The Liberty Corporation Form 10-Q
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FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

     
(Mark One)    
     
[x]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002
     
[  ]   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 1-5846

THE LIBERTY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
South Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  57-0507055
(IRS Employer
identification No.)

135 South Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 864/241-5400

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 [  ]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.

         
    Number of shares Outstanding
Title of each class   as of March 31, 2002

 
Common Stock
    19,745,898  

 


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PART I, ITEM 1
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PART I, ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDIDTION
PART II, ITEM 6. Exhibit and Reports on Form 8-K
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
SIGNATURES
Second Amendment to Credit Agreement


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PART I, ITEM 1
THE LIBERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

                       
          March 31,   December 31,
(In 000's)   2002   2001
 
 
ASSETS
  (Unaudited)        
 
               
Current assets:
               
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 39,221     $ 35,489  
 
Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts)
    35,096       40,035  
 
Program rights
    3,112       4,678  
 
Prepaid and other current assets
    2,607       4,638  
 
Income taxes receivable
    6,719       6,719  
 
Deferred income taxes
    17,767       20,272  
 
   
     
 
     
Total current assets
    104,522       111,831  
Property, plant, and equipment
 
Land
    5,639       5,639  
 
Buildings and improvements
    40,549       37,819  
 
Furniture and equipment
    154,561       153,092  
 
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    (112,402 )     (108,241 )
 
   
     
 
 
    88,347       88,309  
Intangible assets subject to amortization (net of $597 and $6,018 accumulated amortization in 2002 and 2001, respectively)
    358       903  
FCC licenses and network affiliations
    304,285       380,718  
Goodwill
    101,387       101,387  
Investments and other assets
    59,705       54,190  
 
   
     
 
     
Total assets
  $ 658,604     $ 737,338  
 
   
     
 
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Current liabilities:
               
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 16,022     $ 16,919  
 
Program contract obligations
    3,296       4,949  
 
Accrued income taxes
    350       663  
 
   
     
 
   
Total current liabilities
    19,668       22,531  
Deferred income taxes
    94,754       123,556  
Other liabilities
    9,045       9,580  
 
   
     
 
     
Total liabilities
    123,467       155,667  
 
   
     
 
Shareholders’ equity
               
 
Common stock
    105,230       104,865  
 
Unearned stock compensation
    (3,468 )     (3,687 )
 
Retained earnings
    432,934       480,556  
 
Unrealized investment gains (losses)
    441       (63 )
 
   
     
 
   
Total shareholders’ equity
    535,137       581,671  
 
   
     
 
     
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 658,604     $ 737,338  
 
   
     
 

See Notes to Consolidated and Condensed Financial Statements.

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THE LIBERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                       
          Three Months Ended
          March 31,
         
(In 000’s, except per share data)   2002   2001
 
 
          (Unaudited)        
REVENUES
               
Station revenues (net of commissions)
  $ 39,510     $ 39,066  
Cable advertising and other revenues
    3,316       2,875  
 
   
     
 
 
Net revenues
    42,826       41,941  
EXPENSES
               
Operating expenses
    26,857       25,599  
Amortization of program rights
    1,852       1,964  
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles
    4,720       7,872  
Corporate, general, and administrative expenses
    2,805       2,930  
 
   
     
 
 
Total operating expenses
    36,234       38,365  
     
Operating income
    6,592       3,576  
Net investment income
    2       3,348  
 
   
     
 
     
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    6,594       6,924  
Provision for income taxes
    2,506       2,631  
 
   
     
 
     
Income before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    4,088       4,293  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of income taxes of $29,045)
    (47,388 )      
 
   
     
 
   
NET INCOME (LOSS)
  $ (43,300 )   $ 4,293  
 
   
     
 
 
               
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:
               
Basic earnings per common share from income before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 0.21     $ 0.22  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    (2.42 )      
 
   
     
 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
  $ (2.21 )   $ 0.22  
 
   
     
 
Diluted earnings per common share from income before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 0.21     $ 0.22  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    (2.40 )      
 
   
     
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
  $ (2.19 )   $ 0.22  
 
   
     
 
Dividends per common share
  $ 0.22     $ 0.22  

See Notes to Consolidated and Condensed Financial Statements.

