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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008

Or

 

¨

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

Commission file numbers: 333-144492 and 0-26190

 

 

US Oncology Holdings, Inc.

US Oncology, Inc.

(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)

 

 

 

Delaware  

90-0222104

Delaware   84-1213501

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 1300

Houston, Texas

77060

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(832) 601-8766

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants (1) have 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 registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ¨    No  x

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

 

Large accelerated filers  ¨

  

Accelerated filers  ¨

Non-accelerated filers  x    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12(b)-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of August 5, 2008, 147,536,420 and 100 shares of US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and US Oncology, Inc. common stock were outstanding, respectively.

This Form 10-Q is a combined quarterly report being filed separately by two registrants; US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and US Oncology, Inc. Unless the context indicates otherwise, any reference in this report to “Holdings” refers to US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and any reference to “US Oncology” refers to US Oncology, Inc., the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Holdings. References to the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer collectively to US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and US Oncology, Inc.

 

 

 


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US ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

US ONCOLOGY, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2008

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:   
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets    3
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)    4
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)    6
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows    7
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    8

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   35

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks    64

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures    64

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings    65

Item 4.

  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    67

Item 6.

  Exhibits    68

SIGNATURES

   71

This Form 10-Q is being filed by each of the registrants, US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and US Oncology, Inc. Each Registrant hereto is filing on its own behalf the information as required by Form 10-Q which is contained in this quarterly report.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited, in thousands, except share information)

 

     US Oncology Holdings, Inc.     US Oncology, Inc.
     June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
    June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
        

ASSETS

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and equivalents

   $ 78,043     $ 149,257     $ 78,042     $ 149,256

Accounts receivable

     355,670       318,976       355,670       318,976

Other receivables

     97,251       120,285       97,251       120,285

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     23,536       26,544       19,217       22,801

Inventories

     114,314       82,822       114,314       82,822

Deferred income taxes

     4,260       7,428       4,260       4,260

Due from affiliates

     75,335       71,021       63,047       60,295
                              

Total current assets

     748,409       776,333       731,801       758,695

Property and equipment, net

     397,884       399,621       397,884       399,621

Service agreements, net

     279,571       223,850       279,571       223,850

Goodwill

     377,270       757,270       377,270       757,270

Other assets

     77,138       79,299       68,231       69,214
                              

Total assets

   $ 1,880,272     $ 2,236,373     $ 1,854,757     $ 2,208,650
                              

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

        

Current liabilities:

        

Current maturities of long-term indebtedness

   $ 11,222     $ 38,613     $ 11,222     $ 38,613

Accounts payable

     279,666       242,172       279,474       241,093

Due to affiliates

     153,760       170,432       160,593       177,265

Accrued compensation cost

     27,610       30,045       27,610       30,045

Accrued interest payable

     30,022       24,949       25,385       24,949

Income taxes payable

     —         —         9,973       6,735

Other accrued liabilities

     45,176       37,763       36,306       37,763
                              

Total current liabilities

     547,456       543,974       550,563       556,463

Deferred revenue

     7,507       8,380       7,507       8,380

Deferred income taxes

     13,869       23,289       31,516       33,532

Long-term indebtedness

     1,508,018       1,456,569       1,060,229       1,031,569

Other long-term liabilities

     26,690       39,492       10,454       11,166
                              

Total liabilities

     2,103,540       2,071,704       1,660,269       1,641,110

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

        

Minority interests

     13,855       13,217       13,855       13,217

Preferred stock Series A, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 13,938,657 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $304,570,893 and $294,235,019, respectively

     318,509       308,174       —         —  

Preferred stock Series A-1, 2,000,000 shares authorized, 1,948,251 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $46,053,657 and $44,490,787, respectively

     54,994       53,431       —         —  

Stockholders’ (deficit) equity:

        

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 147,536,420 and 140,618,380 shares issued and outstanding in 2008 and 2007, respectively

     148       141       —         —  

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     —         —         1       1

Additional paid-in capital

     —         —         550,331       549,186

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     (1,306 )     (1,534 )     —         —  

Retained (deficit) equity

     (609,468 )     (208,760 )     (369,699 )     5,136
                              

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity

     (610,626 )     (210,153 )     180,633       554,323
                              

Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity

   $ 1,880,272     $ 2,236,373     $ 1,854,757     $ 2,208,650
                              

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     US Oncology Holdings, Inc.     US Oncology, Inc.  
     Three Months Ended June 30,     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Product revenue

   $ 557,050     $ 490,559     $ 557,050     $ 490,559  

Service revenue

     272,125       262,794       272,125       262,794  
                                

Total revenue

     829,175       753,353       829,175       753,353  

Cost of products

     541,585       484,965       541,585       484,965  

Cost of services:

        

Operating compensation and benefits

     130,086       118,438       130,086       118,438  

Other operating costs

     79,438       73,952       79,438       73,952  

Depreciation and amortization

     18,753       17,646       18,753       17,646  
                                

Total cost of services

     228,277       210,036       228,277       210,036  

Total cost of products and services

     769,862       695,001       769,862       695,001  

General and administrative expense

     21,288       23,268       21,240       23,223  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     464       —         464       —    

Depreciation and amortization

     7,130       3,896       7,130       3,896  
                                
     798,744       722,165       798,696       722,120  

Income from operations

     30,431       31,188       30,479       31,233  

Other expense:

        

Interest expense, net

     (32,399 )     (35,144 )     (22,433 )     (24,039 )

Minority interests

     (1,017 )     (615 )     (1,017 )     (615 )

Other income (expense), net

     14,296       —         (2 )     —    
                                

Income (loss) before income taxes

     11,311       (4,571 )     7,027       6,579  

Income tax benefit (provision)

     (4,169 )     4,207       (3,788 )     (4,144 )
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,142     $ (364 )   $ 3,239     $ 2,435  
                                

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Change in unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedge, net of tax

     217       5,253       —         —    
                                

Comprehensive income

   $ 7,359     $ 4,889     $ 3,239     $ 2,435  
                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     US Oncology Holdings, Inc.     US Oncology, Inc.  
     Six Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Product revenue

   $ 1,100,311     $ 972,174     $ 1,100,311     $ 972,174  

Service revenue

     539,471       513,219       539,471       513,219  
                                

Total revenue

     1,639,782       1,485,393       1,639,782       1,485,393  

Cost of products

     1,073,612       949,630       1,073,612       949,630  

Cost of services:

        

Operating compensation and benefits

     260,274       235,786       260,274       235,786  

Other operating costs

     156,234       146,745       156,234       146,745  

Depreciation and amortization

     37,354       35,375       37,354       35,375  
                                

Total cost of services

     453,862       417,906       453,862       417,906  

Total cost of products and services

     1,527,474       1,367,536       1,527,474       1,367,536  

General and administrative expense

     41,327       43,544       41,228       43,458  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     381,770       7,395       381,770       7,395  

Depreciation and amortization

     14,283       7,261       14,283       7,261  
                                
     1,964,854       1,425,736       1,964,755       1,425,650  

Income (loss) from operations

     (325,072 )     59,657       (324,973 )     59,743  

Other expense:

        

Interest expense, net

     (68,678 )     (66,169 )     (46,633 )     (47,845 )

Minority interests

     (1,732 )     (1,337 )     (1,732 )     (1,337 )

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —         (12,917 )     —         —    

Other income (expense), net

     (342 )     —         1,369       —    
                                

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (395,824 )     (20,766 )     (371,969 )     10,561  

Income tax benefit (provision)

     5,578       4,816       (2,866 )     (6,076 )
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ (390,246 )   $ (15,950 )   $ (374,835 )   $ 4,485  
                                

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Change in unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedge, net of tax

     228       3,720       —         —    
                                

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ (390,018 )   $ (12,230 )   $ (374,835 )   $ 4,485  
                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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US ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Shares
Issued
    Par
Value
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Retained
Deficit
    Total  

Balance at December 31, 2007

   140,618     $  141     $ -     $  (1,534 )   $ (208,760 )   $  (210,153 )

Amortization of deferred compensation

   —         —         1,120       —         —         1,120  

Exercise of options to purchase common stock, net of tax

   25       —         25       —         —         25  

Shares issued in affiliation transactions

   194       —         300       —         —         300  

Restricted stock award issuances

   8,244       8       —         —         (8 )     —    

Forfeiture of restricted stock awards

   (1,545 )     (1 )     —         —         —         (1 )

Accretion of preferred stock dividends

   —         —         (1,445 )     —         (10,454 )     (11,899 )

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) for unrealized loss on interest rate swap, net of tax

   —         —         —         228       —         228  

Net loss

   —         —         —         —         (390,246 )     (390,246 )
                                              

Balance at June 30, 2008

   147,536     $ 148     $ —       $ (1,306 )   $ (609,468 )   $ (610,626 )
                                              

US ONCOLOGY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

(unaudited, in thousands, except share information)

 

     Shares
Issued
   Par
Value
   Additional
Paid-In
Capital
   Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)
    Total  

Balance at December 31, 2007

   100    $ 1    $ 549,186    $ 5,136     $ 554,323  

Amortization of deferred compensation

   —        —        1,120      —         1,120  

Contribution of proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common stock, net of tax

   —        —        25      —         25  

Net loss

   —        —        —        (374,835 )     (374,835 )
                                   

Balance at June 30, 2008

   100    $ 1    $ 550,331    $ (369,699 )   $ 180,633  
                                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     US Oncology Holdings, Inc.     US Oncology, Inc.  
     Six Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income (loss)

   $ (390,246 )   $ (15,950 )   $ (374,835 )   $ 4,485  

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization, including amortization of deferred financing costs

     56,373       46,824       55,179       45,997  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     381,770       7,395       381,770       7,395  

Deferred income taxes

     (6,370 )     (973 )     (2,016 )     (770 )

Non-cash compensation expense

     1,120       461       1,120       461  

(Gain)/loss on sale of assets

     (1,370 )     151       (1,370 )     151  

Minority interest expense

     1,732       1,337       1,732       1,337  

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

     (532 )     —         (532 )     —    

Loss on interest rate swap

     2,058       —         —         —    

Non-cash interest under PIK option

     14,767       —         —         —    

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —         12,917       —         —    

(Increase) Decrease in:

        

Accounts and other receivables

     (13,660 )     (7,846 )     (13,660 )     (7,846 )

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,646       3,164       3,645       3,264  

Inventories

     (30,775 )     (11,226 )     (30,775 )     (11,226 )

Other assets

     32       (831 )     32       (568 )

Increase (Decrease) in:

        

Accounts payable

     41,380       52,160       42,269       52,312  

Due from/to affiliates

     (21,184 )     12,538       (20,197 )     22,970  

Income taxes receivable/payable

     (577 )     (7,038 )     3,513       (6,493 )

Other accrued liabilities

     4,077       1,282       (3,650 )     (4,582 )
                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     42,241       94,365       42,225       106,887  
                                

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Acquisition of property and equipment

     (44,213 )     (48,057 )     (44,213 )     (48,057 )

Net payments in affiliation transactions

     (36,900 )     (134 )     (36,900 )     (134 )

Designation of restricted cash

     (500 )     —         (500 )     —    

Net proceeds from sale of assets

     3,747       750       3,747       750  

Distributions from minority interests

     810       —         810       —    

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary

     (3,123 )     —         (3,123 )     —    
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (80,179 )     (47,441 )     (80,179 )     (47,441 )
                                

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from senior floating rate PIK toggle notes, net of issue costs

     —         413,227       —         —    

Proceeds from other indebtedness

     4,000       1,323       4,000       1,323  

Repayment of senior floating rate notes

     —         (256,766 )     —         —    

Repayment of term loan

     (34,937 )     (5,023 )     (34,937 )     (5,023 )

Repayment of other indebtedness

     (879 )     (1,855 )     (879 )     (1,855 )

Debt financing costs

     (119 )     —         (103 )     (153 )

Net distributions to parent

     —         —         —         (54,501 )

Repayment of advance to parent

     —         —         —         (150,000 )

Distributions to minority interests

     (1,832 )     (1,417 )     (1,832 )     (1,417 )

Contributions from minority interests

     466       —         466       —    

Payment of dividends on preferred stock

     —         (25,000 )     —         —    

Payment of dividends on common stock

     —         (323,580 )     —         —    

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     25       521       —         —    

Contribution of proceeds from exercise of stock options

     —         —         25       535  
                                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (33,276 )     (198,570 )     (33,260 )     (211,091 )
                                

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (71,214 )     (151,646 )     (71,214 )     (151,645 )

Cash and cash equivalents:

        

Beginning of period

     149,257       281,768       149,256       281,766  
                                

End of period

   $ 78,043     $ 130,122     $ 78,042     $ 130,121  
                                

Interest paid

   $ 44,204     $ 62,376     $ 44,192     $ 46,923  

Income taxes paid

     1,388       2,651       1,388       2,651  

Non-cash investing and financing transactions:

        

Notes issued in affiliation transaction

     32,677       —         32,677       —    

Notes issued for interest paid in kind

     22,789       —         —         —    

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

 

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NOTE 1 – Basis of Presentation

US Oncology Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) was formed in March, 2004 when Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiary, Oiler Acquisition Corp., entered into a merger agreement with US Oncology, Inc. (“US Oncology”) pursuant to which Oiler Acquisition Corp. was merged with and into US Oncology, with US Oncology continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). The Merger was consummated on August 20, 2004. Currently, Holdings’ principal asset is 100% of the shares of common stock of US Oncology. Holdings and US Oncology and their subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Company.”

The consolidated financial statements of Holdings include the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiary, US Oncology. Holdings conducts substantially all of its business through US Oncology and its subsidiaries that provide extensive services and support to its affiliated cancer care sites nationwide to help them expand their offering of the most advanced treatments, build integrated community-based cancer care centers, improve their therapeutic drug management programs, and participate in cancer-related clinical research studies. US Oncology is affiliated with 1,220 physicians operating in 480 locations, including 92 radiation oncology facilities in 39 states. US Oncology also provides a broad range of services to pharmaceutical manufacturers, including product distribution and informational services such as data reporting and analysis.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q and Rule 10.01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this report reflect all adjustments that are normal and recurring in nature and considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Because of inherent uncertainties in this process, actual future results could differ from those expected at the reporting date. These unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements, footnote disclosures and other information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 29, 2008.

NOTE 2 – Revenues

The Company derives revenues primarily from (i) comprehensive service agreements with physician practices; (ii) pharmaceutical services agreements with physician practices under the oncology pharmaceutical services (“OPS”) model; (iii) fees paid by pharmaceutical companies for services as a group purchasing organization, data services and other manufacturer services and (iv) research agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers and other trial sponsors.

Governmental programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, are collectively the affiliated practices’ largest payers. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the affiliated practices under comprehensive service agreements derived 37.4% and 37.9%, respectively, of their net patient revenue from services provided under the Medicare program (of which 5.1% and 3.8%, respectively, relate to Medicare managed care) and 3.4% and 3.0%, respectively, from services provided under state Medicaid programs. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the affiliated practices under comprehensive service agreements derived 37.8% of their net patient revenue from services provided under the Medicare program (of which 4.9% and 3.7%, respectively, relate to Medicare managed care) and 3.2% and 3.0%, respectively, from services provided under state Medicaid programs. Capitation revenues were less than 1% of total net patient revenue in all periods. One additional payer, depending on the quarter, may represent more or less than 10% of the aggregate net revenues of affiliated practices under comprehensive service agreements. During the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, that payer represented 9.2% and 10.0%, respectively, of such affiliated practices’ aggregate net revenues. During the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, that payer represented 9.5% and 10.0%, respectively, of such affiliated practices’ aggregate net revenues. Changes in the payer reimbursement rates, or in affiliated practices’ payer mix, could materially and adversely affect the Company’s revenues.

 

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Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (“ESA’s”) are widely-used drugs for the treatment of anemia, which is a condition that occurs when the level of healthy red blood cells in the body becomes too low, thus inhibiting the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. Many cancer patients suffer from anemia either as a result of their disease or as a result of the treatments they receive to treat their cancer. ESA’s have historically been used by oncologists to treat anemia caused by chemotherapy, as well as anemia in cancer patients who are not currently receiving chemotherapy. ESA’s are administered to increase levels of healthy red blood cells and are an alternative to blood transfusions.

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) issued a public health advisory outlining new safety information, including revised product labeling, about ESA’s which it later revised on November 8, 2007. In particular, the FDA highlighted studies that concluded that an increased risk of death may occur in cancer patients who are not receiving chemotherapy and who are treated with ESA’s. Partly in response to such warnings, certain Medicare intermediaries ceased reimbursement for ESA’s administered to patients who are not current or recent chemotherapy recipients at the time of administration. In addition, intermediaries have revised usage guidelines for ESA’s in other circumstances. The FDA advisory and subsequent intermediary actions led the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to open a national coverage analysis (“NCA”), on March 14, 2007, on the use of ESA’s for conditions other than advanced kidney disease, which was the first step toward issuing a proposed national coverage decision. The national coverage decision (“NCD”) was released on July 30, 2007, and was effective as of that date.

The NCD went significantly beyond limiting coverage for ESA’s in patients who are not currently receiving chemotherapy that was referenced in the initial FDA warning discussed above. The NCD includes determinations that eliminate coverage for anemia not related to cancer treatment. Coverage is also eliminated for patients with certain other risk factors. In circumstances where ESA treatment is reimbursed, the NCD (i) requires that in order to commence ESA treatment, patients be significantly more anemic than was common practice prior to the NCD; (ii) imposes limitations on the duration of ESA therapy and the circumstances in which it should be continued and (iii) limits dosing and dose increases in nonresponsive patients.

On July 30, 2008, FDA published a preliminary new label for the ESA drugs Aranesp and Procrit. This action was taken in response to the July 30, 2007 NCD. Unlike the NCD from CMS, the amended label applies to all patients and payers. Additionally, a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (“REMS”) is expected to be filed with the FDA on August 20, 2008. The REMS is expected have additional patient consent/education requirements, medical guides and physician registration procedures. The REMS process will be required in order for physicians to be approved to order and dispense ESA’s to their patients.

The draft label will be effective as of August 14, 2008, unless ESA manufacturers decide to appeal the label. An appeal could extend the process for up to 30 days.

The draft changes the labeled use of ESA’s in the following areas:

 

   

ESA’s are “not indicated” for patients receiving chemotherapy when the anticipated outcome is cure.

 

   

ESA therapy should not be initiated when hemoglobin levels are ³ 10 grams per deciliter (“g/dL”).

 

   

References in the labeling to an upper limit of 12 g/dL have been removed.

The FDA did not follow the Oncology Drug Advisory Committee recommendations to limit ESA in head/neck and breast cancers, or any other tumor type. In addition, affiliated physicians have already changed or are changing their ESA prescribing patterns as a result of the concerns raised over the past 18 months and many of those prescribing patterns may already be consistent with the new draft label.

A condensed financial summary of ESA’s administered by our network of affiliated physicians is summarized as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Revenue

   $ 25.5     $ 40.4     $ 52.4     $ 82.8  

Less: Operating Costs

     (16.9 )     (23.8 )     (33.7 )     (47.9 )
                                

Income from Operations

   $ 8.6     $ 16.6     $ 18.7     $ 34.9  
                                

 

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These financial results reflect the combined effect of results from our Medical Oncology Services segment which relate primarily to usage by practices receiving comprehensive management services and from our Pharmaceutical Services segment which includes purchases by physicians affiliated under the OPS model, as well as distribution and group purchasing fees received from manufacturers. In addition, there was an increase in supportive care drug pricing that became effective during the first quarter of 2008, the impact of which is included in these financial results.

Because the use of ESA’s relates to specific clinical determinations and the Company does not make clinical decisions for affiliated physicians, analysis of the financial impact of these restrictions is a complex process. As a result, there is inherent uncertainty in making an estimate or range of estimates as to the ultimate financial impact on the Company. Factors that could significantly affect the financial impact on the Company include ongoing clinical interpretations of coverage restrictions and risks related to ESA use and whether managed care and other non-governmental payers adopt similar reimbursement limitations. A significant decline in ESA usage has had an adverse affect on the Company’s results of operations and, particularly, its Medical Oncology Services and Pharmaceutical Services segments. Decreasing financial performance of affiliated practices as a result of declining ESA usage also affects their relationship with the Company and, in some instances, has led to increased pressure to amend the terms of their management services agreements. In addition, reduced utilization of ESA’s adversely impacted the Company’s ability to continue to receive favorable pricing from ESA manufacturers because purchasing agreements include pricing adjustments based upon specified purchase volumes as well as market share or because those manufacturers may seek to offset their financial losses through increased pricing. Decreased financial performance may also adversely impact the Company’s ability to obtain acceptable credit terms from pharmaceutical manufacturers, including manufacturers of products other than ESA’s.

We expect continued payer scrutiny of the side effects of supportive care products and other drugs that represent significant costs to payers. Such scrutiny by payers or additional scientific data could lead to future restrictions on usage or reimbursement for other pharmaceuticals as a result of payer or FDA action or reductions in usage as a result of the independent determination of oncologists practicing in our network. Any such reduction could have an adverse effect on our business. In our evidence-based medicine initiative, affiliated physicians continually review emerging scientific information to develop clinical pathways for use in oncology and remain engaged with payers in determining optimal usage for all pharmaceuticals.

The Deficit Reduction Act (“DRA”), passed in February, 2006, contained a provision affecting imaging reimbursement. The technical component of the physician fee schedule for physician-office imaging services was capped at the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“HOPPS”) rates. Medicare reimbursement, as a result, effective January 1, 2007, was limited to no more than the HOPPS rates. The impact on US Oncology affiliated practices primarily relates to reduced reimbursement for Positron Emission Tomography (“PET”), Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography (“PET/CT”) and Computerized Tomography (“CT”) services. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007, the reduced reimbursement for these imaging services reduced pre-tax income by $2.4 million and $4.7 million, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods of 2006. During 2008, the HOPPS rates increased, compared to 2007, resulting in an increase in pre-tax income in imaging reimbursement of approximately $0.5 million and $1.0 million for services provided during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008.

In November, 2006, CMS released its Final Rule of the Five-Year Review of Work Relative Value Units (“RVU” or “Work RVU”) under the Physician Fee Schedule and Proposed Changes to the Practice Expense (“PE”) Methodology (the “Final Rule”). The Work RVU changes were implemented in full on January 1, 2007, while the PE methodology changes are being phased in over a four-year period (2007-2010). During the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, this change in reimbursement increased pre-tax income by $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, over the comparable prior year periods for Medicare non-drug reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, this change in reimbursement increased pre-tax income by $0.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively, over the comparable prior year periods for Medicare non-drug reimbursement.

