Edgar Filing: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/

CHTR 9.30.13 - 10Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013
or

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: 001-33664

Charter Communications, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		43-1857213
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

400 Atlantic Street, 10th Floor Stamford, Connecticut 06901		(203) 905-7801
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)		(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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. Yes x No o

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

APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes x No o

Number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2013: 104,132,858

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS



		Page No.
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1	Financial Statements ‑ Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
	for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
	for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
	September 30, 2013 and 2012	3
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	4

Item 2	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26

Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk	38

Item 4	Controls and Procedures	39

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1	Legal Proceedings	40

Item 1A	Risk Factors	40

Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	42

Item 5	Other Information	42

Item 6	Exhibits	42

Signatures		S- 1

Exhibit Index		E- 1

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q is for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") allows us to "incorporate by reference" information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you directly to those documents. In this quarterly report, "we," "us" and "our" refer to Charter Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

This quarterly report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial including, without limitation, the forward-looking statements set forth in the “Results of Operations” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” sections under Part I, Item 2. “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this quarterly report. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward‑looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward‑looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under “Risk Factors” under Part II, Item 1A and the factors described under “Risk Factors” under Part I, Item 1A of our most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report may be identified by the use of forward‑looking words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “will,” “may,” “intend,” “estimated,” “aim,” “on track,” “target,” “opportunity,” “tentative,” “positioning,” “designed,” “create” and “potential,” among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward‑looking statements we make in this quarterly report are set forth in this quarterly report, in our annual report on Form 10-K, and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:

•

our ability to sustain and grow revenues and cash flow from operations by offering video, Internet, telephone, advertising and other services to residential and commercial customers, to adequately meet the customer experience demands in our markets and to maintain and grow our customer base, particularly in the face of increasingly aggressive competition, the need for innovation and the related capital expenditures and the difficult economic conditions in the United States;


•	the impact of competition from other market participants, including but not limited to incumbent telephone companies, direct broadcast satellite operators, wireless broadband and telephone providers, digital subscriber line (“DSL”) providers, and video provided over the Internet;


•	general business conditions, economic uncertainty or downturn, high unemployment levels and the level of activity in the housing sector;


•	our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to raise prices to offset, in whole or in part, the effects of higher programming costs (including retransmission consents);


•	the development and deployment of new products and technologies;


•	the effects of governmental regulation on our business;


•	the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet our debt obligations prior to or when they become due and to fund our operations and necessary capital expenditures, either through (i) cash on hand, (ii) free cash flow, or (iii) access to the capital or credit markets; and


•	our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and credit facilities any violation of which, if not cured in a timely manner, could trigger a default of our other obligations under cross-default provisions.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this quarterly report.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in millions, except share data)



	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	41		$	7
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	—			27
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of
$15 and $14, respectively	235			234
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	81			62
Total current assets	357			330

INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation of $4,673 and $3,563, respectively	7,838			7,206
Franchises	6,009			5,287
Customer relationships, net	1,465			1,424
Goodwill	1,159			953
Total investment in cable properties, net	16,471			14,870

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	422			396

Total assets	$	17,250		$	15,596

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	1,382		$	1,224
Total current liabilities	1,382			1,224

LONG-TERM DEBT	14,306			12,808
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	1,432			1,321
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	69			94

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A common stock; $.001 par value; 900 million shares authorized;
104,246,203 and 101,176,247 shares issued, respectively	—			—
Class B common stock; $.001 par value; 25 million shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding	—			—
Preferred stock; $.001 par value; 250 million shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding	—			—
Additional paid-in capital	1,720			1,616
Accumulated deficit	(1,600		)	(1,392		)
Treasury stock at cost; 113,345 and 0 shares, respectively	(11		)	—
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(48		)	(75		)
Total shareholders’ equity	61			149

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	17,250		$	15,596

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in millions, except per share and share data)

Unaudited



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012

REVENUES	$	2,118		$	1,880		$	6,007		$	5,591

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)	1,397			1,242			3,950			3,632
Depreciation and amortization	493			424			1,354			1,247
Other operating expenses, net	8			3			24			2

	1,898			1,669			5,328			4,881

Income from operations	220			211			679			710

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	(214		)	(229		)	(635		)	(691		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			(123		)	(74		)
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net	(8		)	—			9			—
Other expense, net	(11		)	—			(14		)	(1		)

	(233		)	(229		)	(763		)	(766		)

Loss before income taxes	(13		)	(18		)	(84		)	(56		)

Income tax expense	(57		)	(69		)	(124		)	(208		)

Net loss	$	(70	)	$	(87	)	$	(208	)	$	(264	)

LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED	$	(0.68	)	$	(0.87	)	$	(2.05	)	$	(2.65	)

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted	102,924,443			99,694,672			101,293,696			99,542,021

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(dollars in millions)

Unaudited



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012

Net loss	$	(70	)	$	(87	)	$	(208	)	$	(264	)
Net impact of gains (losses) on interest rate derivative instruments, net of tax	8			(7		)	27			(18		)

Comprehensive loss	$	(62	)	$	(94	)	$	(181	)	$	(282	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in millions)

Unaudited



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$	(208	)	$	(264	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,354			1,247
Noncash interest expense	33			33
Loss on extinguishment of debt	123			74
Gain on derivative instruments, net	(9		)	—
Deferred income taxes	112			203
Other, net	69			25
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	10			18
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(13		)	(12		)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other	92			67
Net cash flows from operating activities	1,563			1,391

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(1,259		)	(1,296		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	21			16
Sales (purchases) of cable systems, net	(673		)	19
Other, net	(15		)	(18		)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,926		)	(1,279		)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	6,569			4,353
Repayments of long-term debt	(6,177		)	(3,554		)
Payments for debt issuance costs	(50		)	(41		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(11		)	(4		)
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants	67			13
Other, net	(1		)	(13		)
Net cash flows from financing activities	397			754

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	34			866
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	7			2
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	41		$	868

CASH PAID FOR INTEREST	$	584		$	647

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

Charter Communications, Inc. (“Charter”) is a holding company whose principal asset is a 100% common equity interest in Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC (“Charter Holdco”). Charter owns cable systems through its subsidiaries, which are collectively, with Charter, referred to herein as the “Company.” All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated.

The Company is a cable operator providing services in the United States. The Company offers to residential and commercial customers traditional cable video programming, Internet services, and telephone services, as well as advanced video services such as Charter OnDemand™, high definition television, and digital video recorder (“DVR”) service. The Company sells its cable video programming, Internet, telephone, and advanced video services primarily on a subscription basis. The Company also sells local advertising on cable networks and on the Internet and provides fiber connectivity to cellular towers.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in Charter's Annual Report on Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly report. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and are subject to review by regulatory authorities. However, in the opinion of management, such financial statements include all adjustments, which consist of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Areas involving significant judgments and estimates include capitalization of labor and overhead costs; depreciation and amortization costs; impairments of and acquisition accounting for property, plant and equipment, intangibles and goodwill; income taxes; contingencies and programming expense. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2013 presentation.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets consist of amounts held in an escrow account pending final resolution from the Bankruptcy Court. See Note 13. In April 2013, the restrictions on the cash and cash equivalents were resolved.

2. Acquisition of Bresnan

On July 1, 2013, Charter and Charter Communications Operating, LLC ("Charter Operating") acquired Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Bresnan”) from a wholly owned subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation, for $1.625 billion in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment, a reduction for certain funded indebtedness of Bresnan and payment of any post-closing refunds of certain Montana property taxes paid under protest by Bresnan prior to the closing. Bresnan manages cable operating systems in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Charter funded the purchase of Bresnan with a $1.5 billion term loan E (see Note 5) and borrowings under the Charter Operating credit facilities. The Company also incurred acquisition related costs of approximately $16 million, which are included in other expense, net and interest expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

The Company applied acquisition accounting to Bresnan, and its results of operations are included in the Company's consolidated results of operations following the acquisition date. The total purchase price was allocated to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values using Level 3 inputs (see Note 8).

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

The excess of the purchase price over those fair values was recorded as goodwill. The fair value assigned to certain identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed were based upon a third party valuation using the assumptions developed by management and other information compiled by management including, but not limited to, future expected cash flows. Certain liabilities assumed were based upon quoted market prices.

The tables below present the calculation of the purchase price and the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets and liabilities acquired.

Purchase Price:



Purchase price		$	1,625
Bresnan debt assumed (including accrued interest)		(962		)
Working capital adjustment		10
	Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired	$	673

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:



Property, plant and equipment		$	515
Franchises		722
Customer relationships		249
Goodwill		206
Other noncurrent assets		4
Current assets		16
Current liabilities		(54		)
Long-term debt (including accrued interest)		(985		)
	Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired	$	673

Concurrent with the closing of the acquisition, Charter Operating repaid $711 million principal amount outstanding under the Bresnan credit facility and purchased $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 8.00% senior notes due 2018 issued by Bresnan (the “2018 Notes”) pursuant to a tender offer for an amount, including approximately $23 million of tender premium, of $274 million. The 2018 Notes were initially recorded on the balance sheet at fair value, which approximated the principal amount plus the tender premium, with the offset to goodwill.

Charter condensed consolidated statements of operations for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 included $134 million of revenue and $16 million of net loss, including $16 million of acquisition related costs described above, from the acquisition of Bresnan.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

The following unaudited pro forma financial information of Charter is based on the historical consolidated financial statements of Charter and the historical consolidated financial statements of Bresnan and is intended to provide information about how the acquisition of Bresnan and related financing may have affected Charter's historical consolidated financial statements if they had closed as of January 1, 2012. The pro forma financial information below is based on available information and assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable. The pro forma financial information is for illustrative and informational purposes only and is not intended to represent or be indicative of what Charter's financial condition or results of operations would have been had the transactions described above occurred on the date indicated. The pro forma financial information also should not be considered representative of Charter's future financial condition or results of operations.



	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2013			2012
Revenues	$	2,009		$	6,271		$	5,972
Net loss	$	(103	)	$	(233	)	$	(319	)
Loss per common share, basic and diluted	$	(1.03	)	$	(2.30	)	$	(3.20	)

3. Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, indefinite lived and finite-lived intangible assets are presented in the following table:



	September 30, 2013						December 31, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Franchises	$	6,009	$	—	$	6,009	$	5,287	$	—	$	5,287
Goodwill	1,159		—		1,159		953		—		953
Trademarks	158		—		158		158		—		158
Other intangible assets	4		—		4		—		—		—

	$	7,330	$	—	$	7,330	$	6,398	$	—	$	6,398

Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	2,617	$	1,152	$	1,465	$	2,368	$	944	$	1,424
Other intangible assets	126		40		86		105		29		76
	$	2,743	$	1,192	$	1,551	$	2,473	$	973	$	1,500

Amortization expense related to customer relationships and other intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $82 million and $74 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $219 million and $222 million, respectively. Franchises, customer relationships and goodwill increased by $722 million, $249 million and $206 million, respectively, as a result of the acquisition of Bresnan completed during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 (See Note 2).

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

The Company expects amortization expense on its finite-lived intangible assets will be as follows.



