IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC
10-K/A, 1994-11-28
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, NEC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                  FORM 10-K/A
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 2)
    

(Mark One)

/X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993
                                       OR

/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

For the transition period from               to               .

                            Commission file number:
                                    0-14972
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                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                  DELAWARE                            93-0933098
      (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)            Identification No.)

      10525 WEST WASHINGTON BOULEVARD                 90232-1922
          CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA                     (Zip code)
           (Address of principal
             executive offices)

                                 (213) 870-9000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE

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

                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
                                (Title of Class)
                            ------------------------

    Indicate  by check  mark whether the  Registrant: (1) has  filed all reports
required to be filed by  Section 13 or 15(d) of  the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934  during  the preceding  12  months (or  for  such shorter  period  that the
Registrant was required  to file  such reports), and  (2) been  subject to  such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes _X_ No ___

    Indicate  by check mark if disclosure  of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's  knowledge, in definitive  proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

    As  of March 15,  1994, the aggregate  market value of  voting stock held by
nonaffiliates of the Registrant was $1,249,300,356.

    As of March 15, 1994, the  Registrant had 74,030,982 shares of Common  Stock
outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
    None.

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ITEM 6.__SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
    
   
    The  information  below should  be read  in  conjunction with  the Company's
Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes and "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                        1989        1990        1991        1992        1993
                                                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                                                               (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
Revenues:
  Transmission services (1)........................  $   58,254  $   80,530  $   94,533  $  127,399  $  304,779
  Systems integration and other income.............       2,492       5,921       9,904      20,245      26,585
  Fees earned from WorldCom and TRT................      --          --          --           7,700       8,000
                                                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
    Total revenues.................................      60,746      86,451     104,437     155,344     339,364
                                                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales (1)................................      35,219      53,203      66,514     102,485     233,524
  Selling, general and administrative..............       7,191      12,194      14,688      18,889      37,381
  Depreciation.....................................       4,252       6,965       7,305       9,587      17,269
  Amortization.....................................       2,686       3,072       2,845       3,507       4,669
  Streamlining charge..............................      --          --          --          --           5,920
                                                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
    Total costs and expenses.......................      49,348      75,434      91,352     134,468     298,763
                                                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Operating income...................................      11,398      11,017      13,085      20,876      40,601
Interest expense...................................      (8,452)    (10,912)     (8,618)     (6,533)     (8,525)
Interest income (2)................................      --          --             179         120       2,175
Income before minority interest and
 income taxes......................................       2,946         105       4,646      14,463      34,251
Minority interest..................................      --          --          --            (135)        174
Provision for income taxes.........................       1,150          40       1,811       5,800      14,286
                                                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Income before extraordinary item...................       1,796          65       2,835       8,528      20,139
Extraordinary item (3).............................      --          --          (1,283)     --          (7,949)
                                                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Income before preferred stock dividend.............  $    1,796  $       65  $    1,552  $    8,528  $   12,190
Preferred stock dividend...........................      --          --          --          --           1,232
                                                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Net income available to common
 stockholders......................................  $    1,796  $       65  $    1,552  $    8,528  $   10,958
                                                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                                                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Primary earnings per share (4):
  Income available to common shareholders before
   extraordinary item..............................    $0.10        $--        $0.11       $0.24       $0.33
Extraordinary item (3).............................      --          --        (0.05)        --        (0.14)
                                                       -----       -----       -----       -----       -----
Net income available to common
 stockholders......................................    $0.10        $--        $0.06       $0.24       $0.19
                                                       -----       -----       -----       -----       -----
Fully diluted earnings per share (4):
  Income before extraordinary item.................    $0.10        $--        $0.11       $0.24       $0.32
  Extraordinary item (3)...........................      --          --        (0.05)        --        (0.13)
                                                       -----       -----       -----       -----       -----
  Net income per share.............................    $0.10        $--        $0.06       $0.24       $0.19
                                                       -----       -----       -----       -----       -----
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Net property and equipment.........................  $   77,317  $   85,278  $   99,355  $  213,895  $  270,065
Total assets.......................................     139,514     156,405     179,414     371,656     722,189
Long-term debt.....................................     101,479     101,901      85,683     108,801     195,500
Shareholders' equity...............................      20,739      34,827      67,474     135,855     290,135
<FN>
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(1)  1993 amounts  have been  reclassified for  charges from  foreign  telephone
     companies.  See Note 1  "The Company and  Summary of Significant Accounting
     Policies -- Revenue Recognition."
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<S>  <C>
(2)  Interest income for the years ended  1989 and 1990 was not significant  and
     was netted against interest expense for such years.
(3)  Extraordinary  item reflects  the write-off  of the  unamortized portion of
     costs  which  had  been  incurred  in  connection  with  extinguished  bank
     borrowings  (net of income tax benefit)  of $820,000 in 1991 and $5,639,000
     in 1993.
(4)  Earnings per share and the weighted average common shares outstanding  have
     been adjusted to reflect the payment of a 5% Common Stock dividend declared
     and  paid by the Company  during each of 1991  and 1992 and the 3.15-to-one
     Common Stock split  in the form  of a  215% Common Stock  dividend paid  on
     February 4, 1994.
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                                    PART II

   
ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
    

    The  Company's financial statements  and supplementary financial information
appear in this  Annual Report on  Form 10-K beginning  on page F-1,  immediately
after  the Signature Page  hereof, and such information  is incorporated in this
Item 8 by reference thereto.

                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                          IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

   
Dated: November 28, 1994                  By:         /s/  RUDY WANN
    

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                                                          Rudy Wann
                                                 VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND
                                                   CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC:

    We  have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  IDB
Communications Group, Inc.  and its  subsidiaries as  of December  31, 1993  and
1992,  and the related  consolidated statements of  income, shareholders' equity
and cash flows  for each of  the three years  in the period  ended December  31,
1993.  Our audits also included the financial statement schedules listed at Item
14. These  financial  statements  and  financial  statement  schedules  are  the
responsibility  of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedules based on
our audits. We did not audit the balance sheet of World Communications, Inc.  (a
consolidated subsidiary) as of December 31, 1992, which statement reflects total
assets  constituting 24% of  consolidated total assets as  of December 31, 1992.
This statement was audited by other auditors whose report has been furnished  to
us,  and our opinion,  insofar as it  relates to the  amounts included for World
Communications, Inc. as of December 31, 1992,  is based solely on the report  of
such other auditors.

