Exhibit 99.2

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GCI LIBERTY REPORTS
FIRST QUARTER 2019 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Englewood, Colorado, May 9, 2019 - GCI Liberty, Inc. (“GCI Liberty”) (Nasdaq: GLIBA, GLIBP) today reported first quarter 2019 results. Headlines include(1):

•
GCI(2) total revenue declined 1% compared to the first quarter 2018
◦
GCI Consumer revenue down 1%, with Consumer data revenue up 5%
◦
GCI Business revenue decreased 1%, with Business data revenue up 1%

"The GCI team continues to grow data revenue while implementing cost savings measures, including organizational restructuring, to offset a challenging operating and regulatory environment," said Greg Maffei, GCI Liberty President and CEO.

Discussion of Results

Unless otherwise noted, the following discussion compares financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to pro forma financial information for the same period in 2018.

Although GCI's results are only included in GCI Liberty's results beginning March 9, 2018, we believe discussion of the standalone results of GCI for all periods presented promotes a better understanding of the overall results of the business. The pro forma financial information presented herein for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was prepared assuming the acquisition took place on January 1, 2017. The pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not represent what the results of operations of GCI would have been had the acquisition occurred at that time. GCI's pro forma operating results include acquisition accounting adjustments primarily related to revenue, depreciation, amortization, stock compensation and the exclusion of transaction related costs.

GCI

GCI receives support from various Universal Service Fund ("USF") programs: high cost, low income, rural health care, and schools and libraries. The USF Rural Health Care ("RHC") Program subsidizes the rates for services provided to rural health care providers. In November 2017, the Universal Service Administrative Co. ("USAC") requested further information to support GCI's rural rates charged to a number of its RHC Program customers for the year that runs July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 (the "2017 Funding Year"). On October 10, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") staff notified



GCI of their decision to reduce RHC support payments to GCI for the 2017 Funding Year by $27.8 million, an approximate 26% reduction, and to apply the same cost methodology to subsequent funding years. Pro forma financials for the first quarter of 2018 reflect this reduction. GCI filed an appeal to the FCC staff decision on November 9, 2018 and a supplemental appeal on January 29, 2019. GCI will continue to pursue this appeal and expects to reduce future RHC Program revenue by a similar rate until a final resolution is reached with the FCC.

Separately, on November 30, 2018, GCI received multiple notices from USAC denying requested funding from an RHC customer (the "Customer") for the 2017 Funding Year. In November 2017, USAC requested information from the Customer related to bidding process documentation for two separate service contracts they have with GCI. The Customer responded, but USAC denied the funding based on the determination that bids previously received were not submitted with the original funding request and/or that bidding information submitted was related to the wrong bidding year. The Customer filed an appeal with USAC on January 29, 2019 and made a supplemental filing on March 12, 2019. 
 
On May 6, 2019, USAC denied the appeal. As a result of the denial, GCI has taken a reserve of $21 million and an associated bad debt expense has been recorded that impacted operating income and adjusted OIBDA(3), representing the portion of revenue for the Customer that would have otherwise been subsidized by the RHC Program recognized from July 1, 2017 through March 31, 2019. Going forward, GCI will not recognize RHC revenue to the extent services continue to be provided to the Customer, which has historically approximated $12 million per year, until an adequate level of clarity is reached on the matter and the applicable revenue recognition criteria are met. GCI expects the Customer to appeal the latest USAC decision to the Wireline Competition Bureau of the FCC within 60 days.

“We are deeply disappointed by the recent appeal denial by USAC, but in 2019 GCI will focus on our core strengths: our network speed and reliability. The network investments we make in 2019 will bring our urban wireless service on par with GCI’s high speed internet service which has become a flagship product for the company," said GCI CEO, Ron Duncan. "We believe the combination of our superior wireline network and improved wireless service will be a competitive advantage for the company as consumer demand for data, especially mobile data, grows."

