, could significantly increase TWC’s costs. In November 2007, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to establish a single pole attachment rate for all utility pole owners carrying broadband Internet access services that would be higher than the rate charged for video and cable modem service. In addition, in August 2009, a coalition of electric utility companies petitioned the FCC to declare that the pole attachment rate for cable companies’ digital telephone service should be assessed at the higher rate paid by telecommunications providers rather than the rate paid by cable providers.
 
Some of the poles TWC uses are exempt from federal regulation because they are owned by utility cooperatives and municipal entities. These entities may not renew TWC’s existing agreements when they expire, and they may require TWC to pay substantially increased fees. A number of these entities are currently seeking to impose substantial rate increases. Any increase in TWC’s pole attachment rates or inability to secure continued pole attachment agreements with these cooperatives or municipal utilities on commercially reasonable terms could cause TWC’s business, financial results or financial condition to suffer.


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Risks Related to Government Regulation
 
TWC’s business is subject to extensive governmental regulation, which could adversely affect its business.
 
TWC’s video and voice services are subject to extensive regulation at the federal, state, and local levels. In addition, the federal government has extended some regulation to high-speed data services and is considering additional regulations. TWC is also subject to regulation of its video services relating to rates, equipment, technologies, programming, levels and types of services, taxes and other charges. Modification to existing regulations or the imposition of new regulations could have an adverse impact on TWC’s services. TWC expects that legislative enactments, court actions, and regulatory proceedings will continue to clarify and, in some cases, change the rights of cable companies and other entities providing video, high-speed data and voice services under the Communications Act and other laws, possibly in ways that TWC has not foreseen. The results of these legislative, judicial, and administrative actions may materially affect TWC’s business operations.
 
Changes in broadcast carriage regulations could impose significant additional costs on TWC.
 
Although TWC would likely choose to carry the majority of primary feeds of full power stations voluntarily, so-called “must carry” rules require TWC to carry some local broadcast television signals on some of its cable systems that it might not otherwise carry. If the FCC seeks to revise or expand the “must carry” rules, such as to require carriage of multicast streams, TWC would be forced to carry video programming that it would not otherwise carry and potentially to drop other, more popular programming in order to free capacity for the required programming, which could make TWC less competitive. Moreover, if the FCC adopts rules that are not competitively neutral, cable operators could be placed at a disadvantage versus other multi-channel video providers.
 
Under the program carriage rules, TWC could be compelled to carry programming services that it would not otherwise carry.
 
The Communications Act and the FCC’s “program carriage” rules restrict cable operators and MVPDs from unreasonably restraining the ability of an unaffiliated programming vendor to compete fairly by discriminating against the programming vendor on the basis of its non-affiliation in the selection, terms or conditions for carriage. The FCC’s Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Order imposes certain additional obligations related to these rules. Under a successful program carriage complaint, TWC might be compelled to carry programming services it would not otherwise carry and/or to do so on economic and other terms that it would not accept absent such compulsion. TWC is currently the defendant in two program carriage complaints. See “Business—Regulatory Matters—Video Services—Program access and Adelphia/Comcast Transactions Order.” Compelled government carriage could reduce TWC’s ability to carry other, more desirable programming and non-video services, decrease its ability to manage its bandwidth efficiently and increase TWC’s costs, adversely affecting TWC’s competitive position.
 
“Net neutrality” legislation or regulation could limit TWC’s ability to operate its high-speed data business profitably and to manage its broadband facilities efficiently to respond to growing bandwidth usage by TWC’s high-speed data customers.
 
Several disparate groups have adopted the term “net neutrality” in connection with their efforts to persuade Congress and regulators to adopt rules that could limit the ability of broadband providers to effectively manage or operate their broadband networks. Proponents of net neutrality advocate a variety of regulations, including regulations which prohibit broadband providers from recovering the costs of rising bandwidth usage from any parties other than retail customers; require absolute nondiscrimination for any Internet traffic; and require forms of “open access.” In October 2009, the FCC initiated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to adopt so-called “net neutrality” rules that it describes as intended to preserve the openness of the Internet. The proposed rules would apply to all providers of broadband Internet access services, whether wireline or wireless, but would not apply to providers of applications, content or other services. The FCC indicated that its comment process seeks comment both on its rationales for the draft proposals as well as their form and scope. Any final rules that ultimately may be adopted, depending upon their scope and terms, could have a significant adverse effect on the Company’s broadband services.
 
The average bandwidth usage of TWC’s high-speed data customers has been increasing significantly in recent years as the amount of high-bandwidth content and the number of applications available on the Internet continue to grow. In order to continue to provide quality service at attractive prices, TWC needs the continued flexibility to develop and refine business models that respond to changing consumer uses and demands and to manage bandwidth usage efficiently. As a result, depending on the form it might take, “net neutrality” legislation or regulation could adversely impact TWC’s ability to operate its high-speed data network profitably and to undertake the upgrades that may be needed to continue to provide high quality high-speed data services and could negatively impact its ability to compete effectively. For a description of current regulatory proposals, see “Business—Regulatory Matters—High-speed Internet Access Services—‘Net neutrality’ legislative and regulatory proposals.”
 
Rate regulation could materially adversely impact TWC’s operations, business, financial results or financial condition.
 
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permission to regulate rates or because the FCC has found that there is “effective competition.” Also, there is currently no rate regulation for TWC’s other services, including high-speed data and voice services. It is possible, however, that the FCC or Congress will adopt more extensive rate regulation for TWC’s video services or regulate other services, such as high-speed data and voice services, which could impede TWC’s ability to raise rates, or require rate reductions, and therefore could cause TWC’s business, financial results or financial condition to suffer.
 
TWC may have to pay fees in connection with its cable modem service.
 
Local franchising authorities generally require cable operators to pay a franchise fee of five percent of revenue, which cable operators collect in turn from their subscribers. TWC has taken the position that under the Communications Act, local franchising authorities are allowed to impose a franchise fee only on revenue from “cable services.” Following the FCC’s March 2002 determination that cable modem service does not constitute a “cable service,” TWC and most other multiple system operators stopped collecting and paying franchise fees on cable modem revenue.
 
The FCC has initiated a rulemaking proceeding to explore the consequences of its March 2002 order. If either the FCC or a court were to determine that, despite the March 2002 order, TWC is required to pay franchise fees on cable modem revenue, TWC’s franchise fee burden could increase going forward. TWC would be permitted to collect those increased fees from its subscribers, but doing so could impair its competitive position as compared to high-speed data service providers who are not required to collect and pay franchise fees. TWC could also become liable for franchise fees back to the time TWC stopped paying them. TWC may not be able to recover those fees from subscribers. Most courts interpreting the rules, including several instances involving TWC, have determined that cable operators are not required to pay these fees on cable modem service.
 
The IRS and state and local tax authorities may challenge the tax characterizations of the Adelphia Acquisition (as defined below), the Redemptions (as defined below) and the Exchange (as defined below), or TWC’s related valuations, and any successful challenge by the IRS or state or local tax authorities could materially adversely affect TWC’s tax profile, significantly increase TWC’s future cash tax payments and significantly reduce TWC’s future earnings and cash flow.
 
The acquisition by TW NY Cable and Comcast of assets comprising in aggregate substantially all of the cable assets of Adelphia Communications Corporation (the “Adelphia Acquisition”) was designed to be a fully taxable asset sale, the redemption by TWC of Comcast’s interests in TWC (the “TWC Redemption”) was designed to qualify as a tax-free split-off under section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Tax Code”), the redemption by TWE of Comcast’s interests in TWE (the “TWE Redemption” and collectively with the TWC Redemption, the “Redemptions”) was designed as a redemption of Comcast’s partnership interest in TWE, and the exchange between TW NY Cable and Comcast immediately after the Adelphia Acquisition (the “Exchange”) was designed as an exchange of designated cable systems. There can be no assurance, however, that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or state or local tax authorities (collectively with the IRS, the “Tax Authorities”) will not challenge one or more of such characterizations or TWC’s related valuations. Such a successful challenge by the Tax Authorities could materially adversely affect TWC’s tax profile (including TWC’s ability to recognize the intended tax benefits from the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions), significantly increase TWC’s future cash tax payments and significantly reduce TWC’s future earnings and cash flow. The tax consequences of the Adelphia Acquisition, the Redemptions and the Exchange are complex and, in many cases, subject to significant uncertainties, including, but not limited to, uncertainties regarding the application of federal, state and local income tax laws to various transactions and events contemplated therein and regarding matters relating to valuation.
 
If the Separation Transactions, including the Distribution, do not qualify as tax-free, either as a result of actions taken or not taken by TWC or as a result of the failure of certain representations by TWC to be true, TWC has agreed to indemnify Time Warner for its taxes resulting from such disqualification, which would be significant. In addition, the restrictions imposed on TWC in connection with the tax treatment of the Distribution could limit TWC’s ability to engage in certain corporate transactions.
 
As part of the Separation Transactions, Time Warner received a private letter ruling from the IRS and Time Warner and TWC received opinions of tax counsel confirming that the Separation Transactions should generally qualify as tax-free to Time Warner and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The ruling and opinions rely on certain facts, assumptions, representations, and undertakings from Time Warner and TWC regarding the past and future conduct of the companies’ businesses and other matters. If any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are incorrect or not otherwise satisfied, Time Warner and its stockholders may not be able to rely on the ruling or the opinions and could be subject to significant tax liabilities. Notwithstanding the private letter ruling and opinions, the IRS could determine on audit that the Separation Transactions should be treated as taxable transactions if it determines that any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are not correct or have been violated, or for other reasons, including as a result of significant changes in the stock ownership of Time Warner or TWC after the Distribution.
 
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stock ownership changes on the taxability of the Separation Transactions, TWC’s indemnification obligations may prevent it from entering into transactions that might otherwise be advantageous, such as issuing equity securities to satisfy financing needs or acquiring businesses or assets with equity securities if such issuances would exceed certain thresholds and such actions could be considered part of a plan or series of related transactions that include the Distribution.
 
In addition, even if TWC bears no contractual responsibility for taxes related to a failure of the Separation Transactions to qualify for their intended tax treatment, Treasury regulation section 1.1502-6 imposes on TWC several liability for all Time Warner federal income tax obligations relating to the period during which TWC was a member of the Time Warner federal consolidated tax group, including the date of the Separation Transactions. Similar provisions may apply under foreign, state, or local law. Absent TWC causing the Separation Transactions to not qualify as tax-free, Time Warner has indemnified TWC against such several liability arising from a failure of the Separation Transactions to qualify for their intended tax treatment.
 
Tax legislation and administrative initiatives or challenges to the Company’s tax positions could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.
 
TWC operates cable systems in locations throughout the United States and, as a result, it is subject to the tax laws and regulations of the U.S. federal, state and local governments. From time to time, various legislative and/or administrative initiatives may be proposed that could adversely affect the Company’s tax positions. There can be no assurance that the Company’s effective tax rate or tax payments will not be adversely affected by these initiatives. As a result of state and local budget shortfalls due primarily to the recession as well as other considerations, certain states and localities have imposed or are considering imposing new or additional taxes or fees on TWC’s services or changing the methodologies or base on which certain fees and taxes are computed. Such potential changes include additional taxes or fees on the TWC’s services which could impact its customers, combined reporting and other changes to general business taxes, central/unit-level assessment of property taxes and other matters that could increase TWC’s income, franchise, sales, use and/or property tax liabilities. In addition, U.S. federal, state and local tax laws and regulations are extremely complex and subject to varying interpretations. There can be no assurance that TWC ’s tax positions will not be challenged by relevant tax authorities or that TWC would be successful in any such challenge.
 
Applicable law is subject to change.
 
The exact requirements of applicable law are not always clear, and the rules affecting TWC’s businesses are always subject to change. For example, the FCC may interpret its rules and regulations in enforcement proceedings in a manner that is inconsistent with the judgments TWC has made. Likewise, regulators and legislators at all levels of government may sometimes change existing rules or establish new rules. Congress, for example, considers new legislative requirements for cable operators virtually every year, and there is always a risk that such proposals will ultimately be enacted. In addition, federal, state or local governments and/or tax authorities may change tax laws, regulations or administrative practices that could negatively impact TWC’s operating results and financial condition. See “Business—Regulatory Matters.”
 
Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 2.  Properties.
 
TWC’s principal physical assets consist of operating plant and equipment, including signal receiving, encoding and decoding devices, headends and distribution systems and equipment at or near subscribers’ homes for each of TWC’s cable systems. The signal receiving apparatus typically includes a tower, antenna, ancillary electronic equipment and earth stations for reception of satellite signals. Headends, consisting of electronic equipment necessary for the reception, amplification and modulation of signals, are located near the receiving devices. TWC’s distribution system consists primarily of fiber optic and coaxial cables, lasers, routers, switches and related electronic equipment. TWC’s cable plant and related equipment generally are either attached to utility poles under pole rental agreements with local public utilities or the distribution cable is buried in underground ducts or trenches. Customer premise equipment consists principally of set-top boxes and cable modems. The physical components of cable systems require periodic maintenance.
 
TWC’s high-speed data backbone consists of fiber owned by TWC or circuits leased from third-party vendors, and related equipment. TWC also operates regional and national data centers with equipment that is used to provide services, such as e-mail, news and web services to TWC’s high-speed data subscribers and to provide services to TWC’s Digital Phone customers. In addition, TWC maintains a network operations center with equipment necessary to monitor and manage the status of TWC’s high-speed data network.
 
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throughout the United States. TWC’s signal reception sites, primarily antenna towers and headends, and microwave facilities are located on owned and leased parcels of land, and TWC owns or leases space on the towers on which certain of its equipment is located. TWC owns most of its service vehicles.
 
TWC believes that its properties, both owned and leased, taken as a whole, are in good operating condition and are suitable and adequate for its business operations.
 
Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
On September 20, 2007, Brantley, et al. v. NBC Universal, Inc., et al. was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company. The complaint, which also named as defendants several other cable and satellite providers (collectively, the “distributor defendants”) as well as programming content providers (collectively, the “programmer defendants”), alleged violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Among other things, the complaint alleged coordination between and among the programmer defendants to sell and/or license programming on a “bundled” basis to the distributor defendants, who in turn purportedly offer that programming to subscribers in packaged tiers, rather than on a per channel (or “à la carte”) basis. Plaintiffs, who seek to represent a purported nationwide class of cable and satellite subscribers, demand, among other things, unspecified treble monetary damages and an injunction to compel the offering of channels to subscribers on an “à la carte” basis. On December 3, 2007, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in this action (the “First Amended Complaint”) that, among other things, dropped the Section 2 claims and all allegations of horizontal coordination. On December 21, 2007, the distributor defendants, including TWC, and the programmer defendants filed motions to dismiss the First Amended Complaint. On March 10, 2008, the court granted these motions, dismissing the First Amended Complaint with leave to amend. On March 20, 2008, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint (the “Second Amended Complaint”) that modified certain aspects of the First Amended Complaint in an attempt to address the deficiencies noted by the court in its prior dismissal order. On April 22, 2008, the distributor defendants, including the Company, and the programmer defendants filed motions to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint, which motions were denied by the court on June 25, 2008. On July 14, 2008, the distributor defendants and the programmer defendants filed motions requesting the court to certify its June 25, 2008 order for interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which motions were denied by the district court on August 4, 2008. On May 4, 2009, by stipulation of the parties, plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint (the “Third Amended Complaint”) and on June 12, 2009, the distributor defendants and the programmer defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint, which the district court granted with prejudice on October 15, 2009, terminating the action. Plaintiffs have filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
 
On June 22, 2005, Mecklenburg County filed suit against TWE-A/N in the General Court of Justice District Court Division, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and on July 1, 2005, the action was removed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Mecklenburg County, the franchisor in TWE-A/N’s Mecklenburg County cable system, alleges that TWE-A/N’s predecessor failed to construct an institutional network in 1981 and that TWE-A/N assumed that obligation upon the transfer of the franchise in 1995. Mecklenburg County is seeking compensatory damages and TWE-A/N’s release of certain video channels it is currently using on the cable system. On April 14, 2006, TWE-A/N filed a motion for summary judgment, which the district court granted on January 26, 2010 on the basis plaintiff’s claims were barred by the statute of limitations. The time to appeal this decision has not yet expired. If the decision is appealed, TWE-A/N will defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
 
On June 16, 1998, plaintiffs in Andrew Parker and Eric DeBrauwere, et al. v. Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. and Time Warner Cable filed a purported nationwide class action in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York claiming that TWE sold its subscribers’ personally identifiable information and failed to inform subscribers of their privacy rights in violation of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 and common law. The plaintiffs seek damages and declaratory and injunctive relief. On August 6, 1998, TWE filed a motion to dismiss, which was denied on September 7, 1999. On December 8, 1999, TWE filed a motion to deny class certification, which was granted on January 9, 2001 with respect to monetary damages, but denied with respect to injunctive relief. On June 2, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the district court’s decision denying class certification as a matter of law and remanded the case for further proceedings on class certification and other matters. On May 4, 2004, plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, which the Company opposed. On October 25, 2005, the district court granted preliminary approval of a class settlement arrangement, but final approval of that settlement was denied on January 26, 2007. The parties subsequently reached a revised settlement to resolve this action on terms that are not material to the Company and submitted their agreement to the district court on April 2, 2008. On July 6, 2009, the district court granted approval of the settlement, which certain class members have appealed with respect to attorneys’ fees. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously should the settlement not be upheld.
 
Certain Patent Litigation
 
On September 1, 2006, Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. (“Katz”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that TWC and several other cable operators, among other defendants, infringe 18 patents purportedly relating to the Company’s customer call center operations and/or voicemail services. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified monetary


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damages as well as injunctive relief. On March 20, 2007, this case, together with other lawsuits filed by Katz, was made subject to a Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) Order transferring the case for pretrial proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In April 2008, TWC and other defendants filed “common” motions for summary judgment, which argued, among other things, that a number of claims in the patents at issue are invalid under Sections 112 and 103 of the Patent Act. On June 19 and August 4, 2008, the court issued orders granting, in part, and denying, in part, those motions. Defendants filed additional individual motions for summary judgment in August 2008, which argued, among other things, that defendants’ respective products do not infringe the surviving claims in plaintiff’s patents. On August 13, 2009, the district court found one additional patent invalid, but denied defendants’ motions for summary judgment on three remaining patents, and on October 27, 2009, the district court denied the defendants’ requests for reconsideration of the decision. On January 29, 2010, the district court found one of the three remaining patents invalid based on a motion for summary judgment brought by another defendant. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
 
On June 1, 2006, Rembrandt Technologies, LP (“Rembrandt”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the Company and a number of other cable operators infringed several patents purportedly related to a variety of technologies, including high-speed data and IP-based telephony services. In addition, on September 13, 2006, Rembrandt filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the Company infringes several patents purportedly related to “high-speed cable modem internet products and services.” On June 18, 2007, these cases, along with other lawsuits filed by Rembrandt, were made subject to an MDL Order transferring the case for pretrial proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. In November 2008, the district court issued its claims construction orders. In response to these orders, the plaintiff has indicated it will dismiss its claims relating to the alleged infringement of eight patents purportedly relating to high-speed data and IP-based telephony services. The plaintiff has not indicated that it will dismiss its claim relating to one remaining patent alleged to relate to digital video decoder technology and summary judgment motions are pending relating to the remaining claim. The Company intends to defend against the remaining claim vigorously.
 
On April 26, 2005, Acacia Media Technologies (“AMT”) filed suit against TWC in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that TWC infringes several patents held by AMT. AMT has publicly taken the position that delivery of broadcast video (except live programming such as sporting events), pay-per-view, VOD and ad insertion services over cable systems infringe its patents. AMT has brought similar actions regarding the same patents against numerous other entities, and all of the previously pending litigations have been made the subject of an MDL Order consolidating the actions for pretrial activity in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. On October 25, 2005, the TWC action was consolidated into the MDL proceedings. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as injunctive relief. On September 25, 2009, the district court ruled on the Company’s summary judgment motions finding all AMT patents invalid and, on February 2, 2010, AMT filed its notice of appeal to this decision. The Company will defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
 
From time to time, the Company receives notices from third parties claiming that it infringes their intellectual property rights. Claims of intellectual property infringement could require TWC to enter into royalty or licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, incur substantial monetary liability or be enjoined preliminarily or permanently from further use of the intellectual property in question. In addition, certain agreements entered may require the Company to indemnify the other party for certain third-party intellectual property infringement claims, which could increase the Company’s damages and its costs of defending against such claims. Even if the claims are without merit, defending against the claims can be time consuming and costly.
 
As part of the TWE Restructuring, Time Warner agreed to indemnify the cable businesses of TWE from and against any and all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from specified litigation matters brought against the TWE non-cable businesses. Although Time Warner has agreed to indemnify the cable businesses of TWE against such liabilities, TWE remains a named party in certain litigation matters.
 
The costs and other effects of pending or future litigation, governmental investigations, legal and administrative cases and proceedings (whether civil or criminal), settlements, judgments and investigations, claims and changes in those matters (including those matters described above), and developments or assertions by or against the Company relating to intellectual property rights and intellectual property licenses, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.
 
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
 
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K, the information regarding the Company’s executive officers required by Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K is hereby included in Part I of this report.
 
The following table sets forth the name of each executive officer of the Company, the office held by such officer and the age of such officer as of February 19, 2010.
 
             
Name   Age   Office
 
Glenn A. Britt
    60     Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Ellen East
    48     Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
Landel C. Hobbs
    47     Chief Operating Officer
Michael LaJoie
    55     Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum
    54     Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Gail MacKinnon
    47     Executive Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer
Robert D. Marcus
    44     Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Carl U.J. Rossetti
    61     Executive Vice President and President, Time Warner Cable Ventures
Peter C. Stern
    38     Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
 
Set forth below are the principal positions held during at least the last five years by each of the executive officers named above:
 
Mr. Britt Glenn A. Britt has served as the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2009, having served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer from February 2006 and, prior to that, as the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from March 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Britt was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Time Warner Cable division of TWE, now the Company’s subsidiary, from August 2001 and its President from January 1999 to August 2001. Prior to assuming that position, he held various senior positions with Time Warner Cable Ventures, a unit of TWE, certain of the Company’s predecessor entities, and Time Warner and its predecessor Time Inc.
 
Ms. East Ellen East has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer since October 2007. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs at Cox Communications Inc., a provider of video, internet and telephone services, from January 2000 having served in various other positions there from 1993. In that capacity, she oversaw internal, external and shareholder communications and community relations and provided strategic advice on public and media relations, industry affairs and regulatory issues.
 
Mr. Hobbs Landel C. Hobbs has served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer since August 2005. Prior to that, he served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from March 2003 and in the same capacity for the Time Warner Cable division of TWE from October 2001. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Financial Analysis and Operations Support for Time Warner from September 2000 to October 2001. Prior to that, beginning in 1993, Mr. Hobbs was employed by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (“TBS”) (a subsidiary of Time Warner since 1996), including as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer from 1996 until September 2000.
 
Mr. LaJoie Michael L. LaJoie has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since January 2004. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President of Advanced Technology from March 2003 and in the same capacity for the TWC division of TWE from August 2002. Mr. LaJoie served as Vice President of Corporate Development of the Time Warner Cable division of TWE from 1998.
 
Mr. Lawrence-Apfelbaum Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since January 2003. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Time Warner Cable division of TWE from 1996 and other positions in the law department prior to that.
 
Ms. MacKinnon Gail MacKinnon has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer since August 2008. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy for Time Warner from January 2007. Prior to joining Time Warner, Ms. MacKinnon served as Senior Vice President for Government Relations at the


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National Cable and Telecommunications Association, where she managed the cable industry’s outreach to members of Congress and the Executive Branch from January 2006. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of Government Relations at Viacom Inc. (“Viacom”), an entertainment company, from May 2000 following Viacom’s merger with CBS Corporation, a radio and television broadcasting company, where she served as Vice President, Federal Relations from 1997. Prior to that, beginning in 1994, Ms. MacKinnon worked at TBS as Director of Government Relations.
 
Mr. Marcus Robert D. Marcus has served as the Company’s Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 1, 2008. Prior to that, he served as the Company’s Senior Executive Vice President from August 2005, joining the Company from Time Warner where he had served as Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions from 2002. Mr. Marcus joined Time Warner in 1998 as Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions.
 
Mr. Rossetti Carl U.J. Rossetti has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and President of Time Warner Cable Ventures since April 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Rossetti served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Development from August 2002. Previously, Mr. Rossetti served as an Executive Vice President of the Time Warner Cable division of TWE from 1998 and in various other positions since 1976.
 
Mr. Stern Peter C. Stern has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer since March 2008. Prior to that, he served as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Product Management from 2005, after serving as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning from 2004. Mr. Stern joined the Company from Time Warner where he had served as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives from 2001.


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PART II
 
Item 5.  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
 
The principal market for TWC Common Stock is the NYSE. In connection with the Separation, TWC effected the Recapitalization in March 2009, causing each share of TWC Class A common stock and Class B common stock to be converted into one share of TWC Common Stock. For quarterly price information for the two years ended December 31, 2009 with respect to TWC Common Stock and, prior to the Recapitalization, TWC Class A common stock, as adjusted for the TWC Reverse Stock Split and reflecting the payment of the Special Dividend, see “Quarterly Financial Information” at page 103 herein, which information is incorporated herein by reference. There was no established public trading market for the Company’s Class B common stock, which prior to the Separation was held of record by one holder. There were approximately 33,251 holders of record of TWC Common Stock as of February 10, 2010.
 
On March 12, 2009, TWC paid the Special Dividend of $10.27 per share ($30.81 per share after giving effect to the 1-for-3 reverse stock split, aggregating $10.856 billion) to holders of record on March 11, 2009 of TWC’s outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock. On January 28, 2010, TWC announced that it would begin paying a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.40 per share on TWC Common Stock. TWC expects to pay the first dividend on March 15, 2010 to stockholders of record on February 26, 2010. TWC currently expects to pay comparable cash dividends in the future; however, changes in TWC’s dividend program will depend on the Company’s earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other factors considered relevant by the Company’s Board of Directors.
 
Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.
 
The selected financial information of TWC for the five years ended December 31, 2009 is set forth at pages 101 through 102 herein and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
The information set forth under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” at pages 32 through 56 herein is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
The information set forth under the caption “Market Risk Management” at pages 51 through 53 herein is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
 
The consolidated financial statements of TWC and the report of independent registered public accounting firm thereon set forth at pages 57 through 97 and 99 herein are incorporated herein by reference.
 
Quarterly Financial Information set forth at page 103 herein is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures.
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
TWC, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of TWC’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that TWC’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted by TWC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed by TWC is accumulated and communicated to TWC’s management to allow timely decisions regarding the required disclosure.
 
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There have not been any changes in TWC’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 9B.  Other Information.
 
Not applicable.
 
PART III
 
     
Items 10, 11, 12,
13 and 14.
  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters; Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence; Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
 
Information called for by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to Regulation 14A, except that (i) the information regarding the Company’s executive officers called for by Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K has been included in Part I of this Annual Report and (ii) the information regarding certain Company equity compensation plans called for by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is set forth below.
 
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for its Senior Executive and Senior Financial Officers. A copy of the Code is publicly available on the Company’s website at www.timewarnercable.com/investors. Amendments to the Code or any grant of a waiver from a provision of the Code requiring disclosure under applicable SEC rules will also be disclosed on the Company’s website.
 
Equity Compensation Plan Information
 
The following table summarizes information as of December 31, 2009, about the Company’s outstanding equity compensation awards and shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under the Company’s equity compensation plans.
 
                         
                Number of securities
 
    Number of securities
          remaining available for
 
    to be issued upon
    Weighted-average exercise
    future issuance under
 
    exercise of outstanding
    price of outstanding
    equity compensation plans
 
    options, warrants
    options, warrants
    (excluding securities
 
    and rights(2)     and rights(2)     reflected in column (a))(3)  
    (a)     (b)     (c)  
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1)
    15,529,000     $ 32.45       28,743,928  
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
                 
                         
Total
    15,529,000     $ 32.45       28,743,928  
                         
 
 
(1) Equity compensation plans approved by security holders covers the Time Warner Cable Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Stock Plan”), which was originally approved by the Company’s stockholders in May 2007 and is currently the Company’s only compensation plan pursuant to which the Company’s equity is awarded.
(2) Column (a) includes 4,009,145 shares of TWC Common Stock underlying outstanding restricted stock units. Because there is no exercise price associated with restricted stock units, such equity awards are not included in the weighted-average exercise price calculation in column (b).
(3) A total of 51,299,660 shares of TWC Common Stock have been authorized for issuance pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Stock Plan. Any shares of TWC Common Stock issued in connection with awards other than stock options or stock appreciation rights (a “Non-option Award”) are counted against the shares remaining available under the 2006 Stock Plan as the number of shares equal to a ratio (the “Ratio”) for every share issued in connection with a Non-option Award and any shares issued in connection with stock options or stock appreciation rights are counted against the limit as one share for every share issued. The Ratio is the quotient resulting from dividing (a) the grant date fair value of such Non-option Award, as determined for financial reporting purposes, by (b) the grant date fair value of a stock option granted under the 2006 Stock Plan. As a result, based on the Ratio determined on December 31, 2009, of the shares of TWC Common Stock available for future issuance under the 2006 Stock Plan listed in column (c), as of December 31, 2009, a maximum of 11,646,186 shares may be issued in connection with awards of restricted stock or restricted stock units.
 
In connection with the Separation, the Company’s stockholders approved amendments to the 2006 Stock Plan that, among other things, increased the number of shares of TWC Common Stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 18.0 million shares. As a result, as of December 31, 2009, the Company was authorized to issue up to 51.3 million shares of TWC Common Stock under the 2006 Stock Plan (which also reflects certain Separation-related adjustments to outstanding awards effected pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Stock Plan and the TWC Reverse Stock Split).
 
Stock options granted under the 2006 Plan have exercise prices equal to the fair market value of TWC Common Stock at the date of grant. Generally, the stock options vest ratably over a four-year vesting period and expire ten years from the date of grant. Certain stock option awards provide for accelerated vesting upon the grantee’s termination of employment after reaching a specified age and years of


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service. In connection with the payment of the Special Dividend and the TWC Reverse Stock Split, adjustments were made to the number of underlying shares and exercise prices of outstanding TWC stock options to maintain the fair value of those awards.
 
PART IV
 
Item 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statements Schedules.
 
(a)(1)-(2) Financial Statements and Schedules:
 
(i) The list of consolidated financial statements and schedules set forth in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information at page 31 herein is incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements and schedules are filed as part of this Annual Report.
 
(ii) All other financial statement schedules are omitted because the required information is not applicable, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
 
(3) Exhibits:
 
The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual Report and such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference. Exhibits 10.31 through 10.43 and 10.46 through 10.58 listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index identify management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits to this Annual Report, and such listing is incorporated herein by reference.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
 
  By: 
/s/  Glenn A. Britt
Name:     Glenn A. Britt
  Title:  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Dated: February 19, 2010
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
Signature   Title   Date
 
/s/  Glenn A. Britt

Glenn A. Britt
  Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
  February 19, 2010
         
/s/  Robert D. Marcus

Robert D. Marcus
  Senior Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
  February 19, 2010
         
/s/  William F. Osbourn, Jr.

William F. Osbourn, Jr.
  Senior Vice President and Controller
(principal accounting officer)
  February 19, 2010
         
/s/  Carole Black

Carole Black
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  Thomas H. Castro

Thomas H. Castro
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  David C. Chang

David C. Chang
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  James E. Copeland, Jr.

James E. Copeland, Jr.
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  Peter R. Haje

Peter R. Haje
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  Donna A. James

Donna A. James
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  Don Logan

Don Logan
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  N.J. Nicholas, Jr.

N.J. Nicholas, Jr.
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  Wayne H. Pace

Wayne H. Pace
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  Edward D. Shirley

Edward D. Shirley
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  John E. Sununu

John E. Sununu
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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
         
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Consolidated Financial Statements:
       
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INTRODUCTION
 
Management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition (“MD&A”) is a supplement to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and provides additional information on Time Warner Cable Inc.’s (together with its subsidiaries, “TWC” or the “Company”) business, current developments, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. MD&A is organized as follows:
 
  •   Overview.  This section provides a general description of TWC’s business, as well as recent developments the Company believes are important in understanding the results of operations and financial condition or in understanding anticipated future trends.
 
  •   Financial statement presentation.  This section provides a summary of how the Company’s operations are presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
  •   Results of operations.  This section provides an analysis of the Company’s results of operations for the three years ended December 31, 2009.
 
  •   Financial condition and liquidity.  This section provides an analysis of the Company’s cash flows for the three years ended December 31, 2009, as well as a discussion of the Company’s outstanding debt and commitments that existed as of December 31, 2009. Included in the analysis of outstanding debt is a discussion of the amount of financial capacity available to fund the Company’s future commitments, as well as a discussion of other financing arrangements.
 
  •   Market risk management.  This section discusses how the Company monitors and manages exposure to potential gains and losses arising from changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates.
 
  •   Critical accounting policies and estimates.  This section discusses accounting policies and estimates that require the use of assumptions that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made and that could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition if there were changes in the estimate or if a different estimate was made. The Company’s significant accounting policies, including those considered to be critical accounting policies and estimates, are summarized in Note 3 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
  •   Caution concerning forward-looking statements.  This section provides a description of the use of forward-looking information appearing in this report, including in MD&A and the consolidated financial statements. Such information is based on management’s current expectations about future events, which are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Refer to Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in Part I of this report, for a discussion of the risk factors applicable to the Company.
 
OVERVIEW
 
TWC is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located mainly in five geographic areas – New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. As of December 31, 2009, TWC served approximately 14.6 million residential and commercial customers who subscribed to one or more of its three primary subscription services – video, high-speed data and voice – totaling approximately 26.4 million primary service units (as defined in “Results of Operations”).
 
As discussed further in “—Recent Developments,” on March 12, 2009, TWC completed its separation from Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”), which, prior to the Separation Transactions (as defined below), owned approximately 84% of the common stock of TWC (representing a 90.6% voting interest) and a 12.43% non-voting common stock interest in TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (“TW NY”), a subsidiary of TWC. As a result of the separation, Time Warner no longer has an ownership interest in TWC or TW NY.
 
TWC offers video, high-speed data and voice services over its broadband cable systems to residential and commercial customers. TWC markets its services separately and in “bundled” packages of multiple services and features. As of December 31, 2009, 57.3% of TWC’s residential and commercial customers subscribed to two or more of its primary services, including 23.7% of its customers who subscribed to all three primary services. TWC also sells advertising to a variety of national, regional and local advertising customers.
 
Video generates the largest share of TWC’s revenues and, as of December 31, 2009, TWC had approximately 12.9 million video subscribers, of which approximately 8.9 million received digital video signals. Although TWC expects to continue to lose video subscribers as a result of increased competition, TWC believes it will continue to increase video revenues for the foreseeable future through the offering of incremental video services (e.g., digital video recorder services and additional programming tiers), as well as through equipment rentals and price increases; however, future video revenue growth rates will depend on video subscriber and


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
penetration levels, competition, regulation, pricing and the state of the economy. Video programming costs represent a major component of TWC’s expenses and are expected to continue to increase, reflecting rate increases on existing programming services, costs associated with retransmission consent agreements, growth in video subscribers taking tiers of service with more channels and the expansion of service offerings (e.g., new network channels). TWC expects that its video programming costs as a percentage of video revenues will continue to increase as increases in programming costs outpace growth in video revenues. TWC also offers video services to business customers and of the Company’s 12.9 million video subscribers as of December 31, 2009, 160,000 were commercial video subscribers.
 
As of December 31, 2009, TWC had approximately 9.0 million residential high-speed data subscribers. TWC expects continued growth in residential high-speed data subscribers and revenues for the foreseeable future; however, future high-speed data subscriber and revenue growth rates will depend on high-speed data penetration levels, competition, regulation, pricing, the rate of wireless substitution of wireline high-speed data service and the state of the economy. TWC also offers high-speed data services to business customers, as well as networking and transport services, and had 295,000 commercial high-speed data subscribers as of December 31, 2009.
 
During the fourth quarter of 2009, TWC launched Road Runner Mobiletm, a wireless mobile broadband service, in several cities and expects to continue the roll-out during 2010. The Company estimates that it will incur “start up” losses of approximately $50 million during 2010 in connection with the deployment of this service.
 
As of December 31, 2009, TWC had approximately 4.2 million residential Digital Phone subscribers. TWC expects increases in Digital Phone subscribers and revenues for the foreseeable future; however, future Digital Phone subscriber and revenue growth rates will depend on Digital Phone penetration levels, competition, regulation, pricing, the rate of wireless substitution of wireline phone service and the state of the economy. TWC also offers its commercial Digital Phone service, Business Class Phone, in nearly all of its operating areas and had 67,000 commercial Digital Phone subscribers as of December 31, 2009.
 
TWC faces intense competition for customers from a variety of alternative communications, information and entertainment delivery sources. TWC competes with incumbent local telephone companies, including AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., across each of its primary services. Some of these telephone companies offer a broad range of services with features and functions comparable to those provided by TWC and in bundles similar to those offered by TWC, sometimes with the addition of wireless service. Each of TWC’s services also faces competition from other companies that provide services on a stand-alone basis. TWC’s video service faces competition from direct broadcast satellite services, and increasingly from companies that deliver content to consumers over the Internet. TWC’s high-speed data service faces competition from wireless data providers, and competition in voice service is increasing as more homes in the U.S. are replacing their wireline telephone service with wireless service. Technological advances and product innovations have increased and will likely continue to increase the number of alternatives available to TWC’s customers, further intensifying competition. The more competitive environment may negatively affect the growth of primary service units and average monthly subscription revenues per primary service unit and, additionally, may increase TWC’s cost to obtain certain video programming.
 
Since the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company has experienced a slowdown in growth across all primary service unit categories, which the Company believes is in significant part a result of a challenging economic environment. In particular, the Company believes its subscriber growth has been negatively affected by the slowdown in new home formation and high housing vacancy rates, as well as high unemployment and the related reduction in consumer spending.
 
Management believes that cash generated by or available to TWC should be sufficient to fund its capital and liquidity needs for the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $5.5 billion of unused committed capacity (including cash and equivalents). Additionally, there are no maturities of the Company’s long-term debt prior to the February 2011 maturity of the Company’s $5.875 billion senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), which, as of December 31, 2009, supported outstanding borrowings of approximately $1.3 billion under the Company’s commercial paper program. The Company expects to enter into a new revolving credit agreement prior to the maturity of the current Revolving Credit Facility. See “Financial Condition and Liquidity” for further details regarding the Company’s committed capacity.
 
Recent Developments
 
Separation from Time Warner, Recapitalization and TWC Reverse Stock Split
 
On March 12, 2009, TWC’s separation from Time Warner was completed pursuant to a Separation Agreement dated as of May 20, 2008 (the “Separation Agreement”) between TWC and Time Warner and certain of their subsidiaries. In accordance with the Separation Agreement, on February 25, 2009, a subsidiary of Time Warner transferred its 12.43% non-voting common stock interest in TW NY to TWC in exchange for 80 million newly issued shares (approximately 27 million shares after giving effect to the 1-for-3 reverse stock split discussed below) of TWC’s Class A common stock (the “TW NY Exchange”). On March 12, 2009, TWC paid a special cash dividend of $10.27 per share ($30.81 per share after giving effect to the 1-for-3 reverse stock split, aggregating $10.856 billion) to holders of record on


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
March 11, 2009 of TWC’s outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock (the “Special Dividend”). Following the payment of the Special Dividend, each outstanding share of TWC Class A common stock and TWC Class B common stock was automatically converted (the “Recapitalization”) into one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “TWC Common Stock”). TWC’s separation from Time Warner (the “Separation”) was effected as a pro rata dividend of all shares of TWC Common Stock held by Time Warner to holders of record of Time Warner’s common stock (the “Spin-Off Dividend” or the “Distribution”). The TW NY Exchange, the Special Dividend, the Recapitalization, the Separation and the Distribution collectively are referred to as the “Separation Transactions.”
 
To pay a portion of the Special Dividend, on March 12, 2009, TWC borrowed (i) the full committed amount of $1.932 billion under its 364-day senior unsecured term loan facility (the “2008 Bridge Facility”) and (ii) approximately $3.3 billion under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company funded the remainder of the Special Dividend with approximately $5.6 billion of cash on hand. See “—2009 Bond Offerings and Termination of Lending Commitments” below for further details regarding the termination of the 2008 Bridge Facility.
 
In connection with the Separation Transactions, on March 12, 2009, the Company implemented a reverse stock split of the TWC Common Stock (the “TWC Reverse Stock Split”) at a 1-for-3 ratio, effective immediately after the Recapitalization. The shares of TWC Common Stock distributed in the Spin-Off Dividend reflected both the Recapitalization and the TWC Reverse Stock Split.
 
During 2009 and 2008, the Company incurred pretax costs related to the Separation, which have been reflected in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations as follows (in millions):
 
                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
Other income (expense), net
  $      (28 )   $      (17 )
Interest expense, net
    (13 )     (45 )
                 
Pretax costs related to the Separation
  $  (41 )   $  (62 )
                 
 
The Separation-related costs recorded in other income (expense), net, consist of direct transaction costs (e.g., legal and professional fees) and such costs recorded in interest expense, net, consist of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs for 2009 primarily relate to the portion of the upfront loan fees for the 2008 Bridge Facility that was recognized as expense due to the repayment of all borrowings outstanding under, and the resulting termination of, such facility with a portion of the net proceeds of the March 2009 Bond Offering (as defined below).
 
2009 Bond Offerings and Termination of Lending Commitments
 
In 2009, TWC issued, in total, $6.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes and debentures under a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 in three public underwritten offerings (the “2009 Bond Offerings”). The bond offering in March 2009 consisted of $1.0 billion principal amount of 7.50% notes due 2014 and $2.0 billion principal amount of 8.25% notes due 2019 (the “March 2009 Bond Offering”). The bond offering in June 2009 consisted of $1.5 billion principal amount of 6.75% debentures due 2039 (the “June 2009 Bond Offering”). The bond offering in December 2009 consisted of $500 million principal amount of 3.50% notes due 2015 and $1.5 billion principal amount of 5.00% notes due 2020 (the “December 2009 Bond Offering”). TWC’s obligations under the debt securities issued in the 2009 Bond Offerings are guaranteed by Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (“TWE”) and TW NY.
 
The Company used $1.934 billion of the net proceeds from the March 2009 Bond Offering to repay all of the borrowings outstanding under the 2008 Bridge Facility, as well as accrued interest and commitment fees, and such facility was terminated by the parties thereto in accordance with its terms. Additionally, as a result of the March 2009 Bond Offering and the termination of the 2008 Bridge Facility, the Company terminated Time Warner’s commitment (as lender) under a two-year $1.535 billion senior unsecured supplemental term loan facility in accordance with its terms. The Company used the remaining net proceeds from the March 2009 Bond Offering to repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility.
 
The Company used the net proceeds of $1.444 billion from the June 2009 Bond Offering and a portion of the net proceeds of $1.957 billion from the December 2009 Bond Offering to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under its five-year term loan facility, which terminated in accordance with its terms as a result of such repayment. The remaining net proceeds from the December 2009 Bond Offering were used to repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under the Company’s commercial paper program and for general corporate purposes.
 
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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
Common Stock Dividend
 
On January 27, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on TWC Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share of TWC Common Stock, representing the first payment of a planned annual dividend of $1.60 per share, will be payable in cash on March 15, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 26, 2010.
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
Revenues
 
The Company’s revenues consist of Subscription and Advertising revenues. Subscription revenues consist of revenues from video, high-speed data and voice services.
 
Video revenues include residential and commercial subscriber fees for the Company’s three main levels or “tiers” of video programming—Basic Service Tier (“BST”), Expanded Basic Service Tier (or Cable Programming Service Tier) (“CPST”) and Digital Basic Service Tier (“DBT”), as well as fees for genre-based programming tiers, such as movies, sports and Spanish language tiers. Video revenues also include related equipment rental charges, installation charges and franchise fees collected on behalf of local franchising authorities. Additionally, video revenues include revenues from premium channels, transactional video-on-demand (e.g., events and movies) and digital video recorder services. Several ancillary items are also included within video revenues, such as commissions earned on the sale of merchandise by home shopping networks and revenues from home security services.
 
High-speed data revenues primarily include subscriber fees from both residential and commercial subscribers, along with related home networking fees and installation charges. High-speed data revenues also include fees paid to TWC by (a) the Advance/Newhouse Partnership for the ability to distribute TWC’s Road Runnertm high-speed data service and TWC’s management of certain functions for the Advance/Newhouse Partnership, including, among others, programming and engineering, and (b) other distributors of TWC’s Road Runner high-speed data service, which together totaled $127 million, $139 million and $132 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In addition, high-speed data revenues include fees received from third-party internet service providers whose on-line services are provided to some of TWC’s customers (e.g., Earthlink). Commercial high-speed data revenues also include amounts generated by the sale of networking and transport services (e.g., Metro Ethernet services and point-to-point transport services offered to wireless telephone providers, Internet service providers and competitive carriers on a wholesale basis).
 
Voice revenues include subscriber fees from residential and commercial Digital Phone subscribers, along with related installation charges. For the year ended December 31, 2007, voice revenues also included subscriber fees from circuit-switched telephone (9,000 subscribers as of December 31, 2007). During the first half of 2008, TWC completed the process of discontinuing the provision of circuit-switched telephone service in accordance with regulatory requirements.
 
Advertising revenues include the fees charged to local, regional and national advertising customers for advertising placed on the Company’s video and high-speed data services. Nearly all Advertising revenues are attributable to advertising placed on the Company’s video service.
 
Costs and Expenses
 
Costs of revenues include the following costs directly associated with the delivery of services to subscribers or the maintenance of the Company’s delivery systems: video programming costs; high-speed data connectivity costs and certain high-speed data customer care support service costs; voice network costs; other service-related expenses, including non-administrative labor; franchise fees; and other related costs.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses include amounts not directly associated with the delivery of services to subscribers or the maintenance of the Company’s delivery systems, such as administrative labor costs, marketing expenses, billing system charges, non-plant repair and maintenance costs, other administrative overhead costs and, prior to the Separation, fees paid to Time Warner for reimbursement of certain administrative support functions.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
Use of Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization and Free Cash Flow
 
In discussing its performance, the Company may use certain measures that are not calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These measures include OIBDA and Free Cash Flow, which the Company defines as follows:
 
  •   OIBDA (Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization) means Operating Income (Loss) before depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of intangible assets.
 
  •   Free Cash Flow means cash provided by operating activities (as defined under GAAP) excluding the impact, if any, of cash provided or used by discontinued operations, plus any excess tax benefits from the exercise of stock options, less (i) capital expenditures, (ii) cash paid for other intangible assets, (iii) partnership distributions and (iv) principal payments on capital leases.
 
Management uses OIBDA, among other measures, in evaluating the performance of the Company’s business because it eliminates the effects of (1) considerable amounts of noncash depreciation and amortization and (2) items not within the control of the Company’s operations managers (such as net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, income tax benefit (provision), other income (expense), net, and interest expense, net). Free Cash Flow is used as an important indicator of the Company’s liquidity after the payment of cash taxes, interest and other cash items, including its ability to reduce net debt, pay dividends and make strategic investments. Performance measures derived from OIBDA are also used in the Company’s annual incentive compensation programs. In addition, management believes that both of these measures are commonly used by analysts, investors and others in evaluating the Company’s performance and liquidity.
 
These measures have inherent limitations. For example, OIBDA does not reflect capital expenditures or the periodic costs of certain capitalized assets used in generating revenues. To compensate for such limitations, management evaluates performance through, among other measures, Free Cash Flow, which reflects capital expenditure decisions and net income attributable to TWC, which reflects the periodic costs of capitalized assets. OIBDA also fails to reflect the significant costs borne by the Company for income taxes and debt servicing costs, the share of OIBDA attributable to noncontrolling interests, the results of the Company’s equity investments or other non-operational income or expense. Management compensates for these limitations by using other analytics such as a review of net income (loss) attributable to TWC. Free Cash Flow, a liquidity measure, does not reflect payments made in connection with investments and acquisitions, which reduce liquidity. To compensate for this limitation, management evaluates such investments and acquisitions through other measures such as return on investment analyses.
 
These measures should be considered in addition to, not as substitutes for, the Company’s Operating Income (Loss), net income (loss) attributable to TWC and various cash flow measures (e.g., cash provided by operating activities), as well as other measures of financial performance and liquidity reported in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
 
Changes in Basis of Presentation
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued authoritative guidance that establishes accounting and reporting standards for a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary, including the accounting treatment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance became effective for TWC on January 1, 2009 and has been applied prospectively, except for the provisions related to the presentation of noncontrolling interests, which have been applied retrospectively for all periods presented. As required by this guidance, the Company has recast the presentation of noncontrolling interests in the prior year financial statements so that they are comparable to those of 2009. Noncontrolling interests of $1.110 billion as of December 31, 2008 were reclassified to a component of total equity as reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. For the year ended December 31, 2008, minority interest income of $1.022 billion ($619 million, net of tax) and, for the year ended December 31, 2007, minority interest expense of $165 million ($99 million, net of tax) are excluded from net income (loss) in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share for prior periods is not impacted.
 
Reverse Stock Split
 
In connection with the Separation Transactions, on March 12, 2009, the Company implemented the TWC Reverse Stock Split at a 1-for-3 ratio. The Company has recast the presentation of share and per share data in the accompanying consolidated financial statements to reflect the TWC Reverse Stock Split.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ financial information to conform to the December 31, 2009 presentation.
 
Recent Accounting Standards
 
See Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for other accounting standards adopted in 2009 and accounting standards not yet adopted.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
2009 vs. 2008
 
The following discussion provides an analysis of the Company’s results of operations and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
 
Revenues. Revenues by major category were as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2009     2008     % Change  
 
Subscription:
                       
Video
  $ 10,760     $ 10,524       2.2 %
High-speed data
    4,520       4,159       8.7 %
Voice
    1,886       1,619       16.5 %
                         
Total Subscription
    17,166       16,302       5.3 %
Advertising
    702       898       (21.8 %)
                         
Total
  $  17,868     $  17,200       3.9 %
                         
 
Selected subscriber-related statistics were as follows (in thousands):
    December 31,        
    2009     2008     % Change  
 
Video(a)
    12,859       13,069       (1.6 %)
Residential high-speed data(b)(c)
    8,994       8,444       6.5 %
Commercial high-speed data(b)(c)(d)
    295       283       4.2 %
Residential Digital Phone(c)(e)
    4,153       3,747       10.8 %
Commercial Digital Phone(c)(e)
    67       30       123.3 %
Primary service units(f)
    26,368       25,573       3.1 %
Digital video(g)
    8,866       8,627       2.8 %
Revenue generating units(h)
    35,234       34,200       3.0 %
Customer relationships(i)
    14,572       14,582       (0.1 %)
Double play(j)
    4,900       4,794       2.2 %
Triple play(k)
    3,448       3,099       11.3 %
 
 
(a) Video subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who receive at least BST video programming.
(b) High-speed data subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who receive TWC’s Road Runner high-speed data service or any of the other high-speed data services offered by TWC.
(c) The determination of whether a high-speed data or Digital Phone subscriber is categorized as commercial or residential is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber. For example, if TWC provides a commercial service, the subscriber is classified as commercial.
(d) During 2009, the Company recorded an adjustment that reduced commercial high-speed data subscribers by 3,000 subscribers, which is reflected in the Company’s subscriber numbers as of December 31, 2009.
(e) Digital Phone subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who receive an IP-based telephony service.
(f) Primary service unit numbers represent the total of all video, high-speed data and voice subscribers.
(g) Digital video subscriber numbers reflect billable video subscribers who receive any level of video service as digital signals.
(h) Revenue generating unit numbers represent the total of all video, digital video, high-speed data and voice subscribers.
(i) Customer relationships represent the number of subscribers who receive at least one of the Company’s primary services. For example, a subscriber who purchases only high-speed data service and no video service will count as one customer relationship, and a subscriber who purchases both video and high-speed data services will also count as only one customer relationship.
(j) Double play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to two of the Company’s primary services.
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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
 
Subscription revenues increased as a result of increases in video, high-speed data and voice revenues. The increase in video revenues was primarily due to an increase in revenues from digital video recorder service, video price increases and the continued growth of digital video subscribers, which were partially offset by a decrease in video subscribers (resulting, in part, from the December 2008 sale of certain non-core cable systems serving 78,000 video subscribers) and a decline in premium channel subscribers and transactional video-on-demand revenues. Commercial video revenues were $252 million in 2009 compared to $239 million in 2008. Additional information regarding the major components of video revenues was as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2009     2008     % Change  
 
Programming tiers(a)
  $ 7,188     $ 7,095       1.3 %
Premium channels
    875       913       (4.2 %)
Transactional video-on-demand
    367       399       (8.0 %)
Video equipment rental and installation charges
    1,195       1,112       7.5 %
Digital video recorder service
    510       403       26.6 %
Franchise fees
    476       459       3.7 %
Other
    149       143       4.2 %
                         
Total
  $  10,760     $  10,524       2.2 %
                         
 
(a) Programming tier revenues include subscriber fees for BST, CPST and DBT video programming, as well as genre-based programming tiers, such as movie, sports and Spanish language tiers.
 
High-speed data revenues increased primarily due to growth in high-speed data subscribers and an increase in cell tower backhaul and Metro Ethernet revenues. Commercial high-speed data revenues were $593 million in 2009 compared to $526 million in 2008.
 
The increase in voice revenues was due to growth in Digital Phone subscribers, partially offset by a decrease in average revenues per subscriber. Commercial voice revenues were $70 million in 2009 compared to $28 million in 2008.
 
Average monthly subscription revenues (which includes video, high-speed data and voice revenues) per unit were as follows:
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,    
    2009   2008   % Change
 
Average monthly subscription revenues per:
                       
Customer relationship
  $   97.83     $   92.44       5.8 %
Primary service unit
    54.85       54.27       1.1 %
 
Advertising revenues decreased due to a decline in Advertising revenues from national, regional and local businesses and political advertising revenues. The Company expects that Advertising revenues will increase in 2010 as compared to 2009 primarily due to an increase in political advertising revenues, as well as an increase in Advertising revenues from national, regional and local businesses.
 
Costs of revenues. The major components of costs of revenues were as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2009     2008     % Change  
 
Video programming
  $   3,998     $   3,753       6.5 %
Employee
    2,594       2,511       3.3 %
High-speed data
    132       146       (9.6 %)
Voice
    633       552       14.7 %
Video franchise fees
    476       459       3.7 %
Other direct operating costs
    722       724       (0.3 %)
                         
Total
  $  8,555     $  8,145       5.0 %
                         
                         
Costs of revenues as a percentage of revenues
    47.9 %     47.4 %        
 
Costs of revenues increased 5.0%, primarily related to increases in video programming, employee and voice costs.
 
The increase in video programming costs was primarily due to contractual rate increases, incremental costs associated with the continued retransmission of certain local broadcast stations and the expansion of service offerings, partially offset by a decline in video and premium channel subscriptions. Average programming costs per video subscriber increased 8.5% to $25.60 per month in 2009 from $23.60 per month in 2008.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
Employee costs increased primarily due to an increase in pension expense and employee medical and compensation expenses.
 
Voice costs consist of the direct costs associated with the delivery of voice services, including network connectivity costs. Voice costs increased primarily due to growth in Digital Phone subscribers.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses. The components of selling, general and administrative expenses were as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2009     2008     % Change  
 
Employee
  $   1,153     $   1,146       0.6 %
Marketing
    563       569       (1.1 %)
Separation-related “make-up” equity award costs
    9             NM  
Other
    1,105       1,139       (3.0 %)
                         
Total
  $  2,830     $  2,854       (0.8 %)
                         
 
NM—Not meaningful.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased slightly primarily as a result of lower bad debt expense, which declined by $38 million in 2009 primarily due to improvement in collection efforts and a reduction in the allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect the quality of residential receivables as of the end of 2009. The decrease in bad debt expense benefited both the fourth quarter and full year 2009. Casualty insurance expense in 2009 and 2008 included benefits of approximately $11 million and $16 million, respectively, due to changes in estimates of previously established casualty insurance accruals. Employee costs in 2009 remained essentially flat as an increase in pension expense was primarily offset by a decrease in employee headcount.
 
As a result of the Separation, pursuant to their terms, Time Warner equity awards held by TWC employees were forfeited and/or experienced a reduction in value. During 2009, the Company recorded $9 million of costs associated with TWC stock options and restricted stock units granted to its employees to offset these forfeitures and/or reduced values.
 
Restructuring costs. The results for 2009 and 2008 included restructuring costs of $81 million and $15 million, respectively. The Company eliminated approximately 1,300 positions during 2009. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring charges during 2010.
 
