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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Minnesota
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41-0216800
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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3680 Victoria St. N., Shoreview, Minnesota
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55126-2966
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2010
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2009
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ASSETS
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Current Assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 21,091 | $ | 12,789 | ||||
Trade accounts receivable (net of allowances for uncollectible accounts of $4,197 and $4,991, respectively)
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61,624 | 65,564 | ||||||
Inventories and supplies
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21,886 | 22,122 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes
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11,209 | 10,841 | ||||||
Funds held for customers
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40,848 | 26,901 | ||||||
Other current assets
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23,913 | 21,282 | ||||||
Total current assets
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180,571 | 159,499 | ||||||
Long-Term Investments (including $2,073 and $2,231 of investments at fair value, respectively)
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36,917 | 39,200 | ||||||
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $337,376 and $335,415, respectively)
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119,569 | 121,797 | ||||||
Assets Held for Sale
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4,527 | 4,527 | ||||||
Intangibles (net of accumulated amortization of $398,929 and $362,201, respectively)
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163,174 | 145,910 | ||||||
Goodwill
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725,450 | 658,666 | ||||||
Other Non-Current Assets
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94,643 | 81,611 | ||||||
Total assets
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$ | 1,324,851 | $ | 1,211,210 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current Liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$ | 63,584 | $ | 60,640 | ||||
Accrued liabilities
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155,849 | 156,408 | ||||||
Short-term debt
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30,000 | 26,000 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
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249,433 | 243,048 | ||||||
Long-Term Debt
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749,278 | 742,753 | ||||||
Deferred Income Taxes
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46,531 | 24,800 | ||||||
Other Non-Current Liabilities
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77,196 | 83,399 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 11, 12 and 15)
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Shareholders’ Equity:
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Common shares $1 par value (authorized: 500,000 shares; outstanding: 2010 – 51,302; 2009 – 51,189)
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51,302 | 51,189 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital
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61,486 | 58,071 | ||||||
Retained earnings
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139,981 | 60,768 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(50,356 | ) | (52,818 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity
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202,413 | 117,210 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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$ | 1,324,851 | $ | 1,211,210 |
Quarter Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Revenue
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$ | 367,633 | $ | 332,297 | $ | 1,050,749 | $ | 1,003,887 | ||||||||
Cost of goods sold, including restructuring charges
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121,433 | 121,911 | 361,736 | 378,135 | ||||||||||||
Gross Profit
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246,200 | 210,386 | 689,013 | 625,752 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense
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157,589 | 153,999 | 466,319 | 464,085 | ||||||||||||
Net restructuring charges
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103 | 1,838 | 2,011 | 1,953 | ||||||||||||
Asset impairment charges
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— | — | — | 24,900 | ||||||||||||
Operating Income
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88,508 | 54,549 | 220,683 | 134,814 | ||||||||||||
Gain on early debt extinguishment
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— | — | — | 9,834 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense
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(11,207 | ) | (11,495 | ) | (33,250 | ) | (35,542 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (expense)
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383 | 170 | (1,017 | ) | 734 | |||||||||||
Income Before Income Taxes
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77,684 | 43,224 | 186,416 | 109,840 | ||||||||||||
Income tax provision
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26,512 | 14,669 | 67,846 | 41,004 | ||||||||||||
Income From Continuing Operations
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51,172 | 28,555 | 118,570 | 68,836 | ||||||||||||
Net Loss From Discontinued Operations
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(372 | ) | — | (771 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Net Income
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$ | 50,800 | $ | 28,555 | $ | 117,799 | $ | 68,836 | ||||||||
Basic Earnings Per Share:
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Income from continuing operations
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$ | 0.99 | $ | 0.56 | $ | 2.31 | $ | 1.34 | ||||||||
Net loss from discontinued operations
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(0.01 | ) | — | (0.02 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Basic earnings per share
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0.99 | 0.56 | 2.29 | 1.34 | ||||||||||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share:
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Income from continuing operations
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$ | 0.99 | $ | 0.56 | $ | 2.30 | $ | 1.34 | ||||||||
Net loss from discontinued operations
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(0.01 | ) | — | (0.01 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share
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0.98 | 0.56 | 2.28 | 1.34 | ||||||||||||
Cash Dividends Per Share
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$ | 0.25 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.75 | ||||||||
Total Comprehensive Income
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$ | 52,369 | $ | 31,908 | $ | 120,261 | $ | 79,008 |
Nine Months Ended
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September 30,
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2010
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2009
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Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
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Net income
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$ | 117,799 | $ | 68,836 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations:
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Net loss from discontinued operations
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771 | — | ||||||
Depreciation
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15,728 | 17,174 | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles
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38,935 | 33,794 | ||||||
Asset impairment charges
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— | 24,900 | ||||||
Amortization of contract acquisition costs
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14,696 | 18,523 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes
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7,164 | 7,565 | ||||||
