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INDENTURE CONVENANTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
INDENTURE COVENANTS [Abstract] 
INDENTURE COVENANTS
INDENTURE CONVENANTS

Under the terms of the indentures governing the Floating Rate Notes, the 2009 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2010 Fixed Rate Notes and the 2011 Convertible Notes (the “2007 Indenture”, the “2009 Indenture”, the “2010 Indenture” and the “2011 Indenture”, respectively), we are largely restricted from raising debt at the corporate level or making certain payments or investments if the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense (both as defined in the 2007 Indenture and 2009 Indenture) (the “Coverage Ratio”) is less than 2.0 times. For this purpose, the calculation includes CME Ltd. and its subsidiaries that are “Restricted Subsidiaries.” In addition, under the 2010 Indenture, CET 21 is restricted from incurring indebtedness if the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA of CET 21 (both as defined in the 2010 Indenture) and its Restricted Subsidiaries would exceed 2.25 times.

Subsidiaries may be designated as “Unrestricted Subsidiaries” and excluded from the calculation of Coverage Ratio by our Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2011, our Unrestricted Subsidiaries consisted of those entities that formerly comprised the Pro.BG business in Bulgaria, CME Development Financing B.V. , the entity that funded those operations, and CME Austria GmbH. As at September 30, 2011, our Coverage Ratio was below 2.0 times. Therefore, our Restricted Subsidiaries are restricted from making payments or investments in total of more than EUR 80.0 million (approximately US$ 115.6 million) to our Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The integration of the operations of the Pro.BG business with the bTV group was completed in May 2011, and as a result, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries do not require additional financial support.

As of September 30, 2011, there was US$ 5.6 million of cash remaining in the Unrestricted Subsidiaries. There is no requirement to maintain a minimum cash balance in any of our Unrestricted Subsidiaries and we may choose to transfer the remaining funds to our Restricted Subsidiaries at any time.

Below is selected financial information for CME Ltd., its Restricted Subsidiaries and its Unrestricted Subsidiaries as required by the 2007 Indenture, the 2009 Indenture, the 2010 Indenture, and the 2011 Indenture:

 
Issuer and Restricted Subsidiaries

 
Unrestricted Subsidiaries

 
Inter-group eliminations

 
Total

Consolidated Statement of Operations:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net revenues
$
165,513

 
$

 
$
(41
)
 
$
165,472

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
13,075

 

 

 
13,075

Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles
7,957

 

 

 
7,957

Operating loss
(12,821
)
 
(89
)
 

 
(12,910
)
Net loss attributable to CME Ltd.
$
(82,000
)
 
$
(74
)
 
$

 
$
(82,074
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net revenues
$
584,889

 
$
3,092

 
$
(81
)
 
$
587,900

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
39,670

 
1,315

 

 
40,985

Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles
23,393

 

 

 
23,393

Operating income / (loss)
24,221

 
(5,323
)
 

 
18,898

Net loss attributable to CME Ltd.
$
(91,801
)
 
$
(10,419
)
 
$

 
$
(102,220
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
 
As at September 30, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents
$
161,794

 
$
5,623

 
$

 
$
167,417

Third Party Debt (1)
1,342,511

 

 

 
1,342,511

Total assets
3,055,677

 
7,935

 
(189,114
)
 
2,874,498

Total CME Ltd. shareholder’s equity
$
1,335,534

 
$
3,581

 
$
(184,271
)
 
$
1,154,844


(1)
Third party debt is defined as credit facilities and capital leases or debt with entities that are not part of the CME Ltd. consolidated group.

 
Issuer and Restricted Subsidiaries

 
Unrestricted Subsidiaries

 
Inter-group eliminations

 
Total

Consolidated Statement of Operations:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Net revenues
$
133,735

 
$
737

 
$
(118
)
 
$
134,354

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
12,444

 
897

 

 
13,341

Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles
6,996

 

 

 
6,996

Operating loss
(17,152
)
 
(8,183
)
 
(10
)
 
(25,345
)
Net income / (loss) attributable to CME Ltd.
$
7,592

 
$
(4,166
)
 
$
(10
)
 
$
3,416

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Net revenues
$
478,823

 
$
2,681

 
$
(1,783
)
 
$
479,721

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
37,815

 
2,715

 

 
40,530

Amortization of broadcast licenses and other intangibles
18,690

 

 

 
18,690

Operating income / (loss)
5,641

 
(24,621
)
 
(46
)
 
(19,026
)
Net (loss) / income attributable to CME Ltd.
$
(127,134
)
 
$
253,471

 
$
(46
)
 
$
126,291

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
 
As at December 31, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents
$
219,789

 
$
24,261

 
$

 
$
244,050

Third Party Debt (1)
1,359,330

 
454

 

 
1,359,784

Total assets
3,212,077

 
37,942

 
(309,469
)
 
2,940,550

Total CME Ltd. shareholder’s equity
$
1,493,511

 
$
(36,981
)
 
$
(229,651
)
 
$
1,226,879


(1)
Third party debt is defined as credit facilities and capital leases or debt with entities that are not part of the CME Ltd consolidated group.