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

We have substantial debt obligations that could restrict our operations and impair our financial condition.

At December 31, 2007, our total indebtedness for borrowed money was $2.7 billion, approximately $2.5 billion of which is indebtedness owed to Clear Channel Communications. As of December 31, 2007, approximately $87.1 million of such total indebtedness (excluding interest) is due in 2008, $91.9 million is due in 2009, $2.5 billion is due in 2010, $2.3 million is due in 2011 and $1.0 million thereafter. We may also incur additional substantial indebtedness in the future.

Our substantial indebtedness could have adverse consequences, including:

 

   

increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic, regulatory and industry conditions;

 

   

limiting our ability to compete and our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry;

 

   

limiting our ability to borrow additional funds; and

 

   

requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our debt, thereby reducing funds available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other purposes.

If our cash flow and capital resources are insufficient to service our debt obligations, we may be forced to sell assets, seek additional equity or debt capital or restructure our debt. However, these measures might be unsuccessful or inadequate in permitting us to meet scheduled debt service obligations. We may be unable to restructure or refinance our obligations and obtain additional equity financing or sell assets on satisfactory terms or at all. As a result, inability to meet our debt obligations could cause us to default on those obligations. A default under any debt instrument could, in turn, result in defaults under other debt instruments. Any such defaults could materially impair our financial condition and liquidity.

 

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We have substantial debt obligations that could restrict our operations and impair our financial
condition.

At December 31, 2007, our total indebtedness for borrowed money was $2.7 billion, approximately $2.5 billion of
which is indebtedness owed to Clear Channel Communications. As of December 31, 2007, approximately $87.1 million of such total indebtedness (excluding interest) is due in 2008, $91.9 million is due in 2009, $2.5 billion is due in 2010, $2.3
million is due in 2011 and $1.0 million thereafter. We may also incur additional substantial indebtedness in the future.

Our substantial
indebtedness could have adverse consequences, including:

 







  

increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic, regulatory and industry conditions;

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limiting our ability to compete and our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry;

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limiting our ability to borrow additional funds; and

 







  

requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our debt, thereby reducing funds available for working capital,
capital expenditures, acquisitions and other purposes.

If our cash flow and capital resources are insufficient to
service our debt obligations, we may be forced to sell assets, seek additional equity or debt capital or restructure our debt. However, these measures might be unsuccessful or inadequate in permitting us to meet scheduled debt service obligations.
We may be unable to restructure or refinance our obligations and obtain additional equity financing or sell assets on satisfactory terms or at all. As a result, inability to meet our debt obligations could cause us to default on those obligations. A
default under any debt instrument could, in turn, result in defaults under other debt instruments. Any such defaults could materially impair our financial condition and liquidity.

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10-K (2 sections)
Feb 14, 2008
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