Impairment of cable franchise rights. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company recorded a noncash impairment charge of $14.822 billion to reduce the carrying value of its cable franchise rights as a result of its annual impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. There was no such impairment charge in 2009. See “Critical Accounting Policies—Asset Impairments—Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets” and Notes 3 and 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further details on the Company’s 2009 and 2008 impairment testing of cable franchise rights.
 
Loss on sale of cable systems. During 2008, the Company recorded a loss of $58 million as a result of the sale of certain non-core cable systems, which closed in December 2008.
 
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization to Operating Income (Loss). The following table reconciles Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization to Operating Income (Loss). In addition, the table provides


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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
the components from Operating Income (Loss) to net income (loss) attributable to TWC for purposes of the discussions that follow (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2009     2008     % Change  
 
Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization
  $   6,402     $   (8,694 )     NM  
Depreciation
    (2,836 )     (2,826 )     0.4 %
Amortization
    (249 )     (262 )     (5.0 %)
                         
Operating Income (Loss)
    3,317       (11,782 )     NM  
Interest expense, net
    (1,319 )     (923 )     42.9 %
Other expense, net
    (86 )     (367 )     (76.6 %)
                         
Income (loss) before income taxes
    1,912       (13,072 )     NM  
Income tax benefit (provision)
    (820 )     5,109       NM  
                         
Net income (loss)
    1,092       (7,963 )     NM  
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (22 )     619       NM  
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC
  $ 1,070     $ (7,344 )     NM  
                         
 
NM—Not meaningful.
 
Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization. As discussed above, in 2009, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization was impacted by restructuring costs and Separation-related “make-up” equity award costs. In 2008, Operating Loss before Depreciation and Amortization was impacted by the impairment of cable franchise rights, the loss on sale of cable systems and restructuring costs. Excluding these items, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization increased principally as a result of revenue growth, partially offset by higher costs of revenues, as discussed above. Additionally, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization in 2008 was negatively impacted by $14 million of costs resulting from the impact of Hurricane Ike on certain of the Company’s cable systems in southeast Texas and Ohio.
 
Depreciation expense. The slight increase in depreciation expense was primarily associated with continued purchases of customer premise equipment, scalable infrastructure and line extensions occurring during or subsequent to 2008, partially offset primarily by certain property, plant and equipment acquired in the 2006 transactions with Adelphia Communications Corporation (“Adelphia”) and Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) (the “Adelphia/Comcast Transactions”) that was fully depreciated as of July 31, 2008. The Company expects depreciation expense to increase in 2010 as compared to 2009 primarily as a result of continued purchases of customer premise equipment, scalable infrastructure and line extensions occurring during or subsequent to 2009.
 
Amortization expense. Amortization expense in 2009 benefited from an approximate $13 million adjustment to reduce excess amortization recorded in prior years. The Company expects amortization expense to decrease in 2010 as compared to 2009 as a result of customer relationships acquired in the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions becoming fully amortized during the third quarter of 2010.
 
Operating Income (Loss). As discussed above, in 2009, Operating Income was impacted by restructuring costs and Separation-related “make-up” equity award costs. In 2008, Operating Loss was impacted by the impairment of cable franchise rights, the loss on sale of cable systems and restructuring costs. Excluding these items, Operating Income increased primarily due to the increase in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization, as discussed above.
 
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net, increased primarily due to higher average debt outstanding during 2009. Additionally, interest expense, net, for 2009 included $13 million of debt issuance costs primarily related to the portion of the upfront loan fees for the 2008 Bridge Facility that was recognized as expense due to the repayment of all borrowings outstanding under, and the resulting termination of, such facility with a portion of the net proceeds of the March 2009 Bond Offering. Interest expense, net, for 2008 included $45 million of debt issuance costs primarily related to the portion of the upfront loan fees for the 2008 Bridge Facility that was recognized as expense due to the reduction of commitments under such facility as a result of the public debt issuances in June 2008 and November 2008 (the “2008 Bond Offerings”). The Company expects that interest expense, net, will increase in 2010 primarily due to higher average interest rates on outstanding debt.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
Other expense, net. Other expense, net, detail is shown in the table below (in millions):
 
                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
Direct transaction costs related to the Separation Transactions(a)
  $      (28 )   $      (17 )
Income (loss) from equity investments, net(b)
    (49 )     16  
Impairment of investment in The Reserve Fund’s Primary Fund
    (5 )      
Other investment gains (losses)(c)
    15       (366 )
Equity award reimbursement obligation to Time Warner(d)
    (21 )      
Other
    2        
                 
Other expense, net
  $  (86 )   $  (367 )
                 
 
(a) Amounts primarily consist of legal and professional fees.
(b) The change in income (loss) from equity investments, net, for 2009 was primarily due to the impact of losses incurred during 2009 by Clearwire Communications LLC.
(c) 2008 amount consists of a $367 million impairment charge on the Company’s investment in Clearwire Communications LLC (an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting) and an $8 million impairment charge on an investment, partially offset by a $9 million gain recorded on the sale of a cost-method investment. In 2009, the Company recovered a portion of the investment on which it recorded the $8 million impairment charge in 2008, resulting in a $3 million gain. Additionally, 2009 amount includes a $12 million gain due to a post-closing adjustment associated with the 2007 dissolution of Texas and Kansas City Cable Partners, L.P. (“TKCCP”).
(d) See Note 8 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the Company’s accounting for its equity award reimbursement obligation to Time Warner.
 
Income tax benefit (provision). TWC’s income tax benefit (provision) has been prepared as if the Company operated as a stand-alone taxpayer for all periods presented. In 2009, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $820 million and, in 2008, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $5.109 billion. The effective tax rate for 2009 was 42.9%, which included the impact of the passage of the California state budget during the first quarter of 2009 that, in part, changed the methodology of income tax apportionment in California. This tax law change resulted in an increase in state deferred tax liabilities and a corresponding noncash tax provision of $38 million. Absent this tax law change, the effective tax rate for 2009 would have been 40.9%. The effective tax rate for 2008 was 39.1%, which included the impacts of the impairment of cable franchise rights and the loss on sale of cable systems. Absent these items, the effective tax rate for 2008 would have been 44.2%. The decrease in the Company’s effective tax rate for 2009 (excluding the California state tax law change in 2009 and the impairment of cable franchise rights and the loss on sale of cable systems in 2008) was primarily due to the tax impact of the 2008 impairment charge on the Company’s investment in Clearwire Communications LLC, as discussed above.
 
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2008 included the impacts of the impairment of cable franchise rights and the loss on sale of cable systems, as discussed above. Excluding these items, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased principally due to the changes in the ownership structure of the Company as a result of the TW NY Exchange, which occurred in February 2009.
 
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC and net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share. Net income (loss) attributable to TWC and net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share were as follows for 2009 and 2008 (in millions, except per share data):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,      
    2009     2008     % Change
 
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC
  $  1,070     $  (7,344 )     NM  
                     
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share:
                       
Basic
  $ 3.07     $ (22.55 )     NM  
                     
Diluted
  $ 3.05     $ (22.55 )     NM  
                     
 
NM—Not meaningful.
 
As discussed above, in 2009, net income attributable to TWC and net income attributable to TWC per common share were impacted by restructuring costs and Separation-related “make-up” equity award costs. In 2008, net loss attributable to TWC and net loss attributable to TWC per common share were impacted by the impairment of cable franchise rights, the loss on sale of cable systems and restructuring costs. Excluding these items, net income attributable to TWC and net income attributable to TWC per common share increased primarily due to an increase in Operating Income and decreases in other expense, net, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, partially offset by increases in interest expense, net, and income tax provision, each as discussed above.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
2008 vs. 2007
 
The following discussion provides an analysis of the Company’s results of operations and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
 
Revenues. Revenues by major category were as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2008     2007     % Change  
 
Subscription:
                       
Video
  $ 10,524     $ 10,165       3.5 %
High-speed data
    4,159       3,730       11.5 %
Voice
    1,619       1,193       35.7 %
                         
Total Subscription
    16,302       15,088       8.0 %
Advertising
    898       867       3.6 %
                         
Total
  $  17,200     $  15,955       7.8 %
                         
 
Selected subscriber-related statistics were as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    December 31,        
    2008     2007     % Change  
 
Video(a)
      13,069         13,251       (1.4 %)
Residential high-speed data(b)(c)(d)
    8,444       7,620       10.8 %
Commercial high-speed data(b)(c)(d)
    283       280       1.1 %
Residential Digital Phone(c)(e)
    3,747       2,890       29.7 %
Commercial Digital Phone(c)(e)
    30       5       500.0 %
Primary service units(f)
    25,573       24,055       6.3 %
Digital video(g)
    8,627       8,022       7.5 %
Revenue generating units(h)
    34,200       32,077       6.6 %
Customer relationships(i)
    14,582       14,626       (0.3 %)
Double play(j)
    4,794       4,703       1.9 %
Triple play(k)
    3,099       2,363       31.1 %
 
 
(a) Video subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who receive at least BST video programming.
(b) High-speed data subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who receive TWC’s Road Runner high-speed data service or any of the other high-speed data services offered by TWC.
(c) The determination of whether a high-speed data or Digital Phone subscriber is categorized as commercial or residential is generally based upon the type of service provided to that subscriber. For example, if TWC provides a commercial service, the subscriber is classified as commercial.
(d) During 2008, the Company reclassified 15,000 commercial high-speed data subscribers to residential high-speed data subscribers, which is reflected in the Company’s subscriber numbers as of December 31, 2008.
(e) Digital Phone subscriber numbers reflect billable subscribers who receive an IP-based telephony service. Residential Digital Phone subscriber numbers as of December 31, 2007 exclude 9,000 subscribers who received traditional, circuit-switched telephone service.
(f) Primary service unit numbers represent the total of all video, high-speed data and voice (including circuit-switched telephone service, as applicable) subscribers.
(g) Digital video subscriber numbers reflect billable video subscribers who receive any level of video service as digital signals.
(h) Revenue generating unit numbers represent the total of all video, digital video, high-speed data and voice (including circuit-switched telephone service, as applicable) subscribers.
(i) Customer relationships represent the number of subscribers who receive at least one of the Company’s primary services. For example, a subscriber who purchases only high-speed data service and no video service will count as one customer relationship, and a subscriber who purchases both video and high-speed data services will also count as only one customer relationship.
(j) Double play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to two of the Company’s primary services.
(k) Triple play subscriber numbers reflect customers who subscribe to all three of the Company’s primary services.


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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
 
Subscription revenues increased as a result of increases in video, high-speed data and voice revenues. The increase in video revenues was primarily due to an increase in revenues from digital video recorder service, the continued growth of digital video subscribers and video price increases. Additional information regarding the major components of video revenues was as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2008     2007     % Change  
 
Programming tiers(a)
  $   7,095     $   6,971       1.8 %
Premium channels
    913       918       (0.5 %)
Transactional video-on-demand
    399       391       2.0 %
Video equipment rental and installation charges
    1,112       1,024       8.6 %
Digital video recorder service
    403       268       50.4 %
Franchise fees
    459       437       5.0 %
Other
    143       156       (8.3 %)
                         
Total
  $  10,524     $  10,165       3.5 %
                         
 
(a) Programming tier revenues include subscriber fees for BST, CPST and DBT video programming, as well as genre-based programming tiers, such as movie, sports and Spanish language tiers.
 
High-speed data revenues increased primarily due to growth in high-speed data subscribers.
 
The increase in voice revenues was due to growth in Digital Phone subscribers. Voice revenues in 2007 also included $34 million of revenues associated with subscribers who received traditional, circuit-switched telephone service.
 
Advertising revenues increased primarily due to an increase in political advertising revenues, partially offset by a decline in Advertising revenues from national, regional and local businesses.
 
Costs of revenues. The major components of costs of revenues were as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2008     2007     % Change  
 
Video programming
  $   3,753     $   3,534       6.2 %
Employee
    2,511       2,348       6.9 %
High-speed data
    146       164       (11.0 %)
Voice
    552       455       21.3 %
Video franchise fees
    459       437       5.0 %
Other direct operating costs
    724       604       19.9 %
                         
Total
  $  8,145     $  7,542       8.0 %
                         
                         
Costs of revenues as a percentage of revenues
    47.4 %     47.3 %        
 
Costs of revenues increased 8.0%, primarily related to increases in video programming, employee, voice and other direct operating costs.
 
The increase in video programming costs was primarily due to contractual rate increases and an increase in the percentage of video subscribers who also subscribe to expanded tiers of video services. Average programming costs per video subscriber increased 7.1% to $23.60 per month in 2008 from $22.04 per month in 2007.
 
Employee costs increased primarily due to higher headcount resulting from the continued growth of digital video, high-speed data and Digital Phone services, as well as salary increases.
 
High-speed data costs consist of the direct costs associated with the delivery of high-speed data services, including network connectivity costs. High-speed data costs decreased primarily due to a decrease in per-subscriber connectivity costs, partially offset by growth in subscribers and usage per subscriber.
 
Voice costs consist of the direct costs associated with the delivery of voice services, including network connectivity costs. Voice costs increased primarily due to growth in Digital Phone subscribers, partially offset by a decline in per-subscriber connectivity costs due to volume discounts received in 2008.
 
Other direct operating costs increased primarily due to increases in certain other costs associated with the continued growth of digital video, high-speed data and Digital Phone services.


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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses. The major components of selling, general and administrative expenses were as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2008     2007     % Change  
 
Employee
  $   1,146     $   1,059       8.2 %
Marketing
    569       499       14.0 %
Other
    1,139       1,090       4.5 %
                         
Total
  $  2,854     $  2,648       7.8 %
                         
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily due to higher employee and marketing costs. Employee costs increased primarily due to headcount and salary increases and marketing costs increased primarily due to intensified marketing efforts. Other costs in 2008 included a benefit of approximately $16 million due to changes in estimates of previously established casualty insurance accruals. Excluding this benefit, other costs increased primarily due to higher miscellaneous administrative costs.
 
Merger-related and restructuring costs. The results for 2008 and 2007 included restructuring costs of $15 million and $13 million, respectively. In addition, during 2007, the Company expensed non-capitalizable merger-related costs associated with the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions of $10 million.
 
Impairment of cable franchise rights. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company recorded a noncash impairment charge of $14.822 billion to reduce the carrying value of its cable franchise rights as a result of its annual impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.
 
Loss on sale of cable systems. During 2008, the Company recorded a loss of $58 million as a result of the sale of certain non-core cable systems, which closed in December 2008.
 
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization to Operating Income (Loss). The following table reconciles Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization to Operating Income (Loss). In addition, the table provides the components from Operating Income (Loss) to net income (loss) attributable to TWC for purposes of the discussions that follow (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2008     2007     % Change  
 
Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization
  $ (8,694 )   $ 5,742       NM  
Depreciation
    (2,826 )     (2,704 )     4.5 %
Amortization
    (262 )     (272 )     (3.7 %)
                         
Operating Income (Loss)
    (11,782 )     2,766       NM  
Interest expense, net
    (923 )     (894 )     3.2 %
Other income (expense), net
    (367 )     156       NM  
                         
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (13,072 )     2,028       NM  
Income tax benefit (provision)
    5,109       (806 )     NM  
                         
Net income (loss)
    (7,963 )     1,222       NM  
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    619       (99 )     NM  
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC
  $   (7,344 )   $   1,123       NM  
                         
 
NM—Not meaningful.
 
Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization. As discussed above, in 2008, Operating Loss before Depreciation and Amortization was impacted by the impairment of cable franchise rights, the loss on sale of cable systems and restructuring costs. In 2007, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization was impacted by merger-related and restructuring costs. Excluding these items, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization increased principally as a result of revenue growth (particularly in high margin high-speed data revenues), partially offset by higher costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses. Additionally, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization in 2008 was negatively impacted by $14 million of costs resulting from the impact of Hurricane Ike on certain of the Company’s cable systems in southeast Texas and Ohio.


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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
Depreciation expense. The increase in depreciation expense was primarily associated with purchases of customer premise equipment, scalable infrastructure and line extensions occurring during or subsequent to 2007, partially offset by certain property, plant and equipment acquired in the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions that was fully depreciated as of July 31, 2008.
 
Amortization expense. Amortization expense decreased primarily due to the absence of amortization expense associated with customer relationships recorded in connection with the 2003 restructuring of TWE, which were fully amortized as of the end of the first quarter of 2007.
 
Operating Income (Loss). As discussed above, in 2008, Operating Loss was impacted by the impairment of cable franchise rights, the loss on sale of cable systems and restructuring costs. In 2007, Operating Income was impacted by merger-related and restructuring costs. Excluding these items, Operating Income increased primarily due to the increase in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization, partially offset by the increase in depreciation expense, as discussed above.
 
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net, increased primarily due to an increase in fixed-rate debt with higher average interest rates as a result of the 2008 Bond Offerings. Additionally, interest expense, net, was impacted by the April 2007 issuance of fixed-rate debt securities and, for 2008, also included $45 million of debt issuance costs primarily related to the portion of the upfront loan fees for the 2008 Bridge Facility that was recognized as expense due to the reduction of commitments under such facility as a result of the 2008 Bond Offerings. These items were partially offset by a decrease in interest on the Company’s variable-rate debt, which resulted from both a decrease in variable-rate debt and lower variable interest rates, and an increase in interest income.
 
Other income (expense), net. Other income (expense), net, detail is shown in the table below (in millions):
 
                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Direct transaction costs related to the Separation Transactions(a)
  $ (17 )   $  
Income from equity investments, net
    16       11  
Other investment gains (losses)(b)
    (366 )     146  
Other
          (1 )
                 
Other income (expense), net
  $      (367 )   $      156  
                 
 
(a) Amount primarily consists of legal and professional fees.
(b) 2008 amount consists of a $367 million impairment charge on the Company’s investment in Clearwire Communications LLC (an investment of the Company accounted for under the equity method of accounting) and an $8 million impairment charge on an investment, partially offset by a $9 million gain recorded on the sale of a cost-method investment. 2007 amount consists of a gain of $146 million as a result of the distribution of the assets of TKCCP, which was a 50-50 joint venture between a consolidated subsidiary of TWC and Comcast, to TWC and Comcast on January 1, 2007. The distribution was treated as a sale of the Company’s 50% equity interest in the pool of assets consisting of the Houston cable systems.
 
Income tax benefit (provision). TWC’s income tax benefit (provision) has been prepared as if the Company operated as a stand-alone taxpayer for all periods presented. In 2008, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $5.109 billion and, in 2007, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $806 million. The effective tax rate was 39.1% in 2008, which included the impacts of the impairment of cable franchise rights and the loss on sale of cable systems, as compared to 39.7% in 2007. Absent these items, the effective tax rate for 2008 would have been 44.2%. The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate for 2008 (excluding the impairment of cable franchise rights and the loss on sale of cable systems) was primarily due to the tax impact of the 2008 impairment charge on the Company’s investment in Clearwire Communications LLC, as discussed above.
 
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2008 included the impacts of the impairment of cable franchise rights and the loss on sale of cable systems, as discussed above. Excluding these items, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased primarily due to larger profits recorded by TW NY during 2008.
 
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC and net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share. Net income (loss) attributable to TWC and net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share were as follows for 2008 and 2007 (in millions, except per share data):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,        
    2008     2007     % Change  
 
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC
  $     (7,344 )   $     1,123       NM  
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share:
                       
Basic
  $ (22.55 )   $ 3.45       NM  
                         
Diluted
  $  (22.55 )   $ 3.45       NM  
                         
 
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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
As discussed above, in 2008, net loss attributable to TWC and net loss attributable to TWC per common share were impacted by the impairment of cable franchise rights, the loss on sale of cable systems and restructuring costs. In 2007, net income attributable to TWC and net income attributable to TWC per common share were impacted by merger-related and restructuring costs. Excluding these items, net income attributable to TWC and net income attributable to TWC per common share decreased primarily due to the change in other income (expense), net, (which included the 2008 impairment on the Company’s investment in Clearwire Communications LLC and the 2007 gain resulting from the distribution of TKCCP’s assets) and increases in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and interest expense, net, partially offset by an increase in Operating Income and a decrease in income tax provision.
 
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
 
Management believes that cash generated by or available to TWC should be sufficient to fund its capital and liquidity needs for the foreseeable future. There are no maturities of the Company’s long-term debt prior to the February 2011 maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility, which, as of December 31, 2009, supported outstanding borrowings of approximately $1.3 billion under the Company’s commercial paper program. The Company expects to enter into a new revolving credit agreement prior to the maturity of the current Revolving Credit Facility. TWC’s sources of cash include cash provided by operating activities, cash and equivalents on hand, borrowing capacity under its committed credit facility and commercial paper program, as well as access to capital markets.
 
TWC’s unused committed capacity was $5.512 billion as of December 31, 2009, reflecting $1.048 billion of cash and equivalents and $4.464 billion of available borrowing capacity under the Company’s $5.875 billion Revolving Credit Facility.
 
Current Financial Condition
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Company had $22.331 billion of debt, $1.048 billion of cash and equivalents (net debt of $21.283 billion, defined as total debt less cash and equivalents), $300 million of mandatorily redeemable non-voting Series A Preferred Equity Membership Units (the “TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units”) issued by a subsidiary of TWC, Time Warner NY Cable LLC (“TW NY Cable”), and $8.685 billion of total TWC shareholders’ equity. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had $17.728 billion of debt, $5.449 billion of cash and equivalents (net debt of $12.279 billion), $300 million of TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units and $17.164 billion of total TWC shareholders’ equity.
 
The following table shows the significant items contributing to the increase in net debt from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2009 (in millions):
 
         
Balance as of December 31, 2008
  $ 12,279  
Payment of the Special Dividend
    10,856  
Cash provided by operating activities
    (5,179 )
Capital expenditures
    3,231  
All other, net
    96  
         
Balance as of December 31, 2009
  $  21,283  
         
 
In 2008, TWC filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that allows TWC to offer and sell from time to time senior and subordinated debt securities and debt warrants.
 
On January 27, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on TWC Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share of TWC Common Stock, representing the first payment of a planned annual dividend of $1.60 per share, will be payable in cash on March 15, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 26, 2010.
 
Included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 is a $34 million net receivable from The Reserve Fund’s Primary Fund (the “The Reserve Fund”). On January 29, 2010, the Company received an additional $33 million from The Reserve Fund reducing its remaining net receivable to $1 million. See Note 18 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of the Company’s investment in The Reserve Fund.
 
Cash Flows
 
Cash and equivalents decreased $4.401 billion in 2009 and increased $5.217 billion and $181 million in 2008 and 2007, respectively. Components of these changes are discussed below in more detail.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
Operating Activities
 
Details of cash provided by operating activities are as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization
  $ 6,402     $  (8,694 )   $  5,742  
Noncash impairment of cable franchise rights
           14,822        
Noncash equity-based compensation
    97       78       59  
Noncash loss on sale of cable systems
          58        
Net interest payments(a)
     (1,221 )     (707 )     (845 )
Pension plan contributions(b)
    (170 )     (402 )     (1 )
Net income taxes paid(c)
    (37 )     (36 )     (292 )
Net merger-related and restructuring accruals (payments)
    14       (7 )     (11 )
Net cash flows from discontinued operations(d)
                47  
All other, net, including working capital changes
    94       188       (136 )
                         
Cash provided by operating activities
  $  5,179     $ 5,300     $  4,563  
                         
 
 
(a) Amounts include interest income received of $13 million, $38 million and $10 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
(b) Amounts represent contributions to the Company’s funded and unfunded defined benefit pension plans.
(c) Amounts include income tax refunds received of $53 million, $4 million and $6 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
(d) Amount reflects noncash gains and expenses and working capital-related adjustments of $47 million in 2007 (none in 2009 and 2008).
 
Cash provided by operating activities decreased from $5.300 billion in 2008 to $5.179 billion in 2009. This decrease was primarily related to an increase in net interest payments and the change in working capital requirements, partially offset by an increase in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization excluding the noncash items noted in the table above (as previously discussed) and the decrease in pension plan contributions.
 
The increase in net interest payments resulted from higher average debt outstanding during 2009, as well as the timing of interest payments. The Company expects that its net interest payments will increase in 2010 primarily as a result of the timing of interest payments related to the 2009 Bond Offerings.
 
The Company contributed $160 million to its funded defined benefit pension plans during 2009 and may make discretionary cash contributions to its funded defined benefit pension plans during 2010. See Note 14 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of the funded status of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans.
 
Net income taxes paid during 2009 benefited from reimbursements from Time Warner in accordance with a tax sharing arrangement between TWC and Time Warner, as well as the impact of the accelerated depreciation deductions provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, partially offset by the reversal of a portion of similar benefits received in 2008 from the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. These Acts provide for a first year bonus depreciation deduction of 50% of the cost of the Company’s qualified capital expenditures for the year. The Company expects that net income taxes paid will increase significantly in 2010, primarily due to the absence of bonus depreciation (unless there is a legislative extension of bonus depreciation) and the reversal of a portion of the bonus depreciation benefits received in 2008 and 2009.
 
Cash provided by operating activities increased from $4.563 billion in 2007 to $5.300 billion in 2008. This increase was primarily related to an increase in Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization excluding the noncash items noted in the table above (as previously discussed), a favorable change in working capital requirements and decreases in net income tax and net interest payments, partially offset by 2008 pension plan contributions. The change in working capital requirements was primarily due to the timing of payments and collections of accounts receivable. The decrease in net income tax payments was primarily due to the impact of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
Investing Activities
 
Details of cash used by investing activities are as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired and distributions received:
                       
Clearwire Communications LLC(a)
  $ (97 )   $ (536 )   $  
The Reserve Fund(b)
    64       (103 )      
SpectrumCo LLC(a)
    (29 )     (3 )     (33 )
Distributions received from an investee(c)
                51  
Acquisition of Adelphia assets and exchange of systems with Comcast(d)
          2       (25 )
All other
    (26 )     (45 )     (53 )
Capital expenditures
    (3,231 )     (3,522 )     (3,433 )
Proceeds from the sale of cable systems
          51       52  
Other investing activities
    12       16       9  
                         
Cash used by investing activities
  $  (3,307 )   $  (4,140 )   $  (3,432 )
                         
 
 
(a) Refer to Note 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for details on the Company’s investments in Clearwire Communications LLC and SpectrumCo LLC.
(b) 2008 amount reflects the classification of the Company’s investment in The Reserve Fund as prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as a result of the then current status of the Company’s investment. 2009 amount reflects the receipt of the Company’s pro rata share of partial distributions made by The Reserve Fund during 2009.
(c) Distributions received from an investee represent distributions received from Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, LLC (d/b/a SportsNet New York), an equity-method investee.
(d) 2007 amount primarily represents additional transaction-related costs, including working capital adjustments.
 
Cash used by investing activities decreased from $4.140 billion in 2008 to $3.307 billion in 2009. This decrease was principally due to the change in investments and acquisitions, net, and a decrease in capital expenditures. The Company expects that capital expenditures will decrease to less than $3.0 billion in 2010.
 
Cash used by investing activities increased from $3.432 billion in 2007 to $4.140 billion in 2008. This increase was principally due to the Company’s investment in Clearwire Communications LLC and the classification of the Company’s investment in The Reserve Fund as prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (as discussed above), as well as an increase in capital expenditures.
 
TWC’s capital expenditures included the following major categories (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Customer premise equipment(a)
  $   1,251     $   1,628     $   1,485  
Scalable infrastructure(b)
    787       600       604  
Line extensions(c)
    335       350       372  
Upgrades/rebuilds(d)
    174       315       315  
Support capital(e)
    684       629       657  
                         
Total capital expenditures
  $  3,231     $  3,522     $  3,433  
                         
 
 
(a) Amounts represent costs incurred in the purchase and installation of equipment that resides at a customer’s home or business for the purpose of receiving/sending video, high-speed data and/or voice signals. Such equipment includes digital (including high-definition) set-top boxes, remote controls, high-speed data modems, telephone modems and the costs of installing such new equipment. Customer premise equipment also includes materials and labor costs incurred to install the “drop” cable that connects a customer’s dwelling or business to the closest point of the main distribution network.
(b) Amounts represent costs incurred in the purchase and installation of equipment that controls signal reception, processing and transmission throughout TWC’s distribution network, as well as controls and communicates with the equipment residing at a customer’s home or business. Also included in scalable infrastructure is certain equipment necessary for content aggregation and distribution (video-on-demand equipment) and equipment necessary to provide certain video, high-speed data and Digital Phone service features (voicemail, e-mail, etc.).
(c) Amounts represent costs incurred to extend TWC’s distribution network into a geographic area previously not served. These costs typically include network design, the purchase and installation of fiber optic and coaxial cable and certain electronic equipment.
(d) Amounts primarily represent costs incurred to upgrade or replace certain existing components or an entire geographic area of TWC’s distribution network. These costs typically include network design, the purchase and installation of fiber optic and coaxial cable and certain electronic equipment.
(e) Amounts represent all other capital purchases required to run day-to-day operations. These costs typically include vehicles, land and buildings, computer hardware/software, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, tools and test equipment. Amounts include capitalized software costs of $202 million, $201 million and $196 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION—(Continued)
 
 
TWC incurs expenditures associated with the construction of its cable systems. Costs associated with the construction of transmission and distribution facilities are capitalized. TWC generally capitalizes expenditures for tangible fixed assets having a useful life of greater than one year. Capitalized costs include direct material, labor and overhead, as well as interest. Sales and marketing costs, as well as the costs of repairing or maintaining existing fixed assets, are expensed as incurred. With respect to customer premise equipment, which includes set-top boxes and high-speed data and telephone modems, TWC capitalizes installation costs only upon the initial deployment of these assets. All costs incurred in subsequent disconnects and reconnects of previously installed customer premise equipment are expensed as incurred. Depreciation on these assets is provided generally using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. For set-top boxes and modems, the useful life is 3 to 5 years, and, for distribution plant, the useful life is up to 16 years.
 
Financing Activities
 
Details of cash provided (used) by financing activities are as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Borrowings (repayments), net(a)
  $ 1,261     $ (206 )   $ (1,545 )
Borrowings
    12,037       7,182       8,387  
Repayments
    (8,677 )     (2,817 )     (7,679 )
Debt issuance costs
    (34 )     (97 )     (29 )
Payment of Special Dividend
    (10,856 )            
Other financing activities
    (4 )     (5 )     (84 )
                         
Cash provided (used) by financing activities
  $ (6,273 )   $ 4,057     $ (950 )
                         
 
 
(a) Borrowings (repayments), net, reflects borrowings under the Company’s commercial paper program with original maturities of three months or less, net of repayments of such borrowings.
 
Cash provided by financing activities was $4.057 billion in 2008 compared to cash used by financing activities of $6.273 billion in 2009. Cash used by financing activities in 2009 primarily included the payment of the Special Dividend, partially offset by the net proceeds of the 2009 Bond Offerings (after repayment of other debt). Cash provided by financing activities in 2008 primarily included the net proceeds from the 2008 Bond Offerings, partially offset by repayments under the Revolving Credit Facility and commercial paper program, the repayment of TWE’s 7.25% debentures due September 1, 2008 (aggregate principal amount of $600 million), and debt issuance costs relating to the 2008 Bond Offerings and the 2008 Bridge Facility.
 
Cash used by financing activities was $950 million in 2007 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $4.057 billion in 2008. Cash provided by financing activities in 2008 primarily included the net proceeds from the 2008 Bond Offerings, partially offset by repayments under the Revolving Credit Facility and commercial paper program, the repayment of TWE’s matured long-term debt (discussed above), and debt issuance costs relating to the 2008 Bond Offerings and the 2008 Bridge Facility. Cash used by financing activities for 2007 included net repayments under the Company’s debt obligations and payments for other financing activities.
 
Free Cash Flow
 
Reconciliation of Cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow. The following table reconciles Cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Cash provided by operating activities
  $  5,179     $  5,300     $  4,563  
Reconciling Items:
                       
Adjustments relating to the operating cash flow of discontinued operations
                (47 )
                         
Cash provided by continuing operating activities
    5,179       5,300       4,516  
Add: Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options
                5  
Less:
                       
Capital expenditures
     (3,231 )      (3,522 )      (3,433 )
Cash paid for other intangible assets
    (25 )     (34 )     (36 )
Other
    (6 )     (5 )     (28 )
                         
Free Cash Flow
  $ 1,917     $ 1,739     $ 1,024  
                         


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Free Cash Flow increased from $1.739 billion in 2008 to $1.917 billion in 2009 primarily as a result of a decrease in capital expenditures, partially offset by a decrease in cash provided by operating activities, as discussed above.
 
Free Cash Flow increased from $1.024 billion in 2007 to $1.739 billion in 2008 primarily as a result of an increase in cash provided by continuing operating activities, partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures, as discussed above.
 
Outstanding Debt and Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Equity and Available Financial Capacity
 
Debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
 
                             
              Outstanding Balance as of
 
        Interest
    December 31,  
    Maturity   Rate     2009     2008  
              (in millions)  
 
Credit facilities and commercial paper program(a)(b)
  2011     0.484 %(c)   $ 1,261     $ 3,045  
TWE notes and debentures(d)
  2012-2033     7.844 %(c)     2,702       2,714  
TWC notes and debentures
  2012-2039     6.176 %(e)     18,357       11,956  
Capital leases and other(f)
                11       13  
                             
Total debt
                22,331       17,728  
TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units
  2013     8.210 %     300       300  
                             
Total debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity
              $  22,631     $  18,028  
                             
 
 
(a) TWC’s unused committed capacity was $5.512 billion as of December 31, 2009, reflecting $1.048 billion in cash and equivalents and $4.464 billion of available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility (which reflects a reduction of $149 million for outstanding letters of credit backed by the Revolving Credit Facility).
(b) Outstanding balance amount as of December 31, 2009 excludes an unamortized discount on commercial paper of $1 million (none as of December 31, 2008).
(c) Rate represents a weighted-average effective interest rate as of December 31, 2009.
(d) Outstanding balance amount as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 includes an unamortized fair value adjustment of $102 million and $114 million, respectively, which includes the fair value adjustment recognized as a result of the 2001 merger of America Online, Inc. (now known as AOL Inc.) and Time Warner Inc. (now known as Historic TW Inc.).
(e) Rate represents a weighted-average effective interest rate as of December 31, 2009 and includes the effects of derivative financial instruments.
(f) Amount includes $1 million of debt due within one year as of December 31, 2008 (none as of December 31, 2009), which primarily relates to capital lease obligations.
 
See “Overview—Recent Developments—2009 Bond Offerings and Termination of Lending Commitments” and Note 7 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further details regarding the Company’s outstanding debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity and other financing arrangements, including certain information about maturities, covenants, rating triggers and bank credit agreement leverage ratios relating to such debt and financing arrangements.
 
Lending Commitments
 
Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB (“LBB”), a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. (“Lehman”), was a lender under the Revolving Credit Facility. On September 15, 2008, Lehman filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. On March 3, 2009, the Company entered into an amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility to terminate LBB’s $125 million commitment under such facility. As a result of this termination, the borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility was reduced from $6.000 billion to $5.875 billion.
 
Contractual and Other Obligations
 
Contractual Obligations
 
The Company has obligations under certain contractual arrangements to make future payments for goods and services. These contractual obligations secure the future rights to various assets and services to be used in the normal course of operations. For example, the Company is contractually committed to make certain minimum lease payments for the use of property under operating lease agreements. In accordance with applicable accounting rules, the future rights and obligations pertaining to firm commitments, such as operating lease obligations and certain purchase obligations under contracts, are not reflected as assets or liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.


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The following table summarizes the Company’s aggregate contractual obligations as of December 31, 2009, and the estimated timing and effect that such obligations are expected to have on the Company’s liquidity and cash flows in future periods (in millions):
 
                                         
          2011-
    2013-
    2015-
       
    2010     2012     2014     thereafter     Total  
 
Programming purchases(a)
  $ 3,339     $ 5,697     $ 4,235     $ 2,538     $ 15,809  
Outstanding debt obligations and TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units(b)
          3,370       3,551       15,751       22,672  
Interest and dividends(c)
    1,460       2,964       2,508       12,111       19,043  
Digital Phone connectivity(d)
    536       631       151             1,318  
Facility leases(e)
    115       208       166       389       878  
Data processing services
    50       88       7             145  
High-speed data connectivity(f)
    39       14       4       20       77  
Other
    46       34       11       71       162  
                                         
Total
  $  5,585     $  13,006     $  10,633     $  30,880     $  60,104  
                                         
 
 
(a) Programming purchases represent contracts that the Company has with cable television networks and broadcast stations to provide programming services to its subscribers. There is generally no obligation to purchase these services if the Company is not providing video services. Programming fees represent a significant portion of its costs of revenues. Future fees under such contracts are based on numerous variables, including number and type of customers. The amounts included above represent estimates of future programming costs based on subscriber numbers as of December 31, 2009 applied to the per-subscriber contractual rates contained in contracts for which the Company does not have the right to cancel the contract or for contracts with a guaranteed minimum commitment.
(b) Outstanding debt obligations and TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units represent principal amounts due on outstanding debt obligations and the TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units as of December 31, 2009. Amounts do not include any fair value adjustments, bond premiums, discounts, interest rate derivatives, interest payments or dividends.
(c) Amounts are based on the outstanding debt or TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units balances, respective interest or dividend rates (interest rates on variable-rate debt were held constant through maturity at the December 31, 2009 rates) and maturity schedule of the respective instruments as of December 31, 2009. Interest ultimately paid on these obligations may differ based on changes in interest rates for variable-rate debt, as well as any potential future refinancings entered into by the Company. See Note 7 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further details.
(d) Digital Phone connectivity obligations relate to transport, switching and interconnection services that allow for the origination and termination of local and long-distance telephony traffic. These expenses also include related technical support services. There is generally no obligation to purchase these services if the Company is not providing Digital Phone service. The amounts included above are generally based on the number of Digital Phone subscribers as of December 31, 2009 and the per-subscriber contractual rates contained in the contracts that were in effect as of December 31, 2009.
(e) The Company has facility lease obligations under various operating leases including minimum lease obligations for real estate and operating equipment.
(f) High-speed data connectivity obligations are based on the contractual terms for bandwidth circuits that were in use as of December 31, 2009.
 
The Company’s total rent expense, which primarily includes facility rental expense and pole attachment rental fees, amounted to $212 million in 2009, $190 million in 2008 and $182 million in 2007.
 
Minimum pension funding requirements have not been presented as such amounts have not been determined beyond 2009. The Company did not have a required minimum pension contribution obligation for its funded defined benefit pension plans in 2009; however, the Company made discretionary cash contributions of $160 million to these plans during 2009 and may make discretionary cash contributions to these plans in 2010.
 
Contingent Commitments
 
TWC has cable franchise agreements containing provisions requiring the construction of cable plant and the provision of services to customers within the franchise areas. In connection with these obligations under existing franchise agreements, TWC obtains surety bonds or letters of credit guaranteeing performance to municipalities and public utilities and payment of insurance premiums. Such surety bonds and letters of credit as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 totaled $313 million and $288 million, respectively. Payments under these arrangements are required only in the event of nonperformance. TWC does not expect that these contingent commitments will result in any amounts being paid in the foreseeable future.
 
MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT
 
Market risk is the potential gain/loss arising from changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates.
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
Fixed-rate Debt and TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units
 
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of $23.639 billion. Based on TWC’s fixed-rate debt obligations outstanding at December 31, 2009, a 25 basis point increase or decrease in the level of interest rates would, respectively, decrease or increase the fair value of the fixed-rate debt by approximately $427 million. Such potential increases or decreases are based on certain simplifying assumptions, including a constant level of fixed-rate debt and an immediate, across-the-board increase or decrease in the level of interest rates with no other subsequent changes for the remainder of the period.
 
Variable-rate Debt
 
As of December 31, 2009, TWC had an outstanding balance of variable-rate debt of $1.261 billion. Based on TWC’s variable-rate debt obligations outstanding at December 31, 2009, each 25 basis point increase or decrease in the level of interest rates would, respectively, increase or decrease TWC’s annual interest expense and related cash payments by approximately $3 million. Such potential increases or decreases are based on certain simplifying assumptions, including a constant level of variable-rate debt for all maturities and an immediate, across-the-board increase or decrease in the level of interest rates with no other subsequent changes for the remainder of the period.
 
Interest Rate Derivative Transactions
 
The Company is exposed to the market risk of adverse changes in interest rates. To manage the volatility relating to these exposures, the Company’s policy is to maintain a mix of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt by entering into various interest rate derivative transactions as described below to help achieve that mix. Using interest rate swaps, the Company agrees to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount.
 
The following table summarizes the terms of the Company’s existing fixed to variable interest rate swaps as of December 31, 2009:
 
         
Maturities
    2012-2015  
Notional amount (in millions)
  $ 5,250  
Average pay rate (variable based on LIBOR plus variable margins)
    4.03 %
Average receive rate (fixed)
    6.24 %
Estimated fair value (in millions)
  $ (12 )
 
The notional amounts of interest rate instruments, as presented in the above table, are used to measure interest to be paid or received and do not represent the amount of exposure to credit loss. Interest rate swaps represent an integral part of the Company’s interest rate risk management program, with a benefit to interest expense, net, in 2009 of $30 million.
 
Equity Risk
 
TWC is also exposed to market risk as it relates to changes in the market value of its investments. TWC invests in equity instruments of companies for operational and strategic business purposes. These investments are subject to significant fluctuations in fair market value due to volatility in the general equity markets and the specific industries in which the companies operate. As of December 31, 2009, TWC had $975 million of investments, which included $691 million related to SpectrumCo LLC and $207 million related to Clearwire Communications LLC.
 
Prior to 2007, some of TWC’s employees were granted options to purchase shares of Time Warner common stock in connection with their past employment with subsidiaries and affiliates of Time Warner, including TWC. Upon the exercise of Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees, TWC is obligated to reimburse Time Warner for the excess of the market price of Time Warner common stock on the day of exercise over the option exercise price (the “intrinsic” value of the award). Prior to the Separation, TWC recorded an equity award reimbursement obligation for the intrinsic value of vested and outstanding Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees. This liability was adjusted each reporting period to reflect changes in the market price of Time Warner common stock and the number of Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees with an offsetting adjustment to TWC shareholders’ equity. Beginning on March 12, 2009, the date of the Separation, TWC began accounting for the equity award reimbursement obligation as a derivative financial instrument because, as of such date, Time Warner is no longer a controlling shareholder of the Company. The Company records the equity award reimbursement obligation at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet, which is estimated using the Black-Scholes model, and, on March 12, 2009, TWC established a liability of $16 million for the fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation in other liabilities with an offsetting adjustment to TWC shareholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheet. The change in the equity award reimbursement obligation fluctuates primarily with the fair value and expected volatility of Time Warner common stock and is recorded in earnings in the period of change. For the year ended December 31, 2009, TWC recognized a loss of $21 million in other income


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(expense), net, in the consolidated statement of operations for the change in the fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation after the Separation.
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
 
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management considers an accounting policy and estimate to be critical if it requires the use of assumptions that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made and if changes in the estimate or selection of a different estimate could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition. The development and selection of the following critical accounting policies and estimates have been determined by the management of TWC and the related disclosures have been reviewed with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of TWC. Due to the significant judgment involved in selecting certain of the assumptions used in these areas, it is possible that different parties could choose different assumptions and reach different conclusions. For a summary of all of the Company’s significant accounting policies, see Note 3 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
Asset Impairments
 
Investments
 
TWC’s investments are primarily accounted for using the equity method of accounting. A subjective aspect of accounting for investments involves determining whether an other-than-temporary decline in value of the investment has been sustained. If it has been determined that an investment has sustained an other-than-temporary decline in its value, the investment is written down to its fair value by a charge to earnings. This evaluation is dependent on the specific facts and circumstances. TWC evaluates available information (e.g., budgets, business plans, financial statements, etc.) in addition to quoted market prices, if any, in determining whether an other-than-temporary decline in value exists. Factors indicative of an other-than-temporary decline include recurring operating losses, credit defaults and subsequent rounds of financing at an amount below the cost basis of the Company’s investment. This list is not all-inclusive and the Company weighs all known quantitative and qualitative factors in determining if an other-than-temporary decline in the value of an investment has occurred. In 2009, there were no significant investment impairment charges.
 
Long-lived Assets
 
Long-lived assets (e.g., property, plant and equipment) do not require that an annual impairment test be performed; instead, long-lived assets are tested for impairment upon the occurrence of a triggering event. Triggering events include the more likely than not disposal of a portion of such assets or the occurrence of an adverse change in the market involving the business employing the related assets. Once a triggering event has occurred, the impairment test is based on whether the intent is to hold the asset for continued use or to hold the asset for sale. If the intent is to hold the asset for continued use, the impairment test first requires a comparison of estimated undiscounted future cash flows generated by the asset group against the carrying value of the asset group. If the carrying value of the asset group exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, the asset would be deemed to be impaired. The impairment charge would then be measured as the difference between the estimated fair value of the asset and its carrying value. Fair value is generally determined by discounting the future cash flows associated with that asset. If the intent is to hold the asset for sale and certain other criteria are met (e.g., the asset can be disposed of currently, appropriate levels of authority have approved the sale, and there is an active program to locate a buyer), the impairment test involves comparing the asset’s carrying value to its estimated fair value. To the extent the carrying value is greater than the asset’s estimated fair value, an impairment charge is recognized for the difference.
 
Significant judgments in this area involve determining whether a triggering event has occurred, determining the future cash flows for the assets involved and selecting the appropriate discount rate to be applied in determining estimated fair value. In 2009, there were no significant long-lived asset impairment charges.
 
Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
 
Goodwill is tested annually for impairment during the fourth quarter or earlier upon occurrence of a triggering event. Goodwill impairment is determined using a two-step process. The first step involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of each of the Company’s eight geographic reporting units to its carrying amount, including goodwill. In performing the first step, the Company determines the fair value of a reporting unit using a combination of a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) analysis and a market-based approach. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, as well as relevant comparable company earnings multiples for the market-based approach. The cash flows employed in the DCF analyses are based on the Company’s most recent budget and, for


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years beyond the budget, the Company’s estimates, which are based on assumed growth rates. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risks inherent in the future cash flows of the respective reporting units. In addition, the market-based approach utilizes comparable company public trading values, research analyst estimates and, where available, values observed in private market transactions. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not impaired and the second step of the impairment test is not necessary. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, then the second step of the goodwill impairment test must be performed. The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with its goodwill carrying amount to measure the amount of impairment, if any. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. In other words, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price paid. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
 
Other intangible assets not subject to amortization, primarily cable franchise rights, are tested annually for impairment during the fourth quarter or earlier upon the occurrence of a triggering event. The impairment test for other intangible assets not subject to amortization involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. If the carrying value of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. The estimates of fair value of intangible assets not subject to amortization are determined using a DCF valuation analysis. The DCF methodology used to value cable franchise rights entails identifying the projected discrete cash flows related to such cable franchise rights and discounting them back to the valuation date. Significant judgments inherent in this analysis include the selection of appropriate discount rates, estimating the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows attributable to cable franchise rights and identification of appropriate terminal growth rate assumptions. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risk inherent in the projected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets.
 
The Company’s 2009 impairment analysis, which was performed as of December 31, 2009, did not result in any goodwill or cable franchise rights impairment charges. The carrying value of the cable franchise rights and goodwill by unit of accounting as of December 31, 2009, is as follows (in millions):
 
                 
    Cable
       
    Franchise
       
    Rights     Goodwill  
 
West
  $      3,350     $      489  
New York City
    3,345       204  
Texas
    1,700       143  
Midwest
    5,028       505  
Carolinas
    3,908       224  
Northeast
    5,645       466  
Kansas City
    394        
National
    722       80  
                 
    $ 24,092     $ 2,111  
                 
 
As a result of the $14.822 billion cable franchise rights impairment charge taken in 2008, the carrying values of the Company’s impaired cable franchise rights (which represented the cable franchise rights in all of the Company’s eight units of accounting except for Kansas City) were re-set to their estimated fair values as of December 31, 2008. Management believes that the fair value of its cable franchise rights increased during 2009 across all reporting units and as a result, the Company did not record any cable franchise rights impairment charges. However, it is possible that impairment charges may be recorded in the future to reflect potential declines in fair value. Such impairment charges, if required, could be material.
 
To illustrate the extent that the fair value of the cable franchise rights exceeded their carrying value as of December 31, 2009, had the fair values of each of the cable franchise rights been lower by 15%, the Company still would not have recorded an impairment charge. Similarly, a decline in the fair values of the reporting units by up to 30% would not have resulted in any goodwill impairment charges.


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Legal Contingencies
 
The Company is subject to legal, regulatory and other proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company records an estimated liability for those proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business when the loss from such proceedings and claims becomes probable and reasonably estimable. The Company reviews outstanding claims with internal, as well as external, counsel to assess the probability and the estimates of loss. The Company reassesses the risk of loss as new information becomes available and adjusts liabilities as appropriate. The actual cost of resolving a claim may be substantially different from the amount of the liability recorded. Differences between the estimated and actual amounts determined upon ultimate resolution, individually or in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position but could possibly be material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations or cash flow for any one period.
 
Income Taxes
 
From time to time, the Company engages in transactions in which the tax consequences may be subject to uncertainty. Examples of such transactions include business acquisitions and dispositions, including dispositions designed to be tax free, issues related to consideration paid or received, and certain financing transactions. Significant judgment is required in assessing and estimating the tax consequences of these transactions. The Company prepares and files tax returns based on interpretation of tax laws and regulations. In the normal course of business, the Company’s tax returns are subject to examination by various taxing authorities. Such examinations may result in future tax and interest assessments by these taxing authorities. In determining the Company’s tax provision for financial reporting purposes, the Company establishes a reserve for uncertain income tax positions unless such positions are determined to be “more likely than not” of being sustained upon examination, based on their technical merits. That is, for financial reporting purposes, the Company only recognizes tax benefits taken on the tax return that it believes are “more likely than not” of being sustained. There is considerable judgment involved in determining whether positions taken on the tax return are “more likely than not” of being sustained.
 
The Company adjusts its tax reserve estimates periodically because of ongoing examinations by, and settlements with, the various taxing authorities, as well as changes in tax laws, regulations and interpretations. The consolidated tax provision of any given year includes adjustments to prior year income tax accruals that are considered appropriate and any related estimated interest. The Company’s policy is to recognize, when applicable, interest and penalties on uncertain income tax positions as part of income tax expense. Refer to Note 12 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further details.
 
Programming Agreements
 
The Company exercises significant judgment in estimating programming expense associated with certain video programming contracts. The Company’s policy is to record video programming costs based on the Company’s contractual agreements with its programming vendors, which are generally multi-year agreements that provide for the Company to make payments to the programming vendors at agreed upon market rates based on the number of subscribers to which the Company provides the programming service. If a programming contract expires prior to the parties’ entry into a new agreement and the Company continues to distribute the service, management estimates the programming costs during the period there is no contract in place. In doing so, management considers the previous contractual rates, inflation and the status of the negotiations in determining its estimates. When the programming contract terms are finalized, an adjustment to programming expense is recorded, if necessary, to reflect the terms of the new contract. Management also makes estimates in the recognition of programming expense related to other items, such as the accounting for free periods and credits from service interruptions, as well as the allocation of consideration exchanged between the parties in multiple-element transactions. Additionally, judgments are also required by management when the Company purchases multiple services from the same programming vendor. In these scenarios, the total consideration provided to the programming vendor is required to be allocated to the various services received based upon their respective fair values. Because multiple services from the same programming vendor may be received over different contractual periods and may have different contractual rates, the allocation of consideration to the individual services will have an impact on the timing of the Company’s expense recognition.
 
Significant judgment is also involved when the Company enters into agreements that result in the Company receiving cash consideration from the programming vendor, usually in the form of advertising sales, channel positioning fees, launch support or marketing support. In these situations, management must determine based upon facts and circumstances if such cash consideration should be recorded as revenue, a reduction in programming expense or a reduction in another expense category (e.g., marketing).
 
Pension Plans
 
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Company recognized pension expense associated with these plans of $162 million, $91 million and $64 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company expects pension expense to be approximately $130 million in 2010. The pension expense recognized by the Company is determined using certain assumptions, including the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, the interest factor implied by the discount rate and the expected rate of compensation increases. TWC uses a December 31 measurement date for its plans. See Notes 3 and 14 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional discussion. The determination of these assumptions is discussed in more detail below.
 
The Company used a discount rate of 6.17% to compute 2009 pension expense, which was determined by the matching of plan liability cash flows to a pension yield curve constructed of a large population of high-quality corporate bonds. A decrease in the discount rate of 25 basis points, from 6.17% to 5.92%, while holding all other assumptions constant, would have resulted in an increase in the Company’s pension expense of approximately $15 million in 2009.
 
The Company’s expected long-term rate of return on plan assets used to compute 2009 pension expense was 8.00%. In developing the expected long-term rate of return on assets, the Company considered the pension portfolio’s composition, past average rate of earnings and discussions with portfolio managers. The expected long-term rate of return was based on the 2008 asset allocation targets. A decrease in the expected long-term rate of return of 25 basis points, from 8.00% to 7.75%, while holding all other assumptions constant, would have resulted in an increase in the Company’s pension expense of approximately $3 million in 2009.
 
The Company used an estimated rate of future compensation increases of 4.00% to compute 2009 pension expense. An increase in the rate of 25 basis points, from 4.00% to 4.25%, while holding all other assumptions constant, would have resulted in an increase in the Company’s pension expense of approximately $4 million in 2009.
 
Property, Plant and Equipment
 
TWC incurs expenditures associated with the construction of its cable systems. Costs associated with the construction of transmission and distribution facilities are capitalized. TWC uses standard capitalization rates to capitalize installation activities. Significant judgment is involved in the development of these capitalization standards, including the average time required to perform an installation and the determination of the nature and amount of indirect costs to be capitalized. The capitalization standards are reviewed at least annually and adjusted, if necessary, based on comparisons to actual costs incurred.
 
CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, particularly statements anticipating future growth in revenues, Operating Income (Loss) before Depreciation and Amortization, cash provided by operating activities and other financial measures. Words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, they are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances, and the Company is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of such changes, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
 
Various factors could adversely affect the operations, business or financial results of TWC in the future and cause TWC’s actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in Part I of this report, and in TWC’s other filings made from time to time with the SEC after the date of this report. In addition, the Company operates in a highly competitive, consumer and technology-driven and rapidly changing business. The Company’s business is affected by government regulation, economic, strategic, political and social conditions, consumer response to new and existing products and services, technological developments and, particularly in view of new technologies, its continued ability to protect and secure any necessary intellectual property rights. TWC’s actual results could differ materially from management’s expectations because of changes in such factors.
 
Further, lower than expected valuations associated with the Company’s cash flows and revenues may result in the Company’s inability to realize the value of recorded intangibles and goodwill. Additionally, achieving the Company’s financial objectives could be adversely affected by the factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in Part I of this report, as well as:
 
  •   a longer than anticipated continuation of the current economic slowdown or further deterioration in the economy;
  •   any reduction in the Company’s ability to access the capital markets for debt securities or bank financings;
  •   the impact of terrorist acts and hostilities;
  •   changes in the Company’s plans, strategies and intentions;
  •   the impacts of significant acquisitions, dispositions and other similar transactions; and
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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (in millions)  
 
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and equivalents
  $        1,048     $        5,449  
Receivables, less allowances of $74 million and $90 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
    663       692  
Receivables from affiliated parties
          161  
Deferred income tax assets
    139       156  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    252       201  
                 
Total current assets
    2,102       6,659  
Investments
    975       895  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    13,919       13,537  
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net
    274       493  
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
    24,092       24,094  
Goodwill
    2,111       2,101  
Other assets
    221       110  
                 
Total assets
  $ 43,694     $ 47,889  
                 
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 478     $ 546  
Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities
    170       156  
Payables to affiliated parties
    42       209  
Accrued programming expense
    696       530  
Other current liabilities
    1,572       1,432  
                 
Total current liabilities
    2,958       2,873  
Long-term debt
    22,331       17,727  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred equity membership units issued by a subsidiary
    300       300  
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
    8,957       8,193  
Other liabilities
    459       522  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
               
TWC shareholders’ equity:
               
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 0 shares and 300.7 million shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
          3  
Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 0 shares and 25.0 million shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
           
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 352.5 million shares and 0 shares issued and
outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
    4        
Paid-in capital
    9,813       19,514  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
    (319 )     (467 )
Accumulated deficit
    (813 )     (1,886 )
                 
Total TWC shareholders’ equity
    8,685       17,164  
Noncontrolling interests
    4       1,110  
                 
Total equity
    8,689       18,274  
                 
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 43,694     $ 47,889  
                 
 
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    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
    (in millions, except per share data)  
 
Revenues:
                       
Subscription:
                       
Video
  $        10,760     $        10,524     $        10,165  
High-speed data
    4,520       4,159       3,730  
Voice
    1,886       1,619       1,193  
                         
Total subscription
    17,166       16,302       15,088  
Advertising
    702       898       867  
                         
Total revenues
    17,868       17,200       15,955  
Costs and expenses:
                       
Costs of revenues(a)
    8,555       8,145       7,542  
Selling, general and administrative(a)
    2,830       2,854       2,648  
Depreciation
    2,836       2,826       2,704  
Amortization
    249       262       272  
Merger-related and restructuring costs
    81       15       23  
Impairment of cable franchise rights
          14,822        
Loss on sale of cable systems
          58        
                         
Total costs and expenses
    14,551       28,982       13,189  
                         
Operating Income (Loss)
    3,317       (11,782 )     2,766  
Interest expense, net
    (1,319 )     (923 )     (894 )
Other income (expense), net
    (86 )     (367 )     156  
                         
Income (loss) before income taxes
    1,912       (13,072 )     2,028  
Income tax benefit (provision)
    (820 )     5,109       (806 )
                         
Net income (loss)
    1,092       (7,963 )     1,222  
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (22 )     619       (99 )
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC
  $ 1,070     $ (7,344 )   $ 1,123  
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share:
                       
Basic
  $ 3.07     $ (22.55 )   $ 3.45  
                         
Diluted
  $ 3.05     $ (22.55 )   $ 3.45  
                         
Average common shares outstanding:
                       
Basic
    349.0       325.7       325.6  
                         
Diluted
    350.9       325.7       325.7  
                         
Special cash dividend declared and paid per common share
  $ 30.81     $     $  
                         
 
(a) Costs of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude depreciation.
 
