ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER (Block)

2. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

The Company records acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting, and allocates the purchase price to the assets and liabilities based upon their respective fair values as determined as of the acquisition date. Merger and acquisition costs are excluded from the purchase price as these costs are expensed for book purposes and amortized for tax purposes.

2017 CBS Radio Business Acquisition

On November 17, 2017, the Company acquired the CBS Radio business from CBS to further strengthen its scale and capabilities to compete more effectively with other media for a larger share of advertising dollars. The purchase price was $2.56 billion and consisted of $1.17 billion of total equity consideration and $1.39 billion of assumed debt.

The CBS Radio business acquisition was completed pursuant to the CBS Radio Merger Agreement, dated February 2, 2017, by and among the Company, CBS, CBS Radio, and Merger Sub. On November 17, 2017, (i) Merger Sub was merged with and into CBS Radio, with CBS Radio continuing as the surviving corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and (ii) each share of CBS Radio common stock was converted into one share of the Company’s common stock.

The Company issued 101,407,494 shares of its Class A common Stock to the former holders of CBS Radio common stock. At the time of the Merger, each outstanding RSU and stock option with respect to CBS Class B common stock held by employees of CBS Radio was canceled and converted into equity awards for the Company’s Class A common stock. The conversion was based on the ratio of the volume-weighted average per share closing price of CBS stock on the five trading days prior to the date of acquisition and the Company’s stock on the five trading days following the date of acquisition. Entercom Communications Corp. is considered to be the acquiring company for accounting purposes.

To complete the Merger, certain divestitures were required by the FCC in order to comply with the FCC’s ownership rules and policies. These divestitures consisted of: (i) the exchange transaction with iHeartMedia, Inc. (“iHeart”); (ii) the exchange transaction with Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (“Beasley”); (iii) entry into a local marketing agreement (“LMA”) with Bonneville International Corporation (“Bonneville”); and (iv) a cash sale to Educational Media Foundation (“EMF”).

Due to the structure of the transaction, there is no step-up in tax basis for the assets acquired as the Company will assume the existing tax basis of the assets of CBS Radio. The absence of a step-up in tax basis will limit the Company’s tax deductions in future years and impacts the amount of deferred tax liabilities recorded as part of purchase price accounting. If any of the Internal Distributions or the Final Distribution, each as defined in the CBS Radio Merger Agreement, does not qualify as a transaction that is tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) or the Merger does not qualify as a tax-free “reorganization” under Section 368(a) of the Code, including as a result of actions taken in connection with the distributions made by CBS to facilitate the Merger or as a result of subsequent acquisitions of shares of CBS, Entercom, or CBS Radio, then CBS and/or holders of CBS Common Stock that received Radio Common Stock in the Final Distribution may be required to pay substantial U.S. federal income taxes, and, in certain circumstances, CBS Radio and Entercom may be required to indemnify CBS for any such tax liability.

The allocations presented in the table below are based upon management’s estimate of the fair values using valuation techniques including income, cost and market approaches. In estimating the fair value of the acquired FCC broadcasting licenses, the fair value estimates are based on, but not limited to, hypothetical expected future revenue and cash flows that assume an expected future growth rate of 1.0% and an estimated discount rate of 9.0%. The gross profit margins utilized were considered appropriate based on management’s expectations and experience in equivalent sized markets. The Company determines the fair value of the broadcasting licenses by relying on a discounted cash flow approach assuming a start-up scenario in which the only assets held by an investor are broadcasting licenses. The Company’s fair value analysis contains assumptions based upon past experience, reflects expectations of industry observers and includes judgments about future performance using industry normalized information for an average station within a certain market. Any excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired was reported as goodwill. The goodwill recorded reflects management’s expectations of its ability to gain access to and penetrate CBS Radio’s customer base and the benefits of being able to leverage operational efficiencies with favorable growth opportunities as a results of a large national presence. A portion of the goodwill carryover basis is tax deductible.

The Company’s preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date, including measurement period adjustments, is outlined below.

	Preliminary Value
	as of acquisition date
	(as previously		Measurement
	reported as of		period
Description	December 31, 2017)		Adjustment		As Adjusted
	(amounts in thousands)

Assets
Accounts receivable	$	241,548	$	-	$	241,548
Prepaid sports rights and favorable sports contracts		4,160		-		4,160
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other		20,625		-		20,625
Other current assets		7,350		421		7,771
Total current assets		273,683		421		274,104
Land		112,880		-		112,880
Land improvements		3,988		(2,640)		1,348
Leasehold improvements		26,255		9,774		36,029
Buildings		19,246		(5,206)		14,040
Furniture and fixtures		10,929		(6,849)		4,080
Equipment and towers		76,486		4,921		81,407
Construction in process		14,598		-		14,598
Total tangible property		264,382		-		264,382
Advertiser relationships		27,453		-		27,453
Radio broadcasting licenses		1,880,400		-		1,880,400
Goodwill		820,961		(2,949)		818,012
Assets held for sale		255,650		-		255,650
Favorable leases		16,580		-		16,580
Other noncurrent assets		1,050		1,926		2,976
Total intangible and other assets		3,002,094		(1,023)		3,001,071
Total assets	$	3,540,159	$	(602)	$	3,539,557
Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	36,137	$	421	$	36,558
Accrued expenses		35,154		-		35,154
Accrued salaries and benefits		26,324		-		26,324
Current portion of long-term debt		10,600		-		10,600
Unfavorable sports liability - current portion		4,803		-		4,803
Accrued interest		4,529		-		4,529
Unearned revenues - current portion		14,971		-		14,971
Total current liabilities		132,518		421		132,939
Unearned revenues - non-current portion		13,859		-		13,859
Unfavorable lease liability		12,770		-		12,770
Unfavorable sports liability - non-current portion		22,597		-		22,597
Non-current portion of long-term debt		1,376,900		-		1,376,900
Deferred tax liability		780,832		(2,949)		777,883
Other long-term liabilities		31,835		1,926		33,761
Total liabilities	$	2,371,311	$	(602)	$	2,370,709
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired	$	1,168,848	$	-	$	1,168,848

