Form 10-Q
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United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


(Mark One)

x Quarterly report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

   For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

OR

 

¨ Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

   For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 1-12989

 


SunGard® Data Systems Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   51-0267091

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

680 East Swedesford Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

484-582-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  ¨.    Accelerated filer  ¨.    Non-accelerated filer  x.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  ¨.    No  x.

There were 100 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2007.

 



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SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

 

          PAGE
PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
Item 1.    Financial Statements:   
   Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007 (unaudited)    1
   Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 (unaudited)    2
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 (unaudited)    3
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)    4
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    15
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    22
Item 4T.    Controls and Procedures    22
PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION   
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings    23
Item 1A.    Risk Factors    23
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    23
Item 3.    Defaults upon Senior Securities    23
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    23
Item 5.    Other Information    23
Item 6.    Exhibits    23
SIGNATURES    24

 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SunGard Data Systems Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions except share and per-share amounts)

 

     December 31,
2006
    September 30,
2007
 
           (unaudited)  

Assets

    

Current:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 316     $ 362  

Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $14 and $20

     216       215  

Earned but unbilled receivables

     63       69  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     145       159  

Clearing broker assets

     420       537  

Retained interest in accounts receivable sold

     275       255  

Deferred income taxes

     34       33  
                

Total current assets

     1,469       1,630  

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $304 and $479

     773       855  

Software products, less accumulated amortization of $304 and $487

     1,386       1,297  

Customer base, less accumulated amortization of $266 and $422

     2,857       2,797  

Other tangible and intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $13 and $18

     216       187  

Trade name

     1,019       1,022  

Goodwill

     6,951       7,154  
                

Total Assets

   $ 14,671     $ 14,942  
                

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

    

Current:

    

Short-term and current portion of long-term debt

   $ 45     $ 55  

Accounts payable

     80       60  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     224       209  

Accrued interest expense

     164       82  

Other accrued expenses

     275       324  

Clearing broker liabilities

     376       498  

Deferred revenue

     762       793  
                

Total current liabilities

     1,926       2,021  

Long-term debt

     7,394       7,609  

Deferred income taxes

     1,777       1,780  
                

Total liabilities

     11,097       11,410  
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholder’s equity:

    

Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 100 shares authorized, issued and oustanding

     —         —    

Capital in excess of par value

     3,664       3,668  

Accumulated deficit

     (147 )     (237 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     57       101  
                

Total stockholder’s equity

     3,574       3,532  
                

Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

   $ 14,671     $ 14,942  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SunGard Data Systems Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2006     2007     2006     2007  

Revenue:

        

Services

   $ 963     $ 1,098     $ 2,842     $ 3,162  

License and resale fees

     81       87       214       252  
                                

Total products and services

     1,044       1,185       3,056       3,414  

Reimbursed expenses

     24       37       79       99  
                                
     1,068       1,222       3,135       3,513  
                                

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of sales and direct operating

     493       581       1,460       1,649  

Sales, marketing and administration

     215       240       659       748  

Product development

     63       64       191       202  

Depreciation and amortization

     60       63       175       183  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     99       110       297       319  

Merger costs

     2       —         5       —    
                                
     932       1,058       2,787       3,101  
                                

Income from operations

     136       164       348       412  

Interest income

     4       4       10       13  

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees

     (165 )     (161 )     (483 )     (485 )

Other expense

     (4 )     (11 )     (22 )     (51 )
                                

Loss before income taxes

     (29 )     (4 )     (147 )     (111 )

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     2       (15 )     (40 )     (21 )
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ (31 )   $ 11     $ (107 )   $ (90 )
                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SunGard Data Systems Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2006     2007  

Cash flow from operations:

    

Net loss

   $ (107 )   $ (90 )

Reconciliation of net loss to cash flow used in operations:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     472       502  

Deferred income tax benefit

     (98 )     (72 )

Stock compensation expense

     27       19  

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount

     25       37  

Other noncash charges (credits)

     (36 )     3  

Accounts receivable and other current assets

     43       39  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (124 )     (122 )

Clearing broker assets and liabilities, net

     (12 )     4  

Deferred revenue

     24       9  
                

Cash flow provided by operations

     214       329  
                

Investment activities:

    

Cash paid for businesses acquired by the Company, net of cash acquired

     (24 )     (223 )

Cash paid for property and equipment and software

     (222 )     (213 )

Other investing activities

     8       7  
                

Cash used in investment activities

     (238 )     (429 )
                

Financing activities:

    

Cash received from borrowings, net of fees

     —         656  

Cash used to repay debt

     (37 )     (504 )

Other financing activities

     (3 )     (15 )
                

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (40 )     137  
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     15       9  
                

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (49 )     46  

Beginning cash and cash equivalents

     317       316  
                

Ending cash and cash equivalents

   $ 268     $ 362  
                

Supplemental information:

    

Acquired businesses:

    

Property and equipment

   $ —       $ 59  

Software products

     6       44  

Customer base

     5       79  

Goodwill

     16       151  

Other tangible and intangible assets

     2       10  

Deferred income taxes

     (1 )     (46 )

Purchase price obligations and debt assumed

     (2 )     (38 )

Net current liabilities assumed

     (2 )     (36 )
                

Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired of $2 and $20, respectively

   $ 24     $ 223  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. Basis of Presentation:

SunGard Data Systems Inc. (“SunGard” or the “Company”) was acquired on August 11, 2005 (the “Transaction”) by a consortium of private equity investment funds associated with Bain Capital Partners, The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs & Co., Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Providence Equity Partners, Silver Lake and Texas Pacific Group (collectively, the “Sponsors”).

SunGard is a wholly owned subsidiary of SunGard Holdco LLC, which is wholly owned by SunGard Holding Corp., which is wholly owned by SunGard Capital Corp. II, which is a subsidiary of SunGard Capital Corp. All of these companies were formed for the purpose of facilitating the Transaction and are collectively referred to as the “Holding Companies.”

SunGard has three segments: Financial Systems (“FS”), Higher Education and Public Sector Systems (“HEPS”) and Availability Services (“AS”). The Company’s Software & Processing Solutions business is comprised of the FS and HEPS segments. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements exclude the accounts of the Holding Companies.

