UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 September 30, 2013
OR
 
o      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from _______ to ______
 
Commission File Number: 001-31989
 
 
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
   
DELAWARE
91-2145721
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
 
One Ravinia Drive, Suite 1300
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
(404) 302-9700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
 
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o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
o
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o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
   
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
 
As of October 17, 2013, 53,704,949 shares of the registrant’s outstanding common stock, $0.001 par value per share, were outstanding.
 
 
 

 


INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
     
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
1
     
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
2
     
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
3
     
 
Unaudited Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
4
     
ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
11
     
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
17
     
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
18
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
     
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
18
     
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
19
     
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
19
     
ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
20
     
SIGNATURES
 
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INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                         
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Revenues:
                       
Data center services
  $ 45,488     $ 42,139     $ 135,461     $ 123,570  
Internet protocol (IP) services
    24,084       25,990       73,794       80,274  
Total revenues
    69,572       68,129       209,255       203,844  
                                 
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Direct costs of network, sales and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown below:
                               
Data center services
    23,171       23,539       68,461       67,158  
IP services
    9,624       10,034       29,858       30,210  
Direct costs of customer support
    7,528       6,898       22,052       20,108  
Direct costs of amortization of acquired technologies
    1,273       1,179       3,643       3,538  
Sales and marketing
    8,048       7,569       23,609       23,973  
General and administrative
    8,740       8,985       27,979       29,886  
Depreciation and amortization
    12,264       9,885       34,075       26,463  
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment, net
    4             4       (19 )
Exit activities, restructuring and impairments
    274       124       1,206       812  
Total operating costs and expenses
    70,926       68,213       210,887       202,129  
(Loss) income from operations
    (1,354 )     (84 )     (1,632 )     1,715  
                                 
Non-operating expenses:
                               
Interest expense
    2,429       1,996       7,324       5,335  
Other, net
    67       118       679       413  
Total non-operating expenses
    2,496       2,114       8,003       5,748  
                                 
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of equity-method investment
    (3,850 )     (2,198 )     (9,635 )     (4,033 )
(Provision) benefit for income taxes
    (254 )     (289 )     98       (503 )
Equity in earnings of equity-method investment, net of taxes
    69       37       157       197  
                                 
Net loss
    (4,035 )     (2,450 )     (9,380 )     (4,339 )
                                 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                               
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes
    429       221       (477 )     192  
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap, net of taxes
    (150 )           (204 )      
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
    279       221       (681 )     192  
                                 
Comprehensive loss
  $ (3,756 )   $ (2,229 )   $ (10,061 )   $ (4,147 )
                                 
Basic and diluted net loss per share
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (0.09 )
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share:
                               
Basic and diluted
    50,882       50,572       51,070       50,656  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except par value amounts)
             
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 34,441     $ 28,553  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,757 and $1,809, respectively
    21,001       19,035  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    23,273       13,438  
                 
Total current assets
    78,715       61,026  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    272,101       248,095  
Investment in joint venture
    2,666       3,000  
Intangible assets, net
    18,124       21,342  
Goodwill
    59,605       59,605  
Deposits and other assets
    5,595       5,735  
Deferred tax asset, net
    1,683       1,909  
                 
Total assets
  $ 438,489     $ 400,712  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 33,210     $ 22,158  
Accrued liabilities
    19,862       11,386  
Deferred revenues
    3,115       2,991  
Capital lease obligations
    5,175       4,504  
Term loan, less discount of $234 and $239, respectively
    3,266       3,261  
Exit activities and restructuring liability
    2,354       2,508  
Other current liabilities
    178       169  
                 
Total current liabilities
    67,160       46,977  
                 
Deferred revenues
    2,857       2,669  
Capital lease obligations
    49,602       44,054  
Revolving credit facility
    50,500       30,501  
Term loan, less discount of $211 and $388, respectively
    59,164       61,612  
Exit activities and restructuring liability
    2,261       3,365  
Deferred rent
    13,655       15,026  
Other long-term liabilities
    1,795       903  
                 
Total liabilities
    246,994       205,107  
Commitments and contingencies (note 6)
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding
           
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 120,000 shares authorized; 53,709 and 53,459 shares outstanding, respectively
    54       54  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,251,196       1,243,801  
Treasury stock, at cost, 436 and 267 shares, respectively
    (3,289 )     (1,845 )
Accumulated deficit
    (1,055,570 )     (1,046,190 )
Accumulated items of other comprehensive loss
    (896 )     (215 )
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
    191,495       195,605  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 438,489     $ 400,712  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
             
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (9,380 )   $ (4,339 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    37,718       30,001  
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment, net
    4       (19 )
Impairment of capitalized software
    520       258  
Stock-based compensation expense, net of capitalized amount
    5,085       4,382  
Equity in earnings of equity-method investment
    (157 )     (197 )
Provision for doubtful accounts
    1,077       833  
Non-cash change in accrued contingent consideration
          319  
Non-cash change in capital lease obligations
    121       669  
Non-cash change in exit activities and restructuring liability
    921       686  
Non-cash change in deferred rent
    (1,371 )     (727 )
Deferred income taxes
    225       292  
Other, net
    516       459  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (3,043 )     (3,296 )
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets
    (368 )     (297 )
Accounts payable
    (4,614 )     (3,632 )
Accrued and other liabilities
    (1,023 )     826  
Deferred revenues
    311       664  
Exit activities and restructuring liability
    (2,180 )     (2,172 )
Other liabilities
    (613 )      
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
    23,749       24,710  
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (31,721 )     (56,442 )
Additions to acquired technology
    (476 )      
Net cash flows used in investing activities
    (32,197 )     (56,442 )
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
               