Medicare reimbursement for physician services is based on a fee schedule, which establishes payment for a given service, in relation to actual resources used in providing the service, through the application of relative value units (“RVUs”). The resources used are converted into a dollar amount of reimbursement through a conversion factor, which is updated annually by CMS, based on a formula. On November 1, 2007, CMS issued a physician fee schedule update for 2008 to be set under the statutory formula which was to be effective as of January 1, 2008. Under the CMS release, the 2008 conversion factor would have been 10.1% lower than the 2007 rates. However, as a result of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, effective for claims with dates of service from January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008, the update to the conversion factor was an increase of 0.5% over the 2007 rates; and as a result of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers

 

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Act of 2008 passed by Congress on July 15, 2008, the conversion factor for claims with dates of service from July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008, will remain at the threshold of 0.5% over 2007 rates currently in effect. In addition, the conversion factor for services provided during 2009 will be increased by 1.1%.

The Company’s most significant, and only service agreement to provide more than 10% of total revenues, is with Texas Oncology, P.A. which accounted for 22.7% and 26.2% of revenue for the six month periods ended June 30, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

NOTE 3 – Fair Value Measurements

In September, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements (see Note 11). Effective January 1, 2008, the Company partially adopted SFAS No. 157 as allowed by the FASB issued Staff Position No. 157-2 (“FSP 157-2”), which defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for one year for certain non-financial assets and liabilities. Due to the Company’s election under FSP 157-2, the Company has applied the provisions of the statement to its disclosures related to assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually). As a result, SFAS No. 157 currently applies only to the Company’s interest rate swap liability.

SFAS No. 157 requires disclosures that categorize assets and liabilities measured at fair value into one of three different levels depending on the observability of the inputs employed in the measurement. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market-corroborated inputs. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability reflecting our assumptions about pricing by market participants. The Company classifies assets and liabilities in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s methodology for categorizing assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value pursuant to this hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets and the lowest level to unobservable inputs.

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2008 (in thousands). Liabilities consist of the Company’s interest rate swap, only, which is valued using models based on readily observable market parameters for all substantial terms of the derivative contract and, therefore, is classified as Level 2. Under the interest rate swap the Company pays a fixed rate of 4.97% and receives a floating rate based on the six-month LIBOR on a notional amount of $425.0 million. The floating rate is set at the start of each semi-annual interest period with the final interest settlement date on March 15, 2012.

 

     Fair Value as of
June 30, 2008
    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

Assets

   $ —       $ —      $ —       $ —  

Liabilities

         

Other accrued liabilities

     (8,870 )     —        (8,870 )     —  

Other long-term liabilities

     (8,322 )     —        (8,322 )     —  
                             

Total

   $ (17,192 )   $ —      $ (17,192 )   $ —  
                             

 

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NOTE 4 – Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Changes in intangible assets relating to service agreements, customer relationships and goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2008 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Service
Agreements, net
    Customer
Relationships, net
    Goodwill  

Balance at December 31, 2007

   $ 223,850     $ 4,242     $ 757,270  

Additions, net

     65,926       —         —    

Impairment charge

     —         —         (380,000 )

Amortization expense and other

     (10,205 )     (250 )     —    
                        

Balance at June 30, 2008

   $ 279,571     $ 3,992     $ 377,270  
                        

The carrying value of goodwill and the carrying value of service agreements are subject to impairment tests under the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”. In connection with the preparation of the financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, and as a result of the continued decline in the financial performance of the Medical Oncology Services segment, the Company assessed the recoverability of goodwill related to that segment. Through strategic initiatives to diversify operations, the Company has become less dependent on its medical oncology segment as a source of earnings since goodwill was initially recognized in connection with the Merger in August 2004. During the year ended December 31, 2007, earnings in the medical oncology segment were negatively impacted by reduced coverage for supportive care drugs as a result of revised product labeling issued by the FDA and coverage restrictions imposed by CMS. As a result of declining earnings, goodwill was tested for impairment during both the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007 and no impairment was identified. During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, price increases from manufacturers of supportive care drugs and additional safety concerns related to the use of supportive care drugs continued to reduce their utilization by affiliated physicians and adversely impacted both current and projected operating results for the Medical Oncology Services segment. As a result of these safety concerns, on March 13, 2008, the Oncology Drug Advisory Committee (“ODAC”) met to consider the use of these drugs in oncology and recommended further restrictions which were considered by the FDA in a recently published preliminary label for certain ESA drugs (see Note 2). In addition, affiliated physicians may already be changing their ESA use as a result of concerns raised by ODAC, and the USON network is active in reviewing evidence and adopting appropriate treatment guidelines. These factors, along with a lower market valuation at March 31, 2008 resulting from unstable credit markets, led the Company to recognize a non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the amount of $380.0 million related to its Medical Oncology Services segment during the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The impairment charge is not expected to result in future cash expenditures. Further, the charge is a non-cash item that does not impact the financial covenants of US Oncology’s senior secured credit facility. There were no additional impairments identified through the end of June 30, 2008.

When an impairment is identified, an impairment charge is necessary to state the carrying value of goodwill at its implied fair value, based upon a hypothetical purchase price allocation assuming the segment was acquired for its estimated fair value. The fair value of the Medical Oncology Services segment was estimated with the assistance of an independent appraisal that considered the segment’s recent and expected financial performance as well as a market analysis of transactions involving comparable entities for which public information is available. Determining the implied fair value of goodwill also requires the identification and valuation of intangible assets that have either increased in value or have been created through the Company’s initiatives and investments since the goodwill was initially recognized. In connection with assessing the impairment charge, the Company identified previously unrecognized intangible assets, as well as increases to the fair value of the recognized management service agreement intangible assets, which amounted to approximately $160 million in the aggregate. Value assigned to these intangible assets reduced the amount attributable to goodwill in a hypothetical purchase price allocation and, consequently, increased the impairment charge necessary to state goodwill at its implied fair value by a like amount. In accordance with GAAP, these increases in the fair value of other intangible assets have not been recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2008.

Customer relationships, net, are classified as other assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Accumulated amortization relating to service agreements was $43.1 million and $33.0 million at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

During the six months ended June 30, 2008, additions to service agreements of $65.9 million included in affiliation transactions with 53 physicians under contracts with remaining terms between 10 and 20 years.

 

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NOTE 5 – Impairment and Restructuring Charges

Impairment and restructuring charges recognized during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,    Six Months Ended June 30,
     2008    2007    2008    2007

Goodwill

   $ —      $ —      $ 380,000    $ —  

Reduction in Force Severance

     356      —        1,662      —  

Service Agreements, net

     —        —        —        4,325

Property and Equipment, net

     —        —        —        2,512

Future Lease Obligations

     —        —        —        558

Other

     108      —        108      —  
                           

Total

   $ 464    $ —      $ 381,770    $ 7,395
                           

During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, charges of $0.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively, were recognized primarily related to employee severance for which payment has been made as of July 31, 2008. Also during the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company recorded an impairment of $380.0 million (recorded in the first quarter) of its goodwill related to the medical oncology segment (see Note 4).

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, in two markets in which the Company has affiliated practices, market-specific conditions resulted in the Company recognizing impairment and restructuring charges amounting to $7.4 million. No impairment changes were recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2007.

In the first market, during the quarter ended September 30, 2006, state regulators reversed a prior determination and ruled that, under the state’s certificate of need law, the affiliated practice was required to cease providing radiation therapy services to patients at a newly constructed cancer center. The affiliated practice appealed this determination, however, during the three months ended March 31, 2007, efforts did not advance sufficiently, and the resumption of radiation services or other recovery of the investment was not considered likely. Consequently, an impairment charge of $1.6 million was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2007. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the affiliated practice received a ruling in its appeal, which mandated a rehearing by the state agency. The state agency conducted a rehearing and issued a new ruling upholding the practice’s right to provide radiation services. That decision was appealed, and the appellants also sought a stay of the state’s decision. The request for a stay was denied in July 2008, and the practice intends to reinstitute its radiation practice.

In the second market, financial performance deteriorated as a result of an excessive cost structure relative to practice revenue. Along with the affiliated practice, the Company restructured the market to establish a base for future growth and to otherwise improve financial performance. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recorded impairment and restructuring charges of $5.8 million because, based on anticipated operating results, it did not expect that practice performance would be sufficient to recover the value of certain assets and the intangible asset associated with the management service agreement in the market.

 

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NOTE 6 – Indebtedness

As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, long-term indebtedness consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
 

US Oncology, Inc.

    

Senior Secured Credit Facility, due 2011

   $ 436,666     $ 471,602  

9.0% Senior Notes, due 2012

     300,000       300,000  

10.75% Senior Subordinated Notes, due 2014

     275,000       275,000  

9.625% Senior Subordinated Notes, due 2012

     3,000       3,000  

Subordinated notes

     33,897       1,606  

Mortgage, capital lease obligations and other

     22,888       18,974  
                
     1,071,451       1,070,182  

Less current maturities

     (11,222 )     (38,613 )
                
   $ 1,060,229     $ 1,031,569  
                

US Oncology Holdings, Inc.

    

Senior Floating Rate PIK Toggle Notes, due 2012

     447,789       425,000  
                
   $ 1,508,018     $ 1,456,569  
                

Future principal obligations under US Oncology’s and Holdings’ long-term indebtedness as of June 30, 2008, are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Twelve months ending June 30,
     2009    2010    2011    2012    2013    Thereafter

US Oncology payments due

   $ 11,222    $ 9,984    $ 337,041    $ 114,032    $ 307,965    $ 291,207

Holdings payments due

     —        —        —        447,789      —        —  
                                         
   $ 11,222    $ 9,984    $ 337,041    $ 561,821    $ 307,965    $ 291,207
                                         

Senior Secured Credit Facility

The senior secured credit facility provides for senior secured financing of up to $660.0 million, consisting of:

 

   

a $160.0 million revolving credit facility, including a letter of credit sub-facility and a swingline loan sub-facility that will terminate on August 20, 2010. At June 30, 2008, $133.7 million was available for borrowing. Availability has been reduced by outstanding letters of credit amounting to $26.3 million. At June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, no amounts had been borrowed under the revolving credit facility.

 

   

a $500.0 million term loan facility with a maturity of August, 2011. The amount outstanding under the term loan was $436.7 million as of June 30, 2008 and $471.6 million as of December 31, 2007. In April, 2008, the Company repaid $29.4 million of the balance outstanding under the term loan due to requirements under its “excess cash flow” repayment provision. No additional amounts may be borrowed under the term loan facility without future amendment to the facility.

The interest rates applicable to loans, other than swingline loans, under the senior secured credit facility are, at the Company’s option, equal to either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBOR for one, two, three or six month interest periods chosen by the Company (or a nine or 12 month period if all lenders agree to make an interest period of such duration available) in each case, plus an applicable margin percentage. Swingline loans bear interest at the interest rate applicable to alternate base rate revolving loans.

The adjusted LIBOR is based upon offered rates in the London interbank market. The alternate base rate is the greater of (1) the prime rate or (2) one-half of 1% over the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Currently, the applicable margin percentage is a percentage per annum equal to (1) 1.75% for alternate base rate term loans, (2) 2.75% for adjusted LIBOR term loans, (3) 1.75% for alternate base rate revolving loans and (4) 2.75% for adjusted LIBOR revolving loans.

 

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Indebtedness under the senior secured credit facility is guaranteed by all of US Oncology’s current restricted subsidiaries (see Note 12), all of US Oncology’s future restricted subsidiaries and by Holdings, and is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of US Oncology’s existing and future real and personal property, including accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, intellectual property, investment property, cash and a first priority pledge of US Oncology’s capital stock and the capital stock of the guarantor subsidiaries.

The senior secured credit facility requires US Oncology to comply, on a quarterly basis, with certain financial covenants, including a minimum interest coverage ratio (interest expense divided by EBITDA, as defined by the indenture) and a maximum leverage ratio (indebtedness divided by EBITDA, as defined by the indenture). At June 30, 2008, the Company was required to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of no less than 1.90:1 and a maximum leverage ratio of no more than 5.95:1. As of June 30, 2008, US Oncology’s actual interest coverage ratio was 2.39:1 and its actual leverage ratio was 4.92:1. Both of these covenants become more restrictive (generally on a quarterly basis) and, at maturity in 2011, the minimum interest coverage ratio required will be at least 2.50:1 and the maximum leverage ratio may not be more than 4.75:1. Also, the Company may be obligated (based on certain leverage thresholds) to make payments on its term loan facility of up to 75% of “excess cash flow”, as defined. A payment of $29.4 million under this provision was required based on cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2007 and was paid in April, 2008. In addition, the senior secured credit facility includes various negative covenants, including with respect to indebtedness, liens, investments, permitted businesses and transactions and other matters, as well as certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross defaults to certain indebtedness, certain events of bankruptcy, certain events under ERISA, material judgments, actual or asserted failure of any guaranty or security document supporting the senior secured credit facility to be in full force and effect and change of control. If such an event of default occurs, the lenders under the senior secured credit facility are entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the senior secured credit facility and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor. As of June 30, 2008, the Company is in compliance with the covenants of its indebtedness.

Senior Floating Rate PIK Toggle Notes

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, Holdings, whose principal asset is its investment in US Oncology, issued $425.0 million of senior floating rate PIK toggle notes, due 2012. A portion of the proceeds of the notes were used to repay Holdings’ $250.0 million floating rate notes. These notes are senior unsecured obligations of Holdings. Holdings may elect to pay interest on the Notes entirely in cash, by increasing the principal amount of the Notes (“PIK interest”), or by paying 50% in cash and 50% by increasing the principal amount of the Notes. Cash interest will accrue on the Notes at a rate per annum equal to 6-month LIBOR plus the applicable spread. PIK interest will accrue on the Notes at a rate per annum equal to the cash interest rate plus 0.75%. LIBOR will be reset semiannually. The applicable spread is 4.50% and will increase by 0.50% on March 15, 2009 and increase by another 0.50% on March 15, 2010. The Notes mature on March 15, 2012. The indenture required that the initial interest payment of $21.2 million due September 15, 2007 be made in cash, which was provided by US Oncology, Inc. in the form of a dividend paid to Holdings. The Company elected to settle the interest payment due March 15, 2008 entirely by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding notes and, on that date, increased the outstanding principal amount by $22.8 million as settlement for interest due of which $13.2 million related to the period from September 15, 2007 to December 31, 2007 and $9.6 million related to the period from January 1, 2008 to March 15, 2008. The Company has elected to pay interest due on September 15, 2008 50% in cash and 50% in kind, which is an alternative available under the notes. To settle this payment, the Company expects that it will pay $8.1 million in cash and issue an additional $8.9 million in notes of which $5.2 million has been expensed for the period from March 15, 2008 through June 30, 2008. The Company must make an election regarding whether subsequent interest payments will be made in cash or through PIK interest prior to the start of the applicable interest period.

Holdings may redeem all or any of the Notes on or after September 15, 2007 at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date:

 

Redemption period

   Price  

On or after September 15, 2007 and prior to September 15, 2008

   100.0 %

On or after September 15, 2008 and prior to September 15, 2009

   102.0 %

On or after September 15, 2009 and prior to September 15, 2010

   101.0 %

On or after September 15, 2010

   100.0 %

Because Holdings’ principal asset is its investment in US Oncology, US Oncology provides funds to service Holdings’ indebtedness through payment of dividends to Holdings. US Oncology expects to fund the portion of future semi-annual

 

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interest payments that are made in cash on the floating rate PIK toggle notes. The terms of the existing senior secured credit facility, as well as the indentures governing US Oncology’s senior notes and senior subordinated notes, and certain other agreements, restrict it and certain of its subsidiaries from making payments or transferring assets to Holdings, including dividends, loans or other distributions. Such restrictions include prohibition of dividends in an event of default and limitations on the total amount of dividends paid to Holdings. The senior notes and senior subordinated notes also require that US Oncology be solvent both at the time, and immediately following, a dividend payment to Holdings. In the event these agreements do not permit US Oncology to provide Holdings with sufficient distributions to fund interest payments, Holdings would be unable to pay interest on the notes in cash and would instead be required to pay PIK interest. If Holdings is unable to make principal payments on the Holdings Notes when due, Holdings may default on its notes, unless other sources of funding are available. The amount available under the restricted payments provision is based upon a portion of US Oncology’s cumulative net income adjusted upward for certain transactions, primarily the receipt of equity offering proceeds, and reduced principally by cumulative dividends paid to Holdings, among other transactions. Reductions in the Company’s net income would reduce the amount of cash that is available to the Company for debt service and capital expenditures. Amounts available under this restricted payments provision amounted to approximately $17.7 million as of June 30, 2008. In the event this restricted payments provision is insufficient for the Company to service interest on the Holdings Notes, including any obligation related to the interest rate swap, the Company may be required to arrange a capital infusion and use such proceeds to satisfy these obligations. There can be no assurance that additional financing, if available, will be made available on terms that are acceptable to the Company.

Holdings issued the Notes pursuant to an Indenture dated March 13, 2007 between Holdings and a Trustee. Among other provisions, the Indenture contains certain covenants that limit the ability of Holdings and certain restricted subsidiaries, including US Oncology, to incur additional debt, pay dividends on, redeem or repurchase capital stock, issue capital stock of restricted subsidiaries, make certain investments, enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates, engage in unrelated businesses, create liens securing the debt of Holdings and sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies.

In connection with issuing the Notes, Holdings entered into an interest rate swap agreement, with a notional amount of $425.0 million, fixing the LIBOR base rate at 4.97% through maturity in 2012. The swap agreement was initially designated as a cash flow hedge against the variability of future cash interest payments on the Notes. Due to the adverse impact of reduced ESA coverage, and due to limitations on the restricted payments that will be available to service the Notes, we no longer believe that payment of cash interest on the entire principal of the outstanding Notes remains probable. As a result, we discontinued cash flow hedge accounting for this interest rate swap in 2007. When hedge accounting is discontinued because it is determined that the derivative is not highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of a hedged item, the derivative continues to be recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in income. Provided the hedged forecasted transactions are no longer probable of occurring, the amounts previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the discontinued cash flow hedge are released into the consolidated statement of income (loss) when the Company’s earnings are affected by the variability in cash flows of the hedged item or when those transactions become probable of not occurring. As a result of discontinuing cash flow hedge accounting for this instrument, Holdings recognized a $14.3 million unrealized gain and $1.7 million unrealized loss related to the interest rate swap, which is classified as Other Expense in its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively (see Note 3). The Company’s Consolidated balance sheet includes a liability of $17.2 million to reflect the fair value of the interest rate swap as of that date. In addition, we expect to pay $4.9 million to settle the obligation under our interest rate swap agreement for the interest period ending September 15, 2008.

As of June 30, 2008, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes $1.3 million, net of tax, related to the interest rate swap which represents the cumulative loss (while the instrument was designated as a cash flow hedge) that is associated with future interest payments that cannot be considered probable of not occurring. Although cash flow hedge accounting is no longer applied to the interest rate swap, the Company believes the swap, economically, remains a hedge against the variability in a portion of interest payments of the Notes and the floating rate debt outstanding under US Oncology’s senior secured credit facility.

NOTE 7 – Stock-Based Compensation

The following disclosures relate to stock incentive plans involving shares of Holdings common stock or options to purchase Holdings common stock. Activity related to Holdings’ stock-based compensation is included in the financial statements of US Oncology, as the participants in such plans are employees of US Oncology.

 

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For all awards issued or modified after the adoption of SFAS 123R, Share-Based Payments (“SFAS 123R”), by the Company effective January 1, 2006, compensation expense is recognized in the Company’s financial statements over the requisite service period, net of estimated forfeitures, and based on the fair value as of the grant date.

US Oncology Holdings, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan

The Holdings’ Board of Directors adopted the US Oncology Holdings, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) effective in August, 2004. The purpose of the plan is to attract and retain the best available personnel and to provide additional incentives to employees and consultants to promote the success of the business. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company amended the Equity Incentive Plan to (i) eliminate the distinction between shares available for grant under restricted common shares and those available for grant under stock options and (ii) increase the number of shares available for awards from 27,223,966 to 32,000,000. Also on January 1, 2008, the Company awarded 7,882,000 shares of restricted stock to employees, a portion of which related to the cancellation of 2,606,250 employee stock options. The cancellation of options in exchange for restricted shares was accounted for as a modification of the original award. As a result, the unrecognized compensation expense associated with the original award continues to be recognized over the service period related to the original award. In addition, incremental compensation cost equal to the excess of the fair value of the new award over the fair value of the original award as of the date the new award was granted, is being recognized over the service period related to the new award. Depending on the individual grants, awards vest either at the grant date or over defined service periods. Based on the individual vesting criteria for each award, the Company recorded compensation expense of approximately $0.6 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $1.1 million and $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, related to restricted stock and stock option awards made under the Equity Incentive Plan. At June 30, 2008, 3,453,250 shares were available for future awards of restricted stock or stock options.

The Company granted awards of 8,244,500 restricted shares (which includes the January 1, 2008 awards discussed above) with an aggregate fair value at the time of grant of approximately $12.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 100,000 restricted shares during the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 250,000 restricted shares during the six months ended June 30, 2007 with an aggregate fair value at the time of grant of approximately $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively. No shares of restricted stock were granted during the three months ended June 30, 2008. Restricted shares vest over a three to five year period from the date of grant. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, 1,125,000 restricted shares and 1,545,000 restricted shares, respectively, were forfeited by holders. During both the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007, 1,105,000 restricted shares were forfeited by holders.

The following summarizes activity for restricted shares awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2008:

 

     Restricted Shares  

Restricted shares outstanding, December 31, 2007

   3,387,000  

Granted

   8,244,500  

Vested

   (88,000 )

Forfeited

   (1,545,000 )
      

Restricted shares outstanding, June 30, 2008

   9,998,500  
      

Compensation expense related to outstanding restricted stock awards is estimated to be $2.5 million, $2.3 million, $2.0 million, $1.8 million and $1.7 million for each of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2008 through 2012. Deferred compensation related to these awards becomes fully amortized during the year ending December 31, 2013.

 

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The following summarizes activity for options awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2008:

 

     Stock Options
     Shares
Represented by
Options
    Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
   Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term

Options outstanding, December 31, 2007

   3,339,000     $ 1.53   

Granted

   65,000       0.94   

Exercised

   (25,000 )     1.00   

Cancelled

   (2,609,250 )     1.55   

Forfeited

   (192,500 )     1.07   
           

Options outstanding, June 30, 2008

   577,250       1.53    7.7
           

Options exercisable, June 30, 2008

   221,950       1.33    6.9

At June 30, 2008, 577,250 options to purchase Holdings common stock were outstanding. Holdings granted 65,000 and 622,500 options to purchase common shares during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The fair value of options awarded during the three months ended June 30, 2008 was estimated at $0.12 per share using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: risk free interest rate of 2.47%; expected life of five years; expected volatility of 60.0% based on an index of peer companies; and expected dividend yield of zero. Compensation expense related to options granted during the three months and six ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 has been recorded based on the fair value as of the grant date and vesting provisions.

