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As previously reported by Alliance Data Systems Corporation (“ADS”
or the “Company”) in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 8, 2021
(the “Original 8-K”), the separation of Loyalty Ventures Inc.
(“Loyalty Ventures”) from ADS was completed (the “Closing”) on
November 5, 2021 after market close (the “Separation”). The
Separation of Loyalty Ventures, which comprised the LoyaltyOne
segment of ADS and has been classified by ADS as “Discontinued
Operations,” was achieved through ADS’ distribution (the
“Distribution”) of 81% of the shares of Loyalty Ventures common
stock to holders of ADS common stock as of the close of
business on the record date of October 27, 2021. ADS stockholders
of record received one share of Loyalty Ventures common stock for
every two and a half shares of ADS common stock. Following the
Distribution, Loyalty Ventures became an independent,
publicly-traded company, in which ADS has retained a 19% ownership
interest. As part of the plan regarding the Separation, the Company
received distributions from Loyalty Ventures prior to the
effectiveness of the Separation in the aggregate amount of $750
million, of which $725 million was used by the Company to repay
certain term loans as required under the Company’s credit agreement
and $25 million was used by the Company to make scheduled
amortization payments for the fourth quarter of 2021 with respect
to such term loans.
At Closing, the Separation was not deemed to be a significant
business disposition for financial reporting purposes and did not
require the filing of pro forma financial information contemplated
by Article 11 of Regulation S-X in the Original 8-K. To provide a
better understanding of the impact of the Separation, ADS is hereby
voluntarily providing its investors with certain unaudited adjusted
condensed consolidated statements of income (collectively, the
“Unaudited Adjusted Quarterly Financial Information”), which adjust
the prior quarterly historical income statements of the Company for
each of the seven quarters in the period from January 1, 2020 to
September 30, 2021 (the “Adjusted Periods”) as follows:
The Unaudited Adjusted Quarterly Financial Information is based on,
and should be read in conjunction with, the corresponding Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and the most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K, in each case previously filed by ADS with the SEC.
The “Adjustments for Discontinued Operations” column reflects the
removal of the operations of Loyalty Ventures and is derived from
the LoyaltyOne reportable operating segment presented in the
corresponding Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on
Form 10-K, adjusted to reflect directly attributable costs and
allocations previously held in the Corporate segment, such as
transaction costs, hedging costs, and interest on term loans
required to be repaid as a result of the Separation. During 2021,
the Company has recognized in Discontinued Operations approximately
$30 million in associated transaction costs, approximately $20
million related to the release of a net investment hedge associated
with the LoyaltyOne reportable operating segment that was
previously recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets and recognized in Discontinued
Operations at the Closing, and approximately $10 million in
allocated interest expense on the $725 million in term loans
required to be repaid as a result of the Separation. Of such
preceding amounts, a portion has been reflected in the tables below
and the majority will be recognized in the fourth quarter of
2021.
The “Adjustments for Bank Holding Company Presentation” column
reflects the changes, due to the removal of the operations of
Loyalty Ventures, in the presentation of the Company’s historic
consolidated statements of income from SEC Regulation S-X Article
5, which is broadly applicable to all “commercial and industrial
companies,” to Article 9, which is applicable to “bank holding
companies” and is referred to herein as the “Bank Holding Company
Presentation.” The changes from historical presentation to the Bank
Holding Company Presentation, the most significant of which reflect
a reclassification of Interest expense within Net interest income,
are intended to reflect ADS’ operations going forward and better
align the Company with its peers for comparability purposes.