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), consistent in all material respects with those applied in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Interim financial reporting does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with SunGard’s financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. The interim financial information is unaudited, but reflects all normal adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007.

Effect of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), which addresses how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes under GAAP. SFAS 157 is effective as of January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating SFAS 157 and the related impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

2. Acquisitions:

The Company seeks to acquire businesses that broaden its existing product lines and service offerings by adding complementary products and service offerings and by expanding its geographic reach. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company completed six acquisitions in its FS segment, one in its HEPS segment and one in its AS segment. Cash paid, net of cash acquired and subject to certain adjustments, was $223 million. The allocations of purchase price for these acquisitions are preliminary.

 

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The following table lists the businesses the Company acquired in the first nine months of 2007:

 

Acquired Company/Business

   Date
Acquired
  

Description

XRT SA’s High-End Treasury Business    1/25/2007    Treasury and cash management applications.
Maxim Insurance Software Corporation    2/6/2007    Premium billing systems to the property and casualty industry.
Aceva Technologies, Inc.    2/14/2007    Credit and collections software solutions.
Finetix, LLC    4/20/2007    Specialized technology and architecture consulting for financial institutions, service providers and hedge funds.
Energy Softworx, Inc.    4/20/2007    Fuels management software solutions for the power generation industry.
Aspiren Group Limited    6/1/2007    Performance management software solutions and services in the United Kingdom.
GTI Consultants SAS    6/6/2007    Consulting and IT professional services to financial institutions in France.
VeriCenter, Inc.    8/20/2007    Managed services, application hosting and IT infrastructure outsourcing.

 

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Goodwill

The following table summarizes changes in goodwill by segment (in millions):

 

     FS     HEPS    AS    Total

Balance at December 31, 2006

   $ 2,918     $ 1,880    $ 2,153    $ 6,951

2007 acquisitions

     25       14      120      159

Adjustments to previous acquisitions

     (3 )     4      7      8

Effect of foreign currency translation

     12       5      19      36
                            

Balance at September 30, 2007

   $ 2,952     $ 1,903    $ 2,299    $ 7,154
                            

3. Clearing Broker Assets and Liabilities:

Clearing broker assets and liabilities are comprised of the following (in millions):

 

     December 31,
2006
  September 30,
2007

Segregated customer cash and treasury bills

   $ 48   $ 105

Securities owned

     28     53

Securities borrowed

     305     352

Receivables from customers and other

     39     27
            

Clearing broker assets

   $ 420   $ 537
            

Payables to customers

   $ 70   $ 126

Securities loaned

     275     306

Customer securities sold short, not yet purchased

     15     30

Payable to brokers and dealers

     16     36
            

Clearing broker liabilities

   $ 376   $ 498
            

Segregated customer cash and treasury bills are held by the Company on behalf of customers. Clearing broker securities consist of trading and investment securities at fair market values, which are based on quoted market rates. Securities borrowed and loaned are collateralized financing transactions which are cash deposits made to or received from other broker/dealers. Receivables from and payables to customers represent amounts due or payable on cash and margin transactions.

4. Debt:

In February 2007 the Company amended its senior secured credit facility to reduce the effective interest rates on the term loan facility, increase the size of that facility from $4.0 billion to $4.4 billion, extend the maturity by one year and change certain other terms. In March 2007 the Company used the additional borrowings to redeem the $400 million in aggregate principal amount of senior floating rate notes due 2013. The related redemption premium of $19 million and write-off of approximately $9 million of deferred financing costs were included in other expense.

5. Income Taxes:

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”) on January 1, 2007 with no material effect. The Company’s reserve for unrecognized income tax benefits at September 30, 2007 is $28 million. This liability includes approximately $3 million (net of federal and state benefit) in accrued interest and penalties. Since substantially all of the liability relates to matters existing at the date of the Transaction, any reversal of reserve is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s annual effective tax rate. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.

 

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The Company is currently under audit by the Internal Revenue Service for the calendar years 2003, 2004 and 2005 and various state and foreign jurisdiction tax years remain open to examination as well. At any time some portion of the Company’s operations is under audit. Accordingly, certain matters may be resolved within the next 12 months which could result in a change in the liability.

6. Comprehensive Income (Loss):

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net loss adjusted for other increases and decreases affecting stockholder’s equity that are excluded from the determination of net income (loss). The calculation of comprehensive income (loss) follows (in millions):

 

    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2006     2007     2006     2007  

Net income (loss)

  $ (31 )   $ 11     $ (107 )   $ (90 )

Foreign currency translation gains

    2       31       50       53  

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments

    (16 )     (15 )     2       (9 )
                               

Comprehensive income (loss)

  $ (45 )   $ 27     $ (55 )   $ (46 )
                               

 

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7. Segment Information:

The Company has three segments: FS and HEPS, which together form the Company’s Software & Processing Solutions business, and AS. Effective January 1, 2007, the Company reclassified one business from FS to HEPS. This change has been reflected in all periods presented. The operating results for each segment follow (in millions):

 

    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2006     2007     2006     2007  

Revenue:

       

Financial systems

  $ 502     $ 622     $ 1,467     $ 1,755  

Higher education and public sector systems

    226       231       661       695  
                               

Software & processing solutions

    728       853       2,128       2,450  

Availability services

    340       369       1,007       1,063  
                               
  $ 1,068     $ 1,222     $ 3,135     $ 3,513  
                               

Income (loss) from operations:

       

Financial systems

  $ 59     $ 67     $ 144     $ 180  

Higher education and public sector systems

    35       37       91       109  
                               

Software & processing solutions

    94       104       235       289  

Availability services

    74       84       201       212  

Corporate administration

    (30 )     (24 )     (83 )     (89 )

Merger and other costs

    (2 )     —         (5 )     —    
                               
  $ 136     $ 164     $ 348     $ 412  
                               

Depreciation and amortization:

       

