Edgar Filing: EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP

EMMS 2015 Q1 10-Q

Table of Contents

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2014

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

INDIANA

(State of incorporation or organization)

0-23264

(Commission file number)

35-1542018

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

ONE EMMIS PLAZA

40 MONUMENT CIRCLE, SUITE 700

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46204

(Address of principal executive offices)

(317) 266-0100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

NOT APPLICABLE

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by 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 ý 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 ý No ¨

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



Large accelerated filer	o	Accelerated filer	ý
Non-accelerated filer	o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	o

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

The number of shares outstanding of each of Emmis Communications Corporation’s classes of common stock, as of July 1, 2014, was:



38,578,437			Shares of Class A Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
4,569,464			Shares of Class B Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
—			Shares of Class C Common Stock, $.01 Par Value

Table of Contents

INDEX



	Page
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements	3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month periods ended May 31, 2013 and 2014	3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three-month periods ended May 31, 2013 and 2014	4
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014	5
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the three-month period ended May 31, 2014	7
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three-month periods ended May 31, 2013 and 2014	8
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	33
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	33
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	35
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	35
Item 6. Exhibits	36
Signatures	37

-2-

Table of Contents

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)



	Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013			2014
NET REVENUES	$	50,586		$	59,724
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Station operating expenses excluding LMA fees of $0 and $3,825, and depreciation and amortization expense of $656 and $727, respectively	37,712			42,926
Corporate expenses excluding depreciation and amortization expense of $520 and $626, respectively	4,400			4,890
LMA fees	—			3,825
Hungary license litigation and related expenses	252			92
Depreciation and amortization	1,176			1,353
Gain on disposal of assets	—			(3		)
Total operating expenses	43,540			53,083
OPERATING INCOME	7,046			6,641
OTHER EXPENSE:
Interest expense	(1,921		)	(1,600		)
Other income, net	7			11
Total other expense	(1,914		)	(1,589		)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	5,132			5,052
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	175			2,385
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	4,957			2,667
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	1,481			1,711
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY	3,476			956
GAIN ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF PREFERRED STOCK	249			—
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$	3,725		$	956

NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC	$	0.09		$	0.02
NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED	$	0.08		$	0.02
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic	41,174			42,093
Diluted	45,504			47,347

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

-3-

Table of Contents

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)



	Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013			2014
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	$	4,957		$	2,667
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAXES:
Change in value of derivative instrument and related income tax effects	(44		)	9
Cumulative translation adjustment	30			—
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	4,943			2,676
LESS: COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	1,481			1,711
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$	3,462		$	965

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

-4-

Table of Contents

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)



	February 28, 2014		May 31, 2014
	February 28, 2014		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,304	$	2,869
Restricted cash	2,239		2,915
Accounts receivable, net	31,000		39,935
Prepaid expenses	8,582		9,497
Other current assets	6,887		7,470
Total current assets	54,012		62,686
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	32,231		31,510
INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Note 3):
Indefinite-lived intangibles	150,558		150,558
Goodwill	12,639		12,639
Other intangibles, net	262		440
Total intangible assets	163,459		163,637
OTHER ASSETS, NET	15,646		16,729
Total assets	$	265,348	$	274,562

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

-5-

Table of Contents

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)

(In thousands, except share data)



	February 28, 2014			May 31, 2014
				(Unaudited)
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	8,958		$	14,107
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 4)	12,541			12,649
Accrued salaries and commissions	8,552			6,399
Deferred revenue	11,506			12,840
Other current liabilities	7,693			3,950
Total current liabilities	49,250			49,945
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT MATURITIES (NOTE 4)	114,926			117,830
OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES	8,021			7,532
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	9,783			12,172
Total liabilities	181,980			187,479
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY:
Class A common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 170,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 37,267,123 shares at February 28, 2014 and 38,578,437 shares at May 31, 2014	373			386
Class B common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 4,569,464 shares at February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014	46			46
Series A non-cumulative convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value; $50.00 liquidation preference per share, aggregate liquidation preference and redemption amount of $46,450 at February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014, respectively; authorized 2,875,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,328,991 shares at February 28, 2014, which includes 400,000 shares in trust, and 928,991 shares at May 31, 2014	9			9
Additional paid-in capital	580,776			583,451
Accumulated deficit	(545,355		)	(544,399		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(99		)	(90		)
Total shareholders’ equity	35,750			39,403
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	47,618			47,680
Total equity	83,368			87,083
Total liabilities and equity	$	265,348		$	274,562

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

-6-

Table of Contents

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)



	Class A Common Stock			Class B Common Stock			Series A Preferred Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
Balance at February 28, 2014	37,267,123	$	373	4,569,454	$	46	928,991	$	9	$	580,776	$	(545,355	)	$	(99	)	$	47,618		$	83,368
Net income												956						1,711			2,667
Issuance of Common Stock to employees and officers	173,352	2								386											388
Exercise of stock options	530,661	5								237											242
Payments of dividends and distributions to noncontrolling interests																		(1,649		)	(1,649		)
Distribution of 2012 Retention Trust Plan, net of taxes	607,301	6								2,052											2,058
Change in value of derivative instrument															9						9
Balance, May 31, 2014	38,578,437	$	386	4,569,454	$	46	928,991	$	9	$	583,451	$	(544,399	)	$	(90	)	$	47,680		$	87,083

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

-7-

Table of Contents

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)



	Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013			2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income	$	4,957		$	2,667
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities -
Depreciation and amortization	1,176			1,353
Amortization of deferred financing costs, including original issue discount	225			191
Provision for bad debts	166			262
Provision for deferred income taxes	649			2,344
Noncash compensation	663			948
Gain on sale of assets	—			(3		)
Other	(47		)	—
Changes in assets and liabilities -
Restricted cash	252			(676		)
Accounts receivable	(4,452		)	(9,197		)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1,544		)	(1,453		)
Other assets	(853		)	(324		)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1,485		)	2,996
Deferred revenue	1,767			1,334
Income taxes	192			(207		)
Other liabilities	(95		)	(1,089		)
Net cash used in operating activities — discontinued operations	(68		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	1,503			(854		)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,016		)	(625		)
Cash paid for investments, net of distributions	(250		)	(10		)
Other	—			(182		)
Net cash used in investing activities — discontinued operations	(807		)	—
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,073		)	(817		)

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

-8-

Table of Contents

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)



	Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013			2014
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments on long-term debt	(6,983		)	(6,085		)
Proceeds from long-term debt	5,000			9,000
Debt-related costs	(79		)	(843		)
Payments of dividends and distributions to noncontrolling interests	(957		)	(1,649		)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	59			237
Purchase of preferred stock	(83		)	—
Settlement of tax withholding obligations on stock issued to employees	(133		)	(1,424		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(3,176		)	(764		)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(30		)	—
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(3,776		)	(2,435		)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of period	8,735			5,304
End of period	$	4,959		$	2,869
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
Cash paid for interest	$	1,699		$	1,370
(Refund from) cash paid for income taxes, net	(666		)	278
Noncash financing transactions-
Value of stock issued to employees under stock compensation program and to satisfy accrued incentives	842			3,862

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

-9-

Table of Contents

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

May 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Preparation of Interim Financial Statements

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the condensed consolidated interim financial statements included herein have been prepared, without audit, by Emmis Communications Corporation (“ECC”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “our,” “us,” “we,” “Emmis” or the “Company”). As permitted under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations; however, Emmis believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Annual Report for Emmis filed on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2014. The Company’s results are subject to seasonal fluctuations. Therefore, results shown on an interim basis are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

In the opinion of Emmis, the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements contain all material adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of Emmis at May 31, 2014, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three-month periods ended May 31, 2013 and 2014.

There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014 that have had a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes.

Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Common Share

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted. Potentially dilutive securities at May 31, 2013 and 2014 consisted of stock options, restricted stock awards and the 6.25% Series A convertible preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”).

The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share:



	Three Months Ended
	May 31, 2013						May 31, 2014
	Net Income			Shares	Net Income Per Share		Net Income		Shares	Net Income Per Share
	(amounts in 000’s, except per share data)
Basic net income per common share:
Net income available to common shareholders	$	3,725		41,174	$	0.09	$	956	42,093	$	0.02
Impact of equity awards	—			2,043	—		—		2,988	—
Impact of conversion of preferred stock into common stock	(249		)	2,287	—		—		2,266	—
Diluted net income per common share:
Net income available to common shareholders	$	3,476		45,504	$	0.08	$	956	47,347	$	0.02

-10-

Table of Contents

Shares excluded from the calculation as the effect of their conversion into shares of our common stock would be antidilutive were as follows:



	Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013	2014
	(shares in 000’s )
Equity awards	2,399	974
Antidilutive common share equivalents	2,399	974

Local Programming and Marketing Agreement Fees

The Company from time to time enters into local programming and marketing agreements (“LMAs”) in connection with acquisitions or dispositions of radio stations, typically pending regulatory approval of transfer of the FCC licenses. Under the terms of these agreements, the acquiring company makes specified periodic payments to the holder of the FCC license in exchange for the right to program and sell advertising for a specified portion of the station’s inventory of broadcast time. The acquiring company records revenues and expenses associated with the portion of the station’s inventory of broadcast time it manages. Nevertheless, as the holder of the FCC license, the owner-operator retains control and responsibility for the operation of the station, including responsibility over all programming broadcast on the station.