The Unaudited Adjusted Quarterly Financial Information furnished on
this Current Report on Form 8-K has been prepared in a manner
consistent with the accounting policies of ADS. However, such
Unaudited Adjusted Quarterly Financial Information (i) does not
fully comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or
Article 11 of Regulation S-X, (ii) is not indicative of the results
of operations that would have been realized had the Separation been
completed, or the Bank Holding Company Presentation had been
implemented, as of the date indicated, and (iii) is not meant to be
indicative of the Company’s future results of operations that ADS
will experience following the Separation or the change to the Bank
Holding Company Presentation. ADS has provided, however, a
reconciliation of the presentation of such Unaudited Adjusted
Quarterly Financial Information to its historical quarterly
financial information for the Adjusted Periods, consistent with the
information that was previously reported by ADS in its Quarterly
Reports on Forms 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K. Investors are
cautioned not to unduly rely on the Unaudited Adjusted Quarterly
Financial Information. Any pro forma financial information for the
Separation required by Article 11 of Regulation S-X to be included
in ADS’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2021 (the “2021 10-K”) will be included by ADS in the
2021 10-K on a timely basis. As a result of the Separation, ADS
also expects that its financial statements to be presented in the
2021 10-K will reflect the Bank Holding Company Presentation.
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
UNAUDITED ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)
__________________________________
* Caption not historically
provided.
(a) Represents financing fees, net previously
reported in Finance charges, net revenue.
(b) Represents interest income and interest
expense previously reported in Total interest expense, net.
(c) Represents servicing fees previously
reported in Services revenue, and the gain/loss on portfolio and
other sales previously reported in Cost of operations.
(d) Represents further detailed expense line
items previously reported in Cost of operations and General and
administrative expense.
(e) Represents depreciation and amortization
previously reported in Depreciation and other amortization, and
Amortization of purchased intangibles.
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
UNAUDITED ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)
__________________________________
* Caption not historically
provided.
(a) Represents financing fees, net previously
reported in Finance charges, net revenue.
(b) Represents interest income and interest
expense previously reported in Total interest expense, net.
(c) Represents servicing fees previously
reported in Services revenue, and the gain/loss on portfolio and
other sales previously reported in Cost of operations.
(d) Represents further detailed expense line
items previously reported in Cost of operations and General and
administrative expense.
(e) Represents depreciation and amortization
previously reported in Depreciation and other amortization, and
Amortization of purchased intangibles.
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
UNAUDITED ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)
__________________________________
* Caption not historically
provided.
(a) Represents financing fees, net previously
reported in Finance charges, net revenue.
(b) Represents interest income and interest
expense previously reported in Total interest expense, net.
(c) Represents servicing fees previously
reported in Services revenue, and the gain/loss on portfolio and
other sales previously reported in Cost of operations.
(d) Represents further detailed expense line
items previously reported in Cost of operations and General and
administrative expense.
(e) Represents depreciation and amortization
previously reported in Depreciation and other amortization, and
Amortization of purchased intangibles.
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
UNAUDITED ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)
__________________________________
* Caption not historically
provided.
(a) Represents financing fees, net previously
reported in Finance charges, net revenue.
(b) Represents interest income and interest
expense previously reported in Total interest expense, net.
(c) Represents servicing fees previously
reported in Services revenue, and the gain/loss on portfolio and
other sales previously reported in Cost of operations.
(d) Represents further detailed expense line
items previously reported in Cost of operations and General and
administrative expense.
(e) Represents depreciation and amortization
previously reported in Depreciation and other amortization, and
Amortization of purchased intangibles.
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
UNAUDITED ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)
__________________________________
* Caption not historically
provided.
(a) Represents financing fees, net previously
reported in Finance charges, net revenue.
(b) Represents interest income and interest
expense previously reported in Total interest expense, net.
(c) Represents servicing fees previously
reported in Services revenue, and the gain/loss on portfolio and
other sales previously reported in Cost of operations.
(d) Represents further detailed expense line
items previously reported in Cost of operations and General and
administrative expense.
(e) Represents depreciation and amortization
previously reported in Depreciation and other amortization, and
Amortization of purchased intangibles.
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
UNAUDITED ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)
__________________________________
* Caption not historically
provided.
(a) Represents financing fees, net previously
reported in Finance charges, net revenue.
(b) Represents interest income and interest
expense previously reported in Total interest expense, net.
(c) Represents servicing fees previously
reported in Services revenue, and the gain/loss on portfolio and
other sales previously reported in Cost of operations.
(d) Represents further detailed expense line
items previously reported in Cost of operations and General and
administrative expense.
(e) Represents depreciation and amortization
previously reported in Depreciation and other amortization, and
Amortization of purchased intangibles.
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
UNAUDITED ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)