    We  conducted  our audits  in  accordance with  generally  accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to  obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also  includes
assessing  the  accounting principles  used  and significant  estimates  made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement  presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

    In  our opinion, based on  our audits and the  report of the other auditors,
such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of IDB Communications Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries at
December 31, 1993 and 1992, and the  results of their operations and their  cash
flows  for each  of the  three years in  the period  ended December  31, 1993 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting  principles. Also in our  opinion,
based  on  our audits  and  the report  of  the other  auditors,  such financial
statement schedules,  when  considered in  relation  to the  basic  consolidated
financial  statements taken as a whole,  present fairly in all material respects
the information set forth therein.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE
March 7, 1994

                                      F-1A
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
World Communications, Inc.
New York, New York

    We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of World Communications, Inc.
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of IDB Communications Group, Inc.) as of December 31,
1992.  This  financial  statement,  not  separately  presented  herein,  is  the
responsibility  of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on this financial statement based on our audit.

    We conducted  our  audit  in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements is free of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts  and  disclosures in  the  balance  sheet. An  audit  also  includes
assessing  the  accounting principles  used  and significant  estimates  made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement  presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

    In  our opinion,  the consolidated balance  sheet referred  to above present
fairly, in all material respects,  the consolidated financial position of  World
Communications,  Inc. at December 31, 1992 in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.

BDO SEIDMAN
New York, New York
March 17, 1993

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                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                     ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             DECEMBER 31,
                                                      --------------------------
                                                          1992          1993
                                                      ------------  ------------
<S>                                                   <C>           <C>
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.........................  $  1,319,000  $ 54,612,000
  Short-term investments............................       --         12,672,000
  Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
   accounts of $2,449,000 in 1992 and $5,751,000 in
   1993.............................................    43,625,000   108,445,000
  Unbilled revenues.................................    10,033,000    13,900,000
  Inventory.........................................     5,132,000     1,992,000
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note
   8)...............................................     8,332,000    21,147,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
    Total current assets............................    68,441,000   212,768,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
Property and equipment:
  Land..............................................     2,489,000     2,489,000
  Buildings and improvements........................     6,757,000     6,567,000
  Equipment.........................................   212,032,000   270,410,000
  Construction in progress..........................    24,890,000    39,850,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
    Total property and equipment....................   246,168,000   319,316,000
    Less accumulated depreciation and
     amortization...................................    32,273,000    49,251,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
    Net property and equipment......................   213,895,000   270,065,000
Intangible assets -- net (Note 2)...................    68,576,000   152,786,000
Other assets........................................    20,744,000    23,773,000
Deferred income taxes (Note 6)......................       --         62,797,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
    Total assets....................................  $371,656,000  $722,189,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
                                                      ------------  ------------
                      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses.............  $ 38,752,000  $ 55,095,000
  Other accrued liabilities (Note 3)................    42,198,000   119,805,000
  Current portion of senior debt (Note 4)...........     2,467,000       --
                                                      ------------  ------------
    Total current liabilities.......................    83,417,000   174,900,000
  Long-term liabilities (Note 9)....................    16,800,000    38,369,000
  Deferred income taxes (Note 6)....................     9,309,000       --
  Senior and subordinated debt (Note 4).............   106,334,000       --
  Convertible subordinated debt (Note 4)............       --        195,500,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
    Total liabilities...............................   215,860,000   408,769,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Minority interest...................................    19,941,000    23,285,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
  Shareholders' equity (Notes 5 and 9):
  Preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized;
   34,000 shares issued and outstanding in 1992 and
   none outstanding in 1993.........................    17,444,000       --
  Common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares
   authorized; shares issued and outstanding,
   14,227,733 in 1992 and 71,713,076 in 1993........       142,000       717,000
  Additional paid-in capital........................   112,553,000   272,744,000
  Retained earnings.................................     5,716,000    16,674,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
    Total shareholders' equity......................   135,855,000   290,135,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity....  $371,656,000  $722,189,000
                                                      ------------  ------------
                                                      ------------  ------------
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
                         CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                          ----------------------------------------
                                              1991          1992          1993
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
<S>                                       <C>           <C>           <C>
Revenues:
  Transmission services.................  $ 94,533,000  $127,399,000  $304,779,000
  Systems integration and other
   income...............................     9,904,000    20,245,000    26,585,000
  Fees earned from WorldCom and TRT
   (Note 9).............................       --          7,700,000     8,000,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
    Total revenues......................   104,437,000   155,344,000   339,364,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
Costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales.........................    66,514,000   102,485,000   233,524,000
  Selling, general and administrative...    14,688,000    18,889,000    37,381,000
  Depreciation..........................     7,305,000     9,587,000    17,269,000
  Amortization..........................     2,845,000     3,507,000     4,669,000
  Streamlining charge (Note 11).........       --            --          5,920,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
    Total costs and expenses............    91,352,000   134,468,000   298,763,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
Operating income........................    13,085,000    20,876,000    40,601,000
Interest expense........................    (8,618,000)   (6,533,000)   (8,525,000)
Interest income.........................       179,000       120,000     2,175,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
Income before minority interest, income
 taxes and extraordinary item...........     4,646,000    14,463,000    34,251,000
Minority interest.......................       --           (135,000)      174,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
Income before income taxes and
 extraordinary item.....................     4,646,000    14,328,000    34,425,000
Provision for income taxes (Note 6).....     1,811,000     5,800,000    14,286,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
Income before extraordinary item........     2,835,000     8,528,000    20,139,000
Extraordinary item (net of income tax
 benefit of $820,000 in 1991 and
 $5,639,000 in 1993) (Note 4)...........    (1,283,000)      --         (7,949,000)
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
Net income before preferred stock
 dividend...............................     1,552,000     8,528,000    12,190,000
Preferred stock dividend................       --            --          1,232,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
Net income available to common
 shareholders...........................  $  1,552,000  $  8,528,000  $ 10,958,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
Primary earnings per share:
  Income available to common
   shareholders before extraordinary
   item.................................     $0.11         $0.24         $0.33
  Extraordinary item (Note 4)...........     (0.05)          --          (0.14)
                                             -----          ----         -----
  Net income available to common
   shareholders.........................     $0.06         $0.24         $0.19
                                             -----          ----         -----
                                             -----          ----         -----
Fully diluted earnings per share:
  Income before extraordinary item......     $0.11         $0.24         $0.32
  Extraordinary item (Note 4)...........     (0.05)          --          (0.13)
                                             -----          ----         -----
  Net income before preferred stock
   dividend.............................     $0.06         $0.24         $0.19
                                             -----          ----         -----
                                             -----          ----         -----
Weighted average common shares
 outstanding:
  Primary...............................    24,976,000    35,548,000    57,881,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
  Fully diluted.........................    25,540,000    36,162,000    63,652,000
                                          ------------  ------------  ------------
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</TABLE>
    