On February 11, 2014, the Company entered into an LMA in connection with its agreement to purchase WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM in New York City from YMF Media New York LLC and YMF Media New York License LLC (collectively, "YMF"). The LMA, which commenced on March 1, 2014, gives Emmis the right to program and sell advertising for the two New York stations. Emmis pays YMF $1.3 million per month and reimburses YMF for certain monthly expenses through the first closing of the acquisition of the stations. After the first closing, the LMA continues in effect until the 2nd closing at a reduced monthly fee of approximately $0.7 million. During the three months ended May 31, 2014, Emmis recorded $3.8 million of LMA fee expense. See Note 11 for more discussion of the Company's purchase of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM from YMF.

On April 26, 2012, Emmis entered into an LMA with a subsidiary of Disney Enterprises, Inc. for 98.7FM in New York (formerly WRKS-FM and now WEPN-FM, hereinafter referred to as “98.7FM”). The LMA for this station started on April 30, 2012 and will continue until August 31, 2024. Emmis retains ownership and control of the Station, including the related FCC license during the term of the LMA and is scheduled to receive an annual fee until the LMA’s termination. LMA fee revenue is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the LMA.

The following table summarizes certain operating results of 98.7FM for all periods presented. 98.7FM is a part of our radio segment.



	For the three months ended May 31,
	2013		2014
Net revenues	$	2,583	$	2,583
Station operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization expense	256		224
Interest expense	870		828

-11-

Table of Contents

Assets and liabilities of 98.7FM as of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014 were as follows:



	As of February 28,		As of May 31,
	2014		2014
Current assets:
Restricted cash	$	1,407	$	1,171
Prepaid expenses	614		600
Total current assets	2,021		1,771
Noncurrent assets:
Indefinite lived intangibles	60,525		60,525
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	2,759		2,693
Deposits and other	3,082		3,457
Total noncurrent assets	66,366		66,675
Total assets	$	68,387	$	68,446
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	56	$	48
Current maturities of long-term debt	4,541		4,649
Deferred revenue	728		753
Other current liabilities	256		252
Total current liabilities	5,581		5,702
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portion	70,401		69,208
Other noncurrent liabilities	24		27
Total noncurrent liabilities	70,425		69,235
Total liabilities	$	76,006	$	74,937

Restricted Cash

The Company's restricted cash, included in current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, totaled 2.2 million and 2.9 million as of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014, respectively. The terms of our nonrecourse notes and related agreements discussed in Note 4 restrict a portion of our cash on deposit for specific operating and financing purposes. Restricted cash related to the nonrecourse notes and related agreements totaled $1.4 million and $1.2 million as of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014, respectively. In connection with the Company's agreement with Sprint/United Management Company (“Sprint”) discussed in Note 5, the Company collects cash from other participating companies in the radio industry and remits cash collected to Sprint. The entirety of cash collected but not yet remitted to Sprint classified as restricted cash as of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014 was $0.8 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2013, the FASB issued a new accounting standard that requires the presentation of certain unrecognized tax benefits as reductions to deferred tax assets rather than as liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. This guidance was effective for the Company beginning March 1, 2014. The adoption of this guidance did not have any effect on the presentation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. This guidance will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending February 28, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of this guidance will have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to be consistent with the May 31, 2014 presentation. The reclassifications have no impact on net income previously reported.

-12-

Table of Contents

Note 2. Share Based Payments

The amounts recorded as share based compensation expense consist of stock option and restricted stock grants, common stock issued to employees and directors in lieu of cash payments, and Preferred Stock contributed to the 2012 Retention Plan.

Stock Option Awards

The Company has granted options to purchase its common stock to employees and directors of the Company under various stock option plans at no less than the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant. These options are granted for a term not exceeding 10 years and are forfeited, except in certain circumstances, in the event the employee or director terminates his or her employment or relationship with the Company. Generally, these options either vest annually over 3 years (one-third each year for 3 years), or cliff vest at the end of 3 years. The Company issues new shares upon the exercise of stock options.

The fair value of each option awarded is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model and expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations within the valuation model. The Company includes estimated forfeitures in its compensation cost and updates the estimated forfeiture rate through the final vesting date of awards. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The following assumptions were used to calculate the fair value of the Company’s options on the date of grant during the three months ended May 31, 2013 and 2014:



	Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013	2014
Risk-Free Interest Rate:	0.6%	1.2% - 1.3%
Expected Dividend Yield:	0%	0%
Expected Life (Years):	4.3	4.3
Expected Volatility:	115.9%	72.5% - 73.9%

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s stock options outstanding at May 31, 2014, and stock option activity during the three months ended May 31, 2014 (“Price” reflects the weighted average exercise price per share):



	Options	Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding, beginning of period	6,984,605	$	3.74
Granted	215,000	3.24
Exercised ⁽¹⁾	533,044	0.52
Forfeited	10,000	0.70
Expired	986,610	17.45
Outstanding, end of period	5,669,951	1.65		7.1	$	8,447
Exercisable, end of period	2,701,971	1.83		5.8	$	4,356


⁽¹⁾	Cash received from option exercises for the three months ended May 31, 2013 and 2014 was $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The Company recorded an income tax benefit relating to the options exercised during the three months ended May 31, 2014 of $0.2 million. The Company did not record an income tax benefit relating to the options exercised during the three months ended May 31, 2013.

The weighted average per share grant date fair value of options granted during the three months ended May 31, 2013 and 2014, was $0.77 and $1.84, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s nonvested options at May 31, 2014, and changes during the three months ended May 31, 2014, is presented below:

-13-

Table of Contents



	Options	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, beginning of period	3,325,481	$	0.98
Granted	215,000	1.84
Vested	562,501	0.94
Forfeited	10,000	0.57
Nonvested, end of period	2,967,980	1.05

There were 3.6 million shares available for future grants under the Company’s various equity plans at May 31, 2014. The vesting dates of outstanding options at May 31, 2014 range from July 2014 to July 2017, and expiration dates range from March 2015 to May 2024.

Restricted Stock Awards

The Company grants restricted stock awards to directors annually, and periodically grants restricted stock to employees in connection with employment agreements. Awards to directors are granted on the date of our annual meeting of shareholders and vest on the earlier of (i) the completion of the director’s 3-year term or (ii) the third anniversary of the date of grant. Restricted stock award grants are granted out of the Company’s 2012 Equity Compensation Plan. The Company may also award, out of the Company’s 2012 Equity Compensation Plan, stock to settle certain bonuses and other compensation that otherwise would be paid in cash. Any restrictions on these shares may be immediately lapsed on the grant date.

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s restricted stock grants outstanding at May 31, 2014, and restricted stock activity during the three months ended May 31, 2014 (“Price” reflects the weighted average share price at the date of grant):



	Awards	Price
Grants outstanding, beginning of period	590,544	$	1.79
Granted	1,205,848	3.33
Vested (restriction lapsed)	1,150,848	3.12
Grants outstanding, end of period	645,544	2.30

The total grant date fair value of shares vested during the three months ended May 31, 2013 and 2014, was $0.4 million and $3.6 million, respectively.

Preferred Stock and the 2012 Retention Plan

On April 2, 2012, the shareholders of the Company approved the 2012 Retention Plan and Trust Agreement (the “Trust” or the “2012 Retention Plan”) at a special meeting of shareholders. The Company contributed 400,000 shares of its Preferred Stock to the Trust in connection with the approval of the 2012 Retention Plan. Awards granted under the 2012 Retention Plan entitled the participants to receive a distribution two years from the date of shareholder approval of the plan, provided the participant was an employee upon inception of the plan and remained an employee through the vesting date. The Trustee of the plan was Jeffrey H. Smulyan, our Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer.

On March 5, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the exercise of the Company's repurchase option under the Voting and Transfer Restriction Agreement with the Trustee of the 2012 Retention Plan and Trust. Pursuant to the exercise of that option, the Company repurchased 400,000 shares of Preferred Stock from the trustee in exchange for 975,848 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock. On April 2, 2014, 975,848 shares of Class A Common Stock were distributed to employees who met the vesting requirements of the plan. The Company recognized approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million of compensation expense related to the 2012 Retention Plan during the three months ended May 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The issuance and vesting of these shares is reflected in the restricted stock table above.

-14-

Table of Contents

Recognized Non-Cash Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense and related tax benefits recognized by the Company during the three ended May 31, 2013 and 2014:



	Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014
Station operating expenses	$	253	$	402
Corporate expenses	410		546
Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses	663		948
Tax benefit	—		331
Recognized stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	663	$	617

As of May 31, 2014, there was $2.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.7 years.

Note 3. Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Valuation of Indefinite-lived Broadcasting Licenses

In accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, the Company’s Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) licenses are considered indefinite-lived intangibles. These assets, which the Company determined were its only indefinite-lived intangibles, are not subject to amortization, but are tested for impairment at least annually as discussed below.