Three months ended December 31, 2013	$	80
2014	297
2015	264
2016	230
2017	197
Thereafter	483

	$	1,551

Actual amortization expense in future periods will differ from these estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions or divestitures, changes in useful lives, impairments and other relevant factors.

4. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:



	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012

Accounts payable – trade	$	81	$	107
Accrued capital expenditures	180		156
Deferred revenue	90		81
Accrued liabilities:
Interest	176		155
Programming costs	389		323
Franchise related fees	56		52
Compensation	143		145
Other	267		205

	$	1,382	$	1,224

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

5. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:



	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Principal Amount		Accreted Value		Principal Amount		Accreted Value
CCO Holdings, LLC:
7.250% senior notes due October 30, 2017	$	1,000	$	1,000	$	1,000	$	1,000
7.875% senior notes due April 30, 2018	—		—		900		900
7.000% senior notes due January 15, 2019	1,400		1,393		1,400		1,392
8.125% senior notes due April 30, 2020	700		700		700		700
7.375% senior notes due June 1, 2020	750		750		750		750
5.250% senior notes due March 15, 2021	500		500		—		—
6.500% senior notes due April 30, 2021	1,500		1,500		1,500		1,500
6.625% senior notes due January 31, 2022	750		747		750		746
5.250% senior notes due September 30, 2022	1,250		1,239		1,250		1,238
5.125% senior notes due February 15, 2023	1,000		1,000		1,000		1,000
5.750% senior notes due September 1, 2023	500		500		—		—
5.750% senior notes due January 15, 2024	1,000		1,000		—		—
Credit facility due September 6, 2014	350		339		350		332
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
Credit facilities	3,679		3,638		3,337		3,250
Long-Term Debt	$	14,379	$	14,306	$	12,937	$	12,808

The accreted values presented above represent the principal amount of the debt less the original issue discount at the time of sale, plus the accretion to the balance sheet date. However, the amount that is currently payable if the debt becomes immediately due is equal to the principal amount of the debt. The Company has availability under its credit facilities of approximately $978 million as of September 30, 2013 and as such, debt maturing in the next twelve months is classified as long-term.

In January 2012, CCO Holdings, LLC ("CCO Holdings") and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. closed on transactions in which they issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior notes due 2022. The notes were issued at a price of 99.5% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds of the notes were used, along with a draw on the $500 million delayed draw portion of the Charter Operating term loan A facility, to repurchase $300 million aggregate principal amount of Charter Operating's outstanding 8.000% senior second-lien notes due 2012, $294 million aggregate principal amount of Charter Operating's 10.875% senior second-lien notes due 2014 and $334 million aggregate principal amount of CCH II, LLC's ("CCH II") 13.500% senior notes due 2016, as well as to repay amounts outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility. The tender offers closed in January and February 2012 and the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $15 million on this transaction for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

In April 2012, Charter Operating entered into a senior secured term loan D facility pursuant to the terms of the Charter Operating credit agreement providing for $750 million of term loans with a final maturity date of May 15, 2019. Pricing on the new term loan D was set at LIBOR plus 3% with a LIBOR floor of 1%, and issued at a price of 99.5% of the aggregate principal amount. The proceeds were used to refinance Charter Operating's existing term loan B-1 and term loan B-2, both due 2014, with the remaining amount used to pay down a portion of its existing term loan C due 2016. Charter Operating concurrently amended and restated its existing $1.3 billion revolving credit facility with a new $1.15 billion revolving credit facility due 2017 at the interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.25% and amended and restated its existing credit agreement dated March 31, 2010. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $59 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to these transactions.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

In March 2013, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. closed on transactions in which they issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior notes due 2021 (the "2021 Notes") and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.750% senior notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes") (collectively, the "Notes"). The proceeds from the Notes were used for repaying amounts outstanding under the Charter Operating term loan C facility. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $42 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to these transactions.

The Notes are guaranteed by Charter. They are senior debt obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp and rank equally with all other current and future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. The Notes are structurally subordinated to all obligations of subsidiaries of CCO Holdings, including the Charter Operating credit facilities.

CCO Holdings may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time at a premium. The optional redemption price declines to 100% of the respective series' principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on or after varying dates in 2016 through 2019 (in regards to the 2021 Notes) or 2018 through 2021 (in regards to the 2023 Notes).

In addition, at any time prior to March 15, 2016 (in regards to the 2021 Notes) or March 1, 2016 (in regards to the 2023 Notes), CCO Holdings may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price at a premium plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings (as defined in the indenture); provided that certain conditions are met.

In the event of specified change of control events, CCO Holdings must offer to purchase the outstanding Notes from the holders at a purchase price equal to 101% of the total principal amount of the notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

In March 2013, Charter Operating entered into an amendment to its credit agreement. The amendment, among other things, eliminated the $7.5 billion cap on the incurrence of first lien debt; and eliminated the requirement for providing Charter Operating financial statements and instead allowing for Charter financial statements with consolidating information.

In April 2013, Charter Operating entered into an amendment to its credit agreement extending the maturity of its term loan A and revolver one year to 2018, decreasing the applicable LIBOR margin for the term loan A and revolver to 2%, decreasing the undrawn commitment fee on the revolver to 0.35% and increasing the revolver capacity to $1.3 billion. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to these transactions.

In May 2013, Charter Operating entered into a new term loan F facility pursuant to the terms of the Charter Operating credit agreement providing for a $1.2 billion term loan maturing in 2021. Pricing on the new term loan F was set at LIBOR plus 2.25% with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%, and issued at a price of 99.75% of the aggregate principal amount. The Company used the proceeds to repay Charter Operating's existing term loan C due 2016 and term loan D due 2019. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $14 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to these transactions.

In May 2013, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. closed on transactions in which they issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior notes due 2024 (the "2024 Notes"). Concurrently with the pricing of the 5.75% senior notes, a tender offer was launched to purchase any and all of the CCO Holdings 7.875% senior notes due 2018. The Company used the proceeds from the issuance to purchase the notes tendered in the tender offer. Any notes not tendered were subsequently called in June. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $65 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to these transactions.

The 2024 Notes are guaranteed by Charter. They are senior debt obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp and rank equally with all other current and future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. The 2024 Notes are structurally subordinated to all obligations of subsidiaries of CCO Holdings, including the Charter Operating credit facilities.

CCO Holdings may redeem some or all of the 2024 Notes at any time at a premium. The optional redemption price declines to 100% of the respective series' principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on or after varying dates in 2018 through 2021.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

In addition, at any time prior to July 15, 2016, CCO Holdings may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes at a redemption price at a premium plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings (as defined in the indenture) provided that certain conditions are met.

In the event of specified change of control events, CCO Holdings must offer to purchase the outstanding 2024 Notes from the holders at a purchase price equal to 101% of the total principal amount of the 2024 Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

In June 2013, Charter Operating entered into an amendment to its credit agreement. The amendment, among other things: (i) modified the restricted payments covenant to permit expanded flexibility for acquisitions; (ii) modified the events of default under the credit agreement to permit change of control offers with respect to assumed indebtedness subject to certain restrictions; (iii) modified the transactions with affiliates covenant; (iv) permits the granting of equal and ratable security on certain assumed indebtedness subject to pro forma compliance with certain financial tests; (v) permits incremental term loans to amortize equivalent to the existing term loan A-1; and (vi) allows for an increase in revolving commitments based on Charter Operating's annualized operating cash flow.

In July 2013, Charter Operating activated the previously committed term loan E facility pursuant to the terms of the Charter Operating credit agreement providing for a $1.5 billion term loan maturing in seven years. Pricing on the new term loan E was set at LIBOR plus 2.25% with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%, and the term loan was issued at a price of 99.5% of the aggregate principal amount.

6. Common Stock

In January 2012, the Company purchased, in a private transaction with a shareholder, 49,332 shares of its common stock at $55.18 for a total of $3 million. These shares were retired in January 2012.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company withheld 7,245 and 113,345, respectively, shares of its common stock in payment of $1 million and $11 million income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of restricted shares, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company withheld 4,632 and 15,556 shares, respectively, of its common stock in payment of $1 million income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of restricted shares. In December 2012, Charter's board of directors approved the retirement of the then currently held treasury stock and those shares were retired as of December 31, 2012. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of total shareholders' equity.

In July 2013, the Company issued approximately 2.3 million shares of Charter Class A common stock to Paul G. Allen, the Company's former principal stockholder, pursuant to Mr. Allen's exercise of warrants with an exercise price of $19.80. The exercise resulted in proceeds to the Company of approximately $46 million. Mr. Allen had originally received the warrants pursuant to the Joint Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") upon the Company's emergence from bankruptcy.

7. Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses interest rate derivative instruments to manage its interest costs and reduce the Company’s exposure to increases in floating interest rates. The Company manages its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. Using interest rate derivative instruments, the Company agrees to exchange, at specified intervals through 2017, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to agreed-upon notional principal amounts.

The Company does not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes. The Company, until de-designating in the three months ended March 31, 2013, had certain interest rate derivative instruments that were designated as cash flow hedging instruments for GAAP purposes. Such instruments effectively converted variable interest payments on certain debt instruments into fixed payments. For qualifying hedges, realized derivative gains and losses offset related results on hedged items in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company formally documented, designated and assessed the effectiveness of transactions that received hedge accounting.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

The effect of interest rate derivative instruments on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets is presented in the table below:



	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012

Other long-term liabilities:
Fair value of interest rate derivatives designated as hedges	$	—		$	67
Fair value of interest rate derivatives not designated as hedges	$	27		$	—

Accrued interest:
Fair value of interest rate derivatives designated as hedges	$	—		$	8
Fair value of interest rate derivatives not designated as hedges	$	12		$	—

Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Fair value of interest rate derivatives designated as hedges	$	—		$	(75	)
Fair value of interest rate derivatives not designated as hedges	$	(48	)	$	—

Due to repayment of variable rate credit facility debt without a LIBOR floor, certain interest rate derivative instruments were de-designated as cash flow hedges during the three months ended March 31, 2013, as they no longer met the criteria for cash flow hedging specified by GAAP. In addition, on March 31, 2013, the remaining interest rate derivative instruments that continued to be highly effective cash flow hedges for GAAP purposes were electively de-designated. On the date of de-designation, the Company completed a final measurement test for each interest rate derivative instrument to determine any ineffectiveness and such amount was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations. While these interest rate derivative instruments are no longer designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes, management continues to believe such instruments are closely correlated with the respective debt, thus managing associated risk. Interest rate derivative instruments not designated as hedges are marked to fair value, with the impact recorded as a gain or loss on derivative instruments, net in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations. The balance that remains in accumulated other comprehensive loss for these interest rate derivative instruments will be amortized over the respective lives of the contracts and recorded as a loss within gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations. The estimated net amount of existing losses that are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of September 30, 2013 that is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months is approximately $23 million.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

The effects of interest rate derivative instruments on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations is presented in the table below.



