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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| (Mark One) | |
| (X) | Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Quarterly Period Ended: |
JUNE 30, 2004
OR
| ( ) | Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Transition Period from ________ to ________. |
Commission File Number 000-50093
COMCAST CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| PENNSYLVANIA | 27-0000798 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-2148 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 665-1700
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such requirements for the past 90 days.
| Yes X | No |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12-b2 of the Exchange Act). Yes X No
As of June 30, 2004, there were 1,358,616,278 shares of our Class A Common Stock, 866,778,108 shares of our Class A Special Common Stock and 9,444,375 shares of our Class B Common Stock outstanding.
COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004. This Quarterly Report modifies and supersedes documents filed prior to this Quarterly Report. Information that we file with the SEC in the future will automatically update and supersede information contained in this Quarterly Report. In this Quarterly Report, we refer to Comcast Corporation as Comcast; Comcast and its consolidated subsidiaries as we, us and our; and Comcast Holdings Corporation as Comcast Holdings.
You should carefully review the information contained in this Quarterly Report, and should particularly consider any risk factors that we set forth in this Quarterly Report and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. In this Quarterly Report, we state our beliefs of future events and of our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify those so-called "forward-looking statements" by words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue" or the negative of those words and other comparable words. You should be aware that those statements are only our predictions. In evaluating those statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including the risks outlined below. Actual events or our actual results may differ materially from any of our forward-looking statements.
Our businesses may be affected by, among other things:
| | changes in laws and regulations, |
| | changes in the competitive environment, |
| | changes in technology, |
| | industry consolidation and mergers, |
| | franchise related matters, |
| | market conditions that may adversely affect the availability of debt and equity financing for working capital, capital expenditures or other purposes, |
| | the demand for the programming content we distribute or the willingness of other video program distributors to carry our content, and |
| | general economic conditions. |
As more fully described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, on September 17, 2003, we sold to Liberty Media Corporation our approximate 57% interest in QVC, Inc., which markets a wide variety of products directly to consumers primarily on merchandise-focused television programs. Accordingly, financial information related to QVC is presented as a discontinued operation in our financial statements.
COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
| PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
| ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
| (Dollars in millions, except share data) | |||||
| June 30, 2004 | December 31, 2003 | ||||
| ASSETS | |||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $594 | $1,550 | |||
| Investments | 2,481 | 2,493 | |||
| Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $142 and $146 | 925 | 907 | |||
| Other current assets | 418 | 453 | |||
| Total current assets | 4,418 | 5,403 | |||
| INVESTMENTS | 14,204 | 14,818 | |||
| PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $7,949 and $6,563 | 18,615 | 18,473 | |||
| FRANCHISE RIGHTS | 51,070 | 51,050 | |||
| GOODWILL | 14,816 | 14,841 | |||
| OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization of $2,810 and $2,182 | 4,322 | 3,859 | |||
| OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS, net | 636 | 715 | |||
| $108,081 | $109,159 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | |||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||
| Accounts payable | $988 | $1,251 | |||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 4,194 | 4,563 | |||
| Deferred income taxes | 657 | 679 | |||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 2,792 | 3,161 | |||
| Total current liabilities | 8,631 | 9,654 | |||
| LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion | 22,985 | 23,835 | |||
| DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | 26,644 | 25,900 | |||
| OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | 7,922 | 7,816 | |||
| MINORITY INTEREST | 384 | 292 | |||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 9) | |||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||
| Preferred stock - authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued, zero | |||||
| Class A common stock, $0.01 par value - authorized, | |||||
| 7,500,000,000 shares; issued, 1,602,256,778 and 1,601,161,057; | |||||
| outstanding, 1,358,616,278 and 1,357,520,557 | 16 | 16 | |||
| Class A special common stock, $0.01 par value - authorized, | |||||
| 7,500,000,000 shares; issued 914,067,951 and 931,732,876; | |||||
| outstanding, 866,778,108 and 884,443,033 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Class B common stock, $0.01 par value - authorized, 75,000,000 shares; | |||||
| issued, 9,444,375 | |||||
| Additional capital | 44,484 | 44,742 | |||
| Retained earnings | 4,653 | 4,552 | |||
| Treasury stock, 243,640,500 Class A common shares and 47,289,843 Class A special | |||||
| common shares | (7,517 | ) | (7,517 | ) | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (130 | ) | (140 | ) | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 41,515 | 41,662 | |||
| $108,081 | $109,159 | ||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| (Dollars in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
| REVENUES | $5,066 | $4,594 | $9,974 | $9,060 | |||||
| COSTS AND EXPENSES | |||||||||
| Operating (excluding depreciation) | 1,794 | 1,753 | 3,663 | 3,564 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,320 | 1,229 | 2,626 | 2,456 | |||||
| Depreciation | 813 | 816 | 1,611 | 1,596 | |||||
| Amortization | 287 | 371 | 563 | 725 | |||||
| 4,214 | 4,169 | 8,463 | 8,341 | ||||||
| OPERATING INCOME | 852 | 425 | 1,511 | 719 | |||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | |||||||||
| Interest expense | (484 | ) | (490 | ) | (984 | ) | (1,014 | ) | |
| Investment income (loss), net | 151 | (6 | ) | 142 | (229 | ) | |||
| Equity in net (losses) income of affiliates | (20 | ) | 1 | (37 | ) | (16 | ) | ||
| Other income | 12 | 22 | 19 | 35 | |||||
| (341 | ) | (473 | ) | (860 | ) | (1,224 | ) | ||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND | |||||||||
| MINORITY INTEREST | 511 | (48 | ) | 651 | (505 | ) | |||
| INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT | (234 | ) | (13 | ) | (310 | ) | 128 | ||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST | 277 | (61 | ) | 341 | (377 | ) | |||
| MINORITY INTEREST | (15 | ) | (32 | ) | (14 | ) | (71 | ) | |
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | 262 | (93 | ) | 327 | (448 | ) | |||
| INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax | 71 | 129 | |||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | $262 | ($22 | ) | $327 | ($319 | ) | |||
| BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) FOR COMMON STOCKHOLDERS PER COMMON SHARE | |||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | $0.12 | ($0.04 | ) | $0.14 | ($0.20 | ) | |||
| Income from discontinued operations | 0.03 | 0.06 | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $0.12 | ($0.01 | ) | $0.14 | ($0.14 | ) | |||
| DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) FOR COMMON STOCKHOLDERS PER COMMON SHARE | |||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | $0.12 | ($0.04 | ) | $0.14 | ($0.20 | ) | |||
| Income from discontinued operations | 0.03 | 0.06 | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $0.12 | ($0.01 | ) | $0.14 | ($0.14 | ) | |||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,
2004
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| (Dollars in millions) Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||
| 2004 | 2003 | ||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||
| Net income (loss) | $327 | ($319 | ) | ||
| Income from discontinued operations | (129 | ) | |||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | 327 | (448 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash | |||||
| provided by operating activities from continuing operations: | |||||
| Depreciation | 1,611 | 1,596 | |||
| Amortization | 563 | 725 | |||
| Non-cash interest (income) expense, net | 25 | (61 | ) | ||
| Equity in net losses of affiliates | 37 | 16 | |||
| Losses (gains) on investments and other income, net | (125 | ) | 257 | ||
| Non-cash contribution expense | 23 | ||||
| Minority interest | 14 | 20 | |||
| Deferred income taxes | 155 | (226 | ) | ||
| Proceeds from sales of trading securities | 85 | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures: | |||||
| Change in accounts receivable, net | (8 | ) | (6 | ) | |
| Change in accounts payable | (263 | ) | (183 | ) | |
| Change in other operating assets and liabilities | 274 | (64 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations | 2,633 | 1,711 | |||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 1,058 | 8,848 | |||
| Retirements and repayments of debt | (1,617 | ) | (11,543 | ) | |
| Repurchases of common stock | (511 | ) | |||
| Other | 46 | (3 | ) | ||
| Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations | (1,024 | ) | (2,698 | ) | |
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (336 | ) | (22 | ) | |
| Proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term investments, net | (15 | ) | (20 | ) | |
| Proceeds from sales and restructuring of investments and assets held for sale | 51 | 3,592 | |||
| Purchases of investments | (106 | ) | (130 | ) | |
| Capital expenditures | (1,732 | ) | (2,012 | ) | |
| Additions to intangible and other noncurrent assets | (453 | ) | (110 | ) | |
| Proceeds from settlement of contract of acquired company | 26 | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities from continuing operations | (2,565 | ) | 1,298 | ||
| (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (956 | ) | 311 | ||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | 1,550 | 505 | |||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $594 | $816 | |||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
| 1. | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| Basis of Presentation We have prepared these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements based upon Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules that permit reduced disclosure for interim periods. |
| These financial statements include all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of our results of operations and financial condition for the interim periods shown, including normal recurring accruals and other items. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. |
| Effective in the first quarter of 2004, we changed the unit of accounting used for testing impairment of our indefinite-lived franchise rights to geographic regions and performed impairment testing of our cable franchise rights. We did not record any impairment charges in connection with this impairment testing. |
| For a more complete discussion of our accounting policies and certain other information, refer to the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. |
| On September 17, 2003, we completed the sale of our approximate 57% interest in QVC, Inc. Accordingly, QVC has been presented as a discontinued operation pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. |
| The results of operations of QVC included within income from discontinued operations, net of tax are as follows (in millions): |
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2003 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 | ||||
| Revenues | $1,101 | $2,163 | |||
| Income before income taxes and minority interest | $199 | $371 | |||
| Income tax expense | $64 | $137 | |||
| Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to those classifications used in 2004. |
| 2. | RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS |
| FIN 46/FIN 46R In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46). We adopted the provisions of FIN 46 effective January 1, 2002. Since our initial application of FIN 46, the FASB addressed various implementation issues regarding the application of FIN 46 to entities outside its originally interpreted scope, focusing on Special Purpose Entities, or SPEs. In December 2003, the FASB revised FIN 46 (FIN 46R), which delayed the required implementation date until March 31, 2004 for entities that are not SPEs. The adoption of FIN 46R did not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. |
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| EITF 03-16 In March 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached a consensus regarding Issue No. 03-16, Accounting for Investments in Limited Liability Companies (EITF 03-16). EITF 03-16 requires investments in limited liability companies (LLCs) that have separate ownership accounts for each investor to be accounted for similar to a limited partnership investment under Statement of Position No. 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures. Investors would be required to apply the equity method of accounting to their investments at a much lower ownership threshold than the 20% threshold applied under Accounting Principles Board (APB) No. 18, The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock. EITF 03-16 is effective for the first period beginning after June 15, 2004. The adoption of EITF 03-16 will not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. |
| 3. | EARNINGS PER SHARE |
| Earnings (loss) per common share (EPS) is computed by dividing net income (loss) from continuing operations for common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period on a basic and diluted basis. |
| Our potentially dilutive securities include potential common shares related to our stock options, restricted stock and Comcast exchangeable notes (see Note 6). Diluted earnings for common stockholders per common share (Diluted EPS) considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities except in periods in which there is a loss because the inclusion of the potential common shares would have an antidilutive effect. Diluted EPS excludes the impact of potential common shares related to our stock options in periods in which the option exercise price is greater than the average market price of our common stock for the period. Diluted EPS for the interim periods in 2004 excludes the impact of potential common shares related to our Class A Special common stock held in treasury because it is our intent to settle the related Comcast exchangeable notes using cash. |
| Diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 excludes approximately 108 million and 93 million potential common shares, respectively, related to our stock option plans because the option exercise price was greater than the average market price of our Class A common stock and our Class A Special common stock for the period. Diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 excludes approximately 197 million and 190 million potential common shares, respectively, primarily related to our stock option and restricted stock plans and our common stock held in treasury because the assumed issuance of such potential common shares is antidilutive in periods in which there is a loss. |
| The following table reconciles the numerator and denominator of the computations of Diluted EPS for common stockholders from continuing operations for the interim periods presented: |
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| (Amounts in millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Income | Shares | Per Share Amount | Loss | Shares | Per Share Amount | ||||||||
| Basic EPS for common | |||||||||||||
| stockholders | $262 | 2,257 | $0.12 | ($93 | ) | 2,255 | ($0.04 | ) | |||||
| Effect of Dilutive | |||||||||||||
| Securities | |||||||||||||
| Assumed exercise of | |||||||||||||
| stock option and | |||||||||||||
| restricted stock plans | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS | $262 | 2,267 | $0.12 | ($93 | ) | 2,255 | ($0.04 | ) | |||||
| (Amounts in millions, except per share data) Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Income | Shares | Per Share Amount | Loss | Shares | Per Share Amount | ||||||||
| Basic EPS for common | |||||||||||||
| stockholders | $327 | 2,257 | $0.14 | ($448 | ) | 2,255 | ($0.20 | ) | |||||
| Effect of Dilutive | |||||||||||||
| Securities | |||||||||||||
| Assumed exercise of | |||||||||||||
| stock option and | |||||||||||||
| restricted stock plans | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS | $327 | 2,268 | $0.14 | ($448 | ) | 2,255 | ($0.20 | ) | |||||
| 4. | ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS |
| Acquisition of Broadband On November 18, 2002, we completed the acquisition of AT&T Corp.s (AT&T) broadband business, which we refer to as Broadband. The acquisition created the largest cable operator in the United States by combining Broadbands and our cable networks. |
| The application of purchase accounting under SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, requires that the total purchase price of an acquisition be allocated to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the acquisition date. During 2003, we finalized the Broadband purchase price allocation, except for certain litigation contingencies relating to our share of AT&Ts potential liability associated with the At Home Corporation litigation (see Note 9). We are waiting for additional information to complete the Broadband purchase price allocation, which we have arranged with AT&T to obtain and expect to receive during 2004. |
| Liabilities associated with exit activities recorded in the purchase price allocation consist of $602 million associated with accrued employee termination and related costs and $929 million associated with either the cost of terminating contracts or the present value of remaining amounts payable under non-cancelable contracts. Amounts paid, adjustments made against these accruals and interest accretion during the six months ended June 30, 2004 were as follows (in millions): |
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| Employee Termination and Related Costs | Contract Exit Costs | ||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2003 | $135 | $461 | |||||
| Payments | (38 | ) | (12 | ) | |||
| Interest accretion | 2 | ||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2004 | $97 | $451 | |||||
| Gemstar On March 31, 2004, we entered into a long-term, non-exclusive patent license and distribution agreement with Gemstar-TV Guide International (Gemstar) in exchange for a one-time payment of $250 million to Gemstar. This amount is included in other intangible assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet and is being amortized based on a preliminary allocation of value. This agreement allows us to utilize Gemstars intellectual property and technology and the TV Guide brand and content on our interactive program guides. In addition, we formed an entity along with Gemstar to develop and enhance interactive programming guides. |
| TechTV On May 10, 2004, we completed the purchase of TechTV, Inc. (TechTV) by acquiring all outstanding common and preferred stock of TechTV from Vulcan Programming, Inc. for approximately $300 million in cash. Substantially all of the purchase price has been recorded as an intangible asset pending the completion of a formal valuation. The results of TechTV are not material for pro forma presentation. On May 28, 2004, G4 and TechTV began operating as one network called G4techTV, which is available to approximately 42 million cable and satellite homes nationwide. We have classified G4techTV as part of our content business segment (see Note 10). |
| 5. | INVESTMENTS |
| June 30, 2004 | December 31, 2003 | ||||
| (in millions) | |||||
| Fair value method | |||||
| Cablevision | $815 | $970 | |||
| Liberty Media Corporation | 1,981 | 2,644 | |||
| Liberty Media International | 407 | ||||
| Microsoft | 1,334 | 1,331 | |||
| Sprint | 515 | 349 | |||
| Vodafone | 871 | 1,245 | |||
| Other | 45 | 44 | |||
| 5,968 | 6,583 | ||||
| Equity Method | |||||
| Cable related | 2,183 | 2,145 | |||
| Other | 238 | 242 | |||
| 2,421 | 2,387 | ||||
| Cost method, principally Time Warner Cable and Time Warner | 8,296 | 8,341 | |||
| Total investments | 16,685 | 17,311 | |||
| Less, current investments | 2,481 | 2,493 | |||
| Non-current investments | $14,204 | $14,818 | |||
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| Fair Value Method We hold unrestricted equity investments, which we account for as available for sale or trading securities, in certain publicly traded companies. The net unrealized pre-tax gains on investments accounted for as available for sale securities as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 of $49 million and $65 million, respectively, have been reported in our consolidated balance sheet principally as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related deferred income taxes of $17 million and $23 million, respectively. |
| On June 7, 2004, we received approximately 11 million shares of Liberty Media International, Inc. (Liberty International) Series A common stock in connection with the spin-off by Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty) of Liberty International. In the spin-off, each share of Liberty Series A and Series B common stock received 0.05 shares of the new Liberty International Series A common stock. As of June 30, 2004, we have classified all of the shares of Liberty International Series A common stock that we received as trading securities recorded at fair value within noncurrent investments. Approximately 5 million of these shares collateralize a portion of the ten year prepaid forward sale of Liberty common stock that we entered into in December 2003. |
| The cost, fair value and unrealized gains and losses related to our available for sale securities are as follows (in millions): |
| June 30, 2004 | December 31, 2003 | ||||
| Cost | $78 | $92 | |||
| Unrealized gains | 49 | 66 | |||
| Unrealized losses | (1 | ) | |||
| Fair value | $127 | $157 | |||
| Investment Income (Loss), Net Investment income (loss), net for the interim periods includes the following (in millions): |
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
| Interest and dividend income | $26 | $49 | $43 | $83 | |||||
| Gains (losses) on sales and exchanges of investments, net | (1 | ) | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||||
| Investment impairment losses | (3 | ) | (15 | ) | (3 | ) | (70 | ) | |
| Mark to market adjustments on trading securities | (53 | ) | 307 | (227 | ) | 292 | |||
| Mark to market adjustments on derivatives related | |||||||||
| to trading securities | 200 | (296 | ) | 255 | (306 | ) | |||
| Mark to market adjustments on derivatives and hedged items | (18 | ) | (52 | ) | 73 | (251 | ) | ||
| Investment income (loss), net | $151 | ($6 | ) | $142 | ($229 | ) | |||
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| 6. | LONG-TERM DEBT |
| June 30, 2004 | December 31, 2003 | ||||
| (in millions) | |||||
| Notes exchangeable into common stock | $3,360 | $4,318 | |||
| Bank and public debt | 21,959 | 22,193 | |||
| Other, including capital lease obligations | 458 | 485 | |||
| Total debt | $25,777 | $26,996 | |||
| The Cross-Guarantee Structure To simplify our capital structure, we and a number of our wholly-owned subsidiaries that hold substantially all of our cable communications assets have unconditionally guaranteed each others debt securities and indebtedness for borrowed money, including amounts outstanding under the new credit facility (see below). As of June 30, 2004, $20.675 billion of our debt was included in the cross-guarantee structure. |
| Comcast Holdings is not a guarantor and none of its debt is guaranteed under the cross-guarantee structure. As of June 30, 2004, $981 million of our debt was outstanding at Comcast Holdings. |
| New Credit Facility In January 2004, we entered into a new $4.5 billion, five-year revolving bank credit facility. Interest rates on this facility vary based on an underlying base rate (Base Rate), chosen at our option, plus a borrowing margin. The Base Rate is either LIBOR or the greater of the prime rate or the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%. The borrowing margin is based on our senior unsecured debt ratings. The interest rate for borrowings under this revolver is LIBOR plus 0.625% based on our current credit ratings. |
| Comcast
Exchangeable Notes In May and June 2004, we redeemed an aggregate of $533 million face amount of Comcast exchangeable notes due December 2004 and 2005 (covering approximately 14.9 million shares of our Class A Special common stock) by paying $400 million in cash and by exercising our options to put the underlying equity collar agreements to the counterparty. Interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 includes $29 million related to the early redemption of these obligations. As of June 30, 2004, an aggregate of $441 million of Comcast exchangeable notes, which are due in November 2004 and 2005, remain outstanding. The remaining outstanding Comcast exchangeable notes are collateralized by approximately 16 million shares of our Class A Special common stock held in treasury. |
| Repayments of Senior Notes On March 31, 2004, we repaid all $250 million principal amount of our 8.875% senior notes due 2007. On May 1, 2004, we repaid all $300 million principal amount of our 8.125% senior notes due 2004. The repayments were both financed with available cash. |
| Notes Exchangeable into Common Stock We hold exchangeable notes (the Exchangeable Notes) that are mandatorily redeemable at our option into shares of Cablevision NY Group (Cablevision) Class A common stock or its cash equivalent, Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) common stock or its cash equivalent, (i) Vodafone ADRs, (ii) the cash equivalent, or (iii) a combination of cash and Vodafone ADRs, and Comcast Class A Special common stock or its cash equivalent. The maturity value of the Exchangeable Notes varies based upon the fair market value of the security to which it is indexed. Our Exchangeable Notes are collateralized by our investments in Cablevision, Microsoft and Vodafone, respectively, and the Comcast Class A Special common stock held in treasury. |
| During the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, we settled an aggregate of $176 million and $352 million, respectively, of our obligations relating to our Vodafone exchangeable notes by delivering the underlying ADRs to |
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| the counterparty upon maturity of the instruments, and the equity collar agreements related to the underlying ADRs expired. The Vodafone transactions represented non-cash investing and financing activities and had no effect on our statement of cash flows due to their non-cash nature. |
| As of June 30, 2004, the securities we hold collateralizing the Exchangeable Notes were sufficient to satisfy the debt obligations associated with the outstanding Exchangeable Notes (see Notes 5 and 8). |
| Commercial Paper In June 2004, we entered into a new commercial paper program to provide a lower cost borrowing source of liquidity to fund our short-term working capital requirements. The program allows for a maximum of $2.25 billion of commercial paper to be issued at any one time. Our revolving bank credit facility supports this program. As of June 30, 2004, amounts outstanding under the program totaled $304 million with a weighted average interest rate of 1.74%. Amounts outstanding under the program are classified as long-term in our consolidated balance sheet as we have both the ability and the intent to refinance these obligations, if necessary, on a long-term basis with amounts available under our revolving bank credit facility. |
| ZONES At maturity, holders of our 2.0% Exchangeable Subordinated Debentures due 2029 (the ZONES) are entitled to receive in cash an amount equal to the higher of the principal amount of the ZONES or the market value of Sprint common stock. Prior to maturity, each ZONES is exchangeable at the holders option for an amount of cash equal to 95% of the market value of Sprint common stock. As of June 30, 2004, the number of Sprint shares we held exceeded the number of ZONES outstanding. |
| We separated the accounting for the Exchangeable Notes and the ZONES into derivative and debt components. We record the change in the fair value of the derivative component of the Exchangeable Notes and the ZONES and the change in the carrying value of the debt component of the Exchangeable Notes and the ZONES as follows (in millions): |
| Exchangeable Notes | ZONES | ||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| Balance at Beginning of Period: | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||
| Debt component | $5,030 | $6,981 | $515 | $491 | |||||
| Derivative component | (712 | ) | (1,522 | ) | 268 | 208 | |||
| Total | 4,318 | 5,459 | 783 | 699 | |||||
| Decrease in debt component due to maturities | |||||||||
| and redemptions | (887 | ) | (176 | ) | |||||
| Change in debt component to interest expense | (44 | ) | (55 | ) | 13 | 12 | |||
| Change in derivative component to investment | |||||||||
| income (loss), net | (27 | ) | 385 | (56 | ) | 65 | |||
| Balance at End of Period: | |||||||||
| Debt component | 4,099 | 6,750 | 528 | 503 | |||||
| Derivative component | (739 | ) | (1,137 | ) | 212 | 273 | |||
| Total | $3,360 | $5,613 | $740 | $776 | |||||
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| Interest Rates Excluding the derivative component of the Exchangeable Notes and the ZONES whose changes in fair value are recorded to investment income (loss), net, our effective weighted average interest rate was 7.08% as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003. |
| Derivatives We use derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and securities prices. We have issued indexed debt instruments and prepaid forward sale agreements whose value, in part, is derived from the market value of certain publicly traded common stock. |
| Lines and Letters of Credit As of June 30, 2004, we and certain of our subsidiaries had unused lines of credit of $3.898 billion under our respective credit facilities. |
| As of June 30, 2004, we and certain of our subsidiaries had unused irrevocable standby letters of credit totaling $422 million to cover potential fundings under various agreements. |
| 7. | STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
| Stock-Based Compensation We account for stock-based compensation in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations, as permitted by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, (SFAS No. 123) as amended. Compensation expense for stock options is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of our stock at the date of the grant over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. We record compensation expense for restricted stock awards based on the quoted market price of our stock at the date of the grant and the vesting period. We record compensation expense for stock appreciation rights based on the changes in quoted market prices of our stock or other determinants of fair value. |
| The following table illustrates the effect that applying the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based compensation would have had on net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share. Upon further analysis during 2003, it was determined that the expected option lives for options granted in prior years should have been 7 years rather than the 8 years used previously. The amounts in the table reflect this revision for all periods presented. Total stock-based compensation expense was determined under the fair value method for all awards using the accelerated recognition method as permitted under SFAS No. 123 (dollars in millions, except per share data): |
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| 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
| Net income (loss), as reported | $262 | ($22 | ) | $327 | ($319 | ) | |||
| Add: Total stock-based compensation expense | |||||||||
| included in net income (loss), as reported above | 10 | 2 | 15 | 4 | |||||
| Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined | |||||||||
| under fair value based method for all awards relating to | |||||||||
| continuing operations, net of related tax effects | (48 | ) | (41 | ) | (81 | ) | (76 | ) | |
| Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined | |||||||||
| under fair value based method for all awards relating to | |||||||||
| discontinued operations, net of related tax effects | (4 | ) | (7 | ) | |||||
| Pro forma, net income (loss) | $224 | ($65 | ) | $261 | ($398 | ) | |||
| Basic earnings (loss) from continuing operations for common | |||||||||
| stockholders per common share: | |||||||||
| As reported | $0.12 | ($0.04 | ) | $0.14 | ($0.20 | ) | |||
| Pro forma | $0.10 | ($0.06 | ) | $0.12 | ($0.23 | ) | |||
| Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations for common stockholders per common share: | |||||||||
| As reported | $0.12 | ($0.04 | ) | $0.14 | ($0.20 | ) | |||
| Pro forma | $0.10 | ($0.06 | ) | $0.12 | ($0.23 | ) | |||
| Basic earnings (loss) for common stockholders per common share: | |||||||||
| As reported | $0.12 | ($0.01 | ) | $0.14 | ($0.14 | ) | |||
| Pro forma | $0.10 | ($0.03 | ) | $0.12 | ($0.18 | ) | |||
| Diluted earnings (loss) for common stockholders per common share: | |||||||||
