QVC INC

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(1)Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of QVC, Inc. and its controlled subsidiaries (collectively, "QVC," the "Company," “us,” “we,” or “our” unless the context otherwise requires). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. QVC is a retailer of a wide range of consumer products, which are marketed and sold primarily by merchandise-focused televised shopping programs, the internet (including social media) and mobile applications.

In the United States ("U.S."), QVC's televised shopping programs, including live and recorded content, are distributed across multiple channels nationally on a full-time basis, including QVC, QVC2, QVC3, HSN and HSN2. The Company's U.S. programming is also available on QVC.com and HSN.com, which we refer to as our "U.S. websites"; virtual multichannel video programming distributors (including Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream and YouTube TV); applications via streaming video; Facebook Live, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Xfinity Flex and Samsung TV Plus; mobile applications; social media pages and over-the-air broadcasters (collectively, our "Digital Platforms").

QVC's Digital Platforms enable consumers to purchase goods offered on our televised programming, along with a wide assortment of products that are available only on our U.S. websites. Our other Digital Platforms (including our mobile applications, social media pages and others) are natural extensions of our business model, allowing customers to engage in our shopping experience wherever they are, with live or on-demand content customized to the device they are using. In addition to offering video content, our U.S. websites allow shoppers to browse, research, compare and perform targeted searches for products, read customer reviews, control the order-entry process and conveniently access their account.

Internationally, QVC's televised shopping programs, including live and recorded content, are distributed to households primarily in Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom ("U.K."), and Italy. In some of the countries where QVC operates, QVC's televised shopping programs are distributed across multiple QVC channels: QVC Style and QVC2 in Germany and QVC Beauty, QVC Extra and QVC Style in the U.K. Similar to the U.S., our international businesses also engage customers via websites, mobile applications and social media pages. QVC's international business employs product sourcing teams who select products tailored to the interests of each local market.

The Company's Japanese operations ("QVC-Japan") are conducted through a joint venture with Mitsui & Co. LTD. ("Mitsui"). QVC-Japan is owned 60% by the Company and 40% by Mitsui. The Company and Mitsui share in all profits and losses based on their respective ownership interests. QVC-Japan paid dividends to Mitsui of $22 million and $51 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The Company is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of QVC Group, Inc., ("QVC Group") (Nasdaq: QVCGA, QVCGP and OTCMKTS: QVCGB), which also owns Cornerstone Brands, Inc. ("CBI"), as well as other minority investments. Through a services agreement between Liberty Media Company (“LMC”) and QVC Group, LMC provides QVC Group with certain general and administrative services including legal, tax, accounting, treasury, information technology, cybersecurity and investor relations support. During the third quarter of 2025, LMC substantially reduced these general and administrative services provided to QVC Group and the related services are now provided primarily by QVC, although LMC continues to provide certain services while the service agreement remains in effect. QVC allocated expenses of $5 million to QVC Group for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, related to these services.

During each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, QVC and CBI engaged in multiple transactions relating to personnel and business advisory services. QVC allocated expenses of $11 million and $21 million to CBI for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. CBI allocated expenses of $1 million to QVC for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

On December 30, 2020, the Company and Liberty Interactive LLC ("LIC") completed an internal realignment of the Company's global finance structure that resulted in a common control transaction with QVC Group. As part of the common control transaction, LIC issued a promissory note (“LIC Note”) to a subsidiary of the Company with an initial face amount of $1.8 billion, a stated interest rate of 0.48% and a maturity of December 29, 2029. Interest on the LIC Note is paid annually. QVC recorded $6 millionof related party interest income for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included in interest expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The accompanying (a) condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods have been included. The Company’s business is seasonal due to a higher volume of sales in the fourth calendar quarter related to year-end holiday shopping. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in QVC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Certain prior period balances were reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates include, but are not limited to, retail-related adjustments and allowances, depreciable lives of fixed assets and internally developed software, valuation of acquired intangible assets and goodwill and income taxes.

The condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. While the Company remains in compliance with its debt covenants at September 30, 2025, QVC's Senior Secured Credit Facility (the "Credit Facility") matures on October 27, 2026. As a result, the related outstanding debt balance of $2,900 million will be reclassified from a non-current liability to a current liability, as of October 31, 2025. The outstanding debt under the Credit Facility, in addition to QVC’s senior secured notes, could become due sooner than October 27, 2026, if the Company does not remain compliant with its consolidated net leverage ratio, as defined by the Credit Facility, and a waiver of forbearance from the lenders thereunder is not obtained. This can be triggered if the consolidated net leverage ratio for QVC is greater than 4.5 to 1.0.

The Company is continuing its evaluation of strategies to refinance or restructure the Credit Facility and is engaged in discussions and negotiations with the lenders. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to refinance or restructure its debt or that the Company will remain compliant with respect to the consolidated net leverage ratio. While the Company believes its plans to refinance or restructure its indebtedness can alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt, these plans are not entirely within the Company’s control and cannot be assessed as being probable of occurring, therefore substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern exists.

Restricted cash as of September 30, 2025 primarily includes cash deposits to cover potential disputes or other financial obligations with certain counterparties and a cash deposit with a third party trustee that provides financial assurance that the Company will fulfill its obligations in relation to claims under its workers' compensation policy.

(2)Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Accounting Pronouncements Issued but Not Yet Adopted

In September 2025 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2025-06. ASU 2025-06 clarifies and modernizes the accounting for costs related to internal-use software in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software. ASU 2025-06 removes all references to project stages throughout ASC 350-40 and clarifies the threshold entities apply to begin capitalizing costs. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. The new guidance may be applied using a prospective, retrospective or modified transition approach. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impacts related to the new standard.

(3)Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were as follows:

Other intangible assets consisted of the following:

The Company recorded amortization expense of $62 million and $68 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to intangible assets with finite useful lives. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, amortization expense related to intangible assets with finite useful lives was $190 million and $209 million, respectively.

As of September 30, 2025, the related amortization and interest expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):

As a result of recent financial performance, macroeconomic conditions, declines in stock price and credit rating downgrades, it was determined during the second quarter of 2025 that an indication of impairment existed for the QxH reporting unit related to the QVC and HSN tradenames and goodwill. The fair value of the tradenames was determined using the relief from royalty method, primarily using a discounted cash flow model using projections of future operating performance (income approach) and applying a royalty rate (market approach) (Level 3), and an impairment in the amount of $930 million for the QVC and HSN tradenames was recorded during the second quarter of 2025, in impairment of goodwill and intangible assets in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the QxH reporting unit was determined using a discounted cash flow method (Level 3), and a goodwill impairment in the amount of $1,465 million was recorded during the second quarter of 2025 in impairment of goodwill and intangible assets in the consolidated statements of operations, reducing carrying value to fair value. The Company utilized the assistance of a third party specialist when determining the above noted fair values.

The Company had accumulated goodwill impairment losses of $5,113 million attributed to the QxH reporting unit as of September 30, 2025.

(4)Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

Senior Secured Notes

All of QVC's senior secured notes are secured by the capital stock of QVC and have equal priority to the senior secured credit facility ("Credit Facility"). The interest on QVC's senior secured notes is payable semi-annually with the exception of interest on the 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2067 ("2067 Notes") and the 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2068 ("2068 Notes"), which is payable quarterly.

On February 18, 2025, QVC repaid the remaining 4.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 ("2025 Notes"), at maturity, using availability under the Credit Facility and cash on hand.

The senior secured notes contain certain covenants, including certain restrictions on QVC and its restricted subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions), with respect to, among other things: incurring additional indebtedness; creating liens on property or assets; making certain loans or investments; selling or disposing of assets; paying certain dividends and other restricted payments; consolidating or merging; entering into certain transactions with affiliates; entering into sale or leaseback transactions; and restricting subsidiary distributions.