The carrying amounts of the Company’s FCC licenses were $150.6 million as of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014. Pursuant to Emmis’ accounting policy, stations in a geographic market cluster are considered a single unit of accounting, provided that they are not being operated under an LMA by another broadcaster. The Company generally performs its annual impairment test of indefinite-lived intangibles as of December 1 of each year. When indicators of impairment are present the Company will perform an interim impairment test. During the quarter ended May 31, 2014, no new or additional impairment indicators emerged; hence, no interim impairment testing was warranted. These impairment tests may result in impairment charges in future periods.

Fair value of our FCC licenses is estimated to be the price that would be received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To determine the fair value of our FCC licenses, the Company uses an income valuation method when it performs its impairment tests. Under this method, the Company projects cash flows that would be generated by each of its units of accounting assuming the unit of accounting was commencing operations in its respective market at the beginning of the valuation period. This cash flow stream is discounted to arrive at a value for the FCC license. The Company assumes the competitive situation that exists in each market remains unchanged, with the exception that its unit of accounting commenced operations at the beginning of the valuation period. In doing so, the Company extracts the value of going concern and any other assets acquired, and strictly values the FCC license. Major assumptions involved in this analysis include market revenue, market revenue growth rates, unit of accounting audience share, unit of accounting revenue share and discount rate. Each of these assumptions may change in the future based upon changes in general economic conditions, audience behavior, consummated transactions, and numerous other variables that may be beyond our control. When evaluating our radio broadcasting licenses for impairment, the testing is performed at the unit of accounting level as determined by ASC Topic 350-30-35. In our case, radio stations in a geographic market cluster are considered a single unit of accounting, provided that they are not being operated under an LMA.

Valuation of Goodwill

ASC Topic 350-20-35 requires the Company to test goodwill for impairment at least annually using a two-step process. The first step is a screen for potential impairment, while the second step measures the amount of impairment. The Company conducts the two-step impairment test on December 1 of each fiscal year, unless indications of impairment exist during an interim period. During the quarter ended May 31, 2014, no new or additional impairment indicators emerged; hence, no interim impairment testing was warranted. When assessing its goodwill for impairment, the Company uses an enterprise valuation approach to determine the fair value of each of the Company’s reporting units (radio stations grouped by market and magazines on an individual basis). Management determines enterprise value for each of its reporting units by multiplying the two-year average station operating income generated by each reporting unit (current year based on actual results and the next year based

-15-

Table of Contents

on budgeted results) by an estimated market multiple. The Company uses a blended station operating income trading multiple of publicly traded radio operators as a benchmark for the multiple it applies to its radio reporting units. There are no publicly traded publishing companies that are focused predominantly on city and regional magazines as is our publishing segment. Therefore, the market multiple used as a benchmark for our publishing reporting units has been based on recently completed transactions within the city and regional magazine industry or analyst reports that include valuations of magazine divisions within publicly traded media conglomerates. Management believes this methodology for valuing radio and publishing properties is a common approach and believes that the multiples used in the valuation are reasonable given our peer comparisons and recent market transactions. To corroborate the step-one reporting unit fair values determined using the market approach described above, management also uses an income approach, which is a discounted cash flow method to determine the fair value of the reporting unit.

This enterprise valuation is compared to the carrying value of the reporting unit for the first step of the goodwill impairment test. If the reporting unit exhibits impairment, the Company proceeds to the second step of the goodwill impairment test. For its step-two testing, the enterprise value is allocated among the tangible assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets (FCC licenses valued using a direct-method valuation approach) and unrecognized intangible assets, such as customer lists, with the residual amount representing the implied fair value of the goodwill. To the extent the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, the difference is recorded as an impairment charge in the statement of operations.

As of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014, the carrying amount of the Company’s goodwill was $12.6 million. Approximately $4.6 million of our goodwill was attributable to our radio division as of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014. Approximately $8.0 million of our goodwill was attributable to our publishing division as of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014.

Definite-lived intangibles

The Company’s definite-lived intangible assets consist of trademarks which are amortized over the period of time the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the Company’s future cash flows. The trademarks have a weighted average remaining useful life of 10.5 years. Amortization expense related to trademarks is expected to be less than $0.1 million in each of the next five successive fiscal years.

Note 4. Long-term Debt

Long-term debt was comprised of the following at February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014:



	February 28, 2014			May 31, 2014
2012 Credit Agreement debt :
Revolver	$	—		$	6,000
Term Loan	54,000			52,000
Total 2012 Credit Agreement debt	54,000			58,000
98.7FM nonrecourse debt	74,942			73,857
Current maturities	(12,541		)	(12,649		)
Unamortized original issue discount	(1,475		)	(1,378		)
Total long-term debt	$	114,926		$	117,830

2012 Credit Agreement Debt and Related Amendments

On December 28, 2012, Emmis Operating Company (“EOC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Emmis, entered into a credit facility (the “2012 Credit Agreement”) to provide for total borrowings of up to $100 million, including (i) an $80 million term loan and (ii) a $20 million revolver, of which $5 million may be used for letters of credit. On June 10, 2014, Emmis entered into a new Credit Agreement (the "2014 Credit Agreement"). In connection with the execution of the 2014 Credit Agreement, the 2012 Credit Agreement was terminated effective June 10, 2014, and all amounts outstanding under that agreement were paid in full. See Note 11 for more discussion of the 2014 Credit Agreement.

On August 9, 2013, Emmis entered into the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, Security Agreement and Subsidiary Guarantee (“First Amendment”) which allowed for the formation of NextRadio LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emmis, as an excluded subsidiary under the Credit Agreement and facilitated the transactions contemplated by the agreement with Sprint/

-16-

Table of Contents

United Management Company dated August 9, 2013. No financial covenants were impacted by the First Amendment and total costs were less than $0.1 million.

On May 6, 2014, Emmis entered into the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement and Limited Consent (“Second Amendment”) which permitted Emmis to acquire majority control of Digonex Technologies, Inc. ("Digonex") for total consideration not to exceed $6.0 million. In addition, the Second Amendment permits the exclusion of certain transaction-related costs associated with the acquisition of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM in an aggregate amount not in excess of $1.25 million. No financial covenants were impacted by the Second Amendment and total costs were less than $0.1 million. See Note 11 for more discussion of the acquisition of Digonex and the acquisition of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM.

98.7FM Nonrecourse Debt

On May 30, 2012, the Company, through wholly-owned, newly-created subsidiaries, issued $82.2 million of nonrecourse notes. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, through a participation agreement with Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, is entitled to receive payments made on the notes. The notes are obligations only of the newly-created subsidiaries, are non-recourse to the rest of the Company’s subsidiaries and are secured by the assets of the newly-created subsidiaries, including the payments made to the newly-created subsidiary related to the 98.7FM LMA, which are guaranteed by Disney Enterprises, Inc. The notes bear interest at 4.1%.

Note 5. Liquidity

The Company continually projects its anticipated cash needs, which include its operating needs, capital needs, and principal and interest payments on its indebtedness. As of the filing of this Form 10-Q, management believes the Company can meet its liquidity needs through the end of fiscal year 2015 with cash and cash equivalents on hand and projected cash flows from operations. Based on these projections, management also believes the Company will be in compliance with its debt covenants through the end of fiscal year 2015.

Note 6. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate exposure with the following objectives:


•	manage current and forecasted interest rate risk while maintaining optimal financial flexibility and solvency


•	proactively manage the Company’s cost of capital to ensure the Company can effectively manage operations and execute its business strategy, thereby maintaining a competitive advantage and enhancing shareholder value


•	comply with covenant requirements in the Company’s credit facility

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company utilizes interest rate derivatives to add stability to cash payments for interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Under the terms of its 2012 Credit Agreement, the Company was required to fix or cap the interest rate on at least 50% of its Term Loan exposure for a two-year period ending December 28, 2014.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The Company’s interest rate derivatives are used to hedge the interest payment cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. The Company did not record any hedge ineffectiveness in earnings during the three months ended May 31, 2013 and 2014. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to derivatives are reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During fiscal 2015, less than $0.1 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

In February 2013, the Company entered into a two-year interest rate exchange agreement (a “Swap”), whereby the Company pays a fixed rate of 0.42% on $40 million of notional principal to Fifth Third Bank, and Fifth Third Bank pays to the

-17-

Table of Contents

Company a variable rate on the same amount of notional principal based on the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). This agreement was the Company’s only interest rate derivative designated as a cash flow hedge of interest rate risk outstanding as of May 31, 2014. In connection with the Company's termination and repayment of its 2012 Credit Agreement on June 10, 2014, our interest rate exchange agreement was settled and terminated. See Note 11 for more discussion of our new credit facility.

The Company does not generally use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instrument as well as its classification on the balance sheet as of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014. The accumulated other comprehensive loss balance related to our derivative instrument at May 31, 2014 was approximately $0.1 million. The fair value of the derivative instrument was estimated by obtaining quotations from the financial institution that was the counterparty to the instrument. The fair value was an estimate of the net amount that the Company would have been required to pay on May 31, 2014, if the agreement was transferred to another party or canceled by the Company, as further adjusted by a credit adjustment required by ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, as discussed below. For the three months ended May 31, 2014, this credit adjustment was immaterial.