Proceeds from the revolving credit facility
    20,000       32,229  
Principal payments on credit agreement
    (2,625 )     (2,375 )
Payment of debt issuance costs
          (543 )
Payments on capital lease obligations
    (3,475 )     (2,296 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    1,979       2,245  
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock awards
    (1,443 )     (956 )
Capitalized lease incentive liability
    (126 )     (90 )
Net cash flows provided by financing activities
    14,310       28,214  
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
    26       121  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    5,888       (3,397 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    28,553       29,772  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 34,441     $ 26,375  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 7,114     $ 5,342  
Cash paid for income taxes
    336       177  
Non-cash acquisition of property and equipment under capital leases
    9,552       10,079  
Additions to property and equipment included in accounts payable
    15,665       8,172  
Capitalized stock-based compensation
    331       329  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
Internap Network Services Corporation (“we,” “us,” “our” or “Internap”) provides intelligent information technology (“IT”) infrastructure services that combine platform flexibility and hybridization with superior performance, enabling customers to focus on their core business, improve service levels and lower the cost of IT operations. We provide services at 43 data centers across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region and through 82 Internet Protocol (“IP”) service points, which include 25 content delivery network (“CDN”) points of presence (“POPs”).
 
We have prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. These financial statements include all of our accounts and those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. We have eliminated all intercompany transactions and balances in the accompanying financial statements.
 
We have condensed or omitted certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements reflect all adjustments, which consist of normal recurring adjustments unless otherwise disclosed, necessary for a fair statement of our financial position as of September 30, 2013 and our operating results and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The balance sheet at December 31, 2012 was derived from our audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. You should read the accompanying financial statements and the related notes in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates.
 
The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future periods.
 
2.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
We account for certain assets and liabilities at fair value. The hierarchy below lists three levels of fair value based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. We categorize each of our fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:
 
 
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
 
Level 2: Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and
 
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
 
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
September 30, 2013:
                       
Money market funds(1)
  $ 5,005     $     $     $ 5,005  
Liabilities:
                               
Interest rate swaps (note 5)
          (303 )           (303
Asset retirement obligation(2) (note 6)
                (1,337 )     (1,337
                                 
December 31, 2012:
                               
Money market funds(1)
    5,003                   5,003  
 

(1)
Included in “Cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Unrealized gains and losses on money market funds were nominal due to the short-term nature of the investments.
(2)
We calculated the fair value of the asset retirement obligation by discounting the estimated amount using the current two-year Treasury bill rate adjusted for our credit non-performance risk.
 
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The following table provides a summary of changes in our Level 3 asset retirement obligation for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (in thousands):
 
Balance, January 1, 2013
 
$
 
Accrued estimated obligation, less fair value adjustment
   
2,813
 
Subsequent revision of estimated obligation
   
(1,519
)
Accretion
   
43
 
Balance, September 30, 2013
 
$
1,337
 
 
The fair value of our Level 3 debt, estimated using discount cash flow analysis based on incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements, is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Term loan
  $ 62,875     $ 62,628     $ 65,500     $ 65,180  
Revolving credit facility
    50,500       50,292       30,501       30,342  
 
3.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
During the three months ended June 2013, we determined that we would not use certain capitalized software assets in the future and recorded an impairment charge for the net book value of $0.3 million and $0.2 million in the data center services and IP services segments, respectively. We include the total impairment charge of $0.5 million in “Exit activities, restructuring and impairments” on the accompanying statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

4.
GOODWILL

For purposes of valuing our goodwill, we have the following reporting units: IP products, IP services, data center products and data center services. During 2013 and prior to our annual impairment review, we reorganized the previous data center services reporting unit to segregate data center products, as its operations now meet the definition of a separate stand-alone business. We allocated goodwill to the new reporting unit based on the relative fair values of the affected reporting units at the time of reorganization.

We performed our annual impairment review as of August 1, 2013 and concluded that goodwill attributed to each of our reporting units was not impaired as the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded the carrying value, including goodwill. None of our reporting units were at risk of failing step one.

To determine the fair value of our reporting units, we utilize the discounted cash flow and market methods. We have consistently utilized both methods in our goodwill impairment tests and weight both results equally because we believe both, in conjunction with each other, provide a reasonable estimate of the fair value of the reporting unit. The discounted cash flow method is specific to our anticipated future results of the reporting unit, while the market method is based on our market sector including our competitors.
 
 We determined the assumptions supporting the discounted cash flow method, including the discount rate, using our best estimates as of the date of the impairment review. To determine the reasonableness of these assumptions, we performed various sensitivity analyses on certain of the assumptions used in the discounted cash flow method, such as forecasted revenues and discount rate. We used reasonable judgment in developing our estimates and assumptions and there was no impairment indicated in our testing.
 
The assumptions, inputs and judgments used in performing the valuation analysis are inherently subjective and reflect estimates based on known facts and circumstances at the time we perform the valuation. These estimates and assumptions primarily include, but are not limited to, discount rates; terminal growth rates; projected revenues and costs; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for expected cash flows; market comparables and capital expenditure forecasts. The use of different assumptions, inputs and judgments, or changes in circumstances, could materially affect the results of the valuation. Due to inherent uncertainty involved in making these estimates, actual results could differ from our estimates and could result in additional non-cash impairment charges in the future.
 
5.
INTEREST RATE SWAPS
 
During March 2013, we entered into interest rate swaps to add stability to interest expense and to manage exposure to interest rate movements. Our interest rate swaps, which were designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge, involve the receipt of variable rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for us making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. The cash flow hedges, effective March 20, 2013, have a notional amount starting at $80.0 million through August 30, 2015, with an interest rate of 4.0%, and $20.0 million through December 31, 2014, with an interest rate of 3.9%. Our first interest settlement date was April 30, 2013.
 