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    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
    (in millions)  
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                       
Net income (loss)
  $        1,092     $        (7,963 )   $        1,222  
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    3,085       3,088       2,976  
Impairment of cable franchise rights
          14,822        
Pretax (gain) loss on asset sales
    (12 )     49       (146 )
Loss from equity investments, net of cash distributions
    64       378       12  
Deferred income taxes
    676       (4,960 )     383  
Equity-based compensation
    97       78       59  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions:
                       
Receivables
    2       20       18  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    161       48       (29 )
Other changes
    14       (260 )     21  
Adjustments relating to discontinued operations
                47  
                         
Cash provided by operating activities
    5,179       5,300       4,563  
                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                       
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired and distributions received
    (88 )     (685 )     (60 )
Capital expenditures
    (3,231 )     (3,522 )     (3,433 )
Proceeds from asset sales
    12       67       61  
                         
Cash used by investing activities
    (3,307 )     (4,140 )     (3,432 )
                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                       
Borrowings (repayments), net(a)
    1,261       (206 )     (1,545 )
Borrowings(b)
    12,037       7,182       8,387  
Repayments(b)
    (8,677 )     (2,817 )     (7,679 )
Debt issuance costs
    (34 )     (97 )     (29 )
Payment of special cash dividend
    (10,856 )            
Other financing activities
    (4 )     (5 )     (84 )
                         
Cash provided (used) by financing activities
    (6,273 )     4,057       (950 )
                         
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
    (4,401 )     5,217       181  
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
    5,449       232       51  
                         
Cash and equivalents at end of year
  $ 1,048     $ 5,449     $ 232  
                         
 
(a) Borrowings (repayments), net, reflects borrowings under TWC’s commercial paper program with original maturities of three months or less, net of repayments of such borrowings.
(b) Amounts represent borrowings and repayments related to debt instruments with original maturities greater than three months.
 
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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY
 
                                                 
                Retained
                   
                Earnings
    Total TWC
             
    Common
    Paid-in
    (Accumulated
    Shareholders’
    Noncontrolling
    Total
 
    Stock     Capital     Deficit)     Equity     Interests     Equity  
                (in millions)              
 
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2006
  $     3     $     19,321     $     4,240     $     23,564     $     1,624     $     25,188  
Net income
                1,123       1,123       99       1,222  
Change in underfunded / unfunded pension benefit obligation, net of $29 million income tax benefit
                (43 )     (43 )           (43 )
Change in realized / unrealized losses on derivative financial instruments, net of $1 million income tax benefit
                (1 )     (1 )           (1 )
                                                 
Comprehensive income
                1,079       1,079       99       1,178  
Equity-based compensation
          55             55       4       59  
Impact of adopting new accounting pronouncements(a)
                (34 )     (34 )           (34 )
Other changes
          42             42       (3 )     39  
                                                 
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
    3       19,418       5,285       24,706       1,724       26,430  
Net loss
                (7,344 )     (7,344 )     (619 )     (7,963 )
Change in underfunded / unfunded pension benefit obligation, net of $192 million income tax benefit
                (290 )     (290 )           (290 )
Change in realized / unrealized losses on derivative financial instruments, net of $2 million income tax benefit
                (3 )     (3 )           (3 )
                                                 
Comprehensive loss
                (7,637 )     (7,637 )     (619 )     (8,256 )
Equity-based compensation
          73             73       5       78  
Impact of adopting new accounting pronouncements(a)
                (1 )     (1 )           (1 )
Other changes
          23             23             23  
                                                 
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008
    3       19,514       (2,353 )     17,164       1,110       18,274  
Net income
                1,070       1,070       22       1,092  
Change in underfunded / unfunded pension benefit obligation, net of $95 million income tax provision
                146       146             146  
Change in realized / unrealized gains on derivative financial instruments, net of $2 million income tax provision
                2       2             2  
                                                 
Comprehensive income
                1,218       1,218       22       1,240  
Equity-based compensation
          95             95       2       97  
Redemption of Historic TW’s interest in TW NY
    1       1,127             1,128       (1,128 )      
Special cash dividend ($30.81 per common share)
          (10,856 )           (10,856 )           (10,856 )
Retained distribution related to unvested restricted stock units
          (46 )           (46 )           (46 )
Other changes
          (21 )     3       (18 )     (2 )     (20 )
                                                 
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009
  $        4     $ 9,813     $ (1,132 )   $ 8,685     $ 4     $ 8,689  
                                                 
 
(a) For the year ended December 31, 2008, the amount reflects the impact of adopting authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) relating to accounting for collateral assignment split-dollar life insurance arrangements of $1 million. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the amount relates to the impact of adopting authoritative guidance issued by the FASB relating to accounting for sabbatical leave and other similar benefits of $37 million and accounting for uncertainty in income taxes of $(3) million.
 
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1.   DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
Description of Business
 
Time Warner Cable Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “TWC” or the “Company”) is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located mainly in five geographic areas – New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. As of December 31, 2009, TWC served approximately 14.6 million residential and commercial customers who subscribed to one or more of its three primary subscription services – video, high-speed data and voice – totaling approximately 26.4 million primary service units.
 
As discussed more fully in Note 4, on March 12, 2009, TWC completed its separation from Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”), which, prior to the Separation Transactions (as defined in Note 4), owned approximately 84% of the common stock of TWC (representing a 90.6% voting interest) and a 12.43% non-voting common stock interest in TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (“TW NY”), a subsidiary of TWC. As a result of the separation, Time Warner no longer has an ownership interest in TWC or TW NY.
 
TWC offers video, high-speed data and voice services over its broadband cable systems to residential and commercial customers. TWC markets its services separately and in “bundled” packages of multiple services and features. As of December 31, 2009, 57.3% of TWC’s residential and commercial customers subscribed to two or more of its primary services, including 23.7% of its customers who subscribed to all three primary services. TWC also sells advertising to a variety of national, regional and local advertising customers.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
Changes in Basis of Presentation
 
TWC Reverse Stock Split.  As discussed more fully in Note 4, in connection with TWC’s separation from Time Warner, on March 12, 2009, the Company implemented a reverse stock split of TWC Common Stock (as defined in Note 4) at a 1-for-3 ratio (the “TWC Reverse Stock Split”). The Company has recast the presentation of share and per share data in the consolidated financial statements to reflect the TWC Reverse Stock Split.
 
Transactions with Affiliated Parties.  As discussed more fully in Notes 4 and 15, upon completion of TWC’s separation from Time Warner, Time Warner and its affiliates are no longer related parties to TWC. For the periods prior to TWC’s separation from Time Warner, TWC has disclosed transactions with Time Warner and its affiliates in the financial statements as related party transactions.
 
Noncontrolling Interests.  As discussed more fully in Note 2, on January 1, 2009, TWC adopted authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that establishes accounting and reporting standards for a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary, including the accounting treatment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. As required by this guidance, the Company has recast the presentation of noncontrolling interests in the prior year financial statements so that they are comparable to those of 2009.
 
Basis of Consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include 100% of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of TWC and all entities in which TWC has a controlling voting interest. The consolidated financial statements include the results of Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“TWE-A/N”) only for the TWE-A/N cable systems that are controlled by TWC and for which TWC holds an economic interest. Intercompany accounts and transactions between consolidated companies have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements include accounting for asset impairments, allowances for doubtful accounts, investments, depreciation and amortization, business combinations, pension benefits, equity-based compensation, income taxes, contingencies and certain programming arrangements. Allocation methodologies used to prepare the consolidated financial statements are based on estimates and have been described in the notes, where appropriate.
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ financial information to conform to the December 31, 2009 presentation.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
 
2.   RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
 
Accounting Standards Adopted in 2009
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that establishes the authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and expands the required disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of this guidance related to nonfinancial assets and liabilities became effective for TWC on January 1, 2009, have been applied prospectively and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that establishes accounting and reporting standards for a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary, including the accounting treatment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance became effective for TWC on January 1, 2009 and has been applied prospectively, except for the provisions related to the presentation of noncontrolling interests, which have been applied retrospectively for all periods presented. Noncontrolling interests of $1.110 billion as of December 31, 2008 were reclassified to a component of total equity as reflected in the consolidated balance sheet. For the year ended December 31, 2008, minority interest income of $1.022 billion ($619 million, net of tax) and, for the year ended December 31, 2007, minority interest expense of $165 million ($99 million, net of tax) are excluded from net income (loss) in the consolidated statement of operations. Net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share for prior periods is not impacted.
 
Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions are Participating Securities
 
In June 2008, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that requires share-based compensation awards that qualify as participating securities to be included in basic earnings per share using the two-class method. Under this guidance, all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividends or dividend equivalents are considered participating securities. This guidance became effective for TWC on January 1, 2009 and is being applied retrospectively to all prior-period earnings per share computations. The adoption of this guidance did not impact net income attributable to TWC per common share for prior periods. As further discussed in Note 16, on January 27, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on TWC Common Stock of $0.40 per share payable in March  2010. As a result of such declaration, the Company’s outstanding restricted stock units will be treated as participating securities to the extent of declared dividends in the Company’s earnings per share calculation beginning in the first quarter of 2010.
 
Business Combinations
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination (i) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, (ii) recognizes and measures goodwill acquired in a business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase, and (iii) determines what information to disclose to enable users of financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. In addition, this guidance requires that changes in the amount of acquired tax attributes be included in the Company’s results of operations. This guidance became effective for TWC on January 1, 2009. This guidance will be applied to business combinations that have an acquisition date on or after January 1, 2009 and is being applied to deferred tax asset valuation allowances and liabilities for income tax uncertainties recognized in prior business combinations. The adoption of this guidance has not impacted the Company’s consolidated financial statements for prior periods; however, the Company’s consolidated financial statements may be impacted to the extent the Company acquires entities in a purchase business combination in the future.
 
Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments to be included in interim financial statements as well as in annual financial statements. This guidance became effective for TWC on April 1, 2009, is being applied prospectively beginning in the second quarter of 2009 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Subsequent Events
 
In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance related to the accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. This guidance requires the Company to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated, as well as whether that date is the date the consolidated financial


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
statements were issued or the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued. This guidance became effective for TWC on April 1, 2009, is being applied prospectively beginning in the second quarter of 2009 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
 
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
 
In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that requires an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. This analysis identifies the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as the enterprise that has both of the following characteristics, among others: (a) the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity, or the right to receive benefits from the entity, that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity. Under this guidance, ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity are required. This guidance will be effective for TWC on January 1, 2010 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables
 
In September 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that provides for a new methodology for establishing the fair value for a deliverable in a multiple-element arrangement. When vendor specific objective or third-party evidence for deliverables in a multiple-element arrangement cannot be determined, an enterprise is required to develop a best estimate of the selling price of separate deliverables and to allocate the arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. This guidance will be effective for TWC on January 1, 2011 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Software Elements
 
In September 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that provides for a new methodology for recognizing revenue for tangible products that are bundled with software products. Under the new guidance, tangible products that are bundled with software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product will no longer be accounted for under the software revenue recognition accounting guidance. Rather, such products will be accounted for under the new authoritative guidance surrounding multiple-element arrangements described above. This guidance will be effective for TWC on January 1, 2011 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that expands the required disclosures about fair value measurements. This guidance provides for new disclosures requiring the Company to (i) disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers and (ii) present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements. This guidance also provides clarification of existing disclosures requiring the Company to (i) determine each class of assets and liabilities based on the nature and risks of the investments rather than by major security type and (ii) for each class of assets and liabilities, disclose the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements. This guidance will be effective for TWC on January 1, 2010, except for the presentation of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements, which is effective for TWC on January 1, 2011. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
3.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Cash and Equivalents
 
Cash and equivalents include money market funds, overnight deposits and other investments that are readily convertible into cash and have original maturities of three months or less. Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.
 
Accounts Receivable
 
Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts, which is determined after considering past collection experience, aging of accounts receivable, general economic factors and other considerations.


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Investments
 
Investments in companies in which TWC has significant influence, but less than a controlling interest, are accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method of accounting, only TWC’s investment in and amounts due to and from the equity investee are included in the consolidated balance sheet; only TWC’s share of the investee’s earnings (losses) is included in the consolidated statement of operations; and only the dividends, cash distributions, loans or other cash received from the investee, additional cash investments, loan repayments or other cash paid to the investee are included in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Additionally, the carrying value of investments accounted for using the equity method of accounting is adjusted downward to reflect any other-than-temporary declines in value. Refer to “Asset Impairments” below for further details.
 
Property, Plant and Equipment
 
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. TWC incurs expenditures associated with the construction of its cable systems. Costs associated with the construction of transmission and distribution facilities are capitalized. With respect to customer premise equipment, which includes set-top boxes and high-speed data and telephone modems, TWC capitalizes installation costs only upon the initial deployment of these assets. All costs incurred in subsequent disconnects and reconnects of previously installed customer premise equipment are expensed as incurred. TWC uses standard capitalization rates to capitalize installation activities. Significant judgment is involved in the development of these capitalization standards, including the average time required to perform an installation and the determination of the nature and amount of indirect costs to be capitalized. The capitalization standards are reviewed at least annually and adjusted, if necessary, based on comparisons to actual costs incurred. TWC generally capitalizes expenditures for tangible fixed assets having a useful life of greater than one year. Depreciation on these assets is provided generally using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives.
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company’s property, plant and equipment and related accumulated depreciation included the following (in millions):
 
                     
    December 31,     Estimated
    2009     2008     Useful Lives
 
Land, buildings and improvements(a)
  $ 1,384     $ 1,181     10-20 years
Distribution systems
    16,060       14,557     3-25 years(b)
Converters and modems
    5,389       5,081     3-5 years
Capitalized software costs(c)
    1,140       937     3-5 years
Vehicles and other equipment
    1,851       1,700     3-10 years
Construction in progress
    457       496      
                     
      26,281       23,952      
Less: accumulated depreciation
    (12,362 )     (10,415 )    
                     
Total
  $ 13,919     $ 13,537      
                     
 
(a) Land, buildings and improvements includes $151 million and $147 million related to land as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, which is not depreciated.
(b) The weighted-average useful lives for distribution systems are approximately 12 years.
(c) Capitalized software costs reflect certain costs incurred for the development of internal use software, including costs associated with coding, software configuration, upgrades and enhancements. These costs, net of accumulated depreciation, totaled $514 million and $505 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Depreciation of capitalized software costs was $174 million in 2009, $157 million in 2008 and $115 million in 2007.
 
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
 
TWC’s intangible assets consist primarily of cable franchise rights. Cable franchise rights acquired in an acquisition of an entity are deemed to have an indefinite useful life and, therefore, are not amortized. Subsequent costs to negotiate and renew cable franchise rights are capitalized and amortized over the term of the new franchise agreement. TWC’s intangible assets also include acquired customer relationships, which are capitalized and amortized over their estimated useful life of four years. Goodwill has been recorded for the excess of the acquisition cost of an acquired entity over the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. In accordance with GAAP, TWC does not amortize goodwill.
 
Asset Impairments
 
Investments
 
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determined that an investment has sustained an other-than-temporary decline in its value, the investment is written down to its fair value by a charge to earnings. This evaluation is dependent on the specific facts and circumstances. TWC evaluates available information (e.g., budgets, business plans, financial statements, etc.) in addition to quoted market prices, if any, in determining whether an other-than-temporary decline in value exists. Factors indicative of an other-than-temporary decline include recurring operating losses, credit defaults and subsequent rounds of financing at an amount below the cost basis of the Company’s investment. This list is not all-inclusive and the Company weighs all known quantitative and qualitative factors in determining if an other-than-temporary decline in the value of an investment has occurred. In 2009 and 2007, there were no significant investment impairment charges. In 2008, the Company recorded a noncash pretax impairment charge of $367 million on its investment in Clearwire Communications LLC. Refer to Note 11 for further details regarding the Company’s investments.
 
Long-lived Assets
 
Long-lived assets (e.g., property, plant and equipment) do not require that an annual impairment test be performed; instead, long-lived assets are tested for impairment upon the occurrence of a triggering event. Triggering events include the more likely than not disposal of a portion of such assets or the occurrence of an adverse change in the market involving the business employing the related assets. Once a triggering event has occurred, the impairment test is based on whether the intent is to hold the asset for continued use or to hold the asset for sale. If the intent is to hold the asset for continued use, the impairment test first requires a comparison of estimated undiscounted future cash flows generated by the asset group against the carrying value of the asset group. If the carrying value of the asset group exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, the asset would be deemed to be impaired. The impairment charge would then be measured as the difference between the estimated fair value of the asset and its carrying value. Fair value is generally determined by discounting the future cash flows associated with that asset. If the intent is to hold the asset for sale and certain other criteria are met (e.g., the asset can be disposed of currently, appropriate levels of authority have approved the sale, and there is an active program to locate a buyer), the impairment test involves comparing the asset’s carrying value to its estimated fair value. To the extent the carrying value is greater than the asset’s estimated fair value, an impairment charge is recognized for the difference. Significant judgments in this area involve determining whether a triggering event has occurred, determining the future cash flows for the assets involved and selecting the appropriate discount rate to be applied in determining estimated fair value. In 2009, 2008 and 2007, there were no significant long-lived asset impairment charges.
 
Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
 
Goodwill is tested annually for impairment during the fourth quarter or earlier upon occurrence of a triggering event. Goodwill impairment is determined using a two-step process. The first step involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of each of the Company’s eight geographic reporting units to its carrying amount, including goodwill. In performing the first step, the Company determines the fair value of a reporting unit using a combination of a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) analysis and a market-based approach. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, as well as relevant comparable company earnings multiples for the market-based approach. The cash flows employed in the DCF analyses are based on the Company’s most recent budget and, for years beyond the budget, the Company’s estimates, which are based on assumed growth rates. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risks inherent in the future cash flows of the respective reporting units. In addition, the market-based approach utilizes comparable company public trading values, research analyst estimates and, where available, values observed in private market transactions. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not impaired and the second step of the impairment test is not necessary. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, then the second step of the goodwill impairment test must be performed. The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with its goodwill carrying amount to measure the amount of impairment, if any. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. In other words, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price paid. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
 
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the valuation date. Significant judgments inherent in this analysis include the selection of appropriate discount rates, estimating the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows attributable to cable franchise rights and identification of appropriate terminal growth rate assumptions. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risk inherent in the projected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets.
 
In 2009 and 2007, there were no significant goodwill or cable franchise rights impairment charges. In 2008, the Company’s impairment analysis did not result in any goodwill impairments, but did result in a noncash pretax impairment charge on cable franchise rights of $14.822 billion. Refer to Note 10 for further details regarding the Company’s annual impairment analyses.
 
Revenues and Costs
 
Revenues are principally derived from video, high-speed data and voice services and advertising. Subscriber fees are recorded as revenues in the period during which the service is provided. Subscription revenues received from subscribers who purchase bundled services at a discounted rate are allocated to each product in a pro-rata manner based on the individual product’s determined fair value. Installation revenues obtained from subscriber service connections are recognized as a component of Subscription revenues as the connections are completed, as installation revenues recognized are less than the related direct selling costs. Advertising revenues, including those from advertising purchased by programmers, are recognized in the period during which the advertisements are exhibited.
 
Video programming, high-speed data and voice costs are recorded as the services are provided. Video programming costs are recorded based on the Company’s contractual agreements with its programming vendors. These contracts are generally multi-year agreements that provide for the Company to make payments to the programming vendors at agreed upon market rates based on the number of subscribers to which the Company provides the programming service. If a programming contract expires prior to the parties’ entry into a new agreement and the Company continues to distribute the service, management estimates the programming costs during the period there is no contract in place. In doing so, management considers the previous contractual rates, inflation and the status of the negotiations in determining its estimates. When the programming contract terms are finalized, an adjustment to programming expense is recorded, if necessary, to reflect the terms of the new contract. Management also makes estimates in the recognition of programming expense related to other items, such as the accounting for free periods and credits from service interruptions, as well as the allocation of consideration exchanged between the parties in multiple-element transactions. Additionally, judgments are also required by management when the Company purchases multiple services from the same programming vendor. In these scenarios, the total consideration provided to the programming vendor is required to be allocated to the various services received based upon their respective fair values. Because multiple services from the same programming vendor may be received over different contractual periods and may have different contractual rates, the allocation of consideration to the individual services will have an impact on the timing of the Company’s expense recognition.
 
Launch fees received by the Company from programming vendors are recognized as a reduction of expense on a straight-line basis over the life of the related programming arrangement. Amounts received from programming vendors representing the reimbursement of marketing costs are recognized as a reduction of marketing expenses as the marketing services are provided.
 
Advertising costs are expensed upon the first exhibition of related advertisements. Marketing expense (including advertising), net of certain reimbursements from programmers, was $563 million in 2009, $569 million in 2008 and $499 million in 2007.
 
Multiple-element Transactions
 
Multiple-element transactions involve situations where judgment must be exercised in determining the fair value of the different elements in a bundled transaction. As the term is used here, multiple-element arrangements can involve:
 
  •     Contemporaneous purchases and sales (e.g., the Company sells advertising services to a customer and at the same time purchases programming services);
  •     Sales of multiple products and/or services (e.g., the Company sells video, high-speed data and voice services to a customer); and/or
  •     Purchases of multiple products and/or services, or the settlement of an outstanding item contemporaneous with the purchase of a product or service (e.g., the Company settles a dispute on an existing programming contract at the same time that it enters into a new programming contract with the same programming vendor).
 
Contemporaneous Purchases and Sales
 
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cable networks, TWC may at the same time negotiate for the sale of advertising to the same cable network. Arrangements, although negotiated contemporaneously, may be documented in one or more contracts.
 
The Company’s accounting policy for each transaction negotiated contemporaneously is to record each element of the transaction based on the respective estimated fair values of the products or services purchased and the products or services sold. The judgments made in determining fair value in such transactions impact the amount of revenues, expenses and net income recognized over the respective terms of the transactions, as well as the respective periods in which they are recognized.
 
In determining the fair value of the respective elements, TWC refers to quoted market prices (where available), historical transactions or comparable cash transactions. The most frequent transactions of this type that the Company encounters involve funds received from its vendors. The Company records cash consideration received from a vendor as a reduction in the price of the vendor’s product unless (i) the consideration is for the reimbursement of a specific, incremental, identifiable cost incurred in which case it would record the cash consideration received as a reduction in such cost or (ii) the Company is providing an identifiable benefit in exchange for the consideration in which case it recognizes revenue for this element.
 
With respect to programming vendor advertising arrangements being negotiated simultaneously with the same cable network, TWC assesses whether each piece of the arrangements is at fair value. The factors that are considered in determining the individual fair values of the programming and advertising vary from arrangement to arrangement and include:
 
  •     existence of a “most-favored-nation” clause or comparable assurances as to fair market value with respect to programming;
  •     comparison to fees under a prior contract;
  •     comparison to fees paid for similar networks; and
  •     comparison to advertising rates paid by other advertisers on the Company’s systems.
 
Sales of Multiple Products or Services
 
If the Company enters into sales contracts for the sale of multiple products or services, then the Company evaluates whether it has fair value evidence for each deliverable in the transaction. If the Company has fair value evidence for each deliverable of the transaction, then it accounts for each deliverable in the transaction separately, based on the relevant revenue recognition accounting policies. If the Company is unable to determine fair value for one or more undelivered elements of the transaction, the Company recognizes revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement. For example, the Company sells video, high-speed data and voice services to subscribers in a bundled package at a rate lower than if the subscriber purchases each product on an individual basis. Subscription revenues received from such subscribers are allocated to each product in a pro-rata manner based on the fair value of each of the respective services.
 
Purchases of Multiple Products or Services
 
The Company’s policy for cost recognition in instances where multiple products or services are purchased contemporaneously from the same counterparty is consistent with the Company’s policy for the sale of multiple deliverables to a customer. Specifically, if the Company enters into a contract for the purchase of multiple products or services, the Company evaluates whether it has fair value evidence for each product or service being purchased. If the Company has fair value evidence for each product or service being purchased, it accounts for each separately, based on the relevant cost recognition accounting policies. If the Company is unable to determine fair value for one or more of the purchased elements, the Company recognizes the cost of the transaction on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement.
 
This policy also applies in instances where the Company settles a dispute at the same time the Company purchases a product or service from that same counterparty. For example, the Company may settle a dispute on an existing programming contract with a programming vendor at the same time that it enters into a new programming contract with the same programming vendor. Because the Company is negotiating both the settlement of the dispute and a new programming contract, each of the elements is evaluated to ensure it is accounted for at fair value. The amount allocated to the settlement of the dispute, if determinable and supportable, would be recognized immediately, whereas the amount allocated to the new programming contract would be accounted for prospectively, consistent with the accounting for other similar programming agreements. In the event the fair value of the two elements could not be established, the net amount paid or payable to the vendor would be recognized over the term of the new or amended programming contract.
 
Gross Versus Net Revenue Recognition
 
In the normal course of business, the Company acts as or uses an intermediary or agent in executing transactions with third parties. The accounting issue presented by these arrangements is whether the Company should report revenue based on the gross amount billed to the ultimate customer or on the net amount received from the customer after commissions and other payments to third parties. To the


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extent revenues are recorded on a gross basis, any commissions or other payments to third parties are recorded as expense so that the net amount (gross revenues less expense) is reflected in Operating Income (Loss). Accordingly, the impact on Operating Income (Loss) is the same whether the Company records revenue on a gross or net basis.
 
For example, TWC is assessed franchise fees by franchising authorities, which are passed on to the customer. The accounting issue presented by these arrangements is whether TWC should report revenues based on the gross amount billed to the ultimate customer or on the net amount received from the customer after payments to franchising authorities. The Company has determined that these amounts should be reported on a gross basis. TWC’s policy is that, in instances where the fees are being assessed directly to the Company, amounts paid to the governmental authorities and amounts received from the customers are recorded on a gross basis. That is, amounts paid to the governmental authorities are recorded as costs of revenues and amounts received from the customer are recorded as Subscription revenues. The amount of such fees recorded on a gross basis related to video and voice services was $544 million in 2009, $524 million in 2008 and $495 million in 2007.
 
Derivative Financial Instruments
 
The Company recognizes all derivative financial instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as either assets or liabilities at fair value. Derivative financial instruments are specifically designated, if certain conditions are met, as (a) a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or an unrecognized firm commitment (a “fair value hedge”) or (b) a hedge of the exposure to variable cash flows of a forecasted transaction or a hedge of the foreign currency exposure of a forecasted transaction denominated in a foreign currency (a “cash flow hedge”). For a derivative financial instrument designated as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative financial instrument is recognized in earnings in the period of change together with the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the risk being hedged. As a result, the consolidated statement of operations includes the impact of changes in the fair value of both the derivative financial instrument and the hedged item, which reflects in earnings the extent to which the hedge is ineffective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value. For a derivative financial instrument designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative financial instrument is initially reported in equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“accumulated OCI”) and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the hedged item (e.g., a forecasted transaction denominated in a foreign currency) affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in earnings immediately. For a derivative financial instrument not designated as a hedging instrument, the gain or loss is recognized in earnings in the period of change. The Company uses derivative financial instruments primarily to manage the risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates and does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. Refer to Note 8 for further details regarding the Company’s derivative financial instruments.
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
The fair value of an asset or liability is based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach are used to measure fair value. The Company follows a three-tiered fair value hierarchy when determining the inputs to valuation techniques. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques into three broad levels in order to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
  •     Level 1:  consists of financial instruments whose values are based on quoted market prices for identical financial instruments in an active market.
  •     Level 2:  consists of financial instruments whose values are determined using models or other valuation methodologies that utilize inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly, including (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, (ii) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, (iii) pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the financial instrument and (iv) pricing models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
  •     Level 3:  consists of financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models that utilize significant inputs that are primarily unobservable, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
 
Accounting for Pension Plans
 
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plan assets, the interest factor implied by the discount rate and the expected rate of compensation increases. Refer to Note 14 for further details regarding the determination of these assumptions.
 
Income Taxes
 
Prior to the Separation, TWC was not a separate taxable entity for U.S. federal and various state income tax purposes and its results were included in the consolidated U.S. federal and certain state income tax returns of Time Warner. The income tax benefits and provisions, related tax payments, and current and deferred tax balances have been prepared as if TWC operated as a stand-alone taxpayer for all periods presented including periods through the date of the Separation. Under the tax sharing arrangement between TWC and Time Warner, TWC is obligated to make tax sharing payments to Time Warner in amounts equal to the taxes it would have paid if it were a separate taxpayer and Time Warner is obligated to make payments to TWC for TWC tax attributes used by Time Warner, but only as and when TWC as a standalone taxpayer would have been able to use such attributes itself. The Company received net cash tax payments from Time Warner of $44 million in 2009 and made cash tax payments to Time Warner of $9 million in 2008 and $263 million in 2007.
 
Income taxes are provided using the asset and liability method. Under this method, income taxes (i.e., deferred tax assets, deferred tax liabilities, taxes currently payable/refunds receivable and tax expense) are recorded based on amounts refundable or payable in the current year and include the results of any difference between GAAP and tax reporting. Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effect of net operating losses, capital losses, and general business credit carryforwards and the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial statement and income tax purposes, as determined under enacted tax laws and rates. Valuation allowances are established when management determines that it is more likely than not that some portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. The financial effect of changes in tax laws or rates is accounted for in the period of enactment.
 
From time to time, the Company engages in transactions in which the tax consequences may be subject to uncertainty. Examples of such transactions include business acquisitions and dispositions, including dispositions designed to be tax free, issues related to consideration paid or received, and certain financing transactions. Significant judgment is required in assessing and estimating the tax consequences of these transactions. The Company prepares and files tax returns based on interpretation of tax laws and regulations. In the normal course of business, the Company’s tax returns are subject to examination by various taxing authorities. Such examinations may result in future tax and interest assessments by these taxing authorities. In determining the Company’s tax provision for financial reporting purposes, the Company establishes a reserve for uncertain income tax positions unless such positions are determined to be “more likely than not” of being sustained upon examination, based on their technical merits. That is, for financial reporting purposes, the Company only recognizes tax benefits taken on the tax return that it believes are “more likely than not” of being sustained. There is considerable judgment involved in determining whether positions taken on the tax return are “more likely than not” of being sustained.
 
The Company adjusts its tax reserve estimates periodically because of ongoing examinations by, and settlements with, the various taxing authorities, as well as changes in tax laws, regulations and interpretations. The consolidated tax provision of any given year includes adjustments to prior year income tax accruals that are considered appropriate and any related estimated interest. The Company’s policy is to recognize, when applicable, interest and penalties on uncertain income tax positions as part of income tax expense. Refer to Note 12 for further details.
 
Equity-based Compensation
 
The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (generally four years subject to graded vesting conditions). The Company’s policy is to recognize the cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes model to estimate the grant date fair value of a stock option. Because the option-pricing model requires the use of subjective assumptions, changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value of stock options granted. The volatility assumption is determined using primarily implied volatilities data from the Company’s traded options. Because TWC’s common stock has a limited trading history, the volatility assumption is calculated using a 75%-25% weighted average of implied volatility of TWC traded options and the historical stock price volatility of a comparable peer group of publicly traded companies. The expected term, which represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding, is estimated based on the historical exercise experience of TWC employees. The risk-free rate assumed in valuing the stock options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the option. The Company determines the expected dividend yield percentage by dividing the expected annual dividend by the market price of TWC Common Stock at the date of grant. Refer to Note 13 for further details regarding the Company’s equity-based compensation plan.


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Legal Contingencies
 
The Company is subject to legal, regulatory and other proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company records an estimated liability for those proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business when the loss from such proceedings and claims becomes probable and reasonably estimable. The Company reviews outstanding claims with internal, as well as external, counsel to assess the probability and the estimates of loss. The Company reassesses the risk of loss as new information becomes available and adjusts liabilities as appropriate. The actual cost of resolving a claim may be substantially different from the amount of the liability recorded. Differences between the estimated and actual amounts determined upon ultimate resolution, individually or in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position but could possibly be material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations or cash flow for any one period. Refer to Note 17 for further details.
 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Comprehensive income (loss) is reported in the consolidated statement of equity as a component of retained earnings (accumulated deficit) and consists of net income (loss) attributable to TWC and other gains and losses affecting TWC shareholders’ equity that, under GAAP, are excluded from net income (loss) attributable to TWC. For TWC, such items consist of changes in realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative financial instruments and changes in unfunded and underfunded pension benefit obligations. The following summary sets forth the components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, accumulated in TWC shareholders’ equity (in millions):
 
                         
          Change in
       
          Realized /
       
    Change in
    Unrealized
       
    Underfunded /
    Gains (Losses)
    Accumulated
 
    Unfunded
    on Derivative
    Other
 
    Pension Benefit
    Financial
    Comprehensive
 
    Obligation     Instruments     Income (Loss)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $        (130 )   $        —     $        (130 )
2007 activity
    (43 )     (1 )     (44 )
                         
Balance at December 31, 2007
    (173 )     (1 )     (174 )
2008 activity
    (290 )     (3 )     (293 )
                         
Balance at December 31, 2008
    (463 )     (4 )     (467 )
2009 activity
    146       2       148  
                         
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ (317 )   $ (2 )   $ (319 )
                         
 
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
                         
     Basic net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to TWC by the weighted average of common shares outstanding during the period. Weighted-average common shares include shares of TWC Common Stock after the Recapitalization (as defined in Note 4) and Class A common stock and Class B common stock prior to the Recapitalization. Diluted net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share adjusts basic net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share for the effects of stock options and restricted stock units only in the periods in which such effect is dilutive. Set forth below is a reconciliation of basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share (in millions, except per share data):
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC
  $        1,070     $        (7,344 )   $        1,123  
                         
Average common shares outstanding—basic
    349.0       325.7       325.6  
Dilutive effect of equity awards
    1.9             0.1  
                         
Average common shares outstanding—diluted
    350.9       325.7       325.7  
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share:
                       
Basic
  $ 3.07     $ (22.55 )   $ 3.45  
                         
Diluted
  $ 3.05     $ (22.55 )   $ 3.45  
                         
 
Diluted net loss attributable to TWC per common share for 2008 excludes 240,000 common shares issuable under the Company’s stock compensation plans because they do not have a dilutive effect due to the Company’s loss from continuing operations.


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Segments
 
Public companies are required to disclose certain information about their reportable operating segments. Operating segments are defined as significant components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and is evaluated on a regular basis by the chief operating decision makers in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance of the segment. The Company has determined that it has only one reportable segment.
 
Subsequent Events
 
The Company has considered subsequent events through February 19, 2010, the date of issuance, in preparing the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
 
4.   SEPARATION FROM TIME WARNER, RECAPITALIZATION AND TWC REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
 
On March 12, 2009, TWC’s separation from Time Warner was completed pursuant to a Separation Agreement dated as of May 20, 2008 (the “Separation Agreement”) between TWC and its subsidiaries, Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (“TWE”) and TW NY, and Time Warner and its subsidiaries, Warner Communications Inc. (“WCI”), Historic TW Inc. (“Historic TW”) and American Television and Communications Corporation (“ATC”). In accordance with the Separation Agreement, on February 25, 2009, Historic TW transferred its 12.43% non-voting common stock interest in TW NY to TWC in exchange for 80 million newly issued shares (approximately 27 million shares after giving effect to the 1-for-3 TWC Reverse Stock Split discussed below) of TWC’s Class A common stock (the “TW NY Exchange”). On March 12, 2009, TWC paid a special cash dividend of $10.27 per share ($30.81 per share after giving effect to the 1-for-3 TWC Reverse Stock Split, aggregating $10.856 billion) to holders of record on March 11, 2009 of TWC’s outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock (the “Special Dividend”). Following the payment of the Special Dividend, each outstanding share of TWC Class A common stock and TWC Class B common stock was automatically converted (the “Recapitalization”) into one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “TWC Common Stock”). TWC’s separation from Time Warner (the “Separation”) was effected as a pro rata dividend of all shares of TWC Common Stock held by Time Warner to holders of record of Time Warner’s common stock (the “Spin-Off Dividend” or the “Distribution”). The TW NY Exchange, the Special Dividend, the Recapitalization, the Separation and the Distribution collectively are referred to as the “Separation Transactions.” To pay a portion of the Special Dividend, on March 12, 2009, TWC borrowed (i) the full committed amount of $1.932 billion under the 2008 Bridge Facility (as defined in Note 7), and (ii) approximately $3.3 billion under the Revolving Credit Facility (as defined in Note 7). The Company funded the remainder of the Special Dividend with approximately $5.6 billion of cash on hand.
 
In connection with the Separation Transactions, on March 12, 2009, the Company implemented the TWC Reverse Stock Split at a 1-for-3 ratio, effective immediately after the Recapitalization. The shares of TWC Common Stock distributed in the Spin-Off Dividend reflected both the Recapitalization and the TWC Reverse Stock Split.
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company expensed direct transaction costs (e.g., legal and professional fees) related to the Separation of $28 million and $17 million, respectively, which are included as a component of other income (expense), net, in the consolidated statement of operations.
 
5.   TRANSACTIONS WITH ADELPHIA AND COMCAST
 
On July 31, 2006, a subsidiary of TWC, Time Warner NY Cable LLC (“TW NY Cable”) and Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) completed their respective acquisitions of assets comprising in the aggregate substantially all of the cable assets of Adelphia Communications Corporation (“Adelphia”) (the “Adelphia Acquisition”). Additionally, on July 31, 2006, immediately before the closing of the Adelphia Acquisition, Comcast’s interests in TWC and TWE were redeemed (the “Redemptions”). Following the Redemptions and the Adelphia Acquisition, on July 31, 2006, TW NY Cable and Comcast swapped certain cable systems, most of which were acquired from Adelphia, in order to enhance TWC’s and Comcast’s respective geographic clusters of subscribers (the “Exchange” and, together with the Adelphia Acquisition and the Redemptions, the “Adelphia/Comcast Transactions”). In February 2007, Adelphia’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan became effective. Under the terms of the reorganization plan, substantially all of the shares of TWC Class A common stock that Adelphia received as part of the payment for the systems TW NY Cable acquired from Adelphia were distributed to Adelphia’s creditors. As a result, under applicable securities law regulations and provisions of the U.S. bankruptcy code, TWC became a public company subject to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. On March 1, 2007, TWC’s Class A common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.


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6.   SALE OF CERTAIN CABLE SYSTEMS
 
In December 2008, the Company sold a group of small cable systems located in areas outside of the Company’s core geographic clusters. The sale price was $54 million, of which $3 million was included in receivables in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008. The Company recorded a pretax loss of $58 million on the sale of these systems, which is included in loss on sale of cable systems in the consolidated statement of operations and pretax (gain) loss on asset sales in the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
The closing of the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, which included the Company’s acquisition from Adelphia of certain cable systems in Mooresville, Cornelius, Davidson and unincorporated Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, triggered a right of first refusal under the franchise agreements covering these systems. These municipalities exercised their right to acquire these systems and, as a result, on December 19, 2007, these cable systems were sold for $52 million. The sale of these systems did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows.
 
7.   DEBT AND MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED EQUITY
 
Debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
 
                         
            Outstanding Balance as of
 
        Interest
  December 31,  
    Maturity   Rate   2009     2008  
            (in millions)  
 
Credit facilities and commercial paper program(a)(b)
  2011   0.484%(c)   $ 1,261     $ 3,045  
TWE notes and debentures
  2012-2033   7.844%(c)     2,702       2,714  
TWC notes and debentures
  2012-2039   6.176%(d)     18,357       11,956  
Capital leases and other(e)
            11       13  
                         
Total debt
            22,331       17,728  
TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units
  2013   8.210%     300       300  
                         
Total debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity
          $ 22,631     $ 18,028  
                         
 
 
(a) TWC’s unused committed capacity was $5.512 billion as of December 31, 2009, reflecting $1.048 billion in cash and equivalents and $4.464 billion of available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility (which reflects a reduction of $149 million for outstanding letters of credit backed by the Revolving Credit Facility).
(b) Outstanding balance amount as of December 31, 2009 excludes an unamortized discount on commercial paper of $1 million (none as of December 31, 2008).
(c) Rate represents a weighted-average effective interest rate as of December 31, 2009.
(d) Rate represents a weighted-average effective interest rate as of December 31, 2009 and includes the effects of derivative financial instruments.
(e) Amount includes $1 million of debt due within one year as of December 31, 2008 (none as of December 31, 2009), which primarily relates to capital lease obligations.
 
Credit Facilities
 
Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan Facility and Commercial Paper Program
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Company has a $5.875 billion senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility provided by a group of major banks and other financial institutions maturing February 15, 2011 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Company’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by TWE and TW NY. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate based on the credit rating of TWC, which rate was LIBOR plus 0.35% per annum at December 31, 2009. In addition, TWC is required to pay a facility fee on the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility at a rate determined by the credit rating of TWC, which rate was 0.10% per annum at December 31, 2009. TWC may also incur an additional usage fee of 0.10% per annum on the outstanding loans and other extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility if and when such amounts exceed 50% of the aggregate commitments thereunder.
 
The Revolving Credit Facility provides same-day funding capability and a portion of the commitment, not to exceed $500 million at any time, may be used for the issuance of letters of credit. The Revolving Credit Facility contains a maximum leverage ratio covenant of 5.0 times the consolidated EBITDA of TWC (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility). The terms and related financial metrics associated with the leverage ratio are defined in the agreement. At December 31, 2009, TWC was in compliance with the leverage covenant, with a leverage ratio, calculated in accordance with the agreement, of approximately 3.3 times. The Revolving Credit Facility does not contain any credit ratings-based defaults or covenants or any ongoing covenant or representations specifically relating to a material adverse change in TWC’s financial condition or results of operations. The Revolving Credit Facility also does not contain borrowing restrictions due to material adverse changes in the Company’s business or market disruption. Borrowings under the Revolving


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Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes, and unused credit is available to support borrowings under the CP Program (as defined below).
 
In addition to the Revolving Credit Facility, TWC maintains a $6.0 billion unsecured commercial paper program (the “CP Program”) that is also guaranteed by TW NY and TWE. Commercial paper issued under the CP Program is supported by unused committed capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility and ranks pari passu with other unsecured senior indebtedness of TWC, TWE and TW NY.
 
In December 2009, TWC used a portion of the net proceeds from its December 2009 public bond offering to repay in full all $400 million of the borrowings outstanding under its $4.0 billion five-year term loan facility maturing February 21, 2011 (the “Term Loan Facility”), which terminated in accordance with its terms as a result of such repayment. At the time of the termination of the Term Loan Facility, borrowings under such facility bore interest at a rate based on the credit rating of TWC, which rate was LIBOR plus 0.625% per annum.
 
As of December 31, 2009, there were letters of credit totaling $149 million and no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, and borrowings of $1.261 billion outstanding under the CP Program. TWC’s available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2009 was $4.464 billion and TWC had $1.048 billion of cash and equivalents on hand.
 
Separation-related Facilities
 
In order to finance, in part, the Special Dividend, on June 30, 2008, the Company entered into a senior unsecured term loan facility originally in an aggregate principal amount of $9.0 billion with an initial maturity date that would be 364 days after the borrowing date (the “2008 Bridge Facility”). Pursuant to the terms of the 2008 Bridge Facility, the commitments of the lenders thereunder were reduced by an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of TWC’s issuances of public debt securities in June and November 2008. On March 12, 2009, TWC borrowed $1.932 billion, the then full committed amount under the 2008 Bridge Facility, in order to fund, in part, the Special Dividend. In March 2009, the Company used $1.934 billion of the net proceeds from its public debt issuance in March 2009 to repay all of the borrowings outstanding and all other amounts due under the 2008 Bridge Facility. Upon repayment of the borrowings outstanding under the 2008 Bridge Facility, such facility was terminated by the parties thereto in accordance with its terms.
 
On December 10, 2008, Time Warner (as lender) and TWC (as borrower) entered into a two-year $1.535 billion senior unsecured supplemental term loan facility (the “Supplemental Credit Agreement”). The Company could have borrowed under the Supplemental Credit Agreement only to repay amounts outstanding at the final maturity of the 2008 Bridge Facility, if any. As a result of the Company’s public debt issuance in March 2009 and the termination of the 2008 Bridge Facility, Time Warner’s commitment under the Supplemental Credit Agreement was terminated.
 
TWC Notes and Debentures
 
TWC notes and debentures as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
 
                                                         
    Date of                          
                Semi-annual
                Outstanding Balance as of
 
                Interest
    Principal
    Interest
    December 31,  
    Issuance     Maturity     Payment     Amount     Rate     2009     2008  
                      (in millions)           (in millions)  
 
5-year notes
    Apr 2007       July 2012       Jan/July     $ 1,500       5.400 %   $ 1,502     $ 1,498  
5-year notes
    June 2008       July 2013       Jan/July       1,500       6.200 %     1,500       1,497  
5-year notes
    Nov 2008       Feb 2014       Feb/Aug       750       8.250 %     738       749  
5-year notes
    Mar 2009       Apr 2014       Apr/Oct       1,000       7.500 %     1,001        
5-year notes
    Dec 2009       Feb 2015       Feb/Aug       500       3.500 %     485        
10-year notes
    Apr 2007       May 2017       May/Nov       2,000       5.850 %     1,997       1,996  
10-year notes
    June 2008       July 2018       Jan/July       2,000       6.750 %     1,999       1,998  
10-year notes
    Nov 2008       Feb 2019       Feb/Aug       1,250       8.750 %     1,233       1,231  
10-year notes
    Mar 2009       Apr 2019       Apr/Oct       2,000       8.250 %     1,988        
10-year notes
    Dec 2009       Feb 2020       Feb/Aug       1,500       5.000 %     1,469        
30-year debentures
    Apr 2007       May 2037       May/Nov       1,500       6.550 %     1,491       1,491  
30-year debentures
    June 2008       July 2038       Jan/July       1,500       7.300 %     1,496       1,496  
30-year debentures
    June 2009       June 2039       June/Dec       1,500       6.750 %     1,458        
                                                         
Total
                          $ 18,500             $ 18,357     $ 11,956  
                                                         


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On June 16, 2008, TWC filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) with the SEC that allows TWC to offer and sell from time to time senior and subordinated debt securities and debt warrants. TWC has issued, in total, $13.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes and debentures under the Shelf Registration Statement (the “2008 and 2009 Debt Securities”). In addition, in April 2007, TWC issued $5.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes and debentures pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In November 2007, pursuant to a registration rights agreement, substantially all of the debt securities issued in the April 2007 offering were exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of registered debt securities without transfer restrictions or registration rights (collectively, the “2007 Debt Securities” and, together with the 2008 and 2009 Debt Securities, the “TWC Debt Securities”). The borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 include an unamortized discount of $131 million and $44 million, respectively, and, as of December 31, 2009, the estimated fair value of interest rate swaps of $12 million. TWC’s obligations under the TWC Debt Securities are guaranteed by TWE and TW NY (the “TWC Debt Guarantors”). The original maturities of these outstanding issuances range from 5 to 30 years and the fixed interest rates range from 3.500% to 8.750%.
 
The TWC Debt Securities were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 9, 2007, as it may be amended from time to time (the “TWC Indenture”), by and among the Company, the TWC Debt Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee. The TWC Indenture contains customary covenants relating to restrictions on the ability of the Company or any material subsidiary to create liens and on the ability of the Company and the TWC Debt Guarantors to consolidate, merge or convey or transfer substantially all of their assets. The TWC Indenture also contains customary events of default. The TWC Debt Securities are unsecured senior obligations of the Company and rank equally with its other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. Interest on each series of TWC Debt Securities is payable semi-annually in arrears. The guarantees of the TWC Debt Securities are unsecured senior obligations of the TWC Debt Guarantors and rank equally in right of payment with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the TWC Debt Guarantors.
 
The TWC Debt Securities may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time at the Company’s option at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the TWC Debt Securities being redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments on such TWC Debt Securities discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at a government treasury rate plus a designated number of basis points (ranging from 20 basis points to 50 basis points) for each of the securities as further described in the TWC Indenture and the applicable TWC Debt Security, plus, in each case, accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date.
 
The Company used the net proceeds from its debt issuance in April 2007 to repay all of the outstanding indebtedness under its $4.0 billion three-year term credit facility, which was terminated as a result of such repayment. The balance of the net proceeds was used to repay a portion of the indebtedness under the Term Loan Facility. The Company used the net proceeds from its debt issuances in 2008 to finance, in part, the Special Dividend. Pending the payment of the Special Dividend, a portion of the net proceeds from the 2008 offerings was used to repay variable-rate debt with lower rates than the interest rates on the debt securities issued in the 2008 offerings, and the remainder was invested in accordance with the Company’s investment policy. The Company used the net proceeds from its debt issuances in 2009 (i) to repay all of the borrowings outstanding under the 2008 Bridge Facility (including accrued interest and commitment fees), and the Term Loan Facility, (ii) to repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and the CP Program and (iii) for general corporate purposes.
 
TWE Notes and Debentures
 
TWE notes and debentures as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
 
                                                         
    Date of                          
                Semi-annual
                Outstanding Balance as of
 
                Interest
    Principal
    Interest
    December 31,  
    Issuance     Maturity     Payment     Amount     Rate     2009     2008  
                      (in millions)           (in millions)  
 
20-year notes
    Apr 1992       May 2012       May/Nov     $ 250       10.150 %   $ 259     $ 263  
20-year notes
    Oct 1992       Oct 2012       Apr/Oct       350       8.875 %     359       362  
30-year debentures
    Mar 1993       Mar 2023       Mar/Sept       1,000       8.375 %     1,035       1,038  
40-year debentures
    July 1993       July 2033       Jan/July       1,000       8.375 %     1,049       1,051  
                                                         
Total
                          $ 2,600             $ 2,702     $ 2,714  
                                                         
 
During 1992 and 1993, TWE issued the TWE notes and debentures (the “TWE Debt Securities”) publicly in a number of offerings. The original maturities of these outstanding issuances range from 20 to 40 years and the fixed interest rates range from 8.375% to 10.150%. The borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 include an unamortized fair value adjustment of $102 million and $114 million, respectively, which includes the fair value adjustment recognized as a result of the 2001 merger of America Online, Inc.


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(now known as AOL Inc.) and Time Warner Inc. (now known as Historic TW Inc.). The fair value adjustment is amortized over the term of the related debt instrument as a reduction to interest expense. TWE’s obligations under the TWE Debt Securities are guaranteed by TWC and TW NY (the “TWE Debt Guarantors”). TWE has no obligation to file reports with the SEC under the Exchange Act.
 
The TWE Debt Securities were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 30, 1992, as it has been and may be amended from time to time (the “TWE Indenture”) by and among TWE, the TWE Debt Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee. The TWE Indenture contains customary covenants relating to restrictions on the ability of TWE or any material subsidiary to create liens and on the ability of TWE and the TWE Debt Guarantors to consolidate, merge or convey or transfer substantially all of their assets. The TWE Indenture also contains customary events of default. The TWE Debt Securities are unsecured senior obligations of TWE and rank equally with its other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. Interest on each series of TWE Debt Securities is payable semi-annually in arrears. The guarantees of the TWE Debt Securities are unsecured senior obligations of the TWE Debt Guarantors and rank equally in right of payment with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the TWE Debt Guarantors. The TWE Debt Securities are not redeemable.
 
TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units
 
In connection with the financing of the Adelphia Acquisition, TW NY Cable issued $300 million of its Series A Preferred Membership Units (the “TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units”) to a limited number of third parties. The TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units pay cash dividends at an annual rate equal to 8.210% of the sum of the liquidation preference thereof and any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, on a quarterly basis. The TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units are subject to mandatory redemption by TW NY Cable on August 1, 2013 and are not redeemable by TW NY Cable at any time prior to that date. The redemption price of the TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units is equal to their liquidation preference plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the redemption date. Except under limited circumstances, holders of TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units have no voting rights.
 
The terms of the TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units require that holders owning a majority of the TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units must approve any agreement for a material sale or transfer by TW NY Cable and its subsidiaries of assets at any time during which TW NY Cable and its subsidiaries maintain, collectively, cable systems serving fewer than 500,000 cable subscribers, or that would (after giving effect to such asset sale) cause TW NY Cable to maintain, directly or indirectly, fewer than 500,000 cable subscribers, unless the net proceeds of the asset sale are applied to fund the redemption of the TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units and the sale occurs on or immediately prior to the redemption date. Additionally, for so long as the TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units remain outstanding, TW NY Cable may not merge or consolidate with another company, or convert from a limited liability company to a corporation, partnership or other entity, unless (i) such merger or consolidation is permitted by the asset sale covenant described above, (ii) if TW NY Cable is not the surviving entity or is no longer a limited liability company, the then holders of the TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units have the right to receive from the surviving entity securities with terms at least as favorable as the TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units and (iii) if TW NY Cable is the surviving entity, the tax characterization of the TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units would not be affected by the merger or consolidation. Any securities received from a surviving entity as a result of a merger or consolidation or the conversion into a corporation, partnership or other entity must rank senior to any other securities of the surviving entity with respect to dividends and distributions or rights upon a liquidation.
 
Debt Issuance Costs
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company capitalized debt issuance costs of $34 million in connection with the issuance of the 2009 Debt Securities. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company capitalized debt issuance costs of $97 million in connection with the 2008 Bridge Facility and the issuance of the 2008 Debt Securities. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company capitalized debt issuance costs of $29 million in connection with the issuance of the 2007 Debt Securities. These capitalized costs are amortized over the term of the related debt instrument and are included as a component of interest expense, net, in the consolidated statement of operations. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized as expense Separation-related debt issuance costs of $13 million and $45 million, respectively, which are included as a component of interest expense, net, in the consolidated statement of operations. The Separation-related debt issuance costs recognized as expense in 2009 primarily relate to the portion of the upfront loan fees for the 2008 Bridge Facility that was expensed due to the repayment of all borrowings outstanding under, and the resulting termination of, such facility as a result of the Company’s public debt issuance in March 2009. The Separation-related debt issuance costs recognized as expense in 2008 primarily relate to the reduction of the commitments under the 2008 Bridge Facility as a result of the Company’s public debt issuance in June 2008.


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Maturities
 
Annual maturities of long-term debt and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity total $0 in 2010, $1.261 billion in 2011, $2.109 billion in 2012, $1.800 billion in 2013, $1.751 billion in 2014 and $15.751 billion thereafter.
 
Fair Value of Debt
 
Based on the level of interest rates prevailing at December 31, 2009 and 2008, the fair value of TWC’s fixed-rate debt and the TW NY Cable Preferred Membership Units exceeded the carrying value by approximately $2.268 billion as of December 31, 2009, and the carrying value exceeded the fair value by approximately $540 million as of December 31, 2008. Unrealized gains or losses on debt do not result in the realization or expenditure of cash and are not recognized for financial reporting purposes unless the debt is retired prior to its maturity.
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
The Company is exposed to the market risk of adverse changes in interest rates. To manage the volatility relating to these exposures, the Company’s policy is to maintain a mix of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt by entering into various interest rate derivative transactions as described below to help achieve that mix. Using interest rate swaps, the Company agrees to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount.
 