	Tabular Disclosure of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments Liability Derivatives
	As of February 28, 2014			As of May 31, 2014
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest Rate Swap Agreement	Other Current Liabilities	94		Other Current Liabilities	78
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	94		$	78

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended May 31, 2013 and 2014.



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	2013		2014				2013			2014				2013		2014
Interest Rate Swap Agreement	$	22	$	(18	)	Interest expense	$	(22	)	$	(27	)	N/A	$	—	$	—
Total	$	22	$	(18	)		$	(22	)	$	(27	)		$	—	$	—

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

The Company manages its counterparty risk by entering into derivative instruments with financial institutions where it believes the risk of credit loss resulting from nonperformance by the counterparty is low. As discussed above, the Company’s counterparty to its interest rate swap is Fifth Third Bank.

In accordance with ASC Topic 820, the Company makes a Credit Value Adjustment (CVA) to adjust the valuation of a derivative to account for our own credit risk with respect to all derivative liability positions. The CVA is accounted for as a decrease to the derivative position with the corresponding increase or decrease reflected in other comprehensive income (loss) for derivatives designated as cash flow hedges. The CVA also accounts for nonperformance risk of our counterparties in the fair value measurement of all derivative asset positions, when appropriate. As of May 31, 2014, this CVA was immaterial to the fair value of our derivative instrument.

The Company’s interest rate swap agreement with Fifth Third Bank incorporates the loan covenant provisions of the Company’s 2012 Credit Agreement. Fifth Third Bank is a lender under the Company’s 2012 Credit Agreement. Failure to

-18-

Table of Contents

comply with the loan covenant provisions of the 2012 Credit Agreement could result in the Company being in default of its obligations under the interest rate swap agreement.

As of May 31, 2014, the Company has not posted any collateral related to the interest rate swap agreement.

Note 7. Fair Value Measurements

As defined in ASC Topic 820, fair value is the price 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 (exit price). The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable. The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014. The financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.



	As of May 31, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
Available for sale securities	$	—	$	—	$	6,750	$	6,750
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$	—	$	—	$	6,750	$	6,750
Interest rate swap agreement	$	—	$	78	$	—	$	78
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$	—	$	78	$	—	$	78

	As of February 28, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
Available for sale securities	$	—	$	—	$	6,750	$	6,750
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$	—	$	—	$	6,750	$	6,750
Share-based compensation arrangement	$	714	$	—	$	—	$	714
Interest rate swap agreement	—		94		—		94
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$	714	$	94	$	—	$	808

Available for sale securities — Emmis’ available for sale securities are investments in preferred stock of companies that are not traded in active markets. The investments are recorded at fair value, which is generally estimated using significant unobservable market parameters, resulting in a level 3 categorization. The carrying value of our preferred stock investments is determined by using implied valuations of recent rounds of financing and by other corroborating evidence, including the application of various valuation methodologies including option-pricing and discounted cash flow based models. Our available for sale securities are included in other noncurrent assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

-19-

Table of Contents

Interest rate swap agreement — Emmis’ derivative financial instruments consisted solely of an interest rate cash flow hedge in which the Company pays a fixed rate and receives a variable interest rate that was observable based upon a forward interest rate curve and is therefore considered a level 2 measurement.

The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014
	Available For Sale Securities		Available For Sale Securities
Beginning Balance	$	6,500	$	6,750
Purchases	250		—
Ending Balance	$	6,750	$	6,750

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company has certain assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis under circumstances and events that include those described in Note 3, Intangible Assets and Goodwill, and are adjusted to fair value only when the carrying values are more than the fair values. The categorization of the framework used to price the assets is considered a Level 3 measurement due to the subjective nature of the unobservable inputs used to determine the fair value (see Note 3 for more discussion).

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The estimated fair value of financial instruments is determined using the best available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary, however, in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company could realize in a current market exchange, or the value that ultimately will be realized upon maturity or disposition. The use of different market assumptions may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments:

- Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amount of these assets approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

- Long-term debt: The Company’s long-term debt is not actively traded and is considered a level 3 measurement. The Company believes the current carrying value of its long-term debt approximates its fair value.

Note 8. Segment Information

The Company’s operations are aligned into two business segments: (i) Radio and (ii) Publishing. These business segments are consistent with the Company’s management of these businesses and its financial reporting structure. Corporate expenses are not allocated to reportable segments. The Company’s segments operate exclusively in the United States.

The accounting policies as described in the summary of significant accounting policies included in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K, for the year ended February 28, 2014, and in Note 1 to these condensed consolidated financial statements, are applied consistently across segments.

-20-

Table of Contents



Three Months Ended May 31, 2014	Radio			Publishing			Corporate			Consolidated
Net revenues	$	45,046		$	14,678		$	—		$	59,724
Station operating expenses excluding LMA fees and depreciation and amortization expense	27,986			14,940			—			42,926
Corporate expenses excluding depreciation and amortization expense	—			—			4,890			4,890
LMA fees	3,825			—			—			3,825
Hungary license litigation and related expenses	92			—			—			92
Depreciation and amortization	670			57			626			1,353
Gain on sale of fixed assets	(3		)	—			—			(3		)
Operating income (loss)	$	12,476		$	(319	)	$	(5,516	)	$	6,641



Three Months Ended May 31, 2013	Radio		Publishing			Corporate			Consolidated
Net revenues	$	36,926	$	13,660		$	—		$	50,586
Station operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization expense	22,911		14,801			—			37,712
Corporate expenses excluding depreciation and amortization expense	—		—			4,400			4,400
Hungary license litigation and related expenses	252		—			—			252
Depreciation and amortization	594		62			520			1,176
(Gain) loss on sale of fixed assets	—		—			—			—
Operating income (loss)	$	13,169	$	(1,203	)	$	(4,920	)	$	7,046



			As of February 28, 2014
	Radio		Publishing		Corporate		Consolidated
Total assets	$	211,281	$	21,809	$	32,258	$	265,348

			As of May 31, 2014
	Radio		Publishing		Corporate		Consolidated
Total assets	$	222,144	$	20,216	$	32,202	$	274,562

Note 9. Regulatory, Legal and Other Matters

Emmis is a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management of the Company, however, there are no legal proceedings pending against the Company that we believe are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Emmis and certain of its officers and directors were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed April 16, 2012 by certain holders of Preferred Stock (the “Lock-Up Group”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana entitled Corre Opportunities Fund, LP, et al. v. Emmis Communications Corporation, et al. The plaintiffs alleged, among other things, that Emmis and the other defendants violated various provisions of the federal securities laws and breached fiduciary duties in connection with Emmis’ entry into total return swap agreements and voting agreements with certain holders of Emmis Preferred Stock, as well as by issuing shares of Preferred Stock to Emmis’ 2012 Retention Plan and Trust (the “Trust”) and entering into a voting agreement with the trustee of the Trust. The plaintiffs also alleged that Emmis violated certain provisions of Indiana corporate law by directing the voting of the shares of Preferred Stock subject to the total return swap agreements (the “Swap Shares”) and the shares of Preferred Stock held by the Trust (the “Trust Shares”) in favor of certain amendments to Emmis’ Articles of Incorporation.

Emmis filed an answer denying the material allegations of the complaint, and filed a counterclaim seeking a declaratory judgment that Emmis could legally direct the voting of the Swap Shares and the Trust Shares in favor of the proposed amendments.

-21-

Table of Contents

On August 31, 2012, the U.S. District Court denied the plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction. Plaintiffs subsequently filed an amended complaint seeking monetary damages and dismissing all claims against the individual officer and director defendants. On February 28, 2014, the U.S. District Court issued a ruling in favor of Emmis on all counts. In March 2014, the Plaintiffs filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit an appeal of the U.S. District Court's decision. Emmis is defending this lawsuit vigorously.

Certain individuals and groups have challenged applications for renewal of the FCC licenses of certain of the Company’s stations. The challenges to the license renewal applications are currently pending before the FCC. Emmis does not expect the challenges to result in the denial of any license renewals.

Note 10. Income Taxes

Tax Rate For The Three Months Ended May 31, 2014

The effective income tax rate was 47% for the three months ended May 31, 2014. Our effective tax rate was higher than our estimated annual effective tax rate as a discrete expense of $0.9 million was recorded during the quarter. This expense related to the effect of increasing our statutory rate by 1% on existing deferred tax liabilities due to changes in state tax laws and the effect of the WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM LMA on our income apportionments.

Tax Rate For The Three Months Ended May 31, 2013

The effective income tax rate was 3% for the three months ended May 31, 2013. During the three months ended May 31, 2013, the Company was recording a valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets, including its net operating loss carryforwards.

Note 11. Subsequent Events

The 2014 Credit Agreement

On June 10, 2014, Emmis entered into the 2014 Credit Agreement, by and among the Company, EOC, as borrower (the “Borrower”), certain other subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Fifth Third Bank, as syndication agent.