On September 11, 2024, QVC commenced a private offer to existing bondholders to exchange any and all of QVC’s outstanding 4.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes") for $350 principal amount of QVC’s newly-issued 6.875% Senior Secured Notes due April 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) and $650 in cash per $1,000 principal amount of 2027 Notes exchanged, and any and all of QVC’s outstanding 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) for $1,000 principal amount of the 2029 Notes per $1,000 principal amount of 2028 Notes exchanged (the “Exchange”), and a private offer to purchase 2027 Notes and 2028 Notes for cash from holders who were not eligible to participate in the private exchange offer. On September 25, 2024, QVC issued an aggregate principal amount of $605 million in 2029 Notes and paid $352 million in cash consideration (including $277 million contributed by QVC Group) in exchange for $531 million of the 2027 Notes and $428 million of the 2028 Notes. The Exchange was accounted for as a debt modification in accordance with U.S. GAAP and fees paid to third parties were expensed during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 in other expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On October 27, 2021, QVC entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") with CBI and QVC Global Corporate Holdings, LLC (“QVC Global”), each a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of QVC Group, as borrowers (collectively, the “Borrowers”), and the other parties thereto. The Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is a multi-currency facility providing for a $3.25 billion revolving credit facility, with a $450 million sub-limit for letters of credit and an alternative currency revolving sub-limit equal to 50% of the revolving commitments thereunder. The Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement may be borrowed by any Borrower, with each Borrower jointly and severally liable for the outstanding borrowings. Borrowings bear interest at either the alternate base rate (“ABR Rate”) or a London Inter-bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR")-based rate (or the applicable non-U.S. Dollar equivalent rate) (“Term Benchmark/RFR Rate”) at the applicable Borrower’s election in each case plus a margin. Borrowings that are ABR Rate loans will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the base rate plus a margin that varies between 0.25% and 0.625% depending on the Borrowers’ combined ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA (the “consolidated leverage ratio”). Borrowings that are Term Benchmark/RFR Rate loans will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the applicable rate plus a margin that varies between 1.25% and 1.625% depending on the Borrowers’ consolidated leverage ratio. Each loan may be prepaid at any time and from time to time without penalty other than customary breakage costs. No mandatory prepayments will be required other than when borrowings and letter of credit usage exceed availability; provided that, if QVC Global or any other borrower (other than QVC) is removed, at the election of QVC, as a borrower thereunder, all of its loans must be repaid and its letters of credit are terminated or cash collateralized. Any amounts prepaid may be reborrowed. The facility matures on October 27, 2026. Payment of loans may be accelerated following certain customary events of default. Refer to Note 1 Basis of Presentation, for additional discussion regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

On June 20, 2023, QVC and QVC Global, as borrowers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other parties thereto entered into an agreement whereby, in accordance with the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, LIBOR-based rate loans denominated in U.S. dollars made on or after June 30, 2023 would be replaced with Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR")-based rate loans. Borrowings that are SOFR-based loans will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the applicable SOFR rate, plus a credit spread adjustment, plus a margin that varies between 1.25% and 1.625% depending on the Borrowers’ consolidated leverage ratio.

On April 1, 2025, CBI was removed as a borrower under the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. CBI had no outstanding borrowings under the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement at the time of its removal from the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Availability under the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement at September 30, 2025 was $181 million reflecting outstanding borrowings net of letters of credit. The interest rate on the Credit Facility was 5.9% and 6.5% at September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company remains in compliance with its debt covenants at September 30, 2025.

The payment and performance of the Borrowers’ obligations under the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are guaranteed by each of QVC’s and QVC Global’s Material Domestic Subsidiaries (as defined in the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), if any, and certain other subsidiaries of any Borrower that such Borrower has chosen to provide guarantees. Further, the borrowings under the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are secured, pari passu with QVC’s existing notes, by a pledge of all of QVC’s equity interests.

The Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, including certain restrictions on the Borrowers and each of their respective restricted subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions) with respect to, among other things: incurring additional indebtedness; creating liens on property or assets; making certain loans or investments; selling or disposing of assets; paying certain dividends and other restricted payments; dissolving, consolidating or merging; entering into certain transactions with affiliates; entering into sale or leaseback transactions; restricting subsidiary distributions; and limiting the Borrowers’ consolidated leverage ratio.