The following table summarizes the terms of the Company’s existing fixed to variable interest rate swaps as of December 31, 2009:
 
         
Maturities
    2012-2015  
Notional amount (in millions)
  $ 5,250  
Average pay rate (variable based on LIBOR plus variable margins)
    4.03 %
Average receive rate (fixed)
    6.24 %
Estimated fair value (in millions)
  $ (12 )
 
The notional amounts of interest rate instruments, as presented in the above table, are used to measure interest to be paid or received and do not represent the amount of exposure to credit loss. Interest rate swaps represent an integral part of the Company’s interest rate risk management program, with a benefit to interest expense, net, in 2009 of $30 million.
 
8.   DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The Company has entered into the following derivative contracts, which have been designated as either fair value hedges or cash flow hedges, in order to hedge certain identified risks:
 
Interest rate swap contracts – Interest rate swap contracts (“interest rate swaps”) are used to change the nature of outstanding debt (i.e., convert fixed-rate debt into variable-rate debt or convert variable-rate debt into fixed-rate debt). As of December 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding interest rate swap contracts that convert $5.250 billion of fixed-rate debt to variable-rate debt. Such contracts have been designated as fair value hedges.
 
Interest rate lock contracts – Interest rate lock contracts (“interest rate locks”) are used to mitigate the risk to the Company from changes in interest rates during the period leading up to the issuance of fixed-rate debt. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had no outstanding interest rate lock contracts; however, contracts entered into previously by the Company have been designated as cash flow hedges.
 
Foreign currency forward contracts – Foreign currency forward contracts (“forward contracts”) are used to mitigate the risk to the Company from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company currently has exposure to changes in U.S. Dollar – Philippine peso exchange rates related to certain overseas call center operations. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding foreign currency forward contracts to buy Philippine pesos for $30 million. These contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges.
 
In addition to the above derivative financial instruments that have been designated as either fair value hedges or cash flow hedges, the Company’s equity award reimbursement liability to Time Warner is accounted for as a derivative financial instrument not designated as a hedging instrument.


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The fair value and location of the assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s derivative financial instruments recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows (in millions):
 
                                         
    Asset     Liability  
        Fair Value as of
        Fair Value as of
 
        December 31,         December 31,  
    Location   2009     2008     Location   2009     2008  
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
                                       
Interest rate swaps
  Other assets   $   25     $   —     Other liabilities   $   37     $   —  
Forward contracts
  Other current assets     1           Other current liabilities     1       6  
Forward contracts
  Other assets               Other liabilities           1  
                                         
Total
        26                 38       7  
                                         
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
                                       
Equity award reimbursement obligation
                  Other current liabilities     35        
                                         
Total
                        35        
                                         
Total derivatives
      $      26     $      —         $      73     $      7  
                                         
 
Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedges
 
Interest Rate Swap Contracts
 
During 2009, the Company entered into interest rate swap contracts to increase the Company’s variable-rate debt as a percentage of total debt. Such contracts impact the Company’s recognized interest expense by effectively converting the designated fixed-rate debt into variable-rate debt. Under its interest rate swap contracts, the Company is entitled to receive semi-annual fixed rates of interest ranging from 3.500% to 8.250% and is required to make semi-annual interest payments at variable rates based on LIBOR plus margins ranging from 0.755% to 5.764%. These interest rate swaps are designated as hedges against changes in the fair value of certain identified fixed-rate debt instruments with maturities extending through February 2015. The Company records the interest rate swaps at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet as assets and liabilities and adjusts the fixed-rate debt instruments for changes in fair value in an amount equal to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized no gain or loss related to its interest rate swap contracts because the changes in the fair values of such instruments completely offset the changes in the fair values of the fixed-rate debt.
 
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges
 
Interest Rate Lock Contracts
 
The Company periodically enters into interest rate lock contracts in order to hedge its forecasted issuances of fixed-rate debt. These interest rate lock agreements have generally covered short periods of time (i.e., no more than a few days) prior to the issuance of fixed rate debt. Historically, the Company’s interest rate locks have been terminated upon the issuance of the forecasted debt instrument. The Company records the interest rate locks at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet as assets and liabilities and the effective portion of the gain or loss on the interest rate locks is recorded as a component of equity in accumulated OCI. Such gains or losses are reclassified out of accumulated OCI and into interest expense, net, in the consolidated statement of operations over the term of the hedged debt. The Company records the ineffective portion of the gain or loss on the interest rate locks in interest expense, net, in the consolidated statement of operations in the current reporting period.
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
 
The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to manage the risk associated with the volatility of future cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. These contracts, which extend through 2011, specifically relate to forecasted payments denominated in the Philippine peso made to vendors who provide Road Runnertm customer care support services. The Company records the foreign currency forward contracts at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet as assets and liabilities. The Company records the effective portion of the gain or loss on the foreign currency forward contracts as a component of equity in accumulated OCI and reclassifies such gain or loss out of accumulated OCI and into costs of revenues in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects


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earnings. The Company records the ineffective portion of the gain or loss on the foreign currency forward contracts in other income (expense), net, in the consolidated statement of operations during the current reporting period.
 
The effect of financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was as follows (in millions):
 
                                                                                 
                          Amount of
                       
                      Location of
  Gain (Loss)
        Amount of
 
    Amount of
    Gain (Loss)
  Reclassified from
    Location of
  Gain (Loss)
 
    Gain (Loss)
    Reclassified from
  Accumulated
    Gain (Loss)
  Recognized in
 
    Recognized in OCI
    Accumulated
  OCI into Income
    Recognized in
  Income
 
    (Effective Portion)     OCI into Income
  (Effective Portion)     Income
  (Ineffective Portion)  
    2009     2008     2007     (Effective Portion)   2009     2008     2007     (Ineffective Portion)   2009     2008     2007  
 
Interest rate locks
  $ (1 )   $ (1 )   $     Interest expense, net   $     $     $     Interest expense, net   $     $     $  
Forward contracts
    2       (8 )     1     Costs of revenues     (4 )     (4 )         Costs of revenues     (1 )     1        
Forward contracts
                    Other income (expense), net                     Other income (expense), net     1       (1 )      
                                                                                 
Total
  $ 1     $ (9 )   $ 1         $ (4 )   $ (4 )   $         $     $     $  
                                                                                 
 
The Company expects net gains of less than $1 million to be reclassified out of accumulated OCI and into earnings within the next 12 months.
 
Equity Award Reimbursement Obligation
 
Upon the exercise of Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees, TWC is obligated to reimburse Time Warner for the excess of the market price of Time Warner common stock on the day of exercise over the option exercise price (the “intrinsic” value of the award). Prior to the Separation, TWC recorded an equity award reimbursement obligation for the intrinsic value of vested and outstanding Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees. This liability was adjusted each reporting period to reflect changes in the market price of Time Warner common stock and the number of Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees with an offsetting adjustment to TWC shareholders’ equity. Beginning on March 12, 2009, the date of the Separation, TWC began accounting for the equity award reimbursement obligation as a derivative financial instrument because, as of such date, Time Warner is no longer a controlling shareholder of the Company. The Company records the equity award reimbursement obligation at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet, which is estimated using the Black-Scholes model, and, on March 12, 2009, TWC established a liability of $16 million for the fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation in other liabilities with an offsetting adjustment to TWC shareholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheet. The change in the equity award reimbursement obligation fluctuates primarily with the fair value and expected volatility of Time Warner common stock and is recorded in earnings in the period of change. For the year ended December 31, 2009, TWC recognized a loss of $21 million in other income (expense), net, in the consolidated statement of operations for the change in the fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation after the Separation.
 
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments
 
The Company primarily applies a market-based approach for recurring fair value measurements. The fair values of assets and liabilities classified as derivative financial instruments are as follows as of December 31, 2009 (in millions):
 
                                 
          Quoted Prices in
             
          Active Markets
    Significant
    Significant
 
    Market Value at
    for Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
 
    December 31,
    Assets
    Inputs
    Inputs
 
    2009     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
 
Assets:
                               
Interest rate swaps
  $        25     $        —     $        25     $        —  
Forward contracts
    1             1        
                                 
Total assets
  $ 26     $     $ 26     $  
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Interest rate swaps
  $ (37 )   $     $ (37 )   $  
Forward contracts
    (1 )           (1 )      
Equity award reimbursement obligation
    (35 )                 (35 )
                                 
Total liabilities
  $ (73 )   $     $ (38 )   $ (35 )
                                 


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The change in the fair value of the equity award reimbursement obligation valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) was due to the following (in millions):
 
         
Balance as of December 31, 2008
  $        —  
Purchases, issuances and settlements
    16  
Total losses recognized in net income
    21  
Payments to Time Warner for awards exercised
    (2 )
         
Balance as of December 31, 2009
  $ 35  
         
 
9.   MERGER-RELATED AND RESTRUCTURING COSTS
 
Merger-related Costs
 
Cumulatively, through December 31, 2007, the Company expensed non-capitalizable merger-related costs associated with the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions of $56 million, of which $10 million was incurred in 2007, and made payments against this accrual of $56 million, of which $14 million were made in 2007.
 
Restructuring Costs
 
2009 Restructuring Activity
 
During the first quarter of 2009, the Company began a restructuring, primarily consisting of headcount reductions, to improve operating efficiency, and through December 31, 2009, the Company incurred costs of $81 million related to this restructuring and made payments of $60 million against this accrual. Of the remaining $21 million liability, $18 million is classified as a current liability, with the remaining $3 million classified as a noncurrent liability in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009. Amounts are expected to be paid through 2012. The Company eliminated approximately 1,300 positions during 2009 and expects to incur additional restructuring charges during 2010. Information relating to this restructuring plan is as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Employee
    Other
       
    Terminations     Exit Costs     Total  
 
Accruals
  $ 68     $ 13     $ 81  
Cash paid
    (48 )     (12 )     (60 )
                         
Remaining liability as of December 31, 2009
  $ 20     $ 1     $ 21  
                         
 
2008 and Prior Restructuring Activity
 
Between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2008, the Company underwent a restructuring plan to simplify its organizational structure and enhance its customer focus, and incurred costs of $80 million related to this restructuring. Through December 31, 2009, payments of $78 million have been made against this accrual. The remaining $2 million liability is classified as a current liability in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009. Information relating to this restructuring plan is as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Employee
    Other
       
    Terminations     Exit Costs     Total  
 
Remaining liability as of December 31, 2006
  $ 18     $ 5     $ 23  
Accruals
    7       6       13  
Cash paid
    (12 )     (8 )     (20 )
                         
Remaining liability as of December 31, 2007
    13       3       16  
Accruals
    14       1       15  
Cash paid
    (20 )     (2 )     (22 )
                         
Remaining liability as of December 31, 2008
    7       2       9  
Cash paid
    (6 )     (1 )     (7 )
                         
Remaining liability as of December 31, 2009
  $ 1     $ 1     $ 2  
                         


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10.   GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES
 
TWC has a significant number of intangible assets, including customer relationships and cable franchise rights. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company’s intangible assets and related accumulated amortization consisted of the following (in millions):
 
                                                 
    December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
          Accumulated
                Accumulated
       
    Gross     Amortization     Net     Gross     Amortization     Net  
 
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
                                               
Customer relationships
  $   952     $   (803 )   $ 149     $ 953     $ (566 )   $ 387  
Cable franchise renewals and access rights
    290       (171 )     119       276       (175 )     101  
Other
    42       (36 )     6       38       (33 )     5  
                                                 
Total
  $ 1,284     $ (1,010 )   $ 274     $ 1,267     $ (774 )   $ 493  
                                                 
                                                 
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
                                               
Cable franchise rights
  $ 25,014     $ (922 )   $ 24,092     $ 25,476     $ (1,385 )   $ 24,091  
Other
                      3             3  
                                                 
Total
  $  25,014     $   (922 )   $  24,092     $ 25,479     $   (1,385 )   $  24,094  
                                                 
 
The Company recorded amortization expense of $249 million in 2009, $262 million in 2008 and $272 million in 2007. Based on the current amount of intangible assets subject to amortization, the estimated amortization expense is expected to be $170 million in 2010, $22 million in 2011, $19 million in 2012, $14 million in 2013 and $11 million in 2014. These amounts may vary as acquisitions and dispositions occur in the future.
 
A summary of the changes in the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 is as follows (in millions):
 
                                                 
    December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
          Accumulated
                Accumulated
       
          Impairment
    Carrying
          Impairment
    Carrying
 
    Gross     Charges     Value     Gross     Charges     Value  
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $   2,101     $     —     $   2,101     $   2,117     $   —     $   2,117  
Adjustments and other changes
    10             10       (16 )           (16 )
                                                 
Balance at end of year
  $ 2,111     $     —     $   2,111     $   2,101     $     —     $   2,101  
                                                 
 
Annual Impairment Analysis
 
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, primarily the Company’s cable franchise rights, are tested annually for impairment during the fourth quarter or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events or substantive changes in circumstances. The impairment test for goodwill involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of each of the Company’s eight geographic reporting units to its carrying amount, including goodwill. The Company determines the fair value of a reporting unit using a combination of a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) analysis and a market-based approach, which utilize significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. The impairment test for intangible assets not subject to amortization involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. The Company determines the fair value of the intangible asset using a DCF analysis, which utilizes significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, as well as relevant comparable company earnings multiples for the market-based approach.
 
The Company determined that goodwill and cable franchise rights were not impaired during its annual impairment analyses as of December 31, 2009 or 2007, respectively. The Company’s 2008 impairment analysis, which was performed as of December 31, 2008, did not result in any goodwill impairments, but did result in a noncash pretax impairment charge on cable franchise rights of $14.822 billion.


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The carrying value of cable franchise rights and goodwill by unit of accounting as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 as well as the 2008 impairment charge on cable franchise rights by unit of accounting is as follows (in millions):
 
                                         
    Carrying Value as of        
    December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008        
    Cable
          Cable
          2008
 
    Franchise
          Franchise
          Impairment
 
    Rights     Goodwill     Rights     Goodwill     Charge  
 
West
  $ 3,350     $ 489     $ 3,350     $ 485     $ (3,558 )
New York City
    3,345       204       3,345       204       (2,156 )
Texas
    1,700       143       1,700       141       (3,270 )
Midwest
    5,028       505       5,028       504       (2,835 )
Carolinas
    3,908       224       3,908       221       (1,659 )
Northeast
    5,645       466       5,645       466       (962 )
Kansas City
    394             393              
National
    722       80       722       80       (382 )
                                         
    $ 24,092     $ 2,111     $ 24,091     $ 2,101     $ (14,822 )
                                         
 
As a result of the $14.822 billion cable franchise rights impairment charge taken in 2008, the carrying values of the Company’s impaired cable franchise rights (which represented the cable franchise rights in all of the Company’s eight units of accounting except for Kansas City) were re-set to their estimated fair values as of December 31, 2008. Management believes that the fair value of its cable franchise rights increased during 2009 across all reporting units and as a result, the Company did not record any cable franchise rights impairment charges. However, it is possible that impairment charges may be recorded in the future to reflect potential declines in fair value. Such impairment charges, if required, could be material.
 
To illustrate the extent that the fair value of the cable franchise rights exceeded their carrying value as of December 31, 2009, had the fair values of each of the cable franchise rights been lower by 15%, the Company still would not have recorded an impairment charge. Similarly, a decline in the fair values of the reporting units by up to 30% would not have resulted in any goodwill impairment charges.
 
11.   INVESTMENTS
 
The components of the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and related ownership percentages as of December 31, 2009 are presented in the table below (in millions):
 
                         
          Investment Balance as of
 
    Ownership
    December 31,  
    Percentage     2009     2008  
 
Equity-method investments:
                       
SpectrumCo. 
    31.2 %   $ 691     $ 663  
Clearwire Investment
    4.9 %     207       167  
Other
            53       40  
                         
Total equity-method investments
            951       870  
Other investments
            24       25  
                         
Total investments
          $ 975     $ 895  
                         
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized losses from equity-method investments of $49 million and, for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, recognized income from equity-method investments of $16 million and $11 million, respectively, which is included in other income (expense), net, in the consolidated statement of operations.
 
SpectrumCo Joint Venture
 
TWC is a participant in a joint venture with certain other cable companies (“SpectrumCo”) that holds advanced wireless spectrum (“AWS”) licenses. Under certain circumstances, the members of SpectrumCo have the ability to exit the venture and receive from the venture, subject to certain limitations and adjustments, AWS licenses covering the areas in which they provide cable services. In January 2009, SpectrumCo redeemed the 10.9% interest held by an affiliate of Cox Communications, Inc. (“Cox”) and Cox received AWS licenses, principally covering areas in which Cox provides cable services, and approximately $70 million in cash. This transaction closed in January 2009 and TWC contributed $22 million to SpectrumCo to satisfy the Company’s funding obligations under the agreement. Following the closing of this transaction, SpectrumCo’s AWS licenses cover 20 MHz over 80% of the continental U.S. and Hawaii.


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Clearwire Investment
 
TWC holds an indirect equity interest in Clearwire Corporation (“Clearwire”), which was formed by the combination of the respective wireless broadband businesses of Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint”) and Clearwire Communications LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire (the “Clearwire Investment”). The Clearwire Investment is focused on deploying the first nationwide fourth-generation (“4G”) wireless network to provide mobile broadband services to wholesale and retail customers. In November 2008, TWC, Intel Corporation (“Intel”), Google Inc., Comcast and Bright House Networks, LLC (“Bright House”) invested $3.2 billion in Clearwire Communications LLC, of which $550 million was contributed by TWC. In connection with the initial investment, TWC entered into wholesale agreements with Clearwire and Sprint that allow TWC to offer wireless services utilizing Clearwire’s 4G WiMax network and Sprint’s third-generation code-division multiple access network. The Company allocated $20 million of its initial $550 million investment in Clearwire Communications LLC to its rights under these agreements, which the Company believes represents the fair value of favorable pricing provisions contained in the agreements. Such assets are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 and are being amortized over the estimated lives of the agreements. In November 2009, TWC, Sprint, Intel, Comcast, Bright House and Eagle River Holdings, LLC collectively agreed to invest up to an additional $1.564 billion in Clearwire Communications LLC, of which TWC agreed to fund approximately $103 million. During the fourth quarter of 2009, TWC contributed $97 million to Clearwire Communications LLC and expects to make its remaining contribution during the first quarter of 2010.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s equity interest in the underlying net assets of the Clearwire Investment exceeds the carrying value of the Company’s investment in Clearwire by approximately $200 million. Such difference relates to intangible assets not subject to amortization and, therefore, is not being amortized. During 2008, the Company recorded a noncash pretax impairment charge of $367 million on its Clearwire investment as a result of a significant decline in the estimated fair value of the investment, which is included in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statement of operations. The primary input in estimating the fair value of TWC’s investment in Clearwire was the quoted market value of Clearwire Corporation publicly traded Class A shares at December 31, 2008, which declined significantly from May 2008, the date TWC agreed to make its investment.
 
TKCCP Joint Venture
 
Texas and Kansas City Cable Partners, L.P. (“TKCCP”) was a 50-50 joint venture between a consolidated subsidiary of TWC (TWE-A/N) and Comcast. On January 1, 2007, TKCCP distributed its assets to its partners. TWC received certain cable assets located in Kansas City, south and west Texas and New Mexico (the “Kansas City Pool”) and Comcast received the pool of assets consisting of the Houston cable systems (the “Houston Pool”). TWC began consolidating the results of the Kansas City Pool on January 1, 2007. TKCCP was formally dissolved on May 15, 2007. For accounting purposes, TWC treated the distribution of TKCCP’s assets as a sale of TWC’s 50% equity interest in the Houston Pool and as an acquisition of Comcast’s 50% equity interest in the Kansas City Pool. As a result of the sale of TWC’s 50% equity interest in the Houston Pool, TWC recorded a pretax gain of $146 million in the first quarter of 2007, which is included as a component of other income (expense), net, in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007. In 2009, Comcast and TWC finalized the post-closing adjustment associated with the sale of the Houston Pool, and the Company recorded a $12 million gain, which is included in other income (expense), net, in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
12.   INCOME TAXES
 
Prior to the Separation, TWC was not a separate taxable entity for U.S. federal and various state income tax purposes and its results were included in the consolidated U.S. federal and certain consolidated or combined state income tax returns of Time Warner. For taxable periods after the Separation, TWC will file separate U.S. federal and consolidated or combined state income tax returns. The following income tax information has been prepared assuming TWC was a stand-alone taxpayer for all periods presented.
 
Current and deferred income tax (benefit) provision provided on income from continuing operations are as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Federal:
                       
Current
  $ 83     $ (188 )   $ 356  
Deferred
    543       (3,967 )     321  
State:
                       
Current
    61       39       67  
Deferred
    133       (993 )     62  
                         
Total
  $ 820     $ (5,109 )   $ 806  
                         


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The differences between income tax (benefit) provision expected at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and income tax (benefit) provision provided are as set forth below (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Tax (benefit) provision on income at U.S. federal statutory rate
  $ 669     $ (4,575 )   $ 710  
State and local taxes (tax benefits), net of federal tax effects
    126       (620 )     85  
Other
    25       86       11  
                         
Total
  $ 820     $ (5,109 )   $ 806  
                         
 
Significant components of TWC’s deferred income tax liabilities, net, are as follows (in millions):
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
Equity-based compensation
  $ 181     $ 161  
Investments
    130       152  
Other(a)
    351       449  
Valuation allowances(b)
    (88 )     (76 )
                 
Deferred income tax assets
    574       686  
                 
Cable franchise rights and customer relationships(c)
    (6,136 )     (5,886 )
Fixed assets
    (3,239 )     (2,824 )
Other
    (17 )     (13 )
                 
Deferred income tax liabilities
    (9,392 )     (8,723 )
                 
Deferred income tax liabilities, net(d)
  $ (8,818 )   $ (8,037 )
                 
 
 
(a) Other deferred income tax assets includes federal net operating loss carryforwards of $14 million and $14 million, state net operating loss carryforwards of $1 million and $2 million and state credit carryforwards of $29 million and $22 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These net operating loss and credit carryforwards expire in varying amounts through 2029.
(b) The Company has recorded a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets associated with equity-method investments as well as certain state net operating loss and credit carryforwards. The valuation allowance is based upon the Company’s assessment that it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
(c) Cable franchise rights and customer relationships is comprised of deferred tax assets (approximately $1.1 billion) where the tax basis exceeds the book basis primarily as a result of the impairment recorded in 2008 that are expected to be realized as the Company receives tax deductions from the amortization, for tax purposes, of the intangible assets offset by deferred tax liabilities (approximately $7.2 billion) that are associated with intangible assets for which the book basis is greater than the tax basis.
(d) Deferred income tax liabilities, net, includes current deferred income tax assets of $139 million and $156 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Uncertain Income Tax Positions
 
The Company has a $73 million and $27 million reserve for uncertain income tax positions as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, which includes an accrual for interest and penalties of $17 million and $5 million, respectively. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on uncertain income tax positions as part of the income tax (benefit) provision. The income tax (benefit) provision for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 includes interest and penalties of $13 million, $2 million and $1 million, respectively. If the Company were to recognize the benefits of these uncertain income tax positions, $28 million, $19 million and $13 million, net of the federal and state benefit for income taxes, would impact the income tax (benefit) provision in the consolidated statement of operations and the effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
Changes in the Company’s uncertain income tax positions, excluding the related accrual for interest and penalties, from January 1 through December 31 are presented below (in millions):
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 22     $ 18     $ 16  
Additions for prior year tax positions
    32       3        
Additions for current year tax positions
    3       5       3  
Reductions for prior year tax positions
          (2 )     (1 )
Lapses in statute of limitations
    (1 )     (2 )      
                         
Balance at end of year
  $ 56     $ 22     $ 18  
                         


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The Company does not currently anticipate that its existing reserves related to uncertain income tax positions as of December 31, 2009 will significantly increase or decrease during the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2010; however, various events could cause the Company’s current expectations to change in the future.
 
In August 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) examination of the Company’s income tax returns for the period 2002 to 2004 was settled, with the exception of an immaterial item subject to an ongoing examination. The resolution of these items did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. In December 2009, the IRS examination for the period 2005 to 2007 began. The Company does not anticipate that this examination will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. In addition, the Company is also subject to ongoing examinations of the Company’s tax returns by state and local tax authorities for various periods. Activity related to these state and local examinations did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations in 2009, nor does the Company anticipate a material impact in the future.
 
13.   EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
 
TWC Equity Plan
 
The Company has granted options to purchase TWC Common Stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to its employees and non-employee directors under the Time Warner Cable Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”).
 
In connection with the Separation, the 2006 Plan was amended, among other things, to increase the number of shares of TWC Common Stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 18.0 million shares. As a result, the Company is authorized to issue up to 51.3 million shares of TWC Common Stock under the 2006 Plan (which also reflects certain Separation-related adjustments effected pursuant to the 2006 Plan and the 1-for-3 TWC Reverse Stock Split).
 
Stock options granted under the 2006 Plan have exercise prices equal to the fair market value of TWC Common Stock at the date of grant. Generally, the stock options vest ratably over a four-year vesting period and expire ten years from the date of grant. Certain stock option awards provide for accelerated vesting upon the grantee’s termination of employment after reaching a specified age and years of service. In connection with the payment of the Special Dividend and the TWC Reverse Stock Split, adjustments were made to the number of shares covered by and exercise prices of outstanding TWC stock options to maintain the fair value of those awards. These adjustments were made pursuant to existing antidilution provisions in the 2006 Plan and related award agreements and, therefore, did not result in the recognition of incremental compensation expense. Refer to “Separation-related Equity Awards” below for further details.
 
The RSUs granted under the 2006 Plan generally vest 50% on the third anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fourth anniversary. RSUs provide for accelerated vesting upon the grantee’s termination of employment after reaching a specified age and years of service. Shares of TWC Common Stock will generally be issued at the end of the vesting period of an RSU. RSUs awarded to non-employee directors are not subject to vesting or forfeiture restrictions and the shares underlying the RSUs will generally be issued in connection with a director’s termination of service as a director. Holders of RSUs are generally entitled to receive dividend equivalents or retained distributions related to regular dividends or distributions, respectively, paid by TWC. Refer to “Separation-related Equity Awards” below for further details.
 
Upon the exercise of a TWC stock option or the vesting of a TWC RSU award, shares of TWC Common Stock may be issued from authorized but unissued shares or from treasury stock, if any.
 
Separation-related Equity Awards
 
In connection with the Special Dividend, holders of TWC RSUs could elect to receive the retained distribution on their TWC RSUs related to the Special Dividend (the “Special Dividend retained distribution”) in the form of cash (payable, without interest, upon vesting of the underlying RSUs) or in the form of additional RSUs (with the same vesting dates as the underlying RSUs). In connection with these elections and in conjunction with the payment of the Special Dividend, during the first quarter of 2009, the Company (a) granted 1.3 million RSUs and (b) established a liability of $46 million in other liabilities and TWC shareholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheet for the Special Dividend retained distribution to be paid in cash, taking into account estimated forfeitures. In addition, in connection with the 1-for-3 TWC Reverse Stock Split, pursuant to the 2006 Plan and related award agreements, adjustments were made to reduce the number of outstanding RSUs. Neither the payment of the Special Dividend retained distribution (in cash or additional RSUs) nor the adjustment to reflect the 1-for-3 TWC Reverse Stock Split results in the recognition of incremental compensation expense. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company made cash payments of $1 million against the Special Dividend retained distribution liability, which is included in other financing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Of the remaining $45 million liability, $5 million is classified as a current liability in other current liabilities, with the remaining $40 million classified as a noncurrent liability in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009.


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As discussed below, as a result of the Separation, pursuant to their terms, Time Warner equity awards held by TWC employees were forfeited and/or experienced a reduction in value. During the second quarter of 2009, TWC granted TWC stock options and RSUs to its employees to offset these forfeitures and/or reduced values (the “Separation-related ’make-up’ equity awards”). The vesting and expiration dates of such awards were based on the terms of the related Time Warner award. Such awards, with an aggregate fair value of $15 million, are being expensed over a period of approximately one year beginning in the second quarter of 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2009, TWC recognized compensation expense for Separation-related “make-up” equity awards of $9 million.
 
Other information pertaining to TWC stock options and RSUs is discussed below.
 
TWC Stock Options
 
The table below presents the assumptions used to value TWC stock options at their grant date for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 and reflects the weighted average of all awards granted within each year:
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Expected volatility
    34.3%       30.0%       24.1%  
Expected term to exercise from grant date
    6.04 years       6.51 years       6.58 years  
Risk-free rate
    2.6%       3.2%       4.7%  
Expected dividend yield
    0.0%       0.0%       0.0%  
 
The following table summarizes information about TWC stock options that were outstanding as of December 31, 2009:
 
                                 
                Weighted-
       
          Weighted-
    Average
       
          Average
    Remaining
    Aggregate
 
    Number
    Exercise
    Contractual
    Intrinsic
 
    of Options(a)     Price(a)     Life     Value  
    (in thousands)           (in years)     (in millions)  
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2008
    5,702     $      39.88                  
Granted(b)
    6,345       25.93                  
Exercised
    (126 )     35.29                  
Forfeited or expired
    (401 )     33.98                  
                                 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2009
         11,520       32.45       8.04     $        115  
                                 
Exercisable as of December 31, 2009
    1,849       42.08       7.26     $ 5  
                                 
 
 
(a) Amounts recast to reflect adjustments related to the Special Dividend and the 1-for-3 TWC Reverse Stock Split.
(b) Of the 6.3 million stock options granted in 2009, 5.1 million were granted with a weighted average exercise price of $24.09 per option and 1.2 million were granted as Separation-related “make-up” equity awards with a weighted-average exercise price of $33.80 per option.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the number, weighted-average exercise price, aggregate intrinsic value and weighted-average remaining contractual term of TWC stock options vested and expected to vest approximate amounts for options outstanding. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested TWC stock options as of December 31, 2009, without taking into account expected forfeitures, is $54 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.40 years.
 
The weighted-average fair value of a TWC stock option granted during the year was $9.69 ($5.81, net of tax) in 2009, $13.22 ($7.93, net of tax) in 2008 and $17.20 ($10.32, net of tax) in 2007. The total intrinsic value of TWC stock options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $1 million. Cash received and tax benefits realized from these exercises of TWC stock options was $4 million and less than $1 million, respectively. No TWC stock options were exercised during the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.
 
During February 2010, TWC granted options to purchase approximately 3.8 million shares of TWC Common Stock under the 2006 Plan at a grant date fair value ranging from $10.87 to $11.33 per option.


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TWC Restricted Stock Units
 
The following table summarizes information about unvested TWC RSUs as of December 31, 2009:
 
                 
          Weighted-
 
          Average
 
    Number of
    Grant Date
 
    Units(a)     Fair Value(a)  
    (in thousands)        
 
Unvested as of December 31, 2008
         1,564     $      93.75  
Granted(b)
    2,645       38.80  
Vested
    (75 )     71.09  
Forfeited
    (125 )     72.42  
                 
Unvested as of December 31, 2009
           4,009       58.55  
                 
 
 
(a) Amounts recast to reflect the 1-for-3 TWC Reverse Stock Split.
(b) Of the 2.6 million RSUs granted in 2009, 1,285,000 were granted at a weighted average grant date fair value of $53.01 per RSU, 1,305,000 were granted as Special Dividend retained distributions at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $24.99 per RSU, for which no compensation expense will be recognized, and 55,000 were granted as Separation-related “make-up” equity awards at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $33.80 per RSU.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the intrinsic value of unvested TWC RSUs was $166 million. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested TWC RSUs as of December 31, 2009, without taking into account expected forfeitures, is $91 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.46 years. The fair value of TWC RSUs that vested during the year was $6 million in 2009, $4 million in 2008 and less than $1 million in 2007.
 
The number and weighted-average grant date fair value of TWC RSUs granted during the year was 2.6 million at $38.80 per RSU in 2009, 993,000 at $82.35 per RSU in 2008 and 722,000 at $110.94 per RSU in 2007.
 
During February 2010, TWC granted approximately 1.9 million RSUs under the 2006 Plan at a grant date fair value of $45.15 per RSU.
 
Time Warner Equity Plans
 
Prior to 2007, Time Warner granted options to purchase Time Warner common stock and shares of Time Warner common stock (“restricted stock”) or RSUs under its equity plans (collectively, the “Time Warner Equity Awards”) to employees of TWC. Time Warner did not grant Time Warner Equity Awards to employees of TWC after TWC Common Stock began to trade publicly in March 2007. In addition, employees of Time Warner who became employed by TWC prior to the Separation retained their Time Warner Equity Awards pursuant to their terms and TWC recorded equity-based compensation expense from the date of transfer through the end of the applicable vesting period. The stock options granted by Time Warner to employees of TWC were granted with exercise prices equal to, or in excess of, the fair market value of a share of Time Warner common stock at the date of grant. Generally, the stock options vested ratably over a four-year vesting period and expired ten years from the date of grant. The awards of restricted stock or RSUs generally vested between three to five years from the date of grant. Holders of Time Warner restricted stock and RSUs were generally entitled to receive cash dividends or dividend equivalents, respectively, paid by Time Warner during the period of time that the restricted stock or RSUs were unvested. Certain Time Warner stock options and RSUs provided for accelerated vesting upon an election to retire pursuant to TWC’s defined benefit pension plans or a voluntary termination of employment after reaching a specified age and years of service.
 
In connection with the Spin-Off Dividend and the 1-for-3 reverse stock split implemented by Time Warner on March 27, 2009 (the “Time Warner Reverse Stock Split”), and as provided for in Time Warner’s equity plans, the number of outstanding Time Warner Equity Awards and the exercise prices of stock options were adjusted to maintain the fair value of those awards. In addition, in connection with Time Warner’s distribution to its shareholders of all of the shares of AOL Inc. stock that it owned on December 9, 2009, the number of outstanding Time Warner Equity Awards and the exercise prices of stock options were further adjusted to maintain the fair value of those awards. These adjustments were made pursuant to existing antidilution provisions in Time Warner’s equity plans and, therefore, did not result in the recognition of incremental compensation expense for the Company.
 
Under the terms of Time Warner’s equity plans and related award agreements, as a result of the Separation, TWC employees who held Time Warner Equity Awards were treated as if their employment with Time Warner had been terminated without cause at the time of the Separation. This treatment resulted in the forfeiture of unvested stock options and shortened exercise periods for vested stock options and pro rata vesting of the next installment of (and forfeiture of the remainder of) the RSUs for those TWC employees who did not satisfy retirement-treatment eligibility provisions in the Time Warner equity plans and related award agreements. During the second quarter of 2009, TWC granted the Separation-related “make-up” equity awards or cash payment awards to TWC employees to offset the forfeiture


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and reduction in value of Time Warner Equity Awards held by TWC employees as a result of the Separation. Refer to “Separation-related Equity Awards” above for further details.
 
Equity-based Compensation Expense
 
Compensation expense and the related tax benefit recognized for TWC and Time Warner equity-based compensation plans for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 is as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
TWC Equity Plan:
                       
Compensation cost recognized:
                       
Stock options
  $ 45     $ 27     $ 14  
Restricted stock units
    52       41       28  
                         
Total impact on Operating Income (Loss)
  $ 97     $ 68     $ 42  
                         
Tax benefit recognized
  $ 38     $ 27     $ 17  
                         
Time Warner Equity Plans:
                       
Compensation cost recognized:
                       
Stock options(a)
  $     $ 9     $ 15  
Restricted stock and restricted stock units(a)
          1       2  
                         
Total impact on Operating Income (Loss)
  $     $ 10     $ 17  
                         
Tax benefit recognized
  $     $ 4     $ 7  
                         
 
 
(a) No additional compensation expense will be recognized under Time Warner equity plans after March 12, 2009, the date of TWC’s separation from Time Warner. However, TWC will continue to reimburse Time Warner for the intrinsic value of Time Warner stock options held by TWC employees upon exercise until all such awards have been exercised or have expired. Refer to “Equity Award Reimbursement Obligation” in Note 8 for further details.


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14.   EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
Pension Plans
 
The Company participates in various funded and unfunded noncontributory defined benefit pension plans (the “TWC Pension Plans”) administered by Time Warner through October 31, 2008 and by the Company thereafter. Pension benefits are based on formulas that reflect the employees’ years of service and compensation during their employment period. TWC uses a December 31 measurement date for its plans. A summary of activity for the TWC Pension Plans is as follows (in millions):
 
                 
    2009     2008  
 
Change in Benefit Obligation:
               
Projected benefit obligation, beginning of year
  $ 1,318     $ 1,220  
Service cost
    100       96  
Interest cost
    88       79  
Actuarial (gain) loss
    83       (57 )
Benefits paid
    (28 )     (21 )
Settlements
    (9 )      
Plan amendment
          1  
                 
Projected benefit obligation, end of year
  $ 1,552     $ 1,318  
                 
Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year
  $ 1,228     $ 1,090  
                 
                 
Change in Plan Assets:
               
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year
  $ 1,113     $ 1,187  
Actual return on plan assets
    349       (455 )
Employer contributions
    170       402  
Benefits paid
    (28 )     (21 )
Settlements
    (9 )      
                 
Fair value of plan assets, end of year
  $ 1,595     $ 1,113  
                 
                 
Funded Status:
               
Fair value of plan assets
  $ 1,595     $ 1,113  
Projected benefit obligation
    1,552       1,318  
                 
Funded status, amount recognized
  $ 43     $ (205 )
                 
 
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet consisted of (in millions):
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
Noncurrent asset
  $ 75     $  
Current liability
    (3 )     (11 )
Noncurrent liability
    (29 )     (194 )
                 
    $ 43     $ (205 )
                 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
               
Net actuarial loss
  $ 528     $ 768  
Prior service cost
    1       1  
                 
    $ 529     $ 769  
                 
 
Included in the change in benefit obligation table above are the following projected benefit obligations, accumulated benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets at the end of the year for the TWC Pension Plans (in millions):
 
                                 
    Funded Plans     Unfunded Plan  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
 
Projected benefit obligation
  $ 1,520     $ 1,276     $ 32     $ 42  
Accumulated benefit obligation
    1,196       1,045       32       45  
Fair value of plan assets
    1,595       1,113              


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The components of net periodic benefit costs are as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Service cost
  $ 100     $ 96     $ 75  
Interest cost
    88       79       68  
Expected return on plan assets
    (93 )     (102 )     (90 )
Amounts amortized
    66       18       11  
Settlement loss
    1              
                         
Net periodic benefit costs
  $ 162     $ 91     $ 64  
                         
 
The estimated amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net, into net periodic benefit costs in 2010 include an actuarial loss of $31 million.
 
In addition, certain employees of TWC participate in multi-employer pension plans, not included in the net periodic costs above, for which the expense was $33 million in 2009, $31 million in 2008 and $28 million in 2007.
 
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Discount rate
    6.16%       6.17%       6.00%  
Rate of compensation increase
    4.25%       4.00%       4.50%  
 
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Discount rate
    6.17%       6.00%       6.00%(a )
Expected long-term return on plan assets
    8.00%       8.00%       8.00%  
Rate of compensation increase
    4.00%       4.50%       4.50%  
 
 
(a) In connection with the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions, the TWC Pension Plans were remeasured on August 1, 2007 using a discount rate of 6.25%.
 
In 2009 and 2008, the discount rate was determined by the matching of plan liability cash flows to a pension yield curve constructed of a large population of high-quality corporate bonds. In 2007, the discount rate was determined by comparison against the Moody’s Aa Corporate Index rate, adjusted for coupon frequency and duration of the obligation, which was consistent with prior periods. The resulting discount rate was supported by periodic matching of plan liability cash flows to a pension yield curve constructed of a large population of high-quality corporate bonds. A decrease in the discount rate of 25 basis points, from 6.17% to 5.92%, while holding all other assumptions constant, would have resulted in an increase in the Company’s pension expense of approximately $15 million in 2009.
 
In developing the expected long-term rate of return on assets, the Company considered the pension portfolio’s composition, past average rate of earnings and discussions with portfolio managers. The expected long-term rate of return was based on the 2008 asset allocation targets. A decrease in the expected long-term rate of return of 25 basis points, from 8.00% to 7.75%, while holding all other assumptions constant, would have resulted in an increase in the Company’s pension expense of approximately $3 million in 2009.
 
Pension Assets
 
Effective October 31, 2008, the assets of the TWC Pension Plans held in a master trust with the plan assets of other Time Warner defined benefit pension plans (the “Time Warner Master Trust”) were transferred to a new master trust established to hold the assets of the TWC Pension Plans (the “TWC Master Trust”). As of December 31, 2008, the TWC Master Trust’s assets included 565,000 shares of Time Warner common stock, after giving effect to the Time Warner Reverse Stock Split, with a total value of $17 million (approximately 2% of total plan assets held in the TWC Master Trust). In March 2009, the TWC Master Trust received 142,000 shares of TWC Common Stock in connection with the Distribution. During December 2009, the TWC Common Stock and Time Warner common stock held in the TWC Master Trust were sold. As of December 31, 2009, there were no shares of TWC Common Stock or Time Warner common stock held in the TWC Master Trust.
 
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securities with the objective of preserving asset values, diversifying risk and achieving a target investment return. The Company continuously monitors investment performance, investment allocation policies and the performance of individual investment managers and makes adjustments and changes when necessary. Every five years, or more frequently if appropriate, the Company conducts a broad strategic review of its portfolio construction and investment allocation policies. The Company does not manage any assets internally and does not directly utilize derivative instruments or hedging; however, the investment mandate of some investment managers allows the use of derivatives as components of their standard portfolio management strategies.
 
Pension assets are managed in a balanced portfolio comprised of two major components: an equity portion and a fixed-income portion. The expected role of the equity investments is to maximize the long-term growth of pension assets, while the role of fixed-income investments is to provide for more stable periodic returns and potentially provide some protection against a prolonged decline in the market value of equity investments. The Company’s objective within equity investments is to achieve asset diversity in order to increase return and reduce volatility.
 
The TWC Pension Plans’ actual investment allocation by asset category as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 is as follows:
 
                         
          Actual Allocation as of
 
    Target
    December 31,  
    Allocation     2009     2008  
 
Equity securities
    65.0 %     64.2 %     49.6 %
Fixed-income securities
    35.0 %     34.0 %     47.7 %
Other investments
    0.0 %     1.8 %     2.7 %
                         
Total
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
                         
 
In 2009, the Company modified its target allocation for pension assets from 75% equity securities and 25% fixed-income securities to its current target allocation of 65% equity securities and 35% fixed-income securities. The actual investment allocation as of December 31, 2008 differs from the target allocation primarily due to contributions made in late 2008 held in short-term investment strategies that were invested consistent with the Company’s investment allocation targets during 2009.


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The following table sets forth the TWC Pension Plan investment assets of $1.592 billion, which exclude accrued investment income of $5 million and accrued liabilities of $2 million, by level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2009 (in millions):
 
                                 
          Quoted Prices in
             
    Fair Value
    Active Markets
    Significant
    Significant
 
    as of
    for Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
 
    December 31,
    Assets
    Inputs
    Inputs
 
    2009     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
 
Common stocks(a)
  $ 921     $ 921     $     $  
Commingled equity funds(b)
    100             100        
Other equity securities(c)
    2       2              
Corporate debt securities(d)
    158             158        
Collective trust funds(e)
    143             143        
Commingled bond funds(b)
    89             89        
U.S. Treasury debt securities(a)
    87       87              
Corporate asset-backed debt securities(f)
    40             40        
U.S. government asset-backed debt securities(g)
    19             19        
Other fixed-income securities(h)
    4             4        
Other investments(i)
    29                   29  
                                 
Total investment assets
  $      1,592     $      1,010     $      553     $      29  
                                 
 
 
(a) Common stocks and U.S. Treasury debt securities are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.
(b) Commingled equity funds and commingled bond funds are valued using the net asset value provided by the administrator of the fund. The net asset value is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, less liabilities, and then divided by the number of units outstanding.
(c) Other equity securities consist of real estate investment trusts and preferred stocks, which are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.
(d) Corporate debt securities are valued based on observable prices from the new issue market, benchmark quotes, secondary trading and dealer quotes. An option adjusted spread model is incorporated to adjust spreads of issues that have early redemption features and final spreads are added to the U.S. Treasury curve.
(e) Collective trust funds primarily consist of short-term investment strategies comprised of instruments issued or fully guaranteed by the U.S. government and/or its agencies and are valued using the net asset value provided by the administrator of the fund. The net asset value is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, less liabilities, and then divided by the number of units outstanding.
(f) Corporate asset-backed debt securities primarily consist of pass-through mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. and foreign corporations valued using available trade information, dealer quotes, market color (including indices and market research reports), spreads, bids and offers.
(g) U.S. government asset-backed debt securities consist of pass-through mortgage-backed securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association valued using available trade information, dealer quotes, market color (including indices and market research reports), spreads, bids and offers.
(h) Other fixed-income securities consist of foreign government debt securities and U.S. government agency debt securities, which are valued based on observable prices from the new issue market, benchmark quotes, secondary trading and dealer quotes. An option adjusted spread model is incorporated to adjust spreads of issues that have early redemption features and final spreads are added to the U.S. Treasury curve.
(i) Other investments primarily consist of private equity investments, such as those in limited partnerships that invest in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange, and hedge funds. Private equity investments are valued using inputs such as trading multiples of comparable public securities, merger and acquisition activity and pricing data from the most recent equity financing taking into consideration illiquidity. Hedge funds are valued using the net asset value provided by the administrator of the fund, which is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, less liabilities, and then divided by the number of units outstanding.
 
The change in the fair value of investment assets valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) was due to the following (in millions):
 
         
Balance as of December 31, 2008
  $ 29  
Purchases, issuances and settlements
    2  
Actual return on plan assets still held at December 31, 2009
    2  
Transfer out of Level 3
    (4 )
         
Balance as of December 31, 2009
  $ 29  
         
 
Expected Cash Flows
 
After considering the funded status of the TWC Pension Plans, movements in the discount rate, investment performance and related tax consequences, the Company may choose to make contributions to the TWC Pension Plans in any given year. As of December 31, 2009, there were no minimum required contributions for the Company’s funded plans. The Company contributed $160 million to its funded defined benefit pension plans during 2009 and may make discretionary cash contributions to these plans in 2010. For the Company’s unfunded plan, contributions will continue to be made to the extent benefits are paid. Benefit payments for the unfunded plan are expected to be $3 million in 2010.


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Benefit payments for the TWC Pension Plans are expected to be $21 million in 2010, $25 million in 2011, $30 million in 2012, $36 million in 2013, $42 million in 2014 and $350 million in 2015 to 2019.
 
Defined Contribution Plan
 
TWC employees also participate in a defined contribution plan, the TWC Savings Plan, for which the expense for employer matching contributions totaled $61 million in 2009, $63 million in 2008 and $59 million in 2007. The Company’s contributions to the TWC Savings Plan are primarily based on a percentage of the employees’ elected contributions and are subject to plan provisions.
 
15.   RELATED PARTIES
 
In the normal course of conducting its business, the Company has various transactions with Time Warner, affiliates and subsidiaries of Time Warner and TWC’s equity-method investments. Effective March 12, 2009, upon completion of the Separation, Time Warner and its affiliates are no longer a related party. A summary of these transactions is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Revenues:
                       
Advertising
  $ 15     $ 24     $ 11  
Other
    1       5       9  
                         
Total
  $ 16     $ 29     $ 20  
                         
                         
Costs of revenues:
                       
Programming services provided by equity-method investments
  $ (231 )   $ (176 )   $ (181 )
Programming services provided by subsidiaries of Time Warner and affiliates
    (168 )     (857 )     (823 )
Other costs charged by equity-method investments
    (16 )     (20 )     (12 )
Other costs charged by subsidiaries of Time Warner and affiliates
          (1 )     (8 )
                         
Total
  $ (415 )   $ (1,054 )   $ (1,024 )
                         
                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
                       
Fees paid to Time Warner for reimbursement of certain administrative support functions and related overhead costs
  $ (3 )   $ (21 )   $ (14 )
Other transactions with subsidiaries of Time Warner and affiliates
          (1 )     (2 )
                         
Total
  $ (3 )   $ (22 )   $ (16 )
                         
 
Reimbursements of Programming Expense
 
A subsidiary of Time Warner previously agreed to assume a portion of the cost of TWC’s contractual carriage arrangements with a programmer in order to secure other forms of content from the same programmer over time periods consistent with the terms of the respective TWC carriage contract. The amount assumed represented Time Warner’s best estimate of the fair value of the other content acquired by the Time Warner subsidiary at the time the agreements were executed. Under this arrangement, the Time Warner subsidiary made periodic payments to TWC that are classified as a reduction of programming costs in the consolidated statement of operations. Through the date of the Separation, payments received or receivable under this agreement totaled $9 million in 2009, $39 million in 2008 and $35 million in 2007. This agreement terminated during 2009.
 
16.   TWC SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
Shares Authorized and Outstanding
 
As of December 31, 2009, TWC is authorized to issue up to 8.333 billion shares of TWC Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 352.5 million shares were issued and outstanding. TWC is also authorized to issue up to 333 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of December 31, 2009, no preferred shares have been issued, nor does the Company have any current plans to issue any preferred shares.
 
As of December 31, 2008, TWC was authorized to issue up to 6.667 billion shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 1.667 billion shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 333 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of December 31, 2008, 300.7 million shares of Class A common stock and 25.0 million shares of Class B common stock


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were issued and outstanding, and no shares of preferred stock had been issued. As discussed more fully in Note 4, in connection with the Recapitalization, on March 12, 2009, each share of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock was automatically converted into a single share of TWC Common Stock.
 
Common Stock Dividend
 
On January 27, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on TWC Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share of TWC Common Stock, representing the first payment of a planned annual dividend of $1.60 per share, will be payable in cash on March 15, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 26, 2010.
 
17.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Prior to the restructuring of TWE, which was completed in March 2003 (the “TWE Restructuring”), TWE had various contingent commitments, including guarantees, related to the TWE non-cable businesses. In connection with the TWE Restructuring, some of these commitments were not transferred with their applicable non-cable business and they remain contingent commitments of TWE. Time Warner and its subsidiary, WCI, have agreed, on a joint and several basis, to indemnify TWE from and against any and all of these contingent liabilities, but TWE remains a party to these commitments.
 
TWC has cable franchise agreements containing provisions requiring the construction of cable plant and the provision of services to customers within the franchise areas. In connection with these obligations under existing franchise agreements, TWC obtains surety bonds or letters of credit guaranteeing performance to municipalities and public utilities and payment of insurance premiums. Such surety bonds and letters of credit as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 totaled $313 million and $288 million, respectively. Payments under these arrangements are required only in the event of nonperformance. TWC does not expect that these contingent commitments will result in any amounts being paid in the foreseeable future.
 
Contractual Obligations
 
The Company has obligations under certain contractual arrangements to make future payments for goods and services. These contractual obligations secure the future rights to various assets and services to be used in the normal course of operations. For example, the Company is contractually committed to make certain minimum lease payments for the use of property under operating lease agreements. In accordance with applicable accounting rules, the future rights and obligations pertaining to firm commitments, such as operating lease obligations and certain purchase obligations under contracts, are not reflected as assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s aggregate contractual obligations as of December 31, 2009, excluding obligations related to long-term debt and preferred equity that are discussed in Note 7, and the estimated timing and effect that such obligations are expected to have on the Company’s liquidity and cash flows in future periods (in millions):
 
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
          2011-
    2013-
    2015 and
       
    2010     2012     2014     thereafter     Total  
 
Programming purchases(a)
  $ 3,339     $ 5,697     $ 4,235     $ 2,538     $ 15,809  
Digital Phone connectivity(b)
    536       631       151             1,318  
Facility leases(c)
    115       208       166       389       878  
Data processing services
    50       88       7             145  
High-speed data connectivity(d)
    39       14       4       20       77  
Other
    46       34       11       71       162  
                                         
Total
  $ 4,125     $ 6,672     $ 4,574     $ 3,018     $ 18,389  
                                         
 
(a) Programming purchases represent contracts that the Company has with cable television networks and broadcast stations to provide programming services to its subscribers. There is generally no obligation to purchase these services if the Company is not providing video services. Programming fees represent a significant portion of its costs of revenues. Future fees under such contracts are based on numerous variables, including number and type of customers. The amounts included above represent estimates of future programming costs based on subscriber numbers as of December 31, 2009 applied to the per-subscriber contractual rates contained in contracts for which the Company does not have the right to cancel the contract or for contracts with a guaranteed minimum commitment.
(b) Digital Phone connectivity obligations relate to transport, switching and interconnection services that allow for the origination and termination of local and long-distance telephony traffic. These expenses also include related technical support services. There is generally no obligation to purchase these services if the Company is not providing Digital Phone service. The amounts included above are generally based on the number of Digital Phone subscribers as of December 31, 2009 and the per-subscriber contractual rates contained in the contracts that were in effect as of December 31, 2009.
(c) The Company has facility lease obligations under various operating leases including minimum lease obligations for real estate and operating equipment.
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The Company’s total rent expense, which primarily includes facility rental expense and pole attachment rental fees, amounted to $212 million in 2009, $190 million in 2008 and $182 million in 2007.
 
Minimum pension funding requirements have not been presented as such amounts have not been determined beyond 2009. The Company did not have a required minimum pension contribution obligation for its funded defined benefit pension plans in 2009; however, the Company made discretionary cash contributions of $160 million to these plans during 2009 and may make discretionary cash contributions to these plans in 2010.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
On September 20, 2007, Brantley, et al. v. NBC Universal, Inc., et al. was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company. The complaint, which also named as defendants several other cable and satellite providers (collectively, the “distributor defendants”) as well as programming content providers (collectively, the “programmer defendants”), alleged violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Among other things, the complaint alleged coordination between and among the programmer defendants to sell and/or license programming on a “bundled” basis to the distributor defendants, who in turn purportedly offer that programming to subscribers in packaged tiers, rather than on a per channel (or “à la carte”) basis. Plaintiffs, who seek to represent a purported nationwide class of cable and satellite subscribers, demand, among other things, unspecified treble monetary damages and an injunction to compel the offering of channels to subscribers on an “à la carte” basis. On December 3, 2007, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in this action (the “First Amended Complaint”) that, among other things, dropped the Section 2 claims and all allegations of horizontal coordination. On December 21, 2007, the distributor defendants, including TWC, and the programmer defendants filed motions to dismiss the First Amended Complaint. On March 10, 2008, the court granted these motions, dismissing the First Amended Complaint with leave to amend. On March 20, 2008, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint (the “Second Amended Complaint”) that modified certain aspects of the First Amended Complaint in an attempt to address the deficiencies noted by the court in its prior dismissal order. On April 22, 2008, the distributor defendants, including the Company, and the programmer defendants filed motions to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint, which motions were denied by the court on June 25, 2008. On July 14, 2008, the distributor defendants and the programmer defendants filed motions requesting the court to certify its June 25, 2008 order for interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which motions were denied by the district court on August 4, 2008. On May 4, 2009, by stipulation of the parties, plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint (the “Third Amended Complaint”) and on June 12, 2009, the distributor defendants and the programmer defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint, which the district court granted with prejudice on October 15, 2009, terminating the action. Plaintiffs have filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
 
On June 22, 2005, Mecklenburg County filed suit against TWE-A/N in the General Court of Justice District Court Division, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and, on July 1, 2005, the action was removed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Mecklenburg County, the franchisor in TWE-A/N’s Mecklenburg County cable system, alleges that TWE-A/N’s predecessor failed to construct an institutional network in 1981 and that TWE-A/N assumed that obligation upon the transfer of the franchise in 1995. Mecklenburg County is seeking compensatory damages and TWE-A/N’s release of certain video channels it is currently using on the cable system. On April 14, 2006, TWE-A/N filed a motion for summary judgment, which the district court granted on January 26, 2010 on the basis that the plaintiff’s claims were barred by the statute of limitations. The time to appeal this decision has not yet expired. If the decision is appealed, TWE-A/N will defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
 
On June 16, 1998, plaintiffs in Andrew Parker and Eric DeBrauwere, et al. v. Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. and Time Warner Cable filed a purported nationwide class action in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York claiming that TWE sold its subscribers’ personally identifiable information and failed to inform subscribers of their privacy rights in violation of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 and common law. The plaintiffs seek damages and declaratory and injunctive relief. On August 6, 1998, TWE filed a motion to dismiss, which was denied on September 7, 1999. On December 8, 1999, TWE filed a motion to deny class certification, which was granted on January 9, 2001 with respect to monetary damages, but denied with respect to injunctive relief. On June 2, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the district court’s decision denying class certification as a matter of law and remanded the case for further proceedings on class certification and other matters. On May 4, 2004, plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, which the Company opposed. On October 25, 2005, the district court granted preliminary approval of a class settlement arrangement, but final approval of that settlement was denied on January 26, 2007. The parties subsequently reached a revised settlement to resolve this action on terms that are not material to the Company and submitted their agreement to the district court on April 2, 2008. On July 6, 2009, the district court granted approval of the settlement, which certain class members have appealed with respect to attorneys’ fees. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously should the settlement not be upheld.