| As reported | $0.12 | ($0.01 | ) | $0.14 | ($0.14 | ) | |||
| Pro forma | $0.10 | ($0.03 | ) | $0.12 | ($0.18 | ) | |||
| The pro forma effect on net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share for the interim periods by applying SFAS No. 123 may not be indicative of the effect on net income (loss) in future years because additional awards in future years are anticipated. |
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| The following table summarizes the activity of our option plans during the six months ended June 30, 2004 (options in thousands): |
| Class A Common Stock | Class A Special Common Stock | ||||||||
| Options | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Options | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | ||||||
| Outstanding at beginning of period | 85,151 | $39.28 | 60,464 | $29.43 | |||||
| Granted | 15,117 | 29.93 | |||||||
| Exercised | (530 | ) | 23.03 | (1,057 | ) | 11.57 | |||
| Canceled | (2,748 | ) | 38.08 | (695 | ) | 35.25 | |||
| Outstanding at end of period | 96,990 | 37.98 | 58,712 | 29.68 | |||||
| Exercisable at end of period | 55,202 | 44.78 | 34,824 | 27.19 | |||||
| Share Repurchase Program Based on the trade date for stock repurchases, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, we repurchased approximately 17.8 million shares and 18.5 million shares, respectively, of our Class A Special common stock for aggregate consideration of $499 million and $523 million, respectively, pursuant to our Board authorized repurchase program. |
| Comprehensive Income (Loss) Our total comprehensive income (loss) for the interim periods was as follows (in millions): |
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | $262 | ($22 | ) | $327 | ($319 | ) | |||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities | (11 | ) | 3 | (9 | ) | (28 | ) | ||
| Reclassification adjustments for losses | |||||||||
| included in net income (loss) | 11 | 3 | 19 | 27 | |||||
| Foreign currency translation gains | 9 | 15 | |||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | $262 | ($7 | ) | $337 | ($305 | ) | |||
| 8. | STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION |
| We made cash payments for interest and income taxes during the interim periods as follows (in millions): |
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
| Interest | $376 | $449 | $981 | $1,016 | |||||
| Income taxes | $89 | $38 | $150 | $53 | |||||
| The three and six month interim periods in 2004 include a federal income tax refund of approximately $536 million. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, we entered into non-cash financing and investing activities |
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| related to certain of our Exchangeable Notes (see Note 6). During the three months ended June 30, 2004, we acquired cable systems through the assumption of $68 million of debt, which is considered a non-cash financing and investing activity. Also during the three months ended June 30, 2004, in connection with the acquisition of TechTV (see Note 4), we issued shares in G4techTV with a value of approximately $70 million, which is also considered a non-cash financing and investing activity. |
| 9. | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
| Commitments Certain of our subsidiaries support debt compliance with respect to obligations of certain cable television partnerships and investments in which we hold an ownership interest (see Note 5). The obligations expire between May 2008 and September 2010. Although there can be no assurance, we believe that we will not be required to meet our obligations under such commitments. The total notional amount of our commitments was $1.021 billion as of June 30, 2004, at which time there were no quoted market prices for similar agreements. |
| Contingencies |
| At Home Litigation has been filed against us as a result of our alleged conduct with respect to our investment in and distribution relationship with At Home Corporation. At Home was a provider of high-speed Internet services that filed for bankruptcy protection in September 2001. Filed actions are: (i) class action lawsuits against us, Brian L. Roberts (our President and Chief Executive Officer and a director), AT&T (the former controlling shareholder of At Home and also a former distributor of the At Home service) and other corporate and individual defendants in the Superior Court of San Mateo County, California, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with transactions agreed to in March 2000 among At Home, AT&T, Cox Communications, Inc. (Cox is also an investor in At Home and a former distributor of the At Home service) and us; (ii) class action lawsuits against Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, AT&T and others in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging securities law violations and common law fraud in connection with disclosures made by At Home in 2001; (iii) a lawsuit brought in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in the name of At Home by certain At Home bondholders against us, Brian L. Roberts, Cox and others, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty relating to the March 2000 transactions and seeking recovery of alleged short-swing profits of at least $600 million pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 purported to have arisen in connection with certain transactions relating to At Home stock effected pursuant to the March 2000 agreements; and (iv) a lawsuit brought in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California by certain At Home bondholders against Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC and Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., as well as AT&T, AT&T Credit Holdings, Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., seeking to avoid and recover certain alleged preference payments in excess of $89 million allegedly made to the defendants prior to the At Home bankruptcy filing. The actions in San Mateo County, California have been stayed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, the court in which At Home filed for bankruptcy, as violating the automatic bankruptcy stay. The preference action in U.S. Bankruptcy Court has also been stayed by agreement of the parties. In the Southern District of New York actions, the court ordered the actions consolidated into a single action. All of the defendants served motions to dismiss on February 11, 2003. The court dismissed the common law claims against us and Mr. Roberts, leaving only a claim for control person liability under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In a subsequent decision, the court limited the remaining claim against us and Mr. Roberts to disclosures that are alleged to have been made by At Home prior to August 28, 2000. The Delaware case has been transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and we have moved to dismiss the Section 16(b) claims. |
| Under the terms of the Broadband acquisition, we are generally contractually liable for 50% of any liabilities of AT&T relating to At Home, including most liabilities resulting from any pending or threatened litigation, with the exception, among other things, of liabilities arising out of contracts between At Home and AT&T (or its affiliates) for the benefit of the businesses retained by AT&T following its divestiture of Broadband. In those situations that we are contractually liable for 50% of any liabilities, AT&T will be liable for the other 50% of these liabilities. In addition to the actions against AT&T described above, in which we are also a defendant, there are two additional |
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| actions brought by At Homes bondholders liquidating trust against AT&T not naming us: (i) a lawsuit filed against AT&T and certain of its senior officers in Santa Clara, California state court alleging various breaches of fiduciary duties, misappropriation of trade secrets and other causes of action in connection with the transactions in March 2000 described above, and prior and subsequent alleged conduct on the part of the defendants, and (ii) an action filed against AT&T in the District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that AT&T infringes an At Home patent by using its broadband distribution and high-speed Internet backbone networks and equipment. Both of these actions are in the discovery stage. |
| We deny any wrongdoing in connection with the claims that have been made directly against us, our subsidiaries and Brian L. Roberts, and intend to defend all of these claims vigorously. In our opinion, the final disposition of these claims is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, but could possibly be material to our consolidated results of operations of any one period. Further, no assurance can be given that any adverse outcome would not be material to our consolidated financial position. |
| We are currently waiting to obtain additional information, and, therefore, are unable to determine what impact, if any, the final resolution of our share of these AT&T At Home potential liabilities would have on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. No assurance can be given that any adverse outcome would not be material. |
| AT&T - Wireless and Common Stock Cases We, in connection with our acquisition of Broadband, are potentially responsible for a portion of the liabilities arising from two purported securities class action lawsuits brought against AT&T and others and consolidated for pre-trial purposes in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. These lawsuits assert claims under Section 11, Section 12(a)(2) and Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 10(b) and Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The first lawsuit, for which our portion of the exposure is up to 15%, alleges, among other things, that AT&T made material misstatements and omissions in the Registration Statement and Prospectus for the AT&T Wireless initial public offering (Wireless Case). The second lawsuit, for which our portion of the exposure is up to 50%, alleges, among other things, that AT&T knowingly provided false projections relating to AT&T common stock (Common Stock Case). The complaints seek damages in an unspecified amount, but, because the trading activity during the purported class periods was extensive, the amounts ultimately demanded may be significant. We and AT&T believe that AT&T has meritorious defenses and these actions are being vigorously defended. |
| In March 2004, AT&T and the other defendants moved for summary judgment in both the Common Stock and Wireless Cases, and the plaintiffs moved for summary judgment in the Wireless Case. In June 2004, the Court granted in part and denied in part the motion for summary judgment in the Common Stock Case. The Court held that the plaintiffs could not prove that the alleged misrepresentation caused the decline in shareholder value with regard to any of their claims except for the December 1999 projections concerning AT&T Business Services and AT&T Consumer Services. This decision is ultimately subject to appeal, although such an appeal is unlikely until after a final judgment is entered in the case. The Court allowed the plaintiffs Section 20(a) claim to go forward. The trial on the remaining claims in the Common Stock Case is set to commence on October 5, 2004. No trial date has been set in the Wireless Case. In connection with the Broadband acquisition, we recorded an estimate of the fair value of the potential liability associated with these cases. We have not adjusted the amount recorded pending both the appeals process described above and final resolution of these cases. |
| AT&T-TCI On June 24, 1998, the first of a number of purported class action lawsuits was filed by then-shareholders of Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI) Series A TCI Group Common Stock (Common A) against AT&T and the directors of TCI relating to the acquisition of TCI by AT&T. A consolidated amended complaint combining the various different actions was filed on February 10, 1999 in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The consolidated amended complaint alleges that former members of the TCI board of directors breached their fiduciary duties to Common A shareholders by agreeing to transaction terms whereby holders of the Series B TCI Group Common Stock received a 10% premium over what Common A shareholders received in connection with the transaction. The complaint further |
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| alleges that AT&T aided and abetted the TCI directors breach. |
| In connection with the TCI acquisition, which was completed in early 1999, AT&T agreed under certain circumstances to indemnify TCIs former directors for certain losses, expenses, claims or liabilities, potentially including those incurred in connection with this action. In connection with the Broadband acquisition, Broadband agreed to indemnify AT&T for certain losses, expenses, claims or liabilities. Those losses and expenses potentially include those incurred by AT&T in connection with this action, both as a defendant and in connection with any obligation that AT&T may have to indemnify the former TCI directors for liabilities incurred as a result of the claims against them in this action. |
| On September 8, 1999, AT&T moved to dismiss the amended complaint for failure to state a cause of action against AT&T. On July 7, 2003, the Delaware Court of Chancery granted AT&Ts motion to dismiss on the ground that the complaint failed to adequately plead AT&Ts knowing participation, as required to state a claim for aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty. The other claims made in the complaint remain outstanding. Discovery in this matter is now closed. |
| In our opinion, the final disposition of these AT&T related claims is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, but could possibly be material to our consolidated results of operations of any one period. Further, no assurance can be given that any adverse outcome would not be material to our consolidated financial position. |
| Liberty Digital On January 8, 2003, Liberty Digital, Inc. filed a complaint in Colorado state court against us and Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC. The complaint alleges that Comcast Cable Holdings breached a 1997 contribution agreement between Liberty Digital and Comcast Cable Holdings and that we tortiously interfered with that agreement. The complaint alleges that this purported agreement obligates Comcast Cable Holdings to pay fees to Liberty Digital totaling $18 million (increasing at CPI) per year through 2017. Liberty Digital seeks, among other things, compensatory damages, specific performance of the purported agreement, a declaration that the agreement is valid and enforceable going forward, and an unspecified amount of exemplary damages from us based on the alleged intentional interference claim. We and Comcast Cable Holdings filed our answer to the complaint on March 5, 2003, in which we denied the essential allegations of the complaint and asserted various affirmative defenses. |
| On July 20, 2004, we and certain of our affiliates entered into an exchange agreement with Liberty (the parent company of Liberty Digital) and certain of its affiliates. The closing of the transactions in the exchange agreement on July 28, 2004 resolved all claims in the litigation. Pursuant to the terms of the exchange agreement, the parties submitted to the court a stipulation of dismissal that, upon approval by the court, will dismiss the litigation with prejudice. |
| Other We are subject to other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. In our opinion, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to such actions is not expected to materially affect our financial position, results of operations or liquidity. |
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| 10. | FINANCIAL DATA BY BUSINESS SEGMENT |
| Our reportable segments consist of our Cable and Content businesses. Beginning in the first quarter of 2004, although they do not meet the quantitative disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 131, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, we elected to disclose our content businesses separately as a reportable segment. Our content segment consists of our national networks E! Entertainment, Style Network, The Golf Channel, Outdoor Life Network and G4techTV. As a result of this change, we have presented the comparable 2003 Content segment amounts. In evaluating our segments profitability, the components of net income (loss) below operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization are not separately evaluated by our management (amounts in millions). |
| Cable (1) | Content | Corporate and Other (2) | Total | ||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 | |||||||||
| Revenues (3) | $4,838 | $199 | $29 | $5,066 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) before depreciation and | |||||||||
| amortization (4) | 1,920 | 77 | (45 | ) | 1,952 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,043 | 39 | 18 | 1,100 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) | 877 | 38 | (63 | ) | 852 | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 893 | 6 | 5 | 904 | |||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2003 | |||||||||
| Revenues (3) | $4,379 | $159 | $56 | $4,594 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) before depreciation and | |||||||||
| amortization (4) | 1,597 | 56 | (41 | ) | 1,612 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,133 | 32 | 22 | 1,187 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) | 464 | 24 | (63 | ) | 425 | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 1,047 | 4 | 3 | 1,054 | |||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 | |||||||||
| Revenues (3) | $9,485 | $375 | $114 | $9,974 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) before depreciation and | |||||||||
| amortization (4) | 3,639 | 146 | (100 | ) | 3,685 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,060 | 74 | 40 | 2,174 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) | 1,579 | 72 | (140 | ) | 1,511 | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 1,707 | 10 | 15 | 1,732 | |||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 | |||||||||
| Revenues (3) | $8,611 | $304 | $145 | $9,060 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) before depreciation and | |||||||||
| amortization (4) | 3,018 | 97 | (75 | ) | 3,040 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,213 | 64 | 44 | 2,321 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) | 805 | 33 | (119 | ) | 719 | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 2,000 | 7 | 5 | 2,012 | |||||
| As of June 30, 2004 | |||||||||
| Assets | $105,486 | $2,460 | $135 | $108,081 | |||||
| As of December 31, 2003 | |||||||||
| Assets | $105,316 | $2,110 | $1,733 | $109,159 | |||||
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| (1) | Our regional programming networks Comcast SportsNet, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Cable Sports Southeast and CN8-The Comcast Network are included in our cable segment. |
| (2) | Corporate and other includes corporate activities, elimination entries and all other businesses not presented in our cable or content segments. Assets included in this caption consist primarily of our investments (see Note 5). |
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| (3) | Non-US revenues were not significant in any period. No single customer accounted for a significant amount of our revenue in any period. |
| (4) | Operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization, impairment charges, if any, related to fixed and intangible assets and gains or losses from the sale of assets, if any. As such, it eliminates the significant level of non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital intensive nature of our businesses and intangible assets recognized in business combinations, and is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities. Our management and Board of Directors use this measure in evaluating our consolidated operating performance and the operating performance of all of our operating segments. This metric is used to allocate resources and capital to our operating segments and is a significant component of our annual incentive compensation programs. We believe that this measure is also useful to investors as it is one of the bases for comparing our operating performance with other companies in our industries, although our measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. This measure should not be considered as a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss), net cash provided by operating activities or other measures of performance or liquidity reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. |
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| 11. | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
| We and five of our cable holding company subsidiaries, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (Comcast Cable or CCCL), Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc. (Comcast Cable Communications Holdings or CCCH), Comcast MO Group, Inc. (Comcast MO Group), Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC (Comcast Cable Holdings or CCH), and Comcast MO of Delaware, LLC (Comcast MO of Delaware) fully and unconditionally guarantee each others debt securities. Comcast MO Group, CCH and Comcast MO of Delaware are collectively referred to as the Combined CCHMO Parents. Our condensed consolidating financial information is as follows (in millions): |
| Comcast Corporation Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As of June 30, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| Comcast Parent | CCCL Parent | CCCH Parent | Combined CCHMO Parents | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries | Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments | Consolidated Comcast Corporation | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | $594 | $ | $594 | ||||||||
| Investments | 2,481 | 2,481 | |||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 925 | 925 | |||||||||||||
| Other current assets | 13 | 405 | 418 | ||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 13 | 4,405 | 4,418 | ||||||||||||
| INVESTMENTS | 14,204 | 14,204 | |||||||||||||
| INVESTMENTS IN AND AMOUNTS DUE FROM SUBSIDIARIES ELIMINATED UPON CONSOLIDATION | 46,653 | 26,652 | 33,539 | 40,224 | 20,108 | (167,176 | ) | ||||||||
| PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net | 8 | 3 | 18,604 | 18,615 | |||||||||||
| FRANCHISE RIGHTS | 51,070 | 51,070 | |||||||||||||
| GOODWILL | 14,816 | 14,816 | |||||||||||||
| OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net | 47 | 4,275 | 4,322 | ||||||||||||
| OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS, net | 48 | 36 | 29 | 523 | 636 | ||||||||||
| Total Assets | $46,769 | $26,688 | $33,571 | $40,224 | $128,005 | ($167,176 | ) | $108,081 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | $ | $ | $988 | $ | $988 | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current | |||||||||||||||
| liabilities | 395 | 212 | 211 | 279 | 3,097 | 4,194 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 657 | 657 | |||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 404 | 2,388 | 2,792 | ||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 395 | 212 | 211 | 683 | 7,130 | 8,631 | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion | 4,254 | 6,317 | 3,698 | 6,002 | 2,714 | 22,985 | |||||||||
| DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | 26,644 | 26,644 | |||||||||||||
| OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | 605 | 51 | 7,266 | 7,922 | |||||||||||
| MINORITY INTEREST | 384 | 384 | |||||||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||||||
| Common stock | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Other stockholders' equity | 41,490 | 20,108 | 29,662 | 33,539 | 83,867 | (167,176 | ) | 41,490 | |||||||
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 41,515 | 20,108 | 29,662 | 33,539 | 83,867 | (167,176 | ) | 41,515 | |||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' | |||||||||||||||
| Equity | $46,769 | $26,688 | $33,571 | $40,224 | $128,005 | ($167,176 | ) | $108,081 | |||||||
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,
2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| Comcast Corporation Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| Comcast Parent | CCCL Parent | CCCH Parent | Combined CCHMO Parents | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries | Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments | Consolidated Comcast Corporation | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | $1,550 | $ | $1,550 | ||||||||
| Investments | 50 | 2,443 | 2,493 | ||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 907 | 907 | |||||||||||||
| Other current assets | 15 | 438 | 453 | ||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 65 | 5,338 | 5,403 | ||||||||||||
| INVESTMENTS | 14,818 | 14,818 | |||||||||||||
| INVESTMENTS IN AND AMOUNTS DUE | |||||||||||||||
| FROM SUBSIDIARIES ELIMINATED | |||||||||||||||
| UPON CONSOLIDATION | 46,268 | 26,643 | 33,138 | 39,919 | 19,678 | (165,646 | ) | ||||||||
| PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net | 7 | 4 | 18,462 | 18,473 | |||||||||||
| FRANCHISE RIGHTS | 51,050 | 51,050 | |||||||||||||
| GOODWILL | 14,841 | 14,841 | |||||||||||||
| OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net | 3,859 | 3,859 | |||||||||||||
| OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS, net | 87 | 43 | 30 | 555 | 715 | ||||||||||
| Total Assets | $46,427 | $26,686 | $33,172 | $39,919 | $128,601 | ($165,646 | ) | $109,159 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | $ | $ | $1,251 | $ | $1,251 | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current | |||||||||||||||
| liabilities | 391 | 99 | 76 | 316 | 3,681 | 4,563 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 679 | 679 | |||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 303 | 314 | 2,544 | 3,161 | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 391 | 402 | 76 | 630 | 8,155 | 9,654 | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion | 3,994 | 6,606 | 3,498 | 6,151 | 3,586 | 23,835 | |||||||||
| DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | 25,900 | 25,900 | |||||||||||||
| OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES | 380 | 7,436 | 7,816 | ||||||||||||
| MINORITY INTEREST | 292 | 292 | |||||||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||||||
| Common stock | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Other stockholders' equity | 41,637 | 19,678 | 29,598 | 33,138 | 83,232 | (165,646 | ) | 41,637 | |||||||
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 41,662 | 19,678 | 29,598 | 33,138 | 83,232 | (165,646 | ) | 41,662 | |||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' | |||||||||||||||
| Equity | $46,427 | $26,686 | $33,172 | $39,919 | $128,601 | ($165,646 | ) | $109,159 | |||||||
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,
2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| Comcast Corporation Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| Comcast Parent | CCCL Parent | CCCH Parent | Combined CCHMO Parents | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries | Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments | Consolidated Comcast Corporation | |||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||||||
| Service revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $5,066 | $ | $5,066 | ||||||||
| Management fee revenue | 104 | 40 | 64 | 64 | (272 | ) | |||||||||
| 104 | 40 | 64 | 64 | 5,066 | (272 | ) | 5,066 | ||||||||
| COSTS AND EXPENSES | |||||||||||||||
| Operating (excluding depreciation) | 1,794 | 1,794 | |||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 49 | 40 | 64 | 64 | 1,375 | (272 | ) | 1,320 | |||||||
| Depreciation | 813 | 813 | |||||||||||||
| Amortization | 287 | 287 | |||||||||||||
| 49 | 40 | 64 | 64 | 4,269 | (272 | ) | 4,214 | ||||||||
| OPERATING INCOME | 55 | 797 | 852 | ||||||||||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (61 | ) | (115 | ) | (77 | ) | (100 | ) | (131 | ) | (484 | ) | |||
| Investment income, net | 151 | 151 | |||||||||||||
| Equity in net (losses) income of | |||||||||||||||
| affiliates | 266 | 339 | 77 | 142 | 258 | (1,102 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||||
| Other income | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 205 | 224 | 42 | 290 | (1,102 | ) | (341 | ) | ||||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | |||||||||||||||
| AND MINORITY INTEREST | 260 | 224 | 42 | 1,087 | (1,102 | ) | 511 | ||||||||
| INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT | 2 | 41 | 27 | 35 | (339 | ) | (234 | ) | |||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST | 262 | 265 | 27 | 77 | 748 | (1,102 | ) | 277 | |||||||
| MINORITY INTEREST | (15 | ) | (15 | ) | |||||||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | $262 | $265 | $27 | $77 | $733 | ($1,102 | ) | $262 | |||||||
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,
2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| Comcast Corporation Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| Comcast Parent | CCCL Parent | CCCH Parent | Combined CCHMO Parents | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries | Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments | Consolidated Comcast Corporation | |||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||||||
| Service revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $4,594 | $ | $4,594 | ||||||||
| Management fee revenue | 92 | 34 | 58 | 58 | (242 | ) | |||||||||
| 92 | 34 | 58 | 58 | 4,594 | (242 | ) | 4,594 | ||||||||
| COSTS AND EXPENSES | |||||||||||||||
| Operating (excluding depreciation) | 1,753 | 1,753 | |||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 38 | 34 | 58 | 58 | 1,283 | (242 | ) | 1,229 | |||||||
| Depreciation | 816 | 816 | |||||||||||||
| Amortization | 371 | 371 | |||||||||||||
| 38 | 34 | 58 | 58 | 4,223 | (242 | ) | 4,169 | ||||||||
| OPERATING INCOME | 54 | 371 | 425 | ||||||||||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (79 | ) | (139 | ) | (93 | ) | (77 | ) | (102 | ) | (490 | ) | |||
| Investment loss, net | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||
| Equity in net (losses) income of affiliates | (5 | ) | 272 | (70 | ) | (20 | ) | 183 | (359 | ) | 1 | ||||
| Other income | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| (84 | ) | 133 | (163 | ) | (97 | ) | 97 | (359 | ) | (473 | ) | ||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING | |||||||||||||||
| OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | |||||||||||||||
| AND MINORITY INTEREST | (30 | ) | 133 | (163 | ) | (97 | ) | 468 | (359 | ) | (48 | ) | |||
| INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT | 8 | 49 | 32 | 27 | (129 | ) | (13 | ) | |||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING | |||||||||||||||
| OPERATIONS BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST | (22 | ) | 182 | (131 | ) | (70 | ) | 339 | (359 | ) | (61 | ) | |||
| MINORITY INTEREST | (32 | ) | (32 | ) | |||||||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM | |||||||||||||||
| CONTINUING OPERATIONS | (22 | ) | 182 | (131 | ) | (70 | ) | 307 | (359 | ) | (93 | ) | |||
| INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED | |||||||||||||||
| OPERATIONS, net of tax | 71 | 71 | |||||||||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | ($22 | ) | $182 | ($131 | ) | ($70 | ) | $378 | ($359 | ) | ($22 | ) | |||
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,
2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| Comcast Corporation Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| Comcast Parent | CCCL Parent | CCCH Parent | Combined CCHMO Parents | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries | Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments | Consolidated Comcast Corporation | |||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||||||
| Service revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $9,974 | $ | $9,974 | ||||||||
| Management fee revenue | 202 | 79 | 125 | 125 | (531 | ) | |||||||||
| 202 | 79 | 125 | 125 | 9,974 | (531 | ) | 9,974 | ||||||||
| COSTS AND EXPENSES | |||||||||||||||
| Operating (excluding depreciation) | 3,663 | 3,663 | |||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 93 | 79 | 125 | 125 | 2,735 | (531 | ) | 2,626 | |||||||
| Depreciation | 1,611 | 1,611 | |||||||||||||
| Amortization | 563 | 563 | |||||||||||||
| 93 | 79 | 125 | 125 | 8,572 | (531 | ) | 8,463 | ||||||||
| OPERATING INCOME | 109 | 1,402 | 1,511 | ||||||||||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (163 | ) | (242 | ) | (153 | ) | (201 | ) | (225 | ) | (984 | ) | |||
| Investment income, net | 142 | 142 | |||||||||||||
| Equity in net (losses) income of | |||||||||||||||
| affiliates | 362 | 607 | 170 | 301 | 413 | (1,890 | ) | (37 | ) | ||||||
| Other income | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 199 | 365 | 17 | 100 | 349 | (1,890 | ) | (860 | ) | |||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | |||||||||||||||
| AND MINORITY INTEREST | 308 | 365 | 17 | 100 | 1,751 | (1,890 | ) | 651 | |||||||
| INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT | 19 | 85 | 54 | 70 | (538 | ) | (310 | ) | |||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST | 327 | 450 | 71 | 170 | 1,213 | (1,890 | ) | 341 | |||||||
| MINORITY INTEREST | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | |||||||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | $327 | $450 | $71 | $170 | $1,199 | ($1,890 | ) | $327 | |||||||
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,
2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| Comcast Corporation Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| Comcast Parent | CCCL Parent | CCCH Parent | Combined CCHMO Parents | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries | Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments | Consolidated Comcast Corporation | |||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||||||
