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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015.

 

o         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: 333-170812

 


 

21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

26-1747745

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

Incorporation or Organization)

 

 

 

 

 

2270 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

33907

(Zip Code)

 

(239) 931-7275

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

N/A

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. * oYes  xNo

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrant was required to submit and post such files.) Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filero

Accelerated filero

Non-accelerated filerx

Smaller reporting companyo

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes  x No

 


* The registrant has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but is not required to file such reports under such Sections.

 

As of May 1, 2015, we had outstanding 1,028 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, which are 100% owned by 21st Century Oncology Investments, LLC.

 

 

 



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21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Form 10-Q

 

INDEX

 

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss — Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

35

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

54

 

 

 

Item 4

Controls and Procedures

54

 

 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

56

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

56

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

63

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

63

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

63

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

63

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

64

 

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.    Financial Statements

 

21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents ($7,902 and $7,202 related to VIEs)

 

$

78,184

 

$

99,167

 

Restricted cash

 

7,865

 

7,051

 

Accounts receivable, net ($18,070 and $13,799 related to VIEs)

 

153,619

 

137,807

 

Prepaid expenses ($654 and $651 related to VIEs)

 

9,115

 

8,728

 

Inventories ($418 and $370 related to VIEs)

 

4,355

 

4,526

 

Deferred income taxes ($6 and $6 related to VIEs)

 

193

 

227

 

Other ($501 and $403 related to VIEs)

 

7,821

 

7,457

 

Total current assets

 

261,152

 

264,963

 

Equity investments in joint ventures

 

1,615

 

1,646

 

Property and equipment, net ($24,101 and $19,051 related to VIEs)

 

268,630

 

270,757

 

Real estate subject to finance obligation

 

10,849

 

22,552

 

Goodwill ($78,665 and $54,377 related to VIEs)

 

492,868

 

469,596

 

Intangible assets, net ($14,772 and $12,421 related to VIEs)

 

81,253

 

81,680

 

Other assets ($6,283 and $6,335 related to VIEs)

 

35,040

 

35,530

 

Total assets

 

$

1,151,407

 

$

1,146,724

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable ($2,596 and $1,270 related to VIEs)

 

$

65,207

 

$

57,635

 

Accrued expenses ($2,457 and $3,534 related to VIEs)

 

102,308

 

82,609

 

Income taxes payable ($0 and $0 related to VIEs)

 

3,792

 

2,114

 

Current portion of long-term debt ($86 and $14 related to VIEs)

 

25,088

 

26,350

 

Current portion of finance obligation

 

257

 

433

 

Other current liabilities

 

20,787

 

19,687

 

Total current liabilities

 

217,439

 

188,828

 

Long-term debt, less current portion ($220 and $11 related to VIEs)

 

935,664

 

940,771

 

Finance obligation, less current portion

 

11,490

 

23,610

 

Embedded derivative features of Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock

 

17,185

 

15,843

 

Other long-term liabilities ($2,659 and $2,474 related to VIEs)

 

53,340

 

51,079

 

Deferred income taxes

 

4,002

 

4,480

 

Total liabilities

 

1,239,120

 

1,224,611

 

Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock, $0.001 par value, $1,000 stated value, 3,500,000 authorized, 385,000 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

353,388

 

328,926

 

Noncontrolling interests - redeemable

 

55,078

 

49,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 1,028 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

601,162

 

626,001

 

Retained deficit

 

(1,082,729

)

(1,067,487

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

(40,882

)

(38,690

)

Total 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder’s deficit

 

(522,449

)

(480,176

)

Noncontrolling interests - nonredeemable

 

26,270

 

23,566

 

Total deficit

 

(496,179

)

(456,610

)

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

1,151,407

 

$

1,146,724

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(in thousands):

 

2015

 

2014

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Net patient service revenue

 

$

256,757

 

$

213,908

 

Management fees

 

15,870

 

16,597

 

Other revenue

 

5,856

 

2,892

 

Total revenues

 

278,483

 

233,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and benefits

 

146,959

 

125,909

 

Medical supplies

 

26,291

 

21,734

 

Facility rent expenses

 

16,875

 

15,495

 

Other operating expenses

 

14,924

 

14,381

 

General and administrative expenses

 

28,910

 

30,114

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

22,569

 

20,722

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

4,468

 

4,296

 

Interest expense, net

 

25,687

 

27,527

 

Loss on sale leaseback transaction

 

 

135

 

Fair value adjustment of earn-out liability

 

460

 

199

 

Fair value adjustment of embedded derivative

 

1,342

 

 

Loss on foreign currency transactions

 

242

 

28

 

Gain on foreign currency derivative contracts

 

 

(4

)

Total expenses

 

288,727

 

260,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(10,244

)

(27,139

)

Income tax expense

 

2,690

 

2,106

 

Net loss

 

(12,934

)

(29,245

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — redeemable and non-redeemable

 

(2,308

)

(936

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder

 

(15,242

)

(30,181

)

Other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on foreign currency translation

 

(2,435

)

(9,856

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

(2,435

)

(9,856

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

(15,369

)

(39,101

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests-redeemable and non-redeemable

 

(2,065

)

(117

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder

 

$

(17,434

)

$

(39,218

)

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(in thousands):

 

2015

 

2014

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(12,934

)

$

(29,245

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

19,324

 

16,737

 

Amortization

 

3,245

 

3,985

 

Deferred rent expense

 

219

 

(139

)

Deferred income taxes

 

(437

)

44

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1

 

35

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

4,468

 

4,296

 

(Gain) loss on the sale/disposal of property and equipment

 

(324

)

15

 

Loss on sale leaseback transaction

 

 

135

 

Loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions

 

145

 

(49

)

Gain on foreign currency derivative contracts

 

 

(4

)

Fair value adjustment of earn-out liability

 

460

 

199

 

Fair value adjustment of embedded derivative

 

1,342

 

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

446

 

572

 

Amortization of loan costs

 

1,455

 

1,493

 

Equity interest in net (earnings) loss of joint ventures

 

(24

)

38

 

Distribution received from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

53

 

54

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable and other current assets

 

(22,421

)

(22,621

)

Income taxes payable

 

1,720

 

1,402

 

Inventories

 

183

 

(389

)

Prepaid expenses

 

550

 

572

 

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

4,057

 

3,861

 

Accrued deferred compensation

 

393

 

40

 

Accrued expenses / other current liabilities

 

20,818

 

18,664

 

Net cash provided by (used in) provided by operating activities

 

22,739

 

(305

)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(12,265

)

(19,063

)

Acquisition of medical practices

 

(25,965

)

(49,319

)

Restricted cash associated with medical practice acquisitions

 

(814

)

(10,312

)

Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment

 

1,103

 

73

 

Loans to employees

 

(45

)

(294

)

Contribution of capital to joint venture entities

 

 

(315

)

Purchase of noncontrolling interest - non-redeemable

 

(1,233

)

 

Premiums on life insurance policies

 

(321

)

(5

)

Change in other assets and other liabilities

 

(62

)

208

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(39,602

)

(79,027

)

 

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21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

(unaudited)

 

(in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of debt (net of original issue discount of $0 million and $2.9 million, respectively)

 

2,863

 

98,059

 

Principal repayments of debt

 

(9,902

)

(23,579

)

Repayments of finance obligation

 

(84

)

(61

)

Proceeds from issuance of noncontrolling interest

 

743

 

1,250

 

Proceeds from noncontrolling interest holders - redeemable and non-redeemable

 

3,230

 

229

 

Cash distributions to noncontrolling interest holders — redeemable and non-redeemable

 

(964

)

(45

)

Payments of costs for equity securities offering

 

 

(698

)

Payments of loan costs

 

 

(967

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(4,114

)

74,188

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(6

)

(32

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(20,983

)

(5,176

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

99,167

 

17,462

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

78,184

 

$

12,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Finance obligation related to real estate projects

 

$

3

 

$

300

 

Derecognition of finance obligation related to real estate projects

 

$

12,215

 

$

4,119

 

Capital lease obligations related to the purchase of equipment

 

$

 

$

4,460

 

Medical equipment and service contract component related to the acquisition of medical equipment through accounts payable

 

$

4,586

 

$

5,935

 

Issuance of notes payable relating to the acquisition of medical practices

 

$

 

$

2,000

 

Liability relating to the escrow debt and purchase price of medical practices

 

$

 

$

11,687

 

Capital lease obligations related to the acquisition of medical practices

 

$

 

$

42,914

 

Earn-out accrual related to the acquisition of medical practices

 

$

1,258

 

$

1,003

 

Assumed debt obligations related to the acquisition of medical practices

 

$

290

 

$

 

Amounts payable to sellers in the purchase of a medical practice

 

$

 

$

390

 

Costs incurred for professional fees relating to issuance of equity securities

 

$

 

$

261

 

Accrued dividends on Series A convertible preferred stock

 

$

22,483

 

$

 

Accretion of redemption value on Series A convertible preferred stock

 

$

1,979

 

$

 

Change in additional paid-in capital from sale/purchase of interest in subsidiaries

 

$

378

 

$

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

 

NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

1.          Organization

 

21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), is a leading global, physician-led provider of integrated cancer care (“ICC”) services. The Company’s physicians provide comprehensive, academic quality, cost-effective coordinated care for cancer patients in personal and convenient community settings (its “ICC model”). The Company provides its physicians with the advanced medical technology necessary to achieve optimal outcomes. The Company’s provision of care includes a full spectrum of cancer care services by employing and affiliating with physicians in their related specialties. This innovative approach to cancer care through its ICC model enables the Company to collaborate across its physician base, integrate services and payments for related medical needs and disseminate best practices.

 

As of March 31, 2015, the Company was comprised of approximately 804 community-based physicians in the fields of radiation oncology, medical oncology, breast, gynecological and general surgery, urology and primary care. The Company’s physicians provide medical services at approximately 394 locations, including our 182 radiation therapy centers, of which 54 operate in partnership with health systems. The Company’s cancer treatment centers in the United States are operated predominantly under the 21st Century Oncology brand and are strategically clustered in 17 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Washington, and West Virginia, as well as countries in Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean. The Company’s 35 international radiation therapy centers, located in Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and El Salvador operate under the 21st Century Oncology brand or a local brand and, in many cases, are operated with local minority partners, including hospitals.

 

The Company is also engaged in providing capital equipment and business management services to oncology physician groups (“Groups”) that treat patients at cancer centers (“Centers”). The Company owns the Centers’ assets and provides services to the Groups through exclusive, long-term management services agreements. The Company provides the Groups with oncology business management expertise and new technologies including radiation oncology equipment and related treatment software. Business services that the Company provides to the Groups include non-physician clinical and administrative staff, operations management, purchasing, managed care contract negotiation assistance, reimbursement, billing and collecting, information technology, human resource and payroll, compliance, accounting, and treasury. Under the terms of the management service agreements, the Company is reimbursed for certain operating expenses of each Center and earns a monthly management fee from each Group.  The management fees are primarily based on a predetermined percentage of each Group’s earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) associated with the provision of radiation therapy.  The Company manages the radiation oncology business operations of six Groups in California, and one Group in Indiana.  The Company’s management fees range from 50% to 60% of EBITDA, with one Group in California whose fee ranges from 20% to 30% of cash collections.

 

2.  Liquidity

 

The Company is highly leveraged. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had approximately $960.8 million of long-term debt outstanding.  The Company has experienced and continues to experience losses from its operations. The Company reported a net loss of approximately $349.3 million, $78.2 million and $151.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $12.9 million and $29.2 million for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The Company’s cash from operations has improved from cash used in operating activities of $0.3 million to cash provided by operating activities of $22.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

 

The Company’s high level of debt could have material adverse effects on its business and financial condition. Specifically, the Company’s high level of debt could have important consequences, including the following:

 

·                                          making it more difficult for the Company to satisfy its obligations with respect to debt;

 

·                                          limiting the Company’s ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate requirements;

 

·                                          requiring a substantial portion of the Company’s cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments instead of other purposes;

 

·                                          increasing the Company’s vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

·                                          limiting the Company’s flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in the industry in which the Company competes;

 

·                                          placing the Company at a disadvantage compared to other, less leveraged competitors; and

 

·                                          increasing the Company’s cost of borrowing.

 

As discussed in Note 15, the Company is involved in disputes, litigation, and regulatory matters incidental to its operations, including governmental investigations and other matters arising out of the normal conduct of business.  The resolution of these matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and financial position.

 

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3.  Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements.  All adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All such adjustments are considered to be of a normal and recurring nature. Interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2015.

 

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

The Company’s results of operations historically have fluctuated on a quarterly basis and can be expected to continue to fluctuate. Many of the patients of the Company’s Florida treatment centers are part-time residents during the winter months. Hence, these treatment centers have historically experienced higher utilization rates during the winter months than during the remainder of the year. In addition, volume is typically lower in the summer months due to traditional vacation periods.

 

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries and entities controlled by the Company through the Company’s direct or indirect ownership of a majority interest and/or exclusive rights granted to the Company as the management company of such entities or by contract. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

The Company has evaluated certain radiation oncology practices in order to determine if they are variable interest entities (“VIEs”). This evaluation resulted in the Company determining that certain of its radiation oncology practices were potential VIEs. For each of these practices, the Company has evaluated (1) the sufficiency of the fair value of the entity’s equity investments at risk to absorb losses, (2) that, as a group, the holders of the equity investments at risk have (a) the direct or indirect ability through voting rights to make decisions about the entity’s significant activities, (b) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity and that their obligations are not protected directly or indirectly, and (c) the right to receive the expected residual return of the entity, and (3) substantially all of the entity’s activities do not involve or are not conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately fewer voting rights in terms of its obligation to absorb the expected losses or its right to receive expected residual returns of the entity, or both. The Accounting Standards Codification (ASC), 810, Consolidation (“ASC 810”), requires a company to consolidate VIEs if the company is the primary beneficiary of the activities of those entities. Certain of the Company’s radiation oncology practices are VIEs and the Company has a variable interest in each of these practices through its administrative services agreements. Other of the Company’s radiation oncology practices (primarily consisting of partnerships) are VIEs and the Company has a variable interest in each of these practices because the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the legal entity to finance its activities without the additional subordinated financial support provided by its members.

 

In accordance with ASC 810, the Company consolidates certain radiation oncology practices where the Company provides administrative services pursuant to long-term management agreements. The noncontrolling interests in these entities represent the interests of the physician owners of the oncology practices in the equity and results of operations of these consolidated entities. The Company, through its variable interests in these practices, has the power to direct the activities of these practices that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the Company would absorb a majority of the expected losses of these practices should they occur. Based on these determinations, the Company has consolidated these radiation oncology practices in its condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.

 

The Company could be obligated, under the terms of the operating agreements governing certain of its joint ventures, upon the occurrence of various fundamental regulatory changes and or upon the occurrence of certain events outside of the Company’s control to purchase some or all of the noncontrolling interests related to the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries. These repurchase requirements would be triggered by, among other things, regulatory changes prohibiting the existing ownership structure. While the Company is not aware of events that would make the occurrence of such a change probable, regulatory changes are outside the control of the Company. Accordingly, the noncontrolling interests subject to these repurchase provisions have been classified outside of equity on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the combined total assets included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet relating to the VIEs were approximately $151.4 million and $114.6 million, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2015, the Company was the primary beneficiary of, and therefore consolidated, 29 VIEs, which operate 50 radiation therapy centers. Any significant amounts of assets and liabilities related to the consolidated VIEs are identified parenthetically on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The assets are owned by, and the liabilities are obligations of the VIEs, not the Company. Only the VIE’s assets can be used to settle the liabilities of the VIE. The assets are used pursuant to operating agreements established by each VIE. The VIEs are not guarantors of the Company’s debts. In the states of California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, and Washington, the Company’s treatment centers are operated as physician office practices. The Company typically provides technical services to these treatment centers in addition to administrative services. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 approximately 13.0% and 15.3% of the Company’s net patient service revenue, respectively, was generated by professional corporations for which it has administrative management agreements.

 

As of March 31, 2015, the Company also held equity interests in six VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. Those VIEs consist of partnerships that primarily provide radiation oncology services.  The Company is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs as it does not retain the power and rights in the operations of the entities. The Company’s investments in the unconsolidated VIEs are approximately $1.6 million and $1.6 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, with ownership interests ranging between 33.3% and 50.1% general partner or equivalent interest. Accordingly, substantially all of these equity investment balances are attributed to the Company’s noncontrolling interests in the unconsolidated partnerships. The Company’s maximum risk of loss related to the investments in these VIEs is limited to the equity interest.

 

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The cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are approximately $201.7 million and $171.2 million, respectively. The cost of revenues includes costs related to expenses incurred for the delivery of patient care.  These costs include salaries and benefits of physician, physicists, dosimetrists radiation technicians etc., medical supplies, facility rent expenses, other operating expenses, depreciation and amortization.

 

Foreign currency translation

 

The Argentine government has implemented certain measures that control and restrict the ability of companies and individuals to exchange Argentine pesos for foreign currencies. Those measures include, among other things, the requirement to obtain the prior approval from the Argentine Tax Authority of the foreign currency transaction (for example and without limitation, for the payment of non-Argentine goods and services, payment of principal and interest on non-Argentine debt and also payment of dividends to parties outside of the country), which approval process could delay, and eventually restrict, the ability to exchange Argentine pesos for other currencies, such as U.S. dollars. Those approvals are administered by the Argentine Central Bank through the Local Exchange Market (“Mercado Unico Libre de Cambios”, or “MULC”), which is the only market where exchange transactions may be lawfully made.

 

During January 2014, the Argentinean peso exchange rate against the U.S. Dollar increased by approximately 23%, from 6.52 Argentinean Pesos per U.S. Dollar as of December 31, 2013 to approximately 8.0 Argentinean Pesos per U.S. Dollar. As of March 31, 2015, the Argentinean Peso exchange rate was 8.81 Argentine Pesos per U.S. Dollar.

 

Recent Pronouncements

 

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03, Interest — Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The new guidance requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The standard will be effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement. The new guidance establishes guidelines for evaluating whether a cloud computing arrangement involves the sale of a software license and the appropriate accounting. The standard will be effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance.

 

4.  Stock-based compensation

 

2012 Equity-based incentive plans

 

Effective as of June 11, 2012, 21st Century Oncology Investments, LLC, the Company’s direct parent (“21CI”), entered into a Third Amended and Restated LLC Agreement (the “Amended LLC Agreement”). The Amended LLC Agreement established new classes of equity units (such new units, the “2012 Plan”) in 21CI in the form of Class MEP Units, Class EMEP Units, Class L Units and Class G Units for issuance to employees, officers, directors and other service providers, establishes new distribution entitlements related thereto, and modifies the distribution entitlements for holders of Preferred units and Class A Units of 21CI. In addition to the Preferred Units and Class A Units of 21CI, the Amended LLC Agreement authorized for issuance under the 2012 Plan 1,100,200 units of limited liability company interests consisting of 1,000,000 Class MEP Units, 100,000 Class EMEP Units, 100 Class L Units, and 100 Class G Units.

 

Generally, for Class MEP units awarded, 66.6% vest upon issuance, while the remaining 33.4% vest on the 18 month anniversary of the issuance date. There are no performance conditions for the MEP units to vest. For newly hired individuals after January 1, 2012, vesting occurs at 33.3% in years one and two, and 33.4% in year three of the individual’s hire date. In the event of a sale or public offering of the Company prior to termination of employment, all unvested Class MEP units would vest upon consummation of the transaction. The MEP units are eligible to receive distributions only upon a return of all capital invested in 21CI, plus the amounts to which the Class EMEP Units, are entitled to receive under the Amended LLC Agreements; which effectively creates a market condition that is reflected in the value of the Class MEP units.

 

The Class EMEP Units were eliminated under the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “Fourth Amended LLC Agreement”) in December 2013.

 

For purposes of determining the compensation expense associated with the 2012 equity-based incentive plan grants, management valued the business enterprise using a variety of widely accepted valuation techniques, which considered a number of factors such as the financial performance of the Company, the values of comparable companies and the lack of marketability of the Company’s equity. The Company then used the probability-weighted expected return method (“PWERM”) to determine the fair value of these units at the time of grant. Under the PWERM, the value of the units is estimated based upon an analysis of future values for the enterprise assuming various future outcomes (exits) as well as the rights of each unit class. In developing assumptions for the various exit scenarios, management considered the Company’s ability to achieve certain growth and profitability milestone in order to maximize shareholder value at the time of potential exit. Management considers an initial public offering of the Company’s stock to be one of the exit scenarios for the current shareholders, although sale or merger/acquisition are possible future exit options as well. For the scenarios the enterprise value at exit was estimated based on a multiple of the Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization EBITDA for the fiscal year preceding the exit date. The enterprise value for the Staying Private Scenario was estimated based on a discounted cash flow analysis as well as guideline company market approach. The guideline companies were publicly-traded companies that were deemed comparable to the Company. The discount rate analysis also leveraged market data of the same guideline companies.

 

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For each PWERM scenario, management estimated probability factors based on the outlook of the Company and the industry as well as prospects for potential exit at the exit date based on information known or knowable as of the grant date. The probability-weighted unit values calculated at each potential exit date was present-valued to the grant date to estimate the per-unit value. The discount rate utilized in the present value calculation was the cost of equity calculated using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (“CAPM”) and based on the market data of the guideline companies as well as historical data published by Morningstar, Inc. For each PWERM scenario, the per unit values were adjusted for lack of marketability discount to conclude on unit value on a minority, non-marketable basis.

 

The estimated fair value of the units, less an assumed forfeiture rate of 3.9%, is recognized in expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements over the requisite service period and in accordance with the vesting conditions of the awards for Class MEP Units, which is approximately 18 months. The assumed forfeiture rate is based on an average historical forfeiture rate.

 

Grants under 2013 Plan

 

On December 9, 2013, 21CI entered into the Fourth Amended LLC Agreement which replaced the Amended LLC Agreement in its entirety. The Fourth Amended LLC Agreement established new classes of incentive equity units (such new units, together with Class MEP Units, as modified under the Fourth Amended LLC Agreement, (the “2013 Plan”) in 21CI in the form of Class M Units, Class N Units and Class O Units for issuance to employees, officers, directors and other service providers, eliminated 21CI’s Class L Units and Class EMEP Units, and modified the distribution entitlements for holders of each existing class of equity units of 21CI.

 

The Company recorded approximately $1,000 and $35,000 of stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which is included in salaries and benefits in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

The summary of activity under the 2012 and 2013 Plans is presented below:

 

2012 and 2013 Plans

 

Class MEP
Units
Outstanding

 

Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value

 

Class M Units
Outstanding

 

Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value

 

Class O Units
Outstanding

 

Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value

 

Nonvested balance at end of period December 31, 2014

 

20,611

 

$

0.55

 

66,500

 

$

58.37

 

72,806

 

$

0.47

 

Units granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units vested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonvested balance at end of period March 31, 2015

 

20,611

 

$

0.55

 

66,500

 

$

58.37

 

72,806

 

$

0.47

 

 

As of March 31, 2015, there was approximately $0.1 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the MEP Units. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.06 years.

 

As of March 31, 2015, there was approximately $2.7 million, and $33,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the M Units, and O Units, respectively. The Class M Units and O Units compensation will be recognized upon the sale of the Company or an initial public offering. Under the terms of the incentive unit grant agreements governing the grants of the Class M Units and Class O Units, in the event of an initial public offering of the Company’s common stock, holders have certain rights to receive shares of restricted common stock of the Company in exchange for their Class M Units and Class O Units.

 

Executive Bonus Plan

 

On December 9, 2013, the Company adopted the Executive Bonus Plan to provide certain senior level employees of the Company with an opportunity to receive additional compensation based on the Equity Value, as defined in the plan and described in general terms as noted below, of 21CI. Upon the occurrence of the first company sale or initial public offering to occur following the effective date of the plan, a bonus pool was established equal in value of 5% of the Equity Value of 21CI, subject to a maximum bonus pool of $12.7 million. Each participant in the plan will participate in the bonus pool based on the participant’s award percentage.

 

Payments of awards under the plan generally will be made as follows:

 

If the applicable liquidity event is a company sale, payment of the awards under the plan will be made within 30 days following consummation of the company sale in the same form as the proceeds received by 21CI. If the applicable liquidity event is an initial public offering, one-third of the award will be paid within 45 days following the effective date of the initial public offering, and the remaining two-thirds of the award will be payable in two equal annual installments on each of the first and second anniversaries of the effective date of the initial public offering. Payment of the award may be made in cash or stock or a combination thereof.

 

For purposes of the plan, the term “Equity Value” generally refers to: (i) if the applicable liquidity event is a company sale, the aggregate fair market value of the cash and non-cash proceeds received by 21CI and its equity holders in connection with the sale of equity interests in the Company; or (ii) if the applicable liquidity event is an initial public offering, the aggregate fair market value of 100% of the common stock of the Company on the effective date of its initial public offering.

 

As of March 31, 2015, there was approximately $7.1 million total unrecognized compensation expense related to the Executive Bonus Plan. The Executive Bonus Plan compensation will be recognized upon the sale of the Company or an initial public offering.

 

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Grant of Class N Units

 

In December, 2013, 10 class N units were granted to an employee. 50% of the Class N Units vest upon the sale of the Company or an initial public offering. The remaining 50% is amortized over five years subsequent to an initial public offering. As of March 31, 2015, there was approximately $6,000 total unrecognized compensation expense related to the Class N Units.