The 2014 Credit Agreement includes a senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) of $185.0 million and a senior secured revolving credit facility of $20.0 million, and contains provisions for an uncommitted increase of up to $20.0 million principal amount (plus additional amounts so long as a pro forma total net senior secured leverage ratio condition is met) of the revolving credit facility and/or the Term Loan subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The revolving credit facility includes a sub-facility for the issuance of up to $5.0 million of letters of credit. Pursuant to the 2014 Credit Agreement, the Borrower borrowed $185.0 million of the Term Loan on June 10, 2014; $109.0 million was disbursed to the Borrower (the “Initial Proceeds”) and the remaining $76.0 million was funded into escrow (the “Subsequent Acquisition Proceeds”).

The Initial Proceeds, coupled with $13.0 million of revolving credit facility borrowings, were used by the Borrower on June 10, 2014 to repay all amounts outstanding under the 2012 Credit Agreement, to make a $55.0 million initial payment associated with our acquisition of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM and to pay fees and expenses. The Subsequent Acquisition Proceeds are expected to be used to make the final $76.0 million payment related to the acquisition of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM. If the Subsequent Acquisition Proceeds are not fully used by February 17, 2015, they will be used to repay the Term Loan.

The Term Loan is due not later than June 10, 2021 and amortizes in an amount equal to 1% per annum of the total principal amount outstanding, payable in quarterly installments commencing March 31, 2015, with the balance payable on the maturity date. The revolving credit facility expires not later than June 10, 2019. An unused commitment fee of 50 basis points per annum will be payable quarterly on the average unused amount of the revolving credit facility. The Term Loan and amounts borrowed under the revolving credit facility bear interest, at the Borrower’s option, at either (i) the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the 2014 Credit Agreement) (but not less than 2.00%) plus 3.75% or (ii) the Adjusted LIBO Rate (as defined in the 2014 Credit Agreement) (but not less than 1.00%) plus 4.75%.

The obligations under the 2014 Credit Agreement are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Borrowing under the revolving credit facility depends upon continued compliance with certain operating covenants and financial ratios, including leverage and interest coverage as specifically defined. The operating and other restrictions with which the Company must comply include, among others, restrictions on additional indebtedness, incurrence of liens, engaging

-22-

Table of Contents

in businesses other than our primary business, paying certain dividends, redeeming or repurchasing capital stock, acquisitions and asset sales. The 2014 Credit Agreement includes certain financial and non-financial covenants. If the 2014 Credit Agreement had been in place on May 31, 2014, Emmis would have been in compliance with these covenants as of May 31, 2014.

Acquisition of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM

On February 11, 2014, Emmis entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with YMF, pursuant to which Emmis agreed to purchase the assets of radio stations WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM in New York (collectively, the “Stations”) for $131 million. Emmis believes that its competitive position in the New York market is enhanced by pairing the Stations with its existing radio station in New York, WQHT-FM. The transaction will close in two separate closings. The first closing occurred June 10, 2014 after receipt of the FCC’s consent to the assignment to Emmis of the Stations’ FCC licenses, and involved YMF transferring the Stations’ assets to Emmis and Emmis (i) transferring the Stations’ assets to newly-formed subsidiaries of Emmis, (ii) paying YMF $55.0 million of the purchase price and (iii) transferring to YMF a 49.9% noncontrolling ownership interest in the Emmis subsidiaries that own the Stations’ assets. The second closing is scheduled to occur on or about February 15, 2015, and will involve the payment of the $76.0 million balance of the purchase price to YMF in exchange for the transfer to Emmis of YMF’s interest in the Emmis subsidiaries that own the Stations’ assets. There are no material contingencies involved in the second closing.

From June 10, 2014 to the second closing in February 2015, YMF is entitled to receive a monthly LMA payment of $0.74 million, which represents the only distribution YMF will receive from the newly-formed subsidiaries of Emmis that hold the Stations’ assets.

Since Emmis programmed and sold the advertising of the Stations pursuant to an LMA effective March 1, 2014, the revenues and expenses of the Stations are included in our reported results for the three months ended May 31, 2014. For the three months ended May 31, 2013, the Stations reported approximately $8.0 million of net revenues, $4.1 million of station operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization expense, and approximately $0.2 million of depreciation and amortization expense.

Emmis is currently evaluating the purchase price allocation for the acquisition of the Stations. Emmis expects that a small portion of the purchase price will relate to tangible assets and substantially all of the purchase price will be allocated to intangible assets, notably FCC licenses and goodwill. Emmis estimates that approximately $70 million of the purchase price will be assigned to FCC licenses, with the majority of the remainder of the purchase price assigned to goodwill.

Acquisition of Digonex Technologies, Inc.

On June 16, 2014, Emmis invested $3 million in Digonex, an Indiana corporation that provides dynamic pricing solutions to customers in various industries. The investment made Digonex a subsidiary of Emmis and resulted in the inclusion of approximately $6.9 million in existing Digonex third party debt in the consolidated financial statements of Emmis. This debt is non-recourse to Emmis and its other subsidiaries. Emmis’ initial investment of $3 million results in Emmis appointing a majority of the board of directors of Digonex and holding rights convertible into 51% of the fully diluted common equity of Digonex. Emmis expects to make an additional investment of approximately $2 million during its quarter ended August 31, 2014. Upon completion of the two investments, Emmis expects to hold rights that are convertible into at least 66% of the common equity of Digonex.

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

Note: Certain statements included in this report or in the financial statements contained herein which are not statements of historical fact, including but not limited to those identified with the words “expect,” “should,” “will” or “look” are intended to be, and are, by this Note, identified as “forward-looking statements,” as defined in the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future result, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statement. Such factors include, among others:


•	general economic and business conditions;


•	fluctuations in the demand for advertising and demand for different types of advertising media;


•	our ability to service our outstanding debt;


•	loss of key personnel;

-23-

Table of Contents


•	increased competition in our markets and the broadcasting industry;


•	our ability to attract and secure programming, on-air talent, writers and photographers;


•	inability to obtain (or to obtain timely) necessary approvals for purchase or sale transactions or to complete the transactions for other reasons generally beyond our control;


•	increases in the costs of programming, including on-air talent;


•	new or changing regulations of the Federal Communications Commission or other governmental agencies;


•	changes in radio audience measurement methodologies;


•	competition from new or different technologies;


•	war, terrorist acts or political instability; and other factors mentioned in other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For a more detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, see the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended February 28, 2014. Emmis does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise.

GENERAL

We are a diversified media company. We own and operate radio and publishing properties located in the United States. Our revenues are mostly affected by the advertising rates our entities charge, as advertising sales represent approximately 70% of our consolidated revenues. These rates are in large part based on our entities’ ability to attract audiences/subscribers in demographic groups targeted by their advertisers. The Nielsen Company generally measures radio station ratings in our domestic markets on a weekly basis using a passive digital system of measuring listening (the Portable People Meter^™). Because audience ratings in a station’s local market are critical to the station’s financial success, our strategy is to use market research and advertising and promotion to attract and retain audiences in each station’s chosen demographic target group.

Our revenues vary throughout the year. As is typical in the broadcasting industry, our revenues and operating income are usually lowest in our fourth fiscal quarter.

In addition to the sale of advertising time for cash, stations typically exchange advertising time for goods or services, which can be used by the station in its business operations. These barter transactions are recorded at the estimated fair value of the product or service received. We generally confine the use of such trade transactions to promotional items or services for which we would otherwise have paid cash. In addition, it is our general policy not to preempt advertising spots paid for in cash with advertising spots paid for in trade.

The following table summarizes the sources of our revenues for the three-month periods ended May 31, 2013 and 2014. The category “Non Traditional” principally consists of ticket sales and sponsorships of events our stations and magazines conduct in their local markets. The category “Other” includes, among other items, revenues generated by the websites of our entities and barter.



	Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		% of Total		2014		% of Total

Net revenues:
Local	$	28,837	57.0	%	$	35,153	58.9	%
National	7,854		15.5	%	9,031		15.1	%
Political	208		0.4	%	508		0.9	%
Publication Sales	1,564		3.1	%	1,512		2.5	%
Non Traditional	3,373		6.7	%	3,879		6.5	%
LMA Fees	2,583		5.1	%	2,583		4.3	%
Interactive	2,750		5.4	%	3,212		5.4	%
Other	3,417		6.8	%	3,846		6.4	%
Total net revenues	$	50,586			$	59,724

As previously mentioned, we derive approximately 70% of our net revenues from advertising sales. Our radio stations derive a higher percentage of their advertising revenues from local sales than our publishing entities. In the three-month period

-24-

Table of Contents

ended May 31, 2014, local sales, excluding political revenues, represented approximately 82% and 70% of our advertising revenues for our radio and publishing divisions, respectively.

No customer represents more than 10% of our consolidated net revenues. Our top ten categories for radio represent approximately 61% and 63% of our radio division’s total advertising net revenues for the three-month periods ended May 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The automotive industry was the largest category for our radio division for the three-month periods ended May 31, 2013 and 2014, representing approximately 12% and 13% of our radio net revenues, respectively.