Other Debt Related Information

There are no restrictions under the debt agreements on QVC's ability to pay dividends or make other restricted payments if QVC is not in default on its senior secured notes or the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and (i) with respect to QVC’s senior secured notes, QVC's consolidated leverage ratio would be no greater than 3.5 to 1.0 (“senior secured notes leverage basket”) and (ii) with respect to the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the consolidated net leverage ratio for QVC and QVC Global would be no greater than 4.0 to 1.0. As of September 30, 2025, QVC’s consolidated leverage ratio (as calculated under QVC’s senior secured notes) was greater than 3.5 to 1.0 and as a result QVC is restricted in its ability to make dividends or other restricted payments under the senior secured notes. Although QVC will not be able to make unlimited dividends or other restricted payments under the senior secured notes leverage basket, under the indentures, QVC will continue to be permitted to make unlimited dividends under the senior secured notes to parent entities of QVC to service the principal and interest when due in respect of indebtedness of such parent entities (so long as there is no default under the indentures governing QVC’s senior secured notes) and permitted to make certain restricted payments to QVC Group under an intercompany tax sharing agreement (the “Tax Agreement”) in respect of certain tax obligations of QVC and its subsidiaries.

The weighted average interest rate applicable to all of the outstanding debt (excluding finance leases) prior to amortization of bond discounts and related debt issuance costs was 6.0% as of both September 30, 2025 and 2024.

(5)Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

The Company has contingent liabilities related to legal and tax proceedings and other matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Although it is reasonably possible the Company may incur losses upon conclusion of such matters, an estimate of any loss or range of loss cannot be made. In the opinion of management, it is expected that the amounts, if any, which may be required to satisfy such contingencies will not be material in relation to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

As previously reported, in October 2023, HSN entered into a settlement agreement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) in which HSN agreed to pay a civil penalty to settle the CPSC’s claims in relation to certain handheld clothing steamers sold by HSN that were subject to a voluntary recall previously announced in 2021. In January 2024, HSN received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California that was issued in connection with an official criminal investigation into the clothing steamer matter. We have cooperated (and intend to continue cooperating) fully with this investigation, and at this time, we are unable to predict the eventual scope, duration or outcome of this investigation, nor are we able to reasonably estimate any range of loss or possible loss.

Contingencies

Network and information systems, including the internet and telecommunication systems, third party delivery services and other technologies are critical to QVC's business activities. Substantially all of QVC's customer orders, fulfillment and delivery services are dependent upon the use of network and information systems, including the use of third party telecommunication and delivery service providers. If information systems including the internet or telecommunication services are disrupted, or if the third party delivery services experience a disruption in their transportation delivery services, the Company could face a significant disruption in fulfilling QVC's customer orders and shipment of QVC's products. The Company has active disaster recovery programs in place to help mitigate risks associated with these critical business activities.

Restructuring

During the second quarter of 2024, QVC entered into an agreement and announced a plan to shift its global operating model for information technology services to a managed services model. As a result, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, QVC recorded restructuring charges of $18 million in restructuring (benefits) costs in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

On November 14, 2024, QVC announced the WIN strategy, targeting top-line growth through three central priorities: (i) ‘Wherever She Shops’ - aims to enhance customer interactions across diverse platforms; (ii) ‘Inspiring People & Products’ - fosters rich, engaging content experiences; and (iii) ‘New Ways of Working’ - emphasizes leveraging technology and process enhancements to streamline operations and fuel innovation. With the WIN strategy, QVC plans to broaden content outreach by creating dynamic, purpose-built experiences that resonate across social media and digital streaming channels. By optimizing its production studios and fostering continuous improvement, QVC envisages content creation as an integrated, efficient process that adapts to various platforms without losing the essence of the brand. QVC aims to grow audiences and redefine shopping experiences, ensuring that it meets its customers wherever they are while building on its heritage for sustained success.

