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Caremark Rx Reports Record Second Quarter Results 36% Increase in Revenues 40% Increase in EBITDA 50% Increase in Cash Flow from Operations.


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Caremark Rx The introduction to this article may be too long. Please help improve the introduction by moving some material from it into the body of the article according to the suggestions at , Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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), one of the nation's leading pharmaceutical services companies, today reported record results for the quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 2003. For the quarter, revenues increased approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 36% to $2.2 billion compared to $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2002. EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  (earnings from continuing operations continuing operations

Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the
 before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for the quarter was $135.9 million, an increase of 40% over the $97.3 million recorded during the same period of 2002. Cash flow from continuing operations totaled $129.7 million, an increase of 50% over the $86.5 million generated during the second quarter of 2002.

Operating Results - Second Quarter of 2003

During the second quarter of 2003, the company reported net revenues of $2.2 billion, a 36% increase over the second quarter of 2002. Using a 40% effective tax rate, diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 earnings per common share increased 44% to $.26 from $.18 in the same quarter a year ago, exceeding First Call consensus estimates by $.01. Reported diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 for the second quarter of 2002 were $.27, using a 7.5% effective tax rate. Growth in both retail and mail claims as well as higher generic Generic

Describes the characteristics and/or experience of the total universe of a coupon of MBS sector type; that is, in contrast to a specific pool or collateral group, as in a specific CMO issue.
 dispensing dispensing

provision of drugs or medicines as set out properly on a lawful prescription. A prescription can only be filled, the drugs supplied, by a registered pharmacist, veterinarian, dentist or member of the medical profession.
 rates were drivers of the company's strong results.

In the second quarter of 2003 EBITDA increased by 40% to $135.9 million from $97.3 million in the comparable quarter of 2002. EBITDA margin expanded to 6.2% compared to 6.0% in the second quarter of 2002. Operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 (income from continuing operations before interest and income taxes) increased by 39% to $125.1 million from $90.0 million for the comparable quarter last year.

Caremark generated $129.7 million of cash flow from operations Cash flow from operations

A firm's net cash inflow resulting directly from its regular operations (disregarding extraordinary items such as the sale of fixed assets or transaction costs associated with issuing securities), calculated as the sum of net income plus noncash expenses
 for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, compared with $86.5 million in the same quarter last year, an increase of 50%. As of June 30, 2003, the company's cash balance was $525.8 million and net debt was $171.1 million, a reduction of $126.4 million since March 31, 2003.

Mail pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent.  prescriptions increased to 6.1 million during the second quarter of 2003, an increase of 25% over the same period in the prior year. Retail claims totaled 22.1 million during the second quarter, representing a 29% increase over the second quarter of 2002. Mail order prescriptions represented 22% of all prescriptions processed during the second quarter, or 45% of all prescriptions processed on a retail-adjusted basis.

Caremark's mail generic dispensing rate increased to 35.1% in the second quarter of 2003 compared to 32.2% in the comparable period last year. The company's retail generic dispensing rate was 45.0%, up from 42.4% in the second quarter of 2002.

Six Month Results

Net revenues for the six months ending June 30, 2003 were $4.4 billion, a 35% increase over the same period in the prior year. Using a 40% effective tax rate, diluted earnings per common share for the first six months of 2003 increased 52% to $.50 compared to $.33 for the first half of 2002. Reported diluted earnings per share for the first half of 2002 were $.51 using a 7.5% effective tax rate.

EBITDA increased by 42% to $261.8 million from $183.8 million, and operating income increased by 42% to $241.2 million from $169.8 million for the comparable six month period last year. In addition, the Company's EBITDA margin increased to 6.0% compared with 5.7% in the prior period.

The Company's cash flow from operations for the first half of 2003 totaled $267.4 million as compared with $186.9 million during the same period of 2002, an increase of 43%. At June 30, 2003, Caremark's net debt had decreased by $220.2 million since December December: see month.  31, 2002.

During the first half of 2003, mail pharmacy prescriptions totaled 12.1 million, an increase of 23% over the same period last year. Retail claims totaled 44.3 million during the first half of 2003, representing a 27% increase over the same period of 2002. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, mail order prescriptions represented 21% of all prescriptions processed, or 44% of all prescriptions processed on a retail-adjusted basis.