The majority of our expenses are fixed in nature, principally consisting of salaries and related employee benefit costs, office and tower rent, utilities, property and casualty insurance and programming-related expenses. However, approximately 20% of our expenses vary in connection with changes in revenues. These variable expenses primarily relate to sales commissions and bad debt reserves. In addition, costs related to our marketing and promotions department are highly discretionary and incurred primarily to maintain and/or increase our audience and market share.

KNOWN TRENDS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Although advertising revenues have stabilized following the 2008 economic recession, radio revenue growth remains challenged. Management believes this is principally the result of two factors: (1) new media, such as various media distributed via the Internet, telecommunication companies and cable interconnects, as well as social networks, have gained advertising share against radio and other traditional media and created a proliferation of advertising inventory and (2) the fragmentation of the radio audience and time spent listening caused by satellite radio, internet radio, and digital audio sales has led some investors and advertisers to conclude that the effectiveness of radio advertising has diminished.

The Company and the radio industry have begun several initiatives to address these issues. The radio industry is working aggressively to increase the number of smartphones that contain an enabled FM tuner. Most smartphones currently sold in the United States contain an FM tuner. However, most wireless carriers in the United States do not permit the FM tuner to receive the free over-the-air local radio stations it was designed to receive. Furthermore, in many countries outside the United States, enabled FM tuners are made available to smartphone consumers; consequently, radio listening increases. Activating FM as a feature on smartphones sold in the United States has the potential to increase radio listening and improve perception of the radio industry while offering network providers the benefits of a proven emergency notification system, reduced network congestion from audio streaming services, and a host of new revenue generating applications. Emmis is at the leading edge of this initiative and has developed TagStation^®, a cloud-based software platform that allows a broadcaster to manage album art, meta data and enhanced advertising on its various broadcasts, and NextRadio^®, a hybrid radio smartphone application, as an industry solution to make the user experience of listening to free over-the-air radio broadcasts on their enabled smartphones a rich experience.

On August 9, 2013, NextRadio LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emmis, entered into an agreement with Sprint

whereby Sprint agreed to pre-load the Company's NextRadio^®smartphone application in a minimum of 30 million FM-enabled

wireless devices on the Sprint wireless network over a three-year period. In return, NextRadio LLC agreed to pay Sprint $15

million per year in equal quarterly installments over the three year term and to share with Sprint certain revenue generated by

the NextRadio app. During the quarter ended May 31, 2014, Emmis funded $0.1 million of NextRadio's third quarterly installment, which was expensed during the three months ended May 31, 2014. Emmis has not guaranteed NextRadio LLC's performance under this agreement and Sprint does not have recourse to any Emmis related entity other than NextRadio LLC. Additionally, the agreement does not limit the ability of NextRadio LLC to place the NextRadio app on FM-enabled devices on other wireless networks. Through May 31, 2014, the NextRadio app had not generated a material amount of revenue. The radio industry continues to work with other leading United States network providers, device manufacturers, regulators and legislators to cause FM tuners to be enabled in all smartphones.

Emmis granted the U.S. radio industry (as defined in the funding agreements) a call option on substantially all of the assets used in the NextRadio and TagStation businesses in the United States. The call option may be exercised in August 2017 or August 2019 by paying Emmis a purchase price equal to the greater of (i) the appraised fair market value of the NextRadio and TagStation businesses, or (ii) two times Emmis' cumulative investments in the development of the businesses. If the call option is exercised, the businesses will continue to be subject to the operating limitations applicable today, and no radio operator will be permitted to own more than 30% of the NextRadio and TagStation businesses.

The Company has also aggressively worked to harness the power of broadband and mobile media distribution in the development of emerging business opportunities by becoming one of the fifteen largest streaming audio providers in the United States, developing highly interactive websites with content that engages our listeners, using SMS texting and deploying mobile applications, harnessing the power of digital video on our websites and YouTube channels, and delivering real-time traffic to navigation devices.

-25-

Table of Contents

Along with the rest of the radio industry, the majority of our stations have deployed HD Radio^®. HD Radio^® offers listeners advantages over standard analog broadcasts, including improved sound quality and additional digital channels. In addition to offering secondary channels, the HD Radio^® spectrum allows broadcasters to transmit other forms of data. We are participating in a joint venture with other broadcasters to provide the bandwidth that a third party uses to transmit location-based data to hand-held and in-car navigation devices. The number of radio receivers incorporating HD Radio has increased in the past year, particularly in new automobiles. It is unclear what impact HD Radio^® will have on the markets in which we operate.

The results of our radio operations are heavily dependent on the results of our stations in the New York and Los Angeles markets. These markets account for approximately 50% of our radio net revenues. During the three months ended May 31, 2014, KPWR-FM in Los Angeles experienced revenue growth that was better than its overall market, but revenue growth for our New York cluster, which includes WQHT-FM, WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM, slightly lagged its overall market growth. Our addition of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM under an LMA on March 1, 2014 in New York enhanced our ability to adapt to competitive environment shifts in that market, but our single station in the Los Angeles market has less ability to adapt. Furthermore, some of our competitors that operate larger station clusters in New York and Los Angeles are able to leverage their market share to extract a greater percentage of available advertising revenue through packaging a variety of advertising inventory at discounted unit rates and may be able to realize operating efficiencies by programming multiple stations in these markets. On June 10, 2014 the Company completed the first closing of its acquisition of substantially all of the assets, business, properties and rights of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM. See Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more discussion.

As part of our business strategy, we continually evaluate potential acquisitions of radio stations, publishing properties and other businesses that we believe hold promise for long-term appreciation in value and leverage our strengths. However, Emmis' 2014 Credit Agreement substantially limits our ability to make acquisitions. We also regularly review our portfolio of assets and may opportunistically dispose of assets when we believe it is appropriate to do so.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Critical accounting policies are defined as those that encompass significant judgments and uncertainties, and potentially lead to materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We believe that our critical accounting policies are those described below.

Revenue Recognition

Broadcasting revenue is recognized as advertisements are aired. Publication revenue is recognized in the month of delivery of the publication. Both broadcasting revenue and publication revenue recognition is subject to meeting certain conditions such as persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists and collection is reasonably assured. LMA fee revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the LMA. These criteria are generally met at the time the advertisement is aired for broadcasting revenue and upon delivery of the publication for publication revenue. Advertising revenues presented in the financial statements are reflected on a net basis, after the deduction of advertising agency fees, usually at a rate of 15% of gross revenues.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded based on management’s judgment of the collectability of receivables. When assessing the collectability of receivables, management considers, among other things, historical loss experience and existing economic conditions.

FCC Licenses and Goodwill

We have made acquisitions in the past for which a significant amount of the purchase price was allocated to FCC licenses and goodwill assets. As of May 31, 2014, we have recorded approximately $163.2 million in goodwill and FCC licenses, which represents approximately 59% of our total assets.

In the case of our U.S. radio stations, we would not be able to operate the properties without the related FCC license for each property. FCC licenses are renewed every eight years; consequently, we continually monitor our stations’ compliance with the various regulatory requirements. Historically, all of our FCC licenses have been renewed at the end of their respective periods, and we expect that all FCC licenses will continue to be renewed in the future. We consider our FCC licenses to be indefinite-lived intangibles.

-26-

Table of Contents

We do not amortize goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible assets, but rather test for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that an asset may be impaired. When evaluating our radio broadcasting licenses for impairment, the testing is performed at the unit of accounting level as determined by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350-30-35. In our case, radio stations in a geographic market cluster are considered a single unit of accounting, provided that they are not being operated under an LMA by another broadcaster.

We complete our annual impairment tests on December 1 of each year and perform additional interim impairment testing whenever triggering events suggest such testing is warranted.

Valuation of Indefinite-lived Broadcasting Licenses

Valuation of Goodwill

ASC Topic 350 requires the Company to test goodwill for impairment at least annually using a two-step process. The first step is a screen for potential impairment, while the second step measures the amount of impairment. The Company conducts the two-step impairment test on December 1 of each fiscal year, unless indications of impairment exist during an interim period. When assessing its goodwill for impairment, the Company uses an enterprise valuation approach to determine the fair value of each of the Company’s reporting units (radio stations grouped by market and magazines on an individual basis). Management determines enterprise value for each of its reporting units by multiplying the two-year average station operating income generated by each reporting unit (current year based on actual results and the next year based on budgeted results) by an estimated market multiple. The Company uses a blended station operating income trading multiple of publicly traded radio operators as a benchmark for the multiple it applies to its radio reporting units. There are no publicly traded publishing companies that are focused predominantly on city and regional magazines as is our publishing segment. Therefore, the market multiple used as a benchmark for our publishing reporting units is based on recently completed transactions within the city and regional magazine industry or analyst reports that include valuations of magazine divisions within publicly traded media conglomerates. Management believes this methodology for valuing radio and publishing properties is a common approach and believes that the multiples used in the valuation are reasonable given our peer comparisons and recent market transactions. To corroborate the step-one reporting unit fair values determined using the market approach described above, management also uses an income approach, which is a discounted cash flow method to determine the fair value of the reporting unit.