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net:
Change in fair value of interest rate derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges	$	—		$	—		$	29		$	—
Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings as a result of cash flow hedge discontinuance	$	(8	)	$	—		$	(20	)	$	—

Interest expense:
Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense	$	—		$	(10	)	$	(10	)	$	(27	)

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had $2.2 billion and $3.1 billion in notional amounts of interest rate derivative instruments outstanding. This includes $550 million in delayed start interest rate derivative instruments that become effective in March 2014 through March 2015. In any future quarter in which a portion of these delayed start interest rate derivative instruments first becomes effective, an equal or greater notional amount of the currently effective interest rate derivative instruments are scheduled to mature. Therefore, the $1.7 billion notional amount of currently effective interest rate derivative instruments will gradually step down over time as current interest rate derivative instruments mature and an equal or lesser amount of delayed start interest rate derivative instruments become effective.

The notional amounts of interest rate instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged were determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the contracts.

8. Fair Value Measurements

The accounting guidance establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements, based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date, as follows:


•	Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.


•	Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.


•	Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

Financial Assets and Liabilities

The Company has estimated the fair value of its financial instruments as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment, however, is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company would realize in a current market exchange.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, payables and other current assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are based on quoted market prices and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

A summary of the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is as follows:



	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Debt
CCO Holdings senior notes	$	10,329	$	10,356	$	9,226	$	9,933
Credit facilities	$	3,977	$	3,971	$	3,582	$	3,695

The interest rate derivative instruments were valued as $39 million and $75 million liabilities as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, using a present value calculation based on an implied forward LIBOR curve (adjusted for Charter Operating’s or counterparties’ credit risk) and were classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. The weighted average pay rate for the Company’s currently effective interest rate derivative instruments was 2.17% and 2.25% at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively (exclusive of applicable spreads).

Nonfinancial Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s nonfinancial assets such as franchises, property, plant, and equipment, and other intangible assets are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis; however they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence that an impairment may exist. No impairments were recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

9. Operating Costs and Expenses

Operating costs and expenses consist of the following for the years presented:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Programming	$	558	$	497	$	1,596	$	1,484
Franchise, regulatory and connectivity	100		92		285		277
Costs to service customers	399		356		1,131		1,006
Marketing	128		105		352		324
Other	212		192		586		541

	$	1,397	$	1,242	$	3,950	$	3,632

Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for basic, premium, digital, OnDemand, and pay-per-view programming. Franchise, regulatory and connectivity costs represent payments to franchise and regulatory authorities and costs directly related to providing Internet and telephone services. Costs to service customers include residential and commercial costs related to field operations, network operations and customer care including labor, reconnects, maintenance, billing, occupancy and vehicle costs. Marketing costs represents the costs of marketing to our current and potential commercial and residential customers including labor costs. Other includes bad debt and collections expense, corporate overhead, commercial and advertising sales expenses, property tax and insurance and stock compensation expense, among others.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

10. Other Operating Expenses, Net

Other operating expenses, net consist of the following for the years presented:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012

(Gain)/loss on sale of assets, net	$	5	$	1	$	6	$	(12	)
Special charges, net	3		2		18		14

	$	8	$	3	$	24	$	2

Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net

Gain (loss) on sale of assets represents the gain or loss recognized on the sales and disposals of fixed assets and cable systems.

Special charges, net

Special charges, net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 primarily include severance charges and net amounts of litigation settlements.

11. Income Taxes

All of Charter’s operations are held through Charter Holdco and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Charter Holdco and the majority of its subsidiaries are generally limited liability companies that are not subject to income tax. However, certain of these limited liability companies are subject to state income tax. In addition, the indirect subsidiaries that are corporations are subject to federal and state income tax. All of the remaining taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of Charter Holdco are passed through to Charter and its direct subsidiaries.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded $57 million and $124 million of income tax expense, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded $69 million and $208 million of income tax expense, respectively. Income tax expense is recognized primarily through increases in deferred tax liabilities related to our investment in Charter Holdco, as well as through current federal and state income tax expense and increases in the deferred tax liabilities of certain of our indirect corporate subsidiaries. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 decreased compared to the corresponding prior period, primarily as a result of a step-up in basis of indefinite-lived assets for tax, but not GAAP purposes, which decreased the Company's net deferred tax liability related to indefinite-lived assets by $58 million.

The step-up for tax purposes corresponds to gains recognized by corporate subsidiaries of Charter, which are partners in Charter Holdco, and resulted primarily from the repayment of Charter Operating credit facility debt with proceeds from the CCO Holdings notes issued in March 2013, see Note 5. The repayment of Charter Operating credit facility debt, which is not guaranteed by Charter, with proceeds from the Notes, which are guaranteed by Charter, had the effect of reducing the amount of debt allocable to the non-guarantor corporate subsidiaries of Charter. For partnership tax purposes, the reduction in the amount of non-guaranteed debt available to allocate to these corporate subsidiaries caused them to recognize gains due to limited basis in their partnership interests in Charter Holdco. The tax provision in future periods will vary based on various factors including changes in its deferred tax liabilities attributable to indefinite-lived intangibles, as well as future operating results, however the Company does not anticipate having such a large reduction in tax expense attributable to this item unless it enters into similar future financing transactions.

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had net deferred income tax liabilities of approximately $1.4 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. Net current deferred tax assets of $17 million and $18 million as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company. Net deferred tax liabilities included approximately $221 million and $219 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, relating to certain indirect subsidiaries of Charter Holdco that file

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

separate federal or state income tax returns. The remainder of the Company's net deferred tax liability arose from Charter's investment in Charter Holdco, and was largely attributable to the characterization of franchises for financial reporting purposes as indefinite-lived.

In determining the Company’s tax provision for financial reporting purposes, the Company establishes a reserve for uncertain tax positions unless such positions are determined to be “more likely than not” of being sustained upon examination, based on their technical merits. There is considerable judgment involved in determining whether positions taken on the tax return are “more likely than not” of being sustained. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits included in deferred income taxes on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of the Company is as follows:



Balance at December 31, 2012	$	202
Reductions due to tax positions related to prior year	(201		)

Balance at September 30, 2013	$	1

The Company's entire reserve for uncertain tax positions includes tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain, but for which there is uncertainty about the character of the deductibility. The balance at September 30, 2013 reflects $201 million of net reductions related to losses which would be offset by gains discussed above. The change in character of the deduction would not impact the annual effective tax rate after consideration of the valuation allowance. The deductions for the uncertain tax positions are included with the loss carryforwards in the deferred tax assets and therefore there is no impact to the financial statements.

On May 1, 2013, Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”) completed its purchase of a 27% beneficial interest in Charter (see Note 12). Upon closing, Charter experienced a second “ownership change” as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code resulting in a second set of limitations on Charter’s use of its existing federal and state net operating losses, capital losses, and tax credit carryforwards. The first ownership change limitations that applied as a result of our emergence from bankruptcy in 2009 will also continue to apply. Pursuant to these Section 382 limitations, approximately $1.1 billion, $2.0 billion, $2.1 billion and $300 million in the years 2013 to 2016, respectively, and $226 million annually in 2017 and thereafter, of Charter’s federal loss carryforwards become unrestricted and available for Charter's use. Since the limitation amounts accumulate for future use to the extent they are not utilized in any given year, Charter believes its loss carryforwards should become fully available to offset future taxable income, if any. Charter’s state loss carryforwards and indirect corporate subsidiaries’ loss carryforwards are subject to similar, but varying limitations on their future use. If the Company was to experience another “ownership change” in the future, its ability to use its loss carryforwards could be subject to further limitations.

No tax years for Charter or Charter Holdco are currently under examination by the IRS. Tax years ending 2010 through 2012 remain subject to examination and assessment. Years prior to 2010 remain open solely for purposes of examination of Charter’s loss and credit carryforwards.

12. Related Party Transactions

On May 1, 2013, Liberty Media completed its purchase from investment funds managed by, or affiliated with, Apollo Global Management, LLC, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Crestview Partners of approximately 26.9 million shares and warrants to purchase approximately 1.1 million shares in Charter for approximately $2.6 billion (the "Liberty Media Transaction"), which represents an approximate 27% beneficial ownership in Charter and a price per share of $95.50.

In connection with the Liberty Media Transaction, Charter entered into a stockholders agreement with Liberty Media that, among other things, provided Liberty Media with the right to designate four directors for appointment to Charter's board of directors in connection with the closing. Liberty Media designated John Malone, Chairman of Liberty Media, Gregory Maffei, president and chief executive officer of Liberty Media, Balan Nair, executive vice president and chief technology officer of Liberty Global plc, and Michael Huseby, president of Barnes & Noble, Inc. Charter’s board of directors appointed these directors effective upon the resignations of Stan Parker, Darren Glatt, Bruce Karsh and Edgar Lee in connection with the closing of the Liberty Media Transaction on May 1, 2013. Subject to Liberty Media’s continued ownership level in Charter, the stockholders agreement also provides that Liberty Media can designate up to four directors as nominees for election to Charter’s board of directors at least through Charter’s 2015 annual meeting of stockholders, and that up to one of these individuals may serve on each of the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Compensation and Benefits Committee of Charter’s board of directors.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

Consistent with these provisions, the board appointed Dr. Malone to serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Mr. Maffei to serve on the Finance Committee and the Compensation and Benefits Committee and Mr. Huseby to serve on the Audit Committee.

In addition, Liberty Media agreed to not increase its beneficial ownership in Charter above 35% until January 2016, at which point such limit increases to 39.99%. Liberty Media is also, subject to certain exceptions, subject to certain customary standstill provisions that prohibit Liberty Media from, among other things, engaging in proxy or consent solicitations relating to the election of directors. The standstill limitations apply through the 2015 shareholder meeting and continue to apply as long as Liberty Media's designees are nominated to the Charter board, unless the agreement is earlier terminated. Charter approved Liberty Media as an interested stockholder under the business combination provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

The Company is aware that Dr. Malone may be deemed to have a 34.5% voting interest in Liberty Interactive Corp. (“Liberty Interactive”) and is Chairman of the board of directors, an executive officer position, of Liberty Interactive. Liberty Interactive owns 36.9% of the common stock of HSN, Inc. (“HSN”) and has the right to elect 20% of the board members of HSN. Liberty Interactive wholly owns QVC, Inc (“QVC”). The Company has programming relationships with HSN and QVC which pre-date the Liberty Media Transaction. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2013, the Company received payments in aggregate of approximately $3 million and $6 million, respectively, from HSN and QVC as part of channel carriage fees and revenue sharing arrangements for home shopping sales made to customers in Charter's footprint.

Dr. Malone also serves on the board of directors of Discovery Communications, Inc., (“Discovery”) and the Company is aware that Dr. Malone owns 4.3% in the aggregate of the common stock of Discovery and has a 29.2% voting interest in Discovery for the election of directors. In addition, Dr. Malone owns 9.2% in the aggregate of the common stock of Starz and has 42.8% of the voting power. Mr. Maffei is a non-executive Chairman of the board of Starz. The Company purchases programming from both Discovery and Starz pursuant to agreements entered into prior to the Liberty Media Transaction and Dr. Malone and Mr. Maffei joining Charter's board of directors. Based on publicly available information, the Company does not believe that either Discovery or Starz would currently be considered related parties. The amounts paid in aggregate to Discovery and Starz represent less than 3% of total operating costs and expenses for the three and six months ended September 30, 2013.

