Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
Annual Report 2009

Plain-text annual report

TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC FORM 10-K (Annual Report) Filed 03/16/10 for the Period Ending 12/31/09 Address Telephone CIK 5 PENN PLAZA 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10001 (212) 246-6700 0001281774 Symbol CLUB SIC Code 7997 - Membership Sports and Recreation Clubs Industry Recreational Activities Sector Fiscal Year Services 12/31 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2010, EDGAR Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, Inc. Terms of Use. Table of Contents Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from Commission file number: 000-52013 Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) (212) 246-6700 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes (cid:3) No (cid:1) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes (cid:3) No (cid:1) 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 requirement for the past 90 days. Yes (cid:1) No (cid:3) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes (cid:3) No (cid:3) Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part IV of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (cid:1) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): (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 (cid:3) No (cid:1) The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2009 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $64.3 million (computed by reference to the last reported sale price on The Nasdaq National Market on that date). The registrant does not have any non-voting common stock outstanding. As of March 10, 2010, there were 22,610,699 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant outstanding. DELAWARE 20-0640002 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 5 PENN PLAZA — 4 TH FLOOR 10001 NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Zip code) (Address of principal executive offices) Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Stock, $0.001 par value The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Large accelerated filer (cid:3) Accelerated filer (cid:1) Non-accelerated filer (cid:3) Smaller reporting company (cid:3) DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed not later than April 30, 2010, are incorporated by reference into Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this Form 10-K. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I Item 1. Business Item 1A. Risk Factors Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments Item 2. Properties Item 3. Legal Proceedings Item 4. (Removed and Reserved) PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Item 6. Selected Financial Data Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Item 9A. Controls and Procedures Item 9B. Other Information PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance Item 11. Executive Compensation Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Party Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services PART IV Item 15. Exhibits And Financial Statements SIGNATURES INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Exhibit Index EX-10.28: FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT EX-10.30: LETTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN REGISTRANT AND JAMES RIZZO EX-21: SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT EX-23.1: CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP EX-31.1: CERTIFICATION EX-31.2: CERTIFICATION EX-32.1: CERTIFICATION EX-32.2: CERTIFICATION Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding future financial results and performance, potential sales revenue, legal contingencies and tax benefits, and the existence of adverse litigation and other risks, uncertainties and factors set forth under Item 1A., entitled “Risk Factors”, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook”, “believes”, “expects”, “potential”, “continues”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “seeks”, “approximately”, “predicts”, “intends”, “plans”, “estimates”, “anticipates” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. These statements are subject to various risks, and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, including the level of market demand for our services, competitive pressure, the ability to achieve reductions in operating costs and to continue to integrate club acquisitions, environmental initiatives, the application of Federal and state tax laws and regulations, and other specific factors discussed herein and in other SEC filings by us. We believe that all forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions when made; however, we caution that it is impossible to predict actual results or outcomes or the effects of risks, uncertainties or other factors on anticipated results or outcomes and that, accordingly, one should not place undue reliance on these statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements in light of subsequent events or developments. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results or outcomes discussed in any forward-looking statement. PART I In this Annual Report, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise indicates, references to “TSI Holdings”, “Town Sports”, “TSI”, “the Company”, “we”, “our” and similar references refer to Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries and references to “TSI, LLC” and “TSI, Inc.” refer to Town Sports International, LLC (formerly known as Town Sports International, Inc.), our wholly-owned operating subsidiary. General Based on number of clubs, we are the second largest owner and operator of fitness clubs in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and the fifth largest fitness club owner and operator in the United States. As of December 31, 2009, the Company, through its subsidiaries, operated 161 fitness clubs under our four key regional brand names; “New York Sports Clubs” (NYSC), “Boston Sports Clubs” (BSC), “Philadelphia Sports Clubs” (PSC) and “Washington Sports Clubs” (WSC). These clubs collectively served approximately 486,000 members, excluding short-term and seasonal memberships, as of December 31, 2009. We owned and operated a total of 109 clubs under the “New York Sports Clubs” brand name within a 120-mile radius of New York City as of December 31, 2009, including 39 locations in Manhattan where we are the largest fitness club owner and operator (more than twice as many as our nearest competitor). We owned and operated 25 clubs in the Boston region under our “Boston Sports Clubs” brand name, 18 clubs (two of which are partly-owned) in the Washington, D.C. region under our “Washington Sports Clubs” brand name and six clubs in the Philadelphia region under our “Philadelphia Sports Clubs” brand name as of December 31, 2009. In addition, we owned and operated three clubs in Switzerland as of December 31, 2009. We employ localized brand names for our clubs to create an image and atmosphere consistent with the local community and to foster recognition as a local network of quality fitness clubs rather than a national chain. We have developed and refined our fitness club model through our clustering strategy, offering fitness clubs close to our members’ workplaces and homes. We target all individuals within each of our regions who aspire to a healthy lifestyle. We believe that the majority of our members have household income levels between $50,000 and $150,000. We believe this is not only the broadest sector of the market, but also provides the greatest growth opportunities. Our goal is to be the most recognized health club network in each of the four major metropolitan 2 Item 1. Business Table of Contents regions we serve. We believe that our strategy of clustering clubs provides significant benefits to our members and allows us to achieve strategic operating advantages. In each of our markets, we have developed clusters by initially opening or acquiring clubs located in the more central urban markets of the region and then expanding our market coverage from these urban centers to suburbs and neighboring communities. We currently offer three types of memberships in our clubs: “Passport”, “Regional Passport” and “Gold”. The Regional Passport Membership was added in the fourth quarter of 2008 and allows a member access to all of our clubs within a single region, while the Passport Membership allows access to all clubs in all four regions. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 40% of our members held a Passport or Regional Passport Membership and 60% of our members held a Gold Membership, which allows unlimited access to a designated or “home” club at all times and access to all of our other clubs during off-peak hours. Gold members may also pay a per visit fee of $7.50 to use non-home clubs during peak hours. Members can elect to commit to a predetermined minimum contract period of one or two years in order to benefit from reduced dues and joining fees. Alternatively, our memberships are available on a month-to-month basis. Over our 36-year history, we have developed and refined our club formats that allow us to cost-effectively construct and efficiently operate our fitness clubs in the different real estate environments in which we operate. Our fitness-only clubs average approximately 20,000 square feet, while our multi-recreational clubs average 40,000 square feet. The aggregate average size of all of our clubs is approximately 26,000 square feet. Our clubs typically have an open fitness area to accommodate cardiovascular and strength-training equipment, as well as special purpose rooms for group fitness classes and other exercise programs. We seek to provide a broad array of high-quality exercise programs and equipment that are popular and effective, promoting the quality exercise experience that we strive to make available to our members. When developing clubs, we carefully examine the potential membership base and the likely demand for supplemental offerings such as swimming, basketball, children’s programs, tennis or squash and, provided suitable real estate is available, we will add one or more of these offerings to our fitness-only format. For example, a multi-recreational club in a family market may include Sports Clubs for Kids programs, which can include swim lessons and sports camps for children. Throughout 2009, the ongoing U.S. and global economic recession has resulted in additional significant pressures and declines in consumer confidence and economic growth. These economic conditions have led to reduced consumer spending and have contributed to an increase in member cancellations, a decrease in new memberships and reductions in revenue from ancillary services and marketing. These economic conditions could continue to adversely affect our business and results of operations. Industry Overview Total U.S. fitness club industry revenues increased at a compound annual growth rate of 6.8% from $10.6 billion in 1999 to $19.1 billion in 2008, according to the most recent information released by the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association, or IHRSA. Total U.S. fitness club memberships increased at a compound annual growth rate of 4.5% from 30.6 million in 1999 to 45.5 million in 2008, and total number of fitness clubs increased at a compound annual growth rate of 7.7% from 15,372 in 1999 to 30,022 in 2008, according to IHRSA. Membership penetration (defined as club members as a percentage of the total U.S. population over the age of six) has increased from 12.9% in 1999 to 16.0% in 2008 according to IHRSA. In 2008, health club members attended clubs an average of 101 days, with 40% visiting their clubs at least 100 times during the year, according to IHRSA. During the economic recession of the last two years, attendance at health clubs has increased nearly 7%. Obesity continues to be a growing problem in the United States. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that 68% of U.S. adults were considered overweight or obese in 2007-2008, an increase from 64.5% in 1999-2000. As healthcare costs rise in the United States, some of the focus in combating obesity and other diseases is being directed at prevention. Both government and medical research has shown that exercise and other physical activity plays a critical role in preventing obesity and other health conditions, thereby reducing healthcare costs. Demographic trends have helped drive the growth experienced by the fitness industry over the past decade. The industry has benefited from the aging “baby boomer” and “Eisenhower” generations as they place greater emphasis on their health, including a focus on fitness. 3 Table of Contents As the focus on exercise and overall healthy lifestyles continue to fuel the health club industry, we believe that we are well positioned to benefit from these dynamics as a large operator with recognized brand names, leading regional market shares and an established operating history. Competitive Strengths We believe the following competitive strengths are instrumental to our success: Strong market position with leading brands. Based on number of clubs, we are the fifth largest fitness club owner and operator in the United States and the second largest fitness club owner and operator in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. We are the largest fitness club owner and operator in the New York and Boston regions, the second largest owner and operator in the Washington, D.C. region and the fifth largest owner and operator in the Philadelphia region. We attribute our positions in these markets in part to the strength of our localized owner and operator brand names, which foster recognition as a local network of quality fitness clubs. Regional clustering strategy provides significant benefits to members. By operating a network of clubs in a concentrated geographic area, the value of our memberships is enhanced by our ability to offer members access to any of our clubs, which provides the convenience of having fitness clubs near a member’s workplace and home. Approximately 40% of our members have a Regional Passport or Passport Membership, and because these memberships offer enhanced privileges and greater convenience, they generate higher monthly dues than Gold Memberships. Regional clustering also allows us to provide special facilities to all of our members within a local area, such as swimming pools and squash, tennis and basketball courts, without offering them at every location. In the year ended December 31, 2009, 36% of all club usage was by members visiting clubs other than their home clubs. Regional clustering strategy designed to enhance revenues and achieve economies of scale. We believe our regional clustering strategy allows us to enhance revenue and earnings growth by providing high-quality, conveniently located fitness facilities on a cost-effective basis. Regional clustering is attractive to corporations seeking to promote a healthy lifestyle by providing discounted group memberships to their employees. We also partner with many groups that serve our communities, including the New York City Police and Fire Departments in our New York Sports Clubs region, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in our Philadelphia Sports Clubs region, and the District of Columbia Government, including all city agencies in our Washington Sports Clubs region. We believe that potential new entrants would need to establish or acquire a large number of clubs in a market to compete effectively with us. Our clustering strategy also enables us to achieve economies of scale with regard to sales, marketing, purchasing, general operations and corporate administrative expenses and reduces our capital spending needs. Regional clustering also provides the opportunity for members who relocate within a region to remain members of our clubs, thus aiding in member retention. Expertise in site selection and development process. We believe that our expertise in site selection and development provides an advantage over our competitors given the complex real estate markets in the metropolitan areas in which we operate and the relative scarcity of suitable sites. Before opening or acquiring a new club, we undertake a rigorous process involving demographic and competitive analysis, financial modeling, site selection and negotiation of lease and acquisition terms to ensure that a location meets our criteria for a model club. We believe our flexible club formats are well suited to the challenging real estate environments in our markets. Focus on the member experience through innovative programs and initiatives. We offer various innovative fitness programming, creating diverse ways for our members to reach their fitness goals, such as: 4 • Catwalk Confidence: NYSC’s Dr. Emily Splichal created this exclusive class that focuses on body alignment, core strengthening, and stabilization techniques to help women walk confidently by building proper posture and balance; • Pilates Together: Originally launched in BSC with the help of a Boston Celtics star’s wife, Shannon Allen, to provide an opportunity for women to bond with their new baby, while reclaiming their pre-pregnancy energy and fitness through postnatal Pilates with their infants providing additional resistance; • NY Jets Flight Crew: Partnered with the New York Jets Cheerleaders (“NY Jets Flight Crew”) to offer exclusive newly created cardio dance classes led by members of the NY Jets Flight Crew and; • Black Diamond Workout: Fifty-minute high intensity snow sports conditioning class designed to prepare skiers for the slopes through leg and core strengthening, balance and agility training. Table of Contents Business Strategy In the long-term, we seek to maximize our net member growth, revenues, earnings and cash flows using the following strategies: Retain members through our focus on the member experience. Our company’s mission is “Improving Lives Through Exercise.” We enact our mission through our “Engage and Inspire” operational excellence platform which is designed to inspire members to embrace regular exercise and achieve their fitness goals by securing their loyalty through customer service and providing state-of-the-art facilities, programs and services. We tailor the hours of each club to the needs of the specific member demographic utilizing each club; offer a variety of ancillary services, including personal training, group classes, small group training, Sports Clubs for Kids programs, and the XpressLine program (a supervised, high-intensity, efficient workout program). We offer a variety of different sports facilities in each regional cluster of clubs; offer modern, varied and well-maintained exercise and fitness equipment; and offer an assortment of additional amenities including access to babysitting, sports massage and pro shops. Through hiring, developing and training a qualified and diverse team that is passionate about fitness and health; maintaining and enhancing our programs and services; and continually increasing our attention to individual member needs, we expect to demonstrate our commitment to increase the quality of the member experience, and thereby increase net membership. Drive comparable club revenue and profitability growth by implementing our business strategy. Our near-term financial performance will depend largely on the growth of revenue at clubs that we have operated for more than 12 months. We define comparable club revenue as revenue at those clubs that were operated by us for over 12 months and comparable club revenue growth as revenue for the 13th month and thereafter as compared to the same period in the prior year. Historically, comparable club revenue growth has been a contributing factor in our revenue growth, with comparable club revenue growth for each of the four years from 2005 to 2008, ranging between 2.2% to 7.9%. However, in part as a result of the ongoing economic recession and the impact on consumer spending, we experienced higher member attrition and lower average revenue per member in 2009. As a result, for the year ended December 31, 2009, our comparable club revenue declined 5.6% compared to growth of 2.2% for the year ended December 31, 2008. We experienced a comparable club revenue decrease of 7.1% in the fourth quarter of 2009, and we expect comparable club revenue to continue to be negative throughout 2010, however at lesser levels. Comparable club revenue growth is dependent in part upon the success of our strategic initiatives, including our “Engage and Inspire” operating initiative and our focus on ancillary revenues. Our “Engage and Inspire” initiative is expected to continue to enhance the member experience and therefore increase member loyalty, new member referrals and retention. Improved ancillary services will both enhance the member experience and provide us with a means for increasing comparable club revenues without a similar increase in fixed costs. Despite current challenges, we continue to emphasize operational excellence and invest in the training programs which differentiate our brand exhibiting expertise in fitness, group exercise and small group training. By making sustainable improvements to our membership experience, we expect to return to positive comparable revenue growth as we begin to benefit from our initiatives. Provide state-of-the-art fitness equipment and services. To help members develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle, train for athletic events or lose weight, each of our clubs has a large array of cardiovascular machines and resistance training equipment and free weights. Exercise equipment is arranged to allow for easy movement from machine to machine, facilitating a convenient and efficient workout. Equipment in these areas is arranged in long parallel rows that are clearly labeled by muscle group, which allows members to conveniently customize their exercise programs and reduce downtime during their workouts. We have technicians who service and maintain our equipment on a timely basis. In addition, we have personal viewing television screens on most pieces of cardiovascular equipment and have plans to expand the features of these screens in 2010. Most clubs have between one and three studios used for exercise classes, including at least one large studio used for most group exercise classes, a cycling studio and a mind and body studio used for yoga and Pilates classes. We offer a large variety of group fitness classes at each club and these classes generally are at no additional cost to our members. The volume and variety of activities at each club allow each member to enjoy the club, whether customizing their own workout or participating in group activities and classes. 5 Table of Contents Grow ancillary and other non-membership revenues. We intend to grow our ancillary and other non-membership revenues through a continued focus on increasing the additional value-added services that we provide to our members as well as capitalizing on the opportunities for other non-membership revenues such as in-club advertising and retail sales. Non-membership revenues have increased from $66.8 million, or 17.2% of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005, to $86.2 million, or 17.8% of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009. We intend to continue to enhance and expand the current range of programs and quality of value-added services that we offer to our members, such as personal and small group training. These sources of ancillary and other non-membership revenues generate incremental profits with minimal capital investment and assist in attracting and retaining members. Realize benefits from maturation of recently opened clubs. From January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009, we opened 13 clubs. Based on our experience, a new club tends to achieve significant increases in revenues during its first three years of operation as the number of members grows. Because there is relatively little incremental cost associated with such increasing revenues, there is a greater proportionate increase in profitability. We believe that the revenues and profitability of this group of 13 clubs will improve as the clubs reach maturity. Marketing Our marketing strategy primarily focuses on growing our membership base, increasing profitability on a per customer basis and building and sustaining brand equity. In pursuit of these objectives, we have the combined advantages, relative to many of our competitors, of existing high levels of brand awareness and preference, leading market positions and the ability to derive economies of scale from a regional multi-club platform and a centralized marketing function. We are organized to enable close collaboration between our marketing, sales, fitness and operations staff, all under the direction of our Chief Operating Officer. This helps align efforts around operational objectives and new product development while ensuring a primary focus on the member experience. Brand awareness and preference is aided by a number of factors, including the visibility of multiple retail locations and associated signage across each region, a membership base of 486,000 as of December 31, 2009, who generate word-of-mouth and referrals, a 36-year operating history and continual advertising investment. All of these factors provide a strong foundation for our ongoing marketing and advertising efforts. Our regional concentration and clustering strategy creates economies of scale in our marketing and advertising investments which increase their overall efficiency and effectiveness. Clustering enables broader reach and higher frequency for regional advertising campaigns that typically include a mix of traditional media including radio, newspapers, magazines, out-of-home (especially transit-based) and some television and geo-targeted and behaviorally targeted digital media, such as paid search, email blasts, online banners and video, as well as other emerging new media vehicles. These broader market efforts are bolstered by local marketing plans and tactics, which include direct mail, local sponsorships and co-promotions, community relations and outreach and street-level lead generation activities. Optimization of marketing mix through measurement and modeling of the effectiveness of various media investments and formats continues to be a priority. We are positioned in the upper-value segment of the health club market and our advertising and marketing communications support and reinforce our position by consistently conveying high quality, market-leading convenience and a relevant and differentiated product offering. In contrast to most health club advertising, we generally forego depicting images of hard bodies, facilities and gym equipment. Instead, we favor messaging focused on linking the current promotional offering to a relevant message supporting the widely accepted and numerous benefits of exercise. We believe this approach is easily communicated and understood and makes our product more approachable for all consumers regardless of their health club experience. Promotional marketing campaigns will typically feature opportunities to participate in a variety of value-added services such as personal training, small group training and youth centered sports activities. We also may offer reduced joining fees to encourage enrollment. Additionally, we frequently sponsor member referral incentive programs and other types of member appreciation, acquisition activities and internal promotions to enhance loyalty and to encourage more members to take advantage of our ancillary services. 6 Table of Contents We also engage in public relations, sponsorships and special events to promote our brand image across our network, regionally and in our local communities. We have created custom programming garnering media interest, such as Pilates Together and Catwalk Confidence, among others. We have been featured in national broadcast television shows, such as Regis and Kelly, Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, and the CBS Early Show; major newspapers, such as New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, and the Wall Street Journal; and seen in magazines, such as: Fitness, Self and Shape. Additionally, in 2009, we were named “Best Gym for People on the Go” as part of Improper Bostonian magazine’s “Boston’s Best” issue and “Best Health Club” by the Washington Post Express. In addition, we participate in and sponsor events in each of our regions. We are a five-time sponsor of the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Series running event in both the New York and Boston metropolitan regions. In 2009, this popular annual event attracted nearly 40,000 participants in New York and 14,000 in Boston. Boston Sports Clubs is also a two-time sponsor of the Tufts 10K for Women, an event that attracted 7,400 competitors in 2009. New York Sports Clubs’ sponsorship of the annual TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour helped to turn out a TSI team of nearly 650 members and employees — all riding in logo jerseys — who completed the 42-mile ride along with 37,000 other cyclists. Our association with professional sports teams also enhances our brands and their status in the communities in which we operate. Boston Sports Clubs is the official health club of the Boston Red Sox and Washington Sports Clubs has the same designation with the Washington Nationals baseball team, as well as an association with the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders. The baseball sponsorships include interactive in-stadium promotions which energize the fans during home games. Additionally, New York Sports Clubs is the official health club of the NY Jets Flight Crew. This sponsorship includes programming in our clubs with appearances by the Flight Crew, as well as, signage in Giants stadium. Our philosophy of giving back to our communities includes sponsoring company-wide and local charitable efforts. Developed in 2009 and launched in early January 2010, we partnered with the City of New York and the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) to develop and deliver easier access to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (“CPR”) training. Called “CPR to Go”, the graduates of this 40 minute class headed by FDNY EMS trainers, will become certified and therefore will be able to assist in providing CPR. Our club management teams and staff are also encouraged to organize and engage in charitable activities. Some recent events benefited organizations such as the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s, Tower of Hope, Family Research Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, American Cancer Society, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, NYCares, Toys for Tots, as well as many smaller local and specific charities including Augie’s Quest, a fund raising effort named after a health and fitness club pioneer stricken with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. In 2009, we revamped our principal web site, www.mysportsclubs.com. We improved the site to facilitate its navigation, functionality and usability and to enhance the member experience. The site provides information about club locations, program offerings, exercise class schedules and sales promotions. The web site also allows our members to give us direct feedback about our service levels and enables prospective members to sign-up for a paid two-week trial membership in our clubs. Prospective members can also initiate their membership enrollment process using our web site. In addition, job seekers can begin the employment application process through the site and investors can access financial information and resources. Similar enhancements were made to our ancillary business sites, such as Sports Clubs for Kids and there are plans to improve access to personal training information on our web site. Additionally, we are planning for the addition of community functions such as social networks, polling features and discussion boards. Sales We sell our memberships through three channels; at the club level, through our corporate and group sales division or online through our web site. We employ approximately 360 “in-club” membership consultants who are responsible for new membership sales in and around their designated club locations. Each club generally has between two and four consultants. These consultants report directly to the club general manager, who in turn reports to a district manager. We provide additional incentive-based compensation in the form of commissions and bonuses, 7 Table of Contents contingent upon individual, club and company-wide enrollment goals. Membership consultants must successfully complete a two-month, in-house training program through which they learn our sales strategy. In making a sales presentation, membership consultants attempt to match the needs to each prospective member by emphasizing all the aspects of our clubs’ selection of equipment, classes and multi-recreational offerings, if available, and the quality of our staff. In mid-December 2008, we launched the selling of individual memberships online for our standard membership types. This sales channel links directly to our principal web site and an existing web site, which is tailored to selling memberships for pre-established corporate and group programs. The online sales channel offers a high degree of convenience for customers who know and trust our brand and do not require up-front interaction with a membership consultant to make their decision. In addition, selling online significantly reduces our cost of sale. Members who joined online accounted for approximately 4.4% of memberships sold in 2009. Our corporate and group sales division consists of approximately 20 full-time employees located throughout our markets, who concentrate on building long-term relationships with local and regional companies and large groups. Corporate and group members accounted for approximately 13% of our total membership base as of December 31, 2009. We offer numerous programs to meet our corporate and group clients’ needs including an online enrollment program as well as a fully operational call center for enrollment. We believe this focus on relationship building, providing the corporate customer with options for enrollment and our clustering strategy will continue to lead to new group participation in the future. Corporate and group sales are typically sold at a discount to our standard rates. Corporations frequently subsidize the costs of memberships provided to their employees. In 2010, we will emphasize new products and enhanced purchasing flexibility for our corporate and group partners and new types of membership packages, such as the senior and couples memberships added in the second half of 2009. We believe that clustering clubs allows us to sell memberships based upon the opportunity for members to utilize multiple club locations near their workplace and their home. As of December 31, 2009, our existing members were enrolled under three principal types of memberships: We have also developed special membership packages for key segments of our consumer and member base. Examples of such specialized memberships are those designed for senior citizens, TSI alumni, students or couples memberships. We periodically emphasize these specialized membership packages in accordance with our marketing and sales strategic plan. 8 • The Passport Membership is our higher priced membership and entitles members to use any of our clubs in any region at any time. The current list price of a commit Passport Membership is $96 per month, excluding corporate and group members. A majority of our corporate and group memberships are sold as Passport Memberships and averaged approximately $65 per month for memberships sold in the year ended December 31, 2009. This membership, including our corporate and group members, was held by approximately 30.6% of our members as of December 31, 2009. In addition, we have a Passport Premium Membership at two select clubs, which includes a greater array of member services and facilities, at prices ranging from $105 to $116 per month. • The Regional Passport Membership is our mid-priced membership and entitles members to use any of our clubs within one of our four regions at any time. The current list price of a commit Regional Passport Membership ranges from $72 to $86 per month, based on the market area of enrollment. We began selling the Regional Passport Membership in the fourth quarter of 2008 and it was held by approximately 9.4% of our members as of December 31, 2009. • The Gold Membership enables members to use a specific club at any time and any of our clubs during off-peak times. The current list price of a commit Gold Membership ranges from $39 to $79 per month based on club specific facilities and services, the market area of enrollment and length of the membership contract. Gold members can also elect to pay a per visit fee of $7.50 to use non-home clubs during peak hours. This membership was held by approximately 60.0% of our members as of December 31, 2009. Table of Contents By operating a network of clubs in a concentrated geographic area, the value of our memberships is enhanced by our ability to offer members access to any of our clubs in a specific geographic area through the Regional Passport Membership or access to our clubs in all geographic regions through a Passport Membership. These membership plans provide the convenience of having fitness clubs near a member’s workplace and home. Approximately 40% of our members have the Regional Passport or Passport Membership and because these memberships offer broader privileges and greater convenience, they typically generate higher monthly dues than single club memberships. Regional clustering also allows us to provide special facilities within a local area, such as swimming, basketball, children’s programs, tennis and squash, without offering them at every location. In the year ended December 31, 2009, 36% of all club usage was by members visiting clubs other than their home clubs. We offer both “month-to-month” and “commit” membership payment plans. Month-to-month memberships may be cancelled by our members at any time with 30 days notice. Under the commit model, new members commit to a one- or two-year membership. These memberships are priced at a moderate discount to the month-to-month membership. In 2009, 85% of our newly enrolled members opted for a commit membership, down from 97% in 2008. We decreased the price gap between the commit membership and the month-to- month membership in 2009 as we saw the month-to-month membership gain popularity due to its flexibility in a time of decreased consumer confidence. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 14% of our members had originated under a month-to-month non-commit membership and 86% had originated under a commit membership. When a members’ commit period is over, they retain their membership as a month-to-month member until they choose to cancel. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 67% of our total members were on a month-to-month basis. We believe members prefer to have the flexibility to choose between committing for one or two years or to join under the month-to-month non-commit membership. In joining a club, a new member signs a membership agreement that typically obligates the member to pay a one-time joining fee, if applicable, and monthly dues on an ongoing basis. Monthly electronic funds transfer, or EFT, of individual membership dues on a per-member basis including the effect of promotions and memberships with reduced dues averaged approximately $64 and $66 per month for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Throughout 2009, we ran various sales promotions for new members to receive free months of membership and sold discounted membership types, including our couples and friends and family memberships. In July and August 2009 we also decreased dues for our gold memberships approximately five to ten dollars per month at a select 24 clubs. As a result, per-member average dues decreased in 2009. Joining fees collected for new EFT members averaged approximately $20 per member for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $45 per member for the year ended December 31, 2008. In the third quarter of 2008, we combined the one-time processing and initiation fees. We promoted new memberships by discounting these fees in 2008 and further discounting these fees in 2009. We collect approximately 96.0% of all monthly membership dues through EFT and EFT membership revenue constituted approximately 76.0% of consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2009. Substantially all other membership dues are paid in full in advance. Our membership agreements call for monthly dues to be collected by EFT based on credit card or bank account debit authorization contained in the agreement. During the first week of each month, we receive the EFT dues for that month after the payments are initiated by a third-party EFT processor. Discrepancies and insufficient funds incidents are researched and resolved by our in-house account services department. We typically increase our existing member dues annually by between 1% and 3% on average, in line with increases in the cost of living. Due to the ongoing economic recession and the impact on consumer spending, in 2009 the total membership dues increase was applied to less than 10.0% of our membership base resulting in an overall dues increase of less than 1%. Usage Our suburban clubs are generally open 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM on weekends while our urban clubs are generally open 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM on weekends. Where member demand is high, certain clubs are open 24 hours. We generally consider our peak usage times to be between 6:00 AM and 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM and 8:30 PM on weekdays. Our hours of business are based on usage patterns at each individual club. Our total club usage was 30.3 million and 28.0 million member visits for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively representing an 8.2% increase in total club usage year over year. Usage per member has increased approximately 9.5% in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 2008. In the year-ended December 31, 2009, approximately 36% of total usage or club visits was to members’ non-home clubs. 9 Table of Contents Non-Membership Revenue Over the past five years, we have expanded the level of ancillary club services provided to our members. Non-membership club revenue has increased by 29.0% from 2005 to 2009 and has increased as a percentage of total revenue from 17.2% in 2005 to 17.8% in 2009, reaching as high as 18.2% in both years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008. Personal training revenue in particular has increased 34.8% over this five year period and increased as a percentage of total revenue from 10.9% in 2005 to 11.7% in 2009. In addition, we offer Sports Clubs for Kids and Small Group Training (both additional fee for service programs) at select clubs. Consumer confidence and consumer spending deteriorated in the second half of 2008 and throughout 2009 resulting in a non-membership revenue decrease in these periods. The table below presents non-membership revenue components as a percentage of total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2005 through 2009. Club Format and Locations Our clubs are typically located in middle- or upper-income residential, commercial, urban and suburban neighborhoods within major metropolitan areas that are capable of supporting the development of a cluster of clubs. Our clubs generally have high visibility and are easily accessible. In the New York metropolitan, Boston, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia markets, we have created clusters of clubs in urban areas and their commuter suburbs aligned with our operating strategy of offering our target members the convenience of multiple locations close to where they live and work, reciprocal use privileges and standardized facilities and services. Approximately 69% of the clubs we operate are fitness-only clubs and the remaining clubs are multi-recreational. Our fitness-only clubs generally range in size from 15,000 to 25,000 square feet and average approximately 20,000 square feet. Our multi-recreational clubs generally range in size from 25,000 square feet to 65,000 square feet, with one club being 200,000 square feet. The average multi-recreational club size is approximately 40,000 square feet. Membership for each club generally ranges from 2,000 to 4,500 members at maturity. We have experienced overall growth over the past five years primarily through developing and opening new club locations that we have constructed, despite the reduction in club openings in 2009. In addition, we have acquired existing, privately owned single and multi-club businesses. From January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009, we acquired four existing clubs, constructed 42 new clubs and closed or relocated 22 clubs to increase our total clubs under operation from 137 to 161. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we opened four new clubs and closed or relocated nine clubs, decreasing our total clubs under operation from 166 to 161, enabling us to improve the quality and brand strength of the overall portfolio. The clubs we closed were those that were operating at a net loss and collectively had little or no operating cash flow. The average remaining lease term of the nine clubs when closed was 2.3 years and three of the clubs had less than one year remaining. In 2010, we plan to upgrade certain of our existing clubs. We have signed leases for two clubs that we plan to open in 2011. We engage in detailed site analyses and selection processes based, in part, upon information provided by our development software, to identify potential target areas for additional clubs. Target areas are identified based upon population demographics, psychographics, traffic and commuting patterns, availability of sites and competitive market information. We currently have two lease commitments and have identified over 170 target areas in which 10 For the Years Ended December 31, (in $000s) 2009 % 2008 % 2007 % 2006 % 2005 % Total revenue $ 485,392 100.0 % $ 506,709 100.0 % $ 472,915 100.0 % $ 433,080 100.0 % $ 388,556 100.0 % Non-Membership Revenue: Personal training revenue 56,971 11.7 % 61,752 12.2 % 56,106 11.9 % 49,511 11.4 % 42,277 10.9 % Other ancillary club revenue 24,589 5.1 % 24,329 4.8 % 24,247 5.1 % 22,863 5.3 % 20,139 5.2 % Fees and Other revenue 4,661 1.0 % 6,031 1.2 % 5,616 1.2 % 4,942 1.2 % 4,413 1.1 % Total non-membership revenue $ 86,221 17.8 % $ 92,112 18.2 % $ 85,969 18.2 % $ 77,316 17.9 % $ 66,829 17.2 % Table of Contents we may add clubs under our New York Sports Clubs, Boston Sports Clubs, Washington Sports Clubs or Philadelphia Sports Clubs brand names. In addition, we have identified further growth opportunities in secondary markets located near our existing markets. In the future, we may explore expansion opportunities in other markets in the United States that share similar demographic characteristics to those in which we currently operate. Our facilities include a mix of state-of-the-art cardiovascular equipment, including AMT ellipticals, E Spinners & Arc Trainers along with bikes, steppers, treadmills and elliptical motion machines; free weight and strength equipment, including Cybex, Nautilus, Techno Gym, Strive, Precor, Star Trac and Hammer Strength equipment; group exercise and cycling studios; the entertainment system network; locker rooms, including shower facilities, towel service and other amenities, such as saunas, babysitting, and a pro-shop. Each of our clubs is equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for use in cardiac arrest emergencies. Personal training services are offered at all locations for an additional charge. At certain locations, additional facilities are also offered, including swimming pools and racquet and basketball courts. Also, we have fee-based programming at many of our clubs, including Small Group Training, children’s programs, and other programs targeting adult members. We also offer our Xpressline strength workout at all of our clubs. Xpressline is an eight-station total-body circuit workout designed to be used in 22 minutes and to accommodate all fitness levels. This service is provided for free to our members. We have over 8,400 personal entertainment units installed in our clubs. The units are typically mounted on or near individual pieces of cardiovascular equipment and are equipped with a flat-panel color screen for television viewing. We believe our members prefer the flexibility to view and listen to the programs of their choice during their cardiovascular workout. The entertainment system network also broadcasts our own personalized music video channel that provides us with a direct means of advertising products and services to our membership base. In the near future we intend to expand the features of the personal viewing screens at select clubs with a new entertainment system network. These additional features include on demand television and music, iPod/iPhone compatibility and a club information channel. We are planning to begin the roll-out of this system in our Manhattan clubs in 2010. Club Services and Operations Our clubs are structured to provide an enhanced member experience through effective execution of our operating plan. Our club and support team members are the key to delivering a valued member experience and our operations are organized to maximize their overall effectiveness. Our club operations include: Management. We believe that our success is largely dependent on the selection and development of our team members. Our management structure is designed to strike the right balance between consistent execution of operational excellence and nurturing a leader’s capacity for entrepreneurial decision making. Our learning and development system allows for all club positions to receive training on the key elements of their role as well as development training for growth. We believe a critical component to our growth is our ability to leverage internally developed management talent. Our business is divided into regional operating lines with each reporting to a regional vice president. Reporting to the regional vice presidents are regionally based functional support teams as well as district managers who are responsible for executing the Company’s operating plan within a group of clubs. Reporting to the district managers are the individual club general managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of each club. At each level of responsibility, compensation is structured to incent driving the member experience and profitability. Functional Support. Functional teams provide technical expertise and support designed to drive the member experience and revenue growth in specific areas of our clubs’ services, including sales and marketing, fitness and ancillary programming, learning and development as well as facility management and member service. Regional marketing provides locally relevant expertise to support the region in building brand awareness and driving membership sales. Team members work closely with regional leadership and local club management to build and consistently execute sales, brand awareness and community outreach programming across each region. 11 Table of Contents Driving excellence in fitness and ancillary programming is critical to our success. All of our fitness clubs offer one-on-one personal training, which is sold in single session and multi-session packages. Our fitness teams are trained to provide superior fitness solutions to address member needs. We believe the qualifications of the personal training staff helps ensure that members receive a consistent level of quality service throughout our clubs and that our personal training programs provide valuable guidance to our members and a significant source of incremental revenue for us. Our personal trainers are grouped by professional certification and advanced specialty education. A trainer’s compensation is based on their professional designation and the number of training sessions they perform. We believe that members who participate in personal training programs typically have a longer membership life. Our commitment to providing a quality exercise experience to our members extends beyond just personal training and includes group exercise programming. Our instructors teach a variety of classes including: aerobics, cycling, strength conditioning, boxing, yoga, Pilates and step aerobics classes. Instructors report through local club management and are further supported by regional directors responsible for ensuring consistency in class content, scheduling, training and instruction. We also provide small group training offerings to our members, which are fee-based programs that have smaller groups and provide more focused and typically more advanced classes. Some examples of these offerings include Pilates, boxing camps and cycling camps. In addition to group exercise, we also offer a variety of ancillary programming for children under our Sports Clubs for Kids brand. As of December 31, 2009, Sports Clubs for Kids was being offered in 31 locations throughout our New York Sports Clubs, Boston Sports Clubs and Philadelphia Sports Clubs regions. Our Sports Clubs for Kids programming positions our multi-recreational clubs as family clubs, which we believe provides us with a competitive advantage. Depending upon the facilities available at a location, Sports Clubs for Kids programming can include traditional youth offerings such as day camps, sports camps, swim lessons, hockey and soccer leagues, gymnastics, dance and birthday parties. It also can include sports performance-based programming such as our Ignite Program, which specializes in training young athletes ages eight to 17 years of age to improve their athletic skills and increase their speed, agility and strength and non-competitive “learn-to-play” sports programs. Functional and leadership skill development plays a critical role in enabling our success. Team member development occurs at both the club level and in the classroom. Managers play a vital role in the development of their teams and partner closely with our learning and development team to advance team member skill for future growth. Our learning programs are consistently designed and focused on building strong functional and leadership skills across the organization. This also includes specialized fitness and group exercise training curriculum. Our facilities and equipment management teams are dedicated to ensuring our clubs and fitness equipment are operating at the highest standard of performance for our members. Local teams are deployed to provide on-site support to clubs as needed. Our club support and member services groups act as a coordinating point for all departments, supporting excellence in program execution and ensuring consistency of policies and procedures across the entire organization that support the member experience. Employee Compensation and Benefits We provide performance-based incentives to our management. Senior management compensation, for example, is tied to our overall performance. Departmental directors, district managers and general managers can achieve bonuses tied to financial and member retention targets. We offer our employees various benefits including health, dental and disability insurance; pre-tax healthcare, commuting and dependent care accounts; and a 401(k) plan. We believe the availability of employee benefits provides us with a strategic advantage in attracting and retaining quality managers, program instructors and professional personal trainers and that this strategic advantage in turn translates into a more consistent and higher-quality workout experience for those members who utilize such services. Centralized Information Systems We use an integrated information system to sell memberships, bill our members, track and analyze sales and membership statistics, the frequency and timing of member workouts, cross-club utilization, member life, value- 12 Table of Contents added services and demographic profiles by member, which enables us to develop targeted direct marketing programs and to modify our broadcast and print advertising to improve consumer response. This system also assists us in evaluating staffing needs and program offerings. In addition, we rely on certain data gathered through our information systems to assist in the identification of new markets for clubs and site selection within those markets. Information System Developments We recognize the value of enhancing and extending the uses of information technology in virtually every area of our business. Our information technology strategy is aligned to best support our business strategy and operating plans. We maintain an ongoing comprehensive multi-year program to replace or upgrade key systems and to optimize their performance. We currently utilize a club management system that incorporates functionality for member services, contract management, electronic billing, point of sale, scheduling personal training resources and reservations. This club management system extends support for new business functionalities and new club models and integrates with other applications. We have an application utilizing business intelligence tools and data warehousing capabilities enabling enhanced managerial and analytical reporting of sales and operations. In 2008, we entered into an agreement with Ajilon Solutions, a division of Ajilon Professional Staffing LLC (“Ajilon”), to develop a new enterprise management system for us, which we refer to as our Global Management System (“GIMS”). We expected to begin to deploy GIMS in 2009. In September 2009, we commenced litigation against Ajilon alleging, among other things, breach of contract. See Item 3 — Legal Proceedings. Based on the status of the litigation and a partial assessment of the project, we determined that it was not probable that the Company would continue to develop the system along the lines that we originally anticipated. As a result, the Company has recognized an impairment charge of $10.2 million as of December 31, 2009. We expect to use our existing enterprise management enterprise system for a period of one to two years while we explore other options. In 2007, we implemented a human resources management system and merged it with an existing timekeeping system which was integrated with payroll and relevant financial applications for comprehensive automation of compensation processing and management for all employees. This system has the capability of expanding our talent management, recruiting and performance management processes and will be leveraged as we align it with our new learning and development strategy to train our club team members. The human resources management system allows us to effectively and efficiently serve our team members by providing meaningful information to support their individual growth and development. Our web site utilizes new architectures that allow for flexibility in product offerings, online corporate and group sales, promotion and contest presentations, member self-service, surveying and enhanced member options. The internet capabilities were recently expanded to include more member-focused features. In 2008, we launched additional web capabilities for selling our suite of memberships for all clubs. We have built an intranet to provide a portal for the various browser-based applications that we utilize internally. Our intranet features support corporate communications, human resources programs and training. In 2009, we launched a re-design of our web site, making it easier for our members to navigate through the features. We continuously implement infrastructure changes to accommodate growth, provide network redundancy, better manage telecommunications and data costs, increase efficiencies in operations and improve management of all components of our technical architecture, including disaster recovery. The disaster recovery facility utilizes replication tools to provide fail-over capabilities for supporting our critical club operations and company communications. Since 2007, we have used advanced tools for enhanced management and monitoring of our infrastructure for compliance and improved security. Intellectual Property We have registered various trademarks and service marks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including , NEW YORK SPORTS CLUBS and NYSC , WASHINGTON SPORTS CLUBS and WSC , BOSTON SPORTS CLUBS and BSC , PHILADELPHIA SPORTS CLUBS and PSC, COMPANIESGETFIT.COM, SPORTS CLUBS FOR KIDS, “ BETTER.”, and TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL. We 13 Table of Contents continue to register other trademarks and service marks. We believe that our rights to these properties are adequately protected. Competition The fitness club industry is highly competitive and continues to become more competitive. The number of health clubs in the U.S. has increased from 26,830 in 2004 to 30,022 in 2008, based on the most recent information available. In each of the markets in which we operate, we compete with other fitness clubs, physical fitness and recreational facilities. We consider the following groups to be our primary competitors in the health and fitness industry: The principal methods of competition include pricing and ease of payment, required level of members’ contractual commitment, level and quality of services, training and quality of supervisory staff, size and layout of facility and convenience of location with respect to access to transportation and pedestrian traffic. We consider our service offerings to be in the mid-range of the value/service proposition and designed to appeal to a large portion of the population who utilize fitness facilities. The number of competitor clubs that offer lower pricing and a lower level of service has been growing in our markets recently. These clubs have and may continue to attract members away from both our fitness-only clubs and our multi-recreational clubs, particularly in this recessionary consumer environment. We also face competition from club operators offering comparable or higher pricing with higher levels of service. The trend to larger outer-suburban family fitness centers, in areas where suitable real estate is more likely to be available, could also compete effectively against our suburban formats. Competitive Position Measured by Number of Clubs We also compete with other entertainment and retail businesses for the discretionary income in our target demographics. There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete effectively in the future in the markets in which we operate. Competitors, who may include companies that are larger and have greater resources than us, may 14 • commercial, multi-recreational and fitness-only chains, including Equinox Holdings, Inc., Lifetime Fitness, Inc., Crunch, New York Health and Racquet, LA Fitness International LLC, 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation, Gold’s Gym International, Inc., Retro Fitness, Snap Fitness and Planet Fitness; • the YMCA and similar non-profit organizations; • physical fitness and recreational facilities established by local governments, hospitals and businesses; • exercise and small fitness clubs and studios; • racquet, tennis and other athletic clubs; • amenity gyms in apartments and condominiums; • weight-reducing salons; • country clubs; and • the home-use fitness equipment industry. Number of Market Clubs Position Boston metropolitan 25 Leading owner and operator New York metropolitan 109 Leading owner and operator Philadelphia metropolitan 6 # 5 owner and operator, tied for #1 in urban center Washington, D.C. metropolitan 18 # 2 owner and operator, leader in urban center Switzerland 3 Local owner and operator only Table of Contents enter these markets to our detriment. These competitive conditions may limit our ability to increase dues without a material loss in membership, attract new members and attract and retain qualified personnel. Additionally, consolidation in the fitness club industry could result in increased competition among participants, particularly large multi-facility operators that are able to compete for attractive acquisition candidates and/or newly constructed club locations. This increased competition could increase our costs associated with expansion through both acquisitions and for real estate availability for newly constructed club locations. We believe that our market leadership, experience and operating efficiencies enable us to provide the consumer with a superior product in terms of convenience, quality service and affordability. We believe that there are barriers to entry in our metropolitan areas, including restrictive zoning laws, lengthy permit processes and a shortage of appropriate real estate, which could discourage any large competitor from attempting to open a chain of clubs in these markets. However, such a competitor could enter these markets more easily through one, or a series of, acquisitions. These barriers of entry are significant in our four metropolitan regions, however they not as challenging in our surrounding suburban locations. Government Regulation Our operations and business practices are subject to Federal, state and local government regulation in the various jurisdictions in which our clubs are located, including (1) general rules and regulations of the Federal Trade Commission, state and local consumer protection agencies and state statutes that prescribe certain forms and provisions of membership contracts and that govern the advertising, sale, financing and collection of such memberships and (2) state and local health regulations. Statutes and regulations affecting the fitness industry have been enacted in jurisdictions in which we conduct business and other states into which we may expand in the future have adopted or may adopt similar legislation. Typically, these statutes and regulations prescribe certain forms and provisions of membership contracts, afford members the right to cancel the contract within a specified time period after signing or in certain circumstances, such as for medical reasons or relocation to a certain distance from the nearest club, require an escrow of funds received from pre-opening sales or the posting of a bond or proof of financial responsibility and may establish maximum prices for membership contracts and limitations on the term of contracts. The specific procedures and reasons for cancellation vary due to differing laws in the respective jurisdictions, but in each instance, the canceling member is entitled to a refund of unused prepaid amounts. Most recently, several states have proposed legislation that would prohibit the automatic rollover of membership once a member’s commitment period expires. In addition, we are subject to numerous other types of federal and state regulations governing the sale of memberships. These laws and regulations are subject to varying interpretations by a number of state and federal enforcement agencies and courts. We maintain internal review procedures in order to comply with these requirements and believe that our activities are in substantial compliance with all applicable statutes, rules and decisions. The tax treatment of membership dues varies by state. In recent years, some states in which we operate have passed legislation to require sales tax to be collected on membership dues and/or personal training sessions. These taxes have the effect of increasing the payments by our members, which could impede our ability to attract new members or induce members to cancel their membership. Changes in any statutes, rules or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Employees At December 31, 2009, we had approximately 8,500 employees, of whom approximately 2,100 were employed full-time. Approximately 375 of those employees were corporate and other club support personnel. We are not a party to any collective bargaining agreement with our employees. We have never experienced any significant labor shortages or had any difficulty in obtaining adequate replacements for departing employees. We consider our relations with our employees to be good. 15 Table of Contents Available Information We make available through our web site at www.mysportsclubs.com in the “Investor Relations — SEC Filings” section, free of charge, all reports and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Occasionally, we may use our web site as a channel of distribution of material company information. Financial and other material information regarding the Company is routinely posted on and accessible at http://investor.mysportsclubs.com . In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about us by enrolling your email by visiting the “E-mail Alerts” section at http://investor.mysportsclubs.com/ . The foregoing information regarding our website and its content is for convenience only. The content of our website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into this report nor should it be deemed to have been filed with the SEC. Investors should carefully consider the risks described below and all other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business and operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. Risks Related to Our Business We may be unable to attract and retain members, which could have a negative effect on our business. The performance of our clubs is dependent on our ability to attract and retain members and we may not be successful in these efforts. Most of our members can cancel their club membership at any time under certain circumstances. In addition, there are numerous factors that have in the past and could in the future lead to a decline in membership levels at established clubs or that could prevent us from increasing our membership at newer clubs, including a decline in our ability to deliver quality service at a competitive cost, the presence of direct and indirect competition in the areas in which the clubs are located, the public’s interest in sports and fitness clubs and general economic conditions. Current negative economic conditions, including increased unemployment levels, have resulted in significant recessionary pressures and further declines in consumer confidence and economic growth. These conditions have and could further lead to reduced consumer spending in the foreseeable future. In the current depressed economic and consumer environment, consumers and businesses may postpone spending in response to tighter credit, negative financial news and/or declines in income or asset values, which could have a material negative effect on the demand for our services and products and such decline in demand may continue as the current recessionary period continues and disposable income declines. Other factors that could influence demand include increases in fuel and other energy costs, conditions in the residential real estate and mortgage markets, labor and healthcare costs, access to credit, consumer confidence and other macroeconomic factors affecting consumer spending behavior. The current downturn and uncertain outlook in the global economy may materially adversely affect our business and our revenues and profits. As a result of these factors, membership levels might not be adequate to maintain our operations at current levels or permit the expansion of our operations. In addition, to the extent our corporate clients are adversely affected by negative economic conditions, they may decide, as part of expense reduction strategies, to curtail or cancel club membership benefits provided to their respective employees. Any reductions in corporate memberships may lead to membership cancellations as we can not assure that employees of corporate customers will choose to continue their memberships without employer subsidies. A decline in membership levels may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We ended 2009 with 24,000 fewer members compared to the end of 2008, a decline that we attribute, in large part, to negative economic conditions during the year. 16 Item 1A. Risk Factors Table of Contents Low consumer confidence levels and decreased spending could negatively impact our financial position and result in further club closures and fixed asset and goodwill impairments. In the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we closed nine and four clubs, respectively, and recognized $6.7 million and $3.9 million of fixed asset impairments, respectively. In addition, in the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded goodwill impairment charges of $17.6 million related to our Boston Sports Clubs region. Some of these closures and impairments were due, in large part, to the current economic and consumer environment. If the economic and consumer environment were to continue to deteriorate or if we are unable to improve the overall competitive position of our clubs, our operating performance may continue to decline and we may need to recognize additional impairments of our long-lived assets and goodwill and may be compelled to close additional clubs. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will be able to replace any of the revenue lost from these closed clubs from our other clubs. Our geographic concentration heightens our exposure to adverse regional developments. As of December 31, 2009, we operated 109 fitness clubs in the New York metropolitan market, 25 fitness clubs in the Boston market, 18 fitness clubs in the Washington, D.C. market, six fitness clubs in the Philadelphia market and three fitness clubs in Switzerland. Our geographic concentration in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and, in particular, the New York area, heightens our exposure to adverse developments related to competition, as well as economic and demographic changes in these regions. Our geographic concentration might result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations in the future. The level of competition in the fitness club industry could negatively impact our revenue growth and profitability. The fitness club industry is highly competitive and continues to become more competitive. In each of the markets in which we operate, we compete with other fitness clubs, physical fitness and recreational facilities established by local governments, hospitals and businesses for their employees, amenity and condominium clubs, the YMCA and similar organizations and, to a certain extent, with racquet and tennis and other athletic clubs, country clubs, weight reducing salons and the home-use fitness equipment industry. We also compete with other entertainment and retail businesses for the discretionary income in our target demographics. We might not be able to compete effectively in the future in the markets in which we operate. Competitors include companies that are larger and have greater resources than us and they may enter these markets to our detriment. These competitive conditions may limit our ability to increase dues without a material loss in membership, attract new members and attract and retain qualified personnel. Additionally, consolidation in the fitness club industry could result in increased competition among participants, particularly large multi-facility operators that are able to compete for attractive acquisition candidates or newly constructed club locations, thereby increasing costs associated with expansion through both acquisitions and lease negotiation and real estate availability for newly constructed club locations. The number of competitor clubs that offer lower pricing and a lower level of service have been growing in our markets recently. These clubs have and may continue to attract members away from both our fitness-only clubs and our multi-recreational clubs, particularly in this recessionary consumer environment. Furthermore, smaller and less expensive weight loss facilities present a competitive alternative for consumers. We also face competition from competitors offering comparable or higher pricing with higher levels of service. The trend to larger outer-suburban, multi-recreational family fitness centers, in areas where suitable real estate is more likely to be available, also compete against our suburban, fitness-only models. In addition, large competitors could enter the urban markets in which we operate to attempt to open a chain of clubs in these markets through one, or a series of, acquisitions. Our trademarks and trade names may be infringed, misappropriated or challenged by others. We believe our brand names and related intellectual property are important to our continued success. We seek to protect our trademarks, trade names and other intellectual property by exercising our rights under applicable trademark and copyright laws. If we were to fail to successfully protect our intellectual property rights for any 17 Table of Contents reason, it could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Any damage to our reputation could cause membership levels to decline and make it more difficult to attract new members. If we are unable to identify and acquire suitable sites for new clubs, our revenue growth rate and profits may be negatively impacted. To successfully expand our business over the long term, we must identify and acquire sites that meet the site selection criteria we have established. In addition to finding sites with the right geographical, demographic and other measures we employ in our selection process, we also need to evaluate the penetration of our competitors in the market. We face competition from other health and fitness center operators for sites that meet our criteria and as a result, we may lose those sites, our competitors could copy our format or we could be forced to pay higher prices for those sites. If we are unable to identify and acquire sites for new clubs on attractive terms, our revenue growth rate and profits may be negatively impacted. Additionally, if our analysis of the suitability of a site is incorrect, we may not be able to recover our capital investment in developing and building the new club. We may experience prolonged periods of losses in our recently opened clubs. We have opened a total of 13 new club locations in the 24-month period ended December 31, 2009. Upon opening a club, we typically experience an initial period of club operating losses. Enrollment from pre-sold memberships typically generates insufficient revenue for the club to initially generate positive cash flow. As a result, a new club typically generates an operating loss in its first full year of operations and substantially lower margins in its second full year of operations than a club opened for more than 24 months (“mature club”). These operating losses and lower margins will negatively impact our future results of operations. This negative impact will be increased by the initial expensing of pre-opening costs, which include legal and other costs associated with lease negotiations and permitting and zoning requirements, as well as depreciation and amortization expenses, which will further negatively impact net income. We may, at our discretion, accelerate or expand our plans to open new clubs, which may temporarily adversely affect results from operations. We could be subject to claims related to health or safety risks at our clubs. Use of our clubs poses some potential health or safety risks to members or guests through physical exertion and use of our services and facilities, including exercise equipment. Claims might be asserted against us for injury suffered by, or death of members or guests while exercising at a club. We might not be able to successfully defend such claims. As a result, we might not be able to maintain our general liability insurance on acceptable terms in the future or maintain a level of insurance that would provide adequate coverage against potential claims. Depending upon the outcome, these matters may have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Security and privacy breaches may expose us to liability and cause us to lose customers. Federal and state law requires us to safeguard our customers’ financial information, including credit card information. Although we have established security procedures and protocol, including credit card industry compliance procedures, to protect against identity theft and the theft of our customers’ financial information, our security and testing measures may not prevent security breaches and breaches of our customers’ privacy may occur, which could harm our business. For example, a significant number of our users provide us with credit card and other confidential information and authorize us to bill their credit card accounts directly for our products and services. Typically, we rely on encryption and authentication technology licensed from third parties to enhance transmission security of confidential information. Advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography, inadequate facility security or other developments may result in a compromise or breach of the technology used by us to protect customer data. Any compromise of our security could harm our reputation or financial condition and, therefore, our business. In addition, a party who is able to circumvent our security measures or exploit inadequacies in our security measures, could, among other effects, misappropriate proprietary information, cause interruptions in our operations or expose customers to computer viruses or other disruptions. Actual or perceived vulnerabilities may lead to claims against us. To the extent the measures we have taken prove to be 18 Table of Contents insufficient or inadequate, we may become subject to litigation or administrative sanctions, which could result in significant fines, penalties or damages and harm to our reputation. Loss of key personnel and/or failure to attract and retain highly qualified personnel could make it more difficult for us to develop our business and enhance our financial performance. We are dependent on the continued services of our senior management team, particularly Alexander A. Alimanestianu, Chief Executive Officer; Daniel G. Gallagher, Chief Financial Officer; and Martin Annese, Chief Operating Officer. We believe the loss of such key personnel could have a material adverse effect on us and our financial performance. Currently, we do not have any long-term employment agreements with our executive officers, and we may not be able to attract and retain sufficient qualified personnel to meet our business needs. Terrorism and the uncertainty of armed conflicts may have a material adverse effect on clubs and our operating results. Terrorist attacks, such as the attacks that occurred in New York and Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001, and other acts of violence or war may affect the markets in which we operate, our operating results or the market on which our common stock trades. Our geographic concentration in the major cities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and, in particular, the New York and Washington, D.C. areas, heightens our exposure to any such future terrorist attacks, which may adversely affect our clubs and result in a decrease in our revenues. The potential near-term and long-term effect these attacks may have for our members, the markets for our services and the market for our common stock are uncertain; however, their occurrence can be expected to further negatively affect the United States economy generally and specifically the regional markets in which we operate. The consequences of any terrorist attacks or any armed conflicts are unpredictable; and we may not be able to foresee events that could have an adverse effect on our business. Disruptions and failures involving our information systems could cause customer dissatisfaction and adversely affect our billing and other administrative functions and development of new systems have been and could continue to be costly and has, and in the future may, divert management resources. The continuing and uninterrupted performance of our information systems is critical to our success. Our members may become dissatisfied by any systems disruption or failure that interrupts our ability to provide our services to them. Disruptions or failures that affect our billing and other administrative functions could have an adverse affect on our operating results. We use a fully-integrated information system to sell memberships, bill our members, track and analyze sales and membership statistics, the frequency and timing of member workouts, cross-club utilization, member life, value-added services and demographic profiles by member. This system also assists us in evaluating staffing needs and program offerings. Correcting any disruptions or failures that affected our proprietary system could be difficult, time-consuming and expensive because we would need to use contracted consultants familiar with our system. We believe that, without investing in enhancements, this system is approaching the end of its life cycle. Any failure of our current system could cause us to lose members and adversely affect our business and results of operations. In 2008, we entered into an agreement with Ajilon, to develop for us a new enterprise management system, GIMS. We expected to begin to deploy GIMS in 2009. In September 2009, we commenced litigation against Ajilon alleging, among other things, breach of contract. See Item 3 - Legal Proceedings. Based on the status of the litigation and a partial assessment of the project, we determined that it was not probable that the Company would continue to develop the system along the lines that we originally anticipated. As a result, the Company has recognized an impairment charge of $10.2 million as of December 31, 2009. We expect to use our existing enterprise management enterprise system for a period of one to two years while we explore other options. Changes to any of our software implementation strategies could result in further impairment of software-related assets. We are also subject to the risks associated with the ability of our vendors to provide information technology solutions to meet our needs. 