UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10‑Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

☐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: 000-35180

Lumos Networks Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	80-0697274 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Lumos Plaza, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(540) 946-2000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

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 ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

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

Large accelerated filer ☐

Emerging growth company ☐

Accelerated filer ☒

Non-accelerated filer ☐

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

There were 23,917,350 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of the close of business on November 3, 2017.

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LUMOS NETWORKS CORP.
2017 QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
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Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements.	3
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	28
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.	40
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.	41

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.	42
Item 1A. Risk Factors.	42
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.	42
Item 5. Other Information.	43
Item 6. Exhibits.	44

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Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

Lumos Networks Corp.

(Unaudited)


(In thousands)	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets

Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	43,582	$	33,575
Marketable securities		-		38,081
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,295 ($942 in 2016)		22,424		22,609
Other receivables		559		753
Income tax receivable		30		459
Prepaid expenses and other		6,804		5,028
Total Current Assets		73,399		100,505

Securities and Investments		1,643		1,479

Property, Plant and Equipment
Land and buildings		25,667		24,867
Network plant and equipment		770,594		733,154
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment		55,190		52,030
Total in service		851,451		810,051
Under construction		19,682		22,678

		871,133		832,729
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		336,193		296,441

Total Property, Plant and Equipment, net		534,940		536,288

Other Assets
Goodwill		125,667		100,297
Other intangibles, less accumulated amortization of $101,008 ($97,467 in 2016)		18,092		8,503
Deferred charges and other assets		5,273		6,300
Total Other Assets		149,032		115,100

Total Assets	$	759,014	$	753,372

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

Lumos Networks Corp.

(Unaudited)


(In thousands, except par value per share amounts)	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Liabilities and Equity

Current Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	$	73,825	$	13,530
Accounts payable		7,076		8,607
Advance billings and customer deposits		14,275		14,140
Accrued compensation		1,665		1,491
Accrued operating taxes		5,999		4,518
Other accrued liabilities		10,034		5,000
Total Current Liabilities		112,874		47,286

Long-term Liabilities
Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, excluding current portion		388,027		454,885
Retirement benefits		15,227		16,029
Deferred income taxes, net		93,624		96,988
Other long-term liabilities		8,468		2,124
Total Long-term Liabilities		505,346		570,026

Commitments and Contingencies

Equity
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, authorized 100 shares, none issued		-		-
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, authorized 55,000 shares; 24,059 shares issued and 23,936 outstanding (23,607 shares issued and 23,605 shares outstanding in 2016)		241		236
Additional paid-in capital		184,930		175,008
Treasury stock, 123 shares at cost (2 shares in 2016)		(2,178)		(2)
Accumulated deficit		(32,725)		(29,064)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(10,399)		(11,004)
Total Lumos Networks Corp. Stockholders' Equity		139,869		135,174
Noncontrolling Interests		925		886

Total Equity		140,794		136,060

Total Liabilities and Equity	$	759,014	$	753,372

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Lumos Networks Corp.

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2017		2016		2017		2016

Operating Revenues	$	55,610	$	51,771	$	166,892	$	155,013

Operating Expenses
Cost of Revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below		10,042		9,657		30,978		29,948
Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below		23,369		20,505		76,394		64,056
Depreciation and amortization		14,456		12,739		43,640		37,028
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		27		23		76		91
Restructuring charges		-		(384)		34		1,823
Change in fair value of contingent consideration obligations		100		-		700		-
Total Operating Expenses		47,994		42,540		151,822		132,946
Operating Income		7,616		9,231		15,070		22,067

Other Income (Expenses)
Interest expense		(7,771)		(7,164)		(22,756)		(21,165)
Other income, net		8		48		647		320
Total Other Expenses, net		(7,763)		(7,116)		(22,109)		(20,845)
(Loss) Income Before Income Taxes		(147)		2,115		(7,039)		1,222

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		335		1,046		(1,838)		1,712

Net (Loss) Income		(482)		1,069		(5,201)		(490)

Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		29		(46)		(39)		(137)

Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Lumos Networks Corp.	$	(453)	$	1,023	$	(5,240)	$	(627)

Basic and Diluted (Loss) Earnings per Common Share Attributable to Lumos Networks Corp. Stockholders:

Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share	$	(0.02)	$	0.04	$	(0.23)	$	(0.03)

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Lumos Networks Corp.

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net (Loss) Income	$	(482)	$	1,069	$	(5,201)	$	(490)

Other Comprehensive Income:
Reclassification adjustment for amortization of actuarial loss from defined benefit plans included in net (loss) income (see Note 2)		326		338		977		1,013
Unrealized holding (loss) gain on available-for-sale marketable securities		(1)		(11)		8		27
Income Taxes		(126)		(128)		(380)		(406)

Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax		199		199		605		634

Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income		(283)		1,268		(4,596)		144

Less: Comprehensive Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		29		(46)		(39)		(137)

Comprehensive (Loss) Income Attributable to Lumos Networks Corp.	$	(254)	$	1,222	$	(4,635)	$	7

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Lumos Networks Corp.

(Unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Loss	$	(5,201)	$	(490)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		40,099		35,097
Amortization		3,541		1,931
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		76		91
Change in fair value of contingent consideration obligations		700		-
Deferred income taxes		(1,838)		1,374
Equity-based compensation expense		9,152		8,477
Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs		3,586		3,345
Retirement benefits, net of cash contributions and distributions		175		340
Other		347		649
Changes in assets and liabilities from operations:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable		1,758		(3,732)
Increase in other assets		(416)		(3,728)
Changes in income taxes		429		28
Increase in accounts payable		163		436
Increase in other current liabilities		397		1,299
Increase in deferred revenues		1,365		670
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities		54,333		45,787

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(36,947)		(65,280)
Acquisition of Clarity Communications, LLC, net of cash acquired		(9,961)		-
Acquisition of DC74, LLC, net of cash acquired		(23,528)		-
Purchases of available-for-sale marketable securities		(4,000)		(57,142)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of available-for-sale marketable securities		42,096		107,075
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		(32,340)		(15,347)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Principal payments on senior secured term loans		(9,774)		(6,024)
Capital distribution to noncontrolling interests		-		(232)
Principal payments under capital lease obligations		(377)		(2,551)
Proceeds from stock option exercises and employee stock purchase plan		1,057		630
Repurchases of common stock to settle tax withholding obligations on employee stock awards		(2,892)		(2,354)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities		(11,986)		(10,531)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents		10,007		19,909
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
Beginning of Period		33,575		13,267

End of Period	$	43,582	$	33,176

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Lumos Networks Corp.

Note 1. Organization

Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos Networks” or the “Company”) is a fiber-based bandwidth infrastructure and service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region with a network of long-haul fiber, metro Ethernet and Ethernet rings offering end-to-end connectivity in 26 markets in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Kentucky. The Company serves carrier, enterprise and residential customers over its fiber network offering data, voice and IP services. The Company’s principal products and services include Multiprotocol Label Switching (“MPLS”) based Ethernet, Metro Ethernet (“Metro E”), Fiber to the Cell (“FTTC”) wireless backhaul and fiber transport services, wavelength transport services, IP services and other voice services.

In January 2017, the Company completed its acquisitions of Clarity Communications, LLC and DC74, LLC, for total consideration of up to approximately $15 million and $29.5 million, respectively, which expanded the Company’s operations into additional states in the southeastern region of the United States. See Note 4. Business Acquisitions for more information.

On February 18, 2017, the Company entered into a definitive agreement (“Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, MTN Infrastructure TopCo, Inc. (“Parent”) and MTN Infrastructure BidCo, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which the Company will be acquired by EQT Infrastructure investment strategy (“EQT Infrastructure”), subject to stockholder approval, regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions (“the Merger” or “EQT Merger”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of common stock of the Company immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger shall be automatically converted into the right to receive $18.00 in cash. See Note 3. EQT Merger for more information.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, Lumos Networks Operating Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and all of Lumos Networks Operating Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and those limited liability corporations where Lumos Networks Operating Company or certain of its subsidiaries, as managing member, exercise control. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly in all material respects the Company’s financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented on the respective condensed consolidated financial statements included herein. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Accounting Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the useful lives of fixed assets, the allowance for doubtful accounts and customer credits, the valuation of deferred tax assets and/or liabilities, asset retirement obligations, stock warrants and equity-based compensation, goodwill impairment assessments, contingent consideration obligations, reserves for employee benefit obligations and income tax uncertainties.

Changes in Accounting Principle

The Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) (“ASU 2016-09”) in January 2017, which simplifies the accounting for share-based payment transactions and is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Among other things, ASU 2016-09 provides for (i) the simplification of accounting presentation of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies, (ii) an accounting policy election regarding forfeitures to use an estimate or account for when incurred, and (iii) simplification of cash flow presentation for statutory tax rate withholding. The adoption of ASU 2016-09, which resulted in the recognition of excess tax benefits through the condensed consolidated statement of operations and an accounting policy election made by the Company to eliminate the use of a forfeiture estimate and recognize forfeitures as they occur, resulted in the recognition of a cumulative effect

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adjustment with a $1.6 million impact to accumulated deficit and a $1.9 million total impact to stockholders’ equity and deferred income taxes. There was no material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of cash flows, the condensed consolidated statement of operations, or net income (loss) or earnings (loss) per share. The adoption of the accounting policy election to record forfeitures as incurred and the recognition of excess tax benefits in the condensed consolidated statement of operations may increase the volatility of net income (loss) in future periods.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services are rendered or products are delivered, installed and functional, as applicable, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Certain services of the Company require payment in advance of service performance. In such cases, the Company records a service liability at the time of billing and subsequently recognizes revenue ratably over the service period. The Company bills customers certain transactional taxes on service revenues. These transactional taxes are not included in reported revenues as they are recognized as liabilities at the time customers are billed.

The Company earns revenue by providing services through access to and usage of its networks. Local service revenues are recognized as services are provided. Carrier data revenues are earned by providing switched access and other switched and dedicated services to other carriers.

Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

The Company considers its investment in all highly liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents or other marketable securities as of September 30, 2017. The Company’s marketable securities at December 31, 2016 consist of debt securities not classified as cash equivalents, which were classified as available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2016.

Trade Accounts Receivable

The Company sells its services to other communication carriers and to enterprise and residential customers primarily in Virginia and West Virginia and portions of other states in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The Company has credit and collection policies to maximize collection of trade receivables and requires advance payment for certain services. The Company estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts based on a review of specific customers with large receivable balances and for the remaining customer receivables the Company uses historical results, current and expected trends and changes in credit policies. Management believes the allowance adequately covers all anticipated losses with respect to trade receivables. Actual credit losses could differ from such estimates. The Company includes bad debt expense in selling, general and administrative in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Bad debt expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively. Bad debt expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts and customer credits was $1.3 million and $0.9 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The following table presents a roll-forward of the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts and customer credits from December 31, 2016 to September 30, 2017:


			Additions
(In thousands)	December 31, 2016		Charged to Expense		Charged to Other Accounts		Deductions		September 30, 2017
Allowance for doubtful accounts and customer credits	$	942	$	329	$	254	$	(230)	$	1,295

Property, Plant and Equipment and Other Long-Lived Assets (Excluding Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets)

Property, plant and equipment, finite-lived intangible assets and long-term deferred charges are recorded at cost and are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount should be evaluated pursuant to the subsequent measurement guidance described in FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10-35. Impairment is determined by comparing the carrying value of these long-lived assets to management’s best estimate of future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated undiscounted cash flows, the excess of the asset’s carrying value over the estimated fair value is recorded as an impairment charge.