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THE LIBERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                   
      Three Months Ended March 31,
     
(In 000’s)   2002   2001
 
 
      (Unaudited)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net income (loss)
  $ (43,300 )   $ 4,293  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
 
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    76,433        
 
Gain on sale of operating assets
          78  
 
Realized investment (gains) losses
    21       371  
 
Depreciation
    4,175       4,178  
 
Amortization of intangibles
    545       3,674  
 
Amortization of program rights
    1,852       1,960  
 
Cash paid for program rights
    (1,939 )     (1,952 )
 
Provision for deferred income taxes
    (26,297 )     1,113  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
 
Receivables
    4,939       5,997  
 
Other assets
    2,405       44,921  
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (897 )     (50,574 )
 
Accrued income taxes
    (313 )     (135,706 )
 
Other liabilities
    (535 )     (1,437 )
 
All other operating activities
    477       (736 )
 
   
     
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    17,566       (123,820 )
 
               
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
               
Purchase of property, plant, and equipment
    (4,213 )     (2,542 )
Investments acquired
    (6,500 )      
Proceeds from sale of investment properties
    959       164  
Other
          (615 )
 
   
     
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    (9,754 )     (2,993 )
 
               
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Dividends paid
    (4,322 )     (4,314 )
Stock issued for employee benefit and compensation programs
    242       2,882  
Repurchase of common stock
          (549 )
 
   
     
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    (4,080 )     (1,981 )
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
    3,732       (128,794 )
Cash at beginning of period
    35,489       149,003  
 
   
     
 
CASH AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 39,221     $ 20,209  
 
   
     
 

See Notes to Consolidated and Condensed Financial Statements.

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THE LIBERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2002
(Unaudited)

     
1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION
     
    The accompanying unaudited consolidated and condensed financial statements of The Liberty Corporation and Subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The information included is not necessarily indicative of the annual results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2002, but it does reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal and recurring nature) considered, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The December 31, 2001 financial information was derived from the Company’s previously filed 2001 Form 10-K. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in The Liberty Corporation annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
     
2.   ADOPTION OF FASB STATEMENT NO. 142 GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
     
    During the second quarter of 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Statement No. 142 requires that goodwill and certain other identified intangibles no longer be amortized to earnings, but instead be reviewed for impairment. The amortization of goodwill and certain other identified intangibles ceases upon adoption of the Statement, which for the Company was January 1, 2002. The Company recorded $3.5 million ($2.2 million net of income taxes) of amortization expense related to intangibles that are no longer required to be amortized for the three months ended March 31, 2001. In connection with the adoption of Statement No. 142 the Company reduced the carrying value of its FCC licenses by $76.4 million ($47.4 million after-tax) as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.
     
    The following table reconciles net income as reported at March 31, 2001 to the adjusted March 31, 2001 net income, had Statement No. 142 been in effect as of January 1, 2001.
                   
      Three Months
(in 000's)   Ended March 31,
 
      2002   2001
     
 
 
Reported income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 4,088     $ 4,293  
 
Add back: Goodwill and indefinite lived intangible amortization (net of income taxes)
          2,200  
 
   
     
 
 
Adjusted income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    4,088       6,493  
 
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of income taxes)
    (47,388 )      
 
   
     
 
Adjusted net income (loss)
  $ (43,300 )   $ 6,493  
 
   
     
 

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    The following tables reconcile basic and diluted earnings per share as reported at March 31, 2001 to the adjusted March 31, 2001 basic and diluted earnings per share, had Statement No. 142 been in effect as of January 1, 2001.
                   