Employee share-based compensation expense
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4,548 | 5,498 | ||||||
Gain on early debt extinguishment
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— | (9,834 | ) | |||||
Other non-cash items, net
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9,024 | 11,573 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and discontinued operations:
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Trade accounts receivable
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1,889 | 1,420 | ||||||
Inventories and supplies
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(294 | ) | 933 | |||||
Other current assets
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(249 | ) | (3,351 | ) | ||||
Non-current assets
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1,974 | 4,486 | ||||||
Accounts payable
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(2,502 | ) | 2,054 | |||||
Contract acquisition payments
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(13,837 | ) | (17,941 | ) | ||||
Other accrued and non-current liabilities
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(25,162 | ) | (15,422 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations
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170,484 | 150,208 | ||||||
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
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Purchases of capital assets
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(31,613 | ) | (35,006 | ) | ||||
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
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(98,621 | ) | (30,825 | ) | ||||
Purchases of customer lists
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(70 | ) | (1,639 | ) | ||||
Purchases of marketable securities
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(8 | ) | (4,575 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
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1,970 | 914 | ||||||
Proceeds from life insurance policies
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5,782 | — | ||||||
Other
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(1,805 | ) | (1,813 | ) | ||||
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations
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(124,365 | ) | (72,944 | ) | ||||
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
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Net proceeds (payments) on short-term debt
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4,000 | (14,700 | ) | |||||
Payments on long-term debt
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— | (22,627 | ) | |||||
Payments for debt issue costs, credit facility
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(2,361 | ) | — | |||||
Change in book overdrafts
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(1,595 | ) | (4,577 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuing shares under employee plans
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3,078 | 1,972 | ||||||
Excess tax benefit from share-based employee awards
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396 | 37 | ||||||
Payments for common shares repurchased
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(2,999 | ) | (1,319 | ) | ||||
Cash dividends paid to shareholders
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(38,586 | ) | (38,452 | ) | ||||
Net cash used by financing activities of continuing operations
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(38,067 | ) | (79,666 | ) | ||||
Effect Of Exchange Rate Change On Cash
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250 | 1,453 | ||||||
Cash Used By Operating Activities Of Discontinued Operations
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— | (470 | ) | |||||
Cash Used By Investing Activities Of Discontinued Operations
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— | (30 | ) | |||||
Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents
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8,302 | (1,449 | ) | |||||
Cash And Cash Equivalents: Beginning Of Period
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12,789 | 15,590 | ||||||
End Of Period
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$ | 21,091 | $ | 14,141 |
(in thousands)
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September 30,
2010
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December 31,
2009
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Raw materials
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$ | 4,543 | $ | 4,048 | ||||
Semi-finished goods
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8,480 | 8,750 | ||||||
Finished goods
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5,469 | 5,602 | ||||||
Total inventories
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18,492 | 18,400 | ||||||
Supplies, primarily production
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3,394 | 3,722 | ||||||
Inventories and supplies
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$ | 21,886 | $ | 22,122 |
September 30, 2010
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(in thousands)
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Cost
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Gross unrealized gains
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Gross unrealized losses
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Fair value
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Corporate investments:
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Money market securities
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$ | 1,962 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,962 | ||||||||
Funds held for customers:
(1)
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Money market securities
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4,906 | — | — | 4,906 | ||||||||||||
Canadian and provincial government securities
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4,963 | 75 | — | 5,038 | ||||||||||||
Marketable securities – funds held for customers
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9,869 | 75 | — | 9,944 | ||||||||||||
Total marketable securities
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$ | 11,831 | $ | 75 | $ | — | $ | 11,906 |
December 31, 2009
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(in thousands)
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Cost
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Gross unrealized gains
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Gross unrealized losses
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Fair value
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Corporate investments:
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Money market securities
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$ | 3,667 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,667 | ||||||||
Funds held for customers:
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Money market securities
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9,522 | — | — | 9,522 | ||||||||||||
Total marketable securities
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$ | 13,189 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 13,189 |
(in thousands)
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Fair value
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Due in one year or less
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$ | 6,996 | ||
Due in one to three years
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2,109 | |||
Due in three to five years
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346 | |||
Due after five years
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2,455 | |||
Total marketable securities
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$ | 11,906 |
September 30, 2010
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December 31, 2009
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(in thousands)
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Gross carrying amount
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Accumulated amortization
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Net carrying amount
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Gross carrying amount
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Accumulated amortization
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Net carrying amount
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Indefinite-lived:
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Trade name
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$ | 19,100 | $ | — | $ | 19,100 | $ | 19,100 | $ | — | $ | 19,100 | ||||||||||||
Amortizable intangibles:
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Internal-use software
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373,109 | (306,875 | ) | 66,234 | 341,822 | (285,181 | ) | 56,641 | ||||||||||||||||
Customer lists/relationships
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71,079 | (38,146 | ) | 32,933 | 55,745 | (25,777 | ) | 29,968 | ||||||||||||||||
Trade names
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59,361 | (21,139 | ) | 38,222 | 51,861 | (20,375 | ) | 31,486 | ||||||||||||||||
Distributor contracts
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30,900 | (25,945 | ) | 4,955 | 30,900 | (24,594 | ) | 6,306 | ||||||||||||||||
Other
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8,554 | (6,824 | ) | 1,730 | 8,683 | (6,274 | ) | 2,409 | ||||||||||||||||
Amortizable intangibles
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543,003 | (398,929 | ) | 144,074 | 489,011 | (362,201 | ) | 126,810 | ||||||||||||||||
Intangibles
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$ | 562,103 | $ | (398,929 | ) | $ | 163,174 | $ | 508,111 | $ | (362,201 | ) | $ | 145,910 |
(in thousands)
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Remainder of 2010
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$ | 15,291 | ||
2011
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41,026 | |||
2012
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21,778 | |||
2013
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11,842 | |||
2014
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7,998 |
(in thousands)
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Small Business Services
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Financial Services
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Direct Checks
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Total
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Balance, December 31, 2009:
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Goodwill
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$ | 596,429 | $ | — | $ | 82,237 | $ | 678,666 | ||||||||
Accumulated impairment charges
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(20,000 | ) | — | — | (20,000 | ) | ||||||||||
576,429 | — | 82,237 | 658,666 | |||||||||||||
Acquisition of Custom Direct, Inc. (see Note 7)
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— | — | 65,843 | 65,843 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition of Cornerstone Customer Solutions, LLC (see Note 7)
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— | 897 | — | 897 | ||||||||||||
Currency translation adjustment
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44 | — | — | 44 | ||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2010:
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Goodwill
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596,473 | 897 | 148,080 | 745,450 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated impairment charges
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(20,000 | ) | — | — | (20,000 | ) | ||||||||||
$ | 576,473 | $ | 897 | $ | 148,080 | $ | 725,450 |
(in thousands)
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September 30,
2010
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December 31,
2009
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Contract acquisition costs (net of accumulated amortization of $94,840 and $107,971, respectively)
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$ | 55,159 | $ | 45,701 | ||||
Deferred advertising costs
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15,738 | 14,455 | ||||||
Other
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23,746 | 21,455 | ||||||
Other non-current assets
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$ | 94,643 | $ | 81,611 |
Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2010
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2009
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Balance, beginning of year
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$ | 45,701 | $ | 37,706 | ||||
Additions
(1)
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24,388 | 31,380 | ||||||
Amortization
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(14,696 | ) | (18,523 | ) | ||||
Write-offs
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(234 | ) | — | |||||
Balance, end of period
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$ | 55,159 | $ | 50,563 |
(in thousands)
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September 30,
2010
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December 31,
2009
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Funds held for customers
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$ | 40,605 | $ | 26,901 | ||||
Employee profit sharing and pension
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26,022 | 36,594 | ||||||
Customer rebates
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22,859 | 21,861 | ||||||
Interest
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15,817 | 5,227 | ||||||
Contract acquisition payments due within one year
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9,883 | 2,795 | ||||||
Wages, including vacation
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8,763 | 5,272 | ||||||
Deferred revenue
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7,614 | 23,720 | ||||||
Restructuring due within one year (see Note 8)
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2,021 | 11,151 | ||||||
Other
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22,265 | 22,887 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities
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$ | 155,849 | $ | 156,408 |
Fair value measurements using
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(in thousands)
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Fair value as of measurement date
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Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
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Significant other observable inputs
(Level 2)
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Significant unobservable inputs
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Impairment charge
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Goodwill
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$ | 20,245 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 20,245 | $ | 20,000 | ||||||||||
Indefinite-lived trade name
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19,100 | — | — | 19,100 | 4,900 | |||||||||||||||
Total impairment charges
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$ | 24,900 |
Fair value measurements using
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(in thousands)
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Fair value as of September 30, 2010
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Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
(Level 1)
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Significant other observable inputs
(Level 2)
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Significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
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Marketable securities – funds held for customers
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$ | 9,944 | $ | 9,944 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Marketable securities – corporate investments
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1,962 | 1,962 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Long-term investment in mutual funds
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2,073 | 2,073 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Derivative assets
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6,648 | — | 6,648 | — |
Fair value measurements using
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(in thousands)
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Fair value as of December 31, 2009
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Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
(Level 1)
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Significant other observable inputs
(Level 2)
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Significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
