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Superstorm Sandy was unique in that its impact was greatest in the densely populated New York City area. This resulted in a high concentration of total-loss vehicles in a relatively small geographic area. It is estimated that Superstorm Sandy damaged over 200,000 vehicles. IAA's customers assigned over 50,000 total-loss vehicles to IAA for processing. In order to store and process these vehicles, IAA secured over 400 acres of temporary space in New York and New Jersey. In addition, the difficult infrastructure of the New York City and Long Island areas and the shortage of towing capacity required IAA to incur significantly greater towing costs to move damaged vehicles to its sites for processing. In order to serve our customers in this region, IAA had to bring hundreds of employees to the affected areas to assist in the timely processing of these vehicles. All of these activities resulted in a temporary increase in costs related to Superstorm Sandy vehicles.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, IAA incurred a non-recurring pre-tax net loss of $9.1 million related to the processing of Superstorm Sandy vehicles. This net loss has been excluded from Adjusted EBITDA in accordance with the definitions in our Credit Agreement. Furthermore, the sale of Superstorm Sandy vehicles in 2013 is expected to result in an additional pre-tax net loss of approximately $10 million. This loss will be incurred in the first half of 2013 with a majority of the activity taking place in the first quarter of 2013. These losses are net of auction services revenue realized or to be realized upon the sale of the vehicles. The significantly higher tow costs incurred in order to respond to the requirements of our customers, increased occupancy costs due to the leasing of temporary locations to process Superstorm Sandy vehicles and increased labor costs for the temporary work force brought into the New York and New Jersey area will result in a net loss on the sale of the Superstorm Sandy vehicles.

2013 Outlook
KAR Auction Services, Inc. expects 2013 Adjusted EBITDA of $535 - $540 million. The company also expects net income per share of $0.82 - $0.87 and adjusted net income per share of $1.13 - $1.18, both assuming an effective tax rate of approximately 41%. 2013 adjusted net income per share represents GAAP net income per diluted share excluding excess depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation, both resulting from the 2007 merger, as well as Superstorm Sandy costs, all net of taxes. Additionally, the company expects 2013 cash taxes of approximately $85 million, cash interest expense on corporate debt of approximately $94 million and capital expenditures of approximately $95 million. This would result in free cash flow before dividend payments of approximately $261 to $266 million.

Earnings Conference Call Information
KAR Auction Services, Inc. will be hosting an earnings conference call and webcast on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. EST (10:00 a.m. CST). The call will be hosted by KAR Auction Services, Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, Jim Hallett, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Eric Loughmiller. The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-888-329-8895 and entering participant passcode 593753 while the live web cast will be available at the investor relations section of www.karauctionservices.com. Supplemental financial information for KAR Auction Services' fourth quarter and full year 2012 results is available at the investor relations section of www.karauctionservices.com under the financial postings page.