 

Grant of Class G Units

 

In May, 2014, 10 class G units were granted to an employee. 100% of the Class G Units vest upon the sale of the Company or an initial public offering. As of March 31, 2015, there was approximately $1.5 million total unrecognized compensation expense related to the Class G Units.

 

5.  Comprehensive loss

 

Comprehensive loss consists of two components, net loss and other comprehensive loss. Other comprehensive loss refers to revenue, expenses, gains, and losses that under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States are recorded as an element of equity but are excluded from net loss. The Company’s other comprehensive loss is composed of the Company’s foreign currency translation of its operations in Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean and unrealized gains and losses on the fair value of pension plan assets. There were no reclassifications from other comprehensive income into earnings for the periods presented.

 

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. Shareholder

 

Noncontrolling
Interests

 

Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

(in thousands):

 

Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 

Unrealized
Loss on Fair
Value of
Pension Plan
Assets

 

Total

 

Foreign Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 

Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 

Year ended December 31, 2014

 

$

(38,599

)

$

(91

)

$

(38,690

)

$

(3,948

)

$

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

(2,192

)

 

(2,192

)

(243

)

(2,435

)

Balance, March 31, 2015

 

$

(40,791

)

$

(91

)

$

(40,882

)

$

(4,191

)

$

(2,435

)

 

6.  Redeemable preferred stock

 

On September 26, 2014, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”). Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, the Company issued to CPPIB an aggregate of 385,000 newly issued shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, stated value $1,000 per share, for a purchase price of $325.0 million.

 

As set forth in the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”), holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, as and if declared by the board of directors of the Company, dividends at an applicable rate per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year.  During the first three years after issuance, any dividends when and if declared, shall be paid by the Company in the form of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  During the first twelve months after issuance, the applicable dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 9.875%, thereafter increasing on a periodic basis, as set forth in the Certificate of Designations.  Such dividends accrue daily, whether or not declared by the board of directors of the Company.  After the third anniversary of issuance and only if the Company’s outstanding 97/8% senior subordinated notes due 2017 are repaid in full, or upon certain other events of default, dividends shall be paid in cash upon the election of a majority of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Majority Preferred Holders”).

 

The Series A Preferred Stock is mandatorily convertible into common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) of the Company upon the occurrence of a qualifying initial public offering of the Company or a qualifying merger.  In the case of a qualifying initial public offer, the conversion price is the initial public offering price of the qualifying initial public offer.  In the case of a qualifying merger, the conversion price is the price per share of Common Stock pursuant to the qualifying merger. The Series A Preferred Stock also becomes convertible on the tenth anniversary of issuance at the option of either the Company or CPPIB. Absent a qualifying initial public offering or qualifying merger, the conversion price shall be determined upon appraisal. If upon conversion, the Series A Preferred Stock converted to Common Stock represents greater than 29% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (“Excess Common Stock”), CPPIB has the option to convert amounts in excess of 29% to newly issued preferred stock (the “Excess Preferred Stock”). Holders of the Excess Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends, payable in additional shares of Excess Preferred Stock at 12% per annum. The Excess Preferred Stock becomes mandatorily convertible upon the 15th anniversary of issuance and may be redeemed by the Company at any time at 100% of its stated value. If CPPIB does not elect to receive Excess Preferred Stock, the Company is required to issue a new Class B common stock that will be exchanged for the Excess Common Stock. As long as CPPIB holds the Class B common stock, CPPIB is not entitled to voting rights with respect to the election or removal of directors.

 

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock also have, among other rights, the right to require the Company to repurchase their shares upon the occurrence of certain events of default and certain change of control transactions, at the prices set forth in the Certificate of Designations.  In addition, the Certificate of Designations also provides for certain consent rights of the Majority Preferred Holders in connection with specified

 

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corporate events of 21CI or its subsidiaries, including, among other things, with respect to certain equity issuances and certain acquisitions, financing transactions and asset sale transactions.  Upon certain events of default and the obtaining of applicable anti-trust regulatory approvals, holders of Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to vote together with holders of Common Stock, on an as-converted basis. In addition, the Series A Preferred Stock is senior in preference to the Company’s Common Stock with respect to dividend rights, rights upon liquidation, winding up or dissolution.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement, immediately following the occurrence of a qualifying initial public offering of the Company, a qualifying merger, or on September 26, 2024 at the option of CPPIB or the Company, the Company will execute and deliver to CPPIB a Warrant Agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) and issue to CPPIB warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock having a then-current value of $30 million, at a purchase price of $0.01 per share.  The warrants expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of issuance. The Company evaluated the contingent events that could trigger the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock to Common Stock and issuance of warrants and determined those contingent conversion features to qualify as an embedded derivative, requiring bifurcation and classification as a liability, measured at fair value.

 

The Company is accreting changes to the Series A Preferred Stock redemption value through the tenth anniversary of issuance utilizing the interest method. If the Series A Preferred Stock were redeemable as of the balance sheet date, the Series A Preferred Stock would be redeemable at its stated value plus accrued dividends.

 

Changes to the Series A Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

Year to date (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

$

328,926

 

Accretion of Series A preferred stock to redemption value

 

1,979

 

Accrued Series A preferred stock dividends

 

22,483

 

As of March 31, 2015

 

$

353,388

 

 

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7. Reconciliation of total equity

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority owned subsidiaries in which it has a controlling financial interest.  Noncontrolling interests-nonredeemable principally represent minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the equity of certain consolidated majority owned entities of the Company. The Company has certain arrangements whereby the noncontrolling interest may be redeemed upon the occurrence of certain events outside of the Company’s control. These noncontrolling interests have been classified outside of permanent equity on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The noncontrolling interests are not redeemable at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and the contingent events upon which the noncontrolling interest may be redeemed are not probable of occurring at March 31, 2015. Accordingly, the noncontrolling interests are measured at their carrying value at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

The following table presents changes in total equity for the respective periods:

 

(in thousands):

 

21st Century
Oncology
Holdings, Inc.
Shareholder’s
Equity

 

Noncontrolling
interests -
nonredeemable

 

Total Equity

 

Noncontrolling
interests -
redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

 

$

(480,176

)

$

23,566

 

$

(456,610

)

$

49,797

 

Net (loss) income

 

(15,242

)

1,021

 

(14,221

)

1,287

 

Other comprehensive loss from foreign currency translation

 

(2,192

)

(250

)

(2,442

)

7

 

Accretion of Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock to redemption value

 

(1,979

)

 

(1,979

)

 

Accrued Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock dividends

 

(22,483

)

 

(22,483

)

 

Purchase price fair value of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

3,766

 

Proceeds from issuance of noncontrolling interest

 

(378

)

(738

)

(1,116

)

626

 

Proceeds from noncontrolling interest holders

 

 

3,170

 

3,170

 

60

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

Distributions

 

 

(499

)

(499

)

(465

)

Balance, March 31, 2015

 

$

(522,449

)

$

26,270

 

$

(496,179

)

$

55,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2013

 

$

(93,751

)

$

14,533

 

$

(79,218

)

$

15,899

 

Net (loss) income

 

(30,181

)

294

 

(29,887

)

642

 

Other comprehensive loss from foreign currency translation

 

(9,037

)

(810

)

(9,847

)

(9

)

Purchase price fair value of noncontrolling interest

 

 

645

 

645

 

28,420

 

Proceeds from issuance of noncontrolling interest

 

84

 

1,166

 

1,250

 

 

Proceeds from noncontrolling interest holders

 

 

229

 

229

 

 

Stock based compensation

 

35

 

 

35

 

 

Distributions

 

 

(45

)

(45

)

 

Balance, March 31, 2014

 

$

(132,850

)

$

16,012

 

$

(116,838

)

$

44,952

 

 

Redeemable equity securities with redemption features that are not solely within the Company’s control are classified outside of permanent equity. Those securities are initially recorded at their estimated fair value on the date of issuance. Securities that are currently redeemable or redeemable after the passage of time are adjusted to their redemption value as changes occur. In the unlikely event that a redeemable equity security will require redemption, any subsequent adjustments to the initially recorded amount will be recognized in the period that a redemption becomes probable. Contingent redemption events vary by joint venture and generally include either the holder’s discretion or circumstances jeopardizing: the joint ventures’ ability to provide services, the joint ventures’ participation in Medicare, Medicaid, or other third party reimbursement programs, the tax-exempt status of minority shareholders, and violation of federal statutes, regulations, ordinances, or guidelines. Amounts required to redeem noncontrolling interests are based on either fair value or a multiple of trailing financial performance. These amounts are not limited.

 

8. Derivative Agreements

 

The Company recognizes all derivatives in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship based on its effectiveness in hedging against the exposure. Derivatives that do not meet hedge accounting requirements must be adjusted to fair value through operating results. If the derivative meets hedge accounting requirements, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of derivatives are either offset against the change in fair value of assets, liabilities, or firm commitments through operating results or recognized in other comprehensive loss until the hedged item is recognized in operating results. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings.

 

Foreign currency derivative contracts

 

Foreign currency risk is the risk that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates could impact the Company’s results from operations.  The Company is exposed to a significant amount of foreign exchange risk, primarily between the U.S. dollar and the Argentine Peso.  This exposure relates to the provision of radiation oncology services to patients at the Company’s Latin American operations and purchases of goods and services in foreign currencies. The Company enters into foreign exchange option contracts to convert a significant portion of the Company’s forecasted foreign currency denominated net income into U.S. dollars to limit the adverse impact of a potential weakening Argentine Peso

 

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against the U.S. dollar. Because the Company’s Argentine forecasted foreign currency denominated net income is expected to increase commensurate with inflationary expectations, any adverse impact on net income from a weakening Argentine Peso against the U.S. dollar is limited to the cost of the option contracts. Under the Company’s foreign currency management program, the Company expects to monitor foreign exchange rates and periodically enter into forward contracts and other derivative instruments. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

 

These programs reduce, but do not entirely eliminate, the impact of currency exchange movements.  The Company’s current practice is to use currency derivatives without hedge accounting designation. The maturity of these instruments generally occurs within twelve months. Gains or losses resulting from the fair valuing of these instruments are reported in loss (gain) on foreign currency derivative contracts on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.  For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $0 and a $4,000, respectively relating to the change in fair market value of its foreign currency derivatives.

 

Series A Preferred Stock embedded derivative

 

The Company’s Series A Preferred Stock contains provisions for contingent events that could trigger the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock to common stock and require the issuance of warrants to CPPIB. The Company determined that the contingent conversion features qualify as an embedded derivative, requiring bifurcation and classification as a liability, measured at fair value. The Company evaluates the fair value of those embedded derivatives and adjusts changes in fair value through the fair value adjustment of embedded derivative caption in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

9. Fair value of financial instruments

 

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), requires disclosure about how fair value is determined for assets and liabilities and establishes a hierarchy for which these assets and liabilities must be grouped, based on significant levels of inputs. The three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies, is as follows:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

In accordance with ASC 820, the fair value of the Term Loan portion of the senior secured credit facility (“Term Facility”), the 97/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017, 87/8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2017, and the 113/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 was based on prices quoted from third-party financial institutions (Level 2). At March 31, 2015, the fair values are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying
Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$90.0 million senior secured credit facility - (Term Facility)

 

$

88,763

 

$

88,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$380.1 million Senior Subordinated Notes due April 15, 2017

 

$

381,950

 

$

378,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$350.0 million Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due January 15, 2017

 

$

358,750

 

$

349,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$75.0 million Senior Secured Notes due January 15, 2017

 

$

79,125

 

$

75,000

 

 

At December 31, 2014, the fair values are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying
Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$90.0 million senior secured credit facility - (Term Facility)

 

$

88,763

 

$

88,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$380.1 million Senior Subordinated Notes due April 15, 2017

 

$

349,646

 

$

378,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$350.0 million Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due January 15, 2017

 

$

353,500

 

$

349,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$75.0 million Senior Secured Notes due January 15, 2017

 

$

79,125

 

$

75,000

 

 

As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company held certain items that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including the embedded derivative feature of its Series A Preferred Stock. The primary Level 3 valuation technique used to value the embedded derivative was comparing the difference between the present value of discounted cash flows, assuming no triggering events occur and the present value of discounted cash flows assuming a triggering event does occur. The assumptions incorporated management’s

 

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estimates of timing and probability of each triggering event, with those cash flows discounted using rates commensurate with the risks of those cash flows.

 

Cash and cash equivalents are reflected in the financial statements at their carrying value, which approximate their fair value due to their short maturity. The carrying values of the Company’s long-term debt other than the Term Loan portion of the senior secured credit facility, Senior Subordinated Notes, Senior Secured Second Lien Notes and Senior Secured Notes approximates fair value due to the length of time to maturity and/or the existence of interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates. There have been no transfers between levels of valuation hierarchies for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

The following items are measured at fair value on a recurring basis subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 820, as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

(in thousands):

 

March 31, 2015

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embedded derivative features of Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock

 

$

17,185

 

$

 

$

 

$

17,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

(in thousands):

 

December 31, 2014

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embedded derivative features of Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock

 

$

15,843

 

$

 

$

 

$

15,843

 

 

The following table presents changes during the three months ended March 31, 2015 in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Change in

 

Fair value

 

(in thousands):

 

December 31, 2014

 

Fair Value

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embedded derivative features of Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock

 

$

15,843

 

$

1,342

 

$

17,185

 

 

10.  Income taxes

 

The Company provides for federal, state and non-U.S. income taxes currently payable, as well as for those deferred due to timing differences between reporting income and expenses for financial statement purposes versus tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in income tax rates is recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements and prescribes a threshold for the recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740 the impact of an uncertain tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, ASC 740 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.

 

The Company is subject to taxation in the United States, approximately 25 state jurisdictions, the Netherlands, and throughout Latin America, namely, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. However, the principal jurisdictions for which the Company is subject to tax are the United States, Florida and Argentina.

 

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The Company’s effective rate was (26.3)% and (7.8)% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The change in the effective rate for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same period of the year prior is primarily the result of the relative mix of earnings and tax rates across jurisdictions, and the application of ASC 740-270 to exclude certain jurisdictions for which the Company is unable to benefit from losses. These items also caused the effective tax rate to differ from the U.S. statutory rate of 35%.  The Company’s tax expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 is primarily due to the non-U.S. tax expense associated with foreign subsidiaries.

 

The Company’s future effective tax rates could be affected by changes in the relative mix of taxable income and taxable loss jurisdictions, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets or liabilities, or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof.  The Company monitors the assumptions used in estimating the annual effective tax rate and makes adjustments, if required, throughout the year.  If actual results differ from the assumptions used in estimating the Company’s annual effective tax rates, future income tax expense (benefit) could be materially affected.

 

The Company has not provided U.S. federal and state deferred taxes on the cumulative earnings of non-U.S. affiliates and associated companies that have been reinvested indefinitely. The aggregate undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries for which no deferred tax liability has been recorded is approximately $11.5 million as of December 31, 2014 (including positive accumulated earnings of approximately $29.6 million in foreign jurisdictions that impose withholding taxes of up to 10%). It is not practicable to determine the U.S. income tax liability that would be payable if such earnings were not reinvested indefinitely.

 

The Company is routinely under audit by federal, state, or local authorities in the areas of income taxes and other taxes. These audits may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions and compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws. The Company regularly assesses the likelihood of adverse outcomes from these audits to determine the adequacy of the Company’s provision for income taxes.  To the extent the Company prevails in matters for which accruals have been established or is required to pay amounts in excess of such accruals, the effective tax rate could be materially affected.  In accordance with the statute of limitations for federal tax returns, the Company’s federal tax returns for the years 2011 through 2013 are subject to examination. During the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2014, the Company reached favorable settlements with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service related to tax years 2007 and 2008 and various U.S. state and local jurisdictions and foreign jurisdictions related to tax years 2005 through 2012. As a result, the Company released approximately $3.2 million of previously recorded reserves.

 

11.  Acquisitions and other arrangements

 

On May 25, 2013, the Company acquired the assets of five radiation oncology practices and a urology group located in Lee/Collier Counties in Southwest Florida for approximately $28.5 million, comprised of $17.7 million in cash, seller financing note of approximately $2.1 million and assumed capital lease obligations of approximately $8.7 million. The acquisition of the five radiation therapy centers and the urology group further expands the Company’s presence into the Southwest Florida market and builds on its ICC model. The allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $10.4 million, intangible assets including non-compete agreements of $1.9 million amortized over five years, current liabilities of $0.2 million, and goodwill of $16.4 million, which is all deductible for tax purposes. During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Company finalized its valuation of assets acquired, primarily working capital. The final valuation resulted in an increase to goodwill of $0.1 million and an increase in current liabilities of $0.1 million. Pro forma results and other expanded disclosures prescribed by ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), have not been presented as this acquisition is not deemed material.

 

In June 2013, the Company sold its 45% interest in an unconsolidated joint venture which operated a radiation therapy center in Providence, Rhode Island in partnership with a hospital to provide stereotactic radio-surgery through the use of a cyberknife for approximately $1.5 million.

 

In June 2013, the Company contributed its Casa Grande, Arizona radiation physician practice, ICC practice and approximately $5.2 million to purchase a 55.0% interest in a joint venture which included an additional radiation physician practice and an expansion of an ICC model that includes medical oncology, urology and dermatology. The allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $2.2 million, intangible assets including a tradename of approximately $1.8 million, non-compete agreements of $0.4 million amortized over 7 years, goodwill of $5.1 million, current liabilities of $0.1 million and noncontrolling interest-redeemable of approximately $4.2 million. For purposes of valuing the noncontrolling interest-redeemable, the Company considered a number of factors such as the joint venture’s performance projections, cost of capital, and consideration ascribed to applicable discounts for lack of control and marketability. During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Company finalized its valuation of assets acquired, primarily working capital. The final valuation resulted in an increase to goodwill of $0.1 million and an increase in current liabilities of $0.1 million.

 

In July 2013, the Company purchased a legal entity, which operates a radiation therapy center in Tijuana Mexico for approximately $1.6 million. The acquisition of this operating radiation therapy center expands the Company’s presence in the international markets.

 

In July 2013, the Company purchased the remaining 38.0% interest in a joint venture radiation facility, located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island from a hospital partner for approximately $1.5 million.

 

In June 2013, the Company entered into a “stalking horse” investment agreement to acquire OnCure Holdings, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “OnCure”) upon effectiveness of its plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code for approximately $125.0 million, (excluding capital leases, working capital and other adjustments). The purchase price included $42.5 million in cash and up to $82.5 million in assumed debt ($7.5 million of assumed debt will be released assuming certain OnCure centers achieve a minimum level of EBITDA).  The Company funded an initial deposit of approximately $5.0 million into an escrow account subject to the working capital adjustments. During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Company received approximately $3.3 million of the escrow account pursuant to a negotiated working capital settlement.

 

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On October 25, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of OnCure. The transaction was funded through a combination of cash on hand, borrowings from the Company’s senior secured credit facility and the issuance of $82.5 million in senior secured notes of OnCure, which accrue interest at a rate of 11.75% per annum and mature January 15, 2017, of which $7.5 million included in other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, is subject to escrow arrangements and will be released to holders upon satisfaction of certain conditions.

 

OnCure operates radiation oncology therapy centers for cancer patients. It contracts with radiation oncology physician groups and their radiation oncologists through long-term management services agreements to offer cancer patients a comprehensive range of radiation oncology treatment options, including most traditional and next generation services. OnCure provides services to a network of 11 physician groups that treat cancer patients at its 33 radiation therapy centers, making it one of the largest strategically located networks of radiation oncology service providers. OnCure has radiation therapy centers located in California, Florida and Indiana, where it provides the physician groups with the use of the facilities and with certain clinical services of treatment center staff, and administers the non-medical business functions of the treatment centers, such as technical staff recruiting, marketing, managed care contracting, receivables management and compliance, purchasing, information systems, accounting, human resource management and physician succession planning.

 

The allocation of the purchase price was as follows (in thousands):

 

Acquisition Consideration

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

42,250

 

11.75% senior secured notes due January 2017

 

75,000

 

Assumed capital lease obligations & other notes

 

2,090

 

Fair value of contingent earn-out, represented by 11.75% senior secured notes due January 2017 issued into escrow

 

7,550

 

Total acquisition consideration

 

$

126,890

 

 

The following table summarizes the allocation of the aggregate purchase price of OnCure, including assumed liabilities (in thousands):

 

Acquisition Consideration Allocation

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

307

 

Accounts receivable

 

10,087

 

Inventories

 

200

 

Deferred income taxes—asset

 

4,875

 

Other currents assets

 

1,742

 

Accounts payable

 

(4,856

)

Accrued expenses

 

(3,540

)

Other current liabilities

 

 

Equity investments in joint ventures

 

1,625

 

Property and equipment

 

22,397

 

Intangible assets—management services agreements

 

57,739

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

265

 

Other long—term liabilities

 

(5,828

)

Deferred income taxes—liability

 

(32,052

)

Noncontrolling interest—nonredeemable

 

(1,299

)

Goodwill

 

75,228

 

Acquisition consideration

 

$

126,890

 

 

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Net identifiable assets include the following intangible assets (in thousands):

 

Management service agreements

 

$

57,739

 

 

The Company valued the management services agreements based on the income approach utilizing the excess earnings method. The Company considered a number of factors to value the management services agreements, including OnCure’s performance projections, discount rates, strength of competition, and income tax rates. The management services agreements will be amortized on a straight- line basis over the terms of the respective agreements.

 

The weighted-average amortization period for the acquired amortizable intangible assets at the time of the acquisition was approximately 11.6 years. Total amortization expense recognized for these acquired amortizable intangible assets totaled approximately $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

Estimated future amortization expense for OnCure’s acquired amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):

 

2014

 

$

5,563

 

2015

 

$

5,563

 

2016

 

$

5,464

 

2017

 

$

5,464

 

2018

 

$

5,195

 

Thereafter

 

$

29,564

 

 

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill of $75.2 million, representing primarily the value of estimated cost savings and synergies expected from the transaction. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and is included in the Company’s U.S. domestic segment. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company finalized its valuation of assets acquired. The final valuation, combined with the receipt of escrow funds resulted in a decrease in accounts receivable of approximately $2.4 million, increase in property and equipment of $0.3 million, decrease in goodwill of $0.4 million, and an increase in current liabilities of $0.3 million, and an increase in deferred tax liabilities of $0.4 million.

 

On October 30, 2013, the Company acquired the assets of a radiation oncology practice located in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina for approximately $2.2 million.  The acquisition of the radiation oncology practice further expands the Company’s presence in the Eastern North Carolina market. The allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $0.3 million, a certificate of need of approximately $0.3 million, and goodwill of $1.6 million.

 

During 2013, the Company acquired the assets of several physician practices in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Rhode Island for approximately $0.8 million. The physician practices provide synergistic clinical services and an ICC service to its patients in the respective markets in which the Company provides radiation therapy treatment services.  The allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $0.8 million.

 

On January 13, 2014, Carepoint purchased the membership interest in Quantum Care, LLC for approximately $1.9 million. Carepoint offers a comprehensive suite of cancer management solutions to insurers, providers, employers and other entities that are financially responsible for the health of defined populations. With proven capabilities to manage medical, radiation and surgical oncology care across the entire continuum of settings, Carepoint represents a unique offering in the health services marketplace. Advanced technology and third-party administrator services, cost management solutions and a focused oncology-specific clinical model enable Carepoint to improve quality and reduce total oncology cost of care for its clients. Carepoint tailors its solutions to the needs of each customer and provides assistance through full-risk transfer, “a la carte” administrative services only packages or hybrid models. The allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $1.4 million, intangible assets of approximately $0.1 million, goodwill of $0.6 million and current liabilities of $0.2 million.

 

On January 15, 2014, the Company purchased a 69% interest in a legal entity that operates a radiation oncology facility in Guatemala City, Guatemala for approximately $0.9 million plus the assumption of approximately $3.1 million in debt.  This facility is strategically located in Guatemala City’s medical corridor. The allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $2.8 million, intangible assets of approximately $0.6 million ($0.2 million in hospital contracts, $0.3 million in tradename and $0.1 million in non-compete), goodwill of $1.3 million, noncontrolling interest-non redeemable of approximately $0.5 million and deferred tax liabilities of approximately $0.2 million.

 

On February 10, 2014, the Company purchased a 65% equity interest in South Florida Radiation Oncology (“SFRO”) for approximately $65.5 million, subject to working capital and other customary adjustments. The transaction was primarily funded with the proceeds of a new $60 million term loan facility that accrues interest at the Eurodollar Rate plus a margin of 10.50% per annum and matures on January 15, 2017 and $7.9 million of term loans to refinance existing SFRO debt.

 

The Company accounted for the acquisition of SFRO under ASC 805. SFRO’s results of operations are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements for periods ending after February 10, 2014, the acquisition date.

 

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The allocation of the purchase price was as follows (in thousands):

 

Acquisition Consideration

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

432

 

Term B Loan (net of original issue discount)

 

57,300

 

Seller financing note

 

2,000

 

Working capital settlement

 

(5,333

)

Fair value of contingent earn-out

 

11,052

 

Total acquisition consideration

 

$

65,451

 

 

The following table summarizes the allocation of the aggregate purchase price of SFRO, including assumed liabilities (in thousands):

 

Acquisition Consideration Allocation

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

12,676

 

Other currents assets

 

1,364

 

Current liabilities

 

(21,287

)

Property and equipment

 

20,750

 

Intangible assets—(non-compete and tradename)

 

11,500

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

910

 

Long-term debt

 

(42,021

)

Other longterm liabilities

 

(1,969

)

Noncontrolling interest—redeemable

 

(39,925

)

Goodwill

 

123,453

 

Acquisition consideration

 

$

65,451

 

 

Net identifiable assets include the following intangible assets (in thousands):

 

Trade name (3 year life)

 

$

2,100

 

Non-compete agreement (5 year life)

 

9,400

 

 

 

$

11,500

 

 

The Company preliminarily valued the noncontrolling interest-redeemable considering a number of factors such as SFRO’s performance projections, cost of capital, and consideration ascribed to applicable discounts for lack of control and marketability.