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We recorded the interest rate derivatives on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at fair value, which was determined by the bank that holds the interest rate swaps. As of September 30, 2013, the fair value of the interest rate swaps was $0.3 million and was included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded losses of $0.2 million as the effective portion of the change in fair value of our interest rate swaps, designated and qualified as cash flow hedges, in “Other comprehensive income (loss).” We will subsequently reclassify such value into earnings in the period that the hedged transaction affects earnings. We recognize the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative directly in earnings. We did not recognize any hedge ineffectiveness during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
 
We will reclassify amounts reported in “Other comprehensive loss” related to the interest rate swaps to interest expense as we accrue interest payments on our variable-rate debt. During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we reclassified less than $0.1 million as an increase to interest expense. Through September 30, 2014, we estimate that we will reclassify an additional $0.3 million as an increase to interest expense since the hedge interest rate currently exceeds the variable interest rate on the debt.

6.
COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

Asset Retirement Obligation

During March 2013, we recorded an asset retirement obligation related to future removal costs of leasehold improvements for one of our data center leases that expires in December 2014.  At that time, we were able to reasonably estimate the liability following discussions with the landlord related to the removal of certain leasehold improvements and then obtain third-party estimates to arrive at an estimated retirement obligation of $3.0 million. We recorded the asset retirement obligation, and the corresponding asset retirement cost, in our data center services segment at its fair value, which we calculated by discounting the estimated amount to present value using the current two-year Treasury bill rate adjusted for our credit non-performance risk.

During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we decreased the original estimated obligation amount and the corresponding asset retirement cost by $1.6 million, at its present value of $1.5 million, due to new information obtained about the removal of certain leasehold improvements included in our original estimate that we have now determined are not required.  As of September 30, 2013, the present value balance of the asset retirement obligation is $1.3 million and is included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheet.

We include the asset retirement cost in “Property and equipment, net” in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013, and depreciate it using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the related lease.

Capital Leases

During January 2013, we took possession of a new company-controlled data center to expand our existing services in the metro New York market when it was available according to the capital lease. We recorded the related property and corresponding capital lease obligation of $9.4 million at the time of possession.

Future minimum capital lease payments and the present value of the minimum lease payments for all capital leases as of September 30, 2013, are as follows (in thousands):

2013
 
$
2,416
 
2014
   
9,920
 
2015
   
10,377
 
2016
   
9,386
 
2017
   
8,917
 
Thereafter
   
38,380
 
Remaining capital lease payments
   
79,396
 
Less: amounts representing imputed interest
   
(24,619)
 
Present value of minimum lease payments
   
54,777
 
Less: current portion
   
(5,175
)
   
$
49,602
 
 
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Other Commitments
 
We have entered into commitments primarily related to IP, telecommunications and data center services. Future minimum payments under these service commitments having terms in excess of one year were as follows at September 30, 2013 (in thousands):
 
2013
 
$
4,907
 
2014
   
17,776
 
2015
   
15,920
 
2016
   
3,812
 
2017
   
390
 
Thereafter
   
429
 
   
$
43,234
 

Litigation

Securities Class Action Litigation

On November 12, 2008, a putative securities fraud class action lawsuit was filed against us and our former chief executive officer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, captioned Catherine Anastasio and Stephen Anastasio v. Internap Network Services Corp. and James P. DeBlasio, Civil Action No. 1:08-CV-3462-JOF. On August 5, 2013, the parties entered a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement.  On August 21, 2013, the court issued an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement. A hearing to determine whether the court should issue an order finally approving the proposed settlement has been scheduled for December 4, 2013. As part of the settlement, the insurance carrier will pay $9.5 million to stockholders in the class. The settlement requires no direct payment by us. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded $9.5 million as litigation expense, net of $9.5 million insurance recovery, in “Other, net” in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss, resulting in no impact to our financial condition or results of operations.  We included the related litigation payable in “Accrued liabilities” and the insurance recovery receivable in “Prepaid expenses and other assets” in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013. 

Derivative Action Litigation

On November 12, 2009, stockholder Walter M. Unick filed a putative derivative action purportedly on behalf of Internap against certain of our directors and officers in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, captioned Unick v. Eidenberg, et al., Case No. 2009cv177627. This action was based upon substantially the same facts alleged in the securities class action litigation described above. The complaint sought to recover damages in an unspecified amount. On June 6, 2013, the parties entered a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement. On July 1, 2013, the court issued an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement. The court finally approved the settlement at a hearing on August 28, 2013. As part of the settlement, we have agreed to certain corporate governance changes and the insurance carrier will pay $0.3 million in attorneys’ fees. The settlement requires no direct payment by us. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded $0.3 million as litigation expense, net of $0.3 million insurance recovery, in “Other, net” in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss, resulting in no impact to our financial condition or results of operations. The payment and recovery were settled during the three months ended September 30, 2013.
 
We are subject to other legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, we do not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

7.
EXIT ACTIVITIES AND RESTRUCTURING LIABILITY

In prior years, we implemented exit activity and restructuring plans that resulted in substantial charges for our real estate obligations. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded initial exit activity charges related to ceasing use of an office facility, as well as subsequent plan adjustments in sublease assumptions in certain properties included in in our previously-disclosed plans.  We included these initial charges and subsequent plan adjustments in ‘Exit activities, restructuring and impairments” on the accompanying consolidated statements of operation and comprehensive loss.
 
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The following table summarizes the related transactions and balances during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (in thousands):
                         
 
December 31, 2012
Restructuring
Liability
   
Initial
Charges
   
Subsequent
Plan
Adjustments
 
Cash
Payments
 
September 30, 2013
Restructuring
Liability
 
Real estate obligations:
                       
2013 – 2011 exit activities
  $ 146     $ 81     $ (3 )   $ (128 )   $ 96  
2007 restructuring
    4,245             754       (1,493 )     3,506  
2001 restructuring
    1,482             90       (559 )     1,013  
                                         
Total
  $ 5,873     $ 81     $ 841     $ (2,180 )   $ 4,615  
 
8.
OPERATING SEGMENTS
 
We operate in two business segments: data center services and IP services. The data center services segment includes colocation, hosting and cloud services. Colocation involves providing physical space within data centers and associated services such as power, interconnection, environmental controls monitoring and security while allowing our customers to deploy and manage their servers, storage and other equipment in our secure data centers. Hosting and cloud services involve the provision and maintenance of hardware, operating system software, management and monitoring software, data center infrastructure and interconnection, while allowing our customers to own and manage their software applications and content. Our IP services segment includes our patented Performance IP™ service, CDN services and IP routing hardware and software platform.
 
