January 7, 2016 - 8-K: Current report filing | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO)

CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: January 7, 2016

/s/ Scott D. Hamilton

Scott D. Hamilton

Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 2016

CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-32663

86-0812139

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

200 East Basse Road, Suite 100

San Antonio, Texas 78209

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrants telephone number, including area code: (210) 832-3700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01

Other Events

On January 7, 2016, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the Company) closed two transactions involving the sale by its Americas Outdoor segment of five non-strategic outdoor markets to Lamar Advertising Company for an aggregate purchase price of $458.5 million.

The first transaction involved the sale of the Companys Reno, NV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA, and Des Moines, IA markets. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2015, these markets generated $40.9 million in net revenues and $18.9 million in OIBDAN. The second transaction involved the sale of the Companys Cleveland, OH and Memphis, TN markets, which generated $35.6 million in net revenues and $17.8 million in OIBDAN for the twelve months ended September 30, 2015. The aggregate purchase price of $458.5 million represents a blended multiple of 12.5x of the five markets OIBDAN for the twelve months ended September 30, 2015. Following these transactions, the Companys Outdoor Americas segment will have operations in 44 of the top 50 U.S. markets.

OIBDAN is a non-GAAP financial measure. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a companys performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company defines OIBDAN as operating income adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization, impairment charges and other operating (income) expense. The Company uses OIBDAN to, among other things, evaluate the Companys operating performance. OIBDAN does not represent and should not be considered an alternative to operating income, as determined under GAAP. The table below provides a reconciliation of OIBDAN to operating income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2015:


	First Transaction		Second Transaction
(in thousands)	Des Moines, Reno, and Seattle		Cleveland and Memphis			Total
Operating Income	$	13,618	$	11,491		$	25,109

Add back:
Depreciation and amortization		5,213		7,364			12,577
Impairment charges
Other operating (income) expense		95		(1,090	)		(995	)

OIBDAN	$	18,926	$	17,765		$	36,691

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.