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-3
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                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        COMMON STOCK          PREFERRED STOCK
                                                    --------------------  ------------------------   ADDITIONAL
                                                      NUMBER               NUMBER                     PAID-IN      RETAINED
                                                    OF SHARES    AMOUNT   OF SHARES      AMOUNT       CAPITAL      EARNINGS
                                                    ----------  --------  ---------   ------------  ------------  -----------
<S>                                                 <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>           <C>           <C>
Balance -- December 31, 1990......................   6,345,579  $ 63,000     --            --       $ 29,061,000  $ 5,703,000

Issuance of common stock..........................   2,407,698    25,000     --            --         31,075,000      --
5% stock dividend.................................     320,990     3,000     --            --          2,886,000   (2,894,000)
Net income........................................      --         --        --            --            --         1,552,000
                                                    ----------  --------  ---------   ------------  ------------  -----------
Balance -- December 31, 1991......................   9,074,267    91,000     --            --         63,022,000    4,361,000

Issuance of common stock (Note 9).................   4,634,201    46,000     --            --         42,363,000      --
Issuance of preferred stock.......................      --         --       34,000      17,444,000       --           --
5% stock dividend.................................     519,265     5,000     --            --          7,168,000   (7,173,000)
Net income........................................      --         --        --            --            --         8,528,000
                                                    ----------  --------  ---------   ------------  ------------  -----------
Balance -- December 31, 1992......................  14,227,733   142,000    34,000      17,444,000   112,553,000    5,716,000

Issuance of common stock (Note 9).................   6,583,177    66,000     --            --        143,256,000      --
Conversion of preferred stock.....................   1,955,146    20,000   (34,000)    (17,444,000)   17,424,000      --
3.15-to-one stock split (Note 5)..................  48,947,020   489,000     --            --           (489,000)     --
Net income before preferred stock dividend........      --         --        --            --            --        12,190,000
Preferred stock dividend..........................      --         --        --            --            --        (1,232,000)
                                                    ----------  --------  ---------   ------------  ------------  -----------
Balance -- December 31, 1993......................  71,713,076  $717,000    -0-       $   -0-       $272,744,000  $16,674,000
                                                    ----------  --------  ---------   ------------  ------------  -----------
                                                    ----------  --------  ---------   ------------  ------------  -----------
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-4
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                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                           1991          1992          1993
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
<S>                                    <C>           <C>           <C>
Cash and cash equivalents at
 beginning of year...................  $  1,219,000  $  2,762,000  $  1,319,000
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income before preferred stock
 dividend............................     1,552,000     8,528,000    12,190,000
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
Adjustments to reconcile net income
 to net cash provided by operating
 activities:
  Extraordinary item, net of income
   tax benefit of $820,000 in 1991
   and $5,639,000 in 1993............     1,283,000       --          7,949,000
  Depreciation expense...............     7,305,000     9,587,000    17,269,000
  Amortization expense...............     2,417,000     3,005,000     4,158,000
  Amortization of loan fees and
   discounts.........................       428,000       502,000       512,000
  Provision for doubtful accounts
   receivable........................       502,000       364,000     1,725,000
  Deferred income taxes..............     1,356,000     6,672,000     6,869,000
  Gain on sale of assets.............       (21,000)     (477,000)      (12,000)
  Minority interest..................       --            135,000      (174,000)
Changes in operating assets and
 liabilities, net of acquisitions:
    Accounts receivable..............     1,599,000   (14,624,000)  (34,366,000)
    Unbilled revenues................    (2,505,000)   (1,921,000)   (1,163,000)
    Inventory........................      (373,000)   (2,463,000)    3,237,000
    Prepaid expenses and other
     assets..........................    (4,313,000)      425,000    (8,969,000)
    Accounts payable and accrued
     expenses........................     6,490,000     8,834,000    (1,487,000)
    Other liabilities................      (446,000)    9,196,000    (5,698,000)
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
Total adjustments....................    13,722,000    19,235,000   (10,150,000)
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
Net cash provided by operating
 activities..........................    15,274,000    27,763,000     2,040,000
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
Cash flows provided by financing
 activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of common
   stock.............................    31,095,000     2,281,000    53,994,000
  Borrowings of senior debt..........     5,175,000    62,040,000    10,500,000
  Repayments of senior debt..........   (21,589,000)  (58,754,000)  (83,066,000)
  Borrowings of convertible
   subordinated debt.................       --            --        189,550,000
  Repayments and defeasance of senior
   subordinated and subordinated
   debt..............................       --            --        (34,580,000)
  Payment of debt redemption
   premiums..........................       --            --         (9,257,000)
  Preferred stock dividend payment...       --            --         (1,083,000)
  Increase in advance from minority
   shareholder
   of subsidiary.....................       --         11,127,000     3,518,000
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
Net cash provided by financing
 activities..........................    14,681,000    16,694,000   129,576,000
Cash flows used in investing
 activities:
  Additions to property and
   equipment.........................    20,085,000    26,912,000    48,328,000
  Purchases of short-term
   investments, net..................       --            --         12,672,000
  Investment in and advances to joint
   venture...........................     6,216,000       --            --
  Proceeds from disposition of
   property..........................      (255,000)      --           (584,000)
  Increase in other assets...........     2,298,000    10,831,000     7,979,000
  Payment for acquisitions, net of
   cash acquired.....................       --          2,669,000     9,908,000
  Purchase of other intangible
   assets............................        68,000     5,488,000        20,000
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
Net cash used in investing
 activities..........................    28,412,000    45,900,000    78,323,000
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
  Increase (decrease) in cash and
   cash equivalents..................     1,543,000    (1,443,000)   53,293,000
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
 year................................  $  2,762,000  $  1,319,000  $ 54,612,000
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-5
<PAGE>
                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
    IDB Communications Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries
(together  referred  to  herein  as  the  "Company"),  operate  a  domestic  and
international   communications  network  which  provides  their  customers  with
international private-line and switched long distance telephone services,  radio
and  television transmission services, facsimile and data connections and mobile
satellite communications capabilities.