Holdings 2004 Director Stock Option Plan

The Holdings’ Board of Directors also adopted the US Oncology Holdings 2004 Director Stock Option Plan (the “Director Stock Option Plan”), which was effective in October, 2004 upon stockholder approval. The total number of shares of common stock for which options may be granted under the Director Stock Option Plan is 500,000 shares. At June 30, 2008, 91,000 options to purchase Holdings common stock were outstanding and 326,000 options were available for future awards. Under this plan, each eligible director in office and each eligible director who joined the board after adoption is automatically granted an option, annually, to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock. In addition, each such director is automatically granted an option, annually, to purchase 1,000 shares of common stock for each board committee on which such director served. As of June 30, 2008, options to purchase 174,000 shares of common stock, net of forfeitures, have been granted to directors under the Director Stock Option Plan. The options vest six months after the date of grant. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, there were no exercises of options issued under the Director Stock Option Plan.

Holdings Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan

In addition to stock incentive plans, Holdings adopted the US Oncology Holdings, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan (the “2004 Cash Incentive Plan”). As of December 31, 2007, no amounts were available for payment under the 2004 Cash Incentive Plan. Effective January 1, 2008, the 2004 Cash Incentive Plan was cancelled and the 2008 Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan (“2008 Cash Incentive Plan”) was adopted. Under the 2008 Cash Incentive Plan, which is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Holdings, management will receive a portion of the enterprise value created as determined by the plan provided that the maximum value that can be paid to management under the plan is limited to $100 million. The value of the awards under the 2008 Cash Incentive Plan is based upon financial performance of the Company for the period beginning January 1, 2008 and ending on the earlier of the occurrence of a payment event or December 31, 2012 and will only be paid in the event of an initial public offering or a change of control, provided that all shares of preferred stock, together with accrued dividends, have been redeemed or exchanged for common stock. No events occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2008 that would require a payment under the 2008 Cash Incentive Plan.

If any of the payment events described above occur, the Company may incur an additional obligation and compensation expense as a result of such an event. As of June 30, 2008, no amounts were available for payment under the 2008 Cash Incentive Plan as such amounts are generally determined annually based on the Company’s earnings for a given fiscal year. Obligations arising under the 2008 Cash Incentive Plan will be recognized in the period when a payment event occurs.

 

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NOTE 8 – Income Taxes

Holdings effective tax rate was a provision of 36.9% and a benefit of 92.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and a benefit of 1.4% and 23.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The difference between the effective tax rate for Holdings and US Oncology relates to incremental interest expense, changes in the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap and general and administrative expenses incurred by Holdings which increase its taxable loss and, consequently, decrease the impact that non-deductible costs have on its effective tax rate. The six month period ended June 30, 2007 also includes a loss on extinguishment of debt incurred by Holdings.

The effective tax rate for US Oncology, Inc. was a provision of 53.9% and 63.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The effective tax rate for US Oncology, Inc. was a provision of 0.8% and 57.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate is attributable to the impairment of goodwill in the medical oncology services segment during the six months ended June 30, 2008. Of the $380.0 million impairment charge $4.0 million is deductible through annual amortization for tax purposes, so there is no tax benefit associated with a significant portion of the goodwill impairment. The difference between our effective income tax rate and the amount that would be determined by applying the statutory U.S. income tax rate before income taxes is as follows:

 

     US Oncology Holdings, Inc.     US Oncology, Inc.  
     Six Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

U.S. statutory income tax rate

   35.0 %   35.0 %   35.0 %   35.0 %

Non-deductible expenses (1)

   (33.4 )   (2.9 )   (35.5 )   5.7  

State income taxes, net of federal benefit (2)

   (0.2 )   (3.7 )   (0.3 )   7.0  

Other

   —       (5.2 )   1.6     9.8  
                        

Effective tax rate

   1.4 %   23.2 %   0.8 %   57.5 %
                        

 

(1)

Includes the impact of the non-deductible goodwill impairment charge recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

(2)

The Texas state margin tax became effective January 1, 2007. Under the Texas margin tax, a Company’s tax obligation is computed based on its receipts less, in the case of the Company, the cost of pharmaceuticals. As such, significant costs incurred that would be deducted under an income tax of an entity may not be considered in assessing an obligation for margin tax.

At June 30, 2008, the Company had a gross federal net operating loss carryforward benefit of approximately $32.4 million that will begin to expire in 2027. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management evaluates a variety of factors in considering whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will ultimately be realized. Management considers earnings expectations, the existence of taxable temporary differences, tax planning strategies, and the periods in which estimated losses can be utilized. Based upon this analysis, management has concluded that it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of its deferred tax assets. Accordingly, the Company has no valuation allowance established for federal deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets associated with state net operating losses amount to approximately $0.4 million as of June 30, 2008, net of a valuation allowance.

As of June 30, 2008, the Company had $2.3 million of unrecognized income tax benefits. The Company expects the approximate $2.3 million reserve for uncertain tax positions to settle within the next twelve months.

NOTE 9 – Segment Financial Information

The Company’s reportable segments are based on internal management reporting that disaggregates the business by service line. The Company’s reportable segments are medical oncology services, cancer center services, pharmaceutical services, and research/other services (primarily consisting of research services). The Company provides comprehensive practice management services for the non-clinical aspects of practice management to affiliated practices in its medical oncology and cancer center services segments. In addition to managing non-clinical operations, the medical oncology segment provides oncology pharmaceutical services to practices affiliated under comprehensive service agreements. The cancer center services

 

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segment develops and manages comprehensive, community-based cancer centers, which integrate various aspects of outpatient cancer care, from laboratory and radiology diagnostic capabilities to radiation therapy for practices affiliated under comprehensive service agreements. The pharmaceutical services segment distributes oncology pharmaceuticals to our affiliated practices, including practices affiliated under our OPS model, provides pharmaceuticals and counseling services to patients through its oral oncology specialty pharmacy and mail order business and offers informational and other services to pharmaceutical manufacturers. The research/other services segment contracts with pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms to provide a comprehensive range of services relating to clinical trials.

Balance sheet information by reportable segment is not reported, since the Company does not prepare such information internally.

The tables below present segment results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands). Income (loss) from operations of Holdings is identical to those of US Oncology with the exception of nominal administrative expenses:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2008  
     Medical
Oncology
Services
    Cancer
Center
Services
    Pharmaceutical
Services
    Research/
Other
    Corporate
Costs
    Eliminations (1)     Total  

US Oncology, Inc.

              

Product revenues

   $ 409,501     $ —       $ 621,779     $ —       $ —       $ (474,230 )   $ 557,050  

Service revenues

     149,843       92,234       15,472       14,576       —         —         272,125  
                                                        

Total revenues

     559,344       92,234       637,251       14,576       —         (474,230 )     829,175  

Operating expenses

     (538,600 )     (60,423 )     (610,908 )     (15,408 )     (21,240 )     474,230       (772,349 )

Impairment and restructuring charges

     42       (150 )     —         —         (356 )     —         (464 )

Depreciation and amortization

     —         (9,611 )     (1,325 )     (91 )     (14,856 )     —         (25,883 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 20,786     $ 22,050     $ 25,018     $ (923 )   $ (36,452 )   $ —       $ 30,479  
                                                        

US Oncology Holdings, Inc.

              

Operating expenses

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (48 )   $ —       $ (48 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 20,786     $ 22,050     $ 25,018     $ (923 )   $ (36,500 )   $ —       $ 30,431  
                                                        

Goodwill

   $ 28,913     $ 191,424     $ 156,933     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 377,270  
                                                        
     Three Months Ended June 30, 2007  
     Medical
Oncology
Services
    Cancer
Center
Services
    Pharmaceutical
Services
    Research/
Other
    Corporate
Costs
    Eliminations (1)     Total  

US Oncology, Inc.

              

Product revenues

   $ 382,271     $ —       $ 554,625     $ —       $ —       $ (446,337 )   $ 490,559  

Service revenues

     140,495       89,393       18,860       14,046       —         —         262,794  
                                                        

Total revenues

     522,766       89,393       573,485       14,046       —         (446,337 )     753,353  

Operating expenses

     (502,833 )     (54,921 )     (552,049 )     (13,889 )     (23,223 )     446,337       (700,578 )

Depreciation and amortization

     —         (9,795 )     (1,287 )     (102 )     (10,358 )     —         (21,542 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 19,933     $ 24,677     $ 20,149     $ 55     $ (33,581 )   $ —       $ 31,233  
                                                        

US Oncology Holdings, Inc.

              

Operating expenses

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (45 )   $ —       $ (45 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 19,933     $ 24,677     $ 20,149     $ 55     $ (33,626 )   $ —       $ 31,188  
                                                        

Goodwill

   $ 408,913     $ 191,424     $ 156,933     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 757,270  
                                                        

 

(1)

Eliminations represent the sale of pharmaceuticals from our distribution center (pharmaceutical services segment) to our practices affiliated under comprehensive service agreements (medical oncology segment).

 

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     Six Months Ended June 30, 2008  
     Medical
Oncology
Services
    Cancer
Center
Services
    Pharmaceutical
Services
    Research/
Other
    Corporate
Costs
    Eliminations (1)     Total  

US Oncology, Inc.

              

Product revenues

   $ 812,815     $ —       $ 1,217,649     $ —       $ —       $ (930,153 )   $ 1,100,311  

Service revenues

     299,284       182,325       30,224       27,638       —         —         539,471  
                                                        

Total revenues

     1,112,099       182,325       1,247,873       27,638       —         (930,153 )     1,639,782  

Operating expenses

     (1,072,746 )     (119,399 )     (1,198,791 )     (29,337 )     (41,228 )     930,153       (1,531,348 )

Impairment and restructuring charges

     (380,038 )     (150 )     —         —         (1,582 )     —         (381,770 )

Depreciation and amortization

     —         (18,948 )     (2,638 )     (191 )     (29,860 )     —         (51,637 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

   $ (340,685 )   $ 43,828     $ 46,444     $ (1,890 )   $ (72,670 )   $ —       $ (324,973 )
                                                        

US Oncology Holdings, Inc.

              

Operating expenses

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (99 )   $ —       $ (99 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

   $ (340,685 )   $ 43,828     $ 46,444     $ (1,890 )   $ (72,769 )   $ —       $ (325,072 )
                                                        

Goodwill

   $ 28,913     $ 191,424     $ 156,933     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 377,270  
                                                        
     Six Months Ended June 30, 2007  
     Medical
Oncology
Services
    Cancer
Center
Services
    Pharmaceutical
Services
    Research/
Other
    Corporate
Costs
    Eliminations (1)     Total  

US Oncology, Inc.

              

Product revenues

   $ 767,626     $ —       $ 1,079,429     $ —       $ —       $ (874,881 )   $ 972,174  

Service revenues

     277,047       173,689       35,437       27,046       —         —         513,219  
                                                        

Total revenues

     1,044,673       173,689       1,114,866       27,046       —         (874,881 )     1,485,393  

Operating expenses

     (999,904 )     (109,699 )     (1,071,023 )     (26,416 )     (43,458 )     874,881       (1,375,619 )

Impairment and restructuring charges

     —         (3,070 )     —         —         (4,325 )     —         (7,395 )

Depreciation and amortization

     —         (19,324 )     (2,639 )     (301 )     (20,372 )     —         (42,636 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 44,769     $ 41,596     $ 41,204     $ 329     $ (68,155 )   $ —       $ 59,743  
                                                        

US Oncology Holdings, Inc.

              

Operating expenses

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (86 )   $ —       $ (86 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 44,769     $ 41,596     $ 41,204     $ 329     $ (68,241 )   $ —       $ 59,657  
                                                        

Goodwill

   $ 408,913     $ 191,424     $ 156,933     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 757,270  
                                                        

 

(1)

Eliminations represent the sale of pharmaceuticals from our distribution center (pharmaceutical services segment) to our practices affiliated under comprehensive service agreements (medical oncology segment).

NOTE 10 – Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company leases office space, along with certain comprehensive cancer centers and equipment under noncancelable operating lease agreements. As of June 30, 2008, total future minimum lease payments, including escalation provisions and leases with entities affiliated with practices, are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Twelve months ending June 30,
     2009    2010    2011    2012    2013    Thereafter

Payments due

   $ 77,380    $ 70,220    $ 58,534    $ 49,650    $ 42,156    $ 216,742

 

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Guarantees

Beginning January 1, 1997, the Company guaranteed that amounts retained by the Company’s affiliated practice in Minnesota will amount to a minimum of $5.2 million annually under the terms of the related service agreement, provided that certain targets are met. The Company has not been required to make any payments associated with this guarantee.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company guaranteed to one of its affiliated practices that amounts retained by that practice will amount to a minimum of $3.5 million through March 31, 2008. An informal agreement has been initiated which would extend the guarantee to include an additional $0.3 million minimum for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and $0.2 million minimum for the three months ending September 30, 2008. This guarantee expires September 30, 2008. Additionally, beginning January 1, 2007, the Company guaranteed that a second practice would receive no less than $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. This guarantee expired December 31, 2007. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, amounts paid under these guarantees amounted to $0.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively, and during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007, amounts paid under the guarantees were $0.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

U.S. Department of Justice Subpoena

During the three months ended December 31, 2005, the Company received a subpoena from the United States Department of Justice’s Civil Litigation Division (“DOJ”) requesting a broad range of information about the Company and its business, generally in relation to the Company’s contracts and relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers. The Company has cooperated fully with the DOJ in responding to the subpoena. At the present time, the DOJ has not made any allegation of wrongdoing on the part of the Company. However, the Company cannot provide assurance that such an allegation or litigation will not result from this investigation. While the Company believes that it is operating and has operated its business in compliance with the law, including with respect to the matters covered by the subpoena, the Company cannot provide assurance that the DOJ will not make a determination that wrongdoing has occurred. In addition, the Company has devoted significant resources to responding to the DOJ subpoena and anticipates that such resources will be required on an ongoing basis to fully respond to the subpoena.

The Company has also received requests for information relating to class action litigation against pharmaceutical manufacturers relating to alleged manipulation of Average Wholesale Price (“AWP”) and alleged inappropriate marketing practices with respect to AWP.

Qui Tam Lawsuits

From time to time, the Company has become aware that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliated practices have been the subject of qui tam lawsuits (commonly referred to as “whistle-blower” suits). Because qui tam actions are filed under seal, it is possible that the Company is the subject of other qui tam actions of which it is unaware.

Specifically, during March, 2007, the Company became aware that it and one of its affiliated practices were the subject of allegations that the practice may have engaged in activities that violate the Federal False Claims Act. These allegations were contained in a qui tam complaint filed on a confidential basis with a United States federal court. The DOJ has determined that it will not intervene in the suit and the lawsuit has been dismissed.

In previous qui tam suits which the Company has been made aware of, the DOJ has declined to intervene in such suits and the suits have been dismissed. Qui tam suits are brought by private individuals, and there is no minimum evidentiary or legal threshold for bringing such a suit. The DOJ is legally required to investigate the allegations in these suits. The subject matter of many such claims may relate both to alleged actions of the Company and alleged actions of an affiliated practice. Because the affiliated practices are separate legal entities not controlled by the Company, such claims necessarily involve a more complicated, higher cost defense, and may adversely impact the relationship between the Company and the practices. If the individuals who file complaints and/or the United States were to prevail in these claims against the Company, and the magnitude of the alleged wrongdoing were determined to be significant, the resulting judgment could have a material adverse financial and operational effect on the Company, including potential limitations in future participation in governmental reimbursement programs. In addition, addressing complaints and government investigations requires the Company to devote significant financial and other resources to the process, regardless of the ultimate outcome of the claims.

 

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Other Litigation

The provision of medical services by the Company’s affiliated practices entails an inherent risk of professional liability claims. The Company does not control the practice of medicine by the clinical staff or their compliance with regulatory and other requirements directly applicable to practices. In addition, because the practices purchase and prescribe pharmaceutical products, they face the risk of product liability claims. In addition, because of licensing requirements and affiliated practices’ participation in governmental healthcare programs, the Company and affiliated practices are, from time to time, subject to governmental audits and investigations, as well as internally initiated audits, some of which may result in refunds to governmental programs. Although the Company and its affiliated practices maintain insurance coverage, successful malpractice, regulatory or product liability claims asserted against it or one of the affiliated practices, in excess of insurance coverage, could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

The Company and its network physicians are defendants in a number of lawsuits involving employment and other disputes and breach of contract claims. In addition, the Company is involved from time to time in disputes with, and claims by, its affiliated practices against the Company.

The Company is also involved in litigation with a practice in Oklahoma that was affiliated with the Company under the net revenue model until April, 2006. While the Company was still affiliated with the practice, the Company initiated arbitration proceedings pursuant to a provision in the service agreement providing for contract reformation in certain events. The practice countered with a lawsuit that alleges, among other things, that the Company has breached the service agreement and that the service agreement is unenforceable as a matter of public policy due to alleged violations of healthcare laws. The practice sought unspecified damages and a termination of the contract. The Company believes that its service agreement is lawful and enforceable and that the Company is operating in accordance with applicable law. As a result of alleged breaches of the service agreement by the practice, the Company terminated the service agreement in April, 2006. In March 2007, the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling that would have compelled arbitration in this matter and remanded the case back to the lower court to hold hearings to determine whether and to what extent the arbitration provisions of the service agreement will be applicable to the dispute. The Company expects those hearings to occur in late 2008. Because of the need for further proceedings, the Company believes that the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling will extend the amount of time it will take to resolve this dispute and increase the risk of litigation to the Company. In any event, as with any complex litigation, the Company anticipates that this dispute may take several years to resolve.

During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Oklahoma practice represented 4.6% of the Company’s consolidated revenue. In October, 2006, the Company sold, for cash, the property, plant and equipment to the practice for an amount that approximated its net book value at the time of sale.

As a result of the ongoing litigation, the Company has been unable to collect on a timely basis a receivable owed to the Company relating to accounts receivable purchased by the Company under the service agreement and amounts for reimbursement of expenses paid by the Company on the practice’s behalf. At June 30, 2008, the total owed to the Company for those receivables of $22.5 million is reflected on its balance sheet as other noncurrent assets. Currently, approximately $9.0 million is held in an escrowed bank account into which the practice has been making, and is required to continue to make, monthly deposits. These amounts will be released upon resolution of the litigation. In addition, $7.5 million is being held in a bank account that has been frozen pending the outcome of related litigation regarding that account. In addition, the Company has filed a security lien on the receivables of the practice. The Company’s management believes that the amounts held in the bank accounts combined with the receivables of the practice in which the Company has filed a security lien represent adequate collateral to recover the $22.5 million receivable recorded in other noncurrent assets at June 30, 2008. Accordingly, the Company expects to realize the amount that it believes to be owed by the practice. However, realization is subject to a successful conclusion to the litigation with the practice.

The Company intends to vigorously pursue its claims, including claims for any costs and expenses that it incurs as a result of the termination of the service agreement and to defend against the practice’s allegations that it breached the agreement and that the agreement is unenforceable. However, the Company cannot provide assurance as to what the outcome of the litigation will be, or, even if it prevails in the litigation, whether it will be successful in recovering the full amount, or any, of its costs associated with the litigation and termination of the service agreement. The Company expects to continue to incur expenses in connection with its litigation with the practice.

 

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Certificate of Need Regulatory Action

During the three months ended September 30, 2006, one of the Company’s affiliated practices in North Carolina lost (through state regulatory action) the ability to provide radiation services at its cancer center in Asheville. The practice continued to provide medical oncology services, but was not permitted to use the radiation services area of the center (approximately 18% of the square footage of the cancer center). The practice appealed the regulatory action and the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the practice on procedural grounds and ordered the state agency to hold a new hearing on its regulatory action. The state agency conducted a rehearing and issued a new ruling upholding the practice’s right to provide radiation services. That decision was appealed, and the appellants also sought a stay of the state agency’s decision. The request for a stay was denied in July 2008, and the practice intends to reinstitute its radiation practice.

Delays during the three months ended March 31, 2007 in pursuing strategic alternatives led to uncertainty regarding the form and timing associated with alternatives to a successful appeal. Consequently, the Company performed impairment testing as of March 31, 2007 and recorded an impairment charge of $1.6 million relating to a management services agreement asset and equipment in the three months ended March 31, 2007. (These charges are a component of the impairment losses disclosed in Note 5.) No additional impairment charges relating to this regulatory action have been recorded through June 30, 2008.

As of June 30, 2008, our Consolidated Balance Sheet included net assets in the amount of $1.8 million related to this practice, which includes primarily working capital in the amount of $1.2 million. The construction of the cancer center in which the practice operates was financed as an operating lease and, as such, is not recorded on the Company’s balance sheet. At June 30, 2008, the lease had a remaining term of 18 years and the net present value of minimum future lease payments is approximately $7.1 million. A termination obligation for this lease was not accrued as the Company had not exhausted its legal appeals. Management will continue to monitor this matter.

Insurance

The Company and its affiliated practices maintain insurance with respect to medical malpractice and associated vicarious liability risks on a claims-made basis, in amounts believed to be customary and adequate. The Company is not aware of any outstanding claims or unasserted claims that are likely to be asserted against the Company or its affiliated practices, which would have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

The Company maintains all other traditional insurance coverages on either a fully insured or high-deductible basis, using loss funds for any estimated losses within the retained deductibles.

Summary

The Company believes the allegations in suits against it are customary for the size and scope of the Company’s operations. However, adverse judgments, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Assessing the Company’s financial and operational exposure on litigation matters requires the application of substantial subjective judgments and estimates based upon facts and circumstances, resulting in estimates that could change as more information becomes available.

NOTE 11 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the SEC and other regulatory bodies seek to change accounting rules, including rules applicable to the Company’s business and financial statements. The Company cannot assure that future changes in accounting rules would not require it to make retrospective application to its financial statements.

In September, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Statement does not require new fair value measurements, however for some entities, the application of this Statement will change current practice. In developing this standard, the FASB considered the need for increased consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company partially adopted SFAS No. 157 as allowed by the FASB issued Staff Position No. 157-2 (“FSP 157-2”), which defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for one year for certain non-financial assets and liabilities. Due to the Company’s election under FSP 157-2, the Company has applied the provisions of the statement to its disclosures related to

 

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assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually), which for the Company is limited to its interest rate swap. Partial adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition (see Note 3). The provisions of SFAS No. 157 related to other non-financial assets and liabilities, specifically the Company’s intangible management service agreements and goodwill assets and its fixed-rate long-term liabilities, will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2009, and will be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that these additional SFAS 157 provisions will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits an entity to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. An entity then reports unrealized gains and losses in earnings on items for which the fair value option has been elected, at each subsequent reporting date. Upfront costs and fees related to items for which the fair value option is elected shall be recognized in earnings as incurred and not deferred. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 was effective beginning January 1, 2008. We did not apply the fair value option under SFAS No. 159 and, therefore, the statement did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue (“EITF”) No. 06-11, “Accounting for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards” (“EITF 06-11”). EITF 06-11 requires companies to recognize a realized income tax benefit associated with dividends or dividend equivalents paid on nonvested equity-classified employee share-based payment awards that are charged to retained earnings as an increase to additional paid-in capital. EITF 06-11 was effective beginning January 1, 2008 and was adopted prospectively by the Company as of January 1, 2008 with no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue (“EITF”) No. 07-3, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and Development Activities” (“EITF 07-3”). EITF 07-3 requires that nonrefundable advance payments for goods and services that will be used or rendered in future R&D activities pursuant to executory contractual arrangements be deferred and recognized as an expense in the period that the related goods are delivered or services are performed. EITF 07-3 was effective beginning January 1, 2008 and as the recipient, rather than the payer, of advance payments for clinical research services, EITF 07-3 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations,” (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in an acquiree and the resulting goodwill. SFAS 141R also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This statement is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2008. SFAS 141R is to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January 1, 2009. The Company expects SFAS 141R will have an impact on the Company’s accounting for future business combinations once adopted but the effect is dependent upon acquisitions which may be made in the future.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51,” which establishes new standards governing the accounting for and reporting of non-controlling interests (NCIs) in partially-owned subsidiaries and the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard indicate, among other things, that NCIs (previously referred to as minority interests) be treated as a separate component of equity, rather than a liability; that increases and decreases in the parent’s ownership interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions, rather than as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses; and that losses of a partially-owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to the NCI even when such allocation might result in a deficit balance. This standard also requires changes to certain presentation and disclosure requirements. SFAS No. 160 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2008. The provisions of the standard are to be applied to all NCIs prospectively, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which are to be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the future impact and disclosures required by this standard.