 

The Company valued the trade name using the relief from royalty method, a derivation of the income approach that estimates the benefit of owning the trade name rather than paying royalties for the right to use a comparable asset. The Company considered a number of factors to value the trade name, including SFRO’s performance projections, royalty rates, discount rates, strength of competition, and income tax rates.

 

The Company valued the non-compete agreement using the discounted cash flow method, a derivation of the income approach that evaluates the difference in the sum of SFRO’s present value of cash flows of two scenarios: (1) with the non-compete in place and (2) without the non-compete in place. The Company considered various factors in determining the non-compete value including SFRO’s performance projections, probability of competition, income tax rates, and discount rates.

 

The weighted-average amortization period for the acquired amortizable intangible assets at the time of the acquisition was approximately 4.8 years. Total amortization expense recognized for these acquired amortizable intangible assets totaled approximately $2.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Estimated future amortization expense for SFRO’s acquired amortizable intangible assets as of the acquisition date is as follows (in thousands):

 

2014

 

$

2,365

 

2015

 

$

2,580

 

2016

 

$

2,580

 

2017

 

$

1,938

 

2018

 

$

1,880

 

Thereafter

 

$

157

 

 

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill of $123.5 million, representing primarily the value of estimated cost savings and synergies expected from the transaction. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and is included in the Company’s U.S. domestic segment.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded $19.4 million net patient service revenue and reported a net income of $0.4 million in connection with the SFRO acquisition.

 

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The following unaudited pro forma financial information is presented as if the purchase of SFRO had occurred at the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period presented below. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s results of operations actually would have been had the Company completed the acquisition at the dates indicated. In addition, the unaudited pro forma financial information does not purport to project the future operating results of the combined Company:

 

(in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014

 

Pro forma total revenues

 

$

244,416

 

 

 

 

 

Pro forma net loss attributable to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder

 

$

(30,907

)

 

On March 26, 2014 the Company purchased a 75% interest in a legal entity that operates a radiation oncology facility in Villa Maria, Argentina for approximately $0.5 million. The allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $0.5 million, intangible assets of $0.2 million, goodwill of $0.5 million, noncontrolling interest-non redeemable of approximately $0.2 million and total liabilities of approximately $0.5 million.

 

On April 21, 2014, the Company acquired the assets of a radiation oncology practice located in Boca Raton, Florida for approximately $0.4 million plus the assumption of approximately $2.7 million in debt.  The acquisition of the radiation oncology practice further expands the Company’s presence in the Broward County market. The allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $3.0 million and non-compete of $0.1 million.

 

On May 5, 2014, the Company purchased the remaining 50% interest it did not already own in an unconsolidated joint venture which operates a freestanding radiation treatment center in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida for approximately $0.5 million. The allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $0.3 million, accounts receivable of $0.4 million, goodwill of $0.2 million and previously held equity interest of approximately $0.4 million.

 

During October, 2014, the Company entered into a license agreement with the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, Florida to license space and equipment and assume responsibility for the operation of a radiation therapy center located in Miami, Florida, as part of the Company’s value added services offering.  The license agreement runs for an initial term of five years, with two separate five year renewal options.  The Company recorded approximately $1.4 million of tangible assets relating to the use of medical equipment pursuant to the license agreement.

 

During 2014, the Company acquired the assets of several physician practices in Florida for approximately $0.4 million. The physician practices provide synergistic clinical services and an ICC service to its patients in the respective markets in which the Company provides radiation therapy treatment services.  The allocation of the purchase price to tangible assets is $0.4 million.

 

On January 2, 2015, the Company purchased an 80% interest in a legal entity that that operates a radiation oncology facility in Kennewick, Washington for approximately $19.2 million comprised of approximately $17.7 million in cash, $0.3 million in assumed capital leases, and a contingent earn-out payment preliminarily valued at $1.3 million. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $3.0 million, intangible assets of approximately $2.2 million ($1.2 million in non-compete, amortized over 5 years, and $1.0 million in tradename), noncontrolling interest-redeemable of $3.8 million, and goodwill of $17.8 million, which is deductible for tax purposes. The acquisition expands the Company’s presence into the state of Washington.

 

The earn-out is contingent upon achieving certain EBITDA targets measured over three years from the acquisition date and the potential payments range from $0 to approximately $3.4 million. The earn-out was valued using a multiple scenario probability weighted income approach that discounted future earn-out payments under the following scenarios: base case, a minimum earn-out case, no earn-out case, and maximum earn-out case. Each scenario forecasted the future EBITDA of the acquired entity and calculated the anticipated earn-out paid for each year. The earn-out payments were discounted to the present value and probability weightings were applied to each scenario to determine the estimated fair value. Given the date of the acquisition, the Company has not completed the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which is in process.

 

On January 6, 2015, the Company purchased an additional 9.0% interest in a joint venture radiation facility, located in Providence, Rhode Island for approximately $1.2 million.

 

On January 6, 2015, the Company acquired the assets of a radiation oncology practice located in Warwick, Rhode Island for approximately $8.0 million in cash. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is to tangible assets of $0.6 million, intangible assets of approximately $0.9 million ($0.2 million in non-compete, amortized over 5 years, and $0.7 million in certificate of need), and goodwill of $6.5 million, which is deductible for tax purposes. The acquisition further expands the Company’s presence in Rhode Island. Given the date of the acquisition, the Company has not completed the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which is in process.

 

On January 6, 2015, the Company acquired the additional assets of a radiation oncology practice it already manages located in Hollywood, Florida for approximately $0.5 million. Given the date of the acquisition, the Company has not completed the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which is in process.

 

On January 12, 2015 the Company entered into an arrangement to lease the space and equipment and assume responsibility for the operations of the radiation therapy center located in the Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The initial term of the lease arrangement is approximately one year with a five year renewal option.

 

On February 1, 2015 the Company formed a joint venture comprising the operations of three radiation therapy centers located in New Jersey and sold a 30% interest of the joint venture to the Lourdes Health Systems for approximately $0.7 million.

 

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The operations of the foregoing acquisitions have been included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss from the respective date of the acquisition.

 

12. Goodwill

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

 

(in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2014

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

$

1,170,395

 

$

1,050,533

 

Accumulated impairment loss *

 

(700,799

)

(472,520

)

Net goodwill, beginning of period

 

469,596

 

578,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill acquired during the period

 

24,302

 

126,193

 

Impairment

 

 

(228,279

)

Adjustments to purchase price allocations

 

(41

)

(115

)

Foreign currency translation

 

(989

)

(6,216

)

Balance, end of period

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

1,193,667

 

1,170,395

 

Accumulated impairment loss *

 

(700,799

)

(700,799

)

Net goodwill, end of period

 

$

492,868

 

$

469,596

 

 


* Accumulated impairment losses incurred relate to the U.S. Domestic reporting segment.

 

13. Accrued Expenses

 

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Accrued payroll and payroll related deductions and taxes

 

$

23,571

 

$

23,630

 

Accrued compensation arrangements

 

32,493

 

28,693

 

Accrued interest

 

31,157

 

16,229

 

Accrued other

 

15,087

 

14,057

 

Total accrued expenses

 

$

102,308

 

$

82,609

 

 

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14. Long-term debt

 

The Company’s long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

$90.0 million senior secured credit facility — (Term Facility) with interest rates at LIBOR (with a minimum rate of 1.0%) or prime (with a minimum rate of 2.0%) plus applicable margin (6.5% for LIBOR Loans and 5.50% for Base Rate Loans), secured on a first priority basis by a perfected security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets. Interest rates are at LIBOR plus applicable margin due at various maturity dates through October 15, 2016

 

$

88,882

 

$

88,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$100.0 million senior secured credit facility — (Revolver Credit Facility) with interest rates at LIBOR or prime plus applicable margin, secured on a first priority basis by a perfected security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets. Interest rates are at LIBOR plus applicable margin due at various maturity dates through October 15, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$380.1 million Senior Subordinated Notes due April 15, 2017; semi-annual cash interest payments due on April 15 and October 15, fixed interest rate of 97/8%

 

378,588

 

378,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$350.0 million Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due January 15, 2017; semi-annual cash interest payments due on May 15 and November 15, fixed interest rate of 87/8%

 

349,362

 

349,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$75.0 million Senior Secured Notes due January 15, 2017; semi-annual cash interest payments due on January 15 and July 15, fixed interest rate of 11¾%

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital leases payable with various monthly payments plus interest at rates ranging from 1.0% to 19.1%, due at various maturity dates through March 2022

 

61,715

 

66,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Various other notes payable and seller financing promissory notes with various monthly payments plus interest at rates ranging from 13.3% to 19.5%, due at various maturity dates through April 2021

 

7,205

 

9,183

 

 

 

960,752

 

967,121

 

Less current portion

 

(25,088

)

(26,350

)

 

 

$

935,664

 

$

940,771

 

 

Notes Offering

 

On April 30, 2015, 21st Century Oncology, Inc. (“21C”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company completed an offering of $360.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11.00% senior notes due 2023 at an issue price of 100.00% (the “Notes”). The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of 21C and are guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by the Company and each of 21C’s existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor under the 2015 Credit Facilities (as defined below) (the “Guarantors”).

 

The Notes were issued in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A and to persons outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

21C used the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand and borrowings under the 2015 Credit Facilities, to repay its $90.0 million term facility, to redeem its 97/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 and its 87/8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2017, to repurchase the 113/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 issued by OnCure, to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes.

 

The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated April 30, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among 21C, the Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, governing the Notes.

 

Interest is payable on the Notes on each May 1 and November 1, commencing November 1, 2015. 21C may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time prior to May 1, 2018 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, if any, and an applicable make-whole premium. On or after May 1, 2018, 21C may redeem some or all of the Notes at redemption prices set forth in the Indenture. In addition, at any time prior to May 1, 2018, 21C may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, at a specified redemption price with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings.

 

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The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of 21C and certain of its subsidiaries to: incur additional debt or issue preferred shares; pay dividends on or make distributions in respect of their equity interest or make other restricted payments; sell certain assets; create liens on certain assets to secure debt; consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of their assets; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. In addition, in certain circumstances, if 21C sells assets or experiences certain changes of control, it must offer to purchase the Notes.

 

Senior Subordinated Notes

 

On April 20, 2010, the Company issued $310.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 97/8% senior subordinated notes due 2017 and repaid the existing $175.0 million in aggregate principal amount 13.5% senior subordinated notes due 2015, including accrued and unpaid interest and a call premium of approximately $5.3 million. The remaining proceeds were used to pay down $74.8 million of the Term Loan B and $10.0 million of the Revolver. A portion of the proceeds was placed in a restricted account pending application to finance certain acquisitions, including the acquisitions of a radiation treatment center and physician practices in South Carolina consummated on May 3, 2010. The Company incurred approximately $11.9 million in transaction fees and expenses, including legal, accounting and other fees and expenses associated with the offering, and the initial purchasers’ discount of $1.9 million.

 

In March 2011, 21C issued to DDJ Capital Management, LLC, $50 million in aggregate principal amount of 97/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017. The proceeds of $48.5 million were used (i) to fund the Company’s acquisition of all of the outstanding membership units of MDLLC and substantially all of the interests of MDLLC’s affiliated companies (the “MDLLC Acquisition”), not then controlled by the Company and (ii) to fund transaction costs associated with the MDLLC Acquisition. An additional $16.25 million in senior subordinated notes were issued to the seller in the transaction. In August 2013, we issued an additional $3.8 million of Senior Subordinated notes to the seller as a component of the MDLLC earn-out amount.

 

Senior Secured Second Lien Notes

 

On May 10, 2012, the Company issued $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 87/8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2017 (the “Secured Notes”).

 

The Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated May 10, 2012 (the “Secured Notes Indenture”), among 21C, the guarantors signatory thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The Secured Notes are senior secured second lien obligations of 21C and are guaranteed on a senior secured second lien basis by 21C, and each of 21C’s domestic subsidiaries to the extent such guarantor is a guarantor of 21C’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below).

 

Interest is payable on the Secured Notes on each May 15 and November 15, commencing November 15, 2012. 21C may redeem some or all of the Secured Notes at any time prior to May 15, 2014 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Secured Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and an applicable make-whole premium. On or after May 15, 2014, 21C may redeem some or all of the Secured Notes at redemption prices set forth in the Secured Notes Indenture. In addition, at any time prior to May 15, 2014, 21C may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Secured Notes, at a specified redemption price with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings.

 

Senior Secured Notes

 

On October 25, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of OnCure. The transaction included the issuance of $82.5 million in senior secured notes of OnCure, which accrue interest at a rate of 11¾% per annum and mature January 15, 2017, of which $7.5 million is subject to escrow arrangements and will be released to holders upon satisfaction of certain conditions. Interest is payable on the Senior Secured Notes on each January 15 and July 15, commencing July 15, 2014.

 

On April 28, 2015, the Company announced that its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary, OnCure, had received, pursuant to its previously announced cash tender offer and related consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding 11¾% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “OnCure Notes”), the requisite consents to adopt proposed amendments to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of October 25, 2013 (as otherwise amended, supplemented or modified, the “OnCure Indenture”), by and among OnCure, the guarantors signatory thereto (the “OnCure Guarantors”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent, under which the OnCure Notes were issued.

 

As of 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on April 24, 2015 (the “Consent Expiration”), holders of 99.40% of the OnCure Notes (not including any OnCure Notes subject to escrow arrangements) had tendered their OnCure Notes in the tender offer and consented to the proposed amendments to the OnCure Indenture.

 

In conjunction with receiving the requisite consents, OnCure, the OnCure Guarantors and the Trustee entered into the third supplemental indenture to the OnCure Indenture, dated as of April 28, 2015 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”).

 

The Third Supplemental Indenture gives effect to the proposed amendments to the OnCure Indenture, which eliminate substantially all the restrictive covenants, certain events of default and certain related provisions contained in the OnCure Indenture. The amendments to the OnCure Indenture became operative upon OnCure’s purchase of the OnCure Notes tendered at or prior to the Consent Expiration pursuant to the tender offer.

 

Senior Secured Credit Facility

 

On May 10, 2012, 21C entered into the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) among 21C, as borrower, the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), collateral agent, issuing bank and as swingline lender, the other agents party thereto and the lenders party thereto. On August 28, 2013, 21C entered into an Amendment Agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) to the credit agreement among 21C, the Company, the institutions from time to time party thereto as lenders, the

 

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Administrative Agent named therein and the other agents and arrangers named therein, dated as of May 10, 2012 (the “Original Credit Agreement” and, as amended and restated by the Amendment Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”).  Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment Agreement, the amendments to the Original Credit Agreement became effective on August 29, 2013.

 

The Credit Agreement provides for credit facilities consisting of (i) a $90 million term loan facility (the “Term Facility”) and (ii) a revolving credit facility provided for up to $100 million of revolving extensions of credit outstanding at any time (including revolving loans, swingline loans and letters of credit) (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the Term Facility, the “Credit Facilities”).  The Term Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility each have a maturity date of October 15, 2016.

 

Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Facility are subject to the following interest rates:

 

(a) for loans which are Eurodollar loans, for any interest period, at a rate per annum equal to (i) a floating index rate per annum equal to (A) the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in dollars for a period equal to such interest period commencing on the first day of such interest period appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two business days prior to the beginning of such interest period divided by (B) 1.0 minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of eurocurrency funding or liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D) (provided that solely with respect to loans under the Term Facility, such floating index rate shall not be less than 1.00% per annum), plus (ii) an applicable margin (A) based upon a total leverage pricing grid for loans under the Revolving Credit Facility or (B) equal to 6.50% per annum for loans under the Term Facility; and

 

(b) for loans which are base rate loans, at a rate per annum equal to (i) a floating index rate per annum equal to the greatest of (A) the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate at such time, (B) the overnight federal funds rate at such time plus ½ of 1%, and (C) the Eurodollar Rate for a Eurodollar loan with a one- month interest period commencing on such day plus 1.00% (provided that solely with respect to loans under the Term Facility, such floating index rate shall not be less than 2.00% per annum), plus (ii) an applicable margin (A) based upon a total leverage pricing grid for loans under the Revolving Credit Facility or (B) equal to 5.50% per annum for loans under the Term Facility.

 

21C will pay certain recurring fees with respect to the Credit Facilities, including (i) fees on the unused commitments of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) letter of credit fees on the aggregate face amounts of outstanding letters of credit and (iii) administration fees.

 

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, subject to limitations and exceptions, and customary covenants restricting the ability (subject to various exceptions) of 21C and certain of its subsidiaries to:  incur additional indebtedness (including guarantee obligations); incur liens; engage in mergers or other fundamental changes; sell certain property or assets; pay dividends of other distributions; consummate acquisitions; make investments, loans and advances; prepay certain indebtedness, change the nature of their business; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and incur restrictions on the ability of 21C’s subsidiaries to make distributions, advances and asset transfers.  In addition, as of the last business day of each month, 21C is required to maintain a certain minimum amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents plus availability under the Revolving Credit Facility of not less than $15.0 million.

 

The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including with respect to nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts; material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty when made; failure to perform or observe covenants; cross default to other material indebtedness; bankruptcy and insolvency events; inability to pay debts; monetary judgment defaults; actual or asserted invalidity or impairment of any definitive loan documentation and a change of control.

 

The obligations of 21C under the Credit Facilities are guaranteed by the Company and certain direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of 21C.

 

The Credit Facilities and certain interest rate protection and other hedging arrangements provided by lenders under the Credit Facilities or its affiliates are secured on a first priority basis by security interests in substantially all of 21C’s and each guarantor’s tangible and intangible assets (subject to certain exceptions).

 

The Revolving Credit Facility requires that the Company comply with certain financial covenants, including:

 

 

 

Requirement at
March 31, 2015

 

Level at
March 31, 2015

 

Minimum permitted unrestricted cash and cash equivalents plus availability under the Revolving Credit Facility

 

>$

15.0 million

 

$

164.8 million

 

 

The Revolving Credit Facility also requires that the Company comply with various other covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on new indebtedness, asset sales, capital expenditures, acquisitions and dividends, with which the Company was in compliance as of March 31, 2015. All amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement were repaid on April 30, 2015.

 

On April 30, 2015, 21C also entered into the Credit Agreement (the “2015 Credit Agreement”) among 21C, as borrower, the Company, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “2015 Administrative Agent”), collateral agent, issuing bank and as swingline lender, the other agents party thereto and the lenders party thereto.

 

The credit facilities provided under the 2015 Credit Agreement consist of a revolving credit facility providing for up to $125 million of revolving extensions of credit outstanding at any time (including revolving loans, swingline loans and letters of credit) (the “2015 Revolving Credit Facility”) and an initial term loan facility providing for $610 million of term loan commitments (the “2015 Term Facility” and together with the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility, the “2015 Credit Facilities”).  21C may (i) increase the aggregate amount of revolving loans by an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate and (ii) subject to a consolidated secured leverage ratio test, increase the aggregate amount of

 

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the term loans or the revolving loans by an unlimited amount or issue pari passu or junior secured loans or notes or unsecured loans or notes in an unlimited amount.  The 2015 Revolving Credit Facility will mature in five years and the 2015 Term Facility will mature in seven years.

 

Loans under the 2015 Term Credit Facility are subject to the following interest rates:

 

(a)  for loans which are Eurodollar loans, for any interest period, at a rate per annum equal to a percentage equal to (i) the rate per annum as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration, determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in dollars for a period equal to such interest period commencing on the first day of such interest period as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two business days prior to the beginning of such interest period divided by (ii) 1.0 minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of eurocurrency funding or liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D), provided that such percentage shall be deemed to be not less than 1.00%, plus (iii) a rate per annum equal to 5.50%; and

 

(b)  for loans which are base rate loans, (i) the greatest of (A) the 2015 Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate on such day, (B) the federal funds effective rate at such time plus ½ of 1%, and (C) the Eurodollar Rate for a Eurodollar Loan with a one-month interest period commencing on such day plus 1.00%, provided that such percentage shall be deemed to be not less than 2.00%, plus (ii) a rate per annum equal to 4.50%.

 

Loans under the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility are subject to the following interest rates:

 

(a)  for loans which are Eurodollar loans, for any interest period, at a rate per annum equal to a percentage equal to (i) the rate per annum as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration, determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in dollars for a period equal to such interest period commencing on the first day of such interest period as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two business days prior to the beginning of such interest period divided by (ii) 1.0 minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of eurocurrency funding or liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D), plus (iii) an applicable margin based upon a total leverage pricing grid; and

 

(b)  for loans which are base rate loans, (i) the greatest of (A) the 2015 Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate on such day, (B) the federal funds effective rate at such time plus ½ of 1%, and (C) the Eurodollar Rate for a Eurodollar Loan with a one-month interest period commencing on such day plus 1.00%, plus (ii) an applicable margin based upon a total leverage pricing grid.

 

21C will pay certain recurring fees with respect to the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility, including (i) fees on the unused commitments of the lenders under the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) letter of credit fees on the aggregate face amounts of outstanding letters of credit and (iii) administration fees.

 

The 2015 Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, subject to limitations and exceptions, and customary covenants restricting the ability (subject to various exceptions) of 21C and certain of its subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness (including guarantee obligations); incur liens; engage in mergers or other fundamental changes; sell certain property or assets; pay dividends of other distributions; consummate acquisitions; make investments, loans and advances; prepay certain indebtedness, including the Notes; change the nature of their business; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and incur restrictions on the ability of 21C’s subsidiaries to make distributions, advances and asset transfers.  In addition, under the 2015 Credit Facilities, we are required to comply with a first lien leverage ratio of 7.50 to 1.00 until March 30, 2018, stepping down to 6.25 to 1.00 thereafter.

 

The 2015 Credit Facilities contain customary events of default, including with respect to nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts; material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty when made; failure to perform or observe covenants; cross default to other material indebtedness; bankruptcy and insolvency events; inability to pay debts; monetary judgment defaults; actual or asserted invalidity or impairment of any definitive loan documentation and a change of control.

 

As of the closing date, the obligations of 21C under the 2015 Credit Facilities are guaranteed by the Company and each direct and indirect, domestic subsidiary of 21C, subject to customary exceptions.

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal Proceedings

 

The Company operates in a highly regulated and litigious industry. As a result, the Company is involved in disputes, litigation, and regulatory matters incidental to its operations, including governmental investigations, personal injury lawsuits, employment claims, and other matters arising out of the normal conduct of business.

 

Healthcare companies are subject to numerous types of investigations by various governmental agencies. Further, under the False Claims Act, private parties have the right to bring ‘‘qui tam,’’ or ‘‘whistleblower,’’ suits against companies that knew or should have known they were submitting false claims for payments to, or improperly retain overpayments from, the government. The False Claims Act imposes penalties of not less than $5,500 and not more than $11,000 per claim, plus three times the amount of damages which the government sustains because of the submission of a false claim. If the Company is found to have violated the False Claims Act, it could also be excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs. Some states have adopted similar state whistleblower and false claims provisions. Certain of the Company’s facilities have received, and other facilities may receive, inquiries from federal and state agencies related to potential False Claims Act liability. Depending on whether the underlying conduct in these or future inquiries or investigations could be considered systemic, their resolution could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and liquidity. Governmental agencies and their agents, such as the Medicare Administrative Contractors, as well as the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (‘‘OIG’’), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), and state Medicaid programs, conduct audits of our healthcare operations. Private payers may conduct similar post-payment audits, and the Company also perform internal audits and monitoring. Depending on the nature of the conduct found in such audits and whether the underlying conduct could be considered systemic, the resolution of these audits could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

 

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Governmental agencies and their agents, such as the Medicare Administrative Contractors, as well as the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the ‘‘OIG’’), CMS and state Medicaid programs, conduct audits of our healthcare operations. Private payers may conduct similar post-payment audits, and the Company also performs internal audits and monitoring. Depending on the nature of the conduct found in such audits and whether the underlying conduct could be considered systemic, the resolution of these audits could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

 

On February 18, 2014, the Company was served with subpoenas from the OIG acting with the assistance of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida who together have requested the production of medical records of patients treated by certain of the Company’s physicians for the period from January 2007 to present regarding the ordering, billing and medical necessity of certain laboratory services as part of a civil False Claims Act investigation, as well as the Company’s agreements with such physicians. The laboratory services under review relate to the utilization of fluorescence in situ hybridization (“FISH”) laboratory tests ordered by certain of the Company’s employed physicians and performed by the Company.  The Company was served with another subpoena from the OIG on January 22, 2015, requesting additional documents related to this matter for the period from January 1, 2005 up through the production of documents responsive to the February 2014 subpoena. The Company has recorded a liability for this matter of approximately $5.2 million and $5.1 million that is included in accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The recorded estimate is based on a probability weighted analysis of the low-end of the range of the liability that considers the facts currently known by the Company, review of qualitative and quantitative factors, and an assessment of potential outcomes under different scenarios used to assess the Company’s exposure which may be used to determine a potential settlement should the Company decide not to litigate.  The Company’s recording of a liability related to this matter is not an admission of guilt. Depending on how this matter progresses, the exposure may be less than or more than the liability recorded and the Company will continue to reassess and adjust the liability until this matter is settled.  The Company’s estimate of the high-end of the range of exposure is $10.4 million.