    CONSOLIDATION -- The consolidated financial statements include the  accounts
of  IDB Communications Group, Inc. and  its subsidiaries. Effective December 31,
1992, the Company acquired WorldCom (see Note 9). As a result, the balance sheet
of WorldCom has been consolidated as of December 31, 1992 and the operations  of
WorldCom  were consolidated beginning  January 1, 1993.  Effective September 30,
1993, the  Company  acquired  TRT (see  Note  9).  The operations  of  TRT  were
consolidated  beginning October  1, 1993. All  significant intercompany balances
and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

    REVENUE RECOGNITION  --  The  Company  generally  recognizes  revenues  when
transmission  and distribution services are provided. For switched long distance
telephone services, revenues  are recorded on  the basis of  minutes of  traffic
processed  and contracted  fees. The  Company also  performs systems integration
services consisting of  design and  installation of  transmission equipment  and
systems for its customers. Revenues and the related costs for these services are
recorded  under  the percentage  of completion  method. Unbilled  revenues under
customer contracts represent revenues earned under the percentage of  completion
method but not yet billable under the terms of the contract.

   
    The  Company  has retroactively  reclassified charges  in 1993  from foreign
telephone companies  to  complete calls  made  from  the United  States  by  the
Company's   customers.  These  charges  in  the  amount  of  $28,656,000,  which
previously  were  classified  as  direct  reductions  of  transmission  services
revenue,  are  now classified  as cost  of sales.  Operating income,  net income
available to common shareholders  and the balance sheet  are not affected.  This
change was made to conform with industry reporting practices.
    

    CASH  EQUIVALENTS AND  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  -- The  Company considers all
highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of ninety days or less to be
cash equivalents.  Similar investments  with original  maturities beyond  ninety
days   are  considered  short-term  investments   and  carried  at  cost,  which
approximates market  value. Short-term  investments principally  consist of  tax
exempt  municipal  bonds  and corporate  bonds.  The Company  believes  that the
carrying amount of this category is a reasonable estimate of its fair value.

    INVENTORY -- Consists principally of equipment used in the Company's systems
integration services  group  in the  assembly  of earth  station  equipment  for
customers.  Inventories  are stated  at the  lower  of cost  or market;  cost is
determined using the specific identification method.

    PROPERTY AND  EQUIPMENT  --  Property  and equipment  are  stated  at  cost.
Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over
the  estimated useful  lives of  the assets. The  estimated useful  lives of the
assets are  5 to  25  years for  equipment and  cable  and 10  to 25  years  for
buildings  and improvements. In  1991, the Company revised  its estimates of the
depreciable lives of certain assets resulting in additional income before income
taxes of approximately  $359,000 and  net income before  extraordinary items  of
approximately  $213,000 ($.01 earnings per share for the year ended December 31,
1991).

    CONSTRUCTION IN  PROGRESS  -- The  Company  constructs certain  of  its  own
transmission systems and related facilities. All internal costs directly related
to the construction of such facilities, including

                                      F-6
<PAGE>
                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

1.  THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
interest  and salaries  of certain employees,  are capitalized.  Such costs were
$5,320,000 ($2,347,000  in interest),  $7,656,000 ($3,490,000  in interest)  and
$8,271,000 ($3,126,000 in interest) in 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    DEFERRED  FINANCING COSTS -- The Company defers all direct costs incurred in
obtaining long term  financing and amortizes  these costs over  the term of  the
related debt.

    INTANGIBLE  ASSETS -- These assets  consist principally of intangible assets
acquired in acquisitions  accounted for  by the  purchase method  and are  being
amortized  using the straight-line method over  the lives of the related assets,
which vary from 6 to 40 years.

    MINORITY INTEREST  --  In  1990, the  Company  and  Teleglobe  International
(U.S.),  Inc.  ("Teleglobe"), a  wholly-owned subsidiary  of Teleglobe,  Inc., a
Canadian data communications products, systems integration and
telecommunications  company,  formed  IDB  Mobile  Communications,  Inc.   ("IDB
Mobile"),  a provider of mobile satellite  voice and data communication services
to the maritime and aeronautical markets. The Company and Teleglobe each have  a
50%  equity interest in  IDB Mobile. Effective  January 1, 1992,  the assets and
liabilities of  IDB Mobile  were  consolidated with  those  of the  Company  and
Teleglobe's  interest  is  included  in  the  Company's  consolidated  financial
statements as minority interest.

    INCOME TAXES -- Effective January 1, 1992, the Company adopted Statement  of
Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  109,  Accounting  for  Income  Taxes. The
cumulative effect  of  the  change  was  insignificant.  Deferred  income  taxes
represent  the amounts which will be paid or received in future periods based on
the income  tax rates  that are  expected to  be in  effect when  the  temporary
differences are scheduled to reverse.

    EARNINGS  PER SHARE -- Earnings per share is based upon the weighted average
number of common shares and common stock equivalents (common stock options, when
dilutive) outstanding during each year. Fully diluted earnings per share assumes
the conversion  of the  preferred  stock into  common  stock and  also  reflects
additional  dilution related to common stock options  when the use of the market
price at the end of the period is higher than the average price for the  period.
The  effect  on  earnings  per  share  of  the  conversion  of  the  convertible
subordinated debt  is  antidilutive. Earnings  per  share for  the  years  ended
December  31,  1991,  1992 and  1993  have  been adjusted  to  reflect  5% stock
dividends declared and paid in each of 1991 and 1992 and the 3.15-to-one  common
stock split of February 4, 1994 (Note 5).