19 Table of Contents We have implemented numerous infrastructure changes to accommodate our growth, provide network redundancy, better manage telecommunications and data costs, increase efficiencies in operations and improve management of all components of our technical architecture. Our disaster recovery facility utilizes replication tools to provide fail over capabilities for supporting our club operations and company communications. Fire, floods, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins, acts of terrorism and similar events could damage either our primary or back-up systems. In addition, computer viruses, electronic break-ins or other similar disruptive problems could also adversely affect our online sites. Any system disruption or failure, security breach or other damage that interrupts or delays our operations could cause us to lose members, damage our reputation, and adversely affect our business and results of operations. The opening of new clubs by us in existing locations may negatively impact our comparable club revenue increases and our operating margins. We currently operate clubs throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. We opened four clubs in 2009. In addition, we currently have two clubs for which we have signed lease commitments in existing markets. With respect to existing markets, it has been our experience that opening new clubs may attract some memberships away from other clubs already operated by us in those markets and diminish their revenues. In addition, as a result of new club openings in existing markets and because older clubs will represent an increasing proportion of our club base over time, our mature club revenue increases may be lower in future periods than in the past. Another result of opening new clubs is that our club operating margins may be lower than they have been historically while the clubs build a membership base. We expect both the addition of pre-opening expenses and the lower revenue volumes characteristic of newly — opened clubs to affect our club operating margins at these new clubs. Our growth could place strains on our management, employees, information systems and internal controls, which may adversely impact our business. Over the past five years, we have experienced growth in our business activities and operations, including an increase in the number of our clubs. Future expansion will place increased demands on our administrative, operational, financial and other resources. Any failure to manage growth effectively could seriously harm our business. To be successful, we will need to continue to improve management information systems and our operating, administrative, financial and accounting systems and controls. We will also need to train new employees and maintain close coordination among our executive, accounting, finance, marketing, sales and operations functions. These processes are time-consuming and expensive, increase management responsibilities and divert management attention. Our cash and cash equivalents are concentrated in one bank. Our cash and cash equivalents are held, primarily, in a single commercial bank. These deposits are not collateralized. In the event the bank becomes insolvent, we would be unable to recover most of our cash and cash equivalents deposited at the bank. Cash and cash equivalents held in a single commercial bank as of December 31, 2009 were $6.9 million. During any month, this amount may be as high as $30.0 million. Because of the capital-intensive nature of our business, we may have to incur additional indebtedness or issue new equity securities and, if we are not able to obtain additional capital, our ability to operate or expand our business may be impaired and our results of operations could be adversely affected. Our business requires significant levels of capital to finance the development of additional sites for new clubs and the construction of our clubs. If cash from available sources is insufficient or unavailable due to restrictive credit markets, or if cash is used for unanticipated needs, we may require additional capital sooner than anticipated. In the event that we are required or choose to raise additional funds, we may be unable to do so on favorable terms or at all. Furthermore, the cost of debt financing could significantly increase, making it cost-prohibitive to borrow, which could force us to issue new equity securities. If we issue new equity securities, existing shareholders may experience 20 Table of Contents additional dilution or the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing holders of common stock. If we cannot raise funds on acceptable terms, we may not be able to execute our current growth plans, take advantage of future opportunities or respond to competitive pressures. Any inability to raise additional capital when required could have an adverse effect on our business plans and operating results. We may incur rising costs related to construction of new clubs and maintaining our existing clubs. If we are not able to pass these cost increases through to our members, our returns may be adversely affected. Our clubs require significant upfront investment. If our investment is higher than we had planned, we may need to outperform our operational plan to achieve our targeted return. Over the longer term, we believe that we can offset cost increases by increasing our membership dues and other fees and improving profitability through cost efficiencies; however, higher costs in certain regions where we are opening new clubs during any period of time may be difficult to offset in the short-term. We may be required to remit unclaimed property to states for unused, expired personal training sessions. We recognize revenue from personal training sessions as the services are performed (i.e., when the session is trained). Unused personal training sessions expire after a set, disclosed period of time after purchase. Recently, the State of New York has informed us that it is currently considering whether we are required to remit the amount received by us for unused, expired personal training sessions to the State of New York as unclaimed property. We currently have between $10.0 million and $15.0 million of unused and expired personal training sessions. We have not recognized any revenue from these sessions and have recorded the amounts as deferred revenue. We do not believe that these amounts are subject to the escheatment or abandoned property laws of any state, including the State of New York. However, in the event that a state, including the State of New York, does not agree with our position, we ultimately may be forced to remit all or a portion of these amounts to such state. In that event, our financial condition may be materially adversely affected. Risks Related to Our Leverage and Our Indebtedness We may be negatively affected by the economic crisis in the United States and key international markets. We must maintain liquidity to fund our working capital, service our outstanding indebtedness and finance investment opportunities. Without sufficient liquidity, we could be forced to curtail our operations or we may not be able to pursue new business opportunities. If our current resources do not satisfy our liquidity requirements, we may have to seek additional financing. The principal sources of our liquidity are funds generated from operating activities, available cash and cash equivalents and borrowings under our $248.8 million senior secured credit facility (the “2007 Senior Credit Facility”), as amended. The capital and credit markets have been experiencing volatility and disruption in the recent past. As a result, one or more of our current lenders could experience financial difficulty, and as a result fail to provide the required lending amounts under our 2007 Credit Agreement. If this should occur, we may need to seek additional financing from other sources. The availability of financing will depend on a variety of factors, such as economic and market conditions, the availability of credit and our credit ratings, as well as the possibility that lenders could develop a negative perception of the prospects of our company or the fitness industry in general. We may not be able to successfully obtain any necessary additional financing on favorable terms, or financing altogether. Economic conditions, both domestic and foreign, may affect our financial performance. Prevailing economic conditions, including unemployment levels, inflation, availability of credit, energy costs and other macro-economic factors, as well as uncertainty about future economic conditions, adversely affect consumer spending and, consequently, our business and results of operations. Our leverage may impair our financial condition and we may incur significant additional debt. We currently have a substantial amount of debt. As of December 31, 2009, our total consolidated debt was $318.4 million. Our substantial debt could have important consequences, including: 21 • making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our outstanding indebtedness; Table of Contents These limitations and consequences may place us at a competitive disadvantage to other less-leveraged competitors. The indenture governing our 11% Senior Discount Notes due in 2014 (“Senior Discount Notes”) will permit us and our subsidiaries to incur substantial additional debt, subject to compliance with provisions of the Indenture. In addition, as of December 31, 2009, we had $49.5 million of unutilized borrowings under our senior secured revolving credit facility. If new debt is added to our and our subsidiaries’ current debt levels, the related risks that we and they currently face could intensify. We may not be able to re-finance our debt at current levels and interest rates. Our Term Loan Facility matures on the earlier of February 27, 2014, or August 1, 2013 if the 11% Senior Discount Notes are still outstanding as of that date. In addition, our Revolving Loan will mature in 2012. Our 11% Senior Discount Notes will mature in 2014. We expect to refinance our outstanding indebtedness under these arrangements with new indebtedness prior to their maturity dates. The availability of refinancing will depend on a variety of factors, such as economic and market conditions, business performance, the availability of credit and our credit ratings, as well as the lenders’ perception of the prospects of our company or our industry generally. We may not be able to successfully obtain any necessary refinancing on favorable terms, including interest rates and financial and other covenants, or at all. In that event, our business and financial condition may be materially adversely affected. We may not have access to the cash flow and other assets of our subsidiaries that may be needed to make payments on our outstanding Indebtedness. Our operations are conducted through our subsidiaries and our ability to make payments on our outstanding Senior Discount Notes is dependent on the earnings and the distribution of funds from our subsidiaries. However, none of our subsidiaries are obligated to make funds available to us for payment on our outstanding Senior Discount Notes. In addition, the terms of the 2007 Credit Agreement governing the 2007 Senior Credit Facility, significantly restrict TSI, LLC and its subsidiaries from paying dividends and otherwise transferring assets to us. Furthermore, our subsidiaries are permitted under the terms of the 2007 Credit Agreement and the indenture governing our Senior Discount Notes to incur additional indebtedness that may severely restrict or prohibit the making of distributions, the payment of dividends or the making of loans by such subsidiaries to us. We cannot assure that the agreements governing the current and future indebtedness of our subsidiaries will permit our subsidiaries to provide TSI, LLC with sufficient dividends, distributions or loans to fund scheduled interest and principal payments on the 2007 Credit Agreement when due. Covenant restrictions under our indebtedness may limit our ability to operate our business and, in such an event, we may not have sufficient assets to settle our indebtedness. The indenture governing our Senior Discount Notes, the 2007 Credit Agreement and certain of our other agreements regarding our indebtedness contain, among other things, covenants that may restrict our ability to 22 • increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; • limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions of clubs and other general corporate requirements; • requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations for the payment of interest on our debt, which is variable on our 2007 Senior Credit Facility and our Revolving Loan Facility, and reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions of new clubs and general corporate requirements; and • limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate. Table of Contents finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities and that may impact our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to: In addition, the 2007 Credit Agreement requires the Company, on a consolidated basis, to maintain a specified financial ratio and satisfy certain financial condition tests that may require us to take action to reduce our debt or to act in a manner contrary to our business objectives. The 2007 Credit Agreement requires the Company, on a consolidated basis, to maintain a maximum total leverage ratio not greater than 4.25:1.00 of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the 2007 Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2009, we were in compliance with such ratio test, with a ratio of 2.31:1.00. Events beyond our control, including changes in general economic and business conditions, may affect our ability to meet certain financial ratios and financial condition tests. We may be unable to meet those tests and the lenders may decide not to waive any failure to meet those tests. A breach of any of these covenants would result in a default under the indenture governing our Senior Discount Notes and the 2007 Credit Agreement. If an event of default under the 2007 Credit Agreement occurs, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding thereunder, together with accrued interest, to be immediately due and payable. In the event of default under the indenture governing our Senior Discount Notes, the note holders could elect to declare due all amounts outstanding thereunder, together with accrued interest. If any such event should occur, we might not have sufficient assets to pay our indebtedness. None We own the 151 East 86th Street location, which houses a fitness club and a retail tenant that generated approximately $2.0 million of rental income for us for the year ended December 31, 2009. We lease the remainder of our fitness clubs pursuant to long-term leases (generally 15 to 25 years, including options). In the next five years, or the period from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2014, we have leases for six club locations that are due to expire without any renewal options. In each case, we will endeavor to extend the lease or relocate the club or its membership base if appropriate. We lease approximately 36,400 square feet of office space in New York City and have smaller regional offices in Fairfax, VA and Boston, MA, for administrative and general corporate purposes. We also lease warehouse and commercial space in Brooklyn, NY for storage purposes. Beginning January 1, 2009, we lease approximately 82,000 square feet in Elmsford, NY for the operation of a centralized laundry facility for New York Sports Clubs offering towel service, and for construction and equipment storage. This space replaced a laundry facility of 14,000 square feet in Queens, NY. As of June 2009, this space also serves as corporate office space and replaced approximately 10,800 square feet of corporate office space in 23 • borrow money; • pay dividends or make distributions; • purchase or redeem stock; • make investments and extend credit; • engage in transactions with affiliates; • engage in sale-leaseback transactions; • consummate certain asset sales; • effect a consolidation or merger or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets; and • create liens on our assets. Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments Item 2. Properties Table of Contents Manhattan. Total square footage related to the laundry facility is 42,000 and total square footage related to the corporate office and warehouse space is 40,000. The following table provides information regarding our club locations: 24 Date Opened or Management Location Address Assumed New York Sports Clubs: Manhattan 151 East 86th Street January 1977 Manhattan 61 West 62nd Street July 1983 Manhattan 614 Second Avenue July 1986 Manhattan 151 Reade Street January 1990 Manhattan 1601 Broadway September 1991 Manhattan 349 East 76th Street April 1994 Manhattan 248 West 80th Street May 1994 Manhattan 502 Park Avenue February 1995 Manhattan 117 Seventh Avenue South March 1995 Manhattan 303 Park Avenue South December 1995 Manhattan 30 Wall Street May 1996 Manhattan 1635 Third Avenue October 1996 Manhattan 575 Lexington Avenue November 1996 Manhattan 278 Eighth Avenue December 1996 Manhattan 200 Madison Avenue February 1997 Manhattan 2162 Broadway November 1997 Manhattan 633 Third Avenue April 1998 Manhattan 1657 Broadway July 1998 Manhattan 217 Broadway March 1999 Manhattan 23 West 73rd Street April 1999 Manhattan 34 West 14th Street July 1999 Manhattan 503-511 Broadway July 1999 Manhattan 1372 Broadway October 1999 Manhattan 300 West 125th Street May 2000 Manhattan 102 North End Avenue May 2000 Manhattan 19 West 44th Street August 2000 Manhattan 128 Eighth Avenue December 2000 Manhattan 2527 Broadway August 2001 Manhattan 3 Park Avenue August 2001 Manhattan 10 Irving Place November 2001 Manhattan 160 Water Street November 2001 Manhattan 230 West 41st Street November 2001 Manhattan 1221 Avenue of the Americas January 2002 Manhattan 200 Park Avenue December 2002 Manhattan 232 Mercer Street September 2004 Manhattan 225 Varick Street August 2006 Manhattan 885 Second Avenue February 2007 Manhattan 301 West 145th Street October 2007 Manhattan 1400 5th Avenue December 2007 Bronx, NY 1601 Bronxdale Avenue November 2007 Brooklyn, NY 110 Boerum Place October 1985 Brooklyn, NY 1736 Shore Parkway June 1998 Brooklyn, NY 179 Remsen Street May 2001 Brooklyn, NY 324 Ninth Street August 2003 Brooklyn, NY 1630 E 15th Street August 2007 Brooklyn, NY 7118 Third Avenue May 2004 Brooklyn, NY 439 86th Street April 2008 Queens, NY 69-33 Austin Street April 1997 Table of Contents 25 Date Opened or Management Location Address Assumed Queens, NY 153-67 A Cross Island Parkway June 1998 Queens, NY 2856-2861 Steinway Street February 2004 Queens, NY 8000 Cooper Avenue March 2007 Queens, NY 99-01 Queens Boulevard June 2007 Queens, NY 39-01 Queens Blvd December 2007 Staten Island, NY 300 West Service Road June 1998 Scarsdale, NY 696 White Plains Road October 1995 Mamaroneck, NY 124 Palmer Avenue January 1997 Croton-on-Hudson, NY 420 South Riverside Drive January 1998 Larchmont, NY 15 Madison Avenue December 1998 Nanuet, NY 58 Demarest Mill Road May 1998 Great Neck, NY 15 Barstow Road July 1989 East Meadow, NY 625 Merrick Avenue January 1999 Commack, NY 6136 Jericho Turnpike January 1999 Oceanside, NY 2909 Lincoln Avenue May 1999 Long Beach, NY 265 East Park Avenue July 1999 Garden City, NY 833 Franklin Avenue May 2000 Huntington, NY 350 New York Avenue February 2001 Syosset, NY 49 Ira Road March 2001 West Nyack, NY 3656 Palisades Center Drive February 2002 Woodmere, NY 158 Irving Street March 2002 Hartsdale, NY 208 E. Hartsdale Avenue September 2004 Somers, NY Somers Commons, 80 Route 6 February 2005 Port Jefferson Station, NY 200 Wilson Street July 2005 White Plains, NY 4 City Center September 2005 Hawthorne, NY 24 Saw Mill River Road January 2006 Dobbs Ferry, NY 50 Livingstone Avenue June 2008 Smithtown, NY 5 Browns Road December 2007 Carmel, NY 1880 Route 6 July 2007 Hicksville, NY 100 Duffy Avenue November 2008 New Rochelle, NY Trump Plaza, Huguenot Street March 2008 Deer Park, NY 455 Commack Avenue March 2009 Garnerville, NY 20 W. Ramapo Road Future Opening Stamford, CT 106 Commerce Road Reopened February 2006 Danbury, CT 38 Mill Plain Road January 1998 Stamford, CT 1063 Hope Street November 1998 Greenwich, CT 6 Liberty Way May 1999 Westport, CT 427 Post Road, East January 2002 Greenwich, CT 1 Fawcett Place February 2004 West Hartford, CT 65 Memorial Road November 2007 Princeton, NJ 301 North Harrison Street May 1997 Matawan, NJ 450 Route 34 April 1998 Marlboro, NJ 34 Route 9 North April 1998 Ramsey, NJ 1100 Route 17 North June 1998 Mahwah, NJ 7 Leighton Place June 1998 Springfield, NJ 215 Morris Avenue August 1998 Colonia, NJ 1250 Route 27 August 1998 Somerset, NJ 120 Cedar Grove Lane August 1998 Hoboken, NJ 221 Washington Street October 1998 West Caldwell, NJ 913 Bloomfield Avenue April 1999 Jersey City, NJ 147 Two Harborside Financial Center June 2002 Newark, NJ 1 Gateway Center October 2002 Table of Contents 26 Date Opened or Management Location Address Assumed Ridgewood, NJ 129 S. Broad Street June 2003 Westwood, NJ 35 Jefferson Avenue June 2004 Livingston, NJ 39 W. North Field Rd. February 2005 Princeton, NJ 4250 Route 1 North April 2005 Hoboken, NJ 210 14th Street December 2006 Englewood, NJ 34-36 South Dean Street December 2006 Clifton, NJ 202 Main Avenue March 2007 Montclair, NJ 56 Church Street January 2008 Butler, NJ 1481 Route 23 January 2009 East Brunswick, NJ 300 State Route 18 March 2009 Bayonne, NJ 550 Route 440 North Future Opening Boston Sports Clubs: Boston, MA 1 Bulfinch Place August 1998 Boston, MA 201 Brookline Avenue June 2000 Boston, MA 361 Newbury Street November 2001 Boston, MA 350 Washington Street February 2002 Boston, MA 505 Boylston Street January 2006 Boston, MA 560 Harrison Avenue February 2006 Boston, MA 695 Atlantic Avenue October 2006 Allston, MA 15 Gorham Street July 1997 Weymouth, MA 553 Washington Street May 1999 Wellesley, MA 140 Great Plain Avenue July 2000 Andover, MA 307 Lowell Street July 2000 Lynnfield, MA 425 Walnut Street July 2000 Lexington, MA 475 Bedford Avenue July 2000 Franklin, MA 750 Union Street July 2000 Cambridge, MA 625 Massachusetts Avenue January 2001 West Newton, MA 1359 Washington Street November 2001 Waltham, MA 840 Winter Street November 2002 Watertown, MA 311 Arsenal Street January 2006 Newton, MA 135 Wells Avenue August 2006 Somerville, MA 1 Davis Square December 2007 Medford, MA 70 Station Landing December 2007 Westborough, MA 1500 Union Street September 2008 Woburn, MA 300 Presidential Way December 2008 Providence, RI 131 Pittman Street December 2008 Providence, RI 10 Dorrance Street January 2009 Washington Sports Clubs: Washington, D.C. 214 D Street, S.E January 1980 Washington, D.C. 1835 Connecticut Avenue, N.W . January 1990 Washington, D.C. 2251 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W May 1994 Washington, D.C. 1211 Connecticut Avenue, N.W July 2000 Washington, D.C. 1345 F Street, N.W August 2002 Washington, D.C. 5345 Wisconsin Ave., N.W February 2002 Washington, D.C. 1990 K Street, N.W February 2004 Washington, D.C. 783 Seventh Street, N.W October 2004 Washington, D.C. 3222 M Street, N.W February 2005 Washington, D.C. 14th Street, N.W June 2008 North Bethesda, MD 10400 Old Georgetown Road June 1998 Germantown, MD 12623 Wisteria Drive July 1998 Silver Spring, MD 8506 Fenton Street November 2005 Bethesda, MD 6800 Wisconsin Avenue November 2007 Table of Contents On March 1, 2005, in an action styled Sarah Cruz, et al v. Town Sports International, d/b/a New York Sports Club , plaintiffs commenced a purported class action against the Company in the Supreme Court, New York County, seeking unpaid wages and alleging that TSI, LLC violated various overtime provisions of the New York State Labor Law with respect to the payment of wages to certain trainers and assistant fitness managers. On or about June 18, 2007, the same plaintiffs commenced a second purported class action against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, seeking unpaid wages and alleging that TSI, LLC violated various wage payment and overtime provisions of the New York State Labor Law with respect to the payment of wages to all New York purported hourly employees. While we are unable at this time to estimate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the potential loss to the Company in the event of such an outcome, we intend to contest this case vigorously. Depending upon the ultimate outcome, this matter may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. On September 14, 2009, the staff of the SEC advised the Company that a formal order of private investigation had been issued with respect to the Company. Since May 2008, the Company has been providing documents and testimony on a voluntary basis in response to an informal inquiry by the staff of the SEC, which primarily relates to the deferral of certain payroll costs incurred in connection with the sale of memberships in the Company’s health and fitness clubs and the time period utilized by the Company for the amortization of (i) such deferred costs into expense and (ii) initiation fees into revenue. The Company continues to discuss these issues with the SEC Staff and to cooperate fully with the Staff’s investigation. The Company cannot predict the outcome of, or the timeframe for, the conclusion of this investigation. On September 22, 2009, in an action styled Town Sports International, LLC v. Ajilon Solutions , a division of Ajilon Professional Staffing LLC (Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, 602911-09), TSI, LLC brought an action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, against Ajilon for breach of contract, conversion and replevin, seeking, among other things, money damages against Ajilon for breaching its agreement to design and deliver to TSI, LLC a new sports club enterprise management system known as GIMS, including failing to provide copies of the computer source code written for GIMS, related documentation, properly identified requirements documents and other property owned and licensed by TSI, LLC. On October 2, 2009, TSI, LLC moved for preliminary injunctive relief, demanding that Ajilon immediately turn over the completed work product and licenses needed for the project so that TSI, LLC could evaluate the status of the project and plan for its completion. Subsequently, on October 14, 2009, Ajilon brought a counterclaim against TSI, LLC alleging breach of contract, alleging, among other things, failure to pay outstanding invoices in the amount of $2.9 million. On October 15, 2009, the court issued its first ruling on TSI, LLC’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief and ordered Ajilon to provide certain materials created in connection with the project, including the computer source code written for GIMS, and reserved judgment on other aspects of TSI, LLC’s request. On December 10, 2009, the Court 27 Date Opened or Management Location Address Assumed Alexandria, VA 3654 King Street June 1999 Fairfax, VA 11001 Lee Highway October 1999 West Springfield, VA 8430 Old Keene Mill September 2000 Clarendon, VA 2700 Clarendon Boulevard November 2001 Philadelphia Sports Clubs: Philadelphia, PA 220 South 5th Street January 1999 Philadelphia, PA 2000 Hamilton Street July 1999 Chalfont, PA One Highpoint Drive January 2000 Philadelphia, PA 1735 Market Street October 2000 Ardmore, PA 34 W. Lancaster Avenue March 2002 Radnor, PA 555 East Lancaster Avenue December 2006 Swiss Sports Clubs: Basel, Switzerland St. Johanns-Vorstadt 41 August 1987 Zurich, Switzerland Glarnischstrasse 35 August 1987 Basel, Switzerland Gellerstrasse 235 August 2001 Item 3. Legal Proceedings Table of Contents denied TSI, LLC’s application for a preliminary injunction requiring Ajilon to provide certain licenses for software used to run GIMS. TSI, LLC’s claim for permanent relief remains pending. The litigation is currently in the discovery phase, and the Company intends to prosecute vigorously its claims against Ajilon and defend against Ajilon’s counterclaim. In addition to the litigation discussed above, we are involved in various other lawsuits, claims and proceedings incidental to the ordinary course of business. See Note 14 — Contingencies to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report. The results of litigation are inherently unpredictable. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, require significant amounts of management time and result in diversion of significant resources. The results of these other lawsuits, claims and proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. PART II Price Range of Common Stock Our common stock currently trades on The NASDAQ Global Market, under the symbol CLUB. The following table sets forth, for each quarterly period in the last two fiscal years, the high and low sales prices (in dollars per share) of our common stock as quoted or reported on The NASDAQ Global Market: Holders As of March 10, 2010, there were approximately 95 holders of record of our common stock. There are additional holders who are not “holders of record” but who beneficially own stock through nominee holders such as brokers and benefit plan trustees. Dividend Policy We intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, stockholders will need to sell shares of our common stock to realize a return on their investment, if any. No dividends were paid by the Company in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. The terms of the indenture governing our Senior Discount Notes and the 2007 Senior Credit Facility significantly restrict the payment of dividends by us. Our subsidiaries are permitted under the terms of the 2007 Senior Credit Facility (and under the indenture governing our Senior Discount Notes) to incur additional indebtedness that may severely restrict or prohibit the payment of dividends by such subsidiaries to us. Our 28 Item 4. (Removed and Reserved) Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities High Low Year ended December 31, 2009: First Quarter $ 3.40 $ 1.40 Second Quarter $ 4.99 $ 1.97 Third Quarter $ 4.46 $ 2.36 Fourth Quarter $ 3.97 $ 1.99 Year ended December 31, 2008: First Quarter $ 10.60 $ 6.41 Second Quarter $ 10.20 $ 6.10 Third Quarter $ 10.74 $ 5.92 Fourth Quarter $ 6.47 $ 1.97 Table of Contents substantial leverage may impair our financial condition and we may incur significant additional debt (see “Item 1A. Risk Factors”). Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities We had a repurchase program that continued through December 31, 2009, but there were no repurchases during the quarter ended December 31, 2009. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company repurchased 2,095,613 and 1,838,960 shares of common stock, respectively, at a cost of $5.4 million and $4.6 million, respectively. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities We did not sell any securities during the year ended December 31, 2009 that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 29 Table of Contents Stock Performance Graph The graph depicted below compares the annual percentage change in our cumulative total stockholder return with the cumulative total return of the Russell 2000 and the NASDAQ composite indices. COMPARISON OF 43 MONTH CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN* Among Town Sports International Holdings, Inc, The NASDAQ Composite Index And The Russell 2000 Index Notes : Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of our previous or future filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that might incorporate by reference this Annual Report on Form 10-K or future filings made by the Company under those statutes, the Stock 30 * $100 invested on 6/2/06 in stock or 5/31/06 in index, including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending December 31. December 31, June 2, 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 Town Sports International Holdings $ 100.00 $ 124.38 $ 72.15 $ 24.08 $ 17.58 NASDAQ $ 100.00 $ 112.68 $ 122.27 $ 71.26 $ 104.38 Russell 2000 $ 100.00 $ 110.09 $ 108.36 $ 71.75 $ 91.24 (1) The graph covers the period from June 2, 2006, the first trading day of our common stock following our Initial Public Offering, to December 31, 2009. (2) The graph assumes that $100 was invested at the market close on June 2, 2006 in our common stock, in the Russell 2000 and in the NASDAQ composite indexes and that all dividends were reinvested. The Russell 2000 Index has been chosen for comparative purposes because we do not have a readily definable peer group that is publicly traded. No cash dividends have been declared on our common stock in the period covered. (3) Stockholder returns over the indicated period should not be considered indicative of future stockholder returns. (4) We include a comparison against the Russell 2000 because there is no published industry or line-of-business index for our industry. Table of Contents Performance Graph is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is not deemed soliciting material and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any of those prior filings or into any future filings made by the Company under those statutes, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates such information by reference into a previous or future filing, or specifically requests that such information be treated as soliciting material, in each case under those statutes. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA (In thousands, except share, per share, club and membership data) The selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the selected consolidated statement of operations and cash flow data for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein. The selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and the selected consolidated statement of operations and cash flow data for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included herein. Other data and club and membership data for all periods presented have been derived from our unaudited books and records. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period. You should read these selected consolidated financial and other data, together with the accompanying notes, in conjunction with the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of this Annual Report and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing at the end of this Annual Report. 31 Item 6. Selected Financial Data Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Statement of Operations Data: Revenues $ 485,392 $ 506,709 $ 472,915 $ 433,080 $ 388,556 Operating expenses: Payroll and related(1) 193,891 193,580 177,357 162,709 151,920 Club operating 178,854 172,409 156,660 146,243 130,219 General and administrative 31,587 33,952 35,092 30,248 26,582 Depreciation and amortization 56,533 52,475 45,964 40,850 39,582 Impairment of fixed assets 6,708 3,867 — — — Impairment of internal-use software 10,194 — — — — Goodwill impairment(2) — 17,609 — — — Operating income 7,625 32,817 57,842 53,030 40,253 Loss on extinguishment of debt(3) — — 12,521 16,113 — Interest expense, net of interest income 20,969 23,583 25,329 33,372 39,208 Equity in the earnings of investees and rental income (1,876 ) (2,307 ) (1,799 ) (1,817 ) (1,744 ) Net (loss) income before provision for corporate income taxes (11,468 ) 11,541 21,791 5,362 2,789 (Benefit) provision for corporate income taxes (5,800 ) 9,204 8,145 715 1,020 Net (loss) income $ (5,668 ) $ 2,337 $ 13,646 $ 4,647 $ 1,769 (Loss) earnings per weighted average number of shares: Basic $ (0.25 ) $ 0.09 $ 0.52 $ 0.20 $ 0.10 Diluted $ (0.25 ) $ 0.09 $ 0.51 $ 0.20 $ 0.10 Table of Contents 32 As of December 31, 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Balance Sheet Data: Cash and cash equivalents $ 10,758 $ 10,399 $ 5,463 $ 6,810 $ 51,304 Working capital deficit (46,621 ) (67,211 ) (73,480 ) (58,366 ) (2,262 ) Total assets 467,466 511,638 488,763 423,527 433,771 Long-term debt, including current installments 318,363 338,010 316,022 281,129 411,162 Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity (8,233 ) 772 183 (17,829 ) (115,683 ) Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Cash Flow Data: Cash provided by (used in): Operating activities $ 76,241 $ 95,622 $ 82,749 $ 75,120 $ 63,256 Investing activities (49,277 ) (95,108 ) (97,230 ) (67,111 ) (66,338 ) Financing activities (26,763 ) 4,196 12,931 (52,598 ) (3,120 ) Other Data: Non-cash rental expense, net of non-cash rental income (2,494 ) (411 ) 508 1,768 1,461 Non-cash compensation expense incurred in connection with stock options and common stock grants 1,704 1,268 913 1,135 279 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Club and Membership Data: New clubs opened 4 9 14 10 5 Clubs acquired — — 1 1 2 Clubs closed or relocated (9 ) (4 ) (3 ) (3 ) (3 ) Wholly-owned clubs operated at end of period 159 164 159 147 139 Total clubs operated at end of period(4) 161 166 161 149 141 Members at end of period(5) 486,000 510,000 486,000 453,000 409,000 Comparable club revenue increase (decrease)(6) (5.6 )% 2.2 % 5.2 % 7.9 % 6.9 % Revenue per weighted average club(7) $ 2,957 $ 3,142 $ 3,155 $ 3,021 $ 2,816 Average revenue per member(8) $ 969 $ 990 $ 1,000 $ 982 $ 968 Annual attrition(9) 45.2 % 40.2 % 38.2 % 36.1 % 38.2 % (1) In the year ended December 31, 2009, Payroll and related includes a correction of an accounting error of $751 related to deferred membership costs. See Note 2 — Correction of an Accounting Error to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for further details. (2) Goodwill impairment testing requires a comparison between the carrying value and fair value of each reporting unit. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, goodwill is considered impaired. The amount of the impairment loss is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the implied fair value of goodwill, which is determined based on purchase price allocation. (a) The Company performed an interim impairment test as of December 31, 2008. As a result of the test, it was determined that all of the goodwill in our Boston Sports Clubs region, amounting to $15,766, and goodwill Table of Contents You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and consolidated results of operations in conjunction with the “Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data” section of this Annual Report and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing at the end of this Annual Report. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions (see” FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ” discussion). Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this Annual Report. Overview Based on number of clubs, we are the second largest owner and operator of fitness clubs in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. As of December 31, 2009, we owned and operated 161 clubs that collectively served approximately 486,000 members. We develop clusters of clubs to serve densely populated major metropolitan regions and we service such populations by clustering clubs near the highest concentrations of our target customers’ areas of both employment and residence. Our clubs are located for maximum convenience to our 33 of $1,843 at two of our outlier clubs that did not benefit from being part of a regional cluster was impaired. A deferred tax benefit of $1,755 was recorded in connection with these impairment charges. (3) The $16,113 loss on extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2006 consists of the following two transactions: (a) On June 8, 2006, the Company paid $93,001 to redeem $85,001 of the outstanding principal of the Company’s previously outstanding 9 5 / 8 % Senior Notes (“2003 Senior Notes”), together with $6,796 of early termination fees and $1,204 of accrued interest. Deferred financing costs totaling $1,601 were written off and fees totaling $222 were incurred in connection with this early extinguishment. (b) On July 7, 2006, the Company paid $62,875 to redeem 35% of the Senior Discount Notes. The aggregate accreted value of the Senior Discount Notes on the redemption date totaled $56,644 and early termination fees totaled $6,231. Deferred financing costs totaling $1,239 were written off and fees totaling $24 were incurred in connection with this early extinguishment. The $12,521 loss on extinguishment of debt recorded for the year ended December 31, 2007 resulted from the repayment of the $169,999 remaining outstanding principal of the 2003 Senior Notes with the proceeds from the 2007 Senior Credit Facility obtained on February 27, 2007. We incurred $8,759 of tender premium and $215 of call premium together with $335 of fees and expenses related to the tender of the 2003 Senior Notes. Net deferred financing costs related to the Company’s previous senior secured revolving credit facility entered into in 2003 (the “2003 Senior Credit Facility”) and the 2003 Senior Notes totaling approximately $3,212 were expensed in the first quarter of 2007. (4) Includes wholly-owned and partly-owned clubs. In addition, during 2008 and 2009 we managed four university fitness clubs in which we did not have an equity interest. During 2005, 2006 and 2007 we managed five university fitness clubs in which we did not have an equity interest. (5) Represents members at wholly-owned and partly-owned clubs. (6) Total revenue for a club is included in comparable club revenue increase beginning on the first day of the thirteenth full calendar month of the club’s operation. (7) Revenue per weighted average club is calculated as total revenue divided by the product of the total number of clubs and their weighted average months in operation as a percentage of the period. (8) Average revenue per member is total revenue for the period divided by the average number of memberships for the period, including student and summer pool memberships, where average number of memberships for the period is derived by dividing the sum of the total memberships at the end of each month during the period by the total number of months in the period. (9) Annual attrition is calculated as total member losses for the year divided by the average monthly member count over the year excluding pre-sold, student and summer pool memberships during each respective year. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations Table of Contents members in urban or suburban areas, close to transportation hubs or office or retail centers. Our target member is between the age of 21 and 60 and has an annual income of between $50,000 and $150,000. We believe that this “upper-value” segment is not only the broadest segment of the market, but also the segment with the greatest growth opportunities. Our goal is to be the most recognized health club network in each of the four major metropolitan regions we serve. We believe that our strategy of clustering clubs provides significant benefits to our members and allows us to achieve strategic operating advantages. In each of our markets, we have developed clusters by initially opening or acquiring clubs located in the more central urban markets of the region and then branching out from these urban centers to suburbs and neighboring communities. Capitalizing on this clustering of clubs, as of December 31, 2009, approximately 40% of our members participated in our passport or regional passport memberships which allows unlimited access to all of our clubs in our clusters within one, or all of, our regions, respectively, for a higher monthly membership fee. The remaining 60% of our members participate in a gold membership which allows unlimited access to a designated club and access to all other clubs during off-peak hours. We have executed our clustering strategy successfully in the New York region through the network of fitness clubs we operate under our New York Sports Clubs brand name. We are the largest fitness club operator in Manhattan with 39 locations (more than twice as many as our nearest competitor) and operated a total of 109 clubs under the New York Sports Clubs brand name within a 120-mile radius of New York City as of December 31, 2009. We operated 25 clubs in the Boston region under our Boston Sports Clubs brand name, 18 clubs (two of which are partly-owned) in the Washington, D.C. region under our Washington Sports Clubs brand name and six clubs in the Philadelphia region under our Philadelphia Sports Clubs brand name as of December 31, 2009. In addition, we operated three clubs in Switzerland as of December 31, 2009. We employ localized brand names for our clubs to create an image and atmosphere consistent with the local community and to foster recognition as a local network of quality fitness clubs rather than a national chain. Throughout the year ended December 31, 2009, the ongoing U.S. and global economic recession has resulted in declines in consumer confidence and economic growth and has led to reduced consumer spending. In addition, both the number of competitors and the number of existing competitor clubs offering lower pricing and reduced levels of service have been growing in our markets. The effect of the economic recession and the growing competition contributed to an increase in member cancellations, decreases in new memberships and reductions in revenue from ancillary services and marketing. During the year ended December 31, 2009 our member base decreased by approximately 24,000 net members. While we do not believe our membership base will continue to decrease at these rates, these factors have and could continue to have an adverse effect on our business and financial performance. In the year ended December 31, 2009, we recorded impairment charges of $10.2 million related to the development of GIMS, an internal-use software project. In September 2009, the Company commenced litigation against the vendor, Ajilon, which was developing this software, alleging, among other things, breach of contract. In connection with this litigation, development of this software project ceased during the third quarter of 2009. It was determined that it was not probable that the Company would continue with the development of this software and the Company is currently exploring other options. See Note 5 — Fixed Assets and Note 14 — Contingencies to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for further details. The results for the year ended December 31, 2009 include the correction of an accounting error that resulted in a cumulative pre-tax charge of $751,000 to payroll and related expense and a related decrease in deferred membership costs on our consolidated statement of operations and consolidated balance sheet, respectively. Historically, we applied an accounting policy of capitalizing and then amortizing membership consultants’ commissions, bonuses and a portion of their base salaries, and related taxes and benefits, as direct costs of obtaining new members. Company policy limited the costs that could be capitalized to the amount of initiation fee revenue deferred for new memberships. The application of this policy required us to make certain estimates. In connection with a review of the accounting treatment for membership consultant salaries, including the application of the accounting policy and appropriateness of its estimate methodology, we determined that our previous estimates were incorrect. We concluded that it was not clear whether any portion of the consultants’ base salaries and the taxes and benefits related to those base salaries should have been capitalized. While we are no longer 34 Table of Contents deferring a portion of membership consultants’ salaries and related taxes and benefits, we will continue to defer membership consultants’ commissions and bonuses and portions of taxes and benefits related to those commissions and bonuses. See Note 2 — Correction of an Accounting Error to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for further details. We are in the process of executing a number of key initiatives identified in an environmental sustainability master plan in the areas of energy efficiency, water consumption, recycling and greenhouse gas reduction. While many of the programs are still in the planning stage, we have already begun implementing recycling and lighting retro-fit projects and are preparing for a more aggressive roll-out in the months ahead. We believe these initiatives are helpful to enhancing the member and employee experience while reducing our environmental impacts and certain operating expenses. Revenue and operating expenses We consider that we have two principal sources of revenue: In addition, we receive revenue (approximately 1.0% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2009) from the rental of space in our facilities to operators who offer wellness-related offerings, such as physical therapy and juice bars. In addition, we sell in-club advertising and sponsorships and generate management fees from certain club facilities that we do not wholly own. We refer to this revenue as Fees and Other revenue. Our performance is dependent on our ability to continually attract and retain members at our clubs. We experience attrition at our clubs and must attract new members in order to maintain our membership and revenue levels. In the years ended December 31 2009 and 2008, our attrition rate was 45.2% and 40.2%, respectively. We expect attrition to move closer to 2008 levels in 2010 due to an improved member experience, a more stabilized economy and increased retention programs. Our operating and selling expenses are comprised of both fixed and variable costs. Fixed costs include club and supervisory and other salary and related expenses, occupancy costs, including most elements of rent, utilities, housekeeping and contracted maintenance expenses, as well as depreciation. Variable costs are primarily related to payroll associated with ancillary club revenue, membership sales compensation, advertising, certain facility repairs and club supplies. General and administrative expenses include costs relating to our centralized support functions, such as accounting, insurance, information and communication systems, purchasing, member relations, legal and consulting fees and real estate development expenses. Payroll and related expenses are included in a separate line item on the consolidated statement of (loss) income and are not included in general and administrative expenses. As clubs mature and increase their membership base, fixed costs are typically spread over an increasing revenue base and operating margins tend to improve. Conversely, when our membership base declines our operating margins are negatively impacted. During 2009, membership at our clubs open over 24 months decreased approximately 6.3%. As consumer confidence and spending continues to be under pressure and the growth in the number of competitors providing lower cost memberships with lower dues in our markets continues continues, these negative membership trends may continue. These membership base declines have reduced our operating margins in 2009. 35 • Membership revenue: Our largest sources of revenue are dues and initiation fees paid by our members. These dues and fees comprised 82.2% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2009. We recognize revenue from membership dues in the month when the services are rendered. Approximately 96.0% of our members pay their monthly dues by Electronic Funds Transfer, or EFT, while the balance is paid annually in advance. We recognize revenue from initiation fees over the expected average life of the membership. • Ancillary club revenue: For the year ended December 31, 2009, we generated 11.7% of our revenue from personal training and 5.1% of our revenue from other ancillary programs and services consisting of programming for children, group fitness training and other member activities, as well as sales of miscellaneous sports products. Table of Contents Our primary capital expenditures relate to the construction or acquisition of new club facilities and upgrading and expanding our existing clubs. The construction and equipment costs vary based on the costs of construction labor, as well as the planned service offerings and size and configuration of the facility. We perform routine improvements at our clubs and partial replacement of the fitness equipment each year for which we are currently budgeting approximately 4.0% to 5.0% of projected annual revenue. Expansions of certain facilities are also performed from time to time, when incremental space becomes available on acceptable terms and utilization and demand for the facility dictate. In this regard, facility remodeling is also considered where appropriate. In the last two years, our operating income and cash flows provided by operations have decreased. In 2009, operating income decreased 76.8% from 2008 primarily due to an overall decrease of earnings and impairment charges related to our internal-use software project and on fixed assets at nine of our clubs. In 2008, operating income decreased 43.3%from 2007 in large part due to goodwill and fixed asset impairment charges recorded in 2008. Historically, we have focused on building or acquiring clubs in areas where we believe the market is underserved or where new clubs are intended to replace existing clubs at their lease expiration. Based on our experience, a new club tends to experience a significant increase in revenues during its first three years of operation as it reaches maturity. Because there is relatively little incremental cost associated with such increasing revenue, there is a greater proportionate increase in profitability. We believe that the revenues and operating income of our immature clubs will increase as they mature. In contrast, operating income margins may be negatively impacted in the near term by our new club openings. In 2009, we closed nine clubs with collectively marginal to no operating cash flow that, in many cases, were at or near the end of their leases. In several cases, we were able to transfer many of the members of those clubs to other clubs thereby enhancing overall profitability. While we do not intend to close clubs in 2010 at this time, we will continue to opportunistically pursue closing underperforming clubs. As of December 31, 2009, 159 of the existing fitness clubs were wholly-owned by us and our consolidated financial statements include the operating results of all such clubs. Two locations in Washington, D.C. were partly-owned and operated by us, with our profit sharing percentages approximating 20% (after priority distributions) and 45%, respectively, and are treated as unconsolidated affiliates for which we apply the equity method of accounting. In addition, we provide management services at four fitness clubs located in colleges and universities in which we have no equity interest. 