13. Contingencies

On March 27, 2009, Charter filed a Chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. On November 17, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court issued its Order and Opinion confirming the Plan over the objections of various objectors. Charter consummated the Plan on November 30, 2009.

Two appeals were pending relating to confirmation of the Plan, the appeals by (i) Law Debenture Trust Company of New York (“LDT”) (as the Trustee with respect to the $479 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% convertible senior notes due 2027 issued by Charter which are no longer outstanding following consummation of the Plan and the holders of which already received distributions of approximately $168 million pursuant to the Plan); and (ii) R² Investments, LDC (“R² Investments”) (a former equity interest holder in Charter). On January 10, 2013, R² Investments and LDT filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court, asking that court to review the 2^nd Circuit's decision. On April 29, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its order that the writ of certiorari has been denied.

The Company is also a defendant or co-defendant in several lawsuits claiming infringement of various patents relating to various aspects of its businesses. Other industry participants are also defendants in certain of these cases. In the event that a court ultimately determines that the Company infringes on any intellectual property rights, the Company may be subject to substantial damages and/or an injunction that could require the Company or its vendors to modify certain products and services the Company offers to its subscribers, as well as negotiate royalty or license agreements with respect to the patents at issue. While the Company believes the lawsuits are without merit and intends to defend the actions vigorously, no assurance can be given that any adverse outcome would not be material to the Company's consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. The Company cannot predict the outcome of any such claims nor can it reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

The Company is party to lawsuits and claims that arise in the ordinary course of conducting its business, including lawsuits claiming violation of wage and hour laws. The ultimate outcome of these other legal matters pending against the Company cannot be predicted, and although such lawsuits and claims are not expected individually to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity, such lawsuits could have, in the aggregate, a material adverse

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. Whether or not the Company ultimately prevails in any particular lawsuit or claim, litigation can be time consuming and costly and injure the Company's reputation.

14. Stock Compensation Plans

Charter’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan provides for grants of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance units and performance shares, share awards, phantom stock, restricted stock units and restricted stock. Directors, officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as others performing consulting services for the Company, are eligible for grants under the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. In April 2013, Charter's board of directors and shareholders approved an additional 6 million shares of Charter Class A common stock (or units convertible into Charter Class A common stock) under the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.

The Company granted the following equity awards for the years presented.



	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013	2012	2013	2012

Stock options	71,600	121,500	225,200	575,200
Restricted stock	—	—	12,700	243,800
Restricted stock units	19,200	31,900	59,000	94,300

Stock options generally vest annually over four years from either the grant date or delayed vesting commencement dates. Stock options generally expire ten years from the grant date. Restricted stock vests annually over a one to four-year period beginning from the date of grant. A portion of stock options and restricted stock vest based on achievement of stock price hurdles. Restricted stock units have no voting rights and vest ratably over four years from either the grant date or delayed vesting commencement dates. As of September 30, 2013, total unrecognized compensation remaining to be recognized in future periods totaled $36 million for stock options, $21 million for restricted stock and $18 million for restricted stock units and the weighted average period over which they are expected to be recognized is 2 years for stock options, 2 years for restricted stock and 3 years for restricted stock units.

The Company recorded $11 million and $37 million of stock compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $13 million and $37 million of stock compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, which is included in operating costs and expenses.

15. Consolidating Schedules

The CCO Holdings notes and the CCO Holdings credit facility are obligations of CCO Holdings. However, the CCO Holdings notes are also jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Charter.

The accompanying condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10, Financial Statements of Guarantors and Affiliates Whose Securities Collateralize an Issue Registered or Being Registered. This information is not intended to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the individual companies or groups of companies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Condensed consolidating financial statements as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 follow.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2013

	Charter		Intermediate Holding Companies		CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4	$	—	$	—	$	37	$	—		$	41
Accounts receivable, net	—		6		—		229		—			235
Receivables from related party	62		164		8		—		(234		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	16		11		—		54		—			81
Total current assets	82		181		8		320		(234		)	357

INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		30		—		7,808		—			7,838
Franchises	—		—		—		6,009		—			6,009
Customer relationships, net	—		—		—		1,465		—			1,465
Goodwill	—		—		—		1,159		—			1,159
Total investment in cable properties, net	—		30		—		16,441		—			16,471

CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	114		267		—		—		(381		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,086		245		10,486		—		(11,817		)	—
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		318		461		—		(779		)	—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	—		161		122		139		—			422

Total assets	$	1,282	$	1,202	$	11,077	$	16,900	$	(13,211	)	$	17,250

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	11	$	110	$	164	$	1,097	$	—		$	1,382
Payables to related party	—		—		—		234		(234		)	—
Total current liabilities	11		110		164		1,331		(234		)	1,382

LONG-TERM DEBT	—		—		10,668		3,638		—			14,306
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		—		—		779		(779		)	—
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	1,210		—		—		222		—			1,432
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	—		6		—		63		—			69

Shareholders’/Member’s equity	61		1,086		245		10,486		(11,817		)	61
Noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		381		(381		)	—
Total shareholders’/member’s equity	61		1,086		245		10,867		(12,198		)	61

Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity	$	1,282	$	1,202	$	11,077	$	16,900	$	(13,211	)	$	17,250

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2012

	Charter		Intermediate Holding Companies		CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1	$	—	$	—	$	6	$	—		$	7
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	—		—		—		27		—			27
Accounts receivable, net	1		3		—		230		—			234
Receivables from related party	59		176		11		—		(246		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	16		8		—		38		—			62
Total current assets	77		187		11		301		(246		)	330

INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		32		—		7,174		—			7,206
Franchises	—		—		—		5,287		—			5,287
Customer relationships, net	—		—		—		1,424		—			1,424
Goodwill	—		—		—		953		—			953
Total investment in cable properties, net	—		32		—		14,838		—			14,870

CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	104		242		—		—		(346		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,081		269		9,485		—		(10,835		)	—
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		309		359		—		(668		)	—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	—		163		118		115		—			396

Total assets	$	1,262	$	1,202	$	9,973	$	15,254	$	(12,095	)	$	15,596

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	12	$	121	$	146	$	945	$	—		$	1,224
Payables to related party	—		—		—		246		(246		)	—
Total current liabilities	12		121		146		1,191		(246		)	1,224

LONG-TERM DEBT	—		—		9,558		3,250		—			12,808
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		—		—		668		(668		)	—
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	1,101		—		—		220		—			1,321
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	—		—		—		94		—			94

Shareholders’/Member’s equity	149		1,081		269		9,485		(10,835		)	149
Noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		346		(346		)	—
Total shareholders’/member’s equity	149		1,081		269		9,831		(11,181		)	149

Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity	$	1,262	$	1,202	$	9,973	$	15,254	$	(12,095	)	$	15,596

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013

	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated

REVENUES	$	18		$	133		$	—		$	6,007		$	(151	)	$	6,007

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)	18			133			—			3,950			(151		)	3,950
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			1,354			—			1,354
Other operating expenses, net	—			—			—			24			—			24

	18			133			—			5,328			(151		)	5,328

Income from operations	—			—			—			679			—			679

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest income (expense), net	—			6			(511		)	(130		)	—			(635		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			(65		)	(58		)	—			(123		)
Gain on derivative instruments, net	—			—			—			9			—			9
Other expense, net	—			—			—			(14		)	—			(14		)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(101		)	(130		)	446			—			(215		)	—

	(101		)	(124		)	(130		)	(193		)	(215		)	(763		)

Income (loss) before income taxes	(101		)	(124		)	(130		)	486			(215		)	(84		)

INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(117		)	(2		)	—			(5		)	—			(124		)

Consolidated net income (loss)	(218		)	(126		)	(130		)	481			(215		)	(208		)

Less: Net (income) loss – noncontrolling interest	10			25			—			(35		)	—			—

Net income (loss)	$	(208	)	$	(101	)	$	(130	)	$	446		$	(215	)	$	(208	)

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012

	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated

REVENUES	$	19		$	113		$	—		$	5,591		$	(132	)	$	5,591

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)	19			113			—			3,632			(132		)	3,632
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			1,247			—			1,247
Other operating expenses, net	—			—			—			2			—			2

	19			113			—			4,881			(132		)	4,881

Income from operations	—			—			—			710			—			710

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	—			(93		)	(398		)	(200		)	—			(691		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			(6		)	—			(68		)	—			(74		)
Other expense, net	—			—			—			(1		)	—			(1		)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(73		)	4			402			—			(333		)	—

	(73		)	(95		)	4			(269		)	(333		)	(766		)

Income (loss) before income taxes	(73		)	(95		)	4			441			(333		)	(56		)

INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(200		)	—			—			(8		)	—			(208		)

Consolidated net income (loss)	(273		)	(95		)	4			433			(333		)	(264		)

Less: Net (income) loss – noncontrolling interest	9			22			—			(31		)	—			—

Net income (loss)	$	(264	)	$	(73	)	$	4		$	402		$	(333	)	$	(264	)

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013

	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated

Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(218	)	$	(126	)	$	(130	)	$	481	$	(215	)	$	(208	)
Net impact of gains on interest rate derivative instruments, net of tax	—			—			—			27		—			27

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(218	)	$	(126	)	$	(130	)	$	508	$	(215	)	$	(181	)



Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012

	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated

Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(273	)	$	(95	)	$	4	$	433		$	(333	)	$	(264	)
Net impact of losses on interest rate derivative instruments, net of tax	—			—			—		(18		)	—			(18		)

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(273	)	$	(95	)	$	4	$	415		$	(333	)	$	(282	)

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013

	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(218	)	$	(126	)	$	(130	)	$	481		$	(215	)	$	(208	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			1,354			—			1,354
Noncash interest expense	—			—			20			13			—			33
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			65			58			—			123
Gain on derivative instruments, net	—			—			—			(9		)	—			(9		)
Deferred income taxes	110			—			—			2			—			112
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	101			130			(446		)	—			215			—
Other, net	—			(1		)	—			70			—			69
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	—			(2		)	—			12			—			10
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			—			—			(13		)	—			(13		)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other	—			(7		)	18			81			—			92
Receivables from and payables to related party	8			5			(7		)	(6		)	—			—

Net cash flows from operating activities	1			(1		)	(480		)	2,043			—			1,563

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	—			—			—			(1,259		)	—			(1,259		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	—			—			—			21			—			21
Purchases of cable systems	—			—			—			(673		)	—			(673		)
Contribution to subsidiary	(54		)	(324		)	(987		)	—			1,365			—
Distributions from subsidiary	—			6			487			—			(493		)	—
Other, net	—			—			—			(15		)	—			(15		)

Net cash flows from investing activities	(54		)	(318		)	(500		)	(1,926		)	872			(1,926		)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	—			—			2,000			4,569			—			6,569
Repayments of long-term debt	—			—			(955		)	(5,222		)	—			(6,177		)
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	—			—			(93		)	93			—			—
Payments for debt issuance costs	—			—			(25		)	(25		)	—			(50		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(11		)	—			—			—			—			(11		)
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants	67			—			—			—			—			67
Contributions from parent	—			324			54			987			(1,365		)	—
Distributions to parent	—			(5		)	(1		)	(487		)	493			—
Other, net	—			—			—			(1		)	—			(1		)