Financial systems

  $ 13     $ 16     $ 39     $ 44  

Higher education and public sector systems

    4       4       11       12  
                               

Software & processing solutions

    17       20       50       56  

Availability services

    43       43       125       127  

Corporate administration

    —         —         —         —    
                               
  $ 60     $ 63     $ 175     $ 183  
                               

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets:

       

Financial systems

  $ 52     $ 57     $ 153     $ 172  

Higher education and public sector systems

    17       19       55       53  
                               

Software & processing solutions

    69       76       208       225  

Availability services

    30       33       88       92  

Corporate administration

    —         1       1       2  
                               
  $ 99     $ 110     $ 297     $ 319  
                               

Cash paid for property and equipment and software:

       

Financial systems

  $ 21     $ 20     $ 59     $ 61  

Higher education and public sector systems

    6       10       14       21  
                               

Software & processing solutions

    27       30       73       82  

Availability services

    51       31       149       131  

Corporate administration

    —         —         —         —    
                               
  $ 78     $ 61     $ 222     $ 213  
                               

8. Related Party Transactions:

During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2007, in accordance with the Management Agreement between the Company and the Sponsors, the Company recorded $3 million and $6 million, respectively, of management fees in sales, marketing and administration expenses. In the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2007, the Company recorded $10 million and $13 million, respectively, of management fees in sales, marketing and administration expenses. At December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007, $3 million and $5 million, respectively, were included in other accrued expenses.

 

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9. Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements:

On August 11, 2005, in connection with the Transaction, the Company issued $3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of the outstanding senior notes and the outstanding senior subordinated notes. The senior notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis and the senior subordinated notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis, in each case, subject to certain exceptions, by substantially all wholly owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Each of the Guarantors is 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. None of the other subsidiaries of the Company, either direct or indirect, guarantee the senior notes and senior subordinated notes (“Non-Guarantors”). The Guarantors also unconditionally guarantee the senior secured credit facilities.

The following tables present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company (“Parent”), the Guarantor Subsidiaries, the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and Eliminations as of December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007 and for each of the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2007, to arrive at the information for SunGard Data Systems Inc. on a consolidated basis.

 

(in millions)

  

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2006

     Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated

Assets

          

Current:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 56     $ (19 )   $ 279     $ —       $ 316

Intercompany balances

     (2,282 )     2,244       38       —         —  

Trade receivables, net

     (1 )     40       240       —         279

Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets

     578       83       762       (549 )     874
                                      

Total current assets

     (1,649 )     2,348       1,319       (549 )     1,469

Property and equipment, net

     1       526       246       —         773

Intangible assets, net

     184       4,764       530       —         5,478

Intercompany balances

     (757 )     727       30       —         —  

Goodwill

     —         6,166       785       —         6,951

Investment in subsidiaries

     13,074       1,757       —         (14,831 )     —  
                                      

Total Assets

   $ 10,853     $ 16,288     $ 2,910     $ (15,380 )   $ 14,671
                                      

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

          

Current:

          

Short-term and current portion of long-term debt

   $ 37     $ 2     $ 6     $ —       $ 45

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

     194       1,332       904       (549 )     1,881
                                      

Total current liabilities

     231       1,334       910       (549 )     1,926

Long-term debt

     7,053       3       338       —         7,394

Intercompany debt

     —         246       (129 )     (117 )     —  

Deferred income taxes

     (5 )     1,631       151       —         1,777
                                      

Total liabilities

     7,279       3,214       1,270       (666 )     11,097
                                      

Total stockholder’s equity

     3,574       13,074       1,640       (14,714 )     3,574
                                      

Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

   $ 10,853     $ 16,288     $ 2,910     $ (15,380 )   $ 14,671
                                      

 

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(in millions)

  

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2007

     Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated

Assets

          

Current:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 19     $ (8 )   $ 351     $ —       $ 362

Intercompany balances

     (4,338 )     4,330       8       —         —  

Trade receivables, net

     —         56       228       —         284

Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets

     1,280       88       865       (1,249 )     984
                                      

Total current assets

     (3,039 )     4,466       1,452       (1,249 )     1,630

Property and equipment, net

     1       569       285       —         855

Intangible assets, net

     159       4,498       646       —         5,303

Intercompany balances

     685       (715 )     30       —         —  

Goodwill

     —         6,225       929       —         7,154

Investment in subsidiaries

     13,163       2,128       —         (15,291 )     —  
                                      

Total Assets

   $ 10,969     $ 17,171     $ 3,342     $ (16,540 )   $ 14,942
                                      

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

          

Current:

          

Short-term and current portion of long-term debt

   $ 40     $ 8     $ 7     $ —       $ 55

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

     165       2,039       1,011       (1,249 )     1,966
                                      

Total current liabilities

     205       2,047       1,018       (1,249 )     2,021

Long-term debt

     7,227       6       376       —         7,609

Intercompany debt

     (3 )     349       (168 )     (178 )     —  

Deferred income taxes

     8       1,606       166       —         1,780
                                      

Total liabilities

     7,437       4,008       1,392       (1,427 )     11,410
                                      

Total stockholder’s equity

     3,532       13,163       1,950       (15,113 )     3,532
                                      

Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

   $ 10,969     $ 17,171     $ 3,342     $ (16,540 )   $ 14,942
                                      

 

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(in millions)

  

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

 
     Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Total revenue

   $ —       $ 782     $ 313     $ (27 )   $ 1,068  
                                        

Costs and expenses:

          

Cost of sales and direct operating

     —         353       167       (27 )     493  

Sales, marketing and administration

     29       117       69       —         215  

Product development

     —         43       20       —         63  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         43       17       —         60  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     1       82       16       —         99  

Merger costs

     2       —         —         —         2  
                                        
     32       638       289       (27 )     932  
                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (32 )     144       24       —         136  

Net interest income (expense)

     (157 )     (1 )     (3 )     —         (161 )

Other income (expense)

     5       17       (3 )     (23 )     (4 )
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (184 )     160       18       (23 )     (29 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (153 )     155       —         —         2  
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ (31 )   $ 5     $ 18     $ (23 )   $ (31 )
                                        

 

(in millions)

  