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – An Amendment of SFAS No. 133” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 seeks to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures regarding the impact on financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2009. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the new disclosure requirements under SFAS 161.

 

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In April 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP 142-3”). This FSP amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”). The intent of this FSP is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. FSP 142-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. These disclosure requirements will be applied prospectively to all intangible assets recognized as of, and subsequent to, the effective date. We are still in the process of evaluating the impact of FSP 142-3, particularly as it relates to any future service agreements (see Note 4 regarding intangible assets currently held by the Company), but do not expect it to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS 162”). SFAS 162 is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for nongovernmental entities. SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Any effect of applying the provisions of SFAS 162 is to be reported as a change in accounting principle in accordance with FASB Statement No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. Once SFAS 162 is effective, the statement is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 12 – Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-Subsidiary Guarantors

The 9% Senior Secured Notes (the “Senior Notes”) and 10.75% Senior Subordinated Notes (the “Senior Subordinated Notes”) issued by US Oncology, Inc. are guaranteed fully and unconditionally, and on a joint and several basis, by all of US Oncology’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. Certain of US Oncology’s subsidiaries, primarily joint ventures, do not guarantee the Senior Notes and the Senior Subordinated Notes.

Presented on the following pages are condensed consolidating financial statements for US Oncology, Inc. (the issuer of the Senior Notes and the Senior Subordinated Notes), the subsidiary guarantors and the non-guarantor subsidiaries as of and for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. The equity method has been used with respect to US Oncology’s investments in its subsidiaries.

As of June 30, 2008, the non-guarantor subsidiaries include Cancer Treatment Associates of Northeast Missouri, Ltd., Colorado Cancer Centers, L.L.C., Southeast Texas Cancer Centers, L.P., East Indy CC, L.L.C., KCCC JV, L.L.C., AOR Real Estate of Greenville, L.P., The Carroll County Cancer Center, Ltd, Oregon Cancer Center, Ltd., and CCCN NW Building JV, LLC.

 

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US Oncology, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2008

(unaudited, in thousands, except share information)

 

     US Oncology, Inc.
(Parent

Company Only)
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
   Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

           

Current assets:

           

Cash and equivalents

   $ —       $ 78,041    $ 1     $ —       $ 78,042  

Accounts receivable

     —         345,366      10,304       —         355,670  

Other receivables

     —         97,251      —         —         97,251  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1       19,216      —         —         19,217  

Inventories

     —         114,314      —         —         114,314  

Deferred income taxes

     4,260       —        —         —         4,260  

Due from affiliates

     693,118       —        —         (630,071 (a)     63,047  

Investment in subsidiaries

     328,805       —        —         (328,805 (b)     —    
                                       

Total current assets

     1,026,184       654,188      10,305       (958,876     731,801  

Property and equipment, net

     —         354,383      43,501       —         397,884  

Service agreements, net

     —         274,844      4,727       —         279,571  

Goodwill

     —         371,677      5,593       —         377,270  

Other assets

     27,886       38,715      1,630         68,231  
                                       
   $ 1,054,070     $ 1,693,807    $ 65,756     $ (958,876   $ 1,854,757  
                                       

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

           

Current liabilities:

           

Current maturities of long-term indebtedness

   $ 9,960     $ —      $ 1,262     $ —       $ 11,222  

Accounts payable

     —         278,723      751       —         279,474  

Intercompany accounts

     (249,113 )     252,404      (3,291 )     —         —    

Due to affiliates

     7,143       774,484      9,037       (630,071 ) (a)     160,593  

Accrued compensation cost

     —         27,211      399       —         27,610  

Accrued interest payable

     25,385       —        —         —         25,385  

Income taxes payable

     9,973       —        —         —         9,973  

Other accrued liabilities

     —         37,020      (714 )     —         36,306  
                                       

Total current liabilities

     (196,652 )     1,369,842      7,444       (630,071 )     550,563  

Deferred revenue

     —         7,507      —         —         7,507  

Deferred income taxes

     31,516       —        —         —         31,516  

Long-term indebtedness

     1,038,573       2,555      19,101       —         1,060,229  

Other long-term liabilities

     —         6,813      3,641       —         10,454  
                                       

Total liabilities

     873,437       1,386,717      30,186       (630,071 )     1,660,269  
                                       

Commitments and contingencies

           

Minority interests

     —         —        13,855       —         13,855  

Stockholder’s equity

           

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     1       —        —         —         1  

Additional paid-in capital

     550,331       —        —         —         550,331  

Retained earnings (deficit)

     (369,699 )     —        —         —         (369,699 )

Subsidiary equity

     —         307,090      21,715       (328,805 (b)     —    
                                       

Total stockholder’s equity

     180,633       307,090      21,715       (328,805 )     180,633  
                                       

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity

   $ 1,054,070     $ 1,693,807    $ 65,756     $ (958,876 )   $ 1,854,757  
                                       

 

(a)

Elimination of intercompany balances

(b)

Elimination of investment in subsidiaries

 

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US Oncology, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2007

(unaudited, in thousands, except share information)

 

     US Oncology, Inc.
(Parent

Company Only)
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
   Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated

ASSETS

           

Current assets:

           

Cash and equivalents

   $ —       $ 149,255    $ 1     $ —       $ 149,256

Accounts receivable

     —         309,030      9,946       —         318,976

Other receivables

     —         120,285      —         —         120,285

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     7       22,794      —         —         22,801

Inventories

     —         82,822      —         —         82,822

Deferred income taxes

     4,260       —        —         —         4,260

Due from affiliates

     740,894       —        —         (680,599 (a)     60,295

Investment in subsidiaries

     651,999       —        —         (651,999 (b)     —  
                                     

Total current assets

     1,397,160       684,186      9,947       (1,332,598     758,695

Property and equipment, net

     —         360,837      38,784       —         399,621

Service agreements, net

     —         218,832      5,018       —         223,850

Goodwill

     —         751,677      5,593       —         757,270

Other assets

     31,426       36,258      1,530       —         69,214
                                     
   $ 1,428,586     $ 2,051,790    $ 60,872     $ (1,332,598   $ 2,208,650
                                     

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

           

Current liabilities:

           

Current maturities of long-term indebtedness

   $ 37,550     $ 95    $ 968     $ —       $ 38,613

Accounts payable

     —         240,318      775       —         241,093

Intercompany accounts

     (249,113 )     251,812      (2,699 )     —         —  

Due to affiliates

     7,132       841,866      8,866       (680,599 (a)     177,265

Accrued compensation cost

     —         29,366      679       —         30,045

Accrued interest payable

     24,949       —        —         —         24,949

Deferred income taxes

     6,735       —        —         —         6,735

Other accrued liabilities

     —         38,549      (786 )     —         37,763
                                     

Total current liabilities

     (172,747 )     1,402,006      7,803       (680,599 )     556,463

Deferred revenue

     —         8,380      —         —         8,380

Deferred income taxes

     33,532       —        —         —         33,532

Long-term indebtedness

     1,013,478       2,239      15,852       —         1,031,569

Other long-term liabilities

     —         7,435      3,731       —         11,166
                                     

Total liabilities

     874,263       1,420,060      27,386       (680,599 )     1,641,110
                                     

Commitments and contingencies

           

Minority interests

     —         —        13,217       —         13,217

Stockholder’s equity

           

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     1       —        —         —         1

Additional paid-in capital

     549,186       —        —         —         549,186

Retained earnings

     5,136       —        —         —         5,136

Subsidiary equity

     —         631,730      20,269       (651,999 (b)     —  
                                     

Total stockholder’s equity

     554,323       631,730      20,269       (651,999 )     554,323
                                     

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity

   $ 1,428,586     $ 2,051,790    $ 60,872     $ (1,332,598 )   $ 2,208,650
                                     

 

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Elimination of investment in subsidiaries

 

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US Oncology, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     US Oncology, Inc.
(Parent

Company Only)
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Product revenue

   $ —       $ 546,675     $ 10,375     $ —       $ 557,050  

Service revenue

     —         262,585       9,540       —         272,125  
                                        

Total revenue

     —         809,260       19,915       —         829,175  

Cost of products

     —         531,499       10,086       —         541,585  

Cost of services:

          

Operating compensation and benefits

     —         125,965       4,121       —         130,086  

Other operating costs

     —         78,162       1,276       —         79,438  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         17,872       881       —         18,753  
                                        

Total cost of services

     —         221,999       6,278       —         228,277  

Total cost of products and services

     —         753,498       16,364       —         769,862  

General and administrative expense

     96       21,144       —         —         21,240  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     —         464       —         —         464  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         7,130       —         —         7,130  
                                        
     96       782,236       16,364       —         798,696  
                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (96 )     27,024       3,551       —         30,479  

Other income (expense)

          

Interest expense, net

     (22,829 )     762       (366 )     —         (22,433 )

Minority interests

     —         (242 )     (775 )     —         (1,017 )

Other income (expense), net

     —         (2 )     —         —         (2 )
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (22,925 )     27,542       2,410       —         7,027  

Income tax benefit (provision)

     (3,788 )     —         —         —         (3,788 )

Equity in subsidiaries

     29,952       —         —         (29,952 (a)     —    
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,239     $ 27,542     $ 2,410     $ (29,952 )   $ 3,239  
                                        
          

 

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US Oncology, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2007

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     US Oncology, Inc.
(Parent

Company Only)
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Product revenue

   $ —       $ 478,752     $ 11,807     $ —       $ 490,559  

Service revenue

     —         254,591       8,203       —         262,794  
                                        

Total revenue

     —         733,343       20,010       —         753,353  

Cost of products

     —         473,293       11,672       —         484,965  

Cost of services:

          

Operating compensation and benefits

     —         114,574       3,864       —         118,438  

Other operating costs

     —         72,948       1,004       —         73,952  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         16,706       940       —         17,646  
                                        

Total cost of services

     —         204,228       5,808       —         210,036  

Total cost of products and services

     —         677,521       17,480       —         695,001  

General and administrative expense

     68       23,155       —         —         23,223  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         3,896       —         —         3,896  
                                        
     68       704,572       17,480       —         722,120  
                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (68 )     28,771       2,530       —         31,233  

Other income (expense)

          

Interest expense, net

     (24,775 )     1,075       (339 )     —         (24,039 )

Intercompany interest

     6,042       (6,042 )     —         —         —    

Minority interests

     —         —         (615 )     —         (615 )
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (18,801 )     23,804       1,576       —         6,579  

Income tax benefit (provision)

     (4,144 )     —         —         —         (4,144 )

Equity in subsidiaries

     25,380       —         —         (25,380 (a)     —    
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,435     $ 23,804     $ 1,576     $ (25,380 )   $ 2,435  
                                        

 

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US Oncology, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     US Oncology, Inc.
(Parent

Company Only)
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Product revenue

   $ —       $ 1,079,375     $ 20,936     $ —       $ 1,100,311  

Service revenue

     —         520,818       18,653       —         539,471  
                                        

Total revenue

     —         1,600,193       39,589       —         1,639,782  

Cost of products

     —         1,053,184       20,428       —         1,073,612  

Cost of services:

          

Operating compensation and benefits

     —         252,034       8,240       —         260,274  

Other operating costs

     —         153,647       2,587       —         156,234  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         35,666       1,688       —         37,354  
                                        

Total cost of services

     —         441,347       12,515       —         453,862  

Total cost of products and services

     —         1,494,531       32,943       —         1,527,474  

General and administrative expense

     189       41,039       —         —         41,228  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     —         381,770       —         —         381,770  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         14,283       —         —         14,283  
                                        
     189       1,931,623       32,943       —         1,964,755  
                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (189 )     (331,430 )     6,646       —         (324,973 )

Other income (expense)

          

Interest expense, net

     (47,873 )     1,948       (708 )     —         (46,633 )

Minority interests

     —         (372 )     (1,360 )     —         (1,732 )

Other income (expense), net

     —         1,369       —         —         1,369  
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (48,062 )     (328,485 )     4,578       —         (371,969 )

Income tax benefit (provision)

     (2,866 )     —         —         —         (2,866 )

Equity in subsidiaries

     (323,906 )     —         —         323,906  (a)     —    
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ (374,834 )   $ (328,485 )   $ 4,578     $ 323,906     $ (374,835 )
                                        
          

 

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US Oncology, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     US Oncology, Inc.
(Parent

Company Only)
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Product revenue

   $ —       $ 949,138     $ 23,036     $ —       $ 972,174  

Service revenue

     —         496,728       16,491       —         513,219  
                                        

Total revenue

     —         1,445,866       39,527       —         1,485,393  

Cost of products

     —         927,128       22,502       —         949,630  

Cost of services:

          

Operating compensation and benefits

     —         227,838       7,948       —         235,786  

Other operating costs

     —         144,596       2,149       —         146,745  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         33,466       1,909       —         35,375  
                                        

Total cost of services

     —         405,900       12,006       —         417,906  

Total cost of products and services

     —         1,333,028       34,508       —         1,367,536  

General and administrative expense

     156       43,302       —         —         43,458  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     —         7,395       —         —         7,395  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         7,261       —         —         7,261  
                                        
     156       1,390,986       34,508       —         1,425,650  
                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (156 )     54,880       5,019       —         59,743  

Other income (expense)

          

Interest expense, net

     (48,855 )     1,649       (639 )     —         (47,845 )

Intercompany interest

     12,083       (12,083 )     —         —         —    

Minority interests

     —         —         (1,337 )     —         (1,337 )
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (36,928 )     44,446       3,043       —         10,561  

Income tax benefit (provision)

     (6,076 )     —         —         —         (6,076 )

Equity in subsidiaries

     47,489       —         —         (47,489 (a)     —    
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ 4,485     $ 44,446     $ 3,043     $ (47,489 )   $ 4,485  
                                        

 

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US Oncology, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     US Oncology, Inc.
(Parent

Company Only)
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 2,470     $ 35,888     $ 3,867     $ 42,225  
                                

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Acquisition of property and equipment

     —         (38,029 )     (6,184 )     (44,213 )

Net payments in affiliation transactions

     32,677       (69,577 )     —         (36,900 )

Designation of restricted cash

     —         (500 )     —         (500 )

Net proceeds from sale of assets

     —         3,747       —         3,747  

Distributions from minority interests

     —         810       —         810  

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary

     —         (3,123 )     —         (3,123 )
                                

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     32,677       (106,672 )     (6,184 )     (80,179 )
                                

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from other indebtedness

     —         —         4,000       4,000  

Repayment of term loan

     (34,937 )     —         —         (34,937 )

Repayment of other indebtedness

     (235 )     (187 )     (457 )     (879 )

Debt financing costs

     —         —         (103 )     (103 )

Distributions to minority interests

     —         (243 )     (1,589 )     (1,832 )

Contributions from minority interests

     —         —         466       466  

Contributions of proceeds from exercise of stock options

     25       —         —         25  
                                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (35,147 )     (430 )     2,317       (33,260 )
                                

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     —         (71,214 )     —         (71,214 )

Cash and cash equivalents:

        

Beginning of period

     —         149,255       1       149,256  
                                

End of period

   $ —       $ 78,041     $ 1     $ 78,042  
                                

 

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US Oncology, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     US Oncology, Inc.
(Parent

Company Only)
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 209,952     $ (104,693 )   $ 1,628     $ 106,887  
                                
        

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Acquisition of property and equipment

     —         (47,822 )     (235 )     (48,057 )

Payments in affiliation transactions

       (134 )       (134 )

Net proceeds from sale of assets

     —         750       —         750  
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     —         (47,206 )     (235 )     (47,441 )
                                

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from other indebtedness

     658       —         665       1,323  

Repayment of term loan

     (5,023 )     —         —         (5,023 )

Repayment of other indebtedness

     (1,468 )     (62 )     (325 )     (1,855 )

Debt financing costs

     (153 )     —         —         (153 )

Repayment of advance to parent

     (150,000 )     —         —         (150,000 )

Distributions to minority interests

     —         315       (1,732 )     (1,417 )

Net distributions to parent

     (54,501 )     —         —         (54,501 )

Contributions of proceeds from exercise of stock options

     535       —         —         535  
                                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (209,952 )     253       (1,392 )     (211,091 )
                                

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     —         (151,646 )     1       (151,645 )

Cash and cash equivalents:

        

Beginning of period

     —         281,766       —         281,766  
                                

End of period

   $ —       $ 130,120     $ 1     $ 130,121  
                                

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, related notes, and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report. In addition, see “Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008, and subsequent filings.

General

US Oncology Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) was formed in March, 2004. Currently, its principal assets are 100% of the shares of common stock of US Oncology, Inc. (“US Oncology”). Holdings and US Oncology and their subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Company.” US Oncology, headquartered in Houston, Texas, supports one of the nation’s largest cancer treatment and research networks. As of June 30, 2008, our network included:

 

   

1,220 affiliated physicians

 

   

480 sites of service

 

   

80 comprehensive cancer centers and 12 facilities providing radiation therapy only

 

   

A clinical trial program currently managing 63 active clinical trials

 

   

A pharmaceutical distribution business currently distributing $2.1 billion annually in oncology pharmaceuticals from its 75,000 square foot distribution facility

Throughout our network, we aim to enhance efficiency and lower cost structures at our affiliated practices, while enabling them to continue to deliver quality patient care. The services we provide are designed to increase patient access and advance the delivery of high-quality, community-based cancer care by enabling physicians to provide cancer patients with a full continuum of care, including professional medical services, chemotherapy infusion, radiation oncology, diagnostic services, access to clinical trials, patient education and other services, often in a single location.

We believe that today, particularly in light of recent changes in Medicare reimbursement and continued pressures on overall reimbursement, the most successful oncology practices will be those that have a preeminent position in their local market, have diversified beyond medical oncology and have efficient management processes. We believe that our services best position practices to attain these characteristics. At the same time, the economics of healthcare and the aging of the American population mean that pressures to reduce healthcare costs and increase efficiency of medical practice operations will continue. We believe that community-based oncology care is the most patient-friendly and cost-effective care available, and we believe that we can continue to enhance practice efficiency within the community setting.

We provide practice management services primarily under comprehensive services agreements in both our medical oncology and cancer center services segments. Financial results relating to these services are reflected in the appropriate segment. Under comprehensive service agreements with affiliated practices, we provide services designed to encompass all of the non-clinical aspects of practice management. We also contract with practices solely for the purchase and management of specialty oncology pharmaceuticals under our oncology pharmaceutical services (“OPS”) model, which does not encompass all of our other services. OPS revenues are included in our pharmaceutical services segment. A more complete description of the services we provide to network practices is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2008.

An ongoing initiative is expanding our network of affiliated physicians. We plan to grow in three ways. First, we seek to enter into comprehensive service agreements with practices in new markets and expand those where we already have a regional presence. By seeking new markets we can grow our national presence while taking advantage of the efficiencies that result from leveraging our existing regional and national infrastructure and capabilities. Second, we intend to grow our OPS network of physicians by continuing to offer and develop our OPS relationships. Third, we intend to expand our existing markets both by assisting practices with individual physician recruitment and by affiliating with other established practices. On a local level, this helps our affiliated practices solidify their standing in local communities, while taking advantage of efficiencies that result from leveraging existing local assets and infrastructure.

 

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In addition to providing services to, and expanding our network of affiliated physicians, we capitalize on our network’s size and scope by providing services to pharmaceutical manufacturers and payers, to improve the delivery of cancer care in America. These services include:

 

   

Group Purchasing Organization (“GPO”) services. We negotiate purchasing contracts with pharmaceutical manufacturers and other vendors, administer the contracts and provide related services.

 

   

Pharmaceutical Distribution services. Through our distribution center in Fort Worth, Texas, we supply approximately 95% of pharmaceuticals (in dollar terms) administered by our network of affiliated practices. We believe our own distribution operation gives us an opportunity to enhance efficiency within our network, and affords us the opportunity to protect the safety and authenticity of drugs used by our practices as a result of our control of the pharmaceuticals directly from the manufacturer to the patient.

 

   

Information, Marketing and Analytical services. We provide a range of data and analytical services relating to purchasing and utilization of pharmaceuticals and other matters, as well as marketing assistance and other product-related services.

 

   

Reimbursement Support services. In July, 2006, we acquired AccessMed, a provider of reimbursement hotline and patient assistance programs located in Overland Park, Kansas, in a stock acquisition for net cash consideration of $31.4 million. The acquisition expands our services offered to pharmaceutical manufacturers and also allows us to centralize the appeals and patient financial assistance processes for affiliated practices.

 

   

Oral Oncology Specialty Pharmacy services. We launched our oral oncology specialty pharmacy and mail order business at our Fort Worth facility on August 1, 2006. This new capability is designed to address the increasing number of new oral chemotherapeutical compounds, as well as the needs of payers seeking to consolidate their pharmaceutical purchasing power to reduce costs. The service is an offering that is also available to patients outside of our affiliated network practices. In addition to providing patients with pharmaceuticals, we provide patient counseling services that are directed toward appropriate use of medications, monitoring of side effects and complications and reimbursement issues.

We continue to work with the physician leadership in the network to identify opportunities to improve the quality of cancer care. The focus of these efforts in 2008 is to:

 

   

Increase the financial strength of network practices by expanding their service offerings, consolidating their local market position and supporting clinical initiatives that help ensure the continued delivery of high quality and effective cancer care to their patients.

 

   

Further enhance the network’s ability to deliver high quality cancer care. The Practice Quality and Efficiency (“PQE”) initiative is being led by the network’s National Policy Board and by various physician committees and task forces. The initiative includes implementing an evidence-based approach to medical decision making, defining the key elements of a comprehensive quality program, and enhancing practice capacity to treat new patients. The network’s evidence-based medicine initiative and oncology-specific electronic medical records system continue to experience strong adoption among physicians and practices.