    RECLASSIFICATIONS  -- Certain reclassifications have  been made to the prior
years' financial statements to conform to the current year's classifications.

2.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS
    Intangible assets at December 31, 1992 and 1993 consist of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          1992          1993
                                                       -----------  ------------
<S>                                                    <C>          <C>
Satellite transmission and customer contracts........  $16,060,000  $ 16,060,000
Goodwill and other intangible assets.................   61,907,000   146,015,000
                                                       -----------  ------------
Total intangible assets..............................   77,967,000   162,075,000
Less accumulated amortization........................    9,391,000     9,289,000
                                                       -----------  ------------
  Total..............................................  $68,576,000  $152,786,000
                                                       -----------  ------------
                                                       -----------  ------------
</TABLE>

    Fully amortized intangible  assets of  $3,582,000 were  eliminated from  the
above balances in 1993.

                                      F-7
<PAGE>
                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

3.  OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
    Other  accrued  liabilities at  December 31,  1992 and  1993 consist  of the
following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          1992          1993
                                                       -----------  ------------
<S>                                                    <C>          <C>
Settlements with domestic and foreign carriers.......  $14,642,000  $ 62,140,000
Acquisition allowances, current......................   10,696,000    23,494,000
Other................................................   16,860,000    34,171,000
                                                       -----------  ------------
  Total..............................................  $42,198,000  $119,805,000
                                                       -----------  ------------
                                                       -----------  ------------
</TABLE>

    Acquisition  allowances  relate  principally   to  duplicate  facility   and
severance costs related to acquired operations (See Note 9).

4.  LONG TERM DEBT
    On   August  20,  1993,  the  Company  issued  $195,500,000  of  convertible
subordinated  notes  (the  "Notes"),   proceeds  of  which  were   approximately
$189,550,000  net of direct fees and expenses.  Interest on the Notes is payable
semiannually on February 15 and August 15 of each year at an interest rate of 5%
per annum. The  Notes are convertible  at the  option of the  holder at  anytime
prior  to maturity  into Common Stock  of the  Company at $18.15  per share. The
Notes include certain antidilution rights and  rights with regard to changes  in
control.  At its  option, the  Company may  redeem the  Notes at  any time after
August 1996, but will incur a redemption  premium. The Notes mature and are  due
in full on August 15, 2003.

    The Company used the proceeds of this issue, together with the proceeds of a
May  1993 common stock issuance (see Note  5) to repay and defease substantially
all of its then existing debt. Total debt repayments in 1993 were  approximately
$89,000,000 while $18,000,000 of debt was defeased. The repayment and defeasance
of  this debt resulted in  an extraordinary charge of  $7,949,000, net of income
tax benefit of $5,639,000, which represents payment of debt redemption  premiums
and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.

    In  connection with the  debt repayment, the  Company canceled its revolving
line of credit.  In November, 1993,  the Company established  a new  $15,000,000
line  of  credit ("Line  of Credit").  The Line  of Credit  bears interest  at a
floating rate  based, at  the option  of the  Company, on  a domestic  index  or
offshore  index. The Line of Credit expires October 31, 1995. As of December 31,
1993, there were no amounts outstanding under the Line of Credit.

    The fair  values of  financial instruments,  other than  the Notes,  closely
approximate their carrying value. At December 31, 1993, the estimated fair value
of  the Notes, based on reference to quoted market prices, exceeded the carrying
value by $31,000,000.

    In connection with  the acquisition of  WorldCom (see Note  9), the  Company
assumed  a $15 million loan  payable by WorldCom to  TeleColumbus USA, Inc. This
debt was unsecured  and subordinated  to all of  the Company's  senior debt.  No
interest  accrued for two years  from the date of  each advance and any interest
accruing was payable quarterly in arrears, at LIBOR plus 2% per annum, beginning
June 30, 1994.  The principal was  repayable in five  equal annual  installments
beginning  June 30,  1995. In  order to reflect  the effect  of the non-interest
bearing period, the Company discounted the  note to $13,400,000 at December  31,
1992.  In December  1993, the Company  repaid the $15  million subordinated debt
owed to TeleColumbus at its carrying value of $14,030,000.

                                      F-8
<PAGE>
                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

4.  LONG TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)
    Senior  and  subordinated  debt  at  December  31,  1992  consisted  of  the
following:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                <C>
Notes payable to banks..........................................   $ 14,500,000
Senior notes, net of unamortized issuance costs of $2,196,000...     47,804,000
Subordinated debt...............................................     38,090,000
Other...........................................................      8,407,000
                                                                   ------------
Total senior and subordinated debt..............................    108,801,000
Less current portion of senior debt.............................     (2,467,000)
                                                                   ------------
Long-term portion of senior and subordinated debt...............   $106,334,000
                                                                   ------------
                                                                   ------------
</TABLE>

    On March 2, 1992, the Company completed the private placement of $50,000,000
of  senior secured  notes ("Senior Notes")  and a $15,000,000  revolving line of
credit ("Revolver"). A  portion of the  proceeds was used  to repay all  amounts
outstanding  under the Company's previous credit facility, including a term loan
of $43,000,000  and  a  revolving  facility of  $15,000,000.  Repayment  of  the
revolving  facility  and  term  loan  resulted  in  an  extraordinary  charge of
$1,283,000 in 1991, net of $820,000 of income tax benefit, which represented the
unamortized portion of costs  incurred in connection  with borrowings under  the
credit facility.

5.  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    The  Company has  established three stock  option plans,  the 1986 Incentive
Stock Plan, the 1992 Incentive Stock Plan and the 1992 Nonemployee Director Plan
(the "Plans").  The  exercise  price  of all  options  and  purchase  price  for
restricted  stock under the Plans  is equal to or greater  than 100% of the fair
market of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant. The Company  also
may grant stock options outside of the Plans.