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Marketable securities – funds held for customers
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$ | 9,522 | $ | 9,522 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Marketable securities – corporate investments
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3,667 | 3,667 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Long-term investment in mutual funds
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2,231 | 2,231 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities
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152 | — | 152 | — |
September 30, 2010
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December 31, 2009
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(in thousands)
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Carrying amount
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Fair value
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Carrying amount
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Fair value
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 21,091 | $ | 21,091 | $ | 12,789 | $ | 12,789 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents – funds held for customers
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30,904 | 30,904 | 17,379 | 17,379 | ||||||||||||
Short-term debt
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30,000 | 30,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | ||||||||||||
Long-term debt
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749,278 | 746,680 | 742,753 | 719,283 |
Quarter Ended
September 30,
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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(in thousands, except per share amounts)
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Earnings per share – basic:
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Income from continuing operations
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$ | 51,172 | $ | 28,555 | $ | 118,570 | $ | 68,836 | ||||||||
Income allocated to participating securities
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(267 | ) | (214 | ) | (627 | ) | (527 | ) | ||||||||
Income available to common shareholders
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$ | 50,905 | $ | 28,341 | $ | 117,943 | $ | 68,309 | ||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding
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51,171 | 50,900 | 51,120 | 50,812 | ||||||||||||
Earnings per share – basic
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$ | 0.99 | $ | 0.56 | $ | 2.31 | $ | 1.34 | ||||||||
Earnings per share – diluted:
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Income from continuing operations
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$ | 51,172 | $ | 28,555 | $ | 118,570 | $ | 68,836 | ||||||||
Income allocated to participating securities
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(265 | ) | (214 | ) | (625 | ) | (527 | ) | ||||||||
Re-measurement of share-based awards classified as liabilities
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2 | 131 | 53 | 67 | ||||||||||||
Income available to common shareholders
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$ | 50,909 | $ | 28,472 | $ | 117,998 | $ | 68,376 | ||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding
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51,171 | 50,900 | 51,120 | 50,812 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive impact of options and employee stock purchase plan
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191 | 149 | 197 | 76 | ||||||||||||
Weighted-average shares and potential dilutive shares outstanding
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51,362 | 51,049 | 51,317 | 50,888 | ||||||||||||
Earnings per share – diluted
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$ | 0.99 | $ | 0.56 | $ | 2.30 | $ | 1.34 | ||||||||
Antidilutive options excluded from calculation
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2,357 | 2,173 | 2,357 | 2,173 |
(in thousands)
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 24 | ||
Other current assets
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13,141 | |||
Intangibles
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36,487 | |||
Goodwill
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65,843 | |||
Other non-current assets
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5,082 | |||
Current liabilities
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(8,685 | ) | ||
Non-current liabilities
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(13,947 | ) | ||
Total purchase price
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97,945 | |||
Less: cash acquired
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(24 | ) | ||
Purchase price, net of cash acquired
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$ | 97,921 |
Quarter Ended
September 30,
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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(in thousands)
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Severance accruals
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$ | 384 | $ | 1,424 | $ | 3,591 | $ | 2,401 | ||||||||
Severance reversals
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(686 | ) | (645 | ) | (2,238 | ) | (2,222 | ) | ||||||||
Operating lease obligations
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— | — | 415 | 865 | ||||||||||||
Operating lease reversals
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(72 | ) | — | (380 | ) | (19 | ) | |||||||||
Net restructuring (reversals) accruals
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(374 | ) | 779 | 1,388 | 1,025 | |||||||||||
Other costs
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476 | 1,432 | 1,185 | 3,586 | ||||||||||||
Net restructuring charges
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$ | 102 | $ | 2,211 | $ | 2,573 | $ | 4,611 |
(in thousands)
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2007 initiatives
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2008 initiatives
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2009 initiatives
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2010 initiatives
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Total
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Balance, December 31, 2009
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$ | 64 | $ | 2,175 | $ | 9,253 | $ | — | $ | 11,492 | ||||||||||
Restructuring charges
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— | 516 | 99 | 3,391 | 4,006 | |||||||||||||||
Restructuring reversals
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(64 | ) | (957 | ) | (1,415 | ) | (182 | ) | (2,618 | ) | ||||||||||
Payments, primarily severance
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— | (1,429 | ) | (6,928 | ) | (2,396 | ) | (10,753 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2010
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$ | — | $ | 305 | $ | 1,009 | $ | 813 | $ | 2,127 | ||||||||||
Cumulative amounts:
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Restructuring charges
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$ | 7,181 | $ | 27,536 | $ | 11,015 | $ | 3,391 | $ | 49,123 | ||||||||||
Restructuring reversals
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(1,503 | ) | (5,842 | ) | (1,563 | ) | (182 | ) | (9,090 | ) | ||||||||||
Payments, primarily severance
|
(5,678 | ) | (21,389 | ) | (8,443 | ) | (2,396 | ) | (37,906 | ) | ||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2010
|
$ | — | $ | 305 | $ | 1,009 | $ | 813 | $ | 2,127 |
Employee severance benefits
|
Operating lease obligations
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
Small Business Services
|
Financial Services
|
Direct Checks
|
Corporate
|
Small Business Services
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2009
|
$ | 4,745 | $ | 1,053 | $ | 116 | $ | 4,781 | $ | 797 | $ | 11,492 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring charges
|
383 | 151 | 2,173 | 884 | 415 | 4,006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring reversals
|
(873 | ) | (166 | ) | (116 | ) | (1,083 | ) | (380 | ) | (2,618 | ) | ||||||||||||
Payments
|
(3,944 | ) | (860 | ) | (1,990 | ) | (3,445 | ) | (514 | ) | (10,753 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2010
|
$ | 311 | $ | 178 | $ | 183 | $ | 1,137 | $ | 318 | $ | 2,127 | ||||||||||||
Cumulative amounts for current initiatives
(1)
:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring charges