Commenting on this quarter's results, Mac Crawford, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Caremark Rx, Inc. said, "The company performed well in the second quarter as we experienced strong growth in all product lines, and our generic dispensing rates continue to increase, providing benefits to our clients. Our cash flow has allowed us to continue to strengthen our balance sheet."

Guidance Update

The Company expects 2003 diluted earnings per share to be in a range of $1.06 to $1.08, up from a previous range of $1.02 to $1.04 with revenue growth for the year expected to exceed 30%.

Conference Call

As announced, Caremark will hold a conference call to discuss second-quarter earnings. The details of the call are as follows:

Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Time: 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time
Toll Number: (913) 981-5548
Toll-Free Number: (800) 289-0488
Leader: Mac Crawford
Replay Number: (719) 457-0820
Passcode: 526407


The call will also be broadcast live as well as replayed through the Internet Internet

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. The webcast can be accessed through the "Investor Information" page on the Caremark Rx, Inc. website at www.caremarkrx.com.

A taped replay of the call will also be available beginning at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday Wednesday: see week. , July July: see month.  30, 2003, until 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, August 6, 2003, by calling the replay number listed above.

About Caremark Rx, Inc.

Caremark Rx, Inc. is a leading pharmaceutical services company, providing comprehensive drug benefit services through its affiliate Affiliate

Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company.
 Caremark Inc. to over 1,200 health plan sponsors and their participants throughout the U.S. Caremark's clients include corporate health plans, managed care organizations, insurance companies, unions, government agencies and other funded benefit plans. The company operates a national retail pharmacy network with over 55,000 participating pharmacies This article is a list of major pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores) by country. Australia
Pharmacies in Australia are mostly independently-owned by pharmacists, often operated as franchises of retail brands offered by the three major
, four state-of-the-art mail service pharmacies, the industry's only FDA-regulated repackaging plant and nineteen specialty A contract under seal.

A specialty is a written document that has been sealed and delivered and is given as security for the payment of a specifically indicated debt.
 distribution mail service pharmacies for delivery of advanced medications to individuals with chronic or genetic diseases and disorders A
  • Adenoid disorders
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.

Forward-Looking Statement forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended a·mend  
v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends

v.tr.
1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive.

2.
 by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. "Forward-looking statements" contained in this press release include the intent, belief or current expectations of the company and members of its senior management team with respect to the anticipated growth prospects for the company's business, including earnings per share projections and expected revenues for the company in 2003, as well as the assumptions upon which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, adverse developments with respect to the company's operating plan and objectives, as well as adverse developments in the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry generally. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in this press release can be found in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December 31, 2002.

This presentation includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules. As required by SEC rules, we have provided, in the footnotes to the tables attached hereto here·to  
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, a reconciliation of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

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 measures.

Additional information about Caremark Rx is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.caremarkrx.com

                  CAREMARK RX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                            (In thousands)

                                               June 30,   December 31,
                                                 2003         2002
                                             ------------ ------------
                                             (Unaudited)
                                ASSETS
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                   $   525,778  $   306,804
 Accounts receivable, net                        569,748      506,919
 Inventories                                     151,179      200,412
 Deferred tax asset, net                         196,934      201,738
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets        14,583        9,772
                                             ------------ ------------
   Total current assets                        1,458,222    1,225,645

Property and equipment, net                      144,142      139,002
Intangible assets, net                            60,260       61,604
Deferred tax asset, net                          355,563      412,588
Other assets                                      72,019       73,901
                                             ------------ ------------
   Total assets                              $ 2,090,206  $ 1,912,740
                                             ============ ============


                 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable                            $   310,009  $   294,758
 Claims and discounts payable                    405,663      370,031
 Other accrued expenses and liabilities          153,901      180,685
 Income taxes payable                              3,675        3,409
 Current portion of long-term debt                 2,500        2,500
 Current liabilities of discontinued
  operations                                           -       25,622
                                             ------------ ------------
    Total current liabilities                    875,748      877,005

Long-term debt, net of current portion           694,375      695,625
Other long-term liabilities                       80,970       82,417
                                             ------------ ------------
    Total liabilities                          1,651,093    1,655,047