      Three Months
      Ended March 31,
     
      2002   2001
     
 
Basic earnings per share:
               
 
Reported basic earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per share
  $ 0.21     $ 0.22  
 
Add back: Goodwill and indefinite lived intangible amortization (net of income taxes)
          0.11  
 
   
     
 
 
Adjusted basic earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per share
    0.21       0.33  
 
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of income taxes)
    (2.42 )      
 
   
     
 
Adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share
  $ (2.21 )   $ 0.33  
 
   
     
 
Diluted earnings per share:
               
Reported diluted earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per share
  $ 0.21     $ 0.22  
 
Add back: Goodwill and indefinite lived intangible amortization (net of income taxes)
          0.11  
 
   
     
 
Adjusted diluted earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per share
    0.21       0.33  
 
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of income taxes)
    (2.40 )      
 
   
     
 
Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share
  $ (2.19 )   $ 0.33  
 
   
     
 
     
    At March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001, the Company’s intangible assets not subject to amortization were comprised of FCC licenses and network affiliations. At March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001, the Company’s intangible assets subject to amortization were comprised of leases acquired through station purchases for space on certain of its towers, and non-compete agreements. Estimated amortization expense resulting from intangible assets subject to amortization for the five year period ending 2006 is expected to be as follows:
         
(in 000’s)   Estimated Amortization
 
2002
  $ 700  
2003
    205  
2004
    125  
2005
    125  
2006
    125  

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3.   COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
     
    The components of comprehensive income, net of related income taxes, for the three month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively, are as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
   
    2002   2001
   
 
(In 000’s)                
Net income (loss)
  $ (43,300 )   $ 4,293  
Unrealized gains / (losses) on securities
    504       (373 )
 
   
     
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ (42,796 )   $ 3,920  
 
   
     
 
     
    SEGMENT REPORTING
     
    The Company operates primarily in the television broadcasting and cable advertising businesses. The Company currently owns and operates fifteen television stations, primarily in the Southeast and Midwest. Each of the stations is affiliated with a major network, with eight NBC affiliates, five ABC affiliates, and two CBS affiliates. The Company evaluates segment performance based on income before income taxes, excluding unusual, or non-operating items.
     
    The following table summarizes financial information by segment for the three month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001:
                   
      Three Months Ended
(In 000’s)   March 31,
 
      2002   2001
     
 
Revenue
               
 
Broadcasting
  $ 39,510     $ 39,066  
 
Cable advertising
    3,180       2,411  
 
Other
    136       464  
 
   
     
 
Total revenue
  $ 42,826     $ 41,941  
 
   
     
 
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
               
 
Broadcasting
  $ 9,769     $ 6,890  
 
Cable advertising
    16       (344 )
 
Corporate and other
    (3,191 )     378  
 
   
     
 
Total income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 6,594     $ 6,924  
 
   
     
 
     
    There were no material changes in assets by segment from those disclosed in the Company’s 2001 annual report other than the impact of the adoption of FASB Statement No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets as described in Note 2 to the Consolidated and Condensed Financial Statements. The goodwill that appears on the face of the balance sheet arose through the acquisition of certain television stations, and therefore has been assigned in its entirety to the Broadcasting segment.

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5.   EARNINGS PER SHARE
     
    The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations is as follows:
                   
      Three Months Ended
(In 000’s except per share data)   March 31,
 
      2002   2001
     
 
      (Unaudited)        
Numerator – Earnings:
               
 
               
Income before the cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 4,088     $ 4,293  
Effect of dilutive securities
           
 
   
     
 
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share
  $ 4,088     $ 4,293  
 
   
     
 
 
               
Denominator – Average Shares Outstanding:
               
Denominator for basic earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per common share–
weighted average shares
  19,633       19,572  
 
               
Effect of dilutive securities:
               
 
Stock options
    115       55  
 
   
     
 
 
               
Denominator for diluted earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per common share
    19,748       19,627  
 
   
     
 
 
               
Basic earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per common share
  $ 0.21     $ 0.22  
 
               
Diluted earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle per common share
  $ 0.21     $ 0.22  
     
6.   CREDIT FACILITY
     
    On March 21, 2001, the Company entered into a $100 million unsecured 364-day revolving credit facility with a bank. During the first quarter of 2002, the Company extended the term of the facility to May 20, 2002. The Company is currently negotiating with its bank to renew the facility for an additional year on substantially similar terms. No amounts have been drawn on this facility since inception.
     