Net cash flows from financing activities	56			319			980			(86		)	(872		)	397

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	3			—			—			31			—			34
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	1			—			—			6			—			7

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	4		$	—		$	—		$	37		$	—		$	41

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012

	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(273	)	$	(95	)	$	4		$	433		$	(333	)	$	(264	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			1,247			—			1,247
Noncash interest expense	—			(21		)	18			36			—			33
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			6			—			68			—			74
Deferred income taxes	200			—			—			3			—			203
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	73			(4		)	(402		)	—			333			—
Other, net	—			(1		)	—			26			—			25
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	—			—			—			18			—			18
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1			11			—			(24		)	—			(12		)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other	—			(90		)	81			76			—			67
Receivables from and payables to related party	1			22			(7		)	(16		)	—			—

Net cash flows from operating activities	2			(172		)	(306		)	1,867			—			1,391

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	—			—			—			(1,296		)	—			(1,296		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	—			—			—			16			—			16
Sales of cable systems	—			—			—			19			—			19
Contribution to subsidiary	—			—			(1,244		)	—			1,244			—
Distributions from subsidiary	3			582			870			—			(1,455		)	—
Other, net	—			—			—			(18		)	—			(18		)

Net cash flows from investing activities	3			582			(374		)	(1,279		)	(211		)	(1,279		)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	—			—			1,984			2,369			—			4,353
Repayments of long-term debt	—			(386		)	—			(3,168		)	—			(3,554		)
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	—			—			(314		)	314			—			—
Payments for debt issuance costs	—			—			(27		)	(14		)	—			(41		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(4		)	—			—			—			—			(4		)
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants	13			—			—			—			—			13
Contributions from parent	—			—			—			1,244			(1,244		)	—
Distributions to parent	—			(18		)	(567		)	(870		)	1,455			—
Other, net	—			(3		)	—			(10		)	—			(13		)

Net cash flows from financing activities	9			(407		)	1,076			(135		)	211			754

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	14			3			396			453			—			866
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	—			—			2			—			—			2

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	14		$	3		$	398		$	453		$	—		$	868

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

16. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Emerging Issues Task Force reached a final consensus on Issue 13-C, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit when a Net Operating Loss or Tax Credit Carryforward Exists ("Issue 13-C"). Issue 13-C states that entities should present the unrecognized tax benefit as a reduction of the deferred tax asset for a net operating loss or similar tax loss or tax credit carryforward rather than as a liability when the uncertain tax position would reduce the net operating loss or other carryforward under the tax law. Issue 13-C requires prospective application (including accounting for uncertain tax positions that exist upon date of adoption) with optional retrospective application and is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted Issue 13-C in the second quarter of 2013 and applied it retrospectively. The adoption of Issue 13-C decreased prepaid expenses and other current assets by $3 million and other long-term liabilities by $202 million and increased deferred income taxes by $199 million as of December 31, 2012.

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

General

We are a cable operator providing services in the United States with approximately 5.9 million residential and commercial customers at September 30, 2013. We offer our customers traditional cable video programming, Internet services, and telephone services, as well as advanced video services such as Charter OnDemand^TM (“OnDemand”), high definition (“HD”) television and digital video recorder (“DVR”) service. We also sell local advertising on cable networks and provide fiber connectivity to cellular towers.

Acquisition of Bresnan

In July 2013, Charter and Charter Communications Operating, LLC ("Charter Operating") acquired Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Bresnan”) from a wholly owned subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation ("Cablevision"), for $1.625 billion in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment, a reduction for certain funded indebtedness of Bresnan and payment of any post-closing refunds of certain Montana property taxes paid under protest by Bresnan prior to the closing (the "Bresnan Acquisition"). Bresnan manages cable operating systems in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah that pass approximately 670,000 homes and serve approximately 375,000 residential and commercial customer relationships.

Overview

Our business plans include goals for increasing customers and revenue. To reach our goals, we have actively invested in our network and operations, and have improved the quality and value of the products and packages that we offer. We have enhanced our video product by increasing digital and HD-DVR penetration, offering more HD channels, and deemphasizing our analog service. During the second quarter of 2012, we simplified our offers and pricing and improved our packaging of products to bring more value to new and existing customers. As part of our effort to create more value for customers, we have focused on driving penetration of our triple play offering, which includes more than 100 HD channels, video on demand, Internet service, and fully-featured phone service. In addition, we have implemented a number of changes to our organizational structure, selling methods and operating tactics. We are increasingly insourcing our field operations, call center and direct sales workforces and modifying the way our sales workforce is compensated, which we believe positions us for better customer service and growth. We expect that our enhanced product set combined with improved customer service will lead to lower customer churn and longer customer lifetimes, allowing us to grow our customer base and revenue more quickly and economically. We expect our capital expenditures to remain elevated as we strive to increase digital and HD-DVR penetration, place higher levels of customer premise equipment per transaction and progressively move to an all-digital platform.

Total revenue growth was 13% and 7% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2012, due to the Bresnan Acquisition described above and growth in our video, Internet and commercial businesses. Total revenue growth on a pro forma basis for the Bresnan Acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2012 was 5% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the corresponding periods in 2012. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, adjusted earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) was $732 million and $2.1 billion, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, Adjusted EBITDA was $651 million and $2.0 billion, respectively. See “—Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow” for further information on Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. Adjusted EBITDA increased 12% and 5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2012 as a result of the Bresnan Acquisition, which contributed $45 million, and an increase in residential and commercial revenues offset by increases in programming costs, costs to service customers and marketing costs. Costs to service customers primarily increased from higher labor to deliver improved products and service levels and greater reconnect expense. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, our income from operations was $220 million and $679 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, our income from operations was $211 million and $710 million, respectively. In addition to the factors discussed above, income from operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was affected by increases in depreciation and amortization.

We believe that continued competition and the weakened economic conditions in the United States, including weakness in the housing market and relatively high unemployment levels, have adversely affected consumer demand for our services, particularly video. To date, our video competitors often offer more channels, including more HD channels, and typically only offer digital services which have a better picture quality compared to our analog product. In the current economic environment, customers

have been more willing to consider our competitors' products, partially because of increased marketing highlighting perceived differences between competitive video products, especially when those competitors are often offering significant incentives to switch providers. We also believe some customers have chosen to receive video over the Internet rather than through our OnDemand and premium video services, thereby reducing our video revenues. We believe competition from wireless service operators and economic factors have contributed to an increase in the number of homes that replace their traditional telephone service with wireless service thereby impacting the growth of our telephone business.

If the economic and competitive conditions discussed above do not improve, or our efforts to improve our products and the way we market those products do not continue to be successful in increasing our growth, we believe our business and results of operations will be adversely affected, which may contribute to future impairments of our franchises and goodwill.

We have a history of net losses. Our net losses are principally attributable to insufficient revenue to cover the combination of operating expenses, interest expenses that we incur because of our debt, depreciation expenses resulting from the capital investments we have made and continue to make in our cable properties, amortization expenses related to our customer relationship intangibles and non-cash taxes resulting from increases in our deferred tax liabilities.

The following table summarizes our customer statistics for video, Internet and telephone as of September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands except revenue per customer relationship).



	Approximate as of
	September 30,
	2013 (a)		2012 (a)
Residential
Video (b)	4,179		4,025
Internet (c)	4,290		3,731
Telephone (d)	2,217		1,880
Residential PSUs (e)	10,686		9,636

Residential Customer Relationships (f)	5,498		5,015
Revenue per Customer Relationship (g)	$	108.52	$	105.39

Commercial
Video (b)(h)	166		172
Internet (c)	245		186
Telephone (d)	138		99
Commercial PSUs (e)	549		457

Commercial Customer Relationships (f)(h)	359		321

After giving effect to the Bresnan Acquisition in July 2013 described above, September 30, 2012 residential video, Internet and phone customers would have been 4,322,000, 4,000,000 and 2,039,000, respectively, and commercial video, Internet and phone customers would have been 180,000, 202,000 and 109,000, respectively.

(a)

We calculate the aging of customer accounts based on the monthly billing cycle for each account. On that basis, at September 30, 2013 and 2012, customers include approximately 9,700 and 16,900 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 60 days past due in payment, approximately 1,000 and 3,400 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 90 days past due in payment, and approximately 900 and 1,600 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 120 days past due in payment.


(b)	“Video customers” represent those customers who subscribe to our video cable services.


(c)	“Internet customers” represent those customers who subscribe to our Internet services.


(d)	“Telephone customers” represent those customers who subscribe to our telephone services.


(e)	“Primary Service Units” or “PSUs” represent the total of video, Internet and telephone customers.

(f)

"Customer Relationships" include the number of customers that receive one or more levels of service, encompassing video, Internet and telephone services, without regard to which service(s) such customers receive. This statistic is computed in accordance with the guidelines of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association ("NCTA"). Commercial customer relationships include video customers in commercial structures, which are calculated on an EBU basis (see footnote (h)) and non-video commercial customer relationships.


(g)	"Revenue per Customer Relationship" is calculated as total residential video, Internet and telephone quarterly revenue divided by three divided by average residential customer relationships during the respective quarter.

(h)

Included within commercial video customers are those in commercial structures, which are calculated on an equivalent bulk unit (“EBU”) basis. We calculate EBUs by dividing the bulk price charged to accounts in an area by the published rate charged to non-bulk residential customers in that market for the comparable tier of service. This EBU method of estimating basic video customers is consistent with the methodology used in determining costs paid to programmers and is consistent with the methodology used by other multiple system operators. As we increase our published video rates to residential customers without a corresponding increase in the prices charged to commercial service customers, our EBU count will decline even if there is no real loss in commercial service customers. For example, commercial video customers decreased by 10,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 due to published video rate increases.

Liberty Media

On May 1, 2013, Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”) completed its purchase from investment funds managed by, or affiliated with, Apollo Global Management LLC, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Crestview Partners of approximately 26.9 million shares and warrants to purchase approximately 1.1 million shares in Charter for approximately $2.6 billion (the "Liberty Media Transaction"), which represents an approximate 27% beneficial ownership in Charter and a price per share of $95.50.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and the means by which we develop estimates therefore, see "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the percentages of revenues that items in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations constituted for the periods presented (dollars in millions, except per share data):



	Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013					2012					2013					2012

Revenues	$	2,118		100	%	$	1,880		100	%	$	6,007		100	%	$	5,591		100	%

Costs and Expenses:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	1,397			66	%	1,242			66	%	3,950			66	%	3,632			65	%
Depreciation and amortization	493			23	%	424			23	%	1,354			23	%	1,247			22	%
Other operating expenses, net	8			—	%	3			—	%	24			—	%	2			—	%
	1,898			90	%	1,669			89	%	5,328			89	%	4,881			87	%
Income from operations	220			10	%	211			11	%	679			11	%	710			13	%

Other Expenses:
Interest expense, net	(214		)			(229		)			(635		)			(691		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—					—					(123		)			(74		)
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net	(8		)			—					9					—
Other expense, net	(11		)			—					(14		)			(1		)
	(233		)			(229		)			(763		)			(766		)

Loss before income taxes	(13		)			(18		)			(84		)			(56		)

Income tax expense	(57		)			(69		)			(124		)			(208		)

Net loss	$	(70	)			$	(87	)			$	(208	)			$	(264	)

LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED:	$	(0.68	)			$	(0.87	)			$	(2.05	)			$	(2.65	)

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted	102,924,443					99,694,672					101,293,696					99,542,021

Revenues. Total revenue grew $238 million or 13% for the three months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2012. Total revenue grew $416 million or 7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Revenue growth primarily reflects increases in the number of residential Internet and commercial business customers, growth in expanded basic and digital penetration, promotional and annual rate increases, and higher advanced services penetration offset by a decrease in basic video customers and lower advertising sales in a non-political year. The Bresnan Acquisition increased revenues for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the three and nine months September 30, 2012 by approximately $134 million.