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
 Common stock                                        267          263
 Additional paid-in capital                    1,720,150    1,665,155
 Treasury stock                                  (28,782)     (22,671)
 Shares held in trust                           (101,963)    (102,948)
 Accumulated deficit                          (1,140,524)  (1,272,071)
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss            (10,035)     (10,035)
                                             ------------ ------------
    Total stockholders' equity                   439,113      257,693
                                             ------------ ------------
    Total liabilities and stockholders'
     equity                                  $ 2,090,206  $ 1,912,740
                                             ============ ============

                  CAREMARK RX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                             (Unaudited)
               (In thousands, except per share amounts)


                         Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                              June 30,                June 30,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                          2003        2002        2003        2002
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Net revenue            $2,204,039  $1,626,466  $4,367,835  $3,240,583

Operating expenses:
 Cost of revenues*      2,019,399   1,488,061   4,011,100   2,978,911
 Selling, general and
  administrative
  expenses                 48,785      41,075      94,888      77,917
 Depreciation and
  amortization             10,758       7,311      20,634      14,003
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Operating income
 (EBIT)                   125,097      90,019     241,213     169,752
Interest expense, net      10,875      11,645      21,969      23,816
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income before
 provision for income
 taxes                    114,222      78,374     219,244     145,936
Provision for income
 taxes (1)                 45,688       5,878      87,697      10,945
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income                 68,534      72,496     131,547     134,991
Preferred security
 dividends (2)                  -       3,305           -       6,609
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income to common
 stockholders          $   68,534  $   69,191  $  131,547  $  128,382
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Average number of
 common shares
 outstanding - basic      256,391     228,115     255,864     227,473
 Dilutive effect of
  stock options             7,215      10,930       6,832      10,650
 Convertible Preferred
  Securities (2)                -      26,850           -      26,850
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Average number of
 common shares
 outstanding - diluted    263,606     265,895     262,696     264,973
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Net income per common
 share - diluted       $     0.26  $     0.27  $     0.50  $     0.51
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Supplemental presentation
 of non-GAAP financial measures:
  Net income per common
  share - diluted (at
  40% effective income
  tax rate) (1)        $     0.26  $     0.18  $     0.50  $     0.33
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

EBITDA (Earnings
 before interest,
 taxes, depreciation
 and amortization) (3) $  135,855  $   97,330  $  261,847  $  183,755
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

* Excludes depreciation which is presented separately.  See note 5.

                  CAREMARK RX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (Unaudited)
                            (In thousands)

                                                     Six Months Ended
                                                         June 30,
                                                   -------------------
                                                      2003      2002
                                                   --------- ---------

Cash flows from continuing operations:
Net income                                         $131,547  $134,991
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 provided by
continuing operations:
Deferred income taxes                                78,058         -
Depreciation and amortization                        20,634    14,003
Non-cash interest expense                             1,804     1,597
Other non-cash expenses                                 541         -
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net
 of effects of
acquisitions of businesses                           34,807    36,344
                                                   --------- ---------
Net cash provided by continuing operations          267,391   186,935

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net                           (26,589)  (13,881)
Acquisitions of business, net of cash acquired         (319)  (49,039)
                                                   --------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities               (26,908)  (62,920)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from exercise/retirement of stock
 options and warrants                                39,214    14,618
Purchase of treasury stock                           (6,111)        -
Net proceeds (repayments) under credit facility      (1,250)    1,250
Long-term debt issuance costs                          (100)   (1,230)
Net repayments under trade receivables sales
 facility                                                 -   (99,200)
Dividend payments on Convertible Preferred
 Securities                                               -    (7,000)
                                                   --------- ---------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
 activities                                          31,753   (91,562)
Cash used in discontinued operations                (53,262)  (20,980)
                                                   --------- ---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents           218,974    11,473
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period     306,804   159,066
                                                   --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period          $525,778  $170,539
                                                   ========= =========

                  CAREMARK RX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    SELECTED STATISTICS AND RATIOS
           (In millions, expect per adjusted claim amounts)


                                     Three Months Ended
                                          June 30,         Percentage
                                   -----------------------
                                       2003        2002      Increase
                                   ----------- ----------- -----------
Claims Processed
 Mail                                     6.1         4.9          25%
 Retail                                  22.1        17.2          29%
                                    ----------  ---------- -----------
  Total                                  28.2        22.1          28%
                                    ==========  ========== ===========

 Adjusted Claims (4)                     40.1        31.6          27%
                                    ==========  ========== ===========

