Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

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Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]  
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

In June 2017, we entered into an agreement with Sirius XM Radio, Inc. ("Sirius XM") to sell 480,000 shares of Series A for $1,000 per share, with gross proceeds of $480.0 million. The Series A shares were issued in two rounds: an initial closing of 172,500 shares for $172.5 million that occurred on June 9, 2017 upon signing the agreement with Sirius XM, and an additional closing of 307,500 shares for $307.5 million that occurred on September 22, 2017. In the year ended December 31, 2017, total proceeds from the initial and additional closing, net of preferred stock issuance costs of $29.3 million, was $450.7 million.

Liquidation Preference

In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, holders of the Series A have the right to receive a liquidation preference entitling them to be paid out of our assets available for distribution to stockholders before any payment may be made to holders of our common stock in an amount equal to the sum of the liquidation preference, or $1,000 per share plus all accrued dividends as of the date of the liquidation.

Voting Rights

Holders of the Series A shares are entitled to vote as a single class with the holders of our common stock and the holders of any other class or series of capital stock of the Company then entitled to vote with the common stock on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of common stock.  Each holder of the Series A is entitled to the number of votes equal to the largest number of whole shares of common stock into which all shares of Series A held of record by such holder could then be converted, subject to certain other restrictions.

Conversion Feature

Holders of the Series A shares have the option to convert their shares plus any accrued dividends into common stock. We have the right to settle the conversion in cash, common stock or a combination thereof. The conversion rate for the Series A is initially 95.2381 shares of common stock per each share of Series A, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $10.50 per share of our common stock, and is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. Dividends on the Series A will accrue on a daily basis, whether or not declared, and will be payable on a quarterly basis at a rate of 6% per year. We have the option to pay dividends in cash when authorized by the Board and declared by the Company or accumulate dividends in lieu of paying cash. Dividends accumulated in lieu of paying cash will continue to accrue and accumulate at rate of 6% per year.

Redemption Feature

As of December 31, 2017, there is no ability to redeem or require redemption of the Series A. Under certain circumstances, we will have the right to redeem the Series A on or after September 22, 2020. The Series A holders will have the right to require us to redeem the Series A on or after September 22, 2022. Any optional redemption of the Series A will be at a redemption price equal to 100% of the liquidation preference, or $1,000 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the redemption date. In the event of a future redemption, whether initiated by us or by the holders, we will have the option to redeem the Series A in cash, common stock or a combination thereof.

Fundamental Changes

If certain fundamental changes involving the Company occur, including change in control or liquidation, the Series A will be redeemed subject to certain adjustments, as determined by the date of the fundamental change. The change in control amount is the greater of the redemption value of 100% of the liquidation preference, plus all accrued dividends unpaid through September 22, 2022, assuming the shares would have remained outstanding through that date, or the price that common stockholders would receive if the Series A shares had been redeemed immediately prior to the announcement of the change in control.

Recognition

Since the redemption of the Series A is contingently or optionally redeemable and therefore not certain to occur, the Series A is not required to be classified as a liability under ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. As the Series A is redeemable at the option of the holders and is redeemable in certain circumstances upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within the Company's control, we have classified the Series A in the redeemable convertible preferred stock line item in our consolidated balance sheets. We did not identify any embedded features that would require bifurcation from the equity-like
host instrument. We have elected to recognize the Series A at the redemption value at each period end, and have recorded the issuance costs through retained earnings as a deemed preferred stock dividend. In addition, we have elected to account for the 6% dividend at the stated rate.

As of December 31, 2017, redeemable convertible preferred stock consisted of the following. We did not have any redeemable convertible preferred stock as of December 31, 2016.

 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
2017
 
 
(in thousands)
Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock
 
$
480,000

Issuance costs
 
(29,318
)
Accretion of issuance costs
 
29,318

Stock dividend payable to preferred stockholders
 
10,849

Redeemable convertible preferred stock
 
$
490,849



Contract Termination Fees

In May 2017, we entered into an agreement to sell redeemable convertible preferred stock to KKR Classic Investors L.P. ("KKR"). In June 2017, in conjunction with the Series A, we terminated the previous contractual commitment to sell redeemable convertible preferred stock to KKR, which resulted in a contract termination fee and related legal and professional fees, totaling $23.0 million. This is included in the contract termination fees line item of our consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017.