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Certain Patent Litigation
 
On September 1, 2006, Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. (“Katz”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that TWC and several other cable operators, among other defendants, infringe 18 patents purportedly relating to the Company’s customer call center operations and/or voicemail services. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as injunctive relief. On March 20, 2007, this case, together with other lawsuits filed by Katz, was made subject to a Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) Order transferring the case for pretrial proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In April 2008, TWC and other defendants filed “common” motions for summary judgment, which argued, among other things, that a number of claims in the patents at issue are invalid under Sections 112 and 103 of the Patent Act. On June 19 and August 4, 2008, the court issued orders granting, in part, and denying, in part, those motions. Defendants filed additional individual motions for summary judgment in August 2008, which argued, among other things, that defendants’ respective products do not infringe the surviving claims in plaintiff’s patents. On August 13, 2009, the district court found one additional patent invalid, but denied defendants’ motions for summary judgment on three remaining patents, and on October 27, 2009, the district court denied the defendants’ requests for reconsideration of the decision. On January 29, 2010, the district court found one of the three remaining patents invalid based on a motion for summary judgment brought by another defendant. The Company intends to defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
 
On June 1, 2006, Rembrandt Technologies, LP (“Rembrandt”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the Company and a number of other cable operators infringed several patents purportedly related to a variety of technologies, including high-speed data and IP-based telephony services. In addition, on September 13, 2006, Rembrandt filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the Company infringes several patents purportedly related to “high-speed cable modem internet products and services.” On June 18, 2007, these cases, along with other lawsuits filed by Rembrandt, were made subject to an MDL Order transferring the case for pretrial proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. In November 2008, the district court issued its claims construction orders. In response to these orders, the plaintiff has indicated it will dismiss its claims relating to the alleged infringement of eight patents purportedly relating to high-speed data and IP-based telephony services. The plaintiff has not indicated that it will dismiss its claim relating to one remaining patent alleged to relate to digital video decoder technology and summary judgment motions are pending relating to the remaining claim. The Company intends to defend against the remaining claim vigorously.
 
On April 26, 2005, Acacia Media Technologies (“AMT”) filed suit against TWC in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that TWC infringes several patents held by AMT. AMT has publicly taken the position that delivery of broadcast video (except live programming such as sporting events), pay-per-view, VOD and ad insertion services over cable systems infringe its patents. AMT has brought similar actions regarding the same patents against numerous other entities, and all of the previously pending litigations have been made the subject of an MDL Order consolidating the actions for pretrial activity in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. On October 25, 2005, the TWC action was consolidated into the MDL proceedings. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as injunctive relief. On September 25, 2009, the district court ruled on the Company’s summary judgment motions finding all AMT patents invalid and, on February 2, 2010, AMT filed its notice of appeal to this decision. The Company will defend against this lawsuit vigorously.
 
From time to time, the Company receives notices from third parties claiming that it infringes their intellectual property rights. Claims of intellectual property infringement could require TWC to enter into royalty or licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, incur substantial monetary liability or be enjoined preliminarily or permanently from further use of the intellectual property in question. In addition, certain agreements entered may require the Company to indemnify the other party for certain third-party intellectual property infringement claims, which could increase the Company’s damages and its costs of defending against such claims. Even if the claims are without merit, defending against the claims can be time consuming and costly.
 
As part of the TWE Restructuring, Time Warner agreed to indemnify the cable businesses of TWE from and against any and all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from specified litigation matters brought against the TWE non-cable businesses. Although Time Warner has agreed to indemnify the cable businesses of TWE against such liabilities, TWE remains a named party in certain litigation matters.
 
The costs and other effects of pending or future litigation, governmental investigations, legal and administrative cases and proceedings (whether civil or criminal), settlements, judgments and investigations, claims and changes in those matters (including those matters described above), and developments or assertions by or against the Company relating to intellectual property rights and intellectual property licenses, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.


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18.   ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Other Cash Flow Information
 
Additional financial information with respect to cash (payments) and receipts is as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Cash paid for interest
  $ (1,234 )   $ (745 )   $ (855 )
Interest income received
    13       38       10  
                         
Cash paid for interest, net
  $ (1,221 )   $ (707 )   $ (845 )
                         
                         
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ (90 )   $ (40 )   $ (298 )
Cash refunds of income taxes
    53       4       6  
                         
Cash paid for income taxes, net
  $ (37 )   $ (36 )   $ (292 )
                         
 
Noncash financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2009 included the TW NY Exchange, in which Historic TW transferred its 12.43% non-voting common stock interest in TW NY to TWC in exchange for 80 million newly issued shares (approximately 27 million shares after giving effect to the 1-for-3 TWC Reverse Stock Split) of TWC’s Class A common stock.
 
Noncash financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2007 included TWC’s 50% equity interest in the Houston Pool of TKCCP, valued at $880 million, delivered as the purchase price for Comcast’s 50% equity interest in the Kansas City Pool of TKCCP.
 
Interest Expense, Net
 
Interest expense, net consists of (in millions):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Interest income
  $ 5     $ 38     $ 13  
Interest expense
    (1,324 )     (961 )     (907 )
                         
Total interest expense, net
  $ (1,319 )   $ (923 )   $ (894 )
                         
 
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of (in millions):
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
Prepaid income taxes
  $ 103     $  
Investment in The Reserve Fund
    34       103  
Other prepaid expenses and other current assets
    115       98  
                 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
  $ 252     $ 201  
                 
 
The Company invests its cash and equivalents in a combination of money market, government and treasury funds, as well as bank certificates of deposit, in accordance with the Company’s investment policy of diversifying its investments and limiting the amount of its investments in a single entity or fund. Consistent with the foregoing, the Company invested $490 million in June 2008 in The Reserve Fund’s Primary Fund (“The Reserve Fund”). On the morning of September 15, 2008, the Company requested a full redemption of its investment in The Reserve Fund, but the redemption request was not honored. On September 22, 2008, The Reserve Fund announced that redemptions of shares were suspended pursuant to an SEC order requested by The Reserve Fund so that an orderly liquidation could be effected. Through December 31, 2009, the Company received $451 million from The Reserve Fund representing its pro rata share of partial distributions made by The Reserve Fund. The Company believes that it is legally entitled to a return of its entire investment in The Reserve Fund. However, during the first quarter of 2009, The Reserve Fund announced that it was establishing a $3.5 billion special reserve for legal and other costs that would not be distributed to investors until all claims are resolved. As a result, the Company recorded a $10 million reserve. By Order dated November 25, 2009 and clarified in an Order dated December 11, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York directed the pro rata distribution of the remaining $3.4 billion held by The Reserve Fund in a manner to be directed by the Court. As a result of these actions, in the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company reversed $5 million of the original reserve. The resulting $5 million net impairment of its investment in The Reserve Fund during 2009 is included in other income


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
(expense), net, in the consolidated statement of operations. The $34 million net receivable from The Reserve Fund as of December 31, 2009 is classified as prepaid expenses and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheet. On January 29, 2010, the Company received an additional $33 million from The Reserve Fund reducing its remaining net receivable to $1 million.
 
Other Current Liabilities
 
Other current liabilities consists of (in millions):
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
Accrued interest
  $ 469     $ 368  
Accrued compensation and benefits
    327       297  
Accrued franchise fees
    166       171  
Accrued insurance
    142       139  
Accrued sales and other taxes
    116       128  
Accrued advertising and marketing support
    81       88  
Other accrued expenses
    271       241  
                 
Total other current liabilities
  $ 1,572     $ 1,432  
                 


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Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and board of directors regarding the preparation of reliable financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes self-monitoring mechanisms and actions taken to correct deficiencies as they are identified. Because of the inherent limitations in any internal control, no matter how well designed, misstatements may occur and not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Further, the evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting was made as of a specific date, and continued effectiveness in future periods is subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may decline.
 
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 based on the framework set forth in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its evaluation, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2009, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on the specified criteria.
 
The Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 has been audited by the Company’s independent auditor, Ernst & Young LLP, a registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report at page 100 herein.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors and
Shareholders of Time Warner Cable Inc.
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Time Warner Cable Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. Our audits also included the Supplementary Information and Financial Statement Schedule II listed in the index at Item 15(a). The financial statements, supplementary information and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements, supplementary information and financial statement schedule based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Time Warner Cable Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related supplementary information and financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
 
As discussed in Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, as of January 1, 2009, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No. 51 (codified in FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidation), using a retrospective application method. Also, as of January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-2, Accounting for Sabbatical Leave and Other Similar Benefits (codified in FASB ASC Topic 710, Compensation-General), and Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (codified in FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes).
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Time Warner Cable Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
New York, New York
February 19, 2010


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors and
Shareholders of Time Warner Cable Inc.
 
We have audited Time Warner Cable Inc.’s (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO criteria”). The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
In our opinion, Time Warner Cable Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on the COSO criteria.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Time Warner Cable Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 of Time Warner Cable Inc. and our report dated February 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
New York, New York
February 19, 2010


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
The selected financial information set forth below as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 has been derived from and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and other financial information presented elsewhere herein. The selected financial information set forth below as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 has been derived from audited consolidated financial statements not included herein. Capitalized terms are as defined and described in the consolidated financial statements or elsewhere herein.
 
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
    (in millions, except per share data)  
 
Selected Operating Statement Information:(a)
                                       
Revenues:
                                       
Video
  $ 10,760     $ 10,524     $ 10,165     $ 7,632     $ 6,044  
High-speed data
    4,520       4,159       3,730       2,756       1,997  
Voice
    1,886       1,619       1,193       715       272  
Advertising
    702       898       867       664       499  
                                         
Total revenues
    17,868       17,200       15,955       11,767       8,812  
Total costs and expenses(b)
    14,551       28,982       13,189       9,588       7,026  
                                         
Operating Income (Loss)(b)
    3,317       (11,782 )     2,766       2,179       1,786  
Interest expense, net
    (1,319 )     (923 )     (894 )     (646 )     (464 )
Other income (expense), net(c)
    (86 )     (367 )     156       131       44  
                                         
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
    1,912       (13,072 )     2,028       1,664       1,366  
Income tax benefit (provision)
    (820 )     5,109       (806 )     (645 )     (156 )
                                         
Income (loss) from continuing operations
    1,092       (7,963 )     1,222       1,019       1,210  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
                      1,042       109  
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax(d)
                      2        
                                         
Net income (loss)
    1,092       (7,963 )     1,222       2,063       1,319  
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (22 )     619       (99 )     (87 )     (66 )
                                         
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC
  $ 1,070     $ (7,344 )   $ 1,123     $ 1,976     $ 1,253  
                                         
Basic income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TWC per common share
  $ 3.07     $ (22.55 )   $ 3.45     $ 2.84     $ 3.45  
Discontinued operations
                      3.14       0.31  
Cumulative effect of accounting change
                      0.01        
                                         
Basic net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share
  $ 3.07     $ (22.55 )   $ 3.45     $ 5.99     $ 3.76  
                                         
Diluted income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TWC per common share
  $ 3.05     $ (22.55 )   $ 3.45     $ 2.84     $ 3.45  
Discontinued operations
                      3.14       0.31  
Cumulative effect of accounting change
                      0.01        
                                         
Diluted net income (loss) attributable to TWC per common share
  $ 3.05     $ (22.55 )   $ 3.45     $ 5.99     $ 3.76  
                                         
Average common shares outstanding:
                                       
Basic
    349.0       325.7       325.6       330.1       333.3  
                                         
Diluted
    350.9       325.7       325.7       330.1       333.3  
                                         


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION—(Continued)
 
                                         
    December 31,
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005
    (in millions, except per share data)
 
Selected Balance Sheet Information:(a)
                                       
Cash and equivalents
  $ 1,048     $ 5,449     $ 232     $ 51     $ 12  
Total assets
    43,694       47,889       56,600       55,821       43,724  
Total debt and preferred equity
    22,631       18,028       13,877       14,732       6,863  
Special cash dividend declared and paid per common share
    30.81                          
 
 
(a) The following items impact the comparability of results from period to period: (i) on January 1, 2007, TWC began consolidating the results of the Kansas City Pool it received upon the distribution of the assets of TKCCP, which previously was accounted for as an equity-method investee and (ii) on July 31, 2006, a subsidiary of TWC and Comcast completed the Adelphia/Comcast Transactions.
(b) Total costs and expenses and Operating Income (Loss) also include restructuring costs of $81 million in 2009, $15 million in 2008 and merger-related and restructuring costs of $23 million in 2007, $56 million in 2006 and $42 million in 2005. Total costs and expenses and Operating Income (Loss) in 2008 includes a $14.822 billion impairment charge on cable franchise rights and a $58 million loss on the sale of cable systems.
(c) Other income (expense), net, in 2009 includes $28 million of direct transaction costs (e.g., legal and professional fees) related to the Separation, a $21 million loss for the change in the fair value of the Time Warner equity award reimbursement obligation, a $5 million impairment of the Company’s investment in the Primary Reserve Fund, a $12 million gain due to a post-closing adjustment related to the 2007 sale of TWC’s 50% equity interest in the Houston Pool of TKCCP and a $3 million gain resulting from the partial recovery of a 2008 impairment recorded on an equity-method investment. Other income (expense), net, in 2008 includes impairment charges on equity-method investments totaling $375 million, primarily consisting of a $367 million impairment charge on the Company’s investment in Clearwire Communications LLC, $17 million of direct transaction costs related to the Separation, and a gain of $9 million recorded on the sale of a cost-method investment. Other income (expense), net, in 2007 includes a gain of $146 million related to the sale of TWC’s 50% equity interest in the Houston Pool of TKCCP. Other income (expense), net, also includes earnings (losses) from equity investees of $(49) million in 2009, $16 million in 2008, $11 million in 2007, $129 million in 2006 and $43 million in 2005.
(d) Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax, includes a benefit of $2 million in 2006 related to the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle recognized in connection with the adoption of authoritative guidance issued by the FASB regarding accounting for share-based payments.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
 
                                 
    Quarter Ended  
    March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
    (in millions, except per share data)  
 
2009
                               
Revenues:
                               
Subscription
  $      4,219     $      4,300     $      4,316     $      4,331  
Advertising
    145       174       182       201  
                                 
Total revenues
    4,364       4,474       4,498       4,532  
Operating Income
    716       882       828       891  
Net income
    184       317       268       323  
Net income attributable to TWC
    164       316       268       322  
Net income attributable to TWC per common share:
                               
Basic(a)
    0.48       0.90       0.76       0.91  
Diluted(a)
    0.48       0.89       0.76       0.91  
Common stock—high(b)
    68.22       36.25       44.01       44.09  
Common stock—low(b)
    20.19       24.00       28.66       38.24  
Special cash dividend declared and paid per common share
    30.81                    
2008
                               
Revenues:
                               
Subscription
  $ 3,963     $ 4,065     $ 4,116     $ 4,158  
Advertising
    197       233       224       244  
                                 
Total revenues
    4,160       4,298       4,340       4,402  
Operating Income (Loss)(c)
    636       738       788       (13,944 )
Net income (loss)(c)
    266       305       335       (8,869 )
Net income (loss) attributable to TWC
    242       277       301       (8,164 )
Net income attributable to TWC per common share:
                               
Basic(a)
    0.74       0.85       0.92       (25.07 )
Diluted(a)
    0.74       0.85       0.92       (25.07 )
Common stock—high(b)
    84.36       94.68       89.88       78.78  
Common stock—low(b)
    65.85       75.93       70.20       48.90  
 
 
(a) Per common share amounts for the quarters and full years have each been calculated separately. Accordingly, quarterly amounts may not sum to the annual amounts because of differences in the weighted-average common shares outstanding during each period.
(b) Common stock high and low prices reflect the 1-for-3 reverse stock split implemented on March 12, 2009.
(c) Operating Income (Loss) and net income (loss) each includes a $45 million loss on the sale of cable systems for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, and a $14.822 billion impairment charge on cable franchise rights and a $13 million loss on the sale of cable systems for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. Net income (loss) includes a $367 million impairment charge on the Company’s investment in Clearwire Communications LLC for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.


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Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (“TWE”) and TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (“TW NY” and, together with TWE, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) are subsidiaries of Time Warner Cable Inc. (the “Parent Company”). The Guarantor Subsidiaries have fully and unconditionally, jointly and severally, directly or indirectly, guaranteed the debt issued by the Parent Company in its 2007 registered exchange offer and its 2009 and 2008 public offerings. The Parent Company owns 100% of the voting interests, directly or indirectly, of both TWE and TW NY.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules require that condensed consolidating financial information be provided for subsidiaries that have guaranteed debt of a registrant issued in a public offering, where each such guarantee is full and unconditional and where the voting interests of the subsidiaries are 100% owned by the registrant. Set forth below are condensed consolidating financial statements presenting the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of (i) the Parent Company, (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries on a combined basis (as such guarantees are joint and several), (iii) the direct and indirect non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Parent Company (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) on a combined basis and (iv) the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for Time Warner Cable Inc. on a consolidated basis.
 
There are no legal or regulatory restrictions on the Parent Company’s ability to obtain funds from any of its subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances.
 
These condensed consolidating financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Time Warner Cable Inc.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
In presenting the condensed consolidating financial statements, the equity method of accounting has been applied to (i) the Parent Company’s interests in the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries’ interests in the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and (iii) the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries interests in the Guarantor Subsidiaries, where applicable, even though all such subsidiaries meet the requirements to be consolidated under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. All intercompany balances and transactions between the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries have been eliminated, as shown in the column “Eliminations.”
 
The accounting bases in all subsidiaries, including goodwill and identified intangible assets, have been allocated to the applicable subsidiaries.
 
Prior to March 12, 2009, Time Warner Cable Inc. was not a separate taxable entity for U.S. federal and various state income tax purposes and its results were included in the consolidated U.S. federal and certain state income tax returns of Time Warner Inc. In the condensed consolidating financial statements, income tax (benefit) provision has been presented based on each subsidiary’s legal entity basis. Deferred taxes of the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries have been presented based upon the temporary differences between the carrying amounts of the respective assets and liabilities of the applicable entities.
 
Costs incurred by the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiaries or the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries are allocated to the various entities based on the relative usage of such expenses.
 
During 2009 certain Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries were merged into the Guarantor Subsidiaries. These mergers are reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidating financial statements in the period in which the mergers occurred.
 
Prior to October 1, 2009, interest income (expense), net, was determined based on third-party debt and the relevant intercompany amounts within the respective legal entity. Beginning October 1, 2009, the Parent Company began to allocate interest expense to certain subsidiaries based on each subsidiary’s contribution to revenues. This allocation serves to reduce the Parent Company’s interest expense and increase the interest expense of both the Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
 
Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2009
 
                                         
                Non-
             
    Parent
    Guarantor
    Guarantor
          TWC
 
    Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
    (in millions)  
 
ASSETS
Current assets:
                                       
Cash and equivalents
  $ 1,048     $     $     $     $ 1,048  
Receivables, net
    26       211       426             663  
Receivables from affiliated parties
    20       8       215       (243 )      
Deferred income tax assets
    139       107       89       (196 )     139  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    153       50       49             252  
                                         
Total current assets
    1,386       376       779       (439 )     2,102  
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries
    40,951       20,774       10,593       (72,318 )      
Investments
    19       5       951             975  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    17       3,948       9,954             13,919  
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net
          5       269             274  
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
          6,216       17,876             24,092  
Goodwill
    4       3       2,104             2,111  
Other assets
    180       9       32             221  
                                         
Total assets
  $ 42,557     $ 31,336     $ 42,558     $ (72,757 )   $ 43,694  
                                         
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
                                       
Accounts payable
  $     $ 176     $ 302     $     $ 478  
Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities
          45       125             170  
Payables to affiliated parties
    8       238       39       (243 )     42  
Accrued programming expense
          674       22             696  
Other current liabilities
    464       545       563             1,572  
                                         
Total current liabilities
    472       1,678       1,051       (243 )     2,958  
Long-term debt
    19,617       2,714                   22,331  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred equity membership units issued by a subsidiary
                300             300  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred equity issued by a subsidiary
          1,928             (1,928 )      
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
    8,955       4,428       4,360       (8,786 )     8,957  
Long-term payables to affiliated parties
    4,640       512       8,704       (13,856 )      
Other liabilities
    188       108       163             459  
TWC shareholders’ equity:
                                       
Due to TWC and subsidiaries
          7       571       (578 )      
Other TWC shareholders’ equity
    8,685       16,315       27,409       (43,724 )     8,685  
                                         
Total TWC shareholders’ equity
    8,685       16,322       27,980       (44,302 )     8,685  
Noncontrolling interests
          3,646             (3,642 )     4  
                                         
Total equity
    8,685       19,968       27,980       (47,944 )     8,689  
                                         
Total liabilities and equity
  $     42,557     $     31,336     $     42,558     $     (72,757 )   $     43,694  
                                         


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2008
 
                                         
                Non-
             
    Parent
    Guarantor
    Guarantor
          TWC
 
    Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
    (in millions)  
 
ASSETS
Current assets:
                                       
Cash and equivalents(a)
  $ 5,395     $ 5,204     $     $ (5,150 )   $ 5,449  
Receivables, net
    6       183       503             692  
Receivables from affiliated parties
    1,161       3       569       (1,572 )     161  
Deferred income tax assets
    156       108       108       (216 )     156  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    113       44       44             201  
                                         
Total current assets
    6,831       5,542       1,224       (6,938 )     6,659  
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries
    39,117       16,023       8,147       (63,287 )      
Investments
    20       12       863             895  
Property, plant and equipment, net
          3,468       10,069             13,537  
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net
          6       487             493  
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
          5,417       18,677             24,094  
Goodwill
    4       3       2,094             2,101  
Other assets
    72       4       34             110  
                                         
Total assets
  $ 46,044     $ 30,475     $ 41,595     $ (70,225 )   $ 47,889  
                                         
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
                                       
Accounts payable
  $ 2     $ 110     $ 434     $     $ 546  
Deferred revenue and subscriber-related liabilities
          40       116             156  
Payables to affiliated parties
          634       1,147       (1,572 )     209  
Accrued programming expense
          324       206             530  
Other current liabilities
    352       520       560             1,432  
                                         
Total current liabilities
    354       1,628       2,463       (1,572 )     2,873  
Long-term debt
    15,001       2,726                   17,727  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred equity membership units issued by a subsidiary
                300             300  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred equity issued by a subsidiary
          2,400             (2,400 )      
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
    8,149       3,799       3,780       (7,535 )     8,193  
Long-term payables to affiliated parties
    5,150       576       8,702       (14,428 )      
Other liabilities
    226       115       181             522  
TWC shareholders’ equity:
                                       
Due to (from) TWC and subsidiaries
          1,733       (209 )     (1,524 )      
Other TWC shareholders’ equity
    17,164       15,187       26,378       (41,565 )     17,164  
                                         
Total TWC shareholders’ equity
    17,164       16,920       26,169       (43,089 )     17,164  
Noncontrolling interests
          2,311             (1,201 )     1,110  
                                         
Total equity
    17,164       19,231       26,169       (44,290 )     18,274  
                                         
Total liabilities and equity
  $     46,044     $     30,475     $     41,595     $     (70,225 )   $     47,889  
                                         
 
 
(a) Cash and equivalents at the Guarantor Subsidiaries primarily represents TWE’s intercompany amounts receivable from TWC under TWC’s internal investment program. Amounts bear interest at TWC’s prevailing commercial paper rates minus 0.025% and are settled daily.


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
 
Consolidating Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
                                         
                Non-
             
    Parent
    Guarantor
    Guarantor
          TWC
 
    Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
    (in millions)  
 
Revenues
  $     $ 3,860     $ 14,212     $ (204 )   $ 17,868  
                                         
Costs of revenues
          2,091       6,668       (204 )     8,555  
Selling, general and administrative
          418       2,412             2,830  
Depreciation
    1       742       2,093             2,836  
Amortization
          1       248             249  
Restructuring costs
          34       47             81  
                                         
Total costs and expenses
    1       3,286       11,468       (204 )     14,551  
                                         
Operating Income (Loss)
    (1 )     574       2,744             3,317  
Equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries
    2,729       1,892       53       (4,674 )      
Interest expense, net
    (822 )     (476 )     (21 )           (1,319 )
Other expense, net
    (31 )     (8 )     (47 )           (86 )
                                         
Income before income taxes
    1,875       1,982       2,729       (4,674 )     1,912  
Income tax provision
    (805 )     (789 )     (774 )     1,548       (820 )
                                         
Net income
    1,070       1,193       1,955       (3,126 )     1,092  
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
          (42 )           20       (22 )
                                         
Net income attributable to TWC
  $      1,070     $      1,151     $      1,955     $     (3,106 )   $      1,070  
                                         


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
Consolidating Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2008
 
                                         
                Non-
             
    Parent
    Guarantor
    Guarantor
          TWC
 
    Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
    (in millions)  
 
Revenues
  $     $ 3,324     $ 14,050     $ (174 )   $ 17,200  
                                         
Costs of revenues
          1,783       6,536       (174 )     8,145  
Selling, general and administrative
          425       2,429             2,854  
Depreciation
          664       2,162             2,826  
Amortization
          1       261             262  
Restructuring costs
          4       11             15  
Impairment of cable franchise rights
          2,729       12,093             14,822  
Loss on sale of cable systems
          11       47             58  
                                         
Total costs and expenses
          5,617       23,539       (174 )     28,982  
                                         
Operating Loss
          (2,293 )     (9,489 )           (11,782 )
Equity in pretax loss of consolidated subsidiaries
    (11,531 )     (6,723 )     (1,726 )     19,980        
Interest income (expense), net
    (504 )     (466 )     47             (923 )
Other income (expense), net
    (15 )     11       (363 )           (367 )
                                         
Loss before income taxes
    (12,050 )     (9,471 )     (11,531 )     19,980       (13,072 )
Income tax benefit
    4,706       3,255       3,310       (6,162 )     5,109  
                                         
Net loss
    (7,344 )     (6,216 )     (8,221 )     13,818       (7,963 )
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
          1,227             (608 )     619  
                                         
Net loss attributable to TWC
  $    (7,344 )   $    (4,989 )   $    (8,221 )   $     13,210     $    (7,344 )
                                         


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
Consolidating Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
                                         
                Non-
             
    Parent
    Guarantor
    Guarantor
          TWC
 
    Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
    (in millions)  
 
Revenues
  $     $ 3,360     $ 12,761     $ (166 )   $ 15,955  
                                         
Costs of revenues
          1,649       6,059       (166 )     7,542  
Selling, general and administrative
          532       2,116             2,648  
Depreciation
          640       2,064             2,704  
Amortization
          17       255             272  
Merger-related and restructuring costs
          9       14             23  
                                         
Total costs and expenses
          2,847       10,508       (166 )     13,189  
                                         
Operating Income
          513       2,253             2,766  
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
    2,138       1,290       (151 )     (3,277 )      
Interest expense, net
    (264 )     (499 )     (131 )           (894 )
Other income (expense), net
    (11 )           167             156  
                                         
Income before income taxes
    1,863       1,304       2,138       (3,277 )     2,028  
Income tax provision
    (740 )     (525 )     (536 )     995       (806 )
                                         
Net income
    1,123       779       1,602       (2,282 )     1,222  
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
          (7 )           (92 )     (99 )
                                         
Net income attributable to TWC
  $      1,123     $        772     $       1,602     $     (2,374 )   $      1,123  
                                         


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
 
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
                                         
                Non-
             
    Parent
    Guarantor
    Guarantor
          TWC
 
    Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
    (in millions)  
 
Cash provided by operating activities
  $ 238     $ 625     $ 3,923     $ 393     $ 5,179  
                                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired and distributions received
    64       (4,527 )     (94 )     4,469       (88 )
Capital expenditures
    (11 )     (1,016 )     (2,204 )           (3,231 )
Proceeds from asset sales
          6       6             12  
                                         
Cash provided (used) by investing activities
    53       (5,537 )     (2,292 )     4,469       (3,307 )
                                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Borrowings (repayments), net
    642       (62 )           681       1,261  
Borrowings
    12,037                         12,037  
Repayments
    (8,677 )                       (8,677 )
Debt issuance costs
    (34 )                       (34 )
Net change in investments in and amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries
    2,246       (226 )     (1,631 )     (389 )      
Payment of special cash dividend
    (10,856 )                       (10,856 )
Other financing activities
    4       (4 )           (4 )     (4 )
                                         
Cash used by financing activities
    (4,638 )     (292 )     (1,631 )     288       (6,273 )
                                         
Decrease in cash and equivalents
    (4,347 )     (5,204 )           5,150       (4,401 )
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
    5,395       5,204             (5,150 )     5,449  
                                         
Cash and equivalents at end of year
  $       1,048     $         —     $         —     $         —     $      1,048  
                                         


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2008
 
                                         
                Non-
             
    Parent
    Guarantor
    Guarantor
          TWC
 
    Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
    (in millions)  
 
Cash provided (used) by operating activities
  $ (927 )   $ 1,207     $ 5,223     $ (203 )   $ 5,300  
                                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired and distributions received
    (659 )     (3 )     (579 )     556       (685 )
Capital expenditures
          (926 )     (2,596 )           (3,522 )
Proceeds from asset sales
          16       51             67  
                                         
Cash used by investing activities
    (659 )     (913 )     (3,124 )     556       (4,140 )
                                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Borrowings (repayments), net
    1,533                   (1,739 )     (206 )
Borrowings
    7,182                         7,182  
Repayments
    (2,217 )     (600 )                 (2,817 )
Debt issuance costs
    (97 )                       (97 )
Net change in investments in and amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries
    395       2,055       (2,097 )     (353 )      
Other financing activities
          (3 )     (2 )           (5 )
                                         
Cash provided (used) by financing activities
    6,796       1,452       (2,099 )     (2,092 )     4,057  
                                         
Increase in cash and equivalents
    5,210       1,746             (1,739 )     5,217  
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
    185       3,458             (3,411 )     232  
                                         
Cash and equivalents at end of year
  $      5,395     $      5,204     $        —     $     (5,150 )   $      5,449  
                                         


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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
 
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
                                         
                Non-
             
    Parent
    Guarantor
    Guarantor
          TWC
 
    Company     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
    (in millions)  
 
Cash provided (used) by operating activities
  $ (931 )   $ 1,022     $ 4,117     $ 355     $ 4,563  
                                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired and distributions received
    (22 )     (6 )     (32 )           (60 )
Capital expenditures
          (918 )     (2,515 )           (3,433 )
Proceeds from asset sales
          1       60             61  
                                         
Cash used by investing activities
    (22 )     (923 )     (2,487 )           (3,432 )
                                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Borrowings (repayments), net
    (438 )                 (1,107 )     (1,545 )
Borrowings
    8,387                         8,387  
Repayments
    (7,679 )                       (7,679 )
Debt issuance costs
    (29 )                       (29 )
Net change in investments in and amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries
    841       1,077       (1,563 )     (355 )      
Other financing activities
    5       (22 )     (67 )           (84 )
                                         
Cash provided (used) by financing activities
    1,087       1,055       (1,630 )     (1,462 )     (950 )
                                         
Increase in cash and equivalents
    134       1,154             (1,107 )     181  
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
    51       2,304             (2,304 )     51  
                                         
Cash and equivalents at end of year
  $        185     $      3,458     $         —     $     (3,411 )   $        232  
                                         


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          Additions
             
    Balance at
    Charged to
          Balance
 
    Beginning
    Costs and
          at End
 
    of Period     Expenses     Deductions     of Period  
    (in millions)  
 
Year Ended December 31, 2009:
                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $      90     $      244     $      (260 )   $      74  
                                 
Year Ended December 31, 2008:
                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 87     $ 262     $ (259 )   $ 90  
                                 
Year Ended December 31, 2007:
                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 73     $ 267     $ (253 )   $ 87  
                                 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K
 
     
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
3.1
  Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Time Warner Cable Inc. (“TWC” or the “Company”), as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 12, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to TWC’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 12, 2009 (the “TWC March 2009 Form 8-A”)).
3.2
  Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 12, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the TWC March 2009 Form 8-A).
3.3
  By-laws of the Company, effective as of March 12, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the TWC March 2009 Form 8-A).
4.1
  Indenture, dated as of April 30, 1992, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30, 1992, among Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (“TWE”), Time Warner Companies, Inc. (“TWCI”), certain of TWCI’s subsidiaries that are parties thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits 10(g) and 10(h) to TWCI’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 26, 1992 and filed with the SEC on July 15, 1992 (File No. 1-8637)).
4.2
  Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 9, 1992, among TWE, TWCI, certain of TWCI’s subsidiaries that are parties thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 1 to TWE’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated and filed with the SEC on October 25, 1993 (Registration No. 33-67688) (the “TWE October 25, 1993 Registration Statement”)).
4.3
  Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 12, 1993, among TWE, TWCI, certain of TWCI’s subsidiaries that are parties thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the TWE October 25, 1993 Registration Statement).
4.4
  Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 29, 1994, among TWE, TWCI, certain of TWCI’s subsidiaries that are parties thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to TWE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993 and filed with the SEC on March 30, 1994 (File No. 1-12878)).
4.5
  Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 28, 1994, among TWE, TWCI, certain of TWCI’s subsidiaries that are parties thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to TWE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and filed with the SEC on March 30, 1995 (File No. 1-12878)).
4.6
  Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 29, 1997, among TWE, TWCI, certain of TWCI’s subsidiaries that are parties thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Historic TW Inc.’s (“Historic TW”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and filed with the SEC on March 25, 1998 (File No. 1-12259) (the “Time Warner 1997 Form 10-K”)).
4.7
  Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 29, 1997, among TWE, TWCI, certain of TWCI’s subsidiaries that are parties thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Time Warner 1997 Form 10-K).
4.8
  Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 9, 2003, among Historic TW, TWE, Warner Communications Inc. (“WCI”), American Television and Communications Corporation (“ATC”), the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Time Warner Inc.’s (“Time Warner”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 1-15062)).
4.9
  Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 1, 2004, among Historic TW, TWE, Time Warner NY Cable Inc., WCI, ATC, the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Time Warner’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 (File No. 1-15062)).
4.10
  Tenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 18, 2006, among Historic TW, TWE, TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (“TW NY”), Time Warner NY Cable LLC (“TW NY Cable”), the Company, WCI, ATC and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Time Warner’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed October 18, 2006 (File No. 1-15062)).
4.11
  Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 2, 2006, among TWE, TW NY, the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Time Warner’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed November 2, 2006 (File No. 1-15062)).
4.12
  $6.0 Billion Amended and Restated Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2003 and amended and restated as of February 15, 2006, among the Company, as Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A. and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Co-Syndication Agents, and BNP Paribas and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents, with associated Guarantees (the “Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to Time Warner’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (File No. 1-15062) (the “Time Warner 2005 Form 10-K”)).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
4.13
  First Amendment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2009, to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, among the Company, as Borrower, Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, as Exiting Lender, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 (the “TWC March 31, 2009 Form 10-Q”)).
4.14
  $4.0 Billion Five-Year Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2006, among the Company, as Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as Co-Syndication Agents, and Calyon New York Branch, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., as Co-Documentation Agents, with associated Guarantees (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to the Time Warner 2005 Form 10-K).
4.15
  $9.0 Billion Credit Agreement (subsequently reduced to $2.070 billion), dated as of June 30, 2008, among the Company, as borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Fortis Bank SA/NV New York Branch, as Tranche I Co-Syndication Agents, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as Tranche I Co-Documentation Agents, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBS Greenwich Capital, as Tranche I Joint-Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. New York Branch and Citibank, N.A., as Tranche II Co-Syndication Agents, Bank of America, N.A. and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Tranche II Co-Documentation Agents, and BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. New York Branch, as Tranche II Joint-Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners (the “$2.070 Billion Credit Agreement”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2008 and filed with the SEC on July 1, 2008).
4.16
  First Amendment Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2009, to the $2.070 Billion Credit Agreement, among the Company, as borrower, Lehman Brothers Commercial Bank, as Exiting Lender, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the TWC March 31, 2009 Form 10-Q).
4.17
  $1.535 Billion Credit Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2008, among the Company, as Borrower, and Time Warner, as Lender and Administrative Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 10, 2008 and filed with the SEC on December 12, 2008).
4.18
  Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of TW NY Cable, dated as of July 28, 2006 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the SEC on February 13, 2007 (the “TWC February 13, 2007 Form 8-K”)).
4.19
  Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2007, among the Company, TW NY, TWE and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 4, 2007 and filed with the SEC on April 9, 2007 (the “TWC April 4, 2007 Form 8-K”)).
4.20
  First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2007 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), among the Company, TW NY, TWE and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the TWC April 4, 2007 Form 8-K).
4.21
  Form of 5.40% Exchange Notes due 2012 (included as Exhibit A to the First Supplemental Indenture incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the TWC April 4, 2007 Form 8-K).
4.22
  Form of 5.85% Exchange Notes due 2017 (included as Exhibit B to the First Supplemental Indenture incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the TWC April 4, 2007 Form 8-K).
4.23
  Form of 6.55% Exchange Debentures due 2037 (included as Exhibit C to the First Supplemental Indenture incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the TWC April 4, 2007 Form 8-K).
4.24
  Form of 6.20% Notes due 2013 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 16, 2008 and filed with the SEC on June 19, 2008 (the “TWC June 16, 2008 Form 8-K”)).
4.25
  Form of 6.75% Notes due 2018 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the TWC June 16, 2008 Form 8-K).
4.26
  Form of 7.30% Debentures due 2038 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the TWC June 16, 2008 Form 8-K).
4.27
  Form of 8.25% Notes due 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 13, 2008 and filed with the SEC on November 18, 2008 (the “TWC November 13, 2008 Form 8-K”)).
4.28
  Form of 8.75% Notes due 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the TWC November 13, 2008 Form 8-K).
4.29
  Form of 7.50% Notes due 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the TWC March 23, 2009 Form 8-K).
4.30
  Form of 8.25% Notes due 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the TWC March 23, 2009 Form 8-K).
4.31
  Form of 6.75% Debentures due 2039 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 24, 2009 and filed with the SEC on June 29, 2009) (the “TWC June 24, 2009 Form 8-K”).
4.32
  Form of 3.5% Notes due 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 8, 2009 and filed with the SEC on December 11, 2009 (the “TWC December 8, 2009 Form 8-K”)).
4.33
  Form of 5.0% Notes due 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the TWC December 8, 2009 Form 8-K).
10.1
  Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of TWE, dated as of March 31, 2003, by and among the Company, TWE Holdings I Trust (“Comcast Trust I”), ATC, Comcast Corporation and Time Warner (the “TWE Limited Partnership Agreement”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Time Warner’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 28, 2003 and filed with the SEC on April 14, 2003 (File No. 1-15062) (the “Time Warner March 28, 2003 Form 8-K)).

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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
10.2*
  First Amendment, dated as of December 31, 2009, to the TWE Limited Partnership Agreement, between Time Warner Cable LLC, TW NY Cable, and TWE GP Holdings LLC.
10.3
  Contribution Agreement, dated as of September 9, 1994, among TWE, Advance Publications, Inc. (“Advance Publications”), Newhouse Broadcasting Corporation (“Newhouse”), Advance/Newhouse Partnership and Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“TWE-A/N”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to TWE’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 9, 1994 and filed with the SEC on September 21, 1994 (File No. 1-12878)).
10.4
  Amended and Restated Transaction Agreement, dated as of October 27, 1997, among Advance Publications, Newhouse, Advance/Newhouse Partnership, TWE, TW Holding Co. and TWE-A/N (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99(c) to Historic TW’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 27, 1997 and filed with the SEC on November 5, 1997 (File No. 1-12259)).
10.5
  Transaction Agreement No. 2, dated as of June 23, 1998, among Advance Publications, Newhouse, Advance/Newhouse Partnership, TWE, Paragon Communications (“Paragon”) and TWE-A/N (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to Historic TW’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and filed with the SEC on March 26, 1999 (File No. 1-12259) (the “Time Warner 1998 Form 10-K”)).
10.6
  Transaction Agreement No. 3, dated as of September 15, 1998, among Advance Publications, Newhouse, Advance/Newhouse Partnership, TWE, Paragon and TWE-A/N (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Time Warner 1998 Form 10-K).
10.7
  Amended and Restated Transaction Agreement No. 4, dated as of February 1, 2001, among Advance Publications, Newhouse, Advance/Newhouse Partnership, TWE, Paragon and TWE-A/N (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.53 to Time Warner’s Transition Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and filed with the SEC on March 27, 2001 (File No. 1-15062)).
10.8
  Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002, by and among TWE-A/N, TWE, Paragon and Advance/Newhouse Partnership (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Time Warner’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002 (File No. 1-15062)).
10.9
  Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of TWE-A/N, dated as of December 31, 2002, among TWE, Paragon and Advance/Newhouse Partnership (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to TWE’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 31, 2002 and filed with the SEC on January 14, 2003 (File No. 1-12878) (the “TWE December 31, 2002 Form 8-K”)).
10.10
  Consent and Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2002, among TWE-A/N, TWE, Paragon, Advance/Newhouse Partnership, TWEAN Subsidiary LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the TWE December 31, 2002 Form 8-K).
10.11
  Pledge Agreement, dated December 31, 2002, among TWE-A/N, Advance/Newhouse Partnership, TWEAN Subsidiary LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the TWE December 31, 2002 Form 8-K).
10.12
  Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated as of December 18, 2003, by and between Kansas City Cable Partners and Wilmington Trust Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the TWC February 13, 2007 Form 8-K).
10.13
  Separation Agreement, dated May 20, 2008, among Time Warner, the Company, TWE, TW NY, WCI, Historic TW and ATC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 20, 2008 and filed with the SEC on May 27, 2008 (the “TWC May 20, 2008 Form 8-K”)).
10.14
  Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2003, by and among Time Warner, WCI, ATC, TWE and the Company (the “Reimbursement Agreement”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Time Warner March 28, 2003 Form 8-K).
10.15
  Amendment No. 1, dated May 20, 2008, to the Reimbursement Agreement, by and among the Company and Time Warner (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 (the “TWC June 30, 2008 Form 10-Q”)).
10.16
  Second Amended and Restated Tax Matters Agreement, dated May 20, 2008, between the Company and Time Warner (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the TWC May 20, 2008 Form 8-K).
10.17
  Intellectual Property Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2002, by and among TWE and WCI (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to Time Warner’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 (File No. 1-15062) (the “Time Warner September 30, 2002 Form 10-Q”)).
10.18
  Amendment to the Intellectual Property Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2003, by and between TWE and WCI (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Time Warner March 28, 2003 Form 8-K).
10.19
  Intellectual Property Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2002, by and between the Company and WCI (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Time Warner September 30, 2002 Form 10-Q).
10.20
  Amendment to the Intellectual Property Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2003, by and between the Company and WCI (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Time Warner March 28, 2003 Form 8-K).
10.21
  Shareholder Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2005, between Time Warner and the Company (the “Shareholder Agreement”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.12 to Time Warner’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the SEC on April 27, 2005 (File No. 1-15062)).

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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
10.22
  Amendment No. 1, dated May 20, 2008, to the Shareholder Agreement, between the Company and Time Warner (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the TWC June 30, 2008 Form 10-Q).
10.23
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2003, by and between Time Warner and the Company (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Time Warner March 28, 2003 Form 8-K).
10.24
  Amendment No. 1, dated May 20, 2008, to the Registration Rights Agreement, between the Company and Time Warner (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the TWC June 30, 2008 Form 10-Q).
10.25
  Purchase Agreement, dated April 4, 2007, among the Company, TW NY, TWE and ABN AMRO Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC on behalf of themselves and the other initial purchasers named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the TWC April 4, 2007 Form 8-K).
10.26
  Underwriting Agreement, dated June 16, 2008, among the Company, TW NY, TWE and Banc of America Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC on behalf of themselves and as representatives of the other underwriters named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the TWC June 16, 2008 Form 8-K).
10.27
  Underwriting Agreement, dated November 13, 2008, among the Company, TW NY, TWE and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Mizuho Securities USA Inc. on behalf of themselves and as representatives of the other underwriters named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the TWC November 13, 2008 Form 8-K).
10.28
  Underwriting Agreement, dated March 23, 2009, among the Company, TW NY, TWE and Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, on behalf of themselves and as representatives of the underwriters named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the TWC March 23, 2009 Form 8-K).
10.29
  Underwriting Agreement, dated June 24, 2009, among the Company, TW NY, TWE and Banc of America Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., on behalf of themselves and as representatives of the underwriters named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the TWC June 24, 2009 Form 8-K).
10.30
  Underwriting Agreement, dated December 8, 2009, among the Company, TW NY, TWE and Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co., on behalf of themselves and as representatives of the underwriters named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the TWC December 8, 2009 Form 8-K).
10.31
  Employment Agreement, effective as of August 3, 2009, between the Company and Glenn A. Britt (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 (the “TWC September 30, 2009 Form 10-Q”)).
10.32*
  Employment Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2010, between the Company and Landel C. Hobbs.
10.33*
  Employment Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2010, between the Company and Robert D. Marcus.
10.34
  Amended and Restated Employment and Termination Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2000, by and between the Company and Carl U.J. Rossetti (as extended by Letter Agreements dated November 21, 2000, November 30, 2001, November 22, 2002, November 24, 2003, November 17, 2004, November 10, 2005, November 27, 2006 and December 4, 2007) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the TWC June 30, 2008 Form 10-Q).
10.35
  First Amendment, effective as of January 1, 2008, to Employment Agreement between the Company and Carl U.J. Rossetti (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the TWC June 30, 2008 Form 10-Q).
10.36
  Letter Agreement, dated November 14, 2008, between the Company and Carl U.J. Rossetti (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “TWC 2008 Form 10-K”)).
10.37*
  Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2009, between the Company and Carl U.J. Rossetti.
10.38*
  Second Amendment, effective as of January 1, 2010, to Employment Agreement between the Company and Carl U.J. Rossetti.
10.39
  Employment Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2000, by and between TWE and Michael LaJoie (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the TWC February 13, 2007 Form 8-K).
10.40
  First Amendment, dated December 22, 2005, to Employment Agreement between TWE and Michael LaJoie (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the “TWC 2007 Form 10-K”)).
10.41
  Second Amendment, effective as of January 1, 2008, to Employment Agreement between TWE and Michael LaJoie (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the TWC March 31, 2009 Form 10-Q).
10.42
  Extension to Employment Agreement, dated December 12, 2008, between TWE and Michael LaJoie (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the TWC March 31, 2009 Form 10-Q).
10.43*
  Third Amendment, effective as of January 1, 2010, to Employment Agreement between TWE and Michael LaJoie.
10.44
  Memorandum Opinion and Order issued by the Federal Communications Commission, dated July 13, 2006 (the “Adelphia/Comcast Order”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the TWC February 13, 2007 Form 8-K).
10.45
  Erratum to the Adelphia/Comcast Order, dated July 27, 2006 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the TWC February 13, 2007 Form 8-K).

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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
10.46
  Time Warner Cable Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the TWC February 13, 2007 Form 8-K).
10.47
  Time Warner Cable Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, effective March 12, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the TWC March 31, 2009 Form 10-Q).
10.48
  Time Warner Cable Inc. 2007 Annual Bonus Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (the “TWC 2006 Form 10-K”)).
10.49
  Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, used through 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the TWC 2006 Form 10-K).
10.50*
  Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, used commencing in 2010.
10.51
  Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement, as amended through December 14, 2007, used through 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.40 of the TWC 2007 Form 10-K).
10.52*
  Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement, used commencing in 2010.
10.53*
  Addendum to Restricted Stock Units Agreement (applicable to certain officers), used commencing in 2010.
10.54
  Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement for Non-Employee Directors, as amended through December 14, 2007, used through 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 of the TWC 2007 Form 10-K).
10.55*
  Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement for Non-Employee Directors, used commencing in 2010.
10.56
  Form of Deferred Stock Units Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.48 of the TWC 2008 Form 10-K).
10.57
  Description of Director Compensation (incorporated herein by reference to the section titled “Director Compensation” in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 20, 2009).
10.58
  Additional Description of Certain Director Compensation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the TWC September 30, 2009 Form 10-Q).
10.59
  Master Distribution, Dissolution and Cooperation Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007, by and among Texas and Kansas City Cable Partners, L.P., TWE-A/N, Comcast TCP Holdings, Inc., TWE-A/N Texas and Kansas City Cable Partners General Partner LLC, TCI Texas Cable Holdings LLC, TCI Texas Cable, LLC, Comcast TCP Holdings, Inc., Comcast TCP Holdings, LLC, KCCP Trust, Time Warner Cable Information Services (Kansas), LLC, Time Warner Cable Information Services (Missouri), LLC, Time Warner Information Services (Texas), L.P., Time Warner Cable/Comcast Kansas City Advertising, LLC, TCP/Comcast Las Cruces Cable Advertising, LP, TCP Security Company LLC, TCP-Charter Cable Advertising, LP, TCP/Conroe-Huntsville Cable Advertising, LP, TKCCP/Cebridge Texas Cable Advertising, LP, TWEAN-TCP Holdings LLC, and Houston TKCCP Holdings, LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the TWC February 13, 2007 8-K).
10.60
  Letter Agreement, dated April 18, 2007, by and among Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., MOC Holdco I, LLC, TWE Holdings I Trust, Comcast of Louisiana/Mississippi/Texas, LLC, TWC, TWE, Comcast, Time Warner and TW NY, relating to certain TWE administrative matters in connection with the redemption of Comcast’s interest in TWE (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007).
12*
  Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividend Requirements.
21*
  Subsidiaries of the Company.
23*
  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
31.1*
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
31.2*
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
32†
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
 
 
* Filed herewith.
 
This certification will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

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EX-10.2 2 g22094exv10w2.htm EX-10.2 exv10w2
EXHIBIT 10.2
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
               FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., dated as of December 31, 2009 (this “Amendment”), between Time Warner Cable LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TWC LLC”), Time Warner NY Cable LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TW NY”) and TWE GP Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TWE GP”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Partnership Agreement (as defined below).
               WHEREAS, Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), currently operates under an Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of March 31, 2003 (the “Partnership Agreement”), by and among Time Warner Cable Inc. (“TWC”), TWE Holdings I Trust (“TWE Trust”), and American Television and Communications Corporation (“ATC”);
               WHEREAS, TWC LLC, TW NY, TWE GP are the successors-in-interest to TWC, TWE Trust and ATC;
               WHEREAS, TW NY is the successor-in-interest to and the holder of record of the Preferred Component of the ATC Partnership Interest;
               WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Distribution Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2009, between the Partnership and TW NY, the Partnership has agreed to distribute to TW NY all of its ownership interests in Time Warner Cable Holdings Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership (the “TWC Holdings Distribution Agreement”);
               WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Distribution Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2009, between the Partnership and TW NY, the Partnership has agreed to distribute to TW NY all of its ownership interests in Century Venture Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership (the “CVC Distribution Agreement”);
               WHEREAS, the agreements of the Partnership set forth in the TWC Holdings Distribution Agreement and the CVC Distribution Agreement are conditioned upon, and being made in exchange for, the reduction of the Preferred Amount (as defined herein) in the amount equal to the agreed-upon value of the ownership interests being distributed to TW NY pursuant to the TWC Holdings Distribution Agreement and the CVC Distribution Agreement, as set forth in such agreements; and

 


 

               WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Amendment in connection with the transactions contemplated by the TWC Holdings Distribution Agreement and CVC Distribution Agreement.
               NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
I.
AMENDMENT
               (1)     The following defined term shall be deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor:
               “Preferred Amount” means $1,928,200,000.
II.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
               (1)     Governing Law; Venue; Disputes. This Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law of such state. Any action, suit or proceeding shall be prosecuted as to any party hereto in the County of New York, State of New York.
               (2)     Captions. Section headings contained in this Amendment are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment.
               (3)     Other Provisions. Except as amended hereby, the Partnership Agreement shall in all respects continue in full force and effect and the parties ratify and confirm that they continue to be bound by the terms and conditions thereof.
               (4)     Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic transmission), each of which shall be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
         
  TIME WARNER CABLE LLC

 
 
 
By:  
/s/ Satish Adige  
 
    Name:   Satish Adige   
    Title:   SVP, Investments   
 
 
  TIME WARNER NY CABLE LLC

 
 
 
By:  
/s/ Satish Adige  
 
    Name:   Satish Adige   
    Title:   SVP, Investments   
 
 
  TWE GP HOLDINGS LLC

 
 
 
By:  
/s/ Satish Adige  
 
    Name:   Satish Adige   
    Title:   SVP, Investments   

 

EX-10.32 3 g22094exv10w32.htm EX-10.32 exv10w32
EXHIBIT 10.32
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
               EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made as of December 31, 2009, effective as of January 1, 2010 (the “Effective Date”), between TIME WARNER CABLE INC. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and LANDEL C. HOBBS (“you” or “your”).
               You and the Company desire to set forth the terms and conditions of your employment by the Company and agree as follows:
               1.      Term of Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall be for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on January 31, 2011 (the “Term”), subject, however, to earlier termination as set forth in this Agreement.
               2.      Employment. During the Term, (a) you shall serve as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and you shall have the authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities normally associated with such position (including, without limitation, the authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities you hold as of the date hereof), and such other title, authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities as may be assigned to you from time to time by the Company consistent with your senior position with the Company; (b) your services shall be rendered on a substantially full-time, exclusive basis and you will apply on a full-time basis all of your skill and experience to the performance of your duties; (c) you shall report solely to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”); (d) you shall have no other employment and, without the prior written consent of the CEO, no outside business activities which require the devotion of substantial amounts of your time; (e) you shall adhere to the Company’s policies in effect during your employment, including its Standards of Business Conduct, Insider Trading Policy, and the stock ownership or retention guidelines adopted by the Company, if any; and (f) the place for the performance of your services shall be at the Company’s principal corporate offices in the New York metropolitan area, subject to such reasonable travel as may be required in the performance of your duties. For purposes of this Section 2, “Company” shall mean either Time Warner Cable Inc. or, if Time Warner Cable Inc. becomes a controlled subsidiary of another entity, then the ultimate parent company of Time Warner Cable Inc. The

 


 

foregoing shall be subject to the Company’s written policies, as in effect from time to time, regarding vacations, holidays, illness and the like.
               3.      Compensation.
                        3.1.    Base Salary. The Company shall pay you a base salary at the rate of not less than $1,000,000 per annum during the Term (“Base Salary”). The Company may increase, but not decrease, your Base Salary during the Term. Base Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices.
                        3.2.    Bonus. In addition to Base Salary, the Company typically pays its executives an annual cash bonus (“Bonus”). Although your Bonus is fully discretionary, during the Term your target annual Bonus (“Target Bonus”) will be $2,100,000 or such other higher amount as approved each year by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Compensation Committee”), pro-rated with respect to partial years. Each year, the Company’s performance and your personal performance will be considered in the context of your executive duties and any individual goals set for you, and your actual Bonus will be determined. Although as a general matter the Company expects to pay bonuses at the target level in cases of satisfactory performance, it does not commit to do so, and your Bonus may be higher or lower than your Target Bonus. Your Bonus amount, if any, will be paid to you between January 1 and March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the performance year in respect of which such Bonus is earned at the same time as bonuses are paid to other senior executives.
                        3.3.    Long-term Incentive Compensation. For each year of the Term, the Company shall provide you with long-term incentive compensation with a target value of at least approximately $3,650,000 through a mix of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs), other forms of equity compensation, cash-based long-term plans or other components as may be determined by the Compensation Committee from time to time in its sole discretion (“Long-term Incentive Awards”), subject to the terms of any Company plans governing the granting of Long-term Incentive Awards, and the terms of any related award agreements in accordance with the Company’s customary practices.