The following table shows operating results for our operating segments, along with reconciliations from segment profit to loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of equity-method investment:
 
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Revenues:
                       
Data center services
  $ 45,488     $ 42,139     $ 135,461     $ 123,570  
IP services
    24,084       25,990       73,794       80,274  
Total revenues
    69,572       68,129       209,255       203,844  
                                 
Direct costs of network, sales and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization:
                               
Data center services
    23,171       23,539       68,461       67,158  
IP services
    9,624       10,034       29,858       30,210  
Total direct costs of network, sales and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    32,795       33,573       98,319       97,368  
                                 
Segment profit:
                               
Data center services
    22,317       18,600       67,000       56,412  
IP services
    14,460       15,956       43,936       50,064  
Total segment profit
    36,777       34,556       110,936       106,476  
                                 
Exit activities, restructuring and impairments
    274       124       1,206       812  
Other operating expenses, including direct costs of customer support, depreciation and amortization
    37,857       34,516       111,362       103,949  
(Loss) income from operations
    (1,354 )     (84 )     (1,632 )     1,715  
Non-operating expense
    2,496       2,114       8,003       5,748  
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of equity-method investment
  $ (3,850 )   $ (2,198 )   $ (9,635 )     (4,033 )

9.
NET LOSS PER SHARE
 
We compute basic net loss per share by dividing net loss attributable to our common stock by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. We exclude all outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock as such securities are anti-dilutive for all periods presented.
 
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Basic and diluted net loss per share is calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Net loss attributable to common stock
  $ (4,035 )   $ (2,450 )   $ (9,380 )   $ (4,339 )
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
    50,882       50,572       51,070       50,656  
                                 
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (0.09 )
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted net loss per share calculation for stock-based compensation plans
    6,852       6,038       6,852       6,038  
 
10.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)  issued guidance that requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for an net operating loss (NOL) carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward except when: (a) an NOL carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward is not available as of the reporting date under the governing tax law to settle taxes that would result from the disallowance of the tax position; or (b) the entity does not intend to use the deferred tax asset for this purpose (provided that the tax law permits a choice). If either of these conditions exists, an entity should present an unrecognized tax benefit in the financial statements as a liability and should not net the unrecognized tax benefit with a deferred tax asset. The amendment does not affect the recognition or measurement of uncertain tax positions under existing guidance. The new guidance is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013.  The amendments should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. Retrospective application is permitted. We do not expect adoption to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In July 2013, the FASB issued guidance that permits an entity to designate Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate, also referred to as the overnight index swap rate, as a benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes. In addition, it removes the restriction on using different benchmark interest rates for similar hedges. The new guidance is applicable to all entities that elect to apply hedge accounting of the benchmark interest rate under existing guidance and is effective immediately. Adoption did not have an impact to our financial condition or results of operations.
 
In March 2013, the FASB issued new guidance to resolve the diversity in practice regarding the release into net income of the cumulative translation adjustment upon derecognition of a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity. The guidance is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013. We do not anticipate that adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations, absent any material transactions involving the derecognition of subsidiaries or groups of assets within a foreign entity.

In January 2013, we adopted new guidance to improve the transparency of reporting reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The guidance requires us to (a) present (either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes to the financial statements) the effects on the line items of net income of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), but only if the item reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period and (b) cross-reference to other disclosures currently required under GAAP for other reclassification items (that are not required under GAAP) to be reclassified directly to net income in their entirety in the same reporting period. Because the guidance impacts presentation only, adoption had no effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

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In January 2013, we adopted new guidance that requires us to disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement and new guidance that applies to derivatives and securities borrowing or lending transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The prospective adoption did not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In January 2013, we adopted new guidance that allows us to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived asset is impaired for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. Adoption did not have an impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

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INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULT OF OPERATIONS
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding industry trends, our future financial position and performance, business strategy, revenues and expenses in future periods, projected levels of growth and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts. These statements are often identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “continue,” “could,” or “should,” or similar expressions or variations. These statements are based on the beliefs and expectations of our management team based on information currently available. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to our management that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those referenced in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 under Item 1A “Risk Factors.” We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
As used herein, except as otherwise indicated by context, references to “we,” “us,” “our” or “Internap” refers to Internap Network Services Corporation.
 
Overview
 
We provide intelligent information technology (“IT”) infrastructure services that combine platform flexibility and hybridization with superior performance, enabling customers to focus on their core business, improve service levels and lower the cost of IT operations.
 
Operating Segments
 
Data Center Services
 
Our data center services segment includes colocation, hosting and cloud services. Colocation involves providing physical space within data centers and associated services such as power, interconnection, environmental controls monitoring and security while allowing our customers to deploy and manage their servers, storage and other equipment in our secure data centers. Hosting and cloud services involve the provision and maintenance of hardware, operating system software, management and monitoring software, data center infrastructure and interconnection, while allowing our customers to own and manage their software applications and content.
 
We sell our data center services at 43 data centers across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. We refer to 11 of these facilities as “company-controlled,” meaning we control the data centers’ operations, staffing and infrastructure and have negotiated long term leases for the facilities. For these company-controlled facilities, we have designed the datacenter infrastructure, procured the capital equipment, deployed the infrastructure and are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the facility.  We refer to the remaining 32 data centers as “partner” sites.  In these locations, a third-party has designed and deployed the infrastructure and provides for the operation and maintenance of the facility.
 