Per Adjusted Claim
 Gross Profit (excluding
  depreciation) (5)                $     4.61  $     4.38           5%
                                    ==========  ========== ===========
 EBITDA (3)                        $     3.39  $     3.08          10%
                                    ==========  ========== ===========


                                      Six Months Ended
                                          June 30,          Percentage
                                   -----------------------
                                      2003        2002       Increase
                                   ----------- ----------- -----------
Claims Processed
 Mail                                    12.1         9.8          23%
 Retail                                  44.3        35.0          27%
                                   ----------- ----------- -----------
  Total                                  56.4        44.8          26%
                                   =========== =========== ===========

 Adjusted Claims (4)                     79.8        63.7          25%
                                   =========== =========== ===========

Per Adjusted Claim
 Gross Profit (excluding
  depreciation) (5)                $     4.47  $     4.11           9%
                                   =========== =========== ===========
 EBITDA (3)                        $     3.28  $     2.88          14%
                                   =========== =========== ===========


                                     June 30,  December 31,
                                       2003        2002
                                   ----------- -----------
Balance Sheet Debt
 Term Loans                        $    246.9  $    248.1
 Senior Notes                           450.0       450.0
                                   ----------- -----------
  Total                                 696.9       698.1
Cash and cash equivalents               525.8       306.8
                                   ----------- -----------
Net Debt (6)                       $    171.1  $    391.3
                                   =========== ===========
LTM EBITDA (7)                     $    488.6  $    410.5
                                   =========== ===========

Net Debt to LTM EBITDA (6)(7)             0.4x        1.0x
                                   =========== ===========

(1) In the fourth quarter of 2002, we reduced the valuation allowance
    on our net deferred income tax asset to reflect a change in
    management's assessment of the amount expected to be utilized to
    offset future amounts of taxable income. This change resulted in
    our recording the provision for income taxes at different rates in
    the 2003 (40%) and 2002 (7.5%) periods presented above; however,
    there was no impact on the actual taxes we expect to pay. We have
    included a non-GAAP calculation of 2002 earnings per share as if
    we had reduced this valuation allowance prior to 2002 to enable
    investors to more easily compare earnings per share for the
    periods presented above. GAAP net income per common share -
    diluted can be reconciled to this measure as follows:

                           Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                 June 30,              June 30,
                           ---------------------  -------------------
                              2003        2002       2003      2002
                           ---------   ---------  --------- ---------
Net income per
 common share - diluted    $   0.26    $   0.27   $   0.50  $   0.51
Incremental tax
 provision per diluted
 common share                  N/A        (0.09)      N/A      (0.18)
                           ---------   ---------  --------- ---------
Net income per common
 share - diluted
 (at 40% effective
 income tax rate)          $   0.26    $   0.18   $   0.50  $   0.33
                           =========   =========  ========= =========

(2) Our Convertible Preferred Securities were presumed to have been
    converted to common stock at the beginning of the 2002 period
    under the "if-converted" method of computing common stock
    equivalents. In October 2002, these Convertible Preferred
    Securities were converted into 26,850,000 shares of common stock.
    This conversion had no impact on the number of shares included in
    the average number of common shares outstanding - diluted for
    either period.

(3) We believe that EBITDA is a supplemental measurement tool used by
    analysts and investors to help evaluate a company's overall
    operating performance; its ability to incur and service debt and
    its capacity for making capital expenditures. We use EBITDA, in
    addition to operating income and cash flows from operating
    activities, to assess our performance and believe that it is
    important for investors to be able to evaluate our company using
    the same measures used by our management. EBITDA can be reconciled
    to net cash provided by continuing operations, which we believe to
    be the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and
    presented in accordance with GAAP, as follows (in thousands):

                         Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                               June 30,                June 30,
                        ----------------------  ----------------------
                           2003        2002        2003        2002
                        ----------   ---------  ----------   ---------
Operating income
 (EBIT)                 $ 125,097    $ 90,019   $ 241,213    $169,752
Depreciation and
 amortization              10,758       7,311      20,634      14,003
                        ----------   ---------  ----------   ---------
EBITDA                    135,855      97,330     261,847     183,755
Cash interest payments,
 net of interest income   (19,945)    (18,925)    (21,727)    (22,149)
Cash tax payments,
 net of refunds            (2,915)       (699)     (9,368)     (3,642)
Other non-cash expenses       144          --         541          --
Other changes in
 operating assets and
 liabilities, net of
 acquisitions and
 disposals of businesses   16,520       8,776      36,098      28,971
                        ----------   ---------  ----------   ---------
Net cash provided by
 continuing operations  $ 129,659    $ 86,482   $ 267,391    $186,935
                        ==========   =========  ==========   =========