|
$ | 15,247 | $ | 5,842 | $ | 2,648 | $ | 23,585 | $ | 1,801 | $ | 49,123 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring reversals
|
(2,248 | ) | (1,279 | ) | (125 | ) | (5,045 | ) | (393 | ) | (9,090 | ) | ||||||||||||
Inter-segment transfer
|
1,552 | 739 | 61 | (2,352 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Payments
|
(14,240 | ) | (5,124 | ) | (2,401 | ) | (15,051 | ) | (1,090 | ) | (37,906 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2010
|
$ | 311 | $ | 178 | $ | 183 | $ | 1,137 | $ | 318 | $ | 2,127 |
Postretirement benefit plan
|
Pension plan
|
|||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||
Interest cost
|
$ | 1,820 | $ | 2,188 | $ | 45 | $ | 51 | ||||||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(1,806 | ) | (1,489 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Amortization of prior service credit
|
(936 | ) | (936 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Amortization of net actuarial losses
|
1,352 | 1,388 | — | (1 | ) | |||||||||||
Total periodic benefit expense
|
$ | 430 | $ | 1,151 | $ | 45 | $ | 50 |
Postretirement benefit plan
|
Pension plans
|
|||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||
Interest cost
|
$ | 5,461 | $ | 6,372 | $ | 135 | $ | 212 | ||||||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(5,419 | ) | (4,430 | ) | — | (58 | ) | |||||||||
Amortization of prior service credit
|
(2,807 | ) | (2,879 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Amortization of net actuarial losses
|
4,055 | 6,994 | — | 10 | ||||||||||||
Total periodic benefit expense
|
1,290 | 6,057 | 135 | 164 | ||||||||||||
Settlement loss
|
— | — | — | 402 | ||||||||||||
Net periodic benefit expense
|
$ | 1,290 | $ | 6,057 | $ | 135 | $ | 566 |
(in thousands)
|
September 30,
2010
|
December 31,
2009
|
||||||
5.0% senior, unsecured notes due December 15, 2012, net of discount, including cumulative change in fair value of hedged debt: 2010 - $6,095 increase; 2009 - $254 decrease
|
$ | 286,014 | $ | 279,533 | ||||
5.125% senior, unsecured notes due October 1, 2014, net of discount
|
263,264 | 263,220 | ||||||
7.375% senior, unsecured notes due June 1, 2015
|
200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
Long-term portion of debt
|
749,278 | 742,753 | ||||||
Amounts drawn on credit facilities
|
30,000 | 26,000 | ||||||
Total debt
|
$ | 779,278 | $ | 768,753 |
(in thousands)
|
Total Available
|
|||
Credit facility commitment
|
$ | 200,000 | ||
Amounts drawn on credit facility
|
(30,000 | ) | ||
Outstanding letters of credit
|
(9,313 | ) | ||
Net available for borrowing as of September 30, 2010
|
$ | 160,687 |
Common shares
|
Additional
|
Accumulated other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Number
|
Par
|
paid-in
|
Retained
|
comprehensive
|
shareholders’
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
of shares
|
value
|
capital
|
earnings
|
loss
|
equity
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2009
|
51,189 | $ | 51,189 | $ | 58,071 | $ | 60,768 | $ | (52,818 | ) | $ | 117,210 | ||||||||||||
Net income
|
— | — | — | 117,799 | — | 117,799 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends
|
— | — | — | (38,586 | ) | — | (38,586 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Common shares issued
|
331 | 331 | 3,474 | — | — | 3,805 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of share-based awards
|
— | — | (715 | ) | — | — | (715 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Common shares repurchased
|
(167 | ) | (167 | ) | (2,832 | ) | (2,999 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other common shares retired
|
(53 | ) | (53 | ) | (850 | ) | — | — | (903 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Fair value of share-based compensation
|
2 | 2 | 4,338 | — | — | 4,340 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of postretirement prior service credit, net of tax
|
— | — | — | — | (1,741 | ) | (1,741 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Amortization of postretirement net actuarial losses, net of tax
|
— | — | — | — | 2,515 | 2,515 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of loss on
derivatives, net of tax
(1)
|
— | — | — | — | 990 | 990 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of tax
|
— | — | — | — | 51 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Currency translation adjustment
|
— | — | — | — | 647 | 647 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2010
|
51,302 | $ | 51,302 | $ | 61,486 | $ | 139,981 | $ | (50,356 | ) | $ | 202,413 |
(in thousands)
|
September 30,
2010
|
December 31,
2009
|
||||||
Postretirement and defined benefit pension plans:
|
||||||||
Unrealized prior service credit
|
$ | 16,237 | $ | 17,978 | ||||
Unrealized net actuarial losses
|
(67,813 | ) | (70,328 | ) | ||||
Postretirement and defined benefit pension plans, net of tax
|
(51,576 | ) | (52,350 | ) | ||||
Loss on derivatives, net of tax
|
(4,851 | ) | (5,841 | ) | ||||
Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of tax
|
51 | — | ||||||
Currency translation adjustment
|
6,020 | 5,373 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
$ | (50,356 | ) | $ | (52,818 | ) |
Reportable Business Segments
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
Small Business Services
|
Financial Services
|
Direct Checks
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||||
Revenue from external customers:
|
2010
|
$ | 206,572 | $ | 102,614 | $ | 58,447 | $ | — | $ | 367,633 | |||||||||||
2009
|
193,874 | 98,947 | 39,476 | — | 332,297 | |||||||||||||||||
Operating income:
|
2010
|
45,298 | 27,157 | 16,053 | — | 88,508 | ||||||||||||||||
2009
|
23,279 | 18,482 | 12,788 | — | 54,549 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
expense:
|
2010
|
11,099 | 2,911 | 5,369 | — | 19,379 | ||||||||||||||||
2009
|
12,466 | 2,691 | 1,057 | — | 16,214 | |||||||||||||||||
Total assets:
|
2010
|
779,588 | 65,054 | 181,982 | 298,227 | 1,324,851 | ||||||||||||||||
2009
|
796,642 | 59,545 | 95,694 | 291,707 | 1,243,588 | |||||||||||||||||
Capital asset purchases:
|
2010
|
— | — | — | 10,547 | 10,547 | ||||||||||||||||
2009
|
— | — | — | 11,269 | 11,269 |
|
Reportable Business Segments
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
Small Business Services
|
Financial Services
|
Direct Checks
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||||
Revenue from external customers:
|
2010
|
$ | 592,063 | $ | 302,307 | $ | 156,379 | $ | — | $ | 1,050,749 | |||||||||||
2009
|
579,095 | 301,422 | 123,370 | — | 1,003,887 | |||||||||||||||||
Operating income:
|
2010
|
104,843 | 71,178 | 44,662 | — | 220,683 | ||||||||||||||||
2009
|
37,240 | 57,332 | 40,242 | — | 134,814 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
expense:
|
2010
|
34,230 | 8,880 | 11,553 | — | 54,663 | ||||||||||||||||
2009
|
39,967 | 7,887 | 3,114 | — | 50,968 | |||||||||||||||||
Asset impairment charges:
|
2010
|
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2009
|
24,900 | — | — | — | 24,900 | |||||||||||||||||
Total assets:
|
2010
|
779,588 | 65,054 | 181,982 | 298,227 | 1,324,851 | ||||||||||||||||
2009
|
796,642 | 59,545 | 95,694 | 291,707 | 1,243,588 | |||||||||||||||||
Capital asset purchases:
|
2010
|
— | — | — | 31,613 | 31,613 | ||||||||||||||||
2009
|
— | — | — | 35,006 | 35,006 |
|
·
|
Asset impairment charges of $24.9 million in the first quarter of 2009 within Small Business Services related to goodwill and an indefinite-lived trade name;
|
|
·
|
Revenue of $24.6 million from a contract settlement executed during the third quarter of 2010;
|
|
·
|
Continuing initiatives to reduce our cost structure, primarily within manufacturing, sales and marketing and information technology;
|
|
·
|
Recognition of deferred revenue from a Financial Services contract termination settlement executed in the fourth quarter of 2009; and
|
|
·
|
Price increases in Small Business Services and Financial Services.
|
|
·
|
Reduced volume for our personal check businesses due to the continuing decline in check usage, turmoil in the financial services industry, including bank failures, and continued economic softness;
|
|
·
|
Lower volume in Small Business Services due primarily to declines in check and forms usage, as well as changes in our customers’ buying patterns, we believe, as a result of the continued economic downturn;
|
|
·
|
Pre-tax gains of $9.8 million in the first quarter of 2009 from the retirement of long-term notes;
|
|
·
|
Increased marketing investment in brand positioning and awareness and direct marketing tests; and
|
|
·
|
Increases in delivery rates.