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2007

 
     Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Total revenue

   $ —       $ 858     $ 400     $ (36 )   $ 1,222  
                                        

Costs and expenses:

          

Cost of sales and direct operating

     —         375       242       (36 )     581  

Sales, marketing and administration

     27       125       88       —         240  

Product development

     —         60       4       —         64  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         47       16       —         63  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     1       84       25       —         110  

Merger costs

     —         —         —         —         —    
                                        
     28       691       375       (36 )     1,058  
                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (28 )     167       25       —         164  

Net interest income (expense)

     (152 )     (5 )     —         —         (157 )

Other income (expense)

     175       6       (11 )     (181 )     (11 )
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (5 )     168       14       (181 )     (4 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (16 )     (7 )     8       —         (15 )
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ 11     $ 175     $ 6     $ (181 )   $ 11  
                                        

 

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(in millions)

  

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

 
     Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Total revenue

   $ —       $ 2,299     $ 944     $ (108 )   $ 3,135  
                                        

Costs and expenses:

          

Cost of sales and direct operating

     —         1,087       481       (108 )     1,460  

Sales, marketing and administration

     82       364       213       —         659  

Product development

     —         129       62       —         191  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         127       48       —         175  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     2       246       49       —         297  

Merger costs

     5       —         —         —         5  
                                        
     89       1,953       853       (108 )     2,787  
                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (89 )     346       91       —         348  

Net interest income (expense)

     (465 )     (8 )     —         —         (473 )

Other income (expense)

     160       51       (17 )     (216 )     (22 )
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (394 )     389       74       (216 )     (147 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (287 )     228       19       —         (40 )
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ (107 )   $ 161     $ 55     $ (216 )   $ (107 )
                                        

 

(in millions)

  

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

 
     Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Total revenue

   $ —       $ 2,485     $ 1,128     $ (100 )   $ 3,513  
                                        

Costs and expenses:

          

Cost of sales and direct operating

     —         1,121       628       (100 )     1,649  

Sales, marketing and administration

     90       401       257       —         748  

Product development

     —         150       52       —         202  

Depreciation and amortization

     —         134       49       —         183  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     2       259       58       —         319  

Merger costs

     —         —         —         —         —    
                                        
     92       2,065       1,044       (100 )     3,101  
                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (92 )     420       84       —         412  

Net interest income (expense)

     (463 )     (5 )     (4 )     —         (472 )

Other income (expense)

     320       39       (26 )     (384 )     (51 )
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (235 )     454       54       (384 )     (111 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (145 )     106       18       —         (21 )
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ (90 )   $ 348     $ 36     $ (384 )   $ (90 )
                                        

 

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(in millions)

  

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

 
     Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash Flow From Operations

 

     

Net income (loss)

   $ (107 )   $ 161     $ 55     $ (216 )   $ (107 )

Non cash adjustments

     (105 )     194       85       216       390  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (271 )     235       (33 )     —         (69 )
                                        

Cash flow provided by (used in) operations

     (483 )     590       107       —         214  
                                        

Investment Activities

          

Intercompany transactions

     462       (395 )     (67 )     —         —    

Cash paid for businesses acquired by the Company, net of cash

     —         (24 )     —         —         (24 )

Cash paid for property and equipment and software

     —         (169 )     (53 )     —         (222 )

Other investing activities

     (6 )     8       6       —         8  
                                        

Cash provided by (used in) investment activities

     456       (580 )     (114 )     —         (238 )
                                        

Financing Activities

          

Net borrowings (repayments) of long-term debt

     (28 )     (3 )     (6 )     —         (37 )

Cash advances to Parent

     (3 )     —         —         —         (3 )
                                        

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (31 )     (3 )     (6 )     —         (40 )
                                        

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     —         —         15       —         15  
                                        

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (58 )     7       2       —         (49 )

Beginning cash and cash equivalents

     74       (8 )     251       —         317  
                                        

Ending cash and cash equivalents

   $ 16     $ (1 )   $ 253     $ —       $ 268  
                                        

 

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(in millions)

  

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

 
     Parent
Company
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash Flow From Operations

 

     

Net income (loss)

   $ (90 )   $ 348     $ 36     $ (384 )   $ (90 )

Non cash adjustments

     (290 )     295       100       384       489  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (727 )     660       (3 )       (70 )
                                        

Cash flow provided by (used in) operations

     (1,107 )     1,303       133       —         329  
                                        

Investment Activities

          

Intercompany transactions

     916       (950 )     34         —    

Cash paid for businesses acquired by the Company, net of cash

     —         (195 )     (28 )       (223 )

Cash paid for property and equipment and software

     —         (138 )     (75 )       (213 )

Other investing activities

     4       (3 )     6         7  
                                        

Cash provided by (used in) investment activities

     920       (1,286 )     (63 )     —         (429 )
                                        

Financing Activities

          

Net borrowings (repayments) of long-term debt

     164       (5 )     (7 )       152  

Other financing activities

     (14 )     (1 )     —         —         (15 )
                                        

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     150       (6 )     (7 )     —         137  
                                        

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     —         —         9       —         9  
                                        

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (37 )     11       72       —         46  

Beginning cash and cash equivalents

     56       (19 )     279       —         316  
                                        

Ending cash and cash equivalents

   $ 19     $ (8 )   $ 351     $ —       $ 362  
                                        

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction

The following discussion and analysis supplement the management’s discussion and analysis in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and presume that readers have read or have access to the discussion and analysis in our Annual Report. The following discussion and analysis includes historical and certain forward-looking information that should be read together with the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements, related footnotes, and the discussion below of certain risks and uncertainties that could cause future operating results to differ materially from historical results or from the expected results indicated by forward-looking statements.

Results of Operations:

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain amounts included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations, the relative percentage that those amounts represent to consolidated revenue (unless otherwise indicated), and the percentage change in those amounts from period to period.