 

The Company received two Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”), one on October 22, 2014 addressed to 21C and one on October 31, 2014 addressed to SFRO, from the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) pursuant to the False Claims Act. The CIDs request information concerning allegations that the Company knowingly billed for services that were not medically necessary and for services not rendered and appear to be focused on GAMMA services (which are dosimetry calculations performed during the course of radiation therapy).  The CIDs cover the period from January 1, 2009 to the present.  Among other information requests, the CIDs request certain documents and information related to the administration of radiation therapy; selection of various radiation therapies and GAMMA services. The Company’s total billings to federal health care programs including Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid for GAMMA services from January 1, 2009 to March 31, 2015 are approximately $72.3 million. It is not possible to predict when these matters will be resolved or what impact they might have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

 

Based on reviews performed to date, the Company does not believe that it or its physicians knowingly submitted false claims in violation of applicable Medicare statutory or regulatory requirements. The Company is cooperating fully with the subpoena requests and the DOJ’s investigation.

 

In addition to the matters described below, the Company is involved in various legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. It is the opinion of management, based on advice of legal counsel, that such litigation and claims will be resolved without material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

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16. Segment and geographic information

 

The Company operates in one line of business, which is operating physician group practices. The Company’s operations are organized into two geographically organized groups: the U.S. Domestic operating segment and the International operating segment, which are also the reporting segments. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Transactions between reporting segments are properly eliminated. The Company assesses performance of and makes decisions on how to allocate resources to its operating segments based on multiple factors including current and projected facility gross profit and market opportunities. Facility gross profit is defined as total revenues less cost of revenues.

 

Financial information by geographic segment is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Total revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Domestic

 

$

249,163

 

$

212,225

 

International

 

29,320

 

21,172

 

Total

 

$

278,483

 

$

233,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Domestic

 

$

65,606

 

$

55,848

 

International

 

16,840

 

11,422

 

Total

 

$

82,446

 

$

67,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Domestic

 

$

21,080

 

$

19,489

 

International

 

1,489

 

1,233

 

Total

 

$

22,569

 

$

20,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures: *

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Domestic

 

$

15,621

 

$

24,788

 

International

 

1,230

 

4,670

 

Total

 

$

16,851

 

$

29,458

 

 


* includes capital lease obligations related to capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Total assets:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Domestic

 

$

1,001,030

 

$

997,136

 

International

 

150,377

 

149,588

 

Total

 

$

1,151,407

 

$

1,146,724

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Domestic

 

$

237,547

 

$

239,203

 

International

 

31,083

 

31,554

 

Total

 

$

268,630

 

$

270,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related goodwill and intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Domestic

 

$

507,528

 

$

483,214

 

International

 

66,593

 

68,062

 

Total

 

$

574,121

 

$

551,276

 

 

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The reconciliation of the Company’s reportable segment profit and loss is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Facility gross profit

 

$

82,446

 

$

67,270

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

28,910

 

30,114

 

General and administrative salaries

 

27,587

 

27,304

 

General and administrative depreciation and amortization

 

3,994

 

4,810

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

4,468

 

4,296

 

Interest expense, net

 

25,687

 

27,527

 

Fair value adjustment of earn-out liability

 

460

 

199

 

Fair value adjustment of embedded derivative

 

1,342

 

 

Loss on sale leaseback transaction

 

 

135

 

Foreign currency transaction loss

 

242

 

28

 

Gain on foreign currency derivative contracts

 

 

(4

)

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(10,244

)

$

(27,139

)

 

17. Supplemental Consolidating Financial Information

 

21C’s payment obligations under the senior secured credit facility, senior secured second lien notes, and senior subordinated notes are guaranteed by the Company, which owns 100% of 21C and certain domestic subsidiaries of 21C, all of which are, directly or indirectly, 100% owned by 21C (the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, collectively with the Company, the “Guarantors”). Such guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several. The consolidated joint ventures, foreign subsidiaries and professional corporations of the Company are non-guarantors. The following supplemental financial information sets forth, on an unconsolidated basis, balance sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), and statements of cash flows information for the Company, 21C, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the non-guarantor subsidiaries. The supplemental financial information reflects the investment of the Company and 21C and subsidiary guarantors using the equity method of accounting.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

as of March 31, 2015

(in thousands)

 

 

 

The Company

 

21C

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-
Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

39,812

 

$

72

 

$

21,349

 

$

16,951

 

$

 

$

78,184

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

4,895

 

2,970

 

 

7,865

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

1,225

 

66,952

 

85,442

 

 

153,619

 

Intercompany receivables

 

247,706

 

715

 

85,747

 

 

(334,168

)

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

48

 

7,668

 

1,399

 

 

9,115

 

Inventories

 

 

 

3,933

 

422

 

 

4,355

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(373

)

(7,094

)

7,466

 

194

 

 

193

 

Other

 

 

 

6,485

 

1,336

 

 

7,821

 

Total current assets

 

287,145

 

(5,034

)

204,495

 

108,714

 

(334,168

)

261,152

 

Equity investments in joint ventures

 

(475,163

)

569,730

 

110,463

 

69

 

(203,484

)

1,615

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

190,451

 

78,179

 

 

268,630

 

Real estate subject to finance obligation

 

 

 

10,849

 

 

 

10,849

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

278,750

 

214,118

 

 

492,868

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

 

54,646

 

26,607

 

 

81,253

 

Other assets

 

 

10,546

 

16,112

 

8,382

 

 

35,040

 

Intercompany note receivable

 

35,330

 

8,450

 

1,124

 

 

(44,904

)

 

Total assets

 

$

(152,688

)

$

583,692

 

$

866,890

 

$

436,069

 

$

(582,556

)

$

1,151,407

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

 

$

906

 

$

47,810

 

$

16,491

 

$

 

$

65,207

 

Intercompany payables

 

 

223,125

 

 

111,043

 

(334,168

)

 

Accrued expenses

 

(6

)

28,872

 

48,772

 

24,670

 

 

102,308

 

Income taxes payable

 

(141

)

1,432

 

(1,935

)

4,436

 

 

3,792

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

18,257

 

6,831

 

 

25,088

 

Current portion of finance obligation

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

257

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

 

19,709

 

1,078

 

 

20,787

 

Total current liabilities

 

(147

)

254,335

 

132,870

 

164,549

 

(334,168

)

217,439

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

 

816,832

 

106,349

 

12,483

 

 

935,664

 

Finance obligation, less current portion

 

 

 

11,490

 

 

 

11,490

 

Embedded derivative features of Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock

 

17,185

 

 

 

 

 

17,185

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

28,606

 

24,734

 

 

53,340

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(665

)

(15,699

)

18,964

 

1,402

 

 

4,002

 

Intercompany note payable

 

 

 

 

44,904

 

(44,904

)

 

Total liabilities

 

16,373

 

1,055,468

 

298,279

 

248,072

 

(379,072

)

1,239,120

 

Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock

 

353,388

 

 

 

 

 

353,388

 

Noncontrolling interests—redeemable

 

 

 

 

35,464

 

19,614

 

55,078

 

Total 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity

 

(522,449

)

(471,776

)

568,611

 

145,898

 

(242,733

)

(522,449

)

Noncontrolling interests—nonredeemable

 

 

 

 

6,635

 

19,635

 

26,270

 

Total (deficit) equity

 

(522,449

)

(471,776

)

568,611

 

152,533

 

(223,098

)

(496,179

)

Total liabilities and (deficit) equity

 

$

(152,688

)

$

583,692

 

$

866,890

 

$

436,069

 

$

(582,556

)

$

1,151,407

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

(in thousands)

 

 

 

The Company

 

21C

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-
Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net patient service revenue

 

$

 

$

 

$

138,464

 

$

118,293

 

$

 

$

256,757

 

Management fees

 

 

 

15,490

 

380

 

 

15,870

 

Other revenue

 

 

32

 

3,902

 

1,898

 

 

5,832

 

(Loss) income from equity investment

 

(16,758

)

3,717

 

2,028

 

13

 

11,024

 

24

 

Intercompany revenue

 

668

 

339

 

18,969

 

 

(19,976

)

 

Total revenues

 

(16,090

)

4,088

 

178,853

 

120,584

 

(8,952

)

278,483

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and benefits

 

2

 

 

93,276

 

53,681

 

 

146,959

 

Medical supplies

 

 

 

17,520

 

8,771

 

 

26,291

 

Facility rent expenses

 

 

 

11,361

 

5,514

 

 

16,875

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

 

7,844

 

7,080

 

 

14,924

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

542

 

21,639

 

6,729

 

 

28,910

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

17,634

 

4,935

 

 

22,569

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

2,326

 

2,142

 

 

4,468

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

21,077

 

4,046

 

564

 

 

25,687

 

Electronic health records incentive payment

 

 

 

114

 

(114

)

 

 

Fair value adjustment of earn-out liability

 

 

 

232

 

228

 

 

460

 

Fair value adjustment of embedded derivative

 

1,342

 

 

 

 

 

1,342

 

Loss on foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

242

 

 

242

 

Gain on foreign currency derivative contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intercompany expenses

 

 

 

 

19,976

 

(19,976

)

 

Total expenses

 

1,344

 

21,619

 

175,992

 

109,748

 

(19,976

)

288,727

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

(17,434

)

(17,531

)

2,861

 

10,836

 

11,024

 

(10,244

)

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

 

(45

)

2,735

 

 

2,690

 

Net (loss) income

 

(17,434

)

(17,531

)

2,906

 

8,101

 

11,024

 

(12,934

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests—redeemable and non-redeemable

 

 

 

 

(952

)

(1,356

)

(2,308

)

Net (loss) income attributable to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder

 

(17,434

)

(17,531

)

2,906

 

7,149

 

9,668

 

(15,242

)

Unrealized comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

 

 

(2,435

)

 

(2,435

)

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

(17,434

)

(17,531

)

2,906

 

5,666

 

11,024

 

(15,369

)

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests-redeemable and non-redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

(2,065

)

(2,065

)

Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder

 

$

(17,434

)

$

(17,531

)

$

2,906

 

$

5,666

 

$

8,959

 

$

(17,434

)

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

(in thousands)

 

 

 

The
Company

 

21C

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-
Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(17,434

)

$

(17,531

)

$

2,906

 

$

8,101

 

$

11,024

 

$

(12,934

)

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

 

15,466

 

3,858

 

 

19,324

 

Amortization

 

 

 

2,167

 

1,078

 

 

3,245

 

Deferred rent expense

 

 

 

60

 

159

 

 

219

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 

(107

)

(330

)

 

(437

)

Stock-based compensation

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

2,326

 

2,142

 

 

4,468

 

Gain on the sale of property and equipment

 

 

 

(317

)

(7

)

 

(324

)

Gain on foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

145

 

 

145

 

Fair value adjustment of earn-out liability

 

 

 

232

 

228

 

 

460

 

Fair value adjustment of embedded derivative

 

1,342

 

 

 

 

 

1,342

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

446

 

 

 

 

446

 

Amortization of loan costs

 

 

1,455

 

 

 

 

1,455

 

Equity interest in net loss (earnings) of joint ventures

 

16,758

 

(3,717

)

(2,028

)

(13

)

(11,024

)

(24

)

Distribution received from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

53

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable and other current assets

 

 

(1,172

)

(3,570

)

(17,679

)

 

(22,421

)

Income taxes payable

 

 

(5

)

21

 

1,704

 

 

1,720

 

Inventories

 

 

 

216

 

(33

)

 

183

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

50

 

494

 

6

 

 

550

 

Intercompany payable / receivable

 

(26,390

)

2,843

 

12,932

 

10,615

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

 

236

 

3,313

 

508

 

 

4,057

 

Accrued deferred compensation

 

 

 

245

 

148

 

 

393

 

Accrued expenses / other current liabilities

 

(6

)

17,148

 

920

 

2,756

 

 

20,818

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

(25,729

)

(247

)

35,329

 

13,386

 

 

22,739

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

 

(9,760

)

(2,505

)

 

(12,265

)

Acquisition of medical practices

 

 

 

(17,661

)

(8,304

)

 

(25,965

)

Restricted cash associated with medical practices

 

 

 

(814

)

 

 

(814

)

Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment

 

 

 

1,063

 

40

 

 

1,103

 

Loans to employees

 

 

 

(35

)

(10

)

 

(45

)

Intercompany notes to / from affiliates

 

 

 

(4

)

4

 

 

 

Purchase of noncontrolling interest - non-redeemable

 

 

 

(1,233

)

 

 

(1,233

)

Distributions received from joint venture entities

 

 

196

 

1,588

 

 

(1,784

)

 

Premiums on life insurance policies

 

 

 

(173

)

(148

)

 

(321

)

Change in other assets and other liabilities

 

 

 

21

 

(83

)

 

(62

)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

 

196

 

(27,008

)

(11,006

)

(1,784

)

(39,602

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of debt

 

 

 

382

 

2,481

 

 

2,863

 

Principal repayments of debt

 

 

 

(4,627

)

(5,275

)

 

(9,902

)

Repayments of finance obligation

 

 

 

(84

)

 

 

(84

)

Proceeds from issuance of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

3,230

 

 

3,230

 

Proceeds from noncontrolling interest holders — redeemable and non-redeemable

 

 

 

743

 

 

 

743

 

Cash distributions to noncontrolling interest holders—redeemable and non-redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

(964

)

(964

)

Cash distributions to shareholders

 

 

 

 

(2,748

)

2,748

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

 

(3,586

)

(2,312

)

1,784

 

(4,114

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

(6

)

 

(6

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(25,729

)

(51

)

4,735

 

62

 

 

(20,983

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

65,541

 

123

 

16,614

 

16,889

 

 

99,167

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

39,812

 

$

72

 

$

21,349

 

$

16,951

 

$

 

$

78,184

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

as of December 31, 2014

(in thousands)

 

 

 

The Company

 

21C

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-
Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

65,541

 

$

123

 

$

16,614

 

$

16,889

 

$

 

$

99,167

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

4,081

 

2,970

 

 

7,051

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

53

 

64,885

 

72,869

 

 

137,807

 

Intercompany receivables

 

221,316

 

556

 

98,628

 

 

(320,500

)

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

98

 

7,356

 

1,274

 

 

8,728

 

Inventories

 

 

 

4,149

 

377

 

 

4,526

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(372

)

(7,094

)

7,465

 

228

 

 

227

 

Other

 

 

 

6,593

 

864

 

 

7,457

 

Total current assets

 

286,485

 

(6,264

)

209,771

 

95,471

 

(320,500

)

264,963

 

Equity investments in joint ventures

 

(458,028

)

566,587

 

88,959

 

58

 

(195,930

)

1,646

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

197,031

 

73,726

 

 

270,757

 

Real estate subject to finance obligation

 

 

 

22,552

 

 

 

22,552

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

278,750

 

190,846

 

 

469,596

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

 

56,813

 

24,867

 

 

81,680

 

Other assets

 

 

12,002

 

15,557

 

7,971

 

 

35,530

 

Intercompany note receivable

 

35,330

 

8,450

 

1,120

 

 

(44,900

)

 

Total assets

 

$

(136,213

)

$

580,775

 

$

870,553

 

$

392,939

 

$

(561,330

)

$

1,146,724

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

 

$

670

 

$

40,691

 

$

16,274

 

$

 

$

57,635

 

Intercompany payables

 

 

220,123

 

 

100,377

 

(320,500

)

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

11,724

 

48,028

 

22,857

 

 

82,609

 

Income taxes payable

 

(141

)

1,437

 

(1,956

)

2,774

 

 

2,114

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

18,195

 

8,155

 

 

26,350

 

Current portion of finance obligation

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

433

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

 

18,291

 

1,396

 

 

19,687

 

Total current liabilities

 

(141

)

233,954

 

123,682

 

151,833

 

(320,500

)

188,828

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

 

816,386

 

110,656

 

13,729

 

 

940,771

 

Finance obligation, less current portion

 

 

 

23,610

 

 

 

23,610

 

Embedded derivative features of Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock

 

15,843

 

 

 

 

 

15,843

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

27,453

 

23,626

 

 

51,079

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(665

)

(15,699

)

19,070

 

1,774

 

 

4,480

 

Intercompany note payable

 

 

 

 

44,900

 

(44,900

)

 

Total liabilities

 

15,037

 

1,034,641

 

304,471

 

235,862

 

(365,400

)

1,224,611

 

Series A convertible redeemable preferred stock

 

328,926

 

 

 

 

 

328,926

 

Noncontrolling interests—redeemable

 

 

 

 

34,524

 

15,273

 

49,797

 

Total 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity

 

(480,176

)

(453,866

)

566,082

 

115,929

 

(228,145

)

(480,176

)

Noncontrolling interests—nonredeemable

 

 

 

 

6,624

 

16,942

 

23,566

 

Total (deficit) equity

 

(480,176

)

(453,866

)

566,082

 

122,553

 

(211,203

)

(456,610

)

Total liabilities and (deficit) equity

 

$

(136,213

)

$

580,775

 

$

870,553

 

$

392,939

 

$

(561,330

)

$

1,146,724

 

 

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CONSENDSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

(in thousands)

 

 

 

The Company

 

21C

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-
Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net patient service revenue

 

$

 

$

 

$

130,738

 

$

83,170

 

$

 

$

213,908

 

Management fees

 

 

 

16,319

 

278

 

 

16,597

 

Other revenue

 

 

21

 

2,599

 

310

 

 

2,930

 

(Loss) income from equity investment

 

(39,184

)

(17,437

)

(8,116

)

9

 

64,690

 

(38

)

Intercompany revenue

 

 

207

 

19,205

 

 

(19,412

)

 

Total revenues

 

(39,184

)

(17,209

)

160,745

 

83,767

 

45,278

 

233,397

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and benefits

 

34

 

 

92,371

 

33,504

 

 

125,909

 

Medical supplies

 

 

 

15,537

 

6,197

 

 

21,734

 

Facility rent expenses

 

 

 

11,679

 

3,816

 

 

15,495

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

 

8,899

 

5,482

 

 

14,381

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

131

 

25,184

 

4,799

 

 

30,114

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

17,339

 

3,383

 

 

20,722

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

2,791

 

1,505

 

 

4,296

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

21,919

 

3,835

 

1,773

 

 

27,527

 

Electronic health records incentive payment

 

 

 

68

 

(68

)

 

 

Loss on sale leaseback transaction

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

135

 

Fair value adjustment of earn-out liability

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

199

 

Loss on foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

28

 

Gain on foreign currency derivative contracts

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

(4

)

Intercompany expenses

 

 

 

 

19,412

 

(19,412

)

 

Total expenses

 

34

 

22,046

 

178,037

 

79,831

 

(19,412

)

260,536

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

(39,218

)

(39,255

)

(17,292

)

3,936

 

64,690

 

(27,139

)

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(50

)

1

 

2,155

 

 

2,106

 

Net (loss) income

 

(39,218

)

(39,205

)

(17,293

)

1,781

 

64,690

 

(29,245

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests—redeemable and non-redeemable

 

 

 

 

(498

)

(438

)

(936

)

Net (loss) income attributable to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder

 

(39,218

)

(39,205

)

(17,293

)

1,283

 

64,252

 

(30,181

)

Unrealized comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

 

 

(9,856

)

 

(9,856

)

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

(39,218

)

(39,205

)

(17,293

)

(8,075

)

64,690

 

(39,101

)

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests-redeemable and non-redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

(117

)

(117

)

Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder

 

$

(39,218

)

$

(39,205

)

$

(17,293

)

$

(8,075

)

$

64,573

 

$

(39,218

)

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

(in thousands)

 

 

 

The
Company

 

21C

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Subsidiary
Non-
Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(39,218

)

$

(39,205

)

$

(17,293

)

$

1,781

 

$

64,690

 

$

(29,245

)

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

 

14,494

 

2,243

 

 

16,737

 

Amortization

 

 

 

2,845

 

1,140

 

 

3,985

 

Deferred rent expense

 

 

 

100

 

(239

)

 

(139

)

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(96

)

 

140

 

 

44

 

Stock-based compensation

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

2,791

 

1,505

 

 

4,296

 

Loss (gain) on the sale of property and equipment

 

 

 

43

 

(28

)

 

15

 

Loss on sale leaseback transaction

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

135

 

Gain on foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

(49

)

 

(49

)

Gain on foreign currency derivative contracts

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

(4

)

Fair value adjustment of earn-out liability

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

199

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

455

 

33

 

84

 

 

572

 

Amortization of loan costs

 

 

1,465

 

 

28

 

 

1,493

 

Equity interest in net loss (earnings) of joint ventures

 

39,184

 

17,437

 

8,116

 

(9

)

(64,690

)

38

 

Distribution received from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

54

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable and other current assets

 

 

(2

)

(11,881

)

(10,738

)

 

(22,621

)

Income taxes payable

 

645

 

22

 

(143

)

878

 

 

1,402

 

Inventories

 

 

 

(662

)

273

 

 

(389

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

29

 

(278

)

821

 

 

572

 

Intercompany payable / receivable

 

1,401

 

(8,985

)

2,696

 

4,888

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

(830

)

(51

)

(330

)

5,072

 

 

3,861

 

Accrued deferred compensation

 

 

 

(59

)

99

 

 

40

 

Accrued expenses / other current liabilities

 

 

17,146

 

5,441

 

(3,923

)

 

18,664

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

1,217

 

(11,789

)

6,301

 

3,966

 

 

(305

)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

 

(12,925

)

(6,138

)

 

(19,063

)

Acquisition of medical practices

 

 

 

(2,200

)

(47,119

)

 

(49,319

)

Restricted cash associated with medical practices

 

 

2

 

63

 

(10,377

)

 

(10,312

)

Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment

 

 

 

1

 

72

 

 

73

 

Loans to employees

 

 

 

(261

)

(33

)

 

(294

)

Intercompany notes to / from affiliates

 

 

(2,400

)

(198

)

2,598

 

 

 

Contribution of capital to joint venture entities

 

 

(2,315

)

(239

)

 

2,239

 

(315

)

Distributions received from joint venture entities

 

 

 

45

 

 

(45

)

 

Premiums on life insurance policies

 

 

 

81

 

(86

)

 

(5

)

Change in other assets and other liabilities

 

 

250

 

(55

)

13

 

 

208

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

 

(4,463

)

(15,688

)

(61,070

)

2,194

 

(79,027

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of debt

 

 

32,000

 

5,650

 

60,409

 

 

98,059

 

Principal repayments of debt

 

 

(17,000

)

(3,946

)

(2,633

)

 

(23,579

)

Repayments of finance obligation

 

 

 

(61

)

 

 

(61

)

Proceeds from equity contribution

 

 

 

2,000

 

468

 

(2,239

)

229

 

Proceeds from noncontrolling interest holders — redeemable and non-redeemable

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

Cash distributions to noncontrolling interest holders—redeemable and non-redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

(45

)

(45

)

Cash distributions to shareholders

 

 

 

 

(90

)

90

 

 

Payments of costs for equity securities offering

 

(698

)

 

 

 

 

(698

)

Payments of loan costs

 

 

 

 

(967

)

 

 

(967

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(698

)

16,250

 

3,643

 

57,187

 

(2,194

)

74,188

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

(32

)

 

(32

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

519

 

(2

)

(5,744

)

51

 

 

(5,176

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

161

 

122

 

9,084

 

8,095

 

 

17,462

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

680

 

$

120

 

$

3,340

 

$

8,146

 

$

 

$

12,286

 

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.  This section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, such as statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” or “will” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While we believe these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors, including those discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in the section titled “Risk Factors” and  in the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”) may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply on and as of the date of this Form 10-Q. References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “we,” “us” and “our” are references to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, consolidated professional corporations and associations and unconsolidated affiliates, unless the context requires otherwise. References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “our treatment centers” refer to owned, managed and hospital based treatment centers.

 

Overview

 

We are the leading global, physician-led provider of integrated cancer care (“ICC”) services. Our physicians provide comprehensive, academic quality, cost-effective coordinated care for cancer patients in personal and convenient community settings. We believe we offer a powerful value proposition to patients, hospital systems, payers and risk-taking physician groups by delivering high quality care and good clinical outcomes at lower overall costs through outpatient settings, clinical excellence, physician coordination and scaled efficiency.

 

We operate the largest integrated network of cancer treatment centers and affiliated physicians in the world which, as of March 31, 2015, was comprised of approximately 804 community-based physicians in the fields of radiation oncology, medical oncology, breast, gynecological and general surgery, and urology. Our physicians provide medical services at approximately 394 locations, including our 182 radiation therapy centers. Of the 182 radiation therapy centers, 34 treatment centers were internally developed and 137 were acquired (including three which were transitioned from professional and other arrangements to freestanding). 54 radiation therapy centers operate in partnership with health systems and other clinics and community-based sites. Our 147 radiation therapy cancer treatment centers in the United States are operated predominantly under the 21st Century Oncology brand and are strategically clustered in 32 local markets in 17 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Washington, and West Virginia. Our 35 international radiation therapy centers in Latin America are operated under the 21st Century Oncology brand or a local brand and, in many cases, are operated with local minority partners, including hospitals. We hold market leading positions in the majority of our local markets.

