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CSG Systems International, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results

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ENGLEWOOD, CO USA
    ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CSG Systems
International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSGS), a leading provider of customer care and
billing solutions, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30,
2005.

    Third Quarter 2005 Highlights:

     *  On October 7, 2005, CSG announced it had reached an agreement to sell
        its Global Software Services ("GSS") business to Comverse, Inc., a
        division of Comverse Technology, Inc., for $251 million in cash,
        subject to certain adjustments.  As a result, the GSS business, as
        described below, is reflected as discontinued operations in CSG's
        results of operations for the periods ended September 30, 2005 and
        2004.

     *  Results from continuing operations were as follows: total revenues
        were $96.8 million; operating income was $23.3 million; and income
        from continuing operations (net of tax) was $14.2 million, or $0.30
        per diluted share.

     *  Loss from discontinued operations (net of tax) was ($0.7) million, or
        ($0.02) per diluted share.

     *  Net income was $13.5 million, or $0.28 per diluted share.

     *  Cash flows from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2005
        were $24.7 million.

     *  During the quarter, CSG repurchased 796,000 shares of its common stock
        for approximately $15 million (weighted-average price of $18.84 per
        share) under its stock repurchase program.

     *  CSG's customers continue to migrate to its enhanced solutions, CSG
        Advanced Convergent Platform (ACP) and Kenan FX.  To date,
        approximately 22 million video customer accounts have migrated to ACP
        and 16 telecommunications providers are live on Kenan FX.

    "We executed on all fronts this quarter by continuing to migrate customers
to our new billing platform ACP, increasing the penetration of our ancillary
products and services and adding new subscribers," Ed Nafus, chief executive
officer and president for CSG Systems International, Inc. said.  "To date, we
have approximately 22 million subscribers on our ACP solution."
    "In early October, we announced the sale of our GSS Division to Comverse,
Inc.," Nafus added.  "When approached about this transaction, we worked
closely with our management team and board in determining what would be the
best long-term direction for the business.  Our Broadband and GSS Divisions
did not have extensive synergies as they operated autonomously and had
different business models.  We believe this divestiture will allow us to
intensify our focus on our core competencies in the broadband space and create
the greatest long-term value for shareholders."



     Summary GAAP Results of Operations Information (unaudited)
     (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages):

                             Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended
                                September 30,               September 30,
                                           Percent                     Percent
                          2005      2004   Change    2005       2004   Change

     Continuing
      operations:
       Total
        revenues        $96,800   $90,059    7%    $291,803   $269,549    8%
       Operating
        income           23,280    22,247    5%      67,083     72,538   (8%)
       Income from
        continuing
        operations       14,205    13,029    9%      40,635     36,865   10%
     Discontinued
      operations,
      net of tax           (703)    3,304    NM     (10,005)    (1,943)   NM
     Net income          13,502    16,333  (17%)     30,630     34,922  (12%)
     Diluted earnings
      (loss) per share:
       Income from
        continuing
        operations        $0.30     $0.26   15%       $0.83      $0.72   15%
       Discontinued
        operations,
        net of tax        (0.02)     0.06    NM       (0.20)     (0.04)   NM
       Net income         $0.28     $0.32  (13%)      $0.63      $0.68   (7%)



    Third Quarter 2005 Results
    Total revenues from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2005
were $96.8 million, an increase of seven percent, when compared to
$90.1 million for the same period in 2004, and down three percent when
compared to $99.3 million for the second quarter of 2005.  The components of
total revenues from continuing operations are as follows:  Processing revenues
for the third quarter of 2005 were $87.6 million, up eight percent when
compared to $80.7 million for the same period last year, and down one percent
when compared to $88.7 million for the second quarter of 2005.  Processing
revenues for the second quarter of 2005 included approximately $2.3 million of
one-time, nonrecurring revenues related to contract termination and client
bankruptcy settlements.  Software, maintenance and services revenues were
$9.2 million for the current quarter, a one percent year-over-year decrease,
and a decrease of 13 percent when compared to $10.6 million for the second
quarter of 2005.  The decrease in software, maintenance and services revenues
from continuing operations between sequential quarters relates primarily to
strong software sales in the second quarter of 2005, when compared to the
third quarter of 2005.
    Income from continuing operations (net of tax) for the third quarter of
2005 was $14.2 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, up nine percent when
compared to $13.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the third quarter
of 2004, and down three percent when compared to $14.7 million, or $0.30 per
diluted share for the second quarter of 2005.
    Income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of tax) was ($0.7)
million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2005, compared
to $3.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the same period in 2004, and
an improvement of 89 percent when compared to ($6.2) million, or ($0.13) per
diluted share, for the second quarter of 2005.  Net income for the third
quarter of 2005 was $13.5 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, down 17 percent
when compared to $16.3 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the third
quarter of 2004, and up 58 percent when compared to $8.5 million, or $0.17 per
diluted share for the second quarter of 2005.