 

    Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2006
    Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Percent
Increase
(Decrease)
2007 vs. 2006
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2006
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Percent
Increase
(Decrease)
2007 vs. 2006
 
          percent of
revenue
          percent of
revenue
                percent of
revenue
          percent of
revenue
       

(in millions)

                   

Revenue

                   

Financial systems (FS)

  $ 502     47 %   $ 622     51 %   24 %   $ 1,467     47 %   $ 1,755     50 %   20 %

Higher education and public sector systems (HEPS)

    226     21 %     231     19 %   2 %     661     21 %     695     20 %   5 %
                                           

Software & processing solutions

    728     68 %     853     70 %   17 %     2,128     68 %     2,450     70 %   15 %

Availability services (AS)

    340     32 %     369     30 %   9 %     1,007     32 %     1,063     30 %   6 %
                                           
  $ 1,068     100 %   $ 1,222     100 %   14 %   $ 3,135     100 %   $ 3,513     100 %   12 %
                                           

Costs and Expenses

                   

Cost of sales and direct operating

  $ 493     46 %   $ 581     48 %   18 %   $ 1,460     47 %   $ 1,649     47 %   13 %

Sales, marketing and administration

    215     20 %     240     20 %   12 %     659     21 %     748     21 %   14 %

Product development

    63     6 %     64     5 %   2 %     191     6 %     202     6 %   6 %

Depreciation and amortization

    60     6 %     63     5 %   5 %     175     6 %     183     5 %   5 %

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

    99     9 %     110     9 %   11 %     297     9 %     319     9 %   7 %

Merger and other costs

    2     —   %     —       —   %   (100 %)     5     —   %     —       —   %   (100 %)
                                           
  $ 932     87 %   $ 1,058     87 %   14 %   $ 2,787     89 %   $ 3,101     88 %   11 %
                                           

Operating Income

                   

Financial systems (1)

  $ 59     12 %   $ 67     11 %   14 %   $ 144     10 %   $ 180     10 %   25 %

Higher education and public sector systems (1)

    35     15 %     37     16 %   6 %     91     14 %     109     16 %   20 %
                                           

Software & processing solutions (1)

    94     13 %     104     12 %   11 %     235     11 %     289     12 %   23 %

Availability services (1)

    74     22 %     84     23 %   14 %     201     20 %     212     20 %   5 %

Corporate administration

    (30 )   (3 )%     (24 )   (2 )%   (20 %)     (83 )   (3 )%     (89 )   (3 )%   7 %

Merger and other costs

    (2 )   —   %     —       —   %   (100 %)     (5 )   —   %     —       —   %   (100 %)
                                           
  $ 136     13 %   $ 164     13 %   21 %   $ 348     11 %   $ 412     12 %   18 %
                                           

(1) Percent of revenue is calculated as a percent of revenue from FS, HEPS, Software & Processing Solutions, and AS, respectively.

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding.

 

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The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain supplemental revenue data, the relative percentage that those amounts represent to total revenue and the percentage change in those amounts from period to period.

 

    Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2006
    Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Percent
Increase
(Decrease)
2007 vs. 2006
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2006
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Percent
Increase
(Decrease)
2007 vs. 2006
 
(in millions)       percent of
revenue
        percent of
revenue
              percent of
revenue
        percent of
revenue
       

Financial Systems

                   

Services

  $ 444   42 %   $ 544   45 %   23 %   $ 1,296   41 %   $ 1,540   44 %   19 %

License and resale fees

    39   4 %     48   4 %   23 %     111   4 %     137   4 %   23 %
                                   

Total products and services

    483   45 %     592   48 %   23 %     1,407   45 %     1,677   48 %   19 %

Reimbursed expenses

    19   2 %     30   2 %   58 %     60   2 %     78   2 %   30 %
                                   
  $ 502   47 %   $ 622   51 %   24 %   $ 1,467   47 %   $ 1,755   50 %   20 %
                                   

Higher Education and Public Sector Systems

                   

Services

  $ 182   17 %   $ 190   16 %   4 %   $ 553   18 %   $ 577   16 %   4 %

License and resale fees

    40   4 %     38   3 %   (5 %)     98   3 %     108   3 %   10 %
                                   

Total products and services

    222   21 %     228   19 %   3 %     651   21 %     685   19 %   5 %

Reimbursed expenses

    4   —   %     3   —   %   (25 %)     10   —   %     10   —   %   —   %
                                   
  $ 226   21 %   $ 231   19 %   2 %   $ 661   21 %   $ 695   20 %   5 %
                                   

Software & Processing Solutions

                   

Services

  $ 626   59 %   $ 734   60 %   17 %   $ 1,849   59 %   $ 2,117   60 %   14 %

License and resale fees

    79   7 %     86   7 %   9 %     209   7 %     245   7 %   17 %
                                   

Total products and services

    705   66 %     820   67 %   16 %     2,058   66 %     2,362   67 %   15 %

Reimbursed expenses

    23   2 %     33   3 %   43 %     70   2 %     88   3 %   26 %
                                   
  $ 728   68 %   $ 853   70 %   17 %   $ 2,128   68 %   $ 2,450   70 %   15 %
                                   

Availability Services

                   

Services

  $ 337   32 %   $ 364   30 %   8 %   $ 993   32 %   $ 1,045   30 %   5 %

License and resale fees

    2   —   %     1   —   %   (50 %)     5   —   %     7   —   %   40 %
                                   

Total products and services

    339   32 %     365   30 %   8 %     998   32 %     1,052   30 %   5 %

Reimbursed expenses

    1   —   %     4   —   %   300 %     9   —   %     11   —   %   22 %
                                   
  $ 340   32 %   $ 369   30 %   9 %   $ 1,007   32 %   $ 1,063   30 %   6 %
                                   

Total Revenue

                   

Services

  $ 963   90 %   $ 1,098   90 %   14 %   $ 2,842   91 %   $ 3,162   90 %   11 %

License and resale fees

    81   8 %     87   7 %   7 %     214   7 %     252   7 %   18 %
                                   

Total products and services

    1,044   98 %     1,185   97 %   14 %     3,056   97 %     3,414   97 %   12 %

Reimbursed expenses

    24   2 %     37   3 %   54 %     79   3 %     99   3 %   25 %
                                   
  $ 1,068   100 %   $ 1,222   100 %   14 %   $ 3,135   100 %   $ 3,513   100 %   12 %
                                   

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding.