The following table provides GCI’s operating metrics and pro forma financial results for the first quarter of 2018 and 2019.
(amounts in thousands, except operating metrics)
    
 
1Q18

    
 
1Q19

    
% Change
 
GCI Consolidated Financial Metrics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer
 
$
107,828

 
$
106,590

 
(1
)
%
Business
 
 
107,230

 
 
106,621

 
(1
)
%
  Total Revenue
 
$
215,058

 
$
213,211

 
(1
)
%
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
  Operating Income
 
$
3,844

 
$
(23,978
)

(724
)
%
  Operating Income Margin (%)
 
 
1.8

%
 
(11.2
)
%
(1,300
)
bps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Adjusted OIBDA(1)
 
$
67,789

 
$
44,471

 
(34
)
%
  Adjusted OIBDA Margin(1) (%)
 
 
31.5

%
 
20.9

%
(1,060
)
bps
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


 
GCI Consumer
 
 
 
 
 

 

 



  Financial Metrics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
$
40,990

 
$
39,907

 
(3
)
%
Data
 
 
39,062

 
 
41,178

 
5

%
Video
 
 
22,477

 
 
21,021

 
(6
)
%
Voice
 
 
5,299

 
 
4,484

 
(15
)
%
  Total Revenue
 
$
107,828

 
$
106,590

 
(1
)
%
  Operating Metrics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Wireless Lines in Service(2)
 
 
196,500

 
 
188,700

 
(4
)
%
  Data - Cable Modem Subscribers(3)
 
 
125,400

 
 
124,800

 
—

%
  Video
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic Subscribers(4)
 
 
93,900

 
 
86,700

 
(8
)
%
Homes Passed
 
 
252,900

 
 
253,400

 
—

%
  Voice - Total Access Lines in Service(5)
 
 
49,300

 
 
43,600

 
(12
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GCI Business
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Financial Metrics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
$
23,803

 
$
22,757

 
(4
)
%
Data
 
 
68,327

 
 
69,035

 
1

%
Video
 
 
3,685

 
 
3,825

 
4

%
Voice
 
 
11,415

 
 
11,004

 
(4
)
%
  Total Revenue
 
$
107,230

 
$
106,621

 
(1
)
%
  Operating Metrics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Wireless Lines in Service(2)
 
 
22,100

 
 
20,900

 
(5
)
%
  Data - Cable Modem Subscribers(3)
 
 
9,200

 
 
9,000

 
(2
)
%
  Voice - Total Access Lines in Service(5)
 
 
37,600

 
 
35,700

 
(5
)
%
1)
See reconciling schedule 1.
2)
A wireless line in service is defined as a revenue generating wireless device.
3)
A cable modem subscriber is defined by the purchase of cable modem service regardless of the level of service purchased. If one entity purchases multiple cable modem service access points, each access point is counted as a subscriber.
4)
A basic subscriber is defined as one basic tier of service delivered to an address or separate subunits thereof regardless of the number of outlets purchased.
5)
A local access line in service is defined as a revenue generating circuit or channel connecting a customer to the public switched telephone network.

GCI revenue declined in the first quarter driven by declines in Consumer and Business wireless revenue driven by subscriber losses, a decrease in USF high cost support, and wholesale customers moving backhaul circuits off of the GCI network. These declines were partially offset by growth in both Consumer and Business data revenue. Operating income and adjusted OIBDA declined due to the $21 million RHC reserve, the decrease in revenue and increased costs in the time and materials business, partially offset by reduced selling, general and administrative expense due to lower contract labor costs. The operating income decline was also impacted by an increase in depreciation and amortization due to new assets placed in service.
GCI Consumer
Consumer revenue was down 1% in the first quarter due to declines in wireless, video and voice revenue primarily driven by subscriber losses. These losses were partially offset by significant growth in consumer data revenue due to customer migration to more expensive plans offering higher speeds and data limits.



GCI Business
GCI Business revenue declined by 1% primarily due to the aforementioned declines in wireless revenue driven by wholesale customers moving backhaul circuits off of the GCI network. This was partially offset by an increase in data revenue.