    The following summarizes all stock option activity for the three years ended
December 31, 1993:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         NUMBER    OPTION PRICE
                                                       OF OPTIONS    PER SHARE
                                                       ----------  -------------
<S>                                                    <C>         <C>
Outstanding at December 31, 1990.....................   3,190,248  $    .14-2.52

Granted..............................................   1,041,377      1.51-4.69
Exercised............................................    (354,009)      .14-2.02
Canceled.............................................     (16,503)          1.51
                                                       ----------  -------------
Outstanding, December 31, 1991.......................   3,861,113      1.51-4.69

Granted..............................................   1,144,379      1.51-4.38
Exercised............................................  (1,318,420)     1.51-3.59
Canceled.............................................     (59,598)          1.51
                                                       ----------  -------------
Outstanding, December 31, 1992.......................   3,627,474      1.51-4.69

Granted..............................................   2,442,825    11.98-14.37
Exercised............................................  (1,502,301)     1.51-4.69
Canceled.............................................     (25,011)     .14-12.62
                                                       ----------  -------------
Outstanding, December 31, 1993.......................   4,542,987  $  1.51-14.37
                                                       ----------  -------------
                                                       ----------  -------------
</TABLE>

    Options  to purchase  3,806,725 shares under  the Plans  were outstanding at
December 31, 1993, of which options to purchase 116,642 were fully  exercisable.
At  December 31,  1993, 307,651  options were available  to be  issued under the
Plans. The total number of options outstanding outside the Plans as of  December
31,  1993 were 736,262, of  which options to purchase  383,424 shares were fully
exercisable.

                                      F-9
<PAGE>
                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

5.  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (CONTINUED)
    In November, 1993, certain officers of  the Company were granted options  to
purchase  5,906,250 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of
$14.37 per  share,  subject to  shareholder  approval  which has  not  yet  been
received.  The exercise price of the options is  at the fair market value of the
common stock on the date of grant.

    In connection with a secondary offering of stock, TeleColumbus U.S.A.,  Inc.
("TC  USA") converted 31,458 shares of its preferred stock into 5,698,256 shares
of common stock. In December 1993,  TC USA converted the remaining 2,542  shares
of preferred stock into 460,454 shares of common stock.

    In  May 1993, the  Company sold 4,724,997  shares of Common  Stock, of which
proceeds were  approximately $51,000,000.  In November  1991, the  Company  sold
7,607,250 shares of Common Stock, the net proceeds of which were $30,598,000.

    All  share amounts and per share prices have been adjusted to reflect the 5%
stock dividends paid in each of 1991  and 1992 and the 3.15-to-one common  stock
split effective on February 4, 1994.

6.  INCOME TAXES
    As  described in Note  1, the Company  changed its method  of accounting for
income taxes in 1992 from the deferred method to the asset and liability method.

    The provision for income taxes is comprised of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                1991        1992        1993
                                             ----------  ----------  -----------
<S>                                          <C>         <C>         <C>
Current:
  Federal..................................  $  325,000  $1,097,000  $ 5,304,000
  State....................................     130,000      49,000    2,113,000
                                             ----------  ----------  -----------
                                                455,000   1,146,000    7,417,000
Deferred:
  Federal..................................   1,130,000   3,599,000    6,150,000
  State....................................     226,000   1,055,000      719,000
                                             ----------  ----------  -----------
                                              1,356,000   4,654,000    6,869,000
                                             ----------  ----------  -----------
Total......................................  $1,811,000  $5,800,000  $14,286,000
                                             ----------  ----------  -----------
                                             ----------  ----------  -----------
</TABLE>

                                      F-10
<PAGE>
                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

6.  INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
    Deferred income  tax  assets  and  (liabilities)  resulting  from  temporary
differences  between accounting for financial reporting and tax purposes and the
benefit of net operating  loss carryforwards included  in the Company's  balance
sheet are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------------
                                                         1992          1993
                                                     ------------  ------------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Depreciation and amortization....................  $(18,186,000) $(20,900,000)
  Other liabilities................................      (543,000)     (634,000)
                                                     ------------  ------------
                                                      (18,729,000)  (21,534,000)
                                                     ------------  ------------
Deferred tax assets:
  Acquisition basis differences....................       --         64,570,000
  State income taxes...............................       553,000       307,000
  Federal and state net operating loss
   carryforward....................................     6,453,000    18,323,000
  Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward......     1,639,000       --
  Other assets.....................................       775,000     1,131,000
                                                     ------------  ------------
                                                        9,420,000    84,331,000
                                                     ------------  ------------
    Total..........................................  $ (9,309,000) $ 62,797,000
                                                     ------------  ------------
                                                     ------------  ------------
</TABLE>

    The acquisition adjustment relates principally to the difference between the
financial  statement and income tax basis of the assets and liabilities acquired
in connection with  the WorldCom,  HIT and TRT  acquisitions (see  Note 9).  The
deferred  tax  asset has  been recorded  upon the  Company's belief,  based upon
available evidence, that the income tax benefit will be realized.

    The Company's effective income tax  rate differs from the Federal  statutory
income tax rate due to the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                      --------------------------
                                                       1991      1992      1993
                                                      ------    ------    ------
<S>                                                   <C>       <C>       <C>
Federal statutory income tax rate..................    34.0%     34.0%     35.0%
State taxes, net of federal benefit................     5.0       5.0       5.3
Amortization of goodwill...........................     1.6        .5       1.5
Other, net.........................................    (1.6)      1.0      (0.3)
                                                      ------    ------    ------
  Effective tax rate...............................    39.0%     40.5%     41.5%
                                                      ------    ------    ------
                                                      ------    ------    ------
</TABLE>

    The  Company has  a net operating  loss carryforward for  Federal income tax
purposes of $47,366,000 which  begin to expire in  varying amounts between  2002
and 2008.

7.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER
    The  Company has entered into leases for office space, certain of its ground
facilities, fiber lines and equipment. Rental expense under operating leases was
$3,309,000, $4,227,000, and $15,048,000 for  1991, 1992 and 1993,  respectively.
Future  minimum lease payments under  long-term operating leases and commitments
as of December 31,  1993 are as follows:  1994, $17,369,000; 1995,  $15,968,000;
1996, $15,697,000; 1997, $14,869,000; 1998, $8,913,000; thereafter, $54,127,000.