 

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared To Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

Income from Operations:

Our total operating margin was 13% for the three months ended September 30, 2007, unchanged from the three months ended September 30, 2006.

Financial Systems:

The FS operating margin was 11% and 12% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The decrease in margin is primarily due to the impact of recently acquired businesses which tend to have lower initial operating margins as compared to our established businesses. We would expect the margins of acquired businesses to improve over time.

Higher Education and Public Sector Systems:

The HEPS operating margin was 16% and 15% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase of $2 million is due to the improved operating profit contribution from services revenue and a $1 million increase in software license fees.

Availability Services:

The AS operating margin was 23% and 22% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase of $10 million is primarily due to improved operating profit contribution.

Revenue:

Total revenue increased $154 million or 14% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006. The increase in total revenue in 2007 is due primarily to organic revenue growth of approximately 11%, with trading volumes of one of our trading systems businesses adding four percentage points to the growth rate and changes in currency exchange rates adding approximately one percentage point overall and in each segment. Organic revenue is defined as revenue for businesses owned for at least one year and further adjusted for the effects of businesses sold in the previous twelve months. Excluding the results from this business, organic revenue growth was approximately 7% in the third quarter of 2007.

Financial Systems:

FS revenue increased $120 million or 24% in 2007. Organic revenue growth was approximately 19% in the third quarter of 2007, with trading volumes of one of our trading systems businesses, a broker/dealer with inherently lower operating margins, adding $42 million or eight percentage points to the growth rate, which is ahead of our expectations for the quarter and the future. Excluding this business, organic revenue growth was approximately 11% in the third quarter of 2007. Professional services revenue increased $31 million or 28%. Revenue from license and resale fees included software license revenue of $43 million and $35 million, respectively, in each of the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.

Higher Education and Public Sector Systems:

Revenue from HEPS increased $5 million or 2% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period in 2006. Revenue from license and resale fees included $17 million of software license revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of $1 million from the prior year period.

Availability Services:

AS revenue increased $29 million, or 9%, in 2007 primarily as a result of organic revenue growth of approximately 6%.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and expenses as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2007 remained unchanged at 87% from 2006. The increase of $126 million is due primarily to increased costs associated with the increase in organic revenue.

Cost of sales and direct operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue increased to 48% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 from 46% the prior year period. Total cost of sales and direct operating expenses

 

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increased $88 million or 18%. The primary causes of the increase related to costs associated with the higher volumes in one of our trading systems businesses and higher FS employee-related and consultant expenses supporting increased services revenue.

Sales, marketing and administration expenses as a percentage of total revenue remained unchanged at 20% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2007 from the three-month period ended September 30, 2006. The increase of $25 million or 12% was due primarily to FS businesses acquired in the past twelve months, partially offset by an insurance settlement and reduced stock compensation cost.

Because AS product development costs are insignificant, it is more meaningful to measure product development expenses as a percentage of revenue from software and processing solutions. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, product development costs were 8% of revenue from software and processing solutions, a decrease from 9% in the three-month period ended September 30, 2006.

Interest expense was $161 million and $165 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The decrease in interest expense was due primarily to net interest rate decreases, partially offset by an increase in average debt outstanding and currency exchange rate changes.

Income tax expense in the third quarter of 2007 reflects a change in the expected mix of taxable income in various jurisdictions included in the overall projected taxable position for the year and limitations on our ability to utilize certain foreign tax credits and due to changes in enacted tax rates in certain state and foreign jurisdictions.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared To Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

Income from Operations:

Our total operating margin was 12% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to 11% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

Financial Systems:

The FS operating margin was 10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, unchanged from the prior year period. Improvement in the operating contribution from the growth in professional services revenue and operating leverage from other services revenue was partially offset by the impact of recently acquired businesses which tend to have lower initial operating margins as compared to our established businesses, but which we expect to improve over time. The increase of $36 million is primarily related to a $24 million increase in software license fees .

Higher Education and Public Sector Systems:

The HEPS operating margin was 16% and 14% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase of $18 million is due to the improved operating profit contribution from services revenue and from a $3 million increase in software license fees.

Availability Services:

The AS operating margin was 20% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, unchanged from the prior year period. The increase of $11 million is primarily due to improved operating profit contribution.

Revenue:

Total revenue increased $378 million or 12% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the first nine months of 2006. The increase in total revenue in 2007 is due primarily to organic revenue growth of approximately 10%, with trading volumes of one of our trading systems businesses adding two percentage points to the growth rate and changes in currency exchange rates adding approximately two percentage points overall and in each segment. Excluding the results from this business, organic revenue growth was approximately 8% in the first nine months of 2007.

Financial Systems:

FS revenue increased $288 million or 20% in 2007. Organic revenue growth was approximately 16% in the first nine months of 2007, with trading volumes of one of our trading systems businesses, a broker/dealer with inherently lower operating margins, adding $67 million or four percentage points to the growth rate, which is ahead of our expectations for the year to date and the future. Excluding this business, organic revenue growth was approximately 12% in the first nine months of 2007. Professional services revenue had the most significant contribution to the growth, having increased $102 million or 33%. Revenue from license and resale fees included software license revenue of $126 million and $102 million, respectively, in each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.

 

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Higher Education and Public Sector Systems:

Revenue from HEPS increased $34 million or 5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period in 2006, primarily from organic growth. HEPS services revenue increased $24 million, primarily due to maintenance and support revenue resulting from software license contracts signed in the previous twelve months. Revenue from license and resale fees included $52 million of software license revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of $3 million from the prior year period.

Availability Services:

AS revenue increased $56 million, or 6%, in 2007, mostly from organic growth, primarily driven by our operations in the United Kingdom.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and expenses as a percentage of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 decreased to 88% from 89% in 2006. The increase of $314 million is due primarily to increased costs associated with the increase in organic revenue.

Cost of sales and direct operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue remained unchanged at 47% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from the prior year period. Total cost of sales and direct operating expenses increased $189 million or 13%. The primary cause of the increase is FS employee-related and consultant expenses supporting increased services revenue and increased costs related to the higher volumes in one of our trading systems businesses.