Deferred Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequence of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or income tax returns. Income taxes are recognized during the year in which the underlying transactions are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. Deferred taxes are provided for temporary differences between amounts of assets and liabilities as recorded for financial reporting purposes and amounts recorded for income tax purposes. After determining the total amount of deferred tax assets, the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. If the Company determines that a deferred tax asset is not likely to be realized, a valuation allowance will be established against that asset to record it at its expected realizable value.

-27-

Table of Contents

Estimate of Effective Tax Rates

We estimate the effective tax rates and associated liabilities or assets for each legal entity within Emmis. These estimates are based upon our interpretation of United States and local tax laws as they apply to our legal entities and our overall tax structure. Audits by local tax jurisdictions, including the United States Government, could yield different interpretations from our own and cause the Company to owe more taxes than originally recorded. We utilize advisors in the various tax jurisdictions to evaluate our position and to assist in our calculation of our tax expense and related assets and liabilities.

Results of Operations for the Three-month Periods Ended May 31, 2014, Compared to May 31, 2013

Net revenues:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014		$ Change		% Change

Net revenues:
Radio	$	36,926	$	45,046	$	8,120	22.0	%
Publishing	13,660		14,678		1,018		7.5	%
Total net revenues	$	50,586	$	59,724	$	9,138	18.1	%

Radio net revenues increased during the three-month period ended May 31, 2014 mostly due to the commencement of our LMA of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM in New York on March 1, 2014. Revenues of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM for the three months ended May 31, 2014 were $7.3 million. Excluding revenues of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM, radio net revenues would have increased $0.9 million or 2.3%.

We typically monitor the performance of our domestic stations against the aggregate performance of the markets in which we operate based on reports for the periods prepared by Miller Kaplan Arase LLP ("Miller Kaplan"), an independent public accounting firm used by the radio industry to compile revenue information. Miller Kaplan reports are generally prepared on a gross revenues basis and exclude revenues from barter and syndication arrangements. Miller Kaplan reported gross revenues for our domestic radio markets decreased 5.5% for the three-month period ended May 31, 2014 as compared to the same period of the prior year. Our gross revenues, as reported to Miller Kaplan and including WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM in both the current and prior year, increased 1.6% for the three-month period ended May 31, 2014 as compared to the same period of the prior year. For the three-month period ended May 31, 2014, our gross revenues exceeded the market average in all of our markets except New York. Miller Kaplan does not report gross revenue market data for our Terre Haute market. For the three-month period ended May 31, 2014 as compared to the same period of the prior year, our average rate per minute for our domestic radio stations was up 2.3%, and our minutes sold were down 1%.

Publishing net revenues increased during the three-month period ended May 31, 2014 as our investments in our sales teams have helped us accelerate revenue growth at our magazines. In addition, we have increased the number of custom publications (e.g., college alumni magazines, tourism guides, etc.) that we produce.

Station operating expenses excluding LMA fees and depreciation and amortization expense:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014		$ Change		% Change

Station operating expenses excluding LMA fees and depreciation and amortization expense:
Radio	$	22,911	$	27,986	$	5,075	22.2	%
Publishing	14,801		14,940		139		0.9	%
Total station operating expenses excluding LMA fees and depreciation and amortization expense	$	37,712	$	42,926	$	5,214	13.8	%

-28-

Table of Contents

The increase in station operating expenses, excluding LMA fees and depreciation and amortization expense, for our radio division for the three months ended May 31, 2014 was mostly due to the commencement of our LMA of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM in New York on March 1, 2014. Station operating expenses excluding LMA fees and depreciation and amortization expense of WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM for the three months ended May 31, 2014 were $3.5 million. Excluding WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM, station operating expenses excluding LMA fees and depreciation and amortization expense would have increased $1.6 million or 6.9%. This increase is due to higher music license fees as a credit recognized in the prior year related to an industry settlement was nonrecurring, as well as additional costs associated with our smartphone application, and additional event-related promotional costs.

Station operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization expense for publishing increased during the three months ended May 31, 2014 mostly due to higher sales-related costs.

Corporate expenses excluding depreciation and amortization expense:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014		$ Change		% Change

Corporate expenses excluding depreciation and amortization expense	$	4,400	$	4,890	$	490	11.1	%

Corporate expenses excluding depreciation and amortization expense increased during the three months ended May 31, 2014 due to supplemental bonuses awarded to our executive officers and certain other employees in May 2014.

LMA fees:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014		$ Change

LMA fees	$	—	$	3,825	$	3,825

On February 11, 2014, Emmis and YMF entered into an LMA for WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM in New York. As discussed in Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, on March 1, 2014, Emmis began providing programming and selling advertising for the two stations. Under the terms of the LMA, Emmis pays $1.275 million per month 75 days in arrears to YMF for the right to program the station and sell advertising. The monthly LMA fee decreases to approximately $0.74 million after the first closing of the purchase of the stations, which occurred in June 2014. The reduced monthly LMA fee continues in effect until the second closing, which the Company expects to occur on our about February 15, 2015.

Hungary license litigation and related expenses:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014		$ Change			% Change

Hungary license litigation and related expenses	$	252	$	92	$	(160	)	(63.5	)%

On October 28, 2009, the Hungarian National Radio and Television Board (ORTT) announced that it was awarding to another bidder the national radio license then held by our majority-owned subsidiary, Slager. Slager ceased broadcasting effective November 19, 2009. The Company believed that the awarding of the license to the other bidder was unlawful. In October 2011, Emmis filed for arbitration with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) seeking resolution of its claim. In April 2014, the ICSID arbitral tribunal ruled that ICSID did not have the jurisdiction to hear

the merits of Emmis' claim. Our ongoing expenses related to the Hungary license litigation will be minimal unless the Company pursues its claims in another forum, which it is currently evaluating.

-29-

Table of Contents

Depreciation and amortization:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014		$ Change			% Change

Depreciation and amortization:
Radio	$	594	$	670	$	76		12.8	%
Publishing	62		57		(5		)	(8.1	)%
Corporate	520		626		106			20.4	%
Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,176	$	1,353	$	177		15.1	%

The increase in depreciation and amortization for the three months ended May 31, 2014 is mostly due to new computer equipment and software placed into service subsequent to May 31, 2013.

Operating income:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013			2014			$ Change			% Change

Operating income:
Radio	$	13,169		$	12,476		$	(693	)	(5.3	)%
Publishing	(1,203		)	(319		)	884			(73.5	)%
Corporate	(4,920		)	(5,516		)	(596		)	(12.1	)%
Total operating income:	$	7,046		$	6,641		$	(405	)	(5.7	)%

Radio operating income decreased in the three months ended May 31, 2014 principally due to expense growth as discussed in station operating expenses excluding LMA fees and depreciation expense as discussed above. Our expense growth was partially offset by a modest increase in net revenues. The LMA for WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM did not have a material impact on Radio operating income during the three months ended May 31, 2014 as the LMA fee prior to the first closing of our purchase of the stations negates most of the operating margin of the stations.

Publishing operating loss decreased in the three months ended May 31, 2014 mostly due to higher net revenues from an increase in the number of custom publications we produced during the period.

Corporate operating losses increased in the three months ended May 31, 2014 mostly due to a supplemental bonus paid during the three months ended May 31, 2014.

Interest expense:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013			2014			$ Change		% Change

Interest expense	$	(1,921	)	$	(1,600	)	$	321	(16.7	)%

Interest expense decreased due to lower long-term debt balances as compared to the prior year. The Company refinanced its debt subsequent to May 31, 2014 and expects quarterly interest expense for the remainder of fiscal 2015 to be higher than interest expense incurred for the three months ended May 31, 2014. The total amount borrowed under our 2014 Credit Agreement is substantially more than amounts that were outstanding at May 31, 2014. Additionally, the average borrowing rates in the 2014 Credit Agreement are higher than the 2012 Credit Agreement. See Note 11 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for more discussion.

-30-

Table of Contents

Provision for income taxes:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014		$ Change		% Change

Provision for income taxes	$	175	$	2,385	$	2,210	(1,262.9	)%

During the three months ended May 31, 2013, the Company was recording a valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets, including its net operating loss carryforwards. Due to improved operating results, the Company determined that a valuation allowance was no longer appropriate, and reversed the valuation allowance as of February 28, 2014 on all net deferred tax assets except net operating loss carryforwards for states in which the Company no longer has a filing obligation.

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended May 31, 2014 was 47%. We estimate that our fiscal 2015 annual effective tax rate, prior to any discrete items, will be approximately 35%. Our effective tax rate for the quarter ended May 31, 2014 was higher than our estimated annual effective tax rate as a discrete tax expense of $0.9 million was recorded during the quarter. This expense related to the effect of increasing our statutory rate by 1% on existing deferred tax liabilities due to changes in state tax laws and the effect of the WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM LMA on our income apportionments.

Consolidated net income:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014		$ Change			% Change

Consolidated net income	$	4,957	$	2,667	$	(2,290	)	(46.2	)%

Consolidated net income for the three months ended May 31, 2014 decreased mostly due to the change in our provision for income taxes previously discussed.