    Broadband Division (Continuing Operations)
    As a result of the sale of the GSS business, CSG's results of operations
from continuing operations consists of the Broadband Services Division and
corporate overhead expense related to CSG's ongoing business, which were as
follows for the periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands):




                                Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                    September 30,           September 30,
                                 2005        2004        2005         2004
     Total revenues            $96,800     $90,059    $291,803     $269,549
     Operating expenses:
       Broadband Services
        Division                62,802      58,797     185,199      166,099
       Corporate overhead
        expense:
         Neal Hansen
          retirement
          benefits (1)             181          --       8,670           --
         Restructuring charges       3         105           9        1,015
         All other corporate
          overhead expense      10,534       8,910      30,842       29,897
         Total corporate
          overhead expense      10,718       9,015      39,521       30,912
       Total operating
        expenses                73,520      67,812     224,720      197,011
     Operating income           23,280      22,247      67,083       72,538
     Other income (expense),
      net (2)                   (1,085)     (1,727)     (3,593)     (14,481)
     Income from continuing
      operations, before
      income taxes              22,195      20,520      63,490       58,057
     Income tax provision       (7,990)     (7,491)    (22,855)     (21,192)
     Income from continuing
      operations               $14,205     $13,029     $40,635      $36,865

     (1)  Corporate overhead expense includes $0.2 million and $8.7 million
          for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005,
          respectively, for benefits related to the retirement of CSG's former
          CEO, Neal Hansen, effective June 30, 2005.

     (2)  Other income (expense) includes the write-off of deferred financing
          costs of $6.6 million during the nine months ended September 30,
          2004.



    Total domestic customer accounts processed on CSG's systems as of
September 30, 2005 were 44.7 million, compared to 44.4 million as of June 30,
2005.  To date, approximately 22 million subscribers have migrated to CSG's
Advanced Convergent Platform. The annualized revenue per processing unit
("ARPU") for the third quarter of 2005 was $7.86 compared to $8.02 for the
second quarter of 2005.  The ARPU for the second quarter of 2005 included
$0.21 related to the $2.3 million of revenues for the one-time, nonrecurring
contract termination and bankruptcy settlements mentioned above.
    After the end of the quarter, CSG signed a new client, Eastlink, a
convergent cable operator in Nova Scotia.  Eastlink has over 250,000 cable,
high-speed data and telephony customers.

    Discontinued Operations
    On October 7, 2005, CSG announced it had reached an agreement to sell its
GSS business to Comverse, Inc., a division of Comverse Technology, Inc., for
$251 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments.  This transaction is
expected to close no later than January 31, 2006.  The GSS business to be
purchased by Comverse includes: (i) the Kenan FX software and services
portfolio acquired from Lucent Technologies in 2002 (previously reported as
the GSS Division by CSG); (ii) the ICMS customer care and billing assets
acquired from IBM in 2002 (previously reported as part of the Broadband
Services Division by CSG); and (iii) certain corporate personnel and functions
that directly support the GSS business (previously reported as part of CSG's
corporate overhead expense).  These three components are collectively referred
to as the "GSS Business".  As a result of this transaction, the GSS Business
is reflected as discontinued operations in CSG's results of operations for the
periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.