On January 29, 2025, the Company announced the consolidation of its QVC and HSN operations at the Company’s Studio Park location in West Chester, PA, and the closing of the St. Petersburg, FL campus. The consolidation is part of QVC’s organizational and strategic changes intended to support the Company’s WIN strategy. As a result, the Company accelerated depreciation related to the closure of the St. Petersburg, FL campus, which was completed as of September 30, 2025, and recorded $16 million and $45 million of incremental depreciation during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. On March 27, 2025 the Company announced a plan to reorganize teams across the Company as part of the WIN strategy, which is intended to increase revenue through growth initiatives while maintaining Adjusted OIBDA margin. As a result of the reorganization, QVC recorded $36 million and $20 million of restructuring (benefits) costs at QxH and QVC International, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company paid $28 million related to the WIN strategy restructuring.

In September 2025, HSN entered into agreements to sell the St. Petersburg properties to independent third parties. As of September 30, 2025, the related long-lived assets of $22 million, all within QxH, were included in assets held for sale noncurrent in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The sales are expected to be completed within the next twelve months.

(6)Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

For assets and liabilities required to be reported or disclosed at fair value, U.S. GAAP provides a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs, other than quoted market prices included within Level 1, are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The Company measures the fair value of money market funds based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Money market funds are included as cash equivalents in Level 1 fair value instruments in the table below. The 2067 Notes (ticker: QVCD) and the 2068 Notes (ticker: QVCC) are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, which the Company considers to be an "active market," as defined by U.S. GAAP. Therefore, these Notes are measured based on quoted prices in an active market and included as Level 1 fair value instruments in the table below. The remainder of the Company's debt instruments are considered Level 2 fair value instruments and measured based on quoted market prices that are not considered to be traded on "active markets." Accordingly, these financial instruments are reported in the below tables as Level 2 fair value instruments.

The Company's assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

(7) Information about QVC's Operating Segments

The Company's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is the Company's Chief Executive Officer who has ultimate responsibility for enterprise decisions. QVC's CODM determines, in particular, resource allocation for, and monitors performance of, the consolidated enterprise, QxH and QVC International. The segment managers have responsibility for operating decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance within their respective segments. QVC's CODM relies on internal management reporting that analyzes enterprise results and segment results to the Adjusted OIBDA level (see below).

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, QVC has identified QxH and QVC International as its two operating segments. Both operating segments (which are also the reportable segments) are retailers of a wide range of consumer products, which are marketed and sold primarily by merchandise-focused televised-shopping programs as well as via the internet (including social media) and mobile applications in certain markets.

The Company evaluates performance and makes decisions about allocating resources to its operating segments based on financial measures such as net revenue, Adjusted OIBDA (defined below), gross margin, average sales price per unit, number of units shipped and revenue or sales per customer. For segment reporting purposes, the Company defines Adjusted OIBDA, as net revenue less cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding stock-based compensation, and restructuring (benefits) costs). The Company believes this measure is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its segments by identifying those items that are not directly a reflection of each segment's performance or indicative of ongoing business trends. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking among the Company's businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. This measure of performance excludes depreciation, amortization, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, gains on sale of assets and sale-leaseback transactions, restructuring, and stock-based compensation that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net earnings (loss), cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The segment presentation for prior periods has been conformed to the current period segment presentation.

Disaggregated revenue by segment and product category consisted of the following:

Performance measures

Other information

(1) QxH Property and equipment, net as of September 30, 2025 excludes assets classified as assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA to operating income and earnings before income taxes:

(8)Compensation Changes

During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Board of Directors of QVC Group and the Compensation Committee of the board of directors of QVC Group implemented a revised compensation structure for the Company. As a part of this revised compensation structure, certain officers, employees and directors of the Company were paid an aggregate of $53 million in exchange primarily for (1) cancellation of their 2025 RSU grants, as well as a partial cancellation of certain PSU grants (2) advance payments of the 2025 management bonus plan and (3) for certain officers, advance payments of long term incentive awards and management bonus plans that would have been granted in 2026. These advance payments, with respect to certain officers of the Company, will be subject to repayment on an after-tax basis, if certain employment and, as applicable, performance conditions are not satisfied. Those awards subject to repayment have been classified within other current assets and other noncurrent assets and will be expensed over the relevant service period.