Gain on extinguishment of preferred stock:



	For the Three Months Ended May 31,
	2013		2014		$ Change			% Change

Gain on extinguishment of preferred stock	$	249	$	—	$	(249	)	N/A

During the three months ended May 31, 2013, the Company purchased 6,650 shares of its preferred stock for an average price of $12.50 per share. Emmis recognized a gain on extinguishment of the preferred stock equal to the difference of the acquisition price and the liquidation preference of $50 per share.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash provided by operations and cash available through revolver borrowings under our Credit Agreement. Our primary uses of capital during the past few years have been, and are expected to continue to be, strategic acquisitions, capital expenditures, working capital, debt service requirements and the repayment of debt.

At May 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2.9 million and net working capital of $12.7 million. At February 28, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of $5.3 million and net working capital of $4.8 million. Cash and cash equivalents held at various European banking institutions at February 28, 2014 and May 31, 2014 was $1.2 million.

In recent years, the Company has recorded significant impairment charges, mostly attributable to our FCC licenses. These impairment charges have had no impact on our liquidity or compliance with debt covenants.

-31-

Table of Contents

Operating Activities

Cash used in operating activities was $0.9 million for the three months ended May 31, 2014 as compared to cash provided by operating activities of $1.5 million for the three months ended May 31, 2013. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities is mostly due to increased working capital needs as compared to prior year principally due to the commencement of the WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM LMA on March 1, 2014.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities was $0.8 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended May 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Cash used in investing activities decreased as cash used in discontinued operations was nonrecurring, cash paid for investments was minimal during the three months ended May 31, 2014 and capital expenditures were down approximately $0.4 million versus prior year. We expect capital expenditures to be approximately $3.7 million in the current fiscal year, compared to $3.1 million in fiscal 2014. We expect that future requirements for capital expenditures will be limited to capital expenditures incurred during the ordinary course of business. We expect to fund future investing activities with cash generated from operating activities and borrowings under our 2014 Credit Agreement.

Financing Activities

Cash used in financing activities was $0.8 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended May 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Cash used in financing activities in the three months ended May 31, 2014 primarily relates to $1.6 million used to pay distributions to noncontrolling interests, $1.4 million to settle tax withholding obligations on stock issued to employees and $0.8 million of debt-related costs. Partially offsetting cash used in financing activities during the three months ended May 31, 2014 was net borrowings of $2.9 million. Cash used in financing activities in the three months ended May 31, 2013 primarily relates to the net debt repayments of $2.0 million and $1.0 million used to pay distributions to noncontrolling interests.

Subsequent to our refinancing on June 10, 2014, Emmis had $198.0 million of borrowings under the 2014 Credit Agreement, $73.5 million of non-recourse debt and $46.4 million of Preferred Stock liquidation preference. Borrowings under the 2014 Credit Agreement debt bear interest, at our option, at a rate equal to the Eurodollar rate or an alternative Base Rate plus a margin. The non-recourse debt bears interest at 4.1% per annum. As of June 10, 2014, our weighted average borrowing rate under our 2014 Credit Agreement was approximately 5.7%.

Subsequent to our refinancing on June 10, 2014, the debt service requirements of Emmis over the next twelve-month period are expected to be $0.5 million for mandatory repayment of term notes under our 2014 Credit Agreement (mandatory amortization of the term loans does not commence until March 31, 2015) and $7.6 million related to our 98.7FM non-recourse debt ($4.6 million of principal repayments and $3.0 million of interest payments). The Company expects that proceeds from the 98.7FM LMA will be sufficient to pay all debt service related to the 98.7FM non-recourse debt. All amounts outstanding under our 2014 Credit Agreement debt bears interest at variable rates, thus interest under our 2014 Credit Agreement is not included in the debt service requirements previously discussed.

At July 1, 2014, we had $6.0 million available for additional borrowing under our credit agreement. No letters of credit were outstanding. Availability under the credit agreement depends upon our continued compliance with certain operating covenants and financial ratios. If the 2014 Credit Agreement had been in place on May 31, 2014, Emmis would have been in compliance with these covenants as of May 31, 2014. As part of our business strategy, we continually evaluate potential acquisitions of radio stations, publishing properties and other businesses that we believe hold promise for long-term appreciation in value and leverage our strengths. However, the 2014 Credit Agreement substantially limits our ability to make acquisitions. We also regularly review our portfolio of assets and may opportunistically dispose of assets when we believe it is appropriate to do so.

Intangibles

Approximately 60% of our total assets consisted of intangible assets, such as FCC broadcast licenses and goodwill, the value of which depends significantly upon the operational results of our businesses. In the case of our U.S. radio stations, we would not be able to operate the properties without the related FCC license for each property. FCC licenses are renewed every eight years; consequently, we continually monitor our stations’ compliance with the various regulatory requirements. Historically, all of our FCC licenses have been renewed at the end of their respective periods, and we expect that all FCC licenses will continue to be renewed in the future.

-32-

Table of Contents

Regulatory, Legal and Other Matters

Emmis is a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management of the company, however, there are no legal proceedings pending against the company that we believe are likely to have a material adverse effect on the company.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

General

Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of Emmis due to adverse changes in financial and commodity market prices and rates. Emmis is exposed to market risk from changes in domestic and international interest rates (i.e. prime and LIBOR). To manage interest-rate exposure, Emmis periodically enters into interest-rate derivative agreements. Emmis does not use financial instruments for trading and is not a party to any leveraged derivatives.

Interest Rates

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates on amounts borrowed under the 2014 Credit Agreement. If the borrowing rates were to increase 1% above the current rates as of June 10, 2014, the date we entered into the 2014 Credit Agreement, our interest expense on (i) our term loans would increase $0.4 million on an annual basis as our Term Loan provides for a minimum LIBOR floor of 1.0%; and (ii) our revolver would increase by $0.2 million, assuming our entire revolver was outstanding as of June 10, 2014. Although not required by the 2014 Credit Agreement, we may seek to limit our exposure to interest rate volatility through the use of interest rate hedging instruments.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the Company evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its “disclosure controls and procedures” (“Disclosure Controls”). This evaluation (the “Controls Evaluation”) was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”).

Based upon the Controls Evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that as of May 31, 2014 our Disclosure Controls are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information relating to Emmis Communications Corporation and Subsidiaries

-33-

Table of Contents

that is required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the period covered by this quarterly report, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

It should be noted that any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met.

-34-

Table of Contents

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Refer to Part I, Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a discussion of various legal proceedings pending against the Company.

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

During the three months ended May 31, 2014, there were repurchases of shares of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock to cover withholding tax obligations. Additionally, the Company exercised its repurchase option under the Voting and Transfer Restriction Agreement with the Trustee of the 2012 Retention Plan and Trust and repurchased 400,000 shares of Preferred Stock from the trustee in exchange for 975,848 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock. The following table provides information on our repurchases during the three months ended May 31, 2014:



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 Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in 000’s)
Class A Common Stock
March 1, 2014 — March 31, 2014	56,648	$	3.14	—	$	—
April 1, 2014 — April 30, 2014	368,547	$	3.38	—	$	—
May 1, 2014 — May 31, 2014	—	N/A		—	$	—
	425,195			—
Series A Non-Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
March 1, 2014 — March 31, 2014	—	N/A		—	$	392,875
April 1, 2014 — April 30, 2014	400,000	N/A		400,000	$	392,875
May 1, 2014 — May 31, 2014	—	N/A		—	$	392,875
	400,000			400,000

-35-

Table of Contents

Item 6. Exhibits


(a)	Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as a part of this report:



Exhibit		Filed Herewith	Incorporated by Reference
Number	Exhibit Description	Filed Herewith	Form	Period Ending	Exhibit	Filing Date
3.1	Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Emmis Communications Corporation, as amended effective September 4, 2012		10-Q	8/31/2012	3.1	10/11/2012
3.2	Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Emmis Communications Corporation		10-K	2/28/2013	3.2	5/8/2013
4.1	Form of stock certificate for Class A common stock		S-1		3.5	12/22/1993
10.1	Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, Security Agreement and Subsidiary Agreement		10-K	2/28/2014	10.18	5/8/2014
10.2	Employment Agreement, effective as of March 1, 2014, by and between Emmis Operating Company and Richard F. Cummings++		10-K	2/28/2014	10.32	5/8/2014
10.3	Bonus Plan for the Fiscal Year Ending February 28, 2015++		8-K		Item 5.02	3/10/2014
10.4	Credit Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2014, by and among Emmis Communications Corporation, Emmis Operating Company, certain other subsidiaries of the Company, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Fifth Third Bank, as syndication agent.		8-K		10.1	6/10/2014
31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Emmis Communications Corporation pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act	X
31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Emmis Communications Corporation pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act	X
32.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Emmis Communications Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	X
32.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Emmis Communications Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	X
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document	X
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	X
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	X
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document	X
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	X
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	X


++	Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

-36-

Table of Contents

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Date: July 9, 2014	By:	/s/ PATRICK M. WALSH
		Patrick M. Walsh
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

-37-