    The components of the GSS Business included in discontinued operations are
as follows (in thousands):



                                Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                    September 30,           September 30,
                                 2005        2004        2005         2004
     Total revenues            $44,615     $43,013    $128,236    $ 123,551
     Operating expenses:
       GSS Division and ICMS    39,069      38,092     118,917      113,572
       Corporate overhead
        expense                  5,346       5,774      17,161       16,473
       Restructuring charges       171         (14)      7,009        1,372
       Total operating
        expenses                44,586      43,852     143,087      131,417
     Operating income (loss)        29        (839)    (14,851)      (7,866)
     Other income (expense),
      net                        1,613       1,711       3,276        1,165
     Discontinued operations,
      before income taxes        1,642         872     (11,575)      (6,701)
     Income tax (provision)
      benefit                   (2,345)      2,432       1,570        4,758
     Discontinued operations,
      net of income taxes        $(703)     $3,304    $(10,005)     $(1,943)



    The amounts reported as GSS Business assets held for sale and liabilities
related to GSS Business assets held for sale in the accompanying September 30,
2005 unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows (in
thousands):



                                                              As of
                                                       September 30, 2005
     GSS Business assets held for sale:
       Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term
        investments (3)                                       $7,400
       Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance
        for doubtful accounts                                 39,702
       Property and equipment, net of depreciation            11,265
       Software, net of amortization                          14,760
       Goodwill                                              204,963
       Other assets                                           23,010
       Total GSS Business assets held for sale               301,100
     Liabilities related to GSS Business assets
      held for sale:
       Trade accounts payable                                  5,739
       Accrued employee compensation                          14,907
       Deferred revenue                                       37,541
       Income taxes payable                                    4,875
       Other liabilities                                      19,660
       Total liabilities related to GSS Business
        assets held for sale                                  82,722
     Net GSS Business assets held for sale                  $218,378

     (3)  This represents the targeted amount of cash, cash equivalents and
          short-term investments that will be transferred as part of the sale
          of the GSS Business.



    Supplemental Data - Continuing Operations (unaudited)
    The following information is provided to assist readers in further
evaluating CSG's performance, which are reflected in CSG's continuing
operations (in thousands, except per share amounts):



                              Three Months Ended        Three Months Ended
                              September 30, 2005        September 30, 2004
                                        Per Diluted                Per Diluted
                                           Share                      Share
                            Amount (5)   Impact (6)    Amount (5)   Impact (6)
     Certain non-cash
      expenses (4):

       Depreciation            $2,357        $0.03        $2,615        $0.03
       Amortization             3,746         0.05         3,437         0.05
       Stock-based employee
        compensation            3,233         0.04         2,540         0.03
       Total                   $9,336        $0.12        $8,592        $0.11




                              Nine Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                              September 30, 2005        September 30, 2004
                                        Per Diluted                Per Diluted
                                           Share                      Share
                            Amount (5)   Impact (6)    Amount (5)   Impact (6)
     Certain key expense
      items:
       Neal Hansen
        retirement benefits    $8,670        $0.11           $--          $--
       Write-off of
        deferred financing
        costs                      --           --         6,569         0.08
       Restructuring charges        9         0.00         1,015         0.01
       Total                   $8,679        $0.11        $7,584        $0.09
     Certain non-cash
      expenses (4):

       Depreciation            $7,513        $0.10        $7,977        $0.10
       Amortization            11,053         0.14         9,861         0.12
       Stock-based employee
        compensation           10,190         0.13         8,493         0.10
       Total                  $28,756        $0.37       $26,331        $0.32



     (4)  These items are calculated in accordance with GAAP, and are
          reflected as part of continuing operations in the accompanying
          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

     (5)  These items (on a pretax basis) are included in CSG's determination
          of income from continuing operations on a GAAP basis.

     (6)  This represents the after tax impact to income from continuing
          operations on a per diluted share basis using CSG's estimated annual
          effective income tax rate from continuing operations of 36% for the
          three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, and 36.5% for the
          three and nine months ended September 30, 2004.



    Financial Condition
    As of September 30, 2005, CSG had cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments of $161.4 million (which excludes $7.4 million included in the GSS
Business assets held for sale).  Cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments prior to the designation of the GSS Business as discontinued
operations totaled $164.9 million as of June 30, 2005 and $157.5 million as of
December 31, 2004.  Net billed accounts receivable related to continuing
operations (exclusive of amounts related to the GSS Business) were
$95.9 million as of September 30, 2005, compared to $90.9 million as of June
30, 2005, and $93.6 million as of December 31, 2004.
    In accordance with GAAP, cash flows related to continuing operations have
not been segregated from cash flows related to discontinued operations in the
accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  Cash flows from
operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 were $24.7 million,
comparable to $24.8 million for the same period in 2004.
    Cash flows from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 were
$43.3 million, a decrease of $18.6 million sequentially between quarters.  The
second quarter 2005 cash flows from operations included the impact of a
domestic client making payment on certain invoices in the second quarter that
had been delayed from the first quarter of 2005.  The payment of these
invoices, along with the benefits from the contract termination and client
bankruptcy settlements mentioned above, contributed approximately $12 million
to CSG's cash flows from operations for the second quarter of 2005.

