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These excerpts taken from the CCO 8-K filed Dec 11, 2009.

Impairment Charge

The global economic slowdown has adversely affected advertising revenues across our businesses in recent months. As discussed above, we performed an impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2008 and recognized a non-cash impairment charge to our indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill of $3.2 billion. See Note B to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the impairment charge.

Impairment Charge

The global economic downturn has adversely affected advertising revenue across our businesses in recent months. As discussed above, we performed an impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2008 and recognized a non-cash impairment charge to our indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill of $3.2 billion.

This excerpt taken from the CCO 8-K filed Aug 11, 2009.

Impairment Charge

The Company performed an interim impairment test on goodwill and its indefinite-lived intangible assets as of June 30, 2009 as a result of the current global economic downturn and its negative impact on the Company’s business. The interim impairment test resulted in the Company recognizing a non-cash impairment charge of $812.4 million.

This excerpt taken from the CCO DEF 14A filed Apr 30, 2009.

Impairment Charge

The global economic slowdown has adversely affected advertising revenues across our businesses in recent months. As discussed above, we performed an impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2008 and recognized a non-cash impairment charge to our indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill of $3.2 billion. See Note B to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the impairment charge.

These excerpts taken from the CCO 10-K filed Mar 2, 2009.

Impairment Charge

The global economic slowdown has adversely affected advertising revenues across our business in recent months. As a result, we performed an impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2008 on our indefinite-lived permits and goodwill.

Our permits are valued using the direct valuation approach, with the key assumptions being market revenue growth rates, market share, profit margin, duration and profile of the build-up period, estimated start-up capital costs and losses incurred during the build-up period, the risk-adjusted discount rate and terminal values. This data is populated using industry normalized information representing an average asset within a market.

The estimated fair value of permits was below their carrying values. As a result, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $722.6 million on our permits. The United States and global economies are undergoing a period of economic uncertainty, which has caused, among other things, a general tightening in the credit markets, limited access to the credit market, lower levels of liquidity and lower consumer and business spending. These disruptions in the credit and financial markets and the continuing impact of adverse economic, financial and industry conditions on the demand for advertising negatively impacted the key assumptions in the discounted cash flow models used to value our permits.

The goodwill impairment test requires us to measure the fair value of our reporting units and compare the estimated fair value to the carrying value, including goodwill. Each of our reporting units is valued using a discounted cash flow model which requires estimating future cash flows expected to be generated from the reporting unit, discounted to their present value using a risk-adjusted discount rate. Terminal values were also estimated and discounted to their present value. Assessing the recoverability of goodwill requires us to make estimates and assumptions about sales, operating margins, growth rates and discount rates based on our budgets, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and marketplace data. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying these factors.

The estimated fair value of our reporting units was below their carrying values, which required us to compare the implied fair value of each reporting units’ goodwill with its carrying value. As a result, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $2.5 billion to reduce our goodwill. The macroeconomic factors discussed above had an adverse effect on our estimated cash flows and discount rates used in the discounted cash flow model.

While we believe we had made reasonable estimates and utilized reasonable assumptions to calculate the fair value of our permits and reporting units, it is possible a material change could occur to the estimated fair value of these assets. If our actual results are not consistent with our estimates, we could be exposed to future impairment losses that could be material to our results of operations.

Impairment Charge

The
global economic slowdown has adversely affected advertising revenues across our business in recent months. As a result, we performed an impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2008 on our indefinite-lived permits and goodwill.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Our permits are valued using the direct valuation approach, with the key assumptions being market revenue growth rates, market share, profit margin,
duration and profile of the build-up period, estimated start-up capital costs and losses incurred during the build-up period, the risk-adjusted discount rate and terminal values. This data is populated using industry normalized information
representing an average asset within a market.

The estimated fair value of permits was below their carrying values. As a result, we
recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $722.6 million on our permits. The United States and global economies are undergoing a period of economic uncertainty, which has caused, among other things, a general tightening in the credit markets,
limited access to the credit market, lower levels of liquidity and lower consumer and business spending. These disruptions in the credit and financial markets and the continuing impact of adverse economic, financial and industry conditions on the
demand for advertising negatively impacted the key assumptions in the discounted cash flow models used to value our permits.

The goodwill
impairment test requires us to measure the fair value of our reporting units and compare the estimated fair value to the carrying value, including goodwill. Each of our reporting units is valued using a discounted cash flow model which requires
estimating future cash flows expected to be generated from the reporting unit, discounted to their present value using a risk-adjusted discount rate. Terminal values were also estimated and discounted to their present value. Assessing the
recoverability of goodwill requires us to make estimates and assumptions about sales, operating margins, growth rates and discount rates based on our budgets, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and marketplace data.
There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying these factors.

The estimated fair
value of our reporting units was below their carrying values, which required us to compare the implied fair value of each reporting units’ goodwill with its carrying value. As a result, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $2.5 billion
to reduce our goodwill. The macroeconomic factors discussed above had an adverse effect on our estimated cash flows and discount rates used in the discounted cash flow model.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">While we believe we had made reasonable estimates and utilized reasonable assumptions to calculate the fair value of our permits and reporting units, it
is possible a material change could occur to the estimated fair value of these assets. If our actual results are not consistent with our estimates, we could be exposed to future impairment losses that could be material to our results of operations.

Impairment Charge

The global economic slowdown has adversely affected advertising revenues across our businesses in recent months. As discussed above, we performed an impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2008 and recognized a non-cash impairment charge to our indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill of $3.2 billion. See Note B to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the impairment charge.

Impairment Charge

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The global economic slowdown has adversely affected advertising revenues across our businesses in recent months. As discussed above, we performed an impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2008 and recognized a
non-cash impairment charge to our indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill of $3.2 billion. See Note B to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the impairment charge.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px">Other Operating Income — Net

Other
operating income – net for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $15.8 million. During the first quarter of 2008, we exchanged assets in one of our Americas markets for assets located in a different market and recognized a gain of $2.6
million. During the second quarter of 2008, we recorded a $4.0 million gain on the sale of property. In addition, we recorded a $1.7 million gain on the sale of International street furniture in the third quarter of 2008.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Other operating income – net of $11.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, primarily related to an $8.9 million gain from the sale of
street furniture assets and land in our International segment.

Other operating income – net of $22.8 million for the year ended
December 31, 2006, primarily related to a $13.2 million gain in our Americas segment from the exchange of assets in one of our markets for the assets of a third party located in a different market.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px">Interest Expense (Including Interest on Debt with Clear Channel Communications)

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%">2008 v. 2007

Interest expense
increased $3.8 million during 2008 as compared to 2007. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the interest rate on the $2.5 billion note to Clear Channel Communications. The interest rate is based on Clear Channel Communications’
weighted average cost of debt. The average interest rate in 2008 was 6.2% as compared to 6.1% in 2007. See “Financial Condition and Liquidity” below for further discussion of the impact of Clear Channel Communications’ merger on
interest expense.

2007 v. 2006

SIZE="2">Interest expense decreased $4.7 million during 2007 as compared to 2006, primarily as a result of a decline in our average debt balance during the period.

SIZE="2">Loss on Marketable Securities

During the fourth quarter of 2008, we recorded a non-cash impairment charge to certain
available-for-sale securities. The fair value of these available-for-sale securities was below their cost each month subsequent to the closing of Clear Channel Communications’ merger. As a result, we considered the guidance in SEC Staff
Accounting Bulletin Topic 5M and reviewed the length of the time and the extent to which the market value was less than cost and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer. After this assessment, we concluded that the impairment
was other than temporary and recorded a $59.8 million impairment charge.

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