36 2009 2008 2007 Operating income $ 7,625 $ 32,817 $ 57,842 (Decrease) increase over prior period (76.8 )% (43.3 )% 9.1 % Net (loss) income $ (5,668 ) $ 2,337 $ 13,646 Increase (decrease) over prior period (342.5 )% (82.9 )% 193.7 % Cash flows provided by operating activities $ 76,241 $ 95,622 $ 82,749 (Decrease) increase over prior period (20.3 )% 15.6 % 10.0 % Table of Contents Comparable Club Revenue We define comparable club revenue as revenue at those clubs that were operated by us for over 12 months and comparable club revenue increase (decrease) as revenue for the 13th month and thereafter as applicable as compared to the same period of the prior year. Key determinants of comparable club revenue increases (decreases) are new memberships, member retention rates, pricing and ancillary revenue increases (decreases). As shown above, comparable club revenue has generally been trending downward since the first quarter of 2007. In the year ended December 31, 2009, membership at our comparable clubs decreased 5.2% as compared to the prior year. This decline in membership coupled with expected decreases in personal training revenue is expected to be a contributing factor to decreases in comparable club revenue and therefore operating margins in 2010. We expect the decreases in comparable club revenue to moderate in 2010. Historical Club Count 37 Comparable Club Revenue Increase (Decrease) Quarter Full-Year 2007 Q1 7.8 % Q2 5.7 % Q3 4.1 % Q4 3.2 % 5.2 % 2008 Q1 4.5 % Q2 3.2 % Q3 2.2 % Q4 (1.4 )% 2.2 % 2009 Q1 (2.1 )% Q2 (6.3 )% Q3 (7.0 )% Q4 (7.1 )% (5.6 )% Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Wholly-owned clubs operated at beginning of period 164 159 147 New clubs opened 4 9 14 Clubs acquired — — 1 Clubs closed or relocated (9 ) (4 ) (3 ) Wholly-owned clubs operated at end of period 159 164 159 Partly-owned clubs operated at end of period 2 2 2 Total clubs operated at end of period(1) 161 166 161 (1) Includes wholly-owned and partly-owned clubs. In addition, during 2008 and 2009 we managed four university fitness clubs in which we did not have an equity interest. During 2007, we managed five university fitness clubs in which we did not have an equity interest. Table of Contents Results of Operations The following table sets forth certain operating data as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated: YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 Revenue (in $’000s) was comprised of the following for the periods indicated: Revenue decreased 4.2% in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease in revenue was driven primarily by a decline in membership revenue and ancillary club revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2009, revenues increased $19.6 million as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008 at the 13 clubs opened or acquired subsequent to December 31, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2009, revenue decreased 6.8% or $32.7 million at our clubs opened or acquired prior to December 31, 2007 and $8.2 million at the 13 clubs that were closed subsequent to December 31, 2007. 38 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Revenues 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % Operating expenses: Payroll and related 39.9 38.2 37.5 Club operating 36.9 34.0 33.1 General and administrative 6.5 6.7 7.4 Depreciation and amortization 11.7 10.4 9.7 Impairment of fixed assets 1.4 0.8 — Impairment of internal-use software 2.1 — Impairment of goodwill — 3.5 — Operating income 1.5 6.4 12.3 Loss on extinguishment of debt — — 2.7 Interest expense 4.3 4.7 5.6 Interest income (0.0 ) (0.1 ) (0.2 ) Equity in the earnings of investees and rental income (0.4 ) (0.5 ) (0.4 ) (Loss) income before provision for corporate income taxes (2.4 ) 2.3 4.6 (Benefit) provision for corporate income taxes (1.2 ) 1.8 1.7 Net income (1.2 ) 0.5 2.9 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 Revenue % Revenue Revenue % Revenue % Change Membership dues $ 387,123 79.7 % $ 400,874 79.1 % (3.4 )% Initiation fees 12,048 2.5 % 13,723 2.7 % (12.2 )% Membership revenue 399,171 82.2 % 414,597 81.8 % (3.7 )% Personal training revenue 56,971 11.7 % 61,752 12.2 % (7.7 )% Other ancillary club revenue 24,589 5.1 % 24,329 4.8 % 1.1 % Ancillary club revenue 81,560 16.8 % 86,081 17.0 % (5.2 )% Fees and other revenue 4,661 1.0 % 6,031 1.2 % (22.7 )% Total revenue $ 485,392 100.0 % $ 506,709 100.0 % (4.2 )% Table of Contents Comparable club revenue decreased 5.6% for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. Of this 5.6% decrease, 2.5% was due to a decrease in membership, 1.2% was due to a decrease in price and 1.9% was due to a decrease in ancillary club revenue and fees and other revenue. Our one-time member initiation fees and a portion of related direct expenses, up to the amount of those initiation fees, are deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis in operations over the estimated membership life. See Note 3 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report. Effective April 1, 2009, we changed the estimated life of our memberships from 30 months to 28 months. The change in estimated membership life is principally due to an unfavorable trend in membership retention rates, and it has the effect of increasing initiation fees revenue recognized in the current period because a shorter amortization period is being applied resulting in an $800,000 increase in initiation fee revenue recognized in the year ended December 31, 2009 when compared to the prior year. Personal training revenue decreased 7.7% for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the prior year. We attribute this decrease primarily to reduced consumer spending. Fees and other revenue decreased 22.7% in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the prior year primarily due to a decrease in marketing revenue generated by our in-club advertising programs. Operating expenses (in $’000s) were comprised of the following for the periods indicated: Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 were impacted by an 8.2% increase in total club usage year over year and a 1.8% increase in the total months of club operation from 1,935 to 1,970, the effects of which are included in the additional descriptions of changes in operating expenses below. Payroll and related. This change was primarily impacted by the following: These increases were partially offset by a decrease in ancillary club payroll of $2.9 million directly related to the decrease in ancillary club revenue. 39 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 $ Variance % Variance Payroll and related $ 193,891 $ 193,580 $ 311 0.2 % Club operating 178,854 172,409 6,445 3.7 % General and administrative 31,587 33,952 (2,365 ) (7.0 )% Depreciation and amortization 56,533 52,475 4,058 7.7 % Impairment of fixed assets 6,708 3,867 2,841 73.5 % Impairment of internally developed software 10,194 — 10,194 NA Impairment of goodwill — 17,609 (17,609 ) NA Operating expenses $ 477,767 $ 473,892 $ 3,875 0.8 % • In 2008, we began discounting our member initiation fees in an effort to drive membership sales. Our payroll costs related to new membership contracts that we defer are limited to the amount of these initiation fees, thus causing an increase of approximately $1.8 million in current payroll expense, net of club commissions and bonuses, in the year ended December 31, 2009. See Note 3 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report. • In December 2009, we made an adjustment to correct an accounting error related to deferred membership costs. The correction of the error, which increased payroll expense by $751,000 in the three month-period ended December 31, 2009, represented the net cumulative adjustment for the years ended December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2009. See Note 2 — Correction of an Accounting Error to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for further details. • Effective April 1, 2009, we changed the estimated membership life from 30 months to 28 months. This change resulted in an increase in payroll expense of $753,000 when compared to the same period in the prior year. • Severance charges increased $781,000 principally related to a reduction in force in January 2009. Table of Contents As a percentage of total revenue, payroll and related expenses increased to 39.9% in the year ended December 31, 2009 from 38.2% in the prior year. Club operating. This change was primarily impacted by the following: As a percentage of total revenue, club operating expenses increased to 36.9% in the year ended December 31, 2009 from 34.0% in the prior year. General and administrative. This decrease was principally attributable to a $2.0 million decrease in general liability insurance expense. Our claims experience activity has been decreasing as a percentage of our revenue, resulting in a decreased loss trend rate, and reductions in related claims reserves requirements. In addition, we reduced our insurance reserves because we have lower claims exposure as a result of a decrease in the number of memberships. The remainder of the expense decrease was due to cost reduction efforts realized within various general and administrative expense accounts, including data and phone lines, office supplies and travel. As a percentage of total revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased slightly to 6.5% in 2009 from 6.7% in the prior year. Depreciation and amortization. The increase in depreciation and amortization expenses was principally due to the acceleration of depreciation related to clubs closed prior to their lease expiration dates in 2009 and to the 13 clubs that opened after December 31, 2007. We also began depreciating the new laundry facility and corporate office in Elmsford, NY, which opened in January 2009. Impairment of fixed assets. In the year ended December 31, 2009, we recorded fixed asset impairment charges totaling $6.7 million, which represented the write-offs of fixed assets at nine underperforming clubs. During the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded an impairment loss of $755,000 on fixed assets of a remote club that did not benefit from being part of a regional cluster and did not sustain profitable membership levels given the competition in its market and $1.2 million related to the planned closures of two clubs prior to their lease expiration dates. Impairment of internal-use software. In the year ended December 31, 2009, we recorded impairment charges of $10.2 million related to an internal-use software project. Although the software project was not yet completed, we determined that it is not probable that we will continue in the development of this project due to pending litigation. See Note 5 — Fixed Assets and Note 14 — Contingencies to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for further details. Interest Expense Interest expense decreased $2.9 million or 12.3%, from $23.9 million to $21.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period in the prior year. This decrease is a result of the lower variable rate of interest on our Term Loan Facility during the year ended December 31, 2009 period. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the average variable interest rate on the Term Loan Facility was approximately 4.9%, while the average variable interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2009 was approximately 2.2%. Provision (Benefit) for Corporate Income Taxes We recorded a benefit for corporate income taxes of $5.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to a provision of $9.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, calculated using the Company’s effective tax rate. For the year ended December 31, 2009 we recognized a $637,000 charge for the undistributed 40 • Rent and occupancy expenses increased $7.8 million. Rent and occupancy costs increased $4.9 million at clubs that opened after December 31, 2007, $3.3 million at our clubs that opened prior to December 31, 2007 and $441,000 at our laundry facility in Elmsford, NY. In addition, in the year ended December 31, 2009 we recorded early lease termination costs of $1.3 million at five clubs which were closed prior to their lease expiration dates. Rent and occupancy expenses decreased $2.5 million, excluding rent penalties, at our clubs that were closed after December 31, 2007. • Operating expenses relating to laundry and towels decreased $1.2 million primarily related to the opening of our laundry facility in Elmsford, NY in January 2009. Table of Contents earnings of our non-U.S. subsidiaries since we may choose to reinvest those earnings in the U.S. Also in 2009, we recognized state tax benefits of $1.2 million related to self-insurance. YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 Revenue (in $’000s) was comprised of the following for the periods indicated: Revenue increased $33.8 million, or 7.1%, to $506.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $472.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. This increase in revenue was driven primarily by growth in membership dues and personal training revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2008, revenues increased $3.6 million, or 0.8%, at our clubs opened or acquired prior to December 31, 2006 and increased $37.1 million at the 24 clubs opened or acquired subsequent to December 31, 2006. These increases in revenue were offset by a $6.1 million revenue decrease related to the seven clubs that were closed subsequent to December 31, 2006. Comparable club revenue increased 2.2% for the year ended December 31, 2008. Of this 2.2% increase, 1.1% was due to an increase in membership, 0.6% was due to an increase in price and 0.5% was due to an increase in ancillary club revenue and fees and other revenue. However, in part as a result of the current economic and consumer environment, we experienced higher member attrition and lower average revenue per member in 2008 than in 2007. As a result, for the year ended December 31, 2008, our comparable club revenue growth was 2.2%, a decrease compared to 5.2% for the year ended December 31, 2007. We experienced a comparable club revenue decrease of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2008, and we expect comparable club revenue to continue to decrease throughout 2009. Operating expenses (in $’000s) were comprised of the following for the periods indicated: 41 Year Ended December 31, 2008 2007 Revenue % Revenue Revenue % Revenue % Growth Membership dues $ 400,874 79.1 % $ 374,631 79.2 % 7.0 % Initiation fees 13,723 2.7 % 12,315 2.6 % 11.4 % Membership revenue 414,597 81.8 % 386,946 81.8 % 7.1 % Personal training revenue 61,752 12.2 % 56,106 11.9 % 10.1 % Other ancillary club revenue 24,329 4.8 % 24,247 5.1 % 0.3 % Ancillary club revenue 86,081 17.0 % 80,353 17.0 % 7.1 % Fees and other revenue 6,031 1.2 % 5,616 1.2 % 7.4 % Total revenue $ 506,709 100.0 % $ 472,915 100.0 % 7.1 % Year Ended December 31, 2008 2007 $ Variance % Variance Payroll and related $ 193,580 $ 177,357 $ 16,223 9.1 % Club operating 172,409 156,660 15,749 10.1 % General and administrative 33,952 35,092 (1,140 ) (3.2 )% Depreciation and amortization 52,475 45,964 6,511 14.2 % Impairment of fixed assets 3,867 — 3,867 N/A Impairment of goodwill 17,609 — 17,609 N/A Operating expenses $ 473,892 $ 415,073 $ 58,819 14.2 % Table of Contents Operating expenses increased in 2008 due to the following factors: Payroll and related. The increase in 2008 was attributable to a 7.6% increase in the total months of club operation from 1,799 to 1,935 and discounting of our member initiation fees. We discounted our new member initiation fees in 2008 in an effort to drive membership sales. Our deferred payroll costs related to new membership contracts are limited to the amount of these initiation fees, thus causing an increase in current payroll expense of approximately $6.0 million when compared to the prior year. In addition, payroll costs directly related to our personal training, group fitness training and programming for children increased $5.1 million, or 14.1%, principally due to the increase in revenue related to these programs. As a percentage of total revenue, payroll and related expenses increased to 38.2% in the year ended December 31, 2008 from 37.5% in the prior year. Club operating. The increase in 2008 was primarily due to the following: As a percentage of total revenue, club operating expenses increased to 34.0% in the year ended December 31, 2008 from 33.1% in the prior year. Depreciation and amortization. The increase in 2008 was principally due to costs related to expanded clubs and nine new clubs opened in the year ended December 31, 2008. Offsetting these increases are insurance proceeds of approximately $600,000 received for fixed asset damages at two of our clubs. Impairment of fixed assets: During the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded fixed asset impairment charges of $3.9 million. There were charges of $2.7 million on fixed assets at six of our underperforming clubs and $1.2 million related to the planned closures of two clubs prior to the lease expiration dates. There were no such charges in the year ended December 31, 2007. Impairment of goodwill: During the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $17.6 million. The Company performed an interim impairment test as of December 31, 2008 and concluded that goodwill of $15.8 million of goodwill associated with the Boston Sports Clubs reporting unit was impaired and $1.8 million of goodwill at two of the three Outlier Clubs that did not benefit from being part of regional clusters was impaired. The Company did not have a goodwill impairment charge in the New York Sports Clubs reporting unit given the profitability of this unit. Loss on Extinguishment of Debt For the year ended December 31, 2007, loss on extinguishment of debt was $12.5 million. The proceeds from the 2007 Senior Credit Facility obtained on February 27, 2007 were used to repay $170.0 million, representing the remaining outstanding principal of the 2003 Senior Notes. We incurred $8.8 million of tender premium and $215,000 of call premium together with $335,000 of fees and expenses related to the tender of the 2003 Senior Notes. Net deferred financing costs related to the 2003 Senior Notes and the related facility totaling approximately $3.2 million were expensed in the first quarter of 2007. There were no such costs in the year ended December 31, 2008. 42 • Rent and occupancy expenses increased $11.5 million in 2008. Rent and occupancy costs increased $9.9 million at clubs that opened in 2008 and 2007 or that are currently under construction. Rent increased $2.3 million at our clubs opened prior to 2007. Rent and occupancy expenses decreased $939,000 at our clubs that were closed during 2007 and 2008. • Utilities, consisting of electric, gas, and oil expenses, increased $2.4 million in 2008 primarily due to five clubs added in 2008, net of closures and 12 clubs added in the fourth quarter of 2007, net of closures. • Cleaning, laundry and towel expenses increased $1.8 million in 2008 due to new club openings, an increase in the number of clubs that used an outsourced laundry service, as well as an overall increase in member club usage of 13.4%. • Advertising and marketing expenses decreased $2.4 million to $7.9 million in 2008 from $10.3 million in 2007 primarily due to a reduction in general awareness advertising in 2008. Table of Contents Interest Expense Interest expense decreased $2.5 million, or 9.5%, for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the year ended December 31, 2007. This decrease is a result of the February 27, 2007 refinancing of the 2003 Senior Notes with our $185.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), at a variable rate. For the year ended December, 2007, the average variable interest rate was approximately 7.7%, while the average variable interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2008 decreased to approximately 4.8%. Interest Income Interest income decreased $752,000, or 70.2%, for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the year ended December 31, 2007 due to a decrease in interest rates, as well as a decrease in the monthly average cash balance. Provision for Corporate Income Taxes We recorded an income tax provision of $9.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to $8.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, calculated using the Company’s effective tax rate. For the year ended December 31, 2008 we recognized a $4.7 million charge for the non-deductible goodwill impairment of clubs that were acquired in stock-based transactions in our Boston Sports Clubs region. Also in 2008, we recognized state tax benefits of $1.3 million related to self-insurance. For the year ended December 31, 2007, we recognized a $251,000 tax benefit principally related to Federal employment credits and relief for federal surcharges on our communication expenses previously incurred. Also in 2007, we recognized state tax benefits of $941,000 related to self-insurance. Liquidity and Capital Resources Historically, we have satisfied our liquidity needs through cash generated from operations and various borrowing arrangements. Principal liquidity needs have included the acquisition and development of new clubs, debt service requirements and other capital expenditures necessary to upgrade, expand and renovate existing clubs. Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $76.2 million compared to $95.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of 20.3%. This decrease was primarily related to a decrease in overall earnings. Also contributing to the decrease were the effects of an increase in cash paid for interest and reductions in deferred revenue. Total cash paid for interest increased $3.8 million to $13.8 million. Deferred revenue decreased $8.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2009 and $4.2 million in the prior year. In 2009, we had tax refunds, net of tax payments, of $3.9 million while in 2008 we had tax payments, net of refunds, of $15.9 million for an increase in cash of $19.8 million. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased 15.6% from $82.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Total cash paid for interest decreased $7.1 million to $10.0 million. Cash paid for income taxes decreased $4.8 million to $15.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Investing Activities. Investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2009 consisted primarily of expanding and remodeling existing clubs and the purchase of new fitness equipment. Net cash used in investing activities decreased 48.2% or $45.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2009, we spent $23.4 million to upgrade existing clubs, $16.6 million for growth capital expenditures primarily related to clubs added in 2008 and 2009, $4.6 million to enhance our management information systems and $4.7 million for the construction of corporate offices and the completion of our new regional laundry facility in our New York Sports Clubs market. These expenditures were funded by cash flow provided by operations, available cash on hand and, to the extent needed, borrowings from the Revolving Loan Facility. For the year ending December 31, 2010, we currently plan to invest $34.0 million to $37.0 million in capital expenditures. We expect that this 2010 amount will include $25.0 million to continue to upgrade existing clubs and $7.0 million principally related to major renovations at clubs with recent lease renewals and upgrading our in-club entertainment system network. We expect to invest $3.0 million related to enhance our management information 43 Table of Contents systems. These expenditures will be funded by cash flow provided by operations, available cash on hand and, to the extent needed, borrowings from the $63.8 million Revolving Loan Facility. Net cash used in investing activities was $95.1 million and $97.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2008, we spent $23.6 million on upgrading existing clubs, $9.1 million to enhance our management information systems, $5.7 million for the construction of a new regional laundry facility in our New York Sports Clubs market and the remaining $57.8 million for the building of new clubs or the expansion of existing clubs. We also received $1.1 million in insurance proceeds during the year ended December 31, 2008. Financing Activities. Net cash related to financing activities decreased $31.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. In the year ended December 31, 2009, we repaid the outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility of $19.0 million compared to net borrowings in the year ended December 31, 2008 of $10.0 million. In 2009 we paid $5.4 million related to repurchases of 2.1 million shares of our common stock compared to $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Proceeds related to the exercise of stock options decreased $1.2 million in 2009 compared to 2008. In both years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we made $1.9 million of principal payments on our outstanding Term Loans. Net cash provided by financing activities was $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to $12.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, a decrease of $8.7 million. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we paid $4.6 million related to repurchases of 1.8 million shares of our common stock. There were no common stock repurchases in the year ended December 31, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we increased the outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility by $10.0 million, and made $1.9 million of principal payments on our outstanding Term Loans. On February 1, 2009, our Senior Discount Notes became fully accreted with an outstanding balance of $138.5 million. Semi-annual cash interest payments of $7.6 million commenced on August 1, 2009. In the year ended December 31, 2009, the August 1, 2009 interest payment of $7.6 million represented a single semi-annual payment. In the year ending December 31, 2010, there are two semi-annual payments scheduled, which will result in an increase in cash paid for interest of $7.6 million on our Senior Discount Notes. We refinanced our debt on February 27, 2007. The net proceeds after issuance costs from the 2007 Senior Credit Facility of $182.4 million were used to repay the remaining principal of $170.0 million of the 2003 Senior Notes. In addition, in the year ended December 31, 2007, we paid a premium and fees in connection with the extinguishment of debt of $9.3 million. These transactions accounted for a $3.0 million increase in cash related to financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2007. There was a $0.9 million decrease in cash received upon the exercise of stock options in the year ended December 31, 2008 when compared to the year ended December 31, 2007. February 4, 2004 Senior Discount Notes On February 4, 2004, TSI Holdings completed an offering of the Senior Discount Notes that will mature in February 2014. These Senior Discount Notes are publicly traded. No cash interest was required to be paid prior to August 2009. The accreted value of each discount note increased from the date of issuance until February 1, 2009, at a rate of 11.0% per annum compounded semi-annually and is currently at the fully accreted principal value. Since February 1, 2009, interest on the Senior Discount Notes is being accrued and is payable semi-annually in arrears February 1 and August 1 of each year, and commenced August 1, 2009. The discount notes are structurally subordinated and effectively rank junior to all indebtedness of TSI, LLC. The debt of TSI Holdings is not guaranteed by TSI, LLC and TSI Holdings relies on the cash flows of TSI, LLC, subject to restrictions contained in the indenture governing the Senior Discount Notes, to service its debt. The indenture governing our Senior Discount Notes contains, among other things, covenants that may restrict our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities. The indenture governing our Senior Discount Notes restricts, among other things, our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; pay dividends or make distributions; purchase or redeem stock; make investments and extend credit; engage in transactions with affiliates; engage in sale-leaseback transactions; 44 Table of Contents consummate certain asset sales; effect consolidation or merger or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets; and create liens on our assets. The covenant contained in the indenture limiting the incurrence of additional indebtedness allows the Company to incur such indebtedness provided that the Company will continue to be in compliance with a “fixed charge coverage ratio” of greater than 2.00 to 1.00. The indenture does, however, allow the Company and its subsidiaries to incur certain “permitted indebtedness” without regard to the fixed charge coverage ratio. The fixed charge coverage ratio is defined as the ratio of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization to consolidated interest expense with certain adjustments to these items as specified in the indenture. Reference should be made to the indenture for the detailed definitions of the defined terms used for purposes of the fixed charge coverage ratio (see Exhibit 4.1 to this Report). At December 31, 2009, our fixed charge coverage ratio, as calculated for purposes of the indenture, was 3.93 to 1.00. 2003 Senior Credit Facility On April 16, 2003, the Company successfully completed a refinancing of its debt. This refinancing included an offering of $255.0 million of the 9 5 / 8% Senior Notes (the “2003 Senior Notes”) that would have matured April 15, 2011 and the entering into of a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “2003 Senior Credit Facility”) that would have expired on April 15, 2008. Effective July 7, 2006, the 2003 Senior Credit Facility was amended to increase permitted borrowings from $50.0 million to $75.0 million. On June 8, 2006, the Company paid $93.0 million to redeem $85.0 million of the outstanding principal of the 2003 Senior Notes, together with $6.8 million of early termination fees and $1.2 million of accrued interest. Deferred financing costs totaling $1.6 million were written off and fees totaling $222,000 were incurred in connection with this early extinguishment. 2007 Senior Credit Facility On February 27, 2007, TSI, LLC entered into the $260.0 million 2007 Senior Credit Facility. The 2007 Senior Credit Facility consisted of a Term Loan Facility, the $75.0 million Revolving Loan Facility and an incremental term loan commitment facility in the maximum amount of $100.0 million, under which borrowing is subject to compliance with certain conditions precedent by TSI, LLC and agreement upon certain terms and conditions thereof between the participating lenders and TSI, LLC. The Revolving Loan Facility replaced the previously existing revolving credit facility of $75.0 million that was to mature on April 15, 2008. A portion of the proceeds were used to purchase $165.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 2003 Senior Notes outstanding on February 27, 2007 and the balance of the proceeds were irrevocably deposited in an escrow account to purchase the remaining $4.5 million, together with a call premium of $200,000, on April 15, 2007, the redemption date. Accrued interest on the 2003 Senior Notes totaling $6.0 million was also paid at closing. The Company incurred $8.8 million of tender premium and approximately $300,000 fees and expenses related to the tender of the 2003 Senior Notes. Deferred financing costs related to the 2003 Senior Notes totaling approximately $3.2 million were expensed in the first quarter of 2007. As a result of an amendment to the 2007 Senior Credit Facility on July 15, 2009 (the “Amendment”), the total amount of borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility was reduced by 15% from $75.0 million to $63.8 million. Additionally, the Company incurred an aggregate of approximately $615,000 in fees and expenses related to the Amendment. See Note 8 — Long-Term Debt to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for further details. As of December 31, 2009, TSI, LLC had $179.9 million outstanding under the Term Loan Facility. Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility, at TSI, LLC’s option, bear interest at either the administrative agent’s base rate plus 0.75% or its Eurodollar rate plus 1.75%, each as defined in the 2007 Senior Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2009, TSI, LLC had elected the Eurodollar rate option, equal to 2.1% as of December 31, 2009. Interest calculated under the base rate option would have equaled 4.0% as of December 31, 2009, if TSI, LLC had elected this option. The Term Loan Facility matures on the earlier of (a) February 27, 2014 or (b) August 1, 2013 if the Senior Discount 45 Table of Contents Notes are still outstanding. TSI, LLC is required to repay 0.25% of principal, or $462,500, per quarter. Quarterly principal payments began on June 30, 2007 and $5.1 million has been paid as of December 31, 2009. The Revolving Loan Facility expires on February 27, 2012 and borrowings under the facility currently, at TSI, LLC’s option, bear interest at either the administrative agent’s base rate plus 1.25% or its Eurodollar rate plus 2.25%, each as defined in the 2007 Senior Credit Facility. TSI, LLC’s applicable base rate and Eurodollar rate margins, and commitment commission percentage, vary with our consolidated secured leverage ratio, as defined in the 2007 Senior Credit Facility. TSI, LLC is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the daily unutilized amount. TSI, LLC’s applicable base rate and Eurodollar rate margins and commitment commission percentage vary with the Company’s consolidated secured leverage ratio. The following table summarizes the interest rate margins and commitment commission percentages applicable at three separate secured ratio levels as follows: The Company has been within the Level 3 range since entering into the Revolving Loan Facility in 2007 and expects to be in this range throughout 2010. The 2007 Credit Agreement contains a covenant that requires us to comply with a “total leverage ratio” of not greater than 4:25 to 1:00 during any period in which borrowings or letters of credit are outstanding under the Revolving Loan Facility. The total leverage ratio is defined as the ratio of consolidated indebtedness (excluding the Senior Discount Notes and certain contingent obligations) to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization (with adjustments for transaction expenses relating to the repayment of the 2003 Senior Credit Facility and certain other debt, non-cash deferred compensation expense relating to issuance or repurchase of stock options and other equity interests, and deferred rent expense in addition to certain other items). Reference should be made to the 2007 Credit Agreement for the detailed definitions of the defined terms used for purposes of the total leverage ratio (see Exhibit 10.1 to this Annual Report). At December 31, 2009, our total leverage ratio, as calculated for purposes of the 2007 Credit Agreement, was 2.31 to 1.00. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Loan Facility at December 31, 2009. The applicable interest rate at December 31, 2009 was 4.5% and outstanding letters of credit issued totaled $14.2 million. The unutilized portion of the Revolving Loan Facility as of December 31, 2009 was $49.5 million. In addition, our operations are conducted through our subsidiaries and our ability to make payments on our outstanding Senior Discount Notes is dependent on the earnings and distribution of funds from our subsidiaries; however, our subsidiaries are not obligated to make funds available to us for payment on the outstanding Senior Discount Notes. The terms of the indenture governing our Senior Discount Notes and the 2007 Senior Credit Facility significantly restrict the payment of dividends by us. Our subsidiaries are permitted under the terms of the 2007 Senior Credit Facility and the indenture governing our Senior Discount Notes to incur additional indebtedness that may severely restrict or prohibit the payment of dividends by such subsidiaries to us. Our substantial leverage may impair our financial condition and we may incur significant additional debt (see “Item 1A. Risk Factors”). The 2007 Credit Agreement contains covenants including, among others, limitations on the Company’s and each of its subsidiaries’ ability to: create, incur, assume or be liable for indebtedness (other than certain types of permitted indebtedness); dispose of assets outside the ordinary course (subject to certain exceptions); acquire, merge or consolidate with or into another person or entity (other than certain types of permitted acquisitions); create, incur or allow any lien on any of its property (except for certain permitted liens); make investments (other than certain types of investments); or pay dividends or make distributions (each subject to certain limitations). In addition, the 2007 Credit Agreement provides for certain events of default such as nonpayment of principal and 46 Revolving Loans Applicable Base Commitment Rate Eurodollar Commission Level Secured Leverage Ratio Margin Margin Percentage 3 Greater than 1.50 to 1.00 1.25 % 2.25 % 0.50 % 2 Greater than 1.00 to 1.00 but equal to or less than 1.50 to 1.00 1.00 % 2.00 % 0.50 % 1 Equal to or less than 1.00 to 1.00 0.75 % 1.75 % 0.375 % Table of Contents interest when due thereunder, breaches of representations and warranties, noncompliance with covenants, acts of insolvency, default on indebtedness held by third parties and the occurrence of a change of control. As of December 31, 2009, we were in compliance with our debt covenants in the 2007 Credit Agreement and given our operating plans and expected performance for 2010, we expect we will continue to be in compliance during 2010. These covenants may limit TSI, LLC’s ability to incur additional debt. As of December 31, 2009, permitted borrowing capacity of $63.8 million was not restricted by the covenants. As of December 31, 2009, we had $138.5 million of Senior Discount Notes outstanding. As of December 31, 2009, we had $10.8 million of cash and cash equivalents. We recognize revenue from personal training sessions as the services are performed (i.e., when the session is trained). Unused personal training sessions expire after a set, disclosed period of time after purchase. Recently, the State of New York has informed us that it is currently considering whether we are required to remit the amount received by us for unused, expired personal training sessions to the State of New York as unclaimed property. We currently have between $10.0 million and $15.0 million of unused and expired personal training sessions. We have not recognized any revenue from these sessions and have recorded the amounts as deferred revenue. We do not believe that these amounts are subject to the escheatment or abandoned property laws of any state, including the State of New York. However, in the event that a state, including the State of New York, does not agree with our position, we ultimately may be forced to remit all or a portion of these amounts to such state. Consolidated Debt As of December 31, 2009, our total consolidated debt was $318.4 million. This substantial amount of debt could have significant consequences, including: These limitations and consequences may place us at a competitive disadvantage to other less-leveraged competitors. We believe that we have, or will be able to, obtain or generate sufficient funds to finance our current operating and growth plans through the end of 2010. Any material acceleration or expansion of our plans through newly constructed clubs or acquisitions (to the extent such acquisitions include cash payments) may require us to pursue additional sources of financing prior to the end of 2010. There can be no assurance that such financing will be available, or that it will be available on acceptable terms. 