|
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per order amounts)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 367,633 | $ | 332,297 | 10.6 | % | $ | 1,050,749 | $ | 1,003,887 | 4.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Orders
|
14,339 | 14,691 | (2.4 | %) | 42,549 | 44,819 | (5.1 | %) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue per order
|
$ | 25.64 | $ | 22.62 | 13.4 | % | $ | 24.69 | $ | 22.40 | 10.2 | % |
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
$ | 246,200 | $ | 210,386 | 17.0 | % | $ | 689,013 | $ | 625,752 | 10.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross margin
|
67.0 | % | 63.3 | % |
3.7 pts.
|
65.6 | % | 62.3 | % |
3.3 pts.
|
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
SG&A expense
|
$ | 157,589 | $ | 153,999 | 2.3 | % | $ | 466,319 | $ | 464,085 | 0.5 | % | ||||||||||||
SG&A as a percentage of revenue
|
42.9 | % | 46.3 | % |
(3.4) pts.
|
44.4 | % | 46.2 | % |
(1.8) pts.
|
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net restructuring charges
|
$ | 103 | $ | 1,838 | $ | (1,735 | ) | $ | 2,011 | $ | 1,953 | $ | 58 |
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Asset impairment charges
|
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 24,900 | $ | (24,900 | ) |
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gain on early debt extinguishment
|
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,834 | $ | (9,834 | ) |
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense
|
$ | 11,207 | $ | 11,495 | (2.5 | %) | $ | 33,250 | $ | 35,542 | (6.4 | %) | ||||||||||||
Weighted-average debt outstanding
|
813,108 | 823,866 | (1.3 | %) | 804,661 | 827,740 | (2.8 | %) | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average interest rate
|
5.07 | % | 5.16 | % |
(0.9)
|
pt. | 5.07 | % | 5.21 | % |
(0.14)
|
pt. |
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision
|
$ | 26,512 | $ | 14,669 | 80.7 | % | $ | 67,846 | $ | 41,004 | 65.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Effective tax rate
|
34.1 | % | 33.9 | % |
0.2
|
pts. | 36.4 | % | 37.3 | % |
(0.9)
|
pts. |
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 206,572 | $ | 193,874 | 6.5 | % | $ | 592,063 | $ | 579,095 | 2.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Operating income
|
45,298 | 23,279 | 94.6 | % | 104,843 | 37,240 | 181.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Operating margin
|
21.9 | % | 12.0 | % |
9.9
|
pts. | 17.7 | % | 6.4 | % |
11.3
|
pts. |
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 102,614 | $ | 98,947 | 3.7 | % | $ | 302,307 | $ | 301,422 | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||||
Operating income
|
27,157 | 18,482 | 46.9 | % | 71,178 | 57,332 | 24.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Operating margin
|
26.5 | % | 18.7 | % |
7.8
|
pts. | 23.5 | % | 19.0 | % |
4.5
|
pts. |
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 58,447 | $ | 39,476 | 48.1 | % | $ | 156,379 | $ | 123,370 | 26.8 | % | ||||||||||||
Operating income
|
16,053 | 12,788 | 25.5 | % | 44,662 | 40,242 | 11.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Operating margin
|
27.5 | % | 32.4 | % |
(4.9)
|
pts. | 28.6 | % | 32.6 | % |
(4.0)
|
pts. |
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Continuing operations:
|
||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$ | 170,484 | $ | 150,208 | $ | 20,276 | ||||||
Net cash used by investing activities
|
(124,365 | ) | (72,944 | ) | (51,421 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used by financing activities
|
(38,067 | ) | (79,666 | ) | 41,599 | |||||||
Effect of exchange rate change on cash
|
250 | 1,453 | (1,203 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided (used) by continuing operations
|
8,302 | (949 | ) | 9,251 | ||||||||
Net cash used by operating activities of discontinued operations
|
— | (470 | ) | 470 | ||||||||
Net cash used by investing activities of discontinued operations
|
— | (30 | ) | 30 | ||||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | 8,302 | $ | (1,449 | ) | $ | 9,751 |
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Income tax payments
|
$ | 59,679 | $ | 43,046 | $ | 16,633 | ||||||
Voluntary employee beneficiary association (VEBA) trust contributions to fund medical benefits
|
32,800 | 32,300 | 500 | |||||||||
Employee profit sharing payments and pension contributions
|
29,790 | 11,430 | 18,360 | |||||||||
Interest payments
|
22,692 | 22,240 | 452 | |||||||||
Contract acquisition payments
|
13,837 | 17,941 | (4,104 | ) | ||||||||
Severance payments
|
10,239 | 14,029 | (3,790 | ) |
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Proceeds from life insurance policies
|
$ | 5,782 | $ | — | $ | 5,782 | ||||||
Net proceeds from short-term debt
|
4,000 | — | 4,000 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
|
1,970 | 914 | 1,056 | |||||||||
Proceeds from issuing shares under employee plans
|
3,078 | 1,972 | 1,106 |
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
$ | 98,621 | $ | 30,825 | $ | 67,796 | ||||||
Cash dividends paid to shareholders
|
38,586 | 38,452 | 134 | |||||||||
Purchases of capital assets
|
31,613 | 35,006 | (3,393 | ) | ||||||||
Payments for common shares repurchased
|
2,999 | 1,319 | 1,680 | |||||||||
Payments for debt issue costs, credit facility
|
2,361 | — | 2,361 | |||||||||
Purchases of marketable securities | 8 | 4,575 | (4,567 | ) | ||||||||
Payments on long-term debt
|
— | 22,627 | (22,627 | ) | ||||||||
Net payments on short-term debt
|
— | 14,700 | (14,700 | ) |
September 30, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
Amount
|
Weighted-average interest rate
|
Amount
|
Weighted-average interest rate
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||
Fixed interest rate
|
$ | 533,476 | 6.0 | % | $ | 533,399 | 6.0 | % | $ | 77 | ||||||||||
Floating interest rate
|
245,802 | 3.3 | % | 235,354 | 3.0 | % | 10,448 | |||||||||||||
Total debt
|
779,278 | 5.1 | % | 768,753 | 5.1 | % | 10,525 | |||||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity
|
202,413 | 117,210 | 85,203 | |||||||||||||||||
Total capital
|
$ | 981,691 | $ | 885,963 | $ | 95,728 |
(in thousands)
|
Total available
|
|||
Credit facility commitment
|
$ | 200,000 | ||
Amounts drawn on credit facility
|
(30,000 | ) | ||
Outstanding letters of credit
|
(9,313 | ) | ||
Net available for borrowing as of September 30, 2010
|
$ | 160,687 |
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||
Balance, beginning of year
|
$ | 45,701 | $ | 37,706 | ||||
Additions
(1)
|
24,388 | 31,380 | ||||||
Amortization
|
(14,696 | ) | (18,523 | ) | ||||
Write-off
|
(234 | ) | — | |||||
Balance, end of period
|
$ | 55,159 | $ | 50,563 |
(in thousands)
|
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
(1)
|
Weighted-average interest rate
|
|||||||||
Long-term notes maturing December 2012
|
$ | 286,014 | $ | 286,112 | 3.76 | % | ||||||
Long-term notes maturing October 2014
|
263,264 | 255,068 | 5.13 | % | ||||||||
Long-term notes maturing June 2015
|
200,000 | 205,500 | 7.38 | % | ||||||||
Amounts drawn on credit facility
|
30,000 | 30,000 | 3.31 | % | ||||||||
Total debt
|
$ | 779,278 | $ | 776,680 | 5.13 | % |
Period
|
Total number of shares (or units) purchased
|
Average price paid per share (or unit)
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Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs
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Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
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July 1, 2010 –
July 31, 2010
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— | $ | — | — | 6,363,900 | |||||||||||
August 1, 2010 –
August 31, 2010
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166,550 | 18.01 | 166,550 | 6,197,350 | ||||||||||||
September 1, 2010 –
September 30, 2010
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— | — | — | 6,197,350 | ||||||||||||
Total
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166,550 | $ | 18.01 | 166,550 | 6,197,350 |
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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Method of
Filing
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1.1
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Purchase Agreement, dated September 28, 2004, by and among us and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers listed in Schedule 1 of the Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 4, 2004)
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*
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2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 17, 2004, by and among us, Hudson Acquisition Corporation and New England Business Service, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) to the Deluxe Corporation Schedule TO-T filed with the Commission on May 25, 2004)
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*
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2.2