| Service revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $9,060 | $ | $9,060 | ||||||||
| Management fee revenue | 187 | 71 | 116 | 116 | (490 | ) | |||||||||
| 187 | 71 | 116 | 116 | 9,060 | (490 | ) | 9,060 | ||||||||
| COSTS AND EXPENSES | |||||||||||||||
| Operating (excluding depreciation) | 3,564 | 3,564 | |||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 76 | 71 | 116 | 116 | 2,567 | (490 | ) | 2,456 | |||||||
| Depreciation | 1,596 | 1,596 | |||||||||||||
| Amortization | 725 | 725 | |||||||||||||
| 76 | 71 | 116 | 116 | 8,452 | (490 | ) | 8,341 | ||||||||
| OPERATING INCOME | 111 | 608 | 719 | ||||||||||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (123 | ) | (274 | ) | (206 | ) | (192 | ) | (219 | ) | (1,014 | ) | |||
| Investment loss, net | (229 | ) | (229 | ) | |||||||||||
| Equity in net (losses) income of | |||||||||||||||
| affiliates | (310 | ) | 501 | (407 | ) | (282 | ) | 307 | 175 | (16 | ) | ||||
| Other income | 35 | 35 | |||||||||||||
| (433 | ) | 227 | (613 | ) | (474 | ) | (106 | ) | 175 | (1,224 | ) | ||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING | |||||||||||||||
| OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST | (322 | ) | 227 | (613 | ) | (474 | ) | 502 | 175 | (505 | ) | ||||
| INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT | 3 | 96 | 72 | 67 | (110 | ) | 128 | ||||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING | |||||||||||||||
| OPERATIONS BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST | (319 | ) | 323 | (541 | ) | (407 | ) | 392 | 175 | (377 | ) | ||||
| MINORITY INTEREST | (71 | ) | (71 | ) | |||||||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING | |||||||||||||||
| OPERATIONS | (319 | ) | 323 | (541 | ) | (407 | ) | 321 | 175 | (448 | ) | ||||
| INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, | |||||||||||||||
| net of tax | 129 | 129 | |||||||||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | ($319 | ) | $323 | ($541 | ) | ($407 | ) | $450 | $175 | ($319 | ) | ||||
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,
2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
| Comcast Corporation Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| Comcast Parent | CCCL Parent | CCCH Parent | Combined CCHMO Parents | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries | Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments | Consolidated Comcast Corporation | |||||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $327 | $450 | $71 | $170 | $1,199 | ($1,890 | ) | $327 | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) | |||||||||||||||
| to net cash provided by (used in) | |||||||||||||||
| operating activities: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 1,611 | 1,611 | |||||||||||||
| Amortization | 563 | 563 | |||||||||||||
| Non-cash interest (income) expense, net | 54 | 7 | (52 | ) | 16 | 25 | |||||||||
| Equity in net (income) losses of | |||||||||||||||
| affiliates | (362 | ) | (607 | ) | (170 | ) | (301 | ) | (413 | ) | 1,890 | 37 | |||
| Losses (gains) on investments and other | |||||||||||||||
| (income) expense, net | (125 | ) | (125 | ) | |||||||||||
| Non-cash contribution expense | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Minority interest | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 155 | 155 | |||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and | |||||||||||||||
| liabilities, net of effects of | |||||||||||||||
| acquisitions and divestitures | |||||||||||||||
| Change in accounts receivable, net | (8 | ) | (8 | ) | |||||||||||
| Change in accounts payable | (263 | ) | (263 | ) | |||||||||||
| Change in other operating assets and | |||||||||||||||
| liabilities | 125 | 120 | 136 | (37 | ) | (70 | ) | 274 | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating | |||||||||||||||
| activities | 144 | (30 | ) | 37 | (220 | ) | 2,702 | 2,633 | |||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 654 | 400 | 4 | 1,058 | |||||||||||
| Retirements and repayments of debt | (350 | ) | (561 | ) | (200 | ) | (6 | ) | (500 | ) | (1,617 | ) | |||
| Repurchase of common stock | (511 | ) | (511 | ) | |||||||||||
| Other | 8 | 38 | 46 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) | |||||||||||||||
| financing activities | (199 | ) | (561 | ) | 200 | (6 | ) | (458 | ) | (1,024 | ) | ||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||
| Net transactions with affiliates | 55 | 591 | (237 | ) | 226 | (635 | ) | ||||||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (336 | ) | (336 | ) | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term | |||||||||||||||
| investments, net | (15 | ) | (15 | ) | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of investments | 51 | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Purchases of investments | (106 | ) | (106 | ) | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (1,732 | ) | (1,732 | ) | |||||||||||
| Additions to intangible and other noncurrent assets | (453 | ) | (453 | ) | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from settlement of contract of acquired company | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing | |||||||||||||||
| activities | 55 | 591 | (237 | ) | 226 | (3,200 | ) | (2,565 | ) | ||||||
| DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS | (956 | ) | (956 | ) | |||||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | 1,550 | 1,550 | |||||||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $594 | $ | $594 | ||||||||
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30,
2004
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONCLUDED
(Unaudited)
| Comcast Corporation Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| Comcast Parent | CCCL Parent | CCCH Parent | Combined CCHMO Parents | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries | Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments | Consolidated Comcast Corporation | |||||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ($319 | ) | $323 | ($541 | ) | ($407 | ) | $450 | $175 | ($319 | ) | ||||
| Income from discontinued operations | (129 | ) | (129 | ) | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | (319 | ) | 323 | (541 | ) | (407 | ) | 321 | 175 | (448 | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) | |||||||||||||||
| from continuing operations to net cash | |||||||||||||||
| provided by (used in) operating | |||||||||||||||
| activities from continuing operations: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 1,596 | 1,596 | |||||||||||||
| Amortization | 725 | 725 | |||||||||||||
| Non-cash interest (income) expense, net | 3 | (88 | ) | 24 | (61 | ) | |||||||||
| Equity in net (income) losses of | |||||||||||||||
| affiliates | 310 | (501 | ) | 407 | 282 | (307 | ) | (175 | ) | 16 | |||||
| Losses (gains) on investments and other | |||||||||||||||
| (income) expense, net | 257 | 257 | |||||||||||||
| Minority interest | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (226 | ) | (226 | ) | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of trading securities | 85 | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and | |||||||||||||||
| liabilities, net of effects of | |||||||||||||||
| acquisitions and divestitures: | |||||||||||||||
| Change in accounts receivable, net | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||
| Change in accounts payable | (183 | ) | (183 | ) | |||||||||||
| Change in other operating assets and | |||||||||||||||
| liabilities | 62 | (8 | ) | 29 | (160 | ) | 13 | (64 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating | |||||||||||||||
| activities from continuing operations . | 53 | (186 | ) | (102 | ) | (373 | ) | 2,319 | 1,711 | ||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 8,138 | 600 | 110 | 8,848 | |||||||||||
| Retirements and repayments of debt | (2,050 | ) | (1,554 | ) | (6,250 | ) | (1,764 | ) | 75 | (11,543 | ) | ||||
| Other | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) | |||||||||||||||
| financing activities from continuing | |||||||||||||||
| operations | 6,088 | (954 | ) | (6,250 | ) | (1,764 | ) | 182 | (2,698 | ) | |||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||
| Net transactions with affiliates | (6,141 | ) | 1,140 | 6,352 | 2,137 | (3,488 | ) | ||||||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (22 | ) | (22 | ) | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term | |||||||||||||||
| investments, net | (20 | ) | (20 | ) | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from sales, settlements and | |||||||||||||||
| restructuring of investments and | |||||||||||||||
| assets held for sale | 3,592 | 3,592 | |||||||||||||
| Purchases of investments | (130 | ) | (130 | ) | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (2,012 | ) | (2,012 | ) | |||||||||||
| Additions to intangible and other noncurrent | |||||||||||||||
| assets | (110 | ) | (110 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing | |||||||||||||||
| activities from continuing operations | (6,141 | ) | 1,140 | 6,352 | 2,137 | (2,190 | ) | 1,298 | |||||||
| INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 311 | 311 | |||||||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, | |||||||||||||||
| beginning of period | 505 | 505 | |||||||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, | |||||||||||||||
| end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $816 | $ | $816 | ||||||||
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FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
| ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Overview
We are principally involved in the management and operation of broadband communications networks (our cable segment) and in the management of programming content over cable and satellite television networks (our content segment). During the six months ended June 30, 2004, we received over 95% of our revenue from our cable segment, primarily through monthly subscriptions to our video, high-speed Internet and phone services, as well as from advertising. Subscribers typically pay us monthly, based on rates and related charges that vary according to their chosen level of service and the type of equipment they use. Revenue from our content segment is derived from the sale of advertising time and affiliation agreements with cable and satellite television companies.
Highlights for the six months ended June 30, 2004 included the following:
| | Revenue growth of 10.1% in our cable segment compared to the same period in 2003, driven by continued growth in our new services, such as digital cable and high-speed Internet; |
| | Operating income before depreciation and amortization growth of 20.6% in our cable segment compared to the same period in 2003, resulting from our revenue growth and efficiencies achieved through integration of the Broadband operations; |
| | Refinancing three of our previously existing revolving credit facilities with a new $4.5 billion, five-year revolving bank credit facility; and |
| | Repurchases of approximately 18.5 million shares of our Class A Special common stock for aggregate consideration on a trade date basis of $523 million pursuant to our Board authorized repurchase program. |
The following provides the details of these highlights and insights into our financial statements, including discussions of our results of operations and our liquidity and capital resources.
Business Developments
On July 28, 2004, we and Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty) completed our previously announced agreement in which Liberty redeemed 120.3 million shares of its Series A common stock we held in exchange for 100% of the stock of a Liberty subsidiary that held Libertys 10% ownership interest in E! Entertainment Television, Inc., its 100% ownership interest in International Channel Networks, all of Libertys rights, benefits and obligations under a TCI Music contribution agreement, and approximately $545 million of cash (the Liberty transaction). The Liberty transaction also resolved all litigation pending between us and Liberty regarding the TCI Music contribution agreement, which we assumed as part of our acquisition of Broadband in November 2002.
Refer to Note 4 to our financial statements included in Item 1 for a discussion of our acquisitions and other significant events.
Results of Continuing Operations
Revenues
Consolidated revenues for the three and six month interim periods in 2004 increased $472 million and $914 million, respectively, from the same periods in 2003. Of these increases, $459 million and $874 million relate to our cable segment, which is discussed separately below. The remaining increases are primarily the result of our content segment, which achieved combined revenue growth of 25.3% and 23.4%, respectively, during the three and six month interim periods in 2004 compared to the same periods in 2003. These increases in our content segment were the result of increases in distribution revenue and advertising revenue.
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses
Consolidated operating, selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and six month interim periods in 2004 increased $132 million and $269 million, respectively, from the same periods in 2003. Of these increases, $136 million and $253 million, respectively, relate to our cable segment, which is discussed separately below.
Depreciation
Depreciation expense decreased $3 million and increased $15 million, respectively, for the three and six month interim periods in 2004 compared to the same periods in 2003. The slight changes for the interim periods are primarily related to our cable segment and are principally due to the higher level of disposals associated with our cable network upgrade program in 2003.
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Amortization
Amortization expense decreased $84 million and $162 million, respectively, for the three and six month interim periods in 2004 compared to the same periods in 2003. These decreases are primarily related to our cable segment and are principally due to decreases in the amortization of our franchise related customer relationship intangible assets. In the fourth quarter of 2003, we reduced the value of these intangible assets as a result of obtaining updated valuation reports, which resulted in lower amortization expense.
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Cable Segment Operating Results
The following table presents our cable segment operating results (dollars in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | $ | % | ||||||
| Video | $3,247 | $3,037 | $210 | 6.9 | % | ||||
| High-speed Internet | 763 | 548 | 215 | 39.2 | |||||
| Phone | 177 | 205 | (28 | ) | (13.7 | ) | |||
| Advertising sales | 330 | 285 | 45 | 15.8 | |||||
| Other | 158 | 153 | 5 | 3.3 | |||||
| Franchise fees | 163 | 151 | 12 | 7.9 | |||||
| Revenues | 4,838 | 4,379 | 459 | 10.5 | |||||
| Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,918 | 2,782 | 136 | 4.9 | |||||
| Operating income before depreciation and amortization (a) | $1,920 | $1,597 | $323 | 20.2 | % | ||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | $ | % | ||||||
| Video | $6,428 | $6,018 | $410 | 6.8 | % | ||||
| High-speed Internet | 1,461 | 1,040 | 421 | 40.5 | |||||
| Phone | 355 | 430 | (75 | ) | (17.4 | ) | |||
| Advertising sales | 599 | 521 | 78 | 15.0 | |||||
| Other | 320 | 300 | 20 | 6.7 | |||||
| Franchise fees | 322 | 302 | 20 | 6.7 | |||||
| Revenues | 9,485 | 8,611 | 874 | 10.1 | |||||
| Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses | 5,846 | 5,593 | 253 | 4.5 | |||||
| Operating income before depreciation and amortization (a) | $3,639 | $3,018 | $621 | 20.6 | % | ||||
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QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
The following tables present our subscriber and monthly average revenue statistics on a pro forma basis. The pro forma adjustments reflect the addition of approximately 109,000 subscribers acquired in various small acquisitions between June 2003 and June 2004. The impact of these acquisitions on our segment operating results was not material (subscribers in thousands).
| June 30, | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | # | % | ||||||
| Video subscribers | 21,477 | 21,467 | 10 | - | |||||
| High-speed Internet subscribers | 6,005 | 4,389 | 1,616 | 36.8 | % | ||||
| Phone subscribers | 1,225 | 1,367 | (142 | ) | (10.4 | %) | |||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | $ | % | ||||||
| Monthly average revenue per video subscriber | $50.31 | $47.22 | $3.09 | 6.5 | % | ||||
| Monthly average revenue per high-speed Internet subscriber | $43.52 | $43.33 | $0.19 | 0.4 | % | ||||
| Monthly average revenue per phone subscriber | $47.71 | $49.17 | ($1.46 | ) | (3.0 | %) | |||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | $ | % | ||||||
| Monthly average revenue per video subscriber | $49.85 | $46.85 | $3.00 | 6.4 | % | ||||
| Monthly average revenue per high-speed Internet subscriber | $43.13 | $43.26 | ($0.13 | ) | (0.3 | %) | |||
| Monthly average revenue per phone subscriber | $47.55 | $51.05 | ($3.50 | ) | (6.9 | %) | |||
| (a) | Operating income before depreciation and amortization is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization, impairment charges, if any, related to fixed and intangible assets and gains or losses from the sale of assets, if any. As such, it eliminates the significant level of non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital intensive nature of our businesses and intangible assets recognized in business combinations, and is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities. Our management and Board of Directors use this measure in evaluating our consolidated operating performance and the operating performance of all of our operating segments. This metric is used to allocate resources and capital to our operating segments and is a significant component of our annual incentive compensation programs. We believe that this measure is also useful to investors as it is one of the bases for comparing our operating performance with other companies in our industries, although our measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Because we use operating income before depreciation and amortization as the measure of our segment profit or loss, we reconcile it to operating income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), in the business segment footnote to our financial statements. This measure should not be considered as a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss), net cash provided by operating activities or other measures of performance or liquidity reported in accordance with GAAP. |
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Revenues
Video revenue consists of our basic, expanded basic, premium, pay-per-view, equipment and digital cable services. The increases in video revenue for the interim periods from 2003 to 2004 are primarily due to increases in monthly average revenue per subscriber as a result of rate increases in our traditional video service, growth in digital subscribers, and repricing and repackaging of the digital and premium channel services in the Broadband systems. From June 30, 2003 to June 30, 2004, we added approximately 10,000 basic subscribers and approximately 1.1 million digital subscribers, or a 15.8% increase in digital subscribers. We expect continued growth in our video services revenue.
The increases in high-speed Internet revenue for the interim periods from 2003 to 2004 are primarily due to the addition of approximately 1.6 million high-speed Internet subscribers from June 30, 2003 to June 30, 2004, or a 36.8% increase in high-speed Internet subscribers, offset by a slight decrease in monthly average revenue per subscriber during the six month interim period. We expect continued high-speed Internet revenue growth as overall demand for our services continues to increase.
The decreases in phone revenue for the interim periods from 2003 to 2004 are primarily as a result of our focus on operating efficiencies to drive profitability in the phone business, rather than focusing on subscriber growth. As a result, from June 30, 2003 to June 30, 2004, our phone subscribers decreased by approximately 142,000 subscribers.
The increases in advertising sales revenue for the interim periods from 2003 to 2004 are primarily due to the effects of growth in regional/national advertising as a result of the continuing success of our regional interconnects and a stronger local advertising market.
Other revenue includes installation revenues, guide revenues, commissions from electronic retailing, revenue from our regional programming networks, commercial data services and revenue from other product offerings.
Expenses
Total operating, selling, general and administrative expenses increased for the interim periods from 2003 to 2004 primarily as a result of increases in labor and other volume related operating expenses associated with the growth in our high-speed Internet and digital cable services. Offsetting these increases were cost efficiencies generated from the integration of Broadband. Additionally, customer service expenses slightly declined because we no longer outsource Broadbands customer service operations.
Consolidated Income (Expense) Items
Interest Expense
The decreases in interest expense for the interim periods from 2003 to 2004 are due to our decreased amount of debt outstanding as a result of our debt reduction during 2003. The decreases for the interim periods from 2003 to 2004 were offset somewhat by the effects of the write-off of unamortized debt issue costs to interest expense in connection with the refinancing of our previously existing revolving credit facilities and by the early redemption of certain of the Comcast exchangeable notes. The cost associated with the refinancing totaled $38 million during the six months ended June 30, 2004 and the cost associated with the redemption totaled $29 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004. The decrease for both interim periods from 2003 to 2004 was also offset by the effects of our adoption of SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity, on July 1, 2003 on a prospective basis. As a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 150, interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 includes $25 million and $50 million, respectively, of dividends on a subsidiarys preferred stock, previously classified as minority interest.
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FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
Investment Income
(Loss), Net
Investment income
(loss), net for the interim periods includes the following (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||
| Interest and dividend income | $26 | $49 | $43 | $83 | |||||
| Gains (losses) on sales and exchanges of investments, net | (1 | ) | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||||
| Investment impairment losses | (3 | ) | (15 | ) | (3 | ) | (70 | ) | |
| Mark to market adjustments on trading securities | (53 | ) | 307 | (227 | ) | 292 | |||
| Mark to market adjustments on derivatives related | |||||||||
| to trading securities | 200 | (296 | ) | 255 | (306 | ) | |||
| Mark to market adjustments on derivatives and hedged items | (18 | ) | (52 | ) | 73 | (251 | ) | ||
| Investment income (loss), net | $151 | ($6 | ) | $142 | ($229 | ) | |||
We have entered into derivative financial instruments that we account for at fair value and which economically hedge the market price fluctuations in the common stock of certain of our investments accounted for as trading securities. Investment income (loss), net includes the fair value adjustments related to our trading securities and derivative financial instruments. The change in the fair value of our investments accounted for as trading securities was substantially offset by changes in the fair value of the related derivatives, except for the mark to market adjustments on our investment in Sprint, 116 million shares of Liberty and 6 million shares of Liberty International for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004.
During the three months ended June 30, 2004, investment income (loss), net includes $224 million of investment income related to the decrease in the fair value of the derivative component of the ZONES debt. This fair value adjustment results principally from the change in the common stock underlying the ZONES debt from the non-dividend paying Sprint PCS tracking stock to the dividend paying Sprint FON common stock as a result of the elimination by Sprint of its tracking stock in April 2004. In the future, we expect that changes in the fair value of the derivative component of the ZONES debt will be substantially offset by changes in the fair value of the Sprint FON common stock we hold and account for as a trading security.
We are exposed to changes in the fair value of approximately 116 million shares of Liberty common stock through the closing date of the Liberty transaction and we will continue to be exposed to changes in the fair value of approximately 6 million shares of Liberty International common stock we hold and account for as trading securities because we have not entered into a corresponding derivative to hedge either of these market exposures.
We are also exposed to changes in the fair value of the derivative component of the Comcast exchangeable notes we have outstanding since the underlying 16 million shares of Comcast Class A Special common stock we hold in treasury are carried at our historical cost and are not adjusted for changes in fair value.
Accordingly, our investment income (loss), net is affected by fluctuations in the fair values of the Liberty common stock, the Liberty International common stock and the derivative component of the Comcast exchangeable notes. Investment income (loss), net for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 includes losses of $16 million and $45 million, respectively, related to these financial instruments compared to losses of $57 million and $254 million, respectively, during the same periods in 2003.
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit
The changes in income tax (expense) benefit for the interim periods from 2003 to 2004 are primarily the result of the effects of changes in our income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes and minority interest.
Minority Interest
The changes in minority interest for the interim periods from 2003 to 2004 are attributable to the effects of our adoption of SFAS No. 150 on July 1, 2003, upon
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which we now record our subsidiary preferred dividends, previously included within minority interest, to interest expense.
We believe that our operations are not materially affected by inflation.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We believe that we will be able to meet our current and long-term liquidity and capital requirements, including fixed charges, through our cash flows from operating activities, existing cash, cash equivalents and investments, through available borrowings under our existing credit facilities, and through our ability to obtain future external financing.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We have traditionally maintained significant levels of cash and cash equivalents to meet our short-term liquidity requirements. As of June 30, 2004, our cash and cash equivalents were $594 million, substantially all of which is unrestricted.
Investments
We consider investments that we determine to be non-strategic, highly-valued, or both, to be a significant source of liquidity. We consider our investments in the following to be potential sources of liquidity:
| | $1.5 billion in Time Warner Inc. common equivalent preferred stock, |
| | 21% interest in Time Warner Cable Inc., and |
| | interests in certain cable television partnerships. |
We do not have any significant contractual funding commitments with respect to any of our investments.
Refer to Note 5 to our financial statements included in Item 1 for a discussion of our investments.
Available Borrowings Under Credit Facilities
We have traditionally maintained significant availability under our lines of credit to meet our short-term liquidity requirements. In January 2004, we refinanced three of our existing revolving credit facilities with a new $4.5 billion, five-year revolving bank credit facility due January 2009. As of June 30, 2004, amounts available under our lines of credit totaled $3.898 billion. Refer to Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 for further discussion about our new credit facility.
Commercial Paper
In June 2004, we entered into a new commercial paper program to provide a lower cost borrowing source of liquidity to fund our short-term working capital requirements. The program allows for a maximum of $2.25 billion of commercial paper to be issued at any one time. Our revolving bank credit facility supports this program. As of June 30, 2004, amounts outstanding under the program totaled $304 million with a weighted average interest rate of 1.74%.
Financing
As of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, our debt, including capital lease obligations, was $25.777 billion and $26.996 billion, respectively. The $1.219 billion decrease from December 31, 2003 to June 30, 2004 results principally from the effects of our net debt repayments during the six months ended June 30, 2004. Included in our debt as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 was current portion of long-term debt of $2.792 billion and $3.161 billion, respectively.
Excluding the effects of interest rate risk management instruments, 9.2% and 8.2% of our total debt as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively, was at variable rates.
We have made, and may from time to time in the future depending on certain factors such as market conditions, make optional repayments on our debt obligations, which may include open market repurchases of our outstanding public notes and debentures.
Refer to Note 6 to our financial statements included in Item 1 for a discussion of our long-term debt.
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COMCAST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
Statement of Cash Flows
Cash and cash equivalents decreased $956 million as of June 30, 2004 from December 31, 2003. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents resulted from cash flows from operating, financing and investing activities, as explained below.
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations amounted to $2.633 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2004, due principally to our operating income before depreciation and amortization (see Results of Continuing Operations), the effects of interest and income tax payments, changes in operating assets and liabilities as a result of the timing of receipts and disbursements, and a federal income tax refund of approximately $536 million.
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations was $1.024 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and consists primarily of retirements and repayments of debt and repurchases of common stock of $511 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2004, we repaid $1.617 billion of our debt, consisting of:
| | $567 million of our senior and medium term notes, |
| | $500 million on certain of our revolving credit facilities, |
| | $400 million of our Comcast exchangeable notes, |
| | $50 million under our commercial paper program and |
| | $100 million of capital leases and other. |
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations was $2.565 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2004. During this period, net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations includes capital expenditures of $1.732 billion, additions to intangible and other noncurrent assets of $453 million and acquisitions, net of cash acquired, of $336 million.
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FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
| ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
| There have been no significant changes to the information required under this Item from what was disclosed in our 2003 Form 10-K. |
| ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
| Our chief executive officer and our co-chief financial officers, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that material information relating to us and our consolidated subsidiaries would be made known to them by others within those entities. |
| Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. |
| PART II. | OTHER INFORMATION |
| ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
Refer to Note 9 to our condensed financial statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of recent developments related to our legal proceedings.
| ITEM 2. | CHANGES IN SECURITIES, USE OF PROCEEDS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
A summary of our repurchases during the quarter under the $1 billion repurchase program, authorized by our Board of Directors in December 2003, are as follows:
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased |
Average Price per Share |
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program |
Maximum Dollar Value Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program | |||||
| April 1-30, 2004 | 225,081 | $29.61 | 225,000 | $943,336,937 | |||||
| May 1-31, 2004 | 5,421,558 | $27.77 | 5,102,435 | $801,614,102 | |||||
| June 1-30, 2004 | 12,901,463 | $28.23 | 12,445,100 | $450,587,186 | |||||
| Total | 18,548,102 | $28.11 | 17,772,535 | $450,587,186 | |||||
The total number of shares purchased includes approximately 776,000 shares received in the administration of employee equity compensation plans. On July 20, 2004, our Board of Directors authorized a $1 billion increase to our stock repurchase program. The table above does not reflect this additional authorization.