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                        3.4.    Additional Compensation Plans. In addition to the above compensation, and at the Company’s discretion, you will be eligible to participate in other compensation plans and programs available to executives at your level (“Additional Compensation Plans”). The Company shall maintain full discretion to amend, modify or terminate such Additional Compensation Plans, and full discretion over the decision to award you compensation under such Additional Compensation Plans and the amount of such an award, if any.
                        3.5.    Indemnification. You shall be entitled throughout the Term (and after the end of the Term, to the extent relating to service during your employment) to the benefit of the indemnification provisions contained on the date hereof in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of Time Warner Cable Inc. (not including any amendments or additions after the date hereof that limit or narrow, but including any that add to or broaden, the protection afforded to you by those provisions).
               4.      Termination.
                        4.1.    Termination for Cause; Voluntary Resignation. The Company may terminate your employment for “cause” and you may voluntarily resign your employment prior to the expiration of the Term. Upon the termination of your employment for cause or your voluntary resignation, all of the obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, other than the Company’s obligations set forth below in Section 4.1.2 and the provisions identified in Section 10.13 (Survival).
                                   4.1.1.  Definition of Cause. Termination by the Company for “cause” shall mean termination because of your (a) conviction (treating a nolo contendere plea as a conviction) of a felony (whether or not any right to appeal has been or may be exercised) other than as a result of a moving violation or a Limited Vicarious Liability (as defined below), (b) willful failure or refusal without proper cause to perform your material duties with the Company, including your material obligations under this Agreement (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental impairment), (c) willful misappropriation, embezzlement, fraud or any reckless or willful destruction of Company property having a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, (d) willful and material breach of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company having a

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significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation; (e) material and willful breach of any of the restrictive covenants provided for in Section 8 (Restrictive Covenants) below; or (f) a willful violation of any material Company policy, including the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct having a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation. Such termination shall be effected by written notice thereof delivered by the Company to you and shall be effective as of the date of such notice; provided, however, that if (i) such termination is because of your willful failure or refusal without proper cause to perform your material duties with the Company including any one or more of your material obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) within 15 days following the date of such notice you shall cease your refusal and shall use your best efforts to perform such obligations, the termination shall not be effective. The term “Limited Vicarious Liability” shall mean any liability which is based on acts of the Company for which you are responsible solely as a result of your office(s) with the Company; provided that (x) you are not directly involved in such acts and either had no prior knowledge of such actions or, upon obtaining such knowledge, promptly acted reasonably and in good faith to attempt to prevent the acts causing such liability or (y) after consulting with the Company’s counsel, you reasonably believed that no law was being violated by such acts.
                                   4.1.2.  Obligations Upon Termination For Cause or Voluntary Resignation. In the event of your termination of employment by the Company for cause or your voluntary resignation, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that the Company may have at law or in equity, the Company shall have no further obligation to you other than (i) to pay Base Salary through the effective date of termination, (ii) with respect to any rights you have pursuant to any insurance or other benefit plans or arrangements of the Company, (iii) with respect to any rights to indemnification that you may have under Section 3.5 above, and (iv) if your employment is terminated pursuant to Sections 4.1.1(b) or 4.1.1(f) above, the Company shall pay you any Bonus for any year prior to the year in which such termination of employment occurs that has been determined but not yet paid as of the date of such termination of employment. You hereby disclaim any right to receive a pro rata portion of any Bonus with respect to the year in which such termination or resignation occurs. Payments of Base Salary required under this Section shall be made at the same time as such payments

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would otherwise have been made to you pursuant to Sections 3.1 (Base Salary) if your employment had not been terminated.
                         4.2.    Termination by You for Good Reason and Termination by the Company Without Cause. Unless previously terminated pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement, you shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to the Company, to terminate your employment for “Good Reason” effective 15 days after the giving of such notice, if, at the time of the giving of such notice, the Company is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement without your express written consent; provided, however, that, with the exception of clause (i) below, this Agreement shall not so terminate if such notice is the first such notice of termination delivered by you pursuant to this Section 4.2 and within such 15-day period the Company shall have cured all such material breaches. Any such notice of termination for Good Reason must be provided to the Company within 90 days of any material breach of the Agreement. A material breach by the Company shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the Company’s material violation of Sections 2(a), 2(c) or 2(f) with respect to your title, reporting lines, authority, functions, duties, powers, responsibilities or place of employment, or (ii) the Company failing to cause any successor to all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company expressly to assume the obligations of the Company under this Agreement as provided by Section 10.4 (Assignability). The Company shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to you, to terminate your employment under this Agreement without cause, which notice shall specify the effective date of such termination.
                                   4.2.1.  Termination Benefits. After the effective date of a termination of employment without cause or for Good Reason pursuant to this Section 4.2, you shall receive Base Salary and a pro rata portion of your Bonus through the effective date of termination, subject to the actual achievement of the performance criteria established for the Company for the year of termination, provided that your individual performance score shall be equal to the Company’s performance score, as determined by the Company. Your pro rata Bonus pursuant to this Section 4.2.1 shall be paid to you at the times set forth in Section 4.5 (Payments).
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you shall continue to receive Base Salary and Bonus compensation and the post-termination benefits specified in Section 7.2 for a period ending on the date which is 24 months after the effective date of such termination (the “Severance Period”). During the Severance Period you shall be entitled to receive, whether or not you become disabled during the Severance Period, (a) Base Salary at an annual rate equal to your Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the notice of termination, and (b) an annual Bonus in respect of each calendar year or portion thereof (in which case a pro rata portion of such Bonus will be payable) during the Severance Period equal to your Target Bonus in effect immediately prior to the notice of termination. Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.2.2 shall be paid to you at the times set forth in Section 4.5 (Payments). Effective as of the date of your termination of employment pursuant to Section 4.2, any outstanding Long-term Incentive Awards granted during the Term shall immediately vest in full and any stock option awards granted during the Term shall become immediately exercisable for the time periods set forth in the respective stock option award agreements.
                                             4.2.2.1. Other Full-Time Employment or Death During the Severance Period. Except as provided in the following sentence, if you accept other full-time employment, excluding employment with an affiliate (“Other Employment”) during the Severance Period or notify the Company in writing of your intention to terminate your post-termination benefits under Section 7.2, effective upon the commencement of such Other Employment or the effective date of such termination as specified by you in such notice, whichever is applicable, the continuation of the post-termination health and welfare benefits specified in Section 7.2 shall terminate, but you shall continue to receive the remaining payments you would have received pursuant to Section 4.2.2 at the times specified therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you accept employment with any not-for-profit organization, as defined by Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 501(c), then you shall be entitled to continue to receive the post-termination health and welfare benefits specified in Section 7.2 and the payments as provided in the first sentence of Section 4.2.2. Furthermore, if you accept employment with any affiliate of the Company or die during the Severance Period, then the payments provided for in Section 4.2.2 shall immediately cease and you (or your estate or designated beneficiary(ies)) shall not be entitled to any further payments; provided that you shall be entitled to a prorated Target Bonus for the year in which your employment by the affiliate commences or the year of your death, as applicable, based on the number of whole or partial months in such calendar year prior to the date of your employment by

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the affiliate or the date of your death, as determined by the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “affiliate” shall mean any entity which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company. For purposes of enforcing the terms of this Section 4.2.2.1, you acknowledge and agree that you will provide the Company with written notice of your intent to accept Other Employment, other part-time employment, other employment by a not-for-profit entity, or employment by an affiliate, including, the identity of the entity or person you intend to be employed by, the anticipated start date of your employment and a contact at such entity who can verify your employment terms. Any income from any Other Employment you may obtain shall not be applied to reduce the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
                                   4.2.3.  Termination of Employment Upon Change In Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if your employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof following (a) Change In Control (as defined in the Time Warner Cable 2006 Stock Incentive Plan or any successor plan “the Stock Plan”) or (b) the Company’s execution of an applicable merger, acquisition, sale or other agreement providing for a Change In Control (“a CIC Agreement”) but before the date that is 24 months after a Change In Control (or, if earlier, the expiration or termination of the CIC Agreement without a Change In Control), you shall (i) receive the severance benefits provided in Section 4.2.2, provided that, for purposes of this sub-clause (i) and sub-clause (ii) of this Section only, your Severance Period under such circumstances shall be 36 months rather than 24 months, and (ii) receive the post-termination benefits provided in Section 7.2; provided that, for purposes of Section 7.2(b) your Severance Period shall be 24 months. Any employment terminations for “cause” pursuant to Sections 4.1.1 (b) or 4.1.1 (f) above within 24 months following a Change In Control shall be deemed terminations without cause for purposes of severance benefits (as provided in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) above) and treatment of the Company’s (or any successor’s) outstanding equity awards or other Long-term Incentive Awards that are outstanding as of the employment termination date.
                         4.3.    Expiration of Term. If at the expiration of the Term, your employment shall not have been previously terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, no Disability Period is then in effect and the parties shall not have agreed in a signed writing to an extension or renewal of this Agreement or on the terms of a new employment agreement, then this Agreement shall expire and your employment shall

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continue on an at-will basis. As an at-will employee, upon the termination of your employment without_cause, (a) you shall be eligible for participation in any executive-level severance plan or program offered by the Company that will provide a minimum severance benefit equal to twenty-four (24) months Base Salary and Target Bonus if such termination of employment occurs on February 1, 2011 through and including December 31, 2012, and a minimum severance benefit equal to twelve (12) months Base Salary and Target Bonus if such termination of employment occurs on or after January 1, 2013, subject to your execution and delivery of a full release to the Company substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A or such other form of release as may be implemented for such executive-level severance plan or program, (b) you shall receive immediate vesting in full of any outstanding equity awards or other Long-term Incentive Awards granted during the Term and any stock option awards granted during the Term shall become immediately exercisable for the time periods set forth in the respective stock option award agreements, and (c) any equity awards granted before the Effective Date shall continue to vest for a period that is equal to 24 months after the date of your termination of employment without cause (consistent with the pro-rata vesting terms set forth in Section 7.2(e) below); provided that, any stock option awards that are scheduled to vest on or before the end of such 24-month period shall vest upon the earlier of (i) the original vesting date of the stock option award, (ii) your commencement of Other Employment, and (iii) the end of such 24-month period; provided further that, vested stock options shall remain exercisable until a date that is three years after the earlier of (x) your commencement of Other Employment and (y) the end of such 24-month period, but not beyond the term of such options.
                         4.4.    Release. A condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to make the payments associated with a termination of employment pursuant to Sections 4.2 (Termination Without Cause or For Good Reason) and 5.1 (Disability) shall be your execution and delivery of a release of all claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A, as may be revised from time to time as necessary to reflect changes in federal or state laws to ensure that such release is valid. Such release must be signed by you and returned to the Company no later than 45 days after your separation from service with the Company. If you shall fail to execute and deliver such release, or if you revoke such release as provided therein, then you shall not be entitled to any severance benefits provided in Section 4.2.2 or Disability Period (defined below) payments under the Agreement and you shall reimburse the Company for any such

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payments made to you in anticipation of your execution of the release or prior to the revocation of such release.
                         4.5.    Payments. Payments of Base Salary and Bonus required to be made to you after a termination of employment pursuant to Sections 4, 5 or 6 shall be made at the same times as such payments otherwise would have been paid to you pursuant to Sections 3.1 (Base Salary) and 3.2 (Bonus) if your employment had not been terminated, or such other time as required for compliance with Code Section 409A as set forth in Section 10.15 below.
                         4.6.    Code §§ 280G and 4999. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent that any amount, stock option, restricted stock, RSUs, other equity awards or benefits paid or distributed to you pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement between the Company and you (collectively, the “280G Payments”) (a) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (b) but for this Section 4.6, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the 280G Payments shall be payable either (i) in full or (ii) in such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such 280G Payments being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code; whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income or excise taxes (including the excise tax imposed by Section 4999) results in your receipt on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits under this Agreement, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Unless you and the Company otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section shall be made in writing by an independent public accountant selected by the Company (the “Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon you and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and you shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section. The Company shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section, as well as any reasonable legal or accountant expenses, or

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any additional taxes, that you may incur as a result of any calculation errors made by the Accountant and/or the Company in connection with the Code Section 4999 excise tax analysis contemplated by this Section.
                                   4.6.1.  Additional 280G Payments. If you receive reduced 280G Payments by reason of this Section 4.6 and it is established pursuant to a final determination of the court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding that you could have received a greater amount without resulting in an excise tax, then the Company shall promptly thereafter pay you the aggregate additional amount which could have been paid without resulting in an excise tax as soon as practicable.
                                   4.6.2.  Review of Accountant Determinations. The parties agree to cooperate generally and in good faith with respect to (i) the review and determinations to be undertaken by the Accountants as set forth in this Section 4.6 and (ii) any audit, claim or other proceeding brought by the Internal Revenue Service or similar state authority to review or contest or otherwise related to the determinations of the Accountants as provided for in this Section 4.6, including any claim or position taken by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by you of any additional excise tax, over and above the amounts of excise tax established under the procedure set forth in this Section 4.6.
                                   4.6.3.  Order of 280G Payment Reduction. The reduction of 280G Payments, if applicable, shall be effected in the following order (unless you, to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, elect another method of reduction by written notice to the Company prior to the Section 280G event): (i) any cash severance payments, (ii) any other cash amounts payable to you, (iii) any health and welfare or similar benefits valued as parachute payments, (iv) acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price exceeds the then fair market value of the underlying stock, in order of the option tranches with the largest Section 280G parachute value, (v) acceleration of vesting of any equity award that is not a stock option and (vi) acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price is less than the fair market value of the underlying stock in such manner as would net you the largest remaining spread value if the options were all exercised as of the Section 280G event.

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               5.      Disability.
                        5.1.    Disability Payments. If during the Term and prior to the delivery of any notice of termination of employment pursuant to Section 4, you become physically or mentally disabled, whether totally or partially, so that you are unable to engage in substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment, which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, the Company shall, nevertheless, continue to pay your full compensation (including Bonus) through the last day of the sixth consecutive month of disability or the date on which any shorter periods of disability shall have equaled a total of six months in any twelve-month period (such last day or date being referred to herein as the “Disability Date”), in lieu of or offset by any payments received by you from Worker’s Compensation insurance, Social Security, and short- or long-term disability insurance benefits maintained by the Company; provided that, if you die prior to the Disability Date, you are not entitled to any further payments after such date, except as provided in Section 6 below. If you have not resumed your usual duties on or prior to the Disability Date, the Company shall terminate your employment effective as of the Disability Date and pay you a pro rata Bonus based on actual achievement of the performance criteria established for the Company, provided that your individual performance score shall be equal to the Company’s performance score, for the year in which the Disability Date occurs. Thereafter the Company shall pay you disability benefits for a period of time equal to the Severance Period defined in Section 4.2.2 (the “Disability Period”), in an annual amount equal to 75% of your Base Salary and Target Bonus in effect as of the Disability Date. All payments pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be made at the times specified in Section 4.5 (Payments).
                        5.2.    Recovery From Disability. If during the Disability Period you shall fully recover from your disability, the Company shall have the right (exercisable within 60 days after notice from you of such recovery), but not the obligation, to reinstate you to full-time employment at your compensation rate in effect as of the Disability Date. If the Company elects to rehire you, then the Disability Period payments described in Section 5.1 shall cease and this Agreement shall be reinstated in all respects and the Term shall not be extended by virtue of the occurrence of the Disability Period. If the Company elects not to rehire you, during any balance of your Disability Period, you shall be entitled to receipt of the payments described in Section 5.1

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and you may obtain Other Employment, subject, however, to the following: (i) you shall perform advisory services to the Company during any balance of the Disability Period and (ii) you shall not be entitled to the post-termination health and welfare benefits provided in Section 7.2 if you obtain Other Employment during the balance of your Disability Period. The advisory services referred to in clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence shall consist of rendering advice concerning strategic matters as requested by the Company, but you shall not be required to devote more than five days (up to eight hours per day) each month to such services, which shall be performed at a time and place mutually convenient to both parties. Any income from any Other Employment you may obtain during the balance of the Disability Period shall not be applied to reduce the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
                         5.3.    Other Disability Provisions. The Company shall be entitled to deduct from all payments to be made to you during the Disability Period pursuant to this Section 5 an amount equal to all disability payments received by you during the Disability Period from any Worker’s Compensation insurance, Social Security and short- or long-term disability insurance benefits maintained by the Company; provided, however, that for so long as, and to the extent that, proceeds paid to you from such disability insurance policies are not includible in your income for federal income tax purposes, the Company’s deduction with respect to such payments shall be equal to the product of (i) such payments and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one less the maximum marginal rate of federal income taxes applicable to individuals at the time of receipt of such payments. For purposes of clarity, you acknowledge and agree that Sections 4.2 (Termination Without Cause or For Good Reason) and 4.3 (Expiration of Term) shall not apply during the Disability Period and you shall not be entitled to any other notice and severance benefits under this Agreement or otherwise, or to receive or be paid for any accrued vacation time or unused sabbatical, unless payment of such accrued, but unused vacation benefits is otherwise required by state law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you die during the Disability Period, the payments provided for in Section 5.1 shall immediately cease and your estate (or designated beneficiary(ies)) shall not be entitled to any further payments; provided that, you shall be entitled to 75% of a prorated Target Bonus for the year in which your death occurs, based on the number of whole or partial months in such calendar year prior to the date of your death, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

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               6.      Death. If you die during the Term, this Agreement and all obligations of the Company to make any payments hereunder shall terminate except that your estate (or a designated beneficiary) shall be entitled to receive Base Salary to the last day of the month in which your death occurs and Bonus compensation (at the time bonuses are normally paid) based on the actual achievement of the performance criteria established for the Company, provided that your individual performance score shall be equal to the Company’s performance score, but prorated according to the number of whole or partial months you were employed by the Company in such calendar year.
               7.      Other Benefits.
                        7.1.    Generally Available Benefits. To the extent that (a) you are eligible under the general provisions thereof (including without limitation, any plan provision providing for participation to be limited to persons who were employees of the Company or certain of its subsidiaries prior to a specific point in time) and (b) the Company maintains such plan or program for the benefit of its executives, during the Term and so long as you are an employee of the Company, you shall be eligible to participate in any pension, excess plan, savings or similar plan or program, group life insurance, hospitalization, medical, vision, dental, accident, disability or similar plan or program, financial counseling reimbursement, and courtesy services of the Company now existing or established hereafter for similarly situated executives.
                                   7.1.1.  Life Insurance. During the Term, the Company shall (i) provide you with $50,000 of group life insurance and (ii) pay you annually an amount equal to two times the premium you would have to pay to obtain life insurance under the Group Universal Life (“GUL”) insurance program made available by the Company in an amount equal to $2,000,000. You shall be under no obligation to use the payments made by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence to purchase GUL insurance or to purchase any other life insurance. If the Company discontinues its GUL insurance program, the Company shall nevertheless make the payments required by this Section 7.1.1 as if such program were still in effect. The payments made to you hereunder shall not be considered as “salary” or “compensation” or “bonus” in determining the amount of any payment under any pension, retirement, profit-sharing or other benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company. The payments

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required by this Section 7.1.1 will be paid to you no later than March 15 following the calendar year to which it relates.
                         7.2.    Benefits After a Termination or Disability. During the Severance Period or the Disability Period, unless you accept Other Employment as described in Sections 4.2.2 (Severance Benefits) or 5.2 (Recovery From Disability), you shall continue to be eligible to participate in the Company’s health and welfare benefit plans, or comparable arrangements that may be implemented for former employees covered by severance arrangements, to the extent such benefits are maintained in effect by the Company for its executives; provided, however, (a) you shall not be entitled to any additional awards or grants under any stock option, restricted stock, RSU or other stock based incentive plan or Additional Compensation Plans, (b) any equity awards granted before January 1, 2010 that would have vested on or before the end of the Severance Period or Disability Period shall continue to vest during the Severance Period or Disability Period (consistent with the pro-rata vesting terms set forth in Section 7.2(e) below); provided that, any stock option awards that are scheduled to vest on or before the end of the Severance Period or Disability Period shall vest upon the earlier of (i) the original vesting date of the stock option award, (ii) your commencement of Other Employment, and (iii) the end of the Severance Period or Disability Period; provided further that, vested stock options shall remain exercisable until a date that is three years after the earlier of (x) your commencement of Other Employment and (y) the end of the Severance Period or Disability Period, but not beyond the term of such options, (c) any equity awards or other Long-term Incentive Awards granted on or after the Effective Date and during the Term, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the respective award agreements and the vesting provisions set forth in Section 4.2.2 and this Section 7.2, (d) during the Term, the Company shall not be permitted to determine that your employment was terminated for “unsatisfactory performance” within the meaning of any stock option, restricted stock, RSU, or other equity compensation agreement between you and the Company, provided that such determination is permitted by applicable law, and (e) for purposes of determining whether any equity based award granted before January 1, 2010 would have vested on or before the end of the Severance Period (as contemplated in clause (b) above), such equity based award(s) shall be deemed to vest pro rata over the applicable vesting period notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions in the plan or agreement under which it was granted. Effective with your termination of employment pursuant to Sections 4, 5 or 6, you will no longer be permitted to contribute to or receive

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a Company match in the TWC Savings Plan, or any successor plan, and you will no longer accrue benefit service under the Time Warner Cable Pension Plan or the Time Warner Cable Excess Benefit Pension Plan, or any successor plans, and your rights under those plans will be determined in accordance with the terms of those plans and applicable law. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, your rights to benefits and payments under any benefit plans or any insurance or other death benefit plans or arrangements of the Company or under any stock option, restricted stock, RSU, or other equity compensation, Additional Compensation Plans, or any management incentive or other plan of the Company shall be determined in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and any related award agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your continued participation in the Company’s benefit plans shall be subject to the limitations of applicable law.
                        7.3.    Payments in Lieu of Other Benefits. In the event your employment with the Company is terminated pursuant to any section of this Agreement, you shall not be entitled to notice and severance under the Company’s general employee policies or other executive severance plans or programs, or to be paid for any accrued vacation time or unused sabbatical (unless payment of such accrued, but unused vacation benefits is otherwise required by state law), the payments provided for in such sections in this Agreement being in lieu thereof.
               8.      Restrictive Covenants.
                        8.1.    Confidentiality Covenant. You acknowledge that your employment by the Company will, throughout the term of your employment, bring you into close contact with many confidential affairs of the Company, its affiliates and third parties doing business with the Company, including information about costs, profits, markets, sales, products, key personnel, pricing policies, operational methods, technical processes and other business affairs and methods and other information not readily available to the public, and plans for future development. You further acknowledge that the services to be performed under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character. You further acknowledge that the business of the Company and its affiliates is international in scope, that its products and services are marketed throughout the world, that the Company and its affiliates compete in nearly all of its business activities with other entities that are or could be located in nearly any part

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of the world and that the nature of your services, position and expertise are such that you are capable of competing with the Company and its affiliates from nearly any location in the world. In recognition of the foregoing, you covenant and agree:
                                   8.1.1.  You shall use all reasonable efforts to keep secret all confidential matters of the Company, its affiliates and third parties and shall not disclose such matters to anyone outside of the Company and its affiliates, or to anyone inside the Company and its affiliates who does not have a need to know or use such information, and shall not use such information for personal benefit or the benefit of a third party, either during or after the Term, except with the Company’s written consent, provided that (i) you shall have no such obligation to the extent such matters are or become publicly known other than as a result of your breach of your obligations hereunder, (ii) you may, after giving prior notice to the Company to the extent practicable under the circumstances, disclose such matters to the extent required by applicable laws or governmental regulations or judicial or regulatory process, and (iii) to the extent necessary to enforce the terms of this Agreement;
                                   8.1.2.  You shall deliver promptly to the Company on termination of your employment, or at any other time the Company may so request, all memoranda, notes, records, reports and other documents (and all copies thereof) relating to the Company’s and its affiliates’ businesses, which you obtained while employed by, or otherwise serving or acting on behalf of, the Company and which you may then possess or have under your control; and
                         8.2.    Non-solicitation. During your employment with the Company and its affiliates, and if your employment terminates for any reason, whether during or after the Term, including your voluntary resignation or retirement, for a period of one year after such termination, without the prior written consent of the Company, you shall not directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, induce, encourage or attempt to influence any customer, independent contractor, joint venturer or supplier of the Company to cease to do business with or to otherwise terminate his, her or its relationship with the Company, (ii) solicit or hire or cause any entity of which you are an affiliate to solicit or hire, any person who was a full-time employee of the Company at the date of your termination of employment or within six months prior thereto, but such prohibition shall not apply to your secretary or executive assistant, any other employee eligible to receive overtime pay

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or any former employee of the Company who was terminated involuntarily by the Company, so long as you were not, directly or indirectly, involved in the circumstances giving rise to such termination. Nothing in this Section 8.2 shall restrict your ability to engage in general advertising not targeted at Company employees or serve as a reference for an employee with regard to an entity with which you are not affiliated.
                         8.3.    Non-disparagement. During your employment with the Company and its affiliates, and if your employment terminates for any reason, whether during or after the Term, including your voluntary resignation or retirement, for a period of one year after such termination, you shall not, directly or indirectly, disparage, make negative statements about or act in any manner which is intended to damage the goodwill of, or the business or personal reputations of the Company or any of its affiliates, or those individuals who serve or served as an officer or director of the Company or any of its affiliates on or after the Effective Date. Nothing in this Section 8.3 shall prohibit or bar you from providing truthful testimony in any legal proceeding, making any truthful disclosure required under law or from enforcing any rights under this Agreement.
                         8.4.    Non-compete. During your employment with the Company and its affiliates, and if your employment terminates for any reason, whether during or after the Term, including your voluntary resignation or retirement, for a period of time equal to the Severance Period defined in Section 4.2.2 (whether or not you are eligible for or receive any severance benefits under Section 4.2.2) or, if you are employed at will, 12 months after your termination of employment for any reason (the “Non-compete Period”), you shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, render any services to, or act in any capacity for, any Competitive Entity, or acquire any interest of any type in any Competitive Entity; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit you from acquiring, (a) solely as an investment and through market purchases, securities of any Competitive Entity which are registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and which are publicly traded, so long as you are not part of any control group of such Competitive Entity and such securities, including converted securities, do not constitute more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding voting power of that entity and (b) securities of any Competitive Entity that are not publicly traded, so long as you are not part of any control group of such Competitive Entity and such securities, including converted securities, do not constitute more than

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three percent (3%) of the outstanding voting power of that entity. For purposes of the foregoing, the following shall be deemed to be a Competitive Entity: (i) any United States based entity a material portion of the business of which is any line of business that comprises a material portion of the business in which the Company engages in, conducts or, to your knowledge, has definitive plans to engage in or conduct and that the Company reasonably expects will comprise a material portion of its business within the succeeding 12 months, whether that business is conducted directly by such entity or a subsidiary of such entity (a “Covered Business”); provided that, you may be employed by or provide services to an ultimate parent company that owns a subsidiary which is materially engaged in a Covered Business, so long as you demonstrate to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction (e.g. represent and warrant to the Company in writing and describe the nature of your responsibilities) that you do not and will not, directly or indirectly, provide any services or advice to, have any responsibility for, or supervision of, any subsidiary materially engaged in a Covered Business, (ii) any entity which has a material commercial relationship with the Company and could reasonably derive a material unfair advantage in dealings with the Company because of confidential information you possess about the Company’s products, services, business strategies, financial condition, terms of agreements or other information, or (iii) any operating business that is engaged in or conducted by the Company as to which, to your knowledge, the Company covenants, in writing, not to compete with in connection with the disposition of such business; provided that, this Section 8.4 (iii) shall only apply during your active employment with the Company and its affiliates. In evaluating any requests for written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to be relieved, in whole or in part, of your obligations under this Section 8.4, the Chief Executive Officer shall consider the nature of your position with the Company, the confidential and proprietary information to which you were privy during the course of your employment with the Company, the nature of the employment and position you are seeking with a Competitive Entity, the extent to which you can perform services for any such Competitive Entity without disclosing, using or putting at risk any trade secrets or confidential, proprietary information of the Company, and any other relevant factors, in all instances looking to make decisions that reasonably and properly protect the trade secrets and other confidential, proprietary information of the Company.
                         8.5.    Ownership of Work Product. You acknowledge that during your employment, you may conceive of, discover, invent or create inventions,

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improvements, new contributions, literary property, material, ideas and discoveries, whether patentable or copyrightable or not (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to herein as “Work Product”), and that various business opportunities shall be presented to you by reason of your employment by the Company. You acknowledge that all of the foregoing shall be owned by and belong exclusively to the Company and that you shall have no personal interest therein, provided that they are either related in any manner to the business (commercial or experimental) of the Company, or are, in the case of Work Product, conceived or made on the Company’s time or with the use of the Company’s facilities or materials, or, in the case of business opportunities, are presented to you for the possible interest or participation of the Company. You shall (i) promptly disclose any such Work Product and business opportunities to the Company; (ii) assign to the Company, upon request and without additional compensation, the entire rights to such Work Product and business opportunities; (iii) sign all papers necessary to carry out the foregoing; and (iv) give testimony in support of your inventorship or creation in any appropriate case. You agree that you will not assert any rights to any Work Product or business opportunity as having been made or acquired by you prior to the date of this Agreement except for Work Product or business opportunities, if any, disclosed to and acknowledged by the Company in writing prior to the date hereof.
                         8.6.    Reasonable Restrictive Covenants. You acknowledge that the restrictions contained in this Section 8, in light of the nature of the Company’s business and your position and responsibilities, are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company. You further acknowledge that the restrictions contained in this Section 8 shall survive the termination of your employment as provided in Section 10.13 (Survival), including your voluntary resignation or retirement, and/or the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
               9.      Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be effective only if given in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or mailed first-class, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, as follows (or to such other or additional address as either party shall designate by notice in writing to the other in accordance herewith):

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  9.1.   If to the Company:
 
      Time Warner Cable Inc.
60 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10023
Attention: General Counsel
 
      With a copy to:
 
      Time Warner Cable Inc.
7820 Crescent Executive Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
Attention: Group Vice President, Compensation & Benefits
                         9.2.   If to you, to your residence address set forth in the payroll records of the Company.
              10.      General.
                         10.1.   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws rules, as applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely in New York.
                         10.2.   Captions. The section headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
                         10.3.   No Other Representations. No representation, promise or inducement has been made by either party that is not embodied in this Agreement, and neither party shall be bound by or be liable for any alleged representation, promise or inducement not so set forth.
                         10.4.   Assignability. This Agreement and your rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned by you and except as specifically contemplated in this Agreement, neither you, your legal representative nor any beneficiary designated by you shall have any right, without the prior written consent of the Company, to assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, anticipate or commute to any

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person or entity any payment due in the future pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, and any attempt to do so shall be void and shall not be recognized by the Company. The Company shall assign its rights together with its obligations hereunder in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s business and assets, whether by merger, purchase of stock or assets or otherwise, as the case may be. Upon any such assignment, the Company shall cause any such successor expressly to assume such obligations, and such rights and obligations shall inure to and be binding upon any such successor.
                         10.5.   Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended and the terms or covenants hereof may be waived only by written instrument executed by both of the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. The failure of either party at any time or times to require performance of any provision hereof shall in no manner affect such party’s right at a later time to enforce the same. No waiver by either party of the breach of any term or covenant contained in this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such breach, or a waiver of the breach of any other term or covenant contained in this Agreement.
                         10.6.   Remedies.
                                   10.6.1.  Specific Remedies. In addition to such other rights and remedies as the Company may have at equity or in law with respect to any breach of this Agreement, if you commit a material breach of any of the provisions of Section 8 (Restrictive Covenants), the Company shall have the right and remedy to have such provisions specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to the Company; provided that for the non-compete covenant set forth in Section 8.4, the right to specific enforcement shall only apply to the first twelve months of the Non-compete Period. Upon a judicial determination that any of the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 8 are overbroad in duration or scope, this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the end that the restrictive covenants contemplated in Section 8 are fulfilled to the greatest extent possible.

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                                   10.6.2.  Reduction of Severance Payments. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if you breach any of the provisions of Section 8 during the relevant restricted periods provided for therein, as determined by the Company, all payment and other obligations of the Company pursuant to Sections 4.2.2 (Severance Benefits), 4.2.3 (Termination Upon CIC), 5.1 (Disability Payments) or 7.2 (Benefits After Termination) shall cease as of the date of the breach and you agree to forfeit such payments and obligations while in breach of the provisions of Section 8; provided that, the balance of any remaining payments or other obligations due you pursuant to Sections 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 5.1 or 7.2, if any, shall be provided to you as scheduled if you cease to engage in the conduct that violates the provisions of Section 8 (whether at the request of the Company, as the result of an injunction or otherwise). Nothing in this Section 10.6.2 shall limit your repayment obligations to the Company, if any, under Section 10.6.3 below.
                                   10.6.3.  Incentive Compensation Forfeiture. In addition to the injunctive remedies available to the Company pursuant to Section 10.6.1 above, you agree that in the event of the termination of your employment for a “Covered Cause Event” (as defined below, and each a “Forfeiture Event”), the Company shall be entitled to the following additional remedies: (a) your options and any other equity or cash-based awards granted on or after the Effective Date and within one year of the occurrence of the Covered Cause Event shall be subject to the forfeiture and repayment conditions set forth on Annex B to this Agreement and (b) you shall repay to the Company, within sixty (60) days of written demand, all Base Salary and Bonus previously paid to you in respect of a period during which you engaged in the conduct giving rise to the Covered Cause Event. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Board or committee to whom the Board has delegated such matters shall retain sole discretion regarding whether to seek the remedies set forth in this Section 10.6.3 and in Section 10.6.4. For purposes of this Section 10.6.3, (I) a “Covered Cause Event” shall mean any conduct and/or activity falling within Sections 4.1.1 (a), (c), (d) and (e) (other than a breach of Section 8.2 hereof or a non-material breach of Sections 8.1hereof) of the definition of “cause,” (II) the reference to “felony” in 4.1.1 (a) shall be limited solely to any acts or omissions arising in the performance of your duties and responsibilities for, or matters involving the assets or property of, the Company or its affiliates and (III) for purposes of this Section 10.6.3, no act or failure to act will be considered “willful” with respect to “cause” unless it has been done, or omitted to be done, by you in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the

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action was in the best interests of the Company; provided further that any act, or failure to act, based upon authority or instruction(s) given to you pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board, or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company, will be conclusively presumed to be done or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. This Section 10.6.3 and Annex B shall not apply unless the Company gives you written notice of its exercise of its rights under this Section 10.6.3 and Annex B within ninety (90) days of the Board becoming aware of the conduct giving rise to the Covered Cause Event; provided that other than in the case of an ongoing course of conduct, the Company shall provide you with written notice within eighteen (18) months of conduct giving rise to the Covered Cause Event, or in the case of the cessation of an ongoing course of conduct, within eighteen (18) months of such cessation, and if it fails to do so such conduct shall no longer provide a basis for any forfeiture pursuant to this Section 10.6.3. In the event of a change of ownership or control of the Company, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company (in each case as defined under Section 280G of the Code), no person or entity acquiring such ownership or control may enforce the provisions of this Section 10.6.3 against you if at the time of such transaction such person or entity was aware of, or reasonably should have known of, events or circumstances that would have given the Company grounds to have terminated your employment for a Covered Cause Event.
                                   10.6.4.  Other Forfeitures of Compensation. You hereby acknowledge and agree that you are subject to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and that pursuant thereto you may under certain circumstances be obligated to pay back to the Company certain amounts previously received by you. In addition, in connection with any grant, payment or settlement made on your behalf (i.e., in connection with any incentive and/or performance based compensation), based in whole or in part on the financial performance criteria of the Company, or any division thereof, that are subsequently determined by the Board or a committee thereof to be materially incorrect, you hereby agree that you shall pay back to the Company upon request of the Board, the Board’s audit committee, or a committee of independent Board members, within sixty (60) days of written demand, amounts previously received by you as bonuses or other incentive or equity compensation, equal to the amount by which your compensation would have been reduced net of any additional amounts that would have been due to you (in respect of the same years or

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different years) had the performance criteria been applied correctly; it being understood that you shall retain any such remaining compensation attributable to the correct application of such performance criteria. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no amount shall be repaid by you more than once under Section 10.6.3 and this Section 10.6.4.
                                              10.6.4.1.   Tax Liabilities with Respect to Forfeitures of Reimbursement Obligations. Except to the extent required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, repayments to the Company of amounts previously paid to you or of gain realized by you in connection with any option or equity award, as may be provided for in Sections 10.6.3 and 10.6.4 and Annex B, shall be reduced by the Net Tax Cost of amounts of previously paid compensation and/or gain, so that you shall not be required to pay to the Company amounts in excess of the amounts received by you on an “after tax” basis. “Net Tax Cost” shall mean the net amount of any federal, foreign, state or local income and employment taxes paid by you in respect of the compensation or gain received that is subject to reimbursement, after taking into account any and all available deductions, credits or other offsets allowable to you (including, without limitation, any deduction permitted under the claim of right doctrine), and regardless of whether you would be required to amend any prior income or other tax returns, subject to your documentation that deductions, credits or other offsets otherwise available or allowable to you could not be used as a result of your actual tax position.
                                              10.6.4.2.   Incentive Compensation Forfeiture Offset. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall have the right to offset against any amounts owed to you by the Company any repayment obligations or liabilities that you may have under Sections 10.6.3 and 10.6.4 and Annex B of this Agreement.
                         10.7.   Resolution of Disputes. Except as provided in the preceding Section 10.6 (Remedies), any dispute or controversy arising with respect to this Agreement and your employment hereunder (whether based on contract or tort or upon any federal, state or local statute, including but not limited to claims asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, any state Fair Employment Practices Act and/or the Americans with Disability Act) shall, at the election of either you or the Company, be submitted to JAMS for

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resolution in arbitration in accordance with the rules and procedures of JAMS. Either party shall make such election by delivering written notice thereof to the other party at any time (but not later than 45 days after such party receives notice of the commencement of any administrative or regulatory proceeding or the filing of any lawsuit relating to any such dispute or controversy) and thereupon any such dispute or controversy shall be resolved only in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.7. Any such proceedings shall take place in New York, New York before a single arbitrator (rather than a panel of arbitrators), pursuant to any streamlined or expedited (rather than a comprehensive) arbitration process, before a non-judicial (rather than a judicial) arbitrator, and in accordance with an arbitration process which, in the judgment of such arbitrator, shall have the effect of reasonably limiting or reducing the cost of such arbitration. The resolution of any such dispute or controversy by the arbitrator appointed in accordance with the procedures of JAMS shall be final and binding. Judgment upon the award rendered by such arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof, and the parties consent to the jurisdiction of the New York courts for this purpose. If you shall be the prevailing party in such arbitration, the Company shall promptly pay, upon your demand, all reasonable legal fees, court costs and other reasonable costs and expenses incurred by you in any legal action seeking to enforce the award in any court.
                         10.8.   Beneficiaries. Whenever this Agreement provides for any payment to your estate, such payment may be made instead to such beneficiary or beneficiaries as you may designate by written notice to the Company. You shall have the right to revoke any such designation and to redesignate a beneficiary or beneficiaries by written notice to the Company (and to any applicable insurance company) to such effect.
                         10.9.   No Conflict. You represent and warrant to the Company that this Agreement is legal, valid and binding upon you and the execution of this Agreement and the performance of your obligations hereunder does not and will not constitute a breach of, or conflict with the terms or provisions of, any agreement or understanding to which you are a party (including, without limitation, any other employment agreement). The Company represents and warrants to you that this Agreement is legal, valid and binding upon the Company and the execution of this Agreement and the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder does not and

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will not constitute a breach of, or conflict with the terms or provisions of, any agreement or understanding to which the Company is a party.
                         10.10.  Withholding Taxes. Payments made to you pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to withholding and social security taxes and other ordinary and customary payroll deductions.
                         10.11.  Offset. Except as provided in Sections 5.1 (Disability Payments), 10.6.4.2 (Incentive Compensation Forfeiture Offset) and the Company’s general right to offset any payments received by you under this Agreement by any disability benefits you may receive during the Term or any Severance Period from Worker’s Compensation insurance, Social Security disability, and short- and long-term disability insurance benefits maintained by the Company, neither you nor the Company shall have any right to offset any amounts owed by one party hereunder against amounts owed or claimed to be owed to such party, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, and you and the Company shall make all the payments provided for in this Agreement in a timely manner.
                         10.12.  Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby; provided, however, that the parties shall negotiate in good faith with respect to equitable modification of the provision or application thereof held to be invalid. To the extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, each party hereby waives any provision of law which renders any provision of this Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.
                         10.13.  Survival.
                                    10.13.1.        Sections 3.5 (Indemnification), 4.5 (Payments), 4.6 (Code §280G), 8 (Restrictive Covenants), 9 (Notices) and 10 (General) shall survive any termination of your employment by the Company for cause or your voluntary resignation pursuant to Section 4.1 and the expiration of the Term pursuant to Section 4.3.
                                    10.13.2.        Sections 3.5, 4.4 (Release), 4.5, 4.6, 7.2 (Benefits After Term), 8, 9 and 10 shall survive any termination of your employment by

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the Company without cause, by you for Good Reason, or due to your disability pursuant to Sections 4.2 or 5.
                                     10.13.3.        If your employment continues after the Term on an at-will basis, Sections 4.3(a), 4.3(b) and 4.3(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
                         10.14.   Key Definitions. The following terms are defined in this Agreement in the places indicated:
280G Payments – Section 4.6
Additional Compensation Plans – Section 3.4
affiliate – Section 4.2.2.1
Base Salary – Section 3.1
Bonus – Section 3.2
cause – Section 4.1.1
Change In Control – Section 4.2.3
CIC Agreement – Section 4.2.3
Competitive Entity – Section 8.4
Covered Business – Section 8.4
Covered Cause Event – Section 10.6.3
Disability Date – Section 5.1
Disability Period – Section 5.1
Forfeiture Event – Section 10.6.3
Good Reason – Section 4.2
Limited Vicarious Liability – Section 4.1.1
Long-term Incentive Awards – Section 3.3
Net Tax Cost – Section 10.6.4.1
Non-compete Period – Section 8.4
Other Employment – Section 4.2.2.1
Severance Period – Section 4.2.2
Stock Plan – Section 4.2.3
Target Bonus – Section 3.2
Term – Section 1
Work Product – Section 8.5
                         10.15.   Compliance With Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and will be interpreted, administered and operated in a manner consistent with that intent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at the time of your separation from service with the Company you are a

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“specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code (and the regulations thereunder) and any payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such separation from service are subject to Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will defer the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to you) until the date that is six months following your separation from service with the Company (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code), and the Company will pay any such delayed amounts in a lump sum at such time. If any other payments of money or other benefits due to you hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred if deferral will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise such payment or other benefits shall be restructured, to the extent possible, in a manner, determined by the Company, that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax. To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefits due to you under this Agreement constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, any such reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be paid to you in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). Each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. References to “termination of employment” and similar terms used in this Agreement are intended to refer to “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code. The Company shall consult with you in good faith regarding the implementation of the provisions of this Section 10.15; provided that neither the Company nor any of its employees or representatives shall have any liability to you with respect to thereto.
                         10.16.   Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings, written or oral, between the parties.

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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
         
 
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.


 
 
  By:   /s/ Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum    
    MARC LAWRENCE-APFELBAUM   
    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,
GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY 
 
 
 

Agreed to by:

EXECUTIVE


 
 
     /s/ Landel C. Hobbs    
    LANDEL C. HOBBS   
       

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ANNEX A
RELEASE
     Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement made as of                     , between TIME WARNER CABLE INC. (the “Company”) and the undersigned (the “Agreement”), and in consideration of the payments made to me and other benefits to be received by me pursuant thereto, I, [Name], being of lawful age, do hereby release and forever discharge the Company and any successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, related entities, predecessors, merged entities and parent entities and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, benefit plan administrators and trustees, agents, attorneys, insurers, representatives, affiliates, successors and assigns from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, or demands for general, special or punitive damages, attorney’s fees, expenses, or other compensation or damages (collectively, “Claims”), which in any way relate to or arise out of my employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the termination of such employment, which I may now or hereafter have under any federal, state or local law, regulation or order, including without limitation, Claims related to any equity awards held by me or granted to me by the Company that are scheduled to vest subsequent to my termination of employment (except for those equity awards scheduled to vest after the date of my termination pursuant to Section 7.2(b) of the Agreement) and Claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (with the exception of Claims that may arise after the date I sign this Release), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York City Human Rights Law (each as amended through and including the date of this Release); as well as any other claims under state contract or tort law, including, but not limited to, claims for employment discrimination, wrongful termination, constructive termination, violation of public policy, breach of any express or implied contract, breach of any implied covenant, fraud, intentional or negligent misrepresentation, emotional distress, slander, and invasion of privacy; provided, however, that the execution of this Release shall not prevent the undersigned from bringing a lawsuit against the Company to enforce its obligations under the Agreement; provided further, that the execution of this Release does not release any rights I may have against the Company for indemnification under the Agreement or any other agreement, plan or arrangement.
                    I acknowledge that I have been given at least forty-five (45) days from the day I received a copy of this Release to sign it and that I have been advised to consult an attorney. I understand that I have the right to revoke my consent to this Release for seven (7) days following my signing. This

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Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the expiration of the seven-day period following the date it is signed by me.
                    I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE I MAY BE GIVING UP VALUABLE LEGAL RIGHTS AND THAT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT A LAWYER BEFORE SIGNING. I further state that I have read this document and the Agreement referred to herein, that I know the contents of both and that I have executed the same as my own free act.
               WITNESS my hand this ___ day of                     , ___
 

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Annex B
Incentive Compensation Forfeiture and Repayment
     As provided for in Sections 10.6.3 and 10.6.4 of this Employment Agreement, and unless otherwise determined by the Company’s Board or a committee thereof, if the Board or a committee thereof determines that a Forfeiture Event has occurred, the options (“Options”) or other equity awards (“Other Equity Awards”), or other cash-based awards, in all cases subject to Section 10.6.3(a) shall be subject to the following forfeiture conditions, at the discretion of the Board or a committee thereof, to which you, by accepting such Options or Other Equity Awards, hereby agree:
(1)   The unexercised portion of the Options and any Other Equity Awards, and any other cash-based award, in all cases not otherwise settled or paid (in each case, both unvested and vested, if any) will immediately be forfeited and canceled without payment upon the occurrence of the Forfeiture Event; and
(2)   You will be obligated to repay to the Company, by certified check, within sixty (60) days after written demand is made therefore by the Company (the “Notice Date”), an amount equal to (A) the total amount of Award Gain (as defined herein) realized by you upon each exercise of Options and the value you have received with respect to any settlement or payment in connection with any Other Equity Awards, or any other cash-based award, in each case on or after the date that the acts giving rise to the Forfeiture Event commenced or occurred (the “Forfeiture Date”), and (B) the fair market value of all Other Equity Awards awarded to you or which have become vested, in each case on or after the Forfeiture Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may satisfy your repayment obligations with respect to amounts owed pursuant to sub-clauses (A) and (B) by returning the applicable Options or Other Equity Awards, or the equity acquired upon exercise of such Options or the vesting of such Other Equity Awards to the Company. “Award Gain” shall mean the product of (x) the fair market value per share of stock at the date of such Option exercise or exercise of Other Equity Awards (without regard to any subsequent change in the market price of such share of stock) minus the exercise price times (y) the number of shares as to which the Options and Other Equity Awards were exercised at that date.

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EX-10.33 4 g22094exv10w33.htm EX-10.33 exv10w33
EXHIBIT 10.33
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
               EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made as of December 31, 2009, effective as of January 1, 2010 (the “Effective Date”), between TIME WARNER CABLE INC. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and ROBERT D. MARCUS (“you” or “your”).
               You and the Company desire to set forth the terms and conditions of your employment by the Company and agree as follows:
               1.     Term of Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall be for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2012 (the “Term”), subject, however, to earlier termination as set forth in this Agreement.
               2.     Employment. During the Term, (a) you shall serve as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and you shall have the authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities normally associated with such position (including, without limitation, the authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities you hold as of the date hereof), and such other title, authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities as may be assigned to you from time to time by the Company consistent with your senior position with the Company; (b) your services shall be rendered on a substantially full-time, exclusive basis and you will apply on a full-time basis all of your skill and experience to the performance of your duties; (c) you shall report solely to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”); (d) you shall have no other employment and, without the prior written consent of the CEO, no outside business activities which require the devotion of substantial amounts of your time; (e) you shall adhere to the Company’s policies in effect during your employment, including its Standards of Business Conduct, Insider Trading Policy, and the stock ownership or retention guidelines adopted by the Company, if any; and (f) the place for the performance of your services shall be at the Company’s principal corporate offices in the New York metropolitan area, subject to such reasonable travel as may be required in the performance of your duties. For purposes of this Section 2, “Company” shall mean either Time Warner Cable Inc. or, if Time Warner Cable Inc. becomes a controlled subsidiary of another entity, then the ultimate parent company of Time Warner Cable Inc. The

 


 

foregoing shall be subject to the Company’s written policies, as in effect from time to time, regarding vacations, holidays, illness and the like.
               3.     Compensation.
                       3.1.   Base Salary. The Company shall pay you a base salary at the rate of not less than $900,000 per annum during the Term (“Base Salary”). The Company may increase, but not decrease, your Base Salary during the Term. Base Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices.
                       3.2.   Bonus. In addition to Base Salary, the Company typically pays its executives an annual cash bonus (“Bonus”). Although your Bonus is fully discretionary, during the Term your target annual Bonus (“Target Bonus”) will be $1,500,000 or such other higher amount as approved each year by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Compensation Committee”), pro-rated with respect to partial years. Each year, the Company’s performance and your personal performance will be considered in the context of your executive duties and any individual goals set for you, and your actual Bonus will be determined. Although as a general matter the Company expects to pay bonuses at the target level in cases of satisfactory performance, it does not commit to do so, and your Bonus may be higher or lower than your Target Bonus. Your Bonus amount, if any, will be paid to you between January 1 and March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the performance year in respect of which such Bonus is earned at the same time as bonuses are paid to other senior executives.
                       3.3.   Long-term Incentive Compensation. For each year of the Term, the Company shall provide you with long-term incentive compensation with a target value of at least approximately $3,100,000 through a mix of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs), other forms of equity compensation, cash-based long-term plans or other components as may be determined by the Compensation Committee from time to time in its sole discretion (“Long-term Incentive Awards”), subject to the terms of any Company plans governing the granting of Long-term Incentive Awards, and the terms of any related award agreements in accordance with the Company’s customary practices.

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                       3.4.   Additional Compensation Plans. In addition to the above compensation, and at the Company’s discretion, you will be eligible to participate in other compensation plans and programs available to executives at your level (“Additional Compensation Plans”). The Company shall maintain full discretion to amend, modify or terminate such Additional Compensation Plans, and full discretion over the decision to award you compensation under such Additional Compensation Plans and the amount of such an award, if any.
                       3.5.   Indemnification. You shall be entitled throughout the Term (and after the end of the Term, to the extent relating to service during your employment) to the benefit of the indemnification provisions contained on the date hereof in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of Time Warner Cable Inc. (not including any amendments or additions after the date hereof that limit or narrow, but including any that add to or broaden, the protection afforded to you by those provisions).
               4.    Termination.
                      4.1.    Termination for Cause; Voluntary Resignation. The Company may terminate your employment for “cause” and you may voluntarily resign your employment prior to the expiration of the Term. Upon the termination of your employment for cause or your voluntary resignation, all of the obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, other than the Company’s obligations set forth below in Section 4.1.2 and the provisions identified in Section 10.13 (Survival).
                                4.1.1.   Definition of Cause. Termination by the Company for “cause” shall mean termination because of your (a) conviction (treating a nolo contendere plea as a conviction) of a felony (whether or not any right to appeal has been or may be exercised) other than as a result of a moving violation or a Limited Vicarious Liability (as defined below), (b) willful failure or refusal without proper cause to perform your material duties with the Company, including your material obligations under this Agreement (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental impairment), (c) willful misappropriation, embezzlement, fraud or any reckless or willful destruction of Company property having a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, (d) willful and material breach of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company having a

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significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation; (e) material and willful breach of any of the restrictive covenants provided for in Section 8 (Restrictive Covenants) below; or (f) a willful violation of any material Company policy, including the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct having a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation. Such termination shall be effected by written notice thereof delivered by the Company to you and shall be effective as of the date of such notice; provided, however, that if (i) such termination is because of your willful failure or refusal without proper cause to perform your material duties with the Company including any one or more of your material obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) within 15 days following the date of such notice you shall cease your refusal and shall use your best efforts to perform such obligations, the termination shall not be effective. The term “Limited Vicarious Liability” shall mean any liability which is based on acts of the Company for which you are responsible solely as a result of your office(s) with the Company; provided that (x) you are not directly involved in such acts and either had no prior knowledge of such actions or, upon obtaining such knowledge, promptly acted reasonably and in good faith to attempt to prevent the acts causing such liability or (y) after consulting with the Company’s counsel, you reasonably believed that no law was being violated by such acts.
                                4.1.2.   Obligations Upon Termination For Cause or Voluntary Resignation. In the event of your termination of employment by the Company for cause or your voluntary resignation, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that the Company may have at law or in equity, the Company shall have no further obligation to you other than (i) to pay Base Salary through the effective date of termination, (ii) with respect to any rights you have pursuant to any insurance or other benefit plans or arrangements of the Company, (iii) with respect to any rights to indemnification that you may have under Section 3.5 above, and (iv) if your employment is terminated pursuant to Sections 4.1.1(b) or 4.1.1(f) above, the Company shall pay you any Bonus for any year prior to the year in which such termination of employment occurs that has been determined but not yet paid as of the date of such termination of employment. You hereby disclaim any right to receive a pro rata portion of any Bonus with respect to the year in which such termination or resignation occurs. Payments of Base Salary required under this Section shall be made at the same time as such payments

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would otherwise have been made to you pursuant to Sections 3.1 (Base Salary) if your employment had not been terminated.
                      4.2.    Termination by You for Good Reason and Termination by the Company Without Cause. Unless previously terminated pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement, you shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to the Company, to terminate your employment for “Good Reason” effective 15 days after the giving of such notice, if, at the time of the giving of such notice, the Company is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement without your express written consent; provided, however, that, with the exception of clause (i) below, this Agreement shall not so terminate if such notice is the first such notice of termination delivered by you pursuant to this Section 4.2 and within such 15-day period the Company shall have cured all such material breaches. Any such notice of termination for Good Reason must be provided to the Company within 90 days of any material breach of the Agreement. A material breach by the Company shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the Company’s violation of Sections 2(a), 2(c) or 2(f) with respect to your title, reporting lines, authority, functions, duties, powers, responsibilities or place of employment, or (ii) the Company failing to cause any successor to all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company expressly to assume the obligations of the Company under this Agreement as provided by Section 10.4 (Assignability). The Company shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to you, to terminate your employment under this Agreement without cause, which notice shall specify the effective date of such termination.
                                4.2.1.   Termination Benefits. After the effective date of a termination of employment without cause or for Good Reason pursuant to this Section 4.2, you shall receive Base Salary and a pro rata portion of your Bonus through the effective date of termination, subject to the actual achievement of the performance criteria established for the Company for the year of termination, provided that your individual performance score shall be equal to the Company’s performance score, as determined by the Company. Your pro rata Bonus pursuant to this Section 4.2.1 shall be paid to you at the times set forth in Section 4.5 (Payments).
                                4.2.2.   Severance Benefits. After the effective date of a termination of employment without cause or for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4.2, you shall continue to receive Base Salary and Bonus compensation and the post-

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termination benefits specified in Section 7.2 for a period ending on the date which is 24 months after the effective date of such termination (the “Severance Period”). During the Severance Period you shall be entitled to receive, whether or not you become disabled during the Severance Period, (a) Base Salary at an annual rate equal to your Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the notice of termination, and (b) an annual Bonus in respect of each calendar year or portion thereof (in which case a pro rata portion of such Bonus will be payable) during the Severance Period equal to your Target Bonus in effect immediately prior to the notice of termination. Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.2.2 shall be paid to you at the times set forth in Section 4.5 (Payments). Effective as of the date of your termination of employment pursuant to Section 4.2, any outstanding Long-term Incentive Awards granted during the Term shall immediately vest in full and any stock option awards granted during the Term shall become immediately exercisable for the time periods set forth in the respective stock option award agreements.
                                             4.2.2.1. Other Full-Time Employment or Death During the Severance Period. Except as provided in the following sentence, if you accept other full-time employment, excluding employment with an affiliate (“Other Employment”) during the Severance Period or notify the Company in writing of your intention to terminate your post-termination benefits under Section 7.2, effective upon the commencement of such Other Employment or the effective date of such termination as specified by you in such notice, whichever is applicable, the continuation of the post-termination health and welfare benefits specified in Section 7.2 shall terminate, but you shall continue to receive the remaining payments you would have received pursuant to Section 4.2.2 at the times specified therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you accept employment with any not-for-profit organization, as defined by Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 501(c), then you shall be entitled to continue to receive the post-termination health and welfare benefits specified in Section 7.2 and the payments as provided in the first sentence of Section 4.2.2. Furthermore, if you accept employment with any affiliate of the Company or die during the Severance Period, then the payments provided for in Section 4.2.2 shall immediately cease and you (or your estate or designated beneficiary(ies)) shall not be entitled to any further payments; provided that you shall be entitled to a prorated Target Bonus for the year in which your employment by the affiliate commences or the year of your death, as applicable, based on the number of whole or partial months in such calendar year prior to the date of your employment by the affiliate or the date of your death, as determined by the Company. For purposes of

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this Agreement, the term “affiliate” shall mean any entity which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company. For purposes of enforcing the terms of this Section 4.2.2.1, you acknowledge and agree that you will provide the Company with written notice of your intent to accept Other Employment, other part-time employment, other employment by a not-for-profit entity, or employment by an affiliate, including, the identity of the entity or person you intend to be employed by, the anticipated start date of your employment and a contact at such entity who can verify your employment terms. Any income from any Other Employment you may obtain shall not be applied to reduce the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
                                 4.2.3.   Termination of Employment Upon Change In Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if your employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof following (a) Change In Control (as defined in the Time Warner Cable 2006 Stock Incentive Plan or any successor plan “the Stock Plan”) or (b) the Company’s execution of an applicable merger, acquisition, sale or other agreement providing for a Change In Control (“a CIC Agreement”) but before the date that is 24 months after a Change In Control (or, if earlier, the expiration or termination of the CIC Agreement without a Change In Control), you shall (i) receive the severance benefits provided in Section 4.2.2, provided that, for purposes of this sub-clause (i) and sub-clause (ii) of this Section only, your Severance Period under such circumstances shall be 36 months rather than 24 months, and (ii) receive the post-termination benefits provided in Section 7.2; provided that for purposes of Section 7.2(b) your Severance Period shall be 24 months. Any employment terminations for “cause” pursuant to Sections 4.1.1 (b) or 4.1.1 (f) above within 24 months following a Change In Control shall be deemed terminations without cause for purposes of severance benefits (as provided in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) above) and treatment of the Company’s (or any successor’s) outstanding equity awards or other Long-term Incentive Awards that are outstanding as of the employment termination date.
                      4.3.     Expiration of Term. If at the expiration of the Term, your employment shall not have been previously terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, no Disability Period is then in effect and the parties shall not have agreed in a signed writing to an extension or renewal of this Agreement or on the terms of a new employment agreement, then this Agreement shall expire and your employment shall continue on an at-will basis. As an at-will employee, upon the termination of your

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employment without_cause, (a) you shall be eligible for participation in any executive-level severance plan or program offered by the Company that will provide a minimum severance benefit equal to twelve (12) months Base Salary and Target Bonus, subject to your execution and delivery of a full release to the Company substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A or such other form of release as may be implemented for such executive-level severance plan or program, (b) you shall receive immediate vesting in full of any outstanding equity awards or other Long-term Incentive Awards granted during the Term and any stock option awards granted during the Term shall become immediately exercisable for the time periods set forth in the respective stock option award agreements, and (c) any equity awards granted before the Effective Date shall continue to vest for a period that is equal to 24 months after the date of your termination of employment without cause (consistent with the pro-rata vesting terms set forth in Section 7.2(e) below); provided that, any stock option awards that are scheduled to vest on or before the end of such 24-month period shall vest upon the earlier of (i) the original vesting date of the stock option award, (ii) your commencement of Other Employment, and (iii) the end of such 24-month period; provided further that, vested stock options shall remain exercisable until a date that is three years after the earlier of (x) your commencement of Other Employment and (y) the end of such 24-month period, but not beyond the term of such options.
                      4.4.     Release. A condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to make the payments associated with a termination of employment pursuant to Sections 4.2 (Termination Without Cause or For Good Reason) and 5.1 (Disability) shall be your execution and delivery of a release of all claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A, as may be revised from time to time as necessary to reflect changes in federal or state laws to ensure that such release is valid. Such release must be signed by you and returned to the Company no later than 45 days after your separation from service with the Company. If you shall fail to execute and deliver such release, or if you revoke such release as provided therein, then you shall not be entitled to any severance benefits provided in Section 4.2.2 or Disability Period (defined below) payments under the Agreement and you shall reimburse the Company for any such payments made to you in anticipation of your execution of the release or prior to the revocation of such release.