The Company believes that no impairment indicators exist as of September 30, 2017 that would require the Company to perform impairment testing for long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, long-term deferred charges and finite-lived intangible assets to be held and used.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which the Company reviews and updates based on historical experiences and future expectations. Plant and equipment held under capital

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leases are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful life of the asset. Amortization of assets held under capital leases, including an indefeasible right of use agreement, is included with depreciation expense.

Intangibles with a finite life are classified as other intangibles on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, other intangibles were comprised of the following:


		September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Estimated Life	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	6 to 15 yrs	$	115,808	$	(98,794)	$	103,108	$	(95,463)
Trademarks and franchise rights	4 to 15 yrs		3,262		(2,206)		2,862		(2,004)
Non-compete Agreements	2 to 3 yrs		30		(8)		-		-
Total		$	119,100	$	(101,008)	$	105,970	$	(97,467)

Included in the above amounts are indefinite-lived intangible assets of $0.3 million, which are not subject to amortization. The Company amortizes its finite-lived intangible assets using the straight-line method unless it determines that another systematic method is more appropriate. The Company generally amortizes certain customer relationship intangibles and some acquired trademarks using an accelerated amortization method based on the pattern of estimated earnings from these assets.

The estimated life of amortizable intangible assets is determined from the unique factors specific to each asset, and the Company periodically reviews and updates estimated lives based on current events and future expectations. The Company capitalizes costs incurred to renew or extend the term of a recognized intangible asset and amortizes such costs over the remaining life of the asset. No such costs were incurred during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2017. Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $1.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $3.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

Amortization expense for the remainder of 2017 and for the next five years is expected to be as follows:


(In thousands)	Customer Relationships		Trademarks and Franchise Rights		Non-compete Agreements		Total
Remainder of 2017	$	1,154	$	68	$	4	$	1,226
2018		3,727		270		12		4,009
2019		3,443		247		6		3,696
2020		2,922		115		-		3,037
2021		2,531		25		-		2,556
2022		1,195		-		-		1,195

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill and certain trademarks are considered to be indefinite-lived intangible assets. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not subject to amortization but are instead tested for impairment annually or more frequently if an event indicates that the asset might be impaired. The Company’s policy is to assess the recoverability of indefinite-lived intangible assets annually with a measurement date of October 1 and whenever adverse events or changes in circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred. The Company believes there have been no events or circumstances to cause it to evaluate the carrying amount of goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Pension Benefits and Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

The Company sponsors a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan (the “Pension Plan”) covering all employees who meet eligibility requirements and were employed prior to October 1, 2003. The Company froze the Pension Plan effective December 31, 2012. As such, no further benefits are being accrued by participants for services rendered beyond that date.

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the components of the Company’s net periodic benefit (income) cost for the Pension Plan were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Service cost	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Interest cost		648		674		1,944		2,022
Expected return on plan assets		(912)		(884)		(2,736)		(2,652)
Amortization of loss		236		262		708		786
Net periodic benefit (income) cost	$	(28)	$	52	$	(84)	$	156

Pension Plan assets were valued at $57.2 million and $55.6 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. No funding contributions were made during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2017, and the Company does not expect to make a funding contribution during the remainder of 2017.

The Company also provides life insurance benefits for retired employees who meet eligibility requirements through two postretirement welfare benefit plans (the “Other Postretirement Benefit Plans”). The Company had provided retiree medical benefits under these plans until those benefits were terminated effective December 31, 2014. The Company did not incur any significant costs associated with these plans during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2017 or 2016.

The Company recognized expense for certain nonqualified pension plans for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 of $0.1 million, and less than $0.1 million of this expense for each of these periods relates to the amortization of actuarial loss. Expense for nonqualified pension plans for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $0.4 million, and $0.3 million and $0.2 million of this expense, respectively, relates to the amortization of actuarial loss.

The gross amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss related to amortization of actuarial losses for retirement plans for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $0.3 million, and $1.0 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, all of which has been reclassified to selling, general and administrative on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Income taxes associated with these reclassifications were $0.1 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and $0.4 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

Equity-based Compensation

The Company accounts for share-based employee compensation plans under FASB ASC 718, Stock Compensation. Equity-based compensation expense from share-based equity awards is recorded with an offsetting increase to additional paid-in capital on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For equity awards with only service conditions, the Company recognizes compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award.

Total equity-based compensation expense related to all of the share-based awards, annual employee bonuses paid in the form of immediately vested shares and the Company’s 401(k) matching contributions was $1.2 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $9.2 million and $8.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Future charges for equity-based compensation related to instruments outstanding at September 30, 2017 are estimated to be $1.1 million for the remainder of 2017, $2.1 million in 2018, $0.7 million in 2019 and less than $0.1 million in 2020 and thereafter.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required to be recorded at fair value or for certain financial instruments for which disclosure of fair value is required, the Company uses fair value techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. However, in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects the Company’s own judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Those judgments are developed by the Company based on the best information available in the circumstances, including expected cash flows and appropriately risk-adjusted discount rates, available observable and unobservable inputs.

GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy with three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

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Level 2 – Unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”), which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) - Deferral of the Effective Date, which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for public business entities from annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU 2014-09 permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Gross versus Net) (“ASU 2016-08”), which clarifies implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing (“ASU 2016-10”), which clarifies guidance related to identifying performance obligations and licensing implementation guidance contained in ASU 2014-09. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients (“ASU 2016-12”), which addresses narrow-scope improvements to the guidance on collectability, noncash consideration, and completed contracts at transition. Additionally, the amendments in ASU 2016-12 provide a practical expedient for contract modifications at transition and an accounting policy election related to the presentation of sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from customers. Finally, in December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with customers, which makes minor corrections or improvements to ASU 2014-09.

The Company has completed its initial impact assessment and is in the process of developing an implementation plan to include any potential process or system changes. Although the full assessment of the impact to the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows as a result of this guidance is ongoing, the Company expects that changes in the timing of and method of recognition for certain non-recurring charges received from customers and allocations of certain contract revenues to products and services may result in additional contract assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, the requirement to defer incremental contract acquisition costs, including sales commissions, and recognize such costs over the contract period or expected customer life may result in the recognition of a deferred charge within the consolidated balance sheets and could have the impact of deferring operating expenses. The Company will adopt this new standard as of January 1, 2018 and currently expects to apply the modified retrospective method, which may result in a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. Both the Company’s initial assessment and its selected transition method may change depending on the results of the Company’s final assessment of the impact to its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Topic 825): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). The standard addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is not permitted. The Company does not expect the future adoption of ASU 2016-01 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which will replace most existing lease guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. ASU 2016-02 requires an entity to recognize most leases, including operating leases, on the consolidated balance sheets of the lessee. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2016-02 requires the use of a modified retrospective transition method with elective reliefs. The Company is still evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) (“ASU 2016-15”), which addresses eight classification issues related to the statement of cash flows presentation, with the objective of reducing diversity in practice. The amendments in this ASU provide guidance on the following cash flow issues: 1) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; 2) settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments; 3) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; 4) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims; 5) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies; 6) distributions received from equity method investees; 7) beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and 8) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. ASU 2016-15 is effective for

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public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2017, with early adoption permitted. Although the Company is still evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-15 will have on its statement of cash flow and disclosures, the Company expects the standard will primarily impact the presentation of the earnouts associated with the business acquisitions completed in January 2017. Under ASU 2016-15, the earnouts would be presented in the statement of cash flows as cash outflows for financing activities up to the amount of the original contingent consideration liability and the excess would be classified as cash outflows for operating activities.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”), which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment by eliminating Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Under 2017-04, goodwill will be measured using the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 is effective for public business entities for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2019, with early adoption permitted for goodwill impairment tests with measurement dates after January 1, 2017. The Company does not expect the future adoption of ASU 2017-04 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (“ASU 2017-07”), which requires the service cost component of net benefit cost to be reported in the same line item as compensation cost on the consolidated statements of operations. Under ASU 2017-07 all other components of net benefit cost will be reported outside of operating income. ASU 2017-07 is effective for public business entities for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and retrospective application of the change in income statement presentation is required. Based on current actuarial estimates, the Company estimates the future adoption of ASU 2017-07 would increase operating income by less than $0.5 million for the annual period. However, the calculation of post retirement benefit cost is subject to significant estimates and assumptions and changes in these estimates could result in changes to the impact of ASU 2017-07 on the Company’s operating income when adopted.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting (“ASU 2017-09”), which amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements and requires that a description of significant modifications for each period for which an income statement is presented along with the related increase or decrease in expense due to these modifications. ASU 2017-09 is effective for all public business entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted at the beginning of an annual period for which interim or annual financial statements have not been issued. The Company does not expect the future adoption of ASU 2017-09 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.. T

Note 3. EQT Merger

On February 18, 2017, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement by and among the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, pursuant to which the Company will be acquired by EQT Infrastructure. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent. As a result of the Merger, Lumos Networks will cease to be a publicly traded company, and the directors of Merger Sub will continue as the directors of the surviving corporation.

At the effective time of the EQT Merger, each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock will be converted automatically into the right to receive $18.00 in cash, which amount the Company refers to as the “Merger Consideration,” without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.

The completion of the EQT Merger, which is expected to close before the end of November 2017, is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including (i) the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, (ii) the approval of the transaction by the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”), (iii) the filing of a voluntary notice with CFIUS and investigative procedures as deemed necessary by the agency, (iv) the provision of all required notices to applicable state public utility commissions and approval in return as required, (v) the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”), as amended, (vi) the absence of any proceeding, order or law enjoining or prohibiting the EQT Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (vii) each party’s material performance of its obligations and compliance with its covenants, (viii) the accuracy of each party’s representations and warranties, subject to customary materiality qualifiers, and (ix) the absence of a material adverse effect on the Company. The HSR Act waiting period expired on April 3, 2017. The Company’s stockholders voted to approve the adoption of the Merger Agreement at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on May 24, 2017. The Company has received all required regulatory approvals for the EQT Merger.

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The consummation of the EQT Merger is not subject to a financing condition, although the funding of the equity financing and the debt financing is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the applicable commitment letter under which such financing will be provided. Under the Merger Agreement, if the Merger Agreement is terminated by the Company under specific circumstances, the Company may be required to pay Parent a termination fee of approximately $16.1 million and if the Merger Agreement is terminated by Parent under specific circumstances, the Parent may be required to pay a termination fee of approximately $32.1 million to the Company.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company incurred $0.5 million and $3.7 million, respectively, in transaction related charges associated with the EQT Merger, which consist primarily of professional fees incurred from legal and investment banking services, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Note 4. Business Acquisitions

On January 4, 2017, the Company acquired 100% of the membership interests in Clarity Communications, LLC, (“Clarity”), a North Carolina based fiber bandwidth provider, for a total purchase price of up to approximately $15 million, approximately $10 million of which was paid in cash upon closing with the remaining $5 million subject to certain earnout provisions over a two year period following the closing date, which would be accelerated upon a change in control. The earnout provisions are based upon achievement of certain monthly recurring revenue targets within the two year measurement period and are presented within other long-term liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Clarity operates a 730 mile fiber network with 75 on-net locations, a majority of which are located in North Carolina, with additional operations in South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia. The acquisition of Clarity was funded using cash on hand and was considered an asset purchase for tax purposes.