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 18, 2008, by and among us, Deluxe Business Operations, Inc., Helix Merger Corp. and Hostopia.com Inc. (excluding schedules which we agree to furnish to the Commission upon request) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 23, 2008)
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*
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
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Filed herewith
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3.2
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Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 23, 2008)
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*
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4.1
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Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2006, by and between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit A thereto, the Form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 21, 2006)
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*
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4.2
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First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 4, 2002, by and between us and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (formerly Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 5, 2002)
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*
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4.3
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Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2003, by and between us and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (formerly Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-104858) filed with the Commission on April 30, 2003)
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*
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4.4
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Form of Officer’s Certificate and Company Order authorizing the 2014 Notes, series B (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-120381) filed with the Commission on November 12, 2004)
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*
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4.5
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Specimen of 5 1/8% notes due 2014, series B (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-120381) filed with the Commission on November 12, 2004)
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*
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4.6
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Indenture, dated as of May 14, 2007, by and between us and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (including form of 7.375% Senior Notes due 2015) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 15, 2007)
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*
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4.7
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 14, 2007, by and between us and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representative of the several initial purchasers listed in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement related to the 7.375% Senior Notes due 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 15, 2007)
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*
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4.8
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Specimen of 7.375% Senior Notes due 2015 (included in Exhibit 4.6)
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*
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4.9
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Revolving credit agreement dated as of March 12, 2010, among us, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, Fifth Third Bank as Syndication Agent, U.S. Bank National Association and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. as co-documentation agents, and the other financial institutions party thereto, related to a $200,000,000 three-year revolving credit agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 15, 2010)
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*
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12.1
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Statement re: Computation of Ratios
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Filed herewith
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31.1
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CEO Certification of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Filed herewith
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31.2
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CFO Certification of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Filed herewith
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32.1
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CEO and CFO Certification of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Furnished herewith
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101
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Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and (iv) Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text**
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Furnished herewith
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DELUXE CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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Date: November 1, 2010
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/s/ Lee Schram
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Lee Schram
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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Date: November 1, 2010
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/s/ Terry D. Peterson
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Terry D. Peterson
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
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Statement re: Computation of Ratios
|
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CEO Certification of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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CFO Certification of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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CEO and CFO Certification of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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101
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Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and (iv) Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text
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Name
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Post Office Address
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Term of Office
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W. R. Hotchkiss
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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One Year
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Einar E. Swanson
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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One Year
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K. Sander
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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One Year
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Name
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Post Office Address
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W. R. Hotchkiss
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Einar E. Swanson
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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K. Sander
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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(1)
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Whether or not a vote of shareholders is otherwise required, the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than seventy percent (70%) of the outstanding shares of "Voting Stock" (as hereinafter defined) of the Corporation shall be required for the approval or authorization of any "Business Combination" (as hereinafter defined) with any "Related Person" (as hereinafter defined) involving the Corporation, or the approval or authorization by the Corporation in its capacity as a shareholder of any Business Combination involving a "Subsidiary" (as hereinafter defined) which requires the approval or authorization of the shareholders of the Subsidiary; provided, however, the seventy percent (70%) voting requirement shall not be applicable if:
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(2)
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The affirmative vote of the holders of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation shall be required for the purchase, direct or indirect, by the Corporation, of any securities of the Corporation from a Related Person (except pursuant to an offer of purchase made to all holders of such securities).