Capital Expenditures
Year to date, GCI has spent $30 million on capital expenditures, excluding capitalized interest. Capital expenditure spending was related primarily to improvements to data and wireless networks. GCI's capital expenditures for 2019 are expected to be approximately $140 million, down from the $160 million expected as of last quarter.

Share Repurchases
From February 1, 2019 through April 30, 2019, GCI Liberty repurchased approximately 84 thousand Series A GCI Liberty shares (Nasdaq: GLIBA) at an average cost per share of $47.76 for total cash consideration of $4 million. The total remaining repurchase authorization for GCI Liberty is approximately $494 million.


FOOTNOTES
1)
GCI Liberty’s President and CEO, Greg Maffei, will discuss these highlights and other matters on GCI Liberty's earnings conference call which will begin at 5:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) on May 9, 2019. For information regarding how to access the call, please see “Important Notice” later in this document.
2)
GCI Liberty’s principal asset is GCI Holdings, LLC (“GCI” or “GCI Holdings”), Alaska's largest communications provider. Other assets include its interests in Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter") and Liberty Broadband Corporation, as well as its interest in LendingTree and subsidiary Evite.
3)
For a definition of adjusted OIBDA and adjusted OIBDA margin and applicable reconciliations, see the accompanying schedules.



GCI LIBERTY GAAP FINANCIAL METRICS
(amounts in thousands)
    
 
1Q18(1)

    
 
1Q19

Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
  GCI Holdings
 
$
56,792

 
$
213,211

  Corporate and other
 
 
4,412

 
 
4,525

Total GCI Liberty Revenue
 
$
61,204

 
$
217,736

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
  GCI Holdings
 
$
3,096

 
$
(23,978
)
  Corporate and other
 
 
(10,465
)
 
 
(8,666
)
Total GCI Liberty Operating Income
 
$
(7,369
)
 
$
(32,644
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted OIBDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
  GCI Holdings
 
$
19,748

 
$
44,471

  Corporate and other
 
 
(5,860
)
 
 
(6,306
)
Total GCI Liberty Adjusted OIBDA
 
$
13,888

 
$
38,165

(1)
First quarter 2018 results include results of GCI Holdings for the period following the GCI Liberty split-off on March 9, 2018. GCI Holdings GAAP financial statements for the first quarter of 2018 differ from GCI Holdings pro forma financial statements due to the impact of acquisition accounting, including deferred revenue adjustments, depreciation and amortization of intangible and tangible assets, RHC Program revenue adjustments and other adjustments.




NOTES
The following financial information with respect to GCI Liberty's investments in equity securities and equity affiliates is intended to supplement GCI Liberty's consolidated statements of operations which are included in its Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019.

Fair Value of Public Holdings

(amounts in millions)
    
12/31/2018
 
    
3/31/2019
 
Charter(1)
 
$
1,527

 
$
1,859

Liberty Broadband(1)
 
 
3,074

 
 
3,916

LendingTree(2)
 
 
756

 
 
1,211

Total
 
$
5,357

 
$
6,986

(1)
Represents fair value of the investments in Charter and Liberty Broadband. A portion of the Charter equity securities are considered covered shares and subject to certain contractual restrictions in accordance with the indemnification obligation, as described below.
(2)
Represents fair value of the investment in LendingTree. In accordance with GAAP, this investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting and is included in the balance sheet of GCI Liberty at $174 million and $171 million at December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively.



Cash and Debt

The following presentation is provided to separately identify cash and liquid investments and debt information.