On January 31, 2017, the Company acquired 100% of the membership interests in DC74 LLC, (“DC74”), a Charlotte, North Carolina based data center and managed services provider, for a total purchase price of up to $29.5 million, consisting of approximately $23.5 million paid in cash upon closing and up to $6 million subject to certain earnout provisions over a 12-month period following the closing date, which would vest upon a change in control. The earnout provisions are based upon achievement of certain monthly recurring revenue targets within the one year measurement period and are presented within other accrued liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. DC74 provides co-location, bandwidth and cross-connect services in addition to managed services and managed hosting at its three data centers. The acquisition of DC74 was funded using cash on hand and was considered an asset purchase for tax purposes.

The Company has accounted for the acquisitions of Clarity and DC74 under the acquisition method of accounting, in accordance with FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations, and will account for any measurement period adjustments under ASU 2015-16, Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement Period Adjustments. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the acquisitions based on their estimated fair values.

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company initially recognized the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the aforementioned acquisitions based on preliminary estimates of their acquisition date fair values. As additional information regarding the acquired assets and assumed liabilities becomes known, management may make additional adjustments to the opening balance sheets of the acquired companies up to the end of the measurement period, which is no longer than a one-year period following the acquisition date. The determination of the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities (and the related determination of estimated lives of depreciable tangible and identifiable intangible assets) requires significant judgment. No material adjustments were made to these estimates during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2017. Furthermore, as of September 30, 2017, the Company had not completed its fair value analyses and calculations in sufficient detail necessary to arrive at the final estimates of the fair value of certain working capital and non-working capital acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including, but not limited to, the allocations to goodwill and intangible assets, tangible fixed assets and contingent consideration obligations related to its acquisitions of Clarity and DC74. All information presented with respect to working capital and non-working capital acquired assets and assumed liabilities as it relates to these acquisitions is preliminary and subject to revision pending the completion of the fair value analyses.

The preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were determined using the income, cost, and market approaches. The cost and market approaches were used in combination to determine the fair value of the real and personal property and derivations of the income approach were predominantly used in valuing the intangible assets and contingent consideration obligations associated with the earnout provisions. The weighted average useful life for all acquired assets was 8.9 years and the weighted average useful life by category was 9.0 years for customer relationships, 4.5 years for trademarks and 2.7 years for non-compete agreements.

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The following table summarizes the Company's preliminary estimates of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from its Clarity and DC74 acquisitions:


(In thousands)	Clarity Communications, LLC January 4, 2017		DC74, LLC January 31, 2017
Assets acquired
Cash	$	625	$	493
Other Current Assets		1,318		380
Property, Plant and Equipment		2,819		1,684
Goodwill		6,723		18,647
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Customer relationship intangible		4,300		8,400
Trademark intangible		200		200
Non-compete agreement intangible		20		10
Total intangible assets subject to amortization		4,520		8,610
Other Assets		34		47
Total assets acquired		16,039		29,861
Liabilities assumed
Current liabilities		853		445
Long-term liabilities		-		495
Total liabilities assumed		853		940
Net assets acquired		15,186		28,921
Less cash acquired		(625)		(493)
Net consideration paid		14,561		28,428
Less contingent consideration obligations		(4,600)		(4,900)
Net cash consideration paid at closing	$	9,961	$	23,528

The preliminary goodwill resulting from these acquisitions in the amount of $6.7 million from Clarity and $18.6 million from DC74 are the result of the added network diversity, access to new markets and prospective data customers, operational synergies and the assembled workforce. Substantially all of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes in future periods. For segment reporting purposes, all of this goodwill was allocated to the Data operating segment.

A roll-forward of the preliminary segmented goodwill from December 31, 2016 to September 30, 2017 is as follows:


(In thousands)	December 31, 2016		Acquisition Additions		September 30, 2017
Data	$	90,561	$	25,370	$	115,931
R&SB		9,736		-		9,736
RLEC Access		-		-		-
Total goodwill	$	100,297	$	25,370	$	125,667

The amounts of Clarity revenue and net loss included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the period January 4, 2017 through September 30, 2017 are $4.9 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and $1.6 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The amounts of DC74 revenue and net loss included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the period January 31, 2017 through September 30, 2017 are $4.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and $1.7 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The pro forma results of the combined operations of the Company and Clarity and DC74 are not materially different from the Company’s presented statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

In connection with the acquisitions of Clarity and DC74, the Company incurred certain professional fees (i.e., legal, accounting, regulatory, etc.), which have been included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and in cash flows from operating activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. The Company

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incurred no transaction costs for each acquisition during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 in connection with the Clarity and DC74 acquisitions, respectively.

Note 5. Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

As of September 30, 2017, the Company held no cash equivalents or other marketable securities. The Company’s cash equivalents and available-for-sale marketable securities reported at fair value as of December 31, 2016 are summarized below:


(In thousands)	December 31, 2016
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	$	6,742
Corporate debt securities		413
Total cash equivalents		7,155
Marketable securities:
Variable rate demand notes		13,995
Commercial paper		7,370
Corporate debt securities		16,716
Total marketable securities, available-for-sale		38,081

Total cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	45,236

At December 31, 2016, the carrying values of the investments included in cash and cash equivalents approximated fair value. The aggregate amortized cost of the available-for-sale securities was not materially different from the aggregate fair value.

The Company received total proceeds of $4.5 million and $32.3 million from the sale or maturity of available-for-sale marketable securities during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $42.1 million and $107.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company did not recognize any material realized net gains or losses and net unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale marketable securities were less than $0.1 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Unrealized holding gains or losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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Note 6. Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information

The Company’s operating segments generally align with its major product and service offerings and coincide with the way that the Company’s chief operating decision makers measure performance and allocate resources. The Company’s chief operating decision makers are its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the “CODMs”). The Company’s current reportable operating segments are data, residential and small business (“R&SB”) and RLEC access. A general description of the products and services offered and the customers served by each of these segments is as follows:

Data: This segment includes the Company’s enterprise data (metro Ethernet, dedicated Internet, voice over IP (“VoIP”), data center and private line), transport, and FTTC product and service groups. These businesses primarily serve enterprise and carrier customers utilizing the Company’s network of long-haul fiber, metro Ethernet and Ethernet rings located primarily in Virginia and West Virginia, and portions of other states in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

R&SB: This segment includes the following voice products: local lines, primary rate interface (“PRI”), long distance, toll and directory advertising and other voice services (excluding VoIP which are typically provided to enterprise customers and are included in the Company’s data segment) and the following IP services products: fiber-to-the-premise broadband XL, DSL, integrated access and video. These products are sold to residential and small business customers on the Company’s network and within the Company’s footprint. This segment also provides carrier customers access to the Company’s network located in competitive markets.

RLEC Access: This segment provides carrier customers access to the Company’s network within the Company’s RLEC footprint and primarily includes switched access services.

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is presented in the following table:


(In thousands)	Data		R&SB		RLEC Access		Corporate (Unallocated)		Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2017:
Operating revenues	$	35,998	$	14,632	$	4,980	$	-	$	55,610
Cost of revenue		5,562		4,480		-		-		10,042
Gross profit		30,436		10,152		4,980		-		N/A
Direct operating and selling costs		2,454		1,091		155		-		3,700
Indirect operating costs		7,881		2,307		51		-		10,239
Corporate general and administrative costs		5,188		1,604		465		2,173		9,430
Adjusted EBITDA(1)		14,913		5,150		4,309		-		N/A
Capital expenditures		10,069		1,355		-		1,326		12,750

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017:
Operating revenues	$	106,119	$	45,327	$	15,446	$	-	$	166,892
Cost of revenue		16,643		14,335		-		-		30,978
Gross profit		89,476		30,992		15,446		-		N/A
Direct operating and selling costs		6,940		3,337		472		-		10,749
Indirect operating costs		24,000		7,030		154		-		31,184
Corporate general and administrative costs		14,211		4,694		1,341		14,215		34,461
Adjusted EBITDA(1)		44,325		15,931		13,479		-		N/A
Capital expenditures		30,755		5,259		-		933		36,947

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(In thousands)	Data		R&SB		RLEC Access		Corporate (Unallocated)		Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2016:
Operating revenues	$	31,373	$	15,863	$	4,535	$	-	$	51,771
Cost of revenue		4,537		5,120		-		-		9,657
Gross profit		26,836		10,743		4,535		-		N/A
Direct operating and selling costs		2,014		1,227		175		-		3,416
Indirect operating costs		6,717		2,354		50		-		9,121
Corporate general and administrative costs		3,538		1,439		340		2,651		7,968
Adjusted EBITDA(1)		14,567		5,723		3,970		-		N/A
Capital expenditures		18,197		2,565		-		(673)		20,089

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016:
Operating revenues	$	91,958	$	47,840	$	15,215	$	-	$	155,013
Cost of revenue		13,669		16,279		-		-		29,948
Gross profit		78,289		31,561		15,215		-		N/A
Direct operating and selling costs		5,600		3,509		492		-		9,601
Indirect operating costs		19,470		7,031		156		-		26,657
Corporate general and administrative costs		11,512		4,810		1,334		10,142		27,798
Adjusted EBITDA(1)		41,707		16,211		13,233		-		N/A
Capital expenditures		60,379		6,988		-		(2,087)		65,280

(1) Adjusted EBITDA is used by the Company’s CODMs to evaluate performance. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by the Company, is net income or loss attributable to Lumos Networks Corp. before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, accretion of asset retirement obligations, net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, other income or expenses, equity-based compensation charges, amortization of actuarial losses on retirement plans, restructuring charges, transaction related charges and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration obligations.

N/A – Not Applicable (as totals are not presented in the condensed consolidated statements of operations)

The Company’s CODMs do not currently review total assets by segment since the assets are centrally managed and some of the assets are shared by the segments. Management does review capital expenditures using success-based metrics that allow the Company to determine which segment product groups are driving investment in the network. Depreciation and amortization expense and certain corporate expenses that are excluded from the measurement of segment profit or loss are not allocated to the operating segments.

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The following table provides a reconciliation of the total of the Company’s reportable segments measure of profit to the Company’s consolidated income (loss) before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Data Adjusted EBITDA	$	14,913	$	14,567	$	44,325	$	41,707
R&SB Adjusted EBITDA		5,150		5,723		15,931		16,211
RLEC Access Adjusted EBITDA		4,309		3,970		13,479		13,233
Total reportable segments measure of profit		24,372		24,260		73,735		71,151
Interest expense		(7,771)		(7,164)		(22,756)		(21,165)
Other income, net		8		48		647		320
Depreciation and amortization and accretion of asset retirement obligations		(14,483)		(12,762)		(43,716)		(37,119)
Amortization of actuarial losses		(326)		(338)		(977)		(1,013)
Equity-based compensation		(1,156)		(1,661)		(9,152)		(8,477)
Restructuring charges		-		384		(34)		(1,823)
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration obligations		(100)		-		(700)		-
Transaction related charges		(691)		(652)		(4,086)		(652)
(Loss) income before income taxes	$	(147)	$	2,115	$	(7,039)	$	1,222

No single customer individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total operating revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The Company’s five largest carrier customers, in the aggregate, accounted for 29% and 32% of the Company’s total operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 30% and 32% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Revenues from these carrier customers were derived primarily from network access, data transport and FTTC services.

Note 7. Long-Term Debt

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s outstanding long-term debt consisted of the following:


	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Principal		Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs		Principal		Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs
Credit Facility	$	330,613	$	2,266	$	340,385	$	3,283
8% Notes		150,000		23,960		150,000		26,529
Capital lease obligations		7,465		-		7,842		-
Long-term debt		488,078		26,226		498,227		29,812
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		73,825		-		13,530		-
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	414,253	$	26,226	$	484,697	$	29,812

Credit Facility

On April 30, 2013, Lumos Networks Operating Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a $425 million credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility consists of a $100 million senior secured five-year term loan (“Term Loan A”), a $275 million senior secured six-year term loan (“Term Loan B”); a $28 million senior secured incremental term loan, which was added through an amendment to the Credit Facility dated January 2, 2015, (“Term Loan C”); and a $50 million senior secured five-year revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”). The proceeds from Term Loan A and Term Loan B were used to retire the prior first lien credit facility outstanding amount of approximately $311 million and to pay closing costs and other expenses related to the transaction, with the remaining proceeds available for normal course capital expenditures and working capital purposes. The Company used the net proceeds from Term Loan C to fund new FTTC projects. As of September 30, 2017, no borrowings were outstanding under the Revolver.

On August 6, 2015, the Company prepaid $40.0 million of the outstanding principal of the Credit Facility, which was allocated ratably to Term Loans A, B and C. The Company used proceeds from the issuance of the 8% Notes, discussed below, to fund these prepayments.

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Pricing of the amended Credit Facility is LIBOR plus 3.00% for the Revolver and Term Loan A and LIBOR plus 3.25% for Term Loan B and C. The Credit Facility does not require a minimum LIBOR rate. Term Loan A matures in September 2018 with quarterly payments of 2.50% per annum. Term Loan B matures in 2019 with quarterly payments of 1% per annum. Term Loan C matures in 2019 with quarterly payments of 1% per annum. The Revolver matures in full in September 2018. The Credit Facility is secured by a first priority pledge of substantially all property and assets of Lumos Networks Operating Company and all material subsidiaries, as guarantors, excluding the RLECs.

The amended Credit Facility includes various restrictions and conditions, including a maximum leverage ratio of 4.50:1.00 through December 31, 2017, 4.25:1.00 through December 31, 2018, and 4.00:1.00 thereafter. The amended Credit Facility also sets a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.25:1.00. At September 30, 2017, the Company’s leverage ratio was 3.48:1.00 and its interest coverage ratio was 7.00:1.00. The Company was in compliance with its debt covenants as of September 30, 2017.

The Company’s effective interest rate on its Credit Facility for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was 4.28%.

8% Notes due 2022

On August 6, 2015, the Company issued $150 million in unsecured promissory notes (the “8% Notes”) to an affiliate of Pamplona Capital Management LLC (“Pamplona”). The net proceeds of the 8% Notes, after a $1.5 million purchasers discount and payment of $7.1 million of closing costs, were used to prepay $40.0 million of the Company’s existing Credit Facility with the remainder to be used for general corporate purposes, including to fund future growth opportunities. The 8% Notes bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 8.00% and mature on August 15, 2022. Interest is payable in arrears on a quarterly basis on August 15, November 15, February 15, and May 15 of each year. Interest is payable in cash or, at the election of the Company, through the issuance of additional notes or by adding the amount of the accrued interest to the unpaid principal amount of the 8% Notes outstanding at that time. The 8% Notes were also issued with 5,500,000 warrants for no additional consideration to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrants”). The Company allocated the net proceeds received from the debt issuance to the 8% Notes and the equity-classified Warrants based on the relative fair value of the instruments. As a result, the Company recognized a total discount on the 8% Notes of $24.8 million of which $23.5 million represents the value assigned to the Warrants, and $1.3 million represents the allocated portion of the aforementioned $1.5 million purchasers discount. The discount on the 8% Notes is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt using the effective interest method. See Note 12 for additional details regarding the Warrants.

The Company’s effective interest rate on the 8% Notes for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was 12.55%, which represents the contractual rate adjusted for discount and deferred debt issuance costs.

Debt Issuance Costs

In connection with the issuance of the 8% Notes in August 2015 and the Term Loan C financing in January 2015, the Company deferred an additional $6.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively, in debt issuance costs. Total unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the 8% Notes and Credit Facility are included in the table above, which amounts are included as a reduction of long-term debt in the condensed consolidated balance sheets in accordance with ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. These costs are being amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt using the effective interest method. Amortization of debt issuance costs was $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $3.6 million and $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

CoBank Patronage Credits

The Company receives patronage credits from CoBank and certain other of the Farm Credit System lending institutions (collectively referred to as “patronage banks”) which are not reflected in the interest rates above. The patronage banks hold a portion of the credit facility and are cooperative banks that are required to distribute their profits to their members. Patronage credits are calculated based on the patronage banks’ ownership percentage of the credit facility and are received by the Company as either a cash distribution or as equity in the patronage banks. These credits are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as an offset to interest expense. The Patronage credits were $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $0.7 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Debt Maturities

The aggregate maturities of Term Loan A, Term Loan B and Term Loan C under the Credit Facility are $3.2 million in the remainder of 2017, $70.9 million in 2018 and $256.5 million in 2019. The Revolver under the Credit Facility, under which no borrowings are outstanding as of September 30, 2017, matures in full in 2018. The 8% Notes mature for $150.0 million in 2022.

Capital lease obligations

In addition to the long-term debt discussed above, the Company has capital leases on vehicles with original lease terms of four to five years. The Company also has a fiber indefeasible right of use (“IRU”) classified as a capital lease, which was entered into in January 2016. The IRU network capacity arrangement extends through 2035 with payments due monthly. As of September 30, 2017, the combined total net present value of the Company’s future minimum lease payments is $7.5 million and the principal portion of these

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capital lease obligations is due as follows: $0.1 million in the remainder of 2017, $0.5 million in 2018, $0.5 million in 2019, $0.4 million in 2020, $0.4 million in 2021 and $5.6 million thereafter.

The historical cost and accumulated amortization for each of the related assets associated with the capital leases is as follows as of September 30, 2017:


	September 30, 2017
(In thousands)	Historical Cost		Accumulated Amortization
Vehicles	$	2,657	$	(1,945)
Network capacity IRU		8,871		(776)
Total	$	11,528	$	(2,721)

Note 8. Supplementary Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

The following information is presented as supplementary disclosures for the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)		2017		2016
Cash payments for:
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)	$	19,222	$	17,634
Income taxes		-		304
Cash receipts for:
Income tax refunds		283		-
Supplemental investing and financing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable		1,130		2,930
Obligations incurred under capital leases		-		7,936

Cash payments for interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 in the table above are net of $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of cash received from CoBank for patronage credits (Note 7). The amount of interest capitalized was $0.4 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Note 9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable, capital lease obligations (including the current portion), accrued liabilities, contingent consideration obligations, the Credit Facility (including the current portion) and the 8% Notes as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, capital lease obligations and accrued liabilities approximated their fair values at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Marketable securities are recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value (see Note 5).

The following tables present the placement in the fair value hierarchy of financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:


	Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2017
(In thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Fair Value
Financial Liabilities:
Contingent consideration obligations	$	-	$	-	$	10,200	$	10,200
Total financial liabilities	$	-	$	-	$	10,200	$	10,200

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	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Fair Value
Financial Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	$	6,742	$	-	$	-	$	6,742
Corporate debt securities		-		413		-		413
Total cash equivalents		6,742		413		-		7,155
Marketable securities:
Variable rate demand notes		-		13,995		-		13,995
Commercial paper		-		7,370		-		7,370
Corporate debt securities		-		16,716		-		16,716
Total marketable securities		-		38,081		-		38,081
Total financial assets	$	6,742	$	38,494	$	-	$	45,236

The fair value of commercial paper, variable rate demand notes and corporate, municipal and U.S. government debt securities are provided by a third-party pricing service and are estimated using pricing models. The underlying inputs to the pricing models are directly observable from active markets. However, the pricing models used do entail a certain amount of subjectivity and therefore differing judgments in how the underlying inputs are modeled could result in different estimates of fair value. As such, the Company classifies these fair value measurements as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

Additionally, through the business acquisitions of Clarity and DC74, the Company recognized contingent consideration obligations associated with the earnout provisions contained in the agreements. The fair value of the contingent consideration obligations was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis that schedules out probability-weighted cash flows and adjusts for other factors such as estimated changes in market conditions and credit risk. The fair values of the contingent consideration obligations as of September 30, 2017 for Clarity and DC74 were $5.0 million and $5.2 million, respectively. The fair value technique applied utilizes certain Level 3 inputs.

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the components included in the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion.


	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Carrying Value		Fair Value (Level 2)		Carrying Value		Fair Value (Level 2)
Credit Facility	$	328,347	$	297,196	$	337,102	$	304,571
8% Notes		126,040		135,556		123,471		133,965
Capital Lease Obligations		7,465		7,465		7,842		7,842

The respective fair values of the Credit Facility and the 8% Notes were estimated based on an internal discounted cash flows analysis that schedules out the estimated cash flows for the future debt and interest repayments and applies a discount factor that is adjusted to reflect estimated changes in market conditions and credit factors.

The Company also has certain non-marketable long-term investments for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value with total carrying values of $1.6 million and $1.5 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively of which $1.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively, represents the Company’s investment in CoBank. This investment is primarily related to patronage distributions of restricted equity and is a required investment related to the portion of the Credit Facility held by CoBank. This investment is carried under the cost method.

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Note 10. Equity

Below is a summary of the activity and status of equity as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:



(In thousands, except per share amounts)	Common Shares	Treasury Shares	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax		Total Lumos Networks Corp. Stockholders' Equity		Noncontrolling Interests		Total Equity
Balance, December 31, 2016	23,607	2	$	236	$	175,008	$	(2)	$	(29,064)	$	(11,004)	$	135,174	$	886	$	136,060
Cumulative effect adjustment
of adoption of ASU 2016-09	-	-		-		329		-		1,579		-		1,908		-		1,908
Balance, January 1, 2017	23,607	2		236		175,337		(2)		(27,485)		(11,004)		137,082		886		137,968
Net loss attributable to
Lumos Networks Corp.	-	-		-		-		-		(5,240)		-		(5,240)		-		(5,240)
Other comprehensive income,
net of tax	-	-		-		-		-		-		605		605		-		605
Equity-based compensation expense	-	-		-		9,152		-		-		-		9,152		-		9,152
Restricted shares issued, shares
issued through the employee
stock purchase plan and
401(k) matching contributions
(net of shares reacquired
through restricted stock forfeits
and settlement of tax withholding
obligations on vesting of shares)	410	162		5		101		(2,872)		-

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