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This excerpt taken from the CCO 8-K filed Feb 15, 2008. First Quarter and 2008 Outlook Due to the proposed merger transaction of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and the Company not hosting a teleconference to discuss financial and operating results, the Company is providing the following information regarding its expectations and current information related to 2008 operating results. Pacing information presented below reflects revenues booked at a specific date versus the comparable date in the prior period and may or may not reflect the actual revenue growth at the end of the period. The Company’s revenue pacing information includes an adjustment to prior periods to include all acquisitions and exclude all divestitures in both periods presented for comparative purposes. All pacing metrics exclude the effects of foreign exchange movements. The Company’s operating expense forecasts are on a reportable basis excluding non-cash compensation expense, i.e. there is not an adjustment for acquisitions, divestitures or the effects of foreign exchange movements. As of February 8, 2008, the Company’s revenues are pacing up 4.5% with both the Americas and International pacing relatively in-line with the 4.5% pacing for the first quarter 2008 as compared to the first quarter of 2007. For the full year 2008 versus the full year 2007, the Company’s revenues are pacing up 3.7% with the Americas slightly below and International slightly above the full-year pacing of 3.7%. As of the first week of February, the Company has historically experienced revenues booked of approximately 85% of the actual revenues recorded for the first quarter and approximately 45% of the actual revenues recorded for the full year. Excluding the effects of movements in foreign exchange, the Company currently forecasts total operating expense growth to be in a range of low single-digit to mid-single digit growth for the full year 2008 as compared to the full year 2007. For the consolidated company, current management forecasts show corporate expenses of $68 to $72 million for the full year 2008. Non-cash compensation expense (i.e. FAS No. 123 (R): share-based payments) are currently projected to be in the range of $10 million to $12 million for the full year of 2008. The Company currently forecasts overall capital expenditures for 2008 of approximately $275 to $300 million, excluding any capital expenditures associated with any new contract wins the Company may have during 2008. Increases over the 2007 level would be primarily due to new contract wins in France and China during 2007 and the acceleration of the roll-out of digital boards. Income tax expense as a percent of ‘Income before income taxes and minority interest’ is currently projected to be approximately 38% to 40%. Current income tax expense as a percent of ‘Income before income taxes and minority interest’ is currently expected to be approximately 30%. |
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