7.   RECLASSIFICATIONS
     
    Certain reclassifications have been made in the previously reported financial statements to make the prior year amounts comparable to those of the current year.

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PART I, ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Unaudited)

The Liberty Corporation is a holding company with operations primarily in the television broadcasting industry. The Company’s television broadcasting subsidiary, Cosmos Broadcasting, consists of fifteen network-affiliated stations located in the Southeast and Midwest, a cable advertising company, a video production company and a professional broadcast equipment dealership. Eight of the Company’s television stations are affiliated with NBC, five with ABC, and two with CBS.

SEASONALITY OF TELEVISION REVENUES

The Company’s revenues are usually subject to seasonal fluctuations. The advertising revenues of the stations are generally highest in the second and fourth quarter of each year, due in part to increases in consumer advertising in the spring and retail advertising in the period leading up to and including the holiday season. Additionally, advertising revenues in even-numbered years tend to be higher as they benefit from advertising placed by candidates for political offices and demand for advertising time in Olympic broadcasts.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31, 2002 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2001
Total net revenue increased $0.9 million, on a year-over-year basis. Station net revenue increased $0.4 million for the same period. Net revenue was up due mainly to the presence of political and Olympic spending during 2002 that was absent during 2001. Political revenue for the first quarter of 2002 was $1.4 million as compared to $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2001. Local revenue was up five percent while national revenue was down two percent on a year-over-year basis. Local revenue increased primarily due to increases in the automotive and fast-food advertising categories. Cable and other revenue increased due to generally stronger advertising environments in several of its markets, coupled with start up operations at certain locations in the previous year being fully operational during 2002.

Operating expenses, which include amortization of program rights, were $28.7 million for the first quarter of 2002, an increase of $1.1 million over the $27.6 million reported for the first quarter of 2001. The increase in operating expenses is mainly attributable to increased personnel costs related to the addition of personnel in the Company’s cable advertising business, the addition of nightly and weekend news casts at one of the Company’s stations, and annual salary increases across all of the Company’s stations.

Depreciation and amortization was $4.7 million for the first quarter of 2002, a decrease of $3.2 million over the $7.9 million reported for the first quarter of 2001. During the first quarter of 2002, the Company adopted FASB Statement No.142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Statement No. 142 requires that goodwill and certain other identified intangibles no longer be amortized to earnings, but instead be reviewed for impairment. Had Statement No. 142 been effective during the first quarter of 2001, reported depreciation and amortization expense would have been approximately $4.6 million. (See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated and Condensed Financial Statements for further details).

Net investment income for the quarter was break-even, as approximately $0.5 million of interest and gains on the sale of real estate were offset by a $0.5 million impairment charge taken in the Company’s venture capital portfolio. During the quarter, the Company determined that one of its investments had a carrying value in excess of its fair value,

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and that the excess was other than temporary. The net investment income of $3.3 million reported in 2001 was related to the interest earned on $135 million of residual insurance operations sales proceeds. These residual proceeds were remitted at the end of the first quarter of 2001 to the federal government to pay income taxes related to the November 2000 sale of the company’s insurance operations.