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FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
| ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
| At our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 26, 2004, the shareholders approved, or did not approve, the following proposals, in each case consistent with the unanimous recommendations of our Board of Directors (numbers represent the aggregate votes cast, with holders of our Class A Common Stock entitled to 0.2086 votes per share and holders of our Class B Common Stock entitled to 15 votes per share): |
| To elect the following nominees to serve as our directors for one-year terms. |
| Director | For | Withheld |
| Ralph J. Roberts | 367,456,483 | 16,962,357 |
| C. Michael Armstrong | 366,855,778 | 17,563,062 |
| Brian L. Roberts | 363,982,792 | 20,436,048 |
| Julian A. Brodsky | 367,699,589 | 16,719,251 |
| S. Decker Anstrom | 353,974,488 | 30,444,352 |
| Kenneth J. Bacon | 374,282,825 | 10,136,015 |
| Sheldon M. Bonovitz | 364,936,244 | 19,482,596 |
| Joseph L. Castle, II | 371,091,789 | 13,327,051 |
| J. Michael Cook | 374,075,868 | 10,342,972 |
| Dr. Judith Rodin | 370,333,671 | 14,085,169 |
| Michael I. Sovern | 370,974,391 | 13,444,449 |
| To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the 2004 fiscal year. |
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 376,522,645 | 5,463,804 | 2,432,391 |
| To approve the 2002 Restricted Stock Plan. |
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 330,987,385 | 11,873,290 | 3,161,168 |
| To approve an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation. |
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 365,142,269 | 14,601,258 | 4,675,313 |
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| To approve a shareholder proposal to have independent directors constitute two-thirds of our Board of Directors. |
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 85,955,317 | 256,518,690 | 3,547,836 |
To approve a shareholder proposal to disclose political contributions.
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 14,881,932 | 310,703,163 | 20,436,748 |
| To approve a shareholder proposal to nominate two directors for every open directorship. |
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 20,742,968 | 321,538,971 | 3,739,904 |
| To approve a shareholder proposal to limit compensation for senior executives. |
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 17,476,392 | 324,942,538 | 3,602,913 |
| To approve a shareholder proposal to adopt a recapitalization plan. |
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 105,704,421 | 234,902,481 | 5,414,941 |
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FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
| ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K |
| (a) | Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K: |
| 3.1 | Restated Articles of Incorporation of Comcast Corporation. |
| 3.2 | Restated By-Laws of Comcast Corporation. |
| 10.1 | Consulting Agreement between Comcast Corporation and C. Michael Armstrong, dated as of May 26, 2004. |
| 10.2 | First Amendment to Consulting Agreement between Comcast Corporation and C. Michael Armstrong, dated as of May 26, 2004. |
| 31 | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Financial Officers pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 32 | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Financial Officers pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| (b) | Reports on Form 8-K: |
| (i) | We filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Items 5 and 7 (c) on April 28, 2004 announcing the withdrawal of our proposal to merge with The Walt Disney Company. |
| (ii) | We filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Items 5 and 7 (c) on May 13, 2004 announcing that our President and Chief Executive Officer, Brian L. Roberts, sent a letter to Institutional Shareholder Services stating his intention to abstain from participation in the Governance and Directors Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. |
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FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| COMCAST CORPORATION | |||
| /s/ Lawrence J. Salva | |||
| Lawrence J. Salva Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Date: July 30, 2004
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6. Check one of the following:
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__X___ The amendment was adopted by the board of directors pursuant to 15 Pa.
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7. Check, and if appropriate, complete one of the following:
_____ The amendment adopted by the corporation, set forth in full, is as follows
X__ The amendment adopted by the corporation is set forth in full in Exhibit A
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8. Check if the amendment restates the Articles:
X_ The restated Articles of Incorporation supersede the original articles and
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|IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has caused|
|these Articles of Amendment to be signed by a duly |
|authorized officer thereof this |
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|Twenty-Eighth day of May, 2004. |
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| Comcast Corporation |
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| Name of Corporation |
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| /s/ Arthur R. Block |
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| Signature |
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| Arthur R. Block |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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| Title |
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Exhibit A
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Comcast Corporation
The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation are restated in their
entirety so as to read as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Comcast Corporation (the
"Corporation").
SECOND: The location and post office address of the Corporation's current
registered office in this Commonwealth is:
1500 Market Street, 35th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102-2148
THIRD: The Corporation is incorporated under the provisions of the Business
Corporation Law of 1988. The purpose or purposes for which the Corporation is
organized are:
To have unlimited power to engage in and to do any lawful act
concerning any or all lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated
under the Business Corporation Law.
FOURTH: The term of its existence is perpetual.
FIFTH: A. The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have
authority to issue is SEVEN BILLION FIVE HUNDRED MILLION (7,500,000,000) shares
of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, SEVEN BILLION FIVE HUNDRED
MILLION (7,500,000,000) shares of Class A Special Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share, SEVENTY FIVE MILLION (75,000,000) shares of Class B Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share, and TWENTY MILLION (20,000,000) shares of Preferred
Stock, which the Board of Directors may issue, in one or more series, without
par value, with full, limited, multiple, fractional, or no voting rights, and
with such designations, preferences, qualifications, privileges, limitations,
restrictions, options, conversion rights and other special or relative rights as
shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
B. The descriptions, preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions
and the voting, special or relative rights in respect of the shares of each
class of Common Stock are as follows:
1. (a) Subject to paragraph (B)(1)(c) of this Article FIFTH, each
share of Class A Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to the
number of votes equal to a quotient the numerator of which is the excess of
(i) the Total Number of Votes (as defined below) over (ii) the sum of (A)
the Total Number of B Votes (as defined below) and (B) the Total Number of
Other Votes (as defined below) and the denominator of which is the number
of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (provided that if at any time
there are no outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, each share of
Class A Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote) and
each share of Class B Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to
fifteen (15) votes. Holders of shares of Class A Special Common Stock shall
not be entitled to vote for the election of Directors (as defined below in
Article SIXTH) or any other matter except as may be required by applicable
law, in which case each share of Class A Special Common Stock shall entitle
the holder thereof to the same number of votes to which each holder of
Class A Common Stock is entitled for each of such holder's shares of Class
A Common Stock. "Total Number of Votes" on any record date is equal to a
quotient the numerator of which is the Total Number of B Votes on such
record date and the denominator of which is the B Voting Percentage (as
defined below) on such record date. "Total Number of B Votes" on any record
date is equal to the product of (i) 15 and (ii) the number of outstanding
shares of Class B Common Stock on such record date. "Total Number of Other
Votes" on any record date means the aggregate number of votes to which
holders of all classes of capital stock of the Corporation other than
holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are entitled to
cast on such record date in an election of Directors. "B Voting Percentage"
on any record date means the portion (expressed as a percentage) of the
total number of votes entitled to be cast in an election of Directors by
the holders of capital stock of the Corporation to which all holders of
Class B
Common Stock are entitled to cast on such record date in an election of
Directors, as specified and determined pursuant to paragraph (B)(1)(c) of
this Article FIFTH.
(b) Except as provided in Article SEVENTH or required by applicable
law, only the holders of Class A Common Stock, the holders of Class B
Common Stock and the holders of any other class or series of Common Stock,
Preferred Stock or other class of capital stock of the Corporation (if any)
with voting rights shall be entitled to vote and shall vote as a single
class on all matters with respect to which a vote of the shareholders of
the Corporation is required or permitted under applicable law, these
Articles of Incorporation, or the By-Laws of the Corporation. Whenever
applicable law, these Articles of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the
Corporation provide for a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation on
any matter, approval of such matter shall require the affirmative vote of a
majority of the votes cast by the holders entitled to vote thereon unless
otherwise expressly provided under applicable law, these Articles of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles of
Incorporation, including paragraph (B)(1)(a) of this Article FIFTH, but
subject to Article SEVENTH, with respect to any matter on which the holders
of Class B Common Stock and the holders of one or more classes or series of
Common Stock, Preferred Stock or any other class of capital stock of the
Corporation (if any) vote as a single class, each share of Class B Common
Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to the number of votes necessary so
that, if all holders of Class B Common Stock and all holders of each such
other class or series of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and other class of
capital stock of the Corporation (if any) were to cast all votes they are
entitled to cast on such matter, the holders of the Class B Common Stock in
the aggregate would cast thirty three and one-third (33 1/3) per cent of
the total votes cast by all such holders, subject to reduction as set forth
in the following sentence. If at any time after the Effective Time for any
reason whatsoever the number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding
at such time is reduced below the number of shares of Class B Common Stock
outstanding at the Effective Time (appropriately adjusted for any stock
dividend paid in Class B Common Stock, stock splits or reverse stock splits
of the Class B Common Stock or combinations, consolidations or
reclassifications of the Class B Common Stock), the percentage specified in
the preceding sentence shall be reduced to a percentage equal to the
product of (i) thirty three and one-third (33 1/3) and (ii) the fraction
obtained by dividing the number of shares of Class B Common Stock
outstanding at such time by the number of shares of Class B Common Stock
outstanding at the Effective Time (appropriately adjusted for any stock
dividend paid in Class B Common Stock, stock splits or reverse stock splits
of the Class B Common Stock or combinations, consolidations or
reclassifications of the Class B Common Stock). No reduction in the
percentage of the voting power of the Class B Common Stock pursuant to the
preceding sentence shall be reversed by any issuance of Class B Common
Stock that occurs after such reduction.
2. The holders of Class A Common Stock, the holders of Class A Special
Common Stock and the holders of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive, from time to time, when and as declared, in the discretion of the
Board of Directors, such cash dividends as the Board of Directors may from
time to time determine, out of such funds as are legally available
therefore, in proportion to the number of shares held by them,
respectively, without regard to class.
3. The holders of Class A Common Stock, the holders of Class A Special
Common Stock, and the holders of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive, from time to time, when and as declared by the Board of Directors,
such dividends of stock of the Corporation or other property as the Board
of Directors may determine, out of such funds as are legally available
therefore. Stock dividends on, or stock splits of, any class of Common
Stock shall not be paid or issued unless paid or issued on all classes of
Common Stock, in which case they shall be paid or issued only in shares of
that class; provided, however, that stock dividends on, or stock splits of,
Class B Common Stock may be paid or issued in shares of Class A Special
Common Stock. Any decrease in the number of shares of any class of Common
Stock resulting from a combination or consolidation of shares or other
capital reclassification shall not be permitted unless parallel action is
taken with respect to each other class of Common Stock, so that the number
of shares of each class of Common Stock outstanding shall be decreased
proportionately. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
in the event of a distribution of property, plan of merger or
consolidation, plan of asset transfer, plan of division, plan of exchange,
or recapitalization pursuant to which the holders of Class A Common Stock,
the holders of Class A Special Common Stock and the holders of Class B
Common Stock would be entitled to
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receive equity interests of one or more corporations (including, without
limitation, the Corporation) or other entities, or rights to acquire such
equity interests, then the Board of Directors may, by resolution duly
adopted, provide that the holders of Class A Common Stock, the holders of
Class A Special Common Stock, and the holders of Class B Common Stock,
respectively and as separate classes, shall receive with respect to their
Class A Common Stock, Class A Special Common Stock, or Class B Common Stock
(whether by distribution, exchange, redemption or otherwise), in proportion
to the number of shares held by them, equity interests (or rights to
acquire such equity interests) of separate classes or series having
substantially equivalent relative designations, preferences,
qualifications, privileges, limitations, restrictions and rights as the
relative designations, preferences, qualifications, privileges,
limitations, restrictions and rights of the Class A Common Stock, Class A
Special Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. Except as provided above, if
there should be any distribution of property, merger, consolidation,
purchase or acquisition of property or stock, asset transfer, division,
share exchange, recapitalization or reorganization of the Corporation, the
holders of Class A Common Stock, the holders of Class A Special Common
Stock, and the holders of Class B Common Stock shall receive the shares of
stock, other securities or rights or other assets as would be issuable or
payable upon such distribution, merger, consolidation, purchase or
acquisition of such property or stock, asset transfer, division, share
exchange, recapitalization or reorganization in proportion to the number of
shares held by them, respectively, without regard to class.
4. Each share of Class B Common Stock shall be convertible at the
option of the holder thereof into one share of Class A Common Stock or one
share of Class A Special Common Stock. Each share of Class B Common Stock
shall be cancelled after it has been converted as provided herein.
5. Subject to Article SEVENTH and except as otherwise permitted by
applicable law, each and any provision of these Articles of Incorporation
may from time to time, when and as desired, be amended by a resolution of
the Board of Directors and the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes
cast by all shareholders entitled to vote thereon, as determined in
accordance with the provisions of this Article FIFTH. There shall be no
class voting on any such amendments or on any other matter except as shall
be required by Article SEVENTH or by applicable law, in which case there
shall be required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by
the holders of the outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote by
Article SEVENTH or by applicable law, voting as a separate class.
6. If there should be any merger, consolidation, purchase or
acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization, division or
share exchange, the Board of Directors shall take such action as may be
necessary to enable the holders of the Class B Common Stock to receive upon
any subsequent conversion of their stock into Class A Common Stock or Class
A Special Common Stock (as the case may be), in whole or in part, in lieu
of any shares of Class A Common Stock or Class A Special Common Stock (as
the case may be) of the Corporation, the shares of stock, securities, or
other assets as would be issuable or payable upon such merger,
consolidation, purchase, or acquisition of property or stock, separation,
reorganization, division or share exchange in respect of or in exchange for
such share or shares of Class A Common Stock or Class A Special Common
Stock (as the case may be).
7. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up (either
voluntary or involuntary) of the Corporation, the holders of Class A Common
Stock, the holders of Class A Special Common Stock and the holders of Class
B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the assets and funds of the
Corporation in proportion to the number of shares held by them,
respectively, without regard to class.
8. At all times the Board of Directors shall take such action to
adjust the conversion privileges of the Class B Common Stock and the number
of shares of Class B Common Stock to be outstanding after any particular
transaction to prevent the dilution of the conversion rights of the holders
of Class B Common Stock.
9. Except as expressly set forth in these Articles of Incorporation
(including, without limitation, this Article FIFTH and Article SEVENTH),
the rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock, the rights of the
holders of Class A Special Common Stock and the rights of the holders of
Class B Common Stock shall be in all respects identical.
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10. Neither the holders of the Class A Common Stock nor the holders of
the Class B Common Stock nor the holders of any other class or series of
Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other class of capital stock of the
Corporation, whether issued prior to or after the Effective Time, shall
have cumulative voting rights.
C. Pursuant to the authority granted to the Board of Directors in paragraph
A of this Article FIFTH, the Board of Directors has fixed and designated a
Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock having the voting rights and
designations, preferences, qualifications, privileges, limitations,
restrictions, and other special and relative rights as are hereinafter set
forth:
1. The shares of such series shall be designated as "Series A
Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock" (the "Series A Preferred Stock"),
and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 2,500,000. Such
number of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock may be increased or
decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided that no
decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a
number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of
shares issuable upon exercise or conversion of outstanding rights, options
or other securities issued by the Corporation.
2. (a) The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out
of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable on
March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year (each such
date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date"),
commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first
issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock,
in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater
of (i) $10.00 and (ii) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter
set forth, 1000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends
or other distributions and 1000 times the aggregate per share amount of all
non-cash dividends or other distributions (other than (A) a dividend
payable in shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Corporation (the "Common Stock") or (B) a subdivision of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise)) declared on the
Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since
the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A
Preferred Stock. If the Corporation, at any time after November 18, 2002
(the "Rights Declaration Date"), pays any dividend on Common Stock payable
in shares of Common Stock or effects a subdivision or combination of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into
a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such
case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were
entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (ii) of the preceding
sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such
event.
(b) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the
Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (C)(2)(a) of this Article
FIFTH immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the
Common Stock (other than as described in clauses (ii)(A) and (ii)(B) of the
first sentence of paragraph (C)(2) (a) of this Article FIFTH); provided
that if no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common
Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the
next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date (or, with respect to the
first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, the period between the first
issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock
and such first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date), a dividend of $10.00 per
share on the Series A Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such
subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
(c) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date
next preceding the date of issuance of such shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, unless the date of issuance of such shares is on or before the
record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case
dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the
date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a date after
the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and on or before
such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends shall begin
to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on
shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount
of such dividends at the time
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accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a
share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The
Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders
of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a
dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall not be
more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
3. In addition to any other voting rights required by law, the holders
of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following voting
rights:
(a) Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder
thereof to a number of votes equal to 1000 (as adjusted as described below,
the "Adjustable Factor") times the number of votes a share of Class A
Common Stock is entitled to cast on all matters submitted to a vote of
stockholders of the Corporation. For purposes of calculating the number of
votes a share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to cast on all matters
submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation, as set forth in the
Corporation's articles of incorporation, votes represented by shares of
Series A Preferred Stock shall be included in the "Total Number of Other
Votes" (as defined in the Corporation's articles of incorporation). If the
Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date pay any
dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or effect a
subdivision or combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of shares of
Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately
prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying the Adjustable Factor
by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which
is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately
prior to such event.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, the holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common
Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a
vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
(c) (i) If at any time dividends on any Series A Preferred Stock shall
be in arrears in an amount equal to six quarterly dividends thereon, the
occurrence of such contingency shall mark the beginning of a period (herein
called a "default period") which shall extend until such time when all
accrued and unpaid dividends for all previous quarterly dividend periods
and for the current quarterly dividend period on all shares of Series A
Preferred Stock then outstanding shall have been declared and paid or set
apart for payment. During each default period, all holders of Preferred
Stock and any other series of Preferred Stock then entitled as a class to
elect directors, voting together as a single class, irrespective of series,
shall have the right to elect two additional Directors to the Board of
Directors.
(ii) During any default period, such voting right of the holders of
Series A Preferred Stock may be exercised initially at a special meeting
called pursuant to paragraph (C)(3)(c)(iii) of this Article FIFTH or at any
annual meeting of stockholders, and thereafter at annual meetings of
stockholders; provided that neither such voting right nor the right of the
holders of any other series of Preferred Stock, if any, to increase, in
certain cases, the authorized number of Directors shall be exercised unless
the holders of 10% in number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding shall
be present in person or by proxy. The absence of a quorum of holders of
Common Stock shall not affect the exercise by holders of Preferred Stock of
such voting right. If at any meeting at which holders of Preferred Stock
shall initially exercise such voting right the number of additional
Directors which may be so elected does not amount to the required number,
the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have the right to make such
increase in the number of Directors as shall be necessary to permit the
election by them of the required number. After the holders of the Preferred
Stock shall have initially exercised their right to elect two additional
Directors in any default period and during the continuance of such period,
the number of Directors shall not be increased or decreased except by vote
of the holders of Preferred Stock as herein provided or pursuant to the
rights of any equity securities ranking senior to or pari passu with the
Series A Preferred Stock.
(iii) Unless the holders of Preferred Stock shall have previously
exercised their right to elect Directors during an existing default period,
the Board of Directors may order, or any stockholder or stockholders owning
in the aggregate not less than 10% of the total number of shares of
Preferred Stock outstanding, irrespective of series, may request, the
calling of a special meeting of holders of Preferred Stock, which meeting
shall
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thereupon be called by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, a Vice
President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Notice of such meeting and
of any annual meeting at which holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to
vote pursuant to this paragraph (C)(3)(c) (iii) of this Article FIFTH shall
be given to each holder of record of Preferred Stock by mailing a copy of
such notice to him at the address of such holder shown on the registry
books of the Corporation. Such meeting shall be called for a time not
earlier than 20 days and not later than 60 days after such order or request
or in default of the calling of such meeting within 60 days after such
order or request, such meeting may be called on similar notice by any
stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate not less than 10% of
the total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, irrespective of
series. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (C)(3)(c) (iii) of
this Article FIFTH , no such special meeting shall be called during the
period within 60 days immediately preceding the date fixed for the next
annual meeting of stockholders.
(iv) In any default period, the holders of Common Stock, and other
classes of stock of the Corporation if applicable, shall continue to be
entitled to elect the whole number of Directors until the holders of
Preferred Stock shall have exercised their right to elect two Directors
voting as a class, after the exercise of which right (x) the Directors so
elected by the holders of Preferred Stock shall continue in office until
their successors shall have been elected by such holders or until the
expiration of the default period, and (y) any vacancy in the Board of
Directors may (except as provided in paragraph (C)(3)(c)(ii) of this
Article FIFTH) be filled by vote of a majority of the remaining Directors
theretofore elected by the holders of the class of stock which elected the
Director whose office shall have become vacant. References in this
paragraph (C)(3)(c) of this Article FIFTH to Directors elected by the
holders of a particular class of stock shall include Directors elected by
such Directors to fill vacancies as provided in clause (y) of the foregoing
sentence.
(v) Immediately upon the expiration of a default period, (x) the right
of the holders of Preferred Stock as a class to elect Directors shall
cease, (y) the term of any Directors elected by the holders of Preferred
Stock as a class shall terminate, and (z) the number of Directors shall be
such number as may be provided for in the articles of incorporation or
by-laws irrespective of any increase made pursuant to the provisions of
Section 3(c)(ii) (such number being subject, however, to change thereafter
in any manner provided by law or in the articles of incorporation or
by-laws). Any vacancies in the Board of Directors effected by the
provisions of clauses (y) and (z) in the preceding sentence may be filled
by a majority of the remaining Directors.
(d) The articles of incorporation of the Corporation shall not be
amended in any manner (whether by merger or otherwise) so as to adversely
affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred
Stock without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a
class.
(e) Except as otherwise provided herein, holders of Series A Preferred
Stock shall have no special voting rights, and their consent shall not be
required for taking any corporate action.
4. (a) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or
distributions payable on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in
paragraph (C)(2) of this Article FIFTH are in arrears, thereafter and until
all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not
declared, on outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been
paid in full, the Corporation shall not:
(i) declare or pay dividends on, or make any other distributions on,
any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock;
(ii) declare or pay dividends on, or make any other distributions on,
any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock,
except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such
other parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in
proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are
then entitled;
(iii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for value any shares of
stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock; provided that
the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire
shares of any such junior stock in
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exchange for shares of stock of the Corporation ranking junior (as to
dividends and upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A
Preferred Stock; or
(iv) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for value any shares of
Series A Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity
(either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up)
with the Series A Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase
offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of
Directors) to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock and all such other
parity stock upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration
of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and
preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good
faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective
series or classes.
(b) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation
to purchase or otherwise acquire for value any shares of stock of the
Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph 4(a), purchase or
otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.
5. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed, purchased or
otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be
retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such
shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares
of Preferred Stock without designation as to series and may be reissued as
part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or
resolutions of the Board of Directors as permitted by the articles of
incorporation or as otherwise permitted under Pennsylvania Law.
6. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation,
no distribution shall be made (a) to the holders of shares of stock ranking
junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up) to the Series A Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have received $10.00 per share,
plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions
thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment; provided
that the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
receive an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for
adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1000 times the aggregate amount
to be distributed per share to holders of Common Stock, or (b) to the
holders of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock,
except distributions made ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all
such other parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the
holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution
or winding up. If the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights
Declaration Date pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of
Common Stock or effect a subdivision or combination of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or
lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the
aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
were entitled immediately prior to such event under the proviso in clause
(a) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount
by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which
is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately
prior to such event.
7. If the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger,
combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are
exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash or any other
property, then in any such case the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
shall at the same time be similarly exchanged for or changed into an amount
per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth,
equal to 1000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash or any
other property, as the case may be, into which or for which each share of
Common Stock is changed or exchanged. If the Corporation shall at any time
after the Rights Declaration Date pay any dividend on Common Stock payable
in shares of Common Stock or effect a subdivision or combination of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into
a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such
case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the
exchange or change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted
by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event
and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that
were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
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8. The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.
9. The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank junior (as to dividends and
upon liquidation, dissolution and winding up) to all other series of the
Corporation's preferred stock except any series that specifically provides
that such series shall rank junior to or on a parity with the Series A
Preferred Stock.
10. Series A Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share
which shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder's fractional
shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in
distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of
Series A Preferred Stock.
SIXTH: Governance
A. Definitions
1. "Additional Independent Director" has the meaning specified in
paragraph (B)(1) of this Article SIXTH.
2. "AT&T" means AT&T Corp., a New York corporation.
3. "AT&T Directors" means (i) those five (5) Directors designated by
AT&T to serve as members of the Board of Directors pursuant to a
contractual right of AT&T to designate such Directors and (ii) any
Replacement AT&T Director.
4. "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
5. "CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.
6. "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
7. "Class of Director" means the Comcast Directors, the AT&T Directors
or the Independent Directors, as the case may be.
8. "Comcast" means Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation.
9. "Comcast Directors" means (i) those five (5) Directors designated
by Comcast to serve as members of the Board of Directors pursuant to a
contractual right of Comcast to designate such Directors and (ii) any
Replacement Comcast Director.
10. "Director" means a director of the Corporation.
11. "Effective Time" means the date and time at which these Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation become effective with the Department
of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
12. "Holiday" has the meaning specified in paragraph (B)(6) of this
Article SIXTH.
13. "Independent Director" means (i) those two (2) Independent Persons
jointly designated by AT&T and Comcast to serve as members of the Board of
Directors pursuant to a contractual right of AT&T and Comcast to designate
such Directors, (ii) any Additional Independent Director and (iii) any
Replacement Independent Director.
