CCO » Topics » To service our debt obligations and to fund potential capital expenditures, we will require a significant amount of cash to meet our needs, which depends on many factors beyond our control.

These excerpts taken from the CCO 10-K filed Feb 14, 2008.

To service our debt obligations and to fund potential capital expenditures, we will require a significant amount of cash to meet our needs, which depends on many factors beyond our control.

Our ability to service our debt obligations and to fund potential capital expenditures for display construction or renovation will require a significant amount of cash, which depends on many factors beyond our control. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our debt will also depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. This, to an extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond our control.

We cannot assure our business will generate sufficient cash flow or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our debt, including our debt to Clear Channel Communications, or to fund our other liquidity needs. If our future cash flow from operations and other capital resources are insufficient to pay our obligations as they mature or to fund our liquidity needs, we may be forced to reduce or delay our business activities and capital expenditures, sell assets, obtain additional equity capital or restructure or refinance all or a portion of our debt, including the debt with Clear Channel Communications, on or before maturity. We cannot assure we will be able to refinance any of our debt, including the debt with Clear Channel Communications, on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all. In addition, the terms of our existing debt, including the debt with Clear Channel Communications, and other future debt may limit our ability to pursue any of these alternatives.

To service our debt obligations and to fund potential capital expenditures, we will require a
significant amount of cash to meet our needs, which depends on many factors beyond our control.

Our ability to service our debt
obligations and to fund potential capital expenditures for display construction or renovation will require a significant amount of cash, which depends on many factors beyond our control. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our debt will
also depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. This, to an extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond our control.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:6%">We cannot assure our business will generate sufficient cash flow or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us
to pay our debt, including our debt to Clear Channel Communications, or to fund our other liquidity needs. If our future cash flow from operations and other capital resources are insufficient to pay our obligations as they mature or to fund our
liquidity needs, we may be forced to reduce or delay our business activities and capital expenditures, sell assets, obtain additional equity capital or restructure or refinance all or a portion of our debt, including the debt with Clear Channel
Communications, on or before maturity. We cannot assure we will be able to refinance any of our debt, including the debt with Clear Channel Communications, on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all. In addition, the terms of our existing
debt, including the debt with Clear Channel Communications, and other future debt may limit our ability to pursue any of these alternatives.

SIZE="2">The $2.5 billion note and agreements with Clear Channel Communications impose restrictions on our ability to finance operations and capital needs, make acquisitions or engage in other business activities and requires prepayment from
substantially all proceeds from debt or equity raised by us.

The $2.5 billion note and Master Agreement with Clear Channel
Communications include restrictive covenants that, among other things, restrict our ability to:

 







  

issue any shares of capital stock or securities convertible into capital stock;

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incur additional debt;

 







  

pay dividends and make distributions;

 







  

make certain acquisitions and investments;

 







  

repurchase our stock;

 







  

create liens;

 







  

enter into transactions with affiliates;

 







  

enter into sale-leaseback transactions;

 







  

dispose of all or substantially all of our assets; and

 







  

merge or consolidate.

The existence
of these restrictions could limit our ability to grow and increase our revenue or respond to competitive changes.

In addition, the note
with Clear Channel Communications requires us to prepay it in full upon a change of control (as defined in the note), and, upon our issuances of equity and incurrences of debt, subject to certain exceptions, to prepay the note in the amount of net
proceeds received from such events. Our failure to comply with the terms and covenants in our indebtedness could lead to a default under the terms of those documents, which would entitle Clear Channel Communications or other holders to accelerate
the indebtedness and declare all amounts owed due and payable.

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10-K (2 sections)
Feb 14, 2008
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