    Stock Repurchase Program
    In April 2005, CSG established a Rule 10b5-1 Plan to repurchase shares of
CSG common stock on the open market.  Any shares repurchased under the Rule
10b5-1 Plan are counted towards the 15 million share limit authorized under
the terms of CSG's stock repurchase program.  The Rule 10b5-1 Plan supplements
any stock repurchases that CSG may decide to purchase under the existing terms
of the stock repurchase program.  The maximum quarterly repurchase limitation
established under the Plan is $15 million.
    During the third quarter of 2005, CSG repurchased 796,000 shares of its
common stock at a total purchase price of $15.0 million (a weighted-average
price of $18.84 per share).  Including these shares, the total shares
repurchased under CSG's stock repurchase program since its inception in August
1999 is 12.5 million shares, at a total repurchase price of $310.6 million (a
weighted-average price of $24.88 per share).  As of September 30, 2005, the
remaining number of shares authorized for repurchase under the program is
2.5 million shares.

    Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Financial Guidance
    "For the fourth quarter of 2005, we are expecting revenues from continuing
operations of between $96 million and $99 million and income from continuing
operations per diluted share of between 30 and 31 cents," Peter Kalan, chief
financial officer, said.  "We are updating our guidance for full-year 2005
based on our previous nine months' performance and the fourth quarter guidance
above.  We now expect revenues from continuing operations to be between $388
million and $391 million and income from continuing operations per diluted
share of between $1.13 and $1.14 for 2005."
    "In addition, there are approximately $9.4 million of non-cash items
included in our fourth quarter income from continuing operations per diluted
share guidance, or approximately 12 cents per diluted share," Kalan said.
"These non-cash items include amortization of approximately $3.8 million,
depreciation expense of approximately $2.4 million, and stock-based employee
compensation expense of approximately $3.2 million.  Our guidance for
continuing operations does not include any restructuring charges or expenses
associated with the divestiture that may be incurred during the fourth quarter
of 2005 as we are not able to estimate them today."

    Conference Call
    CSG will host a one-hour conference call on Tuesday, October 25, at 5 p.m.
EDT, to discuss CSG's third quarter results.  The call will be carried live
and archived on the Internet.  A link to the conference call is available at
http://www.csgsystems.com.

    Additional Information
    For additional information about CSG, please visit CSG's web site at
http://www.csgsystems.com.  Additional information can be found in the Investor
Relations section of the web site.

    About CSG Systems International
    Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, CSG Systems International
(Nasdaq: CSGS) is a leader in next-generation billing and customer care
solutions for the cable television, direct broadcast satellite, advanced IP
services, next generation mobile, and fixed wireline markets.  CSG's unique
combination of proven and future-ready solutions, delivered in both outsourced
and licensed formats, empowers its clients to deliver unparalleled customer
service, improve operational efficiencies and rapidly bring new
revenue-generating products to market. CSG is an S&P Midcap 400 company.  For
more information, visit CSG's Web site at http://www.csgsystems.com.

    This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that are based on assumptions about a
number of important factors and involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from what appears in this news
release.  These factors include, but are not limited to:  1) CSG's ability to
continue to perform satisfactorily and maintain good customer relations with
its two largest customers, Comcast Corporation and Echostar Communications,
which combined represent approximately 40% of CSG's revenues from continuing
operations; 2) the continued acceptance of CSG ACP and its related products
and services; 3) CSG's ability to enhance current products and develop new
technology that will retain existing clients and capture new market share; 4)
significant forays into new markets, which may prove costly and unprofitable;
5) the degree to which CSG's expectations of market penetration and consumer
acceptance of broadband, wireline and wireless services prove true -- and even
if realized, CSG's ability to meet the billing and customer care needs of
those markets; 6) client consolidation, which has decreased the number of
potential buyers for many of CSG's products and services; 7)  CSG's ability to
renew contracts and sell additional products and services to existing and new
clients; 8) CSG's ability to successfully deliver on lengthy and/or complex
implementation projects, which by their nature, carry much more risk; and 9)
if the sale of the GSS Business to Comverse, as discussed above, is terminated
or delayed for any reason, there is a risk that the resulting disruption to
the GSS Business could negatively impact the division's operational and
financial performance.  This list is not exhaustive and readers are encouraged
to review the additional risks and important factors described in CSG's
reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and other filings made with the SEC.