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                      4.5.     Payments. Payments of Base Salary and Bonus required to be made to you after a termination of employment pursuant to Sections 4, 5 or 6 shall be made at the same times as such payments otherwise would have been paid to you pursuant to Sections 3.1 (Base Salary) and 3.2 (Bonus) if your employment had not been terminated, or such other time as required for compliance with Code Section 409A as set forth in Section 10.15 below.
                      4.6.     Code §§ 280G and 4999. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent that any amount, stock option, restricted stock, RSUs, other equity awards or benefits paid or distributed to you pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement between the Company and you (collectively, the “280G Payments”) (a) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (b) but for this Section 4.6, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the 280G Payments shall be payable either (i) in full or (ii) in such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such 280G Payments being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code; whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income or excise taxes (including the excise tax imposed by Section 4999) results in your receipt on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits under this Agreement, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Unless you and the Company otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section shall be made in writing by an independent public accountant selected by the Company (the “Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon you and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and you shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section. The Company shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section, as well as any reasonable legal or accountant expenses, or any additional taxes, that you may incur as a result of any calculation errors made by the Accountant and/or the Company in connection with the Code Section 4999 excise tax analysis contemplated by this Section.

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                                 4.6.1.   Additional 280G Payments. If you receive reduced 280G Payments by reason of this Section 4.6 and it is established pursuant to a final determination of the court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding that you could have received a greater amount without resulting in an excise tax, then the Company shall promptly thereafter pay you the aggregate additional amount which could have been paid without resulting in an excise tax as soon as practicable.
                                 4.6.2.   Review of Accountant Determinations. The parties agree to cooperate generally and in good faith with respect to (i) the review and determinations to be undertaken by the Accountants as set forth in this Section 4.6 and (ii) any audit, claim or other proceeding brought by the Internal Revenue Service or similar state authority to review or contest or otherwise related to the determinations of the Accountants as provided for in this Section 4.6, including any claim or position taken by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by you of any additional excise tax, over and above the amounts of excise tax established under the procedure set forth in this Section 4.6.
                                 4.6.3.   Order of 280G Payment Reduction. The reduction of 280G Payments, if applicable, shall be effected in the following order (unless you, to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, elect another method of reduction by written notice to the Company prior to the Section 280G event): (i) any cash severance payments, (ii) any other cash amounts payable to you, (iii) any health and welfare or similar benefits valued as parachute payments, (iv) acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price exceeds the then fair market value of the underlying stock, in order of the option tranches with the largest Section 280G parachute value, (v) acceleration of vesting of any equity award that is not a stock option and (vi) acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price is less than the fair market value of the underlying stock in such manner as would net you the largest remaining spread value if the options were all exercised as of the Section 280G event.
               5.    Disability.
                      5.1.     Disability Payments. If during the Term and prior to the delivery of any notice of termination of employment pursuant to Section 4, you become

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physically or mentally disabled, whether totally or partially, so that you are unable to engage in substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment, which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, the Company shall, nevertheless, continue to pay your full compensation (including Bonus) through the last day of the sixth consecutive month of disability or the date on which any shorter periods of disability shall have equaled a total of six months in any twelve-month period (such last day or date being referred to herein as the “Disability Date”), in lieu of or offset by any payments received by you from Worker’s Compensation insurance, Social Security, and short- or long-term disability insurance benefits maintained by the Company; provided that, if you die prior to the Disability Date, you are not entitled to any further payments after such date, except as provided in Section 6 below. If you have not resumed your usual duties on or prior to the Disability Date, the Company shall terminate your employment effective as of the Disability Date and pay you a pro rata Bonus based on actual achievement of the performance criteria established for the Company, provided that your individual performance score shall be equal to the Company’s performance score, for the year in which the Disability Date occurs. Thereafter the Company shall pay you disability benefits for a period of time equal to the Severance Period defined in Section 4.2.2 (the “Disability Period”), in an annual amount equal to 75% of your Base Salary and Target Bonus in effect as of the Disability Date. All payments pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be made at the times specified in Section 4.5 (Payments).
                      5.2.     Recovery From Disability. If during the Disability Period you shall fully recover from your disability, the Company shall have the right (exercisable within 60 days after notice from you of such recovery), but not the obligation, to reinstate you to full-time employment at your compensation rate in effect as of the Disability Date. If the Company elects to rehire you, then the Disability Period payments described in Section 5.1 shall cease and this Agreement shall be reinstated in all respects and the Term shall not be extended by virtue of the occurrence of the Disability Period. If the Company elects not to rehire you, during any balance of your Disability Period, you shall be entitled to receipt of the payments described in Section 5.1 and you may obtain Other Employment, subject, however, to the following: (i) you shall perform advisory services to the Company during any balance of the Disability Period and (ii) you shall not be entitled to the post-termination health and welfare benefits provided in Section 7.2 if you obtain Other Employment during the balance of your

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Disability Period. The advisory services referred to in clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence shall consist of rendering advice concerning strategic matters as requested by the Company, but you shall not be required to devote more than five days (up to eight hours per day) each month to such services, which shall be performed at a time and place mutually convenient to both parties. Any income from any Other Employment you may obtain during the balance of the Disability Period shall not be applied to reduce the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
                      5.3.     Other Disability Provisions. The Company shall be entitled to deduct from all payments to be made to you during the Disability Period pursuant to this Section 5 an amount equal to all disability payments received by you during the Disability Period from any Worker’s Compensation insurance, Social Security and short- or long-term disability insurance benefits maintained by the Company; provided, however, that for so long as, and to the extent that, proceeds paid to you from such disability insurance policies are not includible in your income for federal income tax purposes, the Company’s deduction with respect to such payments shall be equal to the product of (i) such payments and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one less the maximum marginal rate of federal income taxes applicable to individuals at the time of receipt of such payments. For purposes of clarity, you acknowledge and agree that Sections 4.2 (Termination Without Cause or For Good Reason) and 4.3 (Expiration of Term) shall not apply during the Disability Period and you shall not be entitled to any other notice and severance benefits under this Agreement or otherwise, or to receive or be paid for any accrued vacation time or unused sabbatical, unless payment of such accrued, but unused vacation benefits is otherwise required by state law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you die during the Disability Period, the payments provided for in Section 5.1 shall immediately cease and your estate (or designated beneficiary(ies)) shall not be entitled to any further payments; provided that, you shall be entitled to 75% of a prorated Target Bonus for the year in which your death occurs, based on the number of whole or partial months in such calendar year prior to the date of your death, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
               6.     Death. If you die during the Term, this Agreement and all obligations of the Company to make any payments hereunder shall terminate except that your estate (or a designated beneficiary) shall be entitled to receive Base Salary to the last day of the month in which your death occurs and Bonus compensation (at the time

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bonuses are normally paid) based on the actual achievement of the performance criteria established for the Company, provided that your individual performance score shall be equal to the Company’s performance score, but prorated according to the number of whole or partial months you were employed by the Company in such calendar year.
               7.    Other Benefits.
                      7.1.   Generally Available Benefits. To the extent that (a) you are eligible under the general provisions thereof (including without limitation, any plan provision providing for participation to be limited to persons who were employees of the Company or certain of its subsidiaries prior to a specific point in time) and (b) the Company maintains such plan or program for the benefit of its executives, during the Term and so long as you are an employee of the Company, you shall be eligible to participate in any pension, excess plan, savings or similar plan or program, group life insurance, hospitalization, medical, vision, dental, accident, disability or similar plan or program, financial counseling reimbursement, and courtesy services of the Company now existing or established hereafter for similarly situated executives.
                                7.1.1.   Life Insurance. During the Term, the Company shall (i) provide you with $50,000 of group life insurance and (ii) pay you annually an amount equal to two times the premium you would have to pay to obtain life insurance under the Group Universal Life (“GUL”) insurance program made available by the Company in an amount equal to $2,000,000. You shall be under no obligation to use the payments made by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence to purchase GUL insurance or to purchase any other life insurance. If the Company discontinues its GUL insurance program, the Company shall nevertheless make the payments required by this Section 7.1.1 as if such program were still in effect. The payments made to you hereunder shall not be considered as “salary” or “compensation” or “bonus” in determining the amount of any payment under any pension, retirement, profit-sharing or other benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company. The payments required by this Section 7.1.1 will be paid to you no later than March 15 following the calendar year to which it relates.
                      7.2.     Benefits After a Termination or Disability. During the Severance Period or the Disability Period, unless you accept Other Employment as

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described in Sections 4.2.2 (Severance Benefits) or 5.2 (Recovery From Disability), you shall continue to be eligible to participate in the Company’s health and welfare benefit plans, or comparable arrangements that may be implemented for former employees covered by severance arrangements, to the extent such benefits are maintained in effect by the Company for its executives; provided, however, (a) you shall not be entitled to any additional awards or grants under any stock option, restricted stock, RSU or other stock based incentive plan or Additional Compensation Plans, (b) any equity awards granted before January 1, 2010 that would have vested on or before the end of the Severance Period or Disability Period shall continue to vest during the Severance Period or Disability Period (consistent with the pro-rata vesting terms set forth in Section 7.2(e) below); provided that, any stock option awards that are scheduled to vest on or before the end of the Severance Period or Disability Period shall vest upon the earlier of (i) the original vesting date of the stock option award, (ii) your commencement of Other Employment, and (iii) the end of the Severance Period or Disability Period; provided further that, vested stock options shall remain exercisable until a date that is three years after the earlier of (x) your commencement of Other Employment and (y) the end of the Severance Period or Disability Period, but not beyond the term of such options, (c) any equity awards or other Long-term Incentive Awards granted on or after the Effective Date and during the Term, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the respective award agreements and the vesting provisions set forth in Section 4.2.2 and this Section 7.2, (d) during the Term, the Company shall not be permitted to determine that your employment was terminated for “unsatisfactory performance” within the meaning of any stock option, restricted stock, RSU, or other equity compensation agreement between you and the Company, provided that such determination is permitted by applicable law, and (e) for purposes of determining whether any equity based award granted before January 1, 2010 would have vested on or before the end of the Severance Period (as contemplated in clause (b) above), such equity based award(s) shall be deemed to vest pro rata over the applicable vesting period notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions in the plan or agreement under which it was granted. Effective with your termination of employment pursuant to Sections 4, 5 or 6, you will no longer be permitted to contribute to or receive a Company match in the TWC Savings Plan, or any successor plan, and you will no longer accrue benefit service under the Time Warner Cable Pension Plan or the Time Warner Cable Excess Benefit Pension Plan, or any successor plans, and your rights under those plans will be determined in accordance with the terms of those plans and applicable law. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, your rights to benefits and payments

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under any benefit plans or any insurance or other death benefit plans or arrangements of the Company or under any stock option, restricted stock, RSU, or other equity compensation, Additional Compensation Plans, or any management incentive or other plan of the Company shall be determined in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and any related award agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your continued participation in the Company’s benefit plans shall be subject to the limitations of applicable law.
                      7.3.     Payments in Lieu of Other Benefits. In the event your employment with the Company is terminated pursuant to any section of this Agreement, you shall not be entitled to notice and severance under the Company’s general employee policies or other executive severance plans or programs, or to be paid for any accrued vacation time or unused sabbatical (unless payment of such accrued, but unused vacation benefits is otherwise required by state law), the payments provided for in such sections in this Agreement being in lieu thereof.
               8.    Restrictive Covenants.
                      8.1.     Confidentiality Covenant. You acknowledge that your employment by the Company will, throughout the term of your employment, bring you into close contact with many confidential affairs of the Company, its affiliates and third parties doing business with the Company, including information about costs, profits, markets, sales, products, key personnel, pricing policies, operational methods, technical processes and other business affairs and methods and other information not readily available to the public, and plans for future development. You further acknowledge that the services to be performed under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character. You further acknowledge that the business of the Company and its affiliates is international in scope, that its products and services are marketed throughout the world, that the Company and its affiliates compete in nearly all of its business activities with other entities that are or could be located in nearly any part of the world and that the nature of your services, position and expertise are such that you are capable of competing with the Company and its affiliates from nearly any location in the world. In recognition of the foregoing, you covenant and agree:

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                                 8.1.1.   You shall use all reasonable efforts to keep secret all confidential matters of the Company, its affiliates and third parties and shall not disclose such matters to anyone outside of the Company and its affiliates, or to anyone inside the Company and its affiliates who does not have a need to know or use such information, and shall not use such information for personal benefit or the benefit of a third party, either during or after the Term, except with the Company’s written consent, provided that (i) you shall have no such obligation to the extent such matters are or become publicly known other than as a result of your breach of your obligations hereunder, (ii) you may, after giving prior notice to the Company to the extent practicable under the circumstances, disclose such matters to the extent required by applicable laws or governmental regulations or judicial or regulatory process, and (iii) to the extent necessary to enforce the terms of this Agreement;
                                 8.1.2.   You shall deliver promptly to the Company on termination of your employment, or at any other time the Company may so request, all memoranda, notes, records, reports and other documents (and all copies thereof) relating to the Company’s and its affiliates’ businesses, which you obtained while employed by, or otherwise serving or acting on behalf of, the Company and which you may then possess or have under your control; and
                      8.2.     Non-solicitation. During your employment with the Company and its affiliates, and if your employment terminates for any reason, whether during or after the Term, including your voluntary resignation or retirement, for a period of one year after such termination, without the prior written consent of the Company, you shall not directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, induce, encourage or attempt to influence any customer, independent contractor, joint venturer or supplier of the Company to cease to do business with or to otherwise terminate his, her or its relationship with the Company, (ii) solicit or hire or cause any entity of which you are an affiliate to solicit or hire, any person who was a full-time employee of the Company at the date of your termination of employment or within six months prior thereto, but such prohibition shall not apply to your secretary or executive assistant, any other employee eligible to receive overtime pay or any former employee of the Company who was terminated involuntarily by the Company, so long as you were not, directly or indirectly, involved in the circumstances giving rise to such termination. Nothing in this Section 8.2 shall restrict your ability to

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engage in general advertising not targeted at Company employees or serve as a reference for an employee with regard to an entity with which you are not affiliated.
                      8.3.     Non-disparagement. During your employment with the Company and its affiliates, and if your employment terminates for any reason, whether during or after the Term, including your voluntary resignation or retirement, for a period of one year after such termination, you shall not, directly or indirectly, disparage, make negative statements about or act in any manner which is intended to damage the goodwill of, or the business or personal reputations of the Company or any of its affiliates, or those individuals who serve or served as an officer or director of the Company or any of its affiliates on or after the Effective Date. Nothing in this Section 8.3 shall prohibit or bar you from providing truthful testimony in any legal proceeding, making any truthful disclosure required under law or from enforcing any rights under this Agreement.
                      8.4.     Non-compete. During your employment with the Company and its affiliates, and if your employment terminates for any reason, whether during or after the Term, including your voluntary resignation or retirement, for a period of time equal to the Severance Period defined in Section 4.2.2 (whether or not you are eligible for or receive any severance benefits under Section 4.2.2) or, if you are employed at will, 12 months after your termination of employment for any reason (the “Non-compete Period”), you shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, render any services to, or act in any capacity for, any Competitive Entity, or acquire any interest of any type in any Competitive Entity; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit you from acquiring, (a) solely as an investment and through market purchases, securities of any Competitive Entity which are registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and which are publicly traded, so long as you are not part of any control group of such Competitive Entity and such securities, including converted securities, do not constitute more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding voting power of that entity and (b) securities of any Competitive Entity that are not publicly traded, so long as you are not part of any control group of such Competitive Entity and such securities, including converted securities, do not constitute more than three percent (3%) of the outstanding voting power of that entity. For purposes of the foregoing, the following shall be deemed to be a Competitive Entity: (i) any United States based entity a material portion of the business of which is any line of business that

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comprises a material portion of the business in which the Company engages in, conducts or, to your knowledge, has definitive plans to engage in or conduct and that the Company reasonably expects will comprise a material portion of its business within the succeeding 12 months, whether that business is conducted directly by such entity or a subsidiary of such entity (a “Covered Business”); provided that, you may be employed by or provide services to an ultimate parent company that owns a subsidiary which is materially engaged in a Covered Business, so long as you demonstrate to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction (e.g. represent and warrant to the Company in writing and describe the nature of your responsibilities) that you do not and will not, directly or indirectly, provide any services or advice to, have any responsibility for, or supervision of, any subsidiary materially engaged in a Covered Business, (ii) any entity which has a material commercial relationship with the Company and could reasonably derive a material unfair advantage in dealings with the Company because of confidential information you possess about the Company’s products, services, business strategies, financial condition, terms of agreements or other information, or (iii) any operating business that is engaged in or conducted by the Company as to which, to your knowledge, the Company covenants, in writing, not to compete with in connection with the disposition of such business; provided that, this Section 8.4 (iii) shall only apply during your active employment with the Company and its affiliates. In evaluating any requests for written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to be relieved, in whole or in part, of your obligations under this Section 8.4, the Chief Executive Officer shall consider the nature of your position with the Company, the confidential and proprietary information to which you were privy during the course of your employment with the Company, the nature of the employment and position you are seeking with a Competitive Entity, the extent to which you can perform services for any such Competitive Entity without disclosing, using or putting at risk any trade secrets or confidential, proprietary information of the Company, and any other relevant factors, in all instances looking to make decisions that reasonably and properly protect the trade secrets and other confidential, proprietary information of the Company.
                      8.5.     Ownership of Work Product. You acknowledge that during your employment, you may conceive of, discover, invent or create inventions, improvements, new contributions, literary property, material, ideas and discoveries, whether patentable or copyrightable or not (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to herein as “Work Product”), and that various business opportunities shall be

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presented to you by reason of your employment by the Company. You acknowledge that all of the foregoing shall be owned by and belong exclusively to the Company and that you shall have no personal interest therein, provided that they are either related in any manner to the business (commercial or experimental) of the Company, or are, in the case of Work Product, conceived or made on the Company’s time or with the use of the Company’s facilities or materials, or, in the case of business opportunities, are presented to you for the possible interest or participation of the Company. You shall (i) promptly disclose any such Work Product and business opportunities to the Company; (ii) assign to the Company, upon request and without additional compensation, the entire rights to such Work Product and business opportunities; (iii) sign all papers necessary to carry out the foregoing; and (iv) give testimony in support of your inventorship or creation in any appropriate case. You agree that you will not assert any rights to any Work Product or business opportunity as having been made or acquired by you prior to the date of this Agreement except for Work Product or business opportunities, if any, disclosed to and acknowledged by the Company in writing prior to the date hereof.
                      8.6.     Reasonable Restrictive Covenants. You acknowledge that the restrictions contained in this Section 8, in light of the nature of the Company’s business and your position and responsibilities, are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company. You further acknowledge that the restrictions contained in this Section 8 shall survive the termination of your employment as provided in Section 10.13 (Survival), including your voluntary resignation or retirement, and/or the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
               9.    Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be effective only if given in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or mailed first-class, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, as follows (or to such other or additional address as either party shall designate by notice in writing to the other in accordance herewith):
                      9.1.     If to the Company:
Time Warner Cable Inc.
60 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10023

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Attention: General Counsel
With a copy to:
Time Warner Cable Inc.
7820 Crescent Executive Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
Attention: Group Vice President, Compensation & Benefits
                      9.2.     If to you, to your residence address set forth in the payroll records of the Company.
               10.  General.
                      10.1.   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws rules, as applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely in New York.
                      10.2.   Captions. The section headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
                      10.3.   No Other Representations. No representation, promise or inducement has been made by either party that is not embodied in this Agreement, and neither party shall be bound by or be liable for any alleged representation, promise or inducement not so set forth.
                      10.4.   Assignability. This Agreement and your rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned by you and except as specifically contemplated in this Agreement, neither you, your legal representative nor any beneficiary designated by you shall have any right, without the prior written consent of the Company, to assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, anticipate or commute to any person or entity any payment due in the future pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, and any attempt to do so shall be void and shall not be recognized by the Company. The Company shall assign its rights together with its obligations hereunder in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the

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Company’s business and assets, whether by merger, purchase of stock or assets or otherwise, as the case may be. Upon any such assignment, the Company shall cause any such successor expressly to assume such obligations, and such rights and obligations shall inure to and be binding upon any such successor.
                      10.5.   Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended and the terms or covenants hereof may be waived only by written instrument executed by both of the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. The failure of either party at any time or times to require performance of any provision hereof shall in no manner affect such party’s right at a later time to enforce the same. No waiver by either party of the breach of any term or covenant contained in this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such breach, or a waiver of the breach of any other term or covenant contained in this Agreement.
                      10.6.   Remedies.
                                 10.6.1. Specific Remedies. In addition to such other rights and remedies as the Company may have at equity or in law with respect to any breach of this Agreement, if you commit a material breach of any of the provisions of Section 8 (Restrictive Covenants), the Company shall have the right and remedy to have such provisions specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to the Company; provided that for the non-compete covenant set forth in Section 8.4, the right to specific enforcement shall only apply to the first twelve months of the Non-compete Period. Upon a judicial determination that any of the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 8 are overbroad in duration or scope, this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the end that the restrictive covenants contemplated in Section 8 are fulfilled to the greatest extent possible.
                                 10.6.2. Reduction of Severance Payments. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if you breach any of the provisions of Section 8 during the relevant restricted periods provided for therein, as determined by the Company, all payment and other obligations of the Company pursuant

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to Sections 4.2.2 (Severance Benefits), 4.2.3 (Termination Upon CIC), 5.1 (Disability Payments) or 7.2 (Benefits After Termination) shall cease as of the date of the breach and you agree to forfeit such payments and obligations while in breach of the provisions of Section 8; provided that, the balance of any remaining payments or other obligations due you pursuant to Sections 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 5.1 or 7.2, if any, shall be provided to you as scheduled if you cease to engage in the conduct that violates the provisions of Section 8 (whether at the request of the Company, as the result of an injunction or otherwise). Nothing in this Section 10.6.2 shall limit your repayment obligations to the Company, if any, under Section 10.6.3 below.
                                 10.6.3. Incentive Compensation Forfeiture. In addition to the injunctive remedies available to the Company pursuant to Section 10.6.1 above, you agree that in the event of the termination of your employment for a “Covered Cause Event” (as defined below, and each a “Forfeiture Event”), the Company shall be entitled to the following additional remedies: (a) your options and any other equity or cash-based awards granted on or after the Effective Date and within one year of the occurrence of the Covered Cause Event shall be subject to the forfeiture and repayment conditions set forth on Annex B to this Agreement and (b) you shall repay to the Company, within sixty (60) days of written demand, all Base Salary and Bonus previously paid to you in respect of a period during which you engaged in the conduct giving rise to the Covered Cause Event. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Board or committee to whom the Board has delegated such matters shall retain sole discretion regarding whether to seek the remedies set forth in this Section 10.6.3 and in Section 10.6.4. For purposes of this Section 10.6.3, (I) a “Covered Cause Event” shall mean any conduct and/or activity falling within Sections 4.1.1 (a), (c), (d) and (e) (other than a breach of Section 8.2 hereof or a non-material breach of Sections 8.1hereof) of the definition of “cause,” (II) the reference to “felony” in 4.1.1 (a) shall be limited solely to any acts or omissions arising in the performance of your duties and responsibilities for, or matters involving the assets or property of, the Company or its affiliates and (III) for purposes of this Section 10.6.3, no act or failure to act will be considered “willful” with respect to “cause” unless it has been done, or omitted to be done, by you in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the action was in the best interests of the Company; provided further that any act, or failure to act, based upon authority or instruction(s) given to you pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board, or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company, will be conclusively presumed to be done or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the

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best interests of the Company. This Section 10.6.3 and Annex B shall not apply unless the Company gives you written notice of its exercise of its rights under this Section 10.6.3 and Annex B within ninety (90) days of the Board becoming aware of the conduct giving rise to the Covered Cause Event; provided that other than in the case of an ongoing course of conduct, the Company shall provide you with written notice within eighteen (18) months of conduct giving rise to the Covered Cause Event, or in the case of the cessation of an ongoing course of conduct, within eighteen (18) months of such cessation, and if it fails to do so such conduct shall no longer provide a basis for any forfeiture pursuant to this Section 10.6.3. In the event of a change of ownership or control of the Company, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company (in each case as defined under Section 280G of the Code), no person or entity acquiring such ownership or control may enforce the provisions of this Section 10.6.3 against you if at the time of such transaction such person or entity was aware of, or reasonably should have known of, events or circumstances that would have given the Company grounds to have terminated your employment for a Covered Cause Event.
                                 10.6.4. Other Forfeitures of Compensation. You hereby acknowledge and agree that you are subject to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and that pursuant thereto you may under certain circumstances be obligated to pay back to the Company certain amounts previously received by you. In addition, in connection with any grant, payment or settlement made on your behalf (i.e., in connection with any incentive and/or performance based compensation), based in whole or in part on the financial performance criteria of the Company, or any division thereof, that are subsequently determined by the Board or a committee thereof to be materially incorrect, you hereby agree that you shall pay back to the Company upon request of the Board, the Board’s audit committee, or a committee of independent Board members, within sixty (60) days of written demand, amounts previously received by you as bonuses or other incentive or equity compensation, equal to the amount by which your compensation would have been reduced net of any additional amounts that would have been due to you (in respect of the same years or different years) had the performance criteria been applied correctly; it being understood that you shall retain any such remaining compensation attributable to the correct application of such performance criteria. Notwithstanding anything herein to the

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contrary, no amount shall be repaid by you more than once under Section 10.6.3 and this Section 10.6.4.
                                              10.6.4.1.    Tax Liabilities with Respect to Forfeitures of Reimbursement Obligations. Except to the extent required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, repayments to the Company of amounts previously paid to you or of gain realized by you in connection with any option or equity award, as may be provided for in Sections 10.6.3 and 10.6.4 and Annex B, shall be reduced by the Net Tax Cost of amounts of previously paid compensation and/or gain, so that you shall not be required to pay to the Company amounts in excess of the amounts received by you on an “after tax” basis. “Net Tax Cost” shall mean the net amount of any federal, foreign, state or local income and employment taxes paid by you in respect of the compensation or gain received that is subject to reimbursement, after taking into account any and all available deductions, credits or other offsets allowable to you (including, without limitation, any deduction permitted under the claim of right doctrine), and regardless of whether you would be required to amend any prior income or other tax returns, subject to your documentation that deductions, credits or other offsets otherwise available or allowable to you could not be used as a result of your actual tax position.
                                              10.6.4.2.   Incentive Compensation Forfeiture Offset. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall have the right to offset against any amounts owed to you by the Company any repayment obligations or liabilities that you may have under Sections 10.6.3 and 10.6.4 and Annex B of this Agreement.
                      10.7.   Resolution of Disputes. Except as provided in the preceding Section 10.6 (Remedies), any dispute or controversy arising with respect to this Agreement and your employment hereunder (whether based on contract or tort or upon any federal, state or local statute, including but not limited to claims asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, any state Fair Employment Practices Act and/or the Americans with Disability Act) shall, at the election of either you or the Company, be submitted to JAMS for resolution in arbitration in accordance with the rules and procedures of JAMS. Either party shall make such election by delivering written notice thereof to the other party at any time (but not later than 45 days after such party receives notice of the

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commencement of any administrative or regulatory proceeding or the filing of any lawsuit relating to any such dispute or controversy) and thereupon any such dispute or controversy shall be resolved only in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.7. Any such proceedings shall take place in New York, New York before a single arbitrator (rather than a panel of arbitrators), pursuant to any streamlined or expedited (rather than a comprehensive) arbitration process, before a non-judicial (rather than a judicial) arbitrator, and in accordance with an arbitration process which, in the judgment of such arbitrator, shall have the effect of reasonably limiting or reducing the cost of such arbitration. The resolution of any such dispute or controversy by the arbitrator appointed in accordance with the procedures of JAMS shall be final and binding. Judgment upon the award rendered by such arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof, and the parties consent to the jurisdiction of the New York courts for this purpose. If you shall be the prevailing party in such arbitration, the Company shall promptly pay, upon your demand, all reasonable legal fees, court costs and other reasonable costs and expenses incurred by you in any legal action seeking to enforce the award in any court.
                      10.8.   Beneficiaries. Whenever this Agreement provides for any payment to your estate, such payment may be made instead to such beneficiary or beneficiaries as you may designate by written notice to the Company. You shall have the right to revoke any such designation and to redesignate a beneficiary or beneficiaries by written notice to the Company (and to any applicable insurance company) to such effect.
                      10.9.   No Conflict. You represent and warrant to the Company that this Agreement is legal, valid and binding upon you and the execution of this Agreement and the performance of your obligations hereunder does not and will not constitute a breach of, or conflict with the terms or provisions of, any agreement or understanding to which you are a party (including, without limitation, any other employment agreement). The Company represents and warrants to you that this Agreement is legal, valid and binding upon the Company and the execution of this Agreement and the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder does not and will not constitute a breach of, or conflict with the terms or provisions of, any agreement or understanding to which the Company is a party.

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                      10.10.  Withholding Taxes. Payments made to you pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to withholding and social security taxes and other ordinary and customary payroll deductions.
                      10.11.  Offset. Except as provided in Sections 5.1 (Disability Payments), 10.6.4.2 (Incentive Compensation Forfeiture Offset) and the Company’s general right to offset any payments received by you under this Agreement by any disability benefits you may receive during the Term or any Severance Period from Worker’s Compensation insurance, Social Security disability, and short- and long-term disability insurance benefits maintained by the Company, neither you nor the Company shall have any right to offset any amounts owed by one party hereunder against amounts owed or claimed to be owed to such party, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, and you and the Company shall make all the payments provided for in this Agreement in a timely manner.
                      10.12.  Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby; provided, however, that the parties shall negotiate in good faith with respect to equitable modification of the provision or application thereof held to be invalid. To the extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, each party hereby waives any provision of law which renders any provision of this Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.
                      10.13.  Survival.
                                 10.13.1.   Sections 3.5 (Indemnification), 4.5 (Payments), 4.6 (Code §280G), 8 (Restrictive Covenants), 9 (Notices) and 10 (General) shall survive any termination of your employment by the Company for cause or your voluntary resignation pursuant to Section 4.1 and the expiration of the Term pursuant to Section 4.3.
                                 10.13.2.   Sections 3.5, 4.4 (Release), 4.5, 4.6, 7.2 (Benefits After Term), 8, 9 and 10 shall survive any termination of your employment by the Company without cause, by you for Good Reason, or due to your disability pursuant to Sections 4.2 or 5.

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                                 10.13.3.   If your employment continues after the Term on an at-will basis, Sections 4.3(a), 4.3(b) and 4.3(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
                      10.14.  Key Definitions. The following terms are defined in this Agreement in the places indicated:
280G Payments – Section 4.6
Additional Compensation Plans – Section 3.4
affiliate – Section 4.2.2.1
Base Salary – Section 3.1
Bonus – Section 3.2
cause – Section 4.1.1
Change In Control – Section 4.2.3
CIC Agreement – Section 4.2.3
Competitive Entity – Section 8.4
Covered Business – Section 8.4
Covered Cause Event – Section 10.6.3
Disability Date – Section 5.1
Disability Period – Section 5.1
Forfeiture Event – Section 10.6.3
Good Reason – Section 4.2
Limited Vicarious Liability – Section 4.1.1
Long-term Incentive Awards – Section 3.3
Net Tax Cost – Section 10.6.4.1
Non-compete Period – Section 8.4
Other Employment – Section 4.2.2.1
Severance Period – Section 4.2.2
Stock Plan – Section 4.2.3
Target Bonus – Section 3.2
Term – Section 1
Work Product – Section 8.5
                      10.15.  Compliance With Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and will be interpreted, administered and operated in a manner consistent with that intent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at the time of your separation from service with the Company you are a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code (and the regulations thereunder) and any payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such separation from service are subject to Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will

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defer the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to you) until the date that is six months following your separation from service with the Company (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code), and the Company will pay any such delayed amounts in a lump sum at such time. If any other payments of money or other benefits due to you hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred if deferral will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise such payment or other benefits shall be restructured, to the extent possible, in a manner, determined by the Company, that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax. To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefits due to you under this Agreement constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, any such reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be paid to you in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). Each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. References to “termination of employment” and similar terms used in this Agreement are intended to refer to “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code. The Company shall consult with you in good faith regarding the implementation of the provisions of this Section 10.15; provided that neither the Company nor any of its employees or representatives shall have any liability to you with respect to thereto.
                      10.16.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings, written or oral, between the parties.

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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
         
 
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.


 
 
  By:   /s/ Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum    
    MARC LAWRENCE-APFELBAUM   
    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,
GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY 
 
 
 

Agreed to by:

EXECUTIVE


 
 
     /s/ Robert D. Marcus    
    ROBERT D. MARCUS   
       

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ANNEX A
RELEASE
     Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement made as of                , between TIME WARNER CABLE INC. (the “Company”) and the undersigned (the “Agreement”), and in consideration of the payments made to me and other benefits to be received by me pursuant thereto, I, [Name], being of lawful age, do hereby release and forever discharge the Company and any successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, related entities, predecessors, merged entities and parent entities and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, benefit plan administrators and trustees, agents, attorneys, insurers, representatives, affiliates, successors and assigns from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, or demands for general, special or punitive damages, attorney’s fees, expenses, or other compensation or damages (collectively, “Claims”), which in any way relate to or arise out of my employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the termination of such employment, which I may now or hereafter have under any federal, state or local law, regulation or order, including without limitation, Claims related to any equity awards held by me or granted to me by the Company that are scheduled to vest subsequent to my termination of employment (except for those equity awards scheduled to vest after the date of my termination pursuant to Section 7.2(b) of the Agreement) and Claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (with the exception of Claims that may arise after the date I sign this Release), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York City Human Rights Law (each as amended through and including the date of this Release); as well as any other claims under state contract or tort law, including, but not limited to, claims for employment discrimination, wrongful termination, constructive termination, violation of public policy, breach of any express or implied contract, breach of any implied covenant, fraud, intentional or negligent misrepresentation, emotional distress, slander, and invasion of privacy; provided, however, that the execution of this Release shall not prevent the undersigned from bringing a lawsuit against the Company to enforce its obligations under the Agreement; provided further, that the execution of this Release does not release any rights I may have against the Company for indemnification under the Agreement or any other agreement, plan or arrangement.
               I acknowledge that I have been given at least forty-five (45) days from the day I received a copy of this Release to sign it and that I have been advised to consult an attorney. I understand that I have the right to revoke my consent to this Release for seven (7) days following my signing. This

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Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the expiration of the seven-day period following the date it is signed by me.
               I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE I MAY BE GIVING UP VALUABLE LEGAL RIGHTS AND THAT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT A LAWYER BEFORE SIGNING. I further state that I have read this document and the Agreement referred to herein, that I know the contents of both and that I have executed the same as my own free act.
WITNESS my hand this ____ day of ___________, ____
 

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Annex B
Incentive Compensation Forfeiture and Repayment
         As provided for in Sections 10.6.3 and 10.6.4 of this Employment Agreement, and unless otherwise determined by the Company’s Board or a committee thereof, if the Board or a committee thereof determines that a Forfeiture Event has occurred, the options (“Options”) or other equity awards (“Other Equity Awards”), or other cash-based awards, in all cases subject to Section 10.6.3(a) shall be subject to the following forfeiture conditions, at the discretion of the Board or a committee thereof, to which you, by accepting such Options or Other Equity Awards, hereby agree:
(1)     The unexercised portion of the Options and any Other Equity Awards, and any other cash-based award, in all cases not otherwise settled or paid (in each case, both unvested and vested, if any) will immediately be forfeited and canceled without payment upon the occurrence of the Forfeiture Event; and
(2)    You will be obligated to repay to the Company, by certified check, within sixty (60) days after written demand is made therefore by the Company (the “Notice Date”), an amount equal to (A) the total amount of Award Gain (as defined herein) realized by you upon each exercise of Options and the value you have received with respect to any settlement or payment in connection with any Other Equity Awards, or any other cash-based award, in each case on or after the date that the acts giving rise to the Forfeiture Event commenced or occurred (the “Forfeiture Date”), and (B) the fair market value of all Other Equity Awards awarded to you or which have become vested, in each case on or after the Forfeiture Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may satisfy your repayment obligations with respect to amounts owed pursuant to sub-clauses (A) and (B) by returning the applicable Options or Other Equity Awards, or the equity acquired upon exercise of such Options or the vesting of such Other Equity Awards to the Company. “Award Gain” shall mean the product of (x) the fair market value per share of stock at the date of such Option exercise or exercise of Other Equity Awards (without regard to any subsequent change in the market price of such share of stock) minus the exercise price times (y) the number of shares as to which the Options and Other Equity Awards were exercised at that date.

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EX-10.37 5 g22094exv10w37.htm EX-10.37 exv10w37
EXHIBIT 10.37
November 23, 2009
Carl Rossetti
Time Warner Cable Inc.
60 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10023
Dear Carl:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of the Amended and Restated Employment Termination Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of June 1, 2000, as amended, between you and Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., a subsidiary of Time Warner Cable Inc. (the “Company”), notice is hereby given to you of the Company’s determination to extend the term of the Agreement for an additional year with a minimum base salary of $500,000 and a bonus target of 100% of your base salary.
Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing extension of the Agreement by signing the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to Tammy A. Burns in Corporate Human Resources, Executive Compensation, in Charlotte, NC no later than December 20th. Pursuant to Section 1 of the Agreement, failure to do so will be deemed an election by you to terminate your employment without cause pursuant to Section 5(a) of the Agreement.
         
  Sincerely,


TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.,
a subsidiary of TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
 
 
  By:        /s/ Tomas Mathews    
         TOMAS MATHEWS   
         EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,
     HUMAN RESOURCES 
 
 
         
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:


Carl Rossetti
 
 
     /s/ Carl Rossetti    
     
     
 
Date:   December 9, 2009
 

EX-10.38 6 g22094exv10w38.htm EX-10.38 exv10w38
EXHIBIT 10.38
SECOND AMENDMENT
TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
     This Second Amendment (“Second Amendment”) to the Employment Agreement dated June 1, 2000 by and between TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., a subsidiary of Time Warner Cable Inc., and Carl Rossetti (the “Employment Agreement”) is made effective as of January 1, 2010.
     Each of the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agrees that the Employment Agreement shall be amended as follows:
  1.   Section 2 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by: (a) deleting each reference to “and Time Warner Inc.’s (“TWI”)” and “and TWI” from the second paragraph, and (b) replacing the reference to “TWI’s Statement of Corporate Policy and Compliance Program Manual” with “the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct” in the second paragraph.
     2.      Section 3 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by: (a) adding the following defined term at the end of the first sentence: “(the “Target Bonus”)”, and (b) deleting the following phrase from the second sentence: “; provided, however, the Employee shall be entitled to a minimum Annual Bonus in respect of each calendar year equal to one-half of the bonus calculated based on such target percentage (the “Target Bonus”) for such calendar year”.
     3.      Section 5(b) of the Employment Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(b). Section Intentionally Left Blank.”
     4.      Section 5(c)(i) of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding a new Section 5(c)(i)(C) as follows:
     “C. If the commencement of the Transition Period is determined to be a separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), any Annual Bonus payment (1) related to the year that Employee’s separation from service occurs, but excluding any portion of such year identified as the Transition Period, shall be calculated based on the actual performance of the Company and Employee (and Region if applicable), whereas the Employee’s individual performance score shall be equal to the Company’s performance score (and the Region’s performance score if applicable), and (2) related to the Transition Period, shall be calculated based on the greater of the Employee’s Target Bonus and the average of the two most recent full year Annual Bonuses. All payments of bonuses pursuant to this subsection shall be made at the times set forth in Section 3.”

 


 

     5.      Section 6(b)(i) of the Employment Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(i). Section Intentionally Left Blank.”
     6.      Section 6(b)(ii) of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following phrase from the first sentence:
“prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control, or more than three years following a Change in Control”
     7.      Section 6(b)(ii) of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding the following phrase at the end of the first sentence:
“; provided that, the portion of the Annual Bonus payment related to active service in the year that Employee’s termination of employment occurs, shall be calculated based on the actual performance of the Company and Employee (and Region if applicable), whereas the Employee’s individual performance score shall be equal to the Company’s performance score (and the Region’s performance score if applicable).”
     8.      Section 8 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the phrase “continue to be an employee” from the second sentence and replacing it with the phrase: “continue to be treated as an employee”.
     9.      Section 9 of the Employment Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“9. Section Intentionally Left Blank.”
     10.      Section 10 of the Employment Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
10. IRC Sections 280G and 4999. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent that any amount or benefit paid or distributed to Employee pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement between the Company and Employee (collectively, the “Payments”) (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within

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the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (ii) but for this Section 10, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the Payments shall be payable either (i) in full or (ii) as to such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such Payments being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code; whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income or excise taxes (including the excise tax imposed by Section 4999) results in Employee’s receipt on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits under this Agreement, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Unless Employee and the Company otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section shall be made in writing by an independent public accountant selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Employee (the “Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Employee and the Company for all purposes.
     a. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section 10, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and Employee shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section. The Company shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section.
     b. If Employee receives reduced payments and benefits by reason of this Section 10 and it is established pursuant to a final determination of the court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding that Employee could have received a greater amount without resulting in an excise tax, then the Company shall promptly thereafter pay Employee the aggregate additional amount which could have been paid without resulting in an excise tax as soon as practicable.
     c. The parties agree to cooperate generally and in good faith with respect to (i) the review and determinations to be undertaken by the Accountants as set forth in Section 10 and (ii) any audit, claim or other proceeding brought by the Internal Revenue Service to review or contest or otherwise related to the determinations of the Accountants as provided for in Sections 10(a) and (b), including any claim or position taken by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by Employee of any additional excise tax, over and above the amounts of excise tax established under the procedure set forth in Section 10(b).

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     d. The reduction of Company payments, if applicable, shall be effected in the following order (unless the Employee, to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, elects another method of reduction by written notice to the Company prior to the Section 280G event): (i) any cash severance payments, (ii) any other cash amounts payable to Employee, (iii) any benefits valued as parachute payments (iv) acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price exceeds the then fair market value of the underlying stock, in order of the option tranches with the largest Section 280G parachute value, (v) acceleration of vesting of any equity award that is not a stock option and (vi) acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price is less than the fair market value of the underlying stock in such manner as would net Employee the largest remaining spread value if the options were all exercised as of the Section 280G event.”
     11.      Section 12(b) of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the term “Affiliated Person” in the second paragraph and replacing it with the following phrase: “entity for which the Employee serves or expects to serve as an Affiliated Person.”
     12.      Section 16 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the address “290 Harbor Drive, Stamford, Connecticut 06902-6732” and replacing it with the following address: “60 Columbus Circle, New York, New York 10023”.
     13.      Sections 19, 22, and 24 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting each reference to “or TWI” and “and TWI”.
     14.      Section 26 of the Employment Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“26. Section Intentionally Left Blank.”
     15.      Section 28 of the Employment Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“28. Section Intentionally Left Blank.”
     16.      Section 32 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended to delete the first sentence of the third paragraph in its entirety and replace it with the following sentence:
“The parties agree that the arbitration hearing shall take place in New York, New York.”

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     17.      A new Section 34 shall be added to the Employment Agreement as follows:
“34. Definition of Retirement for Equity Awards. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8 above, for equity awards granted on or after the effective date of the Second Amendment, the definition of “Retirement” applicable to Employee’s equity awards shall be the same definition in effect for equity awards granted in 2009.”
     18.      The parties agree that Exhibit C of the Employment Agreement (form of Release) shall be appropriately modified, if and when applicable, to reflect the foregoing amended terms of the Employment Agreement.
     Except as expressly provided in this Second Amendment, all other provisions of the Employment Agreement, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed effective as of the date first written above.
         
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.,
a subsidiary of Time Warner Cable Inc.
 
       
By:
       /s/ Tomas Mathews   December 10, 2009
 
       
 
       Tomas Mathews   Date
 
       Executive Vice President, Human Resources    
 
       
 
       
Agreed and Accepted:
 
       
EXECUTIVE
 
       
By:
       /s/ Carl Rossetti   December 10, 2009
 
       
 
       Carl Rossetti   Date

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EX-10.43 7 g22094exv10w43.htm EX-10.43 exv10w43
EXHIBIT 10.43
THIRD AMENDMENT
TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
     This Third Amendment (“Third Amendment”) to the Employment Agreement dated June 1, 2000 by and between TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., a subsidiary of Time Warner Cable Inc., and Mike LaJoie (the “Employment Agreement”) is made effective as of January 1, 2010.
     Each of the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agrees that the Employment Agreement shall be amended as follows:
  1.   Section 2.2 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by: (a) deleting each reference to “and Time Warner Inc.’s (“TWI”)” and “and TWI”, and (b) replacing the reference to “TWI’s Statement of Corporate Policy and Compliance Program Manual” with “the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct”.
     2.      Section 2.3 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the words “is considered” and replacing them with the words “continues to be treated as”.
     3.      Section 3.5 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the words “By-Laws of Time Warner Inc. and the Partnership Agreement of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.” and replacing them with the following:
“Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company and the applicable indemnification provisions contained in the Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated October 29, 1991, as amended”
     4.      Section 4 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the words “and upon such termination to make an election”.
     5.      Section 4.2.2 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding the following phrase at the end of the second sentence:
“; provided that, the portion of the Annual Bonus payment related to active service in the year that Executive’s termination of employment occurs, shall be calculated based on the actual performance of the Company and Executive (and Region if applicable), whereas the Executive’s individual performance score shall be equal to the Company’s performance score (and the Region’s performance score if applicable).”

 


 

     6.      Section 4.11.1 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding a new Section 4.11.1.3 as follows:
“4.11.1.3. If the commencement of the Transition Period is determined to be a separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), any Annual Bonus payment (1) related to the year that Executive’s separation from service occurs, but excluding any portion of such year identified as the Transition Period, shall be calculated based on the actual performance of the Company and Executive (and Region if applicable), whereas the Executive’s individual performance score shall be equal to the Company’s performance score (and the Region’s performance score if applicable), and (2) related to the Transition Period, shall be calculated based on the greater of the Executive’s Target Bonus and the average of the two most recent full year Annual Bonuses. All payments of bonuses pursuant to this subsection shall be made at the times set forth in Section 3.2”
     7.      Sections 5 and 6 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following parenthetical:
“(subject to the proviso set forth in Section 4.2.1(b))”
     8.      Section 8.1.4 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the term “Affiliated Person” in the last sentence and replacing it with the following:
“entity for which the Executive serves or expects to serve as an Affiliated Person.”
     9.      Section 10.1 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by deleting the address “290 Harbor Drive, Stamford, Connecticut 06902-6732” and replacing it with the following address: “60 Columbus Circle, New York, New York 10023”.
     10.      Section 11.14.2 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended to delete the first sentence in its entirety and replace it with the following sentence:

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“The parties agree that the arbitration hearing pursuant to this Section 11.14 shall take place in New York, New York.”
     11.      The parties agree that Exhibit A of the Employment Agreement (form of Release) shall be appropriately modified, if and when applicable, to reflect the foregoing amended terms of the Employment Agreement.
     Except as expressly provided in this Third Amendment, all other provisions of the Employment Agreement, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed effective as of the date first written above.
         
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.,
a subsidiary of Time Warner Cable Inc.
 
       
By:
       /s/ Tomas Mathews   December 18, 2009
 
       
 
       Tomas Mathews   Date
 
       Executive Vice President, Human Resources    
 
       
 
       
Agreed and Accepted:
 
       
EXECUTIVE
 
       
By:
       /s/ Mike LaJoie   December 18, 2009
 
       
 
       Mike LaJoie   Date

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EX-10.50 8 g22094exv10w50.htm EX-10.50 exv10w50
EXHIBIT 10.50
Time Warner Cable Inc.

Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement
General Terms and Conditions
     WHEREAS, Time Warner Cable Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted the Plan (as defined below), the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the Option provided for herein to the Participant (as defined below) pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth herein.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
     1. Definitions. Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.
          (a) Causemeans “Cause” as defined in an employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant or, if not defined therein or if there is no such agreement, “Cause” means the Participant’s (i) conviction (treating a nolo contendere plea as a conviction) of a felony, whether or not any right to appeal has been or may be exercised, other than as a result of a moving violation or a Limited Vicarious Liability (as defined below), (ii) willful failure or refusal without proper cause to perform such Participant’s material duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant’s total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental impairment), (iii) willful misappropriation, embezzlement, fraud or any reckless or willful destruction of Company property having a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, (iv) willful and material breach of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company having a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, (v) material and willful breach of any restrictive covenants to which Participant is subject, including non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement or confidentiality provisions, or (vi) willful violation of any material Company policy, including the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct having a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation. The determination by the Company as to the existence of “Cause” will be conclusive on the Participant.
          (b) Disabilitymeans “Disability” as defined in an employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant or, if not defined therein or if there shall be no such agreement, “disability” of the Participant shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, as in effect from time to time, to the extent that either such definition also

 


 

constitutes such Participant being considered “disabled” under Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”).
          (c) Expiration Datemeans the expiration date set forth on the Notice (as defined below).
          (d) “Good Reason” means, following a Change in Control, the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid the Participant’s base salary or annual bonus when due; provided that, these events will constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to cure such event within thirty (30) days after receipt from the Participant of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided further that, “Good Reason” will cease to exist for an event on the sixtieth (60th) day following the later of its occurrence or the Participant’s knowledge thereof, unless the Participant has given the Company written notice of his or her termination of employment for Good Reason prior to such date.
          (e) “Limited Vicarious Liability” means any liability which is based on acts of the Company for which the Participant is responsible solely as a result of Participant’s office(s) with the Company; provided that (i) the Participant is not directly involved in such acts and either had no prior knowledge of such actions or, upon obtaining such knowledge, promptly acted reasonably and in good faith to attempt to prevent the acts causing such liability or (ii) after consulting with the Company’s counsel, the Participant reasonably believed that no law was being violated by such acts.
          (f) Noticemeans the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, which has been provided to the Participant separately and which accompanies and forms a part of this Agreement.
          (g) Participantmeans an individual to whom Options as set forth in the Notice have been awarded pursuant to the Plan and shall have the same meaning as may be assigned to the terms “Holder” or “Participant” in the Plan.
          (h) “Performance” means the Participant’s failure to meet performance expectations, as determined in the Company’s sole discretion, and consistent with any performance determination under the TWC Severance Pay Plan, if applicable.
          (i) Planmeans the Time Warner Cable Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as such plan may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
          (j) “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Employment by the Participant following the attainment of (i) age 60 with ten (10) or more years of Service or (ii) age 65 with five (5) or more years of Service; provided that, the terms of any employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate that provides a definition of “Retirement” relating specifically to the vesting of outstanding equity awards granted under the Plan shall supersede this definition.
          (k) Servicemeans the period of time a Participant is engaged as an employee or director (i) with the Company, (ii) with any Affiliate, or (iii) in respect to any period of time prior to March 12, 2009 with Time Warner Inc. or any affiliate thereof (“TWX”);

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provided that, if the Participant became an employee or director of the Company or any Affiliate on or after March 12, 2009, any period of time Participant was engaged by TWX shall not be counted for this definition.
          (l) Vested Portionmeans, at any time, the portion of an Option which has become vested, as described in Section 3 of this Agreement.
     2. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to the Participant the right and option (the “Option”) to purchase, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the number of Shares set forth on the Notice, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan. The purchase price of the Shares subject to the Option (the Option Price) shall be as set forth on the Notice. The Option is intended to be a non-qualified stock option, and as such is not intended to be treated as an option that complies with Section 422 of the Code.
     3. Vesting of the Option.
          (a) In General. Subject to (i) the terms of any employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate that provides for treatment of Options that is more favorable to the Participant and (ii) Sections 3(b) and 3(c), the Option shall vest and become exercisable at such times as are set forth in the Notice.
          (b) Termination of Employment. Subject to Section 3(a)(i), if the Participant’s Employment with the Company and its Affiliate terminates for any reason (including, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant’s change in status from an employee to a non-employee (other than director of the Company or any Affiliate)), except as provided for in Section 3(c) below, the Option, to the extent not then vested, shall be immediately canceled by the Company without consideration; provided, however, that if the Participant’s Employment terminates due to death, Disability or Retirement, the unvested portion of the Option, to the extent not previously canceled or forfeited, shall immediately become vested and exercisable. The Vested Portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for the period set forth in Section 4(a) of this Agreement.
          (c) Termination of Employment Upon Change in Control. Subject to Section 3(a)(i), if the Participant’s Employment with the Company or its Affiliate is terminated by the Company or its Affiliates without Cause, or by the Participant for Good Reason, or by the Company or its Affiliates for Cause pursuant to Sections 1(a)(ii) or 1(a)(vi), within 12 months after a Change in Control, the unvested portion of the Option, to the extent not previously canceled or forfeited, shall immediately become vested and exercisable upon the termination of the Participant’s Employment. The Vested Portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for the period set forth in Section 4(a) of this Agreement.
          (d) Leave of Absence. For purposes of this Section 3 and this Agreement only, a temporary leave of absence shall not constitute a termination of Employment or a failure to be continuously employed by the Company or any Affiliate regardless of the Participant’s payroll status during such leave of absence if such leave of absence is approved in writing by the Company or any Affiliate subject to the other terms and conditions of the

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Agreement and the Plan. Notice of any such approved leave of absence should be sent to the Company, but such notice shall not be required for the leave of absence to be considered approved.
     4. Exercise of Option.
          (a) Period of Exercise. The Participant may exercise all or any part of the Vested Portion of the Option at any time prior to the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, and the terms of any employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate that provides for treatment of Options that is more favorable to the Participant than clauses (i) — (vii) of this Section 4(a), if the Participant’s Employment terminates prior to the Expiration Date, the Vested Portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for the period set forth below. If the last day on which the Option may be exercised, whether the Expiration Date or due to a termination of the Optionee’s Employment prior to the Expiration Date, is a Saturday, Sunday or other day that is not a trading day on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or, if the Company’s Shares are not then listed on the NYSE, such other stock exchange or trading system that is the primary exchange on which the Company’s Shares are then traded, then the last day on which the Option may be exercised shall be the preceding trading day on the NYSE or such other stock exchange or trading system.
               i. Death or Disability. If the Participant’s Employment with the Company or its Affiliates terminates due to the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant (or his or her representative) may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) twelve (12) months following the date of such Employment termination and (B) the Expiration Date;
               ii. Retirement. If the Participant’s Employment with the Company or its Affiliates terminates due to the Participant’s Retirement, the Participant may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) sixty (60) months following the date of such termination and (B) the Expiration Date; provided, that, if the Company or its Affiliates has given the Participant notice that the Participant’s Employment is being terminated for Cause prior to the Participant’s election to terminate due to the Participant’s Retirement, then the provisions of Section 4(a)(v) shall control, provided further that, if the Company or its Affiliates has given the Participant notice that the Participant’s Employment is being terminated for Performance prior to the Participant’s election to terminate due to the Participant’s Retirement, then the provisions of Section 4(a)(iii) shall control;
               iii. Involuntary Termination for Performance; Voluntary Termination. Subject to the provision of Section 4(a)(vi), if the Participant’s Employment with the Company or its Affiliates is terminated by the Company or its Affiliates without Cause for Performance, or the Participant voluntarily terminates Employment at any time, the Participant may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) three months following the date of such Employment termination and (B) the Expiration Date; provided that, if the Company or its Affiliates has given the Participant notice that the Participant’s Employment is being terminated for Cause prior to the Participant’s election to voluntarily terminate Employment, then the provisions of Section 4(a)(v) shall control;

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               iv. Involuntary Termination other than for Cause or for Performance. Subject to the provision of Section 4(a)(vi), if the Participant’s Employment with the Company or its Affiliates is terminated by the Company for any reason other than by the Company or its Affiliates for Cause, Performance, or due to the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) twelve (12) months following the date of such Employment termination and (B) the Expiration Date, provided that, if such Employment termination occurs at a time when the Participant is eligible for Retirement, then the provisions of Section 4(a)(ii) shall control;
               v. Involuntary Termination by the Company for Cause. If the Participant’s Employment with the Company or its Affiliates is terminated by the Company or its Affiliates for Cause pursuant to Sections 1(a)(ii) or 1(a)(vi), the Participant may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) one month following the date of such termination and (B) the Expiration Date. If the Participant is terminated by the Company or its Affiliates for Cause pursuant Sections 1(a)(i), 1(a)(iii), 1(a)(iv) or 1(a)(v), the Vested Portion of the Option shall immediately terminate in full and cease to be exercisable;
               vi. After a Change in Control. If the Participant’s Employment with the Company or its Affiliate is terminated by the Company or its Affiliates without Cause (whether or not due to Participant’s Performance) or by the Participant for Good Reason, or by the Company or its Affiliates for Cause pursuant to Sections 1(a)(ii) or 1(a)(vi), within 12 months after a Change in Control, the Participant may exercise the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) 12 months following the date of such termination and (B) the Expiration Date, provided that, if such Employment termination occurs at a time when the Participant is eligible for Retirement, then the provisions of Section 4(a)(ii) shall control; and
               vii. Disposition of Affiliate. If the Affiliate with which the Participant has a service relationship ceases to be an Affiliate due to a transfer, sale or other disposition (“Disposition”) by the Company or an Affiliate, the Option, to the extent not then vested, shall be immediately canceled by the Company without consideration and the Participant may exercise the Vested Portion of the Option for a period ending on the earlier of (A) twelve (12) months following the date of such Disposition and (B) the Expiration Date, provided that, if the Disposition occurs at a time when the Participant is eligible for Retirement, then the provisions of Section 4(a)(ii) shall control.
          (b) Method of Exercise.
               i. Subject to Section 4(a) of this Agreement, the Vested Portion of an Option may be exercised by delivering to the Company at its principal office written notice of intent to so exercise; provided that the Option may be exercised with respect to whole Shares only. Such notice shall specify the number of Shares for which the Option is being exercised, shall be signed (whether or not in electronic form) by the person exercising the Option and shall make provision for the payment of the Option Price. Payment of the aggregate Option Price shall be paid to the Company, at the election of the Committee, pursuant to one or more of the following methods: (A) in cash, or its equivalent; (B) by transferring Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased to the Company and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee; provided

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that, such Shares have been held by the Participant for any period as established from time to time by the Committee to comply with applicable law and to ensure favorable treatment under generally accepted accounting principles; (C) partly in cash and partly in Shares; provided that such Shares have been held by the Participant for any period as established from time to time by the Committee to comply with applicable law and to ensure favorable treatment under generally accepted accounting principles; (D) if there is a public market for the Shares at such time, subject to such rules as may be established by the Committee, through delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell the Shares otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the aggregate Option Price, or (E) upon the Participant’s request, subject to approval by the Company in its sole discretion and in compliance with any applicable law, by means of a net exercise in which the Participant surrenders Option Shares to the Company with a Fair Market Value equal to the Option Price. No Participant shall have any rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares subject to the Option until the issuance of the Shares.
               ii. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, absent an available exemption to registration or qualification, the Option may not be exercised prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Option or the Shares under applicable state and federal securities or other laws, or under any ruling or regulation of any governmental body or national securities exchange that the Committee shall in its sole reasonable discretion determine to be necessary or advisable.
               iii. Upon the Company’s determination that the Option has been validly exercised as to any of the Shares, the Company shall issue certificates, or such other evidence of ownership as requested by the Participant, in the Participant’s name for such Shares. However, the Company shall not be liable to the Participant for damages relating to any delays in issuing the certificates to the Participant, any loss by the Participant of the certificates, or any mistakes or errors in the issuance of the certificates or in the certificates themselves.
               iv. In the event of the Participant’s death, the Vested Portion of an Option shall remain vested and exercisable by the Participant’s executor or administrator, or the person or persons to whom the Participant’s rights under this Agreement shall pass by will or by the laws of descent and distribution as the case may be, to the extent set forth in Section 4(a) of this Agreement. Any heir or legatee of the Participant shall take rights herein granted subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
     5. Right of Company to Terminate Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and the Company and any such Affiliate shall have the right to terminate the Employment of the Participant at any such time, with or without notice, for any lawful reason or no reason, notwithstanding the fact that some or all of the Options covered by this Agreement may be forfeited as a result of such termination of employment. The granting of the Option under this Agreement shall not confer on the Participant any right to any future Awards under the Plan.

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     6. Option Repayment Obligation.
          (a) In the event of the termination of the Participant’s Employment for Cause as a result of a Cause event specified in Sections 1(a)(i), 1(a)(iii), 1(a)(iv), or 1(a)(v) above (each a “Covered Cause Event”), any Options exercised by the Participant within the three year period prior to the occurrence of the Covered Cause Event (the “Forfeiture Period”), shall be subject to repayment to the Company in an amount equal to the total amount of Award Gain (as defined below) realized by the Participant upon each exercise of Options during the Forfeiture Period.
          (b) In the event the Participant’s Employment is terminated for any reason other than Cause, and it is determined by the Company within twelve (12) months of such termination of Employment that the Participant engaged in acts or omissions during the Participant’s three prior years of Employment that would have resulted in Participant’s termination by the Company for a Covered Cause Event, any Options exercised by the Participant in the three year period prior to the Participant’s Employment termination and the post-termination exercise period, shall be subject to repayment to the Company in an amount equal to the total amount of Award Gain realized by the Participant upon each exercise of such Options and any unexercised Options held by the Participant shall be immediately forfeited.
          (c) “Award Gain” shall mean the product of (i) the Fair Market Value per share of stock at the date of such Option exercise (without regard to any subsequent change in the market price of such share of stock) minus the exercise price times (ii) the number of shares as to which the Options were exercised at that date.
          (d) Repayments pursuant to Sections 6(a) or 6(b) shall be made by certified check within sixty (60) days after written demand is made therefor by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant may satisfy the repayment obligations with respect to amounts owed pursuant to Section 6 by returning to the Company the Shares acquired upon exercise of such Options, provided that the Participant demonstrates to the Company’s satisfaction that such Shares were continuously owned by the Participant since the date of exercise.
          (e) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) or committee to whom the Board has delegated such matters shall retain sole discretion regarding whether to seek the remedies set forth in Sections 6(a) and 6(b). The repayment obligations of Section 6 shall not apply unless the Company gives the Participant written notice of the Company’s exercise of its rights under Section 6 within ninety (90) days of a senior officer of the Company becoming aware of the conduct giving rise to the Covered Cause Event; and if the Company fails to do so such conduct shall no longer provide a basis for any repayment obligation pursuant to this Section 6.
          (f) If the terms of any employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate provides for compensation forfeiture provisions triggered by a “Covered Cause Event” (as defined in the employment or similar agreement), then such provisions shall supersede the provisions of this Section 6 during the term of the employment or similar agreement.

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     7. IRC §§ 280G and 4999. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent that the vesting of any Option granted to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement (a) constitutes a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (b) but for this Section 7, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then such Options shall vest either (i) in full or (ii) in such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such Option being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code; whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income or excise taxes (including the excise tax imposed by Section 4999), results in the Participant’s receipt on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of total compensation, notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Options may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code.
          (a) Calculation. Any calculation required under this Section shall be made in writing by an independent public accountant, or other appropriate internal or external resource, selected by the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Participant and the Company for all purposes. The Company shall bear the costs of performing the calculations contemplated by this Section, as well as any reasonable legal or accountant expenses, or any additional taxes, that the Participant may incur as a result of any calculation errors made in connection with the Code Section 4999 excise tax determination contemplated by this Section.
          (b) Order of 280G Option Vesting Reduction. Unless provided otherwise in the Participant’s employment agreement with the Company, the reduction of Option vesting, if applicable, shall be effected in the following order, but only to the extent that each item listed provides for a reduction to minimize Section 280G consequences: (i) any cash parachute payments, (ii) any health and welfare or similar benefits valued as parachute payments, (iii) acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price exceeds the then fair market value of the underlying stock, in order of the option tranches with the largest Section 280G parachute payment value, (iv) acceleration of vesting of any equity award that is not a stock option, and (v) acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price is less than the fair market value of the underlying stock in such manner as would net the Participant the largest remaining spread value if the options were all exercised as of the Code Section 280G event.
     8. Legend on Certificates. The certificates representing the Shares purchased by exercise of an Option shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem reasonably advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed, any applicable federal or state laws and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
     9. Transferability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, an Option may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate.

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     10. Withholding. The Participant may be required to pay to the Company and, unless the Participant elects to pay the Company separately in cash, the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any payment due or transfer made under the Option or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property) of any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Option, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under the Option or under the Plan and to take such action as may be necessary in the option of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of net exercise pursuant to Section 4(b)(i), any tax withholding made from the Option Shares shall not be in excess of the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law; except as may occur through administrative rounding to the nearest whole share.
     11. Securities Laws. Upon the acquisition of any Shares pursuant to the exercise of an Option, the Participant will make or enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as the Committee may reasonably request in order to comply with applicable securities laws or with this Agreement.
     12. Notices. Any notice which either party hereto may be required or permitted to give the other shall be in writing and may be delivered personally or by mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Time Warner Cable Inc., at 7910 Crescent Executive Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217, attention Manager, Executive Compensation, and to the Participant at his or her address, as it is shown on the records of the Company or its Affiliate, or in either case to such other address as the Company or the Participant, as the case may be, by notice to the other may designate in writing from time to time. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.
     13. Personal Data. The Company and its Affiliates may hold, collect, use, process and transfer, in electronic or other form, certain personal information about the Participant for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that the following personal information is required for the above named purposes: his/her name, home address and telephone number, office address (including department and employing entity) and telephone number, e-mail address, citizenship, country of residence at the time of grant, work location country, system employee ID, employee local ID, employment status (including international status code), supervisor (if applicable), job code, title, salary, bonus target and bonuses paid (if applicable), termination date and reason, tax payer’s identification number, tax equalization code, US Green Card holder status, contract type (single/dual/multi), any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all stock option grants (including number of grants, grant dates, exercise price, vesting type, vesting dates, expiration dates, and any other information regarding options that have been granted, canceled, vested, unvested, exercisable, exercised or outstanding) with respect to the Participant, estimated tax withholding rate, brokerage account number (if applicable), and brokerage fees (the “Data”). Participant understands that Data may be collected from the Participant directly or, on Company’s request, from any Affiliate. Participant understands that Data may be transferred to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including the brokers approved by the Company, the broker selected by the Participant from among such Company-approved brokers (if applicable), tax consultants and the Company’s software providers (the “Data

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Recipients”). Participant understands that some of these Data Recipients may be located outside the Participant’s country of residence, and that the Data Recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country of residence. Participant understands that the Data Recipients will receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares of common stock on the Participant’s behalf by a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data may also be made available to public authorities as required by law, e.g., to the U.S. government. Participant understands that the Participant may, at any time, review Data and may provide updated Data or corrections to the Data by written notice to the Company. Except to the extent the collection, use, processing or transfer of Data is required by law, Participant may object to the collection, use, processing or transfer of Data by contacting the Company in writing. Participant understands that such objection may affect his/her ability to participate in the Plan. Participant understands that he/she may contact the Company’s Stock Plan Administration to obtain more information on the consequences of such objection.
     14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws, and any and all disputes between the Participant and the Company relating to the Option shall be brought only in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Manhattan, New York, and the Participant and the Company hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of any such court and irrevocably agree that venue for any such action shall be only in any such court.
     15. Modifications And Amendments. The terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Notice may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan.
     16. Waivers And Consents. Except as provided in the Plan, the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Notice may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement or the Notice, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.
     17. Reformation; Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the Notice (including any provision of the Plan that is incorporated herein by reference) shall hereafter be held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, in whole or in part, in any jurisdiction under any circumstances for any reason, (i) such provision shall be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to cause such provision to be valid, enforceable and legal while preserving the intent of the parties as expressed in, and the benefits of the parties provided by, this Agreement, the Notice and the Plan or (ii) if such provision cannot be so reformed, such provision shall be severed from this Agreement or the Notice and an equitable adjustment shall be made to this

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Agreement or the Notice (including, without limitation, addition of necessary further provisions) so as to give effect to the intent as so expressed and the benefits so provided. Such holding shall not affect or impair the validity, enforceability or legality of such provision in any other jurisdiction or under any other circumstances. Neither such holding nor such reformation nor severance shall affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, the Notice or the Plan.
     18. Entry into Force. By entering into this Agreement, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that (i) the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan and (ii) the Option is granted pursuant to the Plan and is therefore subject to all of the terms of the Plan.
     19. Changes in Capitalization and Other Regulations. The Option shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions as provided in this Agreement and in the Plan, which are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan (generally relating to adjustments to the number of Shares subject to the Option, upon certain changes in capitalization and certain reorganizations and other transactions).
     20. Entire Agreement. Except as specifically stated herein, this Agreement, together with the Notice and the Plan, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement not expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Notice shall affect or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement or the Notice; provided that, this Agreement and the Notice shall be subject to and governed by the Plan, and in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement or the Notice and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

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EX-10.52 9 g22094exv10w52.htm EX-10.52 exv10w52
EXHIBIT 10.52
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Restricted Stock Units Agreement
General Terms and Conditions
     WHEREAS, Time Warner Cable Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted the Plan (as defined below), the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Restricted Stock Units Agreement (the “Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the restricted stock units (the “RSUs”) provided for herein to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth herein.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
     1. Definitions. Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.
          (a) Causemeans “Cause” as defined in an employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant or, if not defined therein or if there is no such agreement, “Cause” means the Participant’s (i) conviction (treating a nolo contendere plea as a conviction) of a felony, whether or not any right to appeal has been or may be exercised, other than as a result of a moving violation or a Limited Vicarious Liability (as defined below), (ii) willful failure or refusal without proper cause to perform such Participant’s material duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant’s total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental impairment), (iii) willful misappropriation, embezzlement, fraud or any reckless or willful destruction of Company property having a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, (iv) willful and material breach of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company having a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, (v) material and willful breach of any restrictive covenants to which the Participant is subject, including non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement or confidentiality provisions, or (vi) willful violation of any material Company policy, including the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct having a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation. The determination by the Company as to the existence of “Cause” will be conclusive on the Participant.

 


 

          (b) Disabilitymeans “Disability” as defined in an employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant or, if not defined therein or if there shall be no such agreement, “Disability” of the Participant shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, as in effect from time to time, to the extent that either such definition also constitutes such Participant being considered “disabled” under Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code.
          (c) “Good Reason” means “Good Reason” as defined in an employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant or, if not defined therein or if there is no such agreement, “Good Reason” means, following a change of control (i) the failure of the Company or any Affiliate to pay or cause to be paid the Participant’s base salary or annual bonus when due or (ii) any substantial and sustained diminution in the Participant’s authority or responsibilities materially inconsistent with the Participant’s position; provided that either of the events described in clauses (i) and (ii) will constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to cure such event within thirty (30) days after receipt from the Participant of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that “Good Reason” will cease to exist for an event on the sixtieth (60th) day following the later of its occurrence or the Participant’s knowledge thereof, unless the Participant has given the Company written notice of his or her termination of Employment for Good Reason prior to such date.
          (d) “Limited Vicarious Liability” shall mean any liability which is based on acts of the Company for which the Participant is responsible solely as a result of Participant’s office(s) with the Company; provided that (i) the Participant is not directly involved in such acts and either had no prior knowledge of such actions or, upon obtaining such knowledge, promptly acted reasonably and in good faith to attempt to prevent the acts causing such liability or (ii) after consulting with the Company’s counsel, the Participant reasonably believed that no law was being violated by such acts.
          (e) Noticemeans the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units, which has been provided to the Participant separately and which accompanies and forms a part of this Agreement.
          (f) “Participant” means an individual to whom RSUs as set forth in the Notice have been awarded pursuant to the Plan and shall have the same meaning as may be assigned to the terms “Holder” or “Participant” in the Plan.
          (g) “Performance” means the Participant’s failure to meet performance expectations, as determined in the Company’s sole discretion, and consistent with any performance determination under the TWC Severance Pay Plan, if applicable.
          (h) Planmeans the Time Warner Cable 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as such plan may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

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          (i) “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of Employment by the Participant following the attainment of (i) age 60 with ten (10) or more years of Service or (ii) age 65 with five (5) or more years of Service; provided that, the terms of any employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate that provides a definition of “Retirement” relating specifically to the vesting of outstanding equity awards granted under the Plan shall supersede this definition.
          (j) “Servicemeans the period of time a Participant is engaged as an employee or director (i) with the Company, (ii) with any Affiliate, or (iii) in respect to any period of time prior to March 12, 2009, with Time Warner Inc. or any affiliate thereof (“TWX”); provided that, if the Participant became an employee or director of the Company or any Affiliate on or after March 12, 2009, any period of time Participant was engaged by TWX shall not be counted for this definition.
          (k) “Vesting Date” means each vesting date set forth in the Notice.
     2. Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to the Participant (the “Award”), on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the number of RSUs set forth on the Notice. Each RSU represents the unfunded, unsecured right of the Participant to receive one Share on the date(s) specified herein or in the Notice. RSUs do not constitute issued and outstanding Shares for any corporate purposes and do not confer on the Participant any right to vote on matters that are submitted to a vote of holders of Shares.
     3. Dividend Equivalents and Retained Distributions. If on any date while RSUs are outstanding hereunder the Company shall pay any regular cash dividend on the Shares, the Participant shall be paid, for each RSU held by the Participant on the record date, an amount of cash equal to the dividend paid on a Share (the “Dividend Equivalents”) at the time that such dividends are paid to holders of Shares. If on any date while RSUs are outstanding hereunder the Company shall pay any dividend other than a regular cash dividend or make any other distribution on the Shares, the Participant shall be credited with a bookkeeping entry equivalent to such dividend or distribution for each RSU held by the Participant on the record date for such dividend or distribution, but the Company shall retain custody of all such dividends and distributions (the “Retained Distributions”); provided, however, that if the Retained Distribution relates to a dividend paid in Shares, the Participant shall receive an additional amount of RSUs equal to the product of (i) the aggregate number of RSUs held by the Participant pursuant to this Agreement through the related dividend record date, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares (including any fraction thereof) payable as a dividend on a Share. Retained Distributions will not bear interest and will be subject to the same restrictions and payment timing as the RSUs to which they relate.
     4. Vesting and Delivery of Shares.
          (a) Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, within sixty (60) days after each Vesting Date with respect to the Award, the Company shall issue or transfer to the Participant the number of Shares that vested on such Vesting Date as set forth on the Notice and the Retained Distributions, if any, covered by that portion of the Award. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 5 and 6, the vesting of such RSUs and any Retained

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Distributions relating thereto shall occur only if the Participant has continued in Employment of the Company or any of its Affiliates on the Vesting Date and has continuously been so employed since the Date of Grant (as defined in the Notice).
          (b) RSUs Extinguished. Upon each issuance or transfer of Shares in accordance with this Agreement, a number of RSUs equal to the number of Shares issued or transferred to the Participant shall be extinguished and such number of RSUs will not be considered to be held by the Participant for any purpose.
          (c) Fractional Shares. Upon the final issuance or transfer of Shares and Retained Distributions, if any, to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement, in lieu of a fractional Share, the Participant shall receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional Share.
     5. Termination of Employment.
          (a) Involuntary Termination for Performance; Involuntary Termination for Cause; Voluntary Resignation. Unless otherwise provided in an employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, if the Participant’s Employment is terminated (i) by the Company for Performance or for Cause, (ii) by the Participant other than at a time when the Participant satisfies the requirements for Retirement, or (iii) for any other reason not specified in clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) below prior to the Vesting Date of any portion of the Award, then the RSUs covered by any such portion of the Award and all Retained Distributions relating thereto shall be completely forfeited on the date of any such termination
          (b) Death; Disability; Retirement. If the Participant’s Employment is terminated (i) as a result of his or her death or Disability or (ii) by the Participant due to his or her Retirement, or (iii) by the Company or its Affiliates for any reason other than for Cause or Performance on a date when the Participant satisfies the requirements for Retirement, then the RSUs for which a Vesting Date has not yet occurred and all Retained Distributions relating thereto shall, to the extent the RSUs were not extinguished prior to such termination of Employment, fully vest on the date of any such termination and Shares subject to the RSUs shall be issued or transferred to the Participant within sixty (60) days following such termination of Employment.
          (c) Without Cause; Not For Performance. Subject to the terms of any employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate that provides for treatment of RSUs that is more favorable to the Participant than the terms of this Section 5(c), if the Participant’s Employment is terminated by the Company or its Affiliates and such termination is not for Cause, not for Performance, and not at a time when the Participant is eligible for Retirement, then the Participant will be vested immediately upon Participant’s termination of Employment in a pro rata portion of the RSUs and related Retained Distributions that were scheduled to vest on the next Vesting Date following the Participant’s termination of Employment. Such pro rata portion will be determined as follows:

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(x) the number of RSUs and related Retained Distributions covered by the portion of the Award that were scheduled to vest on such upcoming Vesting Date,
multiplied by;
(y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days from the Vesting Date immediately preceding such Vesting Date (or the Date of Grant if there was no prior Vesting Date) during which the Participant was employed by the Company or any Affiliate, and the denominator of which shall be the number of days from such immediately preceding Vesting Date (or the Date of Grant if there was no prior Vesting Date) through the next succeeding Vesting Date.
If the product of (x) and (y) results in a fractional share, such fractional share shall be rounded to the next higher whole share. Shares subject to such RSUs shall be issued or transferred and the related Retained Distributions shall be paid to the Participant within sixty (60) days of the Participant’s Employment termination date. The RSUs and any related Retained Distributions shall be completely forfeited if they are not vested under this Section 5(c).
          (d) Disposition of Affiliate. Subject to Section 5(b) (Retirement) and Section 20 (§409A Compliance), if the Affiliate with which the Participant has a service relationship ceases to be an Affiliate due to a transfer, sale or other disposition by the Company or an Affiliate (“Disposition”), the vesting of the RSU and the issuance of the Shares shall be governed by Section 5(c) hereof as if the Participant’s Employment terminated on the date of such Disposition; provided however, that if such Disposition does not constitute the Participant’s separation from service for purposes of Code Section 409A, any shares that are vested as a result of this Section 5(d) shall not be issued until the earlier of the Vesting Date when such shares would otherwise have been issued or the Participant’s separation from service within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
          (e) After Change in Control. Subject to Section 6, if the Participant’s Employment is terminated by the Company or its Affiliates without Cause (whether or not due to Participant’s Performance) or by the Participant for Good Reason, or by the Company or its Affiliates for Cause pursuant to Sections 1(a)(ii) and 1(a)(vi), within 12 months after a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), to the extent the Award has not been previously canceled or forfeited, the Award will vest in full upon such Employment termination and shall be issued or transferred to the Participant within sixty (60) days following such Employment termination, along with the Retained Distributions related thereto.
          (f) Leave of Absence. For purposes of this Section 5, a temporary leave of absence shall not constitute a termination of Employment or a failure to be continuously employed by the Company or any Affiliate regardless of the Participant’s payroll status during such leave of absence if such leave of absence (i) is approved in writing by the Company or any Affiliate subject to the other terms and conditions of the Agreement and the Plan and (ii) constitutes a bona fide leave of absence and not a separation from service under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h)(1)(i). Notice of any such approved leave of absence should be sent to the

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Company, but such notice shall not be required for the leave of absence to be considered approved.
     6. IRC §§ 280G and 4999. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent that the vesting of any RSUs granted to Participant pursuant to this Agreement (a) constitutes a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (b) but for this Section 6, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then such RSUs shall vest either (i) in full or (ii) in such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such RSUs being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code; whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income or excise taxes (including the excise tax imposed by Section 4999), results in Participant’s receipt on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of total compensation, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such RSUs may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code.
          (a) Calculation. Any calculation required under this Section shall be made in writing by an independent public accountant, or other appropriate internal or external resource, selected by the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Participant and the Company for all purposes. The Company shall bear the costs of performing the calculations contemplated by this Section, as well as any reasonable legal or accountant expenses, or any additional taxes, that the Participant may incur as a result of any calculation errors made in connection with the Code Section 4999 excise tax determination contemplated by this Section.
          (b) Order of 280G Payment Reduction. Unless provided otherwise in Participant’s employment agreement with the Company, the reduction of RSUs vesting, if applicable, shall be effected in the following order, but only to the extent that each item listed provides for a reduction to minimize Section 280G consequences: (i) any cash parachute payments, (ii) any health and welfare and similar benefits valued as parachute payments, (iii) the acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price exceeds the then fair market value of the underlying stock, (iv) the reduction of any acceleration of vesting of any equity award that is not a stock option (including the RSUs), and (v) the acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price is less than the fair market value of the underlying stock.
     7. Withholding Taxes. The Participant agrees that,
          (a) Obligation to Pay Withholding Taxes. Upon the payment of any Dividend Equivalents and the vesting of any portion of the Award of RSUs and the Retained Distributions relating thereto, the Participant will be required to pay to the Company any applicable Federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax due as a result of such payment or vesting. The Company’s obligation to deliver the Shares subject to the RSUs or to pay any Dividend Equivalents or Retained Distributions shall be subject to such payment. The Company and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from the Dividend Equivalent, Shares issued in connection with the vesting or Retained Distribution, as applicable, or any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant the minimum statutory Federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes due with respect to such vesting or payment.

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          (b) Payment of Taxes with Stock. Subject to the Committee’s right to require the Participant to pay the minimum statutory withholding tax in cash, the Participant shall have the right to elect to pay the minimum statutory withholding tax associated with a vesting with Shares to be received upon vesting. Unless the Company shall permit another valuation method to be elected by the Participant, Shares used to pay any required withholding taxes shall be valued at the closing price of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the withholding tax becomes due (hereinafter called the “Tax Date”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if a Participant does not elect to pay the withholding tax in cash within the time period established by the Company, then the Participant shall be deemed to have elected to pay such withholding taxes with Shares to be received upon vesting. Elections must be made in conformity with conditions established by the Committee from time to time.
          (c) Conditions to Payment of Taxes with Stock. Any election to pay the minimum statutory withholding taxes with cash must be made prior to the Tax Date in accordance with the Company’s customary practices and will be irrevocable once made.
     8. Changes in Capitalization and Government and Other Regulations. The Award shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions as provided in this Agreement and in the Plan, which are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan (generally relating to adjustments to the number of Shares subject to the Award, upon certain changes in capitalization and certain reorganizations and other transactions).
     9. Forfeiture. A breach of any of the foregoing restrictions or a breach of any of the other restrictions, terms and conditions of the Plan or this Agreement, with respect to any of the RSUs or any Dividend Equivalents and Retained Distributions relating thereto, except as waived by the Board or the Committee, will cause a forfeiture of such RSUs and any Dividend Equivalents or Retained Distributions relating thereto.
     10. RSU Repayment Obligation.
          (a) In the event of the termination of the Participant’s Employment for Cause as a result of a Cause event specified in Sections 1(a)(i), 1(a)(iii), 1(a)(iv), or 1(a)(v) above (each a “Covered Cause Event”), any Shares issued and related Retained Distributions paid to the Participant with respect to vesting of a RSU Award within the three year period prior to the occurrence of the Covered Cause Event (the “Forfeiture Period”), shall be subject to repayment to the Company in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Shares and the amount of such Retained Distributions as of the date such Shares were issued and the Retained Distributions paid.
          (b) In the event the Participant’s Employment is terminated for any reason other than Cause, and it is determined by the Company within twelve (12) months of such termination of Employment that the Participant engaged in acts or omissions during the Participant’s three prior years of Employment that would have resulted in the Participant’s termination by the Company for a Covered Cause Event, any Shares issued and related Retained Distributions paid to the Participant in the three-year period prior to and the sixty-day period following the Participant’s termination of Employment shall be subject to repayment to the

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Company in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Shares and the amount of such Retained Distributions as of the date such Shares were issued and related Retained Distributions paid.
          (c) Repayments pursuant to Sections 10(a) or 10(b) shall be made by certified check within sixty (60) days after written demand is made therefor by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant may satisfy the repayment obligations with respect to amounts owed pursuant to Section 10 by returning to the Company the applicable Shares issued to the Participant, provided that, the Participant demonstrates to the Company’s satisfaction that such Shares were continuously owned by the Participant since the date of issuance.
          (d) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Company’s Board of Directors (Board) or committee to whom the Board has delegated such matters shall retain sole discretion regarding whether to seek the remedies set forth in Sections 10(a) and 10(b). The repayment obligations of Section 10 shall not apply unless the Company gives the Participant written notice of the Company’s exercise of its rights under Section 10 within ninety (90) days of a senior officer of the Company becoming aware of the conduct giving rise to the Covered Cause Event; and if the Company fails to do so such conduct shall no longer provide a basis for any repayment obligation pursuant to this Section 10.
          (e) If the terms of any employment, consulting, advisory or similar agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate provides for compensation forfeiture provisions triggered by a “Covered Cause Event” (as defined in the employment or similar agreement), then such provisions shall supersede the provisions of this Section 10 during the term of the employment or similar agreement.
     11. Right of Company to Terminate Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and the Company and any such Affiliate shall have the right to terminate the Employment of the Participant at any such time, with or without cause, notwithstanding the fact that some or all of the RSUs and related Retained Distributions covered by this Agreement may be forfeited as a result of such termination. The granting of the RSUs under this Agreement shall not confer on the Participant any right to any future Awards under the Plan.
     12. Notices. Any notice which either party hereto may be required or permitted to give the other shall be in writing and may be delivered personally or by mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Time Warner Cable Inc., at 7910 Crescent Executive Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217, attention Manager, Executive Compensation, and to the Participant at his or her address, as it is shown on the records of the Company or its Affiliate, or in either case to such other address as the Company or the Participant, as the case may be, by notice to the other may designate in writing from time to time. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.
     13. Interpretation and Amendments. The Board and the Committee (to the extent delegated by the Board) have plenary authority to interpret this Agreement and the Plan,

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to prescribe, amend and rescind rules relating thereto and to make all other determinations in connection with the administration of the Plan. The Board or the Committee may from time to time modify or amend this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, provided that no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Participant under this Agreement without his or her consent.
     14. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Participant and his or her legatees, distributees and personal representatives.
     15. Copy of the Plan. The Participant agrees and acknowledges that he or she has received and read a copy of the Plan.
     16. Governing Law. The Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to any choice of law rules thereof which might apply the laws of any other jurisdiction.
     17. Waiver of Jury Trial. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law which cannot be waived, each party hereto hereby waives, and covenants that it will not assert (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise), any right to trial by jury in any forum in respect of any suit, action, or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement.
     18. Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of Process. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of New York and the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto to the extent permitted by applicable law hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that such suit, action or proceeding in the above-referenced courts is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of such suit, action or proceedings, is improper or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to service of process by mail at its address to which notices are to be given pursuant to Section 12 hereof.
     19. Personal Data. The Company and its Affiliates may hold, collect, use, process and transfer, in electronic or other form, certain personal information about the Participant for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that the following personal information is required for the above named purposes: his/her name, home address and telephone number, office address (including department and employing entity) and telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, citizenship, country of residence at the time of grant, work location country, system employee ID, employee local ID, employment status (including international status code), supervisor (if applicable), job code, title, salary, bonus target and bonuses paid (if applicable), termination date and reason, taxpayer’s identification number, tax equalization code, US Green Card holder status, contract type (single/dual/multi), any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all grants of RSUs (including number of grants,

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grant dates, vesting type, vesting dates, and any other information regarding RSUs that have been granted, canceled, vested, or forfeited) with respect to the Participant, estimated tax withholding rate, brokerage account number (if applicable), and brokerage fees (the “Data”). Participant understands that Data may be collected from the Participant directly or, on Company’s request, from any Affiliate. Participant understands that Data may be transferred to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including the brokers approved by the Company, the broker selected by the Participant from among such Company-approved brokers (if applicable), tax consultants and the Company’s software providers (the “Data Recipients”). Participant understands that some of these Data Recipients may be located outside the Participant’s country of residence, and that the Data Recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country of residence. Participant understands that the Data Recipients will receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Participant’s behalf by a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data may also be made available to public authorities as required by law, e.g., to the U.S. government. Participant understands that the Participant may, at any time, review Data and may provide updated Data or corrections to the Data by written notice to the Company. Except to the extent the collection, use, processing or transfer of Data is required by law, Participant may object to the collection, use, processing or transfer of Data by contacting the Company in writing. Participant understands that such objection may affect his/her ability to participate in the Plan. Participant understands that he/she may contact the Company’s Stock Plan Administration to obtain more information on the consequences of such objection.
     20. Compliance With Code Section 409A. The Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A to avoid taxation under Code Section 409A(a)(1) and shall, at all times be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with this intent. References herein to “termination of employment” and similar terms used in this Agreement shall be deemed to refer to “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A, as applied using a definition of “service recipient” with respect to any Affiliate that includes all entities that would be treated as a single employer with the Company under Code Sections 414(b) and 414(c) applying a 50 percent ownership level, rather than an 80 percent ownership level (pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409-1(h)(3)). Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, if at the time of a Participant’s separation from service, the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Code Section 409A and any Shares or amounts otherwise payable under this Agreement as a result of such separation from service are subject to Code Section 409A, then no transfer or payment of such Shares or amounts shall be made until the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code), and the Company will transfer or pay any Shares or amounts that are delayed under the foregoing within sixty (60) days of such date. Notwithstanding the forgoing or any other term or provision of this Agreement or the Plan, neither the Company nor any Affiliate nor any of its or their officers, directors, employees,

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agents or other service providers shall have any liability to any person for any taxes, penalties or interest due on any amounts paid or payable hereunder, including any taxes, penalties or interest imposed under Code Section 409A.
     21. Entire Agreement. Except as specifically stated herein, this Agreement, together with the Notice and the Plan, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement not expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Notice shall affect or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement or the Notice; provided, that this Agreement and the Notice shall be subject to and governed by the Plan, and in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement or the Notice and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

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EX-10.53 10 g22094exv10w53.htm EX-10.53 exv10w53
EXHIBIT 10.53
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
Addendum To RSU Agreement
Acceleration of RSUs During Severance Period
     WHEREAS, the Participant and the Company are subject to the terms of an employment agreement with an effective date prior to January 1, 2010 (“Pre-2010 Employment Agreement”);
     WHEREAS, the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit Agreement dated on or after January 1, 2010 (the “RSU Agreement”) states, among other things, that unless an employment agreement provides for more favorable equity treatment, unvested RSUs shall vest on a pro-rata basis immediately upon the Participant’s involuntary termination of employment without cause that is not due to the Participant’s Performance;
     WHEREAS, the Pre-2010 Employment Agreement allows for the more favorable treatment of continued vesting of RSUs through the Participant’s severance period after a Participant’s involuntary termination of employment without cause, whether or not due to Performance, and after a Participant’s voluntary termination of employment due to the Company’s material breach of the Participant’s Pre-2010 Employment Agreement; and
     WHEREAS, in the event of such a termination of employment during the term of the Pre-2010 Employment Agreement (including during any automatic month-to-month extension of the term), the parties desire to provide for the more favorable vesting treatment, but with payment accelerated to termination of employment rather than on the scheduled vesting dates of the RSUs.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
     1. The following provisions of this Addendum are incorporated into and hereby made a part of the RSU Agreement. Such provisions are effective immediately and shall continue in effect during the term of the Pre-2010 Employment Agreement. This Addendum shall modify and supersede any contrary provisions of the RSU Agreement and the Pre-2010 Employment Agreement.
     2. All capitalized terms in this Addendum, to the extent not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the RSU Agreement.
     3. For purposes of this Addendum, “Severance Period” means the period of time during which the Participant receives salary continuation payments and is entitled under the

 


 

Pre-2010 Employment Agreement to continued treatment as an employee of the Company for equity compensation purposes as determined by the Company.
     4. If, during the term of the Pre-2010 Employment Agreement, the Participant’s Employment with the Company and its Affiliates is (i) terminated by the Company or its Affiliates and such termination is not for Cause and not at a time when the Participant is eligible for Retirement or (ii) terminated by the Participant under circumstances entitling the Participant to salary continuation payments under the Pre-2010 Employment Agreement, then this Section 4 shall apply, and Section 5(c) of the RSU Agreement shall not apply. If this Section 4 applies, the Participant will be vested immediately upon Participant’s termination of Employment in (w) all RSUs and related Retained Distributions that would vest on any Vesting Date that occurs during the Severance Period, and (x) a pro rata portion of the RSUs and related Retained Distributions that were scheduled to vest on the next Vesting Date following the expiration of the Severance Period. Such pro rata portion will be determined as follows:
(y) the number of RSUs and related Retained Distributions covered by the portion of the Award that were scheduled to vest on such upcoming Vesting Date,
multiplied by;
(z) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days from the Vesting Date immediately preceding such Vesting Date (or the Date of Grant if there was no prior Vesting Date) during which the Participant was (1) employed by the Company or any Affiliate and (2) to be covered under the Severance Period, and the denominator of which shall be the number of days from such immediately preceding Vesting Date (or the Date of Grant if there was no prior Vesting Date) through the next succeeding Vesting Date.
If the product of (y) and (z) results in a fractional share, such fractional share shall be rounded to the next higher whole share. Shares subject to such RSUs shall be issued or transferred and the related Retained Distributions shall be paid to the Participant within sixty (60) days of the Participant’s Employment termination date. The RSUs and any related Retained Distributions shall be completely forfeited if they are not vested under this Section 4; provided that, if the Participant becomes eligible for Retirement during the Severance Period, Participant shall vest in all RSUs and related Retained Distributions as of the end of the Severance Period.

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EX-10.55 11 g22094exv10w55.htm EX-10.55 exv10w55
EXHIBIT 10.55
(For Use After January 1, 2010)
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Restricted Stock Units Agreement

For Non-Employee Directors
General Terms and Conditions
          WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Plan (as defined below), the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement; and
          WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the restricted stock units (the “RSUs”) provided for herein to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth herein.
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
     1. Definitions. Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.
          (a) “Cause” means (i) the Participant’s continued failure substantially to perform such Participant’s duties (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness) for a period of ten (10) days following written notice by the Company to the Participant of such failure, (ii) dishonesty in the performance of the Participant’s duties, (iii) the Participant’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a crime constituting (A) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, in either case which is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iv) the Participant’s willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with the Participant’s duties or any act or omission which is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (v) the Participant’s breach of any non-competition, non-solicitation or confidentiality provisions to which the Participant is subject. The determination of the Board as to the existence of “Cause” will be conclusive on the Participant and the Company.
          (b) “Disability” of the Participant shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy (whether or not the Participant is a participant in such plan or policy), as in effect from time to time, to the extent that such definition also constitutes such Participant being considered “disabled” under Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code.
          (c) “Notice” means the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units, which has been provided to the Participant separately and which accompanies and forms a part of this Agreement.
          (d) “Participant” means a non-employee member of the Board to whom RSUs as set forth in the Notice have been awarded pursuant to the Plan and shall have the same meaning as may be assigned to the terms “Holder” or “Participant” in the Plan.
          (e) “Plan” means the Time Warner Cable Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as such plan may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

 


 

     2. Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to the Participant (the “Award”), on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the number of RSUs set forth on the Notice. Each RSU represents the unfunded, unsecured right of the Participant to receive one Share on the date(s) specified herein or in the Notice. RSUs do not constitute issued and outstanding Shares for any corporate purposes and do not confer on the Participant any right to vote on matters that are submitted to a vote of holders of Shares.
     3. Dividend Equivalents and Retained Distributions. If on any date while RSUs are outstanding hereunder the Company shall pay any regular cash dividend on the Shares, the Participant shall be paid, for each RSU held by the Participant on the record date, an amount of cash equal to the dividend paid on a Share (the “Dividend Equivalents”) at the time that such dividends are paid to holders of Shares. If on any date while RSUs are outstanding hereunder the Company shall pay any dividend other than a regular cash dividend or make any other distribution on the Shares, the Participant shall be credited with a bookkeeping entry equivalent to such dividend or distribution for each RSU held by the Participant on the record date for such dividend or distribution, but the Company shall retain custody of all such dividends and distributions (the “Retained Distributions”); provided, however, that if the Retained Distribution relates to a dividend paid in Shares, the Participant shall receive an additional amount of RSUs equal to the product of (i) the aggregate number of RSUs held by the Participant pursuant to this Agreement through the related dividend record date, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares (including any fraction thereof) payable as a dividend on a Share. Retained Distributions will not bear interest and will be subject to the same restrictions and payment timing as the RSUs to which they relate.
     4. Delivery of Shares.
          (a) Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, except as provided below, the Company shall issue or transfer to the Participant, within sixty (60) days following the Distribution Date as stated in the Notice, of the number of Shares as set forth on the Notice and the related Retained Distributions, if any, covered by that portion of the Award. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs 6 and 7, the issuance or transfer of such Shares and any related Retained Distributions shall occur only if the Participant’s continued service from the Date of Grant as a non-employee member of the Board has not been terminated for Cause. If the Participant’s continued service from the Date of Grant as a non-employee member of the Board is terminated for Cause, then all outstanding RSUs shall be completely forfeited.
          (b) RSUs Extinguished. Upon the issuance or transfer of Shares in accordance with this Agreement, the RSUs shall be extinguished and such RSUs will not be considered to be held by the Participant for any purpose.
          (c) Fractional Shares. Upon the final issuance or transfer of Shares and Retained Distributions, if any, to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement, in lieu of a fractional Share, the Participant shall receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional Share.
     5. Termination of Service Due to Death or Disability. If the Participant’s service as a non-employee member of the Board terminates as a result of his or her death or Disability, then to the extent the RSUs were not extinguished prior to such termination of service, the Shares subject to the RSUs shall be issued or transferred to the Participant as soon as practicable following such termination of service.
     6. Acceleration of Distribution Date. Subject to paragraph 7 and the terms of any agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company that provides for treatment of RSUs that is more favorable to the Participant than the terms of this paragraph 6, in the event of a Change in Control that also constitutes a change in ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code (a “409A Change in Control Event”), to the extent the Award has not been previously canceled or forfeited, Shares subject to the RSUs shall be issued or transferred to the Participant, as soon as practicable following such Change in Control,

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along with any related Retained Distributions. To the extent that a Change in Control does not constitute a 409A Change in Control Event, the issuance of Shares and any related Retained Distributions shall be made at the times otherwise provided hereunder as if no Change in Control had occurred.
     7. Limitation on Acceleration. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, if the Payment (as defined in §7(c) below) due to the Participant hereunder as a result of the acceleration of issuance or transfer of the Shares subject to the RSUs pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Agreement, either alone or together with all other Payments received or to be received by the Participant from the Company or any of its Affiliates (collectively, the “Aggregate Payments”), or any portion thereof, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor thereto), the following provisions shall apply:
          (a) If the net amount that would be retained by the Participant after all taxes on the Aggregate Payments are paid would be greater than the net amount that would be retained by the Participant after all taxes are paid if the Aggregate Payments were limited to the largest amount that would result in no portion of the Aggregate Payments being subject to such excise tax, the Participant shall be entitled to receive the Aggregate Payments.
          (b) If, however, the net amount that would be retained by the Participant after all taxes were paid would be greater if the Aggregate Payments were limited to the largest amount that would result in no portion of the Aggregate Payments being subject to such excise tax, the Aggregate Payments to which the Participant is entitled shall be reduced to such largest amount.
          (c) The term “Payment” shall mean any transfer of property within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.
          (d) The determination of whether any reduction of Aggregate Payments is required and whether to waive the right to any Payments due under this Agreement or any portion thereof shall be made by the Participant, and such determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and its Affiliates. To the extent that the Participant elects to waive the right to any Payments due under this Agreement, such Payments and the RSUs and any related Retained Distributions shall be forfeited.
          (e) The Company shall promptly pay, upon demand by the Participant, but no later than the end of the year following the year in which incurred, all legal fees, court costs, fees of experts and other costs and expenses that the Participant incurred in any actual, threatened or contemplated contest of the Participant’s interpretation of, or determination under, the provisions of this paragraph 7.
     8. Taxes. The Participant shall be solely responsible for payment of any applicable federal, state, local or self-employment and other related taxes in connection with the issuance or transfer of Shares subject to the RSUs, or any related Retained Distributions or the payment of any Dividend Equivalents.
     9. Changes in Capitalization and Government and Other Regulations. The Award shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions as provided in this Agreement and in the Plan, which are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan (generally relating to adjustments to the number of Shares subject to the Award, upon certain changes in capitalization and certain reorganizations and other transactions).
     10. Forfeiture. A breach of any of the foregoing restrictions or a breach of any of the other restrictions, terms and conditions of the Plan or this Agreement, with respect to any of the RSUs or any related Dividend Equivalents and Retained Distributions, except as waived by the Board or the Committee, will cause a forfeiture of such RSUs and any Dividend Equivalents or Retained Distributions relating thereto.

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     11. Right of Company to Terminate Service. Nothing contained in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on any Participant any right to continue service as a non-employee member of the Board of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and the Company and any such Affiliate shall have the right to terminate the service of the Participant at any such time, with or without cause, notwithstanding the fact that some or all of the RSUs and related Retained Distributions covered by this Agreement may be forfeited as a result of such termination. The granting of the RSUs under this Agreement shall not confer on the Participant any right to any future Awards under the Plan or employment by the Company or any of its Affiliates.
     12. Notices. Any notice which either party hereto may be required or permitted to give the other shall be in writing and may be delivered personally or by mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Time Warner Cable Inc., at 7910 Crescent Executive Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217, attention Manager, Executive Compensation, and to the Participant at his or her address, as it is shown on the records of the Company or its Affiliate, or in either case to such other address as the Company or the Participant, as the case may be, by notice to the other may designate in writing from time to time.
     13. Interpretation and Amendments. The Board and the Committee (to the extent delegated by the Board) have plenary authority to interpret this Agreement and the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules relating thereto and to make all other determinations in connection with the administration of the Plan. The Board or the Committee may from time to time modify or amend this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, provided that no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Participant under this Agreement without his or her consent.
     14. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Participant and his or her legatees, distributees and personal representatives.
     15. Copy of the Plan. The Participant agrees and acknowledges that he or she has received and read a copy of the Plan.
     16. Governing Law. The Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to any choice of law rules thereof which might apply the laws of any other jurisdiction.
     17. Waiver of Jury Trial. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law which cannot be waived, each party hereto hereby waives, and covenants that it will not assert (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise), any right to trial by jury in any forum in respect of any suit, action, or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement.
     18. Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of Process. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of New York and the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto to the extent permitted by applicable law hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that such suit, action or proceeding in the above-referenced courts is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of such suit, action or proceedings, is improper or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to service of process by mail at its address to which notices are to be given pursuant to paragraph 12 hereof.

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     19. Personal Data. The Company may hold, collect, use, process and transfer, in electronic or other form, certain personal information about the Participant for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that the following personal information is required for the above named purposes: his/her name, home address and telephone number, office address (including department and employing entity) and telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, citizenship, country of residence at the time of grant, work location country, system employee ID, employee local ID, employment status (including international status code), supervisor (if applicable), job code, title, salary, bonus target and bonuses paid (if applicable), termination date and reason, taxpayer’s identification number, tax equalization code, US Green Card holder status, contract type (single/dual/multi), any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all grants of RSUs (including number of grants, grant dates, vesting type, vesting dates, and any other information regarding RSUs that have been granted, canceled, vested, or forfeited) with respect to the Participant, estimated tax withholding rate, brokerage account number (if applicable), and brokerage fees (the “Data”). Participant understands that Data may be collected from the Participant directly or from the Company. Participant understands that Data may be transferred to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including the brokers approved by the Company, the broker selected by the Participant from among such Company-approved brokers (if applicable), tax consultants and the Company’s software providers (the “Data Recipients”). Participant understands that some of these Data Recipients may be located outside the Participant’s country of residence, and that the Data Recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country of residence. Participant understands that the Data Recipients will receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Participant’s behalf by a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data may also be made available to public authorities as required by law, e.g., to the U.S. government. Participant understands that the Participant may, at any time, review Data and may provide updated Data or corrections to the Data by written notice to the Company. Except to the extent the collection, use, processing or transfer of Data is required by law, Participant may object to the collection, use, processing or transfer of Data by contacting the Company in writing. Participant understands that such objection may affect his/her ability to participate in the Plan. Participant understands that he/she may contact the Company’s Stock Plan Administration to obtain more information on the consequences of such objection.
     20. Compliance With Code Section 409A. The Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Code section 409A to avoid taxation under Code section 409A(a)(1) and shall at all times be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with this intent. References herein to ceasing to be a member of the Board and similar terms used in this Agreement shall be deemed to refer to “separation from service” within the meaning of Code section 409A to the extent necessary to comply with Code section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, if at the time of a Participant’s separation from service, the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Code section 409A and any Shares or amounts otherwise payable under this Agreement as a result of such separation from service are subject to Code section 409A, then no transfer or payment of such Shares or amounts shall be made until the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code), and the Company will transfer or pay any Shares or amounts that are delayed under the foregoing within sixty (60) days of such date. Notwithstanding the forgoing or any other term or provision of this Agreement or the Plan, neither the Company nor any Affiliate nor any of its or their officers, directors, employees, agents or other service providers shall have any liability to any person for any taxes, penalties or interest due on any amounts paid or payable hereunder, including any taxes, penalties or interest imposed under Code section 409A.

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EX-12 12 g22094exv12.htm EX-12 exv12
Exhibit 12
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividend Requirements
($ in millions)
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
Earnings:
                                       
Net income (loss) before income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change
  $ 1,912     $ (13,072 )   $ 2,028     $ 1,664     $ 1,366  
Interest expense
    1,324       961       907       690       501  
Portion of rents representative of an interest factor
    71       63       61       50       32  
Amortization of capitalized interest
    3       3       3       2       2  
Preferred stock dividend requirements of majority-owned subsidiaries
                             
Adjustment for partially-owned subsidiaries and 50%-owned companies
          1             27       55  
Distributions received less earnings of less than 50%-owned companies
    70       6       63       4       4  
 
                             
Total earnings
  $ 3,380     $ (12,038 )   $ 3,062     $ 2,437     $ 1,960  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed Charges:
                                       
Interest expense
  $ 1,324     $ 961     $ 907     $ 690     $ 501  
Portion of rents representative of an interest factor
    71       63       61       50       32  
Capitalized interest
    1       1       5       2       1  
Preferred stock dividend requirements of majority-owned subsidiaries
                             
Adjustment for partially-owned subsidiaries and 50%-owned companies
                      43       60  
 
                             
Total fixed charges
  $ 1,396     $ 1,025     $ 973     $ 785     $ 594  
 
                             
 
                                       
Pretax income necessary to cover preferred dividend requirements
                             
 
                             
Total combined
  $ 1,396     $ 1,025     $ 973     $ 785     $ 594  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (deficiency in the coverage of fixed charges by earnings before fixed charges)
    2.4 x   $ (13,063 )     3.1 x     3.1 x     3.3 x
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements (deficiency in the coverage of combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements deficiency)
    2.4 x   $ (13,063 )     3.1 x     3.1 x     3.3 x
 
                             
 
Note:   Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ financial information to conform to the December 31, 2009 presentation.

 

EX-21 13 g22094exv21.htm EX-21 exv21
EXHIBIT 21
Subsidiaries of Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable Inc. maintains approximately 90 subsidiaries. Set forth below are the names of certain controlled subsidiaries, at least 50% owned, directly or indirectly, of Time Warner Cable Inc. as of December 31, 2009, that own and operate cable television systems and/or provide VoIP or internet services. The names of various consolidated wholly owned subsidiaries that carry on the same line of business as Time Warner Cable Inc. have been omitted. None of the omitted subsidiaries, considered either alone or together with the other subsidiaries of its immediate parent, constitutes a significant subsidiary.
            
    State of Other
    Jurisdiction of
Name   Incorporation
 
            
Time Warner Cable Inc.  
  Delaware
            
Time Warner Cable LLC
  Delaware
            
TWC Communications, LLC
  Delaware
            
TW NY Cable Holding Inc.
  Delaware(1)
            
Time Warner NY Cable LLC
  Delaware(1)
            
Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
  Delaware
            
Erie Digital Phone, LLC
  Delaware
            
Road Runner HoldCo LLC
  Delaware
            
TWC Digital Phone LLC
  Delaware
            
Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership
  New York(2)
(1) Less than 100% owned
(2) Advance/Newhouse Partnership holds a minority general partnership interest representing 100% economic interest only in cable systems held by a subsidiary of Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership

 

EX-23 14 g22094exv23.htm EX-23 exv23
EXHIBIT 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Time Warner Cable Inc. of our reports dated February 19, 2010 with respect to the consolidated financial statements, schedule, and supplementary information of Time Warner Cable Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Time Warner Cable Inc., included in Time Warner Cable Inc.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009:
  1)   Form S-8 No. 333-141579
 
  2)   Form S-8 No. 333-160990
 
  3)   Form S-8 No. 333-160992
 
  4)   Form S-3 No. 333-151671
         
     
  /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP    
     
     
 
New York, New York
February 19, 2010

 

EX-31.1 15 g22094exv31w1.htm EX-31.1 exv31w1
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Glenn A. Britt, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Time Warner Cable Inc.;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: February 19, 2010  By:   /s/ Glenn A. Britt    
    Name:   Glenn A. Britt   
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Time Warner Cable Inc. 
 

 

EX-31.2 16 g22094exv31w2.htm EX-31.2 exv31w2
         
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Robert D. Marcus certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Time Warner Cable Inc.;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: February 19, 2010   By:   /s/ Robert D. Marcus    
    Name:   Robert D. Marcus   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
Time Warner Cable Inc. 
 

 

EX-32 17 g22094exv32.htm EX-32 exv32
         
EXHIBIT 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
     In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Time Warner Cable Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his respective knowledge:
  1.   the Report fully complies, in all material respects, with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
     
 
 
Date: February 19, 2010  /s/ Glenn A. Britt    
  Glenn A. Britt   
  Chief Executive Officer
Time Warner Cable Inc. 
 
 
 
 
 
     
Date: February 19, 2010  /s/ Robert D. Marcus    
  Robert D. Marcus   
  Chief Financial Officer
Time Warner Cable Inc. 
 
 

 

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