We believe the long-term demand for data center services will continue, and to address this long-term demand, we continue to incur capital expenditures to build and expand company-controlled data centers. In January 2013, we took possession of a new company-controlled data center to expand our existing services in the metro New York market and, in July 2013, we began its build out. This expansion will increase our company-controlled data center footprint by approximately 55,000 net sellable square feet when fully deployed.
 
IP Services
 
Our IP services segment includes our patented Performance IP™ service, content delivery network (“CDN”) services and IP routing hardware and software platform. By intelligently routing traffic with redundant, high-speed connections over multiple major Internet backbones, our IP services provide high-performance and highly-reliable delivery of content, applications and communications to end-users globally. We deliver our IP services through 82 IP service points around the world, which include 25 CDN points of presence (“POPs”).
 
Our patented and patent-pending network route optimization technologies address inherent weaknesses of the Internet, allowing businesses to take advantage of the convenience, flexibility and reach of the Internet to connect to customers, suppliers and partners, and to adopt new IT delivery models, in a scalable, reliable and predictable manner. Our services and products take into account the unique performance requirements of each business application to ensure performance as designed, without unnecessary cost.
 
Our CDN services enable our customers to quickly and securely stream and distribute rich media and content, such as video, audio software and applications, to audiences across the globe through strategically-located POPs. Providing capacity-on-demand to handle large events and unanticipated traffic spikes, we deliver scalable high-quality content distribution and audience-analytic tools.
 
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
Recent accounting pronouncements are summarized in note 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Currently, we do not expect any recent accounting pronouncements that we have not yet adopted to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
Results of Operations
 
As of September 30, 2013, we had approximately 3,500 customers. Our customer base is not concentrated in any particular industry and, for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, no single customer accounted for 10% or more of our revenues.
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
 
The following table sets forth selected consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss data during the periods presented, including comparative information between the periods (dollars in thousands):
                         
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Increase (decrease)
from 2012 to 2013
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
Amount
   
Percent
 
Revenues:
                       
Data center services
  $ 45,488     $ 42,139     $ 3,349       8 %
IP services
    24,084       25,990       (1,906 )     (7 )
Total revenues
    69,572       68,129       1,443       2  
                                 
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Direct costs of network, sales and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown below:
                               
Data center services
    23,171       23,539       (368 )     (2 )
IP services
    9,624       10,034       (410 )     (4 )
Direct costs of customer support
    7,528       6,898       630       9  
Direct costs of amortization of acquired technologies
    1,273       1,179       94       8  
Sales and marketing
    8,048       7,569       479       6  
General and administrative
    8,740       8,985       (245 )     (3 )
Depreciation and amortization
    12,264       9,885       2,379       24  
Loss on disposal of property and equipment, net
    4             4        
Exit activities, restructuring and impairments
    274       124       150       121  
Total operating costs and expenses
    70,926       68,213       2,713       4  
Loss from operations
  $ (1,354 )   $ (84 )   $ (1,270 )     1512  
                                 
Interest expense
  $ 2,429     $ 1,996     $ 433       22  

Data Center Services

Revenues for data center services increased $3.3 million, or 8%, to $45.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $42.1 million for the same period in 2012. The increase in revenue was primarily due to net revenue growth in company-controlled colocation, hosting and cloud services.

Direct costs of data center services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, remained relatively flat at $23.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $23.5 million for the same period in 2012.

Direct costs of data center services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, have substantial fixed cost components, primarily rent for operating leases, but also significant demand-based pricing variables, such as utilities attributable to seasonal costs and customers’ changing power requirements. Direct costs of data center services as a percentage of revenues vary with the mix of usage between company-controlled data centers and partner sites, and the utilization of total available space. Since we recognize some of the initial operating costs of company-controlled data centers in advance of revenues or in advance of sites being fully utilized, these sites are less profitable in the early years of operation compared to partner sites and we expect them to be more profitable as occupancy increases. Conversely, costs in partner sites are more demand-based and therefore are more closely associated with the level of utilization.
 
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We will continue to focus on increasing revenues from company-controlled facilities as compared to partner sites. We also expect direct costs of data center services as a percentage of corresponding revenues to decrease as our new and recently-expanded company-controlled data centers continue to contribute to revenue and become more fully occupied. This is evidenced by the improvement in direct costs of data center services as a percentage of corresponding revenues of 51% during the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 56% during the same period in 2012.
 
IP Services
 
Revenues for IP services decreased $1.9 million, or 7%, to $24.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $26.0 million for the same period in 2012. The decrease continues to be driven by a decline in IP pricing for new and renewing customers and the loss of legacy contracts, partially offset by an increase in overall traffic. IP traffic increased approximately 6% for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to the same period in 2012, calculated based on an average over the number of months in the respective periods.
 
Direct costs of IP services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, decreased $0.4 million, or 4%, to $9.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $10.0 million for the same period in 2012.  This decrease was primarily due to renegotiation of vendor contracts and cost reduction efforts.
 
There have been ongoing industry-wide pricing declines over the last several years and this trend continued during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. Technological improvements and excess capacity have been the primary drivers for lower pricing of IP services. The increase in IP traffic resulted from both new and existing customers using more applications and the nature of applications consuming greater amounts of bandwidth.
 
Other Operating Costs and Expenses
 
Compensation. Total compensation and benefits, including stock-based compensation, were $17.2 million and $16.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The variance was primarily due to a $1.0 million increase in cash-based compensation and payroll taxes due to increased headcount and a $0.3 million increase in stock-based compensation, offset by $0.6 million decrease in bonus compensation accrual and severance.
 
Stock-based compensation, net of amount capitalized, increased to $1.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 from $1.4 million during the same period in 2012. The increase was primarily due to the expense associated with more recent option grants valued higher than in previous years. The following table summarizes the amount of stock-based compensation, net of estimated forfeitures, included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):
             
   
2013
   
2012
 
Direct costs of customer support
  $ 331     $ 234  
Sales and marketing
    359       241  
General and administrative
    1,019       888  
    $ 1,709     $ 1,363  
 
Direct Costs of Customer Support. Direct costs of customer support increased 9% to $7.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 from $6.9 million during the same period in 2012. The variance was primarily due to a $0.8 million increase in cash-based compensation and payroll taxes due to increased headcount.
 