(amounts in millions)
12/31/2018
 
    
3/31/2019
 
Cash:
 
 
 
 
 
GCI
$
100

(4,000,000
)
$
96

Corporate and other
 
391

 
 
326

Total GCI Liberty Consolidated Cash
$
491

(69,000,000
)
$
422

 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Notes
$
775

 
$
775

Senior Credit Facility
 
715

 
 
715

Finance Leases and Other(1)
 
142

 
 
138

Total GCI Debt
$
1,632

(4,000,000
)
$
1,628

 
 
 
 
 
 
Margin Loan
$
900

 
$
900

1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046
 
477

 
 
477

Total Corporate Level Debt
$
1,377

 
$
1,377

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total GCI Liberty Debt
$
3,009

(4,000,000
)
$
3,005

Premium on debt and deferred financing fees
 
12

 
 
69

Finance leases and tower obligation (excluded from GAAP Debt)
 
(135
)
 
 
(131
)
Total GCI Liberty Debt (GAAP)
$
2,886

 
$
2,943

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Financial Obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
Indemnification Obligation(2)
$
79

 
$
110

Preferred Stock(3)
 
177

 
 
177

 
 
 
 
 
 
GCI Leverage(4)
 
5.2x

 
 
5.9x

(1)
Includes the Wells Fargo Note Payable and current and long-term obligations under finance leases and communication tower obligations.
(2)
Indemnity to Qurate Retail, pursuant to an indemnification agreement (the "indemnification agreement"), with respect to the Liberty Interactive LLC ("LI LLC") 1.75% exchangeable debentures due 2046 (the "Charter exchangeable debentures"), as described below.
(3)
Preferred shares have 21-year term, 7% coupon, $25/share liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends and 1/3 vote per share. The preferred stock is considered a liability for GAAP purposes.
(4)
As defined in GCI's credit agreement.

GCI Liberty cash decreased by $69 million in the first quarter primarily due to share repurchases. Cash at GCI was relatively flat in the quarter as cash from operations was offset by capital expenditures. GCI Liberty debt remained relatively flat.

Pursuant to an indemnification agreement, GCI Liberty will compensate Qurate Retail for any payments made in excess of the adjusted principal amount of the LI LLC Charter exchangeable debentures to any holder that exercises its exchange right on or before the put/call date of October 5, 2023. This indemnity is supported by a negative pledge in favor of Qurate Retail on the reference shares of Class A common stock of Charter held at GCI Liberty that underlie the LI LLC Charter exchangeable debentures.  The indemnification obligation on GCI Liberty's balance sheet is valued based on the estimated exchange feature in the LI LLC



Charter exchangeable debentures. As of March 31, 2019, a holder of the LI LLC Charter exchangeable debentures does not have the ability to exchange, and accordingly, the indemnification obligation has been classified as a long-term liability. There is $332 million principal amount of the LI LLC Charter exchangeable debentures outstanding as of March 31, 2019.


Important Notice: GCI Liberty (Nasdaq: GLIBA, GLIBP) President and CEO, Greg Maffei, will discuss GCI Liberty's earnings release on a conference call which will begin at 5:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) on May 9, 2019. The call can be accessed by dialing (800) 458-4121 or (323) 794-2093, passcode 6435458, at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. The call will also be broadcast live across the Internet and archived on our website. To access the webcast go to www.gciliberty.com/events. Links to this press release and replays of the call will also be available on GCI Liberty's website.

This press release includes certain forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about business strategies, market potential, future financial prospects, capital expenditures, matters relating to the Universal Service Administrative Company and Rural Health Care program, statements about the indemnification by GCI Liberty, the continuation of our stock repurchase program and other matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including, without limitation, possible changes in market acceptance of new products or services, competitive issues, regulatory matters affecting our businesses, continued access to capital on terms acceptable to GCI Liberty, changes in law and government regulations that may impact the derivative instruments that hedge certain of our financial risks, the availability of investment opportunities and market conditions conducive to stock repurchases. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and GCI Liberty expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in GCI Liberty's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Please refer to the publicly filed documents of GCI Liberty, including the most recent Forms 10-K and Forms 10-Q, for additional information about GCI Liberty and about the risks and uncertainties related to GCI Liberty's business which may affect the statements made in this press release.



NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release includes a presentation of adjusted OIBDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, for GCI Liberty (and certain of its subsidiaries) and GCI Holdings together with a reconciliation to that entity or such businesses’ operating income, as determined under GAAP. GCI Liberty defines adjusted OIBDA as revenue less cost of sales, operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding all stock based compensation, and excludes from that definition depreciation and amortization, separately reported litigation settlements, insurance proceeds and restructuring and impairment charges that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP. Further, this press release includes adjusted OIBDA margin which is also a non-GAAP financial measure. GCI Liberty defines adjusted OIBDA margin as adjusted OIBDA divided by revenue.

GCI Liberty believes adjusted OIBDA is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses, including each business' ability to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. Because adjusted OIBDA is used as a measure of operating performance, GCI Liberty views operating income as the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted OIBDA is not meant to replace or supersede operating income or any other GAAP measure, but rather to supplement such GAAP measures in order to present investors with the same information that GCI Liberty's management considers in assessing the results of operations and performance of its assets. Please see the attached schedules for applicable reconciliations.

SCHEDULE 1

The following table provides a reconciliation of GCI’s adjusted OIBDA to its operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively. The pro forma financial information presented below for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was prepared assuming the acquisition took place on January 1, 2017. The pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not represent what the results of operations of GCI would have been had the acquisition occurred at that time. GCI's pro forma operating results include acquisition accounting adjustments primarily related to revenue, depreciation, amortization, stock compensation and the exclusion of transaction related costs. The pro forma results have also been adjusted for the FCC's Rural Health Care decision.

GCI HOLDINGS ADJUSTED OIBDA RECONCILIATION
(amounts in thousands)
    
 
1Q18

    
 
1Q19

GCI Holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted OIBDA
 
$
67,789

 
$
44,471

Depreciation and amortization
 
 
(58,669
)
 
 
(66,953
)
Legal settlement
 
 
(3,600
)
 
 
—

Insurance proceeds(1)
 
 
—

 
 
2,500

Stock compensation expense
 
 
(1,676
)
 
 
(3,996
)
Operating Income
 
$
3,844

 
$
(23,978
)
(1)
Insurance payments received for damages sustained during 2018 earthquake.




SCHEDULE 2

The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted OIBDA for GCI Liberty to operating income (loss) calculated in accordance with GAAP for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, respectively.

GCI LIBERTY ADJUSTED OIBDA RECONCILIATION

(amounts in thousands)
    
 
1Q18(1)

    
 
1Q19

GCI Liberty
 
 
 
 
 
 
GCI Liberty Adjusted OIBDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
GCI Holdings
 
$
19,748

 
$
44,471

Corporate and other
 
 
(5,860
)
 
 
(6,306
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated GCI Liberty adjusted OIBDA
 
$
13,888

 
$
38,165

Stock-based compensation
 
 
(5,236
)
 
 
(5,631
)
Insurance proceeds
 
 
—

 
 
2,500

Depreciation and amortization
 
 
(16,021
)
 
 
(67,678
)
GCI Liberty Operating Income (Loss)
 
$
(7,369
)
 
$
(32,644
)
(1)
First quarter 2018 results include results of GCI Holdings for the period following the GCI Liberty split-off on March 9, 2018.




GCI LIBERTY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
(unaudited)
 
March 31,

December 31,

2019

2018

Amounts in thousands, except share amounts
Assets



Current assets:
 

 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
422,420


491,257

Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $17,548 and $7,555, respectively
175,825


182,600

Current portion of tax sharing receivable
36,781


36,781

Other current assets
34,349


40,100

Total current assets
669,375


750,738

Investments in equity securities
1,867,838


1,533,517

Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method
172,975


177,030

Investment in Liberty Broadband measured at fair value
3,915,632


3,074,373

Property and equipment, net
1,161,345


1,184,606

Intangible assets not subject to amortization





Goodwill
855,837


855,837

Cable certificates
305,000


305,000

Wireless licenses
191,697


190,000

Other
16,500


16,500


1,369,034


1,367,337

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net
423,431


436,006

Tax sharing receivable
74,782


65,701

Other assets, net
163,848


71,514

Total assets
$
9,818,260


8,660,822

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity



Current liabilities:



Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
80,678


100,334

Deferred revenue
32,004


31,743

Current portion of debt, net of deferred financing costs
901,306


900,759

Variable forward
91,484


20,340

Other current liabilities
67,490


27,618

Total current liabilities
1,172,962


1,080,794

Long-term debt, net, including $521,376 and $462,336 measured at fair value
2,042,158


1,985,275

Obligations under finance leases and tower obligations, excluding current portion
118,039


122,245

Long-term deferred revenue
62,324


65,954

Deferred income tax liabilities
1,064,198


793,696

Preferred stock
177,445


177,103

Indemnification obligation
110,317


78,522

Other liabilities
121,835


50,543




Total liabilities
4,869,278


4,354,132

Equity





Stockholders’ equity:





Series A common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 500,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 101,078,065 shares at March 31, 2019 and 102,058,816 shares at December 31, 2018
1,011


1,021

Series B common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 4,441,109 shares at March 31, 2019 and 4,441,609 shares at December 31, 2018
44


44

Series C common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 1,040,000,000 shares; no shares issued
—


—

Additional paid-in capital
3,212,878


3,251,957

Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of taxes
3,068

 
168

Retained earnings
1,722,471


1,043,933

Total stockholders' equity
4,939,472


4,297,123

Non-controlling interests
9,510


9,567

Total equity
4,948,982


4,306,690

Commitments and contingencies




Total liabilities and equity
$
9,818,260


8,660,822





GCI LIBERTY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,

2019

2018

Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts
Revenue
$
217,736


61,204

Operating costs and expenses:





Operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
68,893


19,819

Selling, general and administrative, including stock-based compensation
116,309


32,733

Insurance proceeds
(2,500
)

—

Depreciation and amortization expense
67,678


16,021


250,380


68,573

Operating income (loss)
(32,644
)

(7,369
)
Other income (expense):





Interest expense (including amortization of deferred loan fees)
(37,618
)

(8,248
)
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net
(3,296
)

(2,492
)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net
1,009,600


(71,481
)
Tax sharing agreement
9,081


(6,883
)
Other, net
2,768


1,697


980,535


(87,407
)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
947,891


(94,776
)
Income tax (expense) benefit
(269,405
)

(75,955
)
Net earnings (loss)
678,486


(170,731
)
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interests
(57
)

(39
)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GCI Liberty, Inc. shareholders
678,543


(170,692
)
Basic net earnings attributable to Class A and Class B GCI Liberty, Inc. shareholders per common share
$
6.47


(1.58
)
Diluted net earnings attributable to Class A and Class B GCI Liberty, Inc. shareholders per common share
$
6.41


(1.58
)





GCI LIBERTY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
amounts in thousands
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net earnings (loss)
$
678,486

 
(170,731
)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash from operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
67,678

 
16,021

Stock-based compensation expense
5,631

 
5,236

Share of (earnings) losses of affiliates, net
3,296

 
2,492

Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net
(1,009,600
)
 
71,481

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
269,397

 
75,596

Other, net
2,489

 
243

Change in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Current and other assets
20,882

 
(20,092
)
Payables and other liabilities
(17,194
)
 
(1,889
)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
21,065

 
(21,643
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Cash and restricted cash from acquisition of GCI Holdings
—

 
147,957

Capital expended for property and equipment
(40,114
)
 
(6,500
)
Other
803


—

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
(39,311
)
 
141,457

Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Borrowings of debt
—

 
1,000,000

Repayment of debt, capital lease, and tower obligations
(4,739
)
 
(81,386
)
Repurchases of GCI Liberty common stock
(43,910
)

—

Contributions from (distributions to) parent, net
—

 
(1,121,320
)
Distribution to non-controlling interests
—

 
(3,272
)
Derivative payments
—

 
(80,001
)
Other financing activities, net
(1,929
)
 
(4,341
)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
(50,578
)
 
(290,320
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(68,824
)
 
(170,506
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
492,032

 
574,148

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
423,208

 
403,642