 

We use a number of metrics to assist management in evaluating financial condition and operating performance, and the most important follow:

 

·                  the number of RVUs (a standard measure of value used in the U.S. Medicare reimbursement formula for physician services) delivered per day in our freestanding centers;

 

·                  the percentage change in RVUs per day in our freestanding centers;

 

·                  the number of treatments delivered per day in our freestanding centers;

 

·                  the average revenue per treatment in our freestanding centers;

 

·                  the number and type of radiation oncology cases completed;

 

·                  the number of treatments per radiation oncology case completed;

 

·                  the revenue per radiation oncology case;

 

·                  the ratio of funded debt to pro-forma adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (leverage ratio); and

 

·                  facility gross profit.

 

Revenue Drivers

 

Our revenue growth is primarily driven by expanding the number of our centers, optimizing the utilization of advanced technologies at our existing centers and benefiting from demographic and population trends in most of our local markets and by providing value added services to other healthcare and provider organizations. New centers are added or acquired based on capacity, demographics and competitive considerations.

 

The average revenue per treatment is sensitive to the mix of services used in treating a patient’s tumor. The reimbursement rates set by Medicare and commercial payers tend to be higher for more advanced treatment technologies, reflecting their higher complexity. A key part of our business strategy is to make advanced technologies available once supporting economics exist. For example, we have been utilizing image

 

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guided radiation therapy (“IGRT”) and Gamma Function, a proprietary capability to enable measurement of the actual amount of radiation delivered during a treatment and to provide immediate feedback for adaption of future treatments, where appropriate, now that reimbursement codes are in place for these services.

 

Operating Costs

 

The principal costs of operating a treatment center are (1) the salary and benefits of the physician and technical staff, and (2) equipment and facility costs. The capacity of each physician and technical position is limited to a number of delivered treatments, while equipment and facility costs for a treatment center are generally fixed. These capacity factors cause profitability to be very sensitive to treatment volume. Profitability will tend to increase as resources from fixed costs including equipment and facility costs are utilized.

 

Sources of Revenue By Payer

 

We receive payments for our services rendered to patients from the government Medicare and Medicaid programs, commercial insurers, managed care organizations and our patients directly. Generally, our revenue is determined by a number of factors, including the payer mix, the number and nature of procedures performed and the rate of payment for the procedures. The following table sets forth the percentage of our U.S. domestic net patient service revenue we earned based upon the patients’ primary insurance by category of payer in our last fiscal year and the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

U.S. Domestic:

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medicare

 

39.8

%

41.7

%

41.8

%

Commercial

 

57.1

 

55.8

 

54.6

 

Medicaid

 

2.2

 

1.5

 

2.7

 

Self-pay

 

0.9

 

1.0

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total U.S. domestic net patient service revenue

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

 

Medicare and Medicaid

 

Medicare is a major funding source for the services we provide and government reimbursement developments can have a material effect on operating performance. These developments include the reimbursement amount for each Current Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) service that we provide and the specific CPT services covered by Medicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), the government agency responsible for administering the Medicare program, administers an annual process for considering changes in reimbursement rates and covered services. We have played, and will continue to play, a role in that process both directly and through the radiation oncology professional societies.

 

Since cancer disproportionately affects elderly people, a significant portion of our U.S. net patient service revenue is derived from the Medicare program, as well as related co-payments. Medicare reimbursement rates are determined by CMS and are lower than our normal charges. Medicaid reimbursement rates are typically lower than Medicare rates; Medicaid payments represent approximately 1.5% of our U.S. net patient service revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

In the final Medicare 2014 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS did finalize its proposal to revise the Medicare Economic Index (“MEI”) -2% impact, CMS also incorporated updated RVUs for new and existing codes +3% impact resulting in a net impact of +1% for radiation oncology overall. Because the MEI policy only applies to freestanding settings, the impact to freestanding centers is approximately flat, while hospital-based radiation oncologists would receive an increase in payment under the final rule.

 

In the proposed Medicare 2015 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS proposed to reduce payments for radiation oncology by 4% overall. This reduction related primarily to a proposal to remove the radiation treatment vault as a direct cost input for radiation treatment delivery codes. Because the proposal only applied to freestanding settings, the cut to freestanding centers would likely have been closer to 5%, while hospital based radiation oncologists would have received an increase in payment under the proposal. In the final Medicare 2015 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS did not finalize its proposal to remove the radiation treatment vault as a direct cost input for radiation treatment delivery codes. As a result, the net impact of the Final Rule to radiation oncology and freestanding radiation therapy centers is approximately neutral overall. In the Final rule, CMS also indicated it would review the family of radiation treatment delivery codes in the FY 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule.

 

Historically, Medicare reimbursement rates for all services and procedures have been determined by the Sustainable Growth Rate (“SGR”), which takes into account an annually-updated conversion factor and ties Medicare reimbursement to inflation. For the last several years, the SGR policy has threatened significant cuts to Medicare reimbursement, although Congress has routinely overridden use of the SGR formula and delayed those cuts. In April 2015, Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, which permanently repeals the SGR formula and increases base Medicare reimbursement by 0.5 percent each year between 2015 and 2019. Base payments then remain steady from 2020 through 2025 under the new law, but healthcare providers are able to earn merit-based incentive payments beginning in 2019 based on measures such as meaningful use of electronic health records, physician quality reporting, and healthcare delivery models that emphasize quality of care. In 2026 and subsequent years, professionals participating in alternative payment models that meet certain criteria would receive annual updates of 0.75 percent, while all other professionals would receive annual updates of 0.25 percent.

 

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In addition, under the Budget Control Act of 2011, Medicare providers are cut under a sequestration process by 2% each year relative to baseline spending through 2021. This policy was subsequently extended through 2024. In the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, the sequestration policy was frontloaded for the year 2024 such that Medicare providers would be cut 4% in the first half of 2024 and 0% in the second half of 2024.

 

Commercial

 

Commercial sources include private health insurance as well as related payments for co-insurance and co-payments. We enter into contracts with private health insurance and other health benefit groups by granting discounts to such organizations in return for the patient volume they provide.

 

Most of our commercial revenue is from managed care business and is attributable to contracts where a set fee is negotiated relative to services provided by our treatment centers. We do not have any contracts that individually represent over 10% of our total U.S. net patient service revenue. We receive our managed care contracted revenue under two primary arrangements. Approximately 97% of our managed care business is attributable to contracts where a fee schedule is negotiated for services provided at our treatment centers. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 approximately 3% of our U.S. net patient service revenue is attributable to contracts where we bear utilization risk. Although the terms and conditions of our managed care contracts vary considerably, they are typically for a one-year term and provide for automatic renewals. If payments by managed care organizations and other private third-party payers decrease, then our total revenues and net income would decrease.

 

Self-Pay

 

Self-pay consists of payments for treatments by patients not otherwise covered by third-party payers, such as government or commercial sources. Because the incidence of cancer is much higher in those over the age of 65, most of our patients have access to Medicare or other insurance and therefore the self-pay portion of our business is less than it would be in other circumstances. However, we are seeing a general increase in the patient responsibility portion of our claims and revenue.

 

We grant a discount on gross charges to self-pay patients not covered under other third party payer arrangements. The discount amounts are excluded from patient service revenue. To the extent that we realize additional losses resulting from nonpayment of the discounted charges, such additional losses are included in the provision for doubtful accounts.

 

Other Material Factors

 

Other material factors that we believe will also impact our future financial performance include:

 

·                  our substantial indebtedness;

 

·                  patient volume and census;

 

·                  continued advances in technology and the related capital requirements;

 

·                  continued affiliation with physician specialties other than radiation oncology;

 

·                  our ability to develop and conduct business with hospitals and other large healthcare organizations in a manner that adequately and attractively compensates us for our services;

 

·                  accounting for business combinations requiring that all acquisition-related costs be expensed as incurred;

 

·                  our ability to achieve identified cost savings and operational efficiencies;

 

·                  increased costs associated with development and optimization of our internal infrastructure; and

 

·                  healthcare reform.

 

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Recent Developments

 

Notes Offering

 

On April 30, 2015, 21st Century Oncology, Inc. (“21C”), our wholly owned subsidiary, completed an offering of $360.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11.00% senior notes due 2023 at an issue price of 100.00% (the “Notes”).  The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of 21C and are guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by us and each of 21C’s existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor under the 2015 Credit Facilities (as defined below) (the “Guarantors”).

 

The Notes were issued in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A and to persons outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

21C used the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand and borrowings under the 2015 Credit Facilities, to repay our $90.0 million term loan facility, to redeem our 97/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 and our 87/8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2017, to repurchase the 113/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 issued by OnCure Holdings, Inc. (“OnCure”), to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes.

 

The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated April 30, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among 21C, the Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, governing the Notes.

 

Interest is payable on the Notes on each May 1 and November 1, commencing November 1, 2015. 21C may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time prior to May 1, 2018 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, if any, and an applicable make-whole premium. On or after May 1, 2018, 21C may redeem some or all of the Notes at redemption prices set forth in the Indenture. In addition, at any time prior to May 1, 2018, 21C may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, at a specified redemption price with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings.

 

The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of 21C and certain of its subsidiaries to: incur additional debt or issue preferred shares; pay dividends on or make distributions in respect of their equity interest or make other restricted payments; sell certain assets; create liens on certain assets to secure debt; consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of their assets; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. In addition, in certain circumstances, if 21C sells assets or experiences certain changes of control, it must offer to purchase the Notes.

 

Supplemental Indenture for the 11¾% Senior Secured Notes due 2017

 

On April 28, 2015, we announced that our indirectly wholly owned subsidiary, OnCure, had received, pursuant to its previously announced cash tender offer and related consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding 11¾% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “OnCure Notes”), the requisite consents to adopt proposed amendments to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of October 25, 2013 (as otherwise amended, supplemented or modified, the “OnCure Indenture”), by and among OnCure, the guarantors signatory thereto (the “OnCure Guarantors”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent, under which the OnCure Notes were issued. The tender offer and consent solicitation are being made upon the terms and conditions set forth in an Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated April 13, 2015.

 

As of 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on April 24, 2015 (the “Consent Expiration”), holders of 99.40% of the OnCure Notes (not including any OnCure Notes subject to escrow arrangements) had tendered their OnCure Notes in the tender offer and consented to the proposed amendments to the OnCure Indenture.

 

In conjunction with receiving the requisite consents, OnCure, the OnCure Guarantors and the Trustee entered into the third supplemental indenture to the OnCure Indenture, dated as of April 28, 2015 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”).

 

The Third Supplemental Indenture gives effect to the proposed amendments to the OnCure Indenture, which eliminate substantially all the restrictive covenants, certain events of default and certain related provisions contained in the OnCure Indenture. The amendments to the OnCure Indenture became operative upon OnCure’s purchase of the OnCure Notes tendered at or prior to the Consent Expiration pursuant to the tender offer.

 

Credit Agreement

 

On April 30, 2015, 21C also entered into the 2015 Credit Agreement (the “2015 Credit Agreement”) among 21C, as borrower, us, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “2015 Administrative Agent”), collateral agent, issuing bank and as swingline lender, the other agents party thereto and the lenders party thereto.

 

The credit facilities provided under the 2015 Credit Agreement consist of a revolving credit facility providing for up to $125 million of revolving extensions of credit outstanding at any time (including revolving loans, swingline loans and letters of credit) (the “2015 Revolving Credit Facility”) and an initial term loan facility providing for $610 million of term loan commitments (the “2015 Term Facility” and together with the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility, the “2015 Credit Facilities”).  21C may (i) increase the aggregate amount of revolving loans by an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate and (ii) subject to a consolidated secured leverage ratio test, increase the aggregate amount of the term loans or the revolving loans by an unlimited amount or issue pari passu or junior secured loans or notes or unsecured loans or notes in an unlimited amount.  The 2015 Revolving Credit Facility will mature in five years and the 2015 Term Facility will mature in seven years.

 

Loans under the 2015 Term Credit Facility are subject to the following interest rates:

 

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(a)  for loans which are Eurodollar loans, for any interest period, at a rate per annum equal to a percentage equal to (i) the rate per annum as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration, determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in dollars for a period equal to such interest period commencing on the first day of such interest period as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two business days prior to the beginning of such interest period divided by (ii) 1.0 minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of eurocurrency funding or liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D), provided that such percentage shall be deemed to be not less than 1.00%, plus (iii) a rate per annum equal to 5.50%; and

 

(b)  for loans which are base rate loans, (i) the greatest of (A) the 2015 Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate on such day, (B) the federal funds effective rate at such time plus ½ of 1%, and (C) the Eurodollar Rate for a Eurodollar Loan with a one-month interest period commencing on such day plus 1.00%, provided that such percentage shall be deemed to be not less than 2.00%, plus (ii) a rate per annum equal to 4.50%.

 

Loans under the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility are subject to the following interest rates:

 

(a)  for loans which are Eurodollar loans, for any interest period, at a rate per annum equal to a percentage equal to (i) the rate per annum as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration, determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in dollars for a period equal to such interest period commencing on the first day of such interest period as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two business days prior to the beginning of such interest period divided by (ii) 1.0 minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of eurocurrency funding or liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D), plus (iii) an applicable margin based upon a total leverage pricing grid; and

 

(b)  for loans which are base rate loans, (i) the greatest of (A) the 2015 Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate on such day, (B) the federal funds effective rate at such time plus ½ of 1%, and (C) the Eurodollar Rate for a Eurodollar Loan with a one-month interest period commencing on such day plus 1.00%, plus (ii) an applicable margin based upon a total leverage pricing grid.

 

21C will pay certain recurring fees with respect to the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility, including (i) fees on the unused commitments of the lenders under the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) letter of credit fees on the aggregate face amounts of outstanding letters of credit and (iii) administration fees.

 

The 2015 Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, subject to limitations and exceptions, and customary covenants restricting the ability (subject to various exceptions) of 21C and certain of its subsidiaries to:  incur additional indebtedness (including guarantee obligations); incur liens; engage in mergers or other fundamental changes; sell certain property or assets; pay dividends of other distributions; consummate acquisitions; make investments, loans and advances; prepay certain indebtedness, including the Notes; change the nature of their business; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and incur restrictions on the ability of 21C’s subsidiaries to make distributions, advances and asset transfers.  In addition, under the 2015 Credit Facilities, we are required to comply with a first lien leverage ratio of 7.50 to 1.00 until March 30, 2018, stepping down to 6.25 to 1.00 thereafter.

 

The 2015 Credit Facilities contain customary events of default, including with respect to nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts; material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty when made; failure to perform or observe covenants; cross default to other material indebtedness; bankruptcy and insolvency events; inability to pay debts; monetary judgment defaults; actual or asserted invalidity or impairment of any definitive loan documentation and a change of control.

 

As of the closing date, the obligations of 21C under the 2015 Credit Facilities are guaranteed by us and each direct and indirect, domestic subsidiary of 21C, subject to customary exceptions.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table summarizes key operating statistics of our results of operations for our domestic U.S. operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

% Change

 

United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of treatment days

 

63

 

63

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total RVUs — freestanding centers

 

4,287,889

 

3,793,809

 

13.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RVUs per day — freestanding centers

 

68,062

 

60,219

 

13.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage change in RVUs per day - freestanding centers - same store basis

 

7.7

%

0.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total treatments - freestanding centers

 

211,086

 

191,993

 

9.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treatments per day - freestanding centers

 

3,351

 

3,048

 

9.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage change in revenue per treatment freestanding centers — same store basis

 

0.6

%

3.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage change in treatments per day freestanding centers — same store basis

 

3.9

%

3.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage change in freestanding revenues same store basis

 

4.6

%

6.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total radiation oncology cases completed *

 

7,863

 

7,629

 

3.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue per radiation oncology case

 

$

17,862

 

$

18,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radiation therapy centers - freestanding (global)

 

171

 

173

 

(1.2

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radiation therapy centers — hospital / other groups (global)

 

11

 

12

 

(8.3

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total radiation therapy centers

 

182

 

185

 

(1.6

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Days sales outstanding at quarter end

 

36

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net patient service revenue (global) — professional services only (in thousands)

 

$

86,709

 

$

70,859

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net patient service revenue (global) — excluding physician practice expense (in thousands)

 

$

278,261

 

$

235,547

 

 

 

 


*              Total cases completed represents a count of patients that have completed their course of treatment. Total case counts are based on legacy and acquired clinical systems.

 

The following table summarizes key operating statistics of our results of operations for our international operations, which are operated through Medical Developers, LLC (“MDLLC”) and its subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

International 

 

2015

 

2014

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of new cases

 

4,501

 

4,281

 

5.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue per radiation oncology case

 

$

6,509

 

$

4,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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International

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

 

MDLLC’s total revenues increased $8.1 million, or 38.5%, from $21.2 million to $29.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014. Total revenue was positively impacted by $0.7 million of revenue from the acquisition of a center in Guatemala City, Guatemala in January 2014, revenue from an acquisition made in Argentina in March 2014, and revenue from a de novo in The Dominican Republic which began operations in October, 2014 as well as treatment mix. Case growth increased by 220 or 5.1% during the quarter. The trend toward more clinically-advanced treatments, which require more time to complete, continued during the quarter with an increase in the number of higher-revenue IMRT/IGRT treatments and 3D treatments versus 2D treatments as compared to the same period in 2014.

 

Facility gross profit increased $5.4 million, or 47.4% from $11.4 million to $16.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014.  Facility-level gross profit as a percentage of total revenues increased to 57.4% from 53.9%. Lower salaries and benefits, medical supplies, facility rent, and repairs and maintenance costs as a percentage of revenues offset increases physician compensation and incremental depreciation expense relating to our continued growth and investment in Latin America, and expenses related to a recently-opened center and another center which is anticipated to open later in 2015.

 

The following table presents summaries of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

(in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015

 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net patient service revenue

 

$

256,757

 

 92.2

%

$

213,908

 

 91.7

%

Management fees

 

 15,870

 

 5.7

 

 16,597

 

 7.1

 

Other revenue

 

 5,856

 

 2.1

 

 2,892

 

 1.2

 

Total revenues

 

 278,483

 

 100.0

 

 233,397

 

 100.0

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and benefits

 

 146,959

 

 52.8

 

 125,909

 

 53.9

 

Medical supplies

 

 26,291

 

 9.4

 

 21,734

 

 9.3

 

Facility rent expenses

 

 16,875

 

 6.1

 

 15,495

 

 6.6

 

Other operating expenses

 

 14,924

 

 5.4

 

 14,381

 

 6.2

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 28,910

 

 10.4

 

 30,114

 

 12.9

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 22,569

 

 8.1

 

 20,722

 

 8.9

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 4,468

 

 1.6

 

 4,296

 

 1.8

 

Interest expense, net

 

 25,687

 

 9.2

 

 27,527

 

 11.8

 

Loss on sale leaseback transaction

 

 —

 

 —

 

 135

 

 0.1

 

Fair value adjustment of earn-out liability

 

 460

 

 0.2

 

 199

 

 0.1

 

Fair value adjustment of embedded derivative

 

 1,342

 

 0.5

 

 —

 

 —

 

Loss on foreign currency transactions

 

 242

 

 0.1

 

 28

 

 —

 

Gain on foreign currency derivative contracts

 

 —

 

 —

 

 (4

)

 —

 

Total expenses

 

 288,727

 

 103.8

 

 260,536

 

 111.6

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 (10,244

)

 (3.8

)

 (27,139

)

 (11.6

)

Income tax expense

 

 2,690

 

 1.0

 

 2,106

 

 0.9

 

Net loss

 

 (12,934

)

 (4.8

)

 (29,245

)

 (12.5

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — redeemable and non-redeemable

 

 (2,308

)

 (0.8

)

 (936

)

 (0.4

)

Net loss attributable to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. shareholder

 

$

(15,242

)

 (5.6

)%

$

(30,181

)

 (12.9

)%

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Revenues

 

Net patient service revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, net patient service revenue comprised 92.2% and 91.7%, respectively, of our total revenues.  In our net patient service revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, revenue from the professional-only component of radiation therapy where we do not bill globally and revenue from the practices of medical specialties other than radiation oncology, comprised approximately 31.1% and 30.4%, respectively, of our total revenues.

 

Management fees. Certain of the Company’s physician groups receive payments for their services and treatments rendered to patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid, third-party payors and self-pay.  Management fees are recorded at the amount earned by the Company under the management services agreements. Services rendered by the respective physician groups are billed by the Company, as the exclusive billing agent of the physician groups, to patients, third-party payors, and others. The Company’s management fees are dependent on the EBITDA (or in one case, revenue) of each radiation therapy center. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, management fees comprised 5.7% and 7.1%, respectively, of our total revenues.

 

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Other revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, other revenue comprised approximately 2.1% and 1.2%, respectively, of our total revenues. Other revenue is primarily derived from management services provided to hospital radiation therapy departments, technical services provided to hospital radiation therapy departments, billing services provided to non-affiliated physicians, gain and losses from sale/disposal of medical equipment, equity interest in net earnings/losses of unconsolidated joint ventures and income for equipment leased by joint venture entities.

 

Total revenues. Total revenues increased by $45.1 million, or 19.3%, from $233.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $278.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Total revenue was positively impacted by $37.0 million due to our expansion into new practices and treatments centers in new and existing local markets during 2014 and 2015 through the acquisition of medical oncology and surgery practices in Florida and the acquisition of physician radiation practices in Argentina, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Florida, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington and the opening of two de novo centers as follows:

 

Date

 

Sites

 

Location

 

Market

 

Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2014

 

1

 

Guatemala

 

International (Guatemala)

 

Acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 2014

 

17

 

Miami/Dade/Palm Beach/ Broward Counties — Florida

 

Miami/Dade/Palm Beach/ Broward Counties — Florida

 

Acquisition - SFRO Freestanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 2014

 

4

 

Miami/Dade/Palm Beach/ Broward Counties — Florida

 

Miami/Dade/Palm Beach/ Broward Counties — Florida

 

Acquisition - SFRO professional / other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 2014

 

1

 

Westchester/Bronx/Long Island — New York

 

Westchester/Bronx/Long Island —  New York

 

De Novo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2014

 

1

 

Latin America

 

International (Argentina)

 

Acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 2014

 

1

 

Miami - Florida

 

Miami/Dade County

 

Acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 2014

 

1

 

The Dominican Republic

 

International (The Dominican Republic)

 

De Novo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2015

 

1

 

Washington

 

Washington

 

Acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2015

 

1

 

Rhode Island

 

Rhode Island

 

Acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2015

 

1

 

Palm Beach County — Florida

 

Palm Beach County — Florida

 

Acquisition

 

Revenue in our existing local markets and practices increased by approximately $8.5 million offset by a decrease in revenue from CMS for the 2014 PQRI program of approximately $0.4 million

 

Expenses

 

Salaries and benefits. Salaries and benefits increased by $21.1 million, or 16.7%, from $125.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $147.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Salaries and benefits as a percentage of total revenues decreased from 53.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 52.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  Additional staffing of personnel and physicians due to our development and expansion in medical oncology and surgery practices in Florida and the acquisitions of treatment centers in new and existing local markets during 2014 and 2015 contributed $20.8 million to our salaries and benefits. For existing practices and centers within our local markets, salaries and benefits increased $0.3 million due to increases in severance payments for terminated employees due to a reduction in workforce and incurred severance payments to certain executives.

 

Medical supplies. Medical supplies increased by $4.6 million, or 21.0%, from $21.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $26.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Medical supplies as a percentage of total revenues increased from 9.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 9.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Medical supplies consist of patient positioning devices, radioactive seed supplies, supplies used for other brachytherapy services, pharmaceuticals used in the delivery of radiation therapy treatments and chemotherapy-related drugs and other medical supplies. Approximately $6.5 million of the increase was related to our development and expansion in medical oncology and surgery practices in Florida and the acquisitions of treatment centers in new and existing local markets during 2014 and 2015. In our remaining practices and centers in existing local markets, medical supplies decreased by approximately $1.9 million as certain chemotherapy drugs were increasingly administered through hospital settings under physician practice arrangements. These pharmaceuticals and chemotherapy medical supplies are principally reimbursable by third-party payers.

 

Facility rent expenses. Facility rent expenses increased by $1.4 million, or 8.9%, from $15.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $16.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Facility rent expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased from 6.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 6.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Facility rent expenses consist of rent expense associated with our treatment center locations.  Approximately $1.5 million of the increase was related to our development and expansion in medical oncology and surgery practices in Florida and the acquisitions of treatment centers in new and existing local markets during 2014 and 2015. Facility rent expense in our remaining practices and centers in existing local markets decreased by approximately $0.1 million.

 

Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses increased by $0.5 million or 3.8%, from $14.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $14.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  Other operating expense as a percentage of total revenues decreased from 6.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 5.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  Other operating expenses consist of repairs and maintenance of equipment, equipment rental and contract labor. Approximately $1.0 million of the increase was related to our development and expansion in medical oncology and surgery practices in Florida and the acquisitions of treatment centers in new and existing local markets during 2014 and 2015. In our remaining practices and centers in existing local markets, other operating expenses decreased by approximately $0.5 million.