Broadcast Cash Flow Information
The Company has included operating cash flow and broadcast cash flow data because management believes that such data are commonly used as measures of performance among companies in the broadcast industry. The Company also believes that these measures are frequently used by investors, analysts, valuation firms, and lenders as some of the important determinants of underlying asset value. Operating cash flow and broadcast cash flow should not be considered in isolation, or as alternatives to operating income (as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) as an indicator of the entity’s operating performance, or to cash flow from operating activities (as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) as a measure of liquidity. These measures are believed to be, but may not be, comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

                 
(In 000’s)   Three Months Ended
  March 31,
   
    2002   2001
   
 
Operating income
  $ 6,592     $ 3,576  
Add:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    4,720       7,872  
Adjustment for network compensation due vs. accrued
    1,234        
Non-cash compensation
    615       76  
 
   
     
 
Operating cash flow
    13,161       11,524  
Corporate cash expenses
    2,556       2,834  
 
   
     
 
Broadcast cash flow
  $ 15,717     $ 14,358  
 
   
     
 

Broadcast cash flow was $15.7 million for the first quarter of 2002, compared with $14.4 million for the prior-year first quarter. The increase in broadcast cash flow is attributable to political spending in 2002, and to the policy the Company adopted in late 2001 to make up to 50% of the discretionary contribution to the Company’s retirement and savings plan in 2002 in stock as opposed to cash.

Capital, Financing and Liquidity
At March 31, 2002, the Company had cash of $39.2 million and an unused line of credit of $100 million. The Company anticipates that its primary sources of cash, those being current cash balances, operating cash flow, and the available line of credit will be sufficient to finance the operating requirements of its stations and their anticipated capital expenditures, for both the next 12 months and the foreseeable future thereafter.

Cash Flows
The Company’s net cash flow provided by operating activities was $17.6 million for the first three months of 2002 compared to cash used in operating activities of $123.8 million for the same period of 2001. The change in cash provided by operating activities is attributable primarily to the $135 million of taxes related to the sale of the Company’s insurance operations that were remitted to taxing authorities during the first quarter of 2001. Excluding these tax payments, cash provided by operations during the first quarter of 2001 was $11.9 million. The Company’s net cash used in investing activities was $9.8 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2002, as compared to

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$3.0 million for the same period of 2001. The increase in net cash used in investing activities is attributable to the higher levels of investment activity in 2002, as the Company deployed a portion of its cash to acquire investments in private debt and equity securities. Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2002 was $4.1 million compared to $2.0 million for the first three months of 2001. The increase in net cash used in financing activities is due mainly to the lower levels of employee stock option exercises in the first quarter of 2002 as compared to 2001.

Forward Looking Information

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information contained herein or in any other written or oral statements made by, or on behalf of the Company, is or may be viewed as forward-looking. The words “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate” or similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company has used appropriate care in developing any such forward-looking information, forward-looking information involves risks and uncertainties that could significantly impact actual results. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: changes in national and local markets for television advertising; changes in general economic conditions, including the performance of financial markets and interest rates; competitive, regulatory, or tax changes that affect the cost of or demand for the Company’s products; and adverse litigation results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

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PART II, ITEM 6. Exhibit and Reports on Form 8-K

         
a.       A list of the exhibits filed with this report is included in the Index to Exhibits filed herewith.
         
b.   1.   The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K dated February 5, 2002 with respect to the press release announcing its fourth quarter 2001 operating results.
         
    2.   The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K dated February 5, 2002 with respect to The Liberty Corp. declaring a regular quarterly dividend of 22 cents per share on its common stock, payable on April 2, 2002 to shareholders of record on March 15, 2002.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
EXHIBIT 10   Second Amendment to Credit Agreement
     
EXHIBIT 11   Consolidated Earnings Per Share Computation (included in Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated and Condensed Financial Statements)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

     
THE LIBERTY CORPORATION
(Registrant)
  Date:  May 14, 2002
 
     
 
/s/ Howard L. Schrott

Howard L. Schrott
Chief Financial Officer
   
 
     
 
/s/ Martha G. Williams

Martha G. Williams
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
   

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