    EBITDA does not represent funds available for our discretionary
    use and is not intended to represent or to be used as a substitute
    for net income or cash flow from operations data as measured under
    GAAP. The items excluded from EBITDA are significant components of
    our statement of operations and must be considered in performing a
    comprehensive assessment of our overall financial performance.
    EBITDA and the associated year-to-year trends should not be
    considered in isolation. Our calculation of EBITDA may not be
    consistent with calculations of EBITDA used by other companies.

(4) Adjusted pharmacy claims normalize the claims volume statistic for
    the difference in 90-days' supply for mail claims and 30-days'
    supply for retail claims. Adjusted pharmacy claims are calculated
    by multiplying 90-day claims by 3 and adding the 30-day claims to
    the product.

(5) We have historically excluded depreciation from our cost of
    revenues and, hence, from our computation of Gross Profit (net
    revenue minus cost of revenues); however, SEC rules require the
    inclusion of depreciation expense in gross profit. Therefore, the
    amount of Gross Profit used to compute the Gross Profit per
    adjusted claim statistic presented above is a non-GAAP measurement
    as defined by the SEC's Regulation G. Our management measures our
    results of operations using both EBITDA (see note 3 above) and
    cash flows from operating activities, both of which exclude
    depreciation, and with Operating Income (EBIT), which includes
    depreciation. As previously mentioned, we believe that it is
    important for investors to be able to evaluate our company using
    the same measures used by our management; therefore, we have used
    our internal calculation of Gross Profit to compute the Gross
    Profit per adjusted claim statistic above. This amount reconciles
    to gross profit calculated under SEC rules (GAAP gross profit) as
    follows (in thousands except per adjusted claim amounts):

                         Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                               June 30,                June 30,
                        ----------------------- ----------------------
                           2003        2002        2003        2002
                        ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
Net revenue             $2,204,039  $1,626,466  $4,367,835  $3,240,583
Cost of revenues
 (excluding depreciation
  expense)               2,019,399   1,488,061   4,011,100   2,978,911
                        ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
Gross Profit               184,640     138,405     356,735     261,672
Depreciation expense
 allocated to cost of
 revenues                    9,318       6,010      17,919      11,414
                        ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
GAAP gross profit       $  175,322  $  132,395  $  338,816  $  250,258
                        ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
GAAP gross profit
 per adjusted claim     $     4.37  $     4.19  $     4.25  $     3.93
                        =========== =========== =========== ==========

(6) Net debt is a non-GAAP financial measure and equals total
    indebtedness minus cash and cash equivalents. We use net debt as
    the numerator in our "net debt to LTM EBITDA" ratio, which is the
    primary coverage ratio reviewed by management, in order to reflect
    the availability of the cash and cash equivalents on our balance
    sheet for use in debt service.

(7) LTM EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure representing our EBITDA
    generated in the last twelve months. We use LTM EBITDA as the
    denominator in our "net debt to LTM EBITDA" coverage ratio to
    reflect management's view of our capacity to service debt. LTM
    EBITDA is subject to all of the limitations concerning our
    presentation of EBITDA described in note 3 above. LTM EBITDA can
    be reconciled to net cash provided by continuing operations over
    the last twelve months, which we believe to be the most directly
    comparable financial measure calculated and presented in
    accordance with GAAP, as follows (in thousands):


                                                   Twelve Months Ended
                                                   -------------------
                                                   June 30,  Dec. 31,
                                                     2003      2002
                                                   --------- ---------
Operating income (EBIT)                            $452,063  $380,602
Depreciation and amortization                        36,559    29,928
                                                   --------- ---------
EBITDA                                              488,622   410,530
Cash interest payments, net of interest income      (42,945)  (43,367)
Cash tax payments, net of refunds                   (12,844)   (7,118)
Other non-cash expenses                               1,604     1,063
Other changes in operating assets and liabilities,
 net of acquisitions and disposals of businesses     54,450    47,323
                                                   --------- ---------
Net cash provided by continuing operations         $488,887  $408,431
                                                   ========= =========
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