14. "Independent Person" means an independent person (determined in
accordance with the rules of the principal stock exchange or interdealer
quotation system on which the class of Corporation common stock with the
greatest aggregate market capitalization (as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors) is traded), it being understood that (i) each
individual who was a member of the Board of Directors of AT&T as of
December 19, 2001 (other than Mr. C. Michael Armstrong) was deemed to be an
Independent Person as of
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December 19, 2001, (ii) subject to clauses (iii) and (iv) of this
definition, none of the members of the Board of Directors of Comcast as of
December 19, 2001 was deemed to be an Independent Person as of December 19,
2001, (iii) Mr. Decker Anstrom was deemed to be an Independent Person as of
December 19, 2001, (iv) for any period during which Mr. Decker Anstrom is
not a Director, one person (other than Mr. Ralph J. Roberts, Mr. Brian L.
Roberts, Mr. Julian A. Brodsky or Mr. Sheldon M. Bonovitz) designated by
the CEO (which designation may be changed at any time by the CEO) who was a
member of the Board of Directors of Comcast on December 19, 2001 and who
would qualify as an Independent Person under this definition not taking
into account clause (ii) of this definition shall be deemed to be an
Independent Person; provided that such person shall not be eligible to be
an AT&T Director or an Independent Director (any such designee, a "Comcast
Independent Designee") and (v) none of the spouse, parents, siblings,
lineal descendants, aunts, uncles, cousins and other close relatives (or
their respective spouses) of Mr. Brian L. Roberts will be deemed
Independent Persons at any time.
15. "Initial Term" means the period beginning at the Effective Time
and ending at the 2004 annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation.
16. "Replacement AT&T Director" has the meaning specified in paragraph
(B)(3) of this Article SIXTH.
17. "Replacement Comcast Director" has the meaning specified in
paragraph (B)(3) of this Article SIXTH.
18. "Replacement Director" has the meaning specified in paragraph
(B)(3) of this Article SIXTH.
19. "Replacement Independent Director" has the meaning specified in
paragraph (B)(3) of this Article SIXTH.
20. "Specified Period" means the period beginning at the Effective
Time and ending at the 2005 annual meeting of shareholders of the
Corporation or, if earlier, the date on which Mr. C. Michael Armstrong
ceases to be the Chairman.
21. "2004 Term" means the period beginning at the 2004 annual meeting
of shareholders of the Corporation and ending at the 2005 annual meeting of
shareholders of the Corporation.
B. Directors
1. From the Effective Time until the expiration of the 2004 Term,
subject to the fourth sentence of this paragraph (B)(1) of Article SIXTH
and the second to last sentence of paragraph (B)(3) of Article SIXTH, the
Board of Directors shall consist of five (5) Comcast Directors (at least
one (1) of whom shall be an Independent Person), five (5) AT&T Directors
and two (2) Independent Directors. If the size of the Board of Directors is
increased as described in the fourth sentence of this paragraph (B)(1) of
Article SIXTH or there is a vacancy in the Comcast or AT&T Class of
Directors that pursuant to the second to last sentence of paragraph (B)(3)
of Article SIXTH the applicable Class of Directors is not required to fill,
the size of the Board of Directors shall be fixed at the number of
Directors in place after such increase or vacancy and shall remain fixed at
such number unless subsequently increased again pursuant to the fourth
sentence of this paragraph (B)(1) of Article SIXTH or such vacancy is
filled pursuant to paragraph (B)(3) of Article SIXTH (in either of such
events the size of the Board of Directors shall be fixed at such increased
number until subsequently changed as provided in this paragraph (B)(1) and
paragraph (B)(3) of this Article SIXTH). At all times, the Board of
Directors shall consist of a majority of Independent Persons. From the
Effective Time until the expiration of the 2004 Term, a majority of the
Directors may increase the size of the Board of Directors by up to two (2)
members. The Board of Directors shall take all action necessary to ensure
that any vacancy on the Board of Directors created as a result of any such
increase shall be filled promptly by an Independent Person nominated by the
governance and directors nominating committee of the Board of Directors and
approved by the Board of Directors (an "Additional Independent Director").
After the election of an Additional Independent Director, such Additional
Independent Director shall be considered an Independent Director for
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all purposes of this Article SIXTH. After the expiration of the 2004 Term,
the size of the Board of Directors shall be determined in accordance with
the By-Laws of the Corporation and the provisions of these Articles of
Incorporation relating to Classes of Directors shall no longer apply.
2. Following the occurrence of a vacancy on the Board of Directors
that results in the absence of one or more of (i) a majority of Independent
Persons on the Board of Directors, (ii) at least one Comcast Director who
is an Independent Person, (iii) the then required number of Independent
Directors, (iv) four (4) Comcast Directors or (v) four (4) AT&T Directors,
and notwithstanding the occurrence of such vacancy, the applicable
Directors specified in paragraph (B)(3) of this Article SIXTH shall be
authorized to take the actions contemplated by such paragraph to permit the
Board of Directors to fill such vacancy (which vacancy shall be filled by
an Independent Person in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)) and the
Board of Directors shall be authorized to fill the vacancy in accordance
with such paragraph. In addition to the foregoing and subject to the last
sentence of paragraph (B)(3) of Article SIXTH, for a ninety (90) day period
following the occurrence of a vacancy in the Board of Directors that
results in one or more of the circumstances described in clauses (i), (ii),
(iii), (iv) and (v) of the preceding sentence, the Directors then in office
shall have and may exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors to
the extent provided under these Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws of
the Corporation and applicable law.
3. From the Effective Time until the expiration of the 2004 Term, the
Board of Directors shall take all action necessary to ensure that any seat
on the Board of Directors held by (i) a Comcast Director which becomes
vacant is filled promptly by a person designated by a majority of the
Comcast Directors remaining on the Board of Directors (such person, a
"Replacement Comcast Director"), (ii) an AT&T Director which becomes vacant
is filled promptly by a person designated by a majority of the AT&T
Directors remaining on the Board of Directors (such person, a "Replacement
AT&T Director") and (iii) an Independent Director which becomes vacant is
filled promptly by an Independent Person designated by the governance and
directors nominating committee of the Board of Directors (such person, a
"Replacement Independent Director" and, together with any Replacement
Comcast Director and any Replacement AT&T Director, a "Replacement
Director"); provided that the designation of any Replacement Independent
Director by the governance and directors nominating committee of the Board
of Directors shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors
prior to such person becoming a Replacement Independent Director.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the remaining
Comcast Directors or the remaining AT&T Directors, as the case may be,
shall be under no obligation to designate a person to fill a vacancy in its
Class of Directors (and during the pendency of any such vacancy the Board
of Directors shall continue to exercise all of its powers to the extent
provided under these Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws of the
Corporation and applicable law), except to the extent such vacancy results
in fewer than four (4) Directors in the affected Class of Directors or, in
the case of the Comcast Directors, the absence of one Comcast Director who
is an Independent Person. In the absence of a designation by the Comcast
Directors, the AT&T Directors or the governance and directors nominating
committee of the Board of Directors, as the case may be, of a person to
fill a vacancy in the relevant Class of Directors, the Board of Directors
shall have no authority to fill a vacancy in the applicable Class of
Directors.
4. Subject to paragraph (B)(7) of this Article SIXTH, each of the
Comcast Directors, AT&T Directors and Independent Directors at the
Effective Time, and each Replacement Director and Additional Independent
Director elected to the Board of Directors in accordance with this Article
SIXTH during the Initial Term, shall hold office until the expiration of
the Initial Term and until such Director's successor has been selected and
qualified or until such Director's earlier death, resignation or removal.
5. Subject to paragraph (B)(7) of this Article SIXTH, each of the
Comcast Directors, AT&T Directors and Independent Directors immediately
after the annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation in 2004, and
each Replacement Director and Additional Independent Director elected to
the Board of Directors in accordance with this Article SIXTH during the
2004 Term, shall hold office until the expiration of the 2004 Term and
until such Director's successor has been selected and qualified or until
such Director's earlier death, resignation or removal.
6. The first (or in the event the Board of Directors calls an annual
meeting of shareholders pursuant to the last sentence of this paragraph
(B)(6), the second) annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation after
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the Effective Time shall occur on such date and at such time in April 2004
as the Board of Directors may determine, or if the Board of Directors fails
to set a date and time, on the second Thursday of April 2004 at 9:00
o'clock a.m., if, in either case, not a holiday on which national banks are
or may elect to be closed ("Holiday"), and if such day is a Holiday, then
such meeting shall be held on the next business day at such time. The
second (or in the event the Board of Directors calls an annual meeting of
shareholders pursuant to the last sentence of this paragraph (B)(6), the
third) annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation after the
Effective Time shall occur on such date and at such time in April 2005 as
the Board of Directors may determine, or if the Board of Directors fails to
set a date and time, on the second Thursday of April 2005 at 9:00 o'clock
a.m., if, in either case, not a Holiday, and if such day is a Holiday, then
such meeting shall be held on the next business day at such time. The
Corporation may, at the election of the Board of Directors, call an annual
meeting of shareholders of the Corporation in 2003 for the purpose of
conducting such business, other than the election of Directors, as the
Board of Directors shall determine.
7. In addition to the events set forth in each of paragraphs (B)(4)
and (B)(5) of this Article SIXTH, the term of office of any Comcast
Director or AT&T Director, in either case who was an Independent Person on
the date of such Director's designation, appointment or election as a
member of the Board of Directors, or of any Independent Director, shall
terminate on any date on which such Director shall cease to be an
Independent Person if as a result of such Director ceasing to be an
Independent Person the Board of Directors shall not include (i) a majority
of Independent Persons and (ii) at least one Comcast Director who is an
Independent Person.
C. Office of the Chairman
1. At the Effective Time and during the Specified Period, there shall
be an Office of the Chairman which shall be comprised of the Chairman and
the CEO.
2. The Office of the Chairman shall be the Corporation's principal
executive deliberative body with responsibility for corporate strategy,
policy and direction, governmental affairs and other matters of
significance to the Corporation. The Chairman and the CEO shall advise and
consult with each other with respect to each of the foregoing matters.
D. Officers
1. Chairman.
(a) At the Effective Time and during the Specified Period, the
Chairman shall be Mr. C. Michael Armstrong if he is willing and available
to serve; provided that from and after April 1, 2004, if the Specified
Period has not expired, Mr. C. Michael Armstrong shall be non- executive
Chairman for the remainder of the Specified Period. After the Specified
Period, the Chairman shall be Mr. Brian L. Roberts if he is willing and
available to serve.
(b) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders of
the Corporation and of the Board of Directors. In the absence of the
Chairman, if the Chairman and the CEO are not the same person, the CEO
shall chair such meetings.
(c) The Chairman shall have the authority to call special meetings of
the Board of Directors, in the manner provided by the By-Laws of the
Corporation.
(d) Removal of the Chairman shall require the affirmative vote of at
least 75% of the entire Board of Directors until the earlier to occur of
(i) the date on which neither Mr. C. Michael Armstrong nor Mr. Brian L.
Roberts is the Chairman and (ii) the sixth anniversary of the expiration of
the Initial Term.
2. Chief Executive Officer and President.
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(a) At the Effective Time, the CEO shall be Mr. Brian L. Roberts if he
is willing and available to serve. For so long as Mr. Brian L. Roberts
shall be the CEO, he shall also be the President of the Corporation.
(b) The powers, rights, functions and responsibilities of the CEO
shall include, without limitation, the following, subject to the control
and direction of the Board of Directors:
(i) the supervision, coordination and management of the
Corporation's business, operations, activities, operating expenses and
capital allocation;
(ii) matters relating to officers (other than the Chairman) and
employees, including, without limitation, hiring, terminating,
changing positions and allocating responsibilities of such officers
and employees; provided that, if the Chairman and the CEO are not the
same person, the CEO shall consult with the Chairman in connection
with the foregoing as it relates to the senior executives of the
Corporation; provided, further, that following the initial designation
of officers by the CEO (in consultation with the Chairman) as provided
herein, the election of officers shall be as provided in the By-Laws
of the Corporation;
(iii) all of the powers, rights, functions and responsibilities
typically exercised by a chief executive officer and president of a
corporation; and
(iv) the authority to call special meetings of the Board of
Directors, in the manner provided by the By-Laws of the Corporation.
(c) Removal of the CEO shall require the affirmative vote of at least
75% of the entire Board of Directors until the earlier to occur of (i) the
date on which Mr. Brian L. Roberts ceases to be the CEO and (ii) the sixth
anniversary of the expiration of the Initial Term.
E. Executive Committee. If the Board of Directors decides to establish an
Executive Committee, if he is willing and able to serve and for so long as he
shall be a member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Ralph J. Roberts shall be the
Chairman of the Executive Committee.
F. Amendment. Subject to paragraph (G) of this Article SIXTH, until the
earlier to occur of (i) the date on which Mr. Brian L. Roberts is no longer
serving as the Chairman or the CEO and (ii) the sixth anniversary of the
expiration of the Initial Term, the provisions of this Article SIXTH and the
provisions of Article 9 of the By-Laws may not be amended, altered, repealed or
waived in any respect without the prior approval of at least 75% of the entire
Board of Directors.
G. Termination. If Mr. Brian L. Roberts is no longer serving as the
Chairman or the CEO, the provisions of this Article SIXTH (other than paragraphs
(A) and (B)(2) (but only insofar as such paragraph relates to the requirement
that a majority of the Directors be Independent Persons) and the second sentence
of paragraph (B)(1), in each case of this Article SIXTH) shall terminate
automatically without any further action of the Board of Directors or the
shareholders of the Corporation; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event that Mr. Brian L. Roberts ceases to serve as the Chairman or the CEO
prior to the 2005 annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, the
provisions of paragraphs (A), (B), (C) and (D)(1)(a)-(c) of this Article SIXTH
shall survive through the close of such annual meeting.
SEVENTH: In addition to any other approval required by law or by these
Articles of Incorporation, and notwithstanding any provision of Article FIFTH,
the approval of the holders of Class B Common Stock, voting separately as a
class, shall be necessary to approve (i) any merger or consolidation of the
Corporation with another entity or any other transaction, in each case that
requires the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation pursuant to the law
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or other applicable law, or any other
transaction that would result in any person or group (as such term is defined in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) owning
shares representing in excess of 10% of the combined voting power of the
resulting or surviving corporation, or any issuance of securities (other than
pursuant to director or officer stock option or purchase plans) requiring
shareholder approval under the applicable rules and regulations of any stock
exchange or
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quotation system, (ii) any issuance of shares of Class B Common Stock or any
securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Class B
Common Stock or (iii) any amendment to these Articles of Incorporation
(including, without limitation, any amendment to elect to have any of
Subchapters E, F, G, H, I and J or Section 2538 of Subchapter D, in each case of
Chapter 25 of the Business Corporation Law of 1988, be applicable to the
Corporation or any amendment to this Article SEVENTH) or the By-Laws of the
Corporation or any other action (including, without limitation, the adoption,
amendment or redemption of a shareholder rights plan) that would, in any such
case, limit the rights of the holders of Class B Common Stock or any subsequent
transferee of Class B Common Stock to transfer, vote or otherwise exercise
rights with respect to capital stock of the Corporation. In addition to any
other approval required by law or by these Articles of Incorporation, and
notwithstanding any provision of Article FIFTH, the approval of the holder of
any class or series of shares of the Corporation shall be necessary to approve
any amendment to these Articles of Incorporation which would make any change in
the preferences, limitations or rights of the shares of such class or series
adverse to such class or series.
EIGHTH: Special meetings of shareholders may be called only by the Board of
Directors and may not be called by shareholders of the Corporation.
NINTH: The shareholders of the Corporation shall not be permitted to act by
written consent in lieu of a meeting; provided that notwithstanding the
foregoing, the holders of a majority of the Class B Common Stock shall be
permitted to act by written consent in lieu of a meeting in the exercise of
their approval rights under Article SEVENTH.
TENTH: The Board of Directors shall have the power to amend the By-Laws to
the extent provided therein, subject only to applicable law. Any amendment to
the By-Laws approved by the shareholders of the Corporation shall not be deemed
to have been adopted by the Corporation unless it has been previously approved
by the Board of Directors.
ELEVENTH: No person who is or was a Director shall be personally liable, as
such, for monetary damages (other than under criminal statutes and under
federal, state and local laws imposing liability on directors for the payment of
taxes) unless the person's conduct constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct
or recklessness. No amendment or repeal of this Article ELEVENTH shall apply to
or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any person who is or
was a Director for or with respect to any acts or omissions of the Director
occurring prior to the effective date of such amendment or repeal. If the
Business Corporation Law of 1988 is amended to permit a Pennsylvania corporation
to provide greater protection from personal liability for its directors than the
express terms of this Article ELEVENTH, this Article ELEVENTH shall be construed
to provide for such greater protection.
TWELFTH: No person who is or was an officer of the Corporation shall be
personally liable, as such, for monetary damages (other than under criminal
statutes and under federal, state and local laws imposing liability on directors
for the payment of taxes) unless the person's conduct constitutes self-dealing,
willful misconduct or recklessness. No amendment or repeal of this Article
TWELFTH shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability
of any person who is or was an officer of the Corporation for or with respect to
any acts or omissions of the officer occurring prior to the effective date of
such amendment or repeal. If the Business Corporation Law of 1988 is amended to
permit a Pennsylvania corporation to provide greater protection from personal
liability for its officers than the express terms of this Article TWELFTH, this
Article TWELFTH shall be construed to provide for such greater protection.
THIRTEENTH: Any or all classes and series of shares of the Corporation, or
any part thereof, may be represented by uncertificated shares to the extent
determined by the Board of Directors, except that shares represented by a
certificate that is issued and outstanding shall continue to be represented
thereby until the certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Within a
reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the
Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice
containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates.
The rights and obligations of the holders of shares represented by certificates
and the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares of the
same class and series shall be identical.
FOURTEENTH: Subchapters E, F, G, H, I and J and Section 2538 of Subchapter
D, in each case of Chapter 25 of the Business Corporation Law of 1988, shall not
be applicable to the Corporation.
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FIFTEENTH: Henceforth, these Articles supersede the original Articles and
all amendments filed thereto.
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RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
COMCAST CORPORATION
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May 26, 2004
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The By-Laws of the Corporation are restated in their entirety to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 1
OFFICES
Section 1.01 . Registered Office. The registered office of the
Corporation shall be located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at such
place as the Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to as the "Board of
Directors" or the "Board") shall determine from time to time.
Section 1.02 . Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at
such other places, within or without the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as the
Board of Directors may determine from time to time.
ARTICLE 2
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Section 2.01 . Place of Meetings of Shareholders. Meetings of
shareholders may be held at such geographic locations, within or without the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of
Directors. If no such geographic location is so fixed by the Board of Directors
or the Board of Directors does not determine to hold a meeting by means of
electronic technology (as provided in the next sentence) rather than at a
geographic location, meetings of the shareholders shall be held at the executive
office of the Corporation. If a meeting of the shareholders is held by means of
the Internet or other electronic communications technology in a fashion pursuant
to which the shareholders have the opportunity to read or hear the proceedings
substantially concurrently with their occurrence, vote on matters submitted to
the shareholders and pose questions to the Directors, the meeting need not by
held at a particular geographic location.
Section 2.02 . Annual Meetings of Shareholders.
(a) Time. Subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles of Incorporation, a
meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held in each calendar
year, on such date and at such time as the Board of Directors may determine, or
if the Board of Directors fails to set a date and time, on the second Thursday
of June at 9:00 o'clock a.m., if not a holiday on which national banks are or
may elect to be closed ("Holiday"), and if such day is a Holiday, then such
meeting shall be held on the next business day at such time.
(b) Election of Directors. At each such annual meeting commencing with
the annual meeting held in 2004, there shall be held an election of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year and until their successors shall have been selected
and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 2.03 . Special Meetings of Shareholders. Special meetings of
the shareholders may be called at any time by the Board of Directors. Special
meetings of the shareholders may not be called by shareholders. Upon the written
instruction of the Board of Directors, which instruction specifies the general
nature of the business to be transacted at such meeting as well as the date,
time and place of such meeting, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to give
due notice thereof as required by Section 2.04 hereof.
Section 2.04 . Notices of Meetings of Shareholders. Written notice,
complying with Article 6 of these By-Laws, of any meeting of the shareholders,
shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting,
other than those excepted by Section 1707 of the Pennsylvania Business
Corporation Law of 1988, as amended (the "Pennsylvania BCL"), at least twenty
days prior to the day named for the meeting, except as provided in Section 6.07.
Such notices may be given by, or at the direction of, the Secretary or other
authorized person.
Section 2.05 . Quorum of and Action by Shareholders.
(a) General Rule. A meeting of shareholders duly called shall not be
organized for the transaction of business unless a quorum is present, in person
or by proxy, as to at least one of the matters to be considered. Except as
provided in subsections (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 2.05, the presence, in
person or by proxy, of shareholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the
votes that all shareholders are entitled to cast on a particular matter to be
acted upon at the meeting shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of
consideration of and action on the matter. To the extent that a quorum is
present with respect to consideration of and action on a particular matter or
matters but a quorum is not present as to another matter or matters,
consideration of and action on the matter or matters for which a quorum is
present may occur, and, after such consideration and action,
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the meeting may be adjourned for purposes of the consideration of and action on
the matter or matters for which a quorum is not present.
(b) Action by Shareholders. Except as otherwise specifically provided
by law, all matters coming before a meeting of shareholders shall be determined
by a vote of shares. Except as otherwise provided by a resolution adopted by the
Board of Directors, by the Articles of Incorporation, by the Pennsylvania BCL or
by these By-Laws, whenever any corporate action is to be taken by vote of the
shareholders of the Corporation at a duly organized meeting of shareholders, it
shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast at the meeting by the
holders of shares entitled to vote with respect to such matter; provided that in
no event may the required shareholder vote be reduced below that provided above.
(c) Continuing Quorum. The shareholders present at a duly organized
meeting can continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the
withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum.
(d) Election of Directors at Adjourned Meetings. Those shareholders
entitled to vote who attend a meeting called for the election of Directors that
has been previously adjourned for one or more periods aggregating at least 5
days for lack of a quorum (whether with respect to a particular matter or all
matters to be considered and acted upon at such meeting), although less than a
quorum as fixed in subsection (a), shall nevertheless constitute a quorum for
the purpose of electing Directors at such reconvened meeting.
(e) Conduct of Other Business at Adjourned Meetings. Those shareholders
entitled to vote who attend a meeting of shareholders that has been previously
adjourned for one or more periods aggregating at least 15 days because of an
absence of a quorum (whether with respect to a particular matter or all matters
to be considered and acted upon at such meeting), although less than a quorum as
fixed in subsection (a), shall nevertheless constitute a quorum for the purpose
of acting upon any matter set forth in the notice of meeting if the notice
states that those shareholders who attend the adjourned meeting shall
nevertheless constitute a quorum for the purpose of acting upon the matter.
Section 2.06 . Adjournments.
(a) General Rule. Adjournments of any regular or special meeting of
shareholders, including one at which Directors are to be elected, may be taken
for such periods as the shareholders present and entitled to vote shall direct.
(b) Lack of Quorum. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.06(c),
if a meeting cannot be organized because a quorum has not attended, those
present may, except as otherwise provided in the Pennsylvania BCL, adjourn the
meeting to such time and place as they may determine. To the extent, as set
forth in Section 2.05(a), that a quorum was not present with respect to
consideration of and action on a particular matter at a duly called and
organized meeting,
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consideration of and action on such matter may be adjourned to such date, time
and place as those present may determine, and the balance of the matters to be
considered at such meeting for which a quorum was present may be considered and
acted upon at the initial meeting.
(c) Notice of an Adjourned Meeting. When a meeting of shareholders is
adjourned, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting
or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting, other than by
announcement at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless the Board
fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting or the Pennsylvania BCL
requires notice of the business to be transacted and such notice has not been
previously given.
Section 2.07 . Voting List, Voting and Proxies.
(a) Voting List. The officer or agent having charge of the transfer
books for shares of the Corporation shall make a complete list of the
shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders, arranged in
alphabetical order, with the address of and the number of shares held by each.
The list shall be produced and kept open at the date, time and place of the
meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the
whole time of the meeting for the purposes thereof except that, if the
Corporation has 5,000 or more shareholders, in lieu of the making of the list
the Corporation may make the information therein available at the meeting by any
other means.
(b) Method of Voting. At the discretion of the presiding officer of a
meeting of shareholders, (i) in elections for directors voting need not be by
ballot but may be taken by voice, show of hands or such other method determined
by the presiding officer unless it is required by vote of the shareholders,
before the vote begins, that the vote be taken by ballot and (ii) with respect
to any other action to be taken by vote at the meeting, as set forth in Section
2.05(b), voting need not be by ballot but may be taken by voice, show of hands
or such other method determined by the presiding officer to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law (including the Pennsylvania BCL).
(c) Proxies. At all meetings of shareholders, shareholders entitled to
vote may attend and vote either in person or by proxy. Every proxy shall be
executed or authenticated by the shareholder or by such shareholder's duly
authorized attorney-in-fact and shall be filed with, or transmitted to, the
Secretary of the Corporation or its designated agent. A shareholder or such
shareholder's duly authorized attorney-in-fact may execute or authenticate in
writing or transmit an electronic message authorizing another person to act for
such shareholder by proxy. A proxy, unless coupled with an interest (as defined
in Section 1759(d) of the Pennsylvania BCL), shall be revocable at will,
notwithstanding any other agreement or any provision in the proxy to the
contrary, but the revocation of a proxy shall not be effective until notice
thereof has been given to the Secretary of the Corporation or its designated
agent in writing or by electronic transmission.
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An unrevoked proxy shall not be valid after three years from the date of its
execution unless a longer time is expressly provided therein. A proxy shall not
be revoked by the death or incapacity of the maker unless, before the vote is
counted or the authority is exercised, notice of the death or incapacity is
given to the Secretary of the Corporation or its designated agent in writing or
by electronic transmission.