 

   

Introduce Disease Management programs for patients and payers. During 2007, in parallel with the PQE initiative referenced above, the Company initiated a program designed to provide a comprehensive array of patient support services to improve the quality of the patient experience during treatment and to provide direct patient support facilitating the patient’s transition to long-term survivorship or end-of-life care. Our specialty pharmacy business also enables us to integrate oral pharmaceuticals into our management of the overall continuum of care for patients.

 

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Expand our national billing and collection service, Oncology Reimbursement Solutions (“ORS”), which was launched in the fourth quarter of 2007. ORS is designed to better support practices affiliated with us under comprehensive service arrangements and as an additional service offering for affiliated practices under the OPS model and practices that are not part of our network. ORS integrates our patient and third party reimbursement expertise with our AccessMed service, which assists patients without coverage in finding alternative reimbursement, with the aim of expediting the billing and collection effort, and improving revenue cycle management.

 

   

Expand our Market Focus services. Through its Market Focus services, the Company provides a wide array of sophisticated clinical data management services, market research, marketing and related services for pharmaceutical manufacturers and payers.

 

   

Further leverage our pharmaceutical distribution operations. During 2005 we completed development of our pharmaceutical distribution operations as part of our strategy to broaden the range of services offered to affiliated practices and pharmaceutical manufacturers. We believe that by controlling the distribution channel for pharmaceuticals from manufacturer to patient, we are able to enhance efficiency within our network, and better ensure the safety and authenticity of drugs used by our practices.

 

   

Expand oncology pharmaceutical services. The distribution center also provides a platform to further expand our services related to oncology pharmaceuticals. For example, our oral oncology specialty pharmacy and mail order business launched in August, 2006 allows us to respond to market needs and provide additional value, including patient compliance programs and medication therapy management solutions.

Economic Models

We provide a range of services to our network of affiliated practices with the mission of expanding access to and improving the quality of cancer care in local communities. We provide these services through two economic models: a comprehensive services model, under which we provide all of our practice management services under a single contract with one fee based on overall performance; and our oncology pharmaceutical services (“OPS”) model, under which medical oncology practices contract with the Company to purchase only pharmaceutical services. Most of our revenues, approximately 80.8% during the six months ended June 30, 2008, are derived under the comprehensive services model.

Under most of our comprehensive service agreements, we are compensated under the earnings model. Under that model, we are reimbursed for expenses that we incur in connection with managing a practice, including rent, pharmaceutical expense and salaries and benefits of non-physician employees of the practices, and are paid an additional fee based upon a percentage of the practice’s earnings before income taxes. To further align ours and our affiliated practices’ economic incentives, these fees are subject to downward adjustments to incentivize the affiliated practices’ efficient use of capital and efficiency in pharmaceutical ordering and management through our distribution facility. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, 80.6% of our revenue was derived from comprehensive service agreements related to practices managed under the earnings model. The remainder of our comprehensive service agreements for our current practices for the six months ended June 30, 2008 are on a fixed management fee basis, as required in some states. Under our comprehensive services model, we own or lease all of the real and personal property used by our affiliated practices. In addition, we generally manage the non-medical business functions of such practices, while our affiliated physicians control all medical functions.

To help manage the business operations of our affiliated practices under the comprehensive services model and facilitate communication with our affiliated physicians, each management agreement contemplates a policy board consisting of representatives from the affiliated physician practice and the Company. The board’s responsibilities include strategic planning, decision-making and preparation of an annual budget. While both we and the affiliated practice have an equal vote in matters before the policy board, the practice physicians are solely responsible for all medical decisions, including the hiring and termination of physicians. We are responsible for all non-medical decisions, including billing, information systems management and marketing.

Under our OPS agreements which represent 16.2% of revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2008, fees include payment for pharmaceuticals and supplies used by the practice, reimbursement for certain pharmacy-related expenses and payment for the other services we provide. For example, we may receive a percentage of the cost of pharmaceuticals purchased by a practice or a fee for mixing pharmaceuticals. Rates for our services typically are based on the level of services required by the practice.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors

The following statements are or may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: (i) certain statements, including possible or assumed future results of operations contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” (ii) any statements contained herein regarding the prospects for any of our businesses or services and our development activities relating to physician affiliations and cancer centers; (iii) any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “estimates”, “plans” or similar expressions; and (iv) other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts.

Our business and results of operations are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond management’s ability to control or predict. Because of these risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. Such risks and uncertainties include the Company’s reliance on pharmaceuticals for the majority of its revenues, the Company’s ability to maintain favorable pharmaceutical pricing and favorable relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers and other vendors, concentration of pharmaceutical purchasing and favorable pricing with a limited number of vendors, prescription drug reimbursement, such as reimbursement for ESA’s, and other reimbursement under Medicare (including reimbursement for radiation and diagnostic services), reimbursement for medical services by non-governmental payers and cost-containment efforts by such payers, including whether such payers adopt coverage guidelines regarding ESA’s or pharmaceutical reimbursement methodologies that are similar to Medicare coverage, other changes in the manner patient care is reimbursed or administered, the Company’s ability to service its substantial indebtedness and comply with related covenants in debt agreements, the Company’s ability to fund its operations through operating cash flow or utilization of its existing credit facility or its ability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms, the Company’s ability to implement strategic initiatives, the Company’s ability to maintain good relationships with existing practices and expand into new markets and development of existing markets, modifications to, and renegotiation of, existing economic arrangements, the Company’s ability to complete cancer centers and PET facilities currently in development and its ability to recover investments in cancer centers, government regulation and enforcement, increases in the cost of providing cancer treatment services and the operations of the Company’s affiliated physician practices.

Please refer to our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008, and subsequent filings, for a more extensive discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations.

The cautionary statements contained or referred to in this report should be considered in connection with any written or oral forward-looking statements that may be issued by us or persons acting on our behalf. We do not undertake any obligation to release any revisions to or to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Reimbursement Matters

Pharmaceutical Reimbursement under Medicare

Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (“ESA’s”) are widely-used drugs for the treatment of anemia, which is a condition that occurs when the level of healthy red blood cells in the body becomes too low, thus inhibiting the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. Many cancer patients suffer from anemia either as a result of their disease or as a result of the treatments they receive to treat their cancer. ESA’s have historically been used by oncologists to treat anemia caused by chemotherapy, as well as anemia in cancer patients who are not currently receiving chemotherapy. ESA’s are administered to increase levels of healthy red blood cells and are an alternative to blood transfusions.

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) issued a public health advisory outlining new safety information, including revised product labeling, about ESA’s which was later revised on November 8, 2007. In particular, the FDA highlighted studies that concluded that an increased risk of death may occur in

 

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cancer patients who are not receiving chemotherapy and who are treated with ESA’s. Partly in response to such warnings, certain Medicare intermediaries ceased reimbursement for ESA’s administered to patients who are not current or recent chemotherapy recipients at the time of administration. In addition, intermediaries have revised usage guidelines for ESA’s in other circumstances. The FDA advisory and subsequent intermediary actions led Medicare (“Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services” or “CMS”) to open a national coverage analysis (“NCA”), on March 14, 2007, on the use of ESA’s for conditions other than advanced kidney disease, which was the first step toward issuing a proposed national coverage decision. The national coverage decision (“NCD”) was released on July 30, 2007, and was effective as of that date.

The NCD went significantly beyond limiting coverage for ESA’s in patients who are not currently receiving chemotherapy as discussed above. The NCD includes determinations that eliminate coverage for anemia not related to cancer treatment. Coverage was also eliminated for patients with certain other risk factors. In circumstances where ESA treatment is reimbursed, the NCD (i) requires that in order to commence ESA treatment, patients be significantly more anemic than was common practice prior to the NCD; (ii) imposes limitations on the duration of ESA therapy and the circumstances in which it should be continued and (iii) limits dosing and dose increases in nonresponsive patients.

On July 30, 2008, FDA published a preliminary new label for the ESA drugs Aranesp and Procrit. This action was taken in response to the July 30, 2007 NCD. Unlike the NCD from CMS, the amended label applies to all patients and payers. Additionally, a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (“REMS”) is expected to be filed with the FDA on August 20, 2008. The REMS is expected have additional patient consent/education requirements, medical guides and physician registration procedures. The REMS process will be required in order for physicians to be approved to order and dispense ESA’s to their patients.

The draft label will be effective as of August 14, 2008, unless ESA manufacturers decide to appeal the label. An appeal could extend the process for up to 30 days.

The draft changes the labeled use of ESA’s in the following areas:

 

   

ESA’s are “not indicated” for patients receiving chemotherapy when the anticipated outcome is cure.

 

   

ESA therapy should not be initiated when hemoglobin levels are ³ 10 grams per deciliter (“g/dL”).

 

   

References in the labeling to an upper limit of 12 g/dL have been removed.

The FDA did not follow the Oncology Drug Advisory Committee recommendations to limit ESA in head/neck and breast cancers, or any other tumor type. In addition, affiliated physicians have already changed or are changing their ESA prescribing patterns as a result of the concerns raised over the past 18 months and many of those prescribing patterns may already be consistent with the new draft label.

A condensed financial summary of our revenue and operating income attributable to ESA’s administered by our network of affiliated physicians is summarized as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Revenue

   $ 25.5     $ 40.4     $ 52.4     $ 82.8  

Less: Operating Costs

     (16.9 )     (23.8 )     (33.7 )     (47.9 )
                                

Income from Operations

   $ 8.6     $ 16.6     $ 18.7     $ 34.9  
                                

These financial results reflect the combined effect of results from our Medical Oncology Services segment which relate primarily to the administration of ESA’s by practices receiving comprehensive management services and from our Pharmaceutical Services segment which includes purchases by physicians affiliated under the OPS model, as well as distribution and group purchasing fees received from manufacturers. In addition, there was an increase in supportive care drug pricing that became effective during the first quarter of 2008, the impact of which is included in these financial results.

Because the use of ESA’s relates to specific clinical determinations and we do not make clinical decisions for affiliated physicians, analysis of the financial impact of these restrictions is a complex process. As a result, there is inherent uncertainty in making an estimate or range of estimates as to the ultimate financial impact on the Company. Factors that could significantly affect the financial impact on the Company include ongoing clinical interpretations of coverage restrictions and

 

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risks related to ESA use and whether managed care and other non-governmental payers adopt similar reimbursement limitations. A significant decline in ESA usage has had a significant adverse affect on the Company’s results of operations, and, particularly, its Medical Oncology Services and Pharmaceutical Services segments. Decreasing financial performance of affiliated practices as a result of declining ESA usage also affects their relationship with the Company and, in some instances, has led to increased pressure to amend the terms of their management services agreements. In addition, reduced utilization of ESA’s adversely impacted the Company’s ability to continue to receive favorable pricing from ESA manufacturers. Decreased financial performance may also adversely impact the Company’s ability to obtain acceptable credit terms from pharmaceutical manufacturers, including manufacturers of products other than ESA’s.

We expect continued payer scrutiny of the side effects of supportive care products and other drugs that represent significant costs to payers. Such scrutiny by payers or additional scientific data could lead to future restrictions on usage or reimbursement for other pharmaceuticals as a result of payer or FDA action or reductions in usage as a result of the independent determination of oncologists practicing in our network. Any such reduction could have an adverse effect on our business. In our evidence-based medicine initiative, affiliated physicians continually review emerging scientific information to develop clinical pathways for use in oncology and remain engaged with payers in determining optimal usage for all pharmaceuticals.

Reimbursement for Physician Services

Medicare reimbursement for physician services is based on a fee schedule, which establishes payment for a given service, in relation to actual resources used in providing the service, through the application of relative value units (“RVUs”). The resources used are converted into a dollar amount of reimbursement through a conversion factor, which is updated annually by CMS, based on a formula. On November 1, 2007, CMS issued a physician fee schedule update for 2008 to be set under the statutory formula which was to be effective as of January 1, 2008. Under the CMS release, the 2008 conversion factor would have been 10.1% lower than the 2007 rates. However, as a result of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, effective for claims with dates of service from January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008, the update to the conversion factor was an increase of 0.5% over the 2007 rates; and as a result of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 passed by Congress on July 15, 2008, the conversion factor for claims with dates of service from July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008, will remain at the threshold of 0.5% over 2007 rates currently in effect. In addition, the conversion factor for services provided during 2009 will be increased by 1.1%.

In November, 2006, CMS released its Final Rule of the Five-Year Review of Work Relative Value Units (“RVU” or “Work RVU”) under the Physician Fee Schedule and Proposed Changes to the Practice Expense (“PE”) Methodology (the “Final Rule”). The Work RVU changes were implemented in full on January 1, 2007, while the PE methodology changes are being phased in over a four-year period (2007-2010). During the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, this change in reimbursement increased pre-tax income by $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, over the comparable prior year periods for Medicare non-drug reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, this change in reimbursement increased pre-tax income by $0.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively, over the comparable prior year periods for Medicare non-drug reimbursement.

Imaging Reimbursement

The Deficit Reduction Act (“DRA”), passed in February, 2006, contained a provision affecting imaging reimbursement. The technical component of the physician fee schedule for physician-office imaging services was capped at the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“HOPPS”) rates. Medicare reimbursement, as a result, effective January 1, 2007, was limited to no more than the HOPPS rates. The impact on US Oncology affiliated practices primarily relates to reduced reimbursement for Positron Emission Tomography (“PET”), Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography (“PET/CT”) and Computerized Tomography (“CT”) services. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007, the reduced reimbursement for these imaging services reduced pre-tax income by $2.4 million and $4.7 million, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods of 2006. During 2008, the HOPPS rates increased, compared to 2007, resulting in an increase in pre-tax income in imaging reimbursement of approximately $0.5 million and $1.0 million for services provided during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

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General Reimbursement Matters

Other reimbursement matters that could impact our future results include the risk factors described herein, as well as:

 

   

the extent to which non-governmental payers change their reimbursement rates or implement other initiatives, such as pay for performance, or change benefit structures;

 

   

changes in practice performance or behavior, including the extent to which physicians continue to administer drugs to Medicare patients, or changes in our contracts with physicians;

 

   

changes in our cost structure or the cost structure of affiliated practices, including any change in the prices our affiliated practices pay for drugs;

 

   

changes in our business, including new cancer centers, PET system installations or otherwise expanding operations of affiliated physician groups; and

 

   

any other changes in reimbursement or practice activity that are unrelated to the prescription drug legislation.

Summary

Many factors impact the reimbursement for treatment provided by the Company’s affiliated practices. As experienced during the past year, new information regarding the possible effects of certain supportive care drugs brought about changes from the FDA, CMS, physicians and patients in determining the most appropriate and effective use of those drugs. The most recent was from the FDA which published a preliminary draft which changes the labeled use of the supportive care drugs and a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, containing additional patient consent/education requirements, medical guides and physician registration requirements, is expected to be filed with the FDA. The impact of these actions to the Company is not yet known, however, during the three months ended June 30, 2008, supportive care drugs contributed $8.6 million in income from operations. Another recent action impacting 2008 reimbursement was the July 13, 2008 action by Congress regarding the reimbursement for physician services. This action eliminates the 10.6% reimbursement cut that was to be effective July, 2008, and maintains the rate applied in the first half of the year through the end of 2008.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate these estimates, including those related to accounts receivable, intangible assets, goodwill, accrued expenses, income taxes, and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

In addition, as circumstances change, we may revise the basis of our estimates accordingly. For example, in the past we have recorded charges to reflect revisions in our valuation of accounts receivable as a result of actual collection patterns. We maintain decentralized billing systems and continue to upgrade and modify those systems. We take this into account as we evaluate the realizability of receivables and record appropriate reserves, based upon the risks of collection inherent in such a structure. In the event subsequent collections are higher or lower than our estimates, results of operations in subsequent periods could be either positively or negatively impacted as a result of such prior estimates. This risk is particularly relevant for periods in which there is a significant shift in reimbursement from large payers, such as the changes in Medicare reimbursement. As a result of declining profitability and lower market valuations, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $380.0 million related to goodwill in its Medical Oncology Services segment (see “Results of Operations – Impairment and Restructuring Charges”) during the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

 

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Refer to the “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008, and subsequent filings, for a discussion of our critical accounting policies. Management believes such critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated condensed financial statements. These critical accounting policies include our policy for recognition of revenue from affiliated practices, valuation of accounts receivable, stock-based compensation, impairment of long-lived assets, and volume-based pharmaceutical rebates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, the FASB, the SEC and other regulatory bodies seek to change accounting rules, including rules applicable to our business and financial statements. We cannot assure you that future changes in accounting rules would not require us to make retrospective application to our financial statements.

In September, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Statement does not require new fair value measurements, however for some entities, the application of this Statement will change current practice. In developing this standard, the FASB considered the need for increased consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company partially adopted SFAS No. 157 as allowed by the FASB issued Staff Position No. 157-2 (“FSP 157-2”), which defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for one year for certain non-financial assets and liabilities. Due to the Company’s election under FSP 157-2, the Company has applied the provisions of the statement to its disclosures related to assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually), which for the Company is limited to its interest rate swap. Partial adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition (see Note 3). The provisions of SFAS No. 157 related to other non-financial assets and liabilities, specifically the Company’s intangible management service agreements and goodwill assets and its fixed-rate long-term liabilities, will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2009, and will be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that these additional SFAS 157 provisions will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits an entity to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. An entity then reports unrealized gains and losses in earnings on items for which the fair value option has been elected, at each subsequent reporting date. Upfront costs and fees related to items for which the fair value option is elected shall be recognized in earnings as incurred and not deferred. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 was effective beginning January 1, 2008. We did not apply the fair value option under SFAS No. 159 and, therefore, the statement did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue (“EITF”) No. 06-11, “Accounting for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards” (“EITF 06-11”). EITF 06-11 requires companies to recognize a realized income tax benefit associated with dividends or dividend equivalents paid on nonvested equity-classified employee share-based payment awards that are charged to retained earnings as an increase to additional paid-in capital. EITF 06-11 was effective beginning January 1, 2008 and was adopted prospectively as of January 1, 2008 with no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue (“EITF”) No. 07-3, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and Development Activities” (“EITF 07-3”). EITF 07-3 requires that nonrefundable advance payments for goods and services that will be used or rendered in future R&D activities pursuant to executory contractual arrangements be deferred and recognized as an expense in the period that the related goods are delivered or services are performed. EITF 07-3 was effective beginning January 1, 2008 and as the recipient, rather than the payer, of advance payments for clinical research services, EITF 07-3 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations,” (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements identifiable

 

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assets acquired, liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in an acquiree and the resulting goodwill. SFAS 141R also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This statement is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2008. SFAS 141R is to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January 1, 2009. The Company expects SFAS 141R will have an impact on the Company’s accounting for future business combinations once adopted but the effect is dependent upon acquisitions which may be made in the future.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51,” which establishes new standards governing the accounting for and reporting of non-controlling interests (NCIs) in partially-owned subsidiaries and the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard indicate, among other things, that NCIs (previously referred to as minority interests) be treated as a separate component of equity, rather than a liability; that increases and decreases in the parent’s ownership interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions, rather than as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses; and that losses of a partially owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to the NCI even when such allocation might result in a deficit balance. This standard also requires changes to certain presentation and disclosure requirements. SFAS No. 160 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2008. The provisions of the standard are to be applied to all NCIs prospectively, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which are to be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the future impact and disclosures required by this standard.

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – An Amendment of SFAS No. 133” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 seeks to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures regarding the impact on financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2009. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the new disclosure requirements under SFAS 161.

In April 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP 142-3”). This FSP amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”). The intent of this FSP is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. FSP 142-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. These disclosure requirements will be applied prospectively to all intangible assets recognized as of, and subsequent to, the effective date. We are still in the process of evaluating the impact of FSP 142-3, particularly as it relates to any future service agreements (see Note 4 regarding intangible assets currently held by the Company), but do not expect it to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS 162”). SFAS 162 is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for nongovernmental entities. SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Any effect of applying the provisions of SFAS 162 is to be reported as a change in accounting principle in accordance with FASB Statement No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”. Once SFAS 162 is effective, the statement is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Discussion of Non-GAAP Information

In this report, the Company uses the term “EBITDA” which represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (including amortization of stock-based compensation), minority interest and other income (expense). EBITDA is not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”); rather it is derived from relevant items in the Company’s GAAP-based financial statements. A reconciliation of EBITDA to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) and the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is included in this quarterly report.

We believe EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating the value of companies in general, and in evaluating the liquidity of companies with debt service obligations and their ability to service their indebtedness. Management uses EBITDA as a key indicator to evaluate liquidity and financial condition, both with respect to the business as a whole and with respect to

 

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individual sites in the US Oncology network. The Company’s senior secured credit facility also requires that we comply on a quarterly basis with certain financial covenants that include EBITDA as a financial measure. Management believes that EBITDA is useful to investors, since it provides investors with additional information that is not directly available in a GAAP presentation.

As a non-GAAP measure, EBITDA should not be viewed as an alternative to the Company’s income or loss from operations, as an indicator of operating performance, or the Company’s cash flow from operations as a measure of liquidity. For example, EBITDA does not reflect:

 

   

the Company’s significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest and principal payments on the Company’s indebtedness;

 

   

cash requirements for the replacement of capital assets being depreciated and amortized, which typically must be replaced in the future, even though depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges;

 

   

changes in, or cash equivalents available for, the Company’s working capital needs;

 

   

the Company’s cash expenditures, or future requirements, for other capital expenditure or contractual commitments; and

 

   

the fact that other companies may calculate EBITDA differently than we do, which may limit its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Despite these limitations, management believes that EBITDA provides investors and analysts with a useful measure of liquidity and financial condition unaffected by differences in capital structures, capital investment cycles and ages of related assets among otherwise comparable companies. Management compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on the Company’s GAAP results and using EBITDA as supplemental information for comparative purposes and for analyzing compliance with the Company’s loan covenants.

In all events, EBITDA is not intended to be a substitute for GAAP measures. Investors are advised to review such non-GAAP measures in conjunction with GAAP information provided by us.

Results of Operations

As of June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, we have affiliated with the following number of physicians (including those under OPS agreements), by specialty:

 

     June 30,
     2008    2007

Medical oncologists/hematologists

   1,008    925

Radiation oncologists

   154    148

Other oncologists

   58    49
         

Total physicians

   1,220    1,122
         

 

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The following tables set forth changes in the number of physicians affiliated with the Company under both comprehensive and OPS agreements:

 

Comprehensive Service Agreements(1)    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Affiliated physicians, beginning of period

   951     877     903     879  

Physician practice affiliations

   5     14     59     16  

Recruited physicians

   5     6     10     14  

Retiring/Other

   (8 )   (8 )   (19 )   (20 )

Net conversions to/from OPS agreements

   (2 )   3     (2 )   3  
                        

Affiliated physicians, end of period

   951     892     951     892  
                        
Oncology Pharmaceutical Services Agreements(2)    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Affiliated physicians, beginning of period

   296     200     296     188  

Physician practice affiliations

   11     41     23     57  

Physician practice separations

   (38 )   (5 )   (43 )   (9 )

Retiring/Other

   (2 )   (3 )   (9 )   (3 )

Net conversions to/from comprehensive service agreements

   2     (3 )   2     (3 )
                        

Affiliated physicians, end of period

   269     230     269     230  
                        

Affiliated physicians, end of period

   1,220     1,122     1,220     1,122  
                        

 

(1)

Operations related to comprehensive service agreements are included in the medical oncology and cancer center services segments.