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing costs increased 6% to $8.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 from $7.6 million during the same period in 2012. The variance was primarily due to slight increases in commissions, stock-based compensation and outside professional services.
 
General and Administrative. General and administrative costs remained relatively flat at $8.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 from $9.0 million during the same period in 2012.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased 24% to $12.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 from $9.9 million during the same period in 2012. The increase was primarily due to the effects of expanding our company-controlled data centers, private network access point (“P-NAP”) infrastructure and capitalized software.
 
Exit activities, Restructuring and Impairments. Exit activities, restructuring and impairments increased 121% to $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 from $0.1 million during the same period in 2012. The increase was primarily due to adjustments to previously implemented restructuring plans.
 
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased 22% to $2.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 from $2.0 million during the same period in 2012. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to new capital lease obligations related to expanding our company-controlled data centers and the increase in our borrowings under our term loan and revolving credit facility.
 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
 
The following table sets forth selected consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss data during the periods presented, including comparative information between the periods (dollars in thousands):
                         
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
Increase (decrease)
from 2012 to 2013
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
Amount
   
Percent
 
Revenues:
                       
Data center services
  $ 135,461     $ 123,570     $ 11,891       10 %
IP services
    73,794       80,274       (6,480 )     (8 )
Total revenues
    209,255       203,844       5,411       3  
                                 
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Direct costs of network, sales and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown below:
                               
Data center services
    68,461       67,158       1,303       2  
IP services
    29,858       30,210       (352 )     (1 )
Direct costs of customer support
    22,052       20,108       1,944       10  
Direct costs of amortization of acquired technologies
    3,643       3,538       105       3  
Sales and marketing
    23,609       23,973       (364 )     (2 )
General and administrative
    27,979       29,886       (1,907 )     (6 )
Depreciation and amortization
    34,075       26,463       7,612       29  
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment, net
    4       (19 )     23        
Exit activities, restructuring and impairments
    1,206       812       394       49  
Total operating costs and expenses
    210,887       202,129       8,758       4  
(Loss) income from operations
  $ (1,632 )   $ 1,715     $ (3,347 )     (195 )
                                 
Interest expense
  $ 7,324     $ 5,335     $ 1,989       37  
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
    98       (503 )     601       119  

Data Center Services

Revenues for data center services increased $11.9 million, or 10%, to $135.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $123.6 million for the same period in 2012. The increase in revenue was primarily due to net revenue growth in company-controlled colocation, hosting and cloud services.

Direct costs of data center services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, increased $1.3 million, or 2%, to $68.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $67.2 million for the same period in 2012.  The increase in direct costs was primarily due to the revenue growth in hosting services and increased costs related to the opening of our Los Angeles, California data center and the expansion of our Atlanta, Georgia data center, offset by a favorable renegotiation of a vendor contract.
 
Direct costs of data center services as a percentage of corresponding revenues improved to 51% during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 54% during the same period in 2012.
 
IP Services
 
Revenues for IP services decreased $6.5 million, or 8%, to $73.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $80.3 million for the same period in 2012. The decrease continues to be driven by a decline in IP pricing for new and renewing customers and the loss of legacy contracts, partially offset by an increase in overall traffic. IP traffic increased approximately 13% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to the same period in 2012, calculated based on an average over the number of months in the respective periods.
 
Direct costs of IP services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, decreased $0.4 million, or 1%, to $29.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $30.2 million for the same period in 2012.  This decrease was primarily due to renegotiation of vendor contracts and cost reduction efforts.
 
Other Operating Costs and Expenses
 
Compensation. Total compensation and benefits, including stock-based compensation, were $51.7 million and $51.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  The variance was primarily due to a $1.2 million increase in cash-based compensation and payroll taxes due to increased headcount and a $0.7 million increase in stock-based compensation, offset by a $0.7 million decrease in bonus compensation accrual and severance and a $0.4 million decrease in commissions.
 
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Stock-based compensation, net of amount capitalized, increased to $5.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from $4.4 million during the same period in 2012. The increase is primarily due to the expense associated with more recent option grants valued higher than in previous years.  The following table summarizes the amount of stock-based compensation, net of estimated forfeitures, included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):
               
   
2013
 
2012
 
Direct costs of customer support
 
$
882
 
$
689
 
Sales and marketing
   
960
   
664
 
General and administrative
   
3,243
   
3,029
 
   
$
5,085
 
$
4,382
 
 
Direct Costs of Customer Support. Direct costs of customer support increased 10% to $22.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from $20.1 million during the same period in 2012. The variance was primarily due to a $2.1 million increase in cash-based compensation and payroll taxes due to increased headcount and a $0.4 million increase in outside professional services, offset by a $0.5 million increase in capitalized payroll costs related to software development.
 
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing costs remained relatively flat at $23.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from $24.0 million during the same period in 2012.
 
General and Administrative. General and administrative costs decreased 6% to $28.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from $29.9 million during the same period in 2012. The variance was primarily due to a $0.6 million decrease in cash-based compensation and payroll taxes due to decreased headcount, a $0.6 million decrease in bonus compensation accrual and severance, a $0.5 million decrease in taxes and licenses and a $0.8 million decrease in outside professional services, offset by a $0.5 million decrease in capitalized payroll costs related to software development.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased 29% to $34.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from $26.5 million during the same period in 2012. The increase was primarily due to the effects of expanding our company-controlled data centers, P-NAP infrastructure and capitalized software.
 
Exit activities, Restructuring and Impairments. Exit activities, restructuring and impairments increased 49% to $1.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from $0.8 million during the same period in 2012. The increase was primarily due a $0.5 million impairment of capitalized software.
 
