(Source: Business Wire)

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS)
Key highlights from the first quarter of fiscal year 2010:
Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.95
Total revenue growth of 5%
Internal revenue growth of 2%
New business signings of $212 million of annual recurring revenue
ACS today announced first quarter fiscal year 2010 revenues of $1.68
billion, a 5% increase, compared to the prior year quarter. Internal
revenue growth was 2%. First quarter fiscal year 2010 adjusted
non-generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") diluted earnings
per share was $0.95. Adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for
the comparable prior year period was $0.89. See "Reconciliation of
Reported GAAP Results to Adjusted Non-GAAP Results" below.
First quarter new business signings totaled $212 million of annual
recurring revenue with an estimated total contract value of $833
million. Total contract value of all signings, including new business
signings, renewals and non-recurring revenue, was $1.5 billion.
"ACS continued to deliver strong performance in the first quarter," said
Lynn Blodgett, ACS president and chief executive officer. "Our ability
to grow revenue and adjusted earnings per share in this environment is a
tribute to our dedicated employees who remained focused on delivering
excellent service to our clients. I am very proud of our team and
excited about our future."
Additional highlights from the first quarter of fiscal year 2010:
Commercial signings represented 71% of new business signings and
Government contributed 29%. From a service line perspective, business
process outsourcing contributed 79% of new business signings and 21%
were information technology outsourcing.
The Commercial segment contributed 61% of revenues and grew 6%, with
2% internal growth. The Government segment contributed 39% of revenues
and grew 2%, all of which was internal.
Adjusted non-GAAP operating income was $162 million with an adjusted
operating margin of 9.7%. These results were negatively impacted by
deferred compensation costs of approximately $9 million, or 50 basis
points. These costs are included in the Company's adjusted non-GAAP
operating income and are offset in the Company's other non-operating
expense. See "Reconciliation of Reported GAAP Results to Adjusted
Non-GAAP Results" below.
The first quarter of the Company's fiscal year is typically the lowest
quarter of cash flow due to the payment of prior year management
bonuses. Operating cash flow for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010
was negative $21 million, or -1% of revenues. Capital expenditures and
additions to intangible assets was $128 million, or 8% of revenues.
Free cash flow was negative $149 million, or -9% of revenues. The
Company's cash balance was $559 million at September 30, 2009.
On September 27, 2009, ACS and Xerox Corporation executed an Agreement
and Plan of Merger pursuant to which ACS would be acquired by Xerox. The
agreement was approved by the Board of Directors (and recommended by a
special committee of independent directors) and is subject to certain
closing conditions. Those conditions include the expiration of the
waiting period under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976 and approval of ACS stockholders.
Due to ACS' proposed merger with Xerox, ACS will not host an earnings
conference call and will not be updating prior financial guidance or
providing financial guidance for the second quarter or fiscal year 2010.
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with approximately 76,000 people
supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides
business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to
world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A
common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"ACS." Learn more about ACS at www.acs-inc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the
provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (which
Sections were adopted as part of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995). Such forward-looking statements and assumptions
include, among other things, statements with respect to our financial
condition, results of operations, cash flows, business strategies,
operating efficiencies, indebtedness, litigation, competitive positions,
growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management, and other
matters. Such forward-looking statements are based upon management's
current knowledge and assumptions about future events and are subject to
numerous assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of
which are outside of our control, which could cause actual results to
differ materially from the anticipated results, prospects, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (a) the cost and cash
flow impact of our debt and our ability to obtain further financing; (b)
the complexity of the legal and regulatory environments in which we
operate, including the effect of claims and litigation; (c) our
oversight by the SEC and other regulatory agencies and investigations by
those agencies; (d) our credit rating or further reductions of our
credit rating; (e) a decline in revenues from or a loss or failure of
significant clients; (f) our ability to recover capital investments in
connection with our contracts; (g) possible period-to-period
fluctuations in our non-recurring revenues and related cash flows; (h)
competition and our ability to compete effectively; (i) dissatisfaction
with our services by our clients; (j) our dependency to a significant
extent on third party providers, such as subcontractors, a relatively
small number of primary software vendors, utility providers and network
providers; (k) our ability to identify, acquire or integrate other
businesses or technologies; (l) our ability to manage our operations and
our growth; (m) termination rights, audits and investigations related to
our Government contracts; (n) delays in signing and commencing new
business; (o) the effect of some provisions in contracts and our ability
to control costs; (p) claims associated with our actuarial consulting
and benefit plan management services; (q) claims of infringement of
third-party intellectual property rights; (r) laws relating to
individually identifiable information; (s) potential breaches of our
security system; (t) the impact of budget deficits and/or fluctuations
in the number of requests for proposals issued by governments; (u) risks
regarding our international and domestic operations; (v) fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates; (w) our ability to attract and retain
necessary technical personnel, skilled management and qualified
subcontractors; (x) risks associated with loans that we service; (y) the
effect of certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws
and Delaware law and our stock ownership; (z) the price of our Class A
common stock; (aa) the risk that we will not realize all of the
anticipated benefits from our proposed transaction with Xerox; (bb) the
risk that customer retention and revenue expansion goals for the
proposed Xerox transaction will not be met and that disruptions from the
proposed Xerox transaction will harm relationships with customers,
employees and suppliers; (cc) the risk that unexpected costs will be
incurred in connection with the proposed Xerox transaction; (dd) the
outcome of litigation, including with respect to the proposed Xerox
transaction; (ee) antitrust and other regulatory proceedings to which we
may be a party in connection with the proposed Xerox transaction; and
(ff) the risk that the proposed Xerox transaction will not close or that
our or Xerox's shareholders fail to approve the proposed Xerox
transaction. For more details on factors that may cause actual results
to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, please see
Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2009 and other reports from time to time that we
file with or furnish to the SEC. Forward-looking statements contained or
referenced in this news release speak only as of the date of this
release. We disclaim, and do not undertake any obligation to, update or
release any revisions to any forward-looking statement.
Additional Information
The proposed merger transaction involving ACS and Xerox will be
submitted to the respective stockholders of ACS and Xerox for their
consideration. In connection with the proposed merger, ACS will file a
joint proxy statement with the SEC (which such joint proxy statement
will form a prospectus of a registration statement on Form S-4 that will
be filed by Xerox with the SEC). ACS and Xerox will each mail the joint
proxy statement/prospectus to its stockholders. ACS and Xerox urge
investors and security holders to read the joint proxy
statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes
available because it will contain important information. You may obtain
a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other
filings containing information about ACS and Xerox, without charge, at
the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).
Copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and the filings with the
SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the joint proxy
statement/prospectus can also be obtained, when available, without
charge, from ACS's website, www.acs-inc.com,
under the heading "Investor Relations" and then under the heading "SEC
Filings". You may also obtain these documents, without charge, from
Xerox's website, www.xerox.com,
under the tab "Investor Relations" and then under the heading "SEC
Filings".
ACS, Xerox and their respective directors, executive officers and
certain other members of management and employees may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the respective
stockholders of ACS and Xerox in favor of the merger. Information
regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed
participants in the solicitation of the respective stockholders of ACS
and Xerox in connection with the proposed merger will be set forth in
the joint proxy statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC. You
can find information about ACS's executive officers and directors in its
Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 27, 2009. You can find
information about Xerox's executive officers and directors in its
definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2009. You can
obtain free copies of these documents from ACS and Xerox websites using
the contact information above.
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.