(2)

Operations related to OPS agreements are included in the pharmaceutical services segment.

The following table sets forth the number of radiation oncology facilities and PET systems managed by us:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Cancer Centers, beginning of period

   79     79     77     80  

Cancer Centers opened

   2     1     4     1  

Cancer Centers closed

   (1 )   (1 )   (1 )   (2 )
                        

Cancer Centers, end of period

   80     79     80     79  
                        

Radiation oncology-only facilities, end of period

   12     11     12     11  
                        

Total Radiation Oncology Facilities (1)

   92     90     92     90  
                        

Linear Accelerators

   118     114     118     114  
                        

PET Systems (2)

   35     35     35     35  
                        

 

(1)

Includes 85 and 82 sites utilizing IMRT and/or IGRT technology at June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

(2)

Includes 23 and 19 PET/CT systems at June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Over 80 percent of integrated cancer centers have access to PET technology through our network of 21 fixed and 14 mobile PET systems. Certain cancer centers may not have access to a PET system due to certificate of need restrictions, because volumes do not justify a dedicated system or the location is not accessible via an existing mobile route.

Where justified by operating volumes or to provide more specialized treatment modalities, integrated cancer centers and radiation oncology-only facilities may have more than one linear accelerator at one particular cancer center.

 

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The following table sets forth key operating statistics as a measure of the volume of services provided by our practices affiliated under comprehensive service agreements:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2008    2007    2008    2007

Per Operating Day Statistics:

           

Medical oncology visits

   10,840    10,040    10,706    9,923

Radiation treatments

   2,733    2,729    2,732    2,733

IMRT treatments (included in radiation treatments)

   660    608    644    590

PET scans

   209    178    201    174

CT scans

   779    744    770    726

Per Operating Day Same Store Statistics:

           

Medical oncology visits

   10,136    9,674    10,004    9,613

Radiation treatments

   2,675    2,682    2,674    2,692

IMRT treatments (included in radiation treatments)

   634    595    620    579

PET scans

   201    173    192    170

CT scans

   765    719    755    701

New patients enrolled in research studies

   919    708    1,915    1,469

 

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The following table sets forth the percentages of revenue represented by certain items reflected in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The following information should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere herein.

 

     US Oncology Holdings, Inc.     US Oncology, Inc.  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Product revenue

   $ 557,050     67.2 %   $ 490,559     65.1 %   $ 557,050     67.2 %   $ 490,559     65.1 %

Service revenue

     272,125     32.8       262,794     34.9       272,125     32.8       262,794     34.9  
                                                        

Total revenue

     829,175     100.0       753,353     100.0       829,175     100.0       753,353     100.0  
                                                        

Cost of products

     541,585     65.3       484,965     64.4       541,585     65.3       484,965     64.4  

Cost of services:

                

Operating compensation and benefits

     130,086     15.7       118,438     15.7       130,086     15.7       118,438     15.7  

Other operating costs

     79,438     9.6       73,952     9.8       79,438     9.6       73,952     9.8  

Depreciation and amortization

     18,753     2.2       17,646     2.3       18,753     2.2       17,646     2.3  
                                                        

Total cost of services

     228,277     27.5       210,036     27.8       228,277     27.5       210,036     27.8  

Total cost of products and services

     769,862     92.8       695,001     92.2       769,862     92.8       695,001     92.2  

General and administrative expense

     21,288     2.6       23,268     3.1       21,240     2.6       23,223     3.1  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     464     0.1       —       —         464     0.1       —       —    

Depreciation and amortization

     7,130     0.8       3,896     0.5       7,130     0.8       3,896     0.5  
                                                        

Total costs and expenses

     798,744     96.3       722,165     95.8       798,696     96.3       722,120     95.8  
                                                        

Income from operations

     30,431     3.7       31,188     4.2       30,479     3.7       31,233     4.2  

Other expense:

                

Interest expense, net

     (32,399 )   (3.9 )     (35,144 )   (4.7 )     (22,433 )   (2.7 )     (24,039 )   (3.2 )

Minority interests

     (1,017 )   (0.1 )     (615 )   (0.1 )     (1,017 )   (0.1 )     (615 )   (0.1 )

Other income (expense)

     14,296     1.7       —       —         (2 )   (0.1 )     —       —    
                                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     11,311     1.4       (4,571 )   (0.6 )     7,027     0.8       6,579     0.9  

Income tax benefit (provision)

     (4,169 )   (0.5 )     4,207     0.6       (3,788 )   (0.5 )     (4,144 )   (0.6 )
                                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,142     0.9 %   $ (364 )   0.0 %   $ 3,239     0.3 %   $ 2,435     0.3 %
                                                        

 

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     US Oncology Holdings, Inc.     US Oncology, Inc.  
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Product revenue

   $ 1,100,311     67.1 %   $ 972,174     65.4 %   $ 1,100,311     67.1 %   $ 972,174     65.4 %

Service revenue

     539,471     32.9       513,219     34.6       539,471     32.9       513,219     34.6  
                                                        

Total revenue

     1,639,782     100.0       1,485,393     100.0       1,639,782     100.0       1,485,393     100.0  
                                                        

Cost of products

     1,073,612     65.5       949,630     63.9       1,073,612     65.5       949,630     63.9  

Cost of services:

                

Operating compensation and benefits

     260,274     15.9       235,786     15.9       260,274     15.9       235,786     15.9  

Other operating costs

     156,234     9.5       146,745     9.9       156,234     9.5       146,745     9.9  

Depreciation and amortization

     37,354     2.3       35,375     2.4       37,354     2.3       35,375     2.4  
                                                        

Total cost of services

     453,862     27.7       417,906     28.2       453,862     27.7       417,906     28.2  

Total cost of products and services

     1,527,474     93.2       1,367,536     92.1       1,527,474     93.2       1,367,536     92.1  

General and administrative expense

     41,327     2.5       43,544     2.9       41,228     2.5       43,458     2.9  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     381,770     23.3       7,395     0.5       381,770     23.3       7,395     0.5  

Depreciation and amortization

     14,283     0.8       7,261     0.5       14,283     0.8       7,261     0.5  
                                                        

Total costs and expenses

     1,964,854     119.8       1,425,736     96.0       1,964,755     119.8       1,425,650     96.0  
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (325,072 )   (19.8 )     59,657     4.0       (324,973 )   (19.8 )     59,743     4.0  

Other expense:

                

Interest expense, net

     (68,678 )   (4.2 )     (66,169 )   (4.5 )     (46,633 )   (2.8 )     (47,845 )   (3.2 )

Minority interests

     (1,732 )   (0.1 )     (1,337 )   (0.1 )     (1,732 )   (0.1 )     (1,337 )   (0.1 )

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —       —         (12,917 )   (0.9 )     —       —         —       —    

Other income (expense)

     (342 )   —         —       —         1,369     —         —       —    
                                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (395,824 )   (24.1 )     (20,766 )   (1.5 )     (371,969 )   (22.7 )     10,561     0.7  

Income tax benefit (provision)

     5,578     0.3       4,816     0.3       (2,866 )   (0.2 )     (6,076 )   (0.4 )
                                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ (390,246 )   (23.8 )%   $ (15,950 )   (1.2 )%   $ (374,835 )   (22.9 )%   $ 4,485     0.3 %
                                                        

In the following discussion, we address the results of operations of US Oncology and Holdings. With the exception of incremental interest expense associated with Holdings’ floating rate notes, loss on early extinguishment of debt, interest rate swap gains/losses and nominal administrative expenses, the results of operations of Holdings are identical to those of US Oncology. Therefore, discussion related to revenue, cost of products and cost of services is identical for both companies. Beginning with the discussion of corporate costs, later in this discussion, (which includes interest and general and administrative expense) we first address the results of US Oncology, since it incurs the substantial portion of such expenses. Following the discussion of US Oncology, we separately address the incremental costs incurred by Holdings.

We derive revenue primarily in four areas:

 

   

Comprehensive service fee revenues. Under our comprehensive service agreements, we recognize revenues equal to the reimbursement we receive for all expenses we incur in connection with managing a practice plus an additional management fee based upon a percentage of the practice’s earnings before income taxes, subject to certain adjustments.

 

   

Oncology pharmaceutical services fees. Under our OPS agreements, we bill practices for services rendered. These revenues include payment for all of the pharmaceutical agents used by the practice for which we pay the pharmaceutical manufacturers and a service fee for the pharmacy-related services we provide.

 

   

GPO, data and other pharmaceutical service fees. We receive fees from pharmaceutical companies for acting as a group purchasing organization (“GPO”) for our affiliated practices, and for providing informational and other services to pharmaceutical companies. GPO fees are typically based upon the volume of drugs purchased by the practices. Fees for other services include amounts paid for data we collect, compile and analyze, as well as fees for other services we provide to pharmaceutical companies, including reimbursement support.

 

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Clinical research fees. We receive fees for clinical research services from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. These fees are separately negotiated for each study and typically include a management fee, per patient accrual fees and fees for achieving various study milestones.

A portion of our revenue under our comprehensive service agreements and our OPS agreements with affiliated practices is derived from sales of pharmaceutical products and is reported as product revenues. Our remaining revenues are reported as service revenues. Physician practices that enter into comprehensive service agreements with us receive a broad range of services and receive pharmaceutical products. These products and services represent multiple deliverables rendered under a single contract, with a single fee. We have analyzed the component of the contract attributable to the provision of products (pharmaceuticals) and the component of the contract attributable to the provision of services and attributed fair value to each component.

We retain all amounts we collect in respect of practice receivables. On a monthly basis, we calculate what portion of their revenues our affiliated practices are entitled to retain by subtracting accrued practice expenses and our accrued fees from accrued revenues. We pay practices this remainder in cash, which they use primarily for physician compensation. The amounts retained by physician groups are excluded from our revenue because they are not part of our fees. By paying physicians on a cash basis for accrued amounts, we assist in financing their working capital.

Revenue

The following tables reflect our revenue by segment for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Change     Six Months Ended June 30,     Change  
   2008     2007       2008     2007    

Medical oncology services

   $ 559,344     $ 522,766     7.0 %   $ 1,112,099     $ 1,044,673     6.5 %

Cancer center services

     92,234       89,393     3.2       182,325       173,689     5.0  

Pharmaceutical services

     637,251       573,485     11.1       1,247,873       1,114,866     11.9  

Research and other services

     14,576       14,046     3.8       27,638       27,046     2.2  

Eliminations (1)

     (474,230 )     (446,337 )   (6.2 )     (930,153 )     (874,881 )   (6.3 )
                                    

Total revenue

   $ 829,175     $ 753,353     10.1 %   $ 1,639,782     $ 1,485,393     10.4 %
                                    

As a percentage of total revenue:

            

Medical oncology services

     67.5 %     69.4 %       67.8 %     70.3 %  

Cancer center services

     11.1       11.9         11.1       11.7    

Pharmaceutical services

     76.9       76.1         76.1       75.1    

Research and other services

     1.8       1.9         1.7       1.8    

Eliminations (1)

     (57.3 )     (59.3 )       (56.7 )     (58.9 )  
                                    

Total revenue

     100.0 %     100.0 %       100.0 %     100.0 %  
                                    

 

(1)

Eliminations represent the sale of pharmaceuticals from our distribution center (pharmaceutical services segment) to our affiliated practices (medical oncology segment).

Medical Oncology Services. For the three months ended June 30, 2008, medical oncology services revenue was $559.3 million, an increase of $36.5 million, or 7.0 percent, from the three months ended June 30, 2007. The revenue increase reflects an 8.0 percent increase in daily visits and a 6.3 percent growth in our network of affiliated medical oncologists. Partially offsetting the increase in daily visits was a reduction in the utilization of supportive care drugs due to restrictions on their use along with safety concerns.

Medical oncology services revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2008 increased $67.4 million, or 6.5 percent, from the six months ended June 30, 2007. In addition to the factors impacting the current quarter comparison, medical oncology services revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were reduced by financial support provided to two affiliated practices experiencing operational challenges.

Cancer Center Services. Cancer center services revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $92.2 million, an increase of $2.8 million, or 3.2 percent from the three months ended June 30, 2007 which reflects a 7.2 percent increase in diagnostic scans and a continued shift toward advanced targeted radiation therapies which increased by 8.6 percent compared to 2007.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2008, cancer center services revenue increased 5.0 percent over the same period of 2007. Similar to the quarterly comparison, the increase reflects a 7.9 percent increase in diagnostic scans as well as a shift towards more technologically advanced radiation therapies which increased by 9.2 percent compared to 2007.

Pharmaceutical Services. Pharmaceutical services revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $637.3 million, an increase of $63.8 million, or 11.1 percent, over the comparable period of 2007. The revenue increase is primarily due to the net addition of 83 medical oncologists affiliated through comprehensive service and OPS agreements since the close of the second quarter of 2007 as well as increased revenue from our oral oncology specialty pharmacy. The addition of physicians was partially offset by lower utilization of certain supportive care drugs due to coverage restrictions and safety concerns.

During the six months ended June 30, 2008, pharmaceutical services revenue was $1,247.9 million, an increase of $133.0 million over the comparable 2007 period for the reasons discussed in the quarterly comparison.

Operating Costs

Operating costs include cost of products and services, as well as depreciation and amortization related to our operating assets, and are presented in the tables below (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Change     Six Months Ended June 30,     Change  
   2008     2007       2008     2007    

Cost of products

   $ 541,585     $ 484,965     11.7 %   $ 1,073,612     $ 949,630     13.1 %

Cost of services:

            

Operating compensation and benefits

     130,086       118,438     9.8       260,274       235,786     10.4  

Other operating costs

     79,438       73,952     7.4       156,234       146,745     6.5  

Depreciation and amortization

     18,753       17,646     6.3       37,354       35,375     5.6  
                                    

Total cost of services

     228,277       210,036     8.7       453,862       417,906     8.6  
                                    

Total cost of products and services

   $ 769,862     $ 695,001     10.8     $ 1,527,474     $ 1,367,536     11.7  
                                    

As a percentage of revenue:

            

Cost of products

     65.3 %     64.4 %       65.5 %     63.9 %  

Cost of services:

            

Operating compensation and benefits

     15.7       15.7         15.9       15.9    

Other operating costs

     9.6       9.8         9.5       9.9    

Depreciation and amortization

     2.2       2.3         2.3       2.4    
                                    

Total cost of services

     27.5       27.8         27.7       28.2    
                                    

Total cost of products and services

     92.8 %     92.2 %       93.2 %     92.1 %  
                                    

Cost of Products. Cost of products consists primarily of oncology pharmaceuticals and supplies used by affiliated practices in our medical oncology services segment and sold to practices affiliated under the OPS model in our pharmaceutical services segment. Product costs increased 11.7% and 13.1% over the three month and six month periods, respectively, ended June 30, 2007, a rate in excess of revenue growth over the corresponding periods. As a percentage of revenue, cost of products was 65.3% and 64.4% in the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and 65.5% and 63.9% in the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Contributing to the increase compared to prior year is a shift in use from supportive care drugs to single source drugs by affiliated medical oncologists, as well as increased supportive care drug pricing that became effective during the first quarter of 2008.

Cost of Services. Cost of services includes compensation and benefits of our operating-level employees and employees of our affiliated practices other than physicians. Cost of services also includes other operating costs such as rent, utilities, repairs and maintenance, insurance and other direct operating costs. As a percentage of revenue, cost of services was 27.5% and 27.8% in the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and 27.7% and 28.2% during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which reflects the leverage of our cost structure on an expanding revenue base.

 

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Corporate Costs and Net Income (US Oncology, Inc.)

Corporate costs include general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization related to corporate assets and interest expense. Corporate costs of US Oncology, Inc. are presented in the table below. Incremental corporate costs of US Oncology Holdings, Inc. are addressed in a separate discussion below entitled “Corporate Costs and Net Income (Loss) (US Oncology Holdings, Inc.”).

 

(in thousands)

   Three Months Ended June 30,     Change     Six Months Ended June 30,     Change  
   2008     2007       2008     2007    

General and administrative expense

   $ 21,240     $ 23,223     (8.5 )%   $ 41,228     $ 43,458     (5.1 )%

Impairment and restructuring charges

     464       —       nm (1)     381,770       7,395     nm (1)

Depreciation and amortization

     7,130       3,896     nm (1)     14,283       7,261     nm (1)

Interest expense, net

     22,433       24,039     (6.7 )     46,633       47,845     (2.5 )

Other (income) expense

     2       —       nm (1)     (1,369 )     —       nm (1)

Minority interests

     1,017       615     65.4       1,732       1,337     29.5  

As a percentage of revenue:

            

General and administrative expense

     2.6 %     3.1 %       2.5 %     2.9 %  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     0.1       —           23.3       0.5    

Depreciation and amortization

     0.8       0.5         0.8       0.5    

Interest expense, net

     2.7       3.2         2.8       3.2    

Other (income) expense

     0.1       —           —         —      

Minority interests

     0.1       0.1         0.1       0.1    

 

(1)

Not meaningful

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense was $21.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and $23.2 million for the same period in 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, general and administrative expense was $41.2 million and $43.5 million, respectively. General and administrative expense during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 decreased from the comparable prior year periods due to the management of overhead costs, particularly in areas such as meeting expenses, advertising costs and professional fees. General and administrative expense represented 2.6% and 3.1% of revenue, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and 2.5% and 2.9% of revenue, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

Impairment and Restructuring Charges.

Impairment and restructuring charges recognized during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 consisted of the following amounts (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,    Six Months Ended June 30,
     2008    2007    2008    2007

Goodwill

   $ —      $ —      $ 380,000    $ —  

Reduction in Force Severance

     356      —        1,662      —  

Service Agreements, net

     —        —        —        4,325

Property and Equipment, net

     —        —        —        2,512

Future Lease Obligations

     —        —        —        558

Other

     108      —        108      —  
                           

Total

   $ 464    $ —      $ 381,770    $ 7,395
                           

During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, charges of $0.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively, were recognized primarily related to employee severance costs for which payment has been made as of July 31, 2008. Also during the six months ended June 30, 2008, we recognized a $380.0 million impairment charge to goodwill in our Medical Oncology

 

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Services segment. In connection with the preparation of the financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, and as a result of the continued decline in the financial performance of the Medical Oncology Services segment, we assessed the recoverability of goodwill related to that segment. Through strategic initiatives to diversify operations, we have become less dependent on our medical oncology segment as a source of earnings since goodwill was initially recognized in connection with the Merger in August 2004. For 2004, medical oncology services represented approximately 70 percent of our earnings with the remaining 30 percent generated through radiation oncology, diagnostics and pharmaceutical services. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, these services, as well as recently developed service offerings constitute approximately 75 percent of our earnings with medical oncology services decreasing to approximately 25 percent. During the year ended December 31, 2007, earnings in the medical oncology segment were negatively impacted by reduced reimbursement for supportive care drugs as a result of revised product labeling issued by the FDA and coverage restrictions imposed by CMS. As a result of declining earnings, goodwill was tested for impairment during both the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007 and no impairment was identified. During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, price increases from manufacturers of supportive care drugs and additional safety concerns related to the use of supportive care drugs continued to reduce their utilization by our affiliated physicians and adversely impacted both current and projected operating results for our Medical Oncology Services segment. As a result of these safety concerns, on March 13, 2008, the Oncology Drug Advisory Committee (“ODAC”) met to consider the use of these drugs in oncology and recommended further restrictions. These factors, along with a lower market valuation at March 31, 2008 resulting from unstable credit markets, led us to recognize a non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the amount of $380.0 million related to our Medical Oncology Services segment during the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The impairment charge is not expected to result in future cash expenditures. Further, the charge is a non-cash item that does not impact the financial covenants of US Oncology’s senior secured credit facility.

When an impairment is identified, as was the case for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an impairment charge is necessary to state the carrying value of goodwill at its implied fair value, based upon a hypothetical purchase price allocation assuming the segment was acquired for its estimated fair value. The fair value of the Medical Oncology Services segment was estimated with the assistance of an independent appraisal that considered the segment’s recent and expected financial performance as well as a market analysis of transactions involving comparable entities for which public information is available. Determining the implied fair value of goodwill also requires the identification and valuation of intangible assets that have either increased in value or have been created through our initiatives and investments since the goodwill was initially recognized. In connection with assessing the impairment charge, we identified previously unrecognized intangible assets, as well as increases to the fair value of the recognized management service agreement intangible assets, which amounted to approximately $160.0 million in the aggregate. Value assigned to these intangible assets reduced the amount attributable to goodwill in a hypothetical purchase price allocation and, consequently, increased the impairment charge necessary to state goodwill at its implied fair value by a like amount. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, these increases in the fair value of intangible assets have not been recorded in our consolidated balance sheet.

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, we recognized impairment and restructuring charges amounting to $7.4 million. In the large majority of our markets, we believe our strategies of practice consolidation, diversification and process improvement continue to be effective. In a minority of our geographic markets, however, specific local factors have prevented effective implementation of our strategies, and practice performance has suffered. Specifically, in two markets in which we have affiliated practices, these market-specific conditions resulted in recognizing impairment and restructuring charges.

In the first market, during the quarter ended September 30, 2006, state regulators reversed a prior determination and ruled that, under the state’s certificate of need law, the affiliated practice was required to cease providing radiation therapy services to patients at a newly constructed cancer center. The Company appealed this determination, however, during the three months ended March 31, 2007, efforts did not advance sufficiently, and, therefore, the resumption of radiation services or other recovery of the investment was not considered likely. Consequently, an impairment charge of $1.6 million was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2007. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company received a ruling in its appeal, which mandated a rehearing by the state agency. The state agency conducted a rehearing and issued a new ruling upholding the practice’s right to provide radiation services. That decision was appealed, and the appellants also sought a stay of the state’s decision. The request for a stay was denied in July 2008, and the practice intends to reinstitute its radiation practice.

In the second market, financial performance deteriorated as a result of an excessive cost structure relative to practice revenue. Along with the affiliated practice, the Company restructured the market to establish a base for future growth and to otherwise improve financial performance. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recorded impairment and restructuring charges of $5.8 million because, based on anticipated operating results, it did not expect that practice performance would be sufficient to recover the value of certain assets and the intangible asset associated with the management service agreement.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $3.2 million and $7.0 million, respectively, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 over the comparable 2007 periods, which reflects amortization of comprehensive service agreement intangibles for newly affiliated practices in the current period and the amortization of costs associated with our company-wide financial system upgrade that occurred in 2007.

Interest. Interest expense, net, decreased to $22.4 million and $46.6 million, respectively, during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 from $24.0 million and $47.8 million, respectively, in the comparable periods of prior year due to decreasing LIBOR rates.