Revenues by service offering were as follows (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2013				2012				2013 over 2012
	Revenues		% of Revenues		Revenues		% of Revenues		Change			% Change
Video	$	1,044	49	%	$	906	48	%	$	138		15	%
Internet	575		27	%	467		25	%	108			23	%
Telephone	161		8	%	208		11	%	(47		)	(23	)%
Commercial	218		10	%	168		9	%	50			30	%
Advertising sales	75		4	%	85		5	%	(10		)	(12	)%
Other	45		2	%	46		2	%	(1		)	(2	)%

	$	2,118	100	%	$	1,880	100	%	$	238		13	%



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013				2012				2013 over 2012
	Revenues		% of Revenues		Revenues		% of Revenues		Change			% Change
Video	$	2,984	50	%	$	2,712	49	%	$	272		10	%
Internet	1,596		27	%	1,384		25	%	212			15	%
Telephone	490		8	%	642		11	%	(152		)	(24	)%
Commercial	594		10	%	481		9	%	113			23	%
Advertising sales	208		3	%	238		4	%	(30		)	(13	)%
Other	135		2	%	134		2	%	1			1	%

	$	6,007	100	%	$	5,591	100	%	$	416		7	%

Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from basic and digital video services provided to our non-commercial customers, as well as franchise fees, equipment rental and video installation revenue. Residential basic video customers increased by 154,000 from September 30, 2012 to September 30, 2013, however customers decreased by 143,000 customers after giving effect to the Bresnan Acquisition.

The increase in video revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to three months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)			Nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)

Incremental video services, price adjustments and bundle revenue allocation	$	101		$	298
Decrease in basic video customers	(25		)	(80		)
Decrease in premium purchases	(5		)	(13		)
Bresnan Acquisition	67			67

	$	138		$	272

Residential Internet customers grew by 559,000 customers from September 30, 2012 to September 30, 2013 or 290,000 customers after giving effect to the Bresnan Acquisition. The increase in Internet revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to three months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)		Nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)

Increase in residential Internet customers	$	35	$	102
Service level changes and price adjustments	37		74
Bresnan Acquisition	36		36

	$	108	$	212

Residential telephone customers grew by 337,000 customers from September 30, 2012 to September 30, 2013 or 178,000 customers after giving effect to the Bresnan Acquisition. The decrease in telephone revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to three months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)			Nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)

Price adjustments and bundle revenue allocation	$	(72	)	$	(203	)
Increase in residential telephone customers	13			39
Bresnan Acquisition	12			12

	$	(47	)	$	(152	)

Commercial revenues consist primarily of revenues from services provided to our commercial customers. Commercial PSUs increased 92,000 from September 30, 2012 to September 30, 2013, or 58,000 customers after giving effect to the Bresnan Acquisition. Excluding the impact of video counts negatively affected by rate increases under the EBU methodology for commercial customer counts, commercial PSUs increased 102,000 from September 30, 2012 to September 30, 2013, or 68,000 customers after giving effect to the Bresnan Acquisition. The increase in commercial revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to three months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)		Nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)

Sales to small-to-medium sized business customers	$	25	$	72
Carrier site customers	7		18
Other	3		8
Bresnan Acquisition	15		15

	$	50	$	113

Advertising sales revenues consist primarily of revenues from commercial advertising customers, programmers and other vendors. Advertising sales revenues decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2013 as a result of a decrease in revenue from the political sector of $6 million and vendors of $5 million. Advertising sales revenues decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as a result of a decrease in revenue from the political sector of $14 million and vendors of $20 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we received $10 million and $15 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we received $26 million and $46 million, respectively, in advertising sales revenues from vendors. The Bresnan Acquisition increased advertising sales revenues for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the three and nine months September 30, 2012 by approximately $3 million.

Other revenues consist of home shopping, late payment fees, wire maintenance fees and other miscellaneous revenues. Other revenues were relatively flat for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. The Bresnan Acquisition increased other revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the three and nine months September 30, 2012 by approximately $1 million.

Operating costs and expenses. The increases in our operating costs and expenses are attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to three months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)		Nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)

Programming	$	25	$	77
Franchise, regulatory and connectivity	—		(1		)
Costs to service customers	18		99
Marketing	14		17
Other	9		37
Bresnan Acquisition	89		89

	$	155	$	318

Programming costs were approximately $558 million and $497 million, each representing 40% of total operating costs and expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and were approximately $1.6 billion and $1.5 billion, representing 40% and 41% of operating costs and expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for basic, digital, premium, OnDemand, and pay-per-view programming. The increases in programming costs are primarily a result of annual contractual rate adjustments, including increases in amounts paid for retransmission consents and for new programming, offset in part by video customer losses. Programming costs were also offset by the amortization of payments received from programmers of $1 million and $4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. We expect programming expenses to continue to increase due to a variety of factors, including increased demands by owners of some broadcast stations for carriage of other services or payments to those broadcasters for retransmission consent, annual increases imposed by programmers with additional selling power as a result of media consolidation, and additional programming, including new sports services and non-linear programming for on-line and OnDemand programming. We have been unable to fully pass these increases on to our customers nor do we expect to be able to do so in the future without a potential loss of customers.

Costs to service customers include residential and commercial costs related to field operations, network operations and customer care including labor, reconnects, maintenance, billing, occupancy and vehicle costs. The increase in costs to service customers during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily the result of higher spending on labor to deliver improved products and service levels as well as greater reconnect expense.

Partially offsetting the growth related increases in expenses noted above is $11 million of one-time adjustments. These one-time adjustments were more than offset by higher growth costs to market and reconnect customers, a reduction in political advertising and Bresnan transition costs which are being phased out.

The increases in other expense are attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to three months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)			Nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2012 Increase / (Decrease)

Commercial sales expense	$	7		$	20
Property tax and insurance	5			10
Other	(3		)	7

	$	9		$	37

Commercial sales expenses increased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, primarily related to growth in the commercial business.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $69 million and $107 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the corresponding periods in 2012, respectively, primarily representing depreciation on more recent capital expenditures and the Bresnan Acquisition, offset by certain assets becoming fully depreciated.

Other operating expenses, net. Other operating expenses, net increased during the three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2012 primarily due to an increase in loss on sale of assets. Other operating expenses, net increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily due to a decrease in gain on sale of assets. For more information, see Note 10 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Interest expense, net. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the corresponding periods in 2012, net interest expense decreased by $15 million and $56 million, respectively, which was primarily a result of a decrease in our average interest rate from 6.6% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, to 5.6% and 5.9% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, while our weighted average debt outstanding increased from $13.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2012 to $14.3 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and from $13.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to $13.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as a result of the Bresnan Acquisition.

Loss on extinguishment of debt. Loss on extinguishment of debt consists of the following for the periods presented:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012

Senior notes repurchase	$	65	$	15
Charter Operating credit facility refinancing/prepayments	58		59

	$	123	$	74

For more information, see Note 5 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net. Interest rate derivative instruments are held to manage our interest costs and reduce our exposure to increases in floating interest rates. We recorded a loss of $8 million and a gain of $9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, which represents the change in fair value of our interest rate derivative instruments and amortization of our accumulated other comprehensive loss for interest rate derivative instruments no longer

designated as hedges for accounting purposes. For more information, see Note 7 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Other Expense, net. Other expense, net of $11 million and $14 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, primarily represents acquisition related costs incurred as a result of the Bresnan Acquisition.

Income tax expense. Income tax expense was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 primarily through increases in deferred tax liabilities related to our investment in Charter Holdco and certain of our indirect subsidiaries, in addition to $1 million and $2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $12 million and $5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, of current federal and state income tax expense. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 decreased compared to the corresponding prior period, primarily as a result of a step-up in basis of indefinite-lived assets for tax, but not GAAP purposes, which decreased our net deferred tax liability related to indefinite-lived assets by $58 million. The tax provision in future periods will vary based on current and future temporary differences, as well as future operating results, however we do not anticipate having such a large reduction in tax expense unless we enter into future financing transactions similar to that described in Note 11 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Net loss. Net loss decreased from $87 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 to $70 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and from $264 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to $208 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 primarily as a result of the factors described above.

Loss per common share. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the corresponding periods in 2012, net loss per common share decreased by $0.19 and $0.60, respectively, as a result of the factors described above.

Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow

We use certain measures that are not defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") to evaluate various aspects of our business. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net loss and net cash flows from operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. These terms, as defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are reconciled to net loss and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, below.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss plus net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net and other operating expenses, such as special charges and (gain) loss on sale or retirement of assets. As such, it eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of our businesses as well as other non-cash or special items, and is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities. However, this measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and our cash cost of financing. These costs are evaluated through other financial measures.

Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities, less capital expenditures and changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.

Management and Charter's board of directors use adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to assess Charter's performance and its ability to service its debt, fund operations and make additional investments with internally generated funds. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the leverage ratio calculation under our credit facilities or outstanding notes to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the facilities and notes (all such documents have been previously filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission). For the purpose of calculating compliance with leverage covenants, we use Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, excluding certain expenses paid by our operating subsidiaries to other Charter entities. Our debt covenants refer to these expenses as management fees, which fees were in the amount of $49 million and $44 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $147 million and $126 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012

Net loss	$	(70	)	$	(87	)	$	(208	)	$	(264	)
Plus: Interest expense, net	214			229			635			691
Income tax expense	57			69			124			208
Depreciation and amortization	493			424			1,354			1,247
Stock compensation expense	11			13			37			37
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			123			74
(Gain) loss on derivative instruments, net	8			—			(9		)	—
Other, net	19			3			38			3

Adjusted EBITDA	$	732		$	651		$	2,094		$	1,996

Net cash flows from operating activities	$	538		$	468		$	1,563		$	1,391
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(425		)	(488		)	(1,259		)	(1,296		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	19			3			21			16

Free cash flow	$	132		$	(17	)	$	325		$	111

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Introduction

This section contains a discussion of our liquidity and capital resources, including a discussion of our cash position, sources and uses of cash, access to credit facilities and other financing sources, historical financing activities, cash needs, capital expenditures and outstanding debt.

