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ACS Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Results

          Company Delivers Strong Signings, Earnings and Cash Flow

    DALLAS, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services,
Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced third quarter fiscal year 2008 revenues of
$1.54 billion, an increase of 7% compared to the third quarter of the prior
year. Adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of
fiscal years 2008 and 2007 were $0.91 and $0.78, respectively, representing
a 17% increase. See "Reconciliation of Reported GAAP Results to Adjusted
Non-GAAP Results" below. Third quarter new business signings were the
second highest in Company history at $245 million of annual recurring
revenue. Third quarter fiscal year 2008 free cash flow was $161 million, or
10% of revenues.

    Fiscal year-to-date revenues were $4.55 billion, an increase of 7% over
the prior year period. Adjusted non-GAAP earnings per share for the nine
months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $2.58 and $2.24, respectively,
representing a 15% increase. Fiscal year-to-date new business signings were
$591 million of annual recurring revenue, a 30% increase over the prior
year-to-date period. Fiscal year-to-date free cash flow was $342 million,
or 8% of revenues.

    "Our outstanding signings, free cash flow, and strong earnings growth
underscore that our strategy is working," said Lynn Blodgett, ACS president
and chief executive officer. "We are focused on providing specific vertical
business process outsourcing solutions that we can leverage across many
customers. In support of this strategy, this quarter we expanded our
service offerings and geographic footprint with four new acquisitions and
key new logos wins. These new capabilities, along with our ability to
execute our sales strategy and operational excellence, delivered strong
results this quarter and positions us well for the future."


Key highlights from ACS' fiscal year 2008 third quarter: -- During the quarter, the Company generated new business signings of $245 million in annual recurring revenue with an estimated total contract value of $1.1 billion. Government signings represented 63% of new business signings and Commercial contributed 37%. From a service line perspective, business process outsourcing contributed 84% of new business signings and 16% were information technology solutions. -- Total revenues were $1.54 billion and represented 7% growth, of which 5% was internal. The Commercial segment contributed 60% of revenues and grew 8% with 5% internal revenue growth. The Government segment contributed 40% of revenues and grew 6%, excluding divestitures, with 5% internal growth. -- Adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal years 2008 and 2007 were $0.91 and $0.78, respectively, representing a 17% increase. Third quarter fiscal year 2008 reported GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.85 as compared to $0.82 in the prior year third quarter. Third quarter fiscal year 2007 included a $0.06 per diluted share gain related to the sale of a minority interest. See "Reconciliation of Reported GAAP Results to Adjusted Non-GAAP Results" below. -- Cash flow from operations during the third quarter was $229 million, or 15% of revenues. Free cash flow during the quarter was $161 million, or 10% of revenues. This quarter's cash flow results benefited from improved collections on accounts receivable, lower capital expenditures and additions to intangible assets. -- The Company expanded its service offerings and global capabilities by closing the following acquisitions this quarter: o In January 2008, to support its expansion, the Company acquired Syan Holdings Limited, a U.K.-based provider of information technology outsourcing services, for a purchase price of $69 million. Syan generated trailing twelve month revenue of approximately $75 million. o In February 2008, to deepen its healthcare vertical, the Company acquired Bowers & Associates, Inc., a Wisconsin-based provider of quality care and productivity management services and healthcare data analytics, for a purchase price of $8 million. Bowers had trailing twelve month revenue of approximately $5 million. o In March 2008, to further support its global expansion, the Company acquired sds business services GmbH, a Germany-based provider of data center, infrastructure services, and application related solutions, for a purchase price of $63 million. sds generated trailing twelve month revenue of approximately $40 million. o In March 2008, to broaden its transportation vertical, the Company acquired Communications Development, Inc., an Arkansas-based provider of outsourced marketing, consulting, and advertising services to the commercial transportation industry. Key year-to-date highlights for fiscal 2008: -- Year-to-date fiscal 2008 new business signings were $591 million of annual recurring revenue, with an estimated total contract value of $2.5 billion. Commercial signings contributed 55% of year-to-date fiscal 2008 new business signings and Government contributed 45%. From a service line perspective, business process outsourcing generated 