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(3)
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For the purpose of this Article XI:
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(a)
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The term "Business Combination" shall mean:
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(i)
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any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or a Subsidiary with or into a Related Person;
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(ii)
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any exchange of shares of the Corporation or a Subsidiary for shares of a Related Person which, in the absence of this Article, would have required the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote or the affirmative vote of the Corporation, in its capacity as a shareholder of a Subsidiary;
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(iii)
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any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), including without limitation a mortgage or any other security device, of all or any "Substantial Part" (as hereinafter defined) of the assets either of the Corporation (including without limitation any voting securities of a Subsidiary) or of a Subsidiary, to or with the Corporation or a Subsidiary;
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(iv)
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any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or any Substantial Part of the assets of a Related Person to or with the Corporation or a Subsidiary;
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(v)
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the issuance to a Related Person of any securities (except pursuant to stock dividends, stock splits, or similar transactions which would not have the effect of increasing the proportionate voting power of a Related Person) of the Corporation or of a Subsidiary;
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(vi)
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any recapitalization or reclassification that would have the effect of increasing the voting power of a Related Person; and
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(vii)
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any agreement, contract, or other arrangement providing for any of the transactions described in this definition of Business Combination.
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(b)
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The term "Related Person" shall mean and include any individual, corporation, partnership, or other person or entity which, together with its "Affiliates" and "Associates" (as defined on February 8, 1985, by Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), "Beneficially Owns" (as defined on February 8, 1985, by Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) in the aggregate five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation, and any Affiliate or Associate (other than the Corporation, or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation) of any such individual corporation, partnership, or other person or entity.
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(c)
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The term "Substantial Part" shall mean more than thirty percent (30%) of the fair market value of the total assets of the Corporation or Related Person in question, as of the end of its most recent fiscal year ending prior to the time the determination is being made.
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(d)
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Without limitation, any shares of common stock of the Corporation that any Related Person has the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options or otherwise, shall be deemed beneficially owned by the Related Person.
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(e)
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The term "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation, a majority of the equity securities of any class of which are owned by the Corporation, by another Subsidiary, or in the aggregate by the Corporation and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
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(f)
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The term "Voting Stock" shall mean all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors and each reference to a proportion of shares of Voting Stock shall refer to such proportion of the votes entitled to be cast by such shares.
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(g)
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The term "Continuing Director" shall mean:
|
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(i)
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a Director who was a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation immediately prior to the time that any Related Person involved in the Business Combination in question became a Related Person; and
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(ii)
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any person becoming a Director whose election, or nomination for election by the Corporation's shareholders, was approved by a vote of a majority of the Continuing Directors; provided, however, that in no event shall a Related Person involved in the Business Combination in question be deemed to be a Continuing Director.
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(4)
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For the purposes of this Article XI, the Continuing Directors by a majority vote shall have the power to make a good faith determination, on the basis of information known to them, of:
|
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(i)
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the number of shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation that any person or entity Beneficially Owns;
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(ii)
|
whether a person or entity is an Affiliate or Associate of another;
|
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(iii)
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whether the assets subject to any Business Combination constitute a Substantial Part;
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(iv)
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whether any business transaction is one in which a Related Person has an interest;
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(v)
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whether the cash or fair market value of the property, securities or other consideration to be received per share by holders of common stock of the Corporation other than the Related Person in a Business Combination is an amount at least equal to the highest per share price paid by the Related Person; and
|
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(vi)
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such other matters with respect to which a determination is required under this Article XI.
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(5)
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The provisions set forth in this Article XI may not be repealed or amended in any respect, unless such action is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than seventy percent (70%) of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation.
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/s/ Anthony C. Scarfone
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Anthony C. Scarfone
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Deluxe Corporation
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Nine Months Ended
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Year Ended December 31,
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September 30,
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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Earnings:
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Income from continuing operations before
income taxes
|
$ | 186,416 | $ | 155,021 | $ | 160,176 | $ | 220,015 | $ | 142,788 | $ | 250,223 | $ | 316,453 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense (excluding capitalized interest)
(1)
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33,250 | 46,280 | 50,421 | 55,294 | 56,661 | 56,604 | 32,851 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating
leases representative of an interest factor
|
2,337 | 2,716 | 3,147 | 2,900 | 3,526 | 4,642 | 4,875 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total earnings
|
$ | 222,003 | $ | 204,017 | $ | 213,744 | $ | 278,209 | $ | 202,975 | $ | 311,469 | $ | 354,179 | ||||||||||||||
Fixed charges:
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Interest expense (including capitalized interest)
(1)
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$ | 33,250 | $ | 46,280 | $ | 50,421 | $ | 55,294 | $ | 57,051 | $ | 57,399 | $ | 33,299 | ||||||||||||||
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating
leases representative of an interest factor
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2,337 | 2,716 | 3,147 | 2,900 | 3,526 | 4,642 | 4,875 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges
|
$ | 35,587 | $ | 48,996 | $ | 53,568 | $ | 58,194 | $ | 60,577 | $ | 62,041 | $ | 38,174 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
|
6.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 9.3 |
(1)
|
Does not include interest expense related to uncertain tax positions.
|
|
(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
|
|
(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.
|
Date: November 1, 2010
|
/s/ Lee Schram
|
|
Lee Schram
|
||
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
(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
|
|
(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.
|
Date: November 1, 2010
|
/s/ Terry D. Peterson
|
|
Terry D. Peterson
|
||
Chief Financial Officer
|
(1)
|
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
|
(2)
|
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
|
Date: November 1, 2010
|
/s/ Lee Schram
|
|
Lee Schram
|
||
Chief Executive Officer
|
/s/ Terry D. Peterson
|
||
Terry D. Peterson
|
||
Chief Financial Officer
|