    Certain  of the Company's  facility leases include  renewal options, and all
leases include provisions  for rent  escalation to  reflect increased  operating
costs and/or require the Company to pay certain maintenance and utility costs.

                                      F-11
<PAGE>
                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

7.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER (CONTINUED)
    Under  certain transponder agreements, the  Company receives favorable rates
if its purchases of transponder  space exceed certain minimum requirements.  The
Company  is  charged, and  accrues expenses,  for transponder  space at  a price
computed based upon the  assumption that its purchases  will exceed the  minimum
levels.  If the  Company's subsequent use  of transponder space  falls below the
minimum levels,  the Company  will be  subject to  retroactive charges  for  the
transponder space. To date, the Company has met all minimum usage requirements.

    In May 1990, the Company entered into an agreement under which it may obtain
satellite transponder capacity for maritime and aeronautical services offered by
IDB  Mobile at long-term fixed rates over  a five-year period which commenced on
September 9, 1991. The minimum remaining total commitment, at December 31, 1993,
of approximately $20,400,000  is subject  to increase  if the  Company does  not
perform certain obligations under the agreement.

    At  December  31,  1993, the  Company  had outstanding  purchase  orders and
agreements (some of which are  cancelable) to acquire approximately  $30,900,000
of  equipment, including $20,500,000 in long term commitments for undersea fiber
optic cable.

8.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
    The Company paid approximately $1,000,000 and $3,600,000 related to the  use
of aircraft owned by two officers in 1992 and 1993, respectively. The use of the
aircraft was approved by the Board of Directors in both years. During 1991, 1992
and  1993,  IDB  Mobile made  progress  payments of  $1,750,000,  $1,798,000 and
$832,000, respectively, to an entity controlled by two officers of the  Company.
The  progress payments  were made under  an agreement, which  ended December 31,
1993, to  purchase $4,380,000  of satellite  transmission equipment  for use  on
airplanes. In November 1993, the entity paid IDB Mobile $3,441,000 to repurchase
the  remaining  equipment  inventory.  Included in  prepaid  expenses  and other
current assets at December 31, 1993, is a $1,400,000 receivable from an  officer
of  the Company. The receivable bears interest at 5% per annum and was repaid in
March, 1994. Also  included in prepaid  expenses and other  current assets is  a
$300,000  receivable from an  entity controlled by two  officers of the Company.
The amount is due within one year and  bears interest at 5% per annum. In  1992,
two  officers of the Company borrowed $250,000  each. The loans are due in equal
annual installments  of  $50,000 each,  beginning  in December  1993,  and  bear
interest at 5% per annum.

    In  August 1993, the  Company purchased a $1,500,000  note receivable from a
director of the Company.  The note is secured  by a deed of  trust related to  a
facility  the Company currently leases. The  note receivable bears interest at a
rate of prime plus  3% and is  due in December 1995.  The Company purchased  the
loan  for  $500,000  in cash  and  issued a  note  payable to  the  director for
$1,000,000. The note payable is due in equal annual installments of $100,000  or
upon demand, and bears interest at a rate of prime plus 2%.

9.  ACQUISITIONS

TRT COMMUNICATIONS INC.

    In  1993,  the Company  entered into  an  Exchange Agreement  (the "Exchange
Agreement") with Pacific  Telecom, Inc.  ("PTI"), and two  of its  subsidiaries,
International  Communications Holdings, Inc.  ("ICHI") and PTI  Harbor Bay, Inc.
("Harbor Bay"),  to  acquire  all  of  the  outstanding  capital  stock  of  TRT
Communications,  Inc.,  a subsidiary  of ICHI  ("TRT"),  and Niles  Canyon Earth
Station, Inc. ("Niles  Canyon"), a  subsidiary of  Harbor Bay.  Pursuant to  the
first  phase of the Exchange Agreement,  effective January 22, 1993, the Company
issued to  ICHI and  Harbor Bay  a total  of 4,095,000  shares of  Common  Stock
(adjusted  for the Stock Split, see Note  5) and acquired all of the outstanding
common stock of Niles Canyon. On  September 23, 1993, the Company completed  the

                                      F-12
<PAGE>
                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

9.  ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)
second  phase of the Exchange Agreement, and  issued and paid to ICHI and Harbor
Bay a total  of 10,080,000  shares of  Common Stock  and $1,000,000  in cash  in
exchange for all of the outstanding stock of TRT.

    During  the first phase of the Exchange Agreement, ICHI made loans totalling
$4.4 million to  TRT which  were repaid  by the Company  at the  closing of  the
second  phase. Also  as part  of the Exchange  Agreement, the  Company agreed to
assist in operations of, and provide  certain support services to, TRT and  ICHI
for  aggregate monthly  fees of approximately  $1,000,000 per  month through the
completion  of  the  second  phase  of  the  acquisition.  The  Company   earned
approximately  $8,000,000  in such  fees  in 1993  and  in addition  charged TRT
$1,088,000 in costs incurred on their behalf.

    The purchase price of  $80,000,000 represents the  $1,000,000 cash plus  the
estimated  fair market value  of the Common Stock  of the Company. Additionally,
$27,500,000 in other  accrued liabilities  and long-term  liabilities have  been
recorded to reflect direct acquisition costs, estimated costs related to closing
duplicate   facilities,   employee  severance   costs  and   other  nonrecurring
duplicative costs expected  to be incurred  in the integration  of TRT into  the
operations  of the Company. In addition, TRT  had a retirement plan and provided
health care and life  insurance benefits to eligible  retired employees under  a
defined  post retirement benefit plan. Included  in long term liabilities is $19
million which is an  estimate of the excess  of the accumulated post  retirement
benefit  obligation over  the fair  value of the  plan assets  and other pension
obligations. The Company is in the process of resolving the final status of  the
plan  and of obtaining an actuarial determination of the ultimate liability. The
acquisition, which was accounted  for under the  purchase method of  accounting,
resulted  in a preliminary  allocation of approximately  $39,000,000 (net of tax
benefits of  $41,047,000) to  intangible assets,  which will  be amortized  over
periods up to 40 years.

WORLDCOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

    In  1992,  the  Company  acquired  all of  the  outstanding  stock  of World
Communications, Inc.  ("WorldCom") and  Houston International  Teleport  ("HIT")
from TeleColumbus USA, Inc. ("TC USA"), a subsidiary of TeleColumbus AG, a Swiss
based  telecommunications company, in a two-tiered, stock-for-stock transaction.
Pursuant to the first  phase of the  acquisition, the Company  issued to TC  USA
3,181,500  shares of Common Stock (adjusted for  the Stock Split, see Note 5) in
exchange for 52.02% of the issued and outstanding shares of HIT common stock. In
December 1992, the  Company completed the  second phase of  the acquisition  and
acquired  the remaining  47.98% of HIT  common stock  and all of  the issued and
outstanding common  stock of  WorldCom from  TC USA  in exchange  for  9,889,425
shares  of Common Stock  (adjusted for the  Stock Split, see  Note 5) and 34,000
shares of the Company's convertible preferred stock ("Preferred Stock"),  having
an  aggregate liquidation preference of $34,000,000  and an annual cash dividend
yield of 4%. In November 1993, the  Common Stock and 31,458 shares of  Preferred
Stock  (subsequently converted  to Common Stock)  issued in  connection with the
acquisition of  WorldCom and  HIT were  sold by  TC USA  in a  secondary  public
offering.

    Also  as part of the first phase of the acquisition of WorldCom, the Company
agreed to assist in operations of,  and provide certain support services to,  TC
USA  and WorldCom for aggregate monthly fees of approximately $500,000 per month
through the  completion of  the second  phase of  the acquisition.  The  Company
earned  approximately $5,000,000 in  such fees in 1992.  The Company also earned
$2,700,000 in  fees  for sales  and  engineering management  and  support,  sold
$327,000  in  services  to  WorldCom and  purchased  $1,401,000  in transmission
services from WorldCom in 1992.

    The purchase price of  $59,300,000 represents the fair  market value of  the
Common   Stock  and  Preferred  Stock  of  the  Company  discounted  to  reflect
restrictions on the sale of such stock and

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<PAGE>
                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

9.  ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)
acquisition  expenses.  Additionally,  $26,700,000   in  accrued  expenses   and
long-term liabilities have been included to reflect direct acquisition costs and
estimated  costs  related to  closing  duplicate facilities,  employee severance
costs and other nonrecurring  duplicative costs expected to  be incurred in  the
integration  of  WorldCom  and  HIT  into the  operations  of  the  Company. The
acquisition, which was accounted for under  the purchase method, resulted in  an
allocation  of $38,600,000  (net of tax  benefits of  $34,897,000) to intangible
assets, which are being amortized over periods up to 40 years.

    The following unaudited  pro forma results  of continuing operations  assume
TRT,  HIT and WorldCom were acquired as of the beginning of the respective years
presented after giving effect to  certain adjustments including the  elimination
of  intercompany revenues and expenses among the Company, TRT, Worldcom and HIT,
and  certain  historical  operating  and  selling,  general  and  administrative
expenses  representing duplicate costs to be  eliminated upon the integration of
TRT, WorldCom and HIT.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          1992          1993
                                                      ------------  ------------
<S>                                                   <C>           <C>
Revenue.............................................  $301,669,000  $457,341,000
Income (loss) available to common shareholders
 before extraordinary item..........................    (8,341,000)   17,295,000
Net income (loss) before preferred stock dividend...    (8,341,000)   10,578,000
Net income (loss) available to common
 shareholders.......................................    (8,341,000)    9,346,000
Primary earnings (loss) per share before
 extraordinary item.................................        ($0.13)        $0.26
Fully diluted earnings (loss) per share before
 extraordinary item.................................        ($0.13)        $0.26
Primary earnings (loss) per share...................        ($0.13)        $0.14
Fully diluted earnings (loss) per share.............        ($0.13)        $0.14
</TABLE>

    The pro forma financial information does not purport to be indicative of the
results of operations that would have occurred had the transactions taken  place
at the beginning of the periods presented or of future results of operations.

TC WORLDCOM AG

    On  December 31, 1993, the Company acquired the remaining 60% interest in TC
WorldCom AG ("WorldCom  Europe"), a  company that provides  public switched  and
private  line  telephone  services  in  Europe,  for  $10,517,000  in  cash. The
acquisition was accounted for under  the purchase method. Pro forma  information
for this acquisition is not presented as its effect is not significant.

10. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
    Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                 1991        1992        1993
                                              ----------  ----------  ----------
<S>                                           <C>         <C>         <C>
Cash paid for:
Interest expense............................  $8,757,000  $9,114,000  $8,272,000
Income taxes................................      72,000     739,000   1,326,000
</TABLE>

    In  1993, the  Company issued 14,175,000  shares of Common  Stock to acquire
100% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of TRT.

    In 1993,  34,000 shares  of preferred  stock were  converted into  6,158,710
shares of common stock (Note 5).

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                         IDB COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

10. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
    In  1993, the Company purchased the remaining 60% interest in TC WorldCom AG
for $10,517,000. In conjunction with  the acquisition, liabilities were  assumed
as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                <C>
Fair value of assets acquired....................................  $ 17,907,000
Cash paid........................................................   (10,517,000)
                                                                   ------------
Liabilities assumed..............................................  $  7,390,000
                                                                   ------------
                                                                   ------------
</TABLE>

    In  1992, the  Company issued 13,070,925  shares of Common  Stock and 34,000
shares of Preferred Stock to acquire  100% of the issued and outstanding  common
stock of World Communications, Inc. and Houston International Teleport.

    In  1992, the  Company entered into  capital leases  for equipment totalling
$2,350,000. The Company, in turn, sold  the equipment through sales type  leases
recording receivables of $3,497,000, unearned interest of $670,000 and a gain on
sale of $477,000.

11. STREAMLINING CHARGE
    During  1993, plans were approved to reduce the Company's cost structure and
to improve  productivity.  Such plan  includes  a  reduction in  the  number  of
employees  and the disposition of certain  assets. The consolidated statement of
income for 1993 includes a charge of $5,920,000 relating to this program.

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