Sales, marketing and administration expenses as a percentage of total revenue remained unchanged from the prior year period at 21% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase in sales, marketing and administration expenses of $89 million or 14% was due primarily to FS businesses acquired in the past twelve months and an unfavorable arbitration award related to a customer dispute, partially offset by reduced stock compensation expense and an insurance settlement.

Because AS product development costs are insignificant, it is more meaningful to measure product development expenses as a percentage of revenue from software and processing solutions. Product development costs were 8% and 9% of revenue from software and processing solutions in each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Interest expense was $485 million and $483 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase in interest expense was due primarily to an increase in the average debt outstanding.

Other expense was $51 million and $22 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase is primarily attributable to $28 million of expense associated with the early retirement of the $400 million of senior floating rate notes due 2013, of which $19 million represented the retirement premium paid to noteholders.

The effective income tax rates in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were 19% and 27%, respectively. The rate in 2007 reflects a change in the expected mix of taxable income in various jurisdictions included in the overall projected taxable loss and limitations on our ability to utilize certain foreign tax credits and due to changes in enacted tax rates in certain state and foreign jurisdictions.

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

At September 30, 2007, cash and equivalents were $362 million, an increase of $46 million from December 31, 2006. Cash flow provided by operations was $329 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to cash flow provided by operations of $214 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The improvement in cash flow provided by operations is due primarily to the increase in income from operations and less cash used for working capital.

At September 30, 2007, we had outstanding $7.66 billion in aggregate indebtedness, with additional borrowing capacity of $772 million under our revolving credit facility (after giving effect to $200 million outstanding under this facility

 

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and outstanding letters of credit). In February 2007, we amended our senior secured credit facility to reduce the effective interest rates on the term loan facility, increase the size of that facility from $4.0 billion to $4.4 billion, extend the maturity date by one year and change certain other terms. In March 2007, we used the additional borrowings to redeem the $400 million in aggregate principal amount of senior floating rate notes due 2013. Also, at September 30, 2007, $424 million was outstanding under our $450 million off-balance sheet accounts receivable securitization program.

At September 30, 2007, we had $107 million of potential contingent purchase price obligations that depend upon the operating performance of certain acquired businesses. We currently do not expect to pay any significant amounts related to these obligations. We also have outstanding letters of credit and bid bonds that total approximately $46 million. In October 2007, we acquired a business in our FS segment for approximately $12 million.

We expect our cash flows from operations, combined with availability under our revolving credit facility and accounts receivable securitization program, to provide sufficient liquidity to fund our current obligations, projected working capital requirements and capital spending for a period that includes the next 12 months.

Covenant Compliance

Adjusted EBITDA is used to determine our compliance with certain covenants contained in the indentures governing the senior notes due 2013 and senior subordinated notes due 2015 and in our senior secured credit facilities. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA further adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance under the indentures and our senior secured credit facilities. We believe that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA are appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with our financing covenants.

The breach of covenants in our senior secured credit facilities that are tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA could result in a default under that agreement and the lenders could elect to declare all amounts borrowed due and payable. Any such acceleration would also result in a default under our indentures. Additionally, under our debt agreements, our ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is also tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA.

Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:

 

    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,    

Last Twelve

Months

September 30,

2007

 
    2006     2007     2006     2007    

Net income (loss)

  $ (31 )   $ 11     $ (107 )   $ (90 )   $ (101 )

Interest expense, net

    161       157       473       472       641  

Taxes

    2       (15 )     (40 )     (21 )     (2 )

Depreciation and amortization

    159       173       472       502       667  
                                       

EBITDA

    291       326       798       863       1,205  

Purchase accounting adjustments (a)

    —         5       2       8       4  

Non-cash charges (b)

    10       8       28       23       35  

Unusual or non-recurring charges (c)

    5       (4 )     16       38       53  

Acquired EBITDA, net of disposed EBITDA (d)

    2       5       3       13       14  

Other (e)

    3       13       14       22       25  
                                       

Adjusted EBITDA—senior secured credit facilities

    311       353       861       967       1,336  

Loss on sale of receivables (f)

    7       5       20       21       23  
                                       

Adjusted EBITDA — senior notes due 2013 and senior subordinated notes due 2015

  $ 318     $ 358     $ 881     $ 988     $ 1,359  
                                       

(a) Purchase accounting adjustments include the adjustment of deferred revenue to fair value at the date of each acquisition.
(b) Non-cash charges include non-cash stock-based compensation resulting from the stock-based compensation plans under SFAS 123R and loss on the sale of assets.
(c) Unusual or non-recurring charges include debt refinancing costs, payroll taxes and certain compensation, an unfavorable arbitration award related to a customer dispute, merger costs and other expenses associated with acquisitions made by the Company.

 

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(d) Acquired EBITDA net of disposed EBITDA reflects the EBITDA impact of significant businesses that were acquired or disposed of during the period as if the acquisition or disposition occurred at the beginning of the period.
(e) Other includes franchise and similar taxes reported in operating expenses, management fees paid to the Sponsors and gains or losses related to fluctuation of foreign currency exchange rates, offset by interest charges relating to the accounts receivable securitization program.
(f) The loss on sale of receivables under the long-term receivables facility is added back in calculating Adjusted EBITDA for purposes of the indentures governing the senior notes due 2013 and the senior subordinated notes due 2015 but is not added back in calculating Adjusted EBITDA for purposes of the senior secured credit facilities.