Overview of Our Contractual Obligations and Liquidity

We have significant amounts of debt. The principal amount of our debt as of September 30, 2013 was $14.4 billion, consisting of $4.0 billion of credit facility debt and $10.4 billion of high-yield notes. Our business requires significant cash to fund principal and interest payments on our debt. As of September 30, 2013, $16 million of our debt matures in 2013, $414 million in 2014, $65 million in 2015, $93 million in 2016, $1.1 billion in 2017 and $12.7 billion thereafter. As of December 31, 2012, as shown in our annual report on Form 10-K, we had other contractual obligations, including interest on our debt, totaling $6.6 billion. During 2013, we currently expect capital expenditures to be approximately $1.8 billion, including the impact of the Bresnan Acquisition which closed on July 1, 2013.

Our projected cash needs and projected sources of liquidity depend upon, among other things, our actual results, and the timing and amount of our expenditures. Free cash flow was $132 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $325 million and $111 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We incurred negative free cash flow of $17 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012. We expect to generate positive free cash flow for 2013. As of September 30, 2013, the amount available under our credit facilities was approximately $978 million. We expect to utilize free cash flow and availability under our credit facilities as well as future refinancing transactions to further extend the maturities of or reduce the principal on our obligations. The timing and terms of any refinancing transactions will be subject to market conditions. Additionally, we may, from time to time, depending on market conditions and other factors, use cash on hand and the proceeds from securities offerings or other borrowings, to retire our debt through open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases, tender offers, or redemption provisions. We believe we have sufficient liquidity from cash on hand, free cash flow and Charter Operating's revolving credit facility as well as access to the capital markets to fund our projected operating cash needs.

We regularly evaluate uses for our free cash flow including to reduce our leverage, further investing in our business, strategic opportunities to strengthen and grow our business as well as stock repurchases and dividends. We evaluate strategic opportunities regularly, and may consider acquisitions, divestitures, swaps, mergers or other business combinations or significant investments,

strategic partnerships or alliances as opportunities become available. All opportunities are actively reviewed against our objectives including, among other considerations, improving the underlying cash flow profile, operational efficiency, or technology capabilities of either the target or our own business, with the goal of achieving appropriate return targets. The market for such transactions is highly competitive, and therefore we may be unable to ultimately secure strategic opportunities or to do so on terms favorable to us. In addition, any such transactions may be financed by issuing additional equity and debt, which could have a material impact on our operations, results, or could have a dilutive impact on our common stock.

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow was $132 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and $325 million and $111 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We incurred negative free cash flow of $17 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in free cash flow for the three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the corresponding period in 2012 is primarily due to an increase of $81 million in Adjusted EBITDA and a decrease of $63 million in capital expenditures. The increase in free cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the corresponding period in 2012 is primarily due to an increase of $98 million in Adjusted EBITDA, a decrease of $63 million in cash paid for interest due to a decrease in our average interest rate with the completion of refinancings and a decrease of $37 million in capital expenditures.

Limitations on Distributions

Distributions by Charter’s subsidiaries to a parent company for payment of principal on parent company notes are restricted under indentures and credit facilities governing our indebtedness, unless there is no default under the applicable indenture and credit facilities, and unless each applicable subsidiary’s leverage ratio test is met at the time of such distribution. As of September 30, 2013, there was no default under any of these indentures or credit facilities and each subsidiary met its applicable leverage ratio tests based on September 30, 2013 financial results. Such distributions would be restricted, however, if any such subsidiary fails to meet these tests at the time of the contemplated distribution. In the past, certain subsidiaries have from time to time failed to meet their leverage ratio test. There can be no assurance that they will satisfy these tests at the time of the contemplated distribution. Distributions by Charter Operating for payment of principal on CCO Holdings, LLC's ("CCO Holdings") notes and credit facility are further restricted by the covenants in its credit facilities.

In addition to the limitation on distributions under the various indentures discussed above, distributions by our subsidiaries may be limited by applicable law, including the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, under which our subsidiaries may only make distributions if they have “surplus” as defined in the act.

Historical Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities

Cash and Cash Equivalents. We held $41 million and $7 million in cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Additionally, we had $27 million of restricted cash as of December 31, 2012. Restrictions on such cash were lifted in April 2013.

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased $172 million from $1.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to $1.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to an increase in Adjusted EBITDA of $98 million and a $63 million decrease in our cash paid for interest.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $1.9 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. The increase is primarily due to $673 million cash paid for the Bresnan Acquisition (net of debt assumed).

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $397 million and $754 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in cash provided was primarily the result of a decrease in the amount by which borrowings of long-term debt exceeded repayments, including applicable premiums.

Capital Expenditures

We have significant ongoing capital expenditure requirements. Capital expenditures were $1.3 billion for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Scalable infrastructure costs decreased primarily as a result of the timing of expenditures this year versus last year, while expenditures for fleet replacement and real estate related to our organizational realignment, back-office system expenditures and commercial line extensions increased. See the table below for more details.

During 2013, we currently expect capital expenditures to be approximately $1.8 billion, including the impact of the Bresnan Acquisition which closed on July 1, 2013. We anticipate 2013 capital expenditures to be driven by the deployment of additional set-top boxes in new and existing customer homes, growth in our commercial business, and further spend related to plant reliability, back-office support and our organizational realignment. The actual amount of our capital expenditures will depend on a number of factors including the growth rates of both our residential and commercial businesses, and the pace at which we progress to all-digital transmission.

Our capital expenditures are funded primarily from cash flows from operating activities and borrowings on our credit facility. In addition, our liabilities related to capital expenditures increased by $21 million and $16 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table presents our major capital expenditures categories in accordance with NCTA disclosure guidelines for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. The disclosure is intended to provide more consistency in the reporting of capital expenditures among peer companies in the cable industry. These disclosure guidelines are not required disclosures under GAAP, nor do they impact our accounting for capital expenditures under GAAP (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012

Customer premise equipment (a)	$	193	$	258	$	618	$	631
Scalable infrastructure (b)	78		67		210		301
Line extensions (c)	54		57		162		131
Upgrade/rebuild (d)	50		54		137		138
Support capital (e)	50		52		132		95

Total capital expenditures (f)(g)	$	425	$	488	$	1,259	$	1,296


(a)	Customer premise equipment includes costs incurred at the customer residence to secure new customers and revenue generating units. It also includes customer installation costs and customer premise equipment (e.g., set-top boxes and cable modems).


(b)	Scalable infrastructure includes costs not related to customer premise equipment, to secure growth of new customers and revenue generating units, or provide service enhancements (e.g., headend equipment).


(c)	Line extensions include network costs associated with entering new service areas (e.g., fiber/coaxial cable, amplifiers, electronic equipment, make-ready and design engineering).


(d)	Upgrade/rebuild includes costs to modify or replace existing fiber/coaxial cable networks, including betterments.


(e)	Support capital includes costs associated with the replacement or enhancement of non-network assets due to technological and physical obsolescence (e.g., non-network equipment, land, buildings and vehicles).


(f)	Total capital expenditures includes $74 million and $82 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $221 million and $181 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, of capital expenditures related to commercial services.


(g)	Total capital expenditures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 include $11 million from the Bresnan Acquisition.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Emerging Issues Task Force reached a final consensus on Issue 13-C, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit when a Net Operating Loss or Tax Credit Carryforward Exists ("Issue 13-C"). Issue 13-C states that entities should present the unrecognized tax benefit as a reduction of the deferred tax asset for a net operating loss or similar tax loss or tax credit carryforward rather than as a liability when the uncertain tax position would reduce the net operating loss or other carryforward under the tax law. Issue 13-C requires prospective application (including accounting for uncertain tax positions that exist upon date of adoption) with optional retrospective application and is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. We adopted Issue 13-C in the second quarter of 2013 and applied it retrospectively. The adoption of Issue 13-C decreased prepaid expenses and other current assets by $3 million and other long-term liabilities by $202 million and increased deferred income taxes by $199 million as of December 31, 2012.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to various market risks, including fluctuations in interest rates. We use interest rate derivative instruments to manage our interest costs and reduce our exposure to increases in floating interest rates. We manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. Using interest rate derivative instruments, we agree to exchange, at specified intervals through 2017, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to agreed-upon notional principal amounts.

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the accreted value of our debt was approximately $14.3 billion and $12.8 billion, respectively. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the weighted average interest rate on the credit facility debt, including the effects of our interest rate swap agreements, was approximately 3.6% and 4.2%, respectively, and the weighted average interest rate on the high-yield notes was approximately 6.4% and 6.7%, respectively, resulting in a blended weighted average interest rate of 5.6% and 6.0%, respectively. The interest rate on approximately 83% and 87% of the total principal amount of our debt was effectively fixed, including the effects of our interest rate swap agreements, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

We do not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes. We, until de-designating in the first quarter of 2013, had certain interest rate derivative instruments that were designated as cash flow hedging instruments for GAAP purposes. Such instruments effectively converted variable interest payments on certain debt instruments into fixed payments. For qualifying hedges, realized derivative gains and losses offset related results on hedged items in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. We formally documented, designated and assessed the effectiveness of transactions that received hedge accounting.

Changes in the fair value of interest rate derivative instruments that were designated as hedging instruments of the variability of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations, and that met effectiveness criteria were reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The amounts were subsequently reclassified as an increase or decrease to interest expense in the same periods in which the related interest on the floating-rate debt obligations affected earnings (losses). For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, gains of $7 million, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, losses of $7 million and $18 million, respectively, related to derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges were recorded in other comprehensive loss, respectively.

Due to repayment of variable rate credit facility debt without a LIBOR floor, certain interest rate derivative instruments were de-designated as cash flow hedges during the three months ended March 31, 2013, as they no longer met the criteria for cash flow hedging specified by GAAP. In addition, on March 31, 2013, the remaining interest rate derivative instruments that continued to be highly effective cash flow hedges for GAAP purposes were electively de-designated. On the date of de-designation, we completed a final measurement test for each interest rate derivative instrument to determine any ineffectiveness and such amount was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, losses of $8 million and $20 million, respectively, related to the reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings as a result of cash flow hedge discontinuance was recorded in gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net. While these interest rate derivative instruments are no longer designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes, management continues to believe such instruments are closely correlated with the respective debt, thus managing associated risk. Interest rate derivative instruments not designated as hedges are marked to fair value, with the impact recorded as a gain or loss on derivative instruments, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the change in fair value of interest rate derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges was immaterial. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, gains of $29 million related to the change in fair value of interest rate derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges was recorded in gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net. The balance that remains in accumulated other comprehensive loss for these interest rate derivative instruments will be amortized over the respective lives of the contracts and recorded as a loss within gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. The estimated net amount of existing losses that are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of September 30, 2013 that is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months is approximately $23 million.