 

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General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased by $1.2 million or 4.0%, from $30.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $28.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. General and administrative expenses principally consist of professional service fees, consulting, office supplies and expenses, insurance, marketing and travel costs. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased from 12.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 10.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  The net decrease of $1.2 million in general and administrative expenses was due to an increase of approximately $1.9 million relating to our development and expansion in medical oncology and surgery practices in Florida and the acquisitions of treatment centers in new and existing local markets during 2014 and 2015. In addition, there was an increase of approximately $1.2 million in litigation settlements with certain physicians and legal and consulting costs associated with the Medicare diagnostic matter, offset by decreases in $0.1 million related to expenses for consulting services for the CMS 2014 fee schedule, $3.1 million in diligence costs relating to acquisitions and potential acquisitions of physician practices, $0.3 million relating to our rebranding initiatives and a decrease of approximately $0.8 million in our remaining practices and treatments centers in our existing local markets.

 

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $1.9 million or 8.9%, from $20.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $22.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Depreciation and amortization expense as a percentage of total revenues decreased from 8.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 8.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  The change in depreciation and amortization was due to an increase of approximately $2.1 million relating to our development and expansion in medical oncology and surgery practices in Florida and the acquisitions of treatment centers in new and existing local markets during 2014 and 2015. An increase in capital expenditures related to our investment in advanced radiation treatment technologies and software maintenance in certain local markets increased our depreciation and amortization by approximately $0.5 million offset by a decrease of approximately $0.7 million in amortization of certain non-compete agreements.

 

Provision for doubtful accounts. The provision for doubtful accounts increased by $0.2 million, or 4.0%, from $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  The provision for doubtful accounts as a percentage of total revenues decreased from 1.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 1.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2015. We continue to make progress in improving the overall collection process, including centralization of the prior authorization process, with standardization process supporting peer to peer justification of medical necessity, improvements in payment posting timeliness, electronic submission of documentation to Medicare carriers, Medicaid eligibility retro scrubbing of self-pay patients, automated insurance rebilling, focused escalation process for claims in Medical Review with insurers, collector productivity and quality tracking and monitoring, and improved processes at the treatment centers to collect co-pay amounts at the time of service.

 

Interest expense, net. Interest expense, decreased by $1.8 million, or 6.7%, from $27.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $25.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2015, we had approximately $90.0 million outstanding in our Term Facility and $-0- million outstanding in our Revolver Credit Facility. The decrease is attributable to the reduction of outstanding debt including the Revolver Credit Facility and the pay-off of the SFRO Credit Agreement which provided for a $60 million Term B Loan, $7.9 million Term A Loan, and assumed capital lease obligations.

 

Fair value adjustment of earn-out liability. We funded a portion of the purchase price pursuant to the OnCure, SFRO, and Kennewick, Washington acquisitions with contingent consideration. The contingent consideration is generally dependent on the acquiree achieving certain EBTIDA thresholds. We estimated and recorded an earn-out liability for each of the acquisitions as of their respective acquisition dates. We estimate the fair value of the earn-out liabilities at each reporting date. Changes to the estimated earn-out liabilities are recorded to expense in the fair value adjustment of earn-out liability caption in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 we recorded $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively related to changes in the fair value of earn-out liabilities.

 

Fair value adjustment of embedded derivative. Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement, immediately following the occurrence of our qualifying initial public offering or a qualifying merger, we will execute and deliver to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”) a Warrant Agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) and issue to CPPIB warrants to purchase shares of our common stock having a then-current value of $30 million, at a purchase price of $0.01 per share.  The warrants expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of issuance. We evaluated the contingent events that could trigger the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock to common stock and issuance of warrants and determined that the contingent conversion features qualify as an embedded derivative, requiring bifurcation and classification as a liability, measured at fair value. We estimate the fair value of the embedded derivative at each reporting date and record the change in fair value of the embedded derivative to expense in the fair value adjustment of embedded derivative caption in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 we recorded $1.3 million and $0 million, respectively related to changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative.

 

Gain on foreign currency derivative contracts.  We are exposed to a significant amount of foreign exchange risk, primarily between the U.S. dollar and the Argentine Peso. This exposure relates to the provision of radiation oncology services to patients at our Latin American operations and purchases of goods and services in foreign currencies. We maintained a foreign currency derivative contract which expired on March 31, 2014. The expiration of the foreign currency derivative contract and the mark to market valuation of the remaining contracts resulted in a gain of $4,000 in 2014.

 

Income taxes.  Our effective tax rate was (26.3)% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and (7.8)% for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The change in the effective rate for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same period of the year prior is primarily the result of the relative mix of earnings and tax rates across jurisdictions, and the application of ASC 740-270 to exclude certain jurisdictions for which we are unable to benefit from losses.  As a result, on an absolute dollar basis, the expense for income taxes changed by $0.6 million from the income tax expense of $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

Our future effective tax rates could be affected by changes in the relative mix of taxable income and taxable loss jurisdictions, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets or liabilities, or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof.  We monitor the assumptions used in estimating the annual effective tax rate and make adjustments, if required, throughout the year.  If actual results differ from the assumptions used in estimating our annual effective tax rates, future income tax expense (benefit) could be materially affected.

 

                                                In addition, we are periodically under audit by federal, state, or local authorities in the areas of income taxes and other taxes. These audits include questioning the timing and amount of deductions and compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws. We regularly assess the

 

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likelihood of adverse outcomes from these audits to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes.  To the extent we prevail in matters for which accruals have been established or are required to pay amounts in excess of such accruals, the effective tax rate could be materially affected.

 

Net loss. Net loss decreased by $16.3 million, from $29.2 million in net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $12.9 million net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  Net loss represents 12.5% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 4.8% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations

 

Our results of operations historically have fluctuated on a quarterly basis and can be expected to continue to fluctuate. Many of the patients of our Florida treatment centers are part-time residents in Florida during the winter months. Hence, these treatment centers have historically experienced higher utilization rates during the winter months than during the remainder of the year. In addition, volume is typically lower in the summer months due to traditional vacation periods.  63 of our 182 radiation therapy centers are located in Florida.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We are highly leveraged. As of March 31, 2015, we had $960.8 million of long-term debt outstanding. We have experienced and continue to experience losses from operations. We reported a net loss of approximately $343.2 million, $78.2 million, and $151.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively, and $12.9 million and $29.2 million for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our cash from operations has improved from cash used in operating activities of $0.3 million to cash provided by operating activities of $22.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

 

Our high level of debt could have adverse effects on our business and financial condition. Specifically, our high level of debt could have important consequences, including the following:

 

·      making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to debt;

 

·      limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate requirements;

 

·      requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments instead of other purposes;

 

·      increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

·      limiting our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in the industry in which we compete;

 

·      placing us at a disadvantage compared to other, less leveraged competitors; and

 

·      increasing our cost of borrowing.

 

We are involved in disputes, litigation, and regulatory matters incidental to our operations, including governmental investigations and other matters arising out of the normal conduct of business. The resolution of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial position.

 

Our principal capital requirements are for working capital, acquisitions, medical equipment replacement and expansion and de novo treatment center development. Working capital and medical equipment are funded through cash from operations, supplemented, as needed, by our revolving credit facility. The construction of de novo treatment centers is funded directly by third parties and then leased to us. We finance our operations, capital expenditures and acquisitions through a combination of borrowings and cash generated from operations.

 

We have several initiatives designed to increase profitability including: (i) fully integrating our recent acquisitions to improve operational performance; (ii) improving commercial payer contracting to increase reimbursement;  (iii) continued development and expansion of our integrated cancer care model; and (iv) realignment of our physician compensation arrangements to reflect the current reimbursement environment. Although we are significantly leveraged, we expect that the current cash balance, liquidity from our revolver, and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet working capital, capital expenditure, debt service, and other cash needs through March 31, 2016.

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities for the three month period ended March 31, 2014 was $0.3 million. Net cash provided by operating activities for the three month period ended March 31, 2015 was $22.7 million.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $23.0 million from $0.3 million used in operating activities for the three month period ended March 31, 2014 to $22.7 million provided by operating activities for the three month period ended March 31, 2015 predominately due to management of our vendor payables and increased cash flow related to our OnCure and SFRO transactions, along with continued expense management of consulting and other general and administrative expenses.

 

Cash at March 31, 2015 held by our foreign subsidiaries was $5.0 million.  We consider these cash flows to be permanently invested in our foreign subsidiaries and therefore do not anticipate repatriating any excess cash flows to the U.S.  We believe that the magnitude of our growth opportunities outside of the U.S. will cause us to continuously reinvest foreign earnings. We do not require access to the earnings and cash flow of our international subsidiaries to fund our U.S. operations.

 

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Cash Flows From Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 was $79.0 million and $39.6 million, respectively.

 

Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $39.4 million from $79.0 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2014 to $39.6 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2015.  In 2015, net cash used in investing activities was impacted by approximately $26.0 million in the acquisition of medical practices. On January 2, 2015, we purchased an 80% equity interest in a legal entity that operates a radiation oncology facility in Kennewick, Washington for approximately $19.2 million, subject to working capital and other customary adjustments. The transaction was funded with $17.7 million in cash, assumed capital lease obligation of $0.3 million, and a $1.3 million contingent earn-out payment. On January 6, 2015, we purchased the assets of a radiation oncology practice located in Warrick, Rhode Island for approximately $8.0 million in cash. On January 6, 2015, we purchased the assets of a radiation oncology practice we already managed located in Hollywood, Florida for approximately $0.5 million in cash. On January 6, 2015, we purchased an additional 9% interest in a joint venture radiation oncology practice for approximately $1.2 million in cash. During 2015, we purchased approximately $12.3 million in property and equipment.

 

In 2014, net cash used in investing activities was impacted by approximately $49.3 million in the acquisition of medical practices. On January 13, 2014, Carepoint purchased the membership interest in Quantum Care, LLC for approximately $1.9 million. On January 15, 2014, we purchased 69% interest in a legal entity that operates a radiation oncology facility in Guatemala City, Guatemala for approximately $0.9 million plus the assumption of approximately $3.1 million in debt. On February 10, 2014, we purchased a 65% equity interest in South Florida Radiation Oncology (“SFRO”) for approximately $60 million, subject to working capital and other customary adjustments. The transaction was primarily funded with the proceeds of a new $60 million term loan facility that accrues interest at the Eurodollar Rate plus a margin of 10.50% per annum and matures on January 15, 2017 and $7.9 million of term loans to refinance existing SFRO debt. In addition, we reflected approximately $11.7 million in restricted cash relating to the SFRO existing debt and an indemnity escrow for the determination of the final purchase price. On March 26, 2014 we purchased 75% interest in a legal entity that operates a radiation oncology facility in Villa Maria, Argentina for approximately $0.5 million. During 2014, we acquired the assets of several physician practices in Florida for approximately $0.3 million. During 2014, we purchased approximately $19.1 million in property and equipment. We have one of the most technically-advanced radiation equipment platforms in the industry. A significant portion of this spend is for growth related projects. This includes the upgrade of technology and equipment at the legacy OnCure centers to expand capacity as well as add SRS capacity, and Medical Developers’ growth.

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the three month period ended March 31, 2014 was $74.2 million and net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March, 31, 2015 was $4.1 million.

 

On January 6, 2015, one of our joint ventures acquired the assets of a radiation oncology practice located in Warwick, Rhode Island for approximately $8.0 million. Two of our hospital partners in the joint venture contributed approximately $3.2 million in 2015 for the purchase transaction.

 

In January 2014, we sold a 20% share of our Southern New England Regional Cancer Care joint venture each to Care New England Health System (“CNE”) and Roger Williams Medical Center.  Also during the quarter, CNE acquired a 20% interest in our Roger Williams Medical Center joint venture. We received payments of approximately $1.3 million from the issuance of noncontrolling interests in these joint ventures.

 

On February 10, 2014, 21C East Florida and South Florida Radiation Oncology Coconut Creek, LLC (“Coconut Creek”), a subsidiary of SFRO, as borrowers (the “Borrowers”), the several lenders and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC as administrative agent and collateral agent entered into a new credit agreement (the “SFRO Credit Agreement”).  The SFRO Credit Agreement provides for a $60 million Term B Loan in favor of 21C East Florida (“Term B Loan”) and $7.9 million Term A Loan in favor of Coconut Creek issued for purposes of refinancing existing SFRO debt (“Term A Loan” and together with the Term B Loan, the “SFRO Term Loans”).  The SFRO Term Loans each have a maturity date of January 15, 2017.  We incurred approximately $1.0 million in deferred financing costs relating to the SFRO debt.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, we paid approximately $0.7 million in costs associated with an initial public offering costs and incurred costs of approximately $0.3 million.

 

On February 1, 2015, the Company formed a joint venture comprising the operations of three radiation therapy centers located in New Jersey and sold a 30% interest of the joint venture to the Lourdes Health systems for approximately $0.7 million.

 

We had partnership distributions from non-controlling interests of approximately $0.1 million and $1.0 million in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

 

Notes Offering

 

On April 30, 2015, 21C completed an offering of $360.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes at an issue price of 100.00%.  The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of 21C and are guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by us and the Guarantors under the 2015 Credit Facilities.

 

The Notes were issued in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A and to persons outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

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21C used the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand and borrowings under the Credit Facilities, to repay our $90.0 million term loan facility, to redeem our 97/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 and our 87/8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2017, to repurchase the 113/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 issued by OnCure, to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes.

 

The Notes were issued pursuant to the Indenture among 21C, the Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, governing the Notes.

 

Interest is payable on the Notes on each May 1 and November 1, commencing November 1, 2015. 21C may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time prior to May 1, 2018 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, if any, and an applicable make-whole premium. On or after May 1, 2018, 21C may redeem some or all of the Notes at redemption prices set forth in the Indenture. In addition, at any time prior to May 1, 2018, 21C may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, at a specified redemption price with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings.

 

The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of 21C and certain of its subsidiaries to: incur additional debt or issue preferred shares; pay dividends on or make distributions in respect of their equity interest or make other restricted payments; sell certain assets; create liens on certain assets to secure debt; consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of their assets; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. In addition, in certain circumstances, if 21C sells assets or experiences certain changes of control, it must offer to purchase the Notes.

 

Senior Subordinated Notes

 

On April 20, 2010, we consummated a debt offering in an aggregate principal amount of $310.0 million of 97/8% senior subordinated notes due 2017, and repaid our existing $175.0 million in aggregate principal amount 13.5% senior subordinated notes due 2015, including accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $6.4 million and the call premium of approximately $5.3 million.  The remaining proceeds from the Offering were used to pay down $74.8 million of the Term Loan B and $10.0 million of our revolving credit facility.  A portion of the proceeds was placed in a restricted account pending application to finance certain acquisitions, including the acquisitions of a radiation treatment center and physician practices in South Carolina, which were consummated on May 3, 2010.  We incurred approximately $11.9 million in transaction fees and expenses, including legal, accounting and other fees and expenses in connection with the Offering, including the initial purchasers’ discount of $1.9 million.

 

On March 1, 2011, we issued $50 million of 97/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 pursuant to a Commitment Letter from DDJ Capital Management, LLC. The proceeds of $48.5 million were used (i) to fund the Company’s acquisition of all of the outstanding membership units of MDLLC and substantially all of the interests of MDLLC’s affiliated companies (the “MDLLC Acquisition”) and (ii) to fund transaction costs associated with the MDLLC Acquisition.  We incurred approximately $1.6 million in transaction fees and expenses, including legal, accounting and other fees and expenses in connection with the new notes, and an initial purchasers’ discount of $0.6 million.

 

Senior Secured Second Lien Notes

 

On May 10, 2012, we issued $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 87/8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2017 (the “Secured Notes”).

 

The Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated May 10, 2012 (the “Secured Notes Indenture”), the Company, the guarantors signatory thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The Secured Notes are senior secured second lien obligations of the Company and are guaranteed on a senior secured second lien basis by the Company, and each of our domestic subsidiaries to the extent such guarantor is a guarantor of the Company’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

Senior Secured Notes

 

On October 25, 2013, we completed the acquisition of OnCure. The transaction included the issuance of $82.5 million in senior secured notes of OnCure (the “OnCure Notes”), which accrue interest at a rate of 113/4% per annum and mature January 15, 2017, of which $7.5 million is subject to escrow arrangements and will be released to holders upon satisfaction of certain conditions. The OnCure Notes were issued pursuant to an Amended and Restated Indenture (the “OnCure Indenture”) of OnCure, with OnCure, as issuer, the subsidiaries of OnCure named therein, as guarantors, the Company, 21C and the subsidiaries of the Company and 21C named therein, as guarantors  and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The OnCure Notes are senior secured obligations of OnCure and certain of its subsidiaries that guarantee the OnCure Notes and senior unsecured obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the OnCure Notes.

 

On April 28, 2015, we announced that OnCure had received, pursuant to its previously announced cash tender offer and related consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding OnCure Notes, the requisite consents to adopt proposed amendments OnCure Indenture, by and among OnCure, the OnCure Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent, under which the OnCure Notes were issued. The tender offer and consent solicitation are being made upon the terms and conditions set forth in an Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated April 13, 2015.

 

As of the Consent Expiration, holders of 99.40% of the OnCure Notes (not including any OnCure Notes subject to escrow arrangements) had tendered their OnCure Notes in the tender offer and consented to the proposed amendments to the OnCure Indenture.

 

In conjunction with receiving the requisite consents, OnCure, the OnCure Guarantors and the Trustee entered into the Third Supplemental Indenture.

 

The Third Supplemental Indenture gives effect to the proposed amendments to the OnCure Indenture, which eliminate substantially all the restrictive covenants, certain events of default and certain related provisions contained in the OnCure Indenture. The amendments to the OnCure Indenture became operative upon OnCure’s purchase of the OnCure Notes tendered at or prior to the Consent Expiration pursuant to the tender offer.

 

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Senior Secured Credit Facility

 

On May 10, 2012, we entered into the Original Credit Agreement among 21C, as borrower, the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, collateral agent, issuing bank and as swingline lender, the other agents party thereto and the lenders party thereto. On August 28, 2013, we entered into the Amendment Agreement to the Original Credit Agreement.  Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment Agreement the amendments to the Original Credit Agreement became effective on August 29, 2013.

 

The Credit Agreement provides for credit facilities consisting of (i) a $90 million Term Facility and (ii) a Revolving Credit Facility provided for up to $100 million of revolving extensions of credit outstanding at any time (including revolving loans, swingline loans and letters of credit).  The Term Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility each have a maturity date of October 15, 2016.

 

Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Facility are subject to the following interest rates:

 

(a) for loans which are Eurodollar loans, for any interest period, at a rate per annum equal to (i) a floating index rate per annum equal to (A) the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in dollars for a period equal to such interest period commencing on the first day of such interest period appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two business days prior to the beginning of such interest period divided by (B) 1.0 minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of liability funding or liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D) (provided that solely with respect to loans under the Term Facility, such floating index rate shall not be less than 1.00% per annum), plus (ii) an applicable margin (A) based upon a total leverage pricing grid for loans under the Revolving Credit Facility or (B) equal to 6.50% per annum for loans under the Term Facility; and

 

(b) for loans which are base rate loans, at a rate per annum equal to (i) a floating index rate per annum equal to the greatest of (A) the administrative agent’s prime lending rate at such time, (B) the overnight federal funds rate at such time plus ½ of 1%, and (C) the Eurodollar Rate for a Eurodollar loan with a one-month interest period commencing on such day plus 1.00% (provided that solely with respect to loans under the Term Facility, such floating index rate shall not be less than 2.00% per annum), plus (ii) an applicable margin (A) based upon a total leverage pricing grid for loans under the Revolving Credit Facility or (B) equal to 5.50% per annum for loans under the Term Facility.

 

We will pay certain recurring fees with respect to the Credit Facilities, including (i) fees on the unused commitments of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) letter of credit fees on the aggregate face amounts of outstanding letters of credit and (iii) administration fees.

 

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, subject to limitations and exceptions, and customary covenants restricting the ability (subject to various exceptions) of 21C and certain of its subsidiaries to:  incur additional indebtedness (including guarantee obligations); incur liens; engage in mergers or other fundamental changes; sell certain property or assets; pay dividends of other distributions; consummate acquisitions; make investments, loans and advances; prepay certain indebtedness, change the nature of their business; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and incur restrictions on the ability of 21C’s subsidiaries to make distributions, advances and asset transfers.  In addition, as of the last business day of each month, 21C will be required to maintain a certain minimum amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents plus availability under the Revolving Credit Facility of not less than $15.0 million.

 

The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including with respect to nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts; material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty when made; failure to perform or observe covenants; cross default to other material indebtedness; bankruptcy and insolvency events; inability to pay debts; monetary judgment defaults; actual or asserted invalidity or impairment of any definitive loan documentation and a change of control.

 

The obligations of 21C under the Credit Facilities are guaranteed by the Company and certain direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of 21C.

 

The Credit Facilities and certain interest rate protection and other hedging arrangements provided by lenders under the Credit Facilities or its affiliates are secured on a first priority basis by security interests in substantially all of 21C’s and each guarantor’s tangible and intangible assets (subject to certain exceptions).

 

The Revolving Credit Facility requires that we comply with certain financial covenants, including:

 

 

 

Requirement at
March 31, 2015

 

Level at
March 31, 2015

 

Minimum permitted unrestricted cash and cash equivalents plus availability under the Revolving Credit Facility

 

>$

15.0 million

 

$

164.8 million

 

 

The Revolving Credit Facility also requires that we comply with various other covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on new indebtedness, asset sales, capital expenditures, acquisitions and dividends, with which we were in compliance as of March 31, 2015. All amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement were repaid on April 30, 2015.

 

On April 30, 2015, 21C also entered into the 2015 Credit Agreement among 21C, as borrower, us, the 2015 Administrative Agent, collateral agent, issuing bank and as swingline lender, the other agents party thereto and the lenders party thereto.

 

The credit facilities provided under the 2015 Credit Agreement consist of a revolving credit facility providing for up to $125 million of the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility and an initial term loan facility providing for $610 million of the 2015 Term Facility. 21C may (i) increase the aggregate amount of revolving loans by an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate and (ii) subject to a consolidated secured

 

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leverage ratio test, increase the aggregate amount of the term loans or the revolving loans by an unlimited amount or issue pari passu or junior secured loans or notes or unsecured loans or notes in an unlimited amount.  The 2015 Revolving Credit Facility will mature in five years and the 2015 Term Facility will mature in seven years.

 

Loans under the 2015 Term Credit Facility are subject to the following interest rates:

 

(a)  for loans which are Eurodollar loans, for any interest period, at a rate per annum equal to a percentage equal to (i) the rate per annum as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration, determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in dollars for a period equal to such interest period commencing on the first day of such interest period as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two business days prior to the beginning of such interest period divided by (ii) 1.0 minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of eurocurrency funding or liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D), provided that such percentage shall be deemed to be not less than 1.00%, plus (iii) a rate per annum equal to 5.50%; and

 

(b)  for loans which are base rate loans, (i) the greatest of (A) the 2015 Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate on such day, (B) the federal funds effective rate at such time plus ½ of 1%, and (C) the Eurodollar Rate for a Eurodollar Loan with a one-month interest period commencing on such day plus 1.00%, provided that such percentage shall be deemed to be not less than 2.00%, plus (ii) a rate per annum equal to 4.50%.

 

Loans under the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility are subject to the following interest rates:

 

(a)  for loans which are Eurodollar loans, for any interest period, at a rate per annum equal to a percentage equal to (i) the rate per annum as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration, determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in dollars for a period equal to such interest period commencing on the first day of such interest period as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two business days prior to the beginning of such interest period divided by (ii) 1.0 minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of eurocurrency funding or liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D), plus (iii) an applicable margin based upon a total leverage pricing grid; and

 

(b)  for loans which are base rate loans, (i) the greatest of (A) the 2015 Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate on such day, (B) the federal funds effective rate at such time plus ½ of 1%, and (C) the Eurodollar Rate for a Eurodollar Loan with a one-month interest period commencing on such day plus 1.00%, plus (ii) an applicable margin based upon a total leverage pricing grid.

 

21C will pay certain recurring fees with respect to the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility, including (i) fees on the unused commitments of the lenders under the 2015 Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) letter of credit fees on the aggregate face amounts of outstanding letters of credit and (iii) administration fees.

 

The 2015 Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, subject to limitations and exceptions, and customary covenants restricting the ability (subject to various exceptions) of 21C and certain of its subsidiaries to:  incur additional indebtedness (including guarantee obligations); incur liens; engage in mergers or other fundamental changes; sell certain property or assets; pay dividends of other distributions; consummate acquisitions; make investments, loans and advances; prepay certain indebtedness, including the Notes; change the nature of their business; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and incur restrictions on the ability of 21C’s subsidiaries to make distributions, advances and asset transfers.  In addition, under the 2015 Credit Facilities, we are required to comply with a first lien leverage ratio of 7.50 to 1.00 until March 30, 2018, stepping down to 6.25 to 1.00 thereafter.

 

The 2015 Credit Facilities contain customary events of default, including with respect to nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts; material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty when made; failure to perform or observe covenants; cross default to other material indebtedness; bankruptcy and insolvency events; inability to pay debts; monetary judgment defaults; actual or asserted invalidity or impairment of any definitive loan documentation and a change of control.

 

As of the closing date, the obligations of 21C under the 2015 Credit Facilities are guaranteed by us and each direct and indirect, domestic subsidiary of 21C, subject to customary exceptions.