Our covenant requirements and actual ratios for the twelve months ended September 30, 2007 are as follows:

 

    

Covenant

Requirements

  

Actual

Ratios

Senior secured credit facilities (1)

     

Minimum Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense ratio

   1.50x    2.24x

Maximum total debt to Adjusted EBITDA

   7.75x    5.53x

Senior notes due 2013 and senior subordinated notes due 2015 (2)

     

Minimum Adjusted EBITDA to fixed charges ratio required to incur additional debt pursuant to ratio provisions

   2.00x    2.25x

(1) Our senior secured credit facilities require us to maintain an Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense ratio starting at a minimum of 1.50x for the four-quarter period ended December 31, 2006, which increases annually to 1.60x by the end of 2007 and 2.20x by the end of 2013. Consolidated interest expense is defined in the senior secured credit facilities as consolidated cash interest expense less cash interest income further adjusted for certain non-cash or nonrecurring interest expense and the elimination of interest expense and fees associated with our accounts receivable securitization program. Beginning with the four-quarter period ending December 31, 2006, we are required to maintain a consolidated total debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio of 7.75x, which decreases annually to 7.25x by the end of 2007 and to 4.0x by the end of 2013. Consolidated total debt is defined in the senior secured credit facilities as total debt less certain indebtedness and further adjusted for cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet in excess of $50 million. Failure to satisfy these ratio requirements would constitute a default under the senior secured credit facilities. If our lenders failed to waive any such default, our repayment obligations under the senior secured credit facilities could be accelerated, which would also constitute a default under our indentures.
(2) Our ability to incur additional debt and make certain restricted payments under our indentures, subject to specified exceptions, is tied to an Adjusted EBITDA to fixed charges ratio of at least 2.0x, except that we may incur certain debt and make certain restricted payments and certain permitted investments without regard to the ratio, such as our ability to incur up to an aggregate principal amount of $6.15 billion under credit facilities (inclusive of amounts outstanding under our senior credit facilities from time to time; as of September 30, 2007, we had $4.56 billion outstanding under our credit facilities and available commitments of $772 million under our revolving credit facility), to acquire persons engaged in a similar business that become restricted subsidiaries and to make other investments equal to 6% of our consolidated assets. Fixed charges is defined in the indentures governing the Senior Notes due 2013 and the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 as consolidated interest expense less interest income, adjusted for acquisitions, and further adjusted for non-cash interest and the elimination of interest expense and fees associated with our accounts receivable securitization program.

 

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Certain Risks and Uncertainties

Certain of the matters we discuss in this Report on Form 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or similar expressions which concern our strategy, plans or intentions. All statements we make relating to estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial results are forward-looking statements. In addition, we, through our senior management, from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning our expected future operations and performance and other developments. All of these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and, therefore, our actual results may differ materially from those we expected. We derive most of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and, of course, it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include: our high degree of leverage; general economic and market conditions; the condition of the financial services industry, including the effect of any further consolidation among financial services firms; the integration of acquired businesses, the performance of acquired businesses, and the prospects for future acquisitions; the effect of war, terrorism, natural disasters or other catastrophic events; the effect of disruptions to our systems and infrastructure; the timing and magnitude of software sales; the timing and scope of technological advances; customers taking their information availability solutions in-house; the trend in information availability toward solutions utilizing more dedicated resources; the market and credit risks associated with clearing broker operations; the ability to retain and attract customers and key personnel; risks relating to the foreign countries where we transact business; and the ability to obtain patent protection and avoid patent-related liabilities in the context of a rapidly developing legal framework for software and business-method patents. The factors described in this paragraph and other factors that may affect our business or future financial results are discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including this Form 10-Q. We assume no obligation to update any written or oral forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf as a result of new information, future events or other factors.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk:

We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We have invested our available cash in short-term, highly liquid financial instruments, with a substantial portion having initial maturities of three months or less. When necessary, we have borrowed to fund acquisitions.

At September 30, 2007, we had total debt of $7.66 billion, including $4.56 billion of variable rate debt. We have entered into two interest rate swap agreements which fixed the interest rates for $1.6 billion of our variable rate debt. Our two swap agreements each have a notional value of $800 million and, effectively, fix our interest rates at 4.85% and 5.00%, respectively, and expire in February 2009 and February 2011, respectively. Our remaining variable rate debt of $2.96 billion is subject to changes in underlying interest rates, and, accordingly, our interest payments will fluctuate. During the period when both of our interest rate swap agreements are effective, a 1% change in interest rates would result in a change in interest of approximately $30 million per year. Upon the expiration of each interest rate swap agreement in February 2009 and February 2011, a 1% change in interest rates would result in a change in interest of approximately $38 million and $46 million per year, respectively.

 

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures:

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report were effective.

No change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II Other Information:

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings: None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors: There have been no material changes to our Risk Factors as previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds: None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities: None.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders: The Company’s sole stockholder, SunGard Holdco LLC, approved by written consent dated September 06, 2007, the election of the following persons as directors to serve in such capacity until his or her successor is designated and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified: Chinh Chu, Cristóbal Conde, John Connaughton, James H. Greene, Jr., Glenn Hutchins, James L. Mann, John Marren, Sanjeev Mehra and Julie Richardson.

 

Item 5. Other Information:

(a) None.

(b) None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits:

 

Number

  

Document

10.1*    Forms of Management Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreements
10.2*    Forms of Management Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreements
10.3*    Forms of Management Non-Qualified Time-Based Class A Option Agreements
10.4*    Forms of Management Non-Qualified Performance-Based Class A Option Agreements
10.5*    SunGard 2005 Management Incentive Plan as amended September 6, 2007
10.6*    SunGard Capital Corp. and SunGard Capital Corp. II Dividend Rights Plan as amended September 6, 2007
12.1    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1    Certification of Cristóbal Conde required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification of Michael J. Ruane required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1    Certification of Cristóbal Conde required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification of Michael J. Ruane required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.
Dated: November 8, 2007   By:  

/s/ Michael J. Ruane

 

    Michael J. Ruane
    Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   

Document

10.1*    Forms of Management Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreements
10.2*    Forms of Management Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreements
10.3*    Forms of Management Non-Qualified Time-Based Class A Option Agreements
10.4*    Forms of Management Non-Qualified Performance-Based Class A Option Agreements
10.5*    SunGard 2005 Management Incentive Plan as amended September 6, 2007
10.6*    SunGard Capital Corp. and SunGard Capital Corp. II Dividend Rights Plan as amended September 6, 2007
12.1    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1    Certification of Cristóbal Conde required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification of Michael J. Ruane required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1    Certification of Cristóbal Conde required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification of Michael J. Ruane required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

 

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