80% of new business signings and 20% were information technology solutions. Trailing twelve month new business signings were $744 million in annual recurring revenue and increased 24% over the prior period. -- Year-to-date fiscal 2008 revenues were $4.55 billion. Total revenue growth was 7% with internal growth of 5%. The Commercial segment accounted for 59% of revenues in the year-to-date period and grew 7% with 5% internal revenue growth. The Government segment accounted for 41% of revenues in the year-to-date period and grew 7% with 6% internal revenue growth. -- Adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $2.58 and $2.24, respectively, representing a 15% increase. Year-to-date fiscal 2008 reported GAAP diluted earnings per share was $2.32 compared to $2.12 in the prior year. See "Reconciliation of Reported GAAP Results to Adjusted Non-GAAP Results" below. -- Fiscal year-to-date cash flow from operations was $560 million, or 12% of revenues, and free cash flow was $342 million, or 8% of revenues. Capital expenditures and additions to intangibles were $218 million, or 5% of revenues. -- During the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company completed a $200 million share repurchase program, purchasing 4.5 million shares at an average price of $44 per share. Events subsequent to ACS' fiscal year 2008 third quarter: -- In April 2008, to deepen its transportation vertical, the Company announced its intent to acquire Orbital Sciences Corporation's Transportation Management Systems (TMS) business for a purchase price of $43 million. TMS had trailing twelve month revenue of approximately $50 million. -- In April 2008, to broaden its healthcare vertical, the Company acquired CompIQ Corporation (CompIQ) for a purchase price of $22 million. CompIQ generated approximately $17 million of trailing twelve month revenue. ACS will discuss its financial results on a conference call and web cast on http://www.acs-inc.com at 3:30 p.m. central time today. During the conference call, management will refer to a presentation provided on the Investor Relations page of ACS' website and will use certain non-generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") financial measures for which reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures will also be provided. ACS, a FORTUNE 500 company with in excess of 63,000 people supporting client operations in more than 100 countries, provides business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The Company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Visit ACS on the Internet at http://www.acs-inc.com. All statements in this news release that are not based on historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (which Sections were adopted as part of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth in the Company's prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth under Item 1A "Risk Factors" in the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 29, 2007. In addition, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statement.
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Income Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31, 2008 2007 Revenues $1,542,370 $1,440,546 Operating expenses: Cost of revenues: Wages and benefits 736,646 689,298 Services and supplies 338,320 304,734 Rent, lease and maintenance 184,622 174,052 Depreciation and amortization 96,413 87,995 Other 7,274 8,406 Total cost of revenues 1,363,275 1,264,485 Other operating expenses 15,184 13,470 Total operating expenses 1,378,459 1,277,955 Operating income 163,911 162,591 Interest expense 39,325 46,391 Other non-operating income, net (4,514) (12,325) Pretax profit 129,100 128,525 Income tax expense 46,462 46,466 Net income $82,638 $82,059 Earnings per share: Basic $0.86 $0.83 Diluted $0.85 $0.82 Shares used in computing earnings per share: Basic 96,089 98,945 Diluted 96,921 100,300 Note: See "Summary Reconciliation of Reported GAAP Results to Adjusted Non-GAAP Results" for certain items impacting the reported numbers above. AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Income Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts (Unaudited) Nine months ended March 31, 2008 2007 Revenues $4,546,895 $4,252,745 Operating expenses: Cost of revenues: Wages and benefits 2,153,642 2,023,766 Services and supplies 1,006,543 913,714 Rent, lease and maintenance 554,743 530,207 Depreciation and amortization 281,595 254,861 Other 21,171 28,161 Total cost of revenues 4,017,694 3,750,709 Other operating expenses 61,995 48,259 Total operating expenses 4,079,689 3,798,968 Operating income 467,206 453,777 Interest expense 126,344 140,489 Other non-operating income, net (10,703) (24,629) Pretax profit 351,565 337,917 Income tax expense 121,187 122,401 Net income $230,378 $215,516 Earnings per share: Basic $2.34 $2.15 Diluted $2.32 $2.12 Shares used in computing earnings per share: Basic 98,447 100,448 Diluted 99,414 101,749 Note: See "Summary Reconciliation of Reported GAAP Results to Adjusted Non-GAAP Results" for certain items impacting the reported numbers above. AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Dollars in thousands (Unaudited) March 31, June 30, 2008 