47 • making it more difficult to satisfy our obligations; • increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic conditions; • limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions of new clubs and other general corporate requirements; • requiring cash flow from operations for the payment of interest on our credit facility and our 11% Senior Discount Notes and reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions of new clubs and general corporate requirements; and • limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate. Table of Contents Contractual Obligations and Commitments The aggregate long-term debt and operating lease obligations as of December 31, 2009 were as follows: Notes: The following long-term liabilities included on the consolidated balance sheet are excluded from the table above: income taxes (including uncertain tax positions), insurance accruals and other accruals. The Company is unable to estimate the timing of payments for these items. Throughout 2009, the ongoing U.S. and global economic recession has resulted in additional significant pressures and declines in consumer confidence and economic growth. These economic conditions have led to reduced consumer spending and have contributed to an increase in member cancellations, decreases in new memberships and reductions in revenue from ancillary services and marketing. These economic conditions could continue to adversely affect our industry, business and results of operations. These economic conditions have also resulted in a tightening of the credit markets, including lending by financial institutions, which are the source of credit for our borrowing and a source of our liquidity. It is difficult to predict how long the current economic and capital and credit market conditions will continue; however, if current levels of economic and capital and credit market volatility continue or worsen, there can be no assurance that we will not experience further adverse impact, which may be material to our business and therefore our results of operations and liquidity, including our ability to borrow under the Revolving Loan Facility. An affiliate of CIT Group Inc., The CIT Group Equipment Finance Inc., is one of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility, having provided a commitment of $4.3 million of the $63.8 million. On November 1, 2009, CIT Group Inc. (“CIT”), filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. On December 10, 2009, CIT confirmed that it had emerged from bankruptcy. A CIT subsidiary, The CIT Group Equipment Finance, Inc. (“CIT Financing”) is one of the lenders under our Revolving Credit Facility, having provided a commitment of $4.3 million, of which no amounts were outstanding as of December 31, 2009. Although we have made no request for funding under the Revolving Credit Facility since the filing of the bankruptcy petition by CIT, it is uncertain whether CIT Financing will participate in any future requests for funding or whether another lender might assume its commitments. Consequently, our ability to borrow under the Revolving Loan Facility may be adversely impacted. Based on information available to us, we do not expect that any of the other financial institutions that are a party to our 2007 Senior Credit Facility would be unable to fulfill their obligations thereunder as of the filing date of this Annual Report. Our Term Loan Facility matures on the earlier of February 27, 2014, or August 1, 2013 if the 11% Senior Discount Notes are still outstanding as of that date and the Revolving Loan will mature in 2012. Our 11% Senior Discount Notes will mature in 2014. We expect to refinance our outstanding indebtedness under these arrangements with new indebtedness prior to their maturity dates. The availability of refinancing will depend on a variety of factors, such as economic and market conditions, business performance, the availability of credit and our credit ratings, as well as the lenders’ perception of the prospects of our company or our industry generally. We may not be 48 Payments Due by Period (in (000’s) Less than After Contractual Obligations Total 1 Year 1-3 Years 4-5 Years 5 Years Long-term debt $ 318,363 $ 1,850 $ 3,700 $ 312,813 $ — Interest payments on long-term debt(1) 78,590 18,921 37,729 21,940 — Operating lease obligations(2) 844,911 82,028 159,747 146,209 456,927 Total contractual cash obligations $ 1,241,864 $ 102,799 $ 201,176 $ 480,962 $ 456,927 (1) Includes 11% annual interest on the Senior Discount Notes and variable interest on the 2007 Term Loan Facility using the rate of as of December 31, 2009 of 2.1%. (2) Operating lease obligations include base rent only. Certain leases provide for additional rent based on real estate taxes, common area maintenance and defined amounts based on the operating results of the lessee. Table of Contents able to successfully obtain any necessary refinancing on favorable terms, including interest rates and financial and other covenants, or at all. In that event, our business and financial condition may be materially adversely affected. In recent years, we have typically operated with a working capital deficit. We had a working capital deficit of $46.6 million at December 31, 2009, as compared with $67.2 million at December 31, 2008. Major components of our working capital deficit on the current liability side are deferred revenues, accrued expenses (including, among others, accrued construction in progress and equipment, payroll and occupancy costs) and the current portion of long-term debt. These current liabilities more than offset the main current assets, which consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and prepaid expenses and other current assets. Payments underlying the current liability for deferred revenue are generally not held as cash and cash equivalents, but rather are used for the Company’s business needs, including financing and investing commitments, which use contributes to the working capital deficit. The deferred revenue liability relates to dues and services paid-in-full in advance and initiation fees paid at the time of enrollment and totaled $35.3 million and $40.3 million at December 31, 2009 and December 31 2008, respectively. Initiation fees received are deferred and amortized over a 28-month period, which represents the estimated membership life of a club member. Prepaid dues are generally realized over a period of up to twelve months, while fees for prepaid services normally are realized over a period of one to nine months. In periods when we increase the number of clubs open and consequently increase the level of payments received in advance, we anticipate that we will continue to have deferred revenue balances at levels similar to or greater than those currently maintained. By contrast, any decrease in demand for our services or reductions in initiation fees collected would have the effect of reducing deferred revenue balances, which would likely require us to rely more heavily on other sources of funding. The Company’s club growth plans have slowed from net club openings of five in 2008 to net club closures of five in 2009. This decrease in number of clubs is expected to result in a decrease in the working capital deficit. In addition, there has been a decrease in both personal training and initiation fees, which has also contributed to decreased deferred revenue. In either case, a significant portion of the deferred revenue is not expected to constitute a liability that must be funded with cash. At the time a member joins our club, we incur enrollment costs, a portion of which are deferred over 28 months. These costs are recorded as a long-term asset and as such, do not offset the working capital deficit. We expect to record a working capital deficit in future periods and, as in the past, will fund such deficit using cash flows from operations and borrowings under our 2007 Senior Credit Facility or other credit facilities, which resources we believe will be sufficient to cover such deficit. Recent Changes in or Recently Issued Accounting Standards For details of applicable new accounting standards, please, see Note 4 — Recent Accounting Pronouncements to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report. Use of Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our most significant assumptions and estimates relate to estimated membership life, the allocation and fair value ascribed to fixed and intangible assets, the useful lives of long-term assets, recoverability and impairment of fixed and intangible assets, valuation of and expense incurred in connection with stock options, legal contingencies, estimated self-insurance reserves, and valuation of deferred income taxes. Estimated membership life. Our one-time member initiation fees and a portion of related direct expenses, up to the amount of deferred initiation fees, are deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis in operations over the estimated membership life of 28 months. This membership life estimate was the result of decreases in actual membership retention experienced by us and was adjusted from 30 months in April 2009. This estimated life could increase or decrease in future periods. Consequently, deferred initiation fees and direct expenses would increase or decrease accordingly. 49 Table of Contents Fixed and intangible assets. Fixed assets are recorded at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are 30 years for building and improvements, five years for club equipment, furniture, fixtures, flooring and computer equipment and three to five years for computer software. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the remaining period of the lease. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. The cost and related accumulated depreciation, or amortization of assets retired or sold, are removed from the respective accounts and any gain or loss is recognized in operations. The costs related to developing web applications, developing web pages and installing developed applications on the web servers are capitalized and classified as computer software. Web site hosting fees and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Long-lived assets, such as fixed assets and intangible assets are reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Estimated undiscounted expected future cash flows are used to determine if an asset group is impaired, in which case the asset’s carrying value would be reduced to its fair value, calculated using discounted cash flows. Projected cash flows are based on internal budgets and forecasts through the end of each respective lease. The most significant assumptions in those budgets and forecasts relate to estimated membership and ancillary revenue, attrition rates, and maintenance capital expenditures, which are estimated at approximately 3% of total revenues. Actual cash flows realized could differ from those estimated and could result in asset impairments in the future. During the year ended December 31, 2009, we recorded impairment charges of $6.7 million at nine underperforming clubs out of a total of 19 tested. The leasehold improvements at these clubs were written down to their fair values of zero at eight of these clubs, due to negative projected cash flows, and one club was written down to fair value of leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation, of $859,000 as of December 31, 2009. A change in the discount rate would not have had a significant impact on the impairment charge. The 10 clubs tested that did not have impairment charges had an aggregate of $9.4 million of net leasehold improvements remaining as of December 31, 2009. We also recorded a $10.2 million impairment of construction in progress related the development costs of an internal-use software project. It was determined that it was not probable that the Company would continue with the project as of December 31, 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded impairment charges of $3.9 million of which $2.7 million related to fixed assets at six underperforming clubs and $1.2 million related to the planned closures of two clubs prior to the lease expiration dates. See Note 5 — Fixed Assets to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report. Goodwill has been allocated to reporting units that closely reflect the regions served by our four trade names: New York Sports Clubs (“NYSC”), Boston Sports Clubs (“BSC”), Washington Sports Clubs (“WSC”) and Philadelphia Sports Clubs (“PSC”), with certain more remote clubs that do not benefit from a regional cluster being considered single reporting units (“Outlier Clubs”) and our three clubs located in Switzerland (“SSC”). The Company has one Outlier Club with goodwill. The BSC, WSC and PSC regions do not have any goodwill as of December 31, 2009. The carrying value of goodwill was allocated to the Company’s reporting units pursuant to FASB guidance. In each of the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill. The March 31, 2009 and 2008 impairment tests supported the recorded goodwill balances and as such no impairment of goodwill was required. The valuation of intangible assets requires assumptions and estimates of many critical factors, including revenue and market growth, operating cash flows and discount rates. The Company may decide to complete an interim evaluation of the goodwill by reporting unit due to the existence of a triggering event. The determination as to whether a triggering event exists that would warrant an interim review of goodwill and whether a write-down of goodwill is necessary involves significant judgment based on short-term and long-term projections of the Company. Solely for purposes of establishing inputs for the fair value calculations described above related to goodwill impairment testing, the Company made the following assumptions. The Company developed long-range financial forecasts (five years or longer) for all reporting units. The Company used discount rates ranging between 12.1% and 18.2%, compounded annual revenue growth ranging from (0.7%) to 5.4% and terminal growth rates ranging between 1% and 3%. These assumptions are calculated separately for each reporting unit. Due to the significant decrease in market capitalization and a decline in the Company’s business outlook primarily due to the macroeconomic environment, the Company performed an interim impairment test as of December 31, 2008 and recorded $17.6 million of impairment at the BSC reporting unit and one outlier club as a 50 Table of Contents result. For a detailed description of the impairment test as well as the assumptions used, please see Note 6 — Goodwill and Intangible Assets to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report. In the year ended December 31, 2009, our market capitalization has been stable compared to the year ended December 31, 2008 and management believes our recent financial results combined with our current business outlook do not indicate a need to perform interim impairment testing. As of March 31, 2009, the implied fair value of NYSC goodwill was 41% greater than book value and the estimated fair value of SSC goodwill was 92% greater than book value. Valuation of and expense incurred in connection with stock options. In accordance with FASB guidance effective January 1, 2006, we recognize all share-based payments to employees to be in the financial statements based on their fair values using an option-pricing model at the date of grant. We use a Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate the fair value of options. This model requires various judgmental assumptions including volatility, forfeiture rate and expected option life. If any of the assumptions used in the model change significantly, share-based compensation may differ materially in the future from that recorded in the current period. Legal contingencies. In accordance with FASB guidance, we determine whether to disclose and accrue for loss contingencies based on an assessment of whether the risk of loss is remote, reasonably possible or probable. Our assessment is developed in consultation with our outside counsel and other advisors and is based on an analysis of possible outcomes under various strategies. Loss contingency assumptions involve judgments that are inherently subjective and can involve matters that are in litigation, which, by its nature is unpredictable. We believe that our assessment of the probability of loss contingencies is reasonable, but because of the subjectivity involved and the unpredictable nature of the subject matter at issue, our assessment may prove ultimately to be incorrect, which could materially impact the Consolidated Financial Statements. Self-insurance reserves. We limit our exposure to casualty losses on insurance claims by maintaining liability coverage subject to specific and aggregate liability deductibles. Self-insurance losses for claims filed and claims incurred but not reported are accrued based upon a number of factors including sales estimates for each insurance year, claim amounts, claim settlements and number of claims. our historical loss experience and valuations provided by independent third-party consultants. To the extent that estimated self-insurance losses differ from actual losses realized, our insurance reserves could differ significantly and may result in either higher or lower insurance expense in future periods. In the past year, our actual loss experience has been better than expected overall. Deferred income taxes. As of December 31, 2009, our net deferred tax assets totaled $50.6 million. These net assets represent cumulative net “temporary differences” that will result in tax deductions in future years. The realizability of these assets greatly depends on our ability to generate sufficient future taxable income. For 2009 and 2008, we generated Federal Taxable Income of approximately $17.6 million and $7.2 million, respectively. Given our profitability in past years and expected future profitability, the weight of available evidence indicates we will, more likely than not, be able to realize these net deferred tax assets. If at some time in the future the weight of available evidence does not support the realizability of a portion of or the entire net deferred tax assets, the write-down of this asset could have a significant impact on our financial statements. FASB guidance effective on January 1, 2007 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Inflation Although we cannot accurately anticipate the effect of inflation on our operations, we believe that inflation has not had and is not likely in the foreseeable future to have, a material impact on our results of operations. Seasonality of Business Seasonal trends have a limited effect on our overall business. Generally, we experience greater membership growth at the beginning of each year and experience an increased rate of membership attrition during the summer months. In addition, during the summer months, we experience a slight increase in operating expenses due to our 51 Table of Contents outdoor pool and summer camp operations, generally matched by seasonal revenue recognition from season pool memberships and camp revenue. Our debt consists of both fixed and variable rate debt facilities. As of December 31, 2009 a total of $179.9 million of our debt consisted of the Term Loan Facility for which borrowings are subject to variable interest rates. Borrowings under this Term Loan Facility are for periods of one, two, three or six months in the case of Eurodollar borrowings and no minimum period in the case of base rate borrowings and upon each continuation of an interest period related to a Eurodollar borrowing the interest rate is reset and each interest rate would be considered variable. If short-term interest rates had increased by 100 basis points for the year ended December 31, 2009, our interest expense would have increased by approximately $1.8 million. This amount is determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on our debt balance during this period. For additional information concerning the terms of our fixed-rate debt, see Note 8 — Long-Term Debt to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report. Our Financial Statements appear following the signature page hereto, are incorporated herein by reference and are listed in the index appearing under Item 15. None Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures: We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurances of achieving the desired controls. As of December 31, 2009, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of December 31, 2009, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level. Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework . Based on our management’s assessment using those criteria, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2009, we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to 52 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Item 9A. Controls and Procedures Table of Contents future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm that audited the financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, has issued its written attestation report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, as stated in their report included following the signature page hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. None 53 Item 9B. Other Information Table of Contents PART III COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND RELATED INFORMATION The information with respect to directors, executive officers and corporate governance of the Company is incorporated herein by reference to the following sections of the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Proxy Statement”): “Matters to be Considered at Annual Meeting — Proposal One — Election of Directors,” “Corporate Governance and Board Matters — Corporate Governance Documents,” “Corporate Governance and Board Matters — Committee Membership — Audit Committee,” “Section 16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and “Deadline for Receipt of Stockholder Proposals.” The following are the members of our Board of Directors and our Executive Officers: Board of Directors: Executive Officers: The information with respect to executive compensation is incorporated herein by reference to the following sections of the Proxy Statement: “Executive Compensation” and “Corporate Governance and Board Matters — Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.” The information with respect to compensation of directors is incorporated herein by reference to the following section of the Proxy Statement.: “Corporate Governance and Board Matters — Directors’ Compensation for the 2009 Fiscal Year.” 54 Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance Alexander A. Alimanestianu Chief Executive Officer and President, Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. Keith E. Alessi Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Westmoreland Coal Company Paul N. Arnold Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Cort Business Services, Inc. Bruce C. Bruckmann Managing Director, Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., LP J. Rice Edmonds Managing Director, Edmonds Capital, LLC Jason M. Fish Former President, CapitalSource Inc. Thomas J. Galligan, III Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Papa Gino’s Holdings Corp. Kevin McCall Chief Executive Officer and President, Paradigm Properties, LLC Alexander Alimanestianu Chief Executive Officer and President Martin Annese Chief Operations Officer Daniel Gallagher Chief Financial Officer David M. Kastin Senior Vice President — General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Scott Milford Senior Vice President — Human Resources Item 11. Executive Compensation Table of Contents Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans The following table provides information with respect to compensation plans (including individual compensation arrangements) under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance to employees as of December 31, 2009: The information with respect to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated herein by reference to the following section of the Proxy Statement: “Ownership of Securities”. On January 8, 2010, we received a notice from several entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by Farallon Partners, L.L.C., demanding that the Company register for resale, pursuant to a February 2004 registration rights agreement, as amended, an aggregate 4,383,823 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The information with respect to certain relationships and related transactions and director independence is incorporated herein by reference to the following sections of the Proxy Statement.: “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Corporate Governance and Board Matters — Director Independence.” The information with respect to principal accountant fees and services is incorporated herein by reference to the following section of the Proxy Statement: “Matters to be Considered at Annual Meeting — Proposal Two — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.” 55 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Number of Securities Number of Securities Remaining Available for to be Issued Upon Weighted-Average Future Issuance Under Exercise of Exercise Price of Equity Compensation Plans Outstanding Options, Outstanding Options, (Excluding Securities Warrants and Rights Warrants and Rights Reflected in Column(a)) Plan Category (a) (b) (c) Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 2,283,673 $ 6.23 567,323 Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders — — — Total 2,283,673 $ 6.23 567,323 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Party Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services Table of Contents PART IV (a) Financial Statements (1) Financial statements filed as part of this report: (2) Financial Statements Schedules: To the extent applicable, required information has been included in the financial statements. (3) Exhibits. See Item 15(b) below. (b) Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the Index to Exhibits immediately following page F-39 of this Annual Report. 56 Item 15. Exhibits And Financial Statements Page Number Consolidated Annual Financial Statements of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2 Consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 F-3 Consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 F-4 Consolidated statements of stockholders’ (deficit) equity for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 F-5 Consolidated statements of cash flows for the years December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 F-6 Notes to consolidated financial statements F-7 Table of Contents 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 on March 15, 2010. TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ ALEXANDER ALIMANESTIANU Signature Title Date By: Alex Alimanestianu /s/ ALEXANDER ALIMANESTIANU Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer), President and Director March 15, 2010 By: Daniel Gallagher /s/ DANIEL GALLAGHER Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) March 15, 2010 By: Keith Alessi /s/ KEITH ALESSI Director March 15, 2010 By: Paul Arnold /s/ PAUL ARNOLD Director March 15, 2010 By: Bruce Bruckmann Director By: Rice Edmonds /s/ RICE EDMONDS Director March 15, 2010 By: Jason Fish /s/ JASON FISH Director and Chairman of the Board March 15, 2010 By: Thomas J. Galligan III /s/ THOMAS J. GALLIGAN III Director March 15, 2010  57 By: Kevin McCall /s/ KEVIN MCCALL Director March 15, 2010 Table of Contents INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1 Page Consolidated Annual Financial Statements of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.: Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2 Consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2009 and 2008 F-3 Consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 F-4 Consolidated statements of stockholders’ (deficit) equity for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 F-5 Consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 F-6 Notes to consolidated financial statements F-7 Table of Contents Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc: In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP New York, New York March 15, 2010 F-2 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS As of December 31, 2009 and 2008 See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-3 2009 2008 (All figures in $000’s except share data) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 10,758 $ 10,399 Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,410 and $3,001 in 2009 and 2008, respectively) 4,295 4,508 Inventory 224 143 Prepaid corporate income taxes 1,274 8,116 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 10,264 14,154 Total current assets 26,815 37,320 Fixed assets, net 340,277 373,120 Goodwill 32,636 32,610 Intangible assets, net 149 281 Deferred tax assets, net 50,581 42,266 Deferred membership costs 7,736 14,462 Other assets 9,272 11,579 Total assets $ 467,466 $ 511,638 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY Current liabilities: Current portion of long-term debt $ 1,850 $ 20,850 Accounts payable 6,011 7,267 Accrued expenses 23,656 35,565 Accrued interest 6,573 523 Deferred revenue 35,346 40,326 Total current liabilities 73,436 104,531 Long-term debt 316,513 317,160 Deferred lease liabilities 71,438 69,719 Deferred revenue 1,488 4,554 Other liabilities 12,824 14,902 Total liabilities 475,699 510,866 Contingencies (Note 14) Stockholders’ (deficit) equity: Common stock, $.001 par value; issued and outstanding 22,603,199 and 24,627,779 shares at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively 23 25 Paid-in capital (22,572 ) (18,980 ) Accumulated other comprehensive income (currency translation adjustment) 1,327 1,070 Retained earnings 12,989 18,657 Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity (8,233 ) 772 Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity $ 467,466 $ 511,638 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-4 2009 2008 2007 (All figures in $000’s except share and per share data) Revenues: Club operations $ 480,731 $ 500,678 $ 467,299 Fees and other 4,661 6,031 5,616 485,392 506,709 472,915 Operating Expenses: Payroll and related 193,891 193,580 177,357 Club operating 178,854 172,409 156,660 General and administrative 31,587 33,952 35,092 Depreciation and amortization 56,533 52,475 45,964 Impairment of fixed assets 6,708 3,867 — Impairment of internal-use software 10,194 — — Impairment of goodwill — 17,609 — 477,767 473,892 415,073 Operating income 7,625 32,817 57,842 Loss on extinguishment of debt — — 12,521 Interest expense 20,972 23,902 26,400 Interest income (3 ) (319 ) (1,071 ) Equity in the earnings of investees and rental income (1,876 ) (2,307 ) (1,799 ) (Loss) income before provision for corporate income taxes (11,468 ) 11,541 21,791 (Benefit) provision for corporate income taxes (5,800 ) 9,204 8,145 Net (loss) income $ (5,668 ) $ 2,337 $ 13,646 (Loss) earnings per share: Basic $ (0.25 ) $ 0.09 $ 0.52 Diluted $ (0.25 ) $ 0.09 $ 0.51 Weighted average number of shares used in calculating (loss) earnings per share: Basic 22,720,935 26,247,398 26,153,543 Diluted 22,720,935 26,314,950 26,611,226 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-5 Accumulated Common Stock Additional Other Total ($.001 par) Paid in Comprehensive Retained Stockholder Shares Amount Capital Income Earnings Equity (Deficit) (All figures in $000’s except share and per share data) Balance at January 1, 2007 25,975,948 $ 26 $ (21,068 ) $ 539 $ 2,674 $ (17,829 ) Stock option exercises 278,825 — 2,096 — — 2,096 Compensation related to stock options — — 913 — — 913 Tax benefit from stock option exercises — — 1,082 — — 1,082 Other comprehensive income: Net income — — — — 13,646 13,646 Foreign currency translation adjustment — — — 275 — 275 Total comprehensive income — — — — 13,921 Balance at December 31, 2007 26,254,773 $ 26 $ (16,977 ) $ 814 $ 16,320 $ 183 Repurchase of common stock (1,838,960 ) (2 ) (4,643 ) (4,645 ) Stock option exercises 195,700 1 1,195 — — 1,196 Common stock grants 16,266 — 87 87 Compensation related to stock options — — 1,181 — — 1,181 Tax benefit from stock option exercises — — 177 — — 177 Other comprehensive income: Net income — — — — 2,337 2,337 Foreign currency translation adjustment — — — 256 — 256 Total comprehensive income — — — — 2,593 Balance at December 31, 2008 24,627,779 $ 25 $ (18,980 ) $ 1,070 $ 18,657 $ 772 Repurchase of common stock (2,095,613 ) (2 ) (5,353 ) — — (5,355 ) Stock option exercises 22,400 — 36 — — 36 Common stock grants 25,133 — 70 — — 70 Other 23,500 — — — — — Compensation related to stock options and restricted stock grants — — 1,634 — — 1,634 Tax benefit from stock option exercises — — 21 — — 21 Other comprehensive income: Net loss — — — — (5,668 ) (5,668 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment — — — 257 — 257 Total comprehensive (loss) income (5,411 ) Balance at December 31, 2009 22,603,199 $ 23 $ (22,572 ) $ 1,327 $ 12,989 $ (8,233 ) Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-6 2009 2008 2007 (All figures in $000’s) Cash flows from operating activities: Net (loss) income $ (5,668 ) $ 2,337 $ 13,646 Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities Depreciation and amortization 56,533 52,475 45,964 Impairment of fixed assets 6,708 3,867 — Impairment of internal-use software 10,194 — — Impairment of goodwill — 17,609 — Non cash interest expense on Senior Discount Notes 1,203 13,937 12,460 Write-off of deferred financing costs 100 — — Loss on extinguishment of debt — — 12,521 Amortization of debt issuance costs 896 781 815 Noncash rental expense, net of noncash rental income (2,494 ) (411 ) 508 Compensation expense incurred in connection with stock options and common stock grants 1,704 1,268 913 Deferred income tax provision (benefit) (8,315 ) 2,079 (11,908 ) Net change in certain working capital components 3,262 (10,258 ) 1,765 Landlord contributions to tenant improvements 4,817 6,597 5,439 Increase in insurance reserves 601 2,038 2,795 Decrease (increase) in deferred membership costs 6,726 3,512 (2,271 ) Other (26 ) (209 ) 102 Total adjustments 81,909 93,285 69,103 Net cash provided by operating activities 76,241 95,622 82,749 Cash flows from investing activities: Capital expenditures, net of effect of acquired businesses (49,277 ) (96,182 ) (93,280 ) Insurance proceeds received — 1,074 500 Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired — — (4,450 ) Net cash used in investing activities (49,277 ) (95,108 ) (97,230 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility 86,000 19,000 9,000 Repayment of borrowings on Revolving Loan Facility (105,000 ) (9,000 ) — Repayment of long term borrowings (1,850 ) (1,949 ) (1,568 ) Costs related to deferred financing (615 ) — — Change in book overdraft — (583 ) (647 ) Repurchase of common stock (5,355 ) (4,645 ) — Proceeds from 2007 Credit Facility — — 185,000 Costs related to issuance of 2007 Credit Facility — — (2,724 ) Repayment of Senior Notes — — (169,999 ) Premium paid on extinguishment of debt and related costs — — (9,309 ) Proceeds from stock option exercises 36 1,196 2,096 Tax benefit from stock option exercises 21 177 1,082 Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (26,763 ) 4,196 12,931 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 158 226 203 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 359 4,936 (1,347 ) Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period 10,399 5,463 6,810 Cash and cash equivalents end of period $ 10,758 $ 10,399 $ 5,463 Summary of the change in certain working capital components, net of effects of acquired businesses Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable $ 222 $ 1,786 $ (549 ) (Increase) decrease in inventory (80 ) 89 205 Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,260 197 1,965 Increase in accrued interest on Senior Discount Notes 6,346 — — (Decrease) increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued interest (4,211 ) 778 (2,435 ) Change in prepaid corporate income taxes and corporate income taxes payable 6,895 (8,874 ) (1,726 ) (Decrease) increase in deferred revenue (8,170 ) (4,234 ) 4,305 Net change in certain working capital components $ 3,262 $ (10,258 ) $ 1,765 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 (In $000s, except share and per share data) As of December 31, 2009, Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “TSI Holdings”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Town Sports International, LLC (“TSI, LLC”), operated 161 fitness clubs (“clubs”) comprised of 109 clubs in the New York metropolitan market under the “New York Sports Clubs” brand name, 25 clubs in the Boston market under the “Boston Sports Clubs” brand name, 18 clubs (two of which are partly-owned) in the Washington, D.C. market under the “Washington Sports Clubs” brand name, six clubs in the Philadelphia market under the “Philadelphia Sports Clubs” brand name and three clubs in Switzerland. The Company’s operating segments are New York Sports Clubs, Boston Sports Clubs, Philadelphia Sports Clubs, Washington Sports Clubs and Swiss Sports Clubs. The Company has determined that our operating segments have similar economic characteristics and meet the criteria which permit them to be aggregated into one reportable segment. Certain reclassifications were made to the reported amounts for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 to conform to the presentations for the year ended December 31, 2009. The results for the year ended December 31, 2009 include the correction of an accounting error that resulted in a cumulative charge to payroll and related expense and a related decrease in deferred membership costs on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and consolidated balance sheet, respectively. Historically, the Company has applied an accounting policy of capitalizing and then amortizing membership consultants’ commissions, bonuses and a portion of their base salaries, and related taxes and benefits, as direct costs of obtaining new members. Company policy limited the costs that could be capitalized to the amount of initiation fee revenue deferred for new memberships. The application of this policy required the Company to make certain estimates. Specifically, the Company capitalized a percentage of the membership consultants’ base salaries, and related taxes and benefits, based on estimates of the percentage of the membership consultants’ time that was spent on obtaining new members. The Company has undertaken a review of the accounting treatment for membership consultant salaries, including the application of the accounting policy and appropriateness of its estimate methodology. In connection with that review, the Company determined that its previous estimates were incorrect. The Company also concluded that it was not clear whether any portion of the consultants’ base salaries and the taxes and benefits related to those base salaries should have been capitalized. Although the Company believes that its accounting policy for deferred membership costs was not unreasonable, the errors in its estimates combined with its review of the policy have led the Company to conclude that the capitalization of any portion of membership consultant salaries and related taxes and benefits should be regarded as an accounting error. As a result, there are errors in the Company’s previously reported consolidated financial statements. The error caused payroll and related expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 to be overstated by $1,183 and $1,014, respectively, and payroll and related expense for the year of 2007 to be understated F-7 1. Basis of Presentation 2. Correction of an Accounting Error Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) by $56. If the error had been corrected for all periods, including the cumulative error in 2009 as described below, the consolidated statements of operations and the consolidated balance sheet would have been affected as follows: F-8 For the Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, 2009 2008 2007 As As if As As if As As if Reported Corrected Reported Corrected Reported Corrected Consolidated Statement of Operations: Operating income $ 7,625 $ 9,559 $ 32,817 $ 33,831 $ 57,842 $ 57,786 (Loss) income before provision for corporate income taxes (11,468 ) (9,534 ) 11,541 12,555 21,791 21,735 (Benefit) provision for corporate income taxes (5,800 ) (4,958 ) 9,204 9,642 8,145 8,121 Net (loss) income (5,668 ) (4,576 ) 2,337 2,913 13,646 13,614 Diluted (loss) earnings per share $ (0.25 ) $ (0.20 ) $ 0.09 $ 0.11 $ 0.51 $ 0.51 As of As of December 31, 2009 December 31, 2008 As As if As As if Reported Corrected* Reported Corrected Consolidated Balance Sheet: Deferred membership cost $ 7,736 NA $ 14,462 $ 12,528 Total assets $ 467,466 NA $ 511,638 $ 509,704 Total liabilities $ 475,699 NA $ 510,866 $ 510,031 Stockholders’ (deficit) equity $ (8,233 ) NA $ 772 $ (327 ) * Not applicable as no correction applies to the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009. For the Quarters Ended March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31, 2009 2009 2009 2009 Operating (loss) income As reported $ 5,578 $ 8,778 $ 1,444 $ (7,929 ) As if corrected $ 5,911 $ 9,156 $ 1,654 $ (6,916 ) Net (loss) income As reported $ 639 $ 2,524 $ (1,485 ) $ (7,346 ) As if corrected $ 827 $ 2,737 $ (1,366 ) $ (6,774 ) Diluted (loss) earnings per share As reported $ 0.03 $ 0.11 $ (0.07 ) $ (0.33 ) As if corrected $ 0.04 $ 0.12 $ (0.06 ) $ (0.30 ) Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) In addition to the overstatement of payroll and related expense in 2009 for costs related to prior periods of $1,183, the Company recorded additional payroll and related expense of $751 in the fourth quarter of 2009 to recognize the remaining portion of the deferred membership consultant salaries. This resulted in the recognition of an out-of-period expense in 2009 of $1,934. The Company determined that the impact of this error on all prior periods, as well as the correction of the error in the current period, was immaterial to all periods and accordingly, the Company did not restate its prior period results. While the Company is no longer deferring, a portion of membership consultants’ salaries and related taxes and benefits, it will continue to defer membership consultants’ commissions and bonuses and portions of taxes and benefits related to those commissions and bonuses. Principles of Consolidation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. and all wholly-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Revenue Recognition The Company generally receives a one-time non-refundable initiation fee and monthly dues from its members. The Company’s members have the option to join on a month-to-month basis or to commit to a one- or two-year membership. Month-to-month members can cancel their membership at any time with 30 days notice. Membership dues for members who pay annual dues upfront are amortized on a straight-line basis over a 12 month period commencing with the first month of the new member contract. Membership dues for members who pay monthly are recognized in the period in which access to the club is provided. Initiation fees and related direct and incremental expenses of membership acquisition, which include sales commissions, bonuses and related taxes and benefits, which are direct and incremental costs related to the sale of new memberships, are deferred and recognized, on a straight-line basis, in operations over an estimated membership life of 28 months. As of April 1, 2009, we changed our estimated membership life from 30 months to 28 months, affecting the year ended December 31, 2009 by increasing operating income by $47. The change in estimated membership life is principally due to an unfavorable trend in membership retention rates. Prior to October 1, 2009, the Company was also deferring a percentage of salaries and related benefits payable to membership consultants over the estimated membership life (See Note 2 — Correction of Error). Deferred membership costs were $7,736 and $14,462 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease in deferred membership costs is principally related to the discounting of new member initiation fees in an effort to drive membership sales. In the year ended December 31, 2009 the average initiation fee collected per sale F-9 For the Quarters Ended March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31, 2008 2008 2008 2008 Operating (loss) income As reported $ 14,081 $ 16,466 $ 11,581 $ (9,311 ) As if corrected $ 14,428 $ 16,652 $ 11,887 $ (9,136 ) Net (loss) income As reported $ 4,811 $ 6,801 $ 3,840 $ (13,115 ) As if corrected $ 5,008 $ 6,907 $ 4,014 $ (13,016 ) Diluted (loss) earnings per share As reported $ 0.18 $ 0.26 $ 0.14 $ (0.51 ) As if corrected $ 0.19 $ 0.26 $ 0.16 $ (0.50 ) 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) approximated $19.50 compared to $44.75 and $68.75 in the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The amount of costs deferred does not exceed the related deferred revenue for the periods presented and therefore the decrease in deferred initiation fee revenue resulted in a decrease in related deferred membership costs. Dues that are received in advance are recognized on a pro-rata basis over the periods in which services are to be provided. Revenues from ancillary services, such as personal training sessions, are recognized as services are performed. Unused personal training sessions expire after a set, disclosed period of time after purchase. Recently, the State of New York has informed the Company that it is currently considering whether the Company is required to remit the amount received for unused, expired personal training sessions to the State of New York as unclaimed property. The Company currently has between $10.0 million and $15.0 million of unused and expired personal training sessions. The Company has not recognized any revenue from these sessions and has recorded the amounts as deferred revenue. The Company does not believe that these amounts are subject to the escheatment or abandoned property laws of any state, including the State of New York. However, should any state, including the State of New York, not agree with the Company’s position, it ultimately may be forced to remit all or a portion of these amounts to such states. Management fees earned for services rendered are recognized at the time the related services are performed. When a revenue agreement involves multiple elements, such as sales of both memberships and services in one arrangement or potentially multiple arrangements, the entire fee from the arrangement is allocated to each respective element based on its relative fair value and recognized when the revenue recognition criteria for each element is met. The Company recognizes revenue from merchandise sales upon delivery to the member. In connection with advance receipts of fees or dues, the Company is required to maintain bonds totaling $3,840 and $3,598 as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, pursuant to various state consumer protection laws. Advertising and Club Pre-opening Costs Advertising costs and club pre-opening costs are charged to operations during the period in which they are incurred, except for production costs related to television and radio advertisements, which are expensed when the related commercials are first aired. Total advertising costs incurred by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 totaled $7,664, $7,868 and $10,302, respectively and are included in club operations. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid instruments which have original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value. The Company owns and operates a captive insurance company in the State of New York. Under the insurance laws of the State of New York, this captive insurance company is required to maintain a cash balance of at least $250. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, $272 and $271, respectively, of cash related to this wholly-owned subsidiary was included in cash and cash equivalents. Deferred Lease Liabilities, Non-cash Rental Expense and Additional Rent The Company recognizes rental expense for leases with scheduled rent increases and inclusive of rental concessions, on the straight-line basis over the life of the lease beginning upon the commencement date of the lease. Rent concessions, primarily received in the form of free rental periods, are also deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease. The Company leases office, warehouse and multi-recreational facilities and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. In addition to base rent, the facility leases generally provide for additional rent to cover F-10 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) common area maintenance (“CAM”) charges incurred and to pass along increases in real estate taxes. The Company accrues for any unpaid CAM charges and real estate taxes on a club-by-club basis. Upon entering into certain leases, the Company receives construction allowances from the landlord. These construction allowances are recorded as deferred lease liability credits on the consolidated balance sheet when the requirements for these allowances are met as stated in the respective lease and are amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the term of the lease. Amortization of deferred construction allowances were $2,927 and $2,389 at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. Certain leases provide for contingent rent based upon defined formulas of revenue, cash flows or operating results for the respective facilities. These contingent rent payments typically call for additional rent payments calculated as a percentage of the respective club’s revenue or a percentage of revenue in excess of defined break-points during a specified year. The Company records contingent rent expense over the related contingent rental period at the time the respective contingent targets are probable of being met. Lease termination penalties are recognized using the undiscounted cash flow method. In the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded approximately $1,305 in lease termination penalties. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Accounts receivable consists of amounts due from the Company’s membership base and was $6,705 and $7,509 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, before allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of the Company’s members to make required payments. The Company considers factors such as: historical collection experience, the age of the receivable balance and general economic conditions that may affect our members’ ability to pay. Following are the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the years December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007: Inventory Inventory consists of supplies, headsets for the club entertainment system and clothing for sale to members. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market by the first-in, first-out method. Fixed Assets Fixed assets are recorded at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are 30 years for building and improvements, five years for club equipment, furniture, fixtures and computer equipment and three to five years for computer software. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the remaining period of the related lease. Payroll costs directly related to the construction or expansion of the Company’s club base are capitalized with leasehold improvements. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets retired or sold is removed from the respective accounts and any gain or loss is recognized in operations. The costs related to developing web applications, developing web pages and installing developed applications on the web servers are capitalized and classified as computer software. Web site hosting fees and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. F-11 Balance Beginning Write-offs Net of Balance at of the Year Additions Recoveries End of Year December 31, 2009 $ 3,001 $ 6,273 $ (6,864 ) $ 2,410 December 31, 2008 $ 2,797 $ 8,430 $ (8,226 ) $ 3,001 December 31, 2007 $ 2,026 $ 8,168 $ (7,397 ) $ 2,797 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) Intangible Assets and Debt Issuance Costs Intangible assets consist of membership lists, a beneficial lease and covenants-not-to-compete. These assets are stated at cost and are being amortized by the straight-line method over their estimated lives. Membership lists are amortized over 30 months and covenants-not-to-compete are amortized over the contractual life, generally one to five years. The beneficial lease is being amortized over the remaining life of the underlying club lease. All membership lists and the beneficial lease were fully amortized as of December 31, 2009. Debt issuance costs are classified within other assets and are being amortized as additional interest expense over the life of the underlying debt, five to ten years, using the interest method. Amortization of debt issue costs was $896, $781 and $815, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill Long-lived assets, such as fixed assets and intangible assets are reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Estimated undiscounted expected future cash flows are used to determine if an asset is impaired in which case the asset’s carrying value would be reduced to fair value calculated using discounted cash flows, which is based on internal budgets and forecasts through the end of each respective lease. The most significant assumptions in those budgets and forecasts relate to estimated membership and ancillary revenue, attrition rates, and maintenance capital expenditures, which are estimated at approximately 3% of total revenues. Goodwill represents the excess of consideration paid over the net identifiable business assets acquired in the acquisition of a club or group of clubs. ASC 350-20 requires goodwill to be tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests in certain circumstances, and written down when impaired. Our impairment review process compares the fair value of the reporting unit in which the goodwill resides to its carrying value. Goodwill impairment testing is a two-step process. Step 1 involves comparing the fair value of the Company’s reporting units to their carrying amounts. If the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, there is no impairment. If the reporting unit’s carrying amount is greater than the fair value, the second step must be completed to measure the amount of impairment, if any. Step 2 calculates the implied fair value of goodwill by deducting the fair value of all tangible and intangible assets, excluding goodwill, of the reporting unit from the fair value of the reporting unit as determined in Step 1. The implied fair value of goodwill determined in this step is compared to the carrying value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the difference. The Company performs this analysis annually as of March 31. Insurance The Company obtains insurance coverage for significant exposures as well as those risks required to be insured by law or contract. The Company retains a portion of risk internally related to general liability losses. Where the Company retains risk, provisions are recorded based upon the Company’s estimates of its ultimate exposure for claims. The provisions are estimated using actuarial analysis based on claims experience, an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported and other relevant factors. In this connection, under the provision of the Deductible Agreement related to the payment and administration of the Company’s insurance claims, we are required to maintain irrevocable letters of credit, totaling $12,329 as of December 31, 2009. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and F-12 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant assumptions and estimates relate to the allocation and fair value ascribed to assets acquired in connection with the acquisition of clubs under the purchase method of accounting, the useful lives of long-term assets, recoverability and impairment of fixed and intangible assets, deferred income tax valuation, valuation of and expense incurred in connection with stock options, insurance reserves, legal contingencies and the estimated membership life. Income Taxes Deferred tax liabilities and assets are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined on the basis of the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities (“temporary differences”) at enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In December 2009, the Company decided that the cumulative earnings of the Swiss clubs could be invested in the U.S. Accordingly, in accordance with ASC 740-30, the Company has recognized a deferred tax liability of $637 for the U.S. taxes on the total cumulative earnings of the Swiss clubs. Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Foreign Currency At December 31, 2009, the Company owned three Swiss clubs, which use the Swiss Franc, their local currency, as their functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates, while income and expense items are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rate for the period. For all periods presented foreign exchange transaction gains and losses were not material. Adjustments resulting from the translation of foreign functional currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in the currency translation adjustment in stockholders’ (deficit) equity. The difference between the Company’s net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income is the effect of foreign exchange translation adjustments, which was $257, $256 and $275 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Comprehensive (Loss) Income Comprehensive (loss) income is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, including foreign currency translation adjustments. The Company presents comprehensive (loss) income in its consolidated statements of stockholders’ (deficit) equity. F-13 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Cash paid Interest (net of amounts capitalized) $ 13,793 $ 10,032 $ 17,073 Income taxes 6,007 15,932 20,732 Noncash investing and financing activities Acquisition of fixed assets included in accounts payable and accrued expenses 2,047 11,132 15,781 See Notes 8, 11 and 12 for additional non-cash investing and financing activities Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) Concentrations of Credit Risk Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are cash and cash equivalents. Such amounts are held, primarily, in a single commercial bank. The Company holds no collateral for these financial instruments. Cash and cash equivalents held in a single commercial bank as of December 31, 2009 were $6,934. During any given month, this amount can be as high as $30,000. Earnings Per Share Basic (loss) earnings per share is computed by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average numbers of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed similarly to basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased for the assumed exercise of dilutive stock options and unvested restricted stock using the treasury stock method. The following table summarizes the weighted average common shares for basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) computations. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, we did not include options and restricted stock awards totaling 1,880,798, 957,928 and 433,540 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, in the calculations of diluted EPS because the exercise prices of those options were greater than the average market price and their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. For the year ended December 31, 2009, there was no effect of diluted stock options and restricted common stock on the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share as the Company had a net loss for this period. Stock-Based Compensation In December 2007, the SEC issued guidance regarding the use of a “simplified” method, as discussed in previous guidance in developing an estimate of expected term of “plain vanilla” share options. In particular, the staff indicated in the previous guidance that it will accept a company’s election to use the simplified method, regardless of whether the company has sufficient information to make more refined estimates of expected term. At the time this was issued, the staff believed that more detailed external information about employee exercise behavior (e.g., employee exercise patterns by industry and/or other categories of companies) would, over time, become readily available to companies. Therefore, the staff stated that it would not expect a company to use the simplified method for share option grants after December 31, 2007. The staff understood that such detailed information about employee exercise behavior may not be widely available by December 31, 2007. Accordingly, the staff would continue to accept, under certain circumstances, the use of the simplified method beyond December 31, 2007. The Company currently uses the simplified method for share options and warrants as all options issued since the Company’s Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) in June of 2006 can be considered “plain vanilla” options. In addition the Company does not have sufficient historical detailed exercise behavior available. The Company will further assess the use of this policy for fiscal year 2010. F-14 For The Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Weighted average number of common share outstanding — basic 22,720,935 26,247,398 26,153,543 Effect of diluted stock options — 67,552 457,683 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — diluted 22,720,935 26,314,950 26,611,226 Earnings (loss) per share: Basic $ (0.25 ) $ 0.09 $ 0.52 Diluted $ (0.25 ) $ 0.09 $ 0.51 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) In connection with the IPO, the Board of Directors approved a 14-for-one common stock split. The Company’s position is that it was required by the relevant agreements to adjust the options to purchase common stock for the stock split. All share and per share data have been adjusted to reflect this stock split. The fair value of the awards was determined using a modified Black-Scholes methodology using the following weighted average assumptions: The weighted average expected option term reflects the application of the simplified method set out in FASB Accounting Standards Codification 718-10-S99, topic 14 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which defines the term as the average of the contractual term of the options and the weighted average vesting period for all option tranches. Expected volatility percentages for grant years 2007 and prior were derived from the volatility of publicly traded companies considered to have businesses similar to the Company. Expected volatility percentages for grant years 2008 and 2009 were based on the daily historical volatility of the Company’s stock price over the period from the Company’s IPO in June of 2006 through the grant date. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury implied yield at the time of grant. In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), which officially commenced July 1, 2009, to become the source of authoritative US GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative US GAAP for SEC registrants. Generally, the Codification did not change US GAAP. All other accounting literature excluded from the Codification will be considered non-authoritative. The Codification was effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009 and was therefore adopted by the Company for the third quarter 2009 reporting. All references to authoritative accounting literature are now referenced in accordance with the Codification. The adoption did not have an impact on the reporting of the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In May 2009, the FASB issued guidance regarding subsequent events, which was subsequently updated in February 2010. This guidance established general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. In particular, this guidance set forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements, and the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. This guidance was effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim F-15 Weighted Risk-Free Average Expected Fair Value Interest Expected Expected Dividend at Date Common Rate Life Volatility Yield of Grant 1999 Grants 5.7 % 5 years 60 % — $ 2.15 2000 Grants 6.6 % 5 years 69 % — $ 3.37 2001 Grants 4.6 % 5 years 72 % — $ 7.99 2003 Grants 3.8 % 6 years 55 % — $ 1.04 2005 Grants 4.1 % 6 years 49 % — $ 0.57 2006 Grants 4.8 % 6 years 50 % — $ 6.54 2007 Grants 4.5 % 6 years 33 % — $ 7.26 2008 Grants 2.3 % 6 years 60 % — $ 2.64 2009 Grants 2.5 % 6 years 84 % — $ 1.58 4. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) periods ending after June 15, 2009, and was therefore adopted by the Company for the second quarter 2009 reporting. The adoption did not have a significant impact on the subsequent events that the Company reports, either through recognition or disclosure, in the consolidated financial statements. In February 2010, the FASB amended its guidance on subsequent events to remove the requirement to disclose the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events, alleviating conflicts with current SEC guidance. This amendment was effective immediately and the Company therefore removed the disclosure in this Annual Report. In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance related to determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly. It provides guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with fair value measurements, when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. It also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. This guidance emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. This guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, and was therefore adopted by the Company for second quarter 2009 reporting. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations. In September 2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance related to the revenue recognition of multiple element arrangements. The new guidance states that if vendor specific objective evidence or third party evidence for deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, companies will be required to develop a best estimate of the selling price to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The accounting guidance will be applied prospectively and will become effective during the first quarter of 2011. We do not expect this accounting guidance to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations. Fixed assets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 are shown at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization and are summarized below: Depreciation and leasehold amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, was $56,271, $51,743 and $45,519, respectively. F-16 5. Fixed Assets December 31, 2009 2008 Leasehold improvements $ 485,261 $ 458,941 Club equipment 96,225 87,833 Furniture, fixtures and computer equipment 70,754 66,747 Computer software 18,906 18,200 Building and improvements 4,995 4,995 Land 986 986 Construction in progress 2,888 36,416 680,015 674,118 Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization (339,738 ) (300,998 ) $ 340,277 $ 373,120 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) In February, 2008, the FASB released a statement defining fair value, establishing a framework in generally accepted accounting principles for measuring fair value and expanding disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard establishes a hierarchy of inputs employed to determine fair value measurements, with three levels. Level 1 inputs, are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, are considered to be the most reliable evidence of fair value and should be used whenever available. Level 2 inputs are observable prices that are not quoted on active exchanges. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs employed for measuring the fair value of assets or liabilities. Fixed assets are evaluated for impairment periodically whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that related carrying amounts may not be recoverable from undiscounted cash flows in accordance with FASB released guidance. The Company’s long-lived assets and liabilities are grouped at the individual club level which is the lowest level for which there is identifiable cash flow. To the extent that estimated future undiscounted net cash flows attributable to the assets are less than the carrying amount, an impairment charge equal to the difference between the carrying value of such asset and its fair value, calculated using discounted cash flows, is recognized. In the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company tested 19 underperforming clubs and recorded impairment losses of $6,708 on fixed assets at nine of these clubs that experienced decreased profitability and sales levels below expectations. The leasehold improvements at these clubs were written down to their fair values of zero at eight of these clubs, due to negative projected cash flows, and one club was written down to fair value of leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation, of $859 as of December 31, 2009. Two of these clubs were subsequently closed. The 10 clubs tested that did not have impairment charges had an aggregate of $9,385 of net leasehold improvements remaining as of December 31, 2009. In 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with a vendor to develop a new enterprise management software system, GIMS which was planned to be implemented in 2010. The Company had capitalized $10,194 for costs incurred related to this project in accordance with ASC 350-40, Internal-Use Software. In September 2009, the Company commenced litigation against this vendor, alleging, among other things, breach of contract. In connection with this litigation, development of this software project ceased during the third quarter of 2009. It was determined that it was not probable that the Company would continue with the development of this software and the Company is currently exploring other alternatives. As a result, in accordance with ASC 350-40, the Company impaired the balance of the project as of December 31, 2009 of $10,194 to its implied fair value of zero. The fair values of fixed assets evaluated for impairment were calculated using Level 3 inputs using discounted cash flows, which are based on internal budgets and forecasts through the end of each respective lease. The most significant assumptions in those budgets and forecasts relate to estimated membership and ancillary revenue, attrition rates, and maintenance capital expenditures, which are estimated at approximately 3% of total revenues. The Company’s non-financial assets and liabilities that are reported at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet, as of December 31, 2009, were as follows: The impairment losses are included as a separate line in operating income on the consolidated statement of operations. Goodwill has been allocated to reporting units that closely reflect the regions served by our four trade names: New York Sports Clubs (“NYSC”), Boston Sports Clubs (“BSC”), Washington Sports Clubs (“WSC”) and Philadelphia Sports Clubs (“PSC”), with certain more remote clubs that do not benefit from a regional cluster being considered single reporting units (“Outlier Clubs”) and our three clubs located in Switzerland (“SSC”). The F-17 Basis of Fair Value Measurements Fair Value of Quoted Prices in Active Significant Other Assets Markets for Identical Observable Inputs Significant Unobservable Date (Liabilities) Items (Level 1) (Level 2) Inputs (Level 3) Fixed assets $ 859 $ — $ — $ 859 6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) Company has three Outlier Clubs with goodwill. As of December 31, 2009, the BSC, WSC and PSC regions do not have goodwill balances. The carrying value of goodwill was allocated to the Company’s reporting units pursuant to FASB guidance. In each of the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company performed its annual impairment test. The March 31, 2009 and 2008 impairment tests supported the recorded goodwill balances and as such no impairment of goodwill was required. The valuation of reporting units requires assumptions and estimates of many critical factors, including revenue and market growth, operating cash flows and discount rates. In accordance with FASB guidance, the Company completed an interim evaluation of the goodwill by reporting unit due to the existence of a triggering event as of December 31, 2008. The determination as to whether a triggering event exists that would warrant an interim review of goodwill and whether a write-down of goodwill is necessary involves significant judgment based on short-term and long-term projections of the Company. Due to the significant decrease in market capitalization and a decline in the Company’s business outlook primarily due to the macroeconomic environment, the Company performed an interim impairment test as of December 31, 2008. Goodwill impairment testing is a two-step process. Step 1 involves comparing the fair value of the Company’s reporting units to their carrying amounts. If the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, there is no impairment. If the reporting unit’s carrying amount is greater than the fair value, the second step must be completed to measure the amount of impairment, if any. Step 2 calculates the implied fair value of goodwill by deducting the fair value of all tangible and intangible assets, excluding goodwill, of the reporting unit from the fair value of the reporting unit as determined in Step 1. The implied fair value of goodwill determined in this step is compared to the carrying value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the difference. The result of the Company’s analysis indicated that there would be no remaining implied value attributable to the BSC reporting unit. Accordingly, in December 2008, the Company wrote off all $15,766 of goodwill associated with this reporting unit and $1,843 at two of the three Outlier Clubs that did not benefit from being part of regional clusters. The Company did not have a goodwill impairment charge in the NYSC region as a result of the interim test given the profitability of this unit. The remaining goodwill at SSC is $1,096 and there is one remaining Outlier Club with goodwill of $137. Fair value was determined by using a weighted combination of two market-based approaches (weighted 25% each) and an income approach (weighted 50%), as this combination was deemed to be the most indicative of the Company’s fair value in an orderly transaction between market participants. Under the market-based approaches, the Company utilized information regarding the Company, the Company’s industry as well as publicly available industry information to determine earnings multiples and sales multiples that are used to value the Company’s reporting units. Under the income approach, the Company determined fair value based on estimated future cash flows of each reporting unit, discounted by an estimated weighted-average cost of capital, which reflects the overall level of inherent risk of a reporting unit and the rate of return an outside investor would expect to earn. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental in nature and requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates and operating margins, discount rates and future market conditions, among others. Solely for purposes of establishing inputs for the fair value calculations described above related to goodwill impairment testing, the Company made the following assumptions. The Company developed long-range financial forecasts (five years or longer) for all reporting units. The Company used discount rates ranging between 12.1% and 18.2%, compounded annual revenue growth ranging from (0.7%) to 5.4% and terminal growth rates ranging between 1% and 3%. These assumptions are calculated separately for each reporting unit. Given the current economic and consumer environment and the uncertainties regarding the impact on the Company’s business, there can be no assurance that the Company’s estimates and assumptions regarding the duration of the ongoing economic downturn, or the period or strength of recovery, made for purposes of the Company’s goodwill impairment testing as of March 31, 2009, will prove to be accurate predictions of the future. If F-18 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) the Company’s assumptions regarding forecasted revenue or margin growth rates of certain reporting units are not achieved, the Company may be required to record additional goodwill impairment charges in future periods, whether in connection with the Company’s next annual impairment testing in the quarter ended March 31, 2010 or subsequent to that, if any such change constitutes a triggering event outside the quarter when the annual goodwill impairment test is performed. It is not possible at this time to determine if any such future impairment charge would result. There were no events triggering a review of goodwill as of December 31, 2009. As of March 31, 2009, the implied fair value of NYSC goodwill was 41% greater than book value and the estimated fair value of SSC goodwill was 92% greater than book value. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009 are detailed in the charts below. Intangible assets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows: F-19 NYSC BSC SSC Outlier Clubs Total Balance as of January 1, 2008 Goodwill $ 31,403 $ 15,766 $ 1,016 $ 3,982 $ 52,167 Accumulated impairment of goodwill — — — (2,002 ) (2,002 ) 31,403 15,766 1,016 1,980 50,165 Changes due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations — — 54 — 54 Impairment of goodwill — (15,766 ) — (1,843 ) (17,609 ) Balance as of December 31, 2008 Goodwill 31,403 15,766 1,070 3,982 52,167 Accumulated impairment of goodwill — (15,766 ) — (3,845 ) (19,611 ) 31,403 — 1,070 137 32,610 Changes due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations 26 — 26 Balance as of December 31, 2009 Goodwill 31,403 15,766 1,096 3,982 52,247 Accumulated impairment of goodwill — (15,766 ) — (3,845 ) (19,611 ) $ 31,403 $ — $ 1,096 $ 137 $ 32,636 As of December 31, 2009 Gross Carrying Accumulated Net Amount Amortization Intangibles Covenants-not-to-compete 1,508 (1,359 ) 149 As of December 31, 2008 Gross Carrying Accumulated Net Amount Amortization Intangibles Membership lists $ 10,890 $ (10,836 ) $ 54 Covenants-not-to-compete 1,687 (1,460 ) 227 Beneficial lease 223 (223 ) — $ 12,800 $ (12,519 ) $ 281 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) The amortization expense of the above acquired intangible assets for each of the two years ending December 31, 2010 and 2011 is as follows: Amortization expense of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $262, $732 and $445, respectively. Accrued expenses as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 consisted of the following: Long-term debt as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 consisted of the following: F-20 Aggregate Amortization Expense for the Years Ending December 31, 2010 $ 105 2011 44 $ 149 7. Accrued Expenses December 31, 2009 2008 Accrued payroll $ 6,001 $ 6,899 Accrued construction in progress and equipment 1,909 10,996 Accrued occupancy costs 5,621 7,239 Accrued insurance claims 3,697 3,938 Accrued other 6,428 6,493 $ 23,656 $ 35,565 8. Long-Term Debt December 31, 2009 2008 Term Loan $ 179,913 $ 181,763 Revolving credit borrowings — 19,000 11% Senior Discount Notes 138,450 137,247 318,363 338,010 Less: Current portion due within one year 1,850 20,850 Long-term portion $ 316,513 $ 317,160 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) The aggregate long-term debt obligations maturing during the next five years and thereafter are as follows: February 4, 2004 Offering of Senior Discount Notes On February 4, 2004, TSI Holdings completed an offering of the 11% senior discount notes due in 2014 (the “Senior Discount Notes”). TSI Holdings received a total of $124,807 in connection with this issuance. Fees and expenses related to this transaction totaled approximately $4,378. No cash interest was required to be paid prior to February 1, 2009. The accreted value of each Senior Discount Note increased from the date of issuance until February 1, 2009, at a rate of 11.0% per annum compounded semi-annually. Subsequent to February 1, 2009 cash interest on the Senior Discount Notes has and will accrue and be payable semi-annually in arrears February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2009. The Senior Discount Notes are structurally subordinated and effectively rank junior to all indebtedness of TSI, LLC (formerly TSI, Inc.). The debt of TSI Holdings is not guaranteed by TSI, LLC and TSI Holdings relies on the cash flows of TSI, LLC, subject to restrictions contained in the indenture governing the Senior Discount Notes, to service its debt. The Senior Discount Notes contain a consolidated fixed charge coverage covenant ratio of 2.00:1.00, which covenant is subject to compliance, on a consolidated basis. As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio was 3.93:1.00. On July 7, 2006, the Company paid $62,875 to redeem 35% of the Senior Discount Notes. The aggregate accreted value of the Senior Discount Notes on the redemption date totaled $56,644 and early termination fees totaled $6,231. Deferred financing costs totaling $1,239 were written off and fees totaling $24 were incurred in connection with this early extinguishment. As of December 31, 2008 the accreted value of the Senior Discount Notes totaled $137,247 and on February 1, 2009, the accreted value equaled its principal maturity value of $138,450. 2003 Senior Credit Facility On April 16, 2003, the Company successfully completed a refinancing of its debt. This refinancing included an offering of $255,000 of the 9 5 / 8% Senior Notes (the “2003 Senior Notes”) that would have matured April 15, 2011 and the entering into of a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “2003 Senior Credit Facility”) that would have expired on April 15, 2008. Effective July 7, 2006, the 2003 Senior Credit Facility was amended to increase permitted borrowings from $50,000 to $75,000. 2007 Senior Credit Facility On February 27, 2007, the Company entered into a $260,000 senior secured credit facility (the “2007 Senior Credit Facility”). The 2007 Senior Credit Facility consisted of a $185,000 term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and the $75,000 revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Loan Facility”) and an incremental term loan commitment facility in the maximum amount of $100,000, which borrowing thereunder is subject to compliance F-21 Amount Due Year Ending December 31, 2010 $ 1,850 2011 1,850 2012 1,850 2013 174,363 2014 138,450 Thereafter — $ 318,363 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) with certain conditions precedent and by TSI and agreement upon certain terms and conditions thereof between the participating lenders and TSI. The 2007 Senior Credit Facility replaced the 2003 Senior Credit Facility. Fees and expenses associated with this transaction were approximately $335. A portion of the proceeds of the 2007 Senior Credit Facility were used to purchase $165,540 aggregate principal amount of the 2003 Senior Notes outstanding on February 27, 2007 and the balance of the proceeds were irrevocably deposited in an escrow account to purchase the remaining $4,459, together with call premium of $215, on April 15, 2007, the redemption date. Accrued interest on the 2003 Senior Notes totaling $6,013 was also paid at closing. The Company incurred $8,759 of tender premium and approximately $300 in fees and expenses related to the tender of the 2003 Senior Notes. Net deferred financing costs related to the 2003 Credit Facility and the 2003 Senior Notes totaling approximately $3,209 were expensed in the first quarter of 2007. On July 15, 2009, the Company and TSI, LLC entered into the First Amendment to the 2007 Senior Credit Facility (the “Amendment”), which amends the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, as defined in the 2007 Senior Credit Facility to permit TSI, LLC (as Borrower), solely for purposes of determining compliance with the maximum total leverage ratio covenant, to add back the amount of non-cash charges relating to the impairment or write-down of fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill. The Amendment also reduced the total Revolving Loan Facility by 15%, from $75,000 to $63,750. Additionally, the Company incurred an aggregate of approximately $615 in fees and expenses related to the Amendment. Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility will, at TSI, LLC’s option, bear interest at either the administrative agent’s base rate plus 0.75% or its Eurodollar rate plus 1.75%, each as defined in the 2007 Senior Credit Facility. The Term Loan Facility matures on the earlier of February 27, 2014, or August 1, 2013, if the Senior Discount Notes are still outstanding. TSI, LLC is required to repay 0.25% of principal, or $463 per quarter beginning on June 30, 2007. As of December 31, 2009, the Company has paid $5,088 of outstanding principal. The Revolving Loan Facility expires on February 27, 2012 and borrowings under the facility currently, at TSI, LLC’s option, bear interest at either the administrative agent’s base rate plus 1.25% or the Eurodollar rate plus 2.25%, as defined in the 2007 Senior Credit Facility. The Revolving Loan Facility contains a maximum total leverage covenant ratio of 4.25:1.00, which covenant is subject to compliance, on a consolidated basis, only during the period in which borrowings and letters of credit are outstanding thereunder. As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined, was 2.31:1.00. As of December 31, 2009, there were no outstanding Revolving Loan Facility borrowings and outstanding letters of credit issued totaled $14,226. The unutilized portion of the Revolving Loan Facility as of December 31, 2009 was $49,524. TSI, LLC’s applicable base rate and Eurodollar rate margins and commitment commission percentage vary with the Company’s consolidated secured leverage ratio. The following table summarizes the interest rate margins and commitment commission percentages applicable at three separate secured ratio levels as follows: The Company’s secured leverage ratio as of December 31, 2009 was within the Level 3 range at 2.31:1.00. The Company has been within the Level 3 range since entering into the Revolving Loan Facility in 2007 and expects to be in this range throughout 2010. F-22 Revolving Loans Applicable Base Commitment Rate Eurodollar Commission Level Secured Leverage Ratio Margin Margin Percentage 3 Greater than 1.50 to 1.00 1.25 % 2.25 % 0.50 % 2 Greater than 1.00 to 1.00 but equal to or less than 1.50 to 1.00 1.00 % 2.00 % 0.50 % 1 Equal to or less than 1.00 to 1.00 0.75 % 1.75 % 0.375 % Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) Fair Market Value Based on quoted market prices, the Senior Discount Notes and the Term Loan Facility had a fair value of approximately $83,762 and $165,519, respectively at December 31, 2009 and the Senior Discount Notes had a fair value of approximately $126,034 at December 31, 2008. Term Loan Facility had fair value of approximately $83,070 at December 31, 2008. The Term Loan Facility had very limited trading volume during the three month period ended December 31, 2008 and therefore, this fair value was based on trading activity in the third quarter of 2008 and adjusted downward reflecting the relative trend in the Loan Credit Default Swap Index (LCDX). The Company had short-term debt of $19,000 outstanding on the Revolving Loan Facility at December 31, 2008, which approximated fair value. As of December 31, 2009, there were no outstanding Revolving Loan Facility borrowings. Interest Expense The Company’s interest expense and capitalized interest related to funds borrowed to finance club facilities under construction for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 were as follows: The Company entered into a professional service agreement with Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Inc. (“BRS”), a stockholder of the Company, for strategic and financial advisory services on December 10, 1996. Fees for such services, which are included in general and administrative expenses, were $250 per annum. On September 16, 2008, an affiliate fund of BRS liquidated its ownership in the Company. As a result, immediately following the distribution, this affiliate fund held no shares of the Company’s common stock and thus the professional service agreement was terminated. However, as a result of the distribution, affiliates of BRS continue to own shares of the Company’s Common Stock. No amounts were due BRS at December 31, 2009 and 2008. The Company leases office, warehouse and multi-recreational facilities and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. In addition to base rent, the facility leases generally provide for additional rent based on operating results, increases in real estate taxes and other costs. Certain leases provide for additional rent based upon defined formulas of revenue, cash flow or operating results of the respective facilities. Under the provisions of certain of these leases, the Company is required to maintain irrevocable letters of credit, which amounted to $1,355 as of December 31, 2009. The leases expire at various times through November 30, 2029 and certain leases may be extended at the Company’s option. In the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded early lease termination costs of $1,305 related to five club closures prior to their lease expiration dates. F-23 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Interest costs expensed $ 20,972 $ 23,902 $ 26,400 Interest costs capitalized 73 632 1,224 Total interest expense and amounts capitalized $ 21,045 $ 24,534 $ 27,624 9. Leases Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) Future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows: Rent expense, including the effect of deferred lease liabilities, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $109,209, $98,763 and $87,738, respectively. Such amounts include additional rent of $20,459, $18,102 and $16,786, respectively. The Company, as landlord, leases space to third party tenants under non-cancelable operating leases and licenses. In addition to base rent, certain leases provide for additional rent based on increases in real estate taxes, indexation, utilities and defined amounts based on the operating results of the lessee. The leases expire at various times through March 31, 2028. Future minimum rentals receivable under noncancelable leases are as follows: Rental income, including non-cash rental income, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $4,740, $4,452 and $3,325, respectively. Such amounts include additional rental charges above the base rent of $474, $735 and $102, respectively. We own the building at one of our club locations which houses a rental tenant that generated $1,970, $1,739 and $1,059 of rental income for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company’s certificate of incorporation adopted in connection with the IPO provides for 105,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) and 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”). Grants vest in full at various dates between June 1, 2010 and December 11, 2013. The vesting of certain grants will be accelerated in the event that certain defined events occur including the achievement of annual equity values or the sale of the Company. The term of each grant is generally ten years. F-24 Minimum Annual Rental Year Ending December 31, 2010 $ 82,028 2011 81,311 2012 78,436 2013 74,869 2014 71,340 Aggregate thereafter 456,927 Minimum Annual Rental Year Ending December 31, 2010 $ 3,715 2011 3,349 2012 3,004 2013 2,291 2014 2,038 Aggregate thereafter 30,062 10. Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity a. Capitalization b. Common Stock Options Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) As of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, a total of 719,923, 426,384 and 503,870 Common Stock options were exercisable, respectively. At December 31, 2009, the Company had 290,780 and 1,992,893 stock options outstanding under its 2004 Stock Option Plan and 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, respectively. The total compensation expense related to options, classified within payroll and related on the consolidated statements of income, related to these plans was $1,562, $1,155 and $913 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and the related tax benefit was $670, $492 and $345 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. On May 30, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2006 Stock Option Plan. The 2006 Stock Option Plan authorizes the Company to issue up to 1,300,000 shares of Common Stock to employees upon the exercise of Options Rights, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, in payment of Performance Shares or other stock-based awards. Under the 2006 Stock Option Plan, stock options may be granted at a price based on the fair market value of the stock on the date the option is granted, generally are not subject to re-pricing and no stock option will be exercisable more than ten years after the date of grant. In March 2008, the Board of Directors adopted the Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which, among other things, increased the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the plan by 1,200,000 shares to a total of 2,500,000 shares. The 2006 Option Plan, as amended, was approved by stockholders at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 15, 2008. As of December 31, 2009, there were 567,323 shares available to be issued under the Plan. The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009: F-25 Weighted Average Exercise Common Price Balance at January 1, 2007 1,434,960 $ 8.28 Granted 464,500 17.63 Exercised (275,085 ) 7.50 Cancelled (5,925 ) 11.22 Forfeited (121,420 ) 12.04 Balance at December 31, 2007 1,497,030 11.01 Granted 903,375 4.83 Exercised (195,700 ) 6.10 Cancelled (83,070 ) 10.45 Forfeited (240,075 ) 12.55 Balance at December 31, 2008 1,881,560 8.38 Granted 759,250 2.17 Exercised (22,400 ) 1.61 Cancelled (75,440 ) 11.36 Forfeited (259,297 ) 8.97 Balance at December 31, 2009 2,283,673 $ 6.23 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) The following table summarizes stock option information as of December 31, 2009: Options granted during the year ended December 31, 2009 to employees of the Company and members of the Company’s Board of Directors were as follows: Options granted under the 2004 Stock Option Plan generally qualify as “incentive stock options” under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Options granted under the 2006 Stock Option Plans generally qualify as “non-qualified stock options” under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The exercise price of a stock option is generally equal to the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the option grant date. The fair value of share-based payment awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions and weighted average fair values as follows as of December 31, 2009: The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their F-26 Options Outstanding Weighted- Options Exercisable Average Weighted- Weighted- Remaining Average Average Number Contractual Exercise Number Exercise Outstanding Life Price Exercisable Price Common 2000 grants 4,200 5 months $ 5.36 4,200 $ 5.36 2003 grants 25,480 46 months 10.29 25,480 10.29 2004 amended and repriced 2000 grants 16,800 5 months 1.61 16,800 1.61 2004 amended and repriced 2001 grants 44,800 18 months 3.39 — — 2004 amended and repriced 2003 grants 128,240 43 months 6.54 108,640 6.54 2005 grants 54,460 64 months 6.54 30,940 6.54 2006 grants 260,115 72 months 11.83 188,165 12.16 2007 grants 249,000 91 months 17.78 135,917 17.86 2008 grants 747,828 104 months 4.58 210,531 4.86 2009 grants 752,750 119 months 2.17 — — Total Grants 2,283,673 96 months $ 6.23 719,923 $ 9.65 Grant Date Risk Free Expected Number of Exercise Black-Scholes Aggregate Amount Dividend Interest Term Date Options Price Valuation Fair Value Expensed Volatility Yield Rate (Years) January 2, 2009 7,000 $ 3.21 $ 1.94 $ 14 $ 14 69.2 % 0.0 % 1.81 % 5.50 January 20, 2009 12,750 $ 2.51 $ 1.63 $ 21 $ 4 71.8 % 0.0 % 1.71 % 6.25 December 7, 2009 50,000 $ 2.56 $ 1.87 $ 94 $ 6 83.9 % 0.0 % 2.52 % 6.25 December 11, 2009 689,500 $ 2.12 $ 1.55 $ 1,069 $ 58 84.1 % 0.0 % 2.52 % 6.25 Total 759,250 Weighted- Weighted- Average Average Remaining Aggregate Number of Exercise Contractual Intrinsic Shares Price Term Value (In years) ($’000s) Outstanding at December 31, 2009 2,283,673 $ 6.23 8.0 $ 156 Vested at December 31, 2009 719,923 $ 9.66 6.5 $ 12 Exercisable at December 31, 2009 719,923 $ 9.66 6.5 $ 12 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) options on December 31, 2009. The intrinsic value is based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock and therefore changes as the fair market value of the stock price changes. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $52 for the year ended December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, a total of $2,030 unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options is expected to be recognized, depending upon the likelihood that accelerated vesting targets are met in future periods, over a weighted-average period of 3.5 years. Restricted Stock Grants There were no restricted stock grants issued in the year ended December 31, 2009. In the year ended December 31, 2008, there were 31,000 shares of restricted stock issued to employees of the Company. The total compensation expense, classified within payroll and related on the consolidated statements of income, related to these plans was $72 and $26 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and the related tax benefit was $31 and $12 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The shares contain vesting restrictions and vest 25% per year over four years on the anniversary date of the grants. There were no restricted stock grants prior to 2008. The total unrecognized compensation expense of $104 is expected to be recognized through December 4, 2012. Non-Restricted Stock Grants For each of the quarters ended March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009, September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2009, the Company issued non-restricted common stock grants to the Company’s Board of Directors. The total fair value of the shares issued was expensed upon the grant dates. Total shares issued were: On April 29, 2008, the Board of Directors approved a plan to repurchase up to an aggregate of $25,000 of Common Stock. The repurchase program continued through December 31, 2009. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company repurchased 2,095,613 and 1,838,960 shares of common stock, respectively, at a cost of $5,355 and $4,645, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2007 the Company completed the acquisition of the assets of a single fitness club. The acquisition was not material to the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company. F-27 c. Common Stock Grants Number of Exercise Grant Date Date Shares Price Fair Value March 31, 2009 5,852 $ 2.99 $ 17 June 24, 2009 4,666 $ 3.75 17 September 24, 2009 7,353 $ 2.38 18 December 24, 2009 7,262 $ 2.41 18 Total 25,133 $ 70 d. Common Stock Repurchases 11. Asset Acquisition Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) The table below summarizes the aggregate purchase price and the purchase price allocation to assets acquired for the year ended December 31, 2007: For financial reporting purposes, this acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method and, accordingly, the purchase price has been assigned to the assets and liabilities acquired on the basis of their respective fair values on the date of acquisition. The results of operations of the clubs have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date. Revenues from club operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are summarized below: The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 consisted of the following: F-28 Number of clubs acquired 1 Purchase price payable in cash at closing $ 4,450 Total purchase price $ 4,450 Allocation of purchase price Fixed assets $ 4,626 Other net liabilities acquired (176 ) Total allocation of purchase price $ 4,450 12. Revenue from Club Operations Years Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Membership dues $ 387,123 $ 400,874 $ 374,631 Initiation fees 12,048 13,723 12,315 Personal training revenue 56,971 61,752 56,106 Other club ancillary revenue 24,589 24,329 24,247 Total club revenue 480,731 500,678 467,299 Fees and Other revenue 4,661 6,031 5,616 Total revenue $ 485,392 $ 506,709 $ 472,915 13. Corporate Income Taxes Year Ended December 31, 2009 State and Federal Foreign Local Total Current $ 2,178 $ 193 $ 144 $ 2,515 Deferred (4,575 ) — (3,740 ) (8,315 ) $ (2,397 ) $ 193 $ (3,596 ) $ (5,800 ) Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) The components of deferred tax assets consist of the following items: As of December 31, 2009, the Company has post-apportioned state NOL carry-forwards of $14,525. Such amounts expire between December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2026. The Company has concluded that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset balance as of December 31, 2009 will be realized. The Company’s foreign pre-tax earnings related to the Swiss entity were $829, $1,044 and $797 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively and the related current tax provisions were $193, $269 and $182, respectively. In December 2009, the Company decided that the cumulative earnings of the Swiss clubs could be invested in the U.S. Accordingly, in accordance with ASC 740-30, the Company has recognized a deferred tax liability of $637 for the U.S. taxes on the total cumulative earnings of the Swiss clubs. F-29 Year Ended December 31, 2008 State and Federal Foreign Local Total Current $ 4,711 $ 269 $ 2,145 $ 7,125 Deferred 3,236 — (1,157 ) 2,079 $ 7,947 $ 269 $ 988 $ 9,204 Year Ended December 31, 2007 State and Federal Foreign Local Total Current $ 15,887 $ 182 $ 3,983 $ 20,052 Deferred (9,377 ) — (2,530 ) (11,907 ) $ (6,510 ) $ 182 $ 1,453 $ 8,145 December 31, 2009 2008 Deferred tax assets Deferred lease liabilities $ 15,665 $ 14,479 Deferred revenue 8,253 10,233 Deferred compensation expense incurred in connection with stock options 2,046 1,262 State net operating loss carry-forwards 877 1,018 Interest accretion 27,419 22,816 Accruals, reserves and other 6,287 7,845 $ 60,547 $ 57,653 Deferred tax liabilities Fixed assets and intangible assets $ 7,336 $ 9,449 Deferred costs 2,630 5,938 9,966 15,387 Net deferred tax assets $ 50,581 $ 42,266 Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007: The 2009 effective tax rate of 51% on our pre-tax loss was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due State tax benefit related to insurance premiums and interest paid to the captive insurance company. The 2008 effective tax rate of 80% was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to the goodwill impairment of clubs that were acquired in stock-based transactions in our Boston Sports club region. In June 2006, the FASB issued guidance clarifying the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2007 and did not have a change to the liability for unrecognized tax benefits as a result of the adoption. Unrecognized tax benefits were $1,155 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. As of December 31, 2009, $751 represented the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate in any future periods. As of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, interest expense on unrecognized tax benefits was $53, $53 and $39, respectively. The Company recognizes both interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties in income tax expenses. The Company had accruals for interest or penalties as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 of $145 and $92, respectively. In 2010, $751 of unrecognized tax benefits could be realized by the Company since the income tax returns may no longer be subject to audit during 2010. The Company files Federal income tax returns, a foreign jurisdiction return and multiple state and local jurisdiction tax returns. The Federal government completed its examination of the years 2006 and 2007 resulting in no additional tax payments. The Company is no longer subject to examinations of its Federal income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service for years 2007 and prior. The State of New York is currently examining years 2006 and 2007. The Company is no longer subject to examinations of its income tax returns by the State of New York for years 2005 and prior. On or about March 1, 2005, in an action styled Sarah Cruz, et al v. Town Sports International, d/b/a New York Sports Club , plaintiffs commenced a purported class action against the Company in the Supreme Court, New York County, seeking unpaid wages and alleging that TSI, LLC violated various overtime provisions of the New York State Labor Law with respect to the payment of wages to certain trainers and assistant fitness managers. On or about June 18, 2007, the same plaintiffs commenced a second purported class action against the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, seeking unpaid wages and alleging that TSI, LLC violated F-30 Years Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 Federal statutory tax rate (35 )% 35 % 35 % State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit (9 ) 8 6 Goodwill impairment — 50 — Change in state effective income tax rate (2 ) (1 ) — State tax benefit related to insurance premiums (11 ) (12 ) (4 ) Foreign rate differential (1 ) (1 ) (1 ) Provision for undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries 6 — — Other 1 1 1 (51 )% 80 % 37 % 14. Contingencies Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) various wage payment and overtime provisions of the New York State Labor Law with respect to the payment of wages to all New York purported hourly employees. While the Company is unable at this time to estimate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the potential loss to the Company in the event of such an outcome, the Company intends to contest this case vigorously. Depending upon the ultimate outcome, this matter may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. On September 14, 2009, the staff of the SEC advised the Company that a formal order of private investigation had been issued with respect to the Company. Since May 2008, the Company has been providing documents and testimony on a voluntary basis in response to an informal inquiry by the staff of the SEC, which primarily relates to the deferral of certain payroll costs incurred in connection with the sale of memberships in the Company’s health and fitness clubs and the time period utilized by the Company for the amortization of (i) such deferred costs into expense and (ii) initiation fees into revenue. The Company continues to discuss these issues with the SEC Staff and to cooperate fully with the Staff’s investigation. The Company cannot predict the outcome of, or the timeframe for, the conclusion of this investigation. On September 22, 2009, in an action styled Town Sports International, LLC v. Ajilon Solutions , a division of Ajilon Professional Staffing LLC (Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, 602911-09), TSI, LLC brought an action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, against Ajilon for breach of contract, conversion and replevin, seeking, among other things, money damages against Ajilon for breaching its agreement to design and deliver to TSI, LLC a new sports club enterprise management system known as GIMS, including failing to provide copies of the computer source code written for GIMS, related documentation, properly identified requirements documents and other property owned and licensed by TSI, LLC. On October 2, 2009, TSI, LLC moved for preliminary injunctive relief, demanding that Ajilon immediately turn over the completed work project and licenses needed for the project so that TSI, LLC could evaluate the status of the project and plan for its completion. Subsequently, on October 14, 2009, Ajilon brought a counterclaim against TSI, LLC alleging breach of contract, alleging, among other things, failure to pay outstanding invoices in the amount of $2.9 million. On October 15, 2009, the court issued its first ruling on TSI, LLC’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief and ordered Ajilon to provide certain materials created in connection with the project, including the computer source code written for GIMS, and reserved judgment on other aspects of TSI, LLC’s request. On December 10, 2009, the Court denied TSI, LLC’s application for a preliminary injunction requiring Ajilon to provide certain licenses for software used to run GIMS. TSI, LLC’s claim for permanent relief remains pending. The litigation is currently in the discovery phase, and the Company intends to prosecute vigorously its claims against Ajilon and defend against Ajilon’s counterclaim. In addition to the litigation discussed above, the Company is involved in various other lawsuits, claims and proceedings incidental to the ordinary course of business. The results of litigation are inherently unpredictable. Any claims against the Company, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, require significant amounts of management time and result in diversion of significant resources. The results of these other lawsuits, claims and proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. The Company believes, however, that the ultimate resolution of these current matters will not have a material adverse effect on its financial statements taken as a whole. The Company maintains a 401(k) defined contribution plan and is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The Plan provides for the Company to make discretionary contributions. The Plan was amended, effective January 1, 2001, to provide for an employer matching contribution in an amount equal to 25% of the participant’s contribution with a limit of five hundred dollars per individual, per annum. Employer matching contributions totaling $225 and $180 were made in March 2009 and March 2008, respectively, for the Plan years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company expects to make an employer matching contribution of approximately $221 in March 2010 for the Plan year ended December 31, 2009. F-31 15. Employee Benefit Plan Table of Contents TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) F-32 16. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) 2009 First Second Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter (b) (c) (d) Net revenue $ 126,709 $ 122,620 $ 119,282 $ 114,322 Operating income (loss) 5,578 8,778 1,444 (7,929 ) Net income (loss) 639 2,524 (1,485 ) (7,346 ) Earnings (loss) per share(a) Basic $ 0.03 $ 0.11 $ (0.07 ) $ (0.33 ) Diluted $ 0.03 $ 0.11 $ (0.07 ) $ (0.33 ) 2008 First Second Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter (e) (f) (g) Net revenue $ 126,320 $ 129,393 $ 128,109 $ 122,887 Operating income 14,081 16,466 11,581 (9,311 ) Net income (loss) 4,811 6,801 3,840 (13,115 ) Earnings (loss) per share(a) Basic $ 0.18 $ 0.26 $ 0.15 $ (0.51 ) Diluted $ 0.18 $ 0.26 $ 0.14 $ (0.51 ) (a) Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each quarter presented. Accordingly, the sum of the quarterly earnings per share may not agree with the calculated full year earnings per share. (b) Net income and earnings per share for the first quarter of 2009 include $639 and ($0.03), respectively, for the effect of impairment of fixed assets, net of tax. (c) Net loss and loss per share for the third quarter of 2009 include $1,962 and ($0.09), respectively for the effect of impairment of fixed assets, net of tax. (d) Net loss and loss per share for the fourth quarter of 2009 include $6,948 and ($0.31), respectively for the effect of impairments of fixed assets and internal-use software, net of tax, $424 and ($0.02), respectively, related to a previous accounting error in deferring the salaries of membership consultants and $302 and $0.01, respectively, related to the correction of a rent settlement recorded in the second quarter of 2009, net of tax. (e) Net income and earnings per share for the second quarter of 2008 include $648 and ($0.02), respectively, for the effect of impairments of fixed assets, net of tax. (f) Net income and earnings per share for the third quarter of 2008 include $476 and ($0.02), respectively, for the effect of impairments of fixed assets, net of tax. (g) Net loss and loss per share for the fourth quarter of 2008 include $16,925 and ($0.66), respectively, for the effect of impairments of fixed assets and goodwill, net of tax. Table of Contents Exhibit Index The following is a list of all exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Report: Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 3 .1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (the “Registrant”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on for the quarter ended June 30, 2006). 3 .2 Second Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 19, 2008). 4 .1 Indenture dated as of February 4, 2004 by and among Town Sports International Holdings, Inc, and The Bank of New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-114210 (the “S-4 Registration Statement”)). 4 .2 Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-126428 (the “S-1 Registration Statement”)). 10 .1 Credit Agreement dated as of February 27, 2007, by and among Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. and Town Sports International, LLC, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as administrative agent, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as sole lead arranger and book manager, and a syndicate of lenders named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 5, 2007). 10 .2 First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2009, among Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., Town Sports International, LLC, as the borrower, the lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2007, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as administrative agent for the lenders. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 17, 2009). 10 .3 Subsidiaries Guaranty dated as of February 27, 2007, made by each of the guarantors named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 5, 2007). 10 .4 Borrower/Sub Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2007, among each of the pledgors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 5, 2007). 10 .5 Security Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2007, made by each of the assignors named therein in favor of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 5, 2007). 10 .6 Restructuring Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2004, by and among Town Sports International, Inc., Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherril & Co., L.P. the individuals and entities listed on the BRS Co-Investor Signature Pages thereto, Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., RR Capital Partners, L.P., and Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P., Canterbury Detroit Partners, L.P., Canterbury Mezzanine Capital, L.P., Rosewood Capital, L.P., Rosewood Capital IV, L.P., Rosewood Capital IV Associates, L.P., CapitalSource Holdings LLC, Keith Alessi, Paul Arnold, and certain stockholders of the Company listed on the Executive Signature Pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the S-4 Registration Statement). 10 .7 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2004, by and among Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., Town Sports International, Inc., Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.P. the individuals and entities listed on the BRS Co-Investor Signature Pages thereto, Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., RR Capital Partners, L.P., and Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P., Canterbury Detroit Partners, L.P., Canterbury Mezzanine Capital, L.P., Rosewood Capital, L.P., Rosewood Capital IV, L.P., Rosewood Capital IV Associates, L.P., CapitalSource Holdings LLC, Keith Alessi, Paul Arnold, and certain stockholders of the Company listed on the Executive Signature Pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the S-4 Registration Statement). 10 .8 Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 23, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the “2005 Form 10-K”)). 10 .9 Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 30, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9.1 of the S-1 Registration Statement). Table of Contents Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 10 .10 Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2004, by and among Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., Town Sports International, Inc., and the other signatories thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the S-4 Registration Statement). 10 .11 Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2004, between Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors (as defined therein) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the S-4 Registration Statement). 10 .12 Security Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2004, made by Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., in favor of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors (as defined therein) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the S-4 Registration Statement). 10 .13 Holdco Guaranty, dated as of February 4, 2004, made by Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the S-4 Registration Statement). *10 .14 2004 Common Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the S-4 Registration Statement). *10 .15 Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s 2004 Common Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007). *10 .16 Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Incentive Plan”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2008). *10 .17 Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the 2006 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 8, 2006). *10 .18 Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the 2006 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 8, 2006). *10 .19 Form of the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Non-Employee Directors pursuant to the 2006 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 28, 2007). *10 .20 Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the 2006 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007). *10 .21 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to the 2006 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008). *10 .22 2006 Annual Performance Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of the S-1 Registration Statement). *10 .23 Amended Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan Summary (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009). *10 .24 Offer Letter to David M. Kastin, Senior Vice President — General Counsel, dated July 23, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007). *10 .25 Amendment to Offer Letter to David M. Kastin, dated December 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008). *10 .26 Form of Executive Severance Agreement between the Registrant and each of Alexander Alimanestianu, Daniel Gallagher, Martin Annese and David Kastin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007). *10 .27 Form of Amendment to Executive Severance Agreement between the Registrant and each of Alexander Alimanestianu, Daniel Gallagher, Martin Annese and David Kastin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008). *10 .28 Form of Amended and Restated Executive Severance Agreement between the Registrant and Scott Milford (filed herewith). *10 .29 Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 of the S-1 Registration Statement). *10 .30 Letter Agreement, dated December 7, 2009, between the Registrant and James Rizzo (filed herewith). 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant. Table of Contents Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 23 .1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 31 .1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 31 .2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 32 .1 Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer. 32 .2 Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer. * Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. Exhibit 10.28 EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT – SCOTT MILFORD Executive Severance Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2009 (this “ Agreement ”), between Town Sports International, LLC (the “ Company ”) and Scott Milford (the “ Executive ”). WHEREAS , the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., the parent of the Company (the “ Holdings ”) has authorized this offer of Severance Payments in the event of a Qualifying Termination of employment due to a Change in Control of Holdings or the Company; WHEREAS , the Severance Payments in this Agreement are offered in exchange for the commitments of the Executive as set forth herein. WHEREAS , by signing and returning this Agreement, the Executive acknowledges and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Agreement and acknowledges that the execution of a Separation and Release Agreement is a requirement for receiving the Severance Payments under this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Definitions . As used herein, the terms identified below shall have the meanings indicated: (a) “Cause” means the Company’s termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company as a result of: (i) Executive’s willful failure to perform any material portion of his duties; (ii) the commission of any fraud, misappropriation or misconduct by Executive that causes demonstrable injury, monetarily or otherwise, to the Company or an affiliate; (iii) the conviction of, or pleading guilty or no contest to, a felony involving moral turpitude; (iv) an act resulting or intended to result, directly or indirectly, in material gain or personal enrichment to the Executive at the expense of the Company or an affiliate; (v) any material breach of Executive’s fiduciary duties to the Company or an affiliate as an employee or officer; (vi) a material violation of the Town Sports International Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, as amended from time to time, and such material policies and procedures of the Company; (vii) any material breach of the terms of any agreement between Executive and the Company or any affiliate, including any of the restrictive covenants imposed pursuant to the Holdings’ stock option and similar incentive plans and the related stock option agreement issued thereunder, if such breach is reasonably likely to result in a material injury to the Company or an affiliate. (b) “Change in Control” means: (i) The acquisition by any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) (other than BRS, the BRS Investors and their respective Permitted Transferees (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 35% or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common stock of Holdings (the “ Outstanding Holdings Common  Stock ”), or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Holdings entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “ Outstanding Holdings Voting Securities ”); (ii) Individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by Holdings’ stockholders, was approved or recommended by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; (iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation involving Holdings (a “ Business Combination ”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, all or substantially all of the Persons who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Holdings Common Stock and Outstanding Holdings Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 65% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the Person resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a Person which as a result of such transaction owns Holdings or all or substantially all of Holdings’ assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Holdings Common Stock and Outstanding Holdings Voting Securities, as the case may be; (iv) Sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of Holdings or the Company; or (v) Approval by the stockholders of Holdings or approval by the member(s) of the Company of a complete liquidation, winding up or dissolution of Holdings or the Company, as the case may be. (b) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and other guidance promulgated by the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service thereunder. (c) “Constructive Termination” means the Executive’s voluntary termination of employment with the Company as a result of (i) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities, or a change in the Executive’s supervisory reporting relationship within the Company, except as part of, and consistent with, an organizational change; (ii) a change, caused by the Company, in geographic location of greater than 50 miles of the location at which the Executive primarily performs services for the Company; or (iii) a material reduction in the Executive’s base pay or incentive cash compensation; provided, 2  however, that none of the foregoing conditions or events shall constitute Constructive Termination unless (A) the Executive shall have provided written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such condition or event describing the condition or event claimed to constitute Constructive Termination and (B) the Company shall have failed to remedy the condition or event within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such written notice. (d) “ Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement among Holdings, the Company, the Various Lenders party thereto, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated February 27, 2007, as in effect as of the date of this Agreement. (e) “Disability” means any medically determinable physical or mental impairment resulting in the Executive’s inability to perform the duties of his or her position or any substantially similar position, where such impairment is expected to result in death or is expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six (6) months. (f) “ Person ” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, governmental entity or other entity. (g) “Severance Payments” means the aggregate gross amount of severance payments determined in accordance with Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement to be paid to the Executive who is entitled to receive such severance benefits under this Agreement. (h) “Termination Date” means the date on which the Executive has a termination of employment from the Company. 2. Eligibility . The Executive shall be eligible for Severance Payments under this Agreement following a Qualifying Termination as follows: (a) Qualifying Termination . The Company will pay Severance Payments under Section 3 of this Agreement on account of either of these events occurring within a period of six (6) months following the date of a Change in Control: (i) involuntary termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company that is not for Cause, or (ii) voluntary separation of the Executive as a result of a Constructive Termination. (b) Non-Qualifying Termination . Notwithstanding Section 2(a) of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require the Company to pay severance benefits to the Executive if the Executive terminates Employment with the Company as the result of: (i) voluntary separation (a separation, including retirement, initiated by the Executive), other than a voluntary separation pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii); (ii) retirement, whether early retirement, retirement at normal retirement age or retirement following normal retirement age; 3  (iii) the Company having terminated such Executive’s employment for Cause; (iv) death; (v) Disability; or (vi) a separation or termination for any reason more than six (6) months following the date of a Change in Control. (c) Separation Release Agreement . The eligibility for receipt of benefits under this Agreement as described in Section 3 (the “Severance Benefits”) is expressly conditioned upon the following: (i) the Executive’s signing of a release in which the Executive releases and/or waives any and all claims the Executive may have against the Company within the time specified therein but in no event later than fifty (50) days of the Termination Date and (ii) the release becoming effective. The Company shall provide to Executive the release no later than three (3) days following Executive’s Termination Date. If Executive does not timely execute and deliver to the Company such release, or if Executive executes such release but revokes it, no Severance Benefits shall be paid. 3. Amount, Payment and Timing of Severance . (a) Amount and Payment of Severance . (i) Unless otherwise provided herein, the Executive shall receive the following severance payments: An amount equal to the sum of one (1) times the Executive’s annual base salary as of the Executive’s Termination Date payable in a twelve (12) equal monthly installments (such twelve-month period, the “ Severance Period ”), less all applicable withholding taxes, payable as described in Section 3(b) below; provided however, that the Severance Period shall immediately terminate, and no further amounts shall be due pursuant to this Section 3(i) in the event Executive has materially breached any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section 4 hereunder. (ii) An amount equivalent to Executive’s pro-rata annual bonus (based on the number of days in fiscal year through the Termination Date) with respect to the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurred that Executive would otherwise have been entitled to receive had Executive remained in the employ of the Company through the payment date of such bonus. The bonus amount will be based upon the bonus plan and targets approved by the Board of Directors of Holdings (or a committee thereof) and assuming the approved bonus target had been met, which amount shall be payable at such time as bonuses are paid to the Company’s employees generally but no later than March 15 of the year following the year to which the bonus relates. This bonus payment shall be subject to all other terms of Holdings’ bonus plan and shall be and subject to deduction for all required income and payroll taxes. (iii) The Company shall continue Executive’s health and dental coverage (or provide comparable substitute coverage), and continue to pay that portion of the premium that it pays for active employees at such times as the Company makes such payments for its active employees on a monthly basis until the earlier of (i) the last day of the Severance Period and (ii) the date on which Executive is eligible for coverage under another group health and dental 4  insurance plan; provided however, that the Severance Period shall immediately terminate, and no further amounts shall be due pursuant to this Section 3(iii) in the event Executive has materially breached any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section 4 hereunder. Executive agrees to promptly notify the Company in writing in the event that Executive is eligible for coverage under another such plan. If not otherwise covered by a group health or dental plan as the end of the Severance Period, Executive shall be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage on such date on the same terms and conditions as offered to other eligible plan participants, and, if you elect such coverage, you shall be fully responsible for the associated premiums. (iv) During the Severance Period, Executive and his immediate family will continue to have Passport Memberships (or its equivalent) at no cost to such Executive (provided however that such memberships shall cease in the event Executive has materially breached the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section 4 hereunder). The aforementioned memberships are subject to all of the Company’s membership rules, regulations and policies currently in effect and as may be amended from time to time. 5 (b) Timing of Payments . (i) The Severance Benefits described in section 3(a)(i) shall be paid, minus applicable deductions, including deductions for tax withholding, in equal payments on the regular payroll dates during the one-year period following Executive’s termination of employment. Commencement of payments of the Severance Benefits described in Section 3(a)(i) shall begin on the first payroll date that occurs at least 60 days after the Termination Date, but which may be accelerated by no more than 30 days (the “ Starting Date ”) provided that Executive has satisfied the requirements of Section 2(c). The first payment on the payment Starting Date shall include those payments that would have previously been paid if the payments of the Severance Benefits had begun on the first payroll date following the Termination Date. This timing of the commencement of benefits is subject to Section 15 below. (ii) All Severance Benefits shall be completed by, and no further Severance Benefits shall be payable after, December 31 of the second taxable year following the year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs. (iii) Executive’s entitlement to the payments of the Severance Benefits described in the Section 3(a)(i) shall be treated as the entitlement to a series of separate payments for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”). (iv) For purposes of this Agreement, “termination of employment” shall mean a “separation of service” as defined in Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h) without regard to the optional alternative definitions available thereunder.  4. Non-Compete and Non-solicitation . (a) As an inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement, the Executive agrees that (i) during the Executive’s period of employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (ii) during the twelve (12)-month period following the Termination Date (the “ Non-compete Period” ), the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, control, participate in, consult with, render services for, or in any manner engage in, any business competing directly or indirectly with the business as conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates during the Executive’s period of employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or at the time of the Termination Date or with any other business that is the logical extension of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ business during the Executive’s period of employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or at the time of the Executive’s Termination of Employment, within any metropolitan area in which the Company or any of its Affiliates engages or has definitive plans to engage in such business; provided, however, that the Executive shall not be precluded from purchasing or holding publicly traded securities of any entity so long as the Executive shall hold less than 2% of the outstanding units of any such class of securities and has no active participation in the business of such entity. The Executive agrees that the following entities are examples of competitive businesses and are not exclusive: Crunch, 24 Hour, Equinox, NY Health and Racquet Club, LA Fitness, Sports & Health, Lifetime and Bally’s. (b) As an inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement the Executive agrees that during the Non-compete Period, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates to leave the employ of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any of its Affiliates and any employee thereof, (ii) hire any person who was an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time during the Executive’s employment period except for such employees who have been terminated for at least six months, or (iii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, franchisor or other business relation of the Company or any of its Affiliates to cease doing business with such member, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee, franchisor or business relation, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand. (c) The provisions of this Section 4 shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. (d) If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that any of the provisions of this Section 4 is excessive in duration or scope or otherwise is unenforceable, then such provision may be modified or supplemented by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. 5. Confidential Information . The Executive expressly recognizes and acknowledges that during the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive became entrusted with, had access to, or gained possession of confidential and proprietary information, data, documents, records, materials, and other trade secrets and/or other proprietary business information of the Company that is not readily available to competitors, outside third parties and/or the public, including without limitation, information about (i) current or prospective customers and/or suppliers, (ii) employees, research, goodwill, production, and prices, (iii) business methods, 6  processes, practices or procedures; (iv) computer software and technology development, and (v) business strategy, including acquisition, merger and/or divestiture strategies, (collectively or with respect to any of the foregoing, the “ Confidential Information ”). The Executive agrees, by acceptance of the right to receive Severance Payments under this Agreement, that: (i) unless pursuant to prior written consent by the Company, the Executive shall not disclose any Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever unless compelled by court order of subpoena; (ii) the Executive shall treat as confidential all Confidential Information and shall take reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorized access to the Confidential Information; (iii) the Executive shall not use the Confidential Information in any way detrimental to the Company or any of its affiliates; and (iv) the Executive agrees that the Confidential Information obtained during the Executive’s employment with the Company shall remain the exclusive property of the Company and its affiliates, and the Executive shall promptly return to the Company all material which incorporates, or is derived from, all such Confidential Information upon termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company or any of its affiliates. It is hereby agreed that Confidential Information does not include information generally available and known to the public other than through the disclosure thereof by or through the Executive or obtained from a source not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Company or any of its affiliates. 6. Notices . Any notice or communication given hereunder (each a “ Notice ”) shall be in writing and shall be sent by personal delivery, by courier or by United States mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested), to the appropriate party at the address set forth below, or such other address or to the attention of such other person as a party shall have specified by prior Notice to the other party. Each Notice will be deemed given and effective upon actual receipt (or refusal of receipt). If to the Company, to: Town Sports International, LLC 5 Penn Plaza (4 th Floor) New York, New York 10001 Attention: President With a copy to: General Counsel If to the Executive, to: The address for the Executive on file with the Company. 7. No Obligation to Continue Employment . This Agreement is not an agreement of continued employment. This Agreement does not guarantee that the Company or its Affiliates will employ, retain or continue to, employ or retain the Executive, nor does it modify in any respect any right of the Company or of any Affiliate of the Company to terminate or modify the Executive’s employment or compensation. 8. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY 7  COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, VERBAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENT OR ACTION OF ANY PARTY HERETO. 9. Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the domestic laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. 10. Consent to Jurisdiction . In the event of any dispute, controversy or claim between the Company or any Affiliate and the Executive in any way concerning, arising out of or relating to this Agreement (a “ Dispute ”), including without limitation any Dispute concerning, arising out of or relating to the interpretation, application or enforcement of this Agreement, the parties hereby (a) agree and consent to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and/or the Federal courts of the United States of America located in the Southern District of New York (collectively, the “ Agreed Venue ”) for resolution of any such Dispute, (b) agree that those courts in the Agreed Venue, and only those courts, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine any Dispute, including any appeal, and (c) agree that any cause of action arising out of this Agreement shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the State of New York. The parties also hereby irrevocably (i) submit to the jurisdiction of any competent court in the Agreed Venue (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom), (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, waive any and all defenses the parties may have on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction of any such court and any other objection that such parties may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court (including without limitation any defense that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum), and (iii) consent to service of process in any such suit, action or proceeding, anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court, in any manner provided by applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party pursuant to a Notice shall be deemed effective service of process on such party. Any action for enforcement or recognition of any judgment obtained in connection with a Dispute may enforced in any competent court in the Agreed Venue or in any other court of competent jurisdiction. 11. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed (including by facsimile transmission) with counterpart signature pages or in separate counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 12. Waiver . The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Agreement, or to require at any time performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement, shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of these provisions, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part thereof, or the right of the Company thereafter to enforce every provision. 