                       CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS -- UNAUDITED
              (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

                                                September 30,   December 31,
                                                    2005           2004
                         ASSETS
     Current assets:
       Cash and cash equivalents                  $120,073       $133,551
       Short-term investments                       41,363         23,927
         Total cash, cash equivalents and
          short-term investments                   161,436        157,478
       Trade accounts receivable --
         Billed, net of allowance of $1,499
          and $4,818                                95,897        142,056
         Unbilled and other                          6,911         14,030
       Deferred income taxes                        10,044          5,336
       Income taxes receivable                          --          4,064
       Other current assets                          8,183         11,723
       GSS Business assets held for sale           301,100             --
         Total current assets                      583,571        334,687
     Property and equipment, net of depreciation
      of $77,397 and $87,068                        21,010         34,476
     Software, net of amortization of $41,009
      and $77,086                                       --         24,695
     Goodwill                                       12,816        218,346
     Client contracts, net of amortization of
      $65,129 and $62,898                           45,919         50,427
     Deferred income taxes                          35,883         39,478
     Other assets                                    6,532          8,298
         Total assets                             $705,731       $710,407


         LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Current liabilities:
       Client deposits                             $19,235        $19,497
       Trade accounts payable                       13,101         22,412
       Accrued employee compensation                26,175         31,859
       Deferred revenue                             12,056         53,250
       Income taxes payable                         11,485         15,085
       Other current liabilities                    11,091         19,909
       Liabilities related to GSS Business
        assets held for sale                        82,722             --
         Total current liabilities                 175,865        162,012
     Non-current liabilities:
       Long-term debt                              230,000        230,000
       Deferred revenue                              5,889          6,844
       Other non-current liabilities                 2,233          3,481
         Total non-current liabilities             238,122        240,325
         Total liabilities                         413,987        402,337
     Stockholders' equity:
       Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share;
        10,000,000 shares authorized;
        zero shares issued and outstanding              --             --
       Common stock, par value $.01 per share;
        100,000,000 shares authorized;
        48,818,505 shares and 51,016,326 shares
        outstanding                                    605            595
       Additional paid-in capital                  311,160        298,767
       Deferred employee compensation                  (51)        (1,320)
       Treasury stock, at cost, 11,645,090 shares
        and 8,482,496 shares                      (281,977)      (224,008)
       Accumulated other comprehensive
        income (loss):
         Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term
          investments, net of tax                        4             (5)
         Cumulative translation adjustments          6,732          9,400
       Accumulated earnings                        255,271        224,641
         Total stockholders' equity                291,744        308,070
         Total liabilities and
          stockholders' equity                    $705,731       $710,407



                       CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME -- UNAUDITED
                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)



                                  Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                     September 30,           September 30,
                                   2005        2004        2005        2004
     Revenues:
       Processing and
        related services         $87,568     $80,748    $259,651    $242,775
       Software, maintenance
        and services               9,232       9,311      32,152      26,774
         Total revenues           96,800      90,059     291,803     269,549

     Cost of revenues:
       Processing and
        related services          42,669      37,864     126,853     106,296
       Software, maintenance
        and services               7,253       9,598      22,094      26,647
         Total cost of revenues   49,922      47,462     148,947     132,943
     Gross margin (exclusive
      of depreciation)            46,878      42,597     142,856     136,606
     Operating expenses:
       Research and development    9,009       8,392      24,867      23,906
       Selling, general and
        administrative            12,229       9,238      43,384      31,170
       Depreciation                2,357       2,615       7,513       7,977
       Restructuring charges           3         105           9       1,015
         Total operating
          expenses                23,598      20,350      75,773      64,068
     Operating income             23,280      22,247      67,083      72,538
     Other income (expense):
       Interest expense           (1,887)     (1,972)     (5,766)     (8,329)
       Write-off of deferred
        financing costs               --          --          --      (6,569)
       Interest and investment
        income, net                  787         243       2,158         561
       Other, net                     15           2          15        (144)
         Total other              (1,085)     (1,727)     (3,593)    (14,481)
     Income from continuing
      operations before
      income taxes                22,195      20,520      63,490      58,057
       Income tax provision       (7,990)     (7,491)    (22,855)    (21,192)
     Income from continuing
      operations                  14,205      13,029      40,635      36,865
     Discontinued operations:
       Income (loss) from
        discontinued operations    1,642         872     (11,575)     (6,701)
       Income tax (provision)
        benefit                   (2,345)      2,432       1,570       4,758
       Discontinued operations,
        net of tax                  (703)      3,304     (10,005)     (1,943)
     Net income                  $13,502     $16,333     $30,630     $34,922

     Basic earnings (loss)
      per common share:
       Income from continuing
        operations                 $0.30       $0.26       $0.85       $0.73
       Discontinued operations,
        net of taxes               (0.01)       0.07       (0.21)      (0.04)
       Net income                   0.29        0.33        0.64        0.69

     Diluted earnings (loss)
      per common share:
       Income from continuing
        operations                  0.30        0.26        0.83        0.72
       Discontinued operations,
        net of taxes               (0.02)       0.06       (0.20)      (0.04)
       Net income                  $0.28       $0.32       $0.63       $0.68

     Weighted-average common
      shares outstanding:
       Basic shares               47,303      49,565      48,166      50,844
       Diluted shares             47,983      50,324      48,816      51,558



                       CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS -- UNAUDITED
                                (in thousands)


                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                 September 30,  September 30,
                                                     2005           2004

     Cash flows from operating activities:
       Net income                                  $30,630        $34,922
       Adjustments to reconcile net income
        to net cash provided by
        operating activities --
         Depreciation                               11,209         10,688
         Amortization                               21,405         20,328
         Restructuring charge for abandonment
          of facilities                              3,570            654
         Gain on short-term investments               (306)            (4)
         Write-off of deferred financing costs          --          6,569
         Deferred income taxes                       1,772         10,927
         Tax benefit of stock-based
          compensation awards                        1,138          1,253
         Stock-based employee compensation          12,678         11,448
         Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
           Trade accounts and other
            receivables, net                        (1,001)        10,752
           Other current and non-current assets     (1,179)          (428)
           Arbitration charge payable                   --        (25,181)
           Income taxes payable/receivable           5,893         29,183
           Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  3,384         (9,332)
           Deferred revenues                        (2,333)        (4,823)
             Net cash provided by
              operating activities                  86,860         96,956
     Cash flows from investing activities:
       Purchases of property and equipment          (9,356)        (5,454)
       Purchases of short-term investments         (57,159)       (30,679)
       Proceeds from sale of
        short-term investments                      40,038         20,610
       Acquisition of and investments in assets       (487)          (699)
       Acquisition of and investments in
        client contracts                            (5,508)        (2,254)
           Net cash used in investing activities   (32,472)       (18,476)
     Cash flows from financing activities:
       Proceeds from issuance of common stock        3,170          5,564
       Repurchase of common stock                  (61,081)       (53,538)
       Proceeds from long-term debt                     --        230,000
       Payments on long-term debt                       --       (228,925)
       Payments of deferred financing costs            (87)        (8,127)
           Net cash used in financing activities   (57,998)       (55,026)
     Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash   (2,468)           (65)
     Net increase (decrease) in cash and
      cash equivalents                              (6,078)        23,389
     Cash and cash equivalents,
      beginning of period                          133,551        100,397
     Cash and cash equivalents, end of period     $127,473       $123,786

     Cash and cash equivalents, end of period,
      classified as follows:
       Continuing operations                      $120,073       $123,786
       GSS Business assets held for sale             7,400             --
       Total cash and cash equivalents,
        end of period                             $127,473       $123,786

     Supplemental disclosures of
      cash flow information:
       Cash paid (received) during
        the period for --
         Interest                                   $3,195         $5,059
         Income taxes                               15,491        (24,537)



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SOURCE CSG Systems International, Inc.




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