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased 37% to $7.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from $5.3 million during the same period in 2012. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to new capital lease obligations related to expanding our company-controlled data centers and the increase in our borrowings under our term loan and revolving credit facility.
 
Benefit (Provision) for Income Taxes.  The benefit for income taxes was $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to income tax expense of $0.5 million during the same period in 2012. The variance was primarily due to a tax benefit received from a release of previously-recorded uncertain tax liabilities related to the Voxel acquisition during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
 
We report our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). However, the non-GAAP performance measure of adjusted EBITDA, defined as loss from operations plus depreciation and amortization, loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment, exit activities, restructuring and impairments and stock-based compensation, is presented to enhance investors’ ability to analyze trends in our business and evaluate our performance relative to other companies. We use this non-GAAP performance measure to assist us in explaining underlying performance trends in our business.
 
As a non-GAAP financial measure, adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, net loss or other GAAP measures as an indicator of operating performance. In addition, adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to income from operations or net loss as a measure of operating performance. Our calculation of adjusted EBITDA may differ from others in our industry and is not necessarily comparable with similar titles used by other companies.
 
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The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA to loss from operations as presented in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss:

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Loss from operations
  $ (1,354 )   $ (84 )
Depreciation and amortization, including amortization of acquired technologies
    13,537       11,064  
Loss on disposal of property and equipment, net
    4        
Exit activities, restructuring and impairments
    274       124  
Stock-based compensation
    1,709       1,363  
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 14,170     $ 12,467  
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Liquidity
 
We monitor and review our performance and operations in light of global economic conditions. The current economic environment may impact the ability of our customers to meet their obligations to us, which could result in delayed collection of accounts receivable and an increase in our provision for doubtful accounts.
 
We expect to meet our cash requirements for the next 12 months through a combination of net cash provided by operating activities, existing cash on hand and utilizing additional borrowings under our credit facility described below in “Capital Resources—Credit Agreement.” Our capital requirements depend on a number of factors, including the continued market acceptance of our services and the ability to expand and retain our customer base. If our cash requirements vary materially from what we expect or if we fail to generate sufficient cash flows from selling our services, we may require additional financing sooner than anticipated. We can offer no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional financing on commercially favorable terms, or at all, and provisions in our credit agreement limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness. Our anticipated uses of cash include capital expenditures, working capital needs and required payments on our credit agreement and other commitments.
 
We have a history of quarterly and annual period net losses. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we had a net loss of $4.0 million and $9.4 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2013, our accumulated deficit was $1.1 billion. We continue to analyze our business to control our costs, principally through making process enhancements and renegotiating vendor contracts for more favorable pricing and terms. We may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly basis, and our failure to do so may adversely affect our business, including our ability to raise additional funds.

Capital Resources

Credit Agreement. We have a $137.3 million credit agreement that expires in August 2015, which provides for a revolving credit facility up to $70.0 million and a term loan with initial capacity of $67.3 million.

As of September 30, 2013, the revolving credit facility had an outstanding balance of $50.5 million and we issued $6.2 million letters of credit, resulting in $13.3 million in borrowing capacity. The term loan had an outstanding principal amount of $62.9 million, which we repay in $875,000 quarterly installments on the last day of each fiscal quarter, with the remaining unpaid balance due on August 30, 2015.

As of September 30, 2013, the interest rate on the revolving credit facility and term loan was 3.7%. However during March 2013, we entered into interest rate swaps with a notional amount starting at $80.0 million through August 30, 2015 with an interest rate of 4.0%, and $20.0 million through December 31, 2014 with an interest rate of 3.9%. We summarize our interest rate swaps in note 5 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The credit agreement includes customary representations, warranties, negative and affirmative covenants, including certain financial covenants relating to minimum liquidity, fixed charge coverage ratio and senior leverage ratio. As of September 30, 2013, we were in compliance with these covenants.

Capital Leases. During January 2013, we took possession of a new company-controlled data center to expand our existing services in the metro New York market when it was available according to terms of the capital lease.  We recorded the related property and corresponding capital lease obligation of $9.4 million at the time of possession.

Our present value of minimum lease payments on all remaining capital lease obligations at September 30, 2013 was $54.8 million. We summarize our existing capital lease obligations in note 6 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
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Commitments and Other Obligations. We have commitments and other obligations that are contractual in nature and will represent a use of cash in the future unless the agreements are modified. Service and purchase commitments primarily relate to IP, telecommunications and data center services. Our ability to improve cash provided by operations in the future would be negatively impacted if we do not grow our business at a rate that would allow us to offset the purchase and service commitments with corresponding revenue growth.
 
The following table summarizes our commitments and other obligations as of September 30, 2013 (in thousands):
                               
   
Payments Due by Period
 
   
Total
   
Less than
1 Year
   
1-3 Years
   
3-5 Years
   
More than
5 Years
 
                               
Revolving credit facility(1)
  $ 54,110     $ 475     $ 53,635     $     $  
Term loan(1)
    67,161       1,467       65,694              
Capital lease obligations, including interest
    79,396       2,416       20,297       18,303       38,380  
Exit activities and restructuring
    6,108       2,932       3,176              
Asset retirement obligation
    1,400             1,400              
Operating lease commitments
    127,703       7,257       49,143       36,177       35,126  
Service and purchase commitments
    43,234       4,907       33,696       4,202       429  
                                         
    $ 379,112     $ 19,454     $ 227,041     $ 58,682     $ 73,935  
 

(1)
At September 30, 2013, the applicable interest rates were 3.7% and the projected interest included in the debt payments above incorporates this rate.
 
Cash Flows
 
Operating Activities
 
Net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $23.7 million. Our net loss, after adjustments for non-cash items, generated cash from operations of $35.3 million, while changes in operating assets and liabilities used cash from operations of $11.5 million.  We expect to use cash flows from operating activities to fund a portion of our capital expenditures and other requirements and to meet our other commitments and obligations, including outstanding debt.