(d) Judges of Election. In advance of any meeting of shareholders of
the Corporation, the Board of Directors may appoint one or three Judges of
Election, who need not be shareholders and who will have such duties as provided
in Section 1765(a)(3) of the Pennsylvania BCL, to act at the meeting or any
adjournment thereof. If one or three Judges of Election are not so appointed,
the presiding officer of the meeting may, and on the request of any shareholder
shall, appoint one or three Judges of Election at the meeting. In case any
person appointed as a Judge of Election fails to appear or refuses to act, the
vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the Board of Directors in advance
of the convening of the meeting or at the meeting by the presiding officer. A
person who is a candidate for office to be filled at the meeting shall not act
as a Judge of Election. Unless the Pennsylvania BCL permits otherwise, this
Section 2.07(d) may be modified only by a By-Law amendment adopted by the
shareholders.
(e) No Action by Written Consent in Lieu of a Meeting. Subject to
Article NINTH of the Articles of Incorporation, the shareholders shall not be
permitted to act by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
Section 2.08 . Participation in Meetings by Electronic Means. The Board
of Directors may permit, by resolution with respect to a particular meeting of
the shareholders, or the presiding officer of such meeting may permit, one or
more persons to participate in that meeting, count for the purposes of
determining a quorum and exercise all rights and privileges to which such person
might be entitled were such person personally in attendance, including the right
to vote, by means of conference telephone or other electronic means, including,
without limitation, the Internet. Unless the Board of Directors so permits by
resolution, or the presiding officer of such meeting so permits, no person may
participate in a meeting of the shareholders by means of conference telephone or
other electronic means.
Section 2.09 . Business at Meetings of Shareholders. Except as
otherwise provided by law (including but not limited to Rule 14a-8 promulgated
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor
provision thereto) or in these By-Laws, the business which shall be conducted at
any meeting of the shareholders shall (a) have been specified in the written
notice of the meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by the Corporation, or
(b) be brought before the meeting at the direction of the Board of Directors, or
(c) be brought before the meeting by the presiding officer of the meeting unless
a majority of the Directors then in office object to such business being
conducted at the meeting, or (d) in the case of any matters intended to be
brought by a
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shareholder before an annual meeting of shareholders for specific action at such
meeting, have been specified in a written notice given to the Secretary of the
Corporation, by or on behalf of any shareholder who shall have been a
shareholder of record on the record date for such meeting and who shall continue
to be entitled to vote thereat (the "Shareholder Notice"), in accordance with
all of the following requirements:
(i) Each Shareholder Notice must be delivered to, or mailed
and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation (A)
in the case of an annual meeting that is called for a date that is
within 30 days before or after the anniversary date of the immediately
preceding annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 60 days nor
more than 90 days prior to such anniversary date, and (B) in the case
of an annual meeting that is called for a date that is not within 30
days before or after the anniversary date of the immediately preceding
annual meeting, not later than the close of business on the tenth day
following the day on which notice of the date of the meeting was mailed
or public disclosure of the date of the meeting was made, whichever
occurs first; and
(ii) Each such Shareholder Notice must set forth: (A) the name
and address of the shareholder who intends to bring the business before
the meeting; (B) the general nature of the business which such
shareholder seeks to bring before the meeting and the text of the
resolution or resolutions which the proposing shareholder proposes that
the shareholders adopt; and (C) a representation that the shareholder
is a holder of record of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the
meeting to bring the business specified in the notice before the
meeting. The presiding officer of the meeting may, in his or her sole
discretion, refuse to acknowledge any business proposed by a
shareholder not made in compliance with the foregoing procedure.
Section 2.10 . Conduct Of Meetings Of Shareholders.
(a) Presiding Officer. There shall be a presiding officer at every
meeting of the shareholders. Subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles of
Incorporation, the presiding officer shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors or in the manner authorized by the Board of Directors; provided that
if a presiding officer is not designated by the Board of Directors or in the
manner authorized by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board shall be
the presiding officer.
(b) Authority of Presiding Officer. Except as prescribed by the Board
of Directors, the presiding officer shall determine the order of business and
shall have the authority to establish rules for the conduct of the meeting of
the shareholders.
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(c) Procedural Standard. Any action by the presiding officer in
adopting rules for, and in conducting, a meeting of the shareholders shall be
fair to the shareholders. The conduct of the meeting need not follow Robert's
Rules of Order or any other published rules for the conduct of a meeting.
(d) Closing of the Polls. The presiding officer shall announce at the
meeting of the shareholders when the polls close for each matter voted upon. If
no announcement is made, the polls shall be deemed to have closed upon the final
adjournment of the meeting. After the polls close, no ballots, proxies or votes,
nor any revocations or changes thereto, may be accepted.
ARTICLE 3
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 3.01 . Board of Directors.
(a) General Powers. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles
of Incorporation or these By-Laws, all powers of the Corporation shall be
exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the Board of Directors.
Unless the Pennsylvania BCL permits otherwise, this Section 3.01(a) may be
modified only by a By-Law amendment adopted by the shareholders.
(b) Number. Subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles of Incorporation,
the number of Directors shall be as determined by the Board of Directors from
time to time.
(c) Vacancies. Each Director shall hold office until the expiration of
the term for which such person was selected and until such person's successor
has been selected and qualified or until such person's earlier death,
resignation or removal. Subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles of
Incorporation, any vacancies on the Board of Directors, including vacancies
resulting from an increase in the number of Directors, may be filled by a
majority vote of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, though less
than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director, or, if there are no remaining
Directors, by the shareholders, and each person so selected shall be a Director
to serve for the balance of the unexpired term.
(d) Removal. The entire Board of Directors or any individual Director
may be removed from office only for cause by the vote of the shareholders
entitled to elect directors.
(e) Qualification. A Director must be a natural person at least 18
years of age.
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Section 3.02 . Place of Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors
may be held at such place within or without the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as
the Board of Directors may appoint from time to time or as may be designated in
the notice of the meeting.
Section 3.03 . Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be held immediately following each annual meeting of the
shareholders, at the place where such meeting of the shareholders is held or at
such other place and time after the annual meeting of shareholders as the Board
of Directors may designate. Subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles of
Incorporation, at such meeting, the Board of Directors shall elect officers of
the Corporation. In addition to such regular meeting, the Board of Directors
shall have the power to fix by resolution the place, date and time of other
regular meetings of the Board of Directors.
Section 3.04 . Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be held whenever ordered by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer, by the Board of Directors or by any officer of the
Corporation authorized by Article SIXTH of the Articles of Incorporation to call
special meetings of the Board of Directors for so long as such officer is also a
Director of the Corporation.
Section 3.05 . Participation in Meetings by Electronic Means. Any
Director may participate in any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any
committee (provided such Director is otherwise entitled to participate), be
counted for the purpose of determining a quorum thereof and exercise all rights
and privileges to which such Director might be entitled were such Director
personally in attendance, including the right to vote, or any other rights
attendant to presence in person at such meeting, by means of conference
telephone or other electronic technology by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other.
Section 3.06 . Notices of Meetings of Board of Directors.
(a) Regular Meetings. No notice shall be required to be given of any
regular meeting, unless the same is held at other than the place, date or time
for holding such meeting as fixed in accordance with Section 3.03 of these
By-Laws, in which event 48 hours' notice shall be given of the place and time of
such meeting complying with Article 6 of these By-Laws.
(b) Special Meetings. Written notice stating the place, date and time
of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be sufficient if given at
least 48 hours, as provided in Article 6, in advance of the date and time fixed
for the meeting.
Section 3.07 . Quorum; Action by the Board of Directors. A majority of
the Directors in office shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the
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transaction of business and, subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles of
Incorporation and these By-Laws, the acts of a majority of the Directors present
and voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the acts of the
Board of Directors. If there is no quorum present at a duly convened meeting of
the Board of Directors, the majority of those present may adjourn the meeting
from place to place and from time to time.
Section 3.08 . Informal Action by the Board of Directors. Any action
required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors may be
taken without a meeting if, prior or subsequent to the action, a written consent
or consents thereto by all of the Directors in office is filed with the
Secretary of the Corporation. In addition to other means of filing with the
Secretary, insertion in the minute book of the Corporation shall be deemed
filing with the Secretary regardless of whether the Secretary or some other
authorized person has actual possession of the minute book. Written consents by
all the Directors, executed pursuant to this Section 3.08, may be executed in
any number of counterparts and shall be deemed effective as of the date set
forth therein.
Section 3.09 . Committees.
(a) Establishment and Powers. The Board of Directors of the Corporation
may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors in office, establish
one or more committees to consist of one or more Directors of the Corporation.
Any committee, to the extent provided in the applicable resolution of the Board
of Directors or in the By-Laws, shall have and may exercise all of the powers
and authority of the Board of Directors, except that a committee shall not have
any power or authority as to the following:
(i) The submission to shareholders of any action requiring
approval of shareholders under the Pennsylvania BCL.
(ii) The creation or filling of vacancies in the Board of
Directors.
(iii) The adoption, amendment or repeal of the By-Laws.
(iv) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board of
Directors that by its terms is amendable or repealable only by the
Board of Directors.
(v) Action on matters committed by the Articles of
Incorporation, the By-Laws or resolution of the Board of Directors to
another committee of the Board of Directors.
(b) Alternate Members. The Board of Directors may designate one or more
Directors otherwise eligible to serve on a committee of the Board as alternate
members of any committee who may replace any absent or disqualified
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member at any meeting of the committee or for the purpose of any written action
by the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member and alternate
member or members of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any
meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members
constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Director to act at the
meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member.
(c) Term. Each committee of the Board of Directors shall serve at the
pleasure of the Board of Directors.
(d) Status of Committee Action. The term "Board of Directors" or
"Board", when used in any provision of these By-Laws relating to the
organization or procedures of or the manner of taking action by the Board of
Directors, shall be construed to include and refer to any committee of the Board
of Directors. Any provision of these By-Laws relating or referring to action to
be taken by the Board of Directors or the procedure required therefor shall be
satisfied by the taking of corresponding action by a committee of the Board of
Directors to the extent authority to take the action has been delegated to the
committee in accordance with this Section.
Section 3.10 . Nomination. Nominations for the election of Directors
may be made only (A) by the Board of Directors or (B) by any shareholder of
record entitled to vote in the election of Directors generally at the record
date of the meeting and also on the date of the meeting at which Directors are
to be elected. However, any shareholder entitled to vote in the election of
Directors generally may nominate one or more persons for election as Directors
at a meeting only if written notice of such shareholder's intention to make such
nomination or nominations has been delivered personally to, or been mailed to
and received by the Corporation at, the principal executive offices of the
Corporation, addressed to the attention of the President, (a) with respect to an
election to be held at an annual meeting that is called for a date that is
within 30 days before or after the anniversary date of the immediately preceding
annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days
prior to such anniversary date, and (b) with respect either to an election to be
held at an annual meeting that is called for a date that is not within 30 days
before or after the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual
meeting, or to a special meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of
electing Directors, not later than the close of business on the tenth day
following the day on which notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or
public disclosure of the date of the meeting was made, whichever occurs first.
Each such notice shall set forth: (i) the name and address of the shareholder
intending to make the nomination and of the person or persons to be nominated;
(ii) a representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of shares of
the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person
or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the
notice; (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the
shareholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person
or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be
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made by the shareholder; (iv) such other information regarding each nominee
proposed by such shareholder as would have been required to be included in a
proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission had the nominee been nominated by the Board of Directors; and (v) the
written consent of each nominee to serve as a Director of the Corporation if so
elected. The presiding officer of the meeting may, in his or her sole
discretion, declare invalid or refuse to acknowledge any nomination not made in
compliance with the foregoing procedure.
ARTICLE 4
OFFICERS
Section 4.01 . Election and Office. The Corporation shall have a
Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary and a
Treasurer who, subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles of Incorporation, shall
be elected by the Board of Directors. Subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles
of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may create the positions of, define the
powers and duties of and elect as additional officers one or more Vice Chairmen
of the Board, one or more Vice Presidents, and one or more other officers or
assistant officers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The
Chairman of the Board and any Vice Chairman of the Board must be a Director of
the Corporation. The initial officers of the Corporation (other than the
Chairman of the Board) shall be selected by the Chief Executive Officer in
consultation with the Chairman of the Board.
Section 4.02 . Term. Each officer of the Corporation shall hold office
until his successor is selected and qualified or until his earlier death,
resignation or removal. Subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles of
Incorporation, any officer may be removed by a vote of a majority of the
Directors then in office. The terms of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief
Executive Officer are fixed pursuant to Article SIXTH of the Articles of
Incorporation.
Section 4.03 . Powers and Duties of the Chairman of the Board. The
Chairman of the Board shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as
are provided in Article SIXTH of the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4.04 . Powers and Duties of the Chief Executive Officer . The
Chief Executive Officer shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as
are provided in Article SIXTH of the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4.05 Powers and Duties of the President. The President shall
have such powers and shall perform such duties as may, subject to Article SIXTH
of the Articles of Incorporation, from time to time be assigned to the President
by the Board of Directors.
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Section 4.06 . Powers and Duties of the Secretary. Unless otherwise
determined by the Board of Directors, the Secretary shall be responsible for the
keeping of the minutes of all meetings of the shareholders, the Board of
Directors, and all committees of the Board, in books provided for that purpose,
and for the giving and serving of all notices for the Corporation. The Secretary
shall perform all other duties ordinarily incident to the office of Secretary
and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
assigned to the Secretary by the Board of Directors. The minute books of the
Corporation may be held by a person other than the Secretary.
Section 4.07 . Powers and Duties of the Treasurer. Unless otherwise
determined by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall have charge of all the
funds and securities of the Corporation. When necessary or proper, unless
otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall endorse for
collection on behalf of the Corporation checks, notes and other obligations, and
shall deposit the same to the credit of the Corporation to such banks or
depositories as the Board of Directors may designate and may sign all receipts
and vouchers for payments made to the Corporation. The Treasurer shall be
responsible for the regular entry in books of the Corporation to be kept for
such purpose of a full and accurate account of all funds and securities received
and paid by the Treasurer on account of the Corporation. Whenever required by
the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall render a statement of the financial
condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall have such other powers and
shall perform the duties as may be assigned to such officer from time to time by
the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give such bond, if any, for the
faithful performance of the duties of such office as shall be required by the
Board of Directors.
Section 4.08 . Powers and Duties of the Vice Chairmen, Vice Presidents
and Assistant Officers. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors
and subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles of Incorporation, each Vice
Chairman, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, Vice President and
each assistant officer shall have the powers and perform the duties of his or
her respective superior officer, except to the extent such powers and duties are
limited by such superior officer or by the Board of Directors. Executive Vice
Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents and assistant officers shall
have such rank as may be designated by the Board of Directors, with Executive
Vice Presidents serving as superior officers to Senior Vice Presidents and
Senior Vice Presidents serving as superior officers to Vice Presidents.
Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents may be
designated as having responsibility for a specific area of the Corporation's
affairs, in which event such Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents
or Vice Presidents shall be superior to the other Executive Vice Presidents,
Senior Vice Presidents or Vice Presidents, respectively, in relation to matters
within his or her area. The President shall be the superior officer of the
Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents and all other
officer positions created by the Board of Directors unless
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the Board of Directors provides otherwise. The Treasurer and Secretary shall be
the superior officers of the Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries,
respectively.
Section 4.09 . Vacancies. Subject to Article SIXTH of the Articles of
Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall have the power to fill any vacancies
in any office occurring for any reason.
Section 4.10 . Delegation of Office. Subject to Article SIXTH of the
Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may delegate the powers or
duties of any officer of the Corporation to any other person from time to time.
ARTICLE 5
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 5.01 . Share Certificates.
(a) Execution. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.05, the shares
of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates. Unless otherwise
provided by the Board of Directors, every share certificate shall be signed by
two officers and sealed with the corporate seal, which may be a facsimile,
engraved or printed, but where such certificate is signed by a transfer agent or
a registrar, the signature of any corporate officer upon such certificate may be
a facsimile, engraved or printed. In case any officer who has signed, or whose
facsimile signature has been placed upon, any share certificate shall have
ceased to be such officer because of death, resignation or otherwise, before the
certificate is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if the officer
had not ceased to be such at the date of its issue. The provisions of this
Section shall be subject to any inconsistent or contrary agreement at the time
between the Corporation and any transfer agent or registrar.
(b) Designations, Voting Rights, Preferences, Limitations and Special
Rights. To the extent the Corporation is authorized to issue shares of more than
one class or series, every certificate shall set forth upon the face or back of
the certificate (or shall state on the face or back of the certificate that the
Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge) a
full or summary statement of the designations, voting rights, preferences,
limitations and special rights of the shares of each class or series authorized
to be issued so far as they have been fixed and determined and the authority of
the Board of Directors to fix and determine the designations, voting rights,
preferences, limitations and special rights of the classes and series of shares
of the Corporation.
(c) Fractional Shares. Except as otherwise determined by the Board of
Directors, shares or certificates therefor may be issued as fractional shares
for shares held by any dividend reinvestment plan or employee benefit plan
created or approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors, but not by any
other person.
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Section 5.02 . Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares shall be made on
the books of the Corporation only upon surrender of the share certificate, duly
endorsed or with duly executed stock powers attached and otherwise in proper
form for transfer, which certificate shall be canceled at the time of the
transfer
Section 5.03 . Determination of Shareholders of Record.
(a) Fixing Record Date. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may
fix a time prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders as a record date for
the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, the
meeting, which time, except in the case of an adjourned meeting, shall be not
more than 90 days prior to the date of the meeting of shareholders. Only
shareholders of record on the date fixed shall be so entitled notwithstanding
any transfer of shares on the books of the Corporation after any record date
fixed as provided in this subsection. The Board of Directors may similarly fix a
record date for the determination of shareholders of record for any other
purpose. When a determination of shareholders of record has been made as
provided in this Section 5.03 for purposes of a meeting, the determination shall
apply to any adjournment thereof unless the Board of Directors fixes a new
record date for the adjourned meeting.
(b) Determination when No Record Date Fixed. If a record date is not
fixed:
(i) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to
notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close
of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given
or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day
immediately preceding the day on which the meeting is held.
(ii) The record date for determining shareholders for any
other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the
Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
(c) Certification by Nominee. The Board of Directors may adopt a
procedure whereby a shareholder of the Corporation may certify in writing to the
Corporation that all or a portion of the shares registered in the name of the
shareholder are held for the account of a specified person or persons. The
resolution of the Board of Directors may set forth:
(i) the classification of shareholder who may certify;
(ii) the purpose or purposes for which the certification may
be made;
(iii) the form of certification and information to be
contained therein;
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(iv) if the certification is with respect to a record date,
the time after the record date within which the certification must be
received by the Corporation; and
(v) such other provisions with respect to the procedure as are
deemed necessary or desirable.
Upon receipt by the Corporation of a certification complying with the
procedure, the persons specified in the certification shall be deemed, for the
purposes set forth in the certification, to be the holders of record of the
number of shares specified in place of the shareholder making the certification.
Section 5.04 . Lost Share Certificates. Unless waived in whole or in
part by the Board of Directors or any of the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the
President, any Senior Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer, unless the Board
of Directors prohibits such waiver by such officer, any person requesting the
issuance of a new certificate in lieu of an alleged lost, destroyed, mislaid or
wrongfully taken certificate shall (a) give to the Corporation his or her bond
of indemnity with an acceptable surety, and (b) satisfy such other requirements
as may be imposed by the Corporation. Thereupon, a new share certificate shall
be issued to the registered owner or his or her assigns in lieu of the alleged
lost, destroyed, mislaid or wrongfully taken certificate; provided that the
request therefor and issuance thereof have been made before the Corporation has
notice that such shares have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser.
Section 5.05 . Uncertificated Shares. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, any or all classes and series of shares, or any part thereof,
may be represented by uncertificated shares to the extent determined by the
Board of Directors, except that shares represented by a certificate that is
issued and outstanding shall continue to be represented thereby until the
certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Within a reasonable time after
the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall send to
the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information
required to be set forth or stated on certificates. The rights and obligations
of the holders of shares represented by certificates and the rights and
obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares of the same class and series
shall be identical. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
provisions of Section 5.02 shall be inapplicable to uncertificated shares and in
lieu thereof the Board of Directors shall adopt alternative procedures for
registration of transfers.
ARTICLE 6
NOTICES; COMPUTING TIME PERIODS
Section 6.01 . Contents of Notice. Whenever any notice of a meeting of
the Board of Directors or of shareholders is required to be given pursuant to
these By-Laws or the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as the same
may be
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amended from time to time, or otherwise, the notice shall specify the geographic
location, if any, date and time of the meeting; in the case of a special meeting
of shareholders or where otherwise required by law or the By-Laws, the general
nature of the business to be transacted at such meeting; and any other
information required by law.
Section 6.02 . Method of Notice. Any notice required to be given to any
person under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws
shall be given to the person either personally or by sending a copy thereof (i)
by first class or express mail, postage prepaid, or courier service, charges
prepaid, to such person's postal address appearing on the books of the
Corporation, or, in the case of a Director, supplied by such Director to the
Corporation for the purpose of notice or (ii) by facsimile transmission, e-mail
or other electronic communication to such person's facsimile number or address
for e-mail or other electronic communication supplied by such person to the
Corporation for purposes of notice. Notice delivered pursuant to clause (i) of
the preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been given to the person entitled
thereto when deposited in the United States mail or with a courier service for
delivery to that person, and notice pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding
sentence shall be deemed to have been given to the person entitled thereto when
sent. Except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws, or as otherwise directed by
the Board of Directors, notices of meetings may be given by, or at the direction
of, the Secretary.
Section 6.03 . Computing Time Periods.
(a) Days to be Counted. In computing the number of days for purposes of
these By-Laws, all days shall be counted, including Saturdays, Sundays and any
Holiday; provided, however, that if the final day of any time period falls on a
Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, then the final day shall be deemed to be the next
day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or Holiday. In computing the number of days
for the purpose of giving notice of any meeting, the date upon which the notice
is given shall be counted but the day set for the meeting shall not be counted.
(b) One Day Notice. In any case where only one day's notice is being
given, notice must be given at least 24 hours in advance of the date and time
specified for the meeting in question by delivery in person or by telephone,
telex, telecopier or similar means of communication.
Section 6.04 . Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be
given under the provisions of the Pennsylvania BCL or other applicable law or
the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, a waiver thereof in writing,
signed by the person or persons entitled to the notice, whether before or after
the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of the notice.
Except as otherwise required by law or the next sentence, neither the business
to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, a meeting need be specified in the
waiver of notice of the meeting. In the case of a special meeting of
shareholders, the waiver
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of notice shall specify the general nature of the business to be transacted.
Attendance of a person at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of the
meeting except where a person attends a meeting for the express purpose of
objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business
because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.
Section 6.05 . Modification of Proposal Contained in Notice. Whenever
the language of a proposed resolution is included in a written notice of a
meeting required to be given under the provisions of the Pennsylvania BCL or the
Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the meeting considering the
resolution may without further notice adopt it with such clarifying or other
amendments as do not enlarge its original purpose.
Section 6.06 . Bulk Mail. Notice of any regular or special meeting of
the shareholders, or any other notice required by the Pennsylvania BCL or by the
Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to all shareholders or to
all holders of a class or a series of shares, may be given by any class of
post-paid mail if the notice is deposited in the United States mail at least 20
days prior to the day named for the meeting or any corporate or shareholder
action specified in the notice.
Section 6.07 . Shareholders Without Forwarding Addresses. Notice or
other communications need not be sent to any shareholder with whom the
Corporation has been unable to communicate for more than 24 consecutive months
because communications to the shareholder have been returned unclaimed or the
shareholder has otherwise failed to provide the Corporation with a current
address. Whenever the shareholder provides the Corporation with a current
address, the corporation shall commence sending notices and other communications
to the shareholder in the same manner as to other shareholders.
ARTICLE 7
LIMITATION OF DIRECTORS' LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND OTHER PERSONS
Section 7.01 . Limitation of Directors' Liability. No Director of the
Corporation shall be personally liable for monetary damages as such for any
action taken or any failure to take any action unless: (a) the Director has
breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office under Subchapter B
of Chapter 17 of the Pennsylvania BCL (relating to standard of care and
justifiable reliance), and (b) the breach or failure to perform constitutes
self-dealing, wilful misconduct or recklessness; provided, however, that the
provisions of this Section shall not apply to the responsibility or liability of
a Director pursuant to any criminal statute, or to the liability of a Director
for the payment of taxes pursuant to local, state or federal law.
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Section 7.02 . Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
(i) Each Indemnitee (as defined below) shall be indemnified
and held harmless by the Corporation for all actions taken by him or
her and for all failures to take action (regardless of the date of any
such action or failure to take action) to the fullest extent permitted
by Pennsylvania law against all expense, liability and loss (including
without limitation attorneys fees, judgments, fines, taxes, penalties,
and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or
suffered by the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (as
defined below). No indemnification pursuant to this Section shall be
made, however, in any case where the act or failure to act giving rise
to the claim for indemnification is determined by a court to have
constituted wilful misconduct or recklessness.
(ii) The right to indemnification provided in this Section
shall include the right to have the expenses incurred by the Indemnitee
in defending any Proceeding paid by the Corporation in advance of the
final disposition of the Proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by
Pennsylvania law; provided that, if Pennsylvania law continues so to
require, the payment of such expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in
advance of the final disposition of a Proceeding shall be made only
upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of
the Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced without interest if it
shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to
be indemnified under this Section or otherwise.
(iii) To the extent that an Indemnitee has been successful on
the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding or in defense of
any claim, issue or matter therein, the Corporation shall indemnify
such person against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
(iv) Indemnification pursuant to this Section shall continue
as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a Director or officer and
shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and
administrators.
(v) For purposes of this Article, (A) "Indemnitee" shall mean
each Director and each officer of the Corporation who was or is a party
to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or is otherwise involved
in, any Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
Director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving in any
capacity at the request or for the benefit of the Corporation as a
Director, officer, employee, agent, partner, or fiduciary of, or in any
other capacity for, another corporation or any partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise; and (B)
"Proceeding" shall mean any
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threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (including
without limitation an action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of
the Corporation), whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative.