 

Finance Obligation

 

We lease certain of our treatment centers (each, a “facility” and, collectively, the “facilities”) and other properties from partnerships that are majority-owned by related parties (each, a “related party lessor” and, collectively, the “related party lessors”). The related party lessors construct the facilities in accordance with our plans and specifications and subsequently lease these facilities to us. Due to the related party relationship, we are considered the owner of these facilities during the construction period pursuant to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 840-40, Sale-Leaseback Transactions (“ASC 840-40”). In accordance with ASC 840-40, we record a construction in progress asset for these facilities with a corresponding finance obligation during the construction period. These related parties guarantee the debt of the related party lessors, which is considered to be “continuing involvement” pursuant to ASC 840-40. Accordingly, these leases did not qualify as a normal sale-leaseback at the time that construction was completed and these facilities were leased to us. As a result, the costs to construct the facilities and the related finance obligation are recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheets after construction was completed. The construction costs are included in “Real Estate Subject to Finance Obligation” in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the accompanying notes. The finance obligation is amortized over the lease during the construction period term based on the payments designated in the lease agreements.

 

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Billing and Collections

 

Our billing system in the U.S., excluding recently acquired businesses, utilizes a fee schedule for billing patients, third-party payers and government sponsored programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Fees billed to government sponsored programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and fees billed to contracted payers and self-pay patients (not covered under other third party payer arrangements) are automatically adjusted to the allowable payment amount at time of billing. For all our practices that are less than one year from date of acquisition, our billing system includes fee schedules on approximately 99% of all payers and developed a blended rate allowable amount on the remaining payers. As a result of this change fees billed to all payers are automatically adjusted to the allowable payment at time of billing.

 

Insurance information is requested from all patients either at the time the first appointment is scheduled or at the time of service. A copy of the insurance card is scanned into our system at the time of service so that it is readily available to staff during the collection process. Patient demographic information is collected for both our clinical and billing systems.

 

It is our policy to collect co-payments from the patient at the time of service. Insurance benefit information is obtained and the patient is informed of their deductible and co-payment responsibility prior to the commencement of treatment.

 

Charges are posted to the billing system by coders in our offices or in our central billing office. After charges are posted, edits are performed, any necessary corrections are made and billing forms are generated, then sent electronically to our clearinghouse whenever electronic submission is possible. Any bills not able to be processed through the clearinghouse are printed and mailed from our print mail service. Statements are automatically generated from our billing system and mailed to the patient on a regular basis for any amounts still outstanding from the patient. Daily, weekly and monthly accounts receivable analysis reports are utilized by staff and management to prioritize accounts for collection purposes, as well as to identify trends and issues. Strategies to respond proactively to these issues are developed at weekly and monthly team meetings. Our write-off process requires manual review and our process for collecting accounts receivable is dependent on the type of payer as set forth below.

 

Medicare, Medicaid and Commercial Payer Balances

 

Our central billing office staff expedites the payment process from insurance companies and other payers via electronic inquiries, phone calls and automated letters to ensure timely payment. Our billing system generates standard aging reports by date of billing in increments of 30 day intervals. The collection team utilizes these reports to assess and determine the payers requiring additional focus and collection efforts. Our accounts receivable exposure on Medicare, Medicaid and commercial payer balances are largely limited to denials and other unusual adjustments. Our exposure to bad debt on balances relating to these types of payers over the years has been insignificant.

 

In the event of denial of payment, we follow the payer’s standard appeals process, both to secure payment and to lobby the payers, as appropriate, to modify their medical policies to expand coverage for the newer and more advanced treatment services that we provide which, in many cases, is the payer’s reason for denial of payment. If all reasonable collection efforts with these payers have been exhausted by our central billing office staff, the account receivable is written-off.

 

Self-Pay Balances

 

We administer self-pay account balances through our central billing office and our policy is to first attempt to collect these balances although after initial attempts we often send outstanding self-pay patient claims to collection agencies at designated points in the collection process. In some cases monthly payment arrangements are made with patients for the account balance remaining after insurance payments have been applied. These accounts are reviewed monthly to ensure payments continue to be made in a timely manner. Once it has been determined by our staff that the patient is not responding to our collection attempts, a final notice is mailed. This generally occurs more than 120 days after the date of the original bill. If there is no response to our final notice, after 30 days the account is assigned to a collection agency and, as appropriate, recorded as a bad debt and written off. We also have payment arrangements with patients for the self-pay portion due in which monthly payments are made by the patient on a predetermined schedule. Balances under $50 are written off but not sent to the collection agency. All accounts are specifically identified for write-offs and accounts are written off prior to being submitted to the collection agency.

 

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Acquisitions and Developments

 

The following table summarizes our growth in radiation therapy centers and the local markets in which we operate for the period indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

Radiation therapy centers at beginning of period

 

180

 

Internally developed / reopened

 

1

 

Transitioned to freestanding

 

 

Internally (consolidated / closed / sold)

 

(2

)

Acquired

 

3

 

Hospital-based / other groups

 

 

Hospital-based (ended / transitioned)

 

 

Radiation therapy centers at period end

 

182

 

 

On January 2, 2015, we purchased an 80% interest in a legal entity that that operates a radiation oncology facility in Kennewick, Washington for approximately $17.6 million. The acquisition expands our presence into the state of Washington. The purchase agreement contains a provision for earn out payments, contingent upon achieving certain EBITDA targets measured over three years from the acquisition date. The earn out payments cannot exceed approximately $3.4 million.

 

On January 6, 2015, we purchased an additional 9.0% interest in a joint venture radiation facility, located in Providence, Rhode Island for approximately $1.2 million.

 

On January 6, 2015, we acquired the assets of a radiation oncology practice located in Warwick, Rhode Island for approximately $8.0 million. The acquisition further expands our presence in Rhode Island.

 

On January 6, 2015, we acquired the additional assets of a radiation oncology practice we already manage located in Hollywood, Florida for approximately $0.5 million.

 

On January 12, 2015, we entered into an arrangement to lease the space and equipment and assume responsibility for the operations of the radiation therapy center located in the Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

 

On January 16, 2015, we commenced operations at a de novo radiation therapy center located in Weaverville, North Carolina.

 

On February 1, 2015, we formed a joint venture comprising the operations of three radiation therapy centers located in New Jersey and sold a 30% interest of the joint venture to the Lourdes Health systems for approximately $0.7 million.

 

The operations of the foregoing acquisitions have been included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss from the respective dates of each acquisition. When we acquire a treatment center, the purchase price is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their respective fair values.

 

During the first quarter of 2015, we consolidated one radiation treatment center located in Tandil, Argentina into a nearby radiation treatment center. In addition, we sold the assets of our Riverhead, New York radiation treatment center on March 31, 2015.

 

As of March 31, 2015, we have three additional de novo radiation treatment centers located in Dominican Republic, California, and South Carolina. The internal development of radiation treatment centers is subject to a number of risks including but not limited to risks related to negotiating and finalizing agreements, construction delays, unexpected costs, obtaining required regulatory permits, licenses and approvals and the availability of qualified healthcare and administrative professionals and personnel. As such, we cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully develop radiation treatment centers in accordance with our current plans and any failure or material delay in successfully completing planned internally developed treatment centers could harm our business and impair our future growth.

 

We had been selected by a consortium of leading New York academic medical centers (including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Beth Israel Medical Center/Continuum Health System, NYU Langone Medical Center, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, and Montefiore Medical Center) to serve as the developer and manager of a proton beam therapy center to be constructed in Manhattan. The project is in the final stages of certificate of need approval. As a result of NY Proton’s continued operating losses since its inception in 2010 and our liquidity issues experienced during the quarter ended June 30, 2014, we provided notice to the consortium that we may not be able to provide the full commitment of approximately $10.0 million to this project. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement entered into with CPPIB on September 26, 2014, we are required to use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer and sell our ownership interest to the consortium or to a third party and transfer the general manager role and any future management services fees to the consortium or a third party. We have accounted for our interest in the center as an equity method investment.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We continuously evaluate our critical accounting policies and estimates. We

 

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base our estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

We believe the following critical accounting policies are important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require our management’s subjective or complex judgment because of the sensitivity of the methods, assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

 

Variable Interest Entities

 

We evaluate certain of our radiation oncology practices in order to determine if they are variable interest entities (“VIE”). This evaluation resulted in determining that certain of our radiation oncology practices were potential VIEs. For each of these practices, we have evaluated (1) the sufficiency of the fair value of the entities’ equity investments at risk to absorb losses, (2) that, as a group, the holders of the equity investments at risk have (a) the direct or indirect ability through voting rights to make decisions about the entities’ significant activities, (b) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity and their obligations are not protected directly or indirectly, and (c) the right to receive the expected residual return of the entity, and (3) substantially all of the entities’ activities do not involve or are not conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately fewer voting rights in terms of its obligation to absorb the expected losses or its right to receive expected residual returns of the entity, or both. ASC 810 requires a company to consolidate VIEs if the company is the primary beneficiary of the activities of those entities. Certain of our radiation oncology practices are VIEs and we have a variable interest in each of these practices through our administrative services agreements. Pursuant to ASC 810, through our variable interests in these practices, we have the power to direct the activities of these practices that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and we would absorb a majority of the expected losses of these practices should they occur. Based on these determinations, we have included these radiation oncology practices in our condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Net Patient Service Revenue and Allowances for Contractual Discounts

 

We have agreements with third-party payers that provide us payments at amounts different from our established rates. Net patient service revenue is reported at the estimated net realizable amounts due from patients, third-party payers and others for services rendered. Net patient service revenue is recognized as services are provided. Medicare and other governmental programs reimburse physicians based on fee schedules, which are determined by the related government agency. We also have agreements with managed care organizations to provide physician services based on negotiated fee schedules. Accordingly, the revenues reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements are recorded at the amount that is expected to be received.

 

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from Medicare, Medicaid and other payers that receive discounts from our standard charges. We must estimate the total amount of these discounts to prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements. The Medicare and Medicaid regulations and various managed care contracts under which these discounts must be calculated are complex and subject to interpretation and adjustment. We estimate the allowance for contractual discounts on a payer class basis given our interpretation of the applicable regulations or contract terms. These interpretations sometimes result in payments that differ from our estimates. Additionally, updated regulations and contract renegotiations occur frequently necessitating regular review and assessment of the estimation process. Changes in estimates related to the allowance for contractual discounts affect revenues reported in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.  If our overall estimated allowance for contractual discounts on our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2014 were changed by 1%, our after-tax loss from continuing operations would change by approximately $0.1 million. This is only one example of reasonably possible sensitivity scenarios. A significant increase in our estimate of contractual discounts for all payers would lower our earnings. This would adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and future access to capital.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, approximately 45% and 43%, respectively, of net patient service revenue related to services rendered under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In the ordinary course of business, we are potentially subject to a review by regulatory agencies concerning the accuracy of billings and sufficiency of supporting documentation of procedures performed. Laws and regulations governing the Medicare and Medicaid programs are extremely complex and subject to interpretation. As a result, there is at least a reasonable possibility that estimates will change by a material amount in the near term.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowances for Doubtful Accounts

 

Accounts receivable are reported net of estimated allowances for doubtful accounts and contractual adjustments. Accounts receivable are uncollateralized and primarily consist of amounts due from third-party payers and patients. To provide for accounts receivable that could become uncollectible in the future, we establish an allowance for doubtful accounts to reduce the carrying amount of such receivables to their estimated net realizable value. The credit risk for other concentrations (other than Medicare) of receivables is limited due to the large number of insurance companies and other payers that provide payments for our services. We do not believe that there are any other significant concentrations of receivables from any particular payer that would subject us to any significant credit risk in the collection of our accounts receivable.

 

The amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon our assessment of historical and expected net collections, business and economic conditions, trends in federal and state governmental healthcare coverage and other collection indicators. The primary tool used in our assessment is an annual, detailed review of historical collections and write-offs of accounts receivable as they relate to aged accounts receivable balances. The results of our detailed review of historical collections and write-offs, adjusted for changes in trends and conditions, are used to evaluate the allowance amount for the current period.  If the actual bad debt allowance percentage applied to the applicable aging categories would change by 1% from our estimated bad debt allowance percentage for the year ended December 31, 2014, our after-tax loss from continuing operations would change by approximately $1.1 million and our net accounts receivable would change by approximately $1.8 million at December 31, 2014. The resulting change in this analytical tool is considered to be a reasonably likely change that would affect our overall assessment of this critical accounting estimate.  Accounts receivable are written-off after collection efforts have been followed in accordance with our policies.

 

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired by us in business combinations. Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets are not amortized but are reviewed annually for impairment, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. As we began to experience some liquidity issues after terminating our previously planned initial public offering, we began to have discussions with an ad hoc group of holders of our outstanding notes.  On July 29, 2014, we entered into a Recapitalization Support Agreement. The Recapitalization Support Agreement set forth the terms through which we expected to either (a) obtain additional liquidity through an equity contribution or subordinated debt incurred in a minimum amount of $150 million on or before October 1, 2014 or (b) consummate a Recapitalization consistent with the material terms and conditions described in the term sheet attached to the Recapitalization Support Agreement.

 

We performed an interim impairment test for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. We completed the first step of the impairment test as of June 30, 2014 and determined that the carrying amount of one of the reporting units exceeded its estimated implied fair value, thereby requiring performance of the second step of the impairment test to calculate the amount of the impairment. In accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other, we recorded a preliminary estimated non-cash impairment loss of approximately $182 million in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss during the quarter ended June 30, 2014. We completed the second step of the impairment test and recorded an impairment loss of approximately $46.3 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

 

In addition to the goodwill impairment losses noted above, we recorded an impairment loss of approximately $1.2 million during the third quarter of 2014 related to the write-off of our 33.6% investment interest in NY Proton. As a result of NY Proton’s continued operating losses since its inception in 2010 and our liquidity issues experienced during the quarter ended June 30, 2014, we provided notice to the consortium that we may not be able to provide the full commitment of approximately $10.0 million to this project. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement entered into with CPPIB on September 26, 2014, we are required to use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer and sell our ownership interest to the consortium or to a third party and transfer the general manager role and any future management services fees to the consortium or a third party.

 

There was no goodwill impairment recorded for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit (including the unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the estimated fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price paid. Based on (i) assessment of current and expected future economic conditions, (ii) trends, strategies and forecasted cash flows at each reporting unit and (iii) assumptions similar to those that market participants would make in valuing the reporting units.

 

The estimated fair value measurements were developed using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). For goodwill, the primary valuation technique used was an income methodology based on estimates of forecasted cash flows for each reporting unit, with those cash flows discounted to present value using rates commensurate with the risks of those cash flows. In addition, a market- based valuation method involving analysis of market multiples of revenues and EBITDA for (i) a group of comparable public companies and (ii) recent transactions, if any, involving comparable companies. Assumptions used are similar to those that would be used by market participants performing valuations of regional divisions. Assumptions were based on analysis of current and expected future economic conditions and the strategic plan for each reporting unit.

 

Intangible assets consist of trade names, certificates of need, non-compete agreements, licenses and hospital contractual relationships. Trade names and certificates of need have an indefinite life and are tested annually for impairment. Non-compete agreements, licenses and hospital contractual relationships are amortized over the life of the agreement (which typically ranges from 2 to 20 years) using the straight-line method. No intangible asset impairment loss was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

In accordance with ASC 360, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, we review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be fully recoverable. Assessment of possible impairment of a particular asset is based on our ability to recover the carrying value of such asset based on our estimate of its undiscounted future cash flows. If these estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying value of such asset, an impairment charge would be recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

All share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss over the requisite service period.

 

For purposes of determining the compensation expense associated with the 2012 and 2013 equity-based incentive plan grants, we engaged a third party valuation company to value the business enterprise using a variety of widely accepted valuation techniques, which considered a number of factors such as the financial performance of the Company, the values of comparable companies and the lack of marketability of the Company’s equity. The third party valuation company then used the probability-weighted expected return method (“PWERM”) to determine the fair value of these units at the time of grant. Under the PWERM, the value of the units is estimated based upon an analysis of future values for the enterprise assuming various future outcomes (exits) as well as the rights of each unit class. In developing assumptions for the various exit scenarios, management considered the Company’s ability to achieve certain growth and profitability milestone in order to maximize shareholder value at the time of potential exit. Management considers an initial public offering of the Company’s stock to be one of the exit scenarios for the current shareholders, as well as a sale or merger/acquisition transaction. For the scenarios the enterprise value at exit was estimated based on a multiple of the Company’s EBITDA for the fiscal year preceding the exit date. The enterprise value for the scenario where the Company stays private (and under the majority ownership of Vestar, our equity sponsor) was estimated based on a discounted cash flow analysis as well as guideline company market approach. The guideline companies were publicly-traded companies that were deemed comparable to the Company. The discount rate analysis also leveraged market data of the same guideline companies. For each PWERM

 

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scenario, management estimated probability factors based on the outlook of the Company and the industry as well as prospects and timing for a potential exit based on information known or knowable as of the grant date. The probability-weighted unit values calculated at each potential exit date was present-valued to the grant date to estimate the per-unit value. The discount rate utilized in the present value calculation was the cost of equity calculated using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and based on the market data of the guideline companies as well as historical data published by Morningstar, Inc. For each PWERM scenario, the per unit values were adjusted for lack of marketability discount to determine unit value on a minority, non-marketable basis.

 

For 2013, and 2014, the estimated fair value of the units, less an assumed forfeiture rate of 3.9%, is recognized in expense in the Company’s consolidated financial statements on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards for Class MEP Units. For Class MEP Units, the requisite service period is approximately 18 months, and for Class EMEP Units, the requisite service period is 36 months only if probable of being met. The Class M Units and O Units compensation will be recognized upon the sale of the Company or an initial public offering. Under the terms of the incentive unit grant agreements governing the grants of the Class M Units and Class O Units, in the event of an initial public offering of the Company’s common stock, holders have certain rights to receive shares of restricted common stock of the Company in exchange for their Class M Units and Class O Units. The assumed forfeiture rate is based on an average historical forfeiture rate. All outstanding Class EMEP Units and Class L units were canceled without payment to the holder thereof in connection with 21CI’s entry into the Fourth Amended LLC Agreement.

 

Grants under 2013 Plan

 

On December 9, 2013, 21CI entered into Fourth Amended LLC Agreement which replaced the Third Amended LLC Agreement in its entirety. The Fourth Amended LLC Agreement established new classes of incentive equity units in 21CI in the form of Class M Units, Class N Units and Class O Units for issuance to employees, officers, directors and other service providers, eliminated 21CI’s Class L Units and Class EMEP Units, and modified the distribution entitlements for holders of each existing class of equity units of 21CI.

 

Income Taxes

 

We make estimates in recording our provision for income taxes, including determination of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities and any valuation allowances that might be required against the deferred tax assets. ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. For the year ended December 31, 2013, we determined that the valuation allowance should be $97.4 million, consisting of $87.5 million against federal deferred tax assets and $9.9 million against state deferred tax assets. This represented an increase of $15.1 million in valuation allowance. For the year ended December 31, 2014, we determined that the valuation allowance should be $184.0 million, consisting of $163.4 million against federal deferred tax assets and $20.6 million against state deferred tax assets. This represents an increase of $86.6 million in valuation allowance. The valuation allowance remained unchanged at March 31, 2015.

 

ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740, the impact of an uncertain tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, ASC 740 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.

 

We are subject to taxation in the United States, approximately 25 state jurisdictions, the Netherlands, and throughout Latin America, namely, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. However, the principal jurisdictions for which we are subject to tax are the United States, Florida and Argentina.

 

Our future effective tax rates could be affected by changes in the relative mix of taxable income and taxable loss jurisdictions, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets or liabilities, or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof. We monitor the assumptions used in estimating the annual effective tax rate and make adjustments, if required, throughout the year. If actual results differ from the assumptions used in estimating our annual effective tax rates, future income tax expense (benefit) could be materially affected.

 

In addition, we are routinely under audit by federal, state, or local authorities in the areas of income taxes and other taxes. These audits include questioning the timing and amount of deductions and compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes from these audits to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. To the extent we prevail in matters for which accruals have been established or are required to pay amounts in excess of such accruals, the effective tax rate could be materially affected.

 

During the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2014, we reached favorable settlements with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service related to tax years 2007 and 2008 and various U.S. state and local jurisdictions and foreign jurisdictions related to tax years 2005 through 2012.  As a result, we released $3.2 million of previously recorded reserves.

 

New Pronouncements

 

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2015-03, Interest — Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The new guidance requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The standard will be effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement. The new guidance establishes guidelines for evaluating whether a cloud computing arrangement involves the sale of a software license and the appropriate accounting. The standard will be effective for the first

 

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interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance.

 

Reimbursement, Legislative And Regulatory Changes

 

Legislative and regulatory action has resulted in continuing changes in reimbursement under the Medicare and Medicaid programs that will continue to limit payments we receive under these programs.

 

Within the statutory framework of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, there are substantial areas subject to legislative and regulatory changes, administrative rulings, interpretations, and discretion which may further affect payments made under those programs, and the federal and state governments may, in the future, reduce the funds available under those programs or require more stringent utilization and quality reviews of our treatment centers or require other changes in our operations. Additionally, there may be a continued rise in managed care programs and future restructuring of the financing and delivery of healthcare in the United States. These events could have an adverse effect on our future financial results.

 

Inflation

 

While inflation was not a material factor in revenue or operating expenses during the periods presented, the healthcare industry is labor- intensive. Wages and other expenses increase during periods of inflation and labor shortages, such as the nationwide shortage of dosimetrists and radiation therapists. In addition, suppliers pass along rising costs to us in the form of higher prices. We have implemented cost control measures to curb increases in operating costs and expenses. We have to date offset increases in operating costs by increasing reimbursement or expanding services. However, we cannot predict our ability to cover, or offset, future cost increases.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not currently have any off-balance sheet arrangements with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, we do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts. As such, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in these relationships

 

Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

We are exposed to various market risks as a part of our operations, and we anticipate that this exposure will increase as a result of our planned growth. In an effort to mitigate losses associated with these risks, we may at times enter into derivative financial instruments. These derivative financial instruments may take the form of forward sales contracts, option contracts, and interest rate swaps. We have not and do not intend to engage in the practice of trading derivative securities for profit. Because our borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities will bear interest at variable rates, we are sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates.

 

Interest Rates

 

Outstanding balances under our senior secured credit facility bear interest based on either LIBOR plus an initial spread, or an alternate base rate plus an initial spread, at our option. Accordingly, an adverse change in interest rates would cause an increase in the amount of interest paid. As of March 31, 2015, we have interest rate exposure on $90.0 million of our senior secured credit facility. A 100 basis point change in interest rates on our senior secured credit facility would result in an increase of $0.9 million in the amount of annualized interest paid and annualized interest expense recognized in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. On August 25, 2014, Bryan J. Carey resigned as the President, Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman of the Company and from the offices and directorships he held with the Company’s subsidiaries.  We had appointed David Beckman as Interim Chief Financial Officer, to serve in that role.  On November 25, 2014, 21C terminated its financial advisory and consulting agreement with FTI Consulting, Inc.  Accordingly, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, effective as of December 26, 2014, David Beckman will no longer serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer. Joseph Biscardi, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, will continue to serve as the Company’s principal financial officer.  The functions of Chief Financial Officer will be filled by individuals with significant tenure at 21C, including Richard Lewis, Chief Financial Officer-US Operations (9 years), Mr. Biscardi (17 years), and Frank G. English IV, Vice President-International Finance and Treasurer (3 years), until such time as a new Chief Financial Officer is appointed. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures.

 

As of March 31, 2015, we completed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on our evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report due to the material weaknesses

 

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that we identified in December 2014 related to the integration of SFRO into our control environment. Specifically, relating to maintaining appropriate segregation of duties over cash, adequate access controls with regard to financial applications, or adequate controls over the processing of expenditures.

 

We are in the process of developing and implementing a remediation plan to address the material weaknesses related to the SFRO integration. The remediation actions that are expected to be taken include the following:

 

·                  Integration of the revenue cycle and practice management system platform to our current revenue cycle systems.

·                  Centralization of the cash management process and consolidation on bank accounts and banking transactions.

·                  Centralization of vendor payments and processes to our current payment process systems.

 

Except as noted in the preceding paragraphs, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. As part of our 2015 assessment of internal control over financial reporting, we will test and evaluate these additional controls to assess whether they are operating effectively.

 

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PART II

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings.

 

We operate in a highly regulated and litigious industry. As a result, we are involved in disputes, litigation, and regulatory matters incidental to our operations, including governmental investigations, personal injury lawsuits, employment claims, and other matters arising out of the normal conduct of business.