Days sales outstanding was 27 days at September 30, 2013 and 25 days at December 31, 2012. Days sales outstanding are measured as of a point in time and may fluctuate based on a number of factors, including, among other things, changes in revenues, cash collections, allowance for doubtful accounts and the amount of revenues billed in advance.
 
Investing Activities
 
Net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $32.2 million, primarily due to capital expenditures related to the continued expansion and upgrade of our company-controlled data centers and network infrastructure.
 
Financing Activities
 
Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $14.3 million, primarily due to $20.0 million of proceeds received on the credit agreement, offset by principal payments of $6.1 million on the credit agreement and capital lease obligations.
 
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Other Investments
 
Prior to 2013, we invested $4.1 million in Internap Japan Co., Ltd., our joint venture with NTT-ME Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. We account for this investment using the equity method and we have recognized $1.8 million in equity-method losses over the life of the investment, representing our proportionate share of the aggregate joint venture losses and income. The joint venture investment is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk.
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
Our objective in managing interest rate risk is to maintain favorable long-term fixed rate or a balance of fixed and variable rate debt within reasonable risk parameters. During March 2013, we entered into interest rate swaps with a notional amount starting at $80.0 million through August 30, 2015 with an interest rate of 4.0%, and $20.0 million through December 31, 2014, with an interest rate of 3.9%. We summarize our interest rate swaps in note 5 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
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As of September 30, 2013, our long-term debt consisted of $62.9 million borrowed under our term loan and $50.5 million borrowed under our revolving credit facility. Interest on the term loan was 3.7% based on either (a) the Base Rate (as defined in the credit agreement) plus 3.50 percentage points, or (b) the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the credit agreement) plus 3.50 percentage points, as we elect from time to time. Interest on the revolving credit facility was 3.7% based on either (x) the Base Rate plus 1.75 percentage points or (y) the LIBOR Rate plus 3.50 percentage points, as we elect from time to time.
 
We estimate that a change in the interest rate of 100 basis points would change our interest expense and payments by $1.1 million per year, assuming we do not increase amounts outstanding.
 
Foreign Currency Risk
 
Substantially all of our revenue is currently in U.S. dollars and from customers in the U.S. However, our results of operations and cash flows are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We also have exposure to foreign currency transaction gains and losses as the result of certain receivables due from our foreign subsidiaries. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we realized foreign currency losses of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, which are included as a non-operating expense in “Other, net,” and we recorded unrealized foreign currency translation gains of $0.4 million and losses of $0.5 million, respectively, which are included in “Other comprehensive income (loss),” both in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. As we grow our international operations, our exposure to foreign currency risk could become more significant.
 
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
Based on our management’s evaluation (with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer), as of the end of the period covered by this report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Securities Class Action Litigation

On November 12, 2008, a putative securities fraud class action lawsuit was filed against us and our former chief executive officer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, captioned Catherine Anastasio and Stephen Anastasio v. Internap Network Services Corp. and James P. DeBlasio, Civil Action No. 1:08-CV-3462-JOF. On August 5, 2013, the parties entered a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement.  On August 21, 2013, the court issued an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement. A hearing to determine whether the court should issue an order finally approving the proposed settlement has been scheduled for December 4, 2013. As part of the settlement, the insurance carrier will pay $9.5 million to stockholders in the class. The settlement requires no direct payment by us. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded $9.5 million as litigation expense, net of $9.5 million insurance recovery, in “Other, net” in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss, resulting in no impact to our financial condition or results of operations.  We included the related litigation payable in “Accrued liabilities” and the insurance recovery receivable in “Prepaid expenses and other assets” in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013. 
 
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Derivative Action Litigation

On November 12, 2009, stockholder Walter M. Unick filed a putative derivative action purportedly on behalf of Internap against certain of our directors and officers in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, captioned Unick v. Eidenberg, et al., Case No. 2009cv177627. This action was based upon substantially the same facts alleged in the securities class action litigation described above. The complaint sought to recover damages in an unspecified amount. On June 6, 2013, the parties entered a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement. On July 1, 2013, the court issued an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement. The court finally approved the settlement at a hearing on August 28, 2013. As part of the settlement, we have agreed to certain corporate governance changes and the insurance carrier will pay $0.3 million in attorneys’ fees. The settlement requires no direct payment by us. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded $0.3 million as litigation expense, net of $0.3 million insurance recovery, in “Other, net” in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss, resulting in no impact to our financial condition or results of operations.  The payment and recovery were settled during the three months ended September 30, 2013.
 
We are subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, we do not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Please see note 6 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements under “Litigation” for a discussion of certain ongoing legal proceedings.
 
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
 
There have been no material changes from the Risk Factors we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2013.
 
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
 
The following table sets forth information regarding our repurchases of securities for each calendar month in the three months ended September 30, 2013:
 
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
 
Period
 
Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased(1)
   
Average
Price
Paid per
Share
   
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
   
Maximum
Number
(or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares That
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans
or Programs
 
July 1 to 31, 2013
    585     $ 8.80              
August 1 to 31, 2013
    12,064       7.44              
September 1 to 30, 2013
    3,670       6.97              
Total
    16,319     $ 7.38              
 

(1)
These shares were surrendered to us to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of shares of restricted stock previously issued to employees and directors.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
       
31.1
   
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by J. Eric Cooney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Internap.
       
31.2
   
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by Kevin M. Dotts, Chief Financial Officer of Internap.
       
32.1
   
Section 1350 Certification, executed by J. Eric Cooney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Internap.
       
32.2
   
Section 1350 Certification, executed by Kevin M. Dotts, Chief Financial Officer of Internap.
       
101.INS
   
XBRL Instance Document.
       
101.SCH
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
       
101.CAL
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
       
101.DEF
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
       
101.LAB
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
       
101.PRE
   
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized
 
 
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
       
 
By:
/s/ Kevin M. Dotts
 
   
Kevin M. Dotts
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
   
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
       
   
Date: October 24, 2013
 
 
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