(b) Indemnification of Employees and Other Persons. The Corporation
may, by action of its Board of Directors and to the extent provided in such
action, indemnify employees and other persons, and provide for advancement of
expenses to such persons in the manner set forth in (a)(ii), above, as though
they were Indemnitees, except that, if Pennsylvania law continues to so require,
to the extent that an employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful
on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, the Corporation shall indemnify such person
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
such person in connection therewith. Directors and officers of entities that
have merged into, or have been consolidated with, or have been liquidated into,
the Corporation shall not be Indemnitees with respect to Proceedings involving
any action or failure to act of such Director or officer prior to the date of
such merger, consolidation or liquidation, but such persons may be indemnified
by the Board of Directors pursuant to the first sentence of this Section
7.02(b).
(c) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights to indemnification and to the
advancement of expenses provided in or pursuant to this Article shall not be
exclusive of any other rights that any person may have or hereafter acquire
under any statute, provision of the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws,
agreement, vote of shareholders or Directors, or otherwise.
(d) Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at
its expense, for the benefit of any person on behalf of whom insurance is
permitted to be purchased by Pennsylvania law against any expense, liability or
loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person under Pennsylvania or other law. The Corporation may also purchase and
maintain insurance to insure its indemnification obligations whether arising
hereunder or otherwise.
(e) Fund For Payment of Expenses. The Corporation may create a fund of
any nature, which may, but need not be, under the control of a trustee, or
otherwise may secure in any manner its indemnification obligations, whether
arising hereunder, under the Articles of Incorporation, by agreement, vote of
shareholders or Directors, or otherwise.
Section 7.03 . Amendment. The provisions of this Article 7 relating to
the limitation of Directors' and officers' liability, to indemnification and to
the advancement of expenses shall constitute a contract between the Corporation
and each of its Directors and officers which may be modified as to any Director
or officer only with that person's consent or as specifically provided in this
Section. Notwithstanding any other provision of these By-Laws relating to their
amendment generally, any repeal or amendment of this Article 7 which is adverse
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to any Director or officer shall apply to such Director or officer only on a
prospective basis, and shall not reduce any limitation on the personal liability
of a Director of the Corporation, or limit the rights of an Indemnitee to
indemnification or to the advancement of expenses with respect to any action or
failure to act occurring prior to the time of such repeal or amendment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these By-Laws, no repeal or amendment of
these By-Laws shall affect any or all of this Article so as either to reduce the
limitation of Directors' liability or limit indemnification or the advancement
of expenses in any manner unless adopted by (a) the unanimous vote of the
Directors of the Corporation then serving, or (b) the affirmative vote of
shareholders entitled to cast at least eighty percent (80%) of the votes that
all shareholders are entitled to cast in the election of Directors; provided
that no such amendment shall have retroactive effect inconsistent with the
preceding sentence.
Section 7.04 . Changes in Pennsylvania Law. References in this Article
to Pennsylvania law or to any provision thereof shall be to such law, as it
existed on the date this Article was adopted or as such law thereafter may be
changed; provided that (a) in the case of any change which expands the liability
of Directors or limits the indemnification rights or the rights to advancement
of expenses which the Corporation may provide, the rights to limited liability,
to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in this Article
shall continue as theretofore to the extent permitted by law; and (b) if such
change permits the Corporation without the requirement of any further action by
shareholders or Directors to limit further the liability of Directors (or limit
the liability of officers) or to provide broader indemnification rights or
rights to the advancement of expenses than the Corporation was permitted to
provide prior to such change, then liability thereupon shall be so limited and
the rights to indemnification and the advancement of expenses shall be so
broadened to the extent permitted by law.
ARTICLE 8
FISCAL YEAR
Section 8.01 . Determination of Fiscal Year. Determination of Fiscal
Year. The Board of Directors shall have the power by resolution to fix the
fiscal year of the Corporation. If the Board of Directors shall fail to do so,
the Chief Executive Officer shall fix the fiscal year.
ARTICLE 9
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Section 9.01 . Inconsistent Provisions. In the event of any conflict
between the provisions of these By-Laws and the provisions of the Articles of
Incorporation, including, but not limited to, Article SIXTH of the Articles of
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Incorporation, the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation shall govern and
control.
ARTICLE 10
AMENDMENTS
Section 10.01 . Amendments. Except as otherwise provided in these
By-Laws or in the Articles of Incorporation, including Article SIXTH, Article
SEVENTH and Article TENTH of the Articles of Incorporation:
(a) Shareholders. The shareholders entitled to vote thereon shall have
the power to alter, amend or repeal these By-Laws, by the vote of a majority of
the votes cast at a duly organized meeting of shareholders by the holders of
shares entitled to vote thereon, at any regular or special meeting, duly
convened after notice to the shareholders of such purpose. In the case of a
meeting of shareholders to amend or repeal these By-Laws, written notice shall
be given to each shareholder that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the
meeting is to consider the adoption, amendment or repeal of the By-Laws.
(b) Board of Directors. The Board of Directors (but not a committee
thereof) shall have the power to alter, amend and repeal these By-Laws,
regardless of whether the shareholders have previously adopted the By-Law being
amended or repealed, subject to the power of the shareholders to change such
action; provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall not have the power
to amend these By-Laws on any subject that is expressly committed to the
shareholders by the express terms hereof, by the Pennsylvania BCL or otherwise.
ARTICLE 11
INTERPRETATION OF BY-LAWS; SEPARABILITY
Section 11.01 . Interpretation. All words, terms and provisions of
these By-Laws shall be interpreted and defined by and in accordance with the
Pennsylvania BCL.
Section 11.02 . Separability. The provisions of these By-Laws are
independent of and separable from each other, and no provision shall be affected
or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason
any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part.
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ARTICLE 12
DETERMINATIONS BY THE BOARD
Section 12.01 . Effect of Board Determinations. Any determination
involving interpretation or application of these By-Laws made in good faith by
the Board of Directors shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties in
interest.
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CONSULTING AGREEMENT
CONSULTING AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), made as of May 26, 2004, by and
between Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (together with its
successors and assigns permitted under this Agreement, the "Company"), and C.
Michael Armstrong (the "Consultant").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Consultant is employed by the Company pursuant to the
Employment Agreement (as defined herein); and
WHEREAS, the Consultant has elected to retire from his position as
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and to retire from employment with the
Company, effective May 26, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the benefit of the Consultant's
knowledge and experience by retaining the Consultant, and the Consultant desires
to accept such position, for the term and upon the other conditions hereinafter
set forth; and
WHEREAS, in connection with Consultant's retirement from his position
as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and retirement from employment with the
Company, the parties desire to supersede and replace the Employment Agreement
with this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, concurrent with the execution of this Agreement, the parties
shall also execute the First Amendment to the Consulting Agreement, dated as of
the date hereof (the "First Amendment"), which shall govern the terms under
which Consultant may defer certain compensation received under this Agreement,
as more fully provided for in the First Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of
which is mutually acknowledged, the Company and the Consultant (individually a
"Party" and together the "Parties") agree as follows:
Section 1 . Definitions.
(a) "Affiliate" of a person or other entity shall mean a person or
other entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with the person or other entity specified.
(b) "AT&T" shall mean AT&T Corp., a New York corporation.
(c) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) "Broadband" shall mean AT&T Broadband Corp., a Delaware
corporation.
(e) "Cause" shall mean:
(i) the Consultant is convicted of a felony involving the
Consultant's moral turpitude; or
(ii) the Consultant is guilty of willful gross neglect or
willful gross misconduct in carrying out his duties under this
Agreement, resulting, in either case, in material economic harm to the
Company, unless the Consultant believed in good faith that such act or
nonact was in the best interests of the Company.
(f) "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the
following events:
(i) An acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")) (an "Entity") of beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act)
of 20% or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common
stock of the Company (the "Outstanding Company Stock") or (B) the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
"Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); excluding, however, the
following: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an
acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless
the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from the
Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company, (3) any acquisition by any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (4) any
acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies
with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii) of this Section 1(f);
(ii) A change in the composition of the Board such that the
individuals who, as of the effective date of this Agreement, constitute
the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter referred to as the
"Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board; provided, however, that for purposes of this
definition, any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent
to the effective date of this Agreement, whose election, or nomination
for election, by the Company's shareholders was approved by a vote of
at least a two-thirds majority of those individuals who are members of
the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed
to be such pursuant to this
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proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of
the Incumbent Board; and provided, further however, that any such
individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of or
in connection with either an actual or threatened election contest (as
such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under
the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies
or consents by or on behalf of an Entity other than the Board shall not
be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board;
(iii) A merger, reorganization or consolidation to which the
Company is a party or a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company (each, a "Corporate
Transaction"); excluding however, such a Corporate Transaction pursuant
to which (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities
who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company
Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to
such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of
common stock, and the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such
Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation or
other person which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or
all or substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or
through one or more subsidiaries (a "Parent Company")) in substantially
the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such
Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Company Stock and Outstanding
Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Entity (other
than the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the
Company, such corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction
(or, if reference was made to equity ownership of any Parent Company
for purposes of determining whether clause (A) above is satisfied in
connection with the applicable Corporate Transaction, such Parent
Company) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of,
respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation
resulting from such Corporate Transaction (or, if reference was made to
equity ownership of any Parent Company for purposes of determining
whether clause (A) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable
Corporate Transaction, such Parent Company) or the combined voting
power of the outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors unless such ownership
resulted solely from ownership of securities of the Company prior to
the Corporate Transaction, and (C) individuals who were members of the
Incumbent Board will immediately after the consummation of the
Corporate Transaction constitute at least a two-thirds majority of the
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members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from
such Corporate Transaction (or, if reference was made to equity
ownership of any Parent Company for purposes of determining whether
clause (A) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable
Corporate Transaction, of the Parent Company); or
(iv) The approval by the shareholders of the Company of a plan
of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(g) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(h) "Constructive Termination Without Cause" shall mean termination by
the Consultant of his service at his initiative following the occurrence of any
of the following events without his consent:
(i) a reduction in the Consultancy Fee or the termination or
material reduction of any benefits provided under this Agreement (other
than as part of an across-the-board reduction applicable to all
executive officers of the Company);
(ii) prior to the 2005 Annual Meeting, the failure to elect or
reelect the Consultant to the Board or the removal of him from the
Board;
(iii) the failure to provide Home Office Support (as defined
herein) to the Consultant;
(iv) the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption in
writing of its obligation to perform this Agreement by any successor to
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company within 15
calendar days after a merger, consolidation, sale or similar
transaction; or
(v) any breach of this Agreement by the Company.
Following written notice from the Consultant, as described
above, the Company shall have 15 calendar days in which to cure. If the
Company fails to cure, the Consultant's termination shall become
effective on the 16th calendar day following the written notice.
(i) "Disability" shall mean the Consultant's inability, due to physical
or mental incapacity, to substantially perform his duties and responsibilities
under this Agreement as determined by a medical doctor selected by the Company
and the Consultant. If the Parties cannot agree on a medical doctor, each Party
shall select a medical doctor and the two doctors shall select a third who shall
be the approved medical doctor for this purpose.
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(j) "EBA" shall mean the Employee Benefits Agreement by and between
AT&T and Broadband dated as of December 19, 2001.
(k) "Employment Agreement" shall mean the Employment Agreement entered
into as of November 18, 2002 by and between the Company and the Consultant.
(l) "Fair Market Value" shall mean the value of a share of Stock or a
share of AT&T stock, as the case may be, as traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market or
the New York Stock Exchange, as the case may be, on the date in question, based
on the respective closing prices.
(m) "Merger Agreement" shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated as of December 19, 2001, as amended, by and among AT&T, Broadband, Comcast
Corporation, AT&T Broadband Acquisition Corp., Comcast Acquisition Corp. and the
Company.
(n) "Stock" shall mean Class A Common Stock of the Company.
(o) "Term" shall mean the period specified in Section 3 below.
(p) "Termination Date" shall mean the date that is one year after the
2005 Annual Meeting.
(q) "2004 Annual Meeting" shall mean the regularly scheduled 2004
annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company.
(r) "2005 Annual Meeting" shall mean the regularly scheduled 2005
annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company.
Section 2 . Retirement as Chairman.
Consultant hereby retires from employment with the Company and from his
position as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board effective as of the close of
business on May 26, 2004 (the "Effective Date").
Section 3 . Term.
The Term shall begin on the Effective Date and end on the Termination
Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the Effective Date, the Term may be
earlier terminated by either Party in accordance with the provisions of Section
8.
Section 4 . Positions, Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) During the Term, Consultant shall be a senior advisor and
consultant to the Company and, upon reasonable request of the Chief Executive
Officer, or
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an Executive Vice President of the Company mutually designated by the Chief
Executive Officer and the Consultant, make himself available to perform
consulting and advisory services with respect to strategic issues concerning the
Company. Such consulting and advisory services shall be related to such matters
as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or an Executive Vice President of
the Company so mutually designated, and Consultant may mutually agree. During
the Term, the Consultant shall accommodate reasonable requests for the
Consultant's consulting and advisory services, by making himself reasonably
available, by phone or otherwise, to perform such services, but in no event
shall Consultant be required to devote more than eighty hours per month to his
services hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the time that the
Consultant serves as a director of the Company, he shall devote such time as is
necessary to satisfy his fiduciary duties as a director. In addition, the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Consultant
shall serve as a director of the Company through the 2005 Annual Meeting.
(b) Nothing herein shall preclude the Consultant from (i) serving on
the boards of directors of a reasonable number of other corporations subject to
the approval of the Board in each case (which approval has been given as to the
boards listed in Exhibit A attached hereto), which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, (ii) serving on the boards of a reasonable number of
trade associations and/or charitable organizations, (iii) engaging in any
charitable or business activities and community affairs, and (iv) managing his
personal investments and affairs, provided that such activities set forth in
this Section 4(b) do not materially interfere with the proper performance of his
duties and responsibilities under Section 4(a).
Section 5 . Compensation.
(a) As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, in recognition of
the Consultant's retirement from employment with the Company and from his
position as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, the Company shall pay to the
Consultant an amount in cash equal to the sum of (i) the base salary under the
Employment Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date,
payable from the Effective Date through April 15, 2005, which shall not be less
than one year's base salary, (ii) the Target Bonus under the Employment
Agreement for calendar year 2004, and (iii) a pro-rata portion of the Target
Bonus under the Employment Agreement for calendar year 2005, equal to such
Target Bonus, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
days from January 1, 2005 until April 15, 2005 and the denominator of which is
365.
(b) During the Term, the Consultant shall be paid consultancy fees at
the rate of $900,000 per year (the "Consultancy Fee"). The Consultancy Fee shall
be paid in equal monthly installments on the last day of each month. In no event
shall the Consultancy Fee be decreased.
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Section 6 . Outstanding Long-term Incentive Awards.
(a) Existing Performance Awards. Subject to the provisions of Section
8, Exhibit B attached hereto sets forth the treatment of outstanding
equity-based awards held by the Consultant as of the Effective Date.
(b) Options. Except as otherwise provided in Exhibit B, all options
held by the Consultant as of the Effective Time shall continue to vest during
the Term as if he had remained employed by the Company. On the Termination Date,
all options held by the Consultant shall become fully vested and shall remain
exercisable for the remainder of their original ten-year terms.
Section 7 . Benefit Programs; Reimbursement of Business and Other
Expenses.
(a) The Consultant shall not be entitled to participate in any employee
benefit plans or other benefits or conditions of employment available to the
employees of the Company, except as provided in Section 6, Section 7 or
elsewhere in this Agreement.
(b) During the Term, the Consultant shall be entitled to those home
office and secretarial support arrangements in effect as of the date hereof with
respect to his home offices in Connecticut and Florida (with such changes as may
be mutually agreed to by the Company and the Consultant, "Home Office Support").
(c) From the Effective Date until the 2005 Annual Meeting, the
Consultant shall be entitled to participate in each of the Company's executive
services in accordance with the terms and conditions of such arrangements as
they are in effect from time to time for the Company's Chief Executive Officer
(except for the executive services as set forth below). During the Term, the
Consultant shall be entitled to (i) primary personal use of an airplane on the
same economic terms as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and (ii) tax
preparation and financial counseling services (plus a gross-up for applicable
taxes payable in connection with the provisions of such services, but only if
such gross-up is provided to a senior executive of the Company). In addition,
the Company shall pay the dues for the Consultant's membership in each of the
Business Roundtable, the G-100 and the Business Council through the 2004 Annual
Meeting.
(d) During the Term, the Company shall pay when due the premiums for
the Consultant's Senior Management Universal Life Insurance Policy (as in effect
as of the Effective Date), and a gross-up for all federal taxes payable by the
Consultant in connection with the payment of such premiums.
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(e) The Consultant is authorized to incur reasonable expenses in
carrying out his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and the
Company shall promptly reimburse him for all business expenses incurred in
connection with carrying out the business of the Company, subject to
documentation in accordance with the Company's policy.
Section 8 . Termination.
(a) Termination Due to Death. In the event that the Consultant's
performance of consulting services is terminated due to his death, his estate or
his beneficiaries, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the following
benefits:
(i) the Consultancy Fee through the end of the month in which
his death occurs;
(ii) all outstanding options, whether or not then exercisable,
shall become exercisable and shall remain exercisable until the end of
their originally scheduled ten-year terms; and
(iii) all outstanding performance shares and other
equity-based awards shall vest and be paid out (at target, with respect
to the performance shares) in a single installment promptly after his
death.
(b) Termination Due to Disability. In the event that the Consultant's
service is terminated due to his Disability, he shall be entitled to the
following benefits:
(i) the Consultancy Fee through the end of the month in which
disability benefits commence;
(ii) all outstanding options, whether or not then exercisable,
shall become exercisable and shall remain exercisable until the end of
their originally scheduled ten-year terms; and
(iii) all outstanding performance shares and other
equity-based awards shall vest and be paid out (at target, with respect
to the performance shares) in a single installment promptly after his
termination.
In no event shall a termination of the Consultant's service
for Disability occur until the Party terminating his service gives
written notice to the other Party in accordance with Section 23 below.
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(c) Termination by the Company for Cause.
(i) A termination for Cause shall not take effect unless the
provisions of this paragraph (i) are complied with. The Consultant
shall be given written notice by the Board, authorized by a vote of no
less than 75% of the Board, of the intention to terminate him for
Cause, such notice (A) to state in detail the particular act or acts or
failure or failures to act that constitute the grounds on which the
proposed termination for Cause is based and (B) to be given within six
months of the Board learning of such act or acts or failure or failures
to act. The Consultant shall have ten calendar days after the date that
such written notice has been given to the Consultant in which to cure
such conduct, to the extent such cure is possible. If he fails to cure
such conduct, the Consultant shall then be entitled to a hearing before
the Board. Such hearing shall be held within 15 calendar days of such
notice to the Consultant, provided he requests such hearing within ten
calendar days of the written notice from the Board of the intention to
terminate him for Cause. If, within five calendar days following such
hearing, the Consultant is furnished written notice by the Board
confirming that, in its judgment, grounds for Cause on the basis of the
original notice exist, he shall thereupon be terminated for Cause.
(ii) In the event the Company terminates the Consultant's
service for Cause:
(A) the Consultant shall be entitled to the
Consultancy Fee through the date of the termination; and
(B) all outstanding options which are not exercisable
shall be forfeited; exercisable options shall remain
exercisable until the earlier of the ninetieth day after the
date of termination or the originally scheduled expiration
date of the options unless the Board determines otherwise.
(d) Termination without Cause or Constructive Termination without
Cause. In the event the Consultant's service is terminated by the Company
without Cause, other than due to Disability or death, or in the event there is a
Constructive Termination without Cause, the Consultant shall be entitled to the
following benefits:
(i) the Consultancy Fee through the date of termination;
(ii) a cash payment of $1,800,000, payable in a single
installment promptly after his termination;
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(iii) all outstanding options, whether or not then
exercisable, shall become exercisable and shall remain exercisable
until the end of their originally scheduled ten-year terms;
(iv) all outstanding performance shares and other equity-based
awards shall vest and be paid out (at target, with respect to the
performance shares) in a single installment promptly after his
termination; and
(v) if such termination occurs on or prior to the second
anniversary of the effective date of the Employment Agreement, the
Consultant shall be entitled to receive a lump sum cash amount equal to
the greater of (A) (X) the product of three multiplied by the sum of
(1) the Base Salary (as defined in the Employment Agreement), (2) the
annual incentive award, equal to the target bonus established by AT&T
for 2002, which was 150% of such Base Salary, and (3) the long-term
performance share award, equal to the performance share target set by
AT&T for 2002 and (B) the product of four multiplied by the sum of Base
Salary (as defined in the Employment Agreement), at the annualized rate
in effect on the date of termination of employment under the Employment
Agreement, and the Target Bonus (as defined in the Employment
Agreement) for the year in which the termination of employment under
the Employment Agreement occurs. If such termination occurs after the
second anniversary of the effective date of the Employment Agreement,
the Consultant shall be entitled to receive the payment set forth in
clause (B) of this Section 8(d)(v).
(e) Gross-up Payment.
(i) If the aggregate of all payments or benefits made or
provided to the Consultant under this Agreement and under all other
plans and programs of the Company (the "Aggregate Payment") is
determined to constitute a Parachute Payment within the meaning of
Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, the Company shall pay to the
Consultant, prior to the time any excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of
the Code ("Excise Tax") is payable with respect to such Aggregate
Payment, an additional amount (the "Gross-Up Payment") which, after the
imposition of all income, employment, excise and other taxes thereon,
is equal to the Excise Tax on the Aggregate Payment. The determination
of whether the Aggregate Payment constitutes a Parachute Payment and,
if so, the amount to be paid to the Consultant and the time of payment
pursuant to this Section 8(e)(i) shall be made by an independent
auditor (the "Auditor") selected by the Parties and paid by the
Company. The Auditor shall be a nationally recognized United States
public accounting firm which has not, during the two years preceding
the date of its selection, acted in any way
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on behalf of the Company or any Affiliate thereof. If the Consultant
and the Company cannot agree on the firm to serve as the Auditor, then
the Consultant and the Company shall each designate one accounting firm
and those two firms shall jointly select the accounting firm to serve
as the Auditor. All fees and expenses of the Auditor shall be borne
solely by the Company. Any Gross-Up Payment shall be paid by the
Company to the Consultant within five calendar days of the receipt of
the Auditor's determination. Any determination by the Auditor shall be
binding upon the Company and the Consultant.
(ii) As a result of uncertainty in the application of Sections
280G and 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by
the Auditor hereunder, it is possible that the Gross-Up Payment made
will have been an amount more than the Company should have paid
pursuant to Section 8(e)(i) (the "Overpayment") or that the Gross-Up
Payment made will have been an amount less than the Company should have
paid pursuant to Section 8(e)(i) (the "Underpayment"). In the event
that there is a final determination by the Internal Revenue Service, or
a final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, that an
Overpayment has been made, any such Overpayment shall be treated for
all purposes as a loan to the Consultant which the Consultant shall
repay to the Company together with interest at the applicable Federal
rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. In the event that
there is a final determination by the Internal Revenue Service, a final
determination by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in the
provisions of the Code or regulations pursuant to which an Underpayment
arises under this Agreement, any such Underpayment shall be promptly
paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Consultant together
with interest at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section
7872(f)(2) of the Code.
(iii) The Consultant shall notify the Company in writing of
any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would
result in an Underpayment and would require the payment by the Company
of an additional Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as
soon as practicable but no later than 10 business days after the
Consultant is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the
Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is
requested to be paid. The Consultant shall not pay such claim prior to
the expiration of the 30 calendar day period following the date on
which the Consultant gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter
period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to
such claim is due). If the Company notifies the Consultant in writing
prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such
claim, the Consultant shall:
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(A) give the Company any information reasonably
requested by the Company relating to such claim,
(B) take such action in connection with contesting
such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing
from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting
legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney
reasonably selected by the Company,
(C) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order
effectively to contest such claim, and
(D) permit the Company to participate in any
proceeding relating to such claim;
provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection
with such contest and shall indemnify and hold the Consultant harmless, on an
after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income or employment tax (including
interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
proceeding and payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the
foregoing provisions of this Section 8(e), the Company shall control all
proceedings taken in connection with such contest, provided that the Company's
control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which a
Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and Consultant shall be entitled to
settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal
Revenue Service or any other taxing authority.
(f) Other Termination Benefits. In the case of any of the foregoing
terminations the Consultant or his estate shall also be entitled to:
(i) the balance of any incentive awards due for performance
periods which have been completed, but which have not yet been paid;
(ii) any expense reimbursements due the Consultant;
(iii) with respect to the Consultant only, (A) tax preparation
and financial counseling services for the period beginning on the date
of termination and ending on the Termination Date (plus a gross-up for
all applicable taxes payable in connection with the provisions of such
services, but only if such gross-up is provided to a senior executive
of the Company); (B) primary personal use of the Company airplane, on
the economic terms set forth in Section 7(c), for the period beginning
on the date of termination and ending on the Termination Date; and (C)
continued payment by the Company when due of the premiums for the
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Senior Management Universal Life Insurance Policy provided under
Section 7 of this Agreement, and a gross-up for all federal taxes
payable in connection with the payment of such premiums, for the period
beginning on the date of termination and ending on the Termination
Date;
(iv) with respect to the Consultant only, Home Office Support
for the period beginning on the date of termination and ending on the
date that is two years after the Termination Date; and
(v) other benefits, if any, in accordance with applicable
plans and programs of the Company and this Agreement.
(g) No Mitigation; No Offset. In the event of any termination of
service under this Section 8, the Consultant shall be under no obligation to
seek other employment and there shall be no offset against amounts due the
Consultant under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to
any subsequent employment that he may obtain.
(h) Nature of Payments. Any amounts due under this Section 8 are in the
nature of severance payments considered to be reasonable by the Company and are
not in the nature of a penalty.
Section 9 . Confidential Information; Prohibited Public Statements;
Publicity.