13. Severability and Interpretation . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement and any portion hereof shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, rules and regulations. If any covenant or other provision of this Agreement (or 8  portion thereof) shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, by reason of any rule of law, rule, regulation, administrative order, judicial decision or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no covenant or provision shall be deemed dependent upon any other covenant or provision (or portion) unless so expressed herein. The parties hereto desire and consent that the court or other body making such determination shall, to the extent necessary to avoid any unenforceability, so reform such covenant or other provision or portions of this Agreement to the minimum extent necessary so as to render the same enforceable in accordance with the intent herein expressed. 14. No Mitigation Required . The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount provided for in Section 3 hereof by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for in Section 3 hereof be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer after the date of termination, or otherwise. 15. Section 409A . (a) Potential Delay of Payment . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any payment under this Agreement of the Severance Benefits that the Company reasonably determines is subject to Section 409(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code shall not be paid or payment commenced until six months after Executive’s Termination Date of Executive’s death. On the earlies date on which such payments can be made or commenced without violating the requirements of Section 409(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, Executive shall be paid, in a single cash lump sum, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of all payments delayed pursuant to the preceding sentence. (b) Section 409A Savings Clause . It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement shall either be exempt from Section 409A of the Code or shall comply with Section 409A (including Treasury regulations and other published guidance related thereto) so as not to subject Executive to payment of any additional tax, penalty or interest imposed under Section 409A of the Code. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted to avoid the imputation of any such additional tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A of the Code yet preserve (to the nearest extent reasonably possible) the intended benefit payable to Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations regarding the tax treatment of any payments hereunder, and the Executive shall be responsible for any and all applicable taxes, other than the Company’s share of employment taxes on the severance payments provided by the Agreement. 9  16. IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this agreement, effective as of the date and year first above written. 10 TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC By: /s/ Alex Alimanestianu Name: Alex Alimanestianu Title: Chief Executive Officer and President Executive : /s/ Scott Milford Scott Milford Exhibit 10.30 EXECUTION COPY TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC 5 PENN PLAZA NEW YORK, NY 10001 As of December 7, 2009 Mr. James Rizzo c/o Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. 5 Penn Plaza -4 th Floor New York, NY 10001 Dear Jim: This letter agreement (the “Agreement”) confirms the terms that Town Sports International, LLC (the “ Company ”) is offering you in connection with your resignation from the employ of the Company and its affiliates and from all officer and other positions that you currently hold with the Company and its affiliates, including Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (“TSI Holdings”). 1. Separation Date . (a) The employment relationship between you and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, will end on December 22, 2009 (the “Separation Date”). (b) During the period between the date hereof and the Separation Date, you will receive your base salary at the rate in effect on the date hereof, participate in the Company’s benefit plans in accordance with their terms and your TSI Holdings equity will remain outstanding and continue to vest. During this period, you will have no authority to act on behalf of the Company or bind the Company and you will not give any person the appearance that you have such authority. Promptly following the Separation Date, you will be paid for any accrued, but not taken, vacation days (which we hereby agree equals two weeks) in accordance with the Company’s prevailing payroll practices. Information regarding your ability to continue your health insurance coverage under the Company’s group health plan pursuant to the federal “COBRA” law will be sent to you separately by the applicable plan administrator following the Separation Date. 2. Separation Benefits. In return for your agreement (without revocation) to, and compliance with, your commitments and obligations set forth in this Agreement, and subject to the terms of this Agreement:  (a) The Company will continue to pay you your base salary (at the rate in effect on the Separation Date) for a period commencing on the Separation Date and ending on September 30, 2010 (the “Severance Period”), payable in accordance with the Company’s prevailing payroll practices; provided, however, that such payments will commence within 30 days after the expiration of the revocation period (without revocation) and such first payment will include those payments that would have previously been paid if these severance payments had begun on the first payroll date following the Separation Date; provided, further, that (i) such payments will cease immediately upon you having obtained employment or a full-time consulting arrangement on or after July 1, 2010 or (ii) such payments will be reduced dollar-for-dollar by any other compensation (including, part-time consulting fees) that you receive for services rendered on or after July 1, 2010 but before September 30, 2010. You agree to give the Company prompt written notice of any employment or engagement to provide services to any third party that may occur during the Severance Period. (b) If you timely elect to continue your health coverage through COBRA, the Company will pay that portion of the premium that it would have paid if you were an active employee with the same level of coverage through the end of the Severance Period or, if earlier, until you become eligible for comparable coverage. (c) Until the end of the Severance Period, each of you and your wife may continue to utilize a Passport Membership (or its equivalent) at no cost, and be entitled to receive Personal Training sessions at employee rates. The aforementioned memberships are subject to all of the Company’s membership rules, regulations and policies currently in effect and as may be amended from time to time. (d) The Company will pay up to $2,500 for your legal fees incurred in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement upon presentment of an invoice. (e) You shall be reimbursed for up to $10,000 of outplacement assistance with a firm of your own choosing upon presentment of an invoice. Such services must be commenced within 60 days of the Separation Date. (f) All payments described herein will be subject to deduction for all required income and payroll taxes. 3. Release . (a) In consideration of the obligations contained in Section 2 of this Agreement, you (for yourself, your heirs, legal representatives, executors or administrators (collectively, your “Representatives”)) hereby release and forever discharge the Company, TSI Holdings, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates and each of their respective officers, employees, directors and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims and rights which you may have against them, and you hereby specifically release, waive and forever hold them harmless from and against any and all such claims, liability, causes of action, compensation, benefits, damages, attorney fees, costs or expenses, of whatever nature or kind and whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, and by reason of any matter, cause, charge, claim, right or action whatsoever, which have arisen at any time up to and including the date of execution of -2-  this Agreement, including, but not limited to, those arising during or in any manner out of your employment with, or your resignation from, the Company, or anything else that may have happened up to and including the day you sign this Agreement. The rights, claims, causes of action, and liabilities that you are releasing and waiving include, but are not limited to, those that concern, relate to, or might arise out of the following: salary, overtime, bonuses, equity and severance arrangements, benefit plans; commissions; breach of express or implied contract or promise; harassment, intentional injury or intentional tort, fraud, misrepresentation, battery, assault, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, tort or public policy claims, whistleblower claims, negligence (including negligent hiring, retention and/or supervision), wrongful or retaliatory discharge, infliction of emotional injury, or any other facts or claims; retirement, stock option or any other benefits; the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. §206(d), et seq.); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) (29 U.S.C. §621, et seq.); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §2000e, et seq.); ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. §1001, et seq.) other than any vested ERISA benefit; COBRA (the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, 29 U.S.C. §21161, et seq.); the federal and NY WARN Act; the American with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. §12101, et seq.); the National Labor Relations Act and the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §141 et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. §2601, et seq.); the United States Constitution; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 or 1871 (42 U.S.C. §§1981,1983,1985, et seq.); retaliation under any federal, state, or local law; any claims for costs or attorney fees; the fair employment practices (FEP) laws and employment-related laws of any federal, state, or local jurisdiction (including the New York State Human Rights Law, New York Administrative Code), and any other federal, state, city, county or other common law, law, or ordinance, including but not limited to those where you work and/or reside. You are not releasing any rights or claims that arise following the effective date of this Agreement. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release set forth in Section 3(a), will not apply to (i) the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, (ii) your vested benefits under the Company’s 401(k) plan, and (iii) the Company’s obligations under the Option Plans (as defined and set forth below in Section 4), and any related option agreement or vested benefit(s) to which you are legally entitled. You further agree that the payments and benefits described in this Agreement will be in full satisfaction of any and all claims for payments or benefits, whether express or implied, that you may have against the Company, TSI Holdings or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates arising out of your employment relationship, your service as an employee or officer of the Company, TSI Holdings or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates and your resignation therefrom. You hereby acknowledge and confirm that you are providing the release and discharge set forth in this Section 3 only in exchange for consideration in addition to anything of value to which you are already entitled. (c) You represent and agree that you have not filed any lawsuits against any Released Party, or filed or caused to be filed any charges or complaints against any Released Party with any municipal, state or federal agency charged with the enforcement of any law. Pursuant to and as a part of your release and discharge of the Released Parties, you agree, except for your right, if any, to bring a proceeding pursuant to the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act to challenge the validity of the release of claims pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act contained in Section 3 of this Release, and consistent with the EEOC Enforcement Guidance On -3-  Non-Waivable Employee Rights Under EEOC-Enforced Statutes dated April 11,1997, and otherwise to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, not to sue or file a charge or complaint against any Released Party in any forum or assist or otherwise participate willingly or voluntarily in any claim, suit, action, investigation or other proceeding of any kind which relates to any matter that involves any Released Party, and that occurred up to and including the date of your execution of this Agreement, unless as required to do so by court order, subpoena or other directive by a court, administrative agency or legislative body, other than to enforce this Agreement. With respect to the claims you are waiving herein, you are waiving any right to receive money or any other relief in any action instituted on your behalf by any other person, entity or government agency. (d) You expressly understand and acknowledge that it is possible that unknown losses or claims exist or that present losses may have been underestimated in amount or severity, and that you explicitly took that into account in determining the amount of consideration to be paid for the giving of this Release, and a portion of said consideration and the mutual covenants contained herein, having been agreed between the parties with the knowledge of the possibility of such unknown claims, were given in exchange for a full satisfaction and discharge of all such claims. (e) Nothing in this release will affect the Company and TSI Holdings’ obligation to indemnify, defend and hold you harmless to the fullest extent allowable by applicable law and their respective charter and by-laws with respect to your acts or omissions in your capacity as an officer of the Company, TSI Holdings and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. The Company will continue to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to actions or omissions by you as an officer of TSI Holdings, the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) in the same manner that it maintains such insurance for other officers and directors. 4. Equity . Your options to purchase TSI Holdings common stock granted pursuant to TSI Holdings’ 2006 Stock Option Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Option Plan”), to the extent vested as of the Separation Date, will remain outstanding for the post-termination exercise period specified in Option Plan and any applicable agreement. Such vested options will expire at the conclusion of such post-termination exercise period to the extent not previously exercised. That portion of the stock options that remain unvested as of the Separation Date as well as any unvested shares of TSI Holdings restricted common stock will be forfeited on the Separation Date without any payment. 5. No Other Compensation or Benefits . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, you will not be entitled to any compensation or benefits or to participate in any past, present or future employee benefit programs or arrangements of the Company, TSI Holdings or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates on or after the Separation Date. 6. Return of Company Property. As of the date of this Agreement, you hereby represent that you have delivered to the Company all Company property and equipment in your possession or control, including, but not limited to, any and all records, manuals, customer lists, notebooks, computers, computer programs and files, Company credit cards, papers, electronically stored information and documents kept or made by you in connection with your employment and you will not retain any copies thereof. You also represent that you have left intact all electronic -4-  Company documents or files, including those that you developed or helped develop. You are required to return all such property whether or not you sign this Agreement. 7. Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. (a) You acknowledge and agree that in the course of your employment with the Company, you have acquired certain confidential company information which you knew or understood was confidential or proprietary to the Company and which, as used in this Agreement, means: information belonging to or possessed by the Company which is not available in the public domain or not released by some third-party through no fault of yours, including, without limitation (i) information received from the customers, suppliers, vendors, employees or agents of the Company under confidential conditions; (ii) customer and prospect lists, and details of agreements and communications with customers and prospects; (iii) sales plans and projections, product pricing information, acquisition, expansion, marketing, financial and other business information and existing and future products and business plans of the Company; (iv) the Company’s confidential accounting, tax, or financial information, results, procedures and methods; (v) information relating to existing claims, charges and litigations; (vi) sales proposals, demonstrations systems, sales material; and (vii) employee information (including, but not limited to, personnel, payroll, compensation and benefit data and plans), including all such information recorded in manuals, memoranda, projections, reports, minutes, plans, drawings, sketches, designs, formula books, data, specifications, software programs and records, whether or not legended or otherwise identified by the Company as confidential information, as well as such information that is the subject of meetings and discussions and not recorded. You understand that such confidential company information has been disclosed to you for the Company’s use only. You understand and agree that you (i) will not disclose or communicate confidential information to any person or persons; and (ii) will not make use of confidential information on your own behalf, or on behalf of any other person or persons. You will give immediate notice to the Company if you are ordered by a court or otherwise compelled by law to reveal any confidential information to any third party. (b) In view of the nature of your employment and the nature of the confidential information to which you have had access to, you acknowledge and agree that any unauthorized disclosure to any person or persons of confidential information, or other violation or threatened violation of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 8(a) or 8(b)) will cause irreparable damage to the Company and that, therefore, the Company will, in addition to any other available remedy, be entitled to an injunction prohibiting you from any further disclosure, attempted disclosure, violation or threatened violation of this Agreement and the Company will be entitled to recover the reasonable attorneys fees and costs incurred in enforcing its rights. (c) The obligations described in this Section 7 are in addition to, and in no way limit, your obligations regarding the protection of confidential information as described in the agreement that you executed at the inception of your employment with the Company (the “Original Confidentiality Agreement”), the Executive Severance Agreement between you and the Company (the “Executive Severance Agreement”) or in any option or other equity award agreement between you and the Company, which provisions are incorporated by reference herein. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section 7 and the obligations -5-  described in the Original Confidentiality Agreement, the Executive Severance Agreement or such award agreement, the provisions that are more restrictive upon you will govern. 8. Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Obligations . (a) Non-Solicitation . You agree that from the date hereof through the one year anniversary of the Separation Date, you will not, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit or recruit for employment, offer employment to, or hire, on a temporary, permanent or contract basis, anyone who was employed by the Company during the last six months of your employment (a “Covered Employee”); or (ii) encourage or persuade any Covered Employee to leave the Company. (b) Non-Competition . During the period from the date hereof through September 30, 2010, you will not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, control, participate in, consult with, render services for, or in any manner engage in, any business competing directly or indirectly with the business as conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates at the Separation Date or with any other business that is the logical extension of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ business at the Separation Date, within any metropolitan area in which the Company or any of its Affiliates engages or has definitive plans to engage in such business; provided, however, that you will not be precluded from purchasing or holding publicly traded securities of any entity so long as you hold less than 2% of the outstanding units of any such class of securities and have no active participation in the business of such entity. For purposes of this Section 8(b), the term “Affiliate” will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. (c) The obligations described in this Section 8 are in addition to, and in no way limit, your obligations regarding noncompetition and non-solicitation as described in the Original Confidentiality Agreement, the Executive Severance Agreement or in any option or other equity award agreement with the Company, which provisions are incorporated by reference herein, except that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in such agreements, the restrictions on competition (but not solicitation) contained therein shall end on September 30, 2010. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section 8 and the obligations described in the Original Confidentiality Agreement, the Executive Severance Agreement or such award agreement, the provisions that are more restrictive upon you will govern. 9. Non-Disparagement; Cooperation. (a) You understand and agree that as a condition for payment to you of the consideration herein described, you, on your behalf and on behalf of your Representatives, will not (and your Representatives will not) at any time engage in any form of conduct, or make any statements or representations that disparage or otherwise impair the reputation, goodwill, or commercial interests of the Company, its management, stockholders, subsidiaries, parent, and/or other affiliates. (b) From and after the Separation Date, you will (i) cooperate in all reasonable respects with the Company and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, attorneys and experts in connection with the conduct of any dispute, action, proceeding, investigation or litigation involving the Company or any of its affiliates, including, without limitation, any such dispute, action, proceeding, investigation or litigation in which you are called to testify and (ii) -6-  promptly respond to all requests by the Company and its affiliates relating to information concerning the Company which may be in your possession. The Company will, as a condition to your obligations under this Section 9(b), reimburse you for any reasonable out of pocket expenses and costs incurred as a result of such cooperation (including all reasonable, out-of-pocket attorney fees), provided that such expenses have been approved in writing in advance by an executive officer of the Company. (c) You hereby consent to the disclosure of information about you that TSI Holdings is required to disclose in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Proxy Statement and in any other report(s) required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 10. Waiver of Rights. No delay or omission by the Company in exercising any right under this Agreement will operate as a waiver of that or any other right. A waiver or consent given by the Company on any one occasion will be effective only in that instance and will not be construed as a bar or waiver of any right on any other occasion. 11. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be interpreted and construed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws provisions. You hereby irrevocably submit to and acknowledge and recognize the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, or, if appropriate, a federal court within New York (which courts, together with all applicable appellate courts, for purposes of this agreement, are the only courts of competent jurisdiction), over any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the subject matter hereof. 12. Entire Agreement/Severability . This Agreement constitutes the sole and complete understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein, and there are no other agreements or understandings, whether written or oral and whether made contemporaneously or otherwise (other than the Original Confidentiality Agreement and any confidentiality and/or non-competition provisions and related covenants set forth in the Executive Severance Agreement (as amended hereby) and any agreement granting you options under the Company’s Options Plans that you executed during your employment with the Company the terms of which will survive execution of this Agreement). No term, condition, covenant, representation or acknowledgment contained in this Release may be amended unless in a writing signed by both parties. If any section of this Agreement is determined to be void, voidable or unenforceable, it will have no effect on the remainder of the Agreement which will remain in full force and effect. 13. Acceptance. You will have twenty-one (21) days from the date set forth above to consider the terms of this Agreement. In order to receive the benefits and payments provided for by Section 2 of this Agreement, you must execute this Agreement, have your signature notarized and return the executed Agreement to the Company, addressed to the Company, Attention: General Counsel, at the address specified in Section 20 so that it is received any time on or before the expiration of the twenty-one (21) day period. After executing the Agreement, you will have seven (7) days (the “Revocation Period”) to revoke it by indicating your desire to do -7-  so in writing addressed to and received by the General Counsel at the address set forth in Section 20 no later than the seventh (7 th ) day following the date you executed the Agreement. In the event you do not accept this Agreement or in the event you revoke this Agreement during the Revocation Period, the obligations of the Company to make the payments and provide the benefits set forth herein will automatically be deemed null and void. No payments or benefits will be paid or provided under Section 2 of this Agreement following the Separation Date, until you have signed this Agreement, had your signature notarized and the Revocation Period has expired without a revocation by you. 14. Voluntary Assent. By your signature on this Agreement, you affirm and acknowledge that: (i) you have read this Agreement, and understand all of its terms, including the full and final release of claims set forth in Section 3; (ii) you have voluntarily entered into this Agreement and that you have not relied upon any representation or statement, written or oral, not set forth in this Agreement; (iii) the only consideration for signing this Agreement is as set forth herein and that the consideration received for executing this Agreement is greater than that to which you may otherwise be entitled; (iii) you have been given the opportunity and you have been advised by the Company to have this Agreement reviewed by your attorney and/or tax advisor; and (iv) you have been given up to twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement and that you understand that you have seven (7) days after executing it to revoke it in writing, and that, to be effective, such written revocation must be received by the Company within the seven (7) day Revocation Period. 15. No Admission . Nothing contained in this Agreement, or the fact of its submission to you, will constitute or be construed as an admission of liability or wrongdoing by either party. 16. Counterparts. The Agreement may be executed in two (2) signature counterparts, each of which will constitute an original, but all of which taken together will constitute but one and the same instrument. 17. Taxes; Section 409A . It is intended that the payments provided for herein are intended to comply with, or be exempt from, the terms of Section 409A (“Section 409A”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In the event, however, that any such payments are determined to be subject to Section 409A, then the Company may make such adjustments as are reasonably required to comply with such section, including delaying any such payments that would have been required to be paid to you pursuant to this Agreement during the first six months following the Separation Date until the end of such six-month period in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A. In addition, any expense reimbursement under this Agreement will be made on or before the last day of the taxable year -8-  following the taxable year in which such expense was incurred by you, and no such reimbursement or the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any taxable year will in any way affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year. The termination of your employment on December 22, 2009 is intended to constitute an “involuntary termination” for purposes of Section 409A. Notwithstanding any of the preceding, the Company makes no representations regarding the tax treatment of any payments hereunder, and you will be responsible for any and all applicable taxes. 18. Breach of Agreement . In the event of any breach by you of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 1(a), 7, 8 or 9 (and including the agreements referenced and incorporated therein), in addition to any other remedy available to it, the Company will cease to have any obligation to make payments or provide benefits to you under this Agreement, and any continued exercisability of your options will cease, and the Company will be entitled to recover the reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in enforcing its rights, to the extent permitted by law. You agree that in the event you bring a claim covered by this release in which you seek damages against the Company or in the event you seek to recover against any of such entities in any claim brought by a governmental agency on your behalf, this Agreement shall serve as a complete defense to such claims. 19. Third Party Beneficiaries . You acknowledge and agree that TSI Holdings and all its direct and indirect subsidiaries (other than the Company) are third party beneficiaries of this letter agreement. Without limiting the foregoing sentence, TSI Holdings and such subsidiaries may enforce this letter agreement against you. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is an affiliate, and will be assigned to any successor in interest to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder will become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity. This Agreement will be binding upon the successors, and assigns of the Company. 20. Notices . Any notices required or made pursuant to this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when delivered or mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, as follows: if to you, to the address in the Company’s payroll records; if to the Company, at 5 Penn Plaza, 4 th Floor, New York, NY 10001, Attn: General Counsel, or to such other address as either party may furnish to the other in writing in accordance with this Section 20. Notices of change of address will be effective only upon receipt. [Signatures continue on following page] -9-  On the 4th day of January in the year 2010, before me, the undersigned, personally appeared JAMES RIZZO, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument. -10- Acknowledged and accepted by: TOWN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC By: /s/ David Kastin Name: David Kastin Title: SVP - General Counsel /s/ James Rizzo James Rizzo STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) SS.: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) /s/ Judith P. Broach Notary Public JUDITH P. BROACH Notary Public, State of New York No. 02BR6164676 Qualified in New York County Commission Expires Apr. 30, 2011 Exhibit 21 December 31, 2009 State of Company Incorporation Doing Business As Parent Town Sports International, LLC NY n/a Subsidiaries TSI 217 Broadway, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Alexandria, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Alexandria West, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Allston, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Andover, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Ardmore, LLC DE Philadelphia Sports Club TSI Arthro-Fitness Services, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Astoria, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Battery Park, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Bay Ridge 86th Street, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Bayridge, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Bensonhurst, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Bethesda, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Boylston, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Broadway, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Brooklyn Belt, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Brunswick, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Bulfinch, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Butler, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Carmel, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Cash Management, LLC DE n/a TSI Central Square, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Cherry Hill, LLC DE Philadelphia Sports Club TSI Chevy Chase, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Clarendon, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Clifton, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Cobble Hill, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Colonia, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Columbia Heights, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Commack, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Connecticut Avenue, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Court Street, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Croton, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Danbury, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Davis Square, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Deer Park, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Dobbs Ferry, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Downtown Crossing, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Dupont Circle, Inc. DE n/a TSI Dupont II, Inc. DE n/a  State of Company Incorporation Doing Business As TSI East Brunswick, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East Meadow, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 23, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 31, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 34, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 36, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 41, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 48, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 51, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 59, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 76, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 86, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI East 91, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Englewood, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI F Street, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Fairfax, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Fenway, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI First Avenue, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Forest Hills, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Fort Lee, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Framingham, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Franklin (MA), LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Franklin Park, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Freehold, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Gallery Place, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Garden City, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Garnerville, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Georgetown, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Germantown, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Glendale, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Glover, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Grand Central, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Great Neck, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Greenwich, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Hartsdale, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Hawthorne, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Herald, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Hicksville, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Highpoint, LLC DE Philadelphia Sports Club TSI Hoboken, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Hoboken North, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Holdings (CIP), LLC DE n/a TSI Holdings (DC), LLC DE n/a TSI Holdings (IP), LLC DE n/a TSI Holdings (MA), LLC DE n/a  State of Company Incorporation Doing Business As TSI Holdings (MD), LLC DE n/a TSI Holdings (NJ), LLC DE n/a TSI Holdings (PA), LLC DE n/a TSI Holdings (VA), LLC DE n/a TSI Huntington, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Insurance, Inc. NY n/a TSI International, Inc. DE n/a TSI Irving Place, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Jamaica Estates, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Jersey City, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI K Street, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Larchmont, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Lexington (MA), LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Lincoln, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Livingston, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Long Beach, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Lynnfield, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI M Street, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Mahwah, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Mamaroneck, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Market Street, LLC DE Philadelphia Sports Club TSI Marlboro, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Matawan, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Mercer Street, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Midwood, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Montclair, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Morris Park, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Murray Hill, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Nanuet, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Natick, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI New Rochelle, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Newark, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Newbury Street, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Newton, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI No Sweat, LLC DE No Sweat TSI North Bethesda, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Norwalk, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Oceanside, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Old Bridge, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Parsippany, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Plainsboro, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Port Jefferson, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Princeton, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Princeton North, LLC DE New York Sports Club  State of Company Incorporation Doing Business As TSI Providence Downtown, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Providence Eastside, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Radnor, LLC DE Philadelphia Sports Club TSI Ramsey, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Reade Street, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Rego Park, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Ridgewood, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Rodin Place, LLC DE Philadelphia Sports Club TSI Scarsdale, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Seaport, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Sheridan, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Silver Spring, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Smithtown, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Society Hill, LLC DE Philadelphia Sports Club TSI Soho, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Somers, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Somerset, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI South Bethesda, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI South End, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI South Park Slope, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI South Station, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Springfield, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Stamford Downtown, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Stamford Post, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Stamford Rinks, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Staten Island, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Sterling, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Sunnyside, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Syosset, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI University Management, LLC DE n/a TSI Varick Street, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Wall Street, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Waltham, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Washington, Inc. DE Washington Sports Club TSI Water Street, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Watertown, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Wellesley, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Wellington Circle, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI West 14, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 16, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 23, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 38, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 41, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 44, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 48, LLC DE New York Sports Club  State of Company Incorporation Doing Business As TSI West 52, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 73, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 76, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 80, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 94, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 115th Street, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 125, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West 145th Street, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West Caldwell, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West Hartford, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West Newton, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI West Nyack, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI West Springfield, LLC DE Washington Sports Club TSI Westborough, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Westport, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Westwood, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Weymouth, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI White Plains City Center, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI White Plains, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Whitestone, LLC DE New York Sports Club TSI Woburn, LLC DE Boston Sports Club TSI Woodmere, LLC DE New York Sports Club Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-135048 and 333-151965) of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. of our report dated March 15, 2010 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K. /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP New York, NY March 15, 2010 Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATIONS I, Alexander Alimanestianu, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Alexander Alimanestianu Chief Executive Officer Date: March 15, 2010 By: /s/ Alexander Alimanestianu Exhibit 31.2 CERTIFICATIONS I, Daniel Gallagher, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Daniel Gallagher Chief Financial Officer Date: March 15, 2010 By: /s/ Daniel Gallagher Exhibit 32.1 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Annual Report of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Alexander Alimanestianu, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. /s/ Alexander Alimanestianu Alexander Alimanestianu Chief Executive Officer March 15, 2010 Exhibit 32.2 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Annual Report of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Daniel Gallagher, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. /s/ Daniel Gallagher Daniel Gallagher Chief Financial Officer March 15, 2010 

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