 

Healthcare companies are subject to numerous types of investigations by various governmental agencies. Further, under the False Claims Act, private parties have the right to bring ‘‘qui tam,’’ or ‘‘whistleblower,’’ suits against companies that knew or should have known they were submitting false claims for payments to, or improperly retain overpayments from, the government. The False Claims Act imposes penalties of not less than $5,500 and not more than $11,000 per claim, plus three times the amount of damages which the government sustains because of the submission of a false claim. If the Company is found to have violated the False Claims Act, it could also be excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs. Some states have adopted similar state whistleblower and false claims provisions. Certain of our facilities have received, and other facilities may receive, inquiries from federal and state agencies related to potential False Claims Act liability. Depending on whether the underlying conduct in these or future inquiries or investigations could be considered systemic, their resolution could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

 

Governmental agencies and their agents, such as the Medicare Administrative Contractors, as well as the OIG, CMS and state Medicaid programs, conduct audits of our healthcare operations. Private payers may conduct similar post-payment audits, and we also perform internal audits and monitoring. Depending on the nature of the conduct found in such audits and whether the underlying conduct could be considered systemic, the resolution of these audits could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

 

On February 18, 2014, we were served with subpoenas from the OIG acting with the assistance of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida who together have requested the production of medical records of patients treated by certain of our physicians for the period from January 2007 to present regarding the ordering, billing and medical necessity of certain laboratory services as part of a civil False Claims Act investigation, as well as our agreements with such physicians. The laboratory services under review relate to the utilization of FISH laboratory tests ordered by certain of our employed physicians and performed by us. We were served with another subpoena from the OIG on January 22, 2015, requesting additional documents related to this matter for the period from January 1, 2005 up through the production of documents responsive to the February 2014 subpoena.  We have recorded a liability for this matter of approximately $5.1 million and $5.2 million that is included in accrued expenses in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, respectively.  The recorded estimate is based on a probability weighted analysis of the low-end of the range of the liability that considers the facts currently known by us, our review of qualitative and quantitative factors, and our assessment of potential outcomes under different scenarios used to assess our exposure which may be used to determine a potential settlement should we decide not to litigate.  Our recording of a liability related to this matter is not an admission of guilt. Depending on how this matter progresses, our exposure may be less than or more than the liability recorded and we will continue to reassess and adjust the liability until this matter is settled. Our estimate of the high-end of the range of exposure is $10.4 million.

 

We received two CIDs from the DOJ, one on October 22, 2014 addressed to 21C and one on October 31, 2014 addressed to SFRO, pursuant to the False Claims Act.  The CIDs request information concerning allegations that we knowingly billed for services that were not medically necessary and for services not rendered and appear to be focused on GAMMA services (which are dosimetry calculations performed during the course of radiation therapy). The CIDs cover the period from January 1, 2009 to the present. Among other information requests, the CIDs request certain documents and information related to the administration of radiation therapy; selection of various radiation therapies and GAMMA services. Our total billings to federal health care programs including Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid for GAMMA services from January 1, 2009 to March 31, 2015 are approximately $72.3 million. It is not possible to predict when these matters will be resolved or what impact they might have on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

 

Based on reviews performed to date, we do not believe that we or our physicians knowingly submitted false claims in violation of applicable statutory or regulatory requirements. We are cooperating fully with the subpoena requests and the DOJ’s investigation.

 

In addition to the matters described below, we are involved in various legal actions and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We do not believe that an adverse decision in any of these matters would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

You should carefully consider the “Risk Factors” section of the Form 10-K in evaluating us and our business before making an investment decision. The other specific risk factors set forth below were included in our Form 10-K risk factors and have been updated to provide information as of March 31, 2015.  There have been no other material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Form 10-K in response to Item 1A. to Part I of the Form 10-K.  If any of the risks identified herein or in the Form 10-K, or any other risks and uncertainties that we have not yet identified or that we currently believe are not material, actually occur and are material it could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We depend on payments from government Medicare and, to a lesser extent, Medicaid programs for a significant amount of our revenue. Our business could be materially harmed by any changes that result in reimbursement reductions.

 

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the three months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, consisted of payments from Medicare and Medicaid. Only a small percentage of that revenue resulted from Medicaid patients, equaling approximately 2.7%, 2.7%, 2.2% and 1.5% for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and for the three months ended March 31, 2015, respectively. In addition, Medicare Advantage represents approximately 13% of our 2014 U.S. net patient service revenue. These government programs generally reimburse us on a fee-for-service basis based on predetermined government reimbursement rate schedules. As a result of these reimbursement schedules, we are limited in the amount we can record as revenue for our services from these government programs. Following a public comment period, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) can change these schedules annually and therefore the prices that the agency pays for these services. In addition, if our operating costs increase, we will not be able to recover these costs from government payers. As a result, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by changes in reimbursement for Medicare reimbursement. Various state Medicaid programs also have recently reduced Medicaid payments to providers based on state budget reductions. Although Medicaid reimbursement encompasses only a small portion of our business, there can be no certainty as to whether Medicaid reimbursement will increase or decrease in the future and what affect, if any, this will have on our business.

 

In the final Medicare 2013 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS reduced payments for radiation oncology by 7%. Total gross reductions in the final rule were offset by a 2% increase due to certain other revised radiation oncology codes, which resulted in a total net reduction to radiation oncology of 7%.

 

In the final Medicare 2014 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS did finalize its proposal to revise the Medicare Economic Index (“MEI”) -2% impact, CMS also incorporated updated relative value units (“RVUs”) for new and existing codes +3% impact resulting in a net impact of +1% for radiation oncology overall. Because the MEI policy only applies to freestanding settings, the impact to freestanding centers is approximately flat, while hospital-based radiation oncologists would receive an increase in payment under the final rule.

 

In the proposed Medicare 2015 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS proposed to reduce payments for radiation oncology by 4% overall.  This reduction related primarily to a proposal to remove the radiation treatment vault as a direct cost input for radiation treatment delivery codes.  Because the proposal only applied to freestanding settings, the cut to freestanding centers would likely have been closer to 5%, while hospital based radiation oncologists would have received an increase in payment under the proposal. In the final Medicare 2015 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS did not finalize its proposal to remove the radiation treatment vault as a direct cost input for radiation treatment delivery codes. As a result, the net impact of the Final Rule to radiation oncology and freestanding radiation therapy centers is approximately neutral overall. In the Final rule, CMS also indicated it would review the family of radiation treatment delivery codes in the CY 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule.

 

Historically, Medicare reimbursement rates for all services and procedures have been determined by the SGR, which takes into account an annually-updated conversion factor and ties Medicare reimbursement to inflation. For the last several years, the SGR policy has threatened significant cuts to Medicare reimbursement, although Congress has routinely overridden use of the SGR formula and delayed those cuts. In April 2015, Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, which permanently repeals the SGR formula and increases base Medicare reimbursement by 0.5 percent each year between 2015 and 2019. Base payments then remain steady from 2020 through 2025 under the new law, but healthcare providers are able to earn merit-based incentive payments beginning in 2019 based on measures such as meaningful use of electronic health records, physician quality reporting, and healthcare delivery models that emphasize quality of care. In 2026 and subsequent years, professionals participating in alternative payment models that meet certain criteria would receive annual updates of 0.75 percent, while all other professionals would receive annual updates of 0.25 percent.

 

In addition, under the Budget Control Act of 2011, Medicare providers are cut under a sequestration process by 2% each year relative to baseline spending through 2021. This policy was subsequently extended through 2024.  In the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, the sequestration policy was frontloaded for the year 2024 such that Medicare providers would be cut 4% in the first half of 2024 and 0% in the second half of 2024.

 

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Reforms to the U.S. healthcare system may adversely affect our business.

 

On March 21, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the corresponding reconciliation bill. President Obama signed the larger comprehensive bill into law on March 23, 2010 and the reconciliation bill on March 30, 2010. The comprehensive $940 billion overhaul could extend coverage to approximately 32 million previously uninsured Americans.

 

A significant portion of our U.S. patient volume is derived from government programs, principally Medicare, which are highly regulated and subject to frequent and substantial changes. We anticipate the Health Care Reform Act will continue to significantly affect how the healthcare industry operates in relation to Medicare, Medicaid and the insurance industry. The Health Care Reform Act contains a number of provisions, including those governing fraud and abuse, enrollment in federal healthcare programs, and reimbursement changes, which impact existing government healthcare programs and will continue to result in the development of new programs, including Medicare payment for performance initiatives and improvements to the physician quality reporting system and feedback program.

 

On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Health Care Reform Act’s “individual mandate” that will require individuals as of 2014 to either purchase health insurance or pay a penalty. The Supreme Court also held, however, that the federal government cannot force states to expand their Medicaid programs by threatening to cut their existing Medicaid funds. As a result of this decision, states are left with a choice about whether to expand their Medicaid programs to cover low-income, non-disabled adults without children. Numerous states opted not to expand their Medicaid program in 2014, which may materially impact our Medicaid revenue in these states.

 

The Health Care Reform Act provides for the creation of health insurance “Marketplaces” in each state where individuals can compare and enroll in Quality Health Plans (“QHPs”). Some QHPs will be partially subsidized by Federal funds. Individuals with an income less than 400% of the federal poverty level that purchase insurance on a Marketplace may be eligible for federal subsidies to cover a portion of their health insurance premium costs. In addition, they may be eligible for government cost sharing of co-insurance or co-pay obligations. The presence of Federal funds in QHPs in the form of subsidies and cost sharing may subject providers to heightened government attention and enforcement, which could significantly increase the cost of compliance and could materially impact our operations.

 

For example, an open question remains whether the availability of these federal subsidies classifies a QHP as a federal healthcare program. In October 30, 2013 and February 6, 2014 letters, Kathleen Sebelius, the former Secretary of the DHHS, indicated that DHHS does not consider QHPs to be federal healthcare programs. However, this statement by Secretary Sebelius has not been tested in court, and a judge may not agree. Additionally, subsequent letters from U.S. Senator Charles Grassley to Secretary Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder on November 7, 2013 and February 12, 2014 indicate that this issue is not settled.  If QHPs are classified as federal healthcare programs it could further  increase  the cost of compliance significantly for providers.

 

Furthermore, King v. Burwell was argued on March 4, 2015 before the Supreme Court. Petitioners in this case argue that the Health Care Reform Act only subsidizes coverage through an exchange established by a state.  Depending on the outcome of the case, subsidies for healthcare coverage in the states that use federal exchanges could be at risk. A decision is expected by summer 2015.

 

We can give no assurance that the Health Care Reform Act will not adversely affect our business and financial results, and we cannot predict how future federal or state legislative or administrative changes relating to healthcare reform would affect our business.

 

We could be the subject of governmental investigations, claims and litigation.

 

Healthcare companies are subject to numerous types of investigations by various governmental agencies. Further, under the False Claims Act, private parties have the right to bring “qui tam,” or “whistleblower,” suits against companies that knowingly submit false claims for payments to, or improperly retain overpayments from, the government. The False Claims Act imposes penalties of not less than $5,500 and not more than $11,000 per claim, plus three times the amount of damages which the government sustains because of the submission of a false claim. In addition, if we are found to have violated the False Claims Act, we could be excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs. Some states have adopted similar state whistleblower and false claims provisions. We have received subpoenas from federal and state agencies related to potential False Claims Act liability. Depending on whether the underlying conduct in these or future inquiries or investigations could be considered systemic, their resolution could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

 

Governmental agencies and their agents, such as the Medicare Administrative Contractors, as well as the OIG, CMS and state Medicaid programs, conduct audits of our healthcare operations. Private payers may conduct similar post-payment audits, and we also perform internal audits and monitoring. Depending on the nature of the conduct found in such audits and whether the underlying conduct could be considered systemic, the resolution of these audits could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

 

The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 established the Recovery Audit Contractor (“RAC”) three-year demonstration program to conduct post-payment reviews to detect and correct improper payments in the fee-for-service Medicare program. The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 made the RAC program permanent and expanded the program nationwide as of 2010. Since the nationwide expansion of the RAC program, CMS has recouped more than $5 billion in overpayments from fee-for-service Medicare providers. In addition, the Health Care Reform Act mandated the expansion of the RAC program to Medicaid. In 2011 CMS issued a Final Rule on Medicaid RAC program, requiring every state Medicaid agency to implement its Medicaid RAC program by 2012. State Medicaid agencies have also increased their review activities. Should we be found out of compliance with any of these laws, regulations or programs, depending on the nature of the findings, our business, our financial position and our results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

On February 18, 2014, we were served with subpoenas from the OIG acting with the assistance of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida who together have requested the production of medical records of patients treated by certain of our physicians for the period from January 2007 to present regarding the ordering, billing and medical necessity of certain laboratory services as part of a civil False Claims Act investigation, as well as our agreements with such physicians. The laboratory services under review relate to the utilization of fluorescence in situ hybridization (“FISH”) laboratory tests ordered by certain of our employed physicians and performed by us.  We were

 

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served with another subpoena from the OIG on January 22, 2015, requesting additional documents related to this matter for the period from January 1, 2005 up through the production of documents responsive to the February 2014 subpoena. We have recorded a liability for this matter of approximately $5.1 million and $5.2 million that is included in accrued expenses in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, respectively.  The recorded estimate is based on a probability weighted analysis of the low-end of the range of the liability that considers the facts currently known by us, our review of qualitative and quantitative factors, and our assessment of potential outcomes under different scenarios used to assess our exposure which may be used to determine a potential settlement should we decide not to litigate.  Our recording of a liability related to this matter is not an admission of guilt. Depending on how this matter progresses, our exposure may be less than or more than the liability recorded and we will continue to reassess and adjust the liability until this matter is settled.  Our estimate of the high-end of the range of exposure is $10.4 million.

 

We received two Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”), one on October 22, 2014 addressed to 21C and one on October 31, 2014 addressed to SFRO, from the DOJ pursuant to the False Claims Act.  The CIDs request information concerning allegations that we knowingly billed for services that were not medically necessary and for services not rendered and appear to be focused on GAMMA services (which are dosimetry calculations performed during the course of radiation therapy).  The CIDs cover the period from January 1, 2009 to the present.  Among other information requests, the CIDs request certain documents and information related to the administration of radiation therapy; selection of various radiation therapies and GAMMA services.  Our total billings to federal health care programs including Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid for GAMMA services from January 1, 2009 to March 31, 2015 are approximately $72.3 million. It is not possible to predict when these matters will be resolved or what impact they might have on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

 

Based on reviews performed to date, we do not believe that we or our physicians knowingly submitted false claims in violation of applicable statutory or regulatory requirements. We are cooperating fully with the subpoena requests and the DOJ’s investigation.

 

Our substantial debt could adversely affect our financial condition.

 

We have $960.8 million of total debt outstanding as of March 31, 2015. Our high level of debt could have adverse effects on our business and financial condition. Specifically, our high level of debt could have important consequences, including the following:

 

·                  making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt;

 

·                  limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate requirements;

 

·                  requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments instead of other purposes;

 

·                  increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

·                  limiting our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in the industry in which we compete;

 

·                  placing us at a disadvantage compared to other, less leveraged competitors; and

 

·                  increasing our cost of borrowing.

 

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We may encounter numerous business risks in identifying, acquiring and developing additional treatment centers, and may have difficulty operating and integrating those treatment centers.

 

Over the past three years ended December 31, 2014, we have acquired 57 radiation therapy centers, acquired 6 professional/other radiation therapy centers, developed 4 radiation therapy centers, developed 1 professional/other radiation therapy center and transitioned 1 acquired professional/other centers to freestanding radiation therapy centers, all of which includes our acquisitions of OnCure which we completed on October 25, 2013 and SFRO on February 10, 2014. As part of our growth strategy, we expect to continue to add additional treatment centers in our existing and new local and international markets. However, in pursuing our growth strategy, we may:

 

·                  be unable to make acquisitions on terms favorable to us or at all;

 

·                  have difficulty identifying desirable targets or locations for treatment centers in suitable markets;

 

·                  be unable to obtain adequate financing to fund our growth strategy;

 

·                  be unable to successfully operate the treatment centers;

 

·                  have difficulty integrating their operations and personnel;

 

·                  be unable to retain physicians or key management personnel;

 

·                  acquire treatment centers with unknown or contingent liabilities, including liabilities for failure to comply with healthcare laws and regulations;

 

·                  experience difficulties with transitioning or integrating the information systems of acquired treatment centers;

 

·                  be unable to contract with third-party payers or attract patients to our treatment centers; and/or

 

·                  experience losses and lower gross revenues and operating margins during the initial periods of operating our newly-developed treatment centers.

 

Larger acquisitions could increase our potential exposure to business risks. Furthermore, integrating a new treatment center could be expensive and time consuming, and could disrupt our ongoing business and distract our management and other key personnel. In addition, we may incur significant transaction fees and expenses, including for potential transactions that are not consummated.

 

We may continue to explore acquisition opportunities outside of the United States when favorable opportunities are available to us. In addition to the risks set forth herein, foreign acquisitions involve unique risks including the particular economic, political and regulatory risks associated with the specific country, currency risks, the relative uncertainty regarding laws and regulations and the potential difficulty of integrating operations across different cultures and languages.

 

We currently plan to continue to develop new treatment centers in existing and new local markets, including international markets. We may not be able to structure economically beneficial arrangements in new markets as a result of healthcare laws applicable to such market or otherwise. If these plans change for any reason or the anticipated schedules for opening and costs of development are revised by us, we may be negatively impacted. There can be no assurance that these planned treatment centers will be completed or that, if developed, will achieve sufficient patient volume to generate positive operating margins. If we are unable to timely and efficiently integrate a newly-developed treatment center, our business could suffer.

 

In the case of OnCure, the business operates through a structure dependent on management services agreements. If we are unable to manage these management services agreements and the associated relationships, the business may suffer and the expected results of the acquisition may not be realized.

 

We cannot assure you that we will achieve the revenue and benefits identified in this Quarterly Report from completed acquisitions, including with respect to OnCure, or that we will achieve synergies and cost savings or benefits in connection with future acquisitions. In addition, many of the businesses that we have acquired and will acquire have unaudited financial statements that have been prepared by the management of such companies and have not been independently reviewed and audited. We cannot assure you that the financial statements of companies we have acquired or will acquire would not be materially different if such statements were audited. Finally, we cannot assure you that we will continue to acquire businesses at valuations consistent with our prior acquisitions or that we will complete acquisitions at all.

 

We are exposed to local business risks in different countries, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

We have significant operations in foreign countries. Currently, we operate through 27 legal entities in Argentina, Costa Rica, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico, in addition to our operations in the United States. Our offshore operations are subject to risks inherent in doing business in foreign countries, including, but not necessarily limited to:

 

·                  new and different legal and regulatory requirements in local jurisdictions, which may conflict with U.S. laws;

 

·                  local economic conditions;

 

·                  potential staffing difficulties and labor disputes;

 

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·                  increased costs of transportation or shipping;

 

·                  credit risk and financial conditions of government, commercial and patient payers;

 

·                  risk of nationalization of private enterprises by foreign governments;

 

·                  potential imposition of restrictions on investments;

 

·                  potential restrictions on repatriation of funds, payments of dividends and other financial options integral to our investments and operations;

 

·                  potential declines in government and/or private payer reimbursement amounts for our services;

 

·                  potentially adverse tax consequences, including imposition or increase of withholding and other taxes on remittances and other payments by subsidiaries;

 

·                  foreign currency exchange restrictions and fluctuations; and

 

·                  local political and social conditions, including the possibility of hyperinflationary conditions and political or social instability in certain countries.

 

We may not be successful in developing and implementing policies and strategies to address the foregoing factors in a timely and effective manner at each location where we do business. Consequently, the occurrence of one or more of the foregoing factors could have a material adverse effect on our international operations or upon our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Further, our international operations require us to comply with a number of U.S. and international regulations. For example, we must comply with U.S. economic sanctions and export control laws in connection with exports of products and services, and we must comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), which prohibits U.S. companies or their agents and employees from providing anything of value to a foreign official or agent thereof for the purposes of influencing any act or decision of these individuals in their official capacity to help obtain or retain business, direct business to any person or corporate entity or obtain any unfair advantage. Any failure by us to ensure that our employees and agents comply with the FCPA, economic sanctions and export controls, and applicable laws and regulations in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial penalties or restrictions on our ability to conduct business in certain foreign jurisdictions, and our results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

 

Local governments may take actions that are adverse to our interests and our business. For example, in 2012 Argentina’s government nationalized the country’s largest oil and gas company via taking a 51% stake. While no such proposal has been made or threatened with respect to any businesses in the Argentine healthcare sector, we have significant operations in Argentina and any such development could have a material adverse effect on our international operations or upon our financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Argentine government has implemented certain measures that control and restrict the ability of companies and individuals to exchange Argentine pesos for foreign currencies. Those measures include, among other things, the requirement to obtain the prior approval from the Argentine Tax Authority of the foreign currency transaction (for example and without limitation, for the payment of non-Argentine goods and services, payment of principal and interest on non-Argentine debt and also payment of dividends to parties outside of the country), which approval process could delay, and eventually restrict, the ability to exchange Argentine pesos for other currencies, such as U.S. dollars. Those approvals are administered by the Argentine Central Bank through the Mercado Unico Libre de Cambios, which is the only market where exchange transactions may be lawfully made.

 

During January 2014 the Argentinean Peso exchange rate against the U.S. Dollar increased by approximately 23%, from 6.52 Argentinean Pesos per U.S. Dollar as of December 31, 2013 to approximately 8.0 Argentinean Pesos per U.S. Dollar. Since January 2014, the depreciation of the Argentine Peso has been low with the Argentinean Peso exchange rate at 8.81 Argentine Pesos per U.S. Dollar as of March 31, 2015.

 

Our international subsidiaries accounted for $29.3 million and $21.2 million or 10.5% and 9.1% of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Latin America, including Argentina, has experienced adverse economic conditions.

 

Latin American countries have historically experienced uneven periods of economic growth, as well as recession, periods of high inflation and economic instability. Currently, as a consequence of adverse economic conditions in global markets and diminishing commodity prices, many of the economies of Latin American countries have slowed their rates of growth, and some have entered mild recessions. The duration and severity of this slowdown is hard to predict and could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, certain countries have experienced or are currently experiencing severe economic crises, including Argentina, which may still have future effects.

 

During 2001 and 2002, Argentina went through a period of severe political, economic and social crisis. Among other consequences, the crisis resulted in the Argentine government defaulting on its foreign debt obligations, introducing emergency measures and numerous changes in economic policies that affected utilities and many other sectors of the economy, and suffering a significant real devaluation of the peso, which in turn caused numerous Argentine private sector debtors with foreign currency exposure to default on their outstanding debt.

 

In the first half of 2005, Argentina restructured part of the sovereign debt it defaulted; however, a number of creditors refused to approve the restructuring and litigation brought by these holdout creditors ensued. This litigation initiated by these holdout creditors has persisted to this day. On June 16, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an Argentine appeal and decided to leave in place a lower court ruling in favor on the

 

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holdout creditors, which held that the Argentine government is prohibited from making payments on its restructured debt unless it also pays the holdout creditors, who have previously refused to accept its debt restructuring offers, the amount owed to them.

 

In July 2014, Argentina and the holdout creditors failed to reach an agreement on the restructuring of this debt. As a result, the Argentine government was prohibited from making certain bond payments. The full consequences of this on Argentina’s political and economic landscape, and on the Company, are still unclear. We cannot provide any assurance that inflation, fluctuations in the value of the peso, the implementation of additional foreign currency restrictions and/or other future economic, social and political developments in Argentina resulting from this current Argentine sovereign debt crisis or the difficult economic conditions that current exist in Argentina, over which we have no control, will not adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, including our ability to pay our debts at maturity.

 

We have addressed previous material weaknesses with respect to our internal controls and have identified an additional material weakness in our internal controls, which could, if not sufficiently remediated, result in material misstatements in our consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2014, we identified two material weaknesses in our internal communications regarding the identification of and accounting for the loss contingency, along with the related disclosure regarding certain subpoenas we received in February 2014, from the OIG. We have taken steps since then to remediate the internal control weaknesses, such that at September 30, 2014, our controls over the identification and accounting for loss contingencies operated effectively. We implemented a system of internal controls over financial reporting with respect to the accounting for loss contingencies, including the establishment of a disclosure committee and the assessment of future probable loss contingency accounting and methods. While we have implemented the procedures described above and will continue to take further steps in the near future to strengthen further our internal controls, there can be no assurance that we will not identify control deficiencies in the future or that such deficiencies will not have a material impact on our operating results or consolidated financial statements.

 

Effective February 10, 2014, we completed the acquisition of SFRO. The facilities acquired as part of the SFRO acquisition utilize different information technology systems from our other facilities. We are currently integrating our internal control processes at SFRO. Although the SFRO acquisition has been excluded from our assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, we have concluded there are material weakness related to the integration of SFRO into our control environment as of December 31, 2014. Specifically, we did not maintain appropriate segregation of duties over cash, adequate access controls with regard to financial applications, or adequate controls over the processing of expenditures. We are in the process of developing and implementing a remediation plan to address the material weaknesses related to the SFRO integration.

 

If our remedial measures are insufficient to address the material weakness or if additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal control are discovered or occur in the future, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results, or report them within the required timeframes, our consolidated financial statements may contain material misstatements and we could be required to restate our financial results in the future, which could cause investors and others to lose confidence in our financial statements, limit our ability to raise capital and could adversely affect our reputation, results of operations and consolidated financial condition.

 

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Item 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc.

 

Item 5.     Other Information.

 

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(a)               None.

 

(b)                 None.

 

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Item 6.      Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

1.1

 

Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2015, among 21st Century Oncology, Inc., the guarantors named therein and the several purchasers named in Schedule I thereto, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2015.

 

 

 

4.1

 

Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2015, among 21st Century Oncology, Inc., the guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2015.

 

 

 

4.2

 

Form of 11.00% Senior Notes due 2023 (included in Exhibit 4.1 hereto), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2015.

 

 

 

4.3

 

Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 28, 2015, among OnCure Holdings, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2015.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2015, among 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc., 21st Century Oncology, Inc., the lenders party thereto from time to time, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2015.

 

 

 

10.2

 

Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2015, among 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc., 21st Century Oncology, Inc., the subsidiaries of 21st Century Oncology, Inc., parties thereto from time to time and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2015.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

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The following financial information from 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period March 31, 2015, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (iv) Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

 

21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

Date:

May 15, 2015

 

 

By:

/s/ JOSEPH BISCARDI

 

 

Joseph Biscardi

 

 

SVP, Assistant Treasurer,

 

 

Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

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