(a) The Company (as hereinafter specially defined for purposes of
Sections 9 through 11 hereof), pursuant to the Consultant's performance of
consulting services hereunder, provides the Consultant access to and confides in
him business methods and systems, techniques and methods of operation developed
at great expense by the Company ("Trade Secrets") and which the Consultant
recognizes to be unique assets of the Company's business. The Consultant shall
not, during or at any time after the Term, directly or indirectly, in any manner
utilize or disclose to any person, firm, corporation, association or other
entity, except (i) where required by law, (ii) to directors, consultants or
employees of the Company in the ordinary course of his duties or (iii) during
his performance of consulting services as a consultant or serving as a member of
the Board for such use and disclosure as he shall reasonably determine to be in
the best interest of the Company: (A) any such Trade Secrets, (B) any sales
prospects, customer lists, products, research or data of any kind, or (C) any
information `relating to strategic plans, sales, costs, profits or the financial
condition of the Company or any of its customers or prospective customers, which
are not generally known to the public or recognized as standard practice in the
industry in which the Company shall be engaged. The Consultant further covenants
and agrees that he will promptly deliver to the Company all tangible evidence of
the knowledge and information described in (A), (B) and (C), above, prior to or
at the
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termination of the Consultant's service. For purposes of Sections 9, 10 and 11
hereof the term "Company" shall mean Comcast Corporation ("Comcast") as well as
(1) each of its more than fifty percent (50%) owned subsidiaries and (2) each
other entity in which Comcast directly or indirectly has a greater than ten
percent (10%) equity interest, the fair market value of which interest is in
excess of $50,000,000. In determining Comcast's equity interest for purposes of
this definition, any equity interest which Comcast has an option to purchase
shall be considered as owned by Comcast.
(b) Neither the Consultant nor the Company, its officers or directors
(collectively, the "Company Affiliated Entities") shall, either during or at any
time after the Term, directly or indirectly make any public statement (including
a private statement reasonably likely to be repeated publicly) reflecting
adversely on the Company Affiliated Entities or the Consultant, as the case may
be, or the business prospects of the Company, except for (i) such statements
which the Consultant may be required to make in the ordinary course of his
position as senior consultant to the Company or (ii) with respect to each of the
Consultant and the Company Affiliated Entities, as otherwise required by
applicable law.
(c) Neither the Consultant nor the Company Affiliated Entities shall
comment (including private statements reasonably likely to be repeated publicly)
on, or discuss the circumstances surrounding, this Agreement, except as mutually
agreed or as required by applicable law.
Section 10 . Noncompetition, Noninterference and Nonsolicitation.
(a) Subject to the geographic limitation of Section 10(b) hereof, the
Consultant, for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the
Termination Date, shall not, directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf
of any other person, firm, corporation, association or other entity, as an
employee or otherwise, engage in, or in any way be concerned with or negotiate
for, or acquire or maintain any ownership interest in any business or activity
which is the same as or competitive with that conducted by the Company at the
termination of his employment, or which was engaged in or developed by the
Company at any time during the term of the Employment Agreement for specific
implementation in the immediate future by the Company.
(b) The Consultant acknowledges that the Company is engaged in business
throughout the United States and in various foreign countries and that the
Company intends to expand the geographic scope of its activities. Accordingly
and in view of the nature of his position and responsibilities, the Consultant
agrees that the provisions of this Section shall be applicable to each state and
each foreign country, possession or territory in which the Company may be
engaged in business during the Term or the term of the Employment Agreement, or,
with respect to the Consultant's obligations following termination of his
employment
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under the Employment Agreement, at the termination of his service or at any time
within the twelve-month period following the effective date of his termination
of employment under the Employment Agreement.
(c) The Consultant agrees that, for the period beginning on the
Effective Date and ending on the Termination Date, the Consultant will not,
directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of any third party at any time
in any manner, request or cause any of the Company's customers to cancel or
terminate any existing or continuing business relationship with the Company;
solicit, entice, persuade, induce, request or otherwise cause any employee,
officer or agent of the Company (other than clerical employees of the Company)
to refrain from rendering services to the Company or to terminate his or her
relationship, contractual or otherwise, with the Company; induce or attempt to
influence any supplier to cease or refrain from doing business or to decline to
do business with the Company; divert or attempt to divert any supplier from the
Company; or induce or attempt to influence any supplier to decline to do
business with any businesses of the Company as such businesses are constituted
immediately prior to the termination of employment under the Employment
Agreement.
(d) The Consultant agrees that, for the period beginning on the
Effective Date and ending on the Termination Date, the Consultant will not
directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of any third party, solicit for
business in competition with the business of the Company, accept any business in
competition with the business of the Company from or otherwise do, or contract
to do, business in competition with the business of the Company with any person
or entity who, at the time of, or any time during the twelve (12) months
preceding such termination, was an active customer or was actively solicited by
the Company according to the books and records of the Company and within the
knowledge, actual or constructive, of the Consultant.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10, the
prohibitions and agreements contained in subsections 10(a), 10(c), and 10(d)
shall terminate immediately upon any termination of Consultant's service
hereunder following a Change in Control.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, following the Term, the
Consultant engages in any behavior that would be prohibited under this Section,
as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, the Company shall be
relieved of its obligations under Section 8(f)(iv) of this Agreement.
(g) Nothing in this Section 10 shall prohibit the Consultant from being
a passive owner of not more than one percent of the outstanding common stock,
capital stock and equity of any firm, corporation, or enterprise so long as the
Consultant has no active participation in the management of the business of such
firm, corporation or enterprise.
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Section 11 . Equitable Remedies.
The Consultant acknowledges that his compliance with the covenants in
Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement is necessary to protect the good will and
other proprietary interests of the Company and that, in the event of any
violation by the Consultant of the provisions of Section 9 or 10 of this
Agreement, the Company will sustain serious, irreparable and substantial harm to
its business, the extent of which will be difficult to determine and impossible
to remedy by an action at law for money damages. Accordingly, the Consultant
agrees that, in the event of such violation or threatened violation by the
Consultant, the Company shall be entitled to any injunction before trial from
any court of competent jurisdiction as a matter of course and upon the posting
of not more than a nominal bond in addition to all such other legal and
equitable remedies as may be available to the Company. The Consultant further
agrees that, in the event any of the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 of this
Agreement are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to
any applicable statute, law or rule, or for any reason to be unenforceable as
written, such court may modify any of such provisions so as to permit
enforcement thereof as thus modified.
Section 12 . Resolution of Disputes.
Except as provided in Section 11, any disputes arising under or in
connection with this Agreement shall be resolved by third party mediation of the
dispute and, failing that, by binding arbitration, to be held in a location
mutually agreed to by the Parties, in accordance with the rules and procedures
of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each
Party shall bear his or its own costs of the mediation, arbitration or
litigation, except that the Company shall bear all such costs if the Consultant
prevails in such mediation, arbitration or litigation on any material issue.
Section 13 . Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees that if the Consultant is made a party, or is
threatened to be made a party, to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (a "Proceeding"), by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or is or
was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, member,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans,
whether or not the basis of such Proceeding is the Consultant's alleged action
in an official capacity while serving as a director, officer, member, employee
or agent, the Consultant shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company
to the fullest extent legally permitted or authorized by the Company's
certificate of incorporation or bylaws or resolutions of the Board or, if
greater, by the laws of the Commonwealth of
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Pennsylvania, against all cost, expense, liability and loss (including, without
limitation, attorney's fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or other
liabilities or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement)
reasonably incurred or suffered by the Consultant in connection therewith, and
such indemnification shall continue as to the Consultant even if he has ceased
to be a director, member, employee or agent of the Company or other entity and
shall inure to the benefit of the Consultant's heirs, executors and
administrators. The Company shall advance to the Consultant all reasonable costs
and expenses incurred by him in connection with a Proceeding within 20 calendar
days after receipt by the Company of a written request for such advance. Such
request shall include an undertaking by the Consultant to repay the amount of
such advance if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified against such costs and expenses.
(b) Neither the failure of the Company (including its board of
directors, independent legal counsel or shareholders) to have made a
determination prior to the commencement of any Proceeding concerning payment of
amounts claimed by the Consultant under Section 13(a) above that indemnification
of the Consultant is proper because he has met the applicable standard of
conduct, nor a determination by the Company (including its board of directors,
independent legal counsel or shareholders) that the Consultant has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Consultant
has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
(c) The Company agrees to continue and maintain a directors' and
officers' liability insurance policy covering the Consultant which is no less
favorable than the policy covering senior officers of the Company.
Section 14 . Assignability; Binding Nature. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective
successors, heirs (in the case of the Consultant) and assigns. Rights or
obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred
by the Company pursuant to a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not
the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is the
successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and such
assignee or transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the
Company, as contained in this Agreement, either contractually or as a matter of
law. The Company further agrees that, in the event of a sale of assets or
liquidation as described in the preceding sentence, it shall take whatever
action it reasonably can in order to cause such assignee or transferee to
expressly assume the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company
hereunder. No rights or obligations of the Consultant under this Agreement may
be assigned or transferred by the Consultant other than his rights to
compensation and benefits, which may be transferred only by will or operation of
law.
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Section 15 . The Consultant's Independence and Discretion.
(a) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to constitute the
Parties hereto as partners or as joint venturers, or either as agent of the
order, or as employer and employee. By virtue of the relationship described
herein the Consultant's relationship to the Company during the Term shall only
be that of an independent contractor and the Consultant shall perform all
services pursuant to this Agreement as an independent contractor. The Consultant
shall not provide any services under the Company's business name, except as
requested hereunder, and shall not present himself as an employee of the
Company.
(b) Subject only to such specific limitations as are contained in this
Agreement, the manner, means, details or methods by which the Consultant
performs his obligations under this Agreement shall be solely within the
discretion of the Consultant. The Company shall not have the authority to, nor
shall it, supervise, direct or control the manner, means, details or methods
utilized by the Consultant to perform his obligations under this Agreement and
nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to grant the Company any such
authority.
(c) To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Company will not
withhold any amounts as federal income tax withholding from wages or as employee
contributions under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act or any other state
or federal laws. The Consultant shall be solely responsible for payment of any
required employment taxes or contributions.
Section 16 . Representation. The Company represents and warrants that
it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into this Agreement and that the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement will not violate any
agreement between it and any other person, firm or organization. The Consultant
represents that the performance of his obligations under this Agreement will not
violate any agreement between him and any other person, firm or organization
that would be violated by the performance of his obligations under this
Agreement.
Section 17 . Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the First
Amendment, contains the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties
concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements,
understandings, discussions, negotiations and undertakings, whether written or
oral, between the Parties with respect thereto, except, without duplication, for
those provisions of the Employment Agreement that would otherwise survive the
termination of such Employment Agreement. The Consultant acknowledges that,
except as provided herein, he shall not be entitled to any other payment,
benefits or prerequisites from the Company or any of its subsidiaries on account
of his former employment by, or his retirement from, the Company, except that
the
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Consultant shall be entitled to any benefits due to him as a retired employee
under the Company's employee benefit plans.
Section 18 . Amendment or Waiver. No provision in this Agreement may be
amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing and signed by the
Consultant and an authorized officer of the Company. No waiver by either Party
of any breach by the other Party of any condition or provision contained in this
Agreement to be performed by such other Party shall be deemed a waiver of a
similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same or any prior or
subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by the Consultant or
an authorized officer of the Company, as the case may be.
Section 19 . Severability. In the event that any provision or portion
of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any
reason, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be
unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest
extent permitted by law so as to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 20 . Survivorship. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in
this Agreement, the respective rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder
shall survive any termination of the Consultant's service. This Agreement itself
(as distinguished from the Consultant's service) may not be terminated by either
Party without the written consent of the other Party.
Section 21 . References. In the event of the Consultant's death or a
judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to the
Consultant shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary,
estate or other legal representative.
Section 22 . Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be
governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference
to principles of conflict of laws.
Section 23 . Notices. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when (a)
delivered personally, (b) sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested or (c) delivered by overnight courier (provided that a
written acknowledgment of receipt is obtained by the overnight courier) to the
Party concerned at the address indicated below or to such changed address as
such Party may subsequently give such notice of:
If to the Company: Comcast Corporation
1500 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Attention: General Counsel
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If to the Consultant: Mr. C. Michael Armstrong
c/o Comcast Corporation
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Section 24 . Headings. The headings of the sections contained in this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect
the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
Section 25 . Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement on May
26, 2004 as of the date first written above.
COMCAST CORPORATION
By: /s/Arthur R. Block
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Name: Arthur R. Block
Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
/s/ C. Michael Armstrong
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C. Michael Armstrong
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EXHIBIT A
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DIRECTORSHIPS
Citigroup, Inc.
HCA, Inc.
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EXHIBIT B
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1. Performance Shares: The 2002 grant of performance shares was converted
into Company performance shares and AT&T stock units, pursuant to the
terms of the EBA and the Merger Agreement. Company performance shares
and AT&T stock units will vest on the Effective Date. Company
performance shares will be paid out at target as soon as practicable
after the Effective Date. The form of payout will be at least 50% in
cash, based on the Fair Market Value of Stock on the day immediately
preceding the Effective Date, and the remaining portion of the payment
will be in Stock. The AT&T stock unit portion of the award will be paid
out in cash based on the Fair Market Value of AT&T common stock on the
day immediately preceding the Effective Date.
2. Stock Options: Unvested options granted to the Consultant prior to
November 18, 2002 shall vest in full on the Effective Date and all
options granted prior to November 18, 2002 shall remain exercisable
until the end of their originally scheduled ten-year terms.
3. Change in Control: Options granted to the Consultant on or after
November 18, 2002 shall vest upon a Change in Control.
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONSULTING AGREEMENT
FIRST AMENDMENT (the "Amendment"), dated as of May 26, 2004, to the
CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), made as of May 26, 2004, by and between
Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (together with its successors
and assigns permitted under this Agreement, the "Company") and C. Michael
Armstrong (the "Consultant").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Consultant is employed by the Company pursuant to the
Employment Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Consultant has elected to retire from his position as
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and to retire from employment with the
Company, effective May 26, 2004;
WHEREAS, the Agreement reflects the Company's desire to retain the
benefit of the Consultant's knowledge and experience by retaining the
Consultant, and the Consultant's desire to accept such position, for the term
and upon the other conditions set forth in the Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Consultant wish to supplement the
conditions stated in the Agreement to permit Consultant to defer the receipt of
Consultant Compensation on the same basis as if the Consultant's employment were
continuing through the term of the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 18 of the Agreement, and in
consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is mutually
acknowledged, the Company and the Consultant hereby amend the Agreement as
follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms shall have the same
meanings as set forth in the Agreement, or as defined in this Amendment as
follows:
(a) "Account" means the bookkeeping account established and maintained
by the Company in the name of the Consultant, to which all amounts deferred and
earnings allocated under the Amendment shall be credited, and from which all
amounts distributed pursuant to the Amendment shall be debited.
(b) "Applicable Interest Rate" means:
(i) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1(b)(ii), the
interest rate that, when compounded daily pursuant to rules established under
the Deferred Compensation Plan from time to time, is mathematically equivalent
to 12% per annum, compounded annually, or such other rate as generally applies
to active participants in the Deferred Compensation Plan as in effect from time
to time.
(ii) Effective for the period beginning at the end of the Term
until the date the Account is distributed in full, the Prime Rate plus one
percent.
(c) "Consultant Compensation" means the amounts described in Section 5
of the Agreement.
(c) "Deferred Compensation Plan" means the Comcast Corporation 2002
Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.
(d) "Income Fund" means a hypothetical investment fund pursuant to
which income, gains and losses are credited to the Account as if the Account
were credited with interest at the Applicable Interest Rate.
(c) "Initial Election" means a written election on a form provided by
the Company, pursuant to which the Consultant may:
(i) Elect to defer all or any portion of the Consultant
Compensation earned following the time that such election is filed; and
(ii) Designate the time of payment of the deferred Consultant
Compensation to which the Initial Election relates.
(d) "Prime Rate" means, for any calendar year, the interest rate that,
when compounded daily pursuant to rules established under the Deferred
Compensation Plan from time to time, is mathematically equivalent to the prime
rate of interest (compounded annually) as published in the Eastern Edition of
The Wall Street Journal on the last business day preceding the first day of such
calendar year, and as adjusted as of the last business day preceding the first
day of each calendar year beginning thereafter.
(e) "Subsequent Election" means a written election on a form provided
by the Company, pursuant to which the Consultant (or his beneficiaries) may
elect to defer (or, in limited cases, accelerate) the time of payment or to
change the manner of payment of amounts previously deferred in accordance with
the terms of a previously made Initial Election or Subsequent Election.
SECTION 2. Election to Defer Receipt of Compensation..
(a) Elections.
(i) Initial Elections. Notwithstanding Section 5 of the
Agreement, the Consultant shall have the right to defer all or any portion of
the Consultant Compensation that he would otherwise be entitled to receive in a
calendar year by filing an Initial Election at the time and in the manner
described in this Section 2. The Consultant Compensation for a calendar year
shall be reduced in an amount equal to the portion of the Consultant
Compensation deferred by the Consultant for such calendar year pursuant to the
Consultant's Initial Election.
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(ii) Subsequent Elections. The Consultant shall have the right
to elect to defer the time of payment or to change the manner of payment of
amounts previously deferred in accordance with the terms of a previously made
Initial Election by filing a Subsequent Election at the time, to the extent, and
in the manner described in this Section 2.
(b) Filing of Initial Election.
(i) The Consultant may make an Initial Election on a form
provided by the Company for this purpose. An Initial Election with respect to
Consultant Compensation earned in calendar year 2004 shall be effective only if
it is made within 30 days after the commencement of the Term of the Agreement
(and may apply only with respect to Consultant Compensation payable after the
Consultant files the Initial Election with the Company). An Initial Election
with respect to Consultant Compensation earned in any calendar year beginning
after 2004 shall be effective only if it is made on or before December 31 of the
calendar year preceding the calendar year to which the Initial Election applies.
(ii) Contemporaneously with an Initial Election, the
Consultant shall also elect the time of payment of the amount of the deferred
Consultant Compensation to which such Initial Election relates; provided,
however, that except as otherwise provided in this Amendment, no distribution
may commence earlier than January 2nd of the second calendar year beginning
after the date the Initial Election is filed with the Company, nor later than
January 2nd of the eleventh calendar year beginning after the date the Initial
Election is filed with the Company. Further, the Consultant may select with each
Initial Election the manner of distribution in accordance with Section 3 of this
Amendment.
(c) Subsequent Elections.
(i) During the Term. Following an Initial Election or
Subsequent Election, and during the Term, the Consultant may elect to change the
manner of distribution or defer the time of payment of any part or all of the
Account for a minimum of two and a maximum of ten additional years from the
previously-elected payment date, by filing a Subsequent Election with the
Company on or before the close of business on June 30 of the calendar year
preceding the calendar year in which the lump-sum distribution or initial
installment payment would otherwise be made. The Consultant may not make any
Subsequent Elections after the Term.
(ii) Following the Consultant's Death: Surviving Spouse as
Beneficiary. If the Consultant designates his surviving spouse as the
beneficiary of all or a portion of the Account, the surviving spouse may elect
to change the time and manner of distribution of the portion of the Account
subject to the beneficiary designation on the same basis and subject to the same
rules as if the Account were held under the Deferred Compensation Plan and the
surviving spouse were named as the Consultant's beneficiary thereunder.
(iii) Following the Consultant's Death: Beneficiary Other Than
the Surviving Spouse. If the Consultant designates an individual other than his
surviving spouse as the beneficiary of all or a portion of the Account, such
individual may elect to change the time and manner of distribution of the
portion of the Account subject to the beneficiary designation on
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the same basis and subject to the same rules as if the Account were held under
the Deferred Compensation Plan and such individual were named as the
Consultant's beneficiary thereunder.
(iv) Most Recently Filed Initial Election or Subsequent
Election Controlling. Unless the distribution of the Account is subject to
acceleration pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or Section 2(c)(iii), no distribution
of the amounts credited to the Account shall be made before the payment date
designated by the Consultant (or his beneficiary) on the most recently filed
Initial Election or Subsequent Election.
SECTION 3. Manner of Distribution.
(a) Manner of Distribution. Amounts credited to an Account
shall be distributed, pursuant to an Initial Election or Subsequent Election in
either (i) a lump sum payment or (ii) substantially equal annual installments
over a five (5), ten (10) or fifteen (15) year period or (iii) substantially
equal monthly installments over a period not exceeding fifteen (15) years.
(b) Small Balances. Notwithstanding any Initial Election or
Subsequent Election to the contrary:
(i) Distributions pursuant to Initial Elections or
Subsequent Elections shall be made in one lump sum payment unless the portion of
the Account subject to distribution, as of both the date of the Initial Election
or Subsequent Election and the benefit commencement date, has a value of more
than $10,000; and
(ii) Following the end of the Term, if the amount
credited to the Account has a value of $25,000 or less, the Company may, in its
sole discretion, direct that such amount be distributed to the Consultant (or
his beneficiary, as applicable) in one lump sum payment.
SECTION 4. Crediting of Income, Gains and Losses on Account. The
Company shall credit income, gains and losses with respect to the Account as if
it were invested in the Income Fund.
SECTION 5. Status of Deferred Amounts. All Consultant Compensation
deferred under this Amendment shall continue for all purposes to be a part of
the general funds of the Company.
SECTION 6. Consultant's and Beneficiaries' Status as General Creditors.
The Account shall at all times represent a general obligation of the Company.
The Consultant (and his beneficiaries) shall be general creditors of the Company
with respect to this obligation, and shall not have a secured or preferred
position with respect to the Accounts. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to create an escrow, trust, custodial account or fiduciary relationship of any
kind. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to eliminate any priority or
preferred position of a the Consultant (or his beneficiaries) in a bankruptcy
matter with respect to claims for wages.
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SECTION 7. No Alienation of Benefits. Except as otherwise
required by applicable law, the right of the Consultant (and his beneficiaries)
to any benefit or interest under any of the provisions of this Amendment shall
not be subject to encumbrance, attachment, execution, garnishment, assignment,
pledge, alienation, sale, transfer, or anticipation, either by the voluntary or
involuntary act of the Consultant (or the Consultant's beneficiaries) or by
operation of law, nor shall such payment, right, or interest be subject to any
other legal or equitable process.
SECTION 8. Death of Consultant.
(a) Death of Consultant. The Consultant's Account shall be
distributed in accordance with the last Initial Election or Subsequent Election
made by the Consultant before his death, unless the Consultant's surviving
spouse or other beneficiary timely elects to accelerate or defer the time or
change the manner of payment pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or Section 2(c)(iii).
(b) Designation of Beneficiaries. The Consultant (and his
beneficiaries) shall have the right to designate one or more beneficiaries to
receive distributions in the event of the Consultant's (or his beneficiaries')
death by filing with the Company a beneficiary designation on the form provided
by the Company for such purpose. The designation of a beneficiary or
beneficiaries may be changed by the Consultant or his beneficiaries at any time
prior to their death by the delivery to the Company of a new beneficiary
designation form.
SECTION 9. Interpretation; Notices. The purpose of this
Amendment is to permit the Consultant to defer the receipt of his Consultant
Compensation on substantially the same basis as if the Consultant Compensation
constituted "compensation" eligible for deferral under the terms and conditions
of the Comcast Corporation 2002 Deferred Compensation Plan, and the Amendment
shall be construed consistent with such purpose. If the Consultant or his
beneficiaries do not receive timely payment of benefits to which such individual
believes he or she is entitled under the Amendment, such individual may make a
claim for benefits to the Company which shall be administered on substantially
the same basis as would apply if such claim were a claim for benefits under the
Deferred Compensation Plan. Claims for benefits under the Amendment, and all
other filings referenced in the Amendment, shall be treated as notices pursuant
to the Agreement.
SECTION 10. Withholding of Taxes. Whenever the Company is
required to credit deferred Consultant Compensation to the Account, the Company
shall have the right to require the Consultant to remit to the Company an amount
sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and local withholding tax requirements
prior to the date on which the deferred Consultant Compensation shall be deemed
credited to the Account, or take any action whatever that it deems necessary to
protect its interests with respect to tax liabilities. The Company's obligation
to credit deferred Consultant Compensation to the Account shall be conditioned
on the Consultant's compliance, to the Company's satisfaction, with any
withholding requirement. To the maximum extent possible, the Company shall
satisfy all applicable withholding tax requirements by withholding tax from
other Consultant Compensation or other compensation payable by the Company to
the Consultant, or by the Consultant's delivery of cash to the Company in an
amount equal to the applicable withholding tax, as determined by the Company in
good faith.
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SECTION 11. Miscellaneous Provisions.
(a) Effect of Amendment. This Amendment is intended only to
amend Section 5 of the Agreement, relating to the timing of payment of
Consultant Compensation, as provided in this Amendment. Each other provision of
the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
(b) Tax Matters. The Consultant acknowledges that:
(i) The Company has advised him to consult his tax
advisor with respect to the federal, state and local income tax consequences of
making Initial Elections and Subsequent Elections pursuant to the Amendment.
(ii) The Company has delivered to him a copy of the
Prospectus for the Deferred Compensation Plan and he has read the provisions of
the Prospectus relating to tax consequences.
(c) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in
counterparts.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this
Amendment on May 26, 2004.
COMCAST CORPORATION
By:/s/ Arthur R. Block
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Name: Arthur R. Block
Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
/s/ C. Michael Armstrong
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C. Michael Armstrong
Exhibit 31
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Brian L. Roberts, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
b) [Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986.]
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting.
Date: July 30, 2004
/s/ Brian L. Roberts
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Name: Brian L. Roberts
Chief Executive Officer
I, Lawrence S. Smith, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
b) [Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986.]
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting.
Date: July 30, 2004
/s/ Lawrence S. Smith
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Name: Lawrence S. Smith
Co-Chief Financial Officer
I, John R. Alchin, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
b) [Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986.]
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting.
Date: July 30, 2004
/s/ John R. Alchin
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Name: John R. Alchin
Co-Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
July 30, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the
quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation (the "Report") for the
purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of
Title 18 of the United States Code.
Brian L. Roberts, the Chief Executive Officer, Lawrence S. Smith, the Co-Chief
Financial Officer and John R. Alchin, the Co-Chief Financial Officer of Comcast
Corporation, each certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:
1. the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act; and
2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of Comcast Corporation.
/s/ Brian L. Roberts
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Name: Brian L. Roberts
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Lawrence S. Smith
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Name: Lawrence S. Smith
Co-Chief Financial Officer
/s/ John R. Alchin
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Name: John R. Alchin
Co-Chief Financial Officer