2007 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $328,907 $307,286 Accounts receivable, net 1,362,320 1,257,108 Income taxes receivable 10,871 13,268 Other current assets 250,328 232,872 Total current assets 1,952,426 1,810,534 Property, equipment, and software, net 899,280 897,319 Goodwill 2,750,337 2,612,368 Other intangible assets, net 446,637 481,378 Other assets 205,147 180,830 Total Assets $6,253,827 $5,982,429 Liabilities: Accounts payable $200,969 $97,951 Accrued compensation and benefits 177,737 246,742 Other accrued liabilities 359,244 400,238 Deferred taxes 84,457 14,418 Current portion of long-term debt 47,056 47,039 Current portion of unearned revenue 168,179 164,484 Total current liabilities 1,037,642 970,872 Long-term debt 2,370,894 2,342,272 Deferred taxes 376,175 367,565 Other long-term liabilities 318,710 235,552 Total Liabilities 4,103,421 3,916,261 Total Stockholders' Equity 2,150,406 2,066,168 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $6,253,827 $5,982,429 Frequently Used Terms New business signings -- while there are no third party standards or requirements governing the calculation of new business signings, we define new business signings as annual recurring revenue from new contracts and the incremental portion of renewals that are signed during the period, which represents the estimated first twelve months of revenue to be recorded under the contracts after full implementation. We use new business signings as a measure of estimated recurring revenues represented by contractual commitments, both to forecast prospective revenues and to estimate capital commitments. Revenues are measured under GAAP. Trailing twelve month new business -- is the preceding twelve months of new business signings at a point in time expressed in annual revenue, not total contract value. Total contract value -- represents estimated total revenue over the term of the contract. Restatement of Operating Segment Results During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company reorganized the internal operating and reporting structures in its Commercial and Government segments to more formally align its sales, service delivery and financial organizations under their appropriate leadership. As a result, the Company has restated its Commercial and Government segment results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 to reflect its current operating and reporting structure. The restatement has no impact on the Company's consolidated results for the period of restatement. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information The Company reports its financial results in accordance with GAAP. However, the Company uses certain non-GAAP performance measures, including adjusted non-GAAP earnings per share, free cash flow and internal revenue growth to provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the Company's underlying operational trends and results. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to provide additional meaningful comparisons between current results and prior results, and as a basis for planning and forecasting for future periods. Reconciliation of Reported GAAP Results to Adjusted Non-GAAP Results -- In addition to reporting operating income, pretax income, net income and earnings per share on a GAAP basis, the Company has also made certain non-GAAP adjustments which are described in "Description of Non-GAAP Adjustments," and are reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measures in the attached financial schedules titled, "Reconciliation of Reported Results to Income Adjusted for Certain Non-GAAP Items" included in this earnings release. In making these non-GAAP adjustments, the Company takes into account the impact of items that are infrequently occurring or that are non-operational in nature. Management believes that the exclusion of these items provides a useful basis for evaluating underlying business performance, but should not be considered in isolation and is not in accordance with, or a substitute for, evaluating business unit performance utilizing GAAP financial information. Management uses non-GAAP measures in its budgeting and forecasting processes and to further analyze its financial trends, as well as making financial comparisons to prior periods presented on a similar basis. The Company's management uses each of these non-GAAP financial measures in its own evaluation of the Company's performance, particularly when comparing performance to prior periods, and the Company believes that providing such adjusted results allows investors and other users of the Company's financial statements to better understand the Company's comparative operating performance for the periods presented. The Company's management uses each of these non-GAAP financial measures in its own evaluation of the Company's performance, particularly when comparing performance to past periods. The Company's non-GAAP measures may differ from similar measures by other companies, even if similar terms are used to identify such measures. Although the Company's management believes non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating the performance of its business, the Company acknowledges that items excluded from such measures may have a material impact on the Company's income from operations, pretax income, net income and earnings per share calculated in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, management uses non-GAAP measures in conjunction with GAAP results. Investors and users of our financial information should also consider the above factors when evaluating our results. Description of Non-GAAP Adjustments: The following items are included in our presentation of Non-GAAP adjustments:
1. Costs related to our internal investigation of our stock option grant practices, investigations begun by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, and shareholder derivative suits: The Company has incurred costs related to our internal investigation, as well as those of the SEC and DOJ. In addition, several derivative lawsuits have been filed in connection with our stock option grant practices, generally alleging claims related to breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment by certain of our directors and senior executives and the Company has incurred costs related to these lawsuits. Management expects that the Company will continue to incur costs related to the ongoing investigations and derivative lawsuits (collectively, "Option Investigation Related Costs"). Management believes that these costs, although material and recurring, are not related to the Company's ongoing operations and that excluding them helps to provide a more meaningful representation of the Company's operating performance. 2. Costs related to buyout offers and related shareholder derivative suits: The Company has incurred costs in fiscal years 2008 and 2007 to evaluate our strategic alternatives, including the proposal from Darwin Deason, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Cerberus. In addition, several lawsuits have been filed in connection with the announced buyout transaction, generally alleging claims related to breach of fiduciary duty, and seeking class action status ("Buyout Related Cost"). Management expects that the Company may continue to incur costs related to our evaluation of strategic alternatives and these lawsuits. Management believes that these costs, although material and possibly recurring, are not related to the Company's ongoing operations and that excluding them helps to provide a more meaningful representation of the Company's operating performance. 3. Cost related to amending certain employee stock options: During fiscal year 2007 and the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company amended the exercise price of certain outstanding stock options in order to reprice all, or a portion, of the respective stock option grants to the correct accounting measurement date to avoid adverse tax consequences to individual holders under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code ("Section 409A"). During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company expensed approximately $1.2 million related to these amended stock options ("Amended Options"). During the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company paid approximately $6.7 million to the individual holders in accordance with the terms of the amended stock options. Management believes that these costs and cash payments are not related to the Company's ongoing operations and that excluding them helps to provide a more meaningful representation of our operating performance. 4. Cost related to certain former employees' stock options: The exercise price of certain former employees' vested, unexercised and outstanding stock options were less than the fair market value per share of ACS stock on the revised measurement dates for such stock options. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company notified certain former employees that the Company will pay them the additional 20% income tax imposed by Section 409A if a triggering event occurs and if the employee is required to recognize and report W-2 income under Section 409A, subject to certain limitations. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008, the Company accrued approximately $0.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively, based on the market price of ACS common stock at March 31, 2008 and will adjust this accrual to the fair market value of ACS stock each quarter until the options are exercised ("Income Tax Reimbursements"). Management believes that these costs are not related to the Company's ongoing operations and that excluding them helps to provide a more meaningful representation of our operating performance. 5. Gain related to sale of our decision support business: In the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company divested its decision support business and recognized a pre-tax gain of $2.4 million. Management believes that the decision support business is not strategic to our ongoing operations and its sale is an isolated event. Management believes excluding the gain on its sale better reflects the performance of our continuing operations. 