The aggregate fair value purchase price allocation of the assets and liabilities acquired in the CBS Radio Merger as reported on the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018, were revised during the first quarter of 2018 due to: (i) a change to the deferred tax liabilities associated with certain stations acquired in the CBS Radio Merger which resulted in a decrease to goodwill of $2.9 million; (ii) the recording of lease abandonment liabilities and a corresponding receivable for reimbursement from CBS Corporation; and (iii) reclassifications between the categories of acquired tangible property.

The preliminary purchase price allocations are based upon the valuation of assets and liabilities and these estimates and assumptions are subject to change as the Company obtains additional information during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date. These assets and liabilities pending finalization include intangible assets and liabilities. Differences between the preliminary and final valuation could be substantially different from the initial estimates.

2017 LMA: The Bonneville Transaction

On November 1, 2017, the Company assigned assets to a trust and the trust subsequently entered into two LMAs with Bonneville. The LMAs, which were effective upon the closing of the Merger, allow Bonneville to operate eight radio stations in the San Francisco, California and Sacramento, California markets. Of the eight radio stations to be operated by Bonneville, three were originally owned by the Company and the remaining five were originally owned by CBS Radio. The Company conducted an analysis and determined the assets of the eight stations satisfied the criteria to be presented as assets held for sale at March 31, 2018. The stations which were acquired from CBS Radio and were never operated by the Company are included within discontinued operations. Refer to Note 11, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, for additional information.

Restructuring Charges

Restructuring charges were expensed as a separate line item in the consolidated statements of operations.

The components of restructuring charges incurred during the first quarter of 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018		2017
	(amounts in thousands)

Costs to exit duplicative contracts	$	143	$	-
Workforce reduction		590		-
Lease abandonment costs		257		-
Other restructuring costs		491		-
Total restructuring charges	$	1,481	$	-

During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company initiated a restructuring plan as a result of the integration of the CBS Radio stations acquired in November 2017. The restructuring plan included: (i) a workforce reduction and realignment charges that included one-time termination benefits and related costs; (ii) lease abandonment costs; and (iii) costs associated with realigning radio stations within the overlap markets between CBS Radio and the Company. The Company could incur additional restructuring costs in the remainder of 2018 under this plan, however, these costs cannot be determined at this time.

The estimated amount of unpaid restructuring charges as of March 31, 2018 includes amounts in accrued expenses that are expected to be paid in less than one year and long-term restructuring costs for lease abandonment costs covering the remaining non-cancellable lease term.

	Three		Twelve
	Months Ended		Months Ended
	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
	(amounts in thousands)

Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs, beginning balance	$	16,086	$	650
Additions resulting from the integration of CBS Radio		1,481		15,005
Restructuring charges assumed from the Merger		-		1,095
Payments		(6,346)		(664)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs unpaid and outstanding		11,221		16,086
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - noncurrent portion		(2,926)		(4,413)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - current portion	$	8,295	$	11,673

Integration Costs

The Company incurred integration costs of $9.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Integration costs were expensed as a separate line item in the consolidated statements of operations. These costs primarily relate to change management consultants and technology-related costs.

Unaudited Pro Forma Summary Of Financial Information

The following pro forma information presents the consolidated results of operations as if the business combinations in 2017 had occurred as of January 1, 2016, after giving effect to certain adjustments, including: (i) depreciation and amortization of assets; (ii) amortization of unfavorable contracts related to the fair value adjustments of the assets acquired; (iii) change in the effective tax rate; (iv) interest expense on any debt incurred to fund the acquisitions which would have been incurred had such acquisitions occurred as of January 1, 2016; and (v) merger and acquisition costs.

For purposes of this presentation, the pro forma data excludes: (i) stations divested to iHeart and Beasley in the iHeartMedia Transaction and the Beasley Transaction as these stations were exchanged for the radio stations acquired in the Chattanooga, Richmond and Boston markets; and (ii) stations acquired from CBS Radio that were operated by Bonneville under two LMAs as these results were reflected under income from discontinued operations.

In addition, the pro forma data includes: (i) the stations acquired in the Richmond, Virginia and Chattanooga, Tennessee markets in the iHeartMedia Transaction; (ii) the station acquired in the Beasley Transaction; (iii) the CBS Radio stations acquired in the Merger (except as otherwise separately excluded as described above); and (iv) the stations acquired in Charlotte, North Carolina.

These unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisitions been made as of that date or results which may occur in the future.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018		2017
	(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
	(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
	Actual		Pro Forma

Net revenues	$	300,560	$	339,678
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(14,206)	$	6,319
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	328	$	-
Net income (loss) available to the Company	$	(13,878)	$	6,319
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	(13,878)	$	5,769
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - basic	$	(0.10)	$	0.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
per common share - basic	$	-	$	-
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - basic	$	(0.10)	$	0.04
Income (loss) from continuing operations
per common share - diluted	$	(0.10)	$	0.04
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
per common share - diluted	$	-	$	-
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
per common share - diluted	$	(0.10)	$	0.04

Weighted shares outstanding basic		138,939,309		140,317,816
Weighted shares outstanding diluted		138,939,309		141,481,456
Conversion of preferred stock for dilutive purposes
under the as if method	Not applicable		Anti-dilutive