Income Taxes. The effective tax rate for US Oncology, Inc. was a provision of 53.9% and 63.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and a provision of 0.8% and 57.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate during the six months ended June 30, 2008 is attributable to the impairment of goodwill in the Medical Oncology Services segment, the majority of which is not deductible for tax purposes. Of the $380.0 million impairment charge, $4.0 million is deductible through annual amortization for tax purposes. Consequently, there is no tax benefit associated with a substantial portion of the goodwill impairment. As a result of the goodwill impairment, the 2008 effective tax rate is not indicative of future effective income tax rates.

Net Income (Loss). Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $3.2 million compared to net income of $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $374.8 million, compared to net income of $4.5 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

Corporate Costs and Net Income (Loss)(US Oncology Holdings, Inc.)

The following table summarizes the incremental costs incurred by US Oncology Holdings, Inc. as compared to the costs incurred by US Oncology, Inc.

 

(in thousands)    Three Months Ended June 30,    Change     Six Months Ended June 30,    Change  
   2008     2007      2008    2007   

General and administrative expense

   $ 48     $ 45    6.7 %   $ 99    $ 86    15.1 %

Interest expense, net

     9,966       11,105    (10.3 )     22,045      18,324    20.3  

Other expense

     (14,298 )     —      —         1,711      —      —    

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —         —      —         —        12,917    —    

General and Administrative. In addition to the general and administrative expenses incurred by US Oncology, Holdings incurred general and administrative expenses of $48 thousand and $45 thousand during the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $99 thousand and $86 thousand during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These costs primarily represent professional fees required for Holdings to maintain its corporate existence and comply with the terms of the indenture governing its indebtedness (the “Holdings Notes”).

Interest Expense, net. In addition to interest expense incurred by US Oncology, Holdings incurred interest related to its indebtedness. Incremental interest expense was approximately $10.0 million and $11.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, reflecting the decrease in the LIBOR rate at the interest period reset date of March 15, 2008 compared to prior year which was partially offset by incremental interest associated with additional indebtedness as a result of electing to settle the interest payment due March 15, 2008 in kind, as well as a 75 basis point spread premium associated with the 50% of interest due September 15, 2008 that the Company has elected to settle in kind. Incremental interest expense was $22.0 million and $18.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in incremental interest expense when comparing the six months ended June 30, 2008 to the same period in 2007 reflects the refinancing of the Holdings Notes on March 15, 2007, which resulted in increased interest expense on the $175.0 million incremental borrowings. In addition, the interest payment due in March, 2008 on the Holdings Notes was settled in kind. In addition to increasing the outstanding borrowings by $22.8 million, under this election the interest rate is increased by 75 basis points over the interest rate which would have been applied if the payment was settled in cash.

 

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Other Income (Expense). During the three months ended June 30, 2008, Holdings recorded an unrealized gain of $14.3 million related to its interest rate swap due to increasing LIBOR rates since March 31, 2008. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, Holdings recorded an unrealized loss of $1.7 million. Because the interest rate swap is not accounted for as a cash flow hedge, changes in fair value attributable to the instrument are reported currently in earnings. Although cash flow hedge accounting is no longer applied to the interest rate swap, we believe the swap, economically, remains a hedge against the variability of interest payments on the portion of Holdings’ indebtedness that is serviced with cash interest and on a portion of the interest due on US Oncology’s variable rate senior secured credit facility.

Loss on Debt Extinguishment. In connection with refinancing of Holdings indebtedness during the six months ended June 30, 2007, we recognized a $12.9 million extinguishment loss related to payment of a 2.0% call premium, interest during a 30 day call period, and the write off of unamortized issuance costs related to the retired debt.

Income Taxes. Holdings effective tax rate was a provision of 36.9% and a benefit of 92.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and a benefit of 1.4% and 23.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The difference between the effective tax rate for Holdings and US Oncology relates to the incremental interest expense, loss on interest rate swap and general and administrative expenses incurred by Holdings which increase its taxable loss and, consequently, decrease the impact that non-deductible costs have on its effective tax rate. The six-month period ended June 30, 2007 also includes a loss on extinguishment of debt incurred by Holdings.

Net Income (Loss). Holdings’ incremental net income for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $3.9 million and the incremental net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $2.8 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, Holdings’ incremental net loss was $15.4 million and $20.4 million, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table summarizes the working capital and long-term indebtedness of Holdings and US Oncology as of June 30, 2008 (in thousands).

 

     Holdings    US Oncology

Current assets

   $ 748,409    $ 731,801

Current liabilities

     547,456      550,563
             

Net working capital

   $ 200,953    $ 181,238
             

Long-term indebtedness

   $ 1,508,018    $ 1,060,229
             

The principal difference between the net working capital of Holdings and US Oncology relates to higher income taxes payable reported by US Oncology, Inc., which is included in the US Oncology Holdings, Inc. consolidated group for federal income tax reporting purposes. For purposes of its separate financial statements, US Oncology’s provision for income taxes has been computed on the basis that it filed a separate federal income tax return together with its subsidiaries.

The following table summarizes the statement of cash flows of Holdings and US Oncology for the six months ended June 30, 2008 (in thousands).

 

     Holdings     US Oncology  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 42,241     $ 42,225  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (80,179 )     (80,179 )

Net cash used in financing activities

     (33,276 )     (33,260 )
                

Net decrease in cash and equivalents

     (71,214 )     (71,214 )

Cash and equivalents:

    

December 31, 2007

     149,257       149,256  
                

June 30, 2008

   $ 78,043     $ 78,042  
                

 

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2008, we generated $42.2 million in cash flow from operations compared to $94.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2007. The decrease in operating cash flow was primarily due to higher payments for pharmaceuticals due to both increasing volumes and purchases made under new generic drug inventory management programs, as well as increasing working capital requirements to support network growth.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2008, we used $80.2 million for investing activities. The investments consisted primarily of $44.2 million in capital expenditures, including $26.3 million relating to the development and construction of cancer centers. Capital expenditures for maintenance capital expenditures were $17.8 million. Also during the six months ended June 30, 2008, we funded $36.9 million in cash consideration as well as $32.7 million in notes issued to affiliating physicians.

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we used $47.4 million for investing activities. The investments consisted primarily of $48.1 million in capital expenditures, including $21.7 million relating to the development and construction of cancer centers. Capital expenditures for maintenance capital expenditures were $25.1 million. Also during the six months ended June 30, 2007, we received proceeds of $0.8 million from the sale of assets.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2008, $33.3 million was used in financing activities which relates primarily to repayments made on the senior secured credit facility, including a payment of $29.4 million due under the “excess cash flow” provision of our senior secured facility which was paid in April, 2008.

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, $198.6 million was used in financing activities which primarily relates to a $425.0 million floating rate PIK toggle note offering (“the Notes”) by Holdings completed in March 2007. Proceeds from the Notes were used to repay the existing $250.0 million floating rate notes (“Holdings Notes”) and, after payment of $11.7 million in transaction fees and expenses, a $158.6 million dividend to common and preferred shareholders. In addition, proceeds received in December 2006 from a private placement of preferred and common stock, along with cash on hand, were used to pay a $190.0 million dividend in January 2007, to shareholders of record immediately prior to the offering.

The payment of cash interest on the Holdings Notes is financed through receipt of periodic dividends from US Oncology to Holdings. Cash flow used by US Oncology for financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007, also includes distributions of $13.9 million to its parent company to finance the payment of interest obligations on the Holdings Notes and dividends to the Company’s shareholders. No distributions were made to the parent company during the six months ended June 30, 2008 due to our electing to pay interest due on March 15, 2008 on the Holdings Notes in kind. The terms of our existing senior secured credit facility, as well as the indentures governing the senior notes and senior subordinated notes, and certain other agreements, restrict US Oncology and certain subsidiaries from making payments or transferring assets to Holdings, including dividends, loans or other distributions. Such restrictions include prohibition of dividends in an event of default and limitations on the total amount of dividends paid to Holdings. In the event these agreements, or other considerations, do not permit US Oncology to provide Holdings with sufficient distributions to fund interest and principal payments on the Holdings Notes when due, we may default on the notes, unless other sources of funding are available.

Amounts available under the restricted payments provision of our senior subordinated note agreements amounted to approximately $17.7 million as of June 30, 2008. We elected to settle the interest due March 15, 2008 entirely by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding notes. For the interest due September 15, 2008, we elected to pay 50% in cash and 50% in kind. We expect to pay $8.1 million in cash and to issue $8.9 million in notes to settle the interest due in September. The interest rate applied to the portion settled in kind is increased by 75 basis points over the rate applied to the portion settled in cash. In addition, we expect to pay $4.9 million to settle the obligation under our interest rate swap agreement for the interest period ending September 15, 2008. On or before September 10, 2008, the Company must make its election to service interest due March 15, 2009 and, based on current projections, the Company expects to elect to settle interest for that semi-annual interest period 100 percent in kind.

 

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Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

“EBITDA” represents earnings before interest and other expense, net, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (including amortization of stock-based compensation), minority interest, and other income (expense). EBITDA is not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”); rather it is derived from relevant items in our GAAP-based financial statements. A reconciliation of EBITDA to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) and the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is included in this document.

We believe EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating the value of companies in general, and in evaluating the liquidity of companies with debt service obligations and their ability to service their indebtedness. Management uses EBITDA as a key indicator to evaluate liquidity and financial condition, both with respect to the business as a whole and with respect to individual sites in our network. Our senior secured credit facility also requires that we comply on a quarterly basis with certain financial covenants that include EBITDA as a financial measure. As of June 30, 2008, our senior secured credit facility required that we maintain an interest coverage ratio (interest expense divided by EBITDA, as defined by the indenture) of at least 1.90:1 and a leverage ratio (indebtedness divided by EBITDA, as defined by the indenture) of no more than 5.95:1. Both of these covenants become more restrictive over time and, at maturity in 2011, the minimum interest coverage ratio required will be at least 2.50:1 and the maximum leverage ratio may not be more than 4.75:1. For more information regarding our reference to EBITDA and its limitations, see “Discussion of Non-GAAP Information.”

The EBITDA of US Oncology Holdings, Inc., with the exception of nominal incremental expenses and a $12.9 million loss on extinguishment of debt in the three months ended March 31, 2007, is substantially identical to the EBITDA of US Oncology, Inc. The following table reconciles net income (loss) as shown in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) to EBITDA, and reconciles EBITDA to net cash provided by or used in operating activities as shown in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (in thousands):

 

     US Oncology Holdings, Inc.     US Oncology, Inc.  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,142     $ (364 )   $ 3,239     $ 2,435  

Interest expense, net

     32,399       35,144       22,433       24,039  

Income tax (benefit) provision

     4,169       (4,207 )     3,788       4,144  

Depreciation and amortization

     25,883       21,542       25,883       21,542  

Amortization of stock compensation

     565       201       565       201  

Minority interest expense

     1,017       615       1,017       615  

Other income (expense)

     (14,296 )     —         2       —    
                                

EBITDA

     56,879       52,931       56,927       52,976  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     464       —         464       —    

Changes in assets and liabilities

     (34,575 )     47,378       (39,853 )     43,527  

Deferred income taxes

     5,161       1,263       44       2,242  

Interest expense, net

     (32,399 )     (35,144 )     (22,433 )     (24,039 )

Income tax benefit (provision)

     (4,169 )     4,207       (3,788 )     (4,144 )
                                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ (8,639 )   $ 70,635     $ (8,639 )   $ 70,562  
                                

 

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     US Oncology Holdings, Inc.     US Oncology, Inc.  
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Net income (loss)

   $ (390,246 )   $ (15,950 )   $ (374,835 )   $ 4,485  

Interest expense, net

     68,678       66,169       46,633       47,845  

Income tax (benefit) provision

     (5,578 )     (4,816 )     2,866       6,076  

Depreciation and amortization

     51,637       42,636       51,637       42,636  

Amortization of stock compensation

     1,120       461       1,120       461  

Minority interest expense

     1,732       1,337       1,732       1,337  

Other income (expense)

     342       —         (1,369 )     —    
                                

EBITDA

     (272,315 )     89,837       (272,216 )     102,840  

Impairment and restructuring charges

     381,770       7,395       381,770       7,395  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —         12,917       —         —    

Changes in assets and liabilities

     2,256       46,542       (15,814 )     51,343  

Deferred income taxes

     (6,370 )     (973 )     (2,016 )     (770 )

Interest expense, net

     (68,678 )     (66,169 )     (46,633 )     (47,845 )

Income tax benefit (provision)

     5,578       4,816       (2,866 )     (6,076 )
                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 42,241     $ 94,365     $ 42,225     $ 106,887  
                                

 

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Following is the EBITDA for our operating segments for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2008  
     Medical
Oncology
Services
    Cancer
Center
Services
    Pharmaceutical
Services
    Research/
Other
    Corporate
Costs
    Eliminations(1)     Total  

US Oncology, Inc.

              

Product revenues

   $ 409,501     $ —       $ 621,779     $ —       $ —       $ (474,230 )   $ 557,050  

Service revenues

     149,843       92,234       15,472       14,576       —         —         272,125  
                                                        

Total revenues

     559,344       92,234       637,251       14,576       —         (474,230 )     829,175  

Operating expenses

     (538,600 )     (70,034 )     (612,233 )     (15,499 )     (36,096 )     474,230       (798,232 )

Impairment and restructuring charges

     42       (150 )     —         —         (356 )     —         (464 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     20,786       22,050       25,018       (923 )     (36,452 )     —         30,479  

Add back:

              

Depreciation and amortization

     —         9,611       1,325       91       14,856       —         25,883  

Amortization of stock-based compensation

     —         —         —         —         565       —         565  
                                                        

EBITDA

   $ 20,786     $ 31,661     $ 26,343     $ (832 )   $ (21,031 )   $ —       $ 56,927  
                                                        

US Oncology Holdings, Inc.

              

Operating expenses

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (48 )   $ —       $ (48 )
                                                        

EBITDA

   $ 20,786     $ 31,661     $ 26,343     $ (832 )   $ (21,079 )   $ —       $ 56,879  
                                                        

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2007  
     Medical
Oncology
Services
    Cancer
Center
Services
    Pharmaceutical
Services
    Research/
Other
    Corporate
Costs
    Eliminations(1)     Total  

US Oncology, Inc.

              

Product revenues

   $ 382,271     $ —       $ 554,625     $ —       $ —       $ (446,337 )   $ 490,559  

Service revenues

     140,495       89,393       18,860       14,046       —         —         262,794  
                                                        

Total revenues

     522,766       89,393       573,485       14,046       —         (446,337 )     753,353  

Operating expenses

     (502,833 )     (64,716 )     (553,336 )     (13,991 )     (33,581 )     446,337       (722,120 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     19,933       24,677       20,149       55       (33,581 )     —         31,233  

Add back:

              

Depreciation and amortization

     —         9,795       1,287       102       10,358       —         21,542  

Amortization of stock-based compensation

     —         —         —         —         201       —         201  
                                                        

EBITDA

   $ 19,933     $ 34,472     $ 21,436     $ 157     $ (23,022 )   $ —       $ 52,976  
                                                        

US Oncology Holdings, Inc.

              

Operating expenses

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (45 )   $ —       $ (45 )
                                                        

EBITDA

   $ 19,933     $ 34,472     $ 21,436     $ 157     $ (23,067 )   $ —       $ 52,931  
                                                        

 

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     Six Months Ended June 30, 2008  
     Medical
Oncology
Services
    Cancer
Center
Services
    Pharmaceutical
Services
    Research/
Other
    Corporate
Costs
    Eliminations(1)     Total  

US Oncology, Inc.

              

Product revenues

   $ 812,815     $ —       $ 1,217,649     $ —       $ —       $ (930,153 )   $ 1,100,311  

Service revenues

     299,284       182,325       30,224       27,638       —         —         539,471  
                                                        

Total revenues

     1,112,099       182,325       1,247,873       27,638       —         (930,153 )     1,639,782  

Operating expenses

     (1,072,746 )     (138,347 )     (1,201,429 )     (29,528 )     (71,088 )     930,153       (1,582,985 )

Impairment and restructuring charges

     (380,038 )     (150 )     —         —         (1,582 )     —         (381,770 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (340,685 )     43,828       46,444       (1,890 )     (72,670 )     —         (324,973 )

Add back:

              

Depreciation and amortization

     —         18,948       2,638       191       29,860       —         51,637  

Amortization of stock-based compensation

     —         —         —         —         1,120       —         1,120  
                                                        

EBITDA

   $ (340,685 )   $ 62,776     $ 49,082     $ (1,699 )   $ (41,690 )   $ —       $ (272,216 )
                                                        

US Oncology Holdings, Inc.

              

Operating expenses

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (99 )   $ —       $ (99 )
                                                        

EBITDA

   $ (340,685 )   $ 62,776     $ 49,082     $ (1,699 )   $ (41,789 )   $ —       $ (272,315 )
                                                        

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2007  
     Medical
Oncology
Services
    Cancer
Center
Services
    Pharmaceutical
Services
    Research/
Other
    Corporate
Costs
    Eliminations(1)     Total  

US Oncology, Inc.

              

Product revenues

   $ 767,626     $ —       $ 1,079,429     $ —       $ —       $ (874,881 )   $ 972,174  

Service revenues

     277,047       173,689       35,437       27,046       —         —         513,219  
                                                        

Total revenues

     1,044,673       173,689       1,114,866       27,046       —         (874,881 )     1,485,393  

Operating expenses

     (999,904 )     (129,023 )     (1,073,662 )     (26,717 )     (63,830 )     874,881       (1,418,255 )

Impairment and restructuring charges

     —         (3,070 )     —         —         (4,325 )     —         (7,395 )
                                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     44,769       41,596       41,204       329       (68,155 )     —         59,743  

Add back:

              

Depreciation and amortization

     —         19,324       2,639       301       20,372       —         42,636  

Amortization of stock-based compensation

     —         —         —         —         461       —         461  
                                                        

EBITDA

   $ 44,769     $ 60,920     $ 43,843     $ 630     $ (47,322 )   $ —       $ 102,840  
                                                        

US Oncology Holdings, Inc.

              

Operating expenses

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ (86 )   $ —       $ (86 )

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         —         —         —         (12,917 )     —         (12,917 )
                                                        

EBITDA

   $ 44,769     $ 60,920     $ 43,843     $ 630     $ (60,325 )   $ —       $ 89,837  
                                                        

 

(1)

Eliminations represent the sale of pharmaceuticals from our distribution center (pharmaceutical services segment) to our practices affiliated under comprehensive service agreements (medical oncology segment).

Below is a discussion of EBITDA generated by our three primary operating segments. Please refer to “Results of Operations” for a discussion of our consolidated results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Medical Oncology Services. Excluding impairment charges (see “Results of Operations – Impairment and Restructuring Charges”), Medical Oncology Services EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2008 increased $0.8 million, or 4.0 percent, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2007. Increased revenue from higher daily visits and physician growth was partially offset by a reduction in earnings from the use of supportive care drugs by affiliated medical oncologists, increased supportive care drug pricing that became effective in the first quarter of 2008, and management fee reductions due to contractual amendments in 2007. We monitor the terms of our management service agreements to assess whether they are appropriate when considering practice growth and market conditions. On occasion, we may agree to reduce our management fees to provide a platform for sustained growth, create alignment of mutual interests and encourage support of our other service offerings.

 

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EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2008 decreased $5.4 million, or 12.1 percent, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2007. For the six month period ended June 30, 2008, the impact of decreased supportive care drug earnings and management fee amendments more than offset the revenue increase associated with increased visits and physician additions.

Cancer Center Services. Cancer Center Services EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $31.7 million, representing a decrease of $2.8 million, or 8.2 percent, from the three months ended June 30, 2007 and EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $62.8 million, an increase of $1.9 million, or 3.0 percent, over the six months ended June 30, 2007. The decrease reflects management fee reductions due to contractual amendments in 2007 and increased competition in certain markets. In the year-to-date comparison, the three months ended March 31, 2007 included $3.1 million in impairment and restructuring charges (see “Results of Operations – Impairment and Restructuring Charges”).

Pharmaceutical Services. Pharmaceutical services EBITDA was $26.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008, an increase of $4.9 million over the three months ended June 30, 2007, and EBITDA was $49.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008, an increase of $5.2 million over the six months ended June 30, 2007. The current year results reflect the increase in physicians affiliated through comprehensive service and oncology pharmaceutical services agreements as well as earnings under new generic drug inventory management programs partially offset by reduced margins in our oncology pharmaceutical service offering due to shift in mix toward single source pharmaceuticals from supportive care drugs.

Anticipated Capital Requirements

We currently expect our principal uses of funds in the near future to be the following:

 

   

Payments made for acquisition of assets and additional consideration, if any, in connection with new practice affiliations and business combinations. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, we paid $36.9 million in cash consideration for practice affiliations.

 

   

Purchases of real estate and medical equipment for the development of new cancer centers, as well as installation of upgraded and replacement medical equipment at existing centers.

 

   

Debt service requirements on our outstanding indebtedness.

 

   

Payments made for possible acquisitions to support strategic initiatives.

 

   

Funding of working capital, including purchases of pharmaceuticals when pricing opportunities are available or to obtain certain rebates and discounts under contracts with volume-based thresholds.

 

   

Investments in information systems, including systems related to our electronic medical record product, iKnowMed.

For all of 2008, we anticipate spending $90 to $110 million for the development of cancer centers, purchase of clinical equipment and investments in information systems.

As of August 6, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of $103.6 million. Also as of August 6, 2008, we had $133.7 million available under our $160.0 million revolving credit facility which had been reduced by outstanding letters of credit, totaling $26.3 million. In the event that cash on hand, combined with amounts available under the credit facility, are insufficient to fund the Company’s anticipated working capital requirements, we may be required to obtain additional financing. There can be no assurance that additional financing, if available, will be made available on terms that are acceptable to the Company.

We expect to fund our current capital needs with (i) cash on hand, and cash flow generated from operations, (ii) borrowings under the $160 million revolving credit facility, (iii) lease or purchase money financing for certain equipment purchases and (iv) indebtedness to physicians in connection with new affiliations. Our success in implementing our capital expenditure plans could be adversely impacted by poor operating performance, resulting in reduced cash flow from operations. In addition, to the

 

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extent that poor performance or other factors impact our compliance with financial and other covenants under our revolving credit facility, our ability to borrow under that facility or to find other financing sources could be limited. Furthermore, capital at financing terms satisfactory to management may be limited, due to market conditions or operating performance.

Indebtedness

We have a significant amount of indebtedness. On June 30, 2008 we had aggregate indebtedness of approximately $1.5 billion of which $1,071.5 million (including current maturities of $11.2 million) represents obligations of US Oncology, Inc., and $447.8 million represents an obligation of Holdings. We are currently in compliance with restrictive covenants of our indebtedness.