6. Waiver fee on our Credit Facility: In the first quarter of fiscal year 2007, the Company received an amendment, consent and waiver from the lenders under our Credit Facility with respect to, among other provisions, waiver of any default or event of default arising under the Credit Facility as a result of our failure to comply with certain reporting covenants ("Waiver Fee"). Management believes that our delayed filings of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2006 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2006, which necessitated the waiver, are infrequently occurring events and excluding the Waiver Fee provides a more meaningful representation of our results of operations for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007. 7. Gain related to sale of minority interests: In the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, the Company divested its minority interest in a professional service business and recognized a pre-tax gain of $9.1 million. Management believes that this sale is an isolated event related to non-core operations and not representative of our ongoing operations. This business was not considered strategic to our ongoing operations and excluding the gains on the sale helps to isolate the performance of our continuing operations. 8. North Carolina contract settlement ("NC Settlement"): In the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, we mutually agreed to terminate the North Carolina MMIS contract, settled all issues related to the contract, and recognized $3.4 million in revenue related to this settlement. The Company believes that the contract termination and settlement was an infrequent occurrence and that excluding this settlement helps to provide a more meaningful representation of the performance of our continuing operations. 9. Litigation settlement: In the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2007, we recorded charges of approximately $2.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively, related to the settlement of a pre-acquisition claim related to our fiscal year 2005 acquisition of the human resources consulting business of Mellon Financial Corporation. In the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, we recovered approximately $1.8 million of this settlement. We believe that the settlement and subsequent recovery of this pre-acquisition claim is not related to our ongoing operations and that excluding them helps to provide a more meaningful representation of the performance from our continuing operations. AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME (GAAP) TO ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME (Non-GAAP) (UNAUDITED) (In millions) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended March 31, March 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Operating Income (GAAP) $163.9 $162.6 $467.2 $453.8 Adjusting items, pre-tax: Option investigation related costs 9.8 4.3 34.0 26.0 Buyout related costs 0.2 0.6 8.9 0.6 Amended options (409(a)) - - 1.2 - Income tax reimbursement 0.5 - 1.0 - Sale of decision support business - - (2.4) - NC settlement - (3.4) - (3.4) Legal settlement (1.8) 2.2 (1.8) 2.2 Adjusted Operating Income (Non-GAAP)* $172.7 $166.3 $508.2 $479.2 RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (GAAP) TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME (Non-GAAP) (UNAUDITED) (In millions) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended March 31, March 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Net Income (GAAP) $82.6 $82.1 $230.4 $215.5 Adjusting items, net of tax: Option investigation related costs 6.3 2.7 21.9 16.6 Buyout related costs 0.1 0.4 5.8 0.4 Amended options (409(a)) - - 0.8 - Income tax reimbursement 0.3 - 0.7 - Sale of decision support business - - (1.6) - Waiver fee - - - 1.6 Sale of minority interests - (5.9) - (5.9) NC settlement - (2.1) - (2.1) Legal settlement (1.1) 1.4 (1.1) 1.4 Adjusted Net Income (Non-GAAP)* $88.3 $78.5 $256.8 $227.5 RECONCILIATION OF DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (GAAP) TO ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (Non-GAAP) (UNAUDITED) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended March 31, March 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Diluted Earnings Per Share (GAAP) $0.85 $0.82 $2.32 $2.12 Adjusting items, net of tax: Option investigation related costs 0.06 0.03 0.22 0.17 Buyout related costs - - 0.06 - Amended options (409(a)) - - 0.01 - Income tax reimbursement - - 0.01 - Sale of decision support business - - (0.02) - Waiver fee - - - 0.01 Sale of minority interests - (0.06) - (0.06) NC settlement - (0.02) - (0.02) Legal settlement (0.01) 0.01 (0.01) 0.01 Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)* $0.91 $0.78 $2.58 $2.24 *Differences in schedule due to rounding. Internal revenue growth -- is measured as total revenue growth less acquired revenue from acquisitions and revenues from divested operations. Acquired revenue from acquisitions is based on pre-acquisition normalized revenue of acquired companies. We use the calculation of internal revenue growth to measure revenue growth excluding the impact of acquired revenues and the revenue associated with divested operations and we believe these adjustments to historical reported results are necessary to accurately reflect our internal revenue growth.