The table set forth below summarizes the fair values and contract terms of financial instruments subject to interest rate risk maintained by us as of September 30, 2013 (dollars in millions):



	2013			2014			2015			2016			2017			Thereafter			Total			Fair Value
Debt:
Fixed Rate	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,000		$	9,350		$	10,350		$	10,356
Average Interest Rate	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	7.25		%	6.28		%	6.37		%

Variable Rate	$	16		$	414		$	65		$	93		$	102		$	3,339		$	4,029		$	3,971
Average Interest Rate	2.39		%	2.83		%	2.95		%	3.81		%	4.69		%	6.13		%	5.64		%

Interest Rate Instruments:
Variable to Fixed Rate	$	—		$	800		$	300		$	250		$	850		$	—		$	2,200		$	39
Average Pay Rate	—		%	4.65		%	4.99		%	3.89		%	3.84		%	—		%	4.30		%
Average Receive Rate	—		%	2.60		%	2.84		%	4.36		%	5.16		%	—		%	3.82		%

As of September 30, 2013, we had $2.2 billion in notional amounts of interest rate derivative instruments outstanding. This includes $550 million in delayed start interest rate derivative instruments that become effective in March 2014 through March 2015. In any future quarter in which a portion of these delayed start interest rate derivative instruments first becomes effective, an equal or greater notional amount of the currently effective interest rate derivative instruments are scheduled to mature. Therefore, the $1.7 billion notional amount of currently effective interest rate derivative instruments will gradually step down over time as current interest rate derivative instruments mature and an equal or lesser amount of delayed start interest rate derivative instruments become effective.

The notional amounts of interest rate derivative instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of our exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged are determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the contracts. The estimated fair value is determined using a present value calculation based on an implied forward LIBOR curve (adjusted for Charter Operating’s or counterparties’ credit risk). Interest rates on variable debt are estimated using the average implied forward LIBOR for the year of maturity based on the yield curve in effect at September 30, 2013 including applicable bank spread.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the information generated for use in this quarterly report. The evaluation was based in part upon reports and certifications provided by a number of executives. Based upon, and as of the date of that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon the above evaluation, we believe that our controls provide such reasonable assurances.

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes "Legal Proceedings" under Item 3 of Part I. There have been no material changes from the legal proceedings described in our Form 10-K, except as described below.

On March 27, 2009, Charter filed a Chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. On November 17, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court issued its Order and Opinion confirming the Joint Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") over the objections of various objectors. Charter consummated the Plan on November 30, 2009.

The Montana Department of Revenue ("Montana DOR") generally assesses property taxes on cable companies at 3% and on telephone companies at 6%. Historically, Bresnan's cable and telephone operations have been taxed separately by the Montana DOR. In 2010, the Montana DOR assessed Bresnan as a single telephone business and retroactively assessed it as such for 2007 through 2009. Bresnan filed a declaratory judgment action against the Montana DOR in Montana State Court challenging its property tax classifications for 2007 through 2010. Under Montana law, a taxpayer must first pay a current assessment of disputed property tax in order to challenge such assessment. In accordance with that law, Bresnan paid the disputed 2010, 2011 and 2012 property tax assessments of approximately $5 million, $11 million and $9 million, respectively, under protest. No payments for additional tax for 2007 through 2009, which could be up to approximately $15 million, including interest, have been made. On September 26, 2011, the Montana State Court granted Bresnan's summary judgment motion seeking to vacate the Montana DOR's retroactive tax assessments for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. The Montana DOR's assessment for 2010 was the subject of a trial, which took place the week of October 24, 2011. On July 6, 2012, the Montana State Court entered judgment in favor of Bresnan, ruling that the Montana's DOR 2010 assessment was invalid and contrary to law, vacating the 2010 assessment, and directing that the Montana DOR refund the amounts paid by Bresnan under protest, plus interest and certain costs. The Montana DOR filed a notice of appeal to the Montana Supreme Court on September 20, 2012. The appeal was fully briefed, and was argued to the Montana Supreme Court in September 2013. The Montana Supreme Court has not yet issued its ruling. Pending entry of a final judgment, the Montana DOR continues to hold Bresnan's protest payments aggregating approximately $25 million in escrow and continues to assess Bresnan as a single telephone business. We will make additional protest payments until a final judgment is entered and applied to subsequent assessments. In accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement between Charter and Cablevision, Bresnan will pay to Cablevision amounts paid in protest for 2010 through 2012 tax years should those amounts be required to be refunded by the Montana Supreme Court.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes “Risk Factors” under Item 1A of Part I. Except for the updated risk factors described below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors described in our Form 10-K. The information below updates, and should be read in conjunction with, the risk factors and information disclosed in our Form 10-K.

Risks Related to Our Business

For tax purposes, we could experience a deemed ownership change in the future that could limit our ability to use our tax loss carryforwards.

As of December 31, 2012, we had approximately $7.8 billion of federal tax net operating loss carryforwards, capital loss carryforwards and suspended losses resulting in a gross deferred tax asset of approximately $2.6 billion. Federal tax net operating and capital loss carryforwards expire in the years 2014 through 2032. Federal suspended losses can generally be carried forward indefinitely. These losses resulted from the operations of Charter Holdco and its subsidiaries. In addition, as of December 31, 2012, we had state tax net operating loss carryforwards, capital loss carryforwards and suspended losses, resulting in a gross deferred tax asset (net of federal tax benefit) of approximately $252 million. State tax net operating and capital loss carryforwards

generally expire in the years 2013 through 2032. State suspended losses can generally be carried forward indefinitely. Due to uncertainties in projected future taxable income, valuation allowances have been established against the gross deferred tax assets for book accounting purposes, except for future taxable income that will result from the reversal of existing temporary differences for which deferred tax liabilities are recognized. Such tax loss carryforwards can accumulate and be used to offset our future taxable income.

The consummation of the Plan generated an “ownership change” as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the sale of shares of 27% of the beneficial amount of our common stock by Apollo Management, L.P. and certain related funds, Oaktree Opportunities Investments, L.P. and certain related funds and funds affiliated with Crestview Partners, L.P. to Liberty Media Corporation resulted in a second "ownership change" pursuant to Section 382. In general, an “ownership change” occurs whenever the percentage of the stock of a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by “5-percent stockholders” (within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code) increases by more than 50 percentage points over the lowest percentage of the stock of such corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by such “5-percent stockholders” at any time over the preceding three years. As a result, we are subject to an annual limitation on the use of our loss carryforwards which existed at November 30, 2009 for the first "ownership change" and those that existed at May 1, 2013 for the second "ownership change." The limitation on our ability to use our loss carryforwards, in conjunction with the loss carryforward expiration provisions, could reduce our ability to use a portion of our loss carryforwards to offset future taxable income, which could result in us being required to make material cash tax payments. Our ability to make such income tax payments, if any, will depend at such time on our liquidity or our ability to raise additional capital, and/or on receipt of payments or distributions from Charter Holdco and its subsidiaries.

If we were to experience a third ownership change in the future (as a result of purchases and sales of stock by our "5-percent stockholders," new issuances or redemptions of our stock, certain acquisitions of our stock and issuances, redemptions, sales or other dispositions or acquisitions of interests in our "5-percent stockholders"), our ability to use our loss carryforwards could become subject to further limitations. Our common stock is subject to certain transfer restrictions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. These restrictions, which are designed to minimize the likelihood of an ownership change occurring and thereby preserve our ability to utilize our loss carryforwards, are not currently operative but could become operative in the future if certain events occur and the restrictions are imposed by our board of directors. However, there can be no assurance that our board of directors would choose to impose these restrictions or that such restrictions, if imposed, would prevent an ownership change from occurring.

Risks Related to Ownership Positions of Charter’s Principal Shareholders

Our principal stockholders own a significant amount of our common stock, giving them influence over corporate transactions and other matters.

Members of our board of directors include directors who are also officers, directors and/or partners of our principal stockholders. Dr. John Malone is the Chairman of Liberty Media Corporation and Mr. Greg Maffei is the president and chief executive officer of Liberty Media Corporation. As of May 1, 2013, Liberty Media Corporation beneficially held approximately 27% of our Class A common stock. Liberty Media Corporation has the right to designate up to four directors as nominees for our board of directors through our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders with one designated director to be appointed to each of the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation and Benefits Committee. Our principal stockholders may be able to exercise substantial influence over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate action, such as mergers and other business combination transactions should these stockholders retain a significant ownership interest in us. Our principal stockholders are not restricted from investing in, and have invested in, and engaged in, other businesses involving or related to the operation of cable television systems, video programming, Internet service, telephone or business and financial transactions conducted through broadband interactivity and Internet services. The principal stockholders may also engage in other businesses that compete or may in the future compete with us.

The principal stockholders' substantial influence over our management and affairs could create conflicts of interest if any of them were faced with decisions that could have different implications for them and us.

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

The following table presents Charter's purchases of equity securities completed during the third quarter of 2013.



Period	(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased	(b) Average Price Paid per Share		(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 1 - 31, 2013	462 (1)	$	126.57	N/A	N/A
August 1 - 31, 2013	3,604 (1)	$	123.55	N/A	N/A
September 1 - 30, 2013	3,179 (1)	$	127.95	N/A	N/A


(1)	In July, August and September 2013, Charter withheld 462, 3,604 and 3,179 shares of its common stock, respectively, in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of restricted shares and restricted stock units.

Item 5. Other Information.

Disclosure Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act

Our former principal stockholder, through its management company, Apollo Global Management, LLC (“Apollo”) provided notice to Charter on October 29, 2013, that certain investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo may be deemed affiliates of CEVA Holdings, LLC (“CEVA”), which through subsidiaries was involved in certain transactions which constitute covered activities under the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (“ITRA”). Certain funds managed by Apollo were previously a principal stockholder of Charter and had two representatives on Charter’s board of directors for the first and a portion of the second quarter of 2013, when some of the covered activities occurred. As a result, we are providing disclosure pursuant to Section 219 of ITRA and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Apollo notified Charter that, according to CEVA, in December 2012, CEVA Freight Italy Srl provided customs brokerage and freight forwarding services for the export to Iran of two measurement instruments to the Iranian Offshore Engineering Construction Company, a joint venture between two entities that are identified on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals (“SDN”). The revenues and net profits for these services were approximately $1,260.64 and $151.30, respectively. In February 2013, CEVA Freight Holdings (Malaysia) SDN BHD (“CEVA Malaysia”) provided customs brokerage for export and local haulage services for a shipment of polyethylene resin to Iran shipped on a vessel owned and/or operated by HDS Lines, also an SDN. The revenues and net profits for these services were approximately $779.54 and $311.13, respectively. In September 2013, CEVA Malaysia provided customs brokerage services for the import into Malaysia of fruit juice from Alifard Co. in Iran via HDS Lines. The revenues and net profits for these services were approximately $227.41 and $89.29, respectively.

All of the information in the foregoing paragraph is based solely on information in the notice provided by Apollo. Charter has no involvement in the business of CEVA and received no direct or indirect benefits from the transactions described above.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The index to the exhibits begins on page E-1 of this quarterly report.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Charter Communications, Inc. has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
	Registrant

	By:	/s/ Kevin D. Howard
		Kevin D. Howard
		Senior Vice President - Finance, Controller and
Date: November 5, 2013		Chief Accounting Officer

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Exhibit Index



Exhibit		Description

12.1*		Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1*		Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2*		Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1*		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer).
32.2*		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer).
101		The following financial statements from Charter Communications, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2013, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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*	Filed herewith.

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