Financial Covenants

The senior secured credit facility contains the most restrictive covenants related to our indebtedness and requires US Oncology to comply, on a quarterly basis, with certain financial covenants, including a minimum interest coverage ratio test and a maximum leverage ratio test, which become more restrictive over time. The reduced usage of supportive care drugs by oncologists as a result of product safety risks and coverage restrictions adversely impacted our revenues, net income, cash flow and EBITDA. See “Reimbursement Matters – Pharmaceutical Reimbursement under Medicare” for more detail. On November 30, 2007, we amended our senior secured credit facility to increase the maximum leverage and decrease the minimum interest coverage ratios required under the facility. The amended terms provide flexibility as the Company responds to the adverse impact of reduced ESA reimbursement. In addition, the amendment increased our ability to invest in future growth by increasing capital available for physician affiliations and other investments, and included other revisions necessary to support diversification into additional service offerings. In connection with the amendment, the LIBOR spread on outstanding borrowings increased from 225 basis points to 275 basis points and consenting lenders were paid an amendment fee of 25 basis points. The aggregate amendment fee paid was approximately $1.5 million and was capitalized as debt issuance costs to be amortized over the remaining term of the senior secured facility. At June 30, 2008, our minimum interest coverage ratio was 1.90:1 and our maximum leverage ratio was 5.95:1. The ratios become more restrictive (generally on a quarterly basis) and, at maturity in 2011, the minimum interest coverage ratio required will be at least 2.50:1 and the maximum leverage ratio may not be more than 4.75:1.

Excess Cash Flow Sweep

The Company may be obligated (based on certain leverage thresholds) to make payments on its term loan facility of up to 75% of “excess cash flow.” Excess cash flow, as defined by the credit agreement, is approximately equal to operating cash flow, as presented in our statement of cash flows, less capital expenditures, consideration paid in affiliation transactions, principal repayments of indebtedness, restricted payments (primarily distributions from US Oncology, Inc. to US Oncology Holdings, Inc.) and cash paid for taxes. The payment required for the year ended December 31, 2007 under this provision was $29.4 million and was paid in April, 2008.

Holdings Notes

During the quarter ended March 31, 2007, Holdings, whose principal asset is its investment in US Oncology, issued $425.0 million of senior floating rate PIK toggle notes, due 2012. A portion of the proceeds of the notes were used to repay Holdings’ $250.0 million floating rate notes. These notes are senior unsecured obligations of Holdings. Holdings may elect to pay interest on the Notes entirely in cash, by increasing the principal amount of the Notes (“PIK interest”), or by paying 50% in cash and 50% by increasing the principal amount of the Notes. Cash interest will accrue on the Notes at a rate per annum equal to 6-month LIBOR plus the applicable spread. PIK interest will accrue on the Notes at a rate per annum equal to the cash interest rate plus 0.75%. LIBOR will be reset semiannually. The applicable spread is 4.50% and will increase by 0.50% on March 15, 2009 and increase by another 0.50% on March 15, 2010. The Notes mature on March 15, 2012. The indenture required that the initial interest payment of $21.2 million due September 15, 2007 be made in cash, which was provided by US Oncology, Inc. in the form of a dividend paid to Holdings. We elected to settle the interest payment due March 15, 2008 entirely by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding notes and, on that date, increased the outstanding principal amount by $22.8 million, of which $13.2 million related to the period from September 15, 2007 to December 31, 2007 and $9.6 million related to the period from January 1, 2008 to March 15, 2008, as settlement for interest due. The Company has elected to pay interest due on September 15, 2008 50% in cash and 50% in kind. To settle this payment, the Company expects that it will pay $8.1 million in cash and issue an additional $8.9 million in notes of which $5.2 million has been expensed for the period from March 15, 2008 through June 20, 2008. The interest rate applied to the portion settled in kind is

 

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increased by 75 basis points over the rate applied to the portion settled in cash. The Company must make an election regarding whether subsequent interest payments will be made in cash or through PIK interest prior to the start of the applicable interest period. On or before September 10, 2008, the Company must make its election to service interest due March 15, 2009 and, based on current projections, the Company expects to elect to settle interest for that semi-annual interest period 100 percent in kind.

US Oncology’s senior notes and senior subordinated notes also limit its ability to make restricted payments from US Oncology, including dividends paid by US Oncology to Holdings. As of June 30, 2008, US Oncology has the ability to make approximately $17.7 million in restricted payments, which amount increases based upon 50 percent of US Oncology’s net income and is reduced by i) the amount of any restricted payments made and ii) net losses of US Oncology. Delaware law also requires that US Oncology be solvent both at the time, and immediately following, a dividend payment to Holdings. Because Holdings relies on dividends from US Oncology to fund cash interest payments on its Senior Unsecured Floating Rate PIK Toggle Notes, in the event that such restrictions prevent US Oncology from paying such a dividend, Holdings would be unable to pay interest on the notes in cash and would instead be required to pay PIK interest. Based on its financial projections, which include the adverse impact of reduced ESA coverage, and due to limitations on the restricted payments that will be available to service Notes imposed by the indebtedness of US Oncology, Inc., the Company no longer believes that payment of cash interest on the entire principal of the outstanding Notes remains probable. In the event this restricted payments provision is insufficient for the Company to service interest on the Holdings Notes, including any obligation related to the interest rate swap, the Company may be required to arrange a capital infusion and use such proceeds to satisfy these obligations. There can be no assurance that additional financing, if available, will be made available on terms that are acceptable to the Company.

Interest Rate Swap

We manage our debt portfolio to achieve an overall desired position of fixed and variable rates and may employ interest rate swaps to achieve that goal. The major risks from interest rate derivatives include changes in the interest rates affecting the fair value of such instruments and the creditworthiness of the counterparty in such transactions. We engage in interest rate swap transactions only with creditworthy commercial financial institutions and believe that the risk of counterparty nonperformance is inconsequential.

In connection with issuing the Notes, Holdings entered into an interest rate swap agreement, with a notional amount of $425.0 million, fixing the LIBOR base rate at 4.97% through maturity in 2012. The swap agreement was initially designated as a cash flow hedge against the variability of future cash interest payments on the Notes. Due to the adverse impact of reduced ESA coverage, and due to limitations on the restricted payments that will be available to service the Notes, we no longer believe that payment of cash interest on the entire principal of the outstanding Notes remains probable. As a result, we discontinued cash flow hedge accounting for this interest rate swap in 2007. When hedge accounting is discontinued because it is determined that the derivative is not highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of a hedged item, the derivative continues to be carried on the consolidated balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in income. Provided the hedged forecasted transactions are no longer probable of occurring, the amounts previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the discontinued cash flow hedge are released into the consolidated statement of income when the Company’s earnings are affected by the variability in cash flows of the hedged item or when those transactions become probable of not occurring.

As a result of discontinuing cash flow hedge accounting for the interest rate swap, the Company recorded an unrealized loss of $1.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2008. The Company’s consolidated balance sheet includes a liability of $17.2 million to reflect the fair market value of the interest rate swap as of that date. In addition, we expect to pay $4.9 million to settle the obligation under our interest rate swap agreement for the interest period ending September 15, 2008.

The fair value of the interest rate swap is estimated based upon the expected future cash settlements, as reported by the counterparty, using observable market information. The most significant factor in estimating the value of the interest rate swap is the assumption made regarding the future interest rates that will be used to establish the variable rate payments to be received by the Company. An increase in future interest rates of 1.00 percent would increase (in the Company’s favor) the fair value of the of the interest rate swap by $13.9 million and a decrease in future interest rates of 1.00 percent would negatively impact its fair value by the same amount. Because a portion of the Company’s indebtedness, approximately $459.5 million, remains exposed to changes in variable interest rates, movements that favorably impact the fair market value of the interest rate swap may increase the interest expense associated with our indebtedness that remains subject to variable interest rate risk.

 

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Because the fair market value of the interest rate swap is based upon expectations of future interest rates, changes in its fair value reflect the anticipation of future rate changes that are not reflected in the carrying value of our indebtedness or interest expense for the period. As a result, changes in the fair market value of the interest rate swap that related to expectations of future interest rates are recorded currently in earnings and are not offset by changes in the fair market of our indebtedness or changes in interest expense for the current period. Cash settlements related to the interest rate swap are established semiannually to coincide with the determination of the variable interest rate associated with the Holdings Notes.

The Company does not believe the election to pay all or a portion on the interest due on the Holdings Notes in kind results in the instrument no longer being an economically effective hedge because the notional principal of Notes issued in kind for interest (that must be settled in cash at a future date) will increase or decrease based on market interest rates in the same manner as if cash had been paid for interest. Although cash flow hedge accounting treatment is no longer applied to the interest rate swap, we believe the swap, economically, remains a hedge against the variability in a portion of interest payments of the Notes and the floating rate debt outstanding under US Oncology’s senior secured credit facility.

At June 30, 2008, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes $1.3 million related to the interest rate swap which represents the activity while the instrument was designated as a cash flow hedge that is associated with future interest payments that cannot be considered probable of not occurring.

Inflation

The healthcare industry is labor intensive. Wages and other expenses increase during periods of inflation and when labor shortages occur in the marketplace. In addition, suppliers pass along rising costs or reduced consumption to us in the form of higher prices. We have implemented cost control measures to curtail increases in operating costs and expenses. We cannot predict our ability to cover or offset future cost increases.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

There have been no material changes since the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2008 for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective and designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. For the purpose of this review, disclosure controls and procedures means controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we file or submit is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we file or submit is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There was no change in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Management previously acknowledged its responsibility for internal controls and seeks to continue to improve those controls. The Company was first subject to certain requirements of Section 404, including inclusion of management’s report on internal control over financial reporting, when it filed its annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 on Form 10-K as filed on February 29, 2008. The annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only management’s report in the annual report. The independent registered accounting firm’s assessment of internal controls and its report thereon is first required with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

 

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PART II – Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Professional Liability and Reimbursement Related Claims

The provision of medical services by our affiliated practices entails an inherent risk of professional liability claims. We do not control the practice of medicine by the clinical staff or their compliance with regulatory and other requirements directly applicable to practices. In addition, because the practices purchase and prescribe pharmaceutical products, they face the risk of product liability claims. In addition, because of licensing requirements and affiliated practices’ participation in governmental healthcare programs, we and affiliated practices are, from time to time, subject to governmental audits and investigations, as well as internally initiated audits, some of which may result in refunds to governmental programs. Although we and our practices maintain insurance coverage, successful malpractice, regulatory or product liability claims asserted against us or one of the practices in excess of insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on us.

U.S. Department of Justice Subpoena

During the fourth quarter of 2005, we received a subpoena from the United States Department of Justice’s Civil Litigation Division (“DOJ”) requesting a broad range of information about us and our business, generally in relation to our contracts and relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers. We have cooperated fully with the DOJ in responding to the subpoena. At the present time, the DOJ has not made any allegation of wrongdoing on the part of the Company. However, we cannot provide assurance that such an allegation or litigation will not result from this investigation. While we believe that we are operating and have operated our business in compliance with law, including with respect to the matters covered by the subpoena, we cannot provide assurance that the DOJ will not make a determination that wrongdoing has occurred. In addition, we have devoted significant resources to responding to the DOJ subpoena and anticipate that such resources will be required on an ongoing basis to fully respond to the subpoena.

We have also received requests for information relating to class action litigation against pharmaceutical manufacturers relating to alleged manipulation of Average Wholesale Price (“AWP”) and alleged inappropriate marketing practices with respect to AWP.

Qui Tam Suits

From time to time, we have become aware that we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliated practices have been the subject of qui tam lawsuits (commonly referred to as “whistle-blower” suits). Because qui tam actions are filed under seal, it is possible that we are the subject of other qui tam actions of which we are unaware.

Specifically, during March 2007, we became aware that we and one of our affiliated practices were the subject of allegations that the practice may have engaged in activities that violate the Federal False Claims Act. These allegations were contained in a qui tam complaint filed on a confidential basis with a United States federal court. The DOJ has determined that it will not intervene in the suit and the lawsuit has been dismissed.

In previous qui tam suits which we have been made aware of, the DOJ has declined to intervene in such suits and the suits have been dismissed. Qui tam suits are brought by private individuals, and there is no minimum evidentiary or legal threshold for bringing such a suit. The DOJ is legally required to investigate the allegations in these suits. The subject matter of many such claims may relate both to our alleged actions and alleged actions of an affiliated practice. Because the affiliated practices are separate legal entities not controlled by us, such claims necessarily involve a more complicated, higher cost defense, and may adversely impact the relationship between the practices and us. If the individuals who file complaints and/or the United States were to prevail in these claims against us, and the magnitude of the alleged wrongdoing were determined to be significant, the resulting judgment could have a material adverse financial and operational effect on us, including potential limitations in future participation in governmental reimbursement programs. In addition, addressing complaints and government investigations requires us to devote significant financial and other resources to the process, regardless of the ultimate outcome of the claims.

 

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Breach of Contract Claims

We and our network physicians are defendants in a number of lawsuits involving employment and other disputes and breach of contract claims. In addition, we are involved from time to time in disputes with, and claims by, our affiliated practices against us.

We are also involved in litigation with a practice in Oklahoma that was affiliated with us under the net revenue model until April, 2006. While we were still affiliated with the practice, we initiated arbitration proceedings pursuant to a provision in the service agreement providing for contract reformation in certain events. The practice countered with a lawsuit that alleges, among other things, that we have breached the service agreement and that our service agreement is unenforceable as a matter of public policy due to alleged violations of healthcare laws. The practice sought unspecified damages and a termination of the contract. We believe that our service agreement is lawful and enforceable and that we are operating in accordance with applicable law. As a result of alleged breaches of the service agreement by the practice, we terminated the service agreement in April, 2006. In March, 2007, the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling that would have compelled arbitration in this matter and remanded the case back to the lower court to hold hearings to determine whether and to what extent the arbitration provisions of the service agreement will be applicable to the dispute. We expect these hearings to occur in late 2008. Because of the need for further proceedings, we believe that the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling will extend the amount of time it will take to resolve this dispute and increase the risk of litigation to us. In any event, as with any complex litigation, we anticipate that this dispute may take several years to resolve.

During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Oklahoma practice represented 4.6% of our consolidated revenue. In October, 2006, we sold, for cash, the property, plant and equipment to the practice for an amount that approximated its net book value at the time of sale.

As a result of the ongoing litigation, we have been unable to collect on a timely basis a receivable owed to us relating to accounts receivable purchased by us under the service agreement and amounts for reimbursement of expenses paid by us on the practice’s behalf. At June 30, 2008, the total receivable owed to us of $22.5 million is reflected on our balance sheet as other noncurrent assets. Currently, approximately $9.0 million is held in an escrowed bank account into which the practice has been making, and is required to continue to make, monthly deposits. These amounts will be released upon resolution of the litigation. In addition, approximately $7.5 million is being held in a bank account that has been frozen pending the outcome of related litigation regarding that account. In addition, we have filed a security lien on the receivables of the practice. We believe that the amounts held in the bank accounts combined with the receivables of the practice in which we have filed a security lien represent adequate collateral to recover the $22.5 million receivable recorded in other noncurrent assets at June 30, 2008. Accordingly, we expect to realize the amount that we believe to be owed by the practice. However, realization is subject to a successful conclusion to the litigation with the practice, and we cannot assure you as to when the litigation will be finally concluded or as to what the ultimate outcome of the litigation will be. We expect to continue to incur expenses in connection with our litigation with the practice.

We intend to vigorously pursue our claims, including claims for any costs and expenses that we incur as a result of the termination of the service agreement and to defend against the practice’s allegations that we breached the agreement and that the agreement is unenforceable. However, we cannot provide assurance as to what the outcome of the litigation will be, or, even if we prevail in the litigation, whether we will be successful in recovering the full amount, or any, of our costs associated with the litigation and termination of the service agreement.

Assessing our financial and operational exposure on litigation matters requires the application of substantial subjective judgments and estimates based upon facts and circumstances, resulting in estimates that could change as more information becomes available.

Certificate of Need Regulatory Action

During the third quarter of 2006, one of our affiliated practices in North Carolina lost (through state regulatory action) the ability to provide radiation services at its cancer center in Asheville. The practice continued to provide medical oncology services, but was not permitted to use the radiation services area of the center (approximately 18% of the square footage of the cancer center). The practice appealed the regulatory action and the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the practice on procedural grounds and ordered the state agency to hold a new hearing on its regulatory action. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the practice received a ruling in its appeal, which mandated a rehearing by the state agency. The state agency conducted a rehearing and issued a new ruling upholding the practice’s right to provide radiation services.

 

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That decision was appealed, and the appellants also sought a stay of the state’s decision. The request for a stay was denied in July 2008, and the practice intends to reinstitute its radiation practice.

Delays during the three months ended March 31, 2007 in pursuing strategic alternatives led to uncertainty regarding the form and timing associated with alternatives to a successful appeal. Consequently, we performed impairment testing as of March 31, 2007 and we recorded an impairment charge of $1.6 million relating to a management services agreement asset and equipment during the three months ended March 31, 2007. (These charges are a component of the impairment losses disclosed in “Results of Operations – Impairment and Restructuring Charges” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.) No additional impairment charges relating to this regulatory action have been recorded through June 30, 2008.

As of June 30, 2008, our Consolidated Balance Sheet included net assets in the amount of $1.8 million related to this practice, which includes primarily working capital in the amount of $1.2 million. The construction of the cancer center in which the practice operates was financed as an operating lease and, as such, is not recorded on our balance sheet. At June 30, 2008, the lease had a remaining term of 18 years and the net present value of minimum future lease payments is approximately $7.1 million. A termination obligation for this lease was not accrued as we had not exhausted our legal appeals. Management will continue to monitor this matter.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

  3.17   Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of US Oncology Holdings, Inc.
  3.28   Bylaws of US Oncology Holdings, Inc.
  3.32   Certificate of Incorporation of US Oncology, Inc.
  3.42   Bylaws of US Oncology, Inc.
  4.11   Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2002, among US Oncology, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee
  4.23   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2004, among Oiler Acquisition Corp. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative for the Initial Purchasers
  4.33   Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2004, among Oiler Acquisition Corp. and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee
  4.43   First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2004, among US Oncology, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee
  4.53   First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2004, among US Oncology, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee
  4.63   Accession Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, among the Guarantors listed therein
  4.73   Form of 9 5/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2012 (included in Exhibit 3.15)
  4.83   Form of 9% Senior Note due 2012 (included in Exhibit 3.16)
  4.93   Form of 10 3/4% Senior Note due 2014 (included in Exhibit 3.5)
  4.107   Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006
  4.117   Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006
  4.128   Indenture, dated as of March 13, 2007, between US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and LaSalle Bank National Association as Trustee
  4.138   Form of Senior Floating Rate PIK Toggle Note due 2012 (included in Exhibit 3.28)
10.13   Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, among US Oncology Holdings, Inc., US Oncology, Inc., the Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Documentation Agent.
10.23   Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, among US Oncology Holdings, Inc., US Oncology, Inc., the Subsidiaries of US Oncology, Inc. identified therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent
10.33   Form of Executive Officer Employment Agreement
10.42   Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
10.53   Form of Unit Grant, dated as of August 20, 2004, among US Oncology Holdings, Inc., US Oncology, Inc. and each of R. Dale Ross and Bruce Broussard

 

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10.63   US Oncology Holdings, Inc. 2004 Director Stock Option Plan
10.74   Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 17, 2005, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, among US Oncology Holdings, Inc., US Oncology, Inc., the Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Documentation Agent.
10.85   Amendment No. 2 dated as of November 15, 2005, to the Credit Agreement dated as of August 20, 2004, as amended as of March 17, 2005, among US Oncology Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, US Oncology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Documentation Agent.
10.96   Incremental Facility Amendment and Amendment No. 3 dated as of July 10, 2006, to the Credit Agreement dated as of August 20, 2004, as amended as of March 17, 2005, and November 15, 2005, among US Oncology Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, US Oncology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Documentation Agent.
10.107   Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006
10.117   Amendment No. 4 dated as of December 21, 2006, among US Oncology Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, US Oncology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Subsidiary Loan Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement) party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
10.128   Amendment No. 5 dated as of March 1, 2007, among US Oncology Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, US Oncology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Subsidiary Loan Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement) party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
10.139   Amendment No. 6 dated as of November 30, 2007, to the Credit Agreement Dated as of August 20, 2004, as Amended as of March 17, 2005, among US Oncology Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, US Oncology, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, the Lenders party thereto JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Documentation Agent.
10.1410   US Oncology Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
10.1510   US Oncology Holdings, Inc. 2008 Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer
32.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer

 

1

Filed as Exhibit 3 to the 8-K filed by US Oncology, Inc. on February 5, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.

2

Filed as an exhibit to the 10-K filed by US Oncology, Inc. on March 21, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.

3

Filed as an exhibit to the registration statement on Form S-4 of US Oncology, Inc. on December 17, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.

4

Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the 8-K filed by US Oncology, Inc. on March 29, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.

5

Filed as an Exhibit to the 8-K filed by US Oncology, Inc. on November 21, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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6

Filed as an Exhibit to the 8-K filed by US Oncology, Inc. on July 13, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.

7

Filed as an Exhibit to the 8-K filed by US Oncology Holdings, Inc. on December 27, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.

8

Filed as an Exhibit to the 8-K filed by US Oncology Holdings, Inc. on March 16, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.

9

Filed as Exhibit 10 to the 8-K filed by US Oncology Holdings, Inc. on December 4, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.

10

Filed as an Exhibit to the 8-K filed by US Oncology Holdings, Inc. on January 7, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

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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.

 

 

US ONCOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND

US ONCOLOGY, INC.

Date: August 8, 2008:

 

By:

 

/s/ Vicki H. Hitzhusen

   

Vicki H. Hitzhusen,

   

Chief Accounting Officer

   

(duly authorized signatory and

principal financial officer)

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and

US Oncology, Inc.

I, Bruce D. Broussard, certify that:

 

(1)

    

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and US Oncology, Inc.;

(2)

    

Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

(3)

    

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

(4)

    

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15f and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

  (a)   

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

  (b)   

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

  (c)   

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

  (d)   

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

(5)

    

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

  (a)   

all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

  (b)   

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 8, 2008

 

By:

 

/s/ BRUCE D. BROUSSARD

    Bruce D. Broussard,
    Chief Executive Officer of
   

US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and

US Oncology, Inc.

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EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and

US Oncology, Inc.

I, Vicki H. Hitzhusen, certify that:

 

(1)

    

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and US Oncology, Inc.;

(2)

    

Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

(3)

    

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

(4)

    

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15f and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

  (a)   

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

  (b)   

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

  (c)   

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

  (d)   

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

(5)

    

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

  (a)   

all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

  (b)   

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 8, 2008

 

By:

 

/s/ VICKI H. HITZHUSEN

    Vicki H. Hitzhusen,
    Principal Financial Officer of
   

US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and

US Oncology, Inc.

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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and US Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Bruce D. Broussard, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Bruce D. Broussard

Bruce D. Broussard

Chief Executive Officer of

US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and US Oncology, Inc.

August 8, 2008

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Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and US Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Vicki H. Hitzhusen, Interim Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Vicki H. Hitzhusen

Vicki H. Hitzhusen

Principal Financial Officer of

US Oncology Holdings, Inc. and US Oncology, Inc.

August 8, 2008

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