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company generated internal revenue growth of 5%. Internal revenue growth is measured as follows (unaudited, $ in millions): Three months ended March 31, 2008 2007 Growth %(a) Consolidated Total Revenues $1,542 $1,440 7% Less: Divested - (2) Adjusted Base $1,542 $1,438 7% Acquired Revenues* $33 $- 2% Internal Revenues 1,509 1,438 5% Total $1,542 $1,438 7% Commercial Total Revenues $922 $851 8% Less: Divested - - Adjusted Base $922 $851 8% Acquired Revenues* $26 $- 3% Internal Revenues 896 851 5% Total $922 $851 8% Government Total Revenues $620 $589 5% Less: Divested - (2) Adjusted Base $620 $587 6% Acquired Revenues* $7 $- 1% Internal Revenues 613 587 5% Total $620 $587 6% * Acquired revenues are based on pre-acquisition normalized revenues of acquired companies. (a) Differences in schedule due to rounding. For the nine months ended March 31, 2008, the Company generated internal revenue growth of 5%. Internal revenue growth is measured as follows (unaudited, $ in millions): Nine months ended March 31, 2008 2007 Growth %(a) Consolidated Total Revenues $4,547 $4,253 7% Less: Divested - (3) Adjusted Base $4,547 $4,250 7% Acquired Revenues* $71 $- 2% Internal Revenues 4,476 4,250 5% Total $4,547 $4,250 7% Commercial Total Revenues $2,704 $2,533 7% Less: Divested - - Adjusted Base $2,704 $2,533 7% Acquired Revenues* $50 $- 2% Internal Revenues 2,654 2,533 5% Total $2,704 $2,533 7% Government Total Revenues $1,843 $1,720 7% Less: Divested - (3) Adjusted Base $1,843 $1,717 7% Acquired Revenues* $21 $- 1% Internal Revenues 1,822 1,717 6% Total $1,843 $1,717 7% * Acquired revenues are based on pre-acquisition normalized revenues of acquired companies. (a) Differences in schedule due to rounding. Free Cash Flow Free cash flow -- is measured as operating cash flow (net cash provided by operating activities, as reported in our consolidated statements of cash flows) less capital expenditures (purchases of property, equipment and software, net of sales, as reported in our consolidated statements of cash flows) less additions to other intangible assets (as reported in our consolidated statements of cash flows). We believe that this free cash flow metric provides an additional measure of available cash flow after we have satisfied the capital expenditure requirements of our operations, and should not be taken in isolation to be a measure of cash flow available for us to satisfy all our obligations and execute our business strategies. We also rely on cash flows from investing and financing activities which, together with free cash flow, are expected to be sufficient for us to execute our business strategies. Our measure of free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. (unaudited, $ in millions):
Three months ended Nine months ended March 31, March 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Free Cash Flow Net cash provided by operating activities $229 $90 $560 $395 Less: Purchase of property, equipment and software, net of sales (60) (69) (193) (239) Additions to other intangible assets (8) (15) (26) (30) Free Cash Flow* $161 $6 $342 $126 Certain cash flow items (included above): Cash interest paid on debt $32 $39 $118 $121 Cash paid on stock option investigations, potential buyout and derivative lawsuits 6 6 35 25 Tax, interest and penalties paid on stock option restatement - 35 - 35 Payments related to amended options 7 - 7 - Cash interest received (1) (2) (7) (7) Total* $43 $78 $153 $174 *Differences in schedule due to rounding.
SOURCE Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.




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