UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 27, 2008

 

General Communication, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

State of Alaska

 

000-15279

 

92-0072737

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, Alaska

 

99503

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (907) 868-5600

 

 

NONE

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o

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o

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Item 4.02(a)

Non-Reliance of Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Internal Review

 

On May 27, 2008, management of General Communication, Inc. (the “Company”), after discussions with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, determined that it was necessary to restate the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007 in order to correct the errors in such financial statements described below. Management of the Company has concluded that certain of these errors arose from a material weakness that was not identified in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting as of December 31, 2007. Accordingly, the Company’s consolidated interim financial statements previously filed for those periods and Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting as of December 31, 2007 should no longer be relied upon. These corrections do not result in a material change to our 2007 annual audited consolidated financial statements included in our December 31, 2007 annual report on Form 10-K.

 

In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) the Company now initially records depreciation expense in the month an asset is placed in service and its capitalized interest policy results in the appropriate recognition of capitalized interest. Subsequent to March 31, 2008 the Company plans to remediate this material weakness by expanding its accounting policy documentation and reviewing the accounting policies to ensure GAAP compliance.

 

 

The corrections made were:

 

 

We adjusted depreciation expense to correct an error in calculating depreciation in the initial year an asset is placed in service. We originally recorded our estimated depreciation expense evenly throughout the year with periodic adjustments based upon improved estimates or actual results. In accordance with GAAP we now initially record depreciation expense in the month an asset is placed in service. Depreciation was improperly allocated among quarters, but the year-end total was correct. Therefore the restatement impacts the quarterly results, but not the December 31, 2007 year-end results.

 

 

We have also corrected the 2007 quarters for errors that have been determined to be immaterial individually and in the aggregate. They are as follows:

 

 

We adjusted interest expense to correct an interest capitalization error on certain assets. Our capitalized interest policy was too restrictive and resulted in no interest capitalization on certain qualifying capital expenditures. Our capitalized interest policy now conforms to GAAP;

 

We adjusted depreciation expense due to the recognition of depreciation on additional capitalized interest;

 

We increased revenue to correct a configuration error in the automated interface between our unified billing system and our general ledger;

 

We increased revenue to correct revenue recognition for a majority noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary that was recognizing a certain type of revenue on a cash basis rather than an accrual basis;

 

We decreased share-based compensation expense to correct expense recognition timing for options that did not vest in equal increments over the vesting period;

 

We adjusted depreciation expense due to a revision of the Alaska DigiTel purchase price allocation, and;

 

We adjusted income tax expense to record the income tax effect of the corrections described above.

Additionally, we reclassified network maintenance and operations expense from selling, general and administrative expense to Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

 

The impact of the restatement and immaterial error correction adjustments and the reclassification as described above for the applicable periods is as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

 

As previously reported

 

 

Adjust-ments

 

 

Reclass-ification

 

 

As restated

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 (as reported on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

124,579

 

 

452

 

 

---

 

 

125,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

 

43,113

 

 

---

 

 

4,877

 

 

47,990

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

48,524

 

 

(42

)

 

(4,877

)

 

43,605

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

21,454

 

 

(588

)

 

---

 

 

20,866

 

Operating income

 

 

11,488

 

 

1,082

 

 

---

 

 

12,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(8,700

)

 

382

 

 

---

 

 

(8,318

)

Loan and senior note fees

 

 

(180

)

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

(180

)

Interest income

 

 

184

 

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

184

 

Minority interest

 

 

13

 

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

13

 

Other expense, net

 

 

(8,683

)

 

382

 

 

---

 

 

(8,301

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

2,805

 

 

1,464

 

 

---

 

 

4,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

1,275

 

 

688

 

 

---

 

 

1,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

1,530

 

 

776

 

 

---

 

 

2,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income available to common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.03

 

 

0.01

 

 

---

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income available to common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.02

 

 

0.02

 

 

---

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 (as reported on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

129,592

 

 

298

 

 

---

 

 

129,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

 

42,238

 

 

---

 

 

3,341

 

 

45,579

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

47,486

 

 

(715

)

 

(3,341

)

 

43,430

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

21,742

 

 

(305

)

 

---

 

 

21,437

 

Operating income

 

 

18,126

 

 

1,318

 

 

---

 

 

19,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(8,941

)

 

384

 

 

---

 

 

(8,557

)

Loan and senior note fees

 

 

(216

)

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

(216

)

Interest income

 

 

161

 

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

161

 

Minority interest

 

 

(24

)

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

(24

)

Other expense, net

 

 

(9,020

)

 

384

 

 

---

 

 

(8,636

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

9,106

 

 

1,702

 

 

---

 

 

10,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

4,091

 

 

799

 

 

---

 

 

4,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

5,015

 

 

903

 

 

---

 

 

5,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income available to common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.09

 

 

0.02

 

 

---

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income available to common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.09

 

 

0.02

 

 

---

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 (as reported on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

133,864

 

 

226

 

 

---

 

 

134,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

 

47,878

 

 

---

 

 

4,335

 

 

52,213

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

48,956

 

 

114

 

 

(4,335

)

 

44,735

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

22,837

 

 

(867

)

 

---

 

 

21,970

 

Operating income

 

 

14,193

 

 

979

 

 

---

 

 

15,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(9,042

)

 

422

 

 

---

 

 

(8,620

)

Loan and senior note fees

 

 

(751

)

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

(751

)

Interest income

 

 

82

 

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

82

 

Minority interest

 

 

37

 

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

37

 

Other expense, net

 

 

(9,674

)

 

422

 

 

---

 

 

(9,252

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

4,519

 

 

1,401

 

 

---

 

 

5,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

2,306

 

 

658

 

 

---

 

 

2,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

2,213

 

 

743

 

 

---

 

 

2,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income available to common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.04

 

 

0.02

 

 

---

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income available to common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.04

 

 

0.01

 

 

---

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2007 (as reported on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

131,300

 

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

131,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

 

45,828

 

 

---

 

 

4,189

 

 

50,017

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

48,171

 

 

---

 

 

(4,189

)

 

43,982

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

20,407

 

 

2,935

 

 

---

 

 

23,342

 

Operating income

 

 

16,894

 

 

2,935

 

 

---

 

 

13,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(9,442

)

 

530

 

 

---

 

 

(8,912

)

Loan and senior note fees

 

 

(276

)

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

(276

)

Interest income

 

 

117

 

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

117

 

Minority interest

 

 

10

 

 

---

 

 

---

 

 

10

 

Other expense, net

 

 

(9,591

)

 

530

 

 

---

 

 

(9,061

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

7,303

 

 

2,405

 

 

---

 

 

4,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

3,475

 

 

(1,130

)

 

---

 

 

2,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

3,828

 

 

1,275

 

 

---

 

 

2,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income available to common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.07

 

 

(0.02

)

 

---

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income available to common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.06

 

 

(0.02

)

 

---

 

 

0.04

 

 

The Company intends to provide all restated financial information referred to in this Item 4.02(a), including explanatory information, in an amendment to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.

(Registrant)

 

Date:

May 30, 2008

 

 

By:  /s/ John M. Lowber